Chapter 17 The seventeenth chapter is confusing

The white clouds are long, the snow has fallen, and the sun has risen, but the mountain wind is still as cold as a knife. Bai Feifei curled up into a ball, fiddled with the hem of his clothes with his head down, but still glanced at Shen Lang from time to time—he had already walked into the fire, looking around. When he searched carefully, what things on the ground could escape his eyes? Zhu Qiqi raised her head and looked at the sky, seemingly lost in thought, but as soon as Bai Feifei glanced at Shen Lang, she couldn't help biting her lips. Suddenly, Jin Wuwang strode back alone, his face livid.

Zhu Qiqi couldn't help but asked, "Wouldn't it be worth the money?" Jin Wuwang said: "Hmm..." Zhu Qiqi said: "You...you killed him already?" Jin Wuwang was silent for a while, then slowly said: "I let him go." Zhu Qiqi lost his voice and said: "You...you let him go? He hurt you like that, but you let him go? That wicked person, if he stays in this world, he will kill many people..." Suddenly Shen Lang said with a smile: "I already knew that Brother Jin would definitely let him go." He didn't know when, he had returned by himself, and then smiled and said: "Although Jin Buhuan is unkind to Jin Wuwang, Jin Wuwang can't be unjust to Jin Buhuan...Is that so? If I were Jin Wuwang, I would let him go." .”

Jin Wuwang smiled miserably and said, "Thank you..." He never thanked Shen Lang for his various benefits, and he didn't say this thank you until now, it was just for Shen Lang's understanding of him. It is indeed more difficult to understand a person than to save his life, and the gratitude in the heart of a lonely and stubborn person being understood is beyond words. Zhu Qiqi looked at Jin Wuwang, then at Shen Lang, stomped his feet and sighed: "Sometimes things about you men are really puzzling." Shen Lang laughed and said, "It's better for women to not understand men's affairs."

After a while, Jin Wuwang asked, "Are there any clues in the fire?" Shen Lang said: "I found two different things, but whether it is useful or not, I dare not say at the moment..." There was a slight pause in his voice, and before Jin Wuwang could speak, he continued: "Where will Brother Jin go from now on?" Jin Wuwang looked up at the white clouds in the sky, and murmured: "Where do we go? Where do we go?..." Suddenly he shouted: "Shen Lang, Jin Wuwang's humble life belongs to you now, what are you asking?" Shen Lang was both surprised and happy, and said: "But your old master's love..."

Jin Wuwang said: "Oh, isn't Jin Wuwang not as good as Yang Dali?" Shen Lang was overjoyed and said: "Shen Lang can get Brother Jin's help, so there is no need to worry about major events...Brother Jin, Shen Lang must take care of himself, and you will not regret today's decision..." The two of them held hands together, and said nothing. Zhu Qiqi's eye circles seemed to be a little red again, and he also smiled and said: "Shen Lang, where are you going from now on?" Shen Lang said: "Look for your brother-in-law first, the huge gold and silver can never fall into Wang Lianhua's hands."

Zhu Qiqi was both surprised and delighted, and said, "You...you..." Suddenly hugging Shen Lang, he shouted: "It turns out that Shen Lang always takes the matter of Zhu Qiqi to heart." This shout of joy resounded all over the mountains, and there was already a haze covering the winter.The weather has only been clear for half a day, and another snowstorm is coming again. The sun was gone, and the wind was even colder. The delicate Bai Feifei was already shivering from the cold, and even his cherry-like lips were turning white from the cold. But she still gritted her teeth, held back, and never complained.In her frail body, there is a heart stronger than steel.

Jin Wuwang looked at her, and then at Zhu Qiqi who was jumping and cheering, his indifferent eyes could not help showing a trace of pity. This sympathy is definitely for Bai Feifei, so why not for Zhu Qiqi. Perhaps only he knows how fragile Zhu Qiqi's heart is under that stubborn, victorious, willful, and unyielding appearance. These are two very different girls, and each of them has their own unique cuteness.Their future fate will also be completely different because of their personalities. Bai Feifei never raised her head, and she didn't know if she didn't want to see Zhu Qiqi's happy expression, or she didn't dare to look at Shen Lang any more.

She knows who she is.She knew she was at the mercy of others here.She didn't expect others to think about her. Although she was cold, hungry, tired, trembling...she could only lower her head to hold back, she didn't even dare to let others see her pain. Jin Wuwang said in a deep voice, "Let's go down the mountain." Zhu Qiqi said: "Okay, let's go." When she was happy, she could rely on others for everything, so she reached out to pull Shen Lang, but Shen Lang had already walked in front of Bai Feifei. Bai Feifei's hands and feet were already frozen, and he was not sure how to walk down this rugged and long path, when he suddenly saw Shen Lang's hand stretched out in front of her.

Her heart felt grateful, joyful, and trembling—this hand was exactly what she had been waiting for and hoped for in the bottom of her heart, but after she took a peek at Zhu Qiqi, she didn't dare to hold it. .She lowered her head, held back her tears, gritted her teeth and said, "I... I can walk by myself." Shen Lang smiled slightly and said, "Can you really go?" Bai Feifei lowered his head and said, "Really...really..." Shen Lang smiled and said: "Silly boy, don't try to be brave, how can you move?" He stretched out his hand to support Bai Feifei's waist -- this waist was also trembling.

Zhu Qiqi's complexion changed again, seeing Bai Feifei and Shen Lang who were clinging to each other, her heart seemed to be weighed down by a heavy boulder, making her unable to move. Shen Lang turned back and smiled, "Let's go, why are you..." Zhu Qiqi gritted his teeth and said, "I can't walk either." Shen Lang said: "How can you not move, you..." Zhu Qiqi said loudly: "She clearly said she could walk, but you still wanted to help her; I clearly said I couldn't walk, but you insisted that I could walk, you...you..." She sat down suddenly, right there on the snow, and sobbed.

