Chapter 2 The Secret in the Second Jade Belt
The seven martial arts sects are equally famous. Although "Shaolin" and "Wudang" are the top schools of internal and external schools, in fact, "Kunlun", "Diancang", "Emei", "Nanhai", and "Huashan" also have their own strengths Therefore, the seven sects respect each other, but they will never give in.
It's just that when it comes to swordsmanship, no matter which school or school it is, they will never dare to compete with Huashan, because the Huashan School's set of "Thirteen Styles of Qingfeng" is indeed incomparable and incomparable. , Even Kunlun's "Flying Dragon Nine Forms" is ashamed.
The "Thirteen Styles of Breeze" is wonderful in the word "lightness", which emphasizes: "seems like nothing, like reality, like nothing, seems to have changed." Just like the horns of antelopes and leopards, there are no traces to be found, and the other side Since you can't figure out his swordsmanship and moves at all, how can you avoid parrying?
Gao Yanan is known as the "Female Swordsman of the Breeze", and her swordsmanship is so high that even Chu Liuxiang admires it; but she has not learned all the "Thirteen Styles of the Breeze", only nine styles.
Except for Gao Yanan, Master Kumei didn't pass on the "Thirteen Styles of Breeze" to any disciples at all, and people outside the Huashan School naturally had no way to learn it.
But now Jin Ganoderma lucidum actually resorted to a move of "breeze slowly", not only Chu Liuxiang was moved by it, but Hu Tiehua was shocked.
Hearing a sound of "哧", his clothes had been cut by the sword, and the icy edge of the sword barely scratched against his flesh, almost killing him!
With Hu Tiehua's martial arts, he would not be unable to dodge this move, but he has seen Gao Yanan use "Breeze Breeze" many times.He has also learned the sword style of this "breeze coming slowly", but he can't learn the essence of it no matter what.
Naturally, Gao Yanan would never pass on his mind to him. Master Kumei has strict rules and regulations, and no one has the courage to pass on the master's mind to others in private.
At this moment, Jin Ganoderma lucidum actually made a move of "Breeze Breeze", and he was full of energy, aiming at the sword first, and seemed to have obtained the secret of "Thirteen Styles of Breeze"!
It would be fine if it was someone else, but Hu Tiehua knew how powerful it was, so she was naturally surprised. She was so shocked that she almost died!
Jin Ganoderma lucidum succeeded in one move, and the second move followed.I saw that her moves were light, her swordsmanship was erratic and graceful, like a flower blowing a willow, and it was another move of "breeze blowing the willow" in the "Thirteen Styles of Breeze"!
At this moment, a figure flashed, and someone grabbed her wrist.
This man came too fast, unbelievably fast.
Jin Lingzhi had just glimpsed this person's shadow out of the corner of her eyes, just felt his presence, and this person had already lightly clasped her wrist veins.
This person's shot was not strong, but for some reason, Jin Lingzhi was held by his hand, and he couldn't use even half of his body's strength.
She turned her head in shock, only to find that this person was just soaking in the bathtub just now, and was scolded as "looks like a monkey" and still had a smile on his face.
He now has the same smile on his face.
Jin Lingzhi thought that his smile was not annoying, but now he felt that his smile was not only annoying, but also extremely hateful, so he couldn't help but yelled, "What do you want to do? You want two to beat one? Shameless, shameless !"
Chu Liuxiang waited for her to finish cursing, then smiled and said, "I just want to ask you one thing."
Jin Lingzhi said loudly: "I don't recognize you at all, why do you ask me?"
Chu Liuxiang said lightly: "Since that's the case, it doesn't matter if I don't ask, but..."
When he said this, he suddenly had nothing to say, and he really said that if he didn't ask, he wouldn't ask.
Jin Lingzhi waited for a while, but lost her composure, and couldn't help asking: "What's the matter?"
Chu Liuxiang smiled and said: "What is it that I want to ask, maybe the girl also wants to know."
Jin Lingzhi said: "What do you want to ask?"
Without even thinking about it, she blurted it out.
Hu Tiehua was secretly funny!
This old bug is really good at dealing with girls. He once said: "Girls are like people's shadows. If you chase her and force her, she will always be in front of you. When you turn around, she will come to stare at you." You." This life seems to be true at all.
Chu Liuxiang said in a deep voice: "I just want to ask the girl, where did the girl learn the 'Thirteen Breeze Moves' just now?"
Jin Lingzhi's complexion suddenly changed, and he said loudly: "What's 'Thirteen Wind Styles'? Where have I used 'Thirteen Wind Styles' before? You read it wrong, there must be something wrong with your eyes."
It's like a child stealing candy, and suddenly being caught by an adult, only Sarai, who obviously has candy in his mouth, insists that he doesn't have it. He knows that the adult doesn't believe it, but he still has to bite the bullet and let it go.
Unexpectedly, Chu Liuxiang just smiled, and didn't ask any further questions.
Jin Lingzhi made a louder voice, staring and said: "I ask you, what are you doing? Most likely you are also the thief's accomplice, maybe he is the owner of the nest, and if you are sensible, return my pearl!"
People don't ask her, but she asks about them instead. This is called "Zhu Bajie beats you upside down", and most people who have ghosts in their hearts will do this.
Chu Liuxiang remained calm, and said with a smile: "There are indeed nest owners, but...it's not me."
Jin Lingzhi said: "Who are you?"
Chu Liuxiang said: "Yes..."
He stretched out his hand and drew a circle slowly, as if his fingertips were about to stop in front of everyone. When he passed by Hu Tiehua, Hu Tiehua thought to himself: "That's bad."
He just said that Chu Liuxiang "looks like a monkey", thinking that Chu Liuxiang must fix him now, but who knows that Chu Liuxiang's hand didn't stop in front of him.
The person with a complexion like a cooked crab had already put on his clothes. He was wearing a purple satin robe with a jade belt around his waist.
He was originally a tall man, so he was fine when he was naked. Now that he was dressed, the purple satin robe matched his purple face. He looked really majestic, majestic, and imposing, both inside and outside the door. No one among dozens of people can match him.
He already wanted to leave, but there was a fight at the door, the way out was blocked, he couldn't leave even if he wanted to, so he could only stand by and watch the excitement.
It's just that he seemed to be afraid of Chu Liuxiang, and he never dared to look at Chu Liuxiang directly. He only heard Chu Liuxiang drag the word "yes" for a long time, and only now said the word "he".
