Chapter 16 The sixteenth round of turmoil in the world

Zhou Fang focused his eyes on a white cloud in the blue sky, and said in a deep voice, "There is another reason for this...the reason is another secret..." Bao'er nodded and said nothing more. Zhou Fangqi said: "Why don't you ask anymore? Don't you want to know?" Bao'er said: "Since it's someone else's secret, even though I want to know it in my heart, I can't ask it anymore." Zhou Fang smiled slightly and said, "Good boy!" Looking around, Niu Tiewa was staring intently with his big eyes open, and following Tiewa's eyes, he saw a thrilling and unique fight.Although Tie Wa usually doesn't concentrate on anything, but at this moment, her eyes don't blink, and she is crazy about it.Although Tie Wa usually looks like a child, but at the moment his face is full of awe, and he has a bit of solemnity like a Confucianist reading books or an old monk in meditation. It is obvious that this innocent big child also has an inexplicable understanding and understanding of kung fu. favorite.

It turned out that in these few words, Aunt Wang and Wang Bankuang finally moved their hands, but they saw two figures moving still and moving.The quiet figure is like a mountain standing still, and like a pillar in a torrent, no matter what attack or change, he will never move.The moving figure is like a purple swallow lightly butterfly, falling leaves and flying flowers, and its lightness is better than light butterflies, and its urgency is better than purple swallows, and its changes are subtle and complicated, like flying flowers in the wind, flying back and forth, No one can figure out the way it flies and circles—the strangest thing is that the quiet figure is Wang Banxia, ​​while the moving figure is Aunt Wang whose feet have been disabled.

She rests on a short black staff in each of her hands, whirling and flashing.When the right stick hits the ground, the left stick strikes out like a poisonous snake; when the left stick hits the ground, the right stick strikes like a thunderbolt, blowing away with the wind.The attack of the left stick is mainly light and quick, while the right stick is vigorous and brave, to make up for the lack of lightness of the left stick.The strength and softness complement each other, and the light and heavy complement each other, forming another kind of martial arts moves that is extremely strange and powerful, which is quite different from any other martial arts in the Jianghu.

You must know that no matter what kind of martial arts, the change of body shape is definitely based on the strength of the waist, legs, knees, and toes. When bending over, one must bend the waist, and when snaking, one must bend the knees... No matter who it is, it cannot escape this point. However, Mrs. Wang's legs are disabled, and her body shape changes all depend on the power of her palms, fingers, wrists, elbows, and shoulders, and the use of wrists and elbows is much more flexible than that of legs and knees. . Although Aunt Wang's legs are broken, the area she needs to defend is also reduced. The smaller the area to defend, the less effort she must have.

For example, when others perform a move of "Phoenix Bound Wings", they must pay attention to their own safety in the next three lanes, and even perform a move of "Xuanniao Shasha" as an auxiliary move, while Aunt Wang uses this move of "Phoenix Bunch of Wings". "Wing" can protect her whole body, so even though her legs are broken, there are advantages and disadvantages, the relationship between the advantages and disadvantages is difficult to explain clearly for a while. Of course, to practice this kind of martial arts, you must go through a period of hardships that others cannot understand. Therefore, even if others admire the magic of Aunt Wang's martial arts, no one will deliberately break their legs to learn it. Therefore, Aunt Wang His martial arts are naturally different and unique.

It is much more difficult for Wang Bankuang to deal with this kind of strange martial arts than when he fights with others, but it is the best countermeasure for him to stop still and keep the same. But even though his figure is still and his moves are issued, he still has a kind of aggressive madness. He uses some moves that others dare not use, but he uses them with a wave of his hands. Therefore, even though Aunt Wang's offensive was so fierce, Wang Bankuang never showed any weakness.If it was someone else, in this situation, he would definitely adopt a defensive posture to temporarily avoid the opponent's sharp edge. However, although Wang Bankuang's figure is static and braking, his moves are still attacking and attacking.

I saw Mrs. Wang carrying the iron rod in her right hand with the sound of the wind, and hit the head with the move "Thunder Whip Deer". Wang Bankuang didn't dodge, but raised his arms and greeted him with "Bare Hands Fighting the Dragon". Aunt Wang's right hand stick suddenly raised "Lightning Piercing Cloud" obliquely, and quickly tapped Wang Bankuang's thwart to nine large acupoints near "Zangxue". Wang Niukuang's hands are empty, there is absolutely no reason to accept this move forcefully, who would have thought that he clenches his palms into a fist, and hits a "straight to the sky" with his back arm, facing the lightning coming through the clouds, Aunt Wang strikes Even if he could be hurt, he would definitely be blown away by his wild moves.

The two people are flirting back and forth, and they are confronting each other, shocking people's hearts. The disciples of the Beggar Clan stood around, each and every one of them looked shockingly, their faces were extremely solemn, although those girls showed a casual and confident look, they were still pointing and laughing, but their smiles were already forced, for this scene In the competition, both sides obviously have no confidence. Niu Tiewa over there murmured: "Wu Na Niang, I really don't know how people practiced this martial art. If I can practice this martial art, I will be willing to die."

