Chapter 22 Chapter 22 Killing with a Borrowed Knife
Zhu Lei'er smiled wryly and said, "I was quite clear at first, but now I'm getting more and more confused after listening to you, Fourth Uncle."
Yu Peiyu said: "There is only one explanation for these many unreasonable things."
Zhu Lei'er said: "What explanation?"
Yu Peiyu said: "There must be an amazing secret hidden in the small building you live in."
Zhu Lei'er moved, "Secret?"
Yu Peiyu said: "Because of this secret, Dongfang Meiyu is reluctant to leave. It is because of this secret that Grandma Hu and others will come. It is also because of this secret that Yu Fanghe did not hesitate to set fire."
Zhu Lei'er's eyes lit up, and she murmured: "But what's the secret?"
Yu Peiyu said in a deep voice: "Do you remember, when your mother was dying, did she say something unusual to you?"
Zhu Lei'er frowned and said, "She didn't say anything? She only told me that this is my home and the only thing she can leave to me. I cherish it so much, that's why I was reluctant to leave..."
Her voice suddenly stopped, and her eyes became brighter.
The two looked at each other, and at the same time, they suddenly stood up.
At this time, the fire in the distance was even smaller, as if it was about to go out.
But the fire was not completely extinguished, and flames still burst out from time to time between the burned corners and blackened doors and windows, with puffs of thick smoke sandwiched between them.
Looking around, there is smoke everywhere, and I can't see anything clearly.
Yu Peiyu and Zhu Lei'er came back here again.
Under the cover of fireworks, they walked among the scorched wood and rubble for a short time, and found that the isolated small building had already been burned to the ground.
Only Li's House, the house was obviously built extremely strong, and the fire was extinguished first. Although the beams, wooden window frames have all been burned, most of the walls and houses have not collapsed.
Zhu Lei'er walked on the rubble, but felt that the soles of her feet were still scorching hot, and she could hardly stand upright. Looking out from the thick smoke, there were many big men in black walking around, clearing the fire and extinguishing the remaining fire. Fire, but can't see Yu Fanghe and others, and there is no resident of Lidu Town.
Yu Peiyu was standing in a corner, looking around.
Zhu Lei'er couldn't help but asked in a low voice: "Fourth Uncle, should we go find it by ourselves now, or wait for them to come?"
Yu Peiyu pondered and said: "For many years, you have not been able to discover that secret, how can you find it in a short time, not to mention, now that the fire has been extinguished, those people must be coming soon."
Zhu Lei'er said: "Then shall we find a place to hide here first?"
Yu Peiyu said: "Yes."
Zhu Lei'er rolled her eyes around and said, "Where is it hidden...Look, fourth uncle, how about that room over there?"
Yu Peiyu said: "That house is not good. Although they haven't checked it here yet, they will come here sooner or later."
Zhu Lei'er said, "Fourth Uncle, where do you think it should be hidden?"
Yu Peiyu said, "The kitchen."
Zhu Lei'er looked around and saw that the wooden kitchen was completely burned down, she couldn't help frowning and said: "The kitchen is burned down, how can people hide?"
Yu Peiyu smiled and said, "Although the kitchen has been burned, there is one thing in the kitchen that cannot be burned."
Zhu Lei'er rolled her eyeballs and said with a smile: "It's the hearth, only the hearth, it will never burn out, fourth uncle, you really want to miss it."
Without any further hesitation, they rushed to the kitchen, only to see that there was a water tank in the corner that hadn't been burned yet, but the water in the tank had been boiled until it was steaming.
Yu Peiyu lifted the pot on the chest and poured all the water in the jar. When the heat in the pot escaped, they got in and put the iron pot on the mouth of the pot.
The business of the Li Family Inn has always been good, and it has to take care of the food and drink of twenty or thirty people almost every day. Naturally, the hearth is much larger than that of ordinary people's houses.
Yu Peiyu and Zhu Lei'er hid inside, as if they were hiding in a small house, and the muzzle for adding firewood and fire was like a window.
The wooden wall of the kitchen has been burnt, looking out from this small window, you can see the movement on the other side of the small building, watching the small building where she was born and raised, now reduced to ashes, Zhu Lei'er's eyes couldn't help feeling wet again, but she forced a smile and said, "Fourth Uncle, have you seen that the hearth in our house hasn't been burned?"
Yu Peiyu said softly: "As you said, the hearth is indestructible, and the ground is also indestructible. If you like this place, you can build another small building here in the future. .”
Zhu Lei'er stared at it for a long while, finally shed tears again, and said quietly: "Although the small building can be rebuilt, the old days will never come back, right?"
Yu Peiyu also seemed crazy.
After hearing Zhu Lei'er's words, he couldn't help but think of the past series of peaceful years full of happiness, the old banyan tree with a thick shade in his home, and his father watching him in the tree every summer When practicing calligraphy, I think of his father's kind smile...
All of this is only half a year away from now, but now when he thinks about it, it feels like a world away, and his eyes don't feel a little wet, and he said sadly: "Yes, the past years will never come back .”
Zhu Lei'er said softly: "In the past, before dawn, I would cook a pot of fragrant and hot porridge on this hearth, sometimes I would add half a catty of pork liver and a chicken to the porridge, then The third uncle would praise me again and again, and even ate up a big pot of porridge, but now..."
She sighed dejectedly, and lowered her head, said: "Now the hearth is not burned out, I can still cook porridge on the hearth in the future, but who will eat the porridge after it is cooked?"
Yu Peiyu felt a sore heart and couldn't help but said: "Your rice porridge is ready, I'll eat it."
Zhu Lei'er suddenly raised her head and said, "Really?"
At this moment, the sky was already dawn, and the faint morning light slanted in from the mouth of her chest, and shone on her face. The tears on her face were still wet, but her eyes were shining with joy, it looked like a flower. The white lotus with dewdrops is slowly blooming in the spring morning breeze.
Yu Peiyu glanced at it, and his heartstrings vibrated immediately. He immediately turned his head, not daring to look any more. Zhu Lei'er sighed and said, "I know Fourth Uncle is talking to make me happy, like Fourth Uncle There must be a lot of things to do, how can you come to eat porridge cooked by a little girl."
Her voice was so sad that Yu Peiyu couldn't feel sour when she heard it, and forced a smile and said, "Fourth Uncle didn't lie to you...Although I have a lot of things to do, everything will be done, wait until that day , I must come here and eat the porridge you cooked."
Zhu Lei'er smiled like a spring flower, and said: "Then I will cook a big pot of porridge every day, waiting for you to eat."
