Chapter 7 The Seventh Chapter: Strange People Appear Everywhere

Both Guan Ning and Wu Buyun felt a little bit drunk, now they raised their whips and went on the road, the horses and chariots galloped even faster.Although Guan Ning felt that he had a lot of things in his heart that he wanted to talk to Wu Buyun, but the sound of the car was so loud that even if he said it, people would not be able to hear him, so he had to keep these words in his stomach. The winter night in the north came very early, and when the clouds merged, Guan Ning looked up, and there seemed to be lights in the shadowy buildings in front of him.He knew that there must be a big town in front of him, but although he lived in the capital, he didn't know what the place name of this small town was, let alone how far it was from his destination. , The carriage galloped another few zhang, only to hear a "hoo", a snowstorm came oncoming, and in the deep night, two healthy horses rushed out suddenly.

The two horses were coming in such a hurry, it was really like a flash of lightning, Guan Ning was startled, he thought he was going to go through the same mistakes as he had just collided with the young Wu Buyun, he yelled, and tightened the reins, who knows In the blink of an eye, the two horses passed by, and amidst the sound of Dede's hooves, there was a sound of laughter and cursing from afar. "Cowardly boy, what are you afraid of, the man won't bump into you." His voice was high-pitched, with a native Shaanxi accent, and he was obviously a powerful martial artist from Yanzhao.

Guan Ningwei was determined, his sword eyebrows raised slightly, and he turned his head and said: "Brother Wu, can you see what those two people just now look like?" Unexpectedly, where his eyes moved, he saw Wu Buyun's head bowed deeply, and the brim of the felt hat on his head was pulled even lower. When he heard Guan Ning's words, he didn't lift his head, but just let out a low snort in his nostrils. , said in a deep voice: "It's better not to care about other people's affairs." Guan Ning couldn't help being stunned, he didn't know how this young man who was so proud and arrogant became so swallowed at this moment, he was stunned for a while, and the carriages and horses moved forward slowly.

Unexpectedly—their carriage was moving forward, two healthy horses rushed out in the night, these two horses seemed to be coming more quickly, Guan Ning took the reins, the riders on these two horses were indeed very vigorous , unexpectedly passed by the gap on the side of Guan Ning's car.At this moment, Guan Ning stared intently, and saw the knights on the two horses, dressed in brocade and satin, with beards all over their faces. Although they couldn't see their faces and expressions clearly in the night, it was enough to see their fierceness.The men and horses went away, but their angry shouts could be heard again.

"Are you looking for death? Two cars are walking side by side on the road, if it wasn't for..." Although the sound of the wind and snow made their cursing gradually disappear, Guan Ning couldn't help being furious. He turned his head away, waiting for the scolding, but he saw Wu Buyun's head hanging down as if his eyes moved. He got even lower, took up the reins without saying a word, and drove forward over Guan Ning's carriage, as if he obeyed the order and dared not walk side by side. Guan Ning was startled and angry, he didn't take this boy Wu Buyun's attitude seriously at the moment.

Suddenly - a gust of wind and snow blew past, and two healthy horses came galloping ahead. These two horses, one on the left and the other on the right, passed by the side of Guan Ning's car with whips.In the night, I saw the knight on the horse, also dressed in a gorgeous brocade outfit, with a bearded face, a fierce expression, and vigorous acrobatics. He was actually cast in the same mold as the two knights walking forward. of. Although Guan Ning was slightly drunk, he couldn't help but clear his mind at this moment, raised his whip and rushed up, walked to Wu Buyun's car, turned around, and asked in a deep voice: "Brother Wu, can you tell These six horses are walking very strangely? They clearly came all the way, but they have to divide into three groups, and the clothes on the horses don’t look like good people..."

He eloquently said that he felt that his experience in the world was much different from what it used to be, and he could tell the strangeness of the matter at a glance. Unexpectedly, before he finished speaking, Wu Buyun suddenly snorted again, and said in a deep voice: "It's better not to worry about other people's affairs. Didn't you hear that?" He still lowered his felt hat and didn't lift his head.He didn't even look at the six healthy horses that passed by just now, and he didn't seem to hear their scolding at all. But at this moment, when he said this to Guan Ning again, his tone seemed to be very restless.After hearing this, Guan Ning was both uncomfortable and angry. He was stunned for a while, but Wu Buyun seemed to be talking to himself: "Why is there only Liuqi...there are two more... oh..."

The sound of stepping on the snow and the sound of the wheels made it difficult to hear his tone clearly, but Guan Ning was surprised that a person like him had an unusual expression and behavior, and he thought to himself: "Could it be that he Do you know the origin of the six cavalry just now? Could it be that he doesn't want to see them? Could it be that the six cavalry are his enemies? But...but what did he mean by what he was talking to himself just now?" He thought about it, but couldn't get an answer. He sighed inwardly, and thought to himself: "This man met me by chance, so why should I bother to guess his affairs? Alas! I have enough troubles about myself. But ... The origin of this person is indeed a bit strange, I think he, like me, must have some unresolvable worries in his heart."

While thinking about it, their two carts had already set foot on a bluestone-paved street in this small town. Although it was not too late at this moment, the morning market in this small town was closed, and there were few pedestrians. All the shops have been closed, except for one wine shop, which emits the aroma of wine and the sound of laughter and laughter from time to time, adding a bit of life to this small town that is about to hide in death. The two had their own concerns, and neither of them said anything. Seeing that they had reached the end of the street, Wu Buyun suddenly turned around and said, "I probably won't be able to make it to Miaofeng Mountain tonight, even if we can—"

He suddenly stopped talking, let out a long sigh, and continued, "Let's rest here for the night, shall we?" At this moment, his tone became extremely calm again. Although he no longer called Guan Ning "Your Excellency" or "Brother", but But it seems very close.Guan Ning showed his face with a smile and said, "Listen to your respect." But Wu Buyun reined in the reins quickly, jumped out of the car, asked a passerby on the side of the road a few words in a low voice, got on the car and walked forward, turned around, and said loudly: "There are only two people in this Wangpingkou town. An inn is not far ahead."