Shen Lang was stunned, and could only smile wryly. Bai Feifei said in a trembling voice: "You... you should help Miss Zhu, I... I... I can go, really can go, really can go..." She struggled, and finally broke free from Shen Lang's hand, gritted her teeth and walked down the mountain.With the wind blowing, her delicate body seemed to be blown away by the wind at any time. Shen Lang sighed softly and said, "Brother Jin, you..." Jin Wuwang said: "I will take care of her." Shen Lang stood there for a while, then slowly walked in front of Zhu Qiqi, and slowly stretched out his hand.He didn't look at Zhu Qiqi, but said coldly: "Okay, I'll help you, let's go." Zhu Qiqi lowered his head and cried bitterly, crying even more mournfully. Shen Lang said: "Everything is already up to you, why are you crying?" Zhu Qiqi hissed: "I know, you don't want to help me at all. When you come to help me, it's all... all forced by me, is it... is it?" Shen Lang's face was sullen and he didn't speak. Zhu Qiqi cried and fell to the ground, saying: "I also know that the more I am like this, the more you will hate me. Even if you treat me well, you will hate me when you see me like this." Holding the ice and snow with both hands, she cried bitterly and continued: "But I can't help it, as soon as I see you and others...me! My heart is about to break, I can't care about anything anymore...I can't do anything anymore... self-control." She raised her head, her face was muddy with ice and snow. She looked up to the sky and hissed, "Zhu Qiqi, Zhu Qiqi, why are you so stupid...why are you so stupid, always doing such stupid things?" Finally, pity appeared in Shen Lang's eyes, he leaned over and hugged her, and said softly: "Qi Qi, don't do this, like a child..." Zhu Qiqi hugged him, hugged him with all his strength, and said: "Shen Lang, please, never hate me, never leave me...as long as you treat me well, I... ...It doesn't matter if I die for you." After dinner, the fire is booming. Although this is a small shop in a deserted village, although the furnishings in this room are so simple, but in the eyes of Zhu Qiqi who has experienced dangers, it is no different from heaven. She curled up on the chair in front of the fire, never wanting to take her eyes off Shen Lang.Her heart is full of happiness, because the unhappiness between her and Shen Lang is over. Just now, when going down the mountain, Shen Lang once said to her: "Bai Feifei is a poor girl, living alone in this world - no one to rely on, we should all treat her better, right?" What he said was like telling Zhu Qiqi euphemistically that his feelings for Bai Feifei were just pity, not liking. Zhu Qiqi's mood brightened immediately. Therefore, she immediately agreed to Shen Lang: "I will definitely treat her better in the future." At this moment, Bai Feifei was sitting far away in the corner - although she was most afraid of the cold, she didn't dare to sit closer to the stove because Shen Lang was right next to the fire. Zhu Qiqi thought of Shen Lang's words, felt pity for her, and wanted the poor girl to come over. Shen Lang said: "Feifei, you are afraid of the cold, why don't you sit over here." Zhu Qiqi blurted out: "Afraid of the cold? Why don't you go to sleep if you are afraid of the cold? The bed is the warmest." This sentence was not what she originally wanted to say. After she said it, she immediately regretted it, but at that moment just now, she couldn't help but blurted it out. Shen Lang glanced at her, smiled wryly and shook his head. But Bai Feifei stood up gracefully, bowed his head and said: "Yes, I should go to bed right now... Good night Miss Zhu..." He walked out meekly, not even daring to lift his head to take a look. Zhu Qiqi looked at Shen Lang, then at Jin Wuwang, stood up suddenly, and said, "Is it not good for her if I want her to sleep?" Shen Lang said: "I never said you..." Zhu Qiqi said loudly: "Although you didn't say it in your mouth, what's in your heart?" Shen Lang said: "How do you know what I'm thinking?" Zhu Qiqi stomped her feet and said, "I know, I know, in your heart, you are saying that I am a bad woman... well, I am a bad woman, and I just do some bad things for you to see, I..." The voice was suddenly interrupted by a knock on the door. Shen Lang said: "Who?" There was a voice outside the door: "It's a villain, I have something to report." Zhu Qiqi got upset, and said angrily: "In the middle of the night, you knocked on someone's door, did you see a ghost?" He opened the door heavily, and a person staggered in, but it was the shop waiter. He was holding a big teapot in his left hand, but there was a letter in his right hand. He seemed to be stupefied by Zhu Qiqi's fierce appearance at this moment, standing there, rolling his eyes. Shen Lang's eyes flashed, and he said with a smile: "What's the matter? Could it be this letter?" The waiter in the store took a peek at Zhu Qiqi, then quickly lowered his head and said, "That's right, it's this letter, someone sent it to Mr. Shen just