Yu Peiyu said seriously: "Eating porridge every day is not enough, you have to cook a bowl of egg fried rice for me every three or two days, otherwise I will be starved and thin by you."
Zhu Lei'er chuckled and said: "Porridge is only eaten in the morning, at noon, not only fried rice with eggs, but also braised big hoof, stewed chicken soup, within three months, you will definitely be twice as fat as you are now. "
Seeing her smiling so happily, Yu Peiyu was also very happy, but thinking that her home was yet to be built, her father's vengeance had not been avenged, and that slaying demon still risked the reputation of "Yu Fanghe" to deceive all the people in the world, and she was alone Fighting hard, I don't know when it will take to expose this conspiracy. If I want to eat her bowl of porridge happily, I'm afraid I have to wait until the next life.
Suddenly Zhu Lei'er said: "Fourth Uncle, you...why are you crying all of a sudden?"
Yu Peiyu rubbed her eyes quickly, and said with a smile: "Silly boy, how can a man as old as Fourth Uncle cry? It's just because of the smoke."
Zhu Lei'er pouted for a while, then smiled again: "Fourth Uncle, do you think you are really big? If Third Uncle didn't ask me to call you Uncle, I should actually call you Fourth Brother."
Looking at her smile, Yu Peiyu didn't know whether it was sweet, sour or bitter. She didn't know how to answer when she suddenly heard the sound of footsteps.
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Four men in black have walked into Li's Inn.
These four people all have fierce expressions and vigorous steps, but their hands and feet are thick and their skin is rough and dark. It is obvious at a glance that they are all people who have worked hard for a long time. Although their bodies are strong, their martial arts will never be superb. It is naturally much easier to command such a person than to command old Jianghu.
The first person was holding a red-tasseled spear, the second person was holding a five-pronged fork, and the other two were holding steel knives in their right and shields in their left.
As soon as they walked in, they poked in the middle and west of the rubble all around, as if to see if anyone was hiding in the rubble.
Zhu Lei'er glanced at Yu Peiyu, although she didn't say anything, she obviously praised Yu Peiyu for her carefulness and prudence.
If they were hiding elsewhere, it would be inevitable that they would be discovered at this moment.
The man with the gun suddenly laughed and said: "The hall master is too careful in doing things. After this fire burns, even ghosts will be burned away. How can anyone hide here?"
The person holding the fork smiled and said, "Do you think this is really what the Hall Master meant?"
The man with the gun said: "Didn't the hall master mean it? Who meant it?"
The man holding the fork suddenly lowered his voice and said: "I tell you, you are not allowed to gossip everywhere. It is said that the hall master came out of the mountain this time to help the martial arts leader surnamed Yu."
The man with the gun said: "Is setting the fire also his idea?"
The man with the fork said: "Of course it was his idea, otherwise why did the hall master travel thousands of miles to set fire to this small town?"
Only now did Yu Peiyu and Zhu Lei'er realize that they were not Yu Fanghe's subordinates, and Yu Fanghe asked someone else to set the fire, so naturally he can shirk responsibility in the future.
A few people were talking and walked out.
Only then did Zhu Lei'er sigh, and whispered: "Yu Fanghe is really scheming, no matter what he does, he will take a step back first, and asking others to suffer for him will not damage his status as the leader of the martial arts."
Yu Peiyu sighed: "That's exactly the case. Whether it's murder or arson, he's just presiding behind the scenes. If something happens, someone else will always be responsible for the crime."
Zhu Lei'er said: "If he wants to kill someone, he's looking for Reverend Nu, but if he's going to set fire to him, who is he looking for? Who is this 'Hall Master'?"
Yu Peiyu pondered: "I'm afraid it's the owner of the 'Thunderbolt'. I've heard for a long time that the Thunderbolt Hall in the south of the Yangtze River is the number one master of firearms in the world. If it wasn't for him to set the fire, I'm afraid the fire would not be so violent. Soon."
Zhu Lei'er said: "Do you know who the owner of this 'Thunderbolt Hall' is?"
Yu Peiyu said: "Lei Feng."
Zhu Lei'er murmured: "Thunderbolt hall, thunderstorm, thunderstorm hall, thunderstorm, thunderstorm hall, thunderstorm..."
She recited the name more than ten times in a row, as if afraid of forgetting.
Yu Peiyu frowned and said, "You...you want to seek revenge from him?"
Zhu Lei'er said slowly: "Even if he didn't initiate this matter, no matter what, he always set fire to my house. If I don't set his house on fire, I will feel sorry for him."
Yu Peiyu was silent for a while, and couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
This child has such a proud and stubborn temper. If someone offends her, she will desperately want to take revenge. If someone treats her kindly, she will keep it in her heart. Wandering in the rivers and lakes, how can people feel at ease.
At this moment, a person in the distance suddenly laughed and said: "The Lightning Bead Divine Flame in the Jiangnan Thunder Martial Hall really lives up to its reputation, my little brother has really opened his eyes today, it is really admirable..."
This is the voice of Lin Shoujuan from "Linghua Sword". He purposely made his voice so loud, as if he was afraid that others would not know that the fire was set by Lei Feng.
The other person laughed and said, "But this fire is probably going to burn us tens of thousands of taels of silver."
This person's laughter was full of complacency, obviously it was Lei Feng, the owner of Thunderbolt Hall.
Zhu Lei'er sneered and said, "This guy surnamed Lei is an idiot. He is still proud of being taken advantage of by others."
Yu Peiyu said in a deep voice: "These people have sharp eyes and ears, we'd better not talk."
While talking, several people walked over talking and laughing.
I saw Yu Fanghe and a mighty old man in a purple robe walking in front side by side, Lin Shoujuan and several others followed behind.
The red-robed old man strutted forward, looking down upon himself.
One must know that the Thunder Martial Hall in the south of the Yangtze River is not only well-known in the martial arts world, but also sells firearms and makes a lot of money. It can be called a rich country, so the pampered Thunder Martial Hall owner is naturally complacent and feels that he is really a very good person. Amazing character.
Just now the four big men in black had already walked out of Li's house, and now they were standing here, greeting each other respectfully, Lei Feng glanced out of the corner of his eye, and said in a deep voice: "Is there no one in the fire?"
The man with the gun bowed and said, "Except for that woman just now, there is no one else."
Lei Feng said: "Very well, you all go back."
Yu Peiyu couldn't help but secretly sighed. The woman they were talking about was undoubtedly Yinhuaniang. Although he was sure that Yinhuaniang would have no way to escape, but now that it was confirmed, he still felt a little uncomfortable and apologetic. Anyway, Yinhuaniang Hua Niang always came with him this time.
