Chapter 5 Chapter 4 The Solitary Son Wanders the End of the World and Tears

Miss Gongsun said angrily: "Like you, not only will you not be able to take revenge, but you will end up with a life for nothing." Ruan Wei was already dissatisfied with Miss Gongsun's tone, but at this moment she was being ridiculed by her. Although he was angry in his heart, he still held back and said slowly: "Ruan Wei will take care of himself, Miss, please do it yourself." After finishing speaking, he rushed to the house where the thirteenth son Taibao lived. When I came to the courtyard, I saw that the light was gone. I jumped into the courtyard and searched carefully. Is there the shadow of the thirteenth prince Taibao?Only one desolate empty house remained.

Ruan Wei sighed, deeply hated that the enemy had gone, but he no longer blamed the Gongsun girl in his heart, after all he was a reasonable person, at that time he was burned out by the flames of revenge, at this moment he thought for a while, and felt that he really shouldn't Miss Gongsun said those unkind words. There was a faint light in the east, and Ruan Wei missed his mother's body and Uncle Zhuang's injury, so he stopped looking for the enemy's whereabouts and rushed back to Lingfeng Temple in West Lake. When we arrived at the foot of Lingfeng Shou Mountain, the sky was already broad daylight, and the green water on the lake surface was wrinkled by the cold September wind, and the soft waves were rippling, showing the dynamic beauty of the quiet morning.

Ruan Wei climbed up the mountain heavily, recalling the scene of his mother's tragic death in his mind, he hastily quickened his pace. There was no one in front of Lingfeng Temple, the body of the scarred woman, even the bloodstains from last night, were swept away. "Dang!" The morning bell rang, and it was the time for the morning class. Ruan Wei walked up the stone steps and stepped into the Lingfeng Temple hall, and a young novice walked in front of him, and he said: "Master is recuperating in the clean room." Ruan Wei nodded silently, and walked to the three clean rooms under the east wall, the one facing the sun, overlooking the entire mountain forest, the "Red Eyebrow Immortal" Zhuang Shiyan was lying quietly on the cloud bed by the window, covered with a thick quilt, her face was as pale as wax. .

Ruan Wei walked to the side of the bed with tears in his eyes, and called softly, "Old man!" The red-browed immortal slowly opened his eyelids, and said hoarsely: "Wei Er, you are back, I have ordered someone to collect your mother's body, and the coffin is parked in the back hall." Ruan Wei choked up and said, "Old man, you... your injury..." Chimei Daxian smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, Yu Gezheng's yin palm has not been imprinted on my vitals, and I can still drag it on. This is thanks to the old knight Xu who saved my life a second time. If he hadn't arrived in time, I would have been at the foot of the mountain." He was beaten to a pulp by the ten princes and Taibao, even Yunyun couldn't get it back."

Ruan Wei said, "Where's Yunyun?" The Red-Browed Immortal smiled and said: "Yunyun is destined, the old knight Xu took her there, I found out from a letter left by the old knight, saying that he wants to take Yunyun as a disciple, and ask her to avenge her mother in five years' time!" Ruan Wei said: "Wei'er wants to practice the world immediately, find out the whereabouts of his enemies, and... I want to find my biological father." The Red-Browed Immortal asked in surprise, "Isn't Ruan Dacheng your biological father?" Ruan Wei said: "My mother said my surname is Lu, but she didn't say who my biological father is!"

The Red-Browed Immortal sighed: "This makes you lonely, where can you find it?" Ruan Wei said in a low voice: "Mother's coffin, a child can't keep filial piety for her old man. After that, I have to wait for my father to come back to deal with it." The Red-Browed Immortal said: "Don't worry about it! I will order someone to take care of it, but you, alone and wandering in the rivers and lakes, really make me worry." Ruan Wei raised his eyebrows and said: "Wei'er is confident, as long as you have perseverance, nothing is impossible in the world. I act carefully, except for the two things of finding my father and paying vengeance, it's just that I don't mess with right and wrong, it's just old man..."

