Chapter 5 The fifth chapter

It was raining heavily. Looking at the raindrops in front of the eaves, everyone couldn't help frowning. Hua Huafeng laughed, and said, "This is truly a blessing in disguise." Daoren Gu frowned and said, "Do you like rain?" Hua Huafeng said: "I don't like it at other times, but now this rain is just in time." Daoist Gu didn't understand: "Why?" Hua Huafeng said: "You are all celebrities in this place, and your goals are not small. No matter where you go, you will inevitably attract attention. It is not easy to change your appearance for a while."

She smiled and said again: "But after this rain, all the problems will be solved." Daoren Gu didn't understand, and neither did others. Hua Huafeng had already taken off a pair of firewood hats hanging on the wall, and said with a smile: "With this firewood clothes and hat, who else would recognize who you are?" Many people believe that the beauty of West Lake is that it is not only suitable for spring, but also for winter, not only for rain, but also for snow. It is indeed a very elegant and beautiful thing to sit on a spacious painting boat, wear clean clothes, and watch the rain scene on the lake.But wearing firewood clothes and hats, soaking in the rain and stepping in the mud, to catch the gangsters, that is a completely different matter.

There is a hexagonal pavilion by the lake, and in the pavilion is an old man selling tea eggs and dried bean curd, staring at the rain outside in a daze. The raindrops hit the lake like a pot of boiling soup, and his business for the day was also ruined. Hua Huafeng said: "Everyone, why not eat a few eggs first to fill your stomach. Whether you can eat today is still a question." Gu Daoren said: "Why don't we go to the building outside the building to have dinner first?" Hua Huafeng said coldly: "People in our industry are already used to suffering. Since you want to handle the case with me, you have to suffer some grievances."

Daoren Gu stopped talking, bought a few eggs with a sad face, and ate them slowly. It rained harder. Hua Huafeng said: "It's better for everyone to buy more eggs and eat them on the way." Lu Jiu said: "Shall we leave now?" Hua Huafeng said: "It's late now, but the road is not close." Qiao Lao San couldn't help lowering his voice, and asked, "Where is that place?" Hua Huafeng reached out and pointed to the mountain peak on the opposite side of the lake, and said, "It's over there." Qiao Laosan said: "Okay, I will find a big boat, let's go by boat first."

Hua Huafeng said: "No." Qiao Lao San was startled: "Why not?" Hua Huafeng said with a straight face: "The boat owners on the lake, everyone may be the eyeliner of the Azure Dragon Society, we must not take any risks." Qiao Lao San still wanted to say something more, but seeing her cold face, he dared not say anything. Duan Yu suddenly walked up to her, and whispered: "Do you know what you look like now?" Hua Huafeng said: "You still look like a female thief?" Duan Yu smiled and said, "Of course you don't look like a female thief now, you just look like a female tyrant."

Everyone can neither perform lightness kung fu nor show their signs, they can only walk in the mud with deep feet and shallow feet.After walking for a while, it was already dark; when we reached the foot of the mountain on the other side, it was already very dark. This mountain is neither a rosy cloud nor a thousand mountains, and the mountain road is rugged. Even in the spring and autumn, there are very few people who visit the mountain. In this kind of rainy night, a person with no problems would never go up the mountain. Lu Jiu, Gu Daoren, Qiao Laosan, Duan Yu, Wang Fei, these people's nerves are very normal, there is not even a little problem.

But now they can only follow Hua Huafeng up the mountain. Because everyone knows that to unlock this secret, one must catch Hua Yelai. As long as this case can be solved, no matter what hardships they have to suffer, they are willing to do so. It's just that this terrible Hua Yelai is really a villain. He doesn't hide anywhere, but he chooses to hide in such a terrible place. The rain still didn't stop, and it didn't even mean to stop at all. The spring rain in the south of the Yangtze River is like the melancholy of Liren, which can be cut and cut continuously. The newly bought chaiyi and hats don't seem to be very useful.

Everyone's clothes were soaked, and their feet were even more muddy. After going up the mountain, there is more mud and the road is more difficult to walk.The wind blowing on my body already made me feel chilly. I don't know where the eggs I ate just now went. Everyone feels cold, hungry, and tired, but they can only bear it. Because it was what they wanted. After finally climbing to the mountainside, Hua Huafeng finally stopped and took a rest. She's human too, and of course she's tired too. Wang Fei couldn't help asking: "Have you arrived yet?" His voice was already very low, but Hua Huafeng still kept a straight face and glared at him.

