This short note is spread flat on the bright marble table at this moment. The candlelight shining through the pink veil reflects the light blue paper into a wonderful light purple, and also makes the straight handwriting look more elegant and chic. There is no name on the note, but it has the aroma of tulips. This ethereal and poetic aroma is enough to explain who wrote this note. The person who received this note was Jin Banhua, son of a wealthy family in Beijing. He was sitting at the table right now, his fair, delicate, and well-maintained face was distorted in pain, as if he had been slashed. He stared at this short note with his eyes, like staring at the arrest ticket of the king of Hades.

In the exquisite flower hall, there were three other people, an old man in brocade clothes with a mighty expression and gray beard, with his hands behind his back, pacing back and forth in the hall, I don't know how many times he walked. I'm afraid I can travel from Beijing to Zhangjiakou.Another sullen man in black with raised cheekbones and eagle-eyed gaze was sitting beside Jin Banhua, stroking a pair of stainless steel judge pens on the table with both hands. The fingers that stick out look like they are made of fine steel even under the light. The faces of these two people were also very heavy, their sharp eyes looked from the window to the door, and then from the door to the window, looking back and forth non-stop.

There is also a skinny, short, bald old man in plain clothes, but he just sits in a far corner with closed eyes and rests his mind. There is nothing special about his whole body, except for a pair of ears, which somehow disappeared, but he pretends to be pale. I don't know what the fake ears are made of. The old man in brocade robe walked across the table, picked up the note, and said with a sneer, "What is this? An invitation? An IOU? With just this piece of paper, I want to take away the most precious jade beauty among the four treasures of the capital... ..." He slapped the table hard, and said sharply: "Chu Liuxiang, Chu Liuxiang! You also think that the heroes of Nine Cities are too worthless."

Jin Banhua grimaced, and murmured: "But he has already taken away countless rare and precious treasures with the same paper. He said that he would take one thing when he was a child, and no one would want to keep it until the time when he was ugly." The man in black said coldly: "Oh, is that so?" Jin Banhua sighed, and said: "Last month, Qiu Xiaohou in Julianzi Hutong received a letter from him, saying that he wanted to come to pick up the Nine Dragon Cup passed down by Master Hou, and Xiaohou not only locked the cup in the secret room , and also invited Ouchi's masters 'Shuangzhangtian' Quezihe and 'Plum Blossom Sword' Fang Huan to defend outside the door. It can be said that the defense was impeccable, but after a while, I opened the door and took a look... Sigh! Kowloon Cup Still gone."

The man in black sneered and said, "Boss Wan Lao is neither Quezihe nor Fang Huan in 'Life and Death Judgment', let alone..." He took a look at the bald old man, and slowly continued: "There is also the fearsome senior Ying who is famous for thieves all over the world. If the three of us can't cure Chu Liuxiang, I'm afraid there will be no one else in the world." The bald old man squinted his eyes and smiled, and said: "Brother Ximen, don't brag about this old man. Since the Yuntai battle, this old man has become useless. A person who relies on his ears for food has his ears cut off. Isn't it like a beggar without a snake?"

If other people have suffered such a disastrous defeat, even having their ears cut off, not only would he never mention it, but if someone mentioned it, he would immediately draw his sword and fight desperately. very. The old man in brocade robes is Wan Wudi, the head of the Wansheng Escort Bureau in Beijing, "Iron Palm Golden Dart". At this moment, he stroked his long beard and laughed loudly: "Who in the Jianghu doesn't know that the vulture's ear is unparalleled in the world. Although the Yuntai battle A small defeat, but it’s a good thing, safety is not a blessing, with this pair of white-clothed God’s ears, the hearing power can only be better than before.”

The vulture shook his head and said with a smile: "I'm old, I'm useless. If I didn't want to meet this marshal among robbers this time, this wandering son, I would never come out of the rivers and lakes again." Jin Banhua suddenly laughed and said: "I heard people in the world say that as long as senior Ying hears a person's breathing, he can tell whether that person is a man or a woman, how old is that person? What is his identity? No matter who it is, as long as he His breathing was heard by senior Ying, and he would never think of escaping for the rest of his life, no matter where he fled, senior Ying could track him down."

Vulture narrowed his eyes until there was only a line left, and said with a smile: "There are always exaggerations in the rumors in the world." Hearing the faint sound of drumming in the evening wind, Judgment of Life and Death suddenly stood up and said, "The time has come." Jin Banhua rushed to the corner of the wall and opened a picture of a lady in fine brushwork. There was a secret door inside. He opened the secret door and saw that the carved red sandalwood box was still alive inside. He couldn't help but heaved a long sigh of relief, turned his head and smiled : "I don't want the prestige of the three of you to actually scare that Chu Liuxiang too much to come."

