Chapter 17 The Fifteenth Secret House

"Mr. Ding has become a good friend with my young lady." This is the fact that Mr. Xie announced to everyone. It seems that no one denies it. Although the leaders of the five sects were ridiculed by Ding Peng, they did not deny this fact. They watched Xie Xiaoyu enter the village holding Ding Peng's hand, and the two of them seemed to be very close. But the actual situation is not as simple as everyone thinks. Xie Xiaoyu is a very beautiful girl, it seems difficult for a man to refuse any request from her when she cries. If you walk hand in hand with her, even if there is a crater in front of you, the men will jump down without frowning.

But Ding Peng was not so easy to conquer. Because he had been tempted before, Liu Ruosong's wife, Qin Keqing, was a very attractive woman. It's also because he has a fox wife. Although Qingqing has never displayed any charms in front of him, her peerless appearance and watery tenderness are unmatched by any woman. Xie Xiaoyu is different from those two women, and seems to have both the advantages of those two women - Qin Keqing's touchingness and Qingqing's gentleness. But she has neither Qin Keqing's profligacy nor Qingqing's solemn temperament. For other men, maybe she will not fail, but for Ding Peng, it is easy to make comparisons.

So when the two of them sat down, the waiter brought the food and wine, and after drinking three bottles, Xie Xiaoyu's eyes were intoxicated, and she gradually exuded her feminine charm, but Ding Peng felt less interested. When Xie Xiaoyu dismissed the waiter, poured the fourth cup of wine for him, then leaned half on his chest, said with a light smile, "Come on, let's have another drink." In the past, even if it was a cup of poison, no one would refuse it. But Ding Peng coldly pushed away her body, also coldly pushed away the cup of wine and said: "Three cups is etiquette, the fourth cup is too much."

Xie Xiaoyu was slightly taken aback, this was the first time she was pushed away from her side, and it was by a man. After she came to Shenjian Villa, I don't know how many young swordsmen and warriors visited Shenjian Villa to give her soul and love. Even in order to pick up a handkerchief that fell to the ground for her, the two men could draw their swords and fight to the death. But at this moment, she was pushed out. This embarrassed her rather, but it also gave her a novel thrill. This man actually refused her enthusiasm, she had to conquer him. So she smiled and said, "Brother Ding, don't you even give me this bit of face?"

Ding Peng frowned, and said without emotion: "There is no such friendship between you and me, and I never drink for the sake of affection." The words were quite ruthless, like a slap on her face, which froze her smile. It also made her feel a kind of humiliation that she had never experienced before. Her eyes were red with tears, and she looked at Ding Peng pitifully. That kind of demeanor made Iron Stone Man soften. But Ding Peng is not a man of iron and stone, he is a person whose heart is harder than iron and stone, so he showed a disgusted expression instead: "Miss Xie, if you want to flirt, you are too young, but you want to cry and act like a baby, She's too old, and the most annoying thing about a woman is doing things that don't suit her age."

Xie Xiaoyu's tears were about to flow down, but his words made her fall back again, quickly wiped the corners of her eyes with her sleeve and said with a smile: "Brother Ding really knows how to tell jokes." The quick change in her demeanor made Ding Peng feel stunned. A person's attitude and expression can change so quickly in an instant, especially a woman, at least it will take a few years to roll in the wind and dust.Therefore, Ding Peng took another look at this girl again, and could not find a trace of anger or grievance on her face. "Brother Ding really knows how to tell jokes."

This is a very common sentence, but if it is not a prostitute who has experienced vicissitudes in the sea of ​​people, it is difficult to use this sentence in that situation. Take away all the embarrassment with one sentence. It's not talk, it's art. Ding Peng couldn't help but asked, "How old are you?" Xie Xiaoyu smiled and said: "The most unreliable thing in the world is the age in women's mouths. When you are young, you want to be more mature, and you have to report an extra year or two. When she is really mature, you are afraid that you will grow old too soon. Go, underreport one or two years of age, and in a few years, she will underreport even more ages when she is really old, until she herself does not know how old she is."

Ding Peng was quite appreciative and said: "There must be an age that she is satisfied with, not too old or too young..." "Of course, so most women live between the ages of nineteen and twenty. Before that, it was two years longer a year, and after that, one year was added this year, and one year was subtracted next year, so I told you last year If you are nineteen years old, this year is twenty years old, if you told twenty years old last year, this year is nineteen years old." Ding Peng felt that the girl's cleverness was quite touching, and asked with a smile, "We didn't meet last year, so I don't know how old you are."

Xie Xiaoyu smiled and said, "That doesn't matter too much, anyway, it's either nineteen or twenty, as long as you don't count as twenty-one, I won't be angry." Ding Peng sighed: "Okay! I didn't ask." Xie Xiaoyu rolled his eyes and said, "That's right, Brother Ding doesn't look like a fool, why would he ask those silly questions?" She is indeed able to understand men very well. After the two methods of being soft and delicate failed, she quickly changed to a third appearance. That was Ding Peng's words to remind her: "You are too young to be flirtatious, and you are too old to cry and act like a baby."