Guan Ning let out an "oh", and suddenly knew in his heart that this small town was Wang Pingkou. "When you get to Wangpingkou, Miaofeng Mountain will not be too far away." He lifted his spirits and looked up. There was a white powder wall at the corner in front of him. The four big characters written on the wall were indeed "Anping Inn". There were lights in the inn, of course—but the door was closed.It was the first time Guan Ning saw the inn closed so early. He frowned slightly, jumped out of the carriage, turned around and said, "Let's knock on the door." Wu Buyun seemed to hesitate for a while, but Guan Ning had already knocked on the door.This time when he re-entered the arena, he had already decided in his heart that if he didn't solve all the troubles, he would never go home again, because his heart was full of boiling blood and arrogance, and he was about to use this blood He is heroic, wandering in the rivers and lakes, and making a career out of it.This state of mind is quite different from the mood he had when he traveled last time, so his actions at this moment are also completely different from those in the past. He knocked on the door very loudly, but there was no response from the inn for a long time.His heart moved, and he thought to himself: "Could it be that something happened in this inn too?" You must know that all the things he has encountered these days are beyond the normal track, so his thoughts on people and things at the moment are not in the normal track. I don't know-- While he was talking automatically, a waiter rubbing his eyes, opened the door as if he had just woken up, and muttered: "Guest officer, it's so late, it's cold outside! Hurry up and get in the car! " This sleepy-eyed shop waiter, this invariable cliché, broke all the uneasy thoughts in Guan Ning's heart, he couldn't help laughing secretly at his fuss, and drove the car into the door.The door of the inn is always so wide, he can drive the cart in without any trouble, turn around and look, but Wu Buyun is still standing outside the door, seems to be thinking about something. When Wu Buyun slowly drove the cart in, the waiter in the shop seemed impatient, and kept urging: "It's so cold outside, if there is anyone in the cart, please get out, if there is anyone Goods, please take it down too. The house here is guaranteed to be spacious, if the two of you—” Wu Buyun snorted coldly, and said: "Take us to see the house first, there is no one and no goods in the car." The waiter in the store let out a long "Oh", Guan Ning's heart moved, and he thought to himself: "It's better that he does things carefully." Followed the waiter around the shop, but saw that every room in this inn was closed with doors and windows, and there was no light at all. I don't know if there is no one living there, or the people inside are already asleep.Seeing Wu Buyun's face full of wariness, he followed him to the last room across the courtyard. Guan Ning smiled secretly and thought: "So this person is just like me when things happen, and he makes a lot of fuss. Think about this small country inn. In the midst of this, what would be worth his precautions?" Stepping into the courtyard, the lights in the guest room are actually on, making the small courtyard dim. Walking up the steps, he shook off the snowflakes all over his body, but Wu Buyun pushed the door straight and walked in.Guan Ning turned his eyes, but saw that the shop waiter's face was full of sleep, and now he was looking at him with a sly smile. Guan Ning's heart skipped a beat, and he felt that the shop waiter pushed his shoulder behind him, coldly He shouted coldly: "My friend, you also go in." Guan Ning was startled, knowing that something extraordinary had happened to him today, he leaned forward and rushed into the room, only to hear a deep and muddy voice saying coldly: "It's very good, it's very good, here we go again." Two fat sheep." Guan Ning raised his eyebrows, looked up, and saw three candles lined up on the Eight Immortals table facing him in the room. On the table were several bright swords, shining brightly in the light of the candles. Beside the table were five burly men wearing leather jackets backwards. The deep and muddy voice came from one of the men with a scar on his face and an open leather collar. As soon as this scene entered Guan Ning's eyes, he suddenly realized: "This is robbery." Turning his eyes around, he saw Wu Buyun was still standing by the door without saying a word, with his head down. On both sides of the door, there were also two men with sharp knives standing one by one, looking at him intently. Own.Looking again, on the chairs against the wall in the room, there were three fat businessmen in leather jackets sitting in a row, their faces were full of horror, and their bodies seemed to be trembling uncontrollably, shaking even the chairs sitting under them. They all moved rustlingly. Next to the three fat businessmen who couldn't stop shaking was an extremely thin man. Standing beside these fat businessmen, comparing the