Zhou Fang smiled slightly: "There is nothing difficult in the world, as long as there is a heart." He seemed to be speaking to Tie Wa, but his eyes were on Bao'er.Bao'er herself was also staring at this thrilling match, her big eyes were shining brightly.Zhou Fangdao: "Bao'er, have you seen the mystery of these two people's martial arts?" Bao'er pondered for a while, and said slowly: "Although Uncle Wang's figure is calm, his moves are full of madness. No one can learn this kind of innate momentum; It's pleasing to the eye, although the moves are violent and stormy, they still have a hint of weakness..."

Zhou Fang smiled and nodded, and interrupted: "That's right, Wang Bankuang's martial arts are innate, but most of Wang Auntie's martial arts are acquired through hard training... What else?" Bao'er blinked her eyes, and said: "Ms. Wang's left hand moves lightly, while her right hand moves fiercely. It seems that she mainly uses her right hand to move, but... listening to the sound of her two sticks falling to the ground, the left side is heavy and the right is light. Apparently it's just because her left cane is much heavier than her right cane..."

He seemed to be thinking about his words, his voice paused, and then he continued: "She uses a heavy stick to make a light move, but uses a light stick to kill a big one. This is obviously using moves to confuse the other party. Eyes and ears, in fact, the main force of her attack must be on the iron staff in her left hand, and the right staff is just a foil, but it's a pity... Alas! It's a pity that Uncle Wang didn't seem to notice this." Zhou couldn't help showing a look of astonishment, and said solemnly: "I don't think you are young and don't know martial arts, but you can see what Wang Bankuang failed to see. Although it is clear to a bystander, it is also very valuable." Bao'er said: "Didn't I learn this from you, old man?" Zhou Fang smiled and said: "Now you should already know that the same thing, whether you look at it with your heart or not, the difference is really too big." Bao'er said, "Yes." Zhou Fang said: "Okay, let's go!" Bao'er was taken aback for a moment, and said: "But...but they haven't decided yet..." Zhou Fang cut off his words solemnly: "Even if you and I see their victory and defeat, what should we do? With our strength, we absolutely cannot help them." Bao'er said: "But——" Zhou Fangdao: "Before Zi Yihou died, he was like a needle that fixes the sea. Although he is not alive, he has suppressed all the turmoil in the world. I don't know how many people are afraid of him, so they dare not act rashly. Today's martial arts The Beidou in Zhongtai Mountain has been lost, these people are very quiet and thinking about moving, they naturally took the opportunity to come out, and the man in white will come back after seven years, this shadow has already enveloped the entire martial arts world, making everyone feel panic and uneasy. In the middle of the year, the Jianghu must be in a very chaotic situation. If you and I also throw ourselves into this chaos, it will not help the matter at all. You will just sacrifice yourself in vain. Therefore, I want you to use your eyes on this road. Keep your hands off." At this time, the battle between Aunt Wang and Wang Bankuang was still very fierce, but Zhou Fang raised his pole and swung the ark out. With the sail full of wind, it was more than ten feet away.It turns out that this strange old man who knows everything is not inferior to Niu Tiewa's brothers and sisters in his familiarity with life on the water. Fang Baoer thought over Zhou Fang's words over and over again, only to feel that the truth he said was impeccable, so he sighed and stopped talking. Niu Tiewa murmured, and was also extremely reluctant to leave here, but when he saw that Bao'er had obeyed, he didn't dare to speak, he just kept turning his neck and looking back. But the distance between the two strokes is further away, and gradually they cannot be seen clearly.Suddenly, a cloud of colored smoke surged from the place where they were fighting fiercely, and gradually expanded and thickened, completely covering the entire flat ground. Gradually, Fang Baoer and Niu Tiewa could see nothing but the colorful smoke.Fang Bao'er felt heavy early, and lowered her head, unwilling to say anything. Niu Tiewa was still muttering: "Even though we can't make a move, it's not too late to leave after watching the excitement! Brother, what do you think?" Zhou Fang said coldly: "After watching the bustle, you won't be able to leave." Niu Tiewa said: "Why?" Zhou Fangdao: "Do you just think that they haven't seen us? It's just that they can't distract you and me when they are too busy to take care of themselves. I want you to take the opportunity to see us. It's just that you have more experience. As for the result of this matter, As soon as Mrs. Wang showed up, I knew it." Bao'er wondered: "Old man, how do you know? Could it be possible to foretell? What will be the outcome of this matter? I really want to hear about it." Zhou Fangdao: "Wang Bankuang will definitely