Chapter 4 The fourth rainy night ghost

Yu Peiyu still couldn't answer the questions asked by disciple Diancang. He could neither say that the Taoist master Tiangang died at the hands of "Xie Tianbi", nor could he say that "Xie Tianbi" was a fake, because "Xie Tianbi" Having been eliminated, it becomes non-existent at all. The disciple of Diancang put his hand on the sword and said angrily, "Why doesn't Mr. Yu speak?" Yu Peiyu sighed: "If you suspect that the disappearance of Xie Daxia has anything to do with me, it is really a joke. I have nothing to say." Disciple Diancang's expression softened a little, and he said: "Since this is the case, before this matter is clarified, Mr. Yu had better accompany the disciple to go back, because there are some things that Mr. Yu may not want to explain to his disciples, but he can always explain to the leader. of."

Before he finished speaking, Yu Peiyu changed color and said loudly: "I can't go back, absolutely can't go back." The disciples of Diancang shouted one after another: "Why can't you go back?" "If you didn't do anything wrong, why didn't you dare to go back and meet people?" Seven or eight people have jumped off their horses, and everyone's swords are on the verge of breaking out. The leading disciple of Diancang shouted angrily: "Yu Peiyu, if you don't want to go back today, I'm afraid it will be more difficult than ascending to the sky."

Yu Peiyu was sweating profusely, with the rain rolling down, but her hands and feet were icy cold. Suddenly, a person in the distance said coldly: "Yu Peiyu, you don't need to go back." Seven or eight Taoist priests with hairpins and high buns, wearing white wooden clogs and holding yellow paper umbrellas, came rushing out of the rain, unexpectedly they were the disciples of Kunlun. The disciple of Diancang raised his sword and said sharply: "Even if this person is already under the Kunlun sect, he still has to go back and walk with his subordinates. Although Diancang and Kunlun have always been friendly, it is related to the life and death of the head of our sect. Brother Dao Don't blame the younger brother for being rude."

The faces of the Kunlun Taoists were even more gloomy and terrifying than those of the disciples of Diancang. The first person with white face and beard, eyes like sharp scissors, stared at Yu Peiyu and said: "Not only do you not need to go back, you don't have to go anywhere. gone." Yu Peiyu backed away in astonishment, and disciple Diancang wondered, "How do you say that?" The white-faced Taoist smiled miserably and said: "Although the head of your sect is unknown, the head of our sect has... just..." Hearing a "click", the umbrella in his hand fell to the ground, and the handle had been crushed. Crush to pieces.

Disciple Diancang suddenly lost his voice and said, "Could it be that Taoist Master Tiangang...has passed away?" The white-faced Taoist hissed: "The master has been plotted against, and died from the sword." Disciple Diancang said in amazement: "Really?" The white-faced Taoist said sadly: "The poor Taoist just cleaned up the dharma body of the master." Diancang disciple moved: "Tiangang Daoist has perfected both internal and external skills, flying flowers and falling leaves within five feet, you can't hide it from his old man. It is unbelievable for my disciples to say that his old man will be plotted against."

The white-faced Taoist gritted his teeth and said: "The one who plotted against the old man is naturally a person who is very close to the old man, and is naturally a person that the old man will never suspect, because the old man no longer believes that this person is such a wolf-hearted person." Before he finished speaking, countless pairs of eyes were fixed on Yu Peiyu, each pair of eyes was full of grief, resentment and resentment. The white-faced Taoist shouted loudly, "Yu Peiyu, how did the old man die, tell me, tell me." Yu Peiyu trembled all over, and said, "He...he old man..."

The white-faced Taoist roared angrily, "Did the old man die at your hands?" Yu Peiyu covered her face with her hands, and hissed: "I don't, absolutely not... I will never touch a finger of the old man." Suddenly there was a sound of "嗖", and the long sword beside his waist had been drawn. go out. The white-faced Taoist held the sword in his hand, the tip of the sword kept shaking, and the trembling sword tip was pointing at Yu Peiyu, and his fiery eyes also pressed Yu Peiyu, tremblingly said: "Tell me, is this sword Is it your murder weapon?" This sword indeed belongs to Daoist Shatian Steel, the owner of this sword no longer exists, but this sword is on Yu Peiyu's body at this moment.

Yu Peiyu's heart was already bleeding, and she could only step back step by step. The tip of the sword also pressed him step by step. Although the sword was sharp, the eyes of these people were ten times sharper than any sharp sword in the world. He knelt down on the ground, raised his head to the sky, burst into tears, and shouted wildly: "My God, my God, why did you treat me like this, do I really deserve to die?" "Dang", the long sword fell in front of him. The white-faced Taoist said word by word: "You have only one way to go, and this is the luckiest way for you."

Yes, this is indeed the only way for him, because he can't explain everything, and none of the wrongs he has suffered is true, but they are all truer than "truth", and "truth" No one will believe it. At this moment, the only thing that can testify for him is the red lotus, but can the red lotus make people believe him?What evidence can he produce? In normal times, the words of the leader of the Red Lotus Sect are of course very important, and the disciples of the Kunlun and Diancang sects will absolutely not doubt it. But at this moment, this matter is related to the life and death of their sect masters, to the tragic change of their sect, and even to the fate of the entire martial arts world.

How could they easily believe anyone's words, even if this person is the famous Red Lotus. After thinking about it, Yu Peiyu had no choice but to pick up the sword on the ground—he suddenly swung the long sword angrily, and rushed forward. The disciples of Kunlun and Diancang sects exclaimed one after another, causing chaos immediately. But after all, they are worthy of being the disciples of famous families. In the commotion, some of them drew their swords, and the sword light cut like a startled rainbow, stabbing Yu Peiyu straight. Hearing "Dang, Dang" a few times, these swords were blown out, Yu Peiyu declared in this sword with grief and indignation, the power of this sword cannot be parried by others.