He found that everyone had surprised and strange expressions on their faces, and their eyes were all looking at him. He also felt a little strange, and couldn't help but want to see who Chu Liuxiang was pointing at.
He never imagined that Chu Liuxiang's hand was pointing at his nose impartially!
Chu Liuxiang said leisurely: "He is not only the host, but also the envoy, that pearl is hidden on him!"
The face of the big man in purple robe immediately swelled redder than a cooked crab, he forced a smile, and said, "This... this friend really knows how to joke."
With a straight face, Chu Liuxiang said sternly, "This kind of thing must never be joked about."
The big man in purple robe said with a smile: "I have never seen this girl's pearls, whether they are round or square. Are you kidding me?"
Obviously, this person has also been through the stormy old world. He was suddenly taken aback, and his expression was unavoidably at a loss, but he immediately regained his composure.
Chu Liuxiang glanced around, and said, "Have any of you seen square pearls?... If this friend says that he doesn't even know that pearls are round, then he is not only joking, he is simply lying to children."
Seeing the expressions on other people's faces, the purple-robed man knew that everyone had been moved by these words, no matter how calm he was, he couldn't help feeling a little anxious at the moment, and said with a sneer, "Your Excellency, what do you mean by being so bloody? Fortunately, the facts are all there, and I don’t need to make further arguments..."
As he said that, he walked out, as if he was about to walk away under his anger.
Chu Liuxiang didn't stop him either, but just relaxed his grip on Jin Lingzhi's pulse door.
With a flash of sword light, Jin Ganoderma lucidum blocked the way of the purple-robed man, pointed the tip of the sword at his nose, and said with a sneer, "You want to slip? Where are you going?"
The face of the big man in purple robe was reflected by the sword light, and he turned blue, he forced a smile and said: "Did the girl really believe what he said?"
Jin Lingzhi said: "I just want to ask you, did you steal the pearl?"
The big man in purple robe glanced at Chu Liuxiang out of the corner of his eye, and said, "If I say that this man stole the pearls, would you believe me?"
Chu Liuxiang said lightly: "If the pearl is on me, it doesn't matter if I stole it."
The big man in purple robe seemed to have settled his mind, and said with a sneer, "So, is the pearl on me?"
Chu Liuxiang said: "That's not fake at all."
The purple-robed man suddenly turned his head up and laughed loudly, saying: "A joke...hehe, this is really a big joke."
Chu Liuxiang said: "If the pearl is found on your body, it will not be a joke."
Before he finished speaking, the little girl yelled from the side: "Yes, only by searching can you find out who is telling the truth? Who is telling the truth?"
The face of the purple-robed man changed, and the man who followed him couldn't help but rushed over, grabbed the saber on his waist with his backhand, and said sharply, "Do you really want to search?"
The little girl glanced at Chu Liuxiang with a smile on her eyes, and said, "As long as you don't feel guilty, what's the harm in searching?"
The man stared, as if he wanted to draw a knife.
But the purple-robed man grabbed his hand instead, and said: "It's okay to search, but what if you can't find it?"
Chu Liuxiang said: "If I can't find it, then I will steal it. If I can't pay for the pearls, I will pay for my head."
The purple-robed man said: "Everyone heard it, but he said it himself."
Chu Liuxiang's face darkened, and said: "I always keep my word, and you must know this."
The purple-robed man still didn't dare to look him in the eye, turned his head and said, "Okay, let's do a search!"
The little girl smiled and said, "Should I have to strip him naked before searching?"
Chu Liuxiang smiled and said: "That's not necessary, I know the pearl is hidden in the jade belt around his waist, as long as he takes off the jade belt to have a look."
The complexion of the big man in purple robe changed again, his hands tightly gripped the jade belt, and he refused to relax any more, as if he was afraid of being snatched away by others.
The little girl said: "Untie it, don't you dare?"
The tip of Jin Lingzhi's sword flickered, and he said sharply: "If you don't understand it, you have to solve it!"
Hu Tiehua has been watching with a smile on the side, at this moment he suddenly said: "He really dares to be puzzled, I admire his courage!"
The man with the saber wanted to strike again, but the big man in purple robe stopped him again, and said loudly: "Okay, you can solve it, but you must not forget what you said just now."
Chu Liuxiang said: "Since that's the case, I have to check it myself. This matter is very important. I only have one head anyway... Do you think so?"
Although everyone did not nod their heads, there was already a look of agreement in their eyes.
The big man in purple robe stomped his feet, finally untied the jade belt, and said, "Okay, take it!"
This jade belt is really important to him, just now he always took it with him when he took a bath, and he would not take it off no matter what.
But at this moment, under the eyes of everyone, if he doesn't understand, doesn't it appear that he has no personal interests?What's more, the tip of the sword in Jin Lingzhi's hand is less than a foot away from his face.What's more, he already knew who Chu Liuxiang was.
Fortunately, he knew that he hadn't even touched the pearl at all, and no one else had touched him just now, so he was not afraid of being framed.
After the jade belt was untied, he seemed relieved, squinting at Chu Liuxiang, with a sneer at the corner of his mouth, as if he was already waiting for Chu Liuxiang's head.
He didn't know that he was not the only one who wanted Chu Liuxiang's head, but up to now, Chu Liuxiang's head was still growing on his head.
Everyone's eyes were staring at Chu Liuxiang's hand.
I saw Chu Liuxiang holding the jade belt with both hands and looked at it carefully for a few times, then suddenly raised it up high, and with a pull of his hand, there was an endless sound of "chucking", and dozens of cold stars shot out from the jade belt like a rainstorm; Loot, grab, grab" a series of urgent sounds, dozens of cold stars all shot into the roof, shining pale blue light twinkling.
These hidden weapons are many and urgent, look at the color, they obviously also carry the poison of seeing blood and sealing the throat.When others fight against him, how can they think that there is a hidden weapon hidden in his waist, it is impossible to guard against it.
Although most of the people who watched from the sidelines were not from the martial arts world, the strength in it was something that everyone could imagine, and everyone couldn't help but be ashamed of it.
Jin Lingzhi said coldly: "It's such a vicious hidden weapon. Anyone with such a hidden weapon must not be a good person."
The purple-robed man's face turned blue again, and he said loudly: "It doesn't matter if the hidden weapon is good or bad, as long as there are no pearls, that's fine."
