Chapter 8 The eighth round

There was a burst of giggling from behind the Taihang Shuanglao, and the young woman in Luo Yi laughed and said, "Yoyo, I didn't expect this child to have such good skills, and even the 'Taihang Shuanglao' two elderly I can't even catch you, ah--this is really rare!" Guan Ning had used all his strength just now, but at this moment he felt the qi and blood in his body surging, closed his eyes and adjusted his breath for a while, opened his eyes, and saw that the faces of the two old men in fine clothes were extremely ugly, but the young woman in Luo Yi was already smiling coquettishly, looking sideways Stretching his body, he walked out from beside the old man, glanced lightly at him, looked up and down at Guan Ning and said, "Hey, I said you young man, why on earth did you offend these two old men, and made them both together?" Shoot at you?"

She was obviously asking Guan Ning, but in fact she was slandering the "Taixing couple".You have to know that with the status of "both elders of the Taihang", how can there be any reason to attack a young man with a weak crown?If this word spreads out in the world, what face will the "Taihang Shuanglao" have? What a smart person Guan Ning was, of course he had already heard what she meant, and he couldn't help but feel secretly grateful to the young woman, and let go of the thought of scolding her for being cold-hearted earlier. I saw that the Taihang couple raised their eyebrows together and furiously, and turned their gazes to the young woman in Luo Yi indifferently like sharp blades, but the young woman in Luo Yi still smiled lightly as if nothing had happened, and said to Guan Ningjiao with a smile: "Why don't you speak?" ? I know you must have offended the two old men, alas—young people are always so reckless in their actions, why don't you hurry up and apologize to the two old men!"

The faces of the Taihang couple were green and white, and their eyes seemed to burst into flames.When Guan Ning saw it, he was very surprised: "These two people are so resentful towards her, why don't they both speak evil words and fight each other?" I saw these two people looked at the young woman in Luo Yi fiercely, the old man of Leshan stomped his feet suddenly, and said in a hateful voice: "The old man is already seventy years old, but you are still young. If you behave like this, your backer will be one of you in the future." But, you... Aren't you afraid that people in the martial arts will take you... will you..."

Under the anger of the old man, he became a little incoherent when he spoke.The face of this young woman in Luo Yi suddenly sank, her smile faltered, and the corners of her brows and eyes immediately revealed a cold murderous look. She sneered, and said slowly: "I think you are not young, so I respectfully call you an old man. Don't be ignorant. What kind of backing is not backing, does it mean that I, Sanniang Shen, don't have the means to compete with you?" Taihang Shuanglao's complexion became even uglier.The young servant girl in Tsing Yi held a candlestick in one hand and stood inside the door. The candlelight shot from the door made the faces of the two old men pale as paper.Guan Ning looked sideways, and saw the old man Leshui secretly stretched out two fingers, and gently pulled the lapel of the old man Leshan, the two of them suddenly stretched out their figures without saying a word, slanted forward two feet, and then came together again. She twisted her body, her clothes fluttering away like a pair of goshawks, and after a few ups and downs, she disappeared into the deep night and the snowstorm.

The young woman in Luo Yi snorted coldly, turned her eyes to Guan Ning, and smiled softly: "Young man, don't keep standing in the snow!" Immediately, the tone of the voice returned to softness, no one would see that this young woman has the ability to make both Taihang and elders awed by her at this moment. Guan Ning blushed, bowed his head and took two steps forward, walked to the door, and said in a low voice, "Thank you Madam for your help." When his eyes moved, his heart suddenly trembled. On his wrist, there was also a purple palm print neatly printed on it, which has not receded until now. He thought to himself that the skill in the palm of the old man Leshui is so deep that it is extremely amazing.But he didn't know that if he hadn't learned the inner strength method, his wrist would have been broken at this moment.

The young woman in Luo Yi didn't seem to have heard his words of gratitude, and said to herself: "I hate it, why is the snow getting bigger and bigger." Turning around, he said again: "Hong'er, do you know how far it is from Beijing City? Can I make it tomorrow? Sigh——If I don't make it again, I'm afraid it will be really late." Slowly stretched out his right palm, concentrating on his own palm for a while, as if he could see that he had regained his senses. Guan Ning glanced sideways, and saw a pure gold ring on her slender palms, the strangest thing was that the ring was in the shape of a human, but at the moment the light was dim and it was hard to see clearly.Guan Ning's heart moved, and he was about to answer, but suddenly a cold voice said in the hall: "I'm afraid that even if Madam arrived today, it would be too late."

Although the voice was cold and without any warmth, there was a sense of gloating in his tone.The complexion of the young woman in Luo Yi changed suddenly, and her resentful and docile eyes suddenly became cold as sharp scissors, and she asked coldly, "What did you say?" The Zhongnan swordsman "Slender Osprey" Tan Jing came slowly out of the hall with a strange smile on his face. He slowly twirled his beard under his chin, looked at the sky and clouds in the courtyard, and said coldly: "I am saying, Even if Madam can go today, I'm afraid——ah!" He didn't hold back his smile, but he deliberately let out a long sigh, and continued, "It's too late."

The young woman in Luo Yi lowered her hand, and her long sleeves slid down like flowing water, covering her spring-like palm.This noble and beautiful woman, even when her anger changed, her demeanor was still graceful and moving.While she was lifting her lotus steps, her graceful figure had moved silently in front of Tan Jing, and said with a sneer, "What am I going to do in Beijing? Why is it too late? Tell me about it." , how would you know?" Slender Osprey Tan Jing sneered, and slowly said: "Is this - hehe, not only the next one knows, but the people in the martial arts know it, I'm afraid it's not just the next one!"