The four big men were still standing by the road with their heads bowed, Lei Feng and others had already walked over, Lin Shoujuan suddenly fell to the last, smiled and said to them: "Everyone has worked hard."
The big man bowed and said, "It's nothing."
Lin Shoujuan said: "Seeing that everyone is clean and tidy, I have wanted to clean up the fire scene more than once, so I have such rich experience."
The big man laughed and said: "That's right, it's really easy for us to do this kind of thing."
Lin Shoujuan suddenly lowered her face, and said slowly, "Do you think it's easy to kill and set fire?"
The big guys were startled for a moment, their faces had just changed color, only to hear a "choke", Lin Shoujuan had already drawn out the long sword at his waist, and stabbed towards him like lightning.
The Ling Hua Sword is famous for its lightness, agility and quickness, how could these big guys dodge in time, let alone they never dreamed that Lin Shoujuan would attack them.
I saw the sword light flickering, "swipe, swipe, swipe" four swords in a row, and then four exclamations, blood flew flying up to a height of more than three feet.
The four big men have fallen to the ground, and they have become fools for no reason.
Lei Feng turned around in shock, and changed his color: "Lin Shoujuan, you... what are you doing?"
Lin Shoujuan took out a piece of snow-white silk from her bosom, slowly wiped the blood on the sword, and said sharply: "In front of the lord, these people dare to set fire to the homes of peaceful and good people, and they don't know how to be rampant at ordinary times." It’s evil, if I don’t take their lives, why don’t I leave them in this world to harm people?”
Lei Feng said angrily: "What are you talking about... Leader, can you hear what he is saying?"
Yu Fanghe said indifferently: "What he said is right. Those villains who kill and set fire, everyone can punish them."
Lei Feng took three steps back, paled and said: "But it was your idea to set the fire. It was you who promised us 30,000 taels of silver to pay us to set the fire, but why are you now talking sarcasticly?"
Yu Fanghe frowned, and scolded lightly: "Yu has always acted in an upright manner, why did he come all the way to ask you to do such an inhumane thing, and you spout blood indiscriminately, don't blame me for killing the world. "
Lei Feng was sweating profusely, and hissed, "You...you hypocritical villain, why did you frame me? You..."
Before he finished speaking, Jian Guang stabbed like a horse.
Lin Shoujuan sternly said: "You dare to insult the alliance leader, just because of this crime, it is already a crime that cannot be punished."
He said three words in his mouth, and already stabbed seven or eight swords out of his hand.
Although there was a purple gold knife hanging by Lei Feng's waist, he didn't even have the time to draw it out, a bloody gash had been cut on his shoulder, while dodging, he hissed, "Don't you people just watch me being killed by them?" Killed, is there no justice in Jianghu?"
The few people who followed Yu Fanghe looked up at the sky, as if they didn't see anything or hear anything.
Lei Feng's purple-red robe had been scratched to pieces, and the golden crown with hair tied on his head had also been cut off, and his head was draped like a lunatic.
Although Thunderbolt Hall is well-known, it is not won by martial arts. Lei Feng inherited tens of millions of wealth from his father. He has been a rich man since he was a child, and has never really practiced martial arts hard. Lin Shoujuan is a swordsman who has experienced many battles Famous masters never gave him a chance to reach out for hidden weapons.
Lei Feng took more than ten moves, he was panting like a cow, suddenly hissed and laughed wildly: "Okay, surnamed Yu, if you want to kill me to silence you, I will simply do it for you." He threw himself forward, He even went up to the tip of the sword.
He really couldn't endure such a bitter fight any longer, so he decided to die, only to see the long sword piercing through his chest, Lin Shoujuan drew out the sword, his clothes were already stained red with blood.
Lei Feng covered his chest with his hands, staggered back, his blood-red eyes swept across the faces of these people one by one, and laughed sharply: "Okay, okay, okay, you self-proclaimed chivalrous people, I finally recognize you."
Horrible laughter, creepy.
Except for Yu Fanghe and Lin Shoujuan, some people could not help but lower their heads.
Lei Feng looked up to the sky and sighed: "It's a pity that the red lotus is not here, otherwise he would never say a word..."
Before he finished speaking, he fell on his back.
Zhu Lei'er couldn't help holding Yu Peiyu's hand, the palm was wet and covered with cold sweat, and Yu Peiyu's hand was as cold as ice.
At this moment, two people rushed over from a distance. Although these two people were also wearing tight black clothes, their faces were indifferent, and their eyes were even more indifferent, as if they were wearing a mask. , they are obviously Yu Fanghe's direct subordinates. From a distance, they also seem to be holding weapons in their hands. When they came closer, they saw that they were two shovels.
Lin Shoujuan sheathed her long sword, and said in a deep voice: "These corpses don't need to be buried, you two take them to the fathers and children in Lidu Town to have a look, and say that the leader has found the villain who set the fire, and has already They will be brought to justice on the spot, but all the losses in Lidu Town will still be recovered and compensated by the lord."
The big guys just bowed down and said: "Obey!"
Suddenly there was a burst of applause behind the ruins in the distance, and one person giggled and said, "Wonderful, wonderful, the word 'recover' is really wonderful."
Lin Shoujuan's hand hadn't left the hilt, and his face changed: "Who is it?"
The man laughed and said, "Don't be surprised Lin Daxia, I'm just an old woman half buried in the ground, if Lin Daxia wants to kill me, it's really easier than crushing an ant."
Hearing this voice, both Yu Peiyu and Zhu Lei'er knew that it was Grandma Hu who came, Zhu Lei'er gritted her teeth and her whole body trembled.
Yu Peiyu knew that she hated this vicious old woman to the bone, fearing that she would not be able to bear it, she gently pulled her little hands over.
These little hands were as cold as ice, and Yu Peiyu couldn't help feeling pity in her heart, she held them gently, and didn't let go for a long time.
Zhu Lei'er lowered her head and didn't look at him, but for some reason, those cold hands suddenly became as hot as fire.
But Yu Peiyu didn't notice this change, because at this time Grandma Hu staggered out, her mouth "cracking" as if she was chewing broad beans.
As she walked, she sighed and said: "The more toothless a person is, the more he likes to eat broad beans, and the more things he can't do, the more interesting it is to do. It seems that everyone has a few low bones, you guys Say it?"
Lin Shoujuan wanted to rush over, but seeing that this person really looked like a dying old woman, she stopped in her tracks.