Chu Liuxiang said: "Everyone must have seen by now that the jade belt is hollow, and the pearls are hidden inside...Here, everyone, please pay attention..."
He pulled his two hands suddenly, and there was a sound of "collapse", the jade belt was broken, and something fell out of it, rolling on the ground non-stop.
Anyone with a quick eye has already seen that what fell from the jade belt was a pearl the size of a longan, round and eye-catching in brilliance!
The big man in purple robe almost fainted, his heart was startled, anxious, and painful.
The painful thing is that it is extremely difficult for him to obtain this "needle hidden in a jade belt". In the past twenty years, he has saved countless lives and injured many powerful enemies for him.
The skillful craftsman who made this jade belt has been killed by himself. Now that the jade belt has been destroyed, it is absolutely impossible to make another one.
What surprised him was that he obviously didn't steal the pearl, how could the pearl fall from his jade belt?
Since the pearl was in his jade belt, he couldn't help but admit it.How can this tell him not to rush?
In desperation, the big man in purple robe roared wildly, wanting to grab the pearl.
But others are faster than him.
Hu Tiehua blocked him across the body and punched him in the face. He was so angry that he was in chaos, but he couldn't avoid it. Hu Tiehua's punch hit him on the shoulder.
Hearing a "bang", he had been beaten back seven or eight steps, if not for the man with the sword to support him, he would inevitably fall on his back.
But Hu Tiehua himself was secretly startled, of course he knew the strength of his fist very well, although this punch only used 40% to 50% force, it was enough to beat a person to sleep on the bed for ten days and half a month Well, there are probably not many people in the world who can withstand his punch.
This purple-robed man was punched, but nothing happened, not to mention his hidden weapons are vicious, but his hard work is already a first-class master in the martial arts.
The little girl took the opportunity to pick up the pearl and sent it back to Jin Lingzhi.
Chu Liuxiang smiled and said, "I don't know if this pearl was lost by the girl?"
Jin Ganoderma glared at the purple-robed man with a livid face, and said sharply, "What else do you have to say?"
Before the big man in purple robe could speak, the man with the saber couldn't bear it any longer, and shouted: "Even if you took a pearl from you, what's the big deal! Thousands and thousands of taels of silver, the old man also said to take it!" Take it, no one dares to bite off the uncle's egg."
Jin Lingzhi laughed back in anger, and said with a sneer, "Okay, it's fine with your words!"
Before he could finish speaking, the sword was thrust out.I saw the sword light flickering erratically, elusive.
In her rage, she couldn't help herself, and imposingly used the Thirteen Styles of Qingfeng.
Chu Liuxiang and Hu Tiehua exchanged glances and smiled knowingly.
At this moment, a figure flashed suddenly, and a person came in obliquely from the door.This man came so fast!
Jin Ganoderma's sword had already thrust out, but this man was faster than her sword.
He only heard a "pa", and the sword of Jin Lingzhi was clamped by his two hands!
Even Chu Liuxiang couldn't help being surprised by this.
The speed of this person's movement is already astonishing, and it is even more astonishing that he can clamp someone else's sword with both hands, but that is not what surprised Chu Liuxiang.
If the sword technique that Jin Lingzhi is using at this moment is not "Thirteen Styles of Qingfeng", it will be fine, but what she is using right now is "Thirteen Styles of Qingfeng".
No one could fathom this kind of change in swordsmanship, even Chu Liuxiang couldn't figure out her swordsmanship, but this man had already restrained her swordsmanship with his hand, and his martial arts were so high that it was simply inconceivable.
I saw that this man was tall and tall, with a light shirt fluttering, and the smile on his face was even more gentle and kind, which made people feel good about him when they saw him.
When Chu Liuxiang and Hu Tiehua saw this person, they were shocked again. They never thought that this person was the handsome young man Ding Feng who went on the same boat with Master Kumei last night!
When Jin Lingzhi saw Ding Feng, she also seemed to be taken aback, and her face immediately changed.
But Ding Feng smiled and said: "I haven't seen you for a long time, Miss Jin's swordsmanship has become more refined, this move 'Liuxu Feixue' is really full of energy, the intention is to go first with the sword, even Master Huanzhu is afraid You have to think that blue comes out of blue."
Master Huanzhu is the seventh aunt of Jinlingzhi, and "Liuxu Feixue" is also a move in Emei's direct sword art.A few Lianjiazi beside him were already nodding secretly: "No wonder this girl's swordsmanship is so superb, she turns out to be a disciple of the Emei Sect."
But both Chu Liuxiang and Hu Tiehua knew that what Jin Ganoderma lucidum used just now was the eighth move of "Thirteen Breeze Moves", "Wind Moving Thousand Bells".
"Wind-moving Thousand Bells" and "Liuxu Feixue" seem similar at first glance, but the subtle changes in them are completely different!
Why does this young man insist on calling a deer a horse?
Ding Feng said again: "I recognize these two friends, but Miss Wangjin looks down on me, let them go!"
Although Jin Lingzhi was full of anger, he actually endured it and said coldly: "They are thieves, do you have such friends?"
Ding Feng smiled and said, "The girl must have misunderstood."
Jin Lingzhi sneered, "Misunderstanding? What I saw with my own eyes, how could it be a misunderstanding?"
Ding Feng said: "Although these two friends are not as rich as the 'Wanfu Wanshou Garden', they are still rich with millions of dollars. Although the two of them don't have many pearls like the girl's hands, they don't It will be too little. I can guarantee that the two of them will never be thieves."
These few words are not only heavy, but also quite ugly.
She is known as the "Fire Phoenix", and her temper is indeed similar to that of Li Huo. Seeing this young man, she was able to hold back her temper, which is beyond anyone's imagination.
The big man in purple robe and the one with the saber came over and bowed to Ding Feng.
The man with the saber said: "Thank you, my lord, for your righteous words, otherwise..."
The purple-robed man rushed to laugh and said: "This matter is actually nothing, everyone has misunderstood it. Now that I have explained it, I still have to serve wine tonight to apologize to Miss Jin."
Ding Feng smiled and said: "Great, great..."
The big man in purple robe said: "But I don't know if Miss Jin is willing to reward her?"
Jin Ganoderma "hummed", before she could speak, Ding Feng answered on her behalf.He laughed and said: "Not only Miss Jin must come tonight, but also the few friends present here. Since we meet here, it is finally destined, why don't we get together?"