two, Guan Ning only felt that this man was so thin that he had never seen it in his life. Coupled with the black satin shirt he was wearing, at first glance, he felt that this person was extremely wretched.He sat motionless on the chair, looked up at Guan Ning, and then lowered his head again, like a black lamb waiting to be slaughtered. Guan Ning looked away from the thin man, but suddenly his eyes lit up.On the other side of the coffee table next to the thin man, there was a young woman covered in robes sitting on her head, with a "Bodhisattva veil" combed on her head. There were three strands of hair, the bottom one was like Like a cicada's wing, it clings tightly to her jade-white pink neck, while the second strand is slightly higher than the pair of pearl earrings behind her ears, with two round and small wings protruding from the left and right. Naturally, the third strand is on top of the second strand, and it is also rounded, and also protrudes obliquely from the left and right sides. If you look at it from behind, it looks like a four-winged dragonfly.But Guan Ning, standing in front of her at the moment, feels like the cloud on the head of a fairy, coupled with her full head of emeralds, green eyebrows like green hills, and bright eyes like autumn water, her beauty is really indescribable. Guan Ning never expected to meet such a person at this time and place, and his eyes were fixed for a long time.The young woman glanced at Guan Ning, and then she frowned and lowered her eyes.However, Guan Ning's heart was already hot, and he felt an indescribable feeling in the young woman's gaze, so he quickly avoided her gaze, and even the little servant girl behind her didn't dare to turn her head to take another look. In the opposite corner, there are two old men in fine clothes and brocade clothes, each holding a pipe in his hand, the pipe is emerald green, it seems to be made of emerald jade.The two old men sat on the chairs with expressionless faces, making it impossible to guess what they were thinking. Beside the old man is a wandering monk.The monk was wearing a shabby gray cassock, and sat with his palms folded and his head bowed.Among the whole room, only the outsider seemed to have the calmest expression because he had no possessions and was not afraid of being robbed by others. Guan Ning glanced across the room, although his eyes moved very slowly, it was only a matter of an instant. The burly man who spoke earlier, stared coldly at Guan Ning twice with his sharp eyes, snorted coldly, and said rudely: "Although sheep are sheep, they are not fat, which makes me worry about you." Bai wasted some time." He slammed the table and stood up. Although Guan Ning already felt that this person was extremely strong, he still couldn't help being surprised at this tall figure, this person's stature was still intimidating.Guan Ning is known as an elder among his friends, but compared with this person, he is still too short.But the palm that this person slapped on the table was loud, but not startling. Guan Ning squinted slightly, and secretly glanced at Wu Buyun again, only to see that his head was lowered even more, and he didn't care at all. With the appearance of resistance, I couldn't help wondering: "Aren't we also going to be bullied by these bandits?" You must know that he is already eager to try at this moment, and wants to drive these robbers away with his own skills, and save these "fat sheep" in the house who are tied up and have no resistance. Zhu Cui, a charming young woman, was even more proud in her heart, even if his martial arts were not as good as these robbers, he would fight for it. But Wu Buyun's mood at the moment made him very suspicious.After a little hesitation, the burly man sternly shouted again: "Brother, why did you call your friends here in the middle of the night—hehe, I think all of my friends are also blind eating wontons. There are many." He flaunted such a sentence that he thought was extremely funny, as if he was extremely proud, raised his thick eyebrows, and laughed a few times, the laughter suddenly stopped, his eyes turned, and the two men sitting beside him immediately followed Laughed out loud.The burly man snorted coldly, and said again: "A bachelor doesn't rub the sand in his eyes, brother asks himself if his eyes are not blind. Once I see you, I know that you are not poor, hehe - not only are you not poor, but you are all poor." He is a very rich man, so I don't hesitate to take a lot of risks. In this town of Wangpingkou, hehe...haha, my brother has always listened to the words of the saints and knows that good opportunities must never be missed. Rich people, they will live in this dilapidated temple-like inn in this small town of Wangpingkou today. It is really God who wants to help me, Iron King Kong, to make me rich, brother, how can I live up to God’s love What about the kindness?" He said this in one breath, and the more he said it, the more he felt satisfied. He slapped the table with a "bang", and laughed again.This time, the two men standing at