Chapter 21 The 21st Mrs. Gang Leader

Chu Liuxiang couldn't help but asked again: "What are the two words?" Qiu Lingsuo said: "Just said the word 'come on', and then kept silent. Seeing that he was so arrogant, Ren Ci didn't feel angry, so he didn't bother to talk to him." Chu Liuxiang said: "Guangzhu Ren can use weapons?" Qiu Lingsuo said: "Ren Ci's envoy is exactly the traditional weapon bamboo stick of the beggar sect masters of the past dynasties, which is also commonly known as the 'dog-beating stick'. The two of them fought less than ten strokes, and Ren Ci had already defeated Tianfeng fourteen. The sword in Lang's palm vibrated, and a stick hit him on the chest, and Tianfeng Shishilang immediately fell down with blood vomited from the mouth."

Chu Liuxiang was even more astonished, and lost his voice: "Tianfeng Shishilang came here with his skills, how could it be so unhelpful?" Qiu Lingsu sighed for a long time, and said: "Ren Ci was also surprised at the time, but I found out later that Ren Ci was not the first person to challenge Feng Shishilang on this day. Lang has already fought a duel with others, and he has suffered serious internal injuries. If he is willing to tell the truth, Ren Ci will never take advantage of others' danger to fight him, but he is afraid that after he tells it, others will think he has cowardice That's why I only said "come on" two words, and never mentioned my injury, but Ren Ci thought that he was arrogant by nature and didn't bother to talk to others!"

She sighed and continued: "The internal injuries he suffered were already very serious, and with Ren Ci's stick, the internal and external injuries broke out at the same time, and the iron man couldn't bear it. He died on the same day, and he didn't say a word until he was dying. If he showed weakness, he didn't mean to blame Ren Ci at all, he just said that his life was not in vain if he died on the battlefield." This story of a martial artist is already full of tragedy, but now that Qiu Lingsu narrates it in her unique and elegant voice, it is even more soul-stirring.

Chu Liuxiang couldn't help hearing his blood rushing, and he looked up to the sky and sighed: "Today Feng Shishilang is neither willing to show weakness, nor to break his promise. He knows that he must die, but he is still waiting for the challenge. He really deserves to be a rare hero in the world." Qiu Lingsu said: "This is probably the martial arts spirit that Dongying warriors are proud of." Chu Liuxiang said: "No matter what, this kind of person is always worthy of the admiration of others. It's no wonder that the old leader Ren still misses him from time to time even after twenty years."

Qiu Lingsu sighed: "Although Ren Ci is not responsible for Tianfeng Shishilang's death, Ren Ci has always regretted it all his life. He always said that as long as he pays more attention that day, it is not difficult to see that Tianfeng Shishilang has died. Injured." Chu Liuxiang said: "Who was the person who injured him before he became the old gang leader?" Qiu Lingsu said: "Ren Ci never brought up this matter." Chu Liuxiang pondered and said: "This person must be the same as the old gang leader Ren. He is not good at making a name. Therefore, no one knows about his battle with Tianfeng Shishilang until now."

He paused, and then said: "This man can shock Tianfeng Shishilang with his internal force, his martial arts are so high, one can imagine that after Tianfeng Shishilang was injured in a decisive battle with him, he can still rush to that mountain. His abode must also be in southern Fujian, so who could he be?...Ah! Could it be..." Qiu Lingsu suddenly said: "It's not without reason that I tell you this story." Chu Liuxiang said: "Any other reasons?" Qiu Lingsu said slowly: "When Tianfeng Shishilang was dying, he entrusted Ren Ci with a matter, but no matter what I asked Ren Ci, he always refused to tell this matter."

Chu Liuxiang smiled and said, "Why does Old Leader Ren keep this matter so secret?" Qiu Lingsu said in a deep voice: "I didn't know about this matter at first, but later I guessed something." Chu Liuxiang said: "Oh!" Qiu Lingsu said: "Every time Ren Ci sees Nangong Ling, he always thinks of Tianfeng Shishilang, and feels sorry for him all day long. Even though he knows that Nangong Ling has harmed him, he still refuses to hurt Nangong in the slightest. Ling, always said that he was sorry for Nangong Ling, but if he raised Nangong Ling, what would he do to be sorry for him?"