The skinny osprey Tan Jing and the young woman in Luo Yi, one is skinny and wretched, the other is radiant and looks like a fairy, but at the moment they are standing together, talking, they are tit for tat, evenly matched. The face of the young woman in Luo Yi was as frosty, and she didn't even look at Guan Ning.Guan Ning walked lightly to the gate of the Kuayuan, only to hear the skinny old man say coldly again: "Madam came north this time, I must have heard rumors from the south of the Yangtze River that Madam has a very close friend who is recuperating in Beijing. But Madam was smart all her life, didn't she ever think that since there are such rumors in the Jianghu, Madam is the only one who is rushing to Beijing to meet that person at this moment?"

He chuckled a few times, and said: "It's just that the purpose of these people rushing to meet that person is not quite the same as Madam's. Madam's friend, although his martial arts is the best in the world, if he is really injured, he will be killed." There will be no more power to deal with those who seek revenge. This news has been circulating in the Jianghu for more than a month, so—isn’t it too late for Madam to go now?” While he was speaking, his voice was extremely low and slow, so when he was only halfway through, Guan Ning had already walked outside the door. Hearing his words, although his heart was moved, but as he walked further and further away, what he said later, he I didn't hear it clearly, and didn't take it to heart.

At this moment, there are so many thoughts in his mind that he can't sort out a clue at all.Although the origins and identities of the people he met in this inn tonight seemed to be very mysterious, he thought that these people had nothing to do with him, and he didn't want to speculate.Only the relationship between those two old men and Wu Buyun made him quite strange.Why the boy Wu Buyun left without saying goodbye, and left in such a panic, made him even more difficult to explain. After walking all the way, he realized that all the guest rooms in this inn were empty except for the courtyard.He couldn't help being a little amused, thinking that the "Iron King Kong" gang of robbers was really unlucky, they chose these evil stars as the targets of robbery. Walking to the front yard, the two cars he and Wu Buyun were driving were still parked under the stable beside the door.These two healthy horses have been running around for a day, coupled with the cold wind in the middle of the night at this moment - but at this moment, they are all in high spirits, not at all sluggish, and compared with the other horses in the stable, they are even more extraordinary .You must know that Guan Ning is worth millions, so the horse he chose for this single trip is naturally one of the best horses out of a hundred, and the young Wu Buyun has a lot of background, and the horse he rides is not an ordinary bad horse. The night is deep, the wind and snow stay for a while—— Guan Ning shook his clothes and strode over.In the midst of the silence, there was a sudden burst of groaning in the carriage. Guan Ning was startled suddenly, and with a "whoosh" stride, he rushed to the side of the car to have a look—— The doors of these two black-covered carts were all ajar.Beside the half-covered car door, on one side lay a burly man wearing a leather jacket backwards, and on the other side lay the waiter who came out to open the door just now.Both of them were lying on the ground, with weak groans constantly coming from their mouths. Guan Ning was startled and took a closer look. In the night, he saw a bright red blood stain on the vest of the blackened white sheepskin jacket of this big man. There was also a patch of blood on the back, but on the snow between the two people, there were eight scrawled words that looked like they were drawn with the tip of a sword: "Damn it for being so negligent!" The snowflakes where Fang Zi lived have covered up the deep handwriting at this moment, making it a little blurry.Guan Ning stared at the handwriting in rapt attention. For a moment, his heart was filled with shame and self-blame, and he was stunned unconsciously. He knew that these two people must have sneaked out when he and Wu Buyun stayed in the courtyard, to see what property was in the two carts.When they saw that there were only two patients in the cart, they were naturally disappointed, and even wanted to kill the people in the cart, but at this moment, a person suddenly hid behind them.Needless to say, the wounds on their backs were also created by this person. This person secretly saved Gongsun Zuozu and the mysterious white-clothed man, naturally he couldn't help hating Guan Ning and Wu Buyun's negligence, so he left his handwriting on the ground as a warning. "But who could this person be?" Guan Ning asked himself as he stood in the bitter cold wind. He thought of the two swords and one knife that flew through the window in the study three days ago, and the mulberry paper bag that appeared on the table yesterday morning—the human ear in the bag, and he thought to himself again: "This seems to be