Chapter 21 The 21st Human Skin Mask

Because he was the only one who had seen Shi Guanyin's martial arts, and what Shi Guanyin feared most in his life was "Jellyfish Yin Ji". The secret of "Water Palace" is even more unbelievable. Suddenly I heard Hu Tiehua say: "Lingfei Pavilion, Xiao Shi, Tieshan Daochang, Huang Luzhi, I am indeed famous for these four people for a long time, but who is the one who is a bit weird?" Li Hongxiu said: "Are you talking about the person who never smiles or speaks?" Hu Tiehua said: "That's him." Li Hongxiu said: "When I saw this person, I also felt a little strange. I wanted to ask him about his background, but they left suddenly."

Su Rongrong smiled slightly, and said: "They walked so fast, maybe they were afraid that we would ask him about his background." Li Hongxiu said: "But... Mr. Li, don't you know who that person is?" Li Yuhan shook his head and said: "That senior is a helper invited by Senior Huang. Senior Huang only said that his swordsmanship is so high that there are few people in the world. origin of the name." Li Hongxiu frowned and said, "What is this for?" Li Yuhan said: "At that time we also thought it was very strange, but we didn't dare to ask more questions. We only knew that Old Senior Xiao would recognize him when they came."

Li Hongxiu said: "That's right, Hero Xiao indeed has a wide range of friends. The famous heroes of the older generation in the martial arts are more or less related to the 'Jade Sword Gate'." Li Yuhan said: "But senior Xiao not only doesn't recognize him, he has never even met him. Among the famous swordsmen in the martial arts, there is absolutely no one who looks like him." Su Rongrong suddenly smiled again, and said leisurely: "I already knew that no one in the world would recognize him." Li Hongxiu said: "Why?" Su Rongrong said: "The light in the basement is very dark, no wonder you can't see it."

Li Hongxiu lost his voice: "Isn't his face real?" Su Rongrong smiled, looked at Chu Liuxiang and said, "Not only is this person very skilled in disguise, but the human skin mask he wears is even more delicate, so he can hide it from the eyes of you big experts." Chu Liuxiang also smiled, but didn't say anything. Hu Tiehua said: "You can see that he is smiling so strangely, as if he can't hide anything from him. In fact, his greatest ability is to laugh. He laughs so much that others can't guess how much he knows." Li Hongxiu said sweetly: "After all, you are indeed his confidant."

Hu Tiehua said: "That man's face is rigid and expressionless. I have long suspected that there are tricks on his face, but I can't see any flaws." Su Rongrong said: "It's only because the human skin mask he wears is different from the common ones in the Jianghu. It was indeed made by top experts, and it can be called a masterpiece among them." Hu Tiehua said: "There have never been many people who can make this kind of human skin masks in Jianghu. In the past fifty years, there have been no more than ten people who are proficient in this way, but only three can be called good hands."

Liu Wumei suddenly asked: "Do you know which three?" Hu Tiehua said: "The first person is called 'little child prodigy', because he was very famous when he was seven or eight years old, but he died before he was in his twenties. There is no one who can make a human skin mask. , only he is not too bad." He stopped talking abruptly, just because he found that Su Rongrong's face suddenly revealed a look of sadness, and even the circles of his eyes were a little red. Li Hongxiu rolled his eyes and rushed to say: "The second person is called 'Thousand-faced Demon'. He was killed by the iron hero Tie Zhongtang of the 'Iron Blood Banner Gate' many years ago, and he spent his whole life The 'Wan Miao Palace' built with painstaking efforts was burned to rubble, and none of the human skin masks they made remained."

Liu Wumei said: "Is there another person?" Li Hongxiu bit her lip and said, "I feel disgusted when I think of this person's name, it's better not to say it." Liu Wumei said: "Could it be that he is more vicious than the 'thousand-faced demon'?" Li Hongxiu said: "The thousand-faced demon is at most cruel and vicious, but this man is despicable and shameless, he can do anything shameless, he is simply not a human being." Liu Wumei was silent for a while, then said with emotion: "Are you talking about that transsexual 'Xiong Niangzi' who is neither male nor female?"