The judge of life and death raised his head and smiled, "Chu Liuxiang, Chu Liuxiang, so you are also a..." Suddenly hearing the vulture's "shh--", the judgment of life and death burst into laughter, and a low and very attractive voice outside the window said with laughter: "The jade beauty has bowed down, and Chu Liuxiang is here to thank you." Wan Wudi rushed to the window, and shook it open with his palm, only to see a tall figure standing in the darkness in the distance, holding a three-foot-long object in his hand, which looked crystal clear and smooth under the moonlight. Still laughing in his mouth, he said, "I stole the treasure in Wushi, and I came to thank you in Zishi. I'm not polite enough. Forgive me for my sin."

Jin Banhua's face was already pale, and she tremblingly said: "Chasing! Chase!" The shadow of the candle is shaking red, the sound of the wind is rumbling, the sentence of life and death, Wan Wudi has come out through the window. Vulture said in a deep voice, "Is that really Yumei?" Jin Banhua stomped her feet and said, "I can see clearly that I can't be wrong." While stomping his feet, people also jumped out. It turns out that the young master of this family is not weak in martial arts. Vulture shook his head slightly, and said with a sneer: "Others will fall for your tricks, but I...huh!"

Staring at the red sandalwood box, he walked over step by step. Suddenly hearing a loud "dang" sound behind him, he jumped up. It turned out that his white-clothed god ears were made of silver, and the power of sound transmission was extremely strong. This loud shock nearly shattered his eardrums. He was always the most proud of these god ears, and he never dreamed that there would be another pair of god ears. The fatal disadvantage of this point, in shock, he turned over in the air, his palms were already hitting in a row, but there was no one behind him. There was another "dang" sound outside the window, the vulture kicked its feet back, and the figure flew out. The sound of "buzzing" under the window was still incessant, but it was a gong. Vulture's complexion immediately changed, and he lost his voice: "It's broken!" Frantically turned around and jumped back into the window, only to see that the red sandalwood box was still safe and sound, but the curtains of the other window kept fluttering. The vulture stood there stunned like a stone, with a very strange expression on his face, he didn't know whether he was crying or laughing, and he couldn't stop muttering: "Chu Liuxiang, Chu Liuxiang, you are really powerful, but don't be complacent, your footsteps Now that it has fallen into my ears, it will be found by me one day." The wind whizzed behind him, Wan Wudi, Judgment of Life and Death, and Jin Banhua had been swept back one after another. Wan Wudi was holding a three-foot-long jade beauty in his hand, and said with a smile: "So that's actually a lie, this jade beauty is a fake!" of." The judge of life and death said: "Although it is fake, it is worth a few taels of silver anyway. This is called stealing a chicken without losing a lot of rice, and stealing a handsome guy. Tonight is considered a struggle." The vulture stared blankly at the red sandalwood box, and murmured: "This is fake, is it true?" Jin Banhua's complexion changed again, and she said in a trembling voice, "It's really... really naturally... in the box." Said in the mouth, the person has rushed over and opened the box.Where is there any jade beauty in the box, Jin Banhua exclaimed and passed out. Wan Wudi went over to take a look, and saw that there was another piece of light blue paper in the box, emitting the same ethereal and romantic fragrance, and it was written in the same neat handwriting: Now, he lay comfortably on the deck, letting the warm May sun warm his broad, bare, bronzed back.The warm and humid sea breeze passed through the ship's side, blowing his jet-black hair. His solid arms stretched out in front of him, with slender and powerful fingers, holding a crystal and smooth white jade beauty. He seemed to have fallen asleep in the arms of the ocean. This is an exquisite three-masted ship, with white sails, a long and narrow hull, and solid and smooth wood, giving people a sense of stability, speed, and luxury. It is early summer, the sun is shining, the sea is blue, and the seagulls glide lightly between the masts. Life is colorful and full of youthful joy. The sea and the sky are vast, and there is only a hazy gray shadow left on the distant horizon. This is his own world, and there will never be any visitors he hates. The door of the cabin was open, and from time to time there were beautiful voices coming from under the cabin. Then, a beautiful young girl stepped onto the deck. She was wearing a large and comfortable bright red dress, her hair was loosely rolled up, revealing a pair of crystal clear, slender jade legs, and bare, slender, flawless feet. Walking lightly across the deck, she walked to his side and gently scratched the soles of his feet with her toes.A sweet and charming smile bloomed on the face, as if all flowers bloomed at this moment. He shrank his legs and sighed