a It was made by the same person. He defends me so much, but he refuses to meet me, what is the reason for it?" "Only Ling Ying—" he murmured to himself in a low voice, as if moaning: "Ling Ying, Ling Ying, is it really you? You you...why do you treat me like this, but refuse to see me? Woolen cloth?" The horse, which hid its head and tail, was so startled that "Xi Yuyu" held its head up and could not stop neighing. Startled, Guan Ning stretched out his hand to open the car door. The scholar in white was still lying quietly, and the left foot of Gongsun in the other car was also in a deep sleep.He sighed in his heart, and felt that it was indeed a blessing for this wandering martial artist to be able to sleep so deeply after being seriously injured. He didn't know that the reason why Gongsun's left foot is still sleeping at this moment is because Wu Buyun gently touched his "sleeping point". Seeing that the two martial arts strangers in the car were safe and sound, Fang Zi let out a long breath, and suddenly felt that the world was as silent as death at this moment. Except for the sound of the wind, there was not even a trace of sound in the surrounding area. In such a cold winter, in such a lonely night, he suddenly realized that silence is sometimes a terrible thing. So he coughed dryly, but as soon as the cough stopped, the surroundings became silent again.With a helpless sigh, he pulled a carriage out of the stable, but—— When he was going to pull the second cart, a light blue figure flew over suddenly, and skimmed onto the front seat of the carriage deftly. Then——the second figure also came by itself, and the speed of this figure was farther than the first figure. Guan Ning, who was already stunned by the first flying figure, could only hear a series of jingling rings in his ears, and the cart parked in the courtyard had already driven out from the open gate of the inn. .A delicate and clear accent seemed to be shouting: "Let me borrow the carriage for a while..." The voices below were all drowned out by the rumble of cars and the neighing of two healthy horses. This sudden change, from the occurrence to the end, is just a blink of an eye. Guan Ning, who was in shock, didn't know how to deal with this sudden change. When he regained his composure, he shouted, "Go slowly." When it rushed out of the gate with a stride, the cart had turned into a hazy black shadow in the heavy night shadow. At this moment, he didn't even have time to think about the seriousness of the accident.He knew that it must be the young woman in Luo Yi and her maidservant who drove away the cart.Such a person, not to mention driving away his one carriage, even if he drives away his ten carriages, he will not feel heartache. But—he suddenly remembered the sick person in the cart, and he also thought of the seriousness of the matter, so he felt a sense of weakness, which emanated from his heel and spread all over his body in an instant.If you have experienced some sudden severe blows, you can also understand the taste of this feeling. If not, even if you use all the words in the world to describe it, I am afraid that you cannot describe the taste of this feeling. Everything on the earth, in the blink of an eye, turned into a mass of void. With a loud shout, he turned and rushed towards another carriage that was still in the stable, and opened the door to see the man in white, who was still a mystery until now, lying quietly in a warm and gorgeous brocade quilt.He couldn't help but let out a long breath, but— Before he could let out half of his breath, his breathing immediately seemed to be suffocated again. He remembered that in another cart was Gongsun's left foot who was seriously injured and urgently needed medical treatment— He didn't have time to think about anything else, he let out another roar, and rushed towards the door.But the night was dark outside the door, the cold wind was silent, not only was there no shadow of carriages and horses, even the sound of carriages was silent. But this dark night, this silent cold wind, at this moment, is like a huge boulder on Mount Tai, pressing down on him, and he seems to be unable to bear it, his body shakes twice, and leans weakly by the door , So in an instant, the night also disappeared, and the cold wind also disappeared. In his eyes, he couldn't feel anything anymore, and the earth became a void and chaos again. He did not dare to imagine the serious consequences caused by this accident, let alone make up for it.He clenched his fists tightly and beat his chest hard twice, secretly blaming himself for being stupid.He didn't know why he had to pull that big cart out.If he carried Gongsun's left foot to another cart first, wouldn't anything happen?What's the use of bringing both carts to the door together?How can one person drive two carts at the same time? So with his tightly clenched fists, he punched his chest twice again. Just when he was deeply ashamed and blamed himself, a figure slowly walked out of the shadows, sneering alone.The cold wind carried his cold laughter into Guan Ning's ears.He turned his eyes subconsciously, and