He is indeed worthy of being an old Jianghu, knowing that the more this kind of person is, the more difficult it is to deal with, Yu Fanghe's face seems to have changed, but he still smiled reluctantly: "Senior, could it be..."
Before he could say a word, Grandma Hu shook her hands desperately and said: "Master Yu, please don't call me senior, how can my poor old woman be blessed to be the leader of the martial arts leader's senior, when I call out senior, my old woman is already dead!" At least ten years of life will be lost, and if you call again, it will be the end of my old lady's life."
Although she spoke very slowly, she seemed very reluctant to give others a chance to speak. Before she finished her sentence, her eyes turned to Lin Shoujuan, and she continued: "The reputation of Linghua Sword Lin Daxia, my wife Yu I have admired him for a long time, but my old lady only knows about Lin Daxia's superb swordsmanship, she doesn't know that Lin Daxia has such a good eloquence, just now the word "recovery" is really wonderful, it is simply indescribable."
Lin Shoujuan could only force a smile, and said in a low voice, "I don't think there is anything special about these two words."
Grandma Hu said with a smile: "The one who can see kung fu in the ordinary is the real wonderful speech."
She pointed to a pile of ruins that were still smoking, and continued: "This was originally a grocery store. Although the storefront is not big, there are quite a lot of goods in it. At least it is worth three to five thousand silver, isn't it?"
Lin Shoujuan apologized and said with a smile: "Senior's calculation is naturally not wrong."
Grandma Hu said: "There are not many well-to-do shops like this in Lidu Town. There are also a few who made a fortune doing business outside and came back to enjoy themselves. So this fire burned at least hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, right?"
Lin Shoujuan said: "My estimate is about the same."
Grandma Hu said: "This hundreds of thousands of taels of silver should have been paid by the lord, but you just used the word 'recover' lightly, and the responsibility for the loss fell to others."
She giggled and said, "How should I pursue it? Who should I go to recover it from? Needless to say, it is natural to go to the Jiangnan Thunder Martial Hall. Naturally, the Thunder Martial Hall's wealth is more than a few hundred thousand taels, and it paid for the loss of Lidu Town. In the end, at least more than half of them stayed, and the lord leader not only became a favor and gained a reputation as a hero, but he could also get hundreds of thousands to spend on his own, such a business, my wife really wants to do it."
The faces of Lin Shoujuan and others have changed, but Yu Fanghe just smiled lightly and said: "Since that's the case, it doesn't matter if I leave this deal to Madam."
Grandma Hu smiled and said: "Madam? Why do you call me Madam? I have never been married in my life, and at such an advanced age, I can't do it even if I want to be Madam."
Yu Fanghe smiled slightly, and said: "Since that's the case, what is the order of the girl here, just say it, and I will obey you."
Grandma Hu clapped her hands and laughed loudly: "Miss? My wife hasn't heard anyone call me "Miss" for at least fifty or sixty years. This "Miss" call made my bones half shattered. Just because of your "Miss" call, My old lady can't trouble you either, just rest assured."
At this time, Yu Fanghe was still smiling, but the people around him lost their temper.
"No shadow." Tu Fei couldn't help shouting angrily: "The leader has always been lenient, but you don't have to be too arrogant. Even if you have a few tricks, the leader and Lin Daxia won't notice it. You'd better be wise."
Grandma Hu smiled and said: "My old lady has always been very knowledgeable, not to mention that there are so many great heroes here, it is very easy to get rid of my old lady just because of 'no shadow'."
Tu Fei said, "Hmph!"
Grandma Hu sighed, and said: "It's just that my old lady is impatient, so she dared to come here. Uncle Tu, why don't you just let me go and reward my old lady with a knife."
Tu Fei couldn't help but glance at Yu Fanghe, as if he wanted to ask Yu Fanghe if he knew the origin of this old woman?But Yu Fanghe didn't even have any expression on his face, and he refused to utter a word.
Seeing that the old woman squatted down, she was still chewing on the broad beans, she seemed both confident and impatient.
Tu Fei coughed twice, and said with a chuckle: "Since you know my name, you should know that I will never attack you. If Tu kills you, an old woman, and rumors spread in the future, wouldn't it be ridiculed by friends in the world. "
Grandma Hu giggled and said, "I thought you, Uncle Tu, were a well-known character, but who knew that you were a bear who can only talk big and scare people. You are afraid of an old woman like me. If it is rumored in the future, wouldn't it be more important?" Do you want to make friends in the Jianghu laugh out loud?"
Lin Shoujuan and Xiang Dahuzi looked at each other, and both of them had smiles on their mouths, this smile was so real that Tu Fei couldn't hold it anymore.
Even if he knew that the old woman must have some knowledge, even if he knew that others wanted to use him as a questioning stone to try out the old woman's martial arts, but at this point, he couldn't pretend anymore, he could only bite the bullet and shout angrily With a sound, he rushed towards Grandma Hu, and shouted: "You are looking for death yourself, and you can't blame Tu Mou."
If a person claims to be "no shadow", his lightness is naturally good. At this moment, his figure flashed, and the purple gold knife at his waist had already been struck. Before he could finish a sentence, he had already rushed in front of Grandma Hu. Quickly, it didn't insult the words "no shadow".
Others saw him slashing at Grandma Hu like a knife, but they didn't see Grandma Hu standing up, let alone any movement of her.
Hearing Tu Fei's roar suddenly stopped, he turned over in the air, and retreated, his hands tightly choked his throat, his eyes protruded angrily, his chest kept heaving, and he seemed to be unable to breathe again.
Everyone didn't know how he suddenly became like this, and they couldn't help turning pale when they looked at each other, and then saw Grandma Hu shaking her head and sighing: "What a gluttonous child, I am reluctant to kill my wife after eating a broad bean." Me? It seems that my wife’s broad beans must taste good.”
Only then did everyone know that she had popped a broad bean into Tu Fei's mouth when he opened his mouth to roar, but even a martial arts master like Lin Shoujuan hadn't seen her move, Yu Peiyu couldn't help but sighed secretly: "How about this?" I'm afraid even Tang Wushuang would be ashamed of his hidden weapon technique."
After thinking about this, he realized that the fake Tang Wushuang didn't follow. There were too many facts that happened in the past two days, and he almost forgot that the fake Tang Wushuang was actually his only clue. Other people's business, actually forget their own important business.
Zhu Lei'er felt that his hands suddenly became cold, but his face was covered with sweat, and she couldn't help wiping the sweat on his head with her sleeves.
Yu Peiyu stared forward, as if she didn't realize it.