The famous owner of the Thunderbolt Hall was too frightened to speak. At this moment, there was a sudden sound of footsteps on the mountain road. Hua Huafeng immediately waved his hand, rushed into the woods beside the road, and fell to the ground. Immediately, everyone rushed in after her and fell down. The mud on the ground was wet and cold, and everyone seemed to be unable to feel it at all, because the footsteps were getting closer and closer, and finally reached in front of them. Looking out from the weeds, I saw an old woodcutter in firewood staggering down the hill, holding a broken umbrella in one hand and a wine gourd in the other.

It seemed that he had drunk too much, he couldn't even walk steadily, and he was still talking drunkenly to himself, as if he was planning to go down the mountain to drink. It is because he has almost drunk, so in this weather, he still has to go down the mountain to get wine: if a person has drunk to six or seven points, asking him to stop drinking is really worse than being greedy. Fish are harder to eat. ——Could it be that this old alcoholic is also a subordinate of the Azure Dragon Society, Hua Yelai's eyeliner? Everyone held their breath and didn't even dare to move. They are all veterans, of course they would not do such things as beating grass and scaring snakes.

Finally, when the old alcoholic walked down the hillside, he gradually lost his footsteps. Wang Fei couldn't help but said, "Could it be that he..." "Hush—" He just said three words, but was immediately interrupted by Hua Huafeng. Never speak, never make a sound.If Hua Yelai is alarmed, who can bear the responsibility? Everyone just held their breath, crawled in the mud, and waited, everyone felt like a homeless wild dog. After waiting for an unknown amount of time, Hua Huafeng finally stood up and gestured for them to continue walking up the mountain. At this time, not only did they have mud on their feet, but their bodies were also covered in mud.Duan Yu had never been so embarrassed in his life. But others still didn't even complain at all, even Lu Jiuye, who liked clean people so much, didn't complain. Everyone only hoped to catch the female thief Hua Yelai, avenge Lu Xiaoyun, clear Duan Yu's name, and vent their anger for everyone.Everyone trusts Hua Huafeng very much.This well-known phoenix with seven claws was really careful and cautious when handling the case, which is undeniable. The mountains are darker and colder. Hua Huafeng suddenly stopped again and lay down in the woods. There is a precipitous cliff outside the forest, and under the precipice there are actually two cabins with lamps burning inside. ——Could this be Hua Yelai's lurking place? Everyone fell on the ground, not even daring to breathe out, they just hoped to rush into the wooden house quickly and catch Hua Yelai at once.Hua Huafeng was still very calm.It seems that she has made up her mind, and she will never act rashly until she is sure.There was not even a sound in the cabin. They waited for a long time, as if they had been waiting for a hundred years, before Hua Huafeng finally said quietly: "I will go in alone, and you will surround the wooden house outside, and then you will break in when I greet you." .” Why did she go in alone to take risks?Why not just break in together?Everyone doesn't understand. But since she said that, it must be reasonable, everyone can only listen. Hua Huafeng's figure has swept away, like a light smoke, swept past. This seven-clawed phoenix is ​​indeed not weak in kung fu. Seeing her listening to the movement outside the wooden house, she kicked open the door and rushed in. At this time, everyone also stretched their bodies and surrounded the wooden house. Everyone's body skills are very fast, and everyone is a first-class master in the martial arts. It seems that even if Hua Yelai is really a fox this time, he will never be able to escape. Suddenly, there was a "bang" in the wooden house, and Hua Huafeng yelled sharply: "Hua Yelai, let's see where else you can go?" Gu Daoren, Wang Fei, and Qiao Lao San couldn't hold their breath any longer, they rushed over like arrows and broke into the wooden house. Then all three of them froze. There was only one person in the cabin——Hua Huafeng. The cabin was dirty and messy, and smelled of bad wine. There was a pile of firewood in the corner, and a broken oil lamp was burning on the table. Hua Huafeng was sitting leisurely by the lamp, wiping the rain from her hair with a dry cloth. "Where is Hua Ye coming?" "have no idea." Wang Fei was the first to call out, "You don't know either?" Hua