lose, and Aunt Wang will become the leader of the beggar gang!" Bao'er said in amazement: "Really? Why?" Zhou Fangdao: "Can you guess who Aunt Wang is?" Bao'er was startled again, pondered for a long time, shook her head and did not answer, but Niu Tiewa couldn't help but said loudly: "Who is it? Aunt Wang is naturally Aunt Wang." Zhou Fang didn't pay any attention to him, but said slowly: "This Aunt Wang is the married couple of Wang Banxia, ​​who used to be called 'Fox Girl' Wu Su." Bao'er was shocked and said in shock, "She...is his wife?" Zhou Fangdao: "That's right, the old 'fox girl' Wu Su was originally a famous slut in the martial arts world, and Wang Banxia is the leader of the new generation of masters in the rivers and lakes. The two of them got married suddenly and caused quite a lot of troubles in the martial arts world. A sensation. Most of the seniors at that time felt sorry for Wang Banxia, ​​but I have already seen that Wang Banxia deliberately pretended to have two personalities by means of ventriloquism to deceive the world's eyes and ears. He is a strange person, but he is actually a deceitful, treacherous and evil person." Bao'er said: "But... But for decades, what he has done is indeed a matter of urgency and righteousness, and he has never lost his reputation as a chivalrous man. You should know it too, old man." Zhou Fang said coldly: "Although this person is anxious for justice on the surface, he has nothing but plans for himself in his heart. For example, he is running around for the matter of the man in white this time. To save a catastrophe, in fact, because he has always been afraid of Zi Yihou, there are many things that hinder Zi Yihou and he can't let go. This time, he wants to use the invincible sword of the man in white to get rid of Zi Yihou! " Bao'er said in horror: "Is there such a thing?" Zhou Fangdao: "More than ten years ago, the 'fox girl' Wu Suye broke into the Yunnan royal mansion, and wanted to steal the secret recipe of 'Baiyao'. It happened that Mr. Tiejian who had been hiding in Kuo Cangshan for a long time cut off her feet with a single sword. , Throwing it into the deep mountains and ravines, people in the martial arts knew that Wu Su was dead, and Wang Banxia was determined to find Mr. Iron Sword for revenge, but Wang Banxia threatened the world, saying that the "fox girl" Wu Su's perverse behavior had nothing to do with him Instead, he would like to thank Mr. Tie Jian for eliminating one evil for the world." Bao'er changed color and said: "I don't want him...he is such a cruel person." Zhou Fangdao: "It's really rare to be so cruel, but there are many self-proclaimed high-minded people in the Jianghu. On the contrary, they praise Wang Ban chivalrously and destroy his relatives. Even if he did some unforgivable things, people in the world would say that it was only done by a "half madman" and had nothing to do with a "half hero". But as long as Zi Yihou was alive, Wang Banxia would not dare to act recklessly. Now that Zi Yihou passed away, I figured that Wang Banxia must have a conspiracy, but I never thought that the 'fox girl' Wu Su was not dead, but in the name of Wang Auntie, she colluded with Wang Banxia to seek the position of leader!" Bao'er could hardly catch her breath, after a while, Fang Zi sighed and said: "It turns out that the two of them were in collusion, no wonder Wang Banxia tapped dozens of acupuncture points on Aunt Wang's body, Aunt Wang is still Doing nothing. I was supposed to be Mrs. Wang, but my martial arts are so amazing that I can even change the position of the acupoints on my body. It turns out that it was just a trick that his husband and wife colluded to show others." After a long while, Couldn't help but said again: "Wang Banxia is so treacherous, since we already know, can we see that his treachery is not successful?" Zhou Fang said coldly: "There are many injustices in the world. With your strength, can you manage one of them? So what if you don't see other people's schemes succeed?" Bao'er said: "I can always expose his conspiracy." Zhou Fangdao: "You are young, who will believe what you say? What's more, Wang Banxia's reputation as a chivalrous man is in full swing. If you want to expose his conspiracy, it is like a dragonfly shaking a stone pillar. How can you move him? He was beaten to death by others. You don’t have to do anything yourself.” Bao'er blushed with anger, clenched her fists, but couldn't speak. Zhou Fangdao: "If you want to meddle in other people's business, if you want others to listen to you, you must first practice peerless martial arts so that everyone respects you. And if you want to practice peerless martial arts, you must first practice Concentrate on one mind, in other words, you must first ignore everything in the world, and only then can you be able to take care of all the injustices that happen in the world!" Bao'er blinked, and suddenly said: "To practice amazing martial arts, you must have an amazing master. I have an amazing master in my heart, I wonder if you can help me find him, old man?" He had