the thin-jawed Tan Jing had already walked to his side. Although he saw this figure in his eyes, his heart was still empty.Thin-jawed Tan Jing looked at him strangely.This famous swordsman from Zhongnan, although he already knew that his senior brother "Wu Yi Du Xing" had been murdered in Siming Villa, so he came to the north at the same time, and wanted to search for the rumor in Beijing that he was brought back to Beijing by a rich boy. And the murderer who was also seriously injured, but he didn't know that the young man standing in front of him at this moment was the person he came here to look for. Inadvertently, he met the enemy who had humiliated him, who was completely ignorant of water skills, and nearly killed him many years ago on a boat on the Yellow River. The young woman in Luo Yi was very anxious when she spoke, she immediately drove away in the wind and snow.Overnight, he did two proud things in a row, and at this moment he couldn't help but feel a little blissful, wishing he could find someone to share his happiness at the moment. So he stopped and said slowly: "You live for a hundred years, clapping your hands to and fro, things outside of your body can't be brought with you in life, and you can't take them away in death. You just lost a carriage, so why be so sad?" There was a slight pause in his voice, and he looked up, only to see that the young man was still staring at him blankly, as if he hadn't heard his words at all.His eyebrows were slightly frowned, and he said again in a deep voice: "Young man, did you hear what I said?" Guan Ning stared for a moment, then slowly lowered his head, and whispered: "What should I do—" He was at a loss, thinking about his appointment with that young Wu Buyun tomorrow, and he didn't know how to explain it. He really didn't hear what the skinny osprey Tan Jing was talking about, so he murmured to himself: "I really deserve to die." !Damn me..." Tan Jing raised her eyebrows, but immediately burst into laughter, stretched out her hand and took out a gold ingot that had been placed in the hands of "Iron King Kong" from her bosom, but was retrieved at this moment, and laughed loudly: "I didn't expect you to The young man is so overwhelmed. Come, come, take, take, this ingot of gold is enough to buy back your carriage." The sound of wild laughter shocked Guan Ning. He raised his head, stared blankly at him, then shook his head. Fang Zi said slowly, "Your Excellency and I are strangers, what are you doing?" The skinny osprey Tan Jing stretched out her hand to twirl her beard, laughed and said: "Yes, although you and I are strangers, and your carriage and horses were not stolen by me, but you just take this ingot of gold—— " He raised his head and laughed a few more times, and continued: "If I hadn't said a few words, how could Shen Sanniang have driven away in such a hurry? Do you know what she was doing—haha, she was afraid that she would go too late , that guy will be killed by someone else! Sigh—” He sighed intentionally: "It's really difficult for a woman to go around like this in such a harsh weather and severe cold." Guan Ning stared at him blankly. Guan Ning didn't understand what he said at all. He coughed dryly and said, "What are you talking about? Xiao Ke is really ignorant and hard to understand. As for this ingot of gold, Xiao Ke is more I dare not accept—” The skinny osprey Tan Jing stopped laughing, her face darkened suddenly, she cut off his words, and said, "Just take the gold. Anyway, since your carriage was driven away by that man, no matter how hard you try, you can't retrieved." Guan Ning's heart felt cold, and he blurted out, "Really?" Tan Jing snorted coldly, nodded and said, "How could this old man lie to you!" Raising his eyebrows, he suddenly became very proud again, and then said: "Do you know who the woman driving to your car is?" Guan Ning shook his head blankly, and Tan Jing said again: "That woman is Shen Sanniang, who is known as the 'Madame of Despair' by people in the Jianghu! People in the martial arts meet others, and there is still hope in everything, but if you meet this Shen Sanniang— —Hehe, I have to let her dictate everything, I don't even have half the power to resist, that's why she was given the name 'Madame of Despair' for her." "Despair..." Guan Ning thought about these two words carefully, and couldn't help shivering.The most terrifying thing in the world is probably the word "despair". And that gentle and noble woman is actually called "Madame of Despair", how coldly this name was obtained!But Tan Jing, the skinny owl, sneered, and said again: "This 'Mrs. Despair', Shen Sanniang, not only has swordsmanship and concealed weapons, but also is superhuman. She is smart and witty, and it is shocking. She has almost already known what is going on in your heart." Guess, even if you don't say anything, she can say it for you first, and she also has a backer who has a very unusual relationship with her, Ximen Yibai, the most ruthless and coldest character in the martial arts—" As soon as the word "Ximen Yibai" came to Guan Ning's ears, he couldn't help but shudder