Chapter 24 The twenty-fourth round of escape from danger

The cave was getting hotter and hotter, Zhu Lei'er and the others' clothes were soaked, but Sang Erlang didn't even have a drop of sweat on his face. With the folding fan lightly in his hand, he walked around the fire for a while, then suddenly held up a silver box, and tapped lightly with the folding fan. The box suddenly jumped in his hand, making a series of sharp and strange sounds, as if something was impacting inside and was about to come out of the box. The box is not more than one foot long and seven inches high, and the contents of the box are naturally not too big, but the strength is so amazing that it makes this heavy silver box jump non-stop.

Sang Erlang chuckled and said: "You don't have to worry, I have prepared a lot of fresh flesh and blood for you, and you can have a big meal right away." Yinhua Niang looked at the box in his hand, her face was completely terrified. Zhu Lei'er couldn't help asking: "Is the silkworm in this box?" Yinhua Niang said: "Yes." Zhu Lei'er said: "Could it be that the silkworms cannibalize people?" Yinhuaniang's teeth chattered, she couldn't even make a sound. Zhu Lei'er said: "Could it be that the silkworms are afraid of the cold, so there are so many fires here?"

Sang Erlang stared at him suddenly, and said with a grin: "Are you still in the mood to ask these questions? When the silkworm crawls on you, you will regret why you have to live in this world." Zhu Lei'er said lightly: "Your words won't scare us, Fourth Uncle, do you think so?" She turned her head and looked at Yu Peiyu, only to see Yu Peiyu's lips turned white, her eyes were staring straight in, she seemed to be petrified, she didn't hear what she was saying? Zhu Lei'er sighed secretly: "Unexpectedly, Fourth Uncle would take life and death so seriously. Maybe it's because I never knew the joy of living, so I'm not afraid of death."

Yu Peiyu raised her head suddenly, stared at Grandma Hu and said, "Is the poison on your nails really hopeless after thirty-six hours?" Hearing these words, Zhu Lei'er only felt her eyes sore, hot tears almost came out of her eyes, and she didn't know whether it was sweet or bitter in her heart. It turned out that what Yu Peiyu was worried about was not his own life or death. In this case, what he couldn't forget was whether Zhu Leier's poison could be saved. Zhu Lei'er felt obsessed in her heart, she couldn't hear what Grandma Hu said, and she didn't care whether the poison was cured or not.

As long as she can hear Yu Peiyu's words, it doesn't matter if she dies immediately. Ever since her mother died, she never thought that someone would care about her so desperately. I don't know how long it took, when I suddenly heard the sound of hoofbeats "de-de-de", approaching from a distance, and walked into the cave. Sang Erlang put away his fan in a "swipe" manner, swept across the altar, and stood on a stalagmite-like stalactite, and said sharply, "Who is coming outside?" No one answered outside, but the hoofbeats of "get it, get it" were getting closer, Sang Erlang waved his hand, and the six men in silver shirts immediately stretched out their bodies, each hiding behind a stalactite.

Seeing their movements, Zhu Lei'er realized that their martial arts were far behind Sang Erlang's, no wonder they were so afraid of him. I saw Sang Erlang standing upright on the stalactites, motionless, only his two eyes were shining, and he looked more like a zombie that had just been resurrected from the ground. He holds the folding fan in his right hand, but still holds the silver box in his left hand. He stands on the stalactite with one toe, as if nailed to it, and his whole body is as stable as Mount Tai. Grandma Hu murmured and sighed: "No wonder this kid is so arrogant. It turns out that he is really talented. It seems that even the master of Tiancan's martial arts may not be much better than him."

Before the words were finished, a little donkey came in from the cave. Half of the hair on the donkey's body has fallen off, and it looks like a mangy head. It is disgusting to look at, and there is a dry old man sitting on it. His face is full of wrinkles and his eyes are squinted. , it looks like a couple with Grandma Hu. Zhu Lei'er couldn't help but whispered: "This old man dares to break into this place, could it be that he is also a master? Grandma Hu, do you know him?" Grandma Hu shook her head and said, "My old lady has met all martial arts masters once or twice, but I can't think of such a person."

Zhu Lei'er sighed in disappointment, and saw that the little donkey walked into the cave, and before it stopped, it seemed to be blind. The old man squinted his eyes, as if he couldn't see anything, one person and one donkey, he walked straight towards Sang Erlang, just like a "blind man riding a blind horse, approaching a deep pool at midnight", completely unaware of his danger, Zhu Lei'er could see it but Can't help but sweat secretly for him. Sang Erlang stared at him coldly and didn't speak, but his eyes were full of murderous intent, and he calmed down, waiting for this man to come and die.

Seeing that they were about to collide with the stalactite, Zhu Lei'er knew that as long as Sang Erlang waved, the person and the donkey would die. She was about to sound a warning, but Yu Peiyu had already shouted: "This is not a good place, old man, turn around and go." The old man raised his head and squinted his eyes upwards. Sang Erlang smiled grimly and said, "Since you are here, do you still want to go back?" The old man rubbed his eyes and said: "I'm afraid I'm going the wrong way, isn't this also against the law?" Sang Erlang sternly said: "You are breaking my law, take your life."

He flicked his left hand outward suddenly, but with a sound of "chi", there were already seven dark red, but silver threads that shone with silver light, and shot towards the old man like arrows. Zhu Lei'er knew that this was a silkworm that was ten times more poisonous than snakes and scorpions, but she didn't expect that this silkworm could move so swiftly and seemed to be able to ride against the wind. She couldn't help exclaiming, she only thought that the flesh and blood on the old man's body would be sucked up by the silkworms in an instant, leaving only a pile of white bones.