Huafeng said leisurely: "I am neither her accomplice nor her friend. How would I know where she is?" Wang Fei was stunned. Everyone was stunned. Daoren Gu finally couldn't help but said: "But you clearly said that you have found out her whereabouts." Hua Huafeng smiled sweetly and said, "That's a lie, it's all a lie." Daoist Gu was stunned again. Hua Huafeng said: "I'm neither a seven-clawed phoenix, nor a female headhunter, I'm just a little girl who likes to play tricks, can't you old people really not see it?" Daoren Gu looked at the mud all over his body, he couldn't cry, he couldn't laugh. He suddenly felt that he was simply an idiot, an idiot. Other people's feelings are of course similar to his. It's really uncomfortable for five big men to be fooled around by a little girl. Hua Huafeng suddenly said: "I did this only to test you." "Test us?" Hua Huafeng said: "I always suspect that among you, one of you is the boss of the dragon. He only knows the whereabouts of Hua Yelai, and then he knows that I am a liar. Of course he knows what I do, and even if he is willing to follow me Suffering this kind of wronged crime will inevitably reveal some flaws, and I can definitely see it." Daoren Gu couldn't help but sighed, and said, "Do you see it now?" Hua Huafeng said: "No." She smiled again, and said: "It seems that you are all genuinely good people, I shouldn't have suspected you at all before." A girl with such a sweet smile, in front of you, said that you are a good person, can you still lose your temper?Lu Jiu could only sigh, and said with a wry smile, "What orders do you have now, Miss?" Hua Huafeng said: "There is only one thing." She blinked her eyes and said with a smile: "Now everyone, it's best to go home quickly, take a hot bath, drink a bowl of hot soup, and sleep comfortably." The windows in the small building were still open, but the lights were out, and the rain had stopped. They rocked the boat they got out of and came back here again, and Duan Yu didn't even say a word along the way. Hua Huafeng glanced at him secretly, accosted him and said, "I don't know if the man who was put in the box is still there?" Duan Yu still kept a straight face and didn't speak. Hua Huafeng said: "Do you think he is still here?" Duan Yu didn't guess.Hua Huafeng jumped up suddenly, and said loudly: "Why are you angry? Why are you angry? Did I do this not for you? You have suffered, so am I not suffering? You are covered in mud, am I not covered in mud? " Duan Yu suddenly jumped up too, and said loudly, "Who says I'm angry?" When he called out, Hua Huafeng was stunned: "Since you are not angry, why is your face as rigid as a coffin?" Duan Yu shouted, "Because I'm not happy." Hua Huafeng said: "Why are you unhappy?" Duan Yu said: "If you were me, would you be happy?" Hua Huafeng was speechless. No matter who encounters this kind of thing that Duan Yu encountered, he will never be very happy in his heart. Hua Huafeng finally sighed softly, and said softly, "What are you going to do now?" Duan Yu said: "I don't know." He jumped up, swept up the small building, pulled the latch, and rushed out—he also wanted to see if the man who was packed in the box was still there. That person is still there, sitting in the small hall outside, eating the leftover buns and drinking the leftover wine. He was still wearing the same set of underwear he wore when he came out of the box, and his feet were still bare, but his face was paler and more haggard than yesterday. Duan Yu also sat down, started eating buns and drinking. The man suddenly smiled and said, "The buns don't stink yet." Duan Yu also smiled, and said: "Meat doesn't stink, shrimp doesn't stink, fish balls don't stink, but my people stink." The man smiled and said: "It seems that you have been put into a box by someone, and it is still a leaky box." Duan Yu sighed: "We would rather be packed in a box, that's at least better than being tricked into rolling all over the floor like a dirt dog." The man asked, "Who have you been deceived by?" "by me." Hua Huafeng put his hands behind his back, Shi Shiran came out, and said calmly: "It is true that he was fooled by me into a whole night, but this dress..." She suddenly raised her hand, and what she was holding was the purple silk shirt she wore when she was disguised as a man. Now this purple shirt is actually covered in mud. Hua Huafeng stared at the man, and said coldly: "This dress should have been lying in the house to sleep, how could it be covered in mud? Could it grow its own legs to go out? First come Fenglin Temple went to stealthily