again.He seemed to have heard the name before, but he didn't seem to.But Tan Jing has already continued: "Over the years, people in the martial arts world have never heard of anyone who can take half of the advantage in front of this 'Madam of Despair', hehe——Only the old man, today he only said a few words , so that she was so frightened that her face turned green and her lips turned pale, and she even did things like snatching a carriage." He ended his words with a burst of smug laughter, and casually stuffed the ingot of gold into Guan Ning's hand.When people are happy, they often hope that others can share their joy.At this moment, the lonely old man did some things that were definitely not his usual personality. However, he didn't know, how could Guan Ning's state of mind be happy for this mere ingot of gold? This young man who was already full of self-blame and guilt felt even more chaotic.After thinking about it for a while, he suddenly thought of the word "Ximen Yibai", which was the name of the white-clothed scholar, and he did not know the name of the white-clothed scholar until now.It's just that apart from the name, he still doesn't know anything about this person. He thought that in these days, every martial artist he came into contact with would say Ximen Yibai was "ruthless and vicious".Therefore, he couldn't stop calmly thinking about whether it was necessary to change his belief in Ximen Yibai. And he had guessed at this moment that Shen Sanniang, the "Madame of Despair", was rushing to Beijing in such a hurry, she must be concerned about Ximen Yibai's safety, for fear that he would be harmed by his enemies. That one knife, two swords, two human ears. "Could it be that these people are going to harm Ximen Yibai's enemies?" He couldn't help asking himself: "Then, who drove them away?" A person who can calmly and clearly analyze a matter will be praised as a smart person. If the matter he can calmly analyze is related to himself, then his level of intelligence will be even more astonishing. great. However, at this moment, Guan Ning has so many things related to himself that need to be thought and analyzed by himself.Even though he was extremely clever, he couldn't help being confused by it. Tightening his palm, he realized that there was an extra ingot of gold in his palm.He didn't know when Tan Jing stuffed this ingot of gold into his hand. So, he then noticed that the wild laughter that filled his ears just now had returned to silence.And that skinny swordsman Zhong Nan has gone to nowhere. The wind did not stop, and the snow fell again.His shoulders were covered with snowflakes, but he didn't shake it off.Can you transform yourself into Guan Ning's situation at this moment, to experience his feeling at this moment? Tan Jing, the skinny osprey, has been famous in the world for decades. He only fell into a tumble at the Yellow River Ferry near Hetao once in his life. Today he was so ashamed that he laughed at the "Madame Desperate" who everyone in the martial arts saw was going to be unlucky. He handed him an ingot of gold, and walked out. Although this Wangpingkou is close to the capital city, there was a big town in the past, and now it is Beijing. There are not many businessmen and tourists passing by in this Wangpingkou, because the market is not prosperous.At this moment, the night is quite deep, and the street of Wang Pingkou is not only deserted, even the lights are gone.In addition, the inn was already located at the end of the street, he went out the gate, looked around, shook his clothes slightly, shook off the snowflakes, and went out of town. In this severe winter night, on this desolate road, if it weren't for a martial arts master like him who has been around for a long time and has both internal and external training, if it was someone else, who would dare to rush on the road at this time? He smiled secretly, lifted the corner of his shirt, and walked in big strides, although he hadn't fully demonstrated his lightness kung fu, his speed was quite astonishing.At this moment, he felt at ease, and his footsteps stepped on the snow, as if he was stepping on clouds. In an instant, he had moved forward a few miles, but his footsteps became slower and slower.You must know that even though he is a master of the internal family, it is still a hard job for him to travel in such wind, snow and severe cold. "I don't have any urgent matters on this trip, so why hurry?" As soon as this thought arose, he couldn't help laughing at himself, so his pace slowed down.Turning his eyes, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a house in the dry forest in front of him. He thought about it secretly, and suddenly with a wave of his arms, he rushed towards the house like lightning. After three or five ups and downs, his raised figure has already swept away into the forest, only to see the shadow of this house with flying rafters and double ridges. Although the house is not big, the construction is extremely exquisite and gorgeous. He smiled and said to himself: "Sure enough, as I expected, this house is really a ancestral temple." So