She couldn't bear to look at it anymore, and just about to close her eyes, who would have thought that the old man's hand beckoned lightly, and the seven silver wires, which were faster than electricity, were all taken into his sleeves at once. Zhu Lei'er almost clapped her hands and cheered, it seems that this old man is indeed their savior, Grandma Hu may be mistaken this time. Sang Erlang's face became uglier than a living ghost, hissed: "Who are you?" After saying these seven words, his figure already flew up into the air again, condescending, and rushed towards the old man. There seemed to be seventeen or eight folding fans in his palm, and he couldn't tell which move was real and which The move was false, before the shadow of the fan was suppressed, a cloud of silver rain was shot out from the left hand. This person's attack is not only dark and fast, but also more venomous and ruthless, he can unleash several kinds of killers in a flash. He didn't even want to know who the other party was, he just wanted to put the other party to death, even if he killed the wrong person, he wouldn't take it to heart. Seeing this, Yu Peiyu couldn't help but secretly startled, if such a killer suddenly attacked him, he might not be able to dodge it. Unexpectedly, at this moment, only hearing a "bang", Sang Erlang's body suddenly flew backwards and fell to the ground on his back. His folding fan was in the hands of the old man. I saw the old man "swipe" unfolded the folding fan, shook it slightly, his eyes suddenly became as sharp as a knife scissors, looked at Grandma Hu and said with a smile: "You should know by now that although Sang Erlang is good at kung fu, he is better than him." It’s still a long way from being the master of silkworms.” After saying these words, Zhu Lei'er's heart went cold again. It turned out that this old man was disguised by the leader of Tiancan. No wonder he was able to defeat Sang Erlang's killer with a single strike. Sang Erlang's martial arts was taught by him, and he naturally knew the number of Sang Erlang's shots. Zhu Lei'er could only smile wryly— —She actually regarded the leader of the silkworm as a savior. Seeing that Sang Erlang had thrown himself to the ground, he knelt down and said in a trembling voice: "I don't know that the leader is here, I deserve death." The leader of Tiancan said coldly: "I have heard that you have been very domineering recently. When I am not around, you can do whatever you want and don't pay attention to anyone. Today I finally saw it with my own eyes." Sang Erlang didn't even dare to raise his head, he said: "The leader has tens of thousands of incarnations, but the disciples have no eyes, how do you know that the leader has arrived, and only saw someone dared to trespass into the forbidden area of ​​our religion, so he acted in a moment of urgency." The leader of the silkworm said angrily: "Even so, you should ask the other party's identity first, how can you release the silkworm indiscriminately, you have suffered from the body devoured by the silkworm, do you want others to taste this?" Taste? Do you take pleasure in it?" Sang Erlang said: "I don't dare, I deserve to die." The leader of Tiancan said loudly: "Although people in the Jianghu know that our sect's martial arts are vicious and unmatched in the world, they also know that people in this sect always act with clear grievances and grievances. If someone dares to offend me, of course this sect will chase after me regardless of everything. His life, but the disciples of this sect will never commit innocent crimes lightly, if you do this, you will not damage the reputation of this sect." Sang Erlang tapped his head on the ground and said: "I know I made a mistake, but I beg the teacher to forgive me." The leader of Tiancan's expression calmed down a little, and said in a deep voice: "I think you were punished too much in the past, so I gave you extra grace, but who knew that you became domineering, if you can change from now on, it's your good fortune, otherwise, it's just you. I'm afraid I'm going to die without a place to bury him." Yu Peiyu saw that although the leader of the Celestial Silkworm had changed his appearance, he spoke and acted dignifiedly and powerfully, and he was still the head of a sect. It was really unexpected that he would be the same as the evil spirit that he saw outside the Palace of Ecstasy that day. The old man Yinguang would be the same person, no wonder even his disciples couldn't recognize him. Sang Erlang fell on the ground again, kowtowed three times respectfully, and suddenly tore off his clothes with his backhand. His body was also covered with bruises, his body was completely shattered, it was really horrible to look at, but there was a knife belt tied around his waist, with seven silver knives sticking out of it. Sang Erlang took off the knife belt, stretched it out in front of him, and kowtowed three more times. This person seemed to have suddenly turned into a kowtow, not only Yu Peiyu and others looked at it strangely, but the leader of Tiancan felt a little surprised and said: "What are you doing?" Sang Erlang prostrated himself and said: "After listening to the master's lesson, I feel that I have committed a serious crime. I no longer have the face to live in this