Her eyes seemed to have pierced through the black veil, focused on Chu Liuxiang, and continued word by word: "So I guess, the thing that Tianfeng Shishilang entrusted to Ren Ci before his death was Nangong Ling. I'm sorry for Tianfeng Shishilang, so I'm extremely tolerant of Nangong Ling." Chu Liuxiang suddenly said: "Do you mean that Nangong Ling is the orphan of Feng Shishilang that day?" Qiu Lingsu said, "Exactly." Chu Liuxiang thought for a while, then clapped his hands and said, "That's right! The old gang leader Ren has always refused to say that, because he is afraid that Nangong Ling will become extreme after knowing the secret of his life experience."

Qiu Lingsu said sadly: "You can finally understand Ren Ci's painstaking efforts. He had regarded Nangong Ling as his own son at that time, and naturally he didn't want Nangong Ling to know that he was the one who killed his own father. He has always acted upright, but there is still an ulterior secret, and the pain in his heart can be imagined." Chu Liuxiang said in horror: "But no matter how he concealed it, it was Nangong Ling who killed him in the end. He did something wrong twenty years ago unintentionally, but he paid his own life twenty years later." Thinking of the bizarre and cruel arrangement in the dark, even Chu Liuxiang couldn't help shivering, Qiu Lingsu tremblingly said: "If this is really the price the heaven wants him to pay, the heaven is too unfair."

Chu Liuxiang pondered: "But does Nangong Ling already know about this? Does the mysterious murderer have anything to do with Tianfeng Shishilang? Otherwise, how can he learn the ninjutsu secret skills of Dongying warriors?" Qiu Lingsu said slowly: "These secrets are waiting for you to discover. I have told you all the secrets I know. You...you can go." Chu Liuxiang looked directly at her, and suddenly said: "I still want to ask Madam something." Qiu Lingsu said: "What else?" Chu Liuxiang said: "I wonder if Madam can lift the veil so that I can see Madam's beauty?"

