Chapter 4 The fourth time wandering the world

Mao Bing lowered her head, but found that the leather box she loved as her life was still hanging on her neck, and her heart couldn't help beating violently. Although she was overjoyed, the suspicion that arose in her heart, But not under this feeling of joy. She dazedly entered the memories, the mysterious fat and thin figures in front of her were already confused in her eyes, and Qiu Du's handsome and clear face floated clearly in her mind again. She remembered that day, when Qiu Du left her with a face full of sorrow, her heart was full of guilt and guilt, but Qiu Du thought that she was suffering because of leaving him, so he took this bag out of his arms. He brought the leather box to her and said it was the most memorable thing in his life. She could see the serious look on his face at that time.

From then on, the leather box followed her all the time, and whenever she remembered Qiu Du and the emotional and conscience debt she owed to Qiu Du, she would silently take the leather box away. Take out the box, stare at and play with it quietly, let yourself go back to the past. So when she saw the leather box in the hands of the mysterious two people, the anxiety in her heart was far above anything else. Of course, this was caused by her deep feelings for Qiu Du. But she found out why there was still a leather box hanging neatly around Mu Qi's neck, so she was even more surprised, why did these two strange men have the same leather box?Is there any connection between them and Qiu Du?Why are they doing this to themselves?

This really puzzled Mao Bing. She raised her head in a daze, and the two strange men were still looking at her with a smile on her face. At this time, her fear of these two strange men had completely disappeared, but she There is no way to express what is in your heart to them. It was the first time she felt this barrier of speech, and she thought to herself: "In front of them, I'm just like a dumb--" At this point, there was a sudden movement in her heart, and she changed her mind and said: "Even a dumb can also be dumb. Those who express their feelings to the other party, they don’t understand what I say, can’t they also understand what I write?”

There was a slight joy on her face, because she found a way to solve the doubts in her heart, not because she was happy. When the two strange people saw the happy expression on her face, they could naturally see this kind of emotional expression. The fat man turned his face and said a few words to the thin man. Of course Mao Bing still didn't understand, but seeing them From the tone of their voices, it could be heard that they were happy. So she squatted down, and with her nails, which were not too long but not too short, drew the word "Qiu Du" on the ground. The two strange men, seeing her movement, quickly squatted down, the gold and iron plates on their bodies rattled, and their hem brushed the ground.

The two looked at "Qiu Du" for a while, and suddenly jumped up together, nodding repeatedly. Not only did the two people's martial arts have reached perfection, but they also looked strange and mysterious, with a bit of a ferocious look on top of them. Demeanor, but like a naive child. Mao Bing smiled slightly. She knew that these two people must have something to do with Qiu Du, and she was sure that these two people must not be from the Middle Earth martial arts. They came to the Central Plains to find Qiu Du, but Qiu Du Woolen cloth?She couldn't help feeling dazed again.

If it was a normal time when she was clear-headed, she could immediately find that the two of them not only did not understand what she said, but they could not even understand what she wrote. The two characters were recognized after reading for a long time, but she was in a state of confusion at the moment and didn't notice them at all, so she hoped that these two people could write a few words to solve some problems that she couldn't understand. understand things. The two weirdos jumped for a while, then squatted down again, nodded and smiled at Mao Bing again and again, showing a very affectionate look, and then looked at Mao Bing's hand, as if asking her to write more, but Mao Bing kept writing. Waiting for them to write, so the three of them squatted on the ground, facing each other, but they didn't know what the other party wanted to do, so they could only stare with wide eyes.

Of course Mao Bing didn't know the origins of these two weirdos, even in the Central Plains Wulin, there were not many who could know the origins of these two people, although after watching the boxing techniques they performed, everyone would know that they must be with "Haitian Guyan" has a relationship. But Haitian Guyan itself is a mystery, no one knows his origin, and no one knows his whereabouts. Like Shenlong, no one knows that he is not only related to these two strange men, but also related to the strange man "Mr. Qiu" in today's martial arts world? Qiu Du's deeds in his life are colorful and colorful. In his short life of thirty years, in addition to some things that people know, there are more things that people don't know.

He once went overseas, and on an isolated island in the Yellow Sea, he met many people who were considered dead in the martial arts for a long time, and this "dragon among men" Haitian Guyan was actually one of them. These many seniors in the martial arts world were led to this small island by the "Sea and Sky Guyan" when they encountered some unsolvable difficulties, or when they were tired of life, and lived a life like a fairy. Suffering from illness, when Qiu Du stumbled onto this small island by accident, he immediately realized that his body was already at the top of the martial arts in the Central Plains, but here he was not even as good as a few Li people who did some chores for these martial arts seniors.

As a person in the martial arts world, one can imagine the joy in his heart when he encounters this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and Qiu alone is no exception. He is very willing to stay on this small island, and wants to learn something that he I have heard of it, but I have never even seen martial arts. But the "Haitian Guyan", who may be over a hundred years old, but is very energetic, said to him: "Everyone who stays here swears never to leave the island again. Can you do it?" Qiu Du was speechlessly stunned when he heard this. He was only in his twenties at that time, and it was the best time of his life. It was really not worth it for him to sacrifice his entire middle age in exchange for martial arts. , because even if you have learned unrivaled supernatural powers, what can you do on this isolated island?It's like someone is willing to give you immeasurable wealth, but you are only allowed to be trapped in a house and cannot go out for half a step, and it is absolutely impossible for you to agree to him.

Of course, Haitian Guyan could understand this kind of mentality, so he smiled and said: "Don't be embarrassed, if I were your age, I wouldn't do this." The most precious thing between human beings is the sympathy and understanding between each other. Qiu Du was the most disobedient in his life, but at the moment he is very fascinated by this overseas strange person, and Haitian Guyan also admires this rising star in the martial arts. The two people, who were almost a year apart in age, became good friends, and Qiu Du stayed on the isolated island for two months as an exception.