Li Hongxiu said bitterly: "It's him. Regardless of whether it's black or white, everyone in the Jianghu wants to tear him into pieces. Throughout the ages, I'm afraid there has never been a single person who has had more feuds than him, so he hides in Tibet all the year round." , relying on the human skin mask he made to escape the pursuit of the enemy." Liu Wumei said: "The person who came with Senior Huang, could it be him?" Chu Liuxiang smiled and said: "Senior Huang has been upright all his life, how could he associate with this kind of person? Besides, although that lady Xiong is cunning and fickle, and her lightness kung fu and sword skills are not weak, she was full of evil ten years ago."

Liu Wumei sighed: "I grew up in the desert, so I am very unfamiliar with the stories of the martial arts in the Central Plains." Chu Liuxiang smiled and continued: "Yongcui Villa has always had a strict family style, so naturally it would never mention the name of this kind of adulterer, but the murder of Mrs. Xiong was indeed a sensational event at that time, and many people even went all the way I rushed to see his corpse, just to cut a piece of flesh from it." Liu Wumei said: "No one in Jianghu can see his true face, so how do they know that the corpse is him?"

Chu Liuxiang said: "Because the person who killed him not only hung his body high, but also wrote a few lines of words on it with a special pen, to the effect that this person is the flower-picking adulterous lady Xiong, so Shenshui Palace Only then will it be removed to eliminate harm for the women in the world." Liu Wumei lost her voice and said: "Shenshui Palace? Did this male lady also die at the hands of 'Jellyfish Yin Ji'?" Chu Liuxiang said: "That's right, because the person who killed him was the Lord of the Palace of Shenshui, so people in the Jianghu are sure that the corpse must be Xiong Niangzi, because the Lord of the Palace of Shenshui will never make a mistake."