world. I am willing to accept the punishment of disintegrating the silver knife to atone for my sins." When this sentence came out, everyone was even more surprised. The leader of Tiancan Cult frowned and said, "Do you know that the disintegration of this silver knife is a death sentence for our sect?" Sang Erlang said: "The disciple naturally knows." The leader of Tiancan said: "Since I have forgiven you, why do you still have to accept the death penalty?" Sang Erlang said sadly: "This is what the disciple is willing to do. It is only because the disciple has received the great favor from the teacher and cannot repay it. He can only use his own life as an example, so as to teach his fellow disciples to be vigilant when they see him." The Master Tiancan's expression became more gentle, and he said: "I didn't expect you to have such a heart of repentance, and I don't blame me for teaching you a lesson. I wanted to punish you slightly for what happened today, but since you are able to repent, you can't forgive me." Forget it, get up." Zhu Lei'er couldn't help laughing secretly, and said to herself: "It turns out that Sang Erlang is playing tricks, trying to escape punishment..." Unexpectedly, Sang Erlang sighed: "Although the leader forgave the disciple, the disciple can't forgive himself. He just hopes that before he dies, he can tell all the sins of his body, so that he can feel at ease." The leader of Tiancan said: "I know all about what you did wrong, so you don't need to say it." Sang Erlang sighed miserably: "Although the leader's eyes are like lightning, some of the disciples are hiding from the leader. The disciples only know the kindness of the leader to the disciples now. If they don't tell the leader about these things, the disciples will feel uneasy in life and die." It’s also hard to rest in peace.” Can't help showing surprise in the eyes of the leader of Tiancan, Zhu Lei'er also felt a little strange: "If this Sang Erlang is using bitter tricks, enough is enough now, why do he still do this? Could it be that he is really impatient?" What? What is this man thinking." After a long while, the leader of Tiancan said: "If that's the case, you can say it." Sang Erlang said: "The leader has always regarded his disciples as nephews, and the three girls, Jinhua, Yinhua, and Tiehua, have always regarded his disciples as brothers, but the disciples are not only ungrateful, but have a beastly heart." He glanced at Yinhua Niang out of the corner of his eye, and then continued: "One summer night five years ago, the moon was shining brightly, and the second girl was bathing naked in the stream. Not only her snow-white skin, but her figure is so mature and perfect, she actually became lustful, even: just want... just want to rape her..." Not only did he speak frankly, but he also described it in a descriptive manner. Zhu Lei'er was angry and funny when she heard it, and said to herself: "Even if you want to confess, you don't have to, you speak so eloquently." Unexpectedly, not only did the leader of the silkworm not feel disobedient, but he seemed to appreciate his confession, and said slowly: "For this, you have already suffered from the body devoured by the silkworm, so you don't have to feel guilty all the time." Sang Erlang said: "But every time I think about the situation of that day, I will immediately have an erection. From this, it can be seen that the disciple is really not a human being, and he is not even as good as a beast." Speaking of this, he seemed to be filled with guilt and regret, and suddenly pulled out a sharp silver knife and stabbed hard at his thigh. The leader of Tiancan frowned and said, "Other than that, what else is there?" Sang Erlang said: "This disciple is not only disloyal to the leader, but also to his fellow sects. In order to win the position of leader, he tried every possible means to kill senior brother by slandering in front of the leader." The leader of Tiancan said: "Sang Dalang is planning to commit crimes. I have already dealt with him according to the rules of the sect. I can't blame you for this." Sang Erlang said: "But no matter what, the disciple's intentions are really vicious. What's more, after the disciple became the senior brother of the sect master, instead of loving and caring for the younger brothers, he beat and scolded them in every possible way, and abused them from time to time..." The leader of Tiancan said in a deep voice: "It's the right thing to be a big brother who disciplines teachers and juniors. Is this nothing?" He was scolding Sang Erlang sternly, but now the situation suddenly changed, and Sang Erlang himself was scolding himself, and he defended Sang Erlang instead. Sang Erlang said again: "Although it is right for a brother to discipline a younger brother, this disciple has gone too far. The leader may as well ask the second younger brother, and then he will know the viciousness of the disciple's actions." The leader of Tiancan really looked at the living skeleton, and said: "Is your elder brother going too far?" The living skeleton bowed its head and said: "No...no...disciple..." Sang Erlang said: "Until now, he has not dared to say it. From this we can see how afraid he is of his disciples." He sighed, and continued: "Second Junior Brother, I was really sorry