the door and the four big men sitting at the table also immediately burst into laughter. When Guan Ning saw it, he was annoyed, but also amused, bent his elbow slightly, and secretly bumped into Wu Buyun's rib, but Wu Buyun didn't seem to feel it at all, and still stood with his head bowed. This burly man, a veritable "Iron King Kong", raised his thick eyebrows, laughed and said: "There are a total of more than ten people in this house, and brothers only have more than ten people. In this house, But there are only six of them. My brother, I, Iron King Kong, is famous in the Lianghe area. Although it is famous and shiny, but—hehe—haha, you may not know it, so you will..." When he said this, Wu Buyun's extremely low and slight voice suddenly sounded in Guan Ning's ear: "Don't move around, this place is full of..." When Wu Buyun said this, he immediately stopped talking, still stood with his head down, motionless. Guan Ning was even more suspicious, and was stunned for a while, only to see that the "Iron King Kong" was still saying: "...so brother, I will show it to you now, so that you will not feel too wronged even though you lose your money. Hehe—— - I, Iron King Kong, have always been beautiful in doing things, although I can do it now, but - haha, I still want to make everyone more comfortable." After a pause, the smug burly man suddenly stretched out his hand to pick up a fast folding iron knife on the table, flicked his wrist, the knife lighted up, and with a "swipe", pointed at the three candles placed side by side on the table. After cutting it off, the light of the knife flashed like lightning, and the light of the candle was still bright. The sharp knife in the hand of "Iron King Kong" actually stayed less than three inches in front of the throat of a big man beside the table. I can't help shaking. Guan Ning's heart trembled, and he thought to himself: "Sure enough, there are many good men in the grass. Although this man is reckless, his sword skills are amazing." Looking around, the people in the four seats were trembling, still lowering their eyes, and clasped their palms together, and no one moved, but this "Iron King Kong" laughed and said: "Everyone is rich! People probably don't know the benefits of brother's sword technique, but—" He turned his eyes, glanced at the men beside him, and said: "Brothers, you have all practiced martial arts for three days, you should know the benefits of my brother's saber technique!" The voice became clearer, and those big men immediately said loudly: "Tall, really high, big brother's sword skills are really good." A man stood up gently, gently stretched out his palm, and with his index and middle fingers, gently pinched the candle in front of him—— The candle was actually broken in two. "Iron King Kong" laughed a few times, the man picked up half of the candle, burned the broken part with fire, and put it on lightly, then picked up the other two candles, burned them, and connected them, Fang Zi slapped his hands and said with a big laugh: "It's not difficult to cut the candle with one knife. I, Ma Lao Er, can do it. But after cutting the candle with one knife, the candle's light will not go out, and the candle will not fall down. What a coincidence, what a coincidence." Hurry up—hehe, tell me Ma Laoer to practice for another ten years, ah, but it’s impossible.” He shook his head and praised, but Guan Ning secretly laughed in his heart, thinking: "This man's surname is Ma, and he is really good at flattering." On the other hand, he secretly said: "It's just that the 'Iron King Kong' sword technique is really good. It’s also amazing, I’m afraid I’m no match for this person!” You must know that Guan Ning doesn't know the depth of his martial arts at this moment, so it is inevitable to have this thought.There was a pause in Ma Laoer's speech, and the "Iron King Kong" suddenly raised his wrist, and the knife light flashed again, and with a "poof", the fast folding iron knife in his hand flew out of his hand, impartially Inserted on the roof beam in the house. "Iron King Kong" looked up to the sky and laughed wildly again, the second horse immediately said loudly: "Just relying on our elder brother'Shen Saber Hand Iron King Kong', it is not wrong to ask everyone to spend some money!" Guan Ning turned his gaze, and the expressions of the people in the room remained unchanged, only the three businessmen seemed to be trembling even more with the fat on their bodies. "Iron King Kong" looked up to the sky and laughed a few times, the laughter stopped again, and suddenly said coldly: "It's so cold, everyone, take out your money earlier, it's time to go to bed." Turning his eyes to the young woman in Luo Yi, his tone became even more frivolous, and he said: "Especially this lady, who was born so delicate, if her body is frozen to death—hehe—haha, I'm 'Iron King Kong' ' But I can't afford it." The young woman in Luo Yi frowned and closed her eyes, her head drooped slightly, and she didn't even move the bead rings on her ears.The little servant girl in