Hu Tiehua had been looking at Su Rongrong, and suddenly said at this moment: "Although this Xiong Niangzi is dead, there may still be a few of the human skin masks he made, and the mask worn by the black-clothed swordsman may be made by him." of." Li Hongxiu smiled and said, "Absolutely not." Hu Tiehua laughed and said: "There is no signboard on the mask, how can you be so sure?" Li Hongxiu glared at him, and said: "Because this male lady looks a bit sissy, but she prides herself on being the most beautiful man in the world, so the masks he makes are all beautiful men, and they will never be like that The masks that people wear are so dull and ordinary." Hu Tiehua said: "Well! It makes sense." Li Hongxiu said: "Because the masks he made are exquisite, he has always cherished them like arched jade. The masks made by the little prodigy and the thousand-faced devil are still spread in the world occasionally, but the masks he made are never. No one has seen it." Chu Liuxiang hurriedly said: "What's more, since he died in the hands of Palace Master Shenshui, even if he has a mask left, it must be in Yin Ji's hands, and it will never be passed on outside." Hu Tiehua glanced at Su Rongrong, and said: "Since neither the Thousand Faced Demon nor Xiong Niangzi have masks left behind, the mask he wears must have been left behind by the little prodigy." Su Rongrong suddenly said: "Absolutely not." Hu Tiehua had long felt that when she heard the name "little prodigy", her expression became a little strange, so she didn't ask any more questions at this moment, and just let her talk on her own. Sure enough, Su Rongrong continued: "The mask of the 'little prodigy' has never been passed down to the rivers and lakes." Hu Tiehua said: "Oh?" Su Rongrong's eyes were red again, she lowered her head and said, "Because he left all his masks to me, because I... I am his sister." Hu Tiehua was startled, unable to say anything. He had already heard from Chu Liuxiang that the three girls Li Hongxiu, Song Tian'er and Su Rongrong had miserable backgrounds and were all orphans. But he didn't expect that there was such a deep relationship between Su Rongrong and the little prodigy. Although his mouth was closed, his eyes stared at Chu Liuxiang, as if to say: "No wonder others say that Chu Liuxiang has tens of millions of incarnations. It turns out that they are all the masterpieces of a little prodigy. Why didn't you tell me earlier, you old bug? Are you still trying to hide it from me?" Chu Liuxiang smiled, and said: "People don't want to see people with their true colors, that's their freedom, and we don't have to go to the bottom to ask where their masks come from, anyway, they don't have any malice towards us." He didn't let others talk, and then said: "When I went to say goodbye and thank you to Senior Li, they were still there, as if they were waiting for me. When Old Swordsman Huang saw me, he pulled me aside. Said to me: This friend of his is a very poor person, he has many unspeakable difficulties, I hope we forgive him." Li Hongxiu said: "Forgive him for what? Why did Huang Luzhi say these things to you suddenly?" Chu Liuxiang said: "This...maybe because he is the one who told old swordsman Huang the secrets of Shenshui Palace and Bodhi Temple, so old swordsman Huang hopes that we will not pursue this matter again." Hu Tiehua said: "So you are not going to pursue it anymore, are you?" Chu Liuxiang said: "I believe that old swordsman Huang will never lie to me, let alone frame me. Since I promised him, I must never break my promise to him." His face suddenly became very serious, and he said in a deep voice: "Everyone has the right to keep his private secrets, as long as he does not hurt others, he has no right to ask." Hu Tiehua said loudly: "Yes, those who like to spy on other people's privacy must be villains." Hei Zhuzhu kept avoiding Chu Liuxiang's gaze, not daring to look at him. Her big, deep and indifferent eyes were full of melancholy, like a layer of misty mist covering the clear water of a lake. At this moment, she suddenly stood up, lowered her head and said, "I...I really feel sorry for you, but...now that you are all together again, my sins can be lessened." Li Hongxiu opened his eyes wide and said, "Eldest sister, why do you say such things?" Hei Zhuzhu smiled and said: "Because I'm leaving, I think it's better to speak out, I..." Before she finished speaking, Song Tian'er and Li Hongxiu had already held her hand. Song Tian'er said anxiously: "Since we have sworn sisters, how can you leave us alone?" Black Pearl said: "Although the desert is not a good place, but...it is my home..." She seemed to remember that she had no home anymore, and her voice was choked.Because of it. Li Hongxiu also said anxiously: "Our home is your home, you...you..." Su Rongrong said in unison: "Yes, we are all together, just like our own brothers and sisters." Song Tian'er said loudly: "If you want to go, I will go with you too." They spoke so sincerely and seriously. The mist in Heizhu's eyes had turned into raindrops, she managed to hold back the tears, but she couldn't help but cast a glance at Chu Liuxiang, as if to say, "They won't let me go, what about you?" Chu Liuxiang smiled and said: "Although we are not sworn brothers and sisters, we are friends. Now that our friends are in trouble, how can you leave them behind and go away?" These words were really effective, Heizhu sighed quietly, and said, "You..." Chu Liuxiang said: "I hope you can accompany Hongxiu and Tian'er to the Bodhi Temple. They are all children and have no experience in the world. You should take care of them." Heizhu remained silent, and finally sat down slowly. Song Tian'er smiled and said: "We must listen to her and never play tricks." Hu Tiehua smiled "puchi" and said, "So, you were really mischievous?" Song Tian'er glared at him, but bit her lip and smiled. Chu Liuxiang said: "But you don't know where the Bodhi Temple