for you before, but now I am determined to make amends, the more you scold me, the more I will feel better." The second senior brother looked at him carefully for a while, then suddenly said loudly, "That's right, senior senior brother doesn't treat his disciples as human beings on weekdays, not only beats and scolds him frequently, but... also makes disciples do some inhuman things. Once, the disciple unintentionally beat the wolf dog raised by the elder brother, the elder brother actually asked the disciple to kowtow to the dog to apologize, and also asked the disciple to eat the excrement from the dog in front of his face. ..." The leader of Tiancan said sharply: "This is enough, there is no need to say any more." Sang Erlang sighed: "Everything that Second Junior Brother said is true, I feel ashamed when I think about it now..." At this point, he pulled out the silver knife and plunged it into his leg. The leader of Tiancan was stunned for a while, and then slowly said: "No matter what you have done, since you can confess in front of me today, it shows that you are still very loyal to me, as long as you don't make the same mistakes in the future, that's all." Sang Erlang suddenly burst into tears, and said: "The more the teacher treats the disciple like this, the more uncomfortable the disciple will feel. It is difficult for the disciple to repay the teacher's great kindness in this life. We have to wait for the next life to form a grass ring." His voice gradually became choked with sobs, he couldn't even speak, and suddenly he pulled out the silver knife, and stabbed straight at his heart with his backhand. But the Master Tiancan moved faster than him. Before the point of his knife touched his heart, the Master Tiancan grabbed his wrist and said sharply: "I don't allow you to die, but you can't die, otherwise you will be disobeying the teacher's order." While he was talking, he tried his best to grab the silver knife from Sang Erlang's hand, but Sang Erlang seemed to be determined to die, and kept struggling hard. Unexpectedly, at this moment, a silver thread shot out from the hilt of the knife like electricity, and shot directly at the face of the leader of Tiancan. The leader of Tiancan never thought of such a change. With a sound, a counter-fist was thrown at Sang Erlang angrily. But Sang Erlang rolled on the ground and retreated three feet away. He laughed wildly and said, "Sang Mukong, Sang Mukong, do you realize how powerful I am now?" This change happened so suddenly and unexpectedly, Yinhua Niang had already exclaimed, and even Grandma Hu couldn't help being moved by it. The leader of Tiancan hid his face with his hands and hissed, "Bastard, you...you are so ruthless." In the sound of drinking, he seemed to want to rush over. Sang Erlang smiled grimly: "You should know what is hidden in the handle of my knife. If you don't sit down now, are you afraid that the poison will not attack quickly enough?" Sure enough, Sang Mukong didn't dare to move again, at this moment he staggered, he couldn't even stand firmly, struggled for a while, and finally fell on his back. Hearing Sang Erlang laughing wildly, he was extremely proud, those disciples in black were so frightened that they didn't even dare to move. Sang Erlang laughed and said: "Sang Mukong, do you think I really didn't recognize you just now? To tell you the truth, I already knew who you were when you came in, but I just pretended not to recognize you on purpose. If I want to shoot at you, even if I can't kill you, I can make excuses to shirk it." The leader of Tiancan hid his face with his hands, his body was twitching continuously, it was obvious that he was enduring great pain, and he couldn't even speak. Zhu Lei'er couldn't help but said: "Now I know that you are really capable, but why did you do that just now?" Sang Erlang said: "After I made a move against him, I realized that this old guy is still hiding his secrets, and he still has a few housekeeping skills that he has not taught me. I am really not his opponent, I can only win by tricks." If a person has done something very proud, he can't help but tell others, otherwise, it's like walking around at night like wearing a brocade, and he doesn't feel satisfied. That's exactly what Sangjiro is. Satisfied, he laughed and continued: "I have been with this old guy for more than ten years. I have already figured out all his problems. I know that he likes to show off the most. I always think that I can't hide anything from him. I made a mistake. If the person responsible for the incident is willing to confess to him honestly, he will be happier than anything else, thinking that no one dares to lie to him." The more he talked, the more complacent he became, he laughed a few times, and said again: "So I'll take action against his fault, and he will definitely be fooled." Zhu Lei'er said: "But why did you do this? Could it be that you want to avenge the silkworm that devoured your body?" Sang Erlang said: "That's right, but besides that, is there another reason?" Zhu Lei'er said: "What's the reason? Could it be that you want to be the leader?" Sang Erlang smiled grimly and said, "Little girl, you ask too many questions." Zhu Lei'er smiled and said: "Even if you can sit on the throne of leader like this, others