She immediately knew what kind of identity and impression she was in Ding Peng's eyes, and at the same time, she also knew what kind of woman Ding Peng admired. She already secretly blamed herself for being confused and made many wrong attempts. In fact, she should have a solid foundation in her heart for the woman Ding Peng admires. At the gate, it was because of her laughing and cursing and mocking the leaders of the five sects that she won Ding Peng's friendship and entered the gate with her. Few men would like scolding and aggressive women, but Ding Peng is one of the rare men, and Xie Xiaoyu's interest has increased.

She was going to make a new attempt to conquer this man. But she was also a little apprehensive. In her experience, she had never tried this kind of role, and she didn't know if she could do well. She was still biting her little nails with her teeth, thinking about what to do next and what to say, but Ding Peng didn't give her a chance. He said indifferently: "Miss Xie, you can invite your father to come out now." Xie Xiaoyu was stunned and said, "What? You still want to fight with my father?" Ding Peng said indifferently: "I came here for this matter." Xie Xiaoyu's mind turned a lot, but she finally gave up. She didn't know how to stop this duel. But Ding Peng provided the answer she wanted: "Miss Xie, do you want us to be friends?" "Of course, I said that I want to repay your life-saving grace. That's against my will. Although you really saved me, I don't have to appreciate it, because you didn't save me for the sake of saving me." "Oh? What is that for saving you?" "You just don't allow others to kill people on your Yuanyue Mountain Villa for your dignity. If it's in other places, you don't care." "No! You are wrong. I will also take care of other places, but it is in Yuanyue Mountain Villa. No one can kill people there, except myself." Xie Xiaoyu smiled. Ding Peng's arrogance made her very happy. The more arrogant he is, the more he can show his true nature. So she smiled and said, "But many people died in Yuanyue Villa that day, and you didn't kill them yourself." Ding Peng said indifferently: "Although I didn't kill those people, I think they deserve to die. As long as I think they deserve to die and someone kills them for me, why don't I save my energy?" This is a smart man, and he has been able to control his emotions and desires, and he is not easily moved by anger and resentment. Xie Xiaoyu made another record for Ding Peng in his heart. "So I'm not who you think I should be damned?" "Yes! I didn't know you at all before, and I didn't even know that Xie Xiaofeng had a daughter. Naturally, I wouldn't decide that you have a damn reason." "Now that you know, do you still think I don't deserve to die?" Ding Peng smiled and said: "Yes, whether a person deserves to die depends on whether he has offended me. You haven't done such a bastard thing yet." "What if one day I offend you too?" Ding Peng said: "Then you have to be careful, even if you are Xie Xiaofeng's daughter, I still won't spare you." Xie Xiaoyu stuck out her tongue and said with a playful smile, "I must always remind myself not to offend you." "Then don't do things that you think you're smart and that annoy me." "Brother Ding, I really don't know what you hate?" Ding Peng snorted coldly and said: "Like you are delaying again and again, trying to prevent me from fighting with your father, that is something I hate. What I hate the most are women who don't keep their duty and want to intervene between men woman." When he said this, the shadow of Qin Keqing floated in front of his eyes, that damned woman, and his face became more disgusted. Xie Xiaoyu was shocked, she knew Ding Peng's past very well, especially his relationship dispute with Liu Ruosong. The revenge he carried out on Liu Ruosong was almost cruel. Of course, considering what Liu Ruosong had done to him, it was not too much. It can be seen that the incident must have dealt a great blow to him. Qin Keqing deceived Ding Peng and played tricks on Ding Peng in order to help Liu Ruosong climb higher and gain more status. Therefore, Ding Peng not only hated that kind of women, but also, by extension, hated those women who meddled in men's careers. Xie Xiaoyu immediately knew what to do, and smiled happily: "Brother Ding, you misunderstood, I have no intention of stopping your duel with my father, that is not something I can stop, just like I can't invite him out , because I don't know if he is at home at the moment?" "What? Didn't you just say..." "Yes, not long ago, I met my father and had a few words with him, but he didn't say anything about the duel, neither accepting nor refusing." Seeing Ding Peng's face change, she hurriedly said: "I really can't decide anything on behalf of my father. The only way is