now." Shen Lang took the letter and pondered, "What does that person look like?" The waiter in the shop said: "The little one has never seen..." Zhu Qiqi said angrily: "You accepted his letter but didn't see him, could it be that you are blind... Could it be that that man is a living ghost, who has fascinated your eyes." The waiter in the shop said: "This... this... this letter was sent by Liu Fang who sells noodles at the door, saying that it was given to Liu Fang by a noodle customer. The little one also asked Liu Fang what it was. ……he……" Zhu Qiqi said: "What did he say?" The shop clerk said with a bitter face: "He didn't say anything, he is really blind." This time Zhu Qiqi was really stunned, really angry and funny.The shop waiter didn't dare to provoke her anymore, and walked out on tiptoe. I only heard Shen Lang read slowly: "Important and confidential matters, I look forward to waiting for you at the third watch, you must do it." Zhu Qiqi couldn't help but asked, "Important confidential matter...there are still more." Shen Lang said: "No more, there are only these thirteen characters in the letter." Zhu Qiqi said: "Who wrote it?" Shen Lang said: "I haven't signed my name, and my handwriting is very unfamiliar." Zhu Qiqi murmured: "This is strange... who could this be?" Although her anger came and went quickly, she had already forgotten about being angry with Shen Lang at this moment, she snuggled up to Shen Lang's side again, and looked at the letter. I saw that the letter paper of the envelope was very rough, the ink was light and uneven, and the handwriting was scrawled and messy. It was obvious that it was written in a hurry by borrowing a pen and paper in the city street. Zhu Qiqi frowned and said: "This handwriting is really like a dog crawling, I can write better than him with my feet... From this point of view, the person who wrote this letter must be a rough person..." She felt that she was able to observe things from a young age, and she couldn't help feeling very proud, just waiting for Shen Lang to praise her a few words. Unexpectedly, Shen Lang said: "Brut...not necessarily." Zhu Qiqi's eyes widened, and he said, "Maybe... Could it be that gentle people can write such words?" Shen Lang said: "Although this person's handwriting is poor, his sentences are very fluent. If he is illiterate, he will never be able to write such sentences." Zhu Qiqi thought for a while, then smiled and said: "That's right, if you are really a rough person, you will write 'I have something urgent to tell you, wait for me at the third watch, definitely, definitely'." Shen Lang said: "Exactly." Zhu Qiqi frowned again, and said: "But it seems that this can't be faked." Shen Lang said: "Look carefully again, what's different about this handwriting." Zhu Qiqi stared at it for a while, then murmured: "No... oh, yes, yes, every stroke and every stroke he wrote is skewed to the right... every word seems to be drawn The wind blows like it can't stand." Shen Lang said: "Exactly." Zhu Qiqi said: "This... What can we tell from this?" Shen Lang said: "It can be seen that he wrote this letter with his left hand... Ordinary people write with their right hand. Although the handwriting is different, it is almost the same when written with the left hand." Zhu Qiqi lowered his head and muttered: "He wrote letters with his left hand, he wanted us to be unable to recognize his handwriting, and he also asked a blind man to pass letters, so that we would not be able to guess who he is..." He raised his head suddenly, and continued: "It seems that he must be our acquaintance... We not only know his appearance, but also recognize his handwriting." Shen Lang said: "It must be so." Zhu Qiqi said: "He did this so that we wouldn't be able to guess who he was, but... But at the third watch, since he wanted to meet us, why did he make such a fuss?" Shen Lang said: "There must be reasons for this..." Zhu Qiqi clapped his hands suddenly and said: "By the way, this must be a plan for the golden cicada to get out of its shell and make a noise. He used this letter to keep us here and wait for him, so that he can go to other places to do business." Shen Lang said slowly: "Even if he doesn't write this letter, I won't go anywhere else tonight. He wrote this letter, isn't it superfluous and superfluous." Zhu Qiqi was stunned for a while, then said: "Yes, this is unnecessary." Sighing lightly, he continued with a wry smile: "I thought I was pretty good at observing things, and my guesses wouldn't be too far off, but who would have thought...after you say it, it's like I didn't guess at all." Shen Lang smiled and said: "It is not difficult to guess the things that have happened by observing the ruins, but the things that have not happened yet, just relying on some clues to guess, will often be a little bit off, a thousand miles away." Zhu Qiqi said: "But you also said that there must be a reason for this." Shen Lang said: "This matter has to be guessed from many sources and verified