The Red-Browed Immortal continued: "Okay! ! Wei Er doesn't have to worry about my affairs." As he spoke, he took out a long silver medal from his bosom, with eight words embossed on it: "Power must be destroyed, and justice must be established." Plum blossom seals are engraved around it. The Red-Browed Immortal said excitedly: "I didn't expect the old knight to be Xu Bai, a master of the Justice Gang. The old knight left this card with the letter, which means that the Justice Gang has reached out to ask about this matter. Forgive the Thirteenth Prince and the Taibao for being bold." , and dare not provoke the Justice Gang!"

Ruan Wei said: "Does the Justice Gang really have such a big momentum?" Immortal Chimei said in high spirits: "Speaking of today's Wulin, there is the Wansheng Dao Huang Zhenguo in the east of Zhejiang. This old man set up a field to teach apprentices, and the world is full of peaches and plums; Chen; in Dingyuan Prefecture in northern Anhui, there is Ye Hongtong, a divine fist; in Yuanling, northern Hunan, there is Du Changqing, a plum-blossom swordsman; in Bazhong, there is Gu Ziang, a crane that enters the clouds; in Jingdong, there is Yao Qingyu, the god of fire.” The Red-browed Immortal named several heroes who became famous and showed their faces in one breath, as if he was very tired, he paused for a while, and then said:

"These heroes are all famous heroes. Of course, there are many famous heroes. However, compared with the Justice Gang, their momentum is far inferior!" Ruan Wei said: "I don't know what the Justice Gang is doing in Jianghu?" Chimei Daxian sighed: "Since the Zhengyi Gang was established ten years ago, it can be said that it is worthy of the sky, and has done a lot of vigorous things for the martial arts, alas! I don't know that there is a righteous gang, but there is also a Tianzhengjiao." , but how many heroes died under their hands." After a pause, he continued: "Wei'er must respect the members of the Justice Gang this time around, but he must not provoke the heavens, you know?"

Ruan Weigong said: "Wei'er would like to follow the old man's advice." Ruan Weiyi bid farewell to Zhuang Shiyan, dressed lightly, still wearing a thin white shirt, and hurried on his way. On this day, when I came to Jiaxing County in the east of Zhejiang Province, the streets with bluestone slabs looked even darker under the gloomy sky. Ruan Wei had enough bank notes with him, and those were given to him by the Red-Browed Immortal, and he didn't care about money, so he lived in a big hotel in the city. Although Ruan Wei is only fourteen years old, he is tall and tall. He looks about sixteen or seventeen years old.