to take you to him and see what he means." Now there were three people standing in front of the closed door, looking at the big rusty iron lock. Besides Ding Peng and Xie Xiaoyu, there was also Agu. Although this loyal servant can't speak, he is the most understanding. When you don't need him, you can never find him, and when you need others, you can't miss him.When Ding Peng and Xie Xiaoyu stepped out of the room, he followed up like a shadow. There was no leather whip in his hand, but a dagger was stuck in his waist, two silver rings were wrapped around his arms, and leather straps were worn on his fingers. A pair of spiked gloves. These didn't seem like weapons with much effect, but Ding Peng knew how powerful these equipments on Agu were. Xie Xiaoyu pointed to the high wall and said, "For many years, my father has lived in seclusion here. It may not be appropriate for my younger sister to use the word "seclusion", because his whereabouts are uncertain and he is not always inside." Ding Peng already knew this point. Ever since Xie Xiaoyu was added to the Excalibur Villa, the number of people in the villa has also increased. As long as there are many people, it will be difficult to keep secrets. Xie Xiaoyu said again: "If my father is at home, he must be inside, otherwise I don't know where I went." Ding Peng said: "Not long ago he was still at home..." Xie Xiaoyu said: "But I don't know if he is still there at this moment. It was often like this in the past. He was still outside to say hello to someone, but he disappeared in a blink of an eye, and then someone saw him in another city. When it came to him, the time difference was only two hours." Ding Peng smiled and said, "Two hours is enough to get to another place." Xie Xiaoyu smiled and said, "But that city is five hundred miles away." Ding Peng let out a groan, and said with a little surprise: "Then unless he flew away with wings, has your father already learned how to escape from the ground?" Xie Xiaoyu said: "My father is not a sword fairy, and he doesn't know how to escape. At most, it is because of his profound skill, the skill of turning around and raising Qi surpasses ordinary people, so he can overcome obstacles and walk the shortest distance faster than others. many." Ding Peng nodded and said: "It is possible to put it this way. Five hundred miles is the mileage of ordinary people. For example, it is so far to walk from the left side of the mountain to the right side of the mountain. If you go over the mountain, you will not even get half of it. .” Xie Xiaoyu said: "Probably that's what happened!" Ding Peng pointed to the door lock and said, "In other words, although the door is locked, it does not prove that your father is not inside." "Yes, in front of Brother Ding, my younger sister dare not lie. I really don't know if my father is inside." Ding Peng said: "Let's say hello outside the door." Xie Xiaoyu said: "I'm afraid it's useless, because the younger sister has never gone in. But I tried it before, and sometimes the old man would not agree to it even though he was inside. He told him that when he wanted to see someone, he would come out. Otherwise, you are not allowed to disturb him." Ding Peng said: "Then the only way is to break into the house?" Xie Xiaoyu said: "Of course there is more than one way. You can also get in by jumping over the wall. Brother Dan Ding seems to be someone who doesn't know how to go over the wall." Ding Peng said: "That's right! I came here for a duel with your father in an upright manner, and I don't need to sneak over the wall." After thinking for a while, he said, "I want to break the door and kill people, won't you stop me?" Xie Xiaoyu smiled and said: "I should want to stop it, but my ability can't stop it, so why bother to spend so much effort, it's just a door, it's not worth risking your life to protect it." Ding Peng also smiled and said, "Miss Xie, you are really a very smart girl." Xie Xiaoyu smiled and said: "My father has offended many people, but he has very few friends. Although Shenjian Mountain is famous all over the world, it cannot protect me. As Xie Xiaofeng's daughter, if I am not smart, I will not live long." Ding Peng said: "That's right, your father's reputation does not prevent people from killing you, like the 'Tie Yan Shuang Fei' who chased you down that day, no one would dare to stop them." Xie Xiaoyu smiled and said, "Why not? Didn't your big brother Ding just stop them? Those who dare to reach out to Xie Xiaofeng's daughter are definitely not ordinary people, so there are not many people who can protect me, and there are even fewer like big brother Ding." There are fewer of them." Ding Peng said coldly: "Miss Xie, don't forget that I am going to duel with your father, you'd better not be too eager to make friends with