carefully. Before it is confirmed, no one can determine which guess is correct." Zhu Qiqi said: "So, do you have any other guesses?" Shen Lang said: "Maybe this person is being pursued by a strong enemy, and he dare not show his face until the night is quiet... Maybe his right hand has been injured, so he can only write with his left hand." Zhu Qiqi was stunned for another moment, and said with a broken smile, "You...you really have a lot of holes in your heart! You have thought of things that other people can't even imagine in their dreams." Shen Lang sighed: "But he did this, maybe he wanted to do something before the third watch, so he wanted to use this letter to keep me here... As for what it will be, no one can tell at this moment. bingo." Zhu Qiqi said: "Since we can't guess right, let's stop guessing." Jin Wuwang stared at the window, and said coldly: "Anyway, the third watch is not far away." In the long cold night, Genggu seems to be particularly slow. Jin Wuwang's gaze was fixed on the window all the time, and he never moved. Zhu Qiqi couldn't help admiring secretly—she really couldn't sit still. Suddenly, there was a "whoosh" sound outside the window. Immediately afterwards, the entire window completely burned in an instant. The flames flew, and there seemed to be a figure standing in the darkness outside the window. Shen Lang stretched out both palms, and the wind of his palms knocked the entire burning window out; Jin Wuwang had already grabbed a quilt, flew out, and immediately extinguished the flames. This change happened very suddenly, but the two of them didn't mess up at all, and everything was done in an instant without making a sound. Shen Lang said in a deep voice: "Qiqi, you are here to watch Bai Feifei, and brother Jin and I will track down the enemy's tracks." Before the words were finished, the person was already outside the window, and he could not be seen in the blink of an eye. Zhu Qiqi stomped her feet and said with hatred: "It's Bai Feifei again, I can't forget Bai Feifei, she is so old and wants me to watch her, but who wants to watch me?" At this moment, there is a drum in the distance, which is the second watch. When the flames were flying, there was still a figure standing in the darkness outside the window, but when Shen Lang and Jin Wuwang flew out of the window, the figure disappeared in a flash. Shen Lang said: "This person is very fast." Jin Wuwang said: "Hmph, chase." The two flew forward and chased after each other.In the dark night, the two could no longer distinguish the footprints on the snow, and they had no time to distinguish the footprints on the snow. But this figure is not only superb in lightness kung fu, but also seems to have already left a way out, even though Shen Lang tried his best, he could no longer see his figure. Jin Wuwang was still chasing after him, but Shen Lang suddenly stopped, grabbed him, and said loudly: "Although the purpose of this person is unknown, but we have not suffered any loss, why bother chasing him with so much effort..." He suddenly lowered his voice , Said: "Pay attention to the strategy of adjusting the tiger away from the mountain." Jin Wuwang's eyes flickered, and he said loudly, "Exactly, let's go back." He also suppressed his voice and said: "I'll go back, you chase." Shen Lang nodded slightly, shrugged his shoulders slightly, and hid himself behind a tree.Jin Wuwang walked back with big strides, murmuring deliberately incessantly, but couldn't make out what he was saying. The cold wind was like a knife, and the night was silent. Shen Lang held his breath, and hid himself behind the tree, not moving at all - he was certain that the person's movement skills must never be so fast, he must have already taken a good look at the hiding place and hid in it.The enemy is dark and we are clear, if Shen Lang goes to find it, it is not only difficult, but also has to guard against that person's cold arrows at any time, it is better to turn against the enemy and hide first, and when the person can't bear it, he can only show up. Who knows that Shen Lang is indeed extremely clever, but that man is not stupid, he never wants to be fooled by Shen Lang, he still hides well and never shows his face. Shen Lang was sure that he could hold his breath, but the man's self-cultivation skills were not small - Shen Lang waited for half a watch, but still did not see any movement. Jin Wuwang hurried back to the inn, the inn was dark and silent, only the light from their side room across the courtyard illuminated the snow field in front of the window. Zhu Qiqi made a snowman on the snow. When other people make snowmen, they are all fat and fat, like Amitabha Buddha; but Zhu Qiqi's snowmen are so thin and long that they will fall down if they are blown by the wind. Her face was red from the cold, like an apple; her hands were busy, making a snowman's head and patting the snowman's face. She patted it lightly, and cursed softly in her mouth: "You have no conscience...you black-hearted ghost...you