Disciples of Kunlun and Diancang, how could they have imagined that this young man has such supernatural power. Amidst the exclamation and anger, Yu Peiyu rushed out of the encirclement like a rabbit, the lightning flashed, and the thunder struck furiously, but his figure was already ten feet away. ※※※ During the rainstorm, Yu Peiyu let go and ran wildly. He had forgotten everything and only wanted to escape. Although he was not afraid of death, he must not die wronged. Shouting behind him was driving him like a whip. He exhausted every ounce of energy in his body and ran against the heavy rain. The raindrops hit his body and face like grains of stones. The voice finally faded away, but his feet still did not stop, but at a slower rate, getting slower and slower. He was running and suddenly fell to the ground. He struggled to get up, fell down again, his eyes seemed to be blurred, the heavy rain seemed to have turned into thick fog, he rubbed his eyes desperately, but he still couldn't see clearly. How can there be the sound of cars and hooves in the distance?Where did the horses come from? In a blur, he seemed to see a big car approaching. He struggled and wanted to escape, but fell down again. This time, he finally got up after the fall and passed out. The sky is getting darker. ※※※ The sound of the car rattled, and the horse neighed continuously. Yu Peiyu woke up and found that she was in the car, the rain was beating on the hood of the car, like a horse treading on the battlefield, and the drums were beating frequently, making people heartbroken. Did he finally fall into the hands of others? Yu Peiyu struggled to get up, the sky was dark, and the car was even darker. A lamp was hung on the canopy, shaking with the wind and rain, but it was not lit. On all sides of the carriage, there were some brooms, bamboo skimmers, iron buckets, and strips of thick and heavy soap piled up in disorder. Yu Peiyu lifted the oilcloth of the carriage cover a little more, and an old man in a wooden coat and hat sat on the front seat. , although he couldn't see his face, he could see his gray beard flying in the wind and rain. This is just a poor old man who accidentally rescued a comatose boy from the wind and rain, Yu Peiyu felt a long sigh of relief. The old man laughed and said, "Yu Peiyu, are you awake?" Yu Peiyu turned pale with shock, and said in horror: "You, how do you know my name?" The old man turned his head, squinted his eyes and smiled, "Just now I heard people shouting from all around, saying 'Yu Peiyu, you can't run away.' I think it must be you, and you finally ran away." His old face was engraved with traces of wind, frost and hard work, and every wrinkle seemed to symbolize his hard years. Although his squinted smiling eyes are full of worldly wisdom, they are also full of kindness and kindness. Yu Peiyu lowered her head and muttered, "Thank you, old man." The old man smiled and said: "Don't thank me, I saved you just because I don't think you look like a bad person, otherwise I wouldn't hand you over to those people." Yu Peiyu was sad for a while, then smiled sadly: "For a long time, old man, you are probably the first one to say that I am not a bad person." The old man laughed loudly and said: "Young people will be full of complaints after suffering a lot. Go back to the broken house with the old man and drink a bowl of thick and hot hot and sour soup. I guarantee that you will have no complaints." Lifting the whip, with a sound of "Delu", he drove straight. Dusk, dusk in the storm. The carriages and horses were still traveling on unmanned trails. This poor old man must have lived alone in this dilapidated thatched hut, but Yu Peiyu felt that this was too good. He lay down, thinking about the slightly moldy earth walls in the thatched hut, the blue sheets that had been washed white, and the steaming hot and sour soup. He felt that he could sleep peacefully. I just heard the old man say: "Horse, horse, run, run, you will be home in front, do you recognize it?" Yu Peiyu couldn't help getting up again, and lifted a corner of the hood again, only to see a gravel road ahead, shining brightly from the rain. At the end of the road, there was a magnificent and magnificent courtyard with thousands of rafters and tiles, and brilliant lights. In the wind and rain at dusk, it looked like a palace for a prince. Yu Peiyu was taken aback, and said in a low voice, "This, is this the old man's house?" The old man said without turning his head, "Not bad." Yu Peiyu opened her mouth, but swallowed what she was about to say, her heart was really full of surprise, could this old man be a rich man in disguise?Could it be a high-ranking official who retired to the forest, or a thief who concealed his hiding place?What was his intention in bringing Yu Peiyu back? Outside the wide, purple gate of the village, there are two ferocious stone lions squatting. Under the bamboo shed, the horses are jubilant, and several big men with swords are unloading their saddles. Who rides the horse?Although this is still an unanswerable question at this moment, there is