Chapter 30 Twenty-eighth Valley of Death

This is a very gloomy valley, even at noon when the sun is shining, the valley is still filled with clouds and mist. The valley is very steep and shrouded in fog all the year round. The depth is unknown, so naturally no one will climb down. A musty smell transpired in the mist was illuminated by the sun, and it actually reflected colorful brilliance. This is the so-called miasma, which contains poisonous substances. Occasionally lost woodcutters once saw birds flying over it. If they were not careful, they got a little bit of mist and immediately fell down. Some people walked to the edge of the valley without knowing it, only inhaled a little mist, and immediately fell to the ground unconscious.

This is a valley of death. Two hundred miles away from the mouth of the valley, someone has already set up a wooden sign, which shows the danger in the valley, and warns pedestrians not to approach. Such a terrifying place naturally has many weird legends. The weirdest one is that there is a "devil god" living in the valley. The Demon God is a very beautiful woman. It is said that a woodcutter once saw her riding a cloud and mist. The first time the woodcutter went down the mountain, he even boasted to others how beautiful the woman was, but on the second day, his whole body became swollen and black, and he died on the bed. After examining the dead body, he thought it was a kind of miasma. poison.

So the old people in the village passed on the legend that the god of miasma lived in the valley. So there are even more good people who built a miasma god empress temple at the foot of the mountain, and a statue of the goddess was molded in the temple. Since the woodcutter who saw the goddess was dead, the image of the goddess was roughly shaped according to what he said, but the craftsmanship of the craftsman was not very good, making the statue of the goddess look a bit like a fat middle-aged man The woman is really not beautiful. However, the incense in the temple is not bad, there is an old woman in charge of it, and anyone who has been caught by miasma can wrap some incense ash here, and it will clear up after taking it, which is more effective than a good doctor.

Someone once tried it. A wandering man was poisoned by miasma, lying in an inn in the county town, and even taking medicines from several famous doctors failed to eradicate it. I went to Miasma Goddess to ask for a package of fairy prescriptions, and it worked as soon as I took it. So gradually, this Miasma God Empress Temple became quite famous.Therefore, on this day, a gorgeous car came, and everyone was not surprised. In recent years, rich families from far away often came to ask for their concubine, and they even came to ask for medicine if they were not poisoned . This car came very suddenly and attracted people's attention. As soon as they arrived, they booked the largest inn in the town.

Seven or eight rooms were booked.The two guests who were originally living in the room were also asked to move out, because the old steward of the attendant took out twenty taels of silver and asked them to move the place. One penny a day's shop money, and someone is willing to offer twenty taels of silver to ask him to move to another place. Is there anyone who is not willing? The store owner only wished he hadn't asked his family to live in the store. He hated himself even more because he was obsessed with money before. When the old housekeeper asked him if he had any vacant houses, he actually kept saying yes, and actively took all the vacant rooms to see.

At that time, I was afraid that the other party would not be able to stay, and I gave all my own brains. The old man looked at one and nodded once, but he was noncommittal. He thought he was dissatisfied. It seemed that the business was going to fail this time, but in the end, the old housekeeper actually took over the entire shop, and even went to talk to the two The guests who have already stayed discussed, asking them to move a step at the price of twenty taels per person. Twenty taels of silver, my dear, that's enough to cover the entire store, but he used it to fill a room. If I had known this earlier, I should have brought my wife, daughter, son, and the little mangy who did the handyman, and crammed them into one room.

Twenty taels for one person, wouldn't you get the vain one hundred taels of silver? His hand was already up, but he almost didn't hit it. Fortunately, he didn't call, otherwise he would regret it, because the old housekeeper asked further: "Shopkeeper, do your own family members also live in the store?" Isn't this an opportunity, he quickly wanted to shake his head, but the old butler saw that he meant to shake his head, and sighed: "That would be terrible, otherwise you can make a good profit. " The storekeeper hurriedly said: "They live in the store. My wife is in the kitchen, and my son helps with chores. The whole family has no one to spare, and they don't hire anyone anymore. It's a small business, where do you think you can afford to hire someone?"

The old housekeeper smiled and said: "That's good. My wife is afraid that there will be too many people, so we will stay here. By the way, how many people are there in your family?" "Not many, a total of four, no, five, our husband and wife, one daughter and two sons, are these five people." He also called Little Diarrhea his son, because he knew that the other party would be paid in terms of population, so naturally it was better to have one more. The old housekeeper said: "If there is a hired man, you have to explain it first, so that I can get rid of it first."