without hesitation, he jumped in from a gap in a decayed wall, and took out a fire pocket, which is necessary for night travelers, and with a shake of the wind, a dim yellow light lit up. I don't know... A light of fire came out suddenly from the corner of the storehouse wall, and then there were two beeps of "duk tuk", a slack old voice came slowly along with the sound of heavy footsteps, and lazily said to itself: It’s the second watch! Heaven, why isn’t it light yet? Alas—the days pass so slowly at night in winter!” Guan Ning, who was holding an ingot of gold tightly in his hand, was staring at the snowflakes in the sky in a daze. Hearing this voice, he was startled and shrank his steps. Still standing here tonight." Guan Ning sighed secretly, knowing that he was in trouble again.He was afraid that the watchman would see the two dead bodies in the yard.You must know that he was born in a family, and he is always afraid to do illegal things.Although he did not kill the two corpses, he was afraid of being suspected of murder.This feeling is naturally very different from that of the martial arts characters in Desperate World.If he had changed to a role like "Iron King Kong", he would have killed the watchman long ago. But at this moment, he immediately walked out in response.Shrugging his shoulders, shrinking his neck, wearing an old cotton-padded jacket, holding a lantern in his hand, holding a tighter old watchman, with hazy presbyopic eyes, looked up and down at him twice, coughed twice, He said again: "Young man, what are you doing in the middle of the night! Who are you meeting with? Hey—young man, you are really a night owl. Are you like my old man, afraid to live too long, and dare not even sleep at night? ?” The old man's friendly tone and friendly attitude made Guan Ning suddenly realize that some people's human nature is so kind.Seeing his sneaky appearance, the old man didn't doubt himself at all. He smiled gratefully at the old man, and with a move in his heart, he asked: "Old man, I have a client who is suddenly ill, and I want to go to Miaofeng Mountain to seek medical treatment as soon as possible. You always know how to get from here to Miaofeng Mountain." How to go?" The old watchman let out a long "Oh" and shone the lantern into the door. Guan Ning's heart skipped a beat immediately, for fear that the light from the lantern would illuminate the corpse on the ground. But he didn't know that the old man's eyesight was dim, and in this dark night, if he was asked to see something in the shadow of the stable ten feet away, even if he added three lanterns, he might not be able to see it. I saw the old man holding a lantern in his hand, shaking it back and forth, and said: "Is there a carriage in here? Heh——and a horse. Heh! It turns out that you are going to travel at night. Miaofeng Mountain is not far away. From here, go west out of the town, walk about a mile, and then turn north. Before dawn, you may be able to reach Miaofeng Mountain. But—why didn’t my old man hear that there was a doctor living on Miaofeng Mountain? ?” There were two sounds of "duk duk", followed by another bang. The old man shook his head and staggered out, shaking his head and sighing: "Ah! Young people are young after all, and their health is better than my old man's!" Much more. It’s so dark, so late, and I can still drive…” Guan Ning looked at the back of the old man who was gradually going away; when he thought of his ordinary life, he felt a little pity in his heart, but then he thought about it, although the old man's life was ordinary, but it was peaceful and stable. There is no need to feel guilty to the world, nor to God, because he has fulfilled his responsibilities as a human being. "But, what about me?" He lowered his head, walked to the yard, and walked to the big cart.At this moment, he even preferred this car to be driven away by the young woman in Luo Yi just now, because he already felt guilty towards people. Jump on the saddle, raise the whip, sound the horn, the horse neighs, and the wheels turn—— Braving the wind and snow, the carriage rushed out of the gate of the inn and onto the official road in the deep night.The sound of rattling cars broke the silence of the land. He puffed out his chest and took a long breath.The wind and snow hit him face to face, and the biting chill revived his passive will. Therefore, the driving is faster. He watched the road carefully, twisting the rein with his left hand and holding the whip with his right hand, but he put up an awning to cover his eyelids, so as not to be blocked by the wind and snow flying in front of him, because, in this deep night, to It is very difficult to discern the road ahead. Suddenly - a black figure staggered out of the road and waved his hand, as if trying to stop the carriage. Guan Ning frowned, hesitated for a moment, the carriage had already passed the man.At this moment, he thought about it several times, and finally lifted the rein, and yelled to rein in the carriage.As soon as the sound of the car stopped and the horse stopped neighing, the man could not stop humming. Guan Ning turned