me." "Why? You want to fight with my father, not with me. This has nothing to do with us being friends." "After my duel with your father, one side will always lose." "Of course, but it doesn't matter too much. When martial arts have reached your level, there is only a slight difference between the outcome and the defeat. It is absolutely impossible to turn into a bloody tragedy." "It's hard to say, my knife style is out of control once I shoot it." Xie Xiaoyu smiled and said, "You hurt Tie Yan and Lin Ruoping, can't you take it easy?" "That's because they are too bad, and I haven't done my best yet." Xie Xiaoyu smiled and said: "When you are fighting with my father, you don't need to use all your strength. Fighting between masters is just a matter of skill and art. No one uses brute force. Sometimes they even confront each other for a moment. Before fighting, both sides will know who is right. Whoever wins loses." Ding Peng's heart moved and said: "Your attainments are very high, otherwise you would never be able to say such words. If you don't reach a certain level, you won't have this kind of experience." "Brother Ding, I am Xie Xiaofeng's daughter and the next generation owner of Shenjian Villa. I must not be too bad." "Based on your accomplishments, you won't be chased by Tie Yan Shuangfei that day, they are not as clever as you." Xie Xiaoyu was shocked again, she didn't expect Ding Peng to be so attentive, and to inquire about her truth. With a quick turn in her mind, she already knew what to do, and any clever words to cover up were worse than telling the truth. So she smiled and said: "If I am really much worse than them, how can I escape their pursuit and escape to Yuanyue Mountain Villa." "So you escaped on purpose?" "It can be said that I know that couple are very powerful people, so I want to see who can suppress their fierce power, and I also want to see how many people my father is famous for. When it's his daughter's turn to be in trouble, who will stand up and protect me." "Isn't the result very unpleasant to you?" Xie Xiaoyu smiled and said: "That's right, at Brother Ding's Yuanyue Villa, almost all the famous chivalrous people arrived that day, but the result disappointed me, so after that day, my opinion of chivalrous people also changed." changed drastically." She smiled and said, "But it's not like I've gained nothing, at least I still have a young hero like Brother Ding." "I didn't save you for the sake of being a hero." "At least you saved me." "That's because in my place, I can't tolerate others wanton killing, and it's because I reckon that I must be able to beat the other party, otherwise I wouldn't be so stupid as to risk my life to save you." "Yes, my little sister also knows that I had nothing to do with Brother Ding at that time, and there is no reason to ask Brother Ding to do this." "You can see it very well." Xie Xiaoyu said with a smile: "I just compared myself to others and told me to give up my life to save a stranger. regardless of costs." "Have you found such a man?" "No! But I'm sure I'll find it soon." She looked at Ding Peng and almost called out Ding Peng's name directly, but Ding Peng ignored her hint and said coldly: "I found it, she is my wife Qingqing." Xie Xiaoyu didn't feel sullen, and said with a smile: "She is a lucky person." Determined to end this boring conversation, Ding Peng turned his head and waved to Agu who stood beside him: "Destroy the lock! Break the door!" When Agu stepped forward and punched the iron lock with fists, four people came out. The four people didn't know where they were hiding, but they suddenly appeared, and quickly rushed to Agu. Their expressions were indifferent, and they were all around forty years old. Everyone wore gray robes and held swords in their hands. Their faces were flat and expressionless, and they looked at Agu with gray and dull eyes. Agu didn't move, looked at Ding Peng, waiting for further instructions, but Ding Peng looked at Xie Xiaoyu, but Xie Xiaoyu just smiled and said: "Brother Ding! I said I don't know these four people, do you believe it or not?" Ding Peng said: "You mean they are not from Shenjian Villa." "I dare not say this, because I have only been here for more than a year." "Although more than a year is not a long time, it seems unlikely that you don't even know anyone in your own family?" Xie Xiaoyu smiled and said: "Of course I know people from other places, and I only invited them after I came here, but I don't know any people in this courtyard. not come out." "If they never come out, how will they live?" "I don't know, I don't care about the house, it's Xie Tingsheng." Xie Tingsheng is Mr. Xie. Everyone calls him Mr. Xie but no one knows his name. Xie Xiaoyu is the owner of the villa, so naturally there is no need to call him Mr. Xie, but