He suddenly turned to face Chu Liuxiang, and said with a smile, "I don't know if these two brothers feel the same way?"
Chu Liuxiang smiled and said: "As long as there is wine to drink, even if I don't go, my friend will definitely drag me there."
Hu Tiehua laughed and said: "It's not bad at all. As long as there is wine to drink, even if I have to drink a few knives after drinking, I must go."
Ding Feng smiled and said: "Great, great..."
Suddenly someone said: "Such a lively scene, do you want to invite me?"
Standing in the crowd, this man was half a head taller than everyone else because his legs were much longer than others, and he was the one taking a bath by the sink just now.
Of course he also put on clothes at the moment, the clothes are by no means inferior to the big man in purple robes, and he was carrying a three-foot-square black suitcase in his hand, which seemed extremely heavy, and he didn't know what was inside.
The purple-robed man's eyes flickered, and he laughed loudly: "If brother is willing to show you the honor, it's too late for me to welcome you, so why not invite me?"
The long-legged man smiled and said: "In that case, I thank you in advance, but I don't know where the seats are set?"
The big man in purple robe said: "How about the 'Sanhe Building' just opposite?"
The long-legged man said: "Okay, let's make a deal."
He glanced at Chu Liuxiang with a smile, and strode out.
Since there was no more fun to watch, everyone dispersed.Jin Lingzhi went with Ding Feng, she didn't seem to want to go with Ding Feng, but for some reason, she didn't refuse.
It wasn't until everyone was gone that the man with the knife said bitterly: "Brother, I really don't understand how you could bear it just now? Even if that girl is the granddaughter of the old lady Jin, isn't my brother a fearful person?"
The big man in purple robe sighed, and continued: "You don't know, it's not Jin that I'm afraid of."
The sword-wielding man said: "It's not Jin, could it be that kid with a smirk? He ruined brother's jade belt. I've wanted to give him a knife for a long time."
The big man in purple robe sighed again, and said with a wry smile, "It's a good thing you didn't do that...do you know who he is?"
The man with the sword sneered, "Look at his smug look, could it be Chu Liuxiang?"
The burly man in purple robe said with a sullen face, "That's right, he is Chu Liuxiang!"
The man with the sword was stunned and could no longer speak.
The purple-robed man was also stunned for a while, with a smirk on the corner of his mouth, and he murmured: "Chu Liuxiang, Chu Liuxiang, although we can't deal with you, there is always someone who can deal with you. If you can live for three days, I will count on you! "
As soon as Chu Liuxiang and Hu Tiehua turned across the street, Hu Tiehua couldn't help asking: "Where's Zhang San?"
Chu Liuxiang smiled and said, "I told him to slip away."
Hu Tiehua smiled and said: "I really can't think of how you made him spit out that pearl. This kid is also strange. If anyone refuses to obey, he will obey you."
Chu Liuxiang smiled and said nothing.
Hu Tiehua said: "But your hand is too good."
Chu Liuxiang said: "You don't recognize that person?"
Hu Tiehua said: "I know he recognizes you, so although I suffered from being dumb, I didn't dare to speak out, but I have never seen him, and I think he is very pitiful."
Chu Liuxiang said: "If you knew who he was, you wouldn't pity him."
Hu Tiehua said: "Oh?"
Chu Liuxiang said: "Have you heard that there is a group of pirates on the southeast sea, who kill people and rob goods, and do all sorts of evil?"
Hu Tiehua said: "The Purple Whale Gang?"
Chu Liuxiang said: "That's right, that person is Hai Kuotian, the leader of the Purple Whale Gang! He has rarely been active on land, so you haven't seen him."
Hu Tiehua moved and said: "I've heard of this guy's name before, why didn't you say it just now? If I knew he was Hai Kuotian, it would be strange if I didn't beat him flat with that punch."
Chu Liuxiang smiled lightly and said, "You will always have a chance in the future, so why worry."
Hu Tiehua suddenly laughed again and said: "I heard that Hai Kuotian has the most accurate vision. As long as he makes a move, he will definitely return with a rewarding reward. He can be said to be a first-class robber, but today you forced him to label him as a 'thief'. Go back and think about it, it's strange to be able to sleep!"
Chu Liuxiang smiled and said, "I didn't recognize him when he took off his clothes, but once he put on his clothes, I knew who he was. I have long wanted to cure him, and today is my chance."
Hu Tiehua said: "But why did you let him go?"
Chu Liuxiang said: "I don't want to startle the snake."
Hu Tiehua pondered, and said: "If the sea is broad and the sky is grass, who is the snake?...Ding Feng?"
Chu Liuxiang said: "Not bad."
Hu Tiehua nodded and said: "This person is indeed suspicious. He was on the ship of Master Kumei, and the ship sank, but he appeared here; he was going to pick up Master Kumei, but now Master Kumei has disappeared."
Chu Liuxiang said: "This is also the first thing I find strange."
Hu Tiehua said: "Golden Ganoderma lucidum has no connection with the Huashan School, but he has learned the secret of the Huashan School's 'Thirteen Styles of Qingfeng', and even died and refused to admit it."
Chu Liuxiang said: "This is the second strange thing."
Hu Tiehua said: "Golden Ganoderma is not afraid of the sky and the earth, but after seeing Ding Feng, it seems to be very convinced. What is the relationship between her and Ding Feng?"
Chu Liuxiang said: "This is the third one."
Hu Tiehua said: "The Purple Whale Gang has always been active only in the sea, but Haikuotian suddenly appeared here. Since Ding Feng is willing to rescue him, he must have something to do with him. How can they be related?"
Chu Liuxiang said: "This is the fourth one."
Hu Tiehua thought for a while, and said: "Ding Feng can clamp the sword of Jin Lingzhi in one shot, obviously he is also very familiar with the swordsmanship of the 'Thirteen Styles of Qingfeng'. How can he be familiar with the swordsmanship of the Huashan School?"
Chu Liuxiang said: "This is the fifth piece."
Hu Tiehua said: "He clearly knew that it was Huashan School's 'Thirteen Styles of Qingfeng', but he insisted that it was Emei's 'Culkin Swordsmanship'. Obviously he was also covering up for Jin Lingzhi. What was he doing?"
Chu Liuxiang said: "This is the sixth one."