softly: "Tian'er, can you never be quiet for a while?" The voice was low and full of provocative appeal. She laughed like a silver bell and said, "You finally guessed wrong." He lazily turned over, and the sun shone on his face. His eyebrows are thick and long, full of rough masculine charm, but his clear eyes are so elegant, his straight nose symbolizes a strong and decisive heart of stone, his thin lips with upturned corners The mouth also looks a bit cruel, but as long as he smiles, his strength will turn into gentleness, and his coldness will turn into sympathy, just like a warm spring breeze blowing across the earth. He raised his hand to block the glare of the sun, blinked his eyes and smiled, his eyes flashed with mischievous and humorous light, but full of wit. He blinked and smiled and said: "Miss Li Hongxiu, for God's sake, why don't you become so mischievous too? Isn't it enough for me to have Song Tian'er?" Li Hongxiu bent over laughing, but held back his smile and said, "Master Chu Liuxiang, besides Song Tian'er, can't others be naughty?" Chu Liuxiang patted the deck beside her and said, "Sit down obediently, bask in the sun with me, and tell me a story. If you want a happy story and a happy ending, there are enough tragic things in this world." .” Li Hongxiu bit her lip, and said: "I don't want to sit down, I don't want to tell stories, and I don't want to bask in the sun... This damn sun makes people dizzy. I really don't understand why you like the sun?" When she said "don't sit down", people sat down, and when she said "don't bask in the sun", she stretched her legs in the sun. Chu Liuxiang smiled and said, "What's so bad about basking in the sun? If a person can bask in the sun more, he won't do despicable and shameless things. No matter who it is, under such lovely sunshine, he can't come up with bad ideas. " Li Hongxiu rolled his eyes and said, "I'm thinking of a bad idea right now." Chu Liuxiang said: "You are thinking about how to get me up to do things, aren't you?" Li Hongxiu laughed coquettishly, "You are such a ghost, I can't hide anything from you." Her laughter gradually stopped and she said: "But you should really get up and do things. Since you came back from the capital, you don't even want to move. If you continue to be lazy like this, you will become a hooligan." Chu Liuxiang sighed intentionally, and said, "You are really like the teacher I used to study when I was young, only two beards are missing." Li Hongxiu glared at him fiercely, Chu Liuxiang smiled, and said again: "This time in the capital, I have really seen the faces of those so-called famous heroes. It's the idiot, the judge of life and death is said to be not weak in martial arts, and a pair of judge pens in his hand are said to be able to hit 218 acupuncture points on the body, but I passed by him, and he was still dreaming." Li Hongxiu pursed his lips and said: "Master Chu's lightness kung fu is unparalleled in the world, no one in the Jianghu knows... But Mr. Chu, have you finished bragging?" Chu Liuxiang said: "It's over, what's Miss Li's order?" Li Hongxiu said: "Let me tell you a few things first." She took out a small book from her wide sleeve, flipped through it, and read: "The batch you brought from Jinan last time has sold for 300,000 taels. Ten thousand taels from Wang Biaotou's widow, and five thousand taels from the family members of Zhang Zizhang and Zhao Lizheng each. For Zheng..." Chu Liuxiang sighed, "Don't I know these things?" Li Hongxiu rolled his eyes at him, and said: "Anyway, the three hundred thousand taels have been distributed, and the fifty thousand taels you collected from your own farm, I will also use forty thousand taels for you." Chu Liuxiang smiled bitterly and said, "Girl, can't you save more for me?" Li Hongxiu said: "Haven't you enjoyed enough? Many people in the Jianghu are already gossiping about you. Others don't know that you spend all your own money, and they all say that you are using public affairs for personal gain..." Chu Liuxiang frowned and said, "What do others say, what does it matter to us? People live in this world, why can't they enjoy themselves, why do they have to suffer all the time, why have you become vulgar?" Li Hongxiu smiled sweetly and said, "I didn't want you to suffer, I just..." Suddenly, I heard a call from the cabin: "What are you talking about in your two departments? Don't you want to eat?" The sweet words of the girl from the southern country sounded really special, but Li Hongxiu raised her hands high and said with a smile: "God, can't she say something that others can understand?" Chu Liuxiang smiled and said: "Don't blame her, she worked so hard to cook the food, but no one eats it, so it's no wonder that she is angry, when people are angry, the native dialect comes out." He didn't seem to move at all, but he pulled Li Hongxiu and stood up. Li Hongxiu deliberately coquettishly said: "You have everything for Tian'er, that's why she..." Before finishing a sentence, his face suddenly changed, and he lost his voice: "Look, what is that?" On the sunny sea, a person floated—— A dead body. Chu Liuxiang turned around and