green behind her seemed to raise her willow eyebrows slightly, but when she turned her eyes, she also lowered her head, still standing by the young woman's side, also in an extremely weak state. This subtle change in her expression happened to be noticed by Guan Ning, and he couldn't help being moved.Seeing that "Iron King Kong" kept laughing, he strode out, turned his eyes around, laughed and said: "Everyone is not rich, but also a very good person. Brothers have nothing to do tonight, but you are entertaining brothers." After such a long time, it’s a bit outrageous that brother doesn’t do anything now.” Those three fat businessmen shook even more and lowered their heads even lower, how could they answer? The expression on the face of "Iron King Kong" suddenly shivered, full of coldness, and in an instant, the "Iron King Kong" who was still smiling turned into a face full of murderous intent, and slowly continued: "But what do you bring?" There are three suitcases here, but there are only some clothes in them, and you must have all your silver with you." The three fat businessmen still hung their heads, "Iron King Kong" raised his thick eyebrows, and suddenly pulled one of them straight up, while the other's huge palm like a cattail fan searched his whole body, and suddenly laughed. , Untied a belt about half a foot wide from the waist of the businessman whose face was ashen-colored from fright, and said with a smile: "So it's all here!" Untie the belt and take a look, there are indeed banknotes in the middle of the belt. He laughed maniacally and shook his wrist, the fat businessman seemed to have no more strength in his body, and fell down on the chair with a "poof".Ma Laoer had already followed up, took the belt and put it on the table. "Iron King Kong" sneered, and said, "Do you two still want brothers to do it yourself?" Guan Ning stood in front of the door without moving, but felt very uneasy in his heart.The words Wu Buyun said beside him earlier made him not take any action until now. At this moment, he couldn't help feeling dissatisfied, anxious, and suspicious in his heart, and secretly said in surprise: "Although Wu Buyun is young, he is not a timid person. What is his intention for doing this right now?" ? This 'Iron King Kong' is so domineering and arrogant, I really should fight him. Seeing how he treats others, if he is rude to that woman, so what? What's more--I still have that book in my arms How could the secret book be searched by him!" The more he thought about it, the more he felt that he shouldn't just sit back and watch. Looking up, he saw that Wu Buyun had already retreated to the corner of the door, standing with his head bowed, while the "Iron King Kong" had taken the purses of the other two fat businessmen. , took it over, put it on the stage, turned around and walked in front of the thin man in black, stretched out his hand to touch the clothes on his body, said "hee", shook his head and sighed: "The clothes that brother is wearing , the material is really good! My brother has never worn this kind of clothes in his life—” Shaking his head again, he sighed, "Unfortunately, it's too small! It's too small——" His eyes froze again, and he said in a deep voice: "It's just that there is a lot of silver in Xiongtai's luggage, so there must be some valuable things on Xiongtai's body, right?" The thin man in black stood up, his eyes turned around slowly, a smile that seemed to be full of sarcasm appeared on the corner of his mouth, he walked to the Eight Immortals table without saying a word, and took out a The emerald jade snuff bottle, several silver bills, and several ingots of gold ingots were gently placed on the table, then turned around and walked back to his seat, sat back without saying a word, closed his eyes and regained his composure. Seeing his demeanor, "Iron King Kong" couldn't help being taken aback for a moment, picked up the snuff bottle and rubbed it for a while, then praised himself with a smile: "It's really a good thing, a good thing, it's worth it just for this." A thousand taels of silver." After a pause, he laughed wildly again, and said loudly: "Brothers, I already knew that today's transaction is not small. Just watch, there are still valuable things behind." He strode up to the young woman in Luo Yi—— The body of the young woman in Luo Yi moved slightly, she stepped back, and the ring on her head made a "jingle". This noble and beautiful young woman's figure only moved slightly, and the beauty of her posture was enough to dazzle people's eyes. In an instant, Guan Ning's blood boiled, he felt that no matter what, he should never see such a woman being insulted by such a vulgar and reckless man. He raised his sword eyebrows slightly, and rushed forward recklessly, but someone pulled the corner of his clothes suddenly behind him, and Wu Buyun's soft and deep voice sounded in his ears, saying: "Don't move!" He moved his footsteps lightly, and finally stopped, he felt the gaze of the young woman in Luo Yi sweeping towards him lightly, his face turned