Hu Tiehua said: "His double-handed sword seems to be using the 'big clapping' from Fusang Jiahe Valley, but his light kung fu and body skills seem to be the same as the blood shadow men of the past. The swordsmanship is so familiar; although this boy is young, he has such a high level of martial arts, and he has several undisclosed skills, what is his origin?"
Chu Liuxiang said: "This is the seventh one."
Hu Tiehua rubbed her nose, it turned red.
Chu Liuxiang said: "What else?"
Hu Tiehua sighed, and said with a wry smile: "Seven incomprehensible and strange things happened in one day, isn't it enough?"
Chu Liuxiang smiled and said, "Have you ever thought about the relationship between these seven things?"
Hu Tiehua said: "My head has been dizzy for a long time."
Chu Liuxiang said: "These seven things actually have only one thread. Master Kumei must have gone down the mountain to track down this thread."
Hu Tiehua said: "Oh?"
Chu Liuxiang said: "The Thirteen Styles of Qingfeng was originally a secret of the Huashan School, but now at least two unrelated people know about it. How could this secret be leaked? Master Kumei, as the head of Huashan School, naturally Can't ignore it."
Hu Tiehua suddenly said: "That's right, Master Kumei went down the mountain to find out how the secret mental method of 'Thirteen Styles of Qingfeng' was known to outsiders. For the convenience of her actions, she naturally couldn't appear in her original identity."
Chu Liuxiang said: "Only Master Kumei and Gao Yanan know the secret method of 'Thirteen Styles of Breeze'. Of course, Master Kumei himself will never reveal this secret..."
Hu Tiehua said decisively: "Gao Yanan is definitely not this kind of person!"
Chu Liuxiang said: "Of course she is not this kind of person, so there is only one possibility for this matter."
Hu Tiehua said: "What is possible?"
Chu Liuxiang said: "The secret manual of Qingfeng Thirteen Movements has been stolen."
Hu Tiehua took a long breath and said, "That's right, apart from this reason, how could Master Kumei come out of the mountain so easily?"
Chu Liuxiang pondered and said: "Since the Thirteen Styles of Qingfeng are the untold secrets of the Huashan School, its secrets of mental techniques must be kept extremely carefully..."
Hu Tiehua hurriedly said: "The only one who can steal it out is Chu Liuxiang, the 'Brave Commander'."
Chu Liuxiang smiled wryly and said, "I'm not that capable either."
Hu Tiehua also smiled wryly: "This incident seems to be almost the same as the theft of 'Tianyi Shenshui'."
Chu Liuxiang said: "At first glance, the two things do seem to be somewhat similar, but they are actually completely different."
Hu Tiehua said: "What's the difference?"
Chu Liuxiang said: "Shenshui Palace has a lot of disciples, and the members are complex, but the Huashan School has always been the strictest in selecting disciples. There are only seven disciples under Master Kumei's sect."
Hu Tiehua said: "Not bad."
Chu Liuxiang said: "The 'Tianyi Shenshui' in Shenshui Palace was originally kept by the disciples of 'Jellyfish', but the sword manual of 'Qingfeng Thirteen Styles' must have been collected by Master Kumei himself..."
Hu Tiehua said: "That's right, it's indeed much more difficult to steal the Qingfeng thirteen-style sword manual than to steal the 'Tianyi Shenshui'."
Chu Liuxiang said: "It can be seen from this that the person who stole this sword manual must be much more powerful than Wuhua who stole the 'Tianyi Shenshui'."
Hu Tiehua said: "Do you think this person is... Ding Feng?"
Chu Liuxiang pondered: "Even if it's not Ding Feng, it must have something to do with Ding Feng."
He continued: "Master Kumei must have found some clues, that's why he came here to meet Ding Feng under the name of 'Lady Lan'."
Hu Tiehua said: "In this way, as long as she catches Ding Feng, won't she be able to ask the truth?"
Chu Liuxiang smiled and said, "Master Kumei will not be as reckless as you, of course she knows that Ding Feng is only a small snake at most, and there is also a big snake..."
Hu Tiehua said: "Who is the big snake?"
Chu Liuxiang said: "Until now, that big snake is still hiding in the grass. Only by catching this big snake can we find out the secret. It is useless to catch a small snake."
Hu Tiehua nodded thoughtfully, and said: "Master Kumei's current actions must be to find out which pile of grass this big snake is hiding in, so she can't act rashly."
Chu Liuxiang smiled and said, "You finally understand."
Hu Tiehua said: "But we..."
Chu Liuxiang interrupted him, saying: "We must not act rashly, because this matter is not only related to Master Kumei, but also related to many other people."
Hu Tiehua said: "Oh?"
Chu Liuxiang said: "In addition to Master Kumei, there must be many other people's secrets that have also fallen into the hands of this big snake, and those who are involved in this matter are all very prestigious people."
Hu Tiehua sighed: "Yes, this matter is indeed much more mysterious and complicated than the theft of 'Tianyi Shenshui'."
Chu Liuxiang said: "The most important thing is that Wuhua stole the 'Tianyi Shenshui' just for her own use, but this big snake stole other people's secrets for sale!"
Hu Tiehua was stunned and said, "Sell?"
Chu Liuxiang said: "Do you think, how did Jin Ganoderma get the 'Thirteen Styles of Breeze' secret heart method?"
Hu Tiehua couldn't help being moved, "Do you think she bought it from Ding Feng?"
Chu Liuxiang said: "Not bad."
He went on to say: "This kind of transaction is naturally very secret. Ding Feng must have warned her not to show off her sword skills in front of others easily, but today she used it out of desperation."
Hu Tiehua suddenly said: "So when she saw Ding Feng, she was very nervous. People who obviously can't bear anger can bear it, because they know that they have done something wrong."
Chu Liuxiang said: "Because of this, Ding Feng deliberately covered up for her."
Hu Tiehua smiled and said: "It's a pity that no matter how he conceals it, even if he can hide it from others, he can't hide it from us."
Chu Liuxiang said: "Ding Feng still doesn't know who we are or our relationship with the Huashan faction, maybe he thought he had hidden us too."
Hu Tiehua said: "But he will know sooner or later."
Chu Liuxiang said slowly: "That's right, he will know sooner or later, by then..."
Hu Tiehua changed his face and said: "By then, he will definitely kill us, won't he?"
Chu Liuxiang smiled lightly, and said, "You are indeed not too stupid."
Hu Tiehua sneered: "He is not the only one who wants to kill us, what about those people now?"