"No, we're a family business." "Okay! Shopkeeper, we will reserve this store and give you five hundred taels of silver a day, but don't you think it's too much to include five taels of silver per person per day for your family of five?" "Not much! Not much!" How can there be too much money. The old housekeeper smiled and said: "Okay, then it's settled, we don't know how many days we stay, we pay for one day, this is the two hundred and fifty taels of silver note for the first day, I will pay you first." The shopkeeper took the bank note, his hands were shaking, but he was not confused.He also knows how to settle accounts, so he said: "Old housekeeper, what you said is five hundred taels of silver a day."

"That's right, the house price is all five hundred taels, but you have to deduct the five members of your family, fifty taels per person per day, the total is two hundred and fifty taels..." "How can we deduct our money?" "It's like this. My wife likes to be clean. I don't want you to wait on me. We bring people to do everything. We rented another inn in a neighboring county and sent your whole family to stay temporarily. Since we can't let your family When you meet someone, you have to ask someone to watch over you, and you have to eat and drink, so each person has to deduct fifty taels, which is a bit high, but they are your family, so you should pay, right? The guy you hired gave him two days off and told him to go home, so you saved money, but fortunately, your family is only five, so you still make money, don’t you?”

The shopkeeper was only short of vomiting blood, and of course he couldn't say otherwise. In fact, the profit of this business was still unbelievably good. The old housekeeper stretched out his hand and summoned two carriages. There were five big men, one for each, and he and his four family members drove into the carriages. The shopkeeper happened to be in the same car as Xiao Diao, seeing how he was beaten up, and still asking questions, the shopkeeper only missed him with a knife. Because of this bastard, I was charged fifty taels of silver less every day. That's why Xiao Diarrhea was slapped when he asked the first sentence. The golden lion knocked on the door respectfully, and when the second knock came, a sweet voice came from inside: "Who is it?" "Young Palace Master, I am an old slave." "Uncle Jin, please come in, the door is not locked." The golden lion pushed open the door and couldn't help being stunned. Because Xie Xiaoyu was combing her hair. There is nothing surprising about combing hair. Almost every woman combs her hair. Even old women who have lost only a few hairs are reluctant to pull them out. It still takes a long time every day to comb carefully and slowly. I'm afraid I'll knock another one off. Watching women comb their hair is a pleasure for both refined and vulgar. Of course, it refers to a young and beautiful woman who can produce beauty, because every movement of her is so soft and graceful, and the air smells of bubble flowers, which are planed from a kind of wood Wood chip flowers, soaked in water can produce a smooth and shiny mucus, which women use to moisturize their hair.The women of later generations have all kinds of fragrances and conditioners, so they don't know how poor their grandmothers are when combing their hair. However, men of later generations also lose the pleasure of admiring beauties combing their hair. But seeing Xie Xiaoyu combing her hair was a different scene. When she loosened her hair over her shoulders. That childish and seductive face suddenly became solemn, making her look sacred and inviolable. Especially when she was wearing a white gauze and looked so pure and innocent, she was simply a god, a goddess. God does not distinguish between men and women. Although there are differences between men and women, no matter whether they are male gods or goddesses, they are all enshrined on the throne of the gods. micro. Avalokitesvara is a female Bodhisattva, but people who go to temples to worship Avalokitesvara will never add the word "female" when they chant Avalokitesvara. But Xie Xiaoyu's influence on people is definitely a goddess. Under the white gauze, she revealed all the female features, but it was a kind of beauty, a kind of sacred and solemn beauty, as if she was emitting a holy light all over her body, which made people dare not look at her directly. The golden lion only glanced at it for the first time, and a sense of piety surged in his heart, making him willing to dedicate everything and become a sacrifice before the gods. Xie Xiaoyu smiled slightly: "Uncle Jin, please sit down." Instead of sitting down, the