red, he felt that it was not a manly behavior to shrink back like this, he felt ashamed in his heart, Then he lowered his head slowly. I don't know-- Suddenly, an incomparably beautiful voice resounded, slowly saying word by word: "What are you going to do?" Guan Ning was so surprised that he couldn't help but look up.I saw the young woman in Luo Yi raised her head, facing the "Iron King Kong" who looked like a giant, she said slowly: "What are you going to do?" She asked a few questions in a row, but the "Iron King Kong" was stunned, as if unable to speak. After a long while, Fang Zi laughed loudly and said, "Little lady, what am I going to do? Don't you know?" Ma Laoer clapped his hands together, walked over with his shoulders shrugged, and said with a smile: "Don't you know what our eldest brother wants? But—hehe, if you...if...hehe, Not only does our elder brother not want your jewelry and silver, but maybe even give you two. Our elder brother is famously generous! If you don’t believe me, hee, just ask Little Jindai in Beijing.” The second horse was full of flattering smiles and foul words, Guan Ning raised his eyebrows and was furious in his heart, but he saw the young woman in Luo Yi raised her head, her expression on a delicate face that was happy and angry, her expression didn't change at all, and she stretched out her spring desire With a slender hand folded, he gently brushed his hair on the temples, and said again: "Is this statement true or false?" "Iron King Kong" was stunned again, Fang Zi laughed and said, "Of course it's true, who can lie to you?" The young woman in Luo Yi suddenly covered her mouth and burst out laughing, the ring on her head jingled. "Iron King Kong" stared blankly at her, and couldn't help shouting: "Little lady, what are you laughing at?" The young woman in Luo Yi didn't stop laughing, and said softly, "It's you I'm laughing at!" This young woman is as beautiful as a fairy, and her smile is even more dazzling.This "Iron King Kong" was born in a rough place, how many times have he seen such a beautiful woman?How many times have you heard such a beautiful laughter?Before he knew it, he was stunned. The previous aggressive and domineering look was gone at this moment. He stared blankly at the young woman and said slowly: "Is it me you are laughing at? What am I to be funny about?" Seeing his expression, Guan Ning couldn't laugh or cry in his heart. Turning his eyes, everyone in the room, except for those burly men who were all staring at the young woman in robes, the others were still the same as before. He didn't move at all, and he couldn't help but feel even more strange, knowing that another strange thing happened to him today. I saw the young woman in Luo Yi's laughter stopped, slowly put down her jade palm, and said softly: "I'm laughing because you are so stupid. You want both money and people. But do you know that you Ah, at most, you can only live for another hour. Now if you listen to me, respectfully kowtow three times to everyone in this room, and then crawl out obediently, maybe you can save your life ,otherwise--" She just smiled coquettishly again, and stopped her words. "Iron King Kong" changed his face, took a step back, and shouted: "What are you talking about?" Guan Ning's heart moved, but he saw that the young woman in Luo Yi lowered her head again, and never looked at the "Iron King Kong" again, and the "Iron King Kong"'s tiger eyes were looking at her without blinking. , opened and closed, the knuckles on the palm rattled. The tall and majestic "Sword Hand Iron King Kong" was stunned for a long time by the young woman's soft words, and Fang laughed loudly again, and said loudly: "Okay, I want to see me" Iron King Kong' how to die today. But even if I am going to die, I have to swallow you and water first." Stretching out his palms, the joints creaked again, he actually stretched out a pair of giant palms, and grabbed the young woman in Luo Yi straightly. Guan Ning's heart skipped a beat, but seeing that the young woman didn't raise her head, she smiled again, and said slowly: "If you don't make a move, I will scold you when I see a woman like me being bullied." Guan Ning's heart jumped again. "Did she mean me?" At that moment, there was another surge in his heart, but he saw the "Iron King Kong" roar suddenly, raised his arms, turned his eyes, and shouted: "Who is it? Who is it? Is there any expert here?" Walking up to the thin man in black, he shouted loudly, "It's you?" He opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of thick phlegm in front of the black-clothed skinny man's feet, cursing, "You deserve it?" The thin man in black closed his eyes and rested his mind, as if he hadn't heard his words at all. Tie Jingang leaped, turned around and came to the two old men in fine clothes sitting opposite him, looked up and down, and shouted again: "Is that you?" The two old men in fine clothes bowed their heads, also indifferent. "Iron King Kong" spit out a mouthful of phlegm in a "bah" and cursed at the same time: "You are