no doubt that this old man is a strong martial artist. And at this moment in the martial arts world, who is not Yu Peiyu's enemy. Yu Peiyu's hands and feet were cold, but he was exhausted, and he couldn't walk if he wanted to. Besides, even if he could walk, it would be too late now. The chariots and horses have entered the courtyard. Yu Peiyu made the slits of the car roof even smaller, and suddenly saw two figures jumping over like arrows from the eaves of the brightly lit hall. The one on the left is the Kunlun white-faced Taoist with sharp eyes. Yu Peiyu's heart turned cold, and her hands kept shaking. The white-faced Taoist actually stopped the carriage and said: "Old man, you came all the way back, did you see a young man?" The old man smiled and said, "I've seen a lot of young men, I don't know which one it is?" Bai Mian said humanely: "He is wearing a blue cloth gown, he looks handsome, but he looks embarrassed." The old man said: "Well, there is a boy like this." The white-faced Taoist said movedly, "Where is he?" The old man stroked his beard and smiled, "Not only did I see him, I also captured him back." Before she finished speaking, Yu Peiyu was so anxious that she was about to faint. The white-faced Taoist's eyes were even colder, and he looked at the old man and said word by word: "Even though the young man is in a mess, even if he can't escape far, you can't catch him back. The old man had better remember in the future, I, Kunlun Baihe, never like to joke. .” Huo Ran turned around and strode back. The old man sighed and said, "Since you know I can't catch you, why bother to ask me?" With a lift of the reins, he drove the carriage into a small road, and murmured: "Young man, you should know by now that the smarter you are, the easier it is to be deceived, but you only need to know how to deceive him." That's all." He naturally said this to Yu Peiyu, but unfortunately Yu Peiyu didn't hear it, when he heard it again, he was already in the old man's room. It really was a dilapidated room, the walls on all sides had turned black, and on the dilapidated table was a porcelain pot with a missing spout, two broken bowls, and piles of leftover peanuts. A tile lamp, with dim yellow light, swayed in the wind, as if it represented the life of the old man. A tattered quilt was hung behind the door, and rainwater kept leaking from the crack of the door, and the water flowed all the way to the foot of the bamboo bed in the corner. Yu Peiyu was sleeping on this bed right now, his soaked clothes had been taken off, and although he was covered with the thick and heavy quilt, he was still shivering from the cold. The old man was not in the house, and Yu Peiyu exhausted all her strength before struggling to get out of bed, wrapped tightly in the quilt, which seemed to be heavier than the stone lion at the gate of his former house. He walked step by step until he came to the window, which was nailed with wooden boards. He looked out through the cracks in the wooden boards, and there was a huge garden outside the window. The garden is deep, and although the lights in the distance are brilliant, they can't reach here, and the dark trees look like ghosts in the rain. Yu Peiyu shuddered, and asked herself: "Where is this place? What's going on here?" A solitary lamp floats past among the ghostly shadows, like a will-o'-the-wisp? Yu Peiyu's legs were a little weak, and she was leaning against the window sill. In the boundless darkness, there was a faint and misty singing sound. "On the bright moonlit night in the world, Unless you look for it in a dream. You said you've seen a fairy smile, Who can tell if a dream is real? " The will-o'-the-wisps and the singing were approaching, and a vague white figure floated over from the wind and rain, holding a small and exquisite crystal lantern in his hand. This figure is slim and slim, with the drenched clothes clinging to her body, and her loose long hair clinging to her body, the lights shone in all directions, illuminating her face. Her face was so pale that there was no trace of blood, and the light shone on her eyes, which were hollow and bewildered, but extremely beautiful, and the emptiness and beauty mixed into an indescribably strange aura. Yu Peiyu could hardly move. This spooky garden, this ghostly figure... Suddenly, with a "squeak", the door opened, and Yu Peiyu turned around in shock. The old man in Chai clothes and a hat, with spiked shoes on his feet, had come over at some point. Yu Peiyu rushed over, grabbed him, and said, "Who... who is outside?" The old man squinted his eyes and smiled, "Where are there people outside?" Yu Peiyu pushed open the door and looked out. The garden was deep and the night was dark, so there was no one there. The old man's smiling eyes seemed to be filled with mockery and pity, Yu Peiyu grabbed his skirt and said in a trembling voice, "Where is this place? Who are you? " The old man said leisurely: "Who? It's just an old man who saved you." Yu Peiyu was startled, loosened her five fingers one by one, stepped back a few steps, and fell down on a dilapidated bamboo