Chu Liuxiang said: "Those people are those people, Ding Feng is Ding Feng!"
Hu Tiehua said: "So what about Ding Feng, can he be stronger than Shi Guanyin and the blood-clothed man?"
Chu Liuxiang sighed, and said, "Ding Feng may not be afraid, but that big snake..."
Hu Tiehua said loudly: "Why do you grow up with others' aspirations and destroy your own prestige? ... What about that big snake? Can it swallow us up?"
Chu Liuxiang said in a deep voice: "Jiahegu's 'Great Clap' and Xueyingren's lightness kungfu mentality are already rare stunts in martial arts, not to mention 'Thirteen Styles of Breeze', they can combine these three Knowing martial arts, let alone other things? If a person can be the master of dozens of martial arts, isn't this kind of person more terrifying than Shi Guanyin and the others?"
Hu Tiehua said: "Huh!"
Chu Liuxiang said: "Besides, how much skill does it take to learn these kinds of martial arts? It can be seen from this that the scheming and means of that big snake must be very human."
Hu Tiehua sneered and said, "We have seen a lot of sinister and vicious people."
Chu Liuxiang smiled and said, "I'm not really afraid of them, but it's better to be careful if you can."
Hu Tiehua said coldly: "If you are more careful, you will soon become an old woman."
Chu Liuxiang smiled and said, "Old women always live longer than others. If she was killed at the age of thirty-three, how could she become an old woman?"
Hu Tiehua also laughed, and said: "Thanks to you, you still remember my age. It's really not easy for me to live to be thirty-three years old."
He sighed, and continued: "Actually, I also know that this matter is not easy to deal with. No matter who is implicated, it will be very difficult to get out of it."
Chu Liuxiang said: "As far as I know, those involved in this matter now include the 'Wanfu Longevity Garden', the Huashan faction, and the Purple Whale Gang. I don't know, and I don't know how many there are."
Hu Tiehua pondered, and said: "Even if there are only these people, it's already amazing."
Chu Liuxiang said: "Besides that, I know that there is at least one other person who is very remarkable."
Hu Tiehua said: "Who?"
Chu Liuxiang said: "This person is right behind us now."
Hu Tiehua was taken aback, and suddenly turned around, and sure enough, he saw a person following them a long time ago, and he also saw that this person must have some background.
This is a road leading to the river bank, which is very remote.
The roadside was overgrown with weeds, and there was no one around—only one person.
This person was wearing a very fine soft satin robe and was carrying a black suitcase in his hand. The clothes were brand new, but the suitcase was very worn out.
He was tall, with longer legs, and his skin was pale yellow, which was strangely yellow, as if he hadn't seen the sun all year round, and he seemed to be always sick.