so old!" He turned around abruptly, threw himself in front of the three fat businessmen, and cursed, "Three pigs!" Opened a mouthful of phlegm, and spit it onto the brocade clothes worn by one of the businessmen in the middle, then turned around and jumped straight in front of Guan Ning, his eyes swept across Guan Ning like sharp scissors, and suddenly pulled him away. Guan Ning cursed at the front of his clothes: "Could it be you, you little bastard? You can kill me, Iron King Kong, haha—haha—" For a moment, Guan Ning only felt the blood rushing up in his heart, and he couldn't care less about everything, so he was about to make a move. Unexpectedly—the young woman in Luo Yi suddenly giggled coquettishly again, and said slowly: "I will count from one to ten, if you are not dead, I will do whatever you want?" "Iron King Kong" yelled, let go of Guan Ning's lapel, and like a madman, rushed to the young woman and said, "You count it!" The young woman in Luo Yi smiled faintly, and said softly: "One!" She swept her temples slowly: "Two!" Putting down her jade palm, she straightened her skirt: "Three!" She had a beautiful laugh and a clear voice, but when she heard Guan Ning's ears, for some reason, even Guan Ning's heart felt an indescribable shudder, and she couldn't help shivering . "Iron King Kong" turned even paler, stepped back three steps in a row, and retreated to the table, but the young woman in Luo Yi smiled lightly, and said with a smile: "Four!" "Iron King Kong" yelled suddenly, turned around and picked up a long sword on the table, slashed through the air, and yelled: "If you count to ten, if I am still alive, I will kill everyone in this house." Kill them all!" The young woman in Luo Yi smiled coquettishly and said: "If you sit safely on the chair, maybe when I count to 'ten', you can still breathe, but if you still rage like a madman, I'm afraid you're about to fall to the ground before I count to 'ten'." Her voice was still so beautiful, "Iron King Kong" yelled and cursed angrily: "If you say another word, I will kill you with a sword first, and then you can't blame me, Iron King Kong, for not being compassionate— —” The young woman in Luo Yi still smiled coquettishly and said: "You first untie your clothes and have a look—" Puchi smiled again, and said softly: "Five!" "Iron King Kong"'s face changed, he held the sword in one hand, but with the other huge fan-like palm, he tore open the skirt of his clothes—— Under the light, one could see that on the lower abdomen of the "Iron King Kong" whose body was covered with tangled tendons, like copper cast iron, on a piece of copper-colored skin, there were neatly printed marks of one large and one small, one deep and one deep. Light, one black and one purple, two palm prints deep into the skin. Guan Ning's eyes moved, and he couldn't bear the surprise in his heart anymore, he blurted out in surprise, he couldn't imagine when these two palm prints were printed. Turning his eyes around, Wu Buyun still lowered his head, unmoved, it seemed that all these things had happened in his expectation. And those fat businessmen, black-clothed thin men, gorgeous-clothed old men, and skinny monks were still expressionless at this moment.Those burly men all had earthy faces, and "Iron King Kong" bent down to see the palm prints on his body, and was even more shocked as if struck by lightning. All I could hear was the sound of heavy breathing in the room, one after another. Suddenly——the young woman in Luo Yi smiled lightly again, cutting through the heavy air, she actually smiled and said: "Six!" With a clang, the long sword in the hand of "Iron King Kong" fell to the ground, and his figure like a diamond began to crumble, and he muttered in his mouth: "Heisha hand... Heisha hand! Purple handprint..." The young woman in Luo Yi stared at the shocking "Iron King Kong" with a smile, and said with a smile: "Seven!" "Iron King Kong" supported the edge of the table with one hand, and pressed his lower abdomen with the other, his face was green and white, in the flickering candlelight, it was extremely ugly.He struggled and shouted loudly, and said sharply: "Who is it? Who is it? I, Iron King Kong, have eyes but no pearls, and I don't know experts..." When he walked up to Guan Ning, his voice became as shrill as an owl's cry at night, and he screamed, "Could it be you? Is it you?..." With a puff, the huge figure pushed the golden mountain, fell the jade pillar, and fell in front of Guan Ning. Although Guan Ning had a strong dislike for this "Iron King Kong", he couldn't help being moved by it at this moment, and he was stunned there, but he couldn't speak, only the young woman in silk clothes said slowly in his ear: "Don't ask who it is anymore, anyway, more than half of the people in this room can put your hands to death—" He glanced at the fat businessman, the thin man in black, the old man in fine clothes, the skinny monk, Guan Ning, and Wu Buyun, and smiled again: "You think so?" 管宁只觉心头一凛，忍不住又激灵灵打了个寒战，只见那些先前飞扬跋扈的彪形大汉，此刻一个个面如土色，呆如木鸡地站在桌旁，望着在地上不住呻吟的“铁金刚”。