chair, with cold sweat dripping down her face. The old man said: "You are tired, you are too tired, you shouldn't be thinking about it." Yu Peiyu firmly grasped the armrest of the bamboo chair with both hands, and said, "But I clearly...I clearly saw..." The old man stared at him and said, "You didn't see anything, did you? You didn't see anything." Yu Peiyu suddenly felt that there seemed to be a strange power in his eyes, she couldn't help herself, she lowered her head, smiled sadly, and said, "Yes, I didn't see anything." The old man smiled and said: "That's right, the less you see, the less trouble you will have." He put the small pot in his hand on the table in front of Yu Peiyu, and said: "Now, drink this bowl of hot and sour soup so that you can sleep well. Tomorrow will be another day. Who knows that there will be a difference between tomorrow and today?" How much different?" Yu Peiyu smiled bitterly: "Yes, anyway, today is finally over..." ※※※ In his sleep, Yu Peiyu only felt that the earth was getting darker and darker, and the whole dark earth seemed to be pressing on him, he was sweating, struggling, moaning... The quilt was completely soaked, and the bamboo bed creaked. He opened his eyes suddenly, the lights were as dim as beans, and he suddenly saw a pair of hands. A pair of pale hands. These hands seemed to be strangling his throat. Yu Peiyu exclaimed in amazement: "Who? Who are you?" In the dim light, he saw a head of loose long hair, a pale face, and a pair of beautiful but empty eyes. The loose long hair spilled out like a cloud, and the white figure swept away like the wind, and immediately disappeared into the bewildered darkness. Isn't this the ghost in the rain? Yu Peiyu jumped up and sat up, stroking her throat with her hand, gasping for breath, is she a human or a ghost?Do you want to harm him?Why do you want to kill him? The old man went to nowhere again, the gray dawn light was already seen through the cracks in the wooden window, and the door was still shaking... Is she a human or a ghost? If she really wanted to harm him, could she have already killed him? If she didn't want to harm him, why did she sneak up like a ghost and steal away like a ghost? Yu Peiyu's heart was beating like a drum. There was a set of worn clothes beside the bed. He put them on in a hurry and ran out the door. The morning mist has filled the desolate garden. The rain has stopped, the gray garden is damp, fresh, cold, and the eerie cold and cold fog give this desolate garden a mysterious and hazy beauty. Yu Peiyu walked quietly on the gravel road, as if she was afraid of crushing the silence of the earth. Being in this mysterious garden, thinking of the mysterious ghost just now, he didn't know what it was like, he didn't want to think about it at all. At this moment, the sound of birds sounded, first one, clear and melodious, from one branch to another, and then another sounded. Then, the garden is full of chirping birds. Just then, he saw her again. Still wearing the snow-white robe, she stood under a poplar tree. She looked up at the treetops, her long hair was as bright as a mirror, her white robe and long hair danced with the wind, in the early morning fog. She is no longer like a ghost, but like a fairy. Yu Peiyu rushed over with strides, afraid that she would disappear like a ghost again, but she still raised her head and did not move. Yu Peiyu said loudly: "Hey, you..." She just glanced at Yu Peiyu, her beautiful eyes were full of confusion, at this time the fog was gradually dissipating, the sun shone on the dewy leaves, and the dewdrops were like pearls. Yu Peiyu suddenly discovered that she was not "her". Although she also has a white robe, long hair, a pale face, and beautiful eyes, her beauty is pure. He could see how pure, what a peaceful light shone in her eyes. But the beauty of the ghost last night was complicated, mysterious, and even had an intangible and incomprehensible strangeness. Yu Peiyu smiled apologetically, "Sorry, I misread the person." She looked at him quietly for a while, then turned around suddenly, and fled away like a swallow. Yu Peiyu couldn't help but blurted out: "Miss, are you also from this manor?" She turned her head to look at Yu Peiyu and smiled, so beautifully, but with an indescribable obsession and bewilderment, and then suddenly disappeared into the mist. Yu Peiyu was stunned for a long time, and wanted to go back. But the footsteps moved forward somehow. As he was walking, he suddenly found a pair of eyes peeping at him from behind the tree. The eyes were so pure and bright. Yu Peiyu stopped slowly and stood there quietly. , try not to disturb her. She finally came out and looked at Yu Peiyu in confusion. Only then did Yu Peiyu dare to smile at her and said, "Girl, can I ask you a few words?" She nodded with a smirk. Yu Peiyu said: "What is this place?" She shook her head with a smirk. Yu Peiyu sighed in disappointment, why is this place so mysterious?Why is no one willing to tell him?But he still didn't give up, and asked again: "Since the girl is from this manor, how can she not know