But his pair of pupils were very bright, completely out of proportion to his face, as if God had specially borrowed someone else's pair of eyes and embedded them in his face.
Hu Tiehua smiled.
If someone else was watching them from behind, he would have been angry a long time ago, but he didn't have any ill feeling towards this person, so he greeted him from a distance with a smile: "It's a predestined relationship to cross the boat together, we can take a bath in the same pool, It’s even more predestined, why don’t you come and chat with everyone.”
The man laughed too.
他距离胡铁花他们本来还很远，看来走得也不太快，但一眨眼间，就已走近了三四丈，再一眨眼，就已到了他们面前。
楚留香脱口赞道：“好轻功！”
这人笑了笑，道：“轻功再好，又怎能比得上楚香帅？”
楚留香含笑道：“阁下认得我，我却不认得阁下，这岂非有点不公平？”
这人微微一笑道：“我的名字说出来，两位也绝不会知道。”
楚留香道：“阁下忒谦了。”
胡铁花已沉下了脸，道：“这倒也不是忒谦，只不过是不愿和我们交朋友而已。”
这人抢着道：“我绝非故意谦虚，更不是不愿和两位交朋友，只不过……”
他笑了笑，接着道：“在下姓勾，名子长，两位可听过么？”
楚留香和胡铁花都怔住了。
“勾子长。”
这名字实在奇怪得很，无论谁只要听过一次，就很难忘记，他们非但没听过这名字，简直连这姓都很少听到。
勾子长笑道：“两位现在总该知道，我是不是故意作状了。”
他接着又道：“其实我这人从来也不知道'谦虚'两字，以我的武功，在江湖中本该已很有名才是，只不过，我根本就未曾在江湖走动过，两位自然不会听过我的名字。”
这人果然一点也不谦虚，而且直爽得很。
胡铁花最喜欢的就是这种人，大笑道：“好，我叫胡铁花，你既认得楚留香，想必也知道我的名字。”
勾子长道：“不知道。”
胡铁花笑不出了。
他忽觉得太直爽的人也有点不好。
幸好勾子长已接着道：“但我也看得出，以胡兄你的武功在江湖中的名气绝不会在楚香帅之下……”
胡铁花忍不住笑道：“你用不着安慰我，我这人还不算太小心眼……”
他瞪了楚留香一眼，板起了脸道：“但你也不必太得意，我就算不如你有名，那也只不过是因为我酒比你喝得多，醉的时候比你多，所以风头都被你抢去了。”
楚留香笑道：“是是是，你的酒比我喝得多，每次喝酒，我喝一杯，你至少已喝了七八十杯。”
胡铁花道：“虽然没有七八十杯，至少也有七八杯，每次我看见你举起杯子，以为你要喝了，谁知你说几句话后，就又放了下去。”
他指着楚留香的鼻子道：“你的毛病就是话说得太多，酒喝得太少。”
楚留香道：“是是是，天下哪有人喝酒能比得上你？你喝八杯，我喝一杯，先醉倒的也一定是我。”
胡铁花道：“那倒一点也不假。”
勾子长忍不住笑了。
他觉得这两人斗起嘴来简直就像是个大孩子，却不知他们已发现路旁的杂树丛中有人影闪动，所以才故意斗嘴。
那人影藏在树后，勾子长竟全未觉察。
胡铁花和楚留香对望了一眼，都已知道这勾子长武功虽高，江湖历练却太少，他说“根本未在江湖走动”，这话显然不假。
但他既然从未在江湖走动，又怎会认得楚留香呢？
那时那人影已一闪而没，轻功仿佛也极高。
胡铁花向楚留香打了个眼色，道：“你说他可曾听到了什么？”
楚留香笑道：“什么也没有听到。”
勾子长咳嗽了两声，抢着道：“我非但未曾听说过胡兄的大名，连当今天下七大门派的掌门，我都不知道是谁。”
胡铁花失笑道：“那我心里就舒服多了。”
勾子长道：“当今天下的英雄，我只知道一个人，就是楚香帅。”
胡铁花道：“他真的这么有名？”
勾子长笑道：“这只因我有个朋友，时常在我面前提起楚香帅的大名，还说我就算再练三十年，轻功也还是比不上楚香帅一半。”
胡铁花微笑道：“这只不过是你那位朋友在替他吹牛。”
勾子长道：“我那朋友常说楚香帅对他恩重如山，这次我出来，他再三叮咛，要我见到楚香帅，千万要替他致意，他还怕我不认得楚香帅，在我临行时，特地将楚香帅的风采描叙了一遍。”
他笑了笑，接着道：“但我见到楚香帅时，还是未能立刻认出来，只因……”
胡铁花笑着接道：“只因那时他脱得赤条条的，就像是个刚出世的婴儿，你那朋友当然不会是女的，又怎知他脱光了时是何模样？”
勾子长笑道：“但我一见到楚香帅的行事，立刻就想起来了。只不过……我到现在为止，还想不通那颗珍珠是怎会跑到玉带中去的。”
胡铁花道：“那只不过是变把戏的障眼法，一点也不稀奇。他一定是从住在天桥变戏法的'四只手'那里学来的。所以他还有个外号叫'三只手'，你难道没有听说过？”
勾子长道：“这……我倒未听敝友说起。”
楚留香笑道：“这人嘴里从来也未长出过象牙来，他的话你还是少听为妙。”
胡铁花道：“你嘴里难道就长得出象牙来？这年头象牙可值钱得很呢，难怪有些小姑娘要将你当做个活宝了。”
楚留香也不理他，问道：“却不知贵友尊姓大名，是怎会认得我的？”
勾子长道：“他叫王二呆。”
楚留香皱眉道：“王二呆？”
勾子长笑道：“我也知道这一定是个假名，但朋友贵在知心，只要他是真心与我相交，我又何必计较他用的是真名，还是假姓？”
楚留香点了点头，并没有再追问下去。
别人不愿说的事，他就绝不多问。
他们边谈边走，已快走到江岸边了。
风中传来一阵阵烤鱼的鲜香。
胡铁花笑道：“张三这小子总算还是懂得好歹的，已先烤好了鱼，在等着慰劳我们了。”
“快网”张三的船并不大，而且已经很破旧。
但楚留香和胡铁花都知道，这条船是张三自己花了无数心血造成的。船上每一根木头、每一根钉子都经过仔细的选择，看来虽是破旧，其实却坚固无比，只要坐在这条船上，无论遇着多么大的风浪，楚留香都绝不会担心。
他相信张三的本事，因为他自己那条船也是张三造成的。
船头上放着个红泥小火炉，炉子旁摆满了十来个小小的罐子，罐子里装着的是各式各样不同的佐料。
炉火并不旺，张三正用一把小铁叉叉着条鱼在火上烤，一面烤，一面用个小刷子在鱼上涂着佐料。
他似乎已将全副精神全都放在手里这条鱼上，别人简直无法想像“快网”张三也有如此聚精会神、全神贯注的时候。
楚留香他们来了，张三也没有招呼。
他烤鱼的时候，就算天塌下来，他也不管的，无论有什么事发生，他也要等鱼烤好了再说。
他常说：“鱼是人人都会烤的，但我却比别人都烤得好，就因为我比别人专心，'专心'这两个字，就是我烤鱼最大的诀窍。”
楚留香认为无论做什么事的人，都应该学学他这诀窍。
香气越来越浓了。
胡铁花忍不住道：“我看你这条鱼大概已经烤好了吧？”
张三不理他。
胡铁花道：“再烤会不会烤焦？”
张三叹了口气，道：“被你一打岔，一分心，这条鱼的滋味一定不对了，就给你吃吧！”
