Chapter 4 The fourth burial

"Shuzhong Tang Sect" is not a martial arts sect, nor is it a secret gang, but a family. However, this family has dominated Sichuan for more than two hundred years, and no disciples of any sect or guild have dared to step into their territory.Because their hidden poison weapons are really terrible. It is said that they have seven kinds of hidden weapons, but the common ones in the rivers and lakes are only poisonous needles, poisonous caltrops, and soul-breaking sand. Although there are only three kinds, it has made people in the world frightened when they heard the news, because no matter who is hit by any of their hidden weapons, they can only wait for death, waiting for the wound to fester, and die slowly. Any kind of death is painful.

It's not that their hidden weapon has no antidote, but the Tang family's antidote, like the Tang family's poison hidden weapon, will always be one of the biggest secrets in the Jianghu. Except for the direct descendants of the Tang family, absolutely no one knows its secret , even among the descendants of the Tang family, there will never be more than three people who can have this kind of unique antidote.If you are injured, you can only find the antidote by going to these three people. At that time, you encounter a problem that is not only very serious but also impossible to solve at all-you don't even know who these three people are?

Even if you know who they are, you can't find them.Even if you can find them, they will never give you the antidote. So if you are hit by the Tang family's hidden poison weapon, you will have to wait for death, wait for the wound to fester, and die slowly. very slowly very slowly— Wuji is not dead yet.In a coma, he always felt that he was tossing and undulating, like a leaf in a raging sea. But when he woke up, he was lying on a very comfortable bed smoothly. Xuanyuan Yiguang stood at the bedside and looked at him, with a very funny and serious expression on his face, which made his already strange face look very funny.Seeing Wuji opened his eyes, this legendary man smiled like a child.

He blinked and smiled, "Do you know that I also made a bet with myself?" Wuji licked his chapped and bitter lips, and asked in a weak voice, "What's the bet?" Xuanyuan Yiguang said: "I bet I can save your life myself." His eyes were shining, he smiled more happily than a child, and said again: "I finally won this time!" Wuji has already started to eat some sweet porridge made with ginseng and bird's nest.His mouth was bitter all the time, so bitter that he wanted to vomit. After eating sweet porridge, I feel better. The porridge was well cooked, and the arrangement in the room was just like this sweet porridge, neither bland nor sweet, just right.

He believes that this will never be Xuanyuan Yiguang's home, a gambler who loses every gamble, maybe he will have a nice house, but there will never be such a home. After his physical strength recovered a little bit, he couldn't help but ask, "What is this place?" Xuanyuan Yiguang said: "This is the eighth place." What does "the eighth place" mean? Wuji doesn't understand. Xuanyuan Yiguang said: "Last night, I took you to seven or eight places." He rode the horse all night, and he rode very fast—that's why Wuji always felt as if he was in the waves.

He found seven or eight people who might heal Wuji's wounds, but as soon as others heard that the wounded were the Tang family's unique poison hidden weapon, they had no choice but to say "sorry" to him! Xuanyuan Yiguang asked again: "Do you know why you are still alive?" Wuji said, "Why?" Xuanyuan Yiguang said: "First, because the three turtle sons surnamed Tang are not experts of the Tang family, and the hidden weapons they use are the dregs picked up by the direct descendants of the Tang family." He didn't exaggerate: "If the poisonous thornbush that hit you was fine, now you have rotted into a pile of mud."

Wuji smiled wryly. Xuanyuan Yiguang said: "Secondly, because the owner here happens to have a snow lotus seed from Tianshan Mountain, and also happens to be my good friend!" Snow Lotus Seed of Tianshan Mountain is the holy medicine for detoxification recognized by everyone in the martial arts world. It is a supreme treasure, and its value is far more precious than precious stones ten times its size. The owner here is actually willing to offer such a precious medicine to a stranger. Although it is Xuanyuan Yiguang's face, Wuji is still equally grateful to this person. Xuanyuan Yiguang said: "Third, of course it is because I have made a bet with myself that I cannot let you die."

Wuji suddenly nodded and said, "Because you want to know why I can always throw three sixes? Did I use some tricks? You want to find out whether you were wronged when you lost that time?" Xuanyuan Yiguang stared at him: "You know?" Wuji said, "Of course I know." Xuanyuan Yiguang said: "Could it be that you did this on purpose?" Wuji said, "Of course I did it on purpose." Xuanyuan Yiguang said: "Why?" Wuji said: "Because I can't find you, I have no choice but to ask you to come to me." Xuanyuan Yiguang said: "Do you know that I will definitely come to you?"

Wuji smiled and said, "If you don't understand this matter, you will definitely not be able to eat." Xuanyuan Yiguang laughed loudly: "Okay, good boy, you really have two hands!" Wuji said: "It's more than two hands!" Xuanyuan Yiguang suddenly stopped smiling, and stared at Wuji with a stern face, saying: "Did you use some kind of trick? Did I lose that time?" Wuji smiled and said, "What do you guess?" Xuanyuan Yiguang suddenly jumped up, jumped up to a height of one foot, and shouted loudly: "My boy, I worked so hard to save your little life, and you will repay me like this?"

Wuji was not intimidated by him, but smiled more happily: "No matter what, since you couldn't see it at the time, you had to admit defeat." Xuanyuan Yiguang said angrily: "Didn't you see the gold I exported?" Wuji said: "That's what you lost to Mr. Xiao, don't forget that you also lost something to me." Xuanyuan Yiguang said: "What did I lose to you?" Wuji said: "Let me lose a word." Xuanyuan Yiguang's memory seems to have suddenly become very bad, he shook his head and said: "I can't remember!" Wuji said: "You should remember, you said that as long as I can throw a leopard, you can do whatever I want."