At this time, Tu Fei's head was sweating more than Yu Peiyu's, he even dropped the knife in his palm, both hands strangled his neck, and said in a low voice, "Broad beans... silkworms..."
Grandma Hu laughed and said, "Oh, did the broad beans choke Tu Daxia's throat? Why didn't Tu Daxia spit it out?"
With a roar, Tu Fei put his hand into his mouth, as if he wanted to dig out the broad beans, and coughed vigorously, but his hand was too big, and he managed to put three fingers in, but he still couldn't dig out the broad beans. The cough became more and more urgent, his face was gradually turning blue, tears and snot flowed down his nose, suddenly his whole body twitched, and then there was another roar.
Hearing a "click", he fell on his back, blood spattered from the corner of his mouth, he waved his hands frantically, and the blood flowed out of his hands like raindrops, his right hand was amazingly left Two fingers, he actually bit off three of his fingers.
Big Beard Xiang seemed to want to rush over to help him up, but he took a step forward, then immediately stepped back three steps, looked at Lin Shoujuan and said, "Fava beans are poisonous?"
Lin Shoujuan just nodded and didn't speak, but heard the sound of chewing, Tu Fei was chewing on his fingers, thinking that he must be in unbearable pain, everyone saw that the old woman's poison was so vicious , Already covered in cold sweat, how dare to speak.
Grandma Hu said with a leisurely smile, "Fried Pork with Broad Beans is a famous seasonal dish. Chew the broad beans with your fingers. It must taste good. It's no wonder you came up with such a wonderful way to eat it. My wife doesn't have such a good taste."
Seeing Tu Fei's face covered in blood and hearing his chewing sound, everyone felt sick in their hearts. Now that Grandma Hu said that again, she couldn't help turning her head to the bearded man and vomited it out.
When he turned his head again, Tu Fei could no longer move his hand, and the sound of chewing was no longer heard, only faint breathing could be heard.
After a while, even the sound of breathing finally stopped, but the blood flowing from the corner of his fingertips and mouth had become as black as ink.
Grandma Hu sighed, and murmured: "Unexpectedly, the majestic 'No Shadow' Tu Fei can't even bear a small grain of broad beans."
Yu Fanghe also heaved a long sigh and said, "Sure enough, Grandma Hu arrived..."
He hadn't finished speaking yet, when everyone heard the word "Grandma Hu", they couldn't help exclaiming, but Grandma Hu giggled and said, "I heard you say that, it seems that you didn't realize it until now." I am Grandma Hu."
Yu Fanghe said: "I don't know Mount Tai with eyes, but I hope grandma will forgive me."
Grandma Hu stared at him, as if seeing this person for the first time, and her cunning, wrinkled face also seemed to show some surprise.
Although Yu Fanghe was still smiling, he was obviously a little disturbed by her. No one would feel comfortable being stared at by such a pair of old fox-like eyes.
Grandma Hu finally sighed, shook her head and said: "You are really a great person, even my old lady can't understand you, if you just wanted to use my old lady's hand to kill Tu Fei, now that Tu Fei is dead, Why do you still pretend you don't know me?"
Yu Fanghe smiled and said: "But I really..."
Grandma Hu said coldly: "You really know me. You knew me twenty years ago. Anyone who has met my wife will never forget it. Besides, you and I still have some friendship."
The smile on Yu Fanghe's face seemed to be frozen suddenly. Maybe others didn't notice this change, but Yu Peiyu...
Zhu Lei'er only felt that Yu Peiyu's cold hands suddenly became hot again, she could even feel his heart beating wildly and his body trembling violently.
Grandma Hu said: "You clearly know me, why are you still pretending not to know me?"
Yu Peiyu almost couldn't help shouting wildly: "He's not pretending, he really doesn't recognize you, just because he's not the old man Fanghe you met twenty years ago, he's just pretending."
He had to clenched his teeth desperately to hold back the sound, the muscles on his face were twisted due to the pain, Zhu Lei'er turned around and saw this face, she couldn't help shivering, because she also never I didn't expect this face to become so painful, so terrifying.
But Yu Fanghe suddenly burst into laughter, looked up to the sky and laughed wildly: "I have already forgotten the past twenty years ago, so why should you remember it, grandma?"
Grandma Hu said coldly: "My wife will never forget this kind of thing."
Although Yu Fanghe still laughed to hide his uneasiness, but after hearing this sentence, his laughter became worse than sawing wood with a knife.
He chuckled and said, "Did you come here for revenge today?"
Grandma Hu's eyes were shining, and she stared at him for a while, then slowly said: "Yes, you should know my wife's revenge methods, no matter who offends me, my wife will retaliate even more, if you add Twenty years of interest, hehe..."
She threw a broad bean into her mouth and chewed vigorously, as if she had regarded this broad bean as Yu Fanghe, and she wanted to bite it into pieces before swallowing it.
Lin Shoujuan suddenly said loudly: "Senior is a master of martial arts, but it is best not to forget the current identity of Yu Daxia."
Grandma Hu stared and said, "What identity?"
Lin Shoujuan sternly said: "Senior, if you do anything against the lord, you will be an enemy to everyone in the martial arts world."
Grandma Hu smiled and said: "Are all the people in the martial arts world here? Why can't my old lady see it? My old lady only saw you five, and with you five alone, my old lady can still deal with it."
Lin Shoujuan held the sword hilt tightly in her palm, beads of sweat fell from her head one by one, she gave a dry laugh to the bearded man, stepped back three steps, and said: "If senior has any old grudges with the lord, I'm sure you'll be fine with me!" Don't dare to ask."
Grandma Hu said leisurely: "There are only four people left."
The person next to the bearded man, with a pale golden face, coughed dryly twice, and said: "Song has always been unwilling to meddle in other people's affairs, and I don't even dare to ask about the affairs of the martial arts seniors."
Grandma Hu said: "There are only three people left."
Another tall tall man rushed to say without waiting for her to finish speaking: "I have always advanced and retreated with Brother Song. What Brother Song means is what I mean."
Grandma Hu laughed loudly and said: "There are only two people left... It seems that Yu's friends are indeed worthy of being chivalrous. If they weren't such people, you wouldn't have asked them, would you? ?”
Lin Shoujuan pulled out the long sword in a "choke", but the long sword was only half out of its sheath, his hand was already grabbed by Yu Fanghe, Lin Shoujuan said in a deep voice: "Does the leader still wait for her to strike first?"
Yu Fanghe smiled lightly and said: "She doesn't know how to do it, if she wants to do it, she won't say these words."