In this month, although Haitian Guyan never talked about martial arts, she intentionally or unintentionally told some untold secrets of inner strength, Qiu Du is such a smart person, he benefited a lot, he shocked the martial arts The mentality of "returning all streams to the clan" is also achieved because of this. Everyone on this isolated island keeps a very small leather box. No one has ever opened what is inside. When Qiu Du was about to leave, Haitian Guyan also took one of this leather box to him. , and earnestly told him that this leather box might be of great help to him, but he must not open it unless it is very critical. When Qiu Du stepped on the two-masted boat that he came in, Haitian Guyan said: "If you are tired of martial arts career, you can come here anytime." He sighed and said: "Whether I am here or not, here is always You are welcome." In the words, there is a strong sense of self-knowledge that the time of death is approaching, the separation is imminent, and the goodbye is indefinite, Qiu Du suddenly feels the feeling of parting, which spontaneously arises. Wuzhi Mountain on Hainan Island is also one of the places where swordsmen come and go. The "Hainan Sword School" is mainly spicy and weird. The sword paths taken by each faction are different. These two strangers wearing copper and gold clothes are originally masters of the Hainan Sword School. Although they have not traveled to the South China Sea, their swordsmanship is also extraordinary. The two of them have strange natures. They used to be on Hainan Island in the past. Extremely famous, but suddenly these two people disappeared together. People in the Jianghu on Hainan Island have different opinions, because these two people are definitely not people who will go back to the forest, and the Central Plains martial arts have never heard of these two people. whereabouts. Unexpectedly, the two of them were lured to that isolated island by Haitian Guyan to learn martial arts, because Haitian Guyan, who is also very peculiar in nature, favors these two people very much. When Qiu Du came to the isolated island alone in the past, he was quite congenial with these two people. The fate of human beings is always so strange. I met the other party, a completely different typical character from my own. These two were originally middle cousins, the fat one was called Cheng Ju, and the thin one was called Pan Qian. After staying on that isolated island for ten years, they couldn't bear the lonely time on the isolated island anymore, so they sneaked out. It is because they are unwilling to be lonely by nature, and on the other hand, because they have not yet reached the stage where they can take everything lightly, especially the martial arts in the Central Plains and the scenery in the south of the Yangtze River that Qiu Du said made them yearn for it even more. endlessly. They did what they thought, and came to the south of the Yangtze River hand in hand. They traveled from the future to the Middle Earth—everything was very strange, especially their weird attire, which caused inconvenience everywhere, so naturally they wanted to find a friend here, but Their only friend in the Central Plains martial arts is Qiu Du. Therefore, when they saw the small leather box hanging on Mao Bing's neck, they couldn't help being ecstatic, because they had inquired about Qiu Du's whereabouts for many days, but to no avail. It's hatred of independence, of course people don't want to tell them the truth. It's just that their Southern Cantonese dialect, how could Mao Bing, who grew up in a deep boudoir in the south of the Yangtze River, understand it?The language barrier naturally caused misunderstandings, and even when they massaged Mao Bing, who was stunned by shock, with extreme internal strength, Mao Bing thought that they were being frivolous on purpose. It took a long time for the two of them to let Mao Bing understand the relationship between them and Qiu Du, but Mao Bing wrote on the ground under the word "Qiu Du" desolately, adding the word "dead". The word, the eyes of Cheng Ju and Pan Qian, after seeing these two words, suddenly shot out a frightening light, each roared wildly, went forward, grabbed Mao Bing's arm, and let out a A series of urgent questions. Mao Bing's arms were in pain from being scratched, and tears flowed from her eyelashes, but her tears did not flow from pain, but from happiness. This is because the two of them showed their true feelings.From the beginning to the present, no one has ever shown any sad expression for Qiu Du's death. Even when she herself was thinking about Qiu Du, she only shed tears secretly and hid her true feelings. It is the most painful thing in life, but she has to do it, because the people she can come into contact with are enemies of independence instead of friends. But at this moment, she saw Qiu Du's real friend, and she was so excited that she shed tears of happiness. When she knew that Qiu Du also had friends, it was far happier than when she found her own friends. Cheng Ju and Pan Qian were full of anxiety, and they asked anxiously: "How did Qiu Du die? Was he killed by someone? Who is his enemy?" Mao