No matter how much Xuanyuan Yiguang thought about it, he couldn't help it anymore, he was not a rambunctious person, and his memory was actually not bad. He jumped up again and shouted, "What do you want? Want me to marry you as your wife?" Wuji said: "I just want you to find someone for me." There was eager hope in his eyes, and he said again: "You said that you are not only good at losing money, but also good at finding people." Xuanyuan Yiguang was a little happy again, the words "No. 1 in the world" were always liked by everyone. He immediately asked, "Who are you looking for?" Wuji held his hand tightly, controlled his voice, and said word by word: "Shangguan Blade." Xuanyuan Yiguang seemed to be taken aback: "The Shangguan Blade of Dafengtang?" Wuji nodded, with cold sweat dripping from grief, anger and hatred. Xuanyuan Yiguang said: "You are Zhao Jian's son, so you want to seek revenge from Shangguan Ren?" Wuji nodded and said sadly: "You saved my life, I will always remember that I am not an ungrateful person, but I must find Shangguan Ren." Xuanyuan Yiguang said, "You don't even have any clues?" Wuji said: "Not at all!" Xuanyuan Yiguang stopped talking, walked around the room for a dozen times, and suddenly said loudly: "Okay, I'll look for it for you, but..." Zhao Wuji said: "But how?" Xuanyuan Yiguang said: "So what if you found him? With your little ability, even the three little bastards of the Tang family almost killed you. Why do you have to deal with Shangguan Ren?" Wuji was silent, and after a long time, he continued: "I have already thought of this!" Xuanyuan Yiguang said: "Oh?" Wuji said: "Since I came to Mr. Xiao's place, I already know that there are far more martial arts in this world than I imagined, but my martial arts are far worse than I imagined!" Xuanyuan Yiguang said: "You finally have some self-knowledge!" Wuji said: "I want revenge, not to die." Xuanyuan Yiguang said: "You are not stupid!" Wuji said: "So as long as you can find Shangguan Ren for me, I will have a way to deal with him!" Xuanyuan Yiguang said: "Finding Shangguan Ren is not an easy task!" Wuji said: "I know." Xuanyuan Yiguang said: "He must also know what he has done. He is shameless, so he will definitely change his name and surname, and find a place that no one else would think of to hide!" Wuji said: "I only hope that you can give me news within a year!" Xuanyuan Yiguang said: "Can you wait for a year?" Wuji said: "Some people can wait for ten years for revenge, why can't I wait for one year?" His attitude was very calm, and he was no longer an ignorant young man who was blinded by hatred and ran around. He appeared confident and determined. Xuanyuan Yiguang stared at him for a long time, then suddenly stretched out his hand, patted him hard on the shoulder, and said: "Okay, if you come here again in a year, I will definitely have news for you!" He didn't allow Wuji to express his gratitude, and immediately asked: "Now can you tell me, did you use tricks?" Wuji said: "I did use some tricks, but not the doctor's tricks." Xuanyuan Yiguang said: "What method did you use?" Wuji said: "It is a method that will never be exposed by others. Even if I tell others that I used this method, others will have to admit defeat!" Xuanyuan Yiguang said: "Why?" Wuji nodded and said, "Do you have dice?" Xuanyuan Yiguang said: "Of course." Like most real gamblers, he carried his favorite gambling paraphernalia with him. What he likes are dice, and he took out a lot of them casually. Wuji picked up one and said, "Each side of the dice is engraved with a number, and the number of points on each side is different. The side with six points is usually heavier than the side with five points." Xuanyuan Yiguang said: "Why?" Wuji said: "Because the paint on the dots is heavier than the bones used to make dice." He added: "If the dice were made of jade, the side at six would be lighter than five." He observed very carefully, Xuanyuan Yiguang rolled the dice all day long, but he never thought of this reason. Wuji said: "Of course the difference between the severity is very small. Most people will not notice it at all. Even if they can notice it, they won't be able to detect it. But a well-trained person is different!" Xuanyuan Yiguang said: "What's the difference?" Wuji said: "If you practice often, you can take advantage of this difference in weight and throw the side you want on it, that is to say, you can throw as many points as you want! " Xuanyuan Yiguang opened his sleepy eyes and listened, as if he was listening to a myth in the list of gods. Wuji said: "I started practicing when I was eight or nine years old. I would even take three dice to roll under the quilt when I was sleeping. I didn't know how many times I had to roll them every day. I practiced until I was twenty. I am sure that I can throw the ideas I want!" Xuanyuan Yiguang was stunned for a long time before he let out his breath slowly and said, "How did you think of