The clerk at Ruan Wei's inn didn't regard him as a child, but thought he was a scholar on a study tour. Ruan Weixing likes to read, and he has a lot of books in his luggage. As soon as he lives in the hotel, he reads books. It was drizzling outside, Ruan Wei Suoxing stopped moving, and planned to think about his whereabouts tomorrow. The clerk delivered the dinner and saw Ruan Wei concentrating on his study, so he casually asked, "Did the guest palace come to Beijing for the exam?" Ruan Wei raised his head and smiled, "No! No!" The waiter wondered: "The guest officer is a good-looking person, why don't you go to Beijing to take the big exam this autumn?" Ruan Wei shook his head and replied, "Are there any famous martial arts figures in Jiaxing City?" Dude is even more bizarre!I thought to myself that this person is obviously a literati, how could he inquire about people in the martial arts, but he asked politely: "Wan Shengdao is the most famous of our Jiaxing martial arts competitions. The old hero Huang is the most famous. I have been looking for a while in the city. Which one was not taught by the old hero Huang. If the guest officer wants to learn some self-defense martial arts, it will be a long time to find the old hero Huang." It's great!" Ruan Wei thought to himself: "The old man also mentioned Wan Shengdao Huang Zhenguo. Since he has recruited many disciples, he must be very familiar with the current situation in the Jianghu. Let's go and find out tomorrow." Ruan Wei rewarded the clerk with a small piece of silver, and the clerk thanked him very much, "If the guest officer is going to Huang Laoyingxiong's place, please inform the younger one, and the younger one can send the guest officer there." Seeing that Ruan Wei was generous, he wished to make some extra money. Ruan Wei shook hands and said, "No need, I will find it myself." In the early morning of the second day, after Ruan Wei had finished practicing his internal skills, he went to the street and inquired about the school of Wansheng Dao, so he went to pay a visit. Huang Zhenguo is only a martial artist, but his ostentation is very luxurious, in front of the dark gate, there are actually two family members dressed in green clothes standing there. Ruan Wei approached and asked softly, "Does the old hero Wan Sheng Dao Huang live here?" The two family members squinted at Ruan Wei for a while, and the short one said, "That's right! It's Huang Laoying's residence." Ruan Wei said sincerely: "May I pay a visit to Huang Lao Hero?" The short family member said impatiently: "Isn't it unconventional to visit the old hero Huang?" Ruan Wei was surprised and said, "I don't know what the rules are?" The short family member squinted at Ruan Wei and said: "If you want to worship Huang Laoying as your teacher, there is no reason not to bring a gift when you meet for the first time, otherwise, hehe! If you can lift the stone lock in front of the door, you can also meet Huang Laoying! " Ruan Wei looked in front of the door in a blink of an eye, and saw a three-foot-high stone lock on each side. There was moss on the stone lock, and the color was dark gray. It was obvious that it had not been moved for a long time. Ruan Wei smiled and said, "I don't want to worship Mr. Huang as a teacher, but there is one thing that bothers me." The short family member said arrogantly: "If you want to ask Mr. Huang for something, you should prepare a gift." Ruan Wei came in a hurry, he didn't expect such a strong rule, so he went there to buy gifts!Unconsciously, he said: "This... this..." The short family member glanced at Shisuo, and said with a sneer, "Don't even think about Shisuo! You want to see the old hero Huang, huh! Just order some gifts." Seeing Ruan Wei's face as a scholar and his young age, the short family members concluded that he could not lift the stone lock, and in this weather, wearing only a smock, maybe he was poor, so he had to borrow some money from the master, so that's why. It's not rude to speak out! Ruan Wei couldn't imagine that the famous old hero was such a snobbish person, thinking that it was the gatekeeper's family making things difficult, he still smiled and said: "I just want to ask about Huang Lao Hero. I forgot to bring a gift this time. I will give it to you next time when I visit you sincerely." Qiufeng, my master is so ostentatious, is he here for himself?" Although Ruan Wei studied a lot since he was a child, he still has a youthful and strong temper. He thought that there was such a rule of insisting on gifts. At that moment, he was full of anger, and walked steadily to the stone lock, bowing slightly, holding the stone lock in his left hand, and lifted it up Zhenli from the inner family shouted secretly: "Get up!" He saw that the stone lock, which weighed only a few hundred catties, was easily lifted by him with one hand. His expression remained unchanged, and he slowly put it back on the spot. He turned around and walked towards the short family. He frowned slightly and said, "It can be seen that Huang Laoying face?" The face of the short family member changed drastically, and they said again and again: "See! See! Please! Please!" Ruan