Bing couldn't understand a word, even if Understood, how could she name Qiu Du's enemy, because that was her real brother. Although Cheng Ju and Pan Qian have weird temperaments, they are both gentlemen. The more anxious they are at the moment, the less they can express their thoughts. The two of them grabbed Mao Bing's arms and shook them anxiously. With a flash of light, it cut the "Xuan Zhu" acupoint next to Cheng Ju's ear. The two of them were all thinking about Qiu Du in their hearts, and they didn't notice the origin of the sword light at all. Coupled with the extremely fast coming of the sword light, it seemed impossible for them to avoid this move. The sword energy was cold, and it seemed that Cheng Ju's right ear was swept away. At this moment, Cheng Ju's fat neck suddenly turned to the left, and the sword light flashed past, causing the swordsman to scream. Cursing: "What kind of person is bullying a weak girl? The surname Shi will fight with you today!" The tip of the sword trembled slightly, and the sword light scattered, all greeting Cheng Ju's head. Cheng Ju didn't want to hurt anyone, he wanted to protect himself first, pointed his arm back, let out a long "choke", and bounced the sword five inches away, but the sword wielder was not at all frightened by this amazing martial art, In a circle, "swipe, swipe" is another two swords, light, nimble and fast, it is the famous "seventy-two series of swords" in martial arts. Mao Bing saw Shi Lin wielding his sword like the wind, and heard Shi Lin scolding him, knowing that he must have misunderstood the two overseas visitors, so he shouted coquettishly, "Shi Lin, don't do it!" Shi Phos froze for a moment, the sword in his palm was flicked again, but Wudang swordsmanship, the sword style is continuous, and the sword path was not slowed down by the force of this flick, but he had to listen to Mao Bing's words. He abruptly withdrew the move "Jianghe is declining". He asked Mao Bing with a surprised look, and Mao Bing said: "They are all from our own—" Her face blushed a little, and she corrected: "They have no malice towards me." Shi Lin was even more strange: "You mean you have no malicious intentions like this?" Although Shi Lin was hit on the acupoints just now, but he didn't have any malicious intentions towards him. Phosphorus acted on his own luck, and actually unlocked the acupoints with Wudang's authentic internal strength. He and Mao Bing were childhood friends, and he was very concerned about Mao Bing's safety. He picked up the long sword that was shot down just now, and drove away. When she came back, she saw Mao Bing bursting into tears, and the two men held her arms. As soon as this scene fell into his eyes, he no longer cared about other people's "Bone Transforming Fist", and rushed forward with all his might, but his own martial arts were far behind him, even though he tried his best, it was useless. Mao Bing stopped him, but he felt surprised. He lowered his head, moved his eyes, and suddenly saw the word "Qiu Du" they had just written on the ground. He had a deep love for Mao Bing, and when Mao Bing sacrificed himself to help her brother, he happened to be away from Jiangnan. When he came back, Mao Bing's appearance was the same, but his mood was very different. Shi Lin knew about the relationship between Qiu Du and Mao Bing, and when he saw the word "Qiu Du" on the ground at this moment, he suddenly realized it, and thought to himself uncomfortably, "No wonder she said she was from her own family!" The tone seemed to be stuck in the throat and could not be exhaled. "That's my fault." He said a little angrily, and Mao Bing was also uncomfortable, feeling a little sorry for him. Cheng Ju and Pan Qian glared at Shi Phosphorus a few times. Although they had few friends, they were extremely sincere to their friends. They knew that Mao Bing must have a deep relationship with Qiu Du, and they also guessed that Mao Bing must be Qiu Du's child felt very uncomfortable when he saw the expression of Shi Lin and her eyes facing each other. The two whispered a few words, but Mao Bing and Shi Lin couldn't understand. Their figures moved suddenly, the copper plates on their bodies didn't make a sound, and the figures flew out as soon as they flickered, Mao Bing was surprised again, his eyes just returned to Shi Phosphate, and there was a blur in front of his eyes, the two of them fled again When she came in, one of them held two horse legs in his hands, and actually lifted the horse up. With a twitch in her heart, she suddenly understood the origin of the feeling that she was riding a cloud while the horse was not moving. Shi Phosphorus has been looking at Mao Bing, but at this moment his eyes can not help but be attracted by them. He is amazed at their proficiency in martial arts and the difference in their actions. He also heard a lot about the things in the middle, but at this moment he could no longer think of the origin of these two people. Cheng Ju and Pan Qian lifted the horse up to Mao Bing, put it down, smiled at Mao Bing, their hands were like lightning, they slipped under Mao Bing's flanks, and put Mao Bing on the saddle very quickly, Shi