eavesdrop, and then sneakily followed us to roll." The man's pale face had turned a little red. Hua Huafeng sneered and said, "Of course no feet grow on clothes, but you have feet on your body." She widened her eyes, glared at this person, and suddenly said loudly: "I ask you, why did you follow us to Fenglin Temple and then up the mountain? Do you also want to find Hua Yelai? Who are you? What does this have to do with it?" The person's reddened face suddenly turned pale again, as if he wanted to say something, but he just couldn't. It was raining outside the window, and suddenly there was a sound of rocking a boat. Duan Yu and Hua Huafeng couldn't help but wanted to go to the hut to have a look. The mysterious boy with a pale face suddenly turned over in the air and shot out of the door like an arrow. At this moment, a person rushed in like an arrow from the lake outside the window. A thin, long-legged, pale-faced, serious-looking old man was none other than Lu Jiu. The clothes on his body were not completely dry, and his body was still covered with mud, and his face was as rigid as a coffin board. Hua Huafeng looked at him in surprise, forced a smile, and said, "You haven't gone back yet?" Lu Jiu said coldly: "I haven't gone back yet." Duan Yu smiled and said: "Fortunately, there is still wine here, how about drinking two glasses to drive away the cold?" Lu Jiu said coldly, "I'm not here to drink." Looking at his face, anyone could tell that he definitely didn't come to drink. Hua Huafeng rolled her eyes and said with a smile, "If you don't come to drink, what are you doing here?" Lu Jiu said: "Come and kill." Hua Huafeng couldn't stop laughing: "Come to kill, who to kill?" Lu Jiudao: "My life is full of grievances and grievances. Tie Shui is my best friend, and Xiaoyun is my only son. No matter who kills them, I will not let him survive tonight." Duan Yu couldn't help laughing either. Hua Huafeng said: "Are you here to kill him? You clearly know that the real culprit is not him!" Lu Jiu sneered and said, "The knife used to kill people is the Jasper Seven Star Knife of the Duan family. Who is the murderer?" Hua Huafeng was stunned. She really couldn't figure out why Lu Jiu would suddenly change his mind. Lu Jiudao: "I really don't want to have an enmity with Duan Feixiong, but I have to avenge the murder of my son." Hua Huafeng said: "So even though you pretend to be benevolent in front of others, once they leave, you want to come and kill him." Lu Jiu said: "Not bad." Hua Huafeng said: "Aren't you afraid of killing the wrong person?" Lu Jiudao: "Even if you kill 10,000 wrong people, you can't let one go. This old man has killed countless people all his life. Even if he kills the wrong person, it's a common thing." Hua Huafeng said coldly: "Aren't you afraid that others will kill you by mistake?" Lu Jiu said indifferently: "The old man is over half a hundred years old. Since he came today, he has already ignored the word life and death." He stared at Duan Yu like a blade, and suddenly said sharply: "Show your Jasper Seven Star Knife, as long as you have the means, you might as well cut off the old man's head and use it as your drinking vessel." Duan Yu sighed and said with a wry smile: "I always drink from a wine glass." Lu Jiudao: "But I want to use your head as a wine cup, fill it with your blood as wine, and sacrifice to the soul of my dead son." His voice was hoarse, his eyes were fixed on Duan Yu's throat like nails, and his bony hands were raised like eagle claws, as if he wanted to pierce Duan Yu's throat with his claws.Anyone can see that the internal force that he has devoted his life to practice for decades is all concentrated in these hands, as long as he strikes out with one blow, it will definitely kill him fatally. At this moment, a person was suddenly heard shouting: "You must not make a move, you must not kill the wrong person." Amid the sound of drinking, a person rushed in from the door, it was the mysterious boy with pale face again. Who is this boy? How could he know that Lu Xiaoyun didn't die under Duan Yu's hands?How did he know that Lu Jiu had killed the wrong person? Of course he does. Perhaps he is the only one in this world who can prove that Lu Xiaoyun did not die under Duan Yu's hands. Because he is Lu Xiaoyun! Lu Xiaoyun did not die! Seeing his apparently dead son standing in front of him alive again, Lu Jiu did not show any surprise or joy. Lu Xiaoyun knelt down in front of him with his head down: "The child is not filial, it makes your old man worry." Lu Jiu still had a sullen face, and said coldly: "I'm not