what this place is?" The girl suddenly smiled and said, "I'm not human." Her voice was as clear and melodious as a bird's language, but this sentence surprised Yu Peiyu. If someone else said this sentence, Yu Peiyu would just laugh it off, but this confused girl does have an aura that is beyond human. Yu Peiyu murmured: "You...you are not..." The girl bit her lip and said, "I'm a bird." She looked up at the treetops, where the birds were chirping, and three or five unknown birds were flying around on the branches. She chuckled and said, "I'm just like the birds on the tree. their sisters." Yu Peiyu was silent for a while, then said: "Are you talking to them?" The girl in white turned her head and smiled, then widened her eyes and said, "Do you believe me?" Yu Peiyu said softly: "Of course I believe it." There was a look of resentment in the girl's eyes, and she sighed: "But others don't believe it." Yu Peiyu said: "Maybe they are all idiots." The girl stared at him quietly for a long time, then suddenly said with a silvery smile: "Then, I can tell you that I am a skylark." She smiled happily and ran away again. Yu Peiyu didn't stop her, she was stunned for a while, but felt a kind of peace that she had never felt before, and slowly walked back to the small house. Suddenly, a sword stabbed out from behind the door and pressed against his back. The tip of the sword was cold and sharp, as if it had pierced Yu Peiyu's heart. A cold voice said: "As long as you move, I will pierce your back..." It turned out to be a woman's voice, and it was so beautiful. Yu Peiyu couldn't help but look back, and saw that snow-white robe, that loose hair, that pale face, and that beautiful eyes again. This is not last night's ghost, but this morning's fairy. But at this moment, those eyes stared at Yu Peiyu coldly, and said loudly, "Who are you?" Yu Peiyu was surprised and surprised, laughed and annoyed, and said with a wry smile: "Lady Lark, don't you recognize me?" The girl in white said sharply, "Of course I don't know you." Yu Peiyu said: "But...but just now I...I talked to the girl." The girl in white sneered, "I'm afraid you're going to hell." Yu Peiyu was stunned there, unable to make a sound. Although her gaze has become sharp and cold at this moment, but those eyebrows, that mouth, and that nose are clearly those of that young girl just now. Why did she suddenly change? Why did she treat him like this? Yu Peiyu's heart was in a mess again, and she smiled bitterly: "Did I really see the hell?" The girl in white sternly said: "Who are you? What are you doing sneaking into Old Man Gao's house? Do you want to steal something? Tell me! Tell me! Tell me the truth." When she touched the tip of the sword, blood flowed from Yu Peiyu's back. Yu Peiyu sighed and said, "I don't know, I don't know anything now." The people in this manor seemed to be all lunatics, sometimes they seemed to treat him well, sometimes they were bad, sometimes they seemed to have no malice, and sometimes they wanted to kill him. The girl in white sneered and said, "You don't know? Very good, I counted to three characters, if you say you don't know, my sword will go in from your back and come out from your chest." She said loudly: "One!" Yu Peiyu stood there without speaking. The girl in white shouted: "Two!" Yu Peiyu still stood there without speaking, he had nothing to say. The girl in white seemed to be startled too, and finally shouted: "Three!" Yu Peiyu suddenly slid away like a fish, and lightly waved her backhand, the girl felt her hand go numb, and the long sword flew out of her hand, nailing it into the roof. This palm seems to have a thousand catties of strength. She stood there in a daze and also froze. Yu Peiyu looked at her coldly, and said: "Miss Skylark, can I ask you now, you should stop pretending to be stupid, it's better to speak human language, I don't understand bird language." The girl rolled her eyes, and suddenly she laughed and said, "I'm teasing you. If you want to learn bird language, I'll teach you tomorrow." Turning around lightly, she escaped with a smile like a silver bell. Yu Peiyu scolded: "Go slowly!" He leaped out, and saw the old man standing in front of him, and said coldly: "I saved your life, I didn't ask you to force it." Yu Peiyu sneered and said: "The old man came at the right time, when the girl's sword tip was against my back just now, why didn't the old man come?" The old man walked into the house without saying a word, sat down, picked up the pipe, lit the fire, took a deep breath, and said slowly: "I might as well tell you the truth, there are indeed many strange things in this manor. , if you can ignore it, no one will harm you, otherwise you will only be killed for you!" Yu Peiyu said angrily: "Even if I don't pay attention, that girl just now is going to kill me." The old man sighed and said: "You'd better not take her matters to heart, they are all poor women, and they suffered very unfortunate things, you should have forgiven them." His wrinkled face suddenly looked very sad. Yu Peiyu was silent for a while, then said: "Who are