may not be convinced by you." Sang Erlang suddenly glanced at the faces of those juniors, and said coldly: "Are you convinced?" Those people immediately prostrated themselves on the ground and said in a trembling voice: "How dare you, little brothers, refuse to accept it?" Sang Erlang said with a smile: "Very well, if you obey me, there will always be benefits for you. Before today, people in the world were afraid of our sect, but in secret they still wanted to say that our sect was just a shady cult. After today, the word 'Celestial Silkworm Sect' will be ranked alongside Wudang and Shaolin, and it will become a big martial arts sect, and no one will dare to look down on us again." Zhu Lei'er sneered, "I'm afraid you are dreaming." Sang Erlang said: "Don't you believe it? Well, I will give you one more hour to let you have a look." Zhu Lei'er stopped talking, but felt even more strange in her heart: "What does he want me to see? After another hour, how can this Tiancanjiao become a famous and authentic sect?" Listen to the living skeleton prostrate on the ground and say: "Senior brother is a hero, my younger brother has wanted to hold senior brother as the leader for a long time." Sang Erlang said: "Oh, really?" The living skeleton said: "How dare the little brother tell lies in front of the big brother." Sang Erlang said coldly: "I am vicious and vicious, and I don't treat you as human beings. Why do you still want me to be the leader of the sect? Is there something wrong?" Every piece of flesh on the gray face of the living skeleton trembled. Sang Erlang didn't let him speak, and said with a sinister smile, "That's right, I think you have something wrong, you must fix it." The living skeleton suddenly turned over and jumped out of the cave, but Sang Erlang had already counted on his move, and with a flash, he blocked his way, and said with a sneer, "You want to escape?" The living skeleton said in a trembling voice: "The younger brother was talking nonsense just now, it's just bullshit, please senior brother..." While he was talking, he suddenly waved his hand and sent out a dozen or so silver stars. The two are close at hand, and the silver star is firing quickly. He thought that Sang Erlang must be difficult to dodge, but who knows that he is in front of Sang Erlang, just like Sang Erlang is in front of the leader of Tiancan. Sang Erlang stretched out his folding fan and waved it lightly. The ten silver stars suddenly flew back and hit him. With a scream, he fell on his back, and then rolled on the ground, hissing: "Brother, please reward me with a knife, please give me a good time." This hidden weapon is obviously highly poisonous, and after being shot on a person, it makes people feel that life is worse than death, and the pain can be imagined. But Sang Erlang ignored him at all, turned his head away, and said sharply: "If anyone dares to be rude to me in the future, this is his example." The cave was filled with painful cries and groans, and it was creepy to hear, Sang Erlang's eyes turned, and suddenly fixed on Yinhua Niang's face. The muscles on Yinhua Niang's face also twitched. Sang Erlang shook the folding fan lightly in his hand, walked over slowly, and said leisurely: "You must remember that incident five years ago, right?" Yinhua Niang nodded. Sang Erlang said: "You know that I teach the exercises in the cave under the mountain spring, so I took off my clothes on purpose outside, and made many appearances to seduce me. When I couldn't bear it anymore and rushed out to look for you, you If you refuse, you said in front of the old man that I was going to rape you, why did you hurt me like this?" The flesh on his face also jumped, and he said in a low voice: "For the past few years, I have been thinking about what you are doing this for, but I have never been able to figure it out. Only now do I realize that you did this just to see others do it for you. Go crazy and suffer for you." Yinhua Niang tremblingly said: "Elder brother, I... I didn't mean that." Sang Erlang said: "What do you mean?" Yinhua Niang said: "I... I have already fallen in love with you, and I really wanted you to hug me that day, but you came too fiercely. I was still young at that time, and when I saw you, I was afraid of you. gone." Her voice suddenly became full of temptation, and her chest kept rising and falling. The plump chest seemed to tear her clothes. Sang Erlang stared at her chest, his eyes suddenly became burning like flames, and he said with a grinning smile, "Are you still afraid now?" Yinhua Niang bit her lip and said, "Now I..." She didn't go on, just because she could speak with her eyes. Sang Erlang suddenly laughed wildly, tearing all the clothes on her body into pieces, revealing her mature and beautiful body. The eyes of those black-clothed disciples were all straight, and although they didn't dare to look at them, they couldn't help but secretly glanced twice, and each of them breathed like a cow. Sang Erlang laughed maniacally: "All these years, I have always wanted to see how you look when you take off your clothes, and to see if you have changed." Yinhua Niang took a long breath, her chest protruded, her lower abdomen contracted, and she said softly, "Do you think I've changed?" Sang Erlang murmured: "You haven't