worried about you, I know you're not dead." Hua Huafeng couldn't help but shouted again: "Is he Lu Xiaoyun? He is your son? Do you know he is not dead?" Lu Jiu nodded, and said: "Even if Qinglong will hide it from me by pretending to be his corpse, I still know that he is not dead. Even if he didn't sigh outside the mourning hall of Iron Water in Fenglin Temple, I would know." Hua Huafeng said: "How did you know?" Lu Jiu said lightly: "He is my son after all." This sentence is not a very good explanation, but it is enough to explain everything. ——There will always be a wonderful relationship and a wonderful connection between father and son. No one can explain this feeling, but no one can deny it. Hua Huafeng still didn't understand: "Since the Azure Dragon Society is determined to kill him, why would they use another person's corpse to pretend to be him, but put him in a box and sink to the bottom of the sea?" Duan Yu suddenly smiled and said, "Because they don't want Lu Jiuye to see the hook on his body." He seemed to have already seen the secret: "They don't want Lu Jiuye to see that there are other wounds on his body. They must make Lu Jiuye believe that he was directly killed by me." Lu Jiudao: "The face of a dead person will inevitably be distorted and deformed. They have already calculated that I will never see this secret." Hua Huafeng didn't understand: "Since you already knew that he was not dead, why did you come to kill Duan Yu and avenge him?" Lu Jiudao: "Because I also know that he will definitely feel ashamed to see me. If he doesn't capture that female thief Hua Yelai himself, and take it for himself, he will never come forward to meet me. " Only now did his tired and indifferent face show a look of pity and sadness, and he continued slowly: "After all, he is my son, and of course I know his temper very well." Hua Huafeng finally understood something: "That's why you deliberately used this method to provoke him to come out." Lu Jiu nodded and sighed: "Although this child is stubborn and proud, he is definitely not an ungrateful person. He will never look at his savior and fight his father." Hua Huafeng didn't understand again: "But, how do you know he's here?" Lu Jiu finally showed a smile on his face: "I have already guessed that the man who was put into the box is him." Hua Huafeng also smiled: "You also heard me say that what he is wearing is my clothes." Lu Jiu said with a smile: "Although I am old and sick, I am not deaf." Hua Huafeng said with a smile: "Not only is she not deaf at all, she is even more intelligent than... I am." She originally wanted to say "smarter than a rabbit", but now she has developed an indescribable respect for this old and sick man. This old man's loyalty and wisdom are worthy of respect. Lu Jiu had already taken the clothes from her hand and put them on his son: "Although this clothes is dirty, at least it's better than no clothes at all. Be careful if you catch a cold." Lu Xiaoyun said: "I...I..." He was grateful and excited at the same time, he felt his blood rushing up, blocking his throat, and he couldn't even utter a single word. Hua Huafeng let out a long breath, and said, "Since you are still alive, you should be able to tell the truth about who is Huai who plotted against you." Lu Xiaoyun still couldn't speak. Hua Huafeng stared at him and said, "You still refuse to say?" Lu Xiaoyun said: "I..." Hua Huafeng said: "Do you have any unspeakable difficulties?" Lu Xiaoyun simply closed his mouth and even his eyes, and a crystal teardrop seemed to appear from the corner of his eyes. He did have unspeakable difficulties.He didn't want to say it, and he didn't need to say it now. Seeing his tears, everyone understood in their hearts. ——Although Hua Yelai deceived him and betrayed him, he will never forget Hua Yelai in his heart. Emotion is a strange thing. A passionate teenager will often fall in love with the person he should not love. Even though he knew it in his heart, the lovesickness was already entangled to the bone, and he couldn't melt it away. Lu Jiu seemed to be unable to bear to look at him anymore. The sadness in the son's heart, of course, the father knows better than anyone else. Lu Jiu suddenly said: "Although you didn't find out anything just now, I saw something suspicious." Hua Huafeng said: "Do you see anyone suspicious?" Lu Jiudao: "Gu Taoist." Hua Huafeng said: "Why can't I see it?" Lu Jiu said: "Because you have no idea what kind of person he is." Hua Huafeng really didn't know. Lu Jiudao: "He is the most unwilling and lazy person. Even if Hua Yelai really has some