golden lion knelt down. Xie Xiaoyu didn't look back, what the golden lion saw was only the shadow in the mirror, but that innocent smile, that innocent voice made him enter a state of emptiness and selflessness. Xie Xiaoyu didn't know that he knelt down, and asked with a smile: "Uncle Jinshi, have you made contact?" "Yes, we've made contact. The Palace Master will summon you before sunrise tomorrow." "Will she see me?" "At first I refused, but after I heard the old slave say that the situation was urgent, I agreed again." "Why did mother hide in this barren mountain?" "It's for tranquility, to stay away from the world." "It's not quiet here, especially when she has done those weird things, how can it be quiet?" "The palace lord entrusted the name of the miasma-stricken god, but it frightened people, and no one dared to die. That is the god that everyone respects and stays away from." "That's just to scare the country people. If a person who has practiced martial arts, he won't believe that kind of legend. Instead, he wants to find out." "There have been quite a few people like this in the past few years, but they have all been infected with miasma. Before the corpse valley, no one went to die." Xie Xiaoyu smiled and said: "They are just ordinary people, what about the real masters? That bit of miasma can't coax people." "The Palace Master has nothing to do with the world here, and a real expert will not come to disturb you." "Really, fortunately she didn't meet Ding Peng, that person is very curious." The golden lion didn't know how to answer, so he kept silent. Xie Xiaoyu turned around and saw that the golden lion was half shorter.Can't help but said in surprise: "Uncle Jin, what are you doing, get up quickly." "The old slave sees the solemn appearance of the Young Palace Master, and dare not offend him." "Oh, do I have that much magic power? I can actually make you, the elder of the Demon Cult, fall to the ground." "Yes, that is no longer magical power, but a kind of divine power. The sacred and awe-inspiring appearance of the young palace master is enough to make anyone bow their knees." "Women too?" "According to the old slave, men and women, old and young, will be the same." "So, I should appear in this posture?" "Yes, it's a pity that I haven't seen it before. If the young palace master appears in this world, the world is already under his control." Xie Xiaoyu smiled and said, "I knew about it a long time ago." "Oh! How did the Young Palace Master find out?" "When I was still the boss of Lianyun Shishisha in my identity as Yu Wuxia, for an emergency, I called people in while I was combing their hair, and they all knelt down in the end." The Golden Lion said: "Since the Young Palace Master has discovered that he has this natural ability, he should make good use of it." Xie Xiaoyu shook her head with a smile and said, "I had that kind of plan, but I gave up later." "why?" "Since that time, even the people of the Fourteen Clouds have been very respectful when they saw me, and they dare not even breathe a sigh of relief." "That is a sense of respect from the heart, and the old slave still dare not express his breath." "But I don't want to." "Why, the young palace master's goal is to conquer the world, that's the easiest way." "What I want is to control the world, not to bring it to its knees." "If the Young Palace Master orders it, the old slave will definitely die." "Oh, what if I want you to come up and give me a hug?" "This old slave dare not." "Someone is forcing you from behind with a knife?" "This old slave would rather be stabbed than to offend the Young Palace Master." Xie Xiaoyu smiled and said: "That's why I quit, I don't want to be alone, like my mother." The golden lion couldn't help being startled: "Young Palace Master, haven't you met the Palace Master?" "No, since I was three years old, you have hugged me away from my mother, and I have never seen her again." "Then how did the young master know to be like the palace master?" "That's what you said. I've heard you say since I was a child that I look like my mother. And it's my father." "Hero Xie also said that the Young Palace Mistress is like the Palace Mistress?" "Yes, that's why he doesn't like me, treats me coldly, and doesn't regard me as his daughter at all." "The palace master and the young palace master are not ordinary people, so they have extraordinary encounters, and everything cannot be expected to be the same as ordinary people." Xie Xiaoyu had heard this argument many times before, and every time when she complained, someone always persuaded her like this. Every time it can arouse her ambition and make her forget