it is only now that he is called by his first name directly. But one of the middle-aged men spoke up, with the same voice as his face: "Xie Tingsheng didn't know about us either. We entered the villa when his uncle managed it. It has been thirty years since Xie Tingsheng ten years ago. The shopkeeper passed away, and his nephew will take over as the head manager, who only cares about the external affairs, not the internal ones." Xie Xiaoyu smiled and said, "Then the four are the oldest people in Shenjian Villa?" The middle-aged man said: "We don't belong to Shenjian Villa, we only belong to Tibetan Sword Lodge." "Where is the Hidden Sword House?" The middle-aged man pointed with his hand: "It's inside." Xie Xiaoyu said in surprise: "So this courtyard is called Cangjianlu. I'm so ashamed that I don't know that I am the hostess here." The middle-aged man said: "I heard the master mentioned it, but it has nothing to do with the hidden sword cottage. This is not part of the Shenjian Villa, but the master's private residence." Xie Xiaoyu smiled and said, "Your master is my father." The middle-aged man said: "We don't ask about the master's relationship outside the hidden sword hut. There is only one master in the hidden sword hut, and there is no further connection." Xie Xiaoyu was not angry at all, she smiled and said, "How do you address the four?" The middle-aged man said: "In the hidden sword hut, there are only the master and the sword slave. They don't need names, just to distinguish them. People use Ganzhi as the title. My name is Jiazi, and so on, they are Yichou, Bingyin, Dingmao... " Xie Xiaoyu said: "Based on this calculation, there are sixty sword slaves in this hidden sword hut?" Jiazi said: "The hidden sword house is isolated from the world, and there is no access to it, so I have no comment." Ding Peng said: "I want to find Xie Xiaofeng, is he there?" Jiazi said, "There is no such person in the sword house." Ding Peng was startled for a moment, and then said: "Then I will find the owner of the Hidden Sword Hut." Jiazi said coldly: "If the master wants to see you, he will meet outside, otherwise it will be useless for you to find them. Outsiders are not allowed to enter the hidden sword hut." Ding Peng said: "Is the master here?" Jia Zi said: "No comment, I believe you already know that within two zhang outside the courtyard wall is forbidden area, today is the first time we violated the prohibition, so we issued a warning, next time we will shoot to death, you go quickly." Ding Peng said in a deep voice, "I'm here to fight Xie Xiaofeng." Jiazi said: "I tell you that there is no such person. If you want to find Xie Xiaofeng, you should look elsewhere." Ding Peng sneered, "Where can I find him?" Jiazi said: "I don't know, the hidden sword hut is isolated from the outside world, and as the name suggests, the hidden sword hut has hidden swords, and it is not a place for duels." Ding Peng said: "Then why do you hold the sword in your hands?" Jiazi said, "What we hold is not a sword." "It's not a sword, so what is it?" Jiazi said, "Call it whatever you want, but you can't call it a sword." Ding Peng laughed contemptuously and said, "It's clearly a sword, but it's not called a sword. You're self-deceiving, deceiving your ears and stealing your bell, aren't you afraid of being laughed out of your teeth?" Under normal circumstances, these four people should feel very angry when they heard Ding Peng's words, but they were still very calm, without any signs of excitement. Jiazi waited for him to finish laughing before saying coldly: "What do you think? How to call it is up to you, but in the Hidden Sword House, we don’t think it’s a sword, and you can’t force us to call it a sword.” Ding Peng couldn't laugh anymore.Swearing at someone is a pleasant thing, but if the other party ignores it at all, it becomes very boring. He swallowed the rest of his laughter before he said, "Did you come out to prevent me from going in?" Jiazi said: "Yes, that door is to seal off the hidden sword house, so it must not be destroyed." Ding Peng said: "What if I must destroy it?" Jiazi said: "That would be very bad, you will regret that you shouldn't have done that, and other people will blame you for not doing such a stupid thing." Ding Peng laughed loudly and said: "At first I didn't want to destroy it. Let me tell you this, I have to destroy it all at once, because I never regret what I do, and I like doing things that make things worse. people complain about." Jiazi didn't seem to appreciate his humor, and they weren't used to telling jokes, so he just said, "We'll do everything in our power to stop you." Ding Peng smiled and said, "Agu, split it open!" Agu stepped forward again, and the four of them stabbed him in the chest with four long swords. This stab was