only remember others, never miss me..." Jin Wuwang had already walked to her side, but she still didn't realize it, she kept cursing and hitting her hands, but the corners of her mouth and eyebrows seemed to be smiling. The beating and cursing were expressing the hatred in her heart, but this flickering smile expressed the deep affection in her heart. Is it hate?is love?She can't tell the difference. Jin Wuwang: Yu coughed and said, "Hello." Zhu Qiqi turned around in surprise, and said with a sweet smile: "It's you, you really surprised me..." Blinking his eyes, he looked behind and said, "When did you come back? He... Where is he?" Jin Wuwang said: "Still searching." Zhu Qiqi said: "You are wrong, he has already returned." Puchi smiled, pointed at the snowman, and said, "Look, isn't he already standing here? He has been beaten by me for a long time, but he didn't even move, he was still looking at me laugh." She stared at the snowman for a while, the smile on Apple's face gradually disappeared, she lowered her head, sighed bitterly, and said softly: "If Shen Lang is really so obedient, that would be great." Jin Wuwang stared at her for a while, but gradually a pity appeared on his ice-like face, and he said coldly, "Is there any movement here?" Zhu Qiqi raised his head and said, "Nothing happened." Jin Wuwang said: "Until I came to your side, you didn't notice it, and if there were any changes in the room, you couldn't hear it, you...why didn't you stay in the room?" Zhu Qiqi's eyes widened, and said: "What are you doing in the room? Do you want me to be Bai Feifei's girl, watching her sleep by the bed, waiting to cover her with a quilt?" Jin Wuwang didn't speak any more, and turned around. Zhu Qiqi said quietly: "Why are you being so fierce to me now? Is it because that day... that day I... oh, I'm really sorry for you..." Jin Wuwang didn't wait for her to finish speaking, and suddenly swept into the window, leaving only Zhu Qiqi standing on the snow, dazed in a daze, muttering: "He is sorry for others, I...why am I... Why..." A gust of wind blew, and the snowman fell down. In Zhu Qiqi's eyes, tears flowed down. Suddenly, Jin Wuwang cried out in the room: "Not good." Zhu Qiqi flew in and said, "What's the matter?" Jin Wuwang had already pushed open the door of Bai Feifei's hut with one hand, with a livid face, he stared into the door and said in a deep voice, "Go and see." In the hut, on the small bed, the quilt was messy, and the window beside the bed was opened, and gusts of cold wind blew in, blowing the oil lamp on the small bed by the window to falter. A corner of the quilt fell into the brazier under the bed. The embers in the small brazier were still burning, almost burning the corner of the quilt. A pair of fire chopsticks fell beside the brazier... What about Bai Feifei? Zhu Qiqi exclaimed in surprise: "Where's Bai Feifei? She...she...where did she go?" Jin Wuwang said coldly: "This should be asked of you." Zhu Qiqi stomped his feet and said, "This brat, where did he slip off to and what did he want to do, he should tell someone... Feifei... Bai Feifei..." Jin Wuwang said: "Don't call it anymore, it's useless to call it." Zhu Qiqi said: "When she heard the call, she might..." Jin Wuwang said sharply: "Are you lying to others, or are you lying to yourself? Look at this window, this bed, and this quilt, does she still get up and go out by herself?" Zhu Qiqi rushed to the bed, took a look, sat on the bed with a "pop", and muttered: "She didn't go out by herself...she must have fallen into someone else's hands...but...but this is Who kidnapped her? Why kidnapped her?" Jin Wuwang didn't speak any more, his sharp eyes kept scanning around.The light was dim, but it was enough for him. Zhu Qiqi stayed there, tears streaming down her face again, she couldn't stop whispering: "What should I do? What should I do? She is so delicate, but she fell into the hands of others, and I don't know who did it..." Jin Wuwang said: "Since you are so anxious now, why don't you treat her better on weekdays!" Zhu Qiqi said: "I... I... I... I don't know why. Although I am not used to seeing her, but she was really kidnapped, and I feel very uncomfortable." Jin Wuwang was silent for a while, then slowly said: "I have already told you that although you have a good heart, it's a pity..." Although he was talking in his mouth, his eyes kept scanning. At this moment, he suddenly rushed to the bed and grabbed something from the bed. Zhu Qiqi said: "What is it?" Jin Wuwang didn't answer, he stared at the things in his palm, and after a few glances, his expression became even more sinister. He suddenly snarled, clenched his fists, and said, "It's him." Zhu Qiqi followed, "He? Who is it?" Jin Wuwang gritted his teeth tightly, and uttered three words between his teeth: "Gold is not exchanged." Zhu Qiqi jumped up, changed color and said, "It's him? It's really him." Jin Wuwang stretched out his clenched fist in front of Zhu Qiqi, and slowly loosened his five fingers, but