刹那之间，管宁心中突地大生恻隐之心，对那罗衣少妇的如此冷酷，也不禁大起反感。他先前也想不到这样高贵娇美的少妇，竟会有这样一副比铁还硬的心肠。 突地——屋角响起一声清朗无比的佛号：“阿弥陀佛！” 接着一阵微风，烛火一摇，窗格一响，身影一花，那罗衣少妇又自咯咯笑道：“想不到昔年一指歼八寇，单掌会群魔的少林神僧'无珠'大师，此刻心肠也变得如此慈悲了，竟连个死人都不敢看！” 地上挣扎呻吟的“铁金刚”突地低吼一声，缓缓爬起，连连道：“在哪里……无珠大师在哪里？” 转目望处，那两个华服老人，手持旱烟，仍在垂目而坐。他们身侧的枯瘦僧人，却已在方才那微风一过，烛光一摇，窗格一响的时候，飘然掠出了这间充满血腥杀气的屋子。 管宁手掌一紧，紧紧握着拳头，他又一次经历到一件奇事，而此事的发生，却是他身历其境的，此刻他心中既是惊异，却又羞愧。直到此刻，他才知道吴布云为什么阻止自己出手的意思，因为他此刻已知道这屋中，他原来看成是束手就缚，毫无抗拒之力的人，却都有着惊世骇俗的身手。令他奇怪的却是：“这些武林高人怎会聚到一处？又为何大家都讳莫如深？吴布云既然认得他们，却又为何一直低垂着头，不敢说话？” 他呆呆地思忖了半晌，只见那“铁金刚”挣扎着爬起一半的身形，又噗的一声倒在地上，微微呻吟两声，双腿一蹬，再无声息。 那些穿着皮衣的彪形大汉各自惊叹一声，面上神色，亦自变得有如厉鬼般难看，而就在这刹那之间，罗衣少妇微启樱唇，说道：“八！” 一阵风雪，从方才被少林三珠之一“无珠大师”掌风挥开的窗户中吹了起来—— 然后——烛火飘摇，左面的一双蜡烛火焰向外一倒，终于熄了。 管宁虽然素来胆气甚豪，但此刻放眼而望，只觉这间厅房之中，处处俱都弥漫着凄清幽森之意，忍不住又打了个寒噤，向后倒退两步，紧紧站到吴布云身侧。只见那罗衣少妇突地一掠云鬓，袅袅婷婷地站了起来，走到桌旁，拿起那三条内中满是巨额银票的皮带，回眸一笑，道：“褚氏三杰，这些银子，你们难道真的不要了吗？” 她“褚氏三杰”四字方一出口，管宁心中不禁一惊：“难道这三个肥胖的商人，正是称雄武林的草莽英豪吗——这三人的伪装本领的确高强，看他们方才那种颤抖害怕的样子，谁都会以为是真的！” 这念头在他心中一闪而过，而就在罗衣少妇话声方起，犹未说完的那一刹那，他却又听得吴布云在他耳边轻轻说道：“明日午前，妙峰山外，毛家老店相会！” 他又为之一惊，转目望处，吴布云仍然低垂着头，再也不看他一眼。 他无法明了吴布云这句话的含义，却隐约地猜到在这厅房之中，一定有吴布云不愿见到的人，是以他才一直不敢抬头。“但这人是谁呢？竟使得这豪强的少年如此惧怕于他！” 这间乡村客栈中的厅房本不甚大，然在这并不甚大的厅房中发生之事，却时时刻刻有变化。就在管宁心中忖度之间，那三个肥胖的商人对望一眼，突地一齐站起身来，向那罗衣少妇躬身一揖，其中一个身量最高，也最为肥胖，穿着一身紫缎长袍，袍上沾有方才铁金刚一口浓痰的商人，诚惶诚恐地说道：“夫人只怕认错了吧！小的们并不姓褚，更称不上是什么三杰，至于——至于这些银子，是小的辛辛苦苦做了几年生意才赚到的，多蒙夫人将那强盗打死，就请夫人将之发还给小的们，小的们便感激不尽了。” 管宁见了这人臃肿的身材，拙讷的言词，惶恐的神态，心中忖道：“只怕这少妇真的认错了。” 却见罗衣少妇口中长长的“哦”了一声，笑道：“你们不是'褚氏三杰'吗？” 秋波一转，似乎瞟了那黑衣瘦汉一眼，又自笑道：“那么就算我认错了好了。” 这三个肥胖的商人，一齐惶恐地躬下身去。若不是他们各有个凸出如珠的肚子，这一躬身，只怕头顶都要碰到地上了。 罗衣少妇噗哧一笑，皓腕微扬，将手中的皮带，抛到这三人面前，又自笑道：“不过，我话可要说清楚，刚刚'铁金刚'可不是我杀的。他身上的两掌，一掌是终南派的镇山掌法'黑煞手'，另一掌却是'太行紫鞭'的不传之秘'紫手印'。冤有头，债有主，这'铁金刚'就算是变成厉鬼，可也找不到我的头上。” 这三个肥胖商人一面拾起皮带，一面口中唯唯称是，又道：“多谢夫人的恩赐，小的们就告辞了。” 三人一起旋身，方待举步。 哪知——那始终默默坐在一旁闭目养神的黑衣瘦汉，突地冷冷喝道：“慢走。” 只见他们面色突地一变，顿住脚步，缓缓回身，惶声道：“还有什么吩咐？” 那黑衣瘦汉冷冷一笑，道：“十年以来，你们三个倒发福了。那'铁金刚'说的倒不错，你们生意一定做得发财得很，可是，你们难道连十年前的故人，都不认得了？只是你们纵然再胖上一倍，胡子刮得再光，老夫却还是认得的。” 他话声方落，罗衣少妇立刻娇声笑道：“原来我没有认错。” 只见这三个肥胖的商人齐地一震，齐声道：“阁下认错了吧！” 那黑衣瘦汉哈哈一笑，冷笑着道：“老夫若不是为了你们三位，也不会到这客栈中来，也不会遇着今日之事。三位只道我老眼昏花，已不认得三位了，是以连方才那无知的莽汉，不认识三位就是昔年名震大河南北的'黄河三蛟'，竟对三位横加屈辱，三位也忍受了下来——” 他又是仰天一阵狂笑，接道：“方才别人见了三位发抖的样子，还只道三位真是怕了那无知莽汉。但是老夫却知道，三位方才发抖、不安，只是为了愧对故人而已，是吗？” 他满脸笑容，张口大笑，只是这笑容与笑声之中，却没有半分笑意，只听得管宁毛骨悚然，心中不禁恍然，暗自忖道：“难怪他们方才颤抖之态倒像是真的，原来他们是见了这黑衣瘦老头坐在自己的身旁，是以才会发抖、不安。我若非亲眼目睹，真是难以相信这三个肥胖臃肿的人物，竟会是昔年名震两河的人物——” 他突然想起那罗衣少妇方才所说的“褚氏三杰”，又想到那“铁金刚”方才对这三人所说的话，心中不禁又自暗暗好笑，忖道：“这黄河三蛟此刻是该改个绰号，叫做'黄河三猪'倒恰当得多。” 他看着这三人的形状，再想想自己给他们起的绰号，不禁低低一笑，笑出声来。笑声方住，他只觉十数道厉电般的目光，一齐射到他身上，而那黄河三蛟“褚”氏三杰，却突地一挺胸膛，哈哈笑道：“想不到，想不到，岁月匆匆，倏忽十年，瘦鹗谭菁，却仍是眼利口利。不错，我兄弟与你还有旧账未清，你要怎的，只管划出道儿来吧！” 这“黄河三蛟”果然不愧为昔年争霸两河的豪强之士，刹那之间，这三个满面伧俗之气，满身臃肿之态的商人，目光一凛，胸膛一挺，竟立刻恢复了昔年的剽悍之气。此刻三人一齐放声狂笑，管宁只觉笑声震耳，竟有金石之声。 瘦鹗谭菁面容骤变，哪知这“黄河三蛟”笑声未了，突地一齐展动身形，倏然数掌，向这终南掌门“乌衫独行”的惟一师弟“瘦鹗”谭菁前胸、双肋，上下左右八处大穴挥来。 管宁只听得掌风呼呼作响，人影飘飘欲飞，心头方自一凛，哪知身后房门突地砰然一响，他赶紧转身望去—— 那一直垂首站在门旁的少年吴布云，此刻已不知走到哪里去了。 他惊呼一声，掠出门外，门外风雪漫天，夜色深沉，似乎有一条淡然人影，在远处屋脊上一闪而过，身形之快，端的惊人。 直到此刻，他还是无法推测，吴布云今夜为何会做出这些大异常态之事的原因。望着眼前深沉的夜色愕了半晌，身后突地有一个雄浑高亢，有如深山雷鸣般的声音，缓缓说道：“你那不辞而别的朋友，此刻走到哪里去了？” 管宁骇然转身，只见那两个手持旱烟管，始终不动声色的华服老人，此刻并肩站在自己身后，背门而立。四只炯然有光的眼睛，眨也不眨地望着自己。他呆了一呆，讷讷地说道：“方才的话，可是两位老丈说的？” 方才那句发自他身后的话，虽然说得极为缓慢平淡，却已震得他耳鼓嗡嗡作响。望着这两个老人干枯瘦削的身躯，他真不相信这两人会有那种高亢雄浑的语声。 华服老人也似乎呆了一呆，随即展颜笑道：“当然是老夫说的，难道还会有别人吗？” 他神情冷峻，面目沉静，但这一笑之下，却让人觉得有一种和蔼可亲的温暖之意。 管宁自入江湖以来，所遇的人物，不是奇诡难测，便是高傲冷酷，陡然见着这种温暖和蔼的笑容，不禁对这两个老人大起好感，立刻颔首道：“他此番不辞而别，实在也大出小可意料，至于他的去向，小可更不知道。” 这两个华服老人一个较高，一个较矮，较高的老者笑容亲切和蔼，较矮的老人却是满面睿智之色，前额特高，双眉舒展，但鼻带鹰钩，却让人看来带着三分狡态，只是这三分狡态并不显著而已。 此刻他双眉微微一皱，沉声道：“你和他可是一路同行而来的？” 管宁微一迟疑，点首称是。这老人双眉一展，又道：“那么他姓什么？叫什么？此番北来，是为着何事？你总该知道的了。” 他一连问了三句，管宁心中一动，忖道：“此人对吴布云问得如此详细，难道他们之间，有着什么瓜葛不成？” 一念至此，又想到吴布云方才的神态，便沉吟答道：“小可与他虽是一路同行，但却并不深交，只知道他叫吴布云，其他的，小可便也无可奉告了。” 他与那少年吴布云之间，虽无深交，但在这半日之间，却已互生好感，是以他考虑之下，便未将吴布云护送公孙左足求医之事说出来，只见这两个华服老人同时长眉一皱，低低念道：“吴布云……” 那身材略矮的老人猛一击掌，侧首道：“我说是他，你偏不信。如今看来，我的话可没有说错吧！” 另一华服老人长叹一声，沉声道：“这孩子……” 突地袍袖一拂，一阵强劲无比的风声，“砰”的一声向后拂去。原来他们两人背门而立，左右两侧，各自留出尺许的空隙，此刻正有一条人影想从这门旁空隙之中掠出，他头也不回，眼也不望，就这袍袖一拂之势，却已将那妄想夺门而出的肥胖人影挡了回去。 刹那之间，只听得门内一声惨呼，一声娇笑。那罗衣少妇娇美的声音笑道：“我叫你不要碰到我身上来，你不信——” 接着又是一声惨呼，这罗衣少妇又自娇笑着道：“终南黑煞手，果然吓煞人。我说谭老先生呀，这地上的四具尸身，可都是你打死的，你快点想想办法把他们弄走呀。” 管宁心头一凛：“难道这片刻之间，'黄河三蛟'已被全部打死？” 一念至此，他忍不住伸长脖子向内望去，只见厅中那张八仙桌子，此刻早已翻倒，桌上的两枝蜡烛，却不知何时已被站在罗衣少妇身后的那青衣小婢拿在手里，六个反穿皮衣的彪形大汉，满头大汗，满面惶恐地站在墙角。罗衣少妇面带娇笑，和那“瘦鹗”谭菁对面而立，而就在他们脚下却倒卧着“黄河三蛟”和那“铁金刚”的四具尸身。 风雪从管宁身后吹到他背脊上，他只觉这刺骨的寒意，越来越重，暗叹一声，退后一步，眼前突地掌影一花，一只枯瘦的手掌，已向他迎面打来。 这一劈掌虽然大出他意料，但掌势却来得极缓。 他大惊之下，举掌一架，目光动处，却见这一掌竟是那较矮的华服老人向自己击出的，不禁喝道：“老丈，你这是干什么？” 这老人嘴角微微一笑，掌到中途，突地一转，绕过管宁的手掌，切向他肋下。管宁剑眉一轩，同时沉掌，掌势下切。 哪知这老人突地哈哈一笑，手掌一翻，电也似的刁住管宁的手腕，沉声道：“你是谁？是谁人门下？明明是个富贵少年，却如何要乔装成低三下四之人？” 这老人好锐利的目光，一眼之下，便又看破管宁的身份。 管宁轩眉怒道：“小可行事如何，又与阁下有何干系！” 语声方了，他只觉自己手腕之间，突地其热如炙，这老人刁着自己手腕，竟突地变成一圈刚由烈火中取出的钢箍。 他猛一咬牙，忍受了这几乎令人难以忍受的滋味，暗中将自己体内的真气极快地调息一遍，只听那老人冷冷道：“你与老夫虽然无关，可是你那朋友与老夫却是大有关系。你与他之间，到底是否有所图谋？他此刻去了何处？……” 他冷然说到这里，语气倏然一顿，目光也随之一变，似乎吃了一惊，凝神向管宁望了两眼，突地侧首向另一老者道：“大哥，这少年武功虽不高，但却竟有'引流归宗'之力，我此刻手掌上的功力，竟被他引去大半。大哥，你可知道，当今武林之中，还有哪一门派有这种内家的心法？” 要知道管宁此刻武功正如这老人所说，确不甚高，但他所修习的内功却是在武林中失传已久的心法，再加上他正值年轻，这老人若是与他动手过招，管宁万万不是敌手，三五招内，定必落败，但这老人此刻与他用内力相较，却未见能占断然压倒的优势。 这两个华服老人乃是“太行山”一脉相传的“紫鞭”一派中，硕果仅存的两位长老，其辈份尚在当今名扬天下的太行掌门人“太行紫鞭”公孙真人之上。江湖上提起“太行双老”乐山老人和乐水老人来，很少有不肃然起敬的。此刻与一个弱冠少年互较内功，竟有如此现象发生，此等大异常情的事，自然使得这以睿智名闻天下的乐水老人也难免为之吃惊。 身材略高的乐山老人双眉亦自微微一皱，沉声问道：“真的？” 缓缓伸出手掌，向管宁腕间搭去。 哪知管宁突地大喝一声，拼尽全力，手腕一反，一抖，那乐水老人竟在疏忽之下，被他挣脱。 这“太行双老”不禁齐地面色一变，齐地一喝。