practicing this kind of stuff?" Wuji said: "Our family has never allowed gambling. It was only lifted for a few days around the Chinese New Year, but children are still not allowed to gamble." He nodded and said: "Because we children are not allowed to gamble, we want to gamble more and more." Of course Xuanyuan Yiguang understands this kind of psychology very well. Wuji said: "At that time, my gambling luck was very bad, and I had to lose all my New Year's money every year. The more I thought about it, the more I became unconvinced, and I vowed to win back all the money I exported!" Xuanyuan Yiguang said: "Later, of course you won back." Wuji smiled and said: "After I practiced for two or three years, my luck gradually began to improve. Later, when everyone was rolling the dice, as soon as they saw me walking by, they would immediately scatter and flee." Xuanyuan Yiguang stroked his palms and laughed so hard that he even bent his waist. Just think about Wuji's "prestige", this gambler who loses every bet and loses to all the invincible players in the world, he becomes as excited and joyful as a child. Zhao Wuji glanced at him out of the corner of his eyes, and then said: "It's a pity you only started practicing now, it's already too late!" Xuanyuan Yiguang stopped laughing immediately: "Why?" Wuji said: "Because adults' hands are not as dexterous as children's, and they can't play dice all day long under the covers like children." Xuanyuan Yiguang grabbed Wuji and said, "Do you think there is any way to remedy this?" Wuji didn't speak, just shook his head. Xuanyuan Yiguang was stunned for a long time, then suddenly laughed again, as if thinking of something extremely proud again. Xuanyuan Yiguang just smiled and didn't speak. The door was open, and suddenly someone coughed gently outside the door, a middle-aged beautiful woman in elegant clothes walked in, holding a little girl's shoulder, and said sweetly: "What makes you so happy?" The little girl's big eyes rolled around, and she giggled and said, "I just heard uncle say that he wants to marry Mr. Zhao as his wife, Mr. Zhao must have agreed now!" The woman glared at the child, and couldn't help laughing herself. Seeing this woman approaching, Xuanyuan Yiguang unexpectedly became more disciplined, even a little restrained. Wuji couldn't figure out the relationship between them, Xuanyuan Yiguang had already said to him: "This Mrs. Mei is the one who really saved your life..." The little girl hurriedly said: "I was the one who really saved his life, Mother gave me that snow lotus seed already." Mrs. Mei glared at her again, and said in a bag, "Children have no rules, Mr. Zhao, please don't laugh at me." Wuji quickly stood up, wanted to say a few words of polite gratitude, but didn't know what to say. This kind of life-saving grace cannot be expressed in a few words of gratitude. Mrs. Mei said: "If eldest brother hadn't cut off the carrion from Mr. Zhao's wound in time, even if there were snow lotus seeds, there would be no way to cure Mr. Zhao's poison." She smiled sweetly, and said again: "This is also Mr. Zhao's auspicious nature, so there is such a coincidence." The little girl interrupted again and said, "It's a pity that he will definitely leave a big scar on his face in the future, and he must be ugly as hell." She giggled coquettishly, and said, "Fortunately, he is not afraid that he won't be able to marry a wife, because at least he can get married." An uncle wants to marry him." Wuji also laughed. This little girl is clever and smart, by no means inferior to those twin brothers, but she seems to be more naughty and talkative than them. Although her mother was staring at her and scolding her, there was no sense of blame in her eyes or tone, only joy and kindness. Even Wuji liked it very much, and couldn't help asking: "Little sister, what's your name?" The little girl rolled her eyes, suddenly shook her head, and said, "I can't tell you." Wuji said, "Why?" The little girl said: "Because you are a man, men and women cannot kiss each other, how can a girl tell a man her name casually?" Xuanyuan Yiguang laughed loudly and said: "Good baby, you are really a baby." The little girl suddenly jumped on him, trying to pull his beard: "Why did you say my name, I want you to pay." It turned out that she was called Baby. May baby. Wuji remembered the name, as well as the mother and daughter. He would never forget their kindness in his whole life. Baby said: "I also know your name is Zhao Wuji." Wuji smiled at her: "In the future, will you still recognize me?" Baby said: "Of course I recognize it, because you must have a big scar on your face." Wuji suddenly had a few knots in his heart. It's definitely not because he has a scar on his face, and it's not because he's missing a piece of flesh on his shoulder. He didn't care about these things at all, and he didn't think about them at all. But there was another thing that he couldn't think about. The supper