他将鱼连着铁叉子送过去，喃喃道：“性急的人，怎么能吃得到好东西？”
胡铁花笑道：“但性急的人至少还有东西可吃，总比站在一边干流口水的好。”
他也真不客气，盘膝坐下，就大嚼起来。
张三这才站起来招呼，笑道：“这位朋友方才在澡堂里差点被我撞倒，我本该先烤条鱼敬他才是……你们为何不替我介绍介绍？”
勾子长道：“我叫勾子长，我不吃鱼，一看到鱼我就饱了。”
张三怔了怔，大笑道：“好，好，这位朋友说话真干脆，但不吃鱼的人也用不着罚站呀……来，请坐请坐，我这条船虽破，洗得倒很干净，绝没有鱼腥臭。”
他船上从来没椅子，无论什么人来，都只好坐在甲板上。
张三眼睛瞪着他的皮箱——这皮箱放下来的时候，整条船都似乎摇了摇，显见分量重得惊人。
勾子长笑道：“我不是嫌脏，只不过我的腿太长，盘着腿坐不舒服。”
张三似乎全未听到他在说什么。
勾子长笑道：“你一定在猜我这箱子里装的是什么，但你永远也猜不着的。”
张三似也觉得有点不好意思了，笑道：“我知道箱子里装的至少不会是鱼。”
勾子长目光闪动，带着笑道：“我可以让你猜三次，若猜出了，我就将这箱子送给你。”
张三笑道：“我又不是神仙，怎么猜得出？”
他嘴里虽这么说，却还是忍不住猜着道：“分量最重的东西，好像就是金子。”
勾子长摇了摇头，道：“不是。”
他忽又笑了笑，接着道：“就算将世上所有的黄金堆在我面前，我也绝不会将这箱子换给他。”
张三眼睛亮了，道：“这箱子竟如此珍贵？”
勾子长道：“在别人眼中，也许一文不值，在我看来，却比性命还珍贵。”
张三叹了口气，道：“我承认猜不出了。”
他凝注着勾子长，试探着又道：“如此珍贵之物，你想必也不会轻易给别人看的。”
勾子长道：“但你迟早总有看得到的时候，也不必着急。”
他笑了笑，接着道：“性急的人，是看不到好东西的。”
鱼烤得虽慢，却不停的在烤，胡铁花早己三条下肚了，却还是睁大了眼睛，在盯着火上烤的那条。
勾子长笑道：“晚上'三和楼'还有桌好菜在等着，胡兄为何不留着点肚子？”
胡铁花笑道：“这你就不懂了，世上哪有一样菜能比得上张三烤鱼的美味？”
他闭上眼睛，摇着头，道：“熊掌我所欲也，鱼亦我所欲也，若是张三烤的鱼，舍熊掌而食鱼矣！”
张三失笑道：“想不到这人倒还有些学问。”
胡铁花悠然道：“我别的学问没有，吃的学问却大得很，就算张三烤的鱼并不高明，我也先吃了再说，能吃到嘴的鱼骨头，也比飞着的鸭子好。”
他忽然又瞪起眼睛道：“你们以为今天晚上那桌菜是好吃的么？菜里若没有毒，那才真是怪事了。”
楚留香忽然道：“这罐醋里怎么有条蜈蚣？难道你也想毒死我？”
醋里哪有什么蜈蚣？
胡铁花第一个忍不住要说话了，楚留香却摆了摆手，叫他闭着嘴，然后就拿起那罐醋，走到船舷旁。
谁也猜不出他这是在做什么，只见他将整罐醋全都倒了下去。
“这人究竟有了什么毛病了？”
胡铁花这句话还未说出来，就发现平静的江水中忽然卷起了一阵浪花，似乎有条大鱼在水里翻跟斗。
接着，就有个三尺多长、小碗粗细的圆筒从水里浮了起来。
圆筒是用银子打成的，打得很薄，所以才会在水中浮起。
胡铁花立刻明白了，道：“有人躲在水里用这圆筒偷听？”
楚留香点了点头，笑道：“现在他只怕要有很久听不到任何声音了。”
水里听不见水上的声音，只有将这特制的银筒套在耳朵上伸出水面，水上的声音就会由银筒传下去。
但他却再也想不到上面会灌下一瓶醋。
胡铁花笑道：“耳朵里灌醋，滋味虽不好受，但还是太便宜了那小子。若换了是我，一定将这瓶辣椒油灌下去。”
张三叹了口气，喃喃道：“没有辣椒油倒还无妨，没有醋，鱼就烤不成了。”
勾子长早已动容，忍不住说道：“香帅既已发现水中有人窃听，为何不将他抓起来问问，是谁派他来的？”
楚留香淡淡一笑，道：“问是绝对问不出什么的，但纵然不问，我也知道他是谁派来的了。”
勾子长道：“是谁？”
楚留香还未说话，突见两匹快马，沿着江岸急驰而来。
马上人骑术精绝，马也是千中选一的好马，只不过这时嘴角已带着白沫，显然是已经过长途急驰。
经过这条船的时候，马上人似乎说了两句话。
但马驰太急，一眨眼间就又已奔出数十丈外，谁也没有这么灵的耳朵。
There is only one exception.
胡铁花自然知道这人是谁，问道：“老臭虫，他们说的是什么？”
楚留香道：“那有胡子的人说：'帮主真的在那条船上？'没胡子的人说：'只希望……'。”
胡铁花道：“只希望什么？”
楚留香笑道：“抱歉得很，下面的话，我也听不清了。”
胡铁花摇了摇头，道：“原来你的耳朵也不见得有多灵光。”
但勾子长已怔住了。
他简直想不通楚留香是怎么能听到那两人说话的，非但听到了那两人说话，还看出了谁有胡子，谁没胡子，还能分辨话是谁说的。
勾子长简直佩服得五体投地。
楚留香忽然又道：“你可看出这两人是从哪里来的么？”
胡铁花和张三同时抢着道：“自然是'十二连环坞'来的。”
两人相视一笑，胡铁花接着道：“奇怪的是，武老大怎会到江上来了？”
勾子长又怔住了，忍不住问道：“十二连环坞是什么地方？”
胡铁花道：“十二连环坞就是'凤尾帮'的总舵所在地。”
勾子长道：“凤尾帮？”
胡铁花道：“凤尾帮乃是江淮间第一大帮，历史之悠久，几乎已经和丐帮差不多了，而且行事也和丐帮差不多，正派得很。”
勾子长道：“武老大又是谁呢？”
胡铁花道：“武老大就是武维扬，也就是风尾帮的总瓢把子。”
张三接着道：“此人不但武功极高，为人也极刚正，可算得上是个响当当的好汉子，我若见到他，一定请他吃条烤鱼。”
胡铁花道：“你要知道，想吃张三的烤鱼，并不容易，'神龙帮'的云从龙已想了很多年，就硬是吃不到嘴。”
张三道：“其实云从龙也并不是什么坏东西，只不过他以为我既然在长江上混，就该听他的话，我就偏偏要叫他看到吃不到。”
勾子长道：“神龙帮就在长江上？”
张三道：“不错，神龙帮雄踞长江已有许多年了，谁也不敢来抢他们的地盘，武维扬就因为昔年和神龙帮有约，才发誓绝不到长江上来。”
胡铁花道：“但他今天却来了，所以我们才会觉得奇怪。”
勾子长道：“可是……你们又怎知道那两骑一定是从'十二连环坞'来的呢？”
胡铁花问道：“你可看到，他们穿的是什么样的衣服？”
勾子长道：“好像是墨绿色的衣服，但穿墨绿色衣服的人也很多呀。”
胡铁花道：“他们的腰带却是用七根不同颜色的丝绦编成的，那正是'凤尾帮'独一无二的标布。”
勾子长怔了半晌，长长叹了口气，苦笑道：“你们的眼睛好快……”
张三淡淡地说道：“要在江湖中混，非但要眼睛快，还要耳朵长，单凭武功高强是绝对不够的……”
突听蹄声响动，两匹马自上流沿岸奔来。
马上却没有人。
这两匹马一花一白，连勾子长都已看出正是方才从这里经过的，现在又原路退回，但马上的骑土怎会不见了呢？
勾子长忽然从船头跃起，横空一掠，已轻轻的落在白马的马鞍上，手里居然还提着那黑色的皮箱。
只听耳边一人赞道：“好轻功！”
他转头一瞧，就发现胡铁花也已坐到花马的马鞍上，笑嘻嘻的瞧着他。
两人相视而笑，同时勒住了马。
这时楚留香才慢慢的走了过来，笑道：“两位的轻功都高得很，只不过勾兄更高一筹。”
胡铁花笑道：“一点也不错，他手里提着个几十斤重的箱子，自然比我吃亏多了。”
勾子长居然并没