Wei looked down on such a snob, snorted coldly, and stepped in without hesitation. The short family and the other family stared at each other dumbfounded, speechless for a long time. It turned out that all the visitors who wanted to see Wan Shengdao Huang Zhenguo had heard about Huang Zhenguo's habit of being greedy for courtesy, and no one asked for an audience without being polite, and no one dared to lift the stone lock. After Ruan Wei walked the stone path, he saw a 100-foot-square square. Although the weather was gloomy and rainy, there were still dozens of shirtless men practicing kung fu on the field. In the center on the left side of the square, there is a spacious house. Ruan Wei walked straight to that house. The man who practiced martial arts saw him walking in, and thought he was here to practice martial arts, and no one agreed to stop him. Entering that house, one can see another hall, the floor is covered with thick straw mats, the walls are covered with black and white letters of exercise formulas, in the hall there are several couples of neatly dressed young people dancing their knives and changing their palms. There is an aisle inside the hall, winding back and forth, probably behind it is the inner room of Wan Shengdao's home. Ruan Wei was standing in front of the hall, when a young man with a steel knife stepped forward and asked, "Who are you looking for?" When Ruan Wei came here, he was originally respectful, but he was blocked in front of the door, which aroused great resentment. At this time, seeing this man's face full of viciousness, he couldn't help feeling slightly sullen, and said: "I want to see Wan Shengdao!" Suddenly a person came up from behind Ruan Wei, approached the young man and whispered in his ear. Ruan Wei could tell at a glance that the people behind were the taller family members in front of the gate. After the young man heard this, his color changed drastically, and he waved away the tall family member, with doubts in his eyes but said with a smile: "Your Excellency has such supernatural power at such a young age, how dare you ask me what is the importance of finding a tutor?" Seeing that he was polite, Ruan Wei smiled and said, "I'm looking for the old hero Huang Wanshengdao. I have a little trouble." A tall old man walked out of the aisle, he laughed and said, "Who is looking for the old man?" The tone is crazy, with an attitude of relying on honesty. The young man hurried forward and whispered a few words in the old man's ear. The tall old man said "oh", turned his eyes to look at Ruan Wei, and laughed again: "Young heroes are born, it's really good, what's the matter with the children, let's ask and see." Ruan Wei already looked down on Wan Shengdao, but he still said politely: "I have heard for a long time that the old hero has a great reputation and a family full of peaches and plums. I am really lucky to meet you." Wan Shengdao said with a smile: "I have not seen this old man for more than ten years like a child visiting me?" Ruan Wei's tone changed, and he said: "Does the old hero know that there are thirteen princes in the Jianghu?" Wan Shengdao's face changed abruptly, and he said with attention: "Is this the thing that the kid wants to ask the old man?" Ruan Wei said: "That's right, the old hero knows the world well, if you know, please tell the thirteenth prince where the Taibao lives now?" Wan Shengdao sneered and said, "The kid who dares to love has a grudge against the thirteenth prince Taibao!" Ruan Wei did not doubt that he was there, and said seriously: "I have a sworn feud with the Thirteenth Prince Taibao!" Wan Shengdao said with a "hehe" smile: "With the strength of a child who can lift a stone lock, he wants to fight against the Thirteenth Prince Taibao, hmph! It's too far away." The young man flicked his steel knife, and said viciously: "Boy, you are here! Don't you want to ask about the relationship between the thirteenth son Taibao and my master?" Ruan Wei asked in surprise, "What's the relationship?" The young man said sternly: "Don't you know that Sun Xiaotian's sword technique of "Pufeng Dao" was learned from my master?" To say that Sun Xiaotian, the youngest of the Thirteenth Prince Taibao's "Wind Throwing Knife", learned his saber skills from Wan Sheng Dao, which would be too understating the value of the Thirteenth Prince Taibao. He once learned a few saber techniques from Huang Zhenguo, but the first saber technique that he later became famous in the Jianghu was learned from a stranger. Huang Zhenguo always pretended to pull up this master-student relationship just to put on a facade . You must know that the reputation of the Thirteenth Prince Taibao is much greater than that of Wanshengdao!The reason why Wansheng Dao became famous is that it has a thick skin, and the other is that its apprentices receive a lot of money, but its real skills are not so important. Since Ruan Wei knew that one of the thirteen sons of the Taibao was Huang Zhenguo's apprentice, he not only looked down on him, but also hated Wan Shengdao's behavior, so he turned around and left. Wan Shengdao said coldly: "Kids leave with a few hands?" Ruan Wei