is, so I still need Mr. Li to guide you." Li Hongxiu said: "What about you?" Chu Liuxiang said: "Xiao Hu and I will go together and enter the Shenshui Palace through another road, and Rong'er will lead the way. Today is the ninth day of the lunar new year. If we are lucky, we can meet in the Shenshui Palace on the night of the full moon. " Li Hongxiu said: "We are all women, so at most we can't enter Shenshui Palace, there will never be any danger, but you..." Hu Tiehua laughed and said: "Don't worry, since 'Jellyfish Yin Ji' is a woman, she will never have the heart to kill this old bug." Chu Liuxiang said with a straight face on purpose: "That's right, at most she just killed you." Hu Tiehua also put on a serious face, and said: "I'm not afraid that she will kill me. If she wants to marry me, it will be really troublesome." Li Hongxiu and Song Tian'er had already bent over with laughter. Song Tian'er chuckled and said, "If she marries you, 'Shenshui Palace' will be changed to 'Shenjiu Palace'." This is a small mountain city, and further into it is a mountainous area that stretches for hundreds of miles.When Chu Liuxiang, Hu Tiehua and Su Rongrong arrived here, it was already evening. No matter where he goes, the first important thing for Hu Tiehua is to find a liquor store first. He doesn't have to eat or sleep, but he has to drink. In a quiet mountain city, there are not many pedestrians on the street. At this time, a few people suddenly came in front of them. Chu Liuxiang knew that they must be quacks when he saw their attire, and Hu Tiehua knew that they must be drunkards when he saw their eyes, because The eyes of people who have drunk alcohol will become similar to those of dead fish. People who have been drinking also speak very loudly. They think they are talking under their throats, but others have already been disturbed to death by them. Hu Tiehua was about to ask them, "Where is the place that sells wine?" The voices of those people's voices have been transmitted. Only one person said: "We are drinking to our heart's content, why did you take me away?" Another person said: "Do you know who those two old men who walked into the 'Taibai Tower' just now are?" The man stared and said, "Who is it? Could it be your father-in-law?" Another person sneered and said: "If he is really my father-in-law, I will show my face... Let me tell you, he is Huang Luzhi, the 'Gentleman Sword' who picked out all the heads of eighteen families in Wagang Village in the past. You should listen to him." Say his Waner?" The man was stunned for a while, but he didn't dare to make another sound. The third person said with a smile: "I heard that when this old man fights with others, he will first tell you what moves he will use. Is this true?" The man said: "Even if you know what moves he is going to use, you still can't stop him. We have to drink, there are plenty of places, why bother to cause trouble with him." While they were talking, they had already passed Chu Liuxiang, and one of them gave Su Rongrong a look, as if he wanted to eat tofu and take advantage of it. But when he thought that the "Gentleman's Sword" was nearby, he became honest. When they walked away, Hu Tiehua smiled and said: "Unexpectedly, Huang Luzhi also came here. It's true that we don't meet each other anywhere in life, but I don't know how much he can drink. Let me go to him for a drink or two?" Chu Liuxiang pondered: "Maybe he doesn't want to see us." Hu Tiehua said: "Why?" He rolled his eyes, and suddenly said: "Those people said that there were two of them, and the other must be the one wearing the mask. They might also be going to Shenshui Palace, otherwise, how could they come to such a ghostly place?" ?” Chu Liuxiang seemed to be in deep thought, but did not answer. Hu Tiehua's eyes also lit up, and said: "You must have guessed right, that person must have a deep relationship with the 'Shenshui Palace', otherwise how could he know so clearly about the 'Shenshui Palace' as a big man ?” Su Rongrong has been listening quietly, only a smart woman like her knows that when a man is talking, she should keep her mouth shut. Chu Liuxiang thought about it for a long time, then suddenly smiled, and said: "Since they have unspeakable difficulties, we don't need to embarrass them, but those gangsters just now are obviously not kind, we should pay attention to them. " Hu Tiehua said: "Yes, I agree." Chu Liuxiang smiled and said, "I also know that you won't object, because following them will not only keep you busy, but you will also have wine to drink, both of which are your favourites." Hu Tiehua laughed and said: "The old bug really deserves to be my confidant of Hu Tiehua." The places where those quacks went really had alcohol, but they had nothing to worry about, because these people were actually very honest, and none of them was drunk. After drinking, they actually found an inn, closed the door and went to sleep. After a while, they only heard the sound of snoring, and they actually fell asleep. Chu Liuxiang was also surprised. As long as Hu Tiehua had wine and was not drunk, he didn't want to be troublesome. Naturally, they didn't want to go to the mountains at night, so they also rested in that inn. Hu Tiehua still has old problems and refuses to go back to her room to sleep. After the third watch, Chu Liuxiang yawned and said, "Tomorrow we will go to Shenshui Palace, don't you want to get enough energy to do business?" Hu Tiehua laughed and said, "I get dizzy when I sleep too much, or..." At this moment, there was a "chi" sound outside the window. One said calmly, "Chu Liuxiang, come out." Before finishing these five words, Hu Tiehua had already jumped out of the window. He was never afraid of being tricked by others, so Chu Liuxiang had to follow out. I saw a black shadow flashing on the roof in front, and it seemed to beckon to Chu Liuxiang. In the blink of an eye, it had gone seven or eight feet away.