what he grasped in his palm was a strand of brown rag. Zhu Qiqi lost his voice and said: "That's right, it really is this villain again, this is the clothes he was wearing, it must have been ripped off by Bai Feifei when he was struggling." Jin Wuwang stared out the window, his eyeballs seemed to protrude, and his teeth were gritted.Zhu Qiqi wanted to talk at first, but seeing him like this, he didn't dare to say a word. Only Jin Wuwang said bitterly: "It's all my fault. If I didn't spare his life, how could this happen." Zhu Qiqi muttered: "It's all my fault, if I don't..." Jin Wuwang shouted loudly, "Stop talking." But after a while, Zhu Qiqi still couldn't help but said: "Don't worry, when Shen Lang comes back, we have to find a way to rescue Bai Feifei, otherwise..." Jin Wuwang said sharply: "This is a matter of Jin, why wait for Shen Lang? Please tell him, if I don't capture this guy within three days, I will not be a human being." Before the voice was finished, he flew out of the window. Seeing that Jin Wuwang had left, Zhu Qiqi couldn't help feeling dazed, and shouted, "Wait a minute...you're coming back." After chasing him out of the window, he couldn't see Jin Wuwang. Zhu Qiqi wanted to wait to chase, but finally stopped, turned around, turned to the direction where Shen Lang had just traced the enemy, and ran out. She shouted wildly: "Shen Lang...Shen Lang..." "Shen Lang...Shen Lang." Shen Lang was still hiding behind the tree, except for glances, he never moved his limbs. Although he had waited for so long, there was still no sign of anxiety or impatience on his face, because he firmly believed that he would never be the one who lost his composure in the end. But at this moment, Zhu Qiqi's voice came over. She only heard her shout loudly: "Shen Lang...Shen Lang, where are you, come back quickly." Shen Lang stomped his feet, faced the darkness, and said in a deep voice: "Okay, friend, you finally escaped today. Since you are so patient, no matter who you are, Shen Lang admires you very much." Zhu Qiqi's voice was getting closer and closer, and he still called out: "Shen Lang, come quickly..." Shen Lang sighed, turned around and rushed towards her. Although it was not easy for Zhu Qiqi to find Shen Lang, it was very easy for Shen Lang to find Zhu Qiqi. When the two met, Zhu Qiqi threw himself into Shen Lang's arms and said, "Fortunately you are fine, fortunately you are back..." Shen Lang said: "What's the matter with you?" Zhu Qiqi said: "Gold doesn't change, gold doesn't change him...he...he..." Shen Lang said: "How is he? Could it be..." Zhu Qiqi said: "He kidnapped Bai Feifei." Shen Lang changed his face and said: "Where is Jin Wuwang? Why didn't you stop him?" Zhu Qiqi said: "At that time he hadn't come back yet." Shen Lang pushed her away forcefully, and said sharply, "What about you? Are you standing by and watching?" Zhu Qiqi was pushed back staggeringly, and hissed, "I don't know, I don't know at all. I can't watch her by the bed. I... I... I was in the yard all the time. " Shen Lang stomped his feet fiercely, and flew back to the inn. Zhu Qiqi followed behind him, crying and running at the same time. Back in the inn, Shen Lang looked around and said, "Did Jin Wuwang chase him?" Zhu Qiqi said: "Yes." Shen Lang said: "Did he leave a message?" Zhu Qiqi said: "He said... within three days, Jin Buhuan will definitely be captured, he..." Shen Lang stumbled and said, "Three days, why wait three days!" He knew very well that although Jin Wuwang's martial arts were superior to Jin Buhuan's, but in terms of cunning, he was absolutely inferior to Jin Buchang. It was really hard for him to go after him alone. Zhu Qiqi said: "He hasn't been gone for long, I'm afraid..." Shen Lang interrupted: "Where did he go from?" Zhu Qiqi led Shen Lang to the window of the hut, pointed to the left side of the window, and said, "It's just..." Before she finished speaking, she suddenly saw a figure flying towards her from the direction of her finger. Look at that Qinggong, although he is also a first-class martial arts master, he is by no means hopeless. Zhu Qiqi paused for a moment, then couldn't help saying: "Ah, indeed someone is here." At this moment, she only thought that the letter must be someone else's golden cicada trying to get out of her shell, but now that someone really came, she was surprised. Even Shen Lang couldn't help being a little surprised, and said in a deep voice, "Who is this?" This figure seemed to know where Shen Lang lived, so he came straight to the window, and when he got close, Shen Lang realized that this person was actually a beggar. I saw him with messy hair, quail clothes with many knots, a dog-beating stick in his hand, and a stack of sacks behind his back, but he couldn't see his face clearly. Zhu Qiqi said: "Could it be that Jin Buhuan is here again... ah, no." Just looking at the sack, it is known that this person is an authentic disciple of the Beggar Sect, which is quite different from Jin Buhuan's Wild Fox Zen. The