big eyes Glittering in the sky, like a lone star reflected in the sea, it is bright and deep, but it makes people feel far more intimate and closer than the stars in the sky. Zhou Fang stared into his eyes, and said slowly: "Who else can be more extensive than the sky? Who else can be more complicated than all things? Who else can know more changes than nature? All things in the world change naturally, He is your best mentor, who else do you want to look for?" Bao'er also looked up at him, and said slowly: "I always have a question in my mind, I don't know, old man, you are the one in my mind. That amazing master?" Zhou Fang smiled slightly, and said: "Flowers are not flowers, fog is not fog, yes? Who knows? If you are too serious, you will be fooled." Bao'er said: "The big hermit hides in the city, and the small hermit hides in the wild. This is what the ancients said. I see that you, old man, are playing with the wind and dust, and you must be the great hermit among people." Zhou Fang smiled to himself again, noncommittal. Bao'er rolled her eyes and said: "If I am the supreme master in the martial arts in the future, and I have to retreat in order not to be found out, then I will never hide in the mountains, swamps, forests, because that Not only is it lonely, but it is also very easy to be discovered by others, so I must change my appearance, mix in the world of mortals, and even pretend to be a liar that everyone despises. "It's just because it is common for liars to pretend to be martial arts masters, and it is easy to be spotted by others. However, martial arts masters pretending to be liars is a miracle that has never been seen in the world since ancient times. Others would never dream of this." Zhou Fang looked up to the sky and laughed loudly: "What a smart boy..." He pretended to be noncommittal, but he seemed to use this laugh to cover up a certain change on his face. But Bao'er still didn't relax, and asked urgently: "Since that's the case, I wonder if you would like to tell Bao'er about your past history?" Zhou Fangdao: "I have long forgotten what happened in the past." Bao'er said: "Really forget?" Zhou Fang stared at a little white cloud in the sky, and said slowly: "Yes, I forgot... You know that memory is good, but forgetting is better. Only because people in the world can remember, can they make new and continuous progress, but forgetting can't be done." Make people's hearts peaceful and peaceful. If there is no memory, human beings will not be able to remember the legacy of their ancestors, and will stay in the barbaric state of the ancient prehistoric, but if there is no forgetting, people will always live in those soul-locking pains and If you are tormented by the rotten guilt and guilt all the time, then... life will become meaningless, and only because people can temporarily forget that there will be some bright colors in the gloomy life." What he said was not only full of philosophy, but also beautiful and moving, like a piece of poetry and movement that can be passed down through the ages, every word and every sentence is pearls. But Bao'er couldn't help thinking of Zi Yihou's words in the past, and blurted out: "But remembering is not easy, but forgetting is even more difficult, isn't it?" A bitter smile appeared on the corner of Zhou Fang's old mouth, and he said, "Exactly. There are some things that people want to forget, but they can never forget." Bao'er seemed to be muttering to himself, and said: "After learning all kinds of swordsmanship in the world, and then forgetting them, what kind of mind does this have? What kind of talent?" Zhou Fang didn't know whether he really didn't hear clearly or he didn't want to pay attention at all. After Bao'er finished speaking, he leaned on the mast of the ship and seemed to have fallen asleep. Looking at his yellow beard fluttering in the wind, Bao'er stared blankly for a moment, then sighed and said, "Is it true? Who knows? Sigh! It really confuses me." Although the ark looks bulky, it is actually very light and light. It can travel up the river at least a hundred miles in a day, and it moored at an unknown pier in the evening. When Bao'er left Tie Wa's house, he had brought a pen, ink, paper and inkstone. Seeing that Zhou Fang and Tie Wa had fallen asleep, he got up quietly, brushed the pen and brushed the ink, and wrote a total of more than ten pieces of paper. The same words were written on the paper: "Aunt Wang is 'Fox Girl' Wu Su." After he finished writing in a hurry, he searched for more than a dozen clay wine bottles in the detailed and tiny cabin—this was prepared by Tie Wa's mother for Zhou Fang—and Bao'er stuffed a piece of paper in each bottle. The note went in, and then dug the mud on the bank, glued the cork tightly together, found some rags, tore them into strips, and tied the cork tightly.Then, with a long sigh, he looked up to the sky and prayed silently: "I hope that some of these bottles will only fall into the hands of some righteous heroes who like to investigate and persevere, so that the villain's evil plan will be seen through