Lin was startled again, He scolded: "What are you doing?" Before the words were finished, the two of them had already lifted Mao Bing, man and horse, and disappeared in a blink of an eye. Shi Lin was stunned for a long time, he knew that he would never be able to catch up with him, at this moment he also knew that although the behavior of these two people was extremely weird, they had no malicious intentions, but why did these two people kidnap Mao Bing?Where did they go?Mao Bing's constitution is weak, and he is pregnant with Liujia, will he be hurt because of it? He secretly gritted his teeth and thought: "No matter what, I have to find out her whereabouts. Maybe I am meddling in my own business, but if I don't do this, my heart will never be at peace." Although he was very young He entered Wudang Mountain when he was young, and got along with those Taoist priests who were pure-hearted and ascetic, but he was sentimental by nature, and he couldn't let go of emotional matters. So he pulled himself together, put the long sword he was carrying upside down into the scabbard, and chased forward step by step. Winter is short, and it is almost dusk at this moment. Although the darkness is near, the dawn will not be too far away. If you are old in the rivers and lakes, no matter you are on the vast ancient roads in the Central Plains, the picturesque bridges in the south of the Yangtze River, or even the Maodian where the rooster crows early and the night lights are shining in the busy market, you may find a long body. Yuli, a middle-aged man with heavy worries on his face, walked alone with his hands behind his back. In his expression, he seemed to be looking for something, but it seemed that because of too long disappointment, he didn't hold on to his own search. Too much hope. Therefore, at a glance, his whole body is full of laziness, and the long sword hanging by his waist has been dragged down lazily, and the scabbard has even been dragged to the ground, rubbing against the ground, often making harsh sounds. If you are not only old in the rivers and lakes, but also a person who is familiar with the history of martial arts, you will know that this handsome and lazy middle-aged man was a very famous person seventeen years ago, and also a famous swordsman in the past, Wudang Mountain Spirit Kong Swordsman's personal disciple - Shi Phosphorus. If you are more familiar with the inside story, you still know a sad and touching story about him, but if someone knows this story, they just keep it deep in their hearts and dare not tell it. Because, in addition to Shi Phosphorus, this story is also related to the number one figure in today's martial arts—Spirit Snake Mao Nie. Anyone in the current martial arts who wants to offend Uncle Mao is asking for trouble for himself, and Ling Snake Maojie is most afraid of others telling this story. Time flies, at this time, it has been seventeen years since Qiu died alone. In these seventeen years, many things have happened naturally in the martial arts, but they have all disappeared in people's memory, like foam disappearing in water , didn't stir up even a little ripple, but—— Only Qiu Du still exists in everyone's hearts, because although he is dead, his remnant bones still occupy a very important position in the martial arts, this is something that has never happened in the martial arts for hundreds of years. Spirit Snake Maojie used Qiu Du's remnant bones to gain hegemony in the martial arts. Although he did not have his own family, his "remnant bones order" was regarded as the most precious treasure by the people in the martial arts. Those who are in trouble in the world must obey the orders of the "Remnant Bones Order". This "Remnant Bone Order" is made of Qiu Du's remains. The "Seven Swords and Three Whips" of the year are gone now. After Wang Yipeng broke his arm, his prestige is not as good as before. The "Remnant Bone Order" made by them all dominated the martial arts. Shi Phosphorus didn't care about these things. He wandered all over the world just to find Mao Bing, but for seventeen years, he traveled all over the east and west of the two rivers, the north and the south of the river, and even traveled all over the border. Ice is like a needle in the sea, never to be found again. So Shi Phosphorus also changed, he became withdrawn and unrestrained, which was completely different from his previous personality, and his mentor Lingkong Swordsman was very sad for this.Many people who knew him in Jianghu also deeply regretted him. It was spring, on the Jiangnan post road, horseshoes were in a hurry, and Shi Lin also returned to Jiangnan. Although his clothes were not gorgeous, they were extremely neat, which was extremely rare for a wanderer. He was riding lonely on a skinny horse, the horse's bridle was tied to the saddle, and he let the horse walk freely, but his eyes were browsing the pedestrians on Jiangnan Road, as well as the green forests and grasses that had grown up along the road , whispering slightly in his mouth: "Jiangnan is good, the scenery is familiar to me—" Jiangnan is the place he used to travel to. Suddenly, Zhengchen popped up—— Shi Lin looked