around and looked up, the man bumped forward two steps, and finally fell to the ground with a "poof".In the dark night, he could vaguely discern the figure of this person, and he couldn't help but tremble—this person who seemed to have been seriously injured was actually the skinny old man Tan Jing! Guan Ning was startled and immediately jumped out of the car.Although he did not have a deep friendship with this skinny old man, but he was born with a deep nature, and when he saw someone in danger, no matter who the person was, he would lend a helping hand. As for his own interests, he didn't think about it at all. The skinny osprey Tan Jing snorted twice on the ground, and struggled to raise his head, so he also saw clearly that the person standing in front of him at this moment was the young man who had just been in a daze. Guan Ning bent down, held the old man's arm, and asked anxiously: "Old man, what kind of injury did you suffer? Where is the injury?" The skinny osprey Tan Jing sighed, and leaned all her weight on Guan Ning's arms. When Guan Ning asked him, he could only shake his head weakly, because even he didn't know what was happening to him at this moment. What was the injury? Therefore, Guan Ning had no choice but to carry him to the car and put him beside the white-clothed man Ximen Yibai.If the skinny osprey Tan Jing's gaze is still sharp at this moment, if her mind is still clear, and if she can still see the face of the person lying next to him clearly, he may jump up immediately. But at this moment, not only did his limbs start to go numb, but he also felt that this kind of numbness had gradually spread to his atrium.The arrangement of fate is always so wonderful and cruel. It makes you finally find the person you want to find very much, but it will be when you least want to see this person. Although the exterior of this big car is inconspicuous, the interior is extremely delicate.There are small copper lamps embedded in the four corners of the carriage, but Guan Ning didn't light the lamp when he was upset. When he left home this time, he had already made up his mind to venture into the rivers and lakes, so he prepared his bags carefully in advance.At this moment, he took out the fire pocket from the side, climbed into the carriage and lit all the copper lamps at the four corners with fire, and the interior of the carriage immediately became very bright. The light was dazzling, and the skinny owl Tan Jing slightly opened her eyes, then closed them again. Guan Ning looked down and saw that the clothes on the old man's body were still intact, and there was no trace of blood on his body, but his face was pale and his breath was weak. His heart moved, and he thought: "Could it be that he was also poisoned!" This thought came to him, he turned his gaze, and saw that the muscles on the old man's thin face suddenly convulsed, and his pale complexion suddenly turned blue.The dim light shone on his ferocious face, and Guan Ning shivered unknowingly.But seeing him cry out in pain, he suddenly stretched out his hands again, and "slapped" his own chest, stretched out his hand, grabbed his own clothes, raised his hands, and with a "hiss", he unexpectedly The leather jacket he was wearing was torn in two. The wind blew in from outside the car door, blowing the broken cotton wool in the fur coat, inside the light yellow fox fur jacket, there were five faint blood stains on his dark and skinny chest. Guan Ning couldn't help but feel his heart tremble, and fixed his eyes, on the five faint blood stains, half of a black needle tip was exposed on each of them. The needle tip was quite thin, even thinner than an embroidery needle, but it still penetrated the blood The thick leather jacket penetrates directly into the skin, and what it does is shocking. Guan Ning stared blankly at the five points of the needle, and suddenly his heart moved again. He suddenly remembered the hidden weapon he encountered in front of the small bridge in Siming Villa, and also remembered what Taoist Lanyan said among the Wudang Four Wild Goose: "... Pindao speculates that the hidden weapon that attacked him in front of the Zhibu bridge in Siming Villa was the most tyrannical "Xuanwu Wusha" among the seven extremely poisonous hidden weapons in the "Emei Leopard Bag", which is famous all over the world for its hidden weapons. , Luohou Shenzhen'..." Guan Ning couldn't help but blurted out: "Luohou Shenzhen——" The skinny osprey Tan Jing's whole body was shaken. I don't know where the power came from, but it made him, who was already dying, struggle to sit up and bowed his head, his complexion changed drastically, and he shouted in surprise: "It really is 'Xuanwu Wusha, the god of Luohou! Needle'... Alas—how could I have imagined that there would be the two of them brothers..." Meifeng frowned, and said again: "It's strange, how could the two of his brothers have come here, and how could they be lurking in the ancestral hall..." There was a pause, and a ray of hope suddenly flashed across his eyes. At this moment, Guan Ning was thinking again, and couldn't help asking: "Where did the old seniors meet them, and how could they fall into their hidden weapons?" You must know that Guan Ning always believed in the murder in Siming Villa that the two "Emei leopard pouch" brothers were the most suspected, so when he heard their whereabouts at this moment, he couldn't help but question him immediately. But Tan Jing let out a long sigh, fell down with a "poof", and said in a deep voice: "I don't know it's them, I'm afraid they don't know it's me..." turn out to be…… 方才他一脚跨进了断墙，随手打开火折，却听黝黑深沉的祠堂之中，突的冷冷一笑，瘦鹗谭菁虽然久走江湖，但听了这种森寒笑声，却仍不禁为之一惊，倏然顿下脚步。 