Beggar Clan disciple stood five feet in front of the window, stopped his body, clasped his fists and said, "How is Brother Shen?" Shen Lang was startled and said: "Okay...Okay." The beggar gang disciple asked again: "How is Miss Zhu?" Zhu Qiqi was even more startled, and said, "Okay...okay." Although she and Shen Lang had already answered the words in their mouths, they were even more astonished in their hearts, because the two of them had never had any contact with the disciples of the Beggar Clan, but they didn't know how this person knew them, and they seemed to be old friends. The beggar gang disciple saw the expressions of the two of them, smiled slightly, and said: "Don't you two recognize me?" He took a step forward, walked into the circle illuminated by the light, sighed softly, and continued: "Little brother A lot has changed recently.” Only then did Shen Lang and Zhu Qiqi see his face. His face was haggard and muddy, and he looked really miserable, but those black and white eyes still carried the old look. Zhu Qiqi glanced at it, and lost his voice: "So it's you." Shen Lang couldn't help saying: "So it's Brother Xu." The beggar gang disciple smiled and said, "That's right, my younger brother is exactly Xu Ruoyu." And who would have thought that Xu Ruoyu, the gorgeously decorated and self-proclaimed "swordsman with jade face and zither" in the past, has joined the beggars' gang today. And who would have expected that today's wretched, filthy and embarrassing person is actually the personable "Jade Faced Yaoqin Excalibur Swordsman" in the past. Under the lights in the room, Xu Ruoyu looked even more embarrassed.He held a dog-beating stick in his left hand, but his right hand was wrapped in a white cloth, and there were faint bloodstains between the cloth grains. Looking at his injured right hand, Zhu Qiqi couldn't help asking: "Did you write that letter just now?" Xu Ruoyu said: "Not bad." Zhu Qiqi glanced at Shen Lang, smiled and blinked her eyes to show her approval - before this moment, she never thought that this matter would be guessed by Shen Lang again. Shen Lang pretended not to hear it, and said: "I haven't seen you for a long time, why did Brother Xu join the sect of the largest gang in Jianghu?" "The First Big Gang" instead. Xu Ruoyu smiled slightly and said, "It's a long story." Seeing that there seemed to be some bleakness in his smile, Shen Lang immediately changed the subject and said: "Brother Xu has something confidential today, I want to discuss it with my younger brother." Xu Ruoyu pondered for a while, then said: "This matter also has to start with my joining the Beggar Gang." Shen Lang said: "Little brother, listen carefully." Xu Ruoyu said: "Since my younger brother separated from Brother Shen, I feel that I am ashamed to see people for all my past deeds, and my future is uncertain. I don't know how to wash away my past sins." He sighed heavily, and Fang Zi continued: "At that time, my little brother had mixed feelings. I really felt that all thoughts were gone, and I couldn't tell the direction. I walked in a daze. Within half a month, I was already down and out, almost like a beggar." Shen Lang sighed: "Brother Xu, why do you have to suffer so much?" Xu Ruoyu smiled wryly and said: "Brother Shen didn't know something. At that time, the younger brother really had to use physical torture to relieve some of the guilt and pain in his heart." Zhu Qiqi glanced at Shen Lang out of the corner of his eyes, and sighed quietly: "Although this is not bad, the pain in my heart cannot be alleviated by anything." Shen Lang pretended not to hear it, but smiled and said: "The Beggars' Gang is the largest gang in martial arts today. Their disciples are spread all over the world, and they are as powerful as ever. If Brother Xu joins the Beggars' Gang just to endure hardship, then that Just wrong." Xu Ruoyu said: "Little brother didn't intend to join the gang of beggars at first, but he was depressed and didn't want to do anything. Later, when people saw me pitiful, they gave me alms, but I actually accepted it." He smiled wryly again, and continued: "Who knows that the news of the Beggar Clan is so well-informed that they recognized my origin and sent the three elders of the Beggar Clan to come to negotiate with me." Zhu Qiqi said: "What is there to talk about?" Xu Ruoyu said: "They said that since I have been begging, I must join the Beggars' Sect, otherwise I have violated their rules, and all the disciples of the Beggars' Sect will regard me as an enemy." Zhu Qiqi said: "How can there be such an unreasonable thing... Did you agree to them like this?" Xu Ruoyu avoided her gaze, lowered his head and sighed: "That's right, I agreed to them like this, I... I didn't care about my future at all at that time, if someone asked me to become a monk, I would do it too." Will do it right away." Shen Lang said with a smile: "The beggar gang's doing this is just to seek talent. If they insisted on taking advantage of Brother Xu's reputation for martial arts, Brother Xu wouldn't have so many sacks behind him." At a glance, he saw that there were at least seven sacks on Xu Ruoyu's back. This sack was a symbol of status and seniority in the Beggar Clan. The more sacks, the higher the status. Disciple Bag, this journey has been very difficult and long. Now that Xu Ruoyu has become a seven-bag disciple when he first entered the Beggars' Sect, this is really an exception and a privilege for the Beggars' Sect. 