Mrs. Mei prepared for them was exquisite and delicious. What made Zhao Wuji most happy was that she didn't stay with them. A smart woman will always avoid at the right time and let men say interesting things that only men can hear. She might not have been a very good mother, as she was clearly doting on her children. But she is undoubtedly an ideal wife. But what about her husband? Wuji didn't see her husband, nor heard them mention her husband. Is she already a widow? Seeing her tenderness and closeness to Xuanyuan Yiguang, and Xuanyuan Yiguang's consideration and respect for her, the relationship between them is obviously very unusual. What is their relationship?Is there a relationship that cannot be told to outsiders? Wuji would like to know these things. But he didn't ask, because he had something else on his mind that worried him, was even a little frightening. That is the hidden poison weapon of the Tang family. Some "remaining dregs picked up by the direct descendants of the Tang family" are already so terrifying, three ordinary characters under the Tang family have almost killed him. It hurts him just to think about it. Now that the Tang family and Thunderbolt have formed an alliance, among Shangguan Ren's entourage, there are people from the Tang family. Was there some secret collusion between them?Will Shangguan Ren hide in the Tang family? Of course he can't go to Tang's house to search for people, he has no evidence at all, and even if he has evidence, he can't go there. With his martial arts, he might not even be able to enter the door of the Tang family. Thinking of this, he only felt chills all over his body. He only hoped that Xuanyuan Yiguang could find out the exact whereabouts of Shangguan Ren for him, and he would have a chance of success only if he waited for the opportunity to assassinate and fight with all his strength. His hatred cannot be repaid by just a moment of courage. There is wine, very good wine. People who are injured cannot drink, people who like to gamble will not like drinking too much, and drinking alone is even more boring. So the wine is barely moving. Wuji poured some tea into the wine glass, and raised his glass to Xuanyuan Yiguang: "This time I will replace the wine with tea, and I will drink with you next time." Xuanyuan Yiguang said: "In just two or three days, you can drink the real thing." Wuji said, "I can't stay that long." Xuanyuan Yiguang said: "Are you in a hurry to leave? Or are you in a hurry to drive me away and find someone for you?" Wuji smiled: "I'm anxious about both." Xuanyuan Yiguang said: "Where are you going in a hurry?" Wuji said: "I want to go to Mount Jiuhua, wait for someone to find me!" Xuanyuan Yiguang said: "Who are you waiting for?" Wuji said: "I neither know his name nor his origin, but I do know that if there is anyone in this world who can defeat the Tang family's martial arts, that person is him." Xuanyuan Yiguang said: "What did he use to break it?" Wuji said, "Use a sword." Xuanyuan Yiguang sneered and said, "Have you ever seen the Tang family's unique hidden weapon technique 'Flower Rain'?" Wuji hadn't seen it, but heard of it. It is said that when this technique is practiced to its peak, one pair of hands can release sixty-four hidden weapons at the same time, hitting sixty-four parts respectively, no matter how you hide, you can't dodge it. Xuanyuan Yiguang said: "Unless he has ten hands and ten swords, he can break through the flower rain." Wuji said: "He only has one pair of hands and one sword, but that's enough." Xuanyuan Yiguang's eyes suddenly lit up, as if he had guessed who he was talking about. Wuji said again: "His swordsmanship is so fast, I guarantee that even you have never seen it before." Xuanyuan Yiguang deliberately sneered, and said: "Even if his sword skills are really fast, he may not pass them on to you." Wuji said: "Of course he doesn't have to teach it to me, because he can kill me at any time." Xuanyuan Yiguang said: "If he doesn't want to kill you, he must teach you the sword technique? If he doesn't want to teach you the sword technique, must he kill you?" Wuji said: "That's how it is." Qu Ping took a picture of himself in front of the glamorous screen outside the hall of Hefeng Villa, and after he was satisfied with everything, he strode over. He was a handsome young man, slender and strong, with a genuine and endearing smile on a baby face that would never look old and tired. His attire was neither too pompous nor shabby, and his manner and conversation were so proper as to be in no way repulsive. From the outside, he was undoubtedly an unblemished young man, and his parentage and history were beyond reproach. His father was a not-so-famous bodyguard teacher, but he never had a record of missing a bodyguard before retiring. After retirement, he returned to his hometown and started teaching apprentices. People's children. His mother is gentle and virtuous. She is a well-known good wife and mother in the