changed, you haven't changed, you haven't changed..." He said this sentence three times in a row, his voice gradually trembling, and beads of sweat rolled down his struggling and twisted face. Looking at this face, Zhu Lei'er couldn't help feeling terrified, and saw that his eyes became more and more crazy and hot, and he seemed to be going crazy. But Yinhua Niang didn't see anything, because she had already closed her eyes, and said in a low voice: "If you really think about me all the time, why don't you..." Sang Erlang suddenly roared and hissed: "You haven't changed, but I have." He suddenly threw away the folding fan in his hand and threw himself on Yinhuaniang, tearing, beating, twisting, biting, scratching, panting like a mad dog. Yinhua Niang has seen all kinds of men, but she has never seen such a man, she couldn't help hissing wildly, "What are you doing, what are you doing?" Sang Erlang gasped and said, "Do you know what a man will look like after being tortured by the silkworm? Tell you, he will no longer be a man. If you make me unable to be a man, I will let you You can't be a woman." Yinhua Niang was stunned, and said in a trembling voice: "You...can't you..." Sang Erlang roared, "That's right, I can't, I can't, I can't." At this moment, even Grandma Hu couldn't bear to watch the movements of his hands anymore. Not only is Sang Erlang no longer a man, but he is no longer a "human", because as long as he is a human, he will never make such actions. Yinhua Niang wailed: "Please, please spare me... Please, please kill me." She was still begging Sang Erlang to spare her, but later she would rather let Sang Erlang kill her. The pain she suffered was beyond anyone's imagination. But Sang Erlang still didn't stop, and said with a sinister smile: "Do you want to die, it's not so easy, I want you..." Yinhua Niang's beautiful body was already dripping with blood, and she finally passed out. Sang Erlang's face and hands were also covered with blood, but the sound of panting gradually stopped, and the movements of his hands gradually slowed down and stopped. His eyes, which were burning like flames, suddenly became lifeless like a dead fish, and his whole body seemed to collapse suddenly, standing motionless. His crazy lust has finally been vented. There was not even a sound in the cave, as if it had become a tomb. Suddenly, there was another sound of hooves outside the cave. But this time, instead of asking, Sang Erlang didn't ask, on the contrary, his dead face seemed to reveal a kind of joy, as if he had been waiting for someone. And now, the person he was waiting for finally came. Zhu Lei'er secretly said: "Could it be that he has already colluded with outsiders, that's why he dared to attack the leader of Tiancan, and he told me to wait another hour, is it because he wants to wait for this person to come?" But who is this person? And who would collude with a crazy beast like Sang Erlang? ※※※ Zhu Lei'er couldn't help becoming nervous, she knew that this was her own life and death, if she didn't think of a way, when this person came, everyone would have to die. But in the hands of such a lunatic, what can be done? In such a place, naturally no one will come to rescue them. So, are they really going to die at the hands of this lunatic today? ※※※ The sound of hooves outside was getting closer and closer, and a horse was galloping towards people. I saw that the saddle and bridle of this horse were bright, and it looked like a glorious horse. There was a big man on the horse, and he was also well-dressed, but his appearance was not good. Zhu Lei'er couldn't help but whispered to Grandma Hu again: "Do you recognize this person?" Grandma Hu said, "I don't know." Zhu Lei'er said: "It seems that you don't know many martial arts masters." Grandma Hu said: "If this person is also a master of martial arts, my wife will dig out these eyes." Zhu Lei'er said: "Your nose is gone, and if you goug out your eyeballs, wouldn't it be very ugly?" Even though she said that, she actually knew that this man would never be a martial arts master. Although he was good at riding, his eyes were dull. From his movements when he dismounted, it can be seen that his martial arts will never be high, but Sang Erlang's face is not only not disappointed, he seems to be very happy. Is this the person he was waiting for? Just relying on this person, is it possible that the Tiancanjiao can be ranked among the authentic schools of martial arts? But no matter what, Sang Erlang and others have finally arrived, Zhu Leier and the others' lives are in danger in an instant, they really have to think of a way quickly. The big man in brocade clothes got off his horse, bowed to Sang Erlang, and said, "I dare not ask for advice, is there a Sang Erlang here?" Sang Erlang said: "I am Sang Erlang, I have been waiting for you for a long time." The big man in brocade clothes seemed to be relieved, and said with a smile: "The villain was ordered to come to Xiangsang..." Just as he said this, Sang Erlang's palm suddenly stretched out like a knife, and it was inserted into his throat. The big man in brocade clothes only uttered half of his exclamation, his eyes protruded angrily, staring straight at Sang Erlang, his eyes were full of surprise and suspicion. He obviously