Lin Shoujuan was still hesitating, but Grandma Hu clapped her hands and laughed loudly: "That's right, the person who can sit on the throne of the leader of the alliance really has a few tricks. I just want to tell you that you are now under the control of my old lady. So if my wife wants to ask you a few words, you'd better answer them honestly."
Yu Fanghe said: "What do you want to ask?"
Grandma Hu pointed to the bearded man and the others and said, "Although these people are quite famous, the three of them are not worth half a penny. You tricked Hong Lianhua and others away, but brought these people here. What are you planning?" ?”
Yu Fanghe was silent for a long while, then slowly said: "Grandma, don't you know what I'm going to do next?"
胡姥姥道：“我也许知道，也许不知道，总要听你亲口说出来，我老婆子才放心。”
俞放鹤沉吟着道：“在下是想在这里找东西，这件东西的价值，谁也无法估计，但姥姥你想必是早已知道了。”
胡姥姥眼睛里发着光，道：“这件东西若是找着了，我老婆子也有份么？”
俞放鹤微微一笑，道：“凡是今天在这里的人，都有份的。”
胡姥姥立刻跳了起来，将铁锹抛在向大胡子面前，厉声道：“既是如此，你们还等什么？”
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这小楼的地基，造得竟十分坚固，铁锹锄在上面，就像是敲着铁板似的，发出了震耳的声音，还带着一连串火花。
那颀长大汉身上用昂贵的丝缎做成的华丽衣服，已被汗水湿透了，一面挥舞着铁锹，一面喃喃道：“镇远镖局的总镖头'铁金刚'韩大元和'万木庄'的大少爷宋宏星竟会跑到这里来挖地，这不是见了鬼么？”
宋宏星一张淡黄的脸也涨得通红，却勉强笑道：“这本是咱们心甘情愿的，不是么？”
韩大元道：“不错，这是我心甘情愿的，为了那东西，莫说叫我挖地，就算要我挑粪都没关系，只怕这东西找出来后，他们就忘了咱们了。”
他一面说话，一面用眼角去瞟，只见胡姥姥和俞放鹤等人都站得很远，才敢放心说下去。
宋宏星道：“他若不想分给咱们，又怎会找咱们来呢？”
韩大元道：“他只怕就是叫咱们来做苦工的。”
宋宏星用袖子擦着汗，道：“俞放鹤不是这样的人。”
韩大元冷笑道：“我本来也以为他不是这样的人，但现在……你瞧见雷风的下场没有？咱们的下场只怕也差不多。”
他忽然转过头去，道：“向老大，你可听见了咱们的话么？”
向大胡子连胡子上都在淌着汗，嗄声道：“听见了又怎样？咱们现在难道还想住手么？”
只听林瘦鹃大声道：“三位可发现了什么？”
向大胡子道：“没有，什么都没有。”
胡姥姥冷冷道：“你们最好卖力些，挖不出东西来，你们可没有什么好受的。”
向大胡子道：“那东西若是不在这里呢？”
胡姥姥道：“东西若不在这里，我老婆子就将你们埋下去。”
这时朱泪儿实在忍不住了，附在俞佩玉耳畔道：“现在他们一定听不见我说话的。”
俞佩玉点了点头。
朱泪儿道：“我母亲究竟会将什么东西埋在这里呢？据我所知，她到这里来，是决心要平平凡凡地过日子的，所以连一点首饰都没有带来。”
俞佩玉道：“他们现在找的，绝不是什么珠宝首饰。”
朱泪儿道：“为什么？”
俞佩玉道：“方才那一包珠宝，你拿出来后，并没有藏进去，只要是上过楼来的人，每个人都可以看见。”
朱泪儿道：“但那是用布包得紧紧的。”
俞佩玉道：“就算用布包着，但像他们这样有经验的人，还是可以看出里面是什么，何况，在黑暗中，珠宝的光华，难免会透出来，所以，他们若要的是珠宝，绝不会甘心让这包珠宝被火烧光的。”
朱泪儿皱起了眉，道：“那么，你想他们找的会是什么呢？”
这句话俞佩玉没有回答，因为他自己也不知道。
这时向大胡等人已将地挖得很深了，小楼的地基，已变成一个方圆五丈，一丈多深的大坑。
他们三个人站在坑里，从俞佩玉这里望过去，已连他们的头顶都瞧不见，只能见到不时有一些木头被抛上来。
胡姥姥、俞放鹤等人都已站到这大坑旁，神情看来已有些焦急，到后来挖地的声音已变得很低沉，也不再有碎石抛上来，用做地基的麻石，显然都已被敲碎挖出，他们现在已挖到麻石下的湿泥。
三人又挖了半晌，林瘦鹃忍不住道：“销魂宫主也许并没有将那东西藏在这里，也许她根本没有带来。”
胡姥姥道：“她带来了，而厄且就藏在这里。”
林瘦鹃道：“前辈怎会知道？”
胡姥姥冷冷道：“我自然知道，你若肯多用些脑筋，你也会知道的。”
林瘦鹃道：“这只因东方美玉一定知道东西是藏在这里，所以他才不肯走开，东方城主自然也就所以这东西做交换条件，才能将李天王等人请到这里来。”
林瘦鹃咬着嘴唇道：“但销魂宫主既然有了这东西，为什么却不利用它的价值，反而将它埋在地下呢？”
胡姥姥道：“这只因她已决心想做个安分守己的太太，但又不肯让这东西落入别人的手里……”
她冷冷一笑，接着道：“一个女人若是爱上个男人，时常都会做些莫名其妙的事的。”
忽然间，只听一阵车辚马嘶声传了过来，胡姥姥、林瘦鹃、俞放鹤三人都吃了一惊，扭过头去瞧。
朱泪儿就乘着这机会，又在俞佩玉耳畔道：“我知道他们要找的是什么了。”
Yu Peiyu said: "Oh?"