reached the side of the boat, picked up a rope, tied a slipknot, and tossed it lightly, the long rope flew straight out like an arrow. The long rope also seems to have eyes, and it is impartial, covering the corpse. This corpse was wearing expensive brocade forging clothes, with an emerald snuff bottle hanging around his waist, his dark face was already swollen from the sea water. Chu Liuxiang laid him flat on the deck, shook his head and said, "There is no salvation." Li Hongxiu looked at the corpse's hands, on the middle finger and ring finger of his left hand, there were three strange stainless steel and black gold rings. Although the right hand does not have a ring, there are traces of wearing a ring. Li Hongxiu frowned and said, "Seven Star Flying Ring! Could this person be a member of the 'Tianxing Gang'?" Chu Liuxiang said: "It's not just the Tianxing sect, this person is the head of the 'Sky Star Gang', Zuo Youzheng of the 'Seven Stars Seizing Soul', but the 'Tianxing Gang' has always been entrenched in southern Anhui, I don't know how he died here? " Li Hongxiu said: "There is no wound on his body, could it be that he was drowned?" Chu Liuxiang shook his head, and unbuttoned his shirt, only to see a purple-red palm print on his left chest under the fifth rib, between the "Rugen" and "Qimen" acupoints. Li Hongxiu sighed and said, "Cinnabar palm." Chu Liuxiang: "Although the Cinnabar Palm sect has been very talented in recent years, it is said that there are more than 170 disciples under the sect, but there will be no more than three at most who can kill the 'Seven Stars'." Li Hongxiu said: "Well, Feng, Yang, Ximen... these three people's martial arts are probably stronger than Zuo Youzheng." Chu Liuxiang said: "What kind of grievances are there between the Cinnabar Sect and the Tianxing Gang?" Li Hongxiu thought for a while, and said: "Thirty-seven years ago, the Xingtang Xiangzhu of the Tianxing Gang married the second daughter of Feng Feng, the head of Zhusha at that time. Two years later, this girl Feng died suddenly. Feng Feng went to southern Anhui in person. Xingshi questioned the crime, and although it was found out that his daughter died of a sudden illness, the two families have never had any contact with each other since then." Chu Liuxiang said: "What else?" Li Hongxiu said: "Twenty-six... Maybe twenty-five years ago, the Tianxing gang robbed the escort guarded by the disciples of the Zhusha sect. At that time, Feng Feng died of illness and Zhu Sha was re-elected as the head. This matter dragged on for a year, and even though the disciples of the Tianxing gang who robbed the darts also came to the door to take down the darts, the darts were never returned." She told these martial arts stories that happened more than 20 years ago, as if she was narrating the daily chores around her. Chu Liuxiang smiled and said: "Your memory has never been disappointing... But these things have passed, and it's not a deep hatred, Zhu Shamen will not follow Zuo Youzheng all the way here for such things , and then murderous hands, there must be another reason for this." Suddenly a young girl rushed up from the cabin, and said coquettishly, "What are you two doing?" She was also wearing a loose and comfortable dress, but it was light yellow, revealing a pair of light brown, well-proportioned and beautiful jade legs with soft lines. Her jet-black hair was combed into two long braids, and the long braids could not stop swinging back and forth with her exquisite body. Her light brown oval face, paired with a pair of big black and white eyes, looked both charming and charming. Playful.She was pretending to be coquettish on purpose, but when she saw the dead body, she suddenly exclaimed, turned her head and ran away, much faster than when she came here. Li Hongxiu said with a smile: "Tian'er is very courageous no matter what she does, but as soon as she sees a dead person, she is terrified to death, so I often say that no one can cure her, only the dead can cure her. " Chu Liuxiang focused on the depths of the sea and sky, and said slowly: "Just wait and see, this is not the only dead body that will float over there today." Li Hongxiu rolled his eyes, and before he could speak, he saw a pair of slender hands stretched out from the cabin door, holding a large plate in them. On the plate were two roasted squabs with two slices of lemon, several slices of juicy beef, half a white chicken, a steamed fish, a large bowl of thick tomato soup, two cups of preserved meat rice, and a The glass is full of purple wine, with water droplets condensing on the outside of the glass, as if it has been frozen for a long time. Song Tian'er's sweet smile called out from the cabin door: "Hey, hurry up!" Li Hongxiu smiled and said: "I don't understand, why don't you send it yourself?" Song Tian'er spat: "Little devil, how do you know that I want you to fetch it if you don't understand?" What she said was pure Beijing movies, but she murmured softly and softly, but she had a special interest. Li Hongxiu clapped her hands and smiled coquettishly: "Come and listen, our sweet girl finally spoke the official language."