over inadvertently, and there was a group of fast horses galloping in the distance. Anyone who dared to let their horses gallop on such a densely populated road, if it wasn't for official business, would be a warrior under the spirit snake Maojie, Shi Lin My heart moved, and I thought, "What happened?" The group of galloping horses came suddenly, and in the billowing dust, they couldn't see who they were on the horses, and they went away in a blink of an eye, leaving behind a cloud of yellow dust. Shi Phosphorus brushed the dust off his face in disgust, let the horse go forward, vaguely felt that there were two more riders behind him, and he didn't look back, because all these years, he and the people in the martial arts world have no grudges to speak of. Therefore, he doesn't need to keep an eye out for other people's plots as he used to. However, he couldn't help but listen to the voices of the two behind him that came with the wind—— "Spirit Snake has really hit the spot this time. Seeing that all ten of his disciples have been mobilized, I know he is in a hurry. Brother came from the north this time and heard about it at Baoding Mansion. According to this news, it is said that Boss Mao has spread the 'Remnant Bone Order', intending to use all his strength to deal with that boy." Another voice said "oh" and said, "I don't know much about this matter, but someone is looking for trouble with Boss Mao, isn't it a bit annoying?" "That's right!" said the person with the northern accent, "At first I thought that the man was not good at recruiting, but later I heard that although the man had just made his debut, he was still quiet, and he really had some tricks in his hands. Mao Boss’s bodyguard agency, no matter the guard’s bright bodyguard or dark bodyguard, he has a way to rob it.” After a short pause, he continued: “The most strange thing is that he robbed the bodyguard, but he didn’t take it away, but took it away. Silver and jewels are scattered all over the floor, and people can pick them up, but he himself doesn't want a penny." This man seems to be very talkative, with a northern accent and a loud voice, Shi Lin could hear it clearly, suddenly his heart moved, and he thought: "Could it be that someone is avenging Qiu Du?" Naturally, he thought of Mao Bing again. body, so he listened more attentively— "This person is a strange person, hey! According to you, does this person have something to do with the incident more than ten years ago?" He snorted, and then said: "When I was traveling in Shaanxi, I once had a relationship with Yuanyuan. One of Shuangjian's apprentices made good friends, and he told me that the master decided not to let it go like this, and there is such a sentence as "in ten years' time, blood for blood", I see. ——" He stopped quietly. The other person laughed and said: "You have heard that the wind is the temper of the rain. The man surnamed Qiu is dead, so what if he doesn't, not to mention that he has no children or apprentices, no close relatives and friends, even a bitter master is dead. No, who else will avenge him?" The other person snorted disapprovingly, and the person said again: "Ten years later, blood for blood, but now twenty years are almost here, to tell you the truth, the master who robbed Boss Mao's bodyguard, I heard it was a thirty-year-old man." A man of a few years old always walks alone. When he encounters injustice, he will take care of it. When he is done with it, he will leave a small golden sword as a token. People don't know his name, so they call him "Golden Swordsman" ’, buddies, you’ve been staying at home lately, you probably haven’t heard of this name yet, have you?” The other person smiled and said: "Who is like you, who runs outside all year like a madman, hey! Let me tell you, you are in your thirties, should you marry a wife?" The two of them laughed for a while, and if they talked any further, they would talk about meaningless things. Shi Lin slowed down his horse and let the two riders go over first, but he himself lowered his head and pondered, "Who is this golden swordsman? I thought he would be the child in Bingmei's womb, but he is already in his thirties, so it doesn't seem likely to be him." "A person in his thirties has just started to make his way in the rivers and lakes. There are only two situations. One is that he was late in learning the art, and it is too late to become an artist. The other is that he has already made it through the rivers and lakes. Now he has changed his face and appeared in another form, what kind of 'Golden Swordsman' is this?" He coughed, then thought about it: "What am I doing thinking about these things, anyway, these are none of my business." The scabbard jingled as the horse stepped on it, and he raised the sword a little bit.Looking up, he saw that it was getting late, and there was already a sunset glow in the west, so he hurried the horse a little. After entering Zhenjiang Mansion, he got off his horse, walked slowly while holding the rein, walked into an inn, handed the horse to the clerk, looked up, and saw a dart flag stuck on the door frame of the entrance, he couldn't help but smile. Frowning, he blamed