very simple and ordinary and would not change in any way, but it was extremely fierce and imposing. No one would go against the sharp edge of this sword, they would definitely avoid it, but they happened to meet Agu. Agu's figure was tall and tall, his skin was black and shiny, as if he had painted a layer of black ointment on his body, shiny ointment. The ointment was very smooth, and Agu's skin seemed to have this effect too. The four men stabbed him with four swords at the same time. He didn't hide, and he didn't stop the castration, he didn't seem to see the point of the sword coming, could it be that he wasn't afraid of death? The point of the sword slid to both sides of his chest, sliding along his skin, as if stabbing a smooth black porcelain statue with a needle, the point of the needle slid to one side, leaving no trace Down. The sword styles of the four sword slaves were evil enough, but Agu was even more evil, and he used even more evil kung fu. Xie Xiaoyu exclaimed, Agu raised his arms slightly, Jiazi and the others had been pushed aside by him, then he raised his hand and punched down. His fist would not be softer than steel, not to mention wearing gloves on his fingers. Rusted steel is naturally not good steel. The iron lock, though large, was rusted. Good steel should be like the gloves of Agu's fingers, shining like silver, so when he punched down, the rusted iron lock immediately shattered, and then kicked open the thick wooden door ! Behind the wooden door is a secret world that has been sealed off for decades, except for Xie Xiaofeng, no one else has ever entered it. So even Xie Xiaoyu felt extremely curious, and hurriedly probed inside, but she was disappointed. Although the area inside is large, it is very messy and overgrown with grass, covering up the original pavilions and pavilions. It's just a dilapidated courtyard. But it is in the forbidden area of ​​the Excalibur Villa, the hermitage of Xie Xiaofeng, the sword god of a generation, which is really unbelievable. The most eye-catching thing is that there are two earthen graves piled up between the broken grass and remnants of the walls. Although we don't know who is buried in the graves, we can know that they are new graves because the grass on the graves is relatively neat. , is the neatest thing in this yard. Seeing that the door had been kicked open, Jiazi and the other four sword slaves were a little panicked, but their expressions became more stern, and they rushed out suddenly. They didn't run away, because they stopped suddenly after only rushing a dozen feet. Then they were like a group of mice locked in a cage, suddenly found that the door of the cage was opened, rushed out quickly, and scattered to hide. It was a natural habit of mice to hide when they were frightened, but the four of them did not, for they only went in and hid for a while, and then came out again. Go in with the sword in hand, and come out with the sword in hand. When he went in, the sword was white and shiny, but when he came out, the sword was already stained with blood, and it was still dripping drop by drop. The swords of the four people are all like this, which means that each of them killed at least one person, but judging from the blood dripping on the sword, they definitely killed more than four people. They only went in for a while, and then came out immediately. After killing the person, they came out without making a sound. The person who was killed may not know that his life has been taken away. So fast action, such a fast sword. Ding Peng folded his arms without any expression, and Agu did the same. They have a reason to be so peaceful, because the people killed have nothing to do with them. Xie Xiaoyu's complexion changed a bit and said: "What are they doing?" Ding Peng said indifferently: "Probably murder." This is tantamount to nonsense, everyone knows that they killed someone, not a general idea, Xie Xiaoyu said in a hoarse voice, "Why did you kill someone?" Ding Peng smiled and said: "Probably because I don't like those people hiding there secretly, and I don't like this kind of thing very much." Xie Xiaoyu said: "They are from Shenjian Villa." She seemed to regard Ding Peng as the main messenger of the murder. Ding Peng smiled and did not answer, but Jiazi replied: "But he is not from the hidden sword house. The master once made three agreements with outsiders. Around this courtyard, A restricted area has been delineated, no one is allowed to come and spy, and those who violate the order will die." Xie Xiaoyu said: "That means within two zhang, they are not in the forbidden area." Jiazi said: "Twenty feet is the limit when the door is closed. Now that the door has been opened, the scope has been expanded. Any place where you can see the situation inside the door is a restricted