ignored the sound and walked straight out. As soon as he walked out of the hall, he suddenly felt the wind of a knife coming from his back. He was startled, and hurriedly used "Shadow Floating Fragrance", lightly dodging the young man's surprise attack. The young man lost his sword, didn't see Ruan Wei's movement, thought that he dodged it by chance, and immediately stabbed him head-on again. One must know that the saber technique is heavy slashing but not heavy stabbing. The young man is using tricks, he wants to stab halfway with one knife, and suddenly changes the way of chopping. Ruan Wei can't escape with a single knife. Ruan Wei hated that young man for sneaking up on him, seeing him stabbing him head-on, his saber skills were weak, although he didn't know how to move, he knew how to seize the opportunity, and rushed forward, ready to punch him in the face. When he was young and born with a knife, he suddenly felt a blur in front of his eyes, and it was difficult to withdraw the knife once he stabbed it out. He only heard a "bang", and it was true that he was punched by Ruan Wei. Ruan Wei shot hastily, the strength was not great, but he beat the young man until his face was covered in blood, he fell to the ground, and the steel knife flew aside. Huang Zhenguo didn't expect his apprentice to be so incompetent, he was defeated by him with one move, but seeing that Ruan Wei's movement skills are incomparable, if he goes up by himself, he may not necessarily win. The other apprentices, although there are many of them, are all the same idiots, they just practiced a few tricks with Huang Zhenguo, and no one dared to go up and win back face for their fellow disciples. Old Huang Zhenguo blushed, coughed dryly, and wanted to say a few words to cover up. Suddenly, a yellow shadow flashed, and there was a girl about fifteen years old who was dressed in apricot-yellow jacket and trousers, with long braids hanging down her waist, beside Huang Zhenguo. The girl took Huang Zhenguo's hand and shouted: "Grandpa, what's the matter?" Huang Zhenguo was overjoyed when he saw his granddaughter Huang Xiaoying coming. It turned out that Huang Xiaoying was sent by her father to Master Xueyin in Mount Emei when she was six years old. As an apprentice, I go home to visit relatives once a year, so I have learned Kung Fu for nine years.It was inconvenient for Huang Zhenguo to take action by himself, so he deliberately asked his granddaughter to save face. Huang Zhenguo deliberately said angrily: "This kid hurt your uncle." Huang Xiaoying studied art in the mountains since childhood, and developed a willful temper. He frowned at Ruan Wei and shouted: "Hey! Why did you hurt my uncle? "Ruan Wei saw that the other party was a woman, so he was too lazy to talk, so he turned around and walked back. Huang Xiaoying shouted: "Stop!" She threw an object with her right hand. Ruan Wei turned around and saw something flying. He thought it was a hidden weapon, and with a move of "Shadow Floating Fragrance", he floated away and the hidden weapon fell to the ground. It turned out to be a bracelet. Huang Xiaoying saw Ruan Wei's dodge retreat, and thought: "What kind of movement is this?" She didn't dare to be negligent, and rushed forward to make a move, the force of the move was exactly the same as that of the wrist bracelet, Ruan Wei didn't think twice , flashed away. Unexpectedly, Huang Xiaoying is extremely exquisite, she can only use her attacking moves, and immediately changed her moves, Ruan Wei's flash, just caught up with Huang Xiaoying's kick, as if Ruan Wei's body was sent to Huang Xiaoying's feet to kick her. Ruan Wei didn't know martial arts at all, so he escaped Huang Xiaoying's ingenious calculation, he only felt a sharp pain in his waist, his skin and muscles naturally relieved his strength, and lost a lot of strength, but he was still thrown to the ground and rolled a somersault. Ruan Wei was dazed and sat on the ground blankly. Huang Zhenguo laughed loudly and said: "With your skill like this kid, even my granddaughter can't stop me with one move, and even go to the rivers and lakes to take revenge, even if you have ten lives, you won't survive!" Huang Zhenguo and the others hid in the living room, but Ruan Wei was still sitting there like a clay bodhisattva. In an instant, Ruan Wei's whole body was drenched, his head was awakened by the rain, and he kept changing his mind: "Why should I take revenge, why should I take revenge..." Huang Zhenguo said to the young man who had been punched, "Go and throw this kid out. !" The young man was about to vent his anger, calling two senior brothers to come out of the hall in the rain, ready to drag Ruan Wei out together. Ruan Wei didn't seem to see the menacing young man coming, but just stared at a pair of big, pitiful eyes, showing disappointment and grief. Suddenly Huang Xiaoying called out coquettishly: "Wait a minute! Let him go out by himself." Turning to look at Huang Zhenguo, she said coquettishly: "Grandpa, let him go! He has been hurt by me." Huang Zhenguo loves this little granddaughter very much, it is rare for her He only went down the mountain to go home for a few days of