village, and she can do needlework well. In the bitter cold of winter, children from poor families always wear cotton padded clothes sewn by Mrs. Qu herself. His family background is not prominent, but his family is harmonious and harmonious, and has always been respected by others. He is twenty-three years old this year, single and unmarried, except for the occasional drink, he never has any extravagant and wasteful habits. At the age of sixteen, he entered the bodyguard agency his father had served in the early years, and was promoted to an official bodyguard master three years later. At that time, he knew that this bodyguard agency also belonged to Dafengtang, so he joined Dafengtang as a matter of course, and worshiped under the door of a sub-rudder master under Sikong Xiaofeng. It didn't take long for his talent to make him stand out, and he was personally promoted by Sikong Xiaofeng to "subsidiary". Although the sub-divisions do not have a fixed territorial jurisdiction, they are directly under the three hall masters, and their salary and status are exactly the same as those of the sub-rudder's rudder masters, and sometimes their power is even greater. He is responsible for liaison and summons, which also includes investigation and communication. Because his special talent is not murder, nor force. He is very popular, and no matter where he goes, he can make friends quickly. Moreover, he has keen observation, quick response, and never sloppy in doing things. If he is asked to investigate a matter, he will not disappoint. Sikong Xiaofeng commented on him: "This child will one day become the head of the branch hall." He had met Zhao Jian and Master Zhao several times, but today was his first visit to Hefeng Villa. Sikong Xiaofeng called him here today, it is said that it was because of "a little personal matter". If the hall master has personal matters that he needs to deal with, it means that he has entered the core of this organization. Although he tried his best to keep calm on the outside, he still couldn't hide his inner excitement. He had long heard that Second Master Zhao's daughter was a famous beauty, and that Yunying was still unmarried. Since Second Master Zhao passed away and Mr. Zhao left home, this Miss Zhao was in charge of Hefeng Villa. "If I can become the son-in-law of Hefeng Villa..." This is a secret wish in his heart, he seldom thinks about it, because whenever he thinks about it, his heart beats faster. Today is the fifth day of July, and it has been four months since Zhao Jian's death. Since April, I haven't heard any news about Mr. Zhao Wuji. Zhao Wuji has disappeared. Hot weather. Although the hall of Hefeng Villa is tall and spacious, you will still sweat after sitting for a long time. Wei Fengniang personally brought a cold face towel soaked in well water to Sikong Xiaofeng, asking him to wipe off his sweat. She has always been gentle and considerate, and in recent days, she has shown her strength and competence. She silently helped Qianqian manage the family, worked hard without complaint, and never put on airs of a hostess. All the virtues a woman can possess, you will find in her. But her husband-in-law "disappeared". Sikong Xiaofeng sighed in his heart—why does Hongyan always have such a bad life? Qianqian still wears a heavy filial piety, and after these months of suffering and tempering, she has finally grown into a full-grown woman. Now she is no longer the unruly and willful little girl before, but a woman who is completely independent. This change made her look more mature and beautiful. She had grown so well that a cloth belt would have cinched her breasts tight long ago. This made her very angry with herself. Whenever she caught some young and strong guy peeping at her, she would get angry for no reason, very angry as hell. There have been reports from outside. "Qu Ping, the sub-division under the head of the first hall, asks for an audience." Sikong Xiaofeng has already explained: "I asked him to come here. I asked him to inquire about Wuji more than two months ago." Qianqian immediately asked: "Has he found out anything yet?" "That's exactly what I want to ask him," Sikong Xiaofeng said, "So I asked him to come and let you listen to him face to face." When Qu Ping walked in, he had a sincere smile and a steady attitude, but Qianqian's first impression of him was not good. She didn't like this kind of man who was always dressed neatly and had his hair combed neatly. She always thinks this kind of man is too contrived and too lacking in character. A man who is unrestrained and dares to act like her brother is the real man in her mind. Fortunately, Qu Ping didn't look at her with that kind of eyes like other young people, and he said the main point from the beginning! He said: "On March 28th, there were still people who saw Mr. Zhao, and that seemed to be the last time he showed his face." Sikong Xiaofeng said: "Where did he show up that day?" Qu Ping said: "In