didn't understand why Sang Erlang killed him suddenly until his death. Zhu Lei'er and the others were also startled, and they didn't understand why Sang Erlang wanted to kill him. Since Sang Erlang was waiting for this person, why did he suddenly kill him?Even if he was just a messenger, Sang Erlang wanted to kill him to silence him, but at least he had to wait for him to say the message, why didn't he wait for him to finish his words, and then suddenly killed him? Even though Grandma Hu is an old fox, she couldn't help being confused. Zhu Lei'er secretly said: "Could it be that Sang Erlang knew that this big man in brocade clothes had a very confidential letter on him, so he killed him first to silence him." That's all she thought, because there was really no other explanation. Unexpectedly, Sang Erlang kicked the body of the big man in brocade clothes far away, and never looked at him again, instead he jumped to hold the horse. I saw him stroking the horse's mane, and laughed loudly: "Do you think I'm waiting for that person? I'm only waiting for this horse." What he was waiting for was a horse. What's going on, is this person really crazy? Zhu Lei'er sighed, and said with a wry smile: "It seems that only horses can deal with a mad dog like you." Unexpectedly, before she finished speaking, Sang Erlang suddenly slapped the horse's head with his backhand, his hand seemed to be made of steel. The horse neighed, and the horse's head had been crushed. Sang Erlang beat the horse to death again? By this time, everyone knew that Sang Erlang was really crazy, and who else would do such inexplicable things except a lunatic. Zhu Lei'er really couldn't imagine how cruel this lunatic would do to herself, so Yu Peiyu sighed heavily and said sadly: "I'm sorry for you, not only did I not take good care of you, but... on the contrary... " Zhu Lei'er said sadly: "How can fourth uncle be blamed for this? It's only my fault, I was the one who harmed fourth uncle." Yu Peiyu shook her head, not knowing what to say. Grandma Hu sneered and said, "You're going to die anyway, why bother to suffer for others?" Zhu Lei'er said: "You will never understand the kindness of a person like my fourth uncle, because you always only care about yourself, but my fourth uncle, he...he always cares about others first..." Grandma Hu sneered: "He always cares about others? Why doesn't he care about me." Zhu Lei'er stopped talking, but her heart was filled with unspeakable sweetness. Now although she knew that she was bound to die, she was not afraid in her heart, because she already knew that there was someone in the world who cared more about her than herself. But Yu Peiyu didn't understand her girlish feelings at all - of course, even if he could understand, at this moment, he couldn't bear to make her feel uncomfortable. I saw that Sang Erlang had knocked the horse to the ground at this moment, and cut open the horse's belly with a knife. Pull out all the intestines inside. Zhu Lei'er could hardly bear to vomit. She originally thought that snakes are the most poisonous thing in the world, and wolves are the most ruthless, but now she realizes that when a person goes crazy, he is sometimes more terrifying than poisonous snakes and hungry wolves. Yu Peiyu felt that her body was trembling, and said softly: "For this kind of lunatic, you just close your eyes and don't look at him, and you won't be afraid." Zhu Lei'er said: "I'm not afraid, it's just that I feel a little uncomfortable." She sighed softly, bowed her head and said: "I had a chance to escape, but unfortunately I have messed it up now." Grandma Hu almost cried out, and stared, "What did you say?" Zhu Lei'er said: "When you were fascinated by the incense in the car, I was still awake, and I found the incense from the roof of the car, and hid the remaining half of the incense." Grandma Hu's eyes lit up, and she said in a hoarse voice, "Is the half of the incense still on you now? As long as we can throw it into the fire, these people are going crazy now, and they will never pay attention." Zhu Lei'er said: "I've thought of this a long time ago, I think, even if you and... and Fourth Uncle are also fascinated with them, I still have a way to get out, because when they tied me up with a rope, even though I I pretended to be unconscious, but my hands were already straining, and their rope didn't really tie me tightly." She sighed a long time and said, "But now, all of this is useless." Grandma Hu whispered, "Why?" Zhu Lei'er said dejectedly: "Just now when this lunatic was talking to the leader of Tiancan, I threw out the half of the incense, I was sure I could throw it into the fire, who knows..." Grandma Hu hissed: "Could it be that you didn't throw it correctly?" Zhu Lei'er sighed: "That's right, because I was so nervous at that time, when I threw it out forcefully, my hand suddenly twisted." Grandma Hu said: "Where did you throw that half of incense?" Zhu Lei'er said: "Have you seen the silver hairpin in front of the leader of Tiancan? That is Mixiang." Sang Mukong was lying on the ground with his head tilted, as if he was dead. There was half a piece of silver incense stick in front of him, at least three or four feet away from the fire. 胡姥姥恨恨道：“你这死丫头，你自己既然不行，为什么不将它交给别人呢？为什么要自己逞能，你这双手简直比人家的脚还笨，真不如割下来算了。” 