one day. While praying silently, he threw the bottles into the water one by one.The river is rushing day and night, and I don't know where to take these very light bottles made of clay? Bao'er looked at the rushing river, with a smile on her face, she murmured: "People won't believe what I said, but this way, it's completely different. People saw the note in this bottle, You must feel very mysterious and surprised, and people must be full of curiosity about mysterious and surprising things, and if you are curious all your life, you will have to break the casserole and ask the bottom line." With a contented smile, he lay down with his body and fell asleep after a while, but he didn't know that these few small bottles would cause an incomparably huge storm in the rivers and lakes in the future. The river is rushing, and the time sequence changes. The ark is getting dilapidated day by day, and Bao'er is growing up day by day. In the blink of an eye, more than half a year has passed.Although more than half a year is not a long time, Bao'er has undergone significant changes during this period of more than half a year. The wind, the sun, the rain, the operation of fishing and cooking... Life on the river is hard work, but the torment of this life has made Bao'er strong and tall, and her skin is tanned—sometimes in the sun With the river water as a mirror, he hardly even recognizes himself. In the past six months, he has seen many vicious fights between martial arts heroes, and he has also seen many treacherous, vicious, deceitful and kidnapping activities in the arena. In his young mind, he has learned more about the worldly affairs, but what interests him most is still the natural changes. Sometimes, he would stare blankly at the rushing river, the breeze blowing the trees, the rising and setting of the stars at night, the change of white clouds during the day... He could just stare blankly at these, and he could remain silent all day long.Then, Zhou Fangfang would ask him: "From these changes, what have you discovered?" His eyes became brighter and brighter, because he did discover a lot of philosophy of life from these changes in nature, and also vaguely glimpsed The true meaning of martial arts, but he was not satisfied. In the past six months, Tiewa's body has become as solid and strong as steel.These days, he seems to have become fascinated by martial arts. During the day, if he had ever seen some martial arts masters fighting, he would keep in mind the exquisite moves performed by both sides of this battle. In the evening, he would go to a far place to practice hard alone. Others could only hear him yelling, and he would be sweating profusely when he came back. But how much did he remember the moves performed by others?How much have you learned?If others don't ask, he won't tell.Sometimes he would look up at the white clouds in the sky in a daze, smirking foolishly, sometimes even when he was eating, he would suddenly jump up, rush away, and practice hard again.In this case, when he came back from hard training, he must have sweated even more. The only thing that hasn't changed is Zhou Fang. He still drank from time to time, groaned from time to time, and said things that seemed inexplicable at first glance but made sense when he thought about it carefully. He still never mentions his past, and does deception from time to time.Whenever the food was finished, the silver was used up, or the ark was under repair, and the utensils were waiting to be painted, he would find a prosperous town and go up for a visit. When he came back at night, his hands must be full of bags, his mouth must be full of alcohol, and his arms must be full of gold and silver. If Bao'er asked him, "Where did these come from?" He always smiled lightly and said, "It's a lie." But sometimes he would return empty-handed with nothing, and a group of people were chasing him behind him, shouting and beating him repeatedly. At that time, he would jump on the ark in a hurry and leave the shore in a hurry—this situation was exactly the same as when Bao'er first met him. But no matter what he did, Bao'er always respected him.The day was sunny and sunny, and the ark had unknowingly passed under the Yellow Crane Tower. Although the Yellow Crane Tower is not high, it is famous through the ages. No matter who it is, under the Yellow Crane Tower, independent of the long white clouds and the rolling river, there will always be nostalgia for the past, and weep without feeling sad. But today, no one can meditate independently under the Yellow Crane Tower, because there are crowds of people up and down the Yellow Crane Tower, and there is no one in the crowd who comes to recite poems and seek sentences, but all of them are in high spirits. There are countless martial arts tyrants or valiant young heroes. The ark is far away in the river, Zhou Fang and others have already seen the strange shape of this building.Tie Wa unconsciously clapped her hands and laughed, "Wonderful! Wonderful! Looks like there's more excitement today." Bao'er smiled and said, "I'm afraid you