朱泪儿道：“他们要找的一定是一本极厉害的武功秘笈，我母亲不知道从哪里得到这本武功秘笈，还没有开始练的时候，就遇见了东方美玉，她既已打算过安分的日子，无论什么武功都对她没有用，所以她就将这秘笈藏了起来，不幸的是，这件事竟偏偏又被东方美玉知道了。”
她一面说，俞佩玉一面点头，只因她说的实在很有道理，他实在再也想不出比这更合理的解释。
等她说完了话，一辆马车已冲入火场废墟里。
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与其说这是辆马车，倒不如说是间可以活动的屋子，一间装着车轮，被十六匹马拉着的屋子。
若定要说这是辆马车，那么世上只怕再也不会有比这更大的马车了，这马车里简直可以装得下百儿八十个人。
俞放鹤皱眉道：“你在四面都布下了暗卡么？”
林瘦鹃道：“早已布下了。”
俞放鹤道：“既已布下，那些人难道都睡着了不成，怎会让这辆马车闯进来的？他们就算拦不住，也该发出警号才是。”
马车已远远停了下来，他们算定自己说话的声音，那边一定听不见的，谁知话刚说完，马车里就有人笑着道：“这件事你不能怪他们，他们的确已拿出旗花火箭来要发放的，只可惜还未放出时，脑袋就已被砍了下来。”
他吃吃笑着道：“你该知道，一个人的脑袋若已被砍下来，就什么事也不能做了的。”
这句话其实说得很无聊，但这人却似乎认为有趣得很，好像世上再也没有比这更有趣的话了。
他一面说，一面笑个不停，说话的声音固然尖声细气，笑声也脆得很，听来就像是个还未成年的女孩子，对世上大多数事都觉得有趣得很，所以就算有人放了个屁，也能令她笑上半天的。
这种人大多数都很乐天，很和气，能遇见这种人，通常都会觉得很有意思，但胡姥姥却似乎一点也不觉得有意思。
一听到这笑声，她就像是要溜了，但往那大坑下面瞧了一眼，又好像舍不得走，正在犹疑不定时，那辆大车的门已打开，十来个精赤着上身，只穿着条红绸裤的大汉，抬着张大床跳下车来。
这张床也大得惊人，床上堆满了各式各样好吃的东西，有烤得恰到好处的鸡鸭和肉，有颜色新鲜的水果，有各种蜜脯甜食，还有一些银质的大瓶子、小罐子，只要是你想得出来的好吃东西，这床上都全了。
就在这些东西中间，斜斜躺着一个人。
一瞧见这个人，连俞放鹤几乎都忍不住要笑了出来。
这实在不能算是一个人，只能算是一堆肉，这人就像是用几百斤最肥的五花肉堆起来的。
他身上几乎什么衣裳都没有穿，但这并不能怪他，只因他一个大肚子已垂到膝盖上，要穿裤子实在太困难了，那先要两个人在下面用头顶住他的肚子，也许还能勉强系得上裤腰带。
向大胡子、宋宏星、韩大元，三个人刚从坑下跃上来，骤然瞧见这么样一个怪物，既是吃惊，又觉好笑。
这胖子自己倒先笑了，吃吃笑道：“别人都说安禄山体肥如猪，依我看来，两个安禄山也比不上我的，世上若有胖子比赛，我一定是第一，你们说是么？”
这么样一个庞然大物，说话居然细声细气像是个小女孩子，向大胡子等人终于忍不住笑出声来。
这胖子也陪着他们笑，而且笑得比谁都开心，甚至连林瘦鹃脸上的紧张神情都松弛了下来。
这其中只有一个人脸上连半分笑意都没有，那就是胡姥姥，她脸上每一根皱纹都像是忽然变成了两根。
她正在一步步向后退，但那胖子的眼睛瞧到她时，她的脚就像是突然被钉子钉住了。
这胖子望着她嘻嘻笑道：“大家都在笑，你为什么不笑，看到我这么胖的人，你难道一点也不觉得开心么？”
胡姥姥满布皱纹的脸上，勉强挤出一丝笑容。
但这只有令她看来更加老，她本来看起来只有八十岁，现在就好像有一百六了，阿谀着笑道：“胖子？哪里有胖子？我老婆子怎地瞧不见呢？”
这胖子道：“我就在你面前，你怎会瞧不见？”
胡姥姥干笑道：“前辈只不过身材特别魁伟而已，怎么能算胖呢？”
这胖子忽然沉下了脸，怒道：“你以为每个胖子都不愿别人说他胖，所以就想来拍我的马屁么？”
胡姥姥看到他面上有了怒容，反倒似松了口气，赔笑道：“我老婆子说的是实话。”
这胖子摇头道：“你说的不是实话，我本该割下你舌头来的。”
他长长叹了口气，摇着头道：“但我实在太胖了，已胖得动都懒得动了，你就帮帮我的忙，自己将自己的舌头割下来好么！不割舌头，割鼻子也马马虎虎算了。”
这话他倒说得一本正经，别人听了，却几乎笑掉大牙，他求人帮忙，居然是要别人自己割自己的鼻子。
世上只怕再也没有比这更荒唐的事了。
谁知胡姥姥竟再也不说话，一伸手，呛的抽出了林瘦鹃腰畔的剑，立刻就将自己鼻子割了下来。
血淋淋的鼻子刚落到地上，胡姥姥已掩着脸转身狂奔而去，林瘦鹃等人一个个都怔在那里，再也笑不出了。
那胖子拍手大笑道：“世上竟有人自己割自己的鼻子，你们难道不觉得好笑么？为什么不笑呢？”
大家面面相觑，实在笑不出来。
那胖子叹了口气，道：“你们这些人怎地连一点风趣都不懂，实在令我失望得很。”
他忽然指着宋宏星道：“你叫什么名字呀？”
宋宏星道：“在……在下宋……宋宏星。”
那胖子道：“你方才不是还笑得很开心么？现在为何笑不出了？”
宋宏星拼命想笑，怎奈那笑容却比哭还难看。
那胖子道：“你既然不懂得风趣，这双耳朵长着也没用，就求求你帮我个忙，把你自己耳朵割下来吧。”
这句话若在别人嘴里说出，宋宏星也一定会笑掉大牙的，但现在，他再也不会觉得有什么好笑了。
他望着这胖子的便便大腹，暗道：“这胖子连胡姥姥见了都害怕，一定有两下子，但我就真打不过他，难道连逃都逃不了么？”
他再也不多说，掉头就走。
那胖子大笑道：“你们看，这人跑了，他为什么要跑呢？”
宋宏星在江湖中也是一流的武功，此刻身形施展开来，急如飞燕，等胖子这两句话说完，他已远在十丈外。
人人都算定这胖子再也追不上他了。