deep hatred for him, he will not be willing to brave the wind and rain and toss in the waves all night." Hua Huafeng said: "But he didn't even complain just now." Lu Jiu said: "That's why I find it strange." Hua Huafeng said: "Is it because he knows I'm lying and Hua Yelai's whereabouts, but he's afraid that I'll find out, so he's willing to suffer that kind of punishment?" Lu Jiu nodded, and said, "Actually, even if today's incident hadn't happened, I already had doubts about him." Hua Huafeng said: "Oh!" Lu Jiudao: "When Tie Shui and Duan Yu fought that day, he stood on the bow of the boat and watched with nothing. He always hoped that Duan Yu would die in Tie Shui's hands. Wang Fei tried to dissuade him several times, but he stopped him." Hua Huafeng rolled her eyes and said to Duan Yu, "I thought there was only one person who wanted you to die." Lu Jiudao: "Who is this person you are talking about?" Hua Huafeng said: "The dragons of the Azure Dragon Society here look up to the boss." Lu Jiudao: "There is only this one person, I really hope Duan Yu dies." Hua Huafeng's eyes sparkled, and he said, "Could it be that Taoist Gu is the boss of the dragon?" Lu Jiudao: "He is just the owner of a small wine shop, but if he loses, he will get tens of thousands of strings of gold and silver. Where does his money come from?" Hua Huafeng suddenly turned her head, stared at Duan Yu, and said, "What do you think? Why don't you speak?" Duan Yu smiled and said, "Because what I want to say has been said by you." Lu Xiaoyun raised his head suddenly, and said: "I was in a coma that day, and indeed I seemed to see the shadow of a one-armed man, and I also seemed to hear him arguing with Hua... Miss Hua." Hua Huafeng said: "The hidden weapon was issued from behind you, the one who issued the hidden weapon is probably him." Lu Xiaoyun lowered his head again and stopped talking. Hua Huafeng rolled her eyes again, and said: "If Daoist Gu is really the boss of the dragon, he will definitely not go home now." Lu Jiu said: "Why?" Hua Huafeng said: "Because he already knows that we regard Hua Ye as the only clue, as a person, he will definitely rush ahead and kill Hua Ye first to silence the story." Lu Xiaoyun's face turned even paler, even his lips were trembling. Hua Huafeng deliberately didn't look at him, and said: "So we should go to Gu Daoren now to see if he is at home." Duan Yu suddenly smiled again and said, "He's not here." Hua Huafeng said: "How do you know he's not here?" Duan Yu replied indifferently: "Lu Jiuye followed us, but behind Lu Jiuye, another person followed." Hua Huafeng suddenly said: "Gu Taoist?" Duan Yu turned his head, glanced at the window of the hut inside, and said with a smile: "Since your Excellency is here, why don't you come in and have a glass of wine to drive away the cold." There was smoke and waves floating outside the window, as if there was no sound, but just after Duan Yu finished speaking, there was a burst of laughter from under the window. "Good boy, you really have two hands. It seems that I have really underestimated you." This is Daoren Gu's laughter. His laughter always sounded a little indescribably strange. Taoist Gu has indeed come. Although he was smiling, his face was pale, and there was a cruel and tragic mockery in his eyes, like a wolf who knew he had fallen into a hunter's trap. Duan Yu looked at him, sighed suddenly, and said, "You didn't underestimate me, but you underestimated yourself." Gu Daoren said: "Oh!" Duan Yu said: "You shouldn't have come here." Gu Daoren said: "Why?" Duan Yu said: "If you go home now and lie comfortably on the bed, no one in the world can prove that you are the one who murdered Mr. Lu." Gu Daoren said: "I know it myself, but I have to come." Duan Yu couldn't help asking: "Why?" Gu Daoren said: "Because Lu Xiaoyun is not dead, you are not dead either." Duan Yu said: "If we don't die, you will die." Gu Daoren had a very sad smile on his lips, and said: "You have also said that those who can do things for Qinglong will die if they are not successful, even if there is only a slight mistake, they must die." These words were indeed said by Duan Yu himself, in Tie Shui's mourning hall. Daoren Gu actually remembered every word clearly. Hua Huafeng rushed to ask: "Have you admitted that you are the boss here?" Gu Daoren said: "This is the end of the matter, why should I deny it?" Duan Yu stared at him and said, "Did you come here to ask for death?" Daoren Gu said dejectedly: "It's better to die at your hands than to die in the torture hall of the Azure Dragon Society." Hua Huafeng