himself for choosing the wrong place, but he had already entered and was too embarrassed to go out, so he had to choose a room at random. After the lights were turned on, as expected, the noise in the inn was harsh, and the guards in the guards were yelling and drinking, guessing and drinking, and even asked some fans to sing. Shi Lin's scalp exploded, and he pushed the door and went out. Although the courtyard was not as stuffy as it was inside, it was still as noisy. In addition, I live in a big city, so I am not afraid of robbers, so I can rest assured, of course, I have to have as much fun as I can, and they don't care if they disturb others. One of the reasons why they are so presumptuous is that Hu Zhihui, the head of the Ping An Escort Bureau, has a slick face and is a brother of "Master Mao", and has a very good relationship. In addition, this time, Hu Zhihui personally went out to run the dart, everyone. I am very relieved. Shi Lin couldn't stand arguing, the more noisy he was, the more annoyed he was, he didn't want to quarrel with others, so he went out, stood at the door of the inn, looking at the road paved with bluestone slabs, he felt much quieter in his heart. He looked casually, but saw a soft sedan chair stopped in front of the inn. He couldn't help but pay attention to it, because very few people walked on the river and lake in sedan chairs. The car is convenient, but the speed is too slow, but it is because the cost of taking a sedan chair is too high, and no one wants to waste this money. The sedan chair was placed on the ground smoothly, and a young man walked out, Shi Phosph frowned slightly, he thought that the person sitting in the sedan chair was either an injured person, an old man or a woman, but he didn't know it was a young man with a weak crown? "You're so delicate, why do you come out, just hide at home and be a young master." He glanced at the young man contemptuously, but his eyes lit up. Tall and straight, although she looks extremely beautiful, she doesn't have the slightest trace of makeup. Coupled with the well-proportioned and well-fitting clothes, she looks more comfortable and pleasing to the eye. When Shi Lin was young, he was also known as a "beautiful boy". Now when he saw this handsome boy, he felt a sense of pity for him, and he couldn't help but disappear most of the disgust he had just had. When the young man got off the sedan chair, the shop assistants immediately came up to greet him respectfully.How powerful the eyes of the shop guys must be, rich or poor, high or low, you can tell at a glance, this young man is dressed in gorgeous clothes, has an extraordinary manner, and is so grand, if the shop guys don't fawn on this kind of person, who will he curry favor with? Shi Lin watched the young man's back enter the store, turned around and saw a young beggar catching fleas by the light of the lantern in front of the inn, sighed secretly, the world is unfair, everywhere, this young man and this beggar, Is the fate of life, is it born like this? He Shi Shiran wandered on the road for a while, bought some drunk chicken sauce meat in the shop, and bought some wine, planning to get drunk tonight to relieve his worries. He doesn't like to drink in restaurants, because it is far worse than drinking in his own room. Freedom in life, but drinking is what needs freedom the most. He walked into the inn, laughing at himself, and now he has become an alcoholic. Loneliness and depression are the biggest reasons for his drinking. In any case, people are always in a happier state of mind when they are slightly drunk. He walked into the yard, and even the yard was full of people at this moment. He didn't know what was going on, and when he walked over to have a look, he saw a large group of people around a round table, throwing dice. These people were probably Thinking that the house was not spacious enough, they moved to the yard to gamble. Shi Phosphorus squeezed out again, closed the door, drank a few cups of stuffy wine by himself, and felt a little smug. Over the years, he has learned how to forget some things he shouldn't think about after drinking. The noise in the yard was getting louder and louder. He turned around the room twice, and couldn't help but pushed the door and walked out. He saw more and more people around the round table, and he couldn't help arousing his curiosity, and squeezed In the past, I saw a large pile of silver on the table, standing behind the silver, shaking the dice in his hand, was the handsome young man in gorgeous clothes. He was a little surprised, and looked at the handsome boy attentively. Someone beside him said, "He should lose this time, right? I don't believe that his idea is bigger than Old Wang's." Another person with pointed head and shoulders, a pair of mouse eyes, stared at the boy's hand tightly, and shouted: "One, two, three." He was hoping that the boy's idea would be one, two, three, stone Phosphorus smiled secretly and said, "This guy must be Lao Wang." The young man remained calm, put his hand away, and threw the six dice into the bowl of the sea, and the six dice were spinning in the bowl.Everyone's eyes followed suit, even