Qiu Lingsu was silent for a long time, then said leisurely: "Do you really want to see me?" Chu Liuxiang said: "It's not a day since I have this wish." He was really full of curiosity, and really wanted to see what this beauty who fascinated all sentient beings looked like, otherwise he would really regret it for the rest of his life. The more invisible something is, the more people want to see it.Although the black veil covering the face was thin, it added a lot of fantasy mystery to this peerless beauty. Qiu Lingsu was silent for a long time, and finally sighed softly: "In the past twenty years, you are the second person who can see my true face." Chu Liuxiang said in amazement: "There are only two people who can see Madam's face?" Qiu Lingsu said word by word: "That's right, there are only two people, you, Ren Ci..." Chu Liuxiang said: "Why? Others..." Before he finished speaking, he suddenly froze. Although he had seen many strange things in his life, he had never been so shocked by anything. The black veil was finally lifted off. Chu Liuxiang had expected to see a fairy face, but who would have thought that the face exposed from the black veil at this moment belonged to a devil. On this face, there is no smooth and complete skin. The whole face is like the lava after a volcanic eruption. There are no facial features, no contours, nothing, and some are just ugly, crimson. chunks of flesh, gaping holes. Qiu Lingsu said leisurely: "Are you satisfied now?" Chu Liuxiang said: "I...I really don't know..." Qiu Lingsu said: "You should know by now why only Ren Ci and you have seen this face, because my face has already been destroyed. I think there is absolutely no woman in the world who would be willing to be seen by others. Looks good, doesn't it?" Her voice was so indifferent and calm, but this calm and indifferent voice made Chu Liuxiang feel even more unspeakably uncomfortable. He, who never lowered his head, did not even realize that he lowered his head, and said dejectedly: "I really deserve to die, why are you trying to force Madam..." Qiu Lingsu said: "You didn't force me, I was willing to let you see." Her eye waves were still soft and bright. In these bright eyes, instead of showing the slightest fear and excitement at this moment, there was a faint smile on the contrary. She continued slowly: "It's a pity that you came twenty years late. I couldn't let Chu Liuxiang see my appearance twenty years ago. It's a pity for you, but why not for me?" Chu Liuxiang forced a smile and said: "No matter how Madam's appearance changes, Madam's demeanor is still unparalleled in the world. It is my luck to see Madam's demeanor." Qiu Lingsu said with a smile: "You don't have to comfort me, because I'm not uncomfortable. The twenty years when my appearance was ruined are the happiest days in my life." She watched the cloud blown away by the mountain wind, and said leisurely: "I am even a little grateful to the person who ruined my appearance. If it wasn't for her, how could I have enjoyed twenty years of peace and happiness?" Chu Liuxiang couldn't help but said, "But I don't know who that person is?" Qiu Lingsu looked back, focused on Chu Liuxiang, and said slowly: "Have you ever heard the name 'Shi Guanyin'?" Chu Liuxiang lost her voice and said, "Shi Guanyin?" Qiu Lingsu sighed, and said, "Of course you know her name. She was originally the woman with the highest martial arts and the coldest heart in the world. Now, she is probably the most beautiful woman in the world." Chu Liuxiang said: "She...what enmity does she have with Madam?" Qiu Lingsu said: "There is no hatred, she even just saw me once." Chu Liuxiang said: "Then why did she..." Qiu Lingsu interrupted him, and sighed softly: "According to the legends in Jianghu, it is said that she has a magic mirror, and she has to ask this mirror every day...'Who is the most beautiful woman in the world?'" Chu Liuxiang said: "This mirror always says that she is the most beautiful woman in the world?" Qiu Lingsu said: "Yes, until one day, the magic mirror's answer suddenly changed, it actually said that I... Qiu Lingsu is the most beautiful woman in the world. And my disaster began at this time gone." This is naturally like a myth. Although this myth is not beautiful, it is full of a sense of mystery. Chu Liuxiang was stupefied by hearing it for a long time, and then sighed, "So, she came to find Madam?" Qiu Lingsu said: "When she found me, she had been fixed on me for two hours without moving. During these two hours, she hardly even blinked her eyes. Then she suddenly asked me, saying:' Do you want me to kill you, or do you want to ruin your own appearance?'