they?" The old man said: "Why do you always want to know who they are?" Yu Peiyu said loudly, "Why don't you tell me anything?" The old man let out a long sigh and said, "It's not that I didn't tell you, it's just that it's best if you don't know." Yu Peiyu was silent for another moment, bowed respectfully, and said in a deep voice: "Thank you for saving my life, old man, I will definitely repay you in the future." The old man raised his eyes and said, "You want to go?" Yu Peiyu smiled wryly and said, "I think it's better for me to go." The old man said in a deep voice: "There are more than one hundred disciples from the Kunlun and Diancang sects, and they are all within a radius of one mile around this villa. If you want to leave, can you go?" Yu Peiyu muttered: "What is the relationship between this mansion and the Diancang and Kunlun sects?" The old man smiled lightly and said: "If this place has something to do with Diancang and Kunlun, how can you be here?" Yu Peiyu was startled, and said, "You...you already know me..." The old man narrowed his eyes and said, "I know everything." Yu Peiyu grabbed his arm and hissed, "I didn't kill Xie Tianbi, let alone the Taoist priest Tiangang. You must believe me." The old man said slowly: "Even if I believe it, what about others?" Yu Peiyu let go of her hand, stepped back step by step, and retreated to the wall. The old man sighed: "Now you can only hide here, and I will take you away when the wind blows away. You can also take this opportunity to rest and recuperate." Yu Peiyu seemed to feel her eyes were a little wet, and said, "Old man...you don't have to treat me like this." The old man exhaled and said resolutely: "Since I saved you, I don't want to see you die at the hands of others." Suddenly, a long rope caught the hilt of the sword nailed to the roof, and the long sword fell to a slender hand. She was already standing at the door, and said with a smile, "Old Man Gao, Mother wants to see him." The old man glanced at Yu Peiyu, and Yu Peiyu immediately noticed that his face had changed. His squinted eyes suddenly opened, and he frowned, "Who does your mother want to see?" The girl in white smiled and said, "Who else is in this room besides you and me?" Old man Gao said: "You...why did your mother want to see him?" The girl glanced at Yu Peiyu and said, "I don't know either, you should take him there quickly." Turning around, she left again. The old man stood there without moving for a long time. Yu Peiyu couldn't help but asked, "Who is her mother?" Old man Gao said: "Mrs. Zhuangzhu." He knocked on the pipe, tucked it in his belt, and said, "Come on, follow me, be careful, there are quite a few disciples from Diancang and Kunlun in this village." Yu Peiyu sighed: "I don't understand, I really don't understand. Since you took me in, why did you keep them here? Since you kept them here, why are you afraid that they will see me?" The old man ignored him, shrank back and forth, and walked among the trees. The dew on the stone path was very bright, and the fog between the trees had dispersed. Yu Peiyu smiled bitterly: "Since I'm going to see the owner's wife now, you should at least let me know what kind of mansion this is." Old man Gao didn't turn his head back, and said, "Killer Zhuang." At this time, they had walked up a curved corridor. The building of the curved corridor is exquisite and magnificent, but the vermilion paint on the railings has peeled off, the floor is covered with dust, and people walking on it make creaking noises. Yu Peiyu stopped suddenly, and said in a voiceless voice, "Killer Zhuang?" Old Man Gao said, "Is this name strange?" Yu Peiyu said: "Why is there such a strange name?" Old man Gao slowly said: "Just because anyone can kill here, no one will care about him, anyone can be killed here, and no one will save him." Yu Peiyu felt a chill run up her spine, and said in horror, "Why? Why is this happening?" Old Man Gao said in a deep voice, "You'd better not know the reason." Yu Peiyu said: "Could it be that no one has ever taken care of it?" Old man Gao said: "No one, no one dares." Yu Peiyu said: "Don't tell me your owner doesn't care?" Old man Gao turned his head suddenly, with a mysterious smile on his face, he said word by word: "Our owner never cares about it, just because he..." Suddenly there was a sound of footsteps coming from the other end of the corridor, old man Gao pulled Yu Peiyu past him, and flashed into a door with a purple flower curtain. The sound of footsteps gradually approaching, gradually passing by. Yu Peiyu peeped out, and saw the backs of the two purple-clothed Taoists, the long swords behind them, the green sharkskin sheath, the copper mouthpiece, and the apricot-yellow sword tassel, fluttering and swaying with the footsteps. Yu Peiyu breathed out quietly, and said, "Could it be that anyone can walk around freely in your manor?" Old man Gao slowly said: "People who want to kill people can naturally walk around at will. People who are likely to be killed have to be careful when walking... Be very careful." Yu Peiyu followed behind him, stayed for