Shi Phosphorus looked at it attentively, the six dice stopped one by one, with four points on the front, the last two dice were still rolling, and one was about to roll. When it stopped, it seemed to be a black dot, but for some reason, it was hit by another dice, and the two dice stopped at the same time. It was also "four o'clock", and it turned out to be a "full red leopard", which was all eaten. Everyone exclaimed, the old king's face was ashen, and the boy smiled and added a small pile of silver on the table to his big pile of silver. It was the first time in Shi Phosph's life that he saw someone roll a dice and roll six. A red four o'clock came, and I was dumbfounded. The old Wang probably lost everything, so he suddenly reached out and took out a dagger from the boot shaft. With a "snatch" sound, he stuck it on the table and shouted loudly: "I lost everything, I gambled!" If I lose a catty of flesh on my body, I will cut a catty of flesh from my body; if I win, you have to give me all the silver." He was in a hurry to lose, so he played a rogue, and the people standing around the table were all friends with Lao Wang, and they were all cheering for Lao Wang. It turned out that the young man was very good at playing, and he actually played such a guard. They won all their money, so everyone is naturally angry. The young man glanced at the knife, his face remained unchanged, and he said coldly: "One catty of meat is worth so much money, my friend, your meat is too valuable." Shi Phosphorus was also surprised when he heard the words, and thought: "I can't see that he has such courage." Sure enough, as soon as he said this, it immediately aroused public anger, and some people even scolded: "What the hell are you!" Lao Wang pulled up the dagger on the table, jumped onto the table with a swish, and shouted, "Do you want to bet?" If you don't bet, I will kill you. Shi Phosphate approached the young man secretly, he had a good impression of the young man, and was ready to rescue him if something happened, but the young man said indifferently: "Gambling is still forced, I don't want to gamble with you. What are you doing, do you want to work hard?" It was not vague at all. Shi Lin looked around just now, but he couldn't see any traits of a Lianjiazi on this young man. His two palms were white and tender, like the hands of a girl. Seeing how courageous he is now, he was worried about him. , On the one hand, I think this person is very cute. Old Wang's eyes widened with a fierce look, and he sternly shouted: "What's the matter if I fight with you?" Although he also saw that the young man's behavior was extraordinary, he seemed to be from a wealthy family, but when he encountered such a temper, he was an adult A desperado rolling on the tip of a knife, what can't he do? Holding the dagger, he gestured again, and shouted: "I'm barefoot, and you're afraid that you'll fail if you wear shoes?" The boy's eyes moved, as if he was a little scared, he took two steps back and said, "You want to be a robber!" But his eyes glanced at the door of the house. Shi Phosphorus smiled secretly: "This kind of frail scholar still can't help being fooled." With a little luck, he was ready to draw his sword to help. Lao Wang raised his knife in a gesture, but the back of his neck tightened suddenly. Someone grabbed his collar, grabbed him, and threw him from the table to the ground, falling on his back. Rolling on the ground, he got up, looked up, and quickly retracted the words he was about to scold. Shi Phosphorus turned his eyes around, seeing the fear on everyone's face, he couldn't help but look at it. After looking at that person, his eyes turned to him, and then quickly turned his head away. That man was a fat man, but not tall. He looked square, but he was a giant in the bodyguard industry—— Hu Zhihui, who was exquisite in appearance, was also the chief bodyguard of the Pingan Escort Bureau. Shi Lin was an old acquaintance with him, but he didn't appreciate him very much. Judging from his "eight-faced and exquisite" name, we can know the style of this man, but Shi Lin hates this style the most. So he turned his head, unwilling to greet him, Hu Zhihui yelled: "You idiot, do you want to play tricks after losing money?" But he walked over to greet Shi Phosphorus and said: "Brother Shi, I haven't seen you for so long, see you!" In the face of an old friend, without saying hello?" Shi Phosphorus turned his head helplessly, and said with a smile, "Who am I? So it's Brother Hu." 胡之辉哈哈笑道：“难得，难得，兄弟你还记得我。”他鼻子一动又笑道：“多年不见，兄弟你还是老样子，还学会了喝酒，好极了，今天我们可要喝上两杯。” 他笑声不绝，又向那少年道：“这位老弟台如果不嫌弃的话，也请来喝两杯，算是在下向阁下赔罪好吗？” 他虽然是征求别人同意的话，然而却说得像别人已答应了似的，又喝道：“替这位相公将桌上的银子收起来，以后你们要再像这样胡闹，我可就不答应了。” 倏然之间，又换了另外一种面目说话，石磷摇首暗叹：“这人实在是标准的小人。” 那少年微微一笑，道：“这些银子，阁下拿去给手下弟兄分了吧！”胡之辉一怔，眯着眼睛朝那堆银子看了一眼，那并不是——笔小数目，连胡之辉见了，都不觉心动。 他转动着胖脸上的细小眼珠，说着：“这怕不好意思吧。” 那少年含笑道：“戋戋之数，又算得了什么，阁下千万不要客气。” 胡之辉眼珠一转，哈哈笑道：“那就恭敬不如从命了，只是阁下却一定要赏光，和在下兄弟喝两杯。”那少年立刻道：“这个自然。”答应得非常干脆，像是心里非常乐意的样子。 石磷仔细打量这少年，觉得他实在有许多异处，像他这样年纪的人，说话举止绝不该这么老练，像有着很多处世经验似的。 于是石磷开始对这少年发生了兴趣，遂也没有拒绝胡之辉的邀请，交谈之下，那少年自称姓缪，名文，是粤东商人之子，此番是来江南开拓眼界的，石磷却有些怀疑，因为他并不像是个商人之子，再一注意，缪文言谈间似乎对胡之辉甚为拉拢，石磷更奇怪，因为他没有拉拢胡之辉的必要，也不会与这满身世俗气的胖子气味相投的。 