everything, but today Elder Jinshi said this again, the effect he got was unexpected. Xie Xiaoyu is no longer a child, not as easy to coax as before, she already has loves, dislikes, joys and dislikes, and because her life is a thousand times more complicated than others, this feeling is naturally a thousand times deeper. When Jin Shi said this kind of cliché, he didn't believe it himself, and he didn't expect Xie Xiaoyu to believe it either. He just said what should be said when necessary. Unexpectedly, Xie Xiaoyu's eyes suddenly showed a strange color, like a child who suddenly got something she had been yearning for for a long time. "Am I really different from ordinary people?" "Yes, the young palace master is born with extraordinary talents, which is beyond the reach of others." "Innate talent, which kind of talent?" Jin Shi was stunned, he just said something casually, not deliberately perfunctory, Xie Xiaoyu was very special when he was young. But it's hard to tell people this special. For example, when she was seven or eight years old, she already had the charm of a woman, and her occasional sweet smile could actually fascinate a big man. This kind of obsession is exactly the kind of obsession a man has with a woman. "You, like your mother, are a natural stunner, a monster who fascinates men, and a natural vixen." Golden Lion was only thinking about these words, he didn't dare to say them, but he had to answer. When Xie Xiaoyu asked a question, he had to answer, and he had to answer to her satisfaction. This is what they themselves favored. He, Yinlong, and many people of the same origin as him were willing to be led by the nose by their mother and daughter, and made some things that even his own. It's something I can't even imagine. for what? He also asked himself more than once, but never got an answer, and they asked each other more than once. "I don't know why." This is the most common answer. If Xie Xiaoyu's mother and daughter have any natural talents, it is probably a kind of magic power, a magic power that makes people do inexplicable things. "Young Palace Master is born with an intimidating temperament, which makes people dare not look up, sincerely convinced, and bows his head to obey orders." This is Golden Lion's answer, naturally a very skillful answer after careful consideration. "My mother also has this ability since she was a child?" "Yes! The palace lord has the ability to make the world surrender and naturalize since she was a child. Anyone who sees the palace lord can't help but submit to her feet." "But she doesn't own the world!" "That's because she met a man she shouldn't know and lost confidence in herself." "That man is my father?" "Yes, Daxia Xie is a sword god of a generation, and he is also a man that women cannot conquer." "Like Ding Peng?" The golden lion replied quickly: "Yes, they are the same kind of people, so it is best for the Young Palace Master to stay away from him." "Is it possible? He will come when we have something to do." "Then you can only destroy him." Xie Xiaoyu sighed: "Uncle Jin, you are not the first person to persuade me, and it's not that I haven't tried it before. I've been thinking in my heart, and I won't be indecisive like my mother. You can see that .” "Yes, the Young Palace Mistress is much more courageous than the Palace Mistress back then." "But I can't destroy Ding Peng, it's not that I can't do it, but I really can't." After a while of silence, Jin Shi knew that this sentence was not an excuse, but a fact. After seeing Ding Peng's knife, he was already full of fear for this young man. "Mother has been confined in the mountains for many years, is she practicing martial arts?" "Yes, when she found that she couldn't conquer Xie Xiaofeng, she vowed to beat him in martial arts." "Is there such a possibility?" "The Palace Mistress has not been involved in worldly affairs for many years. She takes the old Xie Xiaofeng as the standard, and it may be possible to surpass her. However, Xie Xiaofeng is also making progress over the years. If you look at the situation when he met Ding Peng, the hero Xie has already reached a stage. In the new realm, it is far beyond the reach of the Palace Master." "Then why don't you go and tell her?" The golden lion was silent for a moment before saying: "The palace master refused to listen to people's advice later on, she always only sees the world with her own eyes." "Can this look work?" Jin Shi thought for a while before saying: "No, that's why we put our hopes on the Young Palace Master." "You think I'm more hopeful than my mother?" "Young Palace Master has been in contact with the vast world