area." Xie Xiaoyu said: "Anyone who sees the inside of this courtyard will die." Jia Zi nodded and said: "Yes, the master has already told you when you came here, if you didn't tell your people, the death of these people is your fault, if you told them, it's their fault Find your own death." Xie Xiaoyu said: "They are not my people, they are people from Shenjian Villa." Jiazi said: "There were no such people in Shenjian Villa, but you brought them here." Xie Xiaoyu said: "I am the master of Shenjian Villa." Jiazi said: "When the master is still there, you can't be considered the master. Even if the master is not there, you are only the master of the Shenjian Villa, not the master of the hidden sword cottage. You can't manage this place." Ding Peng suddenly found it very interesting. It seems that Xie Xiaofeng and Xie Xiaoyu, the father and daughter, still have some very special relationship. Xie Xiaoyu glanced at Ding Peng, felt that he seemed to have talked too much, and quickly smiled and said: "We don't often see each other between father and daughter, and there are many things that have not been communicated, so Brother Ding is laughing." Ding Peng smiled and didn't say anything, Xie Xiaoyu felt very boring, rolled his eyes and said: "Then we must die too?" Jiazi said: "I don't know, because you have opened the door, life and death are not up to us to decide." Xie Xiaoyu said: "Who will decide?" Jiazi said, "Naturally, it's up to the people inside to decide." Xie Xiaoyu said: "Is there anyone else here?" Jiazi said: "You will know when you go in." Ding Peng then said, "What if we don't go in?" Jiazi was slightly startled and said, "You opened the door, didn't you intend to go in?" Ding Peng said: "That's not necessarily true. We may just want to take a look at the scenery inside. Now that the door is open, there are only two deserted tombs inside, a mess and nothing to see. I don't want to go in unless it is I know for sure that Xie Xiaofeng is inside, it's about the same." Jia Zi said: "We don't care about that, we only know that you have to go in when you open the door, and those who don't intend to go in have to die outside." Ding Peng sneered and said: "I was going to go in, but after being told by you, I don't want to go in. Let's see how you want me to go in." Jiazi didn't answer, he responded with actions. The four men held their swords in front of their chests, with the tips of their swords stretched out, forming a fan shape, and slowly approaching. The circle got closer and closer, and the murderous aura emanating from their swords became more and more intense. Ding Peng's expression also became serious. He could also see that the sword formation set up by these four people was very powerful, with an invisible pressure , forcing people to retreat, in fact, there is nothing wrong with retreating, but one step back is the threshold. Agu also looked very dignified, clenched his fists, as if he was about to rush out, but he only took a step forward, and was forced back by the sharp sword energy. Even the point of the sword that stabbed him just now couldn't hurt him.But at this moment, the invisible sword energy can force him back. It can be seen that the sword energy formed by those four people has become an invisible curtain, slowly closing forward. Agu was a little unconvinced, with one foot in front and the other behind, clenched his fists and bent his arms in a gesture, as if he was about to do a hard job. Ding Peng stopped at the right time and said, "Agu, come behind me." Agu absolutely obeyed Ding Peng's orders, and immediately retreated to the back, but Ding Peng had already taken his place, the full moon scimitar in his hand had already been raised, his strength was condensed, and he was about to send out that earth-shattering blow one knife. This force really deterred the four people, stopping their progress and becoming a stalemate. At this time, the distance between the two sides was about ten feet. There was nothing left in the zhang, but there were two incomparably powerful forces colliding with each other. The breeze picked up a fallen leaf and fell into the space between them. The leaf disappeared suddenly before it fell to the ground. This empty zhang seems to have tens of millions of sharp swords, tens of millions of sharp knives, and tens of millions of invisible hands controlling it. Even if it is a small soybean that falls in, it will be chopped into tens of millions of pieces and become a fine powder that cannot be distinguished by the naked eye. Xie Xiaoyu's face turned pale with fright, and she shrunk into a ball, but her eyes flashed with excitement. Her breathing was rapid, but it was mostly excitement, less fear. What is there to be excited about? Agu also showed unprecedented tension. Although he couldn't