will learn some brilliant tricks again." Zhou Fangdao: "What about you? You never remember other people's moves?" Bao'er smiled and said, "I remember." Zhou Fang nodded and said with a smile, "Okay, you should also remember other people's moves. It's better than not remembering anything at all." Bao'er's heart moved again, and before he could speak, a very magnificent big boat was already coming, and the sound of chatter and laughter could be heard from time to time in the cabin, the people on board were obviously having fun. Compared with this gorgeous big ship, the ark that Bao'er and the others took looked even more ugly.Tie Wa murmured: "Wu Na Niang, I don't know who are the big officials, rich men and famous heroes on this boat. In fact, I think their stomachs are similar to Tie Wa's." When the two boats met, a head suddenly stuck out from the cabin and spit into the river, and a slender hand wearing a jade bracelet handed out a small fragrant handkerchief from the window, the man wiped it twice, and frowned Said: "Bastard, why is the river getting dirty?" Zhou Fangtu also said loudly: "It's just that there are too many bastards like you, spitting into the river all by yourself, and blaming the river for being too dirty." The man angrily cursed: "Who dares..." Turning his eyes, he caught a glimpse of Zhou Fang and laughed loudly: "I thought it was someone so bold, I didn't think it was Brother Zhou, it's been a long time, please get on board Come and have a few glasses of old wine." The big guest on this big ship is none other than "White Horse General" Li Mingsheng. So Zhou Fang tied the ark to the side of the big ship, and took Bao'er and Tie Wa onto the big ship.Li Mingsheng was covered in brocade clothes and a beaded crown on his head, and he went out of the cabin to greet him in person. I saw the jewels and treasures in the cabin, and the furnishings were even more gorgeous. Six or seven girls with heavy makeup, full of pearls and emeralds, wearing red and green, although they are vulgar and attractive, some are playing the lute in the cabin, and some are eating melon seeds. 1, 1, and 3 strange people were invited up with such respect, they couldn't help but widen their eyes, full of astonishment. Li Mingsheng turned his eyes and said with a smile: "This old man Zhou is the richest man in the south of the Yangtze River, but he has a weird temper and likes to travel in low clothes..." Before he finished speaking, the group of Yingyingyanyans had already stood up with charming smiles, coquettishly smiling at Wanfu, and rushing over. Some blocked Zhou Fang's waist, and some hooked Zhou Fang's neck, as if holding his hands. Like a living God of Wealth, he carried Zhou Fang to a chair, poured tea and wine, beat his back with vegetables, and greeted him meticulously.Zhou Fang also accepted it honestly and unceremoniously.Tie Wa had already sat down to eat and applaud. Li Mingsheng patted Bao'er on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Little brother, how are you?" Bao'er saw that he was dressed gorgeously, his face was radiant, and his appearance was even more impressive, so he held back a smile and said: "Although I ran slowly, I was not burned to death." Li Mingsheng laughed, and didn't dare to talk to him anymore, went to sit down opposite Zhou Fang, and accosted him again: "Brother Zhou, what have you been doing for half a year?" Zhou Fang said with a smile: "Although you are doing well, it seems that you are definitely not as good as you, brother." Li Mingsheng smiled and said: "Both each other..." Rolling his eyes, he suddenly lowered his voice and said: "I heard that Mr. Fang brought two million taels of silver to study abroad, I wonder how you can go with him, Brother Zhou... ..." Before they finished speaking, a group of Yingyan rushed to Bao'er, kissed his face, touched his hand, and said, "It's terrible, how can this little brother look so charming?" Zhou Fang laughed and said: "Wonderful! Wonderful! Unexpectedly, with a single word, my brother rescued me from the next calamity..." Li Mingsheng said with a smile: "This is called the art of attacking the heart, attacking the place where it must be saved..." Suddenly lowered his voice: "The little brother did this just to have a talk with Brother Zhou. Brother Zhou, do you know that there has been another occurrence in the martial arts recently? Several major events, the situation in the Jianghu has begun to be turbulent, this is the opportunity for us to show our talents, if Brother Zhou is willing to cooperate with the younger brother, I think there will be no disadvantages." Zhou Fang twisted his beard with one hand, and said with a slight smile, "Tell me, what amazing things have happened in the martial arts recently?" Li Mingsheng said: "The first major event that has been rumored in the world recently is that the beggar gang has changed owners. The former leader's whereabouts are unknown, but the current leader's origin is unknown. The world has the largest number of people, the longest establishment, the widest distribution, and the