from the very beginning, so his views are naturally far more profound than Palace Master's. Moreover, Young Palace Master has a good family background in Shenjian Villa to help him, so the opportunity is indeed much better than Palace Master's." "If my identity as Miss Xie's is still useful, I can't let my mother mess around and ruin my father, can I?" "This...Only the Young Palace Mistress has told the Palace Mistress herself. It is really inconvenient for the old slave to comment, but the Young Palace Mistress can also rest assured that the achievements of Daxia Xie at this moment are no longer something anyone can destroy." At dawn, before the sun rises, the east is full of red clouds. This is the moment when the miasma in the mountains is at its worst. Death Valley is dark, but colorful mist billows above it. This scene is a bit like the gates of hell. The earth seemed to be covered with a layer of magic. Xie Xiaoyu was dressed in a fine attire, with a stiff golden lion on her shoulders. In front of the Miasma Goddess Temple, many curious villagers naturally gathered around. They hid in places that were not easy to be found, and watched whether this beautiful young woman who came to pray for her husband who had been suffering from malaria for a long time could get miasma. Goddess promised to bless her. Kneel three times and kowtow nine times, offer incense, offer three animals, everything is as ritual. The master of ceremonies was an old woman with a bit of a eccentric temper. Her face was still so flat, and it didn't change because of the special object. After the prostration, as usual, a piece of paper fell from the divine table. A piece of white paper, telling those who come to pray, what medicine to take. But the oracle on this piece of paper today does not seem to be a medicine list. After seeing the oracle, the young woman got up and walked towards the cliff by the valley. At this moment, the old butler stepped forward to look at the baked white paper, and then hurriedly chased after him, yelling: "Young madam, young madam, you can't..." When he chased to the edge of the valley, the young woman had jumped into the depths of the clouds in the valley. Those who were hiding in the dark and peeping all groaned and couldn't help showing up. The old butler chased after him and stretched out his hand to grab only a corner of his clothes. He stayed by the side of the valley for a while, and then said in a hoarse voice: "Young Madam, you take the old slave with you, how can I tell the old slave to go back?" So he also fell headfirst into the valley, in exchange for another kind of shock. This time it didn't happen in the dark, and those people had already appeared. But these people couldn't prevent the tragedy from happening, and saw two living people jump into the valley of death. Everyone rushed to the sacrificial altar of Miasma Goddess, and looked at the words written on the burnt paper. "Your husband was guilty of miasma, and he died of a disease. His bones were incomplete. Only by sacrificing himself as the servant of the god can he be exempted." So they just jumped off. A pious young woman threw herself into the valley of death to save her husband's life. A loyal old man followed the hostess and jumped down the valley of death. This adds another myth to Death Valley and adds a lot of touching atmosphere. Is the sick husband really cured? No one knew, because the servants who came with him all left quietly, and they disappeared without a trace, so there was no way to ask questions. But no one doubted it, because that year was the time when people absolutely trusted God. The scorched oracle was passed down from generation to generation, and finally disappeared mysteriously and was sent to a certain place. in front of an old man. The old man sat opposite to an old woman and looked at the note. The corner of the old man's mouth curled up into a sneer and said, "So she hid there, no wonder I haven't found her for many years." But the old woman said: "My lord, since she is far away from the world, it's fine, why bother with her?" "How can I ignore it, my entire foundation is in her hands, and I must never let her go." The old woman was silent for a moment before she said: "My lord, we can't blame her entirely, we have our own faults too." "My biggest mistake was letting her survive and taking her in. I knew it was a disaster..." "My lord, can you bear it? Can you forget the poem engraved on the knife, Xiaolou listened to the spring rain all night, that is her daughter, maybe it is also your daughter." The fierce murderous look in the old man's eyes disappeared, replaced by melancholy, and