..." Chu Liuxiang smiled wryly and said, "This question is really ridiculous." Qiu Lingsu sighed: "But at that time, I didn't feel it was funny at all. I just felt my hands and feet were cold, and I couldn't say a word. She looked at me for a while, then turned around suddenly, and said: 'Three months later, I will come again, and if I see you still like this at that time, I will kill you." She left a bottle on the table and said: "I will let you keep your beauty for another three months, of course you know how to cherish it .'" Chu Liuxiang said: "Since she has already left, why doesn't Madam..." Qiu Lingsu said: "If Shi Guanyin wants to kill someone, no one can escape. I saw her martial arts with my own eyes. At that time, I didn't want to die either." Chu Liuxiang sighed: "There is no one in the world who really wants to die!" Qiu Lingsu slowly closed her eyes, and said: "At that time, I was still young, and I was really full of love for life. I thought, even if I am no longer beautiful, it is better to live than to die." She opened her eyes, seemed to smile, and continued: "I thought again, at least I still have three months of beauty, so I should cherish it, so what should I do during these three months? " Chu Liuxiang couldn't help but said: "So Madam wanted to keep this beauty in people's hearts forever, so she found the most famous portrait painter in the world, Sun Xuepu." Qiu Lingsu was startled, and said, "You...you already know?" Chu Liuxiang said: "I have met Mr. Sun." Qiu Lingsu was silent for a while, then said sadly: "At that time, I was too capricious in doing the facts... On the night when the painting was completed, the three-month deadline has come, and Shi Guanyin is always the most punctual." Chu Liuxiang said: "So Madam ruined her appearance that night." Qiu Lingsu said: "In the small bottle that Shi Guanyin left behind is a potion that is stronger than fire, the most scorching potion." At this point, her calm voice finally became agitated. Chu Liuxiang sighed: "Madam doesn't want Mr. Sun to wake up and see that Madam's face is ruined, so..." Qiu Lingsu tremblingly said: "After I poured that bottle of potion on my face, my sanity was almost insane, so...that's why I did that kind of thing, I...I..." She suddenly covered her face with her hands, unable to speak any more. Chu Liuxiang sighed and said: "Until now, I don't know why Madam did this to Mr. Sun and why we painted those four paintings. We guessed completely wrong about Madam's intentions before." Qiu Lingsu said: "No matter what my reason is, you won't forgive me for doing that kind of thing, will you?" Chu Liuxiang was sad for a moment, then said softly: "I only know that Mrs. Ren is the most gentle and kind woman in the world. As for what Qiu Lingsu was like before, I don't know nor care." Qiu Lingsu was also silent for a long time, and said leisurely: "In the past twenty years, I have indeed changed a lot, and of course you can guess who made me change." Chu Liuxiang said: "Ren old gang leader." Qiu Lingsu didn't answer, but said: "After I gouged out Sun Xuepu's eyeballs in my madness, I also fell into a coma. When I woke up, my whole head was bandaged up. After that, I lived in darkness for several months. , At that time, I really didn't know how grateful Master Xinxin was, if she hadn't taken care of me, how could I have survived?" Her voice had gradually calmed down, and she continued: "But it wasn't until I saw the light again that I realized that it was not Su Xin, but Ren Ci who was always by my side to take care of me." Chu Liuxiang said: "So madam transfers that gratitude to old gang leader Ren?" Qiu Lingsu shook her head and sighed: "At that time, instead of being grateful to him, I hated him instead!" Chu Liuxiang said in surprise, "Hate?" Qiu Lingsu said: "When I saw Ren Ci, I also saw my own face. When I saw this face, I realized that I could no longer live. If I lost my appearance, I would lose my life..." She sighed, and continued: "At that time, I was both sad and angry, and even more hated why Ren Ci saw me at such a time, I drove him out like crazy." Chu Liuxiang sighed: "I can understand Madam's mood at that time." Qiu Lingsu seemed to smile again, and said: "Then you should also know that people like Ren Ci cannot be driven away. The next morning, he came again, and I drove him away..." Chu Liuxiang smiled and said, "But on the third morning, he still came." Qiu Lingsu said: "He comes every day, I rush every day, I use all the vicious words in the world to scold him, even beat him, but he still comes early in the morning..." She gently stroked the urn in her hand. Although it was just a cold porcelain bottle, it seemed to bring her infinite warmth. She continued softly: "You know, he was already the leader of the beggar gang at that time, and he didn't have to be so patient with an ugly and fierce woman. Now that you look at my face, you should know that, except Apart from Ren Ci, there will never be another man in the world who tolerates me like this. Unless I am really a dead person, how can I not be moved by him?" Chu Liuxiang said slowly: "This old leader Ren's love is not the lost beauty, but the lady's...soul. He only knows that although everyone's appearance changes, the soul will not change." Qiu Lingsu said quietly: "It's a pity that Ren Ci didn't know you when he was alive, otherwise, you would definitely become his good friend... It's just that you don't know him well enough, so you still guessed wrong." Chu Liuxiang said, "Oh?" Qiu Lingsu said: "Before that time, Ren Ci and I had only met twice, how could he be so infatuated with me? What's more, at that time, my beautiful body was only my body, and my soul was ugly." Chu Liuxiang smiled and said: "Sometimes people also fall in love at first sight, and the love goes deep into the bone." Qiu Lingsu seemed to smile again, and said: "In any case, this is not the main reason, the main reason is that he knows the pain of a woman's face being destroyed, and he also knows that only emotion can alleviate this pain, so He decided to sacrifice himself to accompany me and comfort me for the rest of my life." She looked up at the sky and said leisurely: "I have already said that he is the kindest person in the world."