笑声一发便止，但四下的寒风里，却似仍有那森寒的笑意。 瘦鹗谭菁心念动处，手腕一扬，掌中的火折子，突的脱手飞去，穿过这祠堂大殿败落的窗棂，笔直地飞了进去。 而他枯瘦的身躯，也随之掠进。 突然——大殿中又响起一个冰冷的声音：“朋友，你放心吧！我死不了！” 瘦鹗谭菁身形方自穿入窗棂，闻言心中一动，真气猛降，浊气倏升，而就在这刹那之间，黑暗中突地击来十数道尖锐但却微弱的风声。瘦鹗谭菁大喝一声，挥掌拧身，手掌一按窗框，身形又退到窗外，应变之快，可谓惊人。 但他双足一踏地面，胸膛间仿佛微微一凉，他立刻觉得不妙，身形再退五尺，运气之间，胸中竟有些麻痹之感。 他全身一震，大喝一声：“我与你素无仇怨，你竟暗器伤人！” 此刻他急怒之下，说话的声音有些嘶哑了，黑暗中又传出一阵森冷的笑声，先前那说话的声音，又自沉声道：“暗器伤人……哼，我让你也尝尝暗器伤人的滋味。” 谭菁闻言，立刻知道这其中必定有着误会。他奇怪的是，暗中向自己击出暗器这人，怎的还不现身。 于是他身形一动，再次扑向窗内，但身形方动，便又立刻退回，原来就在他运用真气这一刹那，他竟发觉自己胸膛上的那点麻痹的感觉，就在这瞬息之间，便已扩散至全身。 他闯荡江湖数十年，这么霸道的暗器，他却还是第一次见到。他心头发凉，再也不敢在这祠堂内停留，转身飞奔出去，生怕祠堂中那人会随后赶来。瘦鹗谭菁成名以来，败得如此狼狈，败得如此莫名其妙，倒真是生平首次。 他甚至连祠堂中那人的影子都未见到，更不知道那人为什么向他击出暗器。 但是在这阴森森的地方，突然遇到这种形如鬼魅的敌人，身上又中了这种见所未见，闻所未闻的暗器，他虽然一生高傲，此刻却也不禁心生寒意，连问都不敢再问一句，只希望自己能在毒发之前，早些寻得解救之法。 但是，等他飞奔到路旁的时候，他竟已无法再施展轻功了。 他喘息着坐下来，一时之间，他心中又是自怨自艾，又是惊疑莫名，真恨不得祠堂那人随后跟来，让自己见见他究竟是谁，问问他为什么无缘无故地向自己发出暗器，那么就算自己死了，心里也落得清楚些。 哪知就在此时，管宁已驾着马车驶来。他骤然听得车声，心中便生出一线生机，是以拼尽余力，跃了出来，拦住马车——而此刻，他见到胸前的伤痕，求生之念，便更强烈。 要知道终南一派，与四川唐门不但毫无仇怨，而且还颇有来往，是以他更断定其中必有误会，那唐氏兄弟若然知道是自己的话，也许会立刻为自己解救也未可知。 是以他此刻长叹一声，便又挣扎着说道：“路边不远，有间祠堂，麻烦兄台，将我带到那里——唉，我如此麻烦兄台，亦非得已，但望兄台助我一臂之力，日后——咳，我必有补报之处。” 为着生存，这高傲而冷酷的老人，此刻不但将这个陌生的少年，称做兄弟，而且竟还说出如此哀恳的话来。 管宁目光低垂，望着这片刻之前，还是意气飞扬，但此刻却已是奄奄一息的老人，心中不禁为此生出万端感慨。 此刻虽未天明，但距离天明已不远。明日妙峰山外之约，使他恨不得立时赶到毛家老店去才对心思，但他又怎能拒绝这位老人的请求？ 何况他自己也极欲去见那“峨嵋豹囊”兄弟一面，于是他便断然点首道：“老前辈但请放心，小可岂是见死不救之人？但是——那'峨嵋豹囊'兄弟伤人之后，是否还会停留在祠堂里呢？” 谭菁闻言一凛，久久说不出话来。要知道四川唐门之所以名闻武林，便在于唐门的毒药暗器，除了他们自己世代秘传的解药外，普天之下，再无一人可以解救，而且见血封喉，一个时辰内，毒性一发，立时丧命。 瘦鹗谭菁若不能立时寻得唐氏兄弟，求得解药，性命实在难以保全。 他黯然沉吟良久，方自长叹一声道：“谋事在人，成事在天，我……我只得去碰碰运气了。” 管宁在路边仔细查看一遍，才发觉有条小径笔直穿入树林，想必是昔日这家祠堂盛时的道路，虽已长满荒草，但勉强可容马车行走。 于是他便牵着马缰穿林而入，果然见到前面有幢房影。他暗中将瘦鹗谭菁方才教他的话默念一遍，便大步走到前面，面对着这祠堂败落的门户，朗声喊道：“方才终南瘦鹗谭菁，不知两位侠驾在此，因此误闯而入，以至身中两位独门'罗喉神针'，但望两位念在昔日故交，赐以解救。” 他内力之修为，已至登堂入室的境界，此刻朗声呼喊，竟然声如金石，传出甚远。 但是——阴黑黝黯的祠堂内，却寂无回声。管宁暗暗皱眉，又自喊道：“在下乃终南瘦鹗谭菁之友，但望两位应允在下请求。此刻谭大侠已是命在垂危，在下情非得已，亦只得冒昧闯入了。” 说罢，大步向门内走了进去，只觉脚下所踏，俱是残枝枯叶，和片片积雪，脚步每一移动，便带着阵阵微响。 这“叽叽”的声音混合在呼呼的风声里，让人听了，不由自主地遍体生出寒意。管宁胸膛一挺，往前再走了两步，走到大殿前的台阶上，亦自持着一直持在手中的火折子，火光一闪之中，只见大殿之中颓败破落，神幔、灵位俱都残败得七零八落，灵台两旁，却有两尊神像，但也是金漆剥落，不复有当年的威仪了。 他失望地长叹一声，只当唐氏兄弟早巳走了，他也不愿再在这种地方逗留片刻，方自转身走开。 哪知——大殿中竟突地响出一个森冷的声浪，低沉而微弱地说道：“站住！” 管宁大惊之下，只觉一股刺骨的寒意，自足踝升起，转瞬便升至背脊，再次缓缓转过身去。褪色的神幔里，竟缓缓走出一个人来。 这人身躯颀长，瘦骨嶙峋，头上发髻凌乱，身上却穿着一件极为华丽的紫缎长衫，及膝而止，横腰系着一条丝绦，定睛一看，他左腰之上，竟渗出一片深紫血渍，只因他身上穿着的衣裳也是紫色的，是以若非留意，便不易看出。 此时此地，骤然见着如此诡异的人物，若非管宁在这半年之中，所见所闻，件件俱是惊人之事，只怕此刻已吓得不能举步了。 但他此刻却仍壮着胆子，伫立不动。只见这人一手拉着神幔，一手按着腰际，缓步走了出来，步履似乎十分沉重，面目亦是苍白得没有一丝血色，只有双眼之中，还发着磷磷的光芒，但被这昏黄微弱的灯光一映，望之却更令人悚栗。 他将呆立在门口的管宁由上至下，由头至脚缓缓看了一遍，而管宁的目光，也在此时将他由上至下，由头至脚看了一遍，最后两人目光相对，管宁心中突地一动，觉得此人似乎相识，但仔细一看，却又完全陌生。他再仔细回忆一遍，不禁恍然而悟，原来此人竟和四明山庄之六角亭中，那突然现身一掌击毙囊儿的瘦长怪人，有一分相似之处。 刹那之间，他心中已动念数遍。这怪人望了他一遍，突又说道：“进来！” 管宁不由自主地走了进去，只见这怪人的目光，也随着他身形移动，目光之中，仿佛有一种慑人的寒意，让人望都不敢望他一眼。管宁心中方正发毛，哪知这怪人颀长的身躯，竟缓缓坐了下来，“嘶”的一声，本已腐蚀的神幔，随着他的身形，落在地上。 于是管宁便立刻看到，神幔的灵台边，也盘膝坐着一个身穿酱紫长袍的老者，身材的高矮，虽看不清楚，但他坐在地上，却已比常人坐着的时候高出一头，可见他亦是身量特高之人。管宁目光动处，便立刻猜出，这两人便是名震武林的“峨嵋豹囊”。 但是，当先缓步走出的老者，怎的却是腰边空空，一无所有呢？ 立时之间，管宁又想起昆仑黄冠门下倚天道人所说的话，他便也立时暗中寻思忖道：“这'峨嵋豹囊'兄弟两人，前亦到过'四明山庄'，是以才会在四明山庄中，遗失了自己的东西，而参与四明山庄中那件事的人，全都丧了性命，只有他两人仍然活着，他两人若非凶手，又该如何解释？” 于是他心念转变，却又不禁忖道：“但是那六角亭中突然现身的怪人，乍眼一看，虽与这两人有些相似，但仔细看来，却绝非同一个人呀！那么，那怪人又是谁呢？” 刹那间，他心中已将这两个问题反复想了数遍，却仍然得不到解答。这时已坐到地上的老人略微瞑目调息，说道：“瘦鹗谭菁，真的中了'罗喉神针'，此刻在门外相候吗？” 管宁一定心神，肃然道：“正是。” 这老人似乎暗中叹息一声，转首去望他的兄弟，缓缓道：“老大，这事情如何处理？瘦鹗谭菁与我们还有些交情，这次我们误伤了他，总该伸手替他治一治吧？” 他说话的声音虽然极为缓慢，但却没有断续。管宁见他如此重伤之下，还能如此说话，心中不禁暗骇，这“峨嵋豹囊”兄弟二人不愧是在武林久享盛誉的一流人物。 被称为“老大”的老人仿佛伤势更重，闻言仍然紧闭着双眼，却在鼻中冷哼一下，缓缓道：“姓谭的受的伤我们来治，我们受的伤，却有谁替我们治呀？” 他说话的声音，竟更森寒，话中的含意，亦更冷酷。 管宁心中一凛，暗道难怪江湖中人将这两兄弟称为“七海双煞”，如今看来，这两人不但暗器奇毒，生性亦毒得惊人。若以这两人的性格看来，四明山庄中的惨事，也只有这种人才会做出。 一念至此，他不禁对这两人大生恶感。哪知“峨嵋豹囊”中的老大唐鹌，语声一了，却又长叹一声，缓道：“只是这姓谭的无缘无故挨了几针，若是叫他如此死了，也实在有些冤枉——”双目突地一睁，电也似的望在管宁身上，说道：“你就去把他带进来吧！” 管宁暗暗吐了口气，心中虽在奇怪，这人怎的突然变得有些人性起来。但他心中对此二人早具成见，是以此刻便也漫不为礼，闻言只是微一颔首，便一言不发地走了出去。 “峨嵋豹囊”唐氏兄弟呆呆地望着他的背影带着火光消失，大殿又复转于黑暗，老二唐鹘突地叹道：“这娃儿倒有些志气，他见我们不肯替谭菁治伤，心中便有些不忿，可是——唉，他却不明白，我们受的伤，比谭菁还要冤枉得多哩。” 老大唐鹌冷哼一声，道：“因果循环，报应不爽。我们兄弟想必手上血腥太多，一直没有报应，今日才会突然杀出这两个人来，莫名其妙地加害我们——老二，此刻你觉得怎样了？我——我自己知道已经快不行了，你要是还能走，你就先走吧！” 唐鹘亦自冷哼一声，道：“老大，你说的是什么话！我们兄弟，要死也得死在一起，何况——就凭这点伤，我们还未见得就死了哩。” 这兄弟二人在讨论生死大事，语气仍如此森冷，生像是此刻身受重伤，即将呜呼的人，不是他们而是别人一样。 唐鹌闻言长叹一声，又复闭上眼睛。这兄弟两人彼此说话都是那么冷冰冰的，其实兄弟之间感情却极深挚。 唐鹘口中虽在说着“死不了”，心里其实也自知无甚希望。他们虽然此刻仍在说话，但这兄弟两人一人腰边中了一剑，一人的伤势却在小腹边，这两处俱是要害，若非他兄弟两人数十年性命交修的功力，此刻只怕早已死去多时了。 谈话之间，管宁已一手掺扶着瘦鹗谭菁，一手拿着一盏铜灯，快步走了进来。唐鹘听到他的脚步声，眼也不抬，随手掏出个翠玉小瓶，抛向管宁，口中却又“罗嗦”一声，缓缓说道：“一半敷在伤口，一半吞到肚里。” 管宁目光动处，眼见玉瓶飞来，只是将右手一抬，反手去接，只觉手腕一震，而谭菁却已缓缓坐在地上。管宁心中更暗骇，这唐鹘重伤后仍有如此功力，他却不知百足之虫，死而不僵，鸾凤将死，其鸣仍亮，落日的余晖，也远比月光明亮。这“峨嵋豹囊”名震天下数十年，又岂是徒负虚名的人物可比的？ 他心中一面思忖，一面将手中取自车厢的铜灯，放在唐鹘旁边的灵台上。瘦鹗谭菁此刻的神志已渐不清，但他却仍强自挣扎着道：“两位大德，我谭菁有生之年，永不相忘——” 唐鹘突地冷笑一声，缓缓道：“你忘不忘都无所谓，反正我兄弟也活不长了，此刻除非能立刻找到'太行紫靴'门下所炼的'续命神膏'，或许还能——” 哪知，他话犹未了，门外突地响起一阵清朗的笑声，齐地抬目望去，只见门外人影一闪，大殿中便已飘落下两个华丽的老者。 这两人身形一现，管宁立刻低呼一声，而“峨嵋豹囊”唐氏兄弟始终森冷如冰的面容之上，竟为之泛出一丝喜色。