he sighed: "I really can't believe that a holy woman like her would give birth to such a daughter." The old woman sighed softly: "There is only a thin line between the saint and the devil. You failed her mother." "I...haha, you won't understand." "My lord, I don't understand what happened between the two of you. You won't tell, and those who know won't tell. But I know that girl was a very cute child when she came. Everyone loves her. She became like that because we didn't teach her well." The old man slapped the table suddenly, stood up, and said firmly, "No, I can't tolerate her nonsense anymore, it's enough for her to ruin me, I can't let her ruin Ding Peng any more." "How could she ruin Ding Peng?" "If you know the person who threw the cliff, you will know what effect it will have on Ding Peng." "Who is it?" "It's Jinshi and Xie Xiaoyu." "Xie Xiaoyu? Isn't that Xie Xiaofeng's daughter? How did she get together with the Golden Lion?" "I don't know, but there must be a close relationship between them. Ding Peng once killed Yinlong near Shenjian Villa." The old woman was silent for a moment before she said: "My lord, although I don't agree with it, I have followed every instruction of yours for so many years. I believe that every instruction of yours is correct. What do you want me to do? " "Ma'am, how do you know what I'm going to ask you to do?" The old woman smiled and said, "That's not easy to guess. Over the years, you have seldom consulted me about things, but you called me to read this note, which means I have something to do." The old man paused before sighing: "Yes, ma'am, I'm afraid you must go with the copper camel to handle this matter. Because I lost a large part of my skills to Ding Peng, I can no longer handle this matter." It's over." "You want me to go with the copper camel?" "Yes, not only the two of you are required to go out, but also all the good players around us." "Then how can it be done! Isn't there no one around you?" "Why do I need people around me? Now I am a useless old man, no one will take a fancy to me." "My lord, this is not a joke!" "I'm not kidding either. Even though Silver Dragon and Tie Yan are dead, there is still the Golden Lion, and the Copper Camel can barely withstand it. As for that bitch, only you can handle it. There are other people on their side, so you must Take all the good hands." "Are we desperate?" The old man's face became very solemn: "Yes, kill without mercy, don't let anyone go, this is also a clean-up." The old woman wanted to say something, but the old man waved his hand and said: "You don't have to say it, I made this decision after careful consideration, and it is definitely not a whim. Even if the Devil's Cult is destroyed, it cannot leave any harm in my hands .” The old woman was silent for a moment before saying: "Okay! If this is your decision, then I will definitely obey it. I know you are not someone who makes decisions lightly." "Thank you for trusting me." The old woman looked at him with affection in her eyes. Although they had been married for sixty years, this affection had never diminished. However, the old woman suddenly felt a sense of sadness. She found that her forever young husband suddenly looked old. "Go with peace of mind. This place is very remote, and no one will come here. I will cook myself and cook two dishes for you to celebrate your successful return." The old man sent the crowd away at Taniguchi, waving his hand and uttering these bold words, and those who were sent off were very excited. The copper camel said happily: "My lord seems to be in a very cheerful mood this time. I haven't seen him so happy in thirty years." "Yes, this is the biggest decision he has ever made in his life. He ordered Tianmei to be killed." The copper camel said: "The lord should have given this order to that bitch a long time ago. I have been waiting for this order for many years, and I finally got it." "Bronze Camel, you don't know his mood." "I know, you have always thought that Tianmei is the daughter of the lord, and you can't bear to deal with her." "Isn't it? Calculated by age, it's about the same." The copper camel said: "This subordinate knows it will definitely not be true." "Why? How do you know?" "I do know that everyone thinks Mrs. Ruoliu is a chaste saint. There is no second man except the master. Only I know that she is a whore." "Bronze camel, how can you say that?" "I can say that because I have evidence." "What evidence?" "She seduced me." "You, copper camel, how old were you then?" "I'm only fourteen years old, and I don't understand human affairs at all, but she can't do without a man for a day, and everyone