an inn called 'Taibaiju' in Mount Jiuhua." He continued: "He first bought some dry food and wine in the town, left his mount in Taibai Residence, entrusted the shopkeeper of the inn to take care of it, and paid ten taels of silver in advance for fodder." Sikong Xiaofeng said: "From this point of view, he must have gone to Mount Jiuhua." Qu Ping said: "Everyone thinks so, it's just...just..." Qianqian looked at him and shouted sharply, "How about it?" Her attitude is really bad, just because she never likes people who talk slowly. Qu Ping saw this, and immediately replied: "After he went up the mountain, he never came down." Qianqian said: "How do you know?" Qu Ping said: "Because the small town is the only way to enter the mountain, his horse is still in Taibaiju until now. I have seen it in person. It is a good horse." To a man like Mowgli, a good horse is worth almost like a good friend sometimes. Qu Ping said: "So I think, if Mr. Zhao went down the mountain, he would never leave such a horse in the inn." He thought for a while, and added: "But the shopkeeper Wei of the inn is not in a hurry, because the fodder of ten taels of silver can feed that horse for at least a year." Qianqian frowned and said, "One year? Could it be that he has already planned to go to the mountains for a year?" Qu Ping said: "So I took twelve people to the mountain to search for them. I have searched in Buddhist temples, large and small, and caves, but I didn't even find any clues." Qianqian said: "Could it be that he disappeared out of thin air after he went up the mountain?" Qu Ping pondered, and said: "Maybe he didn't go up the mountain at all, because I have asked all the temples on the mountain, and they have never seen such a person as Mr. Zhao." A person like Zhao Wuji should attract attention no matter where he goes. Sikong Xiaofeng said: "Who saw him that day?" Qu Ping said: "There are quite a few people nearby who recognize Mr. Zhao." Sikong Xiaofeng asked: "How did they recognize him?" Qu Ping didn't seem to want to tell the reason, but when he saw Qianqian's face, he immediately changed his mind. He said it simply and to the point: "During the half month from the eighth day of March to the twenty-third day of March, Mr. Zhao has become a well-known person in thirteen towns in the vicinity." There seemed to be envy in his eyes, and he continued: "Because in the half month, he threw a total of 'three sixes' thirty-nine times, and almost defeated all the casinos, even the so-called 'gambling king'." 'The old Mr. Jiao Qi was once planted in his hands." He didn't want to talk about these things at first, because he already knew that Wuji was still in mourning at that time, and he should never have gone to the casino to throw dice. But he didn't want Qianqian to think that he was hiding something, he had already seen Qianqian's temper. The ability to see a person's character and temper at a glance or two was one of his most special talents. Feng Niang's face immediately changed, and Qianqian cried out: "How could he go to the casino to gamble? He is definitely not such a person." She stared at Qu Ping fiercely, and said, "You must be talking nonsense." Qu Ping didn't argue, nor did he want to argue, he knew the smartest way was to keep silent. As expected, Sikong Xiaofeng had spoken for him: "He would never dare to talk nonsense, of course Wuji would never be such an absurd and foolish person, he must have his intentions in doing this." In fact, he certainly knew that Wuji did this to "catch" Xuanyuan Yiguang. He also knew why Wuji went to Mount Jiuhua, and who he was looking for. The strange thing is that he didn't say it out, maybe he thought that after he said it, Qianqian would be more worried. Qianqian glared at Qu Ping again before asking, "Where was he before March 28?" Qu Pingdao: "At noon on March 23rd, he had dinner with two casino owners at a newly opened Sichuan restaurant 'Shouerkang' in the county seat, and killed three disciples of the Tang Sect in central Sichuan." He continued: "I have investigated their origins. Except for one named Tang Hong, who is Mr. Tang Er's nephew, the other two are offshoots of the Tang family." Qianqian sneered and said, "People from the Tang family came to our territory, and you didn't know until my brother killed them. What do you usually do?" Qu Ping closed his mouth again. Qianqian finally realized that this sentence was not only scolding him, but also hurting Sikong Xiaofeng, so she immediately changed the subject and asked, "Where did he go after he killed that person!" Qu Ping said: "In the five days from the 23rd to the 27th, I have not seen Mr. Zhao's whereabouts. He didn't show up at the foot of Mount Jiuhua until the 28th." Qianqian said: "Then he suddenly disappeared?" Qu Ping said: "Yes!" Qianqian couldn't help but sneer again, and said, "Is this the result of your inquiry?" Qu Ping said: "Yes." Sikong Xiaofeng smiled lightly, and said: "If he can only inquire about