said: "Where is Huaye coming?" Gu Daoren said: "Why don't you think about it, since she is your only clue, how can I let her still be alive?" Lu Xiaoyun suddenly jumped up and hissed: "You...you killed her to silence her?" Daoren Gu said coldly, "You want to avenge her?" Lu Xiaoyun rushed over and stopped again. Suddenly a knife flashed in Gu Daoren's hand, and a sharp knife had pierced his own heart. He hasn't fallen down yet, he is still looking at Lu Xiaoyun coldly, panting: "I killed her, you should be grateful to me, I..." He didn't say any more, blood was gushing from his eyes, ears, mouth and nose at the same time. It was almost dawn. The first ray of dawn appeared in the east, and it was slanting in through the window, shining on his face. He finally fell. This change is too sudden. His death was too sudden. This complicated, bizarre and mysterious matter ended suddenly like this. Duan Yu looked at his body, and suddenly there seemed to be a strange expression in his eyes, and he murmured: "You shouldn't have died, why should you die!" Hua Huafeng couldn't help but said: "He shouldn't die, could it be you who should die?" Duan Yu actually sighed and admitted: "I really deserve to die." He suddenly turned his head and looked at Lu Xiaoyun, but said something very strange: "When you saw Hua Yelai for the last time, was she fishing?" Lu Xiaoyun nodded. He was surprised again because he couldn't figure out how Duan Yu would know. The red sun has risen, and today is clearly a fine day. The door of Gu Daoren's tavern is half open, and that weird little dysentery is sweeping the floor at the door. The big wine vat and the small bench were originally placed outside all night, Duan Yu, Lu Jiu, Lu Xiaoyun, Hua Huafeng sat down around a wine vat. Little Mandiarrhea didn't even look at them, mumbling in his mouth, "Even if he was really a drunkard, he didn't come to drink so early." Duan Yu suddenly asked: "Where is your lady boss?" Xiao Diarrhea said: "Still sleeping." Duan Yu asked another strange question: "Where's the boss?" Xiao Diarrhea said: "Also sleeping." Duan Yu sighed and said nothing more. The four of them sat quietly like this, waiting, no one knew what they were waiting for. Their faces were all heavy, and it was an unpleasant thing to tell his wife about a man's death. The sun rose again. Hua Huafeng seemed to lose her composure again, as if she was about to say something. She didn't say what she wanted to say, because she suddenly realized that someone was looking at them. No matter who sees this person, they can't help but take a few more glances. This person is of course a woman, a very flexible woman, not only beautiful, but also graceful, and very good at dressing up.She was well dressed, a tight-fitting dark green shirt with a floor-length pleated skirt.The snow-white skirt is not only made of noble materials, but also exquisitely crafted, and the colors match well. The proprietress here finally showed up.Her attire was exactly the same as when Duan Yu saw her for the first time. But her expression was different.There was no such touching smile on her face.She watched them and walked slowly.Both Duan Yu and Lu Jiu stood up, hesitating, as if they didn't know what to say to her. But she didn't need them to talk, she suddenly smiled, and smiled sadly: "Are you here to tell me that I am already a widow?" Duan Yu nodded. Lu Jiu couldn't help asking, "How do you know?" The female Taoist smiled shyly, "I can see that." Lu Jiudao: "Can you see our expressions?" The female Taoist said sadly: "I have also seen that he...he has always been in a trance recently, as if he already knew that he was going to be in trouble." Although her expression was very calm, tears were streaming down her eyes, she suddenly turned her head: "You just need to tell me where to collect his body, and you don't need to say anything else." But Duan Yu had something to say: "The first time I saw you, you also appeared suddenly, just like today." The female Taoist priest didn't look back, and said coldly: "Do you want me to knock the gong first to tell you when I come out?" Duan Yu said: "You are not coming out, but coming back." He looked at her snow-white skirt, and slowly continued: "No matter who comes out of it, it will not be so clean." The female Taoist suddenly turned her head and stared at him: "What exactly do you want to say?" Duan Yu sighed and said, "I just want to tell you that your husband shouldn't have died." The female Taoist said coldly: "Could it be you who deserves to be damned?" "I really deserve to die," Duan Yu actually admitted