这次朱泪儿居然乖乖地挨骂，也不还嘴。 俞佩玉却柔声道：“你若将那半截迷香交给我，我只怕连一尺都抛不出去。” 朱泪儿垂头道：“胡姥姥骂的实在不错，我实在是自己想逞能，只因我想让四叔惊喜惊喜，让四叔知道我也很能干的，谁知……” 胡姥姥大骂道：“谁知你实在是个呆子，是个白痴，不但害了别人，也害了自己，你一心想在俞佩玉面前逞能，你以为他会喜欢你么？他只不过拿你当子侄而已，何况他漂亮的情人多得很，又怎会喜欢你这种黄毛丫头。” 朱泪儿身上又发起抖来，颤声道：“你……你老不修德，老……” 突然间，只听一人嘶声惨呼道：“我的手……我的手……” 自从那二师兄倒下去，天蚕教的六个弟子全部不声不响地站在一旁角落里，连大气都不敢喘。 此刻忽有一人惨呼着狂奔而去，高举着双手，闪动的火光中，只见他一双手已变得又黑又肿。 桑二郎却还是发了疯似的在那马腹中掏着，连头都没有回，俞佩玉却瞧了朱泪儿一眼，叹道：“这又是你？” 朱泪儿咬着嘴唇道：“谁叫他在我身上乱动的，这是他自己找死。” 胡姥姥眼睛又亮了，道：“这人在你身上拧了几把，一双手就变成这样子了么？” Zhu Lei'er said, "Yes." 胡姥姥脸上堆满了笑容，道：“好姑娘，你若有法子能叫桑二郎在你身上拧几把，咱们岂不都有救了。” 朱泪儿沉着脸没有说话。 俞佩玉沉声道：“生死有命，咱们就算死了，也不能让这疯子动她一根手指。” 朱泪儿垂下了头，目光中充满了感激。 胡姥姥眼珠一转，吃吃笑道：“他若是一定要动，你也没法子的。” 俞佩玉道：“他若敢动，我就告诉他泪儿身上有毒。” 胡姥姥怔了怔，道：“你真的宁可死？” 俞佩玉淡淡道：“与其受辱而生，何如不屈而死。” 胡姥姥呆了半晌，苦笑道：“桑二郎是疯子，俞佩玉却是白痴，我竟遇见这么样两个人，真不知是倒了什么穷楣。” 突听桑二郎欢呼一声，道：“在这里，在这里，我找着了。” 大家又不禁奇怪，也不知这疯子在马腹中找着了什么，只有俞佩玉瞥见他手里似乎多子个发亮的小珠。 那黑衣弟子已仆地跪倒，哀呼道：“我的手……大师兄，求求你救救我吧，求求你……” 桑二郎目光闪动，道：“你的手中了毒？” 那弟子以头顿地，道：“小弟一向对大师兄忠心耿耿，只求大师兄……” 桑二郎怒道：“你以为这是我下的毒？” 那弟子伏地道：“小弟该死，大师兄开恩。” 桑二郎狞笑道：“自己中了毒，却连下毒的人是谁都不知道，这种人留在世上，岂非替本教丢人现眼……” 那弟子面色如土，颤声道：“大师兄你……” 话未说出，桑二郎已用那柄剖马腹的刀，剖开了他的肚子，鲜血像箭一般射了出来，射在桑二郎身上。 桑二郎却连抹也不抹，眼也不眨，大笑道：“你可知道我为什么要你多等一个时辰？” 这话自然是向朱泪儿说的，朱泪儿忍不住道，“你在这匹马肚子里找到了什么？” 桑二郎道：“就是此物。” 他摊开手掌，朱泪儿才瞧见他手里有个以银子打成的小圆球。 朱泪儿皱眉道：“这是什么玩意儿？” 桑二郎咯咯笑道：“你瞧着。” 他以两根手指捏住这银球一转，银球忽然裂成两半，滚出粒蜡丸，拍开蜡丸，里面有条白绢。 白绢上写满了字，原来竟是封书信。 桑二郎大笑道：“现在你可懂了么？” 朱泪儿淡淡道：“只为了送一封信，就费了这么大的事，我看真有些划不来。” 她话里虽故意说得轻描淡写，心里却也不禁暗暗惊异。 写信的这人生怕传信的泄漏机密，竟将信件藏在他们乘骑的马腹中，除了收信的人外，还有谁能猜得到，谁能找得出。 他不但牺牲这匹马来做传信的工具，而且显然早已和桑二郎约定，要将骑马来的那人杀了灭口。 这人为了传一封书信，竟不惜牺牲一人一马两条命，他行事之谨慎，手段之毒辣，实是天下少有。 朱泪儿眼睛瞪着那白绢书信，一心只想瞧瞧上面写着些什么秘密？写信的这人究竟是谁？ 胡姥姥的眼睛却一直在眨也不眨地瞪着那半截迷香，一心只希望这半截香会忽然滚到火里去。 只可惜这山洞中连一点风也没有。 胡姥姥也知道自己这简直是在做梦。 桑二郎将这封信翻来覆去，瞧了几遍，满面俱是得意之色，看一遍；笑一遍，朱泪儿真恨不得将这封信从他手里抢过来。 突听桑二郎道：“你可想看看这封信么？” 朱泪儿又惊又喜，却淡淡道：“看不看都没什么关系。” 桑二郎狞笑道：“我让你看这封信，只因我知道你一定会为我保守秘密，天下也只有死人才能保守秘密。” 他将信在朱泪儿面前展开，只见上面写着： “桑教主阁下：此函到达左右之时，必然亦为阁下荣登大位之期，以阁下之绝艳惊才，发扬贵教实指日间事，愚不仅为贵教幸，亦为天下武林同道幸。 前此相商之事，绝无问题，愚可全力保证，下届黄池之会，愚必退让贤者，奉贵教为主盟。 阁下既执牛耳，则武当少林自亦当为阁下之臣属矣，惟此中尚有细节待商，盼阁下十日内能移驾来此一晤，愚当煮酒而待，专此奉达，谨祝大安。 " 信的下面没有具名，只书着个花押。 桑二郎仰面大笑道：“你瞧见了么？从此之后，我天蚕教不但要和少林武当争一日之短长，而且还要他们臣服在我的足下。” 俞佩玉看完了这封信，已是全身战栗，忍不住嗄声问道：“这封信是谁写的？” 桑二郎道：“除了当今的武林盟主俞放鹤俞大侠外，还有谁够资格写这封信。” 俞佩玉长叹一声，再也说不出话来。 朱泪儿目光闪动，道：“难怪你一看这封信连骨头都酥了，原来俞放鹤，竟答应把你捧上天下武林盟主的宝座。” 桑二郎洋洋得意道：“除了他之外，还有谁有此能力。” 朱泪儿道：“不错，除了他之外，别人就算这样说，你也不会相信。” 桑二郎道：“正是如此。” 朱泪儿道：“他既然称你为教主，想必你们是早已约好的。只要你能杀了桑木空，他就捧你当武林盟主，你若杀不了桑木空，反而被他杀了，他也不会知道这封信会在马肚子里，自然也永远不会知道这秘密。” 桑二郎道：“这正是俞大侠做事的精细之处。” 朱泪儿道：“正因为你早已和他有了密约，所以他才让你在李渡镇上随便窥探银花娘的行踪，所以你才能毫不费力地就将银花娘救了回来。” 桑二郎大笑道：“不错，你现在总算想明白了。” 朱泪儿冷笑道：“但你就真相信了俞放鹤的话么？他为什么要让你当武林盟主？” 桑二郎狞笑道：“这是我的事，用不着你管，我只问你，你是喜欢被天蚕咬死，还是喜欢被金刀分尸？” 朱泪儿忽然一笑，道：“我喜欢被疯狗咬死。” 桑二郎大笑道：“这种死法倒也不错，只可惜这里没有疯狗。” 朱泪儿道：“谁说这里没有疯狗，我面前不就正站着一条么？” 桑二郎脸都气白了，瞬即狂笑道：“好，骂得好，我若不让你们将本教三大刑都一一尝遍再死，就算我对不起你。”他狂笑着转过身，去取那天蚕银匣。 朱泪儿虽觉毛骨悚然，但到了此时此刻，反正她也无路可走了，正想索性破口大骂，骂个痛快。 谁知就在这时，突听胡姥姥悄声道：“闭住气，莫开口。” 朱泪儿一怔，再去瞧那半截银香时，竟已瞧不见了。 她又惊又喜，实在想不出这牛截迷香是怎么会到火里去的，忍不住想问，胡姥姥不等她问，已抢着道：“桑木空还没有死，还在喘气。” 她见到桑二郎回过头，立刻停住了嘴，但朱泪儿这时已知道是桑木空的呼吸将迷香吹得滚入火里去的。 这时迷香想必已在火中燃烧，朱泪儿兴奋得指尖都麻木了，当下立刻闭住呼吸，也闭起眼睛，装出一副等死的模样。 只听桑二郎道：“你想看看天蚕的模样么？这实在是天下最美丽之物，你们能看得到，总算是你们的眼福不错。” 朱泪儿用力咬着嘴唇，像是在拼命忍耐着不说话。 桑二郎咯咯笑道：“你闭着眼睛也没用的，少时天蚕爬到你身上时，你想不张开眼睛都不行。” 朱泪儿虽已知道自己有救，但想到一条条软绵绵、湿淋淋的东西在自己身上蠕蠕而动的情况，全身寒毛都一根根站了起来。 桑二郎看到她的神情，更是得意。 俞佩玉忽然冷笑道：“我疯子倒也见过不少，但像你这样的疯子倒还少见得很。” 桑二郎怒道：“你说什么？” 俞佩玉道：“世上有两种疯子，一种是男疯子，一种是女疯子，但你却是个男不男女不女的疯子，这种疯子天下恐怕只有你这样一个。” 桑二郎气得牙齿都打起战来，用这“男不男，女不女”六个字来骂他，简直比用鞭子抽他还厉害。 俞佩玉却冷笑着又道：“只因你知道自己对女人已无能为力，所以你就拼命想令她们痛苦，连这么样一个孩子都不肯放过，你为什么不敢来找我呢？” 俞佩玉这样的人，居然也会说出如此刻毒的话来，朱泪儿不禁觉得很奇怪，但转念一想，立刻就明白了俞佩玉的苦心。 他这是生怕迷香还未发作时，桑二郎就对朱泪儿施以酷刑，所以就故意引得桑二郎发怒，叫桑二郎先找他。 朱泪儿只觉眼睛一酸，心里也不知是欢喜，是感激，还是痛苦，眼泪忍不住又流了下来。 只听桑二郎咬着牙道：“好，我本想先照顾这个小丫头，但你既然这样说，我们要特别照顾照顾你了，我若让你在十天之内咽了气，我就不姓桑。” 胡姥姥忽然大叫道：“等一等。” 桑二郎怒道：“等什么？” 胡姥姥笑道：“你既然想要他受十天的罪再死，也不急在这一时半刻了，先听我老婆子说几件有趣的事不好么？” 她这样倒不是想救俞佩玉，而是知道她若不说话拦阻，朱泪儿不顾一切，也会开口的，她只有先说了。 谁知桑二郎却狞笑道：“我一面听他的痛苦呻吟，一面听你的故事，那才真的是趣味无穷。” 胡姥姥道：“慢着，他若在旁边一吵，你怎么听得清楚，而我老婆子说说的这些事，都是有关那'黄池之会'的。” 她以为“黄池之会”这四个字，必能打动桑二郎。 谁知桑二郎竟完全不听这一套，无论她说什么，桑二郎全都不理不不睬，将两个天蚕银匣放在俞佩玉身下，一双手已将掀起匣盖。 ※※※ 俞佩玉瞧着这只残缺不全，鲜血淋漓，鬼爪般的手，心里也不知是何向滋味，他再也想不到自己竟会死在这双手下！ 他已出生人死多次，对生死之事，本已看得比别人淡得多，可是他每每次面对死亡时，仍不禁有些畏惧。 但此刻，他瞧着这只手，却只觉得有些恶心。 他忽然发觉这只手竟有些发抖，他自己眼睛也模糊起来，连恶心的感惑觉都渐渐消失了…… 等他醒来的时候，他发现朱泪儿已站到他面前，满面俱是欢喜的笑容，手里拿着桑二郎的折扇。 俞佩玉自然知道解药就在这折扇里，也知道一切危险和灾难都已过寸去了，不禁长长吐出口气，道：“你……你没事了么？” 朱泪儿嫣然道：“这句话本该我问你的。” 她扶起俞佩玉，又道：“我也未想到迷香这次竟发作得那么快，正急得导要命，谁知桑二郎打了个哈欠，竟倒了下去。” 俞佩玉微笑道：“那迷香只燃起一头，力量已不小，整枝香都在火里燃烧，发作得自然更要快得多了。” 他忽然发觉朱泪儿手腕上，竟受了伤，失声道：“你的手……” 朱泪儿笑道：“这不妨事，那绳子比牛筋还难弄，我怎么样也弄不开，只有想法子滚到那火堆旁，用火将它烧断。” 她凝注着俞佩玉的脸，咬着嘴唇道：“你……你真的没事了么？” 俞佩玉道：“只不过手脚像是有些发软，还是使不出力气来。” 朱泪儿展颜道：“这没关系，过一阵子就会复原的，这种迷香还算好的哩，有的迷香你中了后，就算有解药解开，还得过好几天才能走动。” 她这才转过身去救胡姥姥，瞧见银花娘悲惨的模样，她又忍不住轻轻叹了口气，回首道：“这人虽然狡猾，但遭遇也实在可怜，咱们带她走吧。” 俞佩玉叹道：“正该如此。” 他挣扎着走过去，用力摇醒胡姥姥，厉声道：“你的解药究竟在哪里，现在去拿还赶得及么？” 胡姥姥揉着眼睛，笑道：“好小子，原来你还未忘记……” 俞佩玉怒道：“这种事我怎会忘记，你若解不了泪儿的毒，我就……” 胡姥姥悠然道：“若是赶不及，你杀了我也没用的，但你也不用着急，咱们现在若是赶紧动身，我保证还可以救她。” 俞佩玉松了口气，道：“既是如此，咱们快走吧。” 朱泪儿道：“但这天蚕教主呢？” 俞佩玉沉吟道：“此人倒也不失为一派宗主的身份，咱们本该救他的，只可惜天蚕教的毒，咱们根本无法可解。” 胡姥姥皱眉道：“那还不如就索性给他一刀吧。” 俞佩玉道：“见危不救，已非侠义所为，岂能再伤他这种毫无抵抗之力的人。” 胡姥姥道：“你今日不杀他，日后说不定就要死在他手上。” 俞佩玉道：“到那时再说也不迟。” 胡姥姥冷笑道：“你以为你这就叫侠义么，你这只不过是妇人之仁而已。” 俞佩玉淡淡道：“妇人之仁，也总比不仁不义好些。” 胡姥姥叹了口气，喃喃道：“你可知道世上像你这种人为什么越来越少？只因你这样的人都活不长的。” 朱泪儿忽然捡起把刀，向桑二郎走过去。 俞佩玉道：“你要干什么？” 朱泪儿垂头道：“四叔无论说什么，我都不敢不听，但这人我却非杀了他不可，日后我若想到还有他这么样一个人活在世上，我只怕连觉都睡不着。” 忽然间，只听一人缓缓道：“此人还是留给我来处理，用不着姑娘费心了。” 这声音缓慢而低沉，竟似就在他们身旁发出来的。 可是此刻这整个山洞里，除了俞佩玉、朱泪儿和胡姥姥三人外，其余的人都已晕倒在地。 这语声却是谁说出来的？从何处说出来的呢？ 火焰闪动，一只只钟乳都似将飞扑而起，朱泪儿只觉全身都发起冷来，倒退两步，紧紧握住俞佩玉的手，嗄声道：“你是谁？在哪里？” 那语声笑道：“老夫就在姑娘面前，姑娘难道都看不见么？” 笑声中，一个人缓缓自地上站了起来，赫然竟是那辗转呻吟，奄奄一息的天蚕教主桑木空。