a long while, and said: "Since they may be killed here at any time, why do those people come here? Wouldn't other places be much safer?" Old man Gao said: "Maybe, he has no other way to go, maybe he doesn't know the details of this place at all, maybe he was deceived to come here, maybe he also wants to kill people." Yu Peiyu suddenly shuddered, and murmured: "This reason is very good, these four reasons are all very good." He paused slightly, then strode up to old man Gao, and said, "But your owner..." Only a beautiful voice said: "Mom, he is here." Yu Peiyu raised her eyes and saw that there was a heavy carved door at the end of the curved corridor. The door had been opened by a line, and the beautiful voice came from the door. ※※※ A pair of beautiful eyes were peeking behind the door, but suddenly disappeared at this moment. Old man Gao staggered over, knocked on the door lightly, and said, "Madam, do you want to see him?" A female voice said softly: "Come in." Although she only spoke two words, there seemed to be a strange charm in these two words, which made people feel that the voice seemed to come from another world. The door suddenly opened. The door was very dark, and although the morning sun was strong, it couldn't shine into the room. Yu Peiyu didn't know why, but felt her heart was beating very hard. He walked in slowly, and looked at him from a distance with a pair of bright eyes in the darkness, so beautiful and so empty. The owner's wife of this murderous manor was unexpectedly a ghost in the rain last night. Yu Peiyu was startled, and then saw a pair of hands, slender, soft and pale, the same hands that seemed to strangle him by the throat in his nightmare. He only felt a bead of cold sweat dripping from the corner of his forehead, one bead, two bead... The eyes were fixed and did not move. Yu Peiyu couldn't move either, he vaguely felt that there was someone beside her, and when his eyes gradually got used to the darkness, he suddenly saw a pure and sweet smile on this person's face. Could it be the fairy in the forest he met this morning? Suddenly, the door closed, and Yu Peiyu suddenly turned her head. Deep in the door, he saw another pair of eyes, the same beauty, even the same eyebrows, and the same mouth. It's just that one person's gaze is so pure and gentle, while the other's is so deep and sharp; one person is like a lark in the forest, carefree, never aware of the dangers and troubles of the world But the other is like a falcon in the desert, bent on grabbing everyone's heart. Yu Peiyu suddenly realized that the skylark she met in the forest this morning and the falcon that injured him with the sharp sword were actually twin sisters of her compatriots. He looked ahead and then back. Not only do these two sisters look exactly alike, even their mother, the ghost in the rain, the ghost in the nightmare, and the mysterious wife of the owner of the villa, also look so similar to them, but the personalities of the three of them , are three distinct types. For a moment, Yu Peiyu didn't know whether it was surprise, bewilderment, or amused, the old man Gao's sigh seemed to sound in his ears again. "They are all poor women..." Poor woman?why…… The owner's wife was still staring at him, and suddenly said with a smile: "It's dark here, isn't it?" It was almost inconceivable that a smile would appear on this pale, bewildered, and resentful face. Yu Peiyu only felt a kind of magical charm completely frightened him, and lowered her head: "Yes." The owner's wife said quietly: "I like darkness and hate sunlight. Sunlight is only for happy people, and sad people always belong to darkness." Yu Peiyu wanted to ask: "Why are you unhappy? Why are you sad about the past." But he didn't ask any questions. When he arrived in this tall, old and dark house, he felt that the manor house was really full of mystery and melancholy, and it was almost suffocating. The owner's wife never took her eyes off his face, and said again: "What's your surname? What's your name?" Yu Peiyu said: "My surname is..." Old man Gao suddenly coughed lightly, and Yu Peiyu said slowly, "Call, Ye Yuquan." The owner's wife said, "Isn't your surname Yu?" Yu Peiyu was shocked again. The owner's wife slowly continued: "Very well, your surname is not Yu. In the past, someone surnamed Yu killed someone close to me. In my opinion, no one surnamed Yu is a good thing." Yu Peiyu didn't know what to answer, so she bowed her head and said, "Yes." The owner's wife said: "I'm very happy that you came to our manor. I hope you can stay here for a few more days. I seem to have a lot to talk to you about." Yu Peiyu said: "Thank you..." Suddenly the "Eagle Girl" slammed his backhand, and slapped him behind the bend of his leg with the back of his sword. He was so painful that he almost cried, and he knelt down involuntarily. 就在这时，一个人冲进了门，正是那昆仑白鹤道人。 俞佩玉又惊又痛，从胁下望过去，他瞧见那些黑衣劲装的点苍弟子也紧紧跟在白鹤道人身后。 两人一进门，目光便四下搜索，屋子里的人却似全没有瞧见他们。 那“鹰姑娘”叉着腰大骂道：“你以后若再不听夫人的话，将院子打扫干净，你瞧姑娘我打不打断你这双狗腿。” 俞佩玉低低垂着头，哑声道：“是。” 白鹤道人眼睛四面瞧来瞧去，却始终没有瞧这跪在他足旁的“园丁”一眼，这时他才向庄主夫人合十为礼，道：“夫人可瞧见一个陌生的少年进来么？” 庄主夫人冷冷道：“此间惟一闯进来的陌生人就是你。” 