this, I don't think others may be able to inquire about more." Qianqian suddenly stood up and said loudly: "Why do I have to ask others to inquire, I will go by myself." Sikong Xiaofeng said: "But what happened here..." Qianqian said: "My brother's business is more important than anything else." Of course Sikong Xiaofeng knew her temper, so he didn't stop her, but asked, "Who are you going to bring?" Before Qianqian could speak, Feng Niang suddenly stood up and said, "She wants to take me there." Although her attitude was gentle, she said firmly, "Because if she doesn't take me there, I will go myself." "It used to be on Jiujiang, Looking at Jiuhua Peak in the distance, The Milky Way hangs green water, Show nine hibiscus. I want to wave, Who can follow, You are the host, Lying Yunsong here. " This is a famous sentence of Li Bai, a poetic immortal. Jiuhua Mountain has a deep relationship with this exiled immortal. Huanyu said: "The old name is Jiuzi Mountain. In Tang Li Bai, he cut nine peaks like lotus flowers and changed it to Jiuhua Mountain." The mountain is named after Shixian, and there are many places named "Taibai" down the mountain. "Taibaiju" is one of them. Now Zhao Qianqian and Wei Fengniang have arrived at Taibai Residence. "This is Mr. Zhao's horse," the shopkeeper of Taibaiju emphasized repeatedly: "We never dare to be short of fodder." The fat shopkeeper was undoubtedly an honest man, and Qianqian could see that he was telling the truth. Wuji's horse was kept in a separate stable, and the horse was also fattened up, but it always looked a little listless, as if it was missing its owner. Seeing Qianqian, it actually recognized it, hissed happily, and pressed its head against Qianqian's jaw. Qianqian was almost in tears. She turned her head to look at Fengniang. Fengniang was standing far away under a lonely ginkgo tree, tears had already flowed down her cheeks. Where did Wuji go?Why is there no news at all? It's time to eat. They didn't want to eat, and they couldn't eat, but the food was already on the table waiting for them. Six dishes and one soup, one dish of fried bean sprouts with shredded chicken, one dish of golden hook cabbage, one dish of braised pork liver slices, one dish of sauerkraut stir-fried peppers, one dish of steamed fish, one dish of vinegared fish fillets, and a large bowl of cucumber ball soup . These are very common home-cooked dishes, but they were surprised when they saw them. Because these six dishes are what they usually like to eat most, at least nine of the ten meals are indispensable. How does the shopkeeper of this inn know what they like to eat? Qianqian couldn't help asking: "Who told you to cook these dishes?" The shopkeeper smiled and said, "It's a guest from Xikuayuan. He said he knows girls like to eat these dishes." Qianqian's face immediately turned red with anger, and said, "Is that guest's name Qu Ping?" The shopkeeper nodded, but before he could speak, Qianqian jumped up and said loudly: "You tell him to come here, come quickly, the sooner the better." Qu Ping came, and came very quickly. When Qianqian saw him, it was as if she saw an enemy, and said with a straight face, "Why are you following us here?" Qu Ping said: "I came here by order." Qianqian said: "Whose order?" Qu Ping said: "Master Sikong." Qianqian said, "What did he call you to do?" Qu Ping said: "Come take care of the two girls." Qianqian sneered and said, "Why do you think we need others to take care of us?" Qu Ping said: "I only know how to follow orders." Qianqian said, "How do you know what we want to eat?" Qu Ping said: "Since Master Sikong wants me to take care of you two, I should know all these things." Qianqian glared at him fiercely, then sneered again, and said, "It seems that you are really good at handling things." Qu Ping didn't speak. Qianqian said: "Can you do something for me?" Qu Ping said: "Please tell me." Qianqian jumped up again and said loudly: "Can you go a little further, the farther you go, the better." At night, under the lights. Qianqian seemed to be still angry, although she was usually very angry, but not for as long as this time. Feng Niang asked softly: "What are you angry about?" Qianqian said: "I hate that person." Feng Niang said: "I don't see anything too annoying about him." Qianqian said: "I can see it." 凤娘没有再问下去。 她知道如果她再问：“他有什么地方讨厌？” 千千一定会说：“他全身上下，没有一个地方不讨厌。” 一个人如果要讨厌一个人，根本就不需要任何理由。 就好像一个人如果喜欢一个人，也不需要任何理由一样。 有时候没有理由就是最好的理由。 所以凤娘只淡淡的说了句：“不管怎么样，他总是司空大爷派来的，你总得给司空大爷一点面子。” 这句话很有效。 凤娘一向很少说话，可是她说出来的话通常很有效。 千千的态度已经有点转变了，就在这时候，她们听见了一声惊呼。 一声很多人同时发出来的惊呼。 赵千千和风娘住在后面一座跨院间客房里，再往后面去，就是这客栈掌柜和伙计们自己住的地方了，惨呼声就是从那里传来的。 凤娘不是喜欢多事的女人，可是一听见惨呼，千千就冲了出去。 她也只好跟着出去，她不想一个人呆在这陌生而冷清的屋子里。 后面的院子比前面简陋得多，也小得多，只有一间屋里燃着灯。 屋子里很窄，只能摆一张木桌和几张板凳，桌上还摆着饭菜。 客栈的掌柜夫妻和四个伙计刚才正在吃饭，吃着吃着，掌柜的忽然倒了下去。 别人去扶他的时候，他整个忽然缩成了一团，不停的抽搐，一张嘴歪斜肿胀，像是被人狠狠打了一拳。 他的妻子已经快急疯了，跪在地上，拼命去挖他的嘴，叫他把那根鱼刺吐出来。 每个人都已想到一定是鱼刺有毒，却想不到一根鱼刺怎么会毒得这么厉害。 千千她们赶到的时候，这胖胖掌柜的脸已发黑、眼珠已凸出。 等他的妻子把鱼刺挖出来时，他整个人都已经不会动了。 “都是这根该死的鱼刺。” 他的妻子又急、又害怕又愤怒，恨不得一口把这根鱼刺嚼碎吞下。 