was away that day, so she found me and tried her best to lure me into bed. To really get attached to her, it just so happens that the lord is back." "Ah! How did I not know about this?" "This is the kindness of the lord. He has always concealed the shortcomings of others. I still remember that day, when the lord stepped through the door, she jumped up from the bed and cried to the lord, saying that I bullied her and was violent to her." "How is my lord?" "The lord just smiled and said that I was a child at all, full of vigor, and she was born so beautiful, so I couldn't help it, and asked me to apologize to her, everyone forgot about it, and promised that I would never do it again. Will." "Oh! My lord still believes that you took the initiative to rape her." The copper camel lowered its head and said: "Actually, I can't explain the situation that day, because Mrs. Ruoliu's method of seducing men is too clever. She always stirs up the passion of men intentionally or unintentionally, and waits for the man to take the bait automatically. , like moths to a flame." "Does the lord know her personality?" The copper camel said: "I didn't know later, but at that time, he didn't know much about it." "Then he was very generous to you, and he was willing to forgive you." "Yes, that's why I am grateful to my lord for my lifelong loyalty." "Golden Lion and the others are naturally inevitable, they are older than you." The bronze camel pondered for a moment before saying: "I think it's inevitable, so I think it's probably because of their relationship that they are so loyal to Tianmeihui." "How can you be sure that Tianmei is not the daughter of the lord?" "Because Tianmei has six fingers on her right finger." "What kind of evidence is this?" "The branch finger is inherited, but the master doesn't have a branch finger." "There is no one in the palace. This may be inherited from several generations ago." The copper camel said: "I know that there is a person who has a finger in his life, but he is not from the palace of the Devil's Cult. That person is my uncle, and he will come to see me one day." "so what?" "Not long after, Mrs. Ruoliu disappeared mysteriously. We came back to search, but we couldn't find her. It took four years before someone brought Tianmei to her." "Then how can I prove it? Tianmei was also three years old at that time. If Ruo Liu was pregnant at that time, she would be exactly that age." The copper camel shook his head and said: "I saw that Tianmei had a branch finger, and I was suspicious in my heart. I went back later, just to inquire about the news, and I found out that my uncle took Ruoliu and eloped to my hometown to live in seclusion. " "Your uncle is very capable." "He was a handsome man, good at words, and considerate. It's nothing special for Ruo Liu to elope with him. I found out that they had a daughter." "It's Tianmei?" "Yes, that girl is quite big. When it was delivered, she was said to be over three years old, but in fact she was only a little over two years old." "So, Tianmei is your uncle's daughter, and also your cousin. If she was only two years old when she came, she is indeed not the master's flesh and blood." The bronze camel was silent, and the old woman asked again: "Why did they give their daughter to us for adoption?" "My uncle was originally a very romantic person, but after he kidnapped Ruoliu and eloped, he actually followed the rules and wholeheartedly guarded her at home. The first two years were fine, but then my uncle neglected her a little in order to practice a kind of martial arts , she is restless in the room again." "It is difficult for a woman like her to be lonely." "My uncle is not as magnanimous as the lord. He caught her, hacked two people with a knife, and then committed suicide himself." The old woman was silent for a moment before sighing softly: "Why bother?! Ruoliu is the same. She always thought that no man had the heart to kill her, but in the end, she would be enough to meet one." "Mistress, you seem to have known Ruo Liu for a long time." The old woman smiled and said, "Don't forget that I am a woman, and it is always easy for women to understand each other." "Then why didn't you tell my lord?" The old woman smiled and said, "Only the stupidest woman would attack another woman in front of her husband. Over the years, my lord has always respected me because I know how to do my duty as a woman." This time it was the copper camel who was silent. He also respected the mistress very much, but only because she was the lord's wife. She wasn't really attractive in her own right. She was only average in appearance, neither particularly