most prestigious Affected by this, Huainan Poor Family Gang, Fengyang Wooden Stick Gang, Chuanzhong Paoge Gang, Xiangxi Lingshui Gang, Hubei Pobo Gang...etc. The beggar gang has a long history and a very close relationship, and there is a turmoil inside. Everyone is worried and can't be at ease. It is said that the new leader of the beggar gang has great ambitions, and even wants to merge these gangs into one. It belongs to the gang of beggars." Although the people of Bao'er were trapped in the clusters of flowers, they stretched out their ears to listen. At this moment, they couldn't help but sighed: "I don't want Aunt Wang to be the leader of the beggar gang, I don't want Aunt Wang to be the leader of the beggar gang. The empress of the beggar gang is really making trouble... so what happened to Wang Banxia and those veterans of the beggar gang?" Li Mingsheng glanced at him, as if he was wondering why this little child was so familiar with the martial arts incident, but he still answered to himself: "Wang Banxia and Ye Leng and others were originally the best friends of the beggar gang in the past, and they should have been with Aunt Wang There are two opposing forces, but what Aunt Wang has done this time is not only ruthless, but also extremely careful and thorough, she has already laid down a net on all sides, so that they have no room to resist." He glanced around and saw no one interjecting, so he continued: "First of all, she used tricks to capture the former leader of the gang, and never revealed his life or death, so that people would always be in danger. Then, she used threats, temptations, and sex ... and other means to subdue all the leaders of the beggar gang in the sixty-three provinces from the south to the north. In the end, she made an appointment with Wang Banxia, ​​Ye Leng and others to meet Binjiang, and fight with Wang Banxia for the position of the leader of the gang by force. In this battle, Aunt Wang, whose feet are already crippled, beat Wang Banxia, ​​the number one fast hand in martial arts, to serious injury!" Bao'er exclaimed: "It was seriously injured! This method is really clever. No one will suspect them if they do this." Li Mingsheng wondered, "What do you suspect?" Zhou Fangdao: "It's nothing, Brother Li, just keep talking!" Li Mingsheng frowned slightly, and continued: "Although Ye Leng and others are dissatisfied, firstly, there is an appointment, and secondly, since Wang Banxia is no match, their martial arts are naturally no match for Mrs. Wang, plus... oh! That Wang Banxia Sure enough, he was a man, although he was covered in blood, but before he passed out, he still repeatedly told Ye Leng and others to abide by the promise, not to be ridiculed by the people in the Jianghu as untrustworthy and unrighteous." Bao'er's heart trembled, and he sighed secretly: "No matter what evil Wang Banxia does, he always uses benevolence and morality as a cover. This person is so powerful that he is rare." But he saw that even Li Mingsheng treated Wang Banxia like this Admired, naturally it is inconvenient to say these words. Li Mingsheng continued: "Under such circumstances, although Ye Leng and the others were unwilling, they had no choice but to surrender to Aunt Wang. Aunt Wang immediately made Wang Banxia the number one protector of the Beggar Clan, second only to the leader... Sigh This Mrs. Wang is a powerful character. She knows that if orders are issued in her own name, there will be many people in the gang who will not accept them. Therefore, no matter how big or small the incident is, the leader of the gang will dictate all the orders, and the order will be issued by the first Dharma protector. As long as the disciples of the beggar gang saw the monogram of "Ban Xia", they would naturally follow their orders. It's a pity that Wang Ban Xia has been defeated by her, no matter what she said, Wang Ban Xia immediately followed suit... Sigh! This kind of tough guy is rare in the martial arts world! " The more Bao'er listened, the more annoyed she became, her little face was already flushed red, and she thought to herself: "You keep praising Wang Banxia's good points, but you know that these are just a trap played by his husband and wife..." This sentence has almost disappeared. When he reached his mouth, he was stuffed back with a melon seed from Slender's hand.Li Mingsheng said again: "If this situation continues, the Beggars' Clan will gradually stabilize. But a month ago, there was another strange incident that had a great impact on the Beggars' Clan." He stopped speaking, obviously he was sure that others could hear him well, so he couldn't help but ask him "what's the strange thing?" But no one else said anything. Li Mingsheng had no choice but to catch it by himself, and said: "It turns out that when a fishing boat was fishing in the shallows, it actually caught a crude wine bottle made of clay." Bao'er was overjoyed secretly, and thought: "As expected..." At this time, Zhou Fang couldn't help but ask, "How does the wine bottle have such a huge impact on the Beggars' Clan?" Li Mingsheng