千千忽然大喝：“吐出来，赶快吐出来。” 掌柜娘子又吃了一惊，嘴里的鱼刺掉在地上，发出“叮”的一声轻响。 大家这才看出，这根鱼刺并不是鱼刺，而是一根针，比绣花针还小的针。 针尖在灯下闪着惨碧色的乌光。 千千拾起双筷子，挟起这根针，脸色立刻变了，失声道：“这是唐家毒针！” 掌柜娘子骇极而呼：“这怎么会是毒针？鱼里面怎么会有毒针？” 呼声凄厉嘶哑，她的脸忽然也开始扭曲，接着人也缩成了一团，完全跟他的丈夫倒下去时的情况一样。 伙计们看着她，都吓呆了。 千千大声道：“你们有谁吃过鱼？” 伙计们脸上立刻露出恐惧之极的表情，他们每个人都吃过鱼。每个人都蹲了下去，用手拼命挖自己的嘴，想把刚吃下的鱼吐出来。 他们吐出的只不过是一口口酸水，就算他们能把鱼吐出来，也来不及了。 忽然间四个伙计中已有三个倒了下去，身子立刻缩成一团。 没有倒下去的那个伙计也已吓得全身发软，连裤档都湿了一片。 千千道：“你没有吃鱼？” 这伙计牙齿打战，结结巴巴的说：“我吃……吃了一样，没……没有吃……醋……醋……” 桌上果然有两种做法不同的鱼，一碟清蒸鱼，一碟醋溜鱼片。 他只吃了清蒸鱼，没有吃醋溜鱼片，毒针就在醋溜鱼片里，针上的剧毒，把一碟子鱼片都染成了致命的毒鱼，只要吃了一片，就必死无救，掌柜的咬到毒针，所以发作得最快。 唐家独门的毒药暗器，绝不会无缘无故的掉在一碟醋溜鱼片里。 这是谁下的毒，想毒死谁？ 桌上有六碟菜，一碗汤。 除了这两味鱼外，还有一碟鸡丝炒豆芽、一碟金钩白菜、一碗卤肝切片、一碗酸菜炒辣椒、一大碗黄瓜氽丸子汤。 这桌菜本是替千千和凤娘准备的。 掌柜的一向很节省，没有人在房子里，连灯都舍不得点燃，当然舍不得浪费这一桌好菜。 千千她们既然不吃，他就把老妻和伙计们找来一起享用。 这桌菜就成了他们的催命符。 看着这些无辜的人即将惨死，凤娘全身颤抖，倚在墙上流泪。 “原来他想毒死的是我们。” 这桌菜是曲平特地为他们准备的，曲平为什么要毒死她们？ 难道他也已和唐家的人在暗中勾结？ 千千脸色铁青，咬着牙道：“你是跟我去？还是在这里等？” 凤娘道：“你……你要到哪里去？” 千千道：“我要去杀人。” 凤娘眼泪又流下。 她一向憎恶流血和暴力，她不敢看别人杀人，可是她更不敢留在这里。 她忽然开始恨自己，恨自己为什么如此软弱？ 她掩着脸冲了出去，刚冲出房门，就撞在一个人身上。 这个人赫然正是曲平。 七月的晚上，繁星满天。 淡淡的星光照着曲平的脸，他脸上那种诚恳的笑容已不见了，显得说不出的残酷邪恶。 千千听到凤娘的惊呼赶出来时，曲平已捏住凤娘的手。 "Let her go." 曲平冷冷的看着她，连一点放手的意思都没有。 千千想扑上去，又停下，凤娘还在他手里，她不能轻举妄动。 她勉强使自己保持镇定，压低声音问：“你为什么要做这种事？” 曲平的眼睛全无表情，冷冷道：“因为我要让你知道，你并没有什么了不起。”他的声音冷如刀割：“你只不过是个被你老子宠坏了的小婊子而已。” 谁也想不到这种话竟会从平时那么斯文有礼的一个人嘴里说出来。 千千也气得全身发抖。 黑暗的角落里却忽然有人在拍手，吃吃笑道：“说得好，这女娃儿看起来倒真像个婊子，在床上动起来一定很带劲！” 黑暗中有两个人。 比较高的一个宽肩凸肚，满脸淫猥的笑容，眼睛正瞪在千千的腰下。 比较矮的一个脸色阴沉，一双小而尖的眼睛看来就像是条毒蛇。 两个人的腰带上都佩着革囊，右手上却戴着只鹿皮手套。 可是千千的眼睛已红了，什么都不管了，解下了扣在腰带上的软鞭，一个箭步就窜了过去。 虽然赵二爷并不赞成女孩子练武，可是这位大小姐却在偷偷的练。 和风山庄里本就有不少高手，她哥哥偶尔也会偷偷教她几手，加上她又特别聪明，这几年来挨过她鞭子的人可真不少。 只可惜这两个人并不是和风山庄的门下，也用不着故意让她。 毒蛇般的矮子忽然毒蛇般伸出那只戴着鹿皮手套的手，反手一抓，就抓住了鞭梢。 千千虽然吃惊，还不太在意，她的鸳鸯双飞腿也踢倒过不少人。 她双腿齐飞，踢了出去。 等到她发现自己的武功并不如自己想像中那么高的时候，已经来不及了。 她的足踝已经被一只大手抓住。 比较高的这个人用一只手抓住她纤巧的足踝，把她的腿慢慢往上抬，脸上的笑容更淫猥，吃吃的笑着道：“这姿势倒不错。” 千千虽然还是个很纯洁的女孩子，可是这种话不管多纯洁的女孩子都能听得懂的。 她又羞、又急、又恨，一口口水往他脸上啐了过去。 “猪！” 这人脸色变了，变得说不出的狞恶可怕。 曲平大呼：“不可以。” 这人却已经一拳打在千千的胸脯上，一阵奇异的剧痛，痛得她眼泪涌出，全身抽紧，连叫都叫不出来。 这人的眼睛却发出了光，又开始吃吃的笑，又想挥拳打出去。 他的拳头，却被那较矮的一个人伸手拦住。 这人着急道：“老三，你让我先干了这臭婊子行不行？” 老三道：“不行。” 这人道：“为什么不行？” 老三道：“因为我说不行。” 这人叫了起来：“你是不是一定要老子把这个细皮白肉的女娃儿让给那个龟儿子？” 他们说的本来是普通话，可是他一发脾气，就露出了乡音。 老三沉下脸，冷冷道：“你既不是老子，他也不是龟儿子，是我们的朋友。” 他们的朋友，当然就是曲平。 大个子虽然并没有把曲平当朋友的意思，但对这个老三却好像有点畏惧，虽然气得连脖子都粗了，却还是放开了千千。 唐力道：“我们不远千里从蜀中赶到这里来，只因为我们有笔账要跟赵无忌算一算。” 千千忍不住问道：“你要找他算什么账？” 唐力道：“我们有一个兄弟死在他的手里。” 他们的兄弟就是唐洪。 唐力道：“唐洪要杀赵无忌，所以赵无忌杀了他，这本来是很公平的事，可是他实在死的太惨了。” 想到唐洪扭曲残破的尸体和脸上的恐惧之色，他眼睛里的怨毒更深：“我知道你们一个是赵无忌的老婆、一个是他的妹妹，我本来应该杀了你们，让他也难受难受。” 千千道：“你为什么不动手？” 唐力道：“因为我们和这位姓曲的朋友做了件交易。” 千千道：“什么交易？” 唐力道：“用你换赵无忌。” 他阴森森的笑笑，又道：“这交易也很公平，我们要的是赵无忌的脑袋，他要的却是你，要你陪他睡觉。” 千千转过头，狠狠的瞪着曲平，眼睛里像是要冒出火来。 曲平却好像看不见。 唐力道：“我们并不想剥下你的裤子，要你陪他睡觉，这要靠他自己的本事，可是你们最好也老实些，千万不要捣乱生事，更不要想逃走，否则我只好把你们交给唐猛。” 他淡淡的接着道：“唐猛对付女人的法子，我保证你们连做梦都想不到。” 一想到唐猛那双淫猥的眼睛和一双脏手，千千就想吐。 唐猛又吃吃的笑了：“我也喜欢你，尤其喜欢你的腿，你的腿又长又结实。” 他捡起一根木柴，轻轻一拧，干燥坚固的木柴就立刻散裂扭曲。“如果你敢玩一点花样，你的腿就会变成这样子。” 千千也不能不承认，这个人手上的力量实在很吓人。 但是唐力却一定比他更可怕，女孩子落入这么样两个人的手里，简直还不如死了的好。 唐力道：“我希望你们也不要想先死，因为我保证你们一定连死都死不了的。” 千千咬着牙，说道：“你到底想怎么样？” 唐力道：“我只要你们乖乖的跟着我们，等我们找到赵无忌，我就把你们交给曲朋友，那时不管你们想干什么，都跟我们没关系了。” 千千道：“他能找得到无忌？” 唐力道：“他答应过我们，三天之内，一定替我们找到赵无忌。” 他又用那双毒蛇般的眼睛瞪着曲平：“你是不是这样说的？” 曲平道：“是。” 唐力道：“我希望你说得到就能够做到。” 曲平道：“我一定做到。” 唐猛又吃吃的笑道：“如果你做不到，不但你的身体会忽然变得非常糟糕，这两个女娃儿的身体，也会变得很难看的。”他特别强调“身体”两个字，对别人的身体，他一向很感兴趣。 千千只觉得全身都起了鸡皮疙瘩，就好像全身都爬满了蚂蚁。她也希望他们能找到无忌，她相信无忌一定有法子对付这些人的，她对无忌一向有信心。唐力瞪着她，道：“现在我是不是已经把每件事都说得很明白了？” 千千只有点头。 唐力道：“那就好极了。” 他又问曲平：“赵无忌是不是真的躲在九华山上面？” 曲平道：“是。” 唐力道：“我们明天一早就上山，今天晚上就歇在这里。” 他转向凤娘：“你到厨房去弄点东西给我们吃，看你的样子，我就知道你会烧一手好菜。” 千千抢着道：“我陪她去。” 唐力道：“你不能去！” Qianqian said, "Why?" 唐力道：“因为你生病了。”这句话说完，他已闪电般出手，点了千千的穴道。他的出手快而狠，千千的武功在他面前，简直就像是个孩子。 唐力脸上露出满意之色，道：“现在我只想舒舒服服吃一顿，再喝一点酒。” 唐猛吃吃的笑道：“这主意好极了。” 凤娘缩在屋角里，整个人缩成了一团，只觉得疲倦、伤心，而且绝望。 他们并没有绑住她，也没有点住她的穴道，他们根本不怕她逃走。 那个淫猥而变态的猪，甚至还说不定在希望她逃走。 她已在心里发了誓，绝不逃，绝不做任何一样会激怒他们的事。 她只希望千千也能和她一样明白，在这种情况下，她们只有逆来顺受。 可是，以后怎么样呢？她们要忍受多久？ She dared not even think about it. 屋子里的两个座位已经被唐力和唐猛占据了，喝过酒之后他们就像猪一样睡着。 就连曲平都被他们点了穴道。 他们用一根绳子，把他和千千绑在一起。 唐猛吃吃的笑道：“只要你有本事能动，随便怎么动都没有关系。” 曲平不能动。 唐猛又笑道：“看得到吃不到，这滋味一定不太好受。” 他很得意，这本来就是他的主意，他坚持要把曲平的穴道也点住。 现在还没有找到赵无忌，我们为什么要提早让他先占便宜？ 曲平居然还微笑道：“没关系，我不急。” 千千不敢张开眼睛。 她只要一睁眼，就会看到曲平那张无耻的伪君子的脸。 曲平的脸距离她的脸还不到半尺。 不管千千怎么用力挣扎，他们两个人的身子还是紧紧贴在一起。 她恨不得亲手活活的扼死他，她从未见过如此卑鄙无耻的男人。 可是一种男人身上独特的势力和气味，又使得她的心里莫名其妙的觉得很乱。 她只希望能把这一夜赶快熬过去，明天又怎么样呢？ 她也不敢想。 极度的疲倦和悲伤，终于使凤娘昏昏迷迷的睡着了。 可是她忽又惊醒，全身立刻僵硬。 一只粗糙的大手，正在她大腿上滑动，沿着她腰肢滑上去，笨拙的解她衣钮。 她想叫，想吐。 她吐不出，又不敢叫，她知道如果激怒了这条猪，后果只有更糟。 可是，这只手的活动，已愈来愈不能忍受。 平生第一次，她想到死，只可惜她连死都死不了。 衣钮已被解开。 粗糙的手掌，已接触到她的细嫩皮肤，一阵带着酒臭的呼吸，慢慢移近她的脖子。 她已无法再控制自己，全身忽然开始不停的发抖。 这种颤抖更激起了这男人的情欲，他的手更疯狂，更用力…… 忽然间，手被拉开，人被拉起。 唐猛在怒吼：“这个女娃又不是那个龟儿子的，老子为什么不能动？” 唐力的声音冰冷：“滚回床上去，好好睡觉，否则我就打断你的这双脏手！” 唐猛居然不敢反抗。 凤娘用力咬着嘴唇，已咬出了血，现在全身忽然放松，终于忍不住放声大哭起来。 那双毒蛇般的眼睛，正在黑暗中盯着她，居然伸出手来替她擦眼泪。 对这个男人，她也不知道是感激？是憎恶？still afraid? 她怕他得寸进尺，更进一步。 幸好唐力的手轻轻一摸她的脸后，就立刻站起来走了。 她仿佛听见他在轻轻叹息。 第二天一早，凤娘就起来煮了一大锅粥，先满满盛了一碗给唐力。 这次唐力居然避开了她的目光，连看都不看她一眼，只冷冷的说：“吃过了粥，我们就上山了。” 九华四十八峰并峙，如九朵莲花。 四十八峰中，天台最高，人山第一站为“霞天门”，过此之后，山路更险。 他们经“碧泉亭”、“定心石”、“半宵亭”；过大小仙桥；再过“望江楼”、“梅檀林”、“经八十四梯凌紫霞”；看到了地藏菩萨的肉身塔殿。 他们对菩萨并不感兴趣。 他们终于登上天台峰，只见流水行云，万山叠翠，巨石嶙峋，耸削壁立，黑石苍苔，错叠成趣，石缝间透出青松，也不知是人工所栽？还是天工？ 要登上天台绝壁，还得穿过层云雾。 凤娘的脚已经走破了，头发已乱了，衣裳也被汗衣湿透。 阴壑里的疾风，像是利箭一样吹来，吹在她身上，她全身都在发抖。 可是她既没有埋怨，也没有叫苦。 唐力看着她，忽然道：“我们一定要到绝顶上去。” 凤娘道：“我知