胡之辉要缪文和他结伴而行，缪文也一口答应了，面上且露出喜色，石磷暗地猜测，认为这缪文必定有着什么企图，只是他也不知道这少年的企图究竟有些什么用意罢了。 这一来，可把石磷也吸引住了，他萍踪浪迹，本来就没有固定去处，第二日清晨，三人竟结伴同行，跟在一连串镖车后面。听着趟子手嘹亮的呼声，在江南山水中，石磷不觉有髀肉复生之感。 三人一路谈笑，缪文似乎对武林中事颇有兴趣，一路上不断地向石磷和胡之辉请教，谈起武林人物，胡之辉就伸起大拇指道：“论到武林人物，除了我大哥灵蛇毛臬之外，就不作第二人想了。” 缪文脸上露出一个奇怪的笑容，笑道：“第二人恐怕就是胡大哥了吧。” 胡之辉哈哈笑道：“兄弟还谈不上。”却是得意得很。 石磷冷眼旁观，越来越发现这少年的异处颇多，出手之豪阔，生像他家藏银山似的，胡之辉却茫然，只是不断地吹嘘着毛臬，当然，也不断地吹嘘着自己，缪文面带笑容，也总是留心倾听，虽然他的笑容有些古怪，但石磷却也注意得到。 镖车由镇江出城，经丹阳、武进往无锡去。这江南暮春的风光，缪文见了意兴神驰，的确是像第一次来到江南的样子。 胡之辉像是并不急着赶路，天还没有入黑，他就早早落店，这样走了三天，也没有走出多少路去，石磷心里奇怪，暗忖：“这哪里像走镖的样子。” 再过了一天，石磷又发现了一件奇事，原来镖车行时，两旁总有些虽然穿着商旅衣服，但一望而知是练家子的人，不即不离地跟在旁边，起先，他还以为这些是绿林道上踩盘子的，但后来一看，这些人虽然装着和胡之辉不认识的样子，但有意无意间，却不断地和胡之辉在打着眼色，比着手势。 石磷久走江湖，什么事没见过，但此刻的情形他却有些糊涂了，保镖本是光明正大的事，此刻他却怎地偷偷摸摸起来。 镖车离了丹阳之后，前面就是一段较为荒僻的路，石磷以为胡之辉一定会更早落店，哪知胡之辉却一反常态，竟催着镖伙、脚夫赶起夜路来了，石磷越发知道事有蹊跷，但却并不表露出来。 须知通常镖局走镖的道理，在通商要道上，赶赶夜路倒没有什么关系，但一入了荒凉的地方，总是乘亮找地方歇息，这当然也是防备绿林朋友的光顾，八面玲珑一向小心谨慎，做什么事都先要知道十拿九稳才肯出手，此刻恁地做，自然奇怪。 缪文却全然不懂这些，骑在马上，仰望天上星斗，极高兴地说道：“胡兄，我们早该在夜间赶路了，仰视繁星皓月，俯逆春风，岂非快事？” 石磷暗叹一声，忖道：“你真是个什么事都不懂的公子哥儿。” 又走了一段路，前面黑黝黝的一片，是个树林子，前行的趟子手兜回来，向胡之辉道：“前面的青纱帐很密，要不要先进去踩个道？” 胡之辉好整以暇地一挥马鞭，说道：“不必了。”回过头向缪文笑道：“我做事就是这样，从来不婆婆妈妈地顾忌。” 缪文一伸大拇指，笑道：“这正是英雄本色。” 话声未了，后面突然传来一阵急遽的蹄声，石磷回头去看，哪知那群马却不是向这个方向奔来，似乎绕了一个圈子。 他一耸肩，暗笑自己竟有些大惊小怪，但随着镖车后面经过那黑黝黝的树林时，他倒真有些担心，因为这里的确是绿林朋友出没的好地方，江南道上再想另找一处，却不太容易哩！ 他侧目一看胡之辉，在这种光线下，他的脸色根本无法看出来，但是他的手，却有些抖，那从被他握着的缰绳的颤动上可以看出来。 “毕竟他还是有些害怕的。”石磷忖道：“但是他既然害怕，却又为什么要如此做呢？” 石磷苦思，却不得其解。 他们暗中都捏着一把冷汗，但镖车却平平安安地走过去了，一点儿事也没有发生，一走出林子，胡之辉就长长叹了口气，像是心情已松懈了，但是在这叹息声中，却竟也隐含着一些失望的意味。 “这树林里可真闷得紧。”缪文笑道，马鞭一摇，鞭梢指向前途，问道：“怎地那边还有个小树林子？” 石磷随着他的手一看，前面果然又是黑黝黝的一片，也像是个树林的样子。 哪知他念头尚未转完，那片“树林子”竟动了起来，蹄声纷沓，原来前面竟是一群人马，黑暗中远远望去，自然分辨不清。 缪文笑道：“原来我看错了。”石磷却在担心，黑暗之中，聚着这么些人，除了上线开扒，还有什么别的意思？ 他有些为难，假如真遇上了事，他倒有些进退维谷，若是帮胡之辉的忙，他觉得有些不值得，若是不帮呢？自己和人家到底是一路，人家遇上事，自己袖手旁观，在情在理都说不过去。 那群人马来到近前，即倏然而住，但奇怪的是这些人竟不去理会前面走着的镖车，而径直走到八面玲珑胡之辉的面前。 胡之辉朗声一笑，道：“弟兄们辛苦了。” 那些人哄然道：“胡三哥，这是什么话。” 胡之辉道：“那叫金剑侠的小子，这次居然没有来，也算他走运了。”他长长一笑，又道：“上次江宁府的'南秀镖局'是不是就在这里出的事？” 一人答道：“一点也不错，就在这树林子里。” 他们一问一答，石磷恍然大悟：“原来他们这是做好的圈套，来诱那金剑侠入彀的。我倒是又作了杞人之忧了。” 胡之辉又道：“前途想已不会有事，明日晚间就可到了，各位无事，不妨随兄弟我到无锡，将镖交待了，大伙儿痛饮一场。” 那群人共有九骑，个个都是窄腰熊臂的精壮汉子，两只眼睛在黑暗中，自然一闪一闪地，显见得都是武功不弱的练家子。 那为首一人，身材瘦削，双日神采更是夺人，在马上一抱拳，笑道，“胡三哥的盛情，小弟们心领了，只是小弟们却要马上赶回去，毛大哥恐怕还另有差遣吧？” 胡之辉“哦”了一声，笑道：“毛大哥如有事，弟兄们还是赶紧回去，可千万别忘了代我问大哥的好。” 那群骑士在哄然称是，又有人道：“要不要我们先将胡三哥送到地头再回去？” 胡之辉笑道：“弟兄们把哥哥我看得太不值钱啦，前面那一点儿路，难道我还闯不过去？” 那群骑土哄然声中，赶着马从另一方向走了。胡之辉得意地挥动着手中的马鞭，笑道：“在江南路上，有人想动我兄弟的镖，那招子是太不亮啦。” 石磷笑问道：“那些骑士是谁？” “纵横江湖的'铁骑神鞭队'，就是我那班弟兄了。”胡之辉得意地说，侧目回顾，诧然问道：“缪文缪兄弟呢？” 石磷一看，本来始终坐在马上微笑的缪文，此刻果然不知去向了，他一惊，缪文手无缚鸡之力，在这黑夜荒林中走失了，倒的确可虑，不禁皱着眉道：“我也没有注意到他。”想到缪文一路上坐在马上摇晃不定的样子，双眉不禁皱得更紧。 “缪兄不善骑马，身体又单薄，如果出了事，倒真是我们的过失。”石磷不禁有些后悔，方才注意力都放在那班骑土身上，竟没有看到缪文的动态。 胡之辉也有些着急，道：“石兄，我们找找他去。”石磷嗖地下了马，向林中掠去。 他们两人展开身法，在附近掠了半圈，蓦地听到几声连续的惨呼，石磷面色突变，低喝道：“胡兄，快过去看看！” 他猛一长身，掠起如雁，胡之辉也跟了上去，在这种地方，就可以看出石磷武当嫡传的心法果自不凡，“嗖、嗖”几个起落，已将八面玲珑胡之辉丢下一箭多地。胡之辉急呼：“石兄弟慢些。” 石磷心中焦急，展开“八步赶蝉”的绝顶轻功，在这密林里搜索着惨呼发生的地点，胡之辉身形虽臃肿，但他在武林中亦颇有声名，轻功亦不弱，紧跟在后面，却听得石磷也发出一声惊呼。 胡之辉颇想拉拢这一掷千金无吝啬的富家公子——缪文，听到石磷的惊呼，以为缪文发生了什么事，嗖地，也跟了过去。 他看着石磷发愕地背着他站着，再一纵身，看到地上的景况，也不由发出一声惨呼，真气猛一涣散，竟不能再掠起身形，颓然落在地上。 地上凌乱地躺着九具尸身，却正是那群“铁骑神鞭队”。胡之辉面如死灰，低语道：“这……这……”下面的话竟说不下去。 有一具尸身低微地呻吟了一下，想是还没有完全气绝，胡之辉倏然掠过去，俯身着急地说道：“怎么回事？怎么回事——”那人眼睛已突出眶外，满面俱是惊惧之色，张开嘴，想说什么，但一口气提不上来，眼皮一翻，也自气绝了。 胡之辉惨然回顾，这些灵蛇毛臬的死士，纵横江湖的“铁骑神鞭队”里的九个好手，竟在这一段极短的时间里，同时被人杀了，竟没有一个活口。 八面玲珑缓缓站了起来，仰天长叹了口气，惨然道：“这会是什么人？难道又是'金剑侠'吗？”他深知这些“铁骑神鞭骑士”的武功，但居然在同时被杀，简直有些匪夷所思。 石磷也俯下身，将尸身搬起来看了看，身上竟没有一处伤痕，再看别人，也是一样，这九人竟是被人点了极重的穴道而毙命的，有人手伸在腰间，像是想撤出腰中的长鞭，但鞭尚未撤出，已被制，石磷也不禁长嘘了一口气，暗忖：“当今武林中，能有这种身手的人，会是谁呢？”于是他替自己解释着：“这也许不是一个人干的，假如是九人一齐下手，来对副这九个骑士，那么这件事情就可以解释了。” 胡之辉失去了脸上惯有的笑容，愕了许久，突地神智一动，忙喝道：“石兄弟，快走！”身形倏然窜了出去，他怕中了别人调虎离山之计，自己跑到这里，人家却去劫镖了。 是以他赶紧赶去，他却未想到，此人若要动他的镖，就算他人在那里，又有何用？像他这付身手，比起人家来，还差得远呢。 胡之辉身形暴退，几个起落，石磷已追上了，两人并肩掠出林外，林外的镖车仍安静地排列在黑夜里，一人道：“两位兄台到哪里去了？”石磷一看，那人不是失踪了的缪文是谁？ 石磷连忙掠了过去，道：“缪兄到哪里去了？倒教小弟着急。”语声虽是埋怨，但却有着十分真实的友情，缪文的脸色，在夜色中不安地变化了一下，似乎也被这份友情所动。 但是他立刻恢复了笑容，这年青的少年像是准备将所有的情感都埋藏起来似的，淡然笑道：“不瞒兄台说，小弟实在不能骑马，这几天来两条脚痛疼不已，今天赶了这么多路，更是难受，方才乘空去松弛了一下，现在倒觉好些了。” 石磷一笑，想起以前他是坐轿子的，道：“缪兄如果想游历中原，坐在轿子里怎么行？” 缪文道：“对极！对极！”人家无论说什么话，他总是附和，至于他心里在想着什么，却只有他自己知道了。 胡之辉也走了过来，连声道：“幸好镖车无事，我们快些离开这是非之地吧。”对那九具尸身，竟置之不理了。 石磷心中一寒，忖道：“这八面玲珑的确是个只顾自己，自私自利的小人。” 但是他却不说什么，这些年来，他已养成了这种脾气，有些话他认为不值得说的，他就不说，有些事他认为不值得做的，他就不做，少年时的任性，现在也已消磨殆尽了。 镖车立刻启行，不到一个时辰，就赶到前途的一个小镇上，胡之辉已是惊弓之鸟，赶紧落店，还招呼镖伙，不准喝酒闹事，石磷暗笑：“这大概是他第一次发出这命令吧。” 胡之辉叫别人不准喝酒，可他自己还是照喝不误，在这小镇上，又这么晚了，哪里找得到什么吃食，他胡乱弄了些豆干、花生米、鸭头之类的东西来，挑亮了灯，拉着石磷和缪文边谈边吃。 缪文看着那些食物笑了笑，起身出去转了一趟，又回来坐下拿起酒来浅浅啜着，倒是不坏的竹叶青，不一会，店里的小二端进两个盘子来，胡之辉一看，盘子里竟是两只烧鸡。 石磷暗忖：“这缪文倒是懂得花钱的人。” 胡之辉哈哈笑道：“还是缪兄弟有办法。”撕开一只鸡腿，大吃起来，对方才那九具面带惊恐的尸身，似乎已经忘得千干净净了。 石磷却忘不了，问道：“那'铁骑神鞭队'的大名，小弟近年来也常听到过，据说神鞭骑士，武功个个不弱，而且是支正义之军，专门排解江湖上的纠纷，此刻怎地——”他止住了话，因为他知道如果再说下去，就会伤及别人的颜面。 缪文似乎非常好奇地问道：“什么是'铁骑神鞭队'呀？” 胡之辉此时已有些醺然，笑道：“这'铁骑神鞭队'，在武林中真可说得上是赫赫有名，全队一百二十个骑士不说，队长就是当今武林的第一号英雄——我的毛大哥。”他得意地大笑了几声，突然想到这“赫赫有名”的神鞭队，今夜已不明不白地死了九个，得意的话，再也说不下去了。 天时本晚，他们挑灯夜谈，时间过得真快，缪文的脸色在二更时似乎略为变了一下，但瞬即恢复常态，胡之辉却已沉沉大醉，缪文和石磷也像有了八分醉意，话都说不周全了。 第二天早上，这小镇竟发生了一件奇事，这件奇事使得小镇上贫苦的人物，脸上泛起多年来未有的笑容，然而胡之辉在听到这件奇事之后，不但酒意完全消退，而且多年来未曾流下的眼泪，都几乎流了出来。 原来这小镇大大小小的街道上，高高低低的荒地里，隔不了多远就有一锭五十两重的元宝，总算起来，竟有十万两。 看到这银子的人，谁不赶快捡回家去，这件奇事立刻哄传全镇，害得没有捡到银子的人，今后几年连走路都不敢抬头，因为怕错过捡银子的机会。有一个秀才，此后十年里竟在地上捡到七十九枚制钱，八百二十六个钮子，一百三十七个扇穗，弄得背也弯了，但却再也没有捡到五十两一锭的元宝，闲言表过不提。 胡之辉听了这“奇事”，吓得立刻从床上跳了起来，赶到放银鞘的房间里，银鞘仍在，但里面的银子，却一锭也没有了。 他仿佛被暴雷所轰，周身都软了下来，侧首一望，只见看守银鞘的镖伙，都倚在墙上沉沉睡熟了，走过去“啪”“啪”打了两个耳光，却发现这些镖伙都是被人点了睡穴，再一看，墙角金光灿烂，掠过去，取起一看，那竟是一枝纯金打造的小剑。 十万两银子，在一夜之中全数失踪，而且已分别收到这小镇里每一家人家最下面的那口箱子里，再也别想拿得回来了。