smiled slightly, and said: "Although the wine bottle is insignificant, the strange thing is that there is a note in the sealed wine bottle, on which are written the words 'Aunt Wang is the fox girl Wu Su'." Zhou Fang frowned slightly, and immediately looked back at Bao'er. Bao'er immediately lowered her head, hanging in the fragrance of the girls' clothes. Li Mingsheng continued: "It would be fine if this note fell into the hands of an ordinary fisherman, but this fisherman is actually under the hands of the Ding Brothers in Dingjiawan." Zhou Fangdao: "The Ding brothers' old mother is in the church, and their family education is the strictest. They are never allowed to ask about affairs in the Jianghu. If the note falls into their hands, what should we do?" Li Mingsheng said with a smile: "Although this is the case, things in the world are sometimes very coincidental. Although the Ding brothers don't care about the world, there is a person who likes to meddle in their own affairs. He happened to be a guest in Dingjiawan at that time. According to this person, Brother Zhou must have heard about it for a long time." Although Zhou Fang didn't want to ask, but seeing the look on his face, he could only ask, "Who?" Li Mingsheng said: "That is the Wan Hero who has been widely rumored in the world recently, and the name of chivalry can be compared with Wang Banxia, ​​the strange man of martial arts, and Zhan Yufang, the son of Iron Sword." Bao'er couldn't bear it anymore, and blurted out, "Hero Wan, is that the son of Mrs. Wan who has seventeen or eight pockets on his clothes?" Li Mingsheng wondered secretly: "How does this kid know again?" He replied casually: "Yes, it is the son of Mrs. Wan." Bao'er smiled and thought: "I heard that this Wan Daxia is very different from his mother in nature. It is heaven's eyes that this note can fall into his eyes." Although Li Mingsheng felt that his expression was a bit strange, he didn't take it seriously, and continued: "After Wan Daxia saw this note, although his face was calm, he immediately started the search in secret. What exactly he found and what he found, no one in the Jianghu knew, until one month later, Wan Daxia spread hero posts all over the Jianghu, inviting handsome martial arts people to gather at the Yellow Crane Tower to discuss It’s a big deal. As for what kind of big deal it is, although it’s not clearly stated in the post, I can guess that it must be related to this matter.” Zhou Fang smiled and said, "No wonder the Yellow Crane Tower is so lively today." Li Mingsheng said: "The Yellow Crane Tower is so lively today, besides the hero post posted by Wan Daxia, it is said that there are two or three other unexpected things that will happen... It is said that the Tie Jin Dao will also come to catch up with the excitement today. His enemies will fight to the death!" Zhou Fang said with a smile: "Sure enough, there are so many shows, you must watch them." Li Mingsheng lowered his voice and said with a slight smile: "This show is definitely a must-see, maybe you can take the opportunity to make a two-ticket deal." Zhou Fang clapped his hands and said, "It makes sense." 李名生道：“但此刻主角人物尚未登场，你我为了表示气派，也不可坐在那里干等，不如先在江上游逛游逛。” 周方大笑道：“有道理。” 李名生双掌一拍，向那些莺莺燕燕笑道：“如今我才知道，这位方公子带出的银子已使光了，你们若要银子，还是来这里的好。” 少女们又是轻嗔又是娇笑，都说“李大爷坏死了”。口中虽说“坏死了”，但身子还是向这坏死了的人紧紧贴了过去。 宝儿长长舒了一口气。这些女子再不走，他可真有点受不了。此刻拍了拍身上衣服，走到窗口，探头外望，只见江上风帆往来如织。这武汉原是长江中游货物交易、水运转送之中心，江上风光自较他处繁盛得多。江风扑面而来，虽然带着一股鱼腥酒汤之气，却恰巧可将宝儿身上那股市俗脂粉的气味吹得干干净净。 宝儿但觉神智一清，但后面弦歌之声又起，还是不能落得个耳根清静，但闻后面一个又尖又细的声音装腔作势，腻歌道：“二八的小佳人，扭扭捏捏上了牙床，三更天里静无人，只听得牙床上吱吱喳喳，好似……” 李名生不住拍掌大笑，怪声叫好，宝儿却恨不得用棉花紧紧塞住耳朵，将头拼命向窗外伸了出去。但见又是一艘官船迎风而来，四艘渔舟护卫两旁。 那渔舟造得十分奇特，狭身尖头，显然全速前行时必定其急如箭，渔舟上各卓立着八条彪形大汉，紫色紧身衣，紫巾包头，背插一柄单钩，红绸迎风飞舞，胸膛前却绣着海碗大一个“丁”字。 官船的船头摆张锦墩交椅，一个白发苍苍的老妇人，手持一双三尺长的翡翠旱烟管，端坐在交椅上。四个垂髫丫鬟，有的手持紫盖伞，有的手拿旱烟袋，卓立在她身后，还有两个长身玉立、英姿飒爽的佩剑少年，恭恭敬敬站在一旁，不时俯下身子，指点着江上风物，与那老妇人解闷。 宝儿心中方自暗暗忖道：“这位老夫人又不知是何人物？看这气派，必定又是个了不起的角色！” 后面李名生已笑道：“周兄请看，这位老夫人，便是长江水路武林第一名家、丁家湾的丁老夫人了。这位老夫人已有多年未出丁家湾一步，可见今日这场热闹委实不同凡响。” 周方道：“闻说这位老夫人昔日不但风华绝代，倾倒众生，而且武功之高，亦称非凡之品。” 李名生笑道：“'人面如花娇，剑法美如人'……这昔日江湖传颂甚广的话，便是指这位丁老夫人柳依人。” 周方叹道：“花开必谢，红颜易老，她近年绝足江湖，想必便是不许人间俗子见到老去后之面目。” 李名生大笑道：“周兄话中含意深远，总是令人销魂。” 周方微微一笑，道：“销魂，销魂……李兄可知道这位丁老夫人昔日还有段令人销魂的故事？” 李名生沉吟道：“周兄说的，可是她昔年'独骑胭脂马，手提如意钩，怒闯祈连山，挥钩诛十寇'这段故事吗？” 周方含笑道：“这段故事虽然动人，但也只能说是紧张热烈刺激，又怎能说得上销魂两字？” 李名生道：“是哪个故事？” 周方道：“丁家湾本是江南武林世家，其时之少主人丁飘更是风流倜傥，潇洒不群，但他苦追柳依人多年，柳依人总是对他不理不睬，到后来丁飘酒后遇仇，大醉挥刀，江上一战，他虽将仇人斩在江中，自己却也中了别人一掌，震散了全身武功，虽仍可以行动，却已形如废人。” 李名生苦叹道：“千古以来，唯酒最是误人，这话果然不错……”长长叹息声中，自己却仰首痛饮了一杯。 周方道：“从此之后，那丁飘是生趣索然，更是沉迷醉乡，不能自拔，丁家湾自也日渐没落，一蹶不振。” 李名生道：“可悲！可叹！”于是又干了一杯。 周方道：“这时的丁飘，实已众叛亲离，途穷日暮。哪知就在这时，他苦追多年而不可得的柳依人竟翩然来到丁家湾，要下嫁于他。” 李名生拍案道：“好个柳依人！”自然再干一杯。 宝儿早已在他身旁坐下，竟也在不知不觉间陪着他连干了三杯老酒，小脸上立刻泛起红霞。周方接道：“想那丁飘本是条汉子，在此等情况下，怎肯与自己心目中最最喜爱之女子成亲，索性终日沉醉不醒。若是换了别的女子，纵然感于他昔日恩情，见他如此自暴自弃，这时也必要绝裾而去，但这位柳依人确是不同凡人，竟放下如意钩，洗手作羹汤，痴缠到底。十年后丁家湾声名已重振，柳依人却已憔悴将老，而丁飘大醉十年也终于醒了，感于她的情意，两人这才成亲，但十年大好时光已在醉中逝去……” 宝儿早已听得黯然魂销，双目之中又是泪光盈盈，此刻忍不住接口问道：“后……后来怎么样？” 周方道：“后来丁飘折节读书，竟成了江南有名之才子，一阕'美人名剑赋'更是传诵武林，至今不绝。” 宝儿道：“好……太好了……”垂下头去，揉揉眼睛，将李名生面前方自加满的一杯酒也端过来喝了。 李名生道：“江湖中都知道江南丁家兄弟一文一武，弟弟虽有万夫莫敌之勇，哥哥却是弱不禁风的才子，这原因想必就是丁老夫人为了纪念她昔日夫婿，是以才不愿丁大公子学武的。” 这时丁老夫人柳依人与丁氏兄弟早已弃船登岸，但李名生所乘这艘官船却总是在江心飘荡，仍未驶向江岸。