intelligent nor very stupid. She doesn't like to talk, never expresses opinions, has nothing special, seems to be a dispensable person, but the lord has always been very polite and respectful to her, which has always puzzled him. There are many times when he often complains about the lord, thinking that the lord is so heroic and should marry a better spouse. Until today, he realized that the respectability of this mistress lies in her wisdom, her mind, her measure, her virtuousness and all kinds of virtues, all the inner beauty of a woman, she has all of them. . If a man can meet such a woman, it will be a lifelong happiness, but it is a pity that there are too few women like this. The copper camel couldn't help showing another layer of lofty respect to the mistress. The topic came back again, and the old woman asked: "Bronze camel, what's the matter with that poem, that poem about the small building listening to the spring rain all night?" "That's just the first time my lord met Mrs. Ruoliu, he was suddenly attracted by this poem. That time we passed through a rural village in the south of the Yangtze River. The scenery was picturesque. There was a cottage by a small stream, and there was a wonderful The voice was reciting this poem, which immediately attracted us, so we followed the sound and saw Mrs. Ruoliu. At that time, she was only the daughter of a teacher, a village girl in cloth clothes, but she was already a The country is beautiful, and she seems to be attracted by the hero's elegant demeanor, just talking for a moment, she followed us and left her father." "She hasn't been back since then?" "No, it seems that she has forgotten her father at all, but the lord still remembers, and asked me to visit twice. Her old father was in poverty, and I left a large amount of gold and silver. I will visit again the second time Seeing that he has used that wealth, bought land, lived in a new house, and even married a second wife, living a very good life, the lord no longer calls people to go." "why?" The copper camel said: "Based on our environment at that time, it was in full swing. It is not a good thing for an ordinary family to have a relationship with us." The old woman sighed softly, and said: "My lord is such a person, he always thinks of others, such a person is not suitable to be the leader." The copper camel said: "My lord is meticulous in handling the educational affairs." "Yes, he must be like this. From the heart, the reason why the Demon Cult is regarded as a heretical sect by the people in the martial arts is reasonable. It has many rules and many methods of practicing, all of which are deviant. My lord thinks In order to reform the Demon Cult and to correct others’ perception of the Demon Cult, many strict regulations were laid down to restrain the disciples of the Cult, and it was because of this that many people were dissatisfied and led to desertion.” "It can't be said that, until now, the lord still has many loyal subordinates." "That's very rare. These people are all yearning for the magical martial arts taught by Ben, and they only join in hoping to be taught." 铜驼默然，老妇人又问道：“主公为什么要把那句诗刻在刀身上呢？” “这个属下可不知道，弱柳夫人失踪了之后，主公有段时间很暴躁，杀了不少人。” “那样的一个天生尤物，是很令人难忘的，别说是主公，连我也感到怅然若失。” 铜驼想想道：“主公虽然因为弱柳夫人之失而感到愤怒，大概也想到因此而迁怒是不对的，他把那句诗刻在刀上，就是为了遏制自己的脾气。有好几次我他看见拔出刀来瞥见了上面的诗句后，就把怒气息了下去。” “大概就是那个原因吧！自此之后，他的刀法也步入了一个新的境界，出手一刀，威猛绝伦，使本教的名声，也更为昌大，但是那也害了他。” “是的，那一段日子，魔教扩展得太快了，已经凌驾于所有的武林宗派之上，引起所有人的不安，更因为发展太快，主公无法每件事一一亲视，才叫金狮他们各负责一方，他们都为本教树下许多强敌。” 老妇人轻轻一叹道：“是的，主公在事后检讨得失，他并没有怪别人，认为那是自己的过失。” “这不能怪主公，他是一心求好……” “铜驼，你还不了解主公吗？他真是那种诿过于部属的人么？他是教主，自然应当负起一切失败的责任。还有另外一个原因，他是一个自视极高的人，一向自认天下无敌，但是他那天的确是败在谢晓峰的剑下。” 铜驼也不作声了。 “主公限于资质，知道自己此生再无进展了，那一刀虽厉，但是再也无法强过谢晓峰了，这才是他真心灰心世事，不再求东山再起的原因。沉郁多年，他终于找到了丁鹏，这个年轻人的资质是千载难逢的，所以他把一切的希望都寄托在他身上了。” “丁鹏可以算是不错，听说他的进境已经超过昔日的主公了，银龙、铁燕，都只在他一刀之下，碎尸断臂。” 老妇人点点头道：“是的，主公也分析过了，银龙碎尸不足为奇，铁燕断臂才是真正的了不起，因为他已能控制那一刀，随心所欲地收发了，也就是说，他已经使这一刀脱出了魔的范畴，而进入圣的境界了。” “主公还不能控制它？” “不能，终其一生，他只能在魔的范围内，使那一刀威力至巨，却仍然无法控制它。” “本教在丁鹏手中，可以复兴了？” “这是主公的希望。” “那么为什么还不把本教的一切都交给他呢？” “不急，主公就是因为要兼理教中的事务分了心，才限制了自己的发展，本教的武功速成而难进，越到后来越难以进步，必须全力以赴，不能有半点分心，所以主公才让他自由地发展，不要他分半点心。” “主母，我们这一次进剿天美，也是为了丁鹏？” 老妇人沉思了片刻才道：“主公虽然这么说，但我相信不是的。” “不是的？” “据我所知，丁鹏目前的境界，已经不虞任何的伤害了，主公所以要这么做，目的在于把魔教残余在世上的一点邪恶彻底地消除，将来交给丁鹏的是一个于于净净的门户。” “主公真是个很了不起的人。” “是的，他的确是个了不起的人。” 老人回到谷里，忽而有一种落寞之感，他感到从未像此刻这样空虚过。 谷中重要的人都走了，只剩下几个刚入门的弟子操司着杂务，若一旦真的被人摸进来，一点抵抗的力量都没有，虽然他说过，这个地方很隐蔽，没有人能找得到。 但他自己也知道这句话靠不住。 一个很多人的组合，绝对无法藏得非常隐蔽的，何况他的敌人都有着比猎狗更灵敏的鼻子。 几千名绝顶高手，把守着重重的门户，小股的敌人，绝对无法侵入，大股的敌人，老远就发觉了，立刻可以趋避，但是现在，那些人都走了。 谷中的防务已经可以说等于完全没有了，现在只要是一个二流的高手，就可以轻易地进入了。 惟一能保护他的，就是他自己了。 为了成全丁鹏，他不得不将自己毕生专修的功力，完全贯输给那个年轻人了。 虽然在事后，他仗一些神奇的练功心诀与一些灵敏的辅助，勉强地把功力练到恢复三成。 三成的功力够应付外来的侵害吗？这句话立刻受到了考验，因为他看见了三个人，三个不应该是谷里的人，两个女人，一个男人。