白鹤道人道：“但方才明明有人瞧见……” “鹰姑娘”突然冲到他面前大声道：“明明瞧见，你难道认为我母女偷男人不成？” 白鹤道人一怔，讷讷笑道：“贫道并无此意。” “鹰姑娘”冷笑道：“那么，你一个出家人，平白闯入女子的闺房，又是什么见鬼的意思？难道还是要进来念经不成？” 白鹤道人倒未想到这少女居然这么厉害，言语居然这么锋利，竟逼得他几乎说不出来，强笑道：“贫道曾经问过庄主……” “鹰姑娘”厉声道：“不错，你们若要杀人，每间屋子都可以闯进去，但这间屋子却是例外，这里究竟是庄主夫人的闺房，知道么？” 白鹤道人道：“是，是……” 匆匆行了一礼，匆匆夺门而出，他虽是昆仑门下最精明强干的弟子，但如此泼辣的少女，他也是不敢惹的。 俞佩玉全身衣衫都已被冷汗湿透，抬起头便又瞧见庄主夫人放在膝上的那双纤美苍白的手。 但他此刻已知道这双手昨夜并没有杀他之意，否则她只要将他交给白鹤道人，根本不必自己动手。 庄主夫人瞧着他，淡淡道：“你害怕？为什么害怕？” 俞佩玉道：“在下……在下……” 庄主夫人一笑，道：“你不必告诉我，到这庄院来的，每个人都在害怕，但谁都不必将他害怕的理由告诉别人。” 她目光忽然转向高老头，道：“你可以走了。” 高老头道：“但他……” 庄主夫人道：“他留在这里，我要和他说话。” 高老头迟疑着，终于躬身道：“是。” 蹒跚着走了出去。 那一双姐妹竟然也跟着出去了，云雀姑娘似乎在咯咯地笑着，鹰姑娘连声音都没有出。 沉重的门“砰”地关上，屋子里忽然静得可怕，俞佩玉甚至可以听得见自己心跳的声音。 庄主夫人瞧着他，只是瞧着他，俞佩玉想说话，竟被她这种神秘的魅力所摄，竟开不了口。 重重的帘帷掩着窗子，屋子里越来越暗，一种古老的、阴森的气氛，弥漫了屋子里的每一个角落。 庄主夫人仍然不说话，甚至连动也不动，只是目不转睛地瞧着俞佩玉，就像是射手瞧着箭垛，渔人瞧着钓钩。 俞佩玉渐渐开始坐立不安起来，“她为什么这样看我？为什么？” 突听一阵笑声自窗外传了进来。 俞佩玉走到窗口，将帘帷掀起了一角，向外瞧了出去。 只见一只黑色的猫在前面奔跑，一个瘦弱的、矮小的，穿着件花袍子的人在后面紧紧追着。 他那苍白的脸上虽已有了胡须，但身材看来却仍像是个十一二岁的孩子，神情看来也像是个孩子。 此刻他脸上已满是汗珠，发髻也乱了，甚至连鞋子都脱落了一只，模样看来又狼狈，又可怜，又可笑。 十几个华服大汉就正跟在他后面大笑着，像是在瞧把戏似的，有的人在拍手，有的人拿石头去掷黑猫。 俞佩玉瞧得忍不住长长叹息了一声。 突听身后有人道：“你叹息什么？” 那庄主夫人不知何时竟已在他身后，也已往外瞧。 俞佩玉叹道：“在下瞧得这人被大家像小丑般戏弄，心中颇是不忍。” 庄主夫人面上木然没有表情，过了半晌，缓缓道：“这人就是我丈夫。” 俞佩玉吃了一惊，失声道：“他……他就是庄主？庄主。” 庄主夫人冷冷道：“不错，他就是杀人庄的庄主。” 俞佩玉怔在那里，久久作声不得。 他忽然了解这母子三人为什么是“可怜的女人”，他也已了解为什么任何人都可以在这里随意杀人。 这“杀人庄”的庄主竟是个可怜的小丑，可怜的侏儒。每个人都可以到这里来将他随意欺负戏弄。 庄主夫人又回到座上，瞧着他，不说话。 俞佩玉此刻已可以忍受。 只因他已对这女子，对这一家人都生出了无限的同情，他们纵然有许多奇怪的举动，那也是可以被原谅的。 门口不知何时已摆了一盘菜饭，庄主夫人几乎连动也没动，俞佩玉却吃了个干干净净。 世上原没有什么事能损害少年人的肠胃。 时间就这样过去。 屋子里越来越黑，庄主夫人的脸已朦胧，这屋子就像是个坟墓，埋葬了她的青春与欢乐。 “但她为什么这样瞧着我？” 俞佩玉既觉怜悯，又觉奇怪。 庄主夫人忽然站起来，幽幽道：“天已黑了，你陪我出去走走好么？” 这园林竟出奇的大，也出奇的阴森，花丛树梢，都似有鬼魅在暗中窥人，石子路沙沙地响。 俞佩玉觉得很冷。 庄主夫人已落在后面，初升的月色将她的身影长长投了过来，不知从哪臣传来一声鸟啼。 俞佩玉不禁打了个寒噤，抬头望处，忽然瞧见阴森森的树影中，有一座死灰色的、奇形怪状的房屋。 这房屋没有灯，根本没有窗子，尖尖的屋顶，黑铁的大门似已生锈，孤零零的一座死灰色的怪屋，矗立在这阴森森的庭园里，这给人的神秘与恐怖的感觉，简直不是世上任何言语所能形容。 俞佩玉既害怕，又好奇，不由自主地走过去。 突听庄主夫人叱道：“不能过去。” 她温柔痴迷的语声竟似变得十分惊惶。 俞佩玉一惊停步，回首道：“为什么？” 庄主夫人道：“谁走近了这屋子，谁就得死。” 俞佩玉更吃惊，道：“为……为什么？” 庄主夫人嘴角又泛起神秘的笑容，缓缓道：“只因这屋子里都是死人，他们都想拉人去陪他们。” 俞佩玉失声道：“死人？都是死人？” 庄主夫人眼睛空洞地凝注着远方，道：“这屋子就是我们姬家的坟墓，屋子里埋葬的都是姬家的祖先，而姬家的祖先都是疯子，活着是疯子，死了也是疯子。” 俞佩玉听得毛骨悚然，掌心又满是冷汗。 庄主夫人的手却更冷，她拉住他的手走向旁边的一条小路，只觉她的手冷得像铁，像冰。 俞佩玉晕晕迷迷地被拉着往前走，也不知要走到哪里。 前面有个小小的八角亭，走上四级石阶，亭的中央，四面栏杆围着黑黑的深洞，仔细一瞧，才知道是口井。 姬夫人喃喃道：“这是奇怪的井！” 她这话像是在自言自语，并不是说给别人听的。 俞佩玉却忍不住问道：“为什么是奇怪的井？” 姬夫人道：“这口井叫做'魔镜'。” 俞佩玉更奇怪，追问道：“为什么叫做魔镜？” 姬夫人悠悠道：“据说这口井可以告诉人的未来，在有月光的晚上，你站在井边照下去，那井中的影子便是你未来的命运。” 俞佩玉道：“这……我有些不太懂。” 姬夫人道：“有的人照下去，他的影子在笑，而他并没有笑，那么就表示他一生幸运；有的人照下去，他虽没有哭，他的影子却在哭，那么他未来的一生，便必定充满了悲伤，充满了不幸。” 俞佩玉骇然道：“哪有这样的事。” 姬夫人悠悠接着道：“有的人照下去，却是什么都瞧不见，只能见到一片血光，那么，就表示他立刻便将有杀身之祸。” 俞佩玉不禁又打了个寒噤，道：“我不信。” 姬夫人道：“你不信？为何不试试？” 俞佩玉道：“我……我不想……” 他口中虽说不想，但这口井实在是口魔镜，竟似有种神奇的吸引力，他身不由主地走了过去，探首下望。 井很深，非常深，黑黝黝的深不见底，俞佩玉根本什么都瞧不见，他的头不禁越探越低。 姬夫人突然失声道：“血……血……” 俞佩玉惊极骇极，再往下望，突然栏杆崩裂，他整个人就像是块石头似的直落下井去。 姬夫人掩面狂呼道：“血……血……魔镜……魔井……”发狂般奔走了。 这时，才听得井底传上来“扑通”一声。 ※※※ 这“扑通”一声自然就是俞佩玉落下井时的声音，这魔井出奇的深，幸好还有水，而且水很深。 他身子无助地重击在水面上，全身骨头都像是要散了，笔直沉入水底，久久升不上来。 他若不是一身铜筋铁骨，只怕升起时已是个死人。 那恐怖的惊呼声犹在耳畔，俞佩玉惊魂未定，在冰冷的水里不停地发抖，似乎永远不能停止。 “她为何要害我？” “我自己不小心失足落下，怎能怪别人？” “她为何不救我？” “她心灵本来脆弱，此刻也已骇极，怎能救我？” “何况，她必定认为我已死了，又何苦来救我。” 俞佩玉想来想去惟有自责自怨。 “我本就是个不幸的人，一生中本就充满了不幸的遭遇。” 别人梦想不到的不幸遭遇，在他说来，已是家常便饭了。 井很宽，若是站在井中央，伸手难及井壁，何况井壁上满是又厚又滑的青苔，任何人都休想能爬上去。 若是别人，此刻早已呼救，但俞佩玉却连呼救都不敢，呼声若是惊动了他的仇敌，他岂非死得更快。 幸好他水性精深，还不至于沉下去，但身子沉在冷得刺骨的井水里，已渐渐开始发麻。 他迟早还是要沉下去。 这一切，简直像是个噩梦，他实在不愿相信，却又不能不信，从那日在他自己的庭院中，黑鸽子传书信的那一刹那开始，他的生命就像是活在梦魇中，他的生命是否就此终结。 他不愿想，不敢想，但却偏偏忍不住要想，想得简直要发狂。黑夜，便在这令人发狂的痛苦中慢慢过去。 井口射入了灰蒙蒙的光，但这光却又是那么遥远，远不可及。 不可及的远处，突然传来了啁啾鸟语。 这在俞佩玉听来，简直像是听见了世上最悦耳的声音。 这鸟语正是他的救星。 若真是有人在害他，那么这就是那人绝对未曾想到的一着棋，谁又能想到鸟语竟能救人。 他竟在井中“吱吱喳喳”地学起鸟叫来，叫个不停，这时远处突然有了比鸟语更清润婉转的歌声： “柳梢的黄莺儿呀， 你是否在嘀嘟春城的荒芜？ 梁间的小燕子呀， 你为什么总是埋怨人间的凄苦？ ……” 歌声突然停顿，过了半晌，又响起： “又是谁落在井底？ 你有什么心事要向我倾诉？ 为什么你的声音我听来如此生疏？ " 接着井口便出现了一双美丽的眼睛。 俞佩玉这才敢轻呼道：“云雀姑娘……” 美丽的眼睛张大了，失声道：“呀，是你，难怪我听不出你说的是什么，啊……你不是鸟。” 俞佩玉苦笑道：“我但愿能是只鸟。” 云雀姑娘眨着眼道：“你显然不是鸟，再见吧。” 抬起头，竟要走了。 俞佩玉呼道：“姑娘，人落在井里，你难道不拉他上去？” 云雀姑娘终于又探出头，痴痴地笑道：“我为何要拉你上来？” 俞佩玉道：“因为……因为……” 这本是个最简单的问题，他一时间却偏偏回答不出。 云雀姑娘拍手笑道：“我知道你没有理由，我走了。” 她竟然真的说走就走，俞佩玉怔在那里，当真是哭笑不得，他恨不得掴自己几个耳光，为什么连如此简单的问题都回答不出，却不知这问题本是任何人都不会问出来的，猝然之间，他自然要被问住。 “姬家的人，难道真的全都是疯子？” 俞佩玉心里发苦——他除了心里还有感觉，别的地方几乎已全部麻木，整个人就像是浸在水里的一根木头。 他舀了点苦涩的井水，润了润嘴唇。 突然间，一根长索垂了下来。 俞佩玉狂喜地抓住了那绳索，但心念转过，立刻又一惊抬头去望，井上并没有人。 他哑声问道：“谁？谁来救我？” 上面仍没有人答应。 莫非是昆仑、点苍的弟子。 莫非是那恶党中的人。 他们要将他拉上去，只不过为了要杀他。 俞佩玉咬了咬牙，抓紧绳索，一寸寸爬上去，无沦如何，总比活活被泡死在这魔井中好。 此时此刻，他除了走一步算一步之外。又还能怎样？ 他根本不能选择。 从下面到井口，仿佛是他一生中所走过的最长的路，但终于还是到了。今晨没有雾，淡金色的阳光洒满了庭园。 就连这破旧的小亭，这些油漆剥落的栏杆柱子，在阳光下看来，都显得那么辉煌而美丽。 能活下去，毕竟是好事。 但上面竟仍然瞧不见人影，长索是被人系在柱子上的，究竟是准救了他？为什么不肯露面。 俞佩玉又惊又疑，一步步走出亭子，走下石阶，突听身后啁啾一声，他霍然回头，就又瞧见了她。 她斜倚在亭外的栏杆上，美丽的长发在阳光下宛如黄金，一只翠鸟停九她纤柔的小手上，真的像是正在和她说话。俞佩玉喜道：“是你！你……你为何还是救起了我？” 云雀姑娘轻笑道：“是'她'要我拉你上来的。” 俞佩玉道：“她？……她是谁？” 云雀姑娘轻摸着那翠绿的羽毛，柔声道：“小妹，你说他是个好人，又说他不像你一样长着翅膀，所以要别人拉他起来是么？但他却不来谢谢你。” 那翠鸟“吱吱喳喳”地叫着，样子也显得很开心。 俞佩玉发呆地瞧着她，这少女究竟是特别的聪慧，还是个疯子？ 他忍不住问道：“你真的懂得鸟语？” 云雀姑娘突然开始往前走，像是很生气，嘟着嘴道：“你也像别人一样不相信？” 俞佩玉道：“我……我相信，但你又是怎么学会鸟语的？” 云雀姑娘嫣然一笑，道：“我不用学，我瞧见她们之后就知道了。” 在这一瞬间，她迷惘的眼睛里像是突然充满了灵光，俞佩玉不知怎地，竟无法不相信她的话，忽又问道：“她们快乐么？” 云雀姑娘想了想，道：“有的快乐，有的不，有时快乐，有时不……” 她忽然开心地笑道：“但至少总比愚蠢的人们快乐得多。” 俞佩玉默然半晌叹道：“不错，人们的确太愚蠢，世上只怕惟有人才会自寻烦恼。” 云雀姑娘笑道：“你知道就好，就应该……” 她掌中的鸟突然叫了一声，冲天飞起。 她脸色也变了。 俞佩玉奇道：“姑娘你……” 云雀姑娘摇手打断了他的话，转过头飞电似的跑了，就真的像是一只受惊的小鸟似的。 俞佩玉瞪大了眼睛正在发呆，只听一阵奇绝的声音从左面的树丛中传了过来，像是有人在铲土。 莫非有人正在为他的仇敌挖掘坟墓。 俞佩玉悄悄走过去躲在树后向外望，果然瞧见一个矮小的人蹲在地上挖土，他穿着件大花的袍子，一双手就像是孩子那么小，他正是这杀人庄的庄主。 昨天被他追赶的黑猫，已血肉模糊，死得很惨。