again, "because I should have seen who you were." "who am I?" "Hua Yelai." Duan Yu said word by word: "You are Hua Yelai, the boss of the dragon here." The female Taoist stared at him, then suddenly smiled, and the smile became as beautiful as before.Lu Xiaoyun's whole body suddenly stiffened. Duan Yu said: "The first time I saw you, I had a very strange feeling, as if I had seen you before." The female Taoist listened, as if she was listening to someone telling a very interesting story. Duan Yu continued: "When you appear here every day, it seems like a freshly plucked flower, because you are not here at night." He sighed softly, and continued: "Because you come here at night, and at night, you have to go out to spread your fragrance. In the night, under the dim lights, of course no one will see that you have deliberately dressed up , not to mention that no one would have thought that you were the proprietress of this small wine shop during the day, not to mention that others would have already been intoxicated by your fragrance." The female Taoist glanced at him out of the corner of her eye: "Have you ever been drunk too?" Duan Yu smiled wryly, and said: "I was once drunk, but I woke up quickly." The female Taoist asked, "When did you wake up?" Duan Yu said: "Maybe I will not wake up all the time, but when I saw the molten iron coffin, I was half awake, and I was fully awake when I saw Gu Daoren collapsed." The female Taoist said: "Why?" Duan Yu said: "Because the molten iron will never die in Gu Daoren's hands. I know his martial arts. Gu Daoren can't hurt him at all." The female Taoist said: "Is it impossible for there to be an accident?" Duan Yu said: "It's absolutely impossible." He then explained: "Tie Shui is a very suspicious person, he doesn't trust anyone, and he doesn't like Gu Daoren, so it is impossible for Gu Daoren to get close to him." Since it was impossible to get close to him, it was even more impossible to kill him when he was caught off guard. Duan Yu said again: "I also know that Lu Xiaoyun was definitely not plotted by Taoist Gu." "why?" Duan Yu said: "Because the fishhook is not a hidden weapon. If you want to use a fishhook to hurt someone, there must be a fishing line on the hook. At that time, it was not him who was fishing, but Hua Yelai." It turned out that what he said to Lu Xiaoyun just now was not surprising, he had other intentions in the first place. Duan Yu said: "That's why I can't figure it out. Since he didn't do these things, why should he take all the charges?" The female Taoist said: "Have you figured it out now?" Duan Yu said: "Yes." The female Taoist said: "How to explain?" 段玉道：“他这么样做只不过是为了要替别人承当罪名。一个多情的男人，为了他真正喜欢的女人，本就不惜牺牲一切的。”他黯然接着道：“一个多情的男人，若是知道他的妻子是花夜来那样的女人，本就已是一件很痛苦的事情，所以他本就是一心去求死的。” 女道士却又笑了：“从这几点，你就能证明我是花夜来？” 段玉道：“我看得出他真正喜爱的女人只有你，我也看得出这世上只有一种人能杀死铁水。” 女道士道：“哪种人。” 段玉道：“女人，就是你这种女人。” 女道士道：“可是我为什么要杀他呢？” 段玉道：“因为他很可能就是青龙会派来监视你的人，你觉得他对你有威胁，正好乘机杀了他，将罪名也推在我身上。” 女道士又笑了，这次笑得却已有些勉强。 段玉道：“这本就是个很复杂的圈套，你本来想将所有的人都套进这圈套里，只可惜你算来算去，还是少算了一件事。” 女道士忍不住道：“什么事？” “感情，”段玉道，“你没有把人的感情算进去，因为你自己完全没有感情。” 他又解释：“就因为人有感情，所以卢九爷才会信任我，所以卢小云才会陂我救起，所以顾道人才会为你死，所以我才会看破你的秘密。” 那天卢九若是和铁水联手，段玉早已死在那船舱里。 卢小云也早已死在那箱子里。 段玉叹道：“顾道人想求死，也只不过因为他知道我也醉过，所以他妒嫉，就正如那天他发现你和卢小云在一起时的心情一样。” 所以卢小云在晕迷中，是听到顾道人和花夜来争吵，他并没有听错。 女道士静静地听着，目光仿佛在凝视着远方，忽然叹了口气，道：“我的确算错了一件事，只不过你永远想不到我是怎么会错的。” 段玉道：“哦！” 女道士叹道：“我看你拈着你那一两七钱银子会酒账时，那种毛手毛脚的样子，本来以为你只不过是个喜欢多管闲事的笨蛋。” 那天的事段玉当然还记得。他抢着将荷包掏出来，慌忙中一个不小心，银票和金叶子落了一地，连那一柄碧玉刀都掉了下去。那一天之中，他已犯了段老爷子的四大戒律。他既惹了事，又跟僧道结了怨，钱财也泄露了，而且还和陌生的女人来往了。他实在也没有想到，反倒因此而变祸为福。 “既然你现在提起了这件事，我也想起了一件事。” "What's up?" 段玉道：“我那一千两银子的庄票，还得要你还给我。”他笑了笑，接道：“那两个人，当然是你故意派去的，为的只不过是要我认为铁水是这里的老大，要我认为龙抬头和花夜来是两个人。” 花夜来又忍不住问：“你怎么知道的？” 段玉道：“青龙会若是真有那样的冒失鬼，青龙会也就不可怕了。” 花夜来一句话都不说，不但给了他那一千两银票，还给了他那一坛金叶子。 “这既然是你赢的，你就该拿走。”花夜来道，“现在你还有什么话说？” 段玉道：“没有了。” 花夜来很惊讶：“没有了？” 段玉淡淡地道：“你想害我们，我们却还活着。你做错了事，也用不着我们来惩罚，青龙会的刑堂，现在也许就已为你开了。至于乔老三和王飞，究竟是不是你的人，更和我们没有关系。”他又笑了笑，“我虽然喜欢管闲事，可是不该管的事，我是决不会管的。”这就是他说的最后一句话。 卢小云也没有再说什么，因为他的父亲一直用力握着他的手。他们全走了，全没有回头。 花夜来看着他们走，连动都没有动，因为她知道自己根本已无路可走。 明月如镜，湖水也如镜，镜中又有一轮明月。华华凤痴痴地看着水中的明月，忽然叹了口气，道：“今天已经是十二了。” 段玉道：“嗯！” 华华凤道：“四月十五之前，你一定要赶到宝珠山庄去？” Duan Yu said: "Yes." 华华凤道：“所以你明天一早就得走。” 段玉这次连声音都没有出，他忽然觉得心里酸酸的，喉头也仿佛被一样什么东西塞住。一阵风吹过来，吹皱了满湖春水，水中的明月也醉了。 华华凤忽然问道：“你是不是一定要把那柄碧玉刀送到宝珠山庄去。” Duan Yu nodded. 华华凤道：“你能不能先让我看看？” 段玉默默地取出了那柄碧玉刀，在月光下看来，绿得也像是一湖春水。 华华凤痴痴地看着，嘴里道：“这柄刀就是你的订亲礼？” 段玉没有回答，也不忍回答。他正想说：“这柄刀虽然是准备用来订亲的，可是我这个人却并不一定要去订这段亲事。” 只可惜他这句话还没有说出口，华华凤忽然一挥手，将碧玉刀远远的抛入湖水里。 这是段家祖传的宝物，若是不见了，那后果段玉简直连想都不敢想。所以段玉他想也不想，就跟着跳下去。他一定要找回这柄碧玉刀。他当然找不到。要在这湖水里捞起那么小的一柄碧玉刀，实在正如大海捞针一样，是决不可能的事。等他再重回水面时，华华凤也不见了。他心里的感觉，甚至比失去了那柄祖传的碧玉刀更难受。因为他知道他这一生中，是永远再也见不到她的了。要在茫茫的人海中，找到她这么样一个人，岂非也正如想从水中捞起那柄碧玉刀一样？ ... 又有风吹过，吹绉了一湖春水。