徐若愚却叹道：“小弟那时若非放开一切，又怎会投入丐帮？既已投入丐帮，又怎会再去计较这几只麻袋……” 他忽然抬头一笑，接道：“但若非这七只麻袋，小弟倒真还无法听得那件秘密。” 沈浪道：“徐兄今日想必就是为了这件秘密而来的了。” 徐若愚道：“正是。” 朱七七道：“究竟是什么秘密？快说呀。” 只要朱七七一说话，徐若愚就垂下了头。 他垂首道：“小弟投入丐帮之后，丐帮也没有什么任务交付给我，只是终日随着那三位长老，游游荡荡。” 朱七七道：“帮主呢？你难道……” 沈浪截口道：“丐帮自从昔年熊帮主故去之后，帮主之位，一直虚悬，帮中大事，全都是由那三位长老共同裁夺。” 朱七七眨了眨眼睛道：“那又何必，干脆由他们三人中，选出一人来作帮主不就结了？” 沈浪笑道：“这三位长老，无论辈份、武功、声名，俱都不相上下，是以三人互相谦让，谁也不肯登上帮主之位。” 朱七七笑道：“他们三人只怕不是互相谦让吧……我就不相信江湖中会有这样的好人好事……若说他们三个人互相争夺，只是谁也无法胜得别人，于是只有三个人都不做，也不让别人做……这话我倒相信的。” 沈浪道：“你倒聪明得很。” 朱七七道：“我虽不聪明，但这种事……” 瞧了沈浪一眼，突然改口道：“后来如何，还是你接着说吧。” 徐若愚道：“就那几日中过得极悠闲，但我却已发觉了件奇异之事。” 朱七七道：“什么事？” 徐若愚道：“他三人自从我人帮之日开始，便寸步不离地跟着我，而且三人同进同退，纵在方便之时，至少也有两个人跟着我。我原先本还猜不透这其中原因，到后来才知道原来他三人竟是谁也不肯让别人单独与我说话。” 朱七七道：“这倒怪了，你又不是女子，难道他三人还会吃醋么……” 突然一拍手掌，笑道：“是了，这三人互争帮主之位，谁也无法胜过别人，但其中无论是谁，只要有你相助，便可压倒其他两人，登上帮主宝座，在这种情况下，三人自然互相猜忌，生怕你被人说动，自然也万万不能让别人与你单独说话了。我早就知道这些人为了争名夺利，是什么事都做得出来的。” 沈浪沉吟道：“小弟久闻丐帮三老中，除了单弓性情偏激，有时行事难免任性之外，那欧阳轮虽好饮食，却是侠义正直之人，左公龙更是大仁大义，从不苟且……他三人可说无一不是侠名鼎盛，又怎会……” 徐若愚长叹截口道：“知人知面不知心，小弟若不是与他三人如此接近，实也梦想不到这三人中竟有个人面兽心的恶魔……若不是小弟在无意间窥破了他的奸谋恶计，丐帮数千弟子，便势必断送在此人手上。” 沈浪动容道：“有此等事……” 徐若愚道：“小弟今日前来，一来因是为了此事与沈兄多少有些关系，二来也是为了要请沈兄念在江湖同道份上，挽救丐帮此次危机。” 沈浪正色道：“小弟早已说过，丐帮乃当今天下最大帮派，丐帮若人奸人之手，整个江湖也势必因此大乱。此事既然如此严重，徐兄无论有何吩咐都请快说，小弟若能尽力，焉有推辞之理。” 徐若愚道：“此事要从四日之前说起。” 他深深吸了口气，沉声接道：“四日之前，我与他三人夜宿荒祠，他三人鼻息沉沉，小弟却是辗转反侧，不能成眠。” 朱七七忍不住道：“他三人只怕都在假睡。” 徐若愚道：“那日风雪严寒，他们在荒祠中生了堆旺火，我四人围火而眠。我脚后睡的是欧阳轮，欧阳轮的头与左公龙睡在一起，左公龙的脚抵着单弓的脚，单弓的头自然便在我的头后面。” 朱七七失笑道：“你四人如何睡觉，难道也与这秘密有什么关系不成？” 徐若愚道：“这其中自是大有关系……夜半之时，我眼瞧那火堆火势已渐微弱，正待起来加些柴火，哪知……” 徐若愚接道：“哪知就在这时，我突觉单弓的手悄悄伸了过来，用手指在我前额之上，缓缓画出了几个字。” 朱七七笑道：“他果然未曾睡着。” 沈浪却沉声道：“这几个字必定关系重大得很。” 徐若愚道：“他画出的那几个字，乃是：'你我合力，除左'。” 朱七七道：“这单弓果然不是个好东西。丐帮三老中，左公龙既是最好的一个人，你可千万不能听单弓的话。” 徐若愚道：“那时我虽已辨出他画出的字，却故作全无感觉，于是单弓便又画道：'此人已不可信，动手当在今夜，此刻，否则……'。” 朱七七道：“下面呢？你快说呀。” 徐若愚道：“他手指越画越重，显见得已有些紧张起来，哪知他方自又画出这十七个字，那左公龙突然……” 说到这里，窗外突然响起一阵衣袂带风之声。 此刻窗门早已被徐若愚紧紧关了起来，但这衣袂带风之声听来仍然十分清晰，显见得这些人来势甚是迅急。 徐若愚面容突然惨变，嘶声道：“不好……” 沈浪一掌熄灭了灯火，道：“你知道来的是什么人？” 徐若愚道：“左公龙……” 沈浪奇道：“他为何……” 突然窗外一人沉声道：“丐帮三老，此来乃是为了清理门户，捉拿门下叛徒徐若愚，但望江湖朋友莫要插足此事之中。” 语声沉重，中气充足，显见此人内力竟是异常深厚。 沈浪悄声道：“说话的就是左公龙么？” 徐若愚道：“就是他。” 沈浪口中虽不再说诂，但心中却暗奇忖道：“若以武功而论，丐帮三老，声名决不及武林七大高手之响，怎的这左公龙之内力听来却远在天法大师、断虹子、'雄狮'乔五等人之上？莫非他一直深藏不露？莫非他近来突然得着什么心法传授？” 只听窗外人又道：“徐若愚，你还不出来么？我早已知道你在这里，你躲着也无用的……此间前后左右，俱已被围，你也休想逃出。” 朱七七道：“他们不是一直在拉拢你么？此刻为何又要你……” 徐若愚长叹截口道：“只因他已知道我窥破了他的秘密，是以必定要杀我灭口。” 朱七七道：“没关系，你莫怕，有沈浪在这里，谁也杀不了你的。” 徐若愚道：“我生死无妨，只恨还未说出秘密……” 突然间，风声“嗖”的一响。 一道火光，穿窗而入，钉在墙上，竟是枝火箭。 沈浪举手熄灭了墙上火箭碧绿的火焰，窗外之人已沉声道：“徐若愚，我说完了话，你若还不出来……” 朱七七大喝道：“出去就出去，谁还怕你不成。” 飞身而起，一脚踢开了窗户，突觉衣襟被人拉住，“砰”的跌倒床上——沈浪却又飞身到了窗外。 夜色沉沉，雪光反映下，但见雪地上密压压一片，竟全是人影，少说也有七八十人。 沈浪一眼瞧过，便知道徐若愚所要说的秘密，必定非同小可，否则这些人必然不致如此劳师动众。 他身形方自掠出，人群间突然亮起了两根火炬。 火光照耀下，只见这七八十人，果然俱是蓬头散发，褛衣赤足，身后也都披着破麻袋，显见得都是丐帮中身份较高的弟子。 两枝火炬间，站着个满面红光，两鬓已斑，年已五十出头的乞丐，颏下一缕花白长髯，不住随风飘拂。 他身上衣袂，既无丝毫特异之处，身形也不比别人高大，但站在群丐之间，却当真有如鹤立鸡群一般。 只因他虽然站着不动，但那神情，那气概，已和别人迥然而异，正如鱼目中的一粒珍珠一般。 沈浪一眼便瞧见了他，一眼便瞧出了他是谁。 此人一双锐利如箭的目光，也正瞬也不瞬地盯在沈浪面上，森寒的面容，仿佛已将凝出霜雪。 沈浪道：“阁下左公龙？” 那人道：“正是。你是徐若愚的什么人？” 沈浪道：“在下沉浪，与徐兄朋友相交。” 左公龙浓眉一挑，道：“沈浪？老朽已闻得江湖之中，新近窜起一位少年剑客，一月之间，便已名满天下，不想今日在此得见。” 这丐帮长老不但说话堂堂正正，从头到脚，再也瞧不出有丝毫邪恶之气。 而徐若愚昔日为人行事，却大有可被人非议之处，若是换了别人，必定要对徐若愚之言大起怀疑。 但沈浪微一沉吟，却道：“丐帮三老，向来焦不离孟，孟不离焦，却不知单弓单长老、欧阳长老此刻在哪里？” 左公龙道：“他两人现在哪里与你又有什么关系？” 沈浪微微一笑，道：“在下只是想问问他两位，徐若愚究竟是犯下了什么错处，竟令得丐帮必定要以门规处治。” 左公龙厉声道：“单凭老夫之言，便已足够，又何必再问别人？” 沈浪笑道：“那么，在下便要请教……” 左公龙喝道：“丐帮之事，向来不许别人过问。” 沈浪目光一转，突然笑道：“既是如此，在下也不便涉身此事之中。” 竟转过了头呼道：“朱姑娘，咱们走吧。” 他这句话说出来，窗内的徐若愚固是大惊失色，就连朱七七都不免吃了一惊，飞身出窗，诧声道：“走？” 沈浪笑道：“不错。” 朱七七道：“但……但徐若愚，咱们怎能抛下他不管。” 沈浪笑道：“他与我们虽是朋友，但既已犯下门规，便该听凭家法处治，这是武林规矩，咱们怎可胡乱插手？” Zhu Qiqi said: "But...but..." 沈浪不等她再说话，面向左公龙，抱拳笑道：“在下告辞了。” 哪知左公龙却厉声道：“你也走不得。” 沈浪面上故意作出诧异之色，道：“阁下叫我莫要多管丐帮之事，我走岂非正是遵了阁下之命，却不知阁下为何又阻拦于我？” 左公龙似乎呆了一呆，神情却丝毫未变，冷冷道：“老夫行事，你更过问不得。” 沈浪道：“但此事既与在下有关，在下为何问不得？” 左公龙厉声道：“好，我告诉你，只因你在江湖中是个奸狡之徒，徐若愚做的那个不屑之事，想必也与你有关。” 沈浪道：“如此说来，阁下是想将我与徐若愚一齐处治的了。” 左公龙喝道：“正是。” 沈浪突然仰天大笑起来，笑得竟似开心已极——这一来朱七七与徐若愚不禁大感惊异。 左公龙怒道：“你笑什么？” 沈浪大笑道：“我只是笑那狐狸，终于露出尾巴。” 左公龙道：“你胡言乱语，究竟在说的什么？” 沈浪道：“我初见你一团正气，本还不信你乃人面兽心的恶徒，只道徐兄之言，有些虚假，是以便试你一试。” 他哈哈一笑，接道：“这一试之下，你果然露了马脚，只是这马脚究竟是如何露出来的，只怕你自己还未必知道，你可要听听么？” 左公龙怒喝道：“你反正是将死之人，有什么话尽量说吧。” 沈浪道：“你根本只是一人前来，但方才却要假借'三老'之名，显见得有些心虚情怯，你若非做了亏心事又怎会如此。” 左公龙冷笑道：“还有呢？” 沈浪道：“你口口声声，要我莫管闲事，等我要走时却又拦阻于我，显见是生怕徐若愚已在我面前说出了你的隐私，是以便想将我一起杀了灭口……你做的那事若非令人发指，又怎会怕人知道？” 左公龙面色终于有些变了，怒道：“你……” 他话未说出，朱七七已拍掌笑道：“沈浪毕竟是沈浪，凭你也想骗得过我的沈浪，那真是做梦。” 徐若愚这才掠了出来，又惊又喜，道：“沈兄知我，小弟死亦无憾。” 沈浪笑道：“徐兄说的当真不错，画虎画皮难画骨，知人知面不知心，又有谁能想到，以仁义闻名的左公龙，竟是……” 左公龙厉喝道：“竟是你的煞星。” 突然一挥手，他身旁立木如石像的丐帮弟子，便风车般转动起来，转了两转，突然有数十道刀光。 这数十道刀光在转瞬间便将徐若愚、朱七七与沈浪围住，自刀光间瞧出去，还可瞧见有十余人站在外围。 这十余人有的腰系革囊，有的手持弩箭，显然只要沈浪等人飞身而起，这十余人的暗器便要脱手而出。 若在平地之上，这些暗器莫说沈浪，就连朱七七都不会瞧在眼里，但身形凌空时，那情况可是大不相同。 只因以沈浪等人的轻功，若要飞身脱逃，凭这些丐帮弟子，又怎能阻拦得住。 这一着正是要沈浪他们再也莫转这逃走的念头，断绝了他们的退路，正是要赶尽杀绝，一个不漏。 朱七七脸色已有些发白了。她杀伐场面虽然经历不少，但手段如此毒辣，布局如此周密的对手，她终究还是极少遇见过。 再瞧这数十条持刀的丐帮弟子，非但一个个脚步轻健，而且身形之旋转，脚步之移动也配合得丝丝入扣。