speak, his mouth kept opening and closing, as if he was about to shout. People in Jianghu had never seen Agu. But anyone who has met Agu recently can see that he must be a top expert. Usually, he is indifferent and expressionless, and it seems that nothing can excite him. However, at this moment, he was excited by the infinite tension caused by the stalemate between the two sides. It can be seen from this that in the confrontation between Ding Peng and the four sword slaves, although the blades did not touch, in fact, tens of thousands of fierce shocks have passed. The silent and invisible conflict appears to be balanced on the surface. But a conflict is a conflict after all, and there must be a solution. Conflict must also have a result, win or lose?Dead or Alive? The conflict between Ding Peng and Jian Nu seems to be the kind that can only be ended by life or death. This is the common feeling that everyone, including both of them, has. It's just different. 很快就可以看出来了，因为四名剑奴忽然地进前一步。彼此相距丈许，进一步只不过是尺许而已，并没有到达短兵相接的距离。 但是以他们双方僵持的情况而言，这一尺就是突破，生与死的突破。 突破应该是揭晓，但是却没有。 因为丁鹏居然退了一步，退了也是一尺。 双方的距离仍然是一丈。 甲子的神色微异，也更为紧张，丁鹏却依然平静。 在冲突中能够突破的人，应该是占先的一方，何以甲子他们反而会紧张呢？ 剑奴们再进，丁鹏再退。 一步，两步，三步，四步。 谢小玉与阿古也只有跟着退。 终于，他们退到了门里，砰的一声，门又关上了。 僵持终于有了结果，看来丁鹏输了。 丁鹏的刀已收起，神色平静，仿佛没有发生任何事，而甲子他们四个人，却像是生过一场大病似的，几乎陷入虚脱的状态。 也像是刚掉下河里被人捞起来，全身都是湿淋淋的，被汗水浸透了。 甲子是比较撑得住的一个，他抱剑打了一恭，神色中有着感激：“多谢丁公子。” 丁鹏只微微一笑：“没什么，是你们把我逼进来的。” 甲子却凝重地道：“不！在下等心中很明白，丁公子如若刀气一发，我等必无扳理。” 丁鹏道：“你们是一定要我进来？” 甲子道：“是的，如果无法使丁公子进来，我们只有一死以谢了。” 丁鹏笑了一笑道：“这就是了，我本来是要进来的，可是不愿意被人逼进来，如果你们客客气气地请我进来，我早就进来了。” 甲子默然片刻才道：“如果丁公子坚持不肯进来，我们只有死路，不管怎么说，我们仍是感谢的。” 他们虽是没有姓名的剑奴，但人格的尊严却比一般成名的剑客都要来得坚持，也更懂得恩怨分明。 丁鹏似乎不想领这份情，笑笑道：“我也不是愿意在那种情形下被你们逼进来，但是我若想自由自在地进来，势非要发出刀招，把你们杀死不可。” 甲子没有反对，恭声道：“公子招式一发，我们都将死定了。” 丁鹏道：“这点我比你们清楚，只是我还不愿意为你们出手，我是来找谢晓峰决斗的，你们不是谢晓峰。” “很好，很好，魔刀一发，必见血光，你已经能择人而发，我大概就快摆脱魔意了，小朋友，请进来一谈。” 一个苍老的声音由远处的茅亭中传来。甲子等四人对那个声音异常尊敬，连忙躬身低头。 丁鹏看向谢小玉，含着询问的意思，向她求证这说话的人，是否就是谢晓峰。 他从谢小玉的眼中得到了证实，但也看出了一丝恐惧，不禁奇怪了，谢晓峰是她的父亲，女儿见了父亲，又有什么好怕的？不过丁鹏没有去想那么多，他是来找谢晓峰的，已经找到了，正好前去一决，于是他抱刀大步走向茅亭。 谢小玉略一犹豫，正想跟上去，谢晓峰的声音道：“小玉，你留下，让他一个人进来。” 这句话像是有莫大的权威，谢小玉果然停住了脚步，阿古仍然跟过去，可是丁鹏摆摆手把他也留下了。谢晓峰并没有叫阿古留下，但是却说过要丁鹏一个人过去的话，不知怎的，这句话对丁鹏也具有相当的约束力，果然使他受到了影响，把阿古也留下了。也许他是为了表示公平，谢晓峰既然把女儿都留下了，他又怎能带个帮手呢？ 那实在是一座很简陋的茅亭，亭中一无所有，除了两个草蒲团之外。 蒲团是相对而放的，一个灰衣的老人盘坐在上，另一个自然是为丁鹏设的。 丁鹏终于看见了这位名震天下的传奇性人物，他自己都说不上是什么一种滋味。 面对着一个自己要挑斗的对手，胸中必然是燃烧着熊熊的烈火，鼓着激昂的斗志。 但丁鹏没有。 面对着一个举世公认为第一的剑客，心中也一定会有着一点兴奋或是钦慕之情。 但丁鹏也没有。 听声音，谢晓峰是很苍老了。 论年岁，谢晓峰约摸是五十多不到六十，以一个江湖人而言，并不算太老。 但是见到了谢晓峰本人之后，连他究竟是老，是年轻，是鼎岁盛年，都无从辨认了。 谢晓峰给丁鹏的印象，就是谢晓峰。 他听过不少关于谢晓峰的事，也想过不少谢晓峰的事，未见谢晓峰之前，他已经在脑中构成了一副谢晓峰的图容，现在出现在眼前的，几乎就是那构想的影子。 第一眼，他直觉以为谢晓峰是个老人。 因为他的声音那么苍老，他穿了一袭灰色的袍子，踞坐在蒲团上，仿佛一个遁世的隐者。 丁鹏首先接触的也是对方的眼光，是那么地疲倦，那么地对生命厌倦，这是属于一个老人的。 但是再仔细看看，才发现谢晓峰并不老，他的头发只有几根发白，跟他的长髯一样。 他的脸上没有皱纹，皮肤还很光泽细致。 他的轮廓实在很英俊，的确够得上美男子之誉，无怪乎他年轻时会有那么多的风流韵事。 就以现在而言，只要他愿意，他仍然可以在女人中间掀起一阵风暴，一阵令人疯狂的风暴。 谢晓峰只打量了丁鹏一眼，就很平静而和气地道：“坐，很抱歉的是，这儿只有一个草垫。” 虽是一个草垫，但放在主人的对面，可见谢晓峰是以平等的身份视丁鹏的，那已经是一种很了不起的敬意了。 够资格坐上这垫子的，只怕举世间还没几个人。 要是换了从前，丁鹏一定会感到忸怩或不安的，但是现在，他已雄心万丈，自认为除了自己之外，已没有人能与谢晓峰平起平坐，所以他很自然地坐了下来。 谢晓峰看着他，目中充满了嘉许之意：“很好！年轻人就应该这个样子，把自己看得很高，把自己的理想定得很高，才会有出息。” 这是一句嘉许的话，但是语气却像是前辈教训后辈，丁鹏居然认了下来。 事实上丁鹏也非认不可，谢晓峰的确是他的前辈。 就算等一下他能够击败谢晓峰，也无法改变这事实。 谢晓峰嘉许地再看了他一下：“我看得出你不是个喜欢多话的人。” 丁鹏道：“我不是。” 谢晓峰笑笑：“我以前也不是。” 他的语气有着落寞的悲哀：“但是我现在却变得多话了，就意味着我已经老了。” 人上了年纪，话就会变得多，变得嘴碎，但谢晓峰看来实在不像。 丁鹏没有接嘴的意思，所以谢晓峰自己接了下去：“不过也只有在这个地方，我才会变得多话，没人的时候，我经常会一个人自言自语说给自己听，你知道是什么原因吗？” 丁鹏道：“我不喜欢猜谜。” 这句话很不礼貌，但谢晓峰居然没生气，而且还笑嘻嘻地，道：“不错，你年轻，喜欢直截了当地说话，只有年纪大的人，才会拐弯抹角，一句最简单的话，也要绕上个大圈子。” 是不是因为上了年纪的人，自知来日无多，假如再不多说几句，以后就无法开口了？ 但是在丁鹏的年岁，却不会有这个感受的。 不过，谢晓峰的问题还是耐人寻味的。 为什么一个天下闻名的第一剑客，会变成这副唠唠叨叨的样儿呢？ 为什么只有在这儿，他才会如此呢？ 丁鹏不喜欢猜谜，却忍不住想以自己的本事去得到这个答案。 所以他的眼睛四下搜索了。 这儿的确不是一个很愉快的地方。 荒漠，颓败，萧索，消沉，到处都是死亡的气息，没有一点生气。 任何一个意气飞扬的人，在这儿待久了，也会变得呆滞而颓丧的。 但是，这绝不会是影响谢晓峰的原因。 一个对剑道有高深造诣的人，已经超乎物外，不会再受任何外界的影响了。 所以丁鹏找不到答案。 幸好，谢晓峰没有让他多费脑筋，很快地自己说出了答案：“因为我手中没有剑。” 这简直不像答案。 手中有没有剑，跟人的心境有什么关系？ 胆小的人，或许要靠武器来壮胆，谢晓峰是个靠剑壮胆的人吗？ 但丁鹏好像接受了这个答案。 至少，他懂得了其中的意思。 谢晓峰是个造诣登峰造极的剑客，他的一生都在剑中消磨，剑已是他的生命，他的灵魂。 手中无剑，也就是说他已没有了生命，没有了灵魂。 谢晓峰如果把他生命中属于剑的部分去除掉，他剩下的也就是一个平凡而衰弱的老人了。 谢晓峰从丁鹏的脸上了解到他确已懂得这句话，因之显得很高兴。 “我们可以继续谈下去，否则，你不会对以后的话感到兴趣的。” 丁鹏有点激动，谢晓峰的话无疑已引他为知己。 能被人引为知己，总是一件值得愉快的事，但能够被谢晓峰引为知己，又岂仅是愉快所能形容的？ “事实上我这二十年来，已经不再佩剑了，神剑山庄早先虽有一支神剑，也早已被我投入了河底。” 这件事丁鹏知道。 那是在谢晓峰与燕十三最后一战，燕十三穷思极虑，终于创出了他的第十五剑，天地间至杀之剑。这一剑击败了无敌的谢晓峰，但是死的却是燕十三，是他自己杀死了自己，为的也是毁灭那至恶至毒的一剑。 谢晓峰的声音很平静：“神剑虽沉，但神剑山庄之名仍在，那是因为我的人还在，你明白吗？” 丁鹏点点头。 剑术到了至上的境界，已无须手中握剑，任何东西到了手中都可以是剑，一根树枝，一根柔条，甚至于是一根绣花的丝线。 剑已在他心中，剑也无所不在。 谢晓峰的话已经很难懂，但丁鹏偏偏已经到达了这个境界，所以他懂。 但是谢晓峰的下一句话却更难懂了：“我的手中没有剑。” 还是重复先前的那句话，意境却更深。 丁鹏问：“为什么？” 这也是很蠢的问话，任何一个不懂的问题，都是以这句话来发问的。可是问自丁鹏之口，问于此时此地，却只有丁鹏才问得出来，而且是对谢晓峰的话完全懂了才问得出来。 丁鹏原没打算会有答案，他知道这必然牵涉到别人的隐私与秘密，但是谢晓峰却意外地给了他答案。 谢晓峰用手指了指两座荒坟。 坟在院子里，进了门就可以看见。 如果有什么特别的地方，丁鹏也该早发现了，何以要等谢晓峰来指明呢？ 但是经谢晓峰指了之后，丁鹏才知道答案一定要在亭子里才能找到的。 坟是普通的坟，是埋已死的人，它若有特异之处，就在它埋葬的人。 一个不朽的人，可以使坟也跟着不朽。 像西湖的岳王墓，塞外的昭君墓等。 名将忠臣烈士美人，他们的生命是不朽的，他们的事迹刻在墓碑上，永供后人垂悼。 这院子里的两座坟上都没有墓碑，墓碑竖在茅亭里，插在栏杆上。 只是两块小小的木牌，一块在左，一块在右，从亭子里看出去，才可以发现这两块小木牌各对着一座荒坟，好像竖在坟前一般。 “故畏友燕公十三之墓。” “先室慕容秋荻之墓。”