就在这时，只听呼的一声，一道银光飞了出去，急如流星，眨眼间就赶上了宋宏星，围着他身上一转，又“呼”的飞了回来，飞回这胖子的手里，原来只不过是个装水果的银盘子。
再看宋宏星的身形还在往前奔，但奔出两步后，他上半身忽然向后折了下来，一股鲜血火箭般冲天飞起。
他的两条腿竟带着血又往前奔出两步，才一跌而倒。
向大胡子等人虽都是杀人不眨眼的角色，但如此残酷的景象，却还是一辈子也没有见过。
这胖子竟能用一面银盘，将一个活生生的人拦腰截成两段，这样的武功，他们更连听都没有听过。
这下子他们才真的吓呆了。
那胖子却拍手笑道：“你们看，死人还能跑，这有趣没有趣，你们难道还不觉得好笑么？怎么连一个笑的人都没有。”
这次他话未说完，韩大元已用尽全身力气，大笑起来。
那胖子道：“笑了笑了，有人笑了，你叫什么名字呀？”
韩大元道：“在下韩……韩大元。”
那胖子道：“你笑得如此开心，是不是觉得我这胖子很有趣呢？”
韩大元道：“有趣有趣，你这胖子实在有趣极了。”
那胖子大笑道：“看来只有你是个懂得风趣的人，你一定愿意帮我这胖子一个忙的。”
韩大元就像是一只忽然被人割断脖子的公鸡，嘎声道：“我这么样说，你还要……还要我……”
那胖子笑道：“你不帮我的忙，谁帮我的忙呢？”
韩大元跳了起来，狂吼道：“你这胖子，你这肥猪，我和你拼了。”
吼声中，他已提起那铁锹，飞身扑了过去。
那胖子竟真的好像不能动了，这一锹竟着着实实锄在他身上，这么胖的人被铁锹锄个大洞，血一定多得很。
谁知铁锹锄下去，他身上竟连一丝血也没有，这柄铁锹竟被他身上的肉吸住了，韩大元用尽全身力气，也拔不出来。
那胖子脸上还是笑嘻嘻的，反手一个耳光打在他脸上，他整个人都被打得飞了出去，就像是只断了线的纸鸢似的，在空中飘飘荡荡翻了十七八个跟斗，才落了下来，头颅已变得像是个烂柿子。
向大胡子早已吓呆了，他号称“神拳无敌”，手上的力道本不小，但这胖子的力气却比他大了几十倍。
他从来也未想到世上竟有人有这么大的力气。
那胖子的目光已向他望了过来，笑嘻嘻道：“你叫什么名字呀？”
向大胡子只觉两腿发软跪了下来，颤声道：“小人姓向，前辈叫小人割鼻子，小人就割鼻子，叫小人割耳朵，小人就割耳朵，绝不敢逃跑，更不敢反抗。”
那胖子叹了口气，道：“我瞧见你这胡子很有趣，本来只想你将胡子割下来的，但你自己既然愿意割鼻子耳朵，我可也没法子。”
向大胡子怔在地上，苦水都快流了出来。
那胖子道：“你既然自己愿意，为什么还不快动手呀？”
向大胡子咬了咬牙，拔出了刀，一个人就算没有鼻子，没有耳朵，无论如何也比没有脑袋好得多的多。
他惨呼一声，晕了过去。那胖子笑嘻嘻道：“听说这里有个人是当今的武林盟主，到底是谁呀？”
俞放鹤道：“就是在下。”
到了这时，他居然还能神色不变，沉得住气，就连俞佩玉和朱泪儿，也不禁在心里暗暗佩服。
那胖子笑道：“我看也只有你像个武林盟主的样子，你帮我个忙好么？”
这次终于轮到俞放鹤了。
俞佩玉紧紧握起朱泪儿的手，也不知是欢喜，还是紧张，他虽然一心想看这恶魔被人杀死，但却不愿他这时候死，更不愿他被别人杀死，俞佩玉一心只想手刃此人，洗清俞家的污名和冤枉。
可是他就算不愿意，也是没法子的，以他的力量来和这胖子相比，实在有如蜻蜓撼石柱一般。
只听俞放鹤沉声道：“'天吃星座'若有吩咐，在下敢不从命。”
那胖子面上竟露出惊讶之色，道：“你知道我的名字？”
俞放鹤微微一笑，道：“天吃星，亮晶晶，吃尽天下无敌手，腹中能容十万兵……在下早听人说过前辈的风采，一直未敢忘记。”
天吃星脸色又沉了下来，道：“你听谁说的？”
俞放鹤没有说话，却似比了个手势，只可惜在俞佩玉那方向瞧过来，也瞧不见他比的什么手势。
俞佩玉只瞧见这胖子脸色又变了变，道：“你认得他？”
俞放鹤微笑道：“承他老人家不弃，并未将在下当外人。”
天吃星不再说话，一只手却不停地在抓东西，他抓起样东西，瞧也不瞧，也不管是甜是咸，就往嘴里塞。
俞佩玉这才发现，满床的东西，不知何时已被他吃下一半了，这“吃尽天下无敌手”七个字，看来的确是名不虚传。
过了许久，才瞧见天吃星脸上又露出微笑，道：“你既然和那老怪物有关系，我也不想再找你帮什么忙了，但有几句话，却是非问不可的。”
俞放鹤道：“在下知无不言，言无不尽。”
天吃星道：“听说凤三为了帮朱媚一个忙，已在这地方呆了好几年，这话是真是假？”
俞放鹤道：“不错。”
天吃星道：“现在他的人呢？难道已被烧死了么？”
俞放鹤道：“火起之时，他还在这里，但火熄之后，却没有他的尸骨。”
天吃星道：“你怎知道没有他的尸骨？”
俞放鹤叹了口气，道：“只因这里连一个人的尸骨都没有。”
天吃星皱了皱眉，忽又笑道：“听说朱媚也不知从什么人手上，弄到了一样东西，无论是谁得到这样东西，都可横行天下，这话又是真是假？”
俞放鹤笑了笑，道：“前辈的消息果然灵通，这话是真的。”
天吃星笑道：“那么你们方才在这里挖地洞，想必就是要找这东西了？”
俞放鹤道：“正是。”
天吃星道：“你找着没有？”
俞放鹤苦笑道：“在下等已将朱媚所居小楼的地下挖了两三丈深，泥土已越来越潮湿，显然已快挖到地下的水源，但却连一片纸也没有找到。”
天吃星笑嘻嘻道：“山高九仞，功亏一篑，你为何不再挖下去？”
俞放鹤不再说话，向林瘦鹃打了个眼色，两人就提起铁锹，跃入坑里，过了半晌，只见一股泉水自坑里激射而起。
林瘦鹃、俞放鹤两人湿淋淋地掠了上来，苦笑道：“还是什么也没有。”
天吃星沉吟着道：“这样看来，朱媚并没有将那东西藏在这地方了。”
俞放鹤叹道：“看来正是如此。”
天吃星大笑道：“这种东西，找不着也好，也免得害人。”
他像是越笑越开心，简直笑得喘不过气来。
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