reunion in a year, and couldn't bear to disappoint her, so he turned to Ruan Wei and shouted: "Hurry up, do you want to be beaten here?" Ruan Wei glanced at Huang Xiaoying, struggled to get up, and Limp out of the square. Until Ruan Wei's shadow disappeared into the rain line, Huang Xiaoying was still puzzled by Ruan Wei's last glance, it was hard to tell whether it was gratitude or hatred, maybe gratitude and hatred were mixed! Light snow has just fallen, and the official road leading to southern Anhui is no longer as crowded as in spring and summer; a few passengers are wearing leather jackets, dragging donkeys carrying goods, and walking heavily. Ruan Wei rode a fine horse, ran here, slowed down the bridle, the horse spit out steam from the mouth, panting. Ruan Wei looked into the distance indifferently, but his heart was galloping like a thousand horses, and thoughts flooded his mind non-stop. "I must practice amazing skills, but where can I learn skills from teachers?" After he left Wan Shengdao sadly, he bought a horse and ran wildly, just wanting to find an expert so that he could worship him as a teacher. "Excuse me! Excuse me!" shouted from behind, galloping past a fine horse in no time. The horse that Ruan Weila was leaning to one side was still galloping listlessly. Suddenly saw the galloping horse, galloped back, and when it got to Ruan Wei's side, it stopped suddenly, the horse whimpered, but the man on the horse calmly asked, "Where are you going, little brother?" Ruan Wei Wei saw the knight in front of him, a middle-aged man in his thirties with a resolute face, dressed in a brocade jacket, holding a horse in his left hand, with a straight waist and a very stable appearance. Ruan Wei didn't think it was strange that this person came, he shook his head, expressing that he didn't even know where he was going. The middle-aged knight followed Ruan Wei and slowed down, accosting him, "What's your name, little brother?" Ruan Wei replied casually, "Xiaoke's surname is Ruan." The middle-aged knight had a look of disappointment on his face, "Oh", he couldn't help but be amazed at the composure of the young man in front of him, thinking that he was famously stable, but he was even more stable than himself. Ruan Wei was only thinking about apprenticeship, when people asked his surname, he didn't answer, and he didn't wonder why he asked his surname. The middle-aged knight seemed to be talking to himself: "I think you look like an old friend!" Then he smiled secretly: "There are so many similar people in the world, why should I be suspicious?" Brother, I see you have a worried face, what's on your mind?" Ruan Wei was thoughtful, and unconsciously replied: "I want to worship a master, but where can I find it?" He already had these words in his heart After thinking about it again and again, it was very natural to say it at this time, as if it was telling a difficult problem. The middle-aged knight had a calm and relaxed face, and his smile became brighter. He felt that this young man was not only stable, but also innocent and cute, so he immediately replied: "Right now there is a famous martial artist, why don't you ask him to accept you as an apprentice?" Ruan Wei raised his heart and asked, "Who is it? Where does he live?" The middle-aged knight laughed Said: "This person is Fan Zhongping, the famous Xingyi School "God of Eight Diagrams", and he lives in Qimen County in front." Ruan Wei said to himself: "Fan Zhongping, Fan Zhongping?" Suddenly he remembered this person, Zhuang The old man once mentioned, but I don't know if he is the same person as Huang Zhenguo, if so, it's better not to bother. The middle-aged knight said: "Senior Fan, the Eight Diagrams God's Palm, is famous all over the world, my little brother went to look for him, and it's right to keep him!" As soon as he finished speaking, he galloped away, and he left more than ten zhang away in no time. Seeing the sleeve of his right hand fluttering backwards with the wind, it is impossible to tell that his vigorous figure is a one-armed man with a broken right arm. Ruan Wei secretly decided: "It seems that he is a family member himself, since he is an old man whom he admires, he must not be a man with a false name." So he decided on his behavior, and also decided on the idea of ​​apprenticeship that he hadn't thought about for a long time. In the south of Qimen County, there is a house in a manor house. In the early morning of this day, snow fell everywhere, and the gate of the house was sealed white by snow. The gate of the courtyard was opened, and snowflakes fell one after another, revealing an old servant with a pale head like snow. He looked around, and sure enough, there was a boy in white shirt sitting cross-legged under a pine tree in front of the courtyard. The old servant bowed his head and took a deep breath, and murmured: "Young people really don't know how to take care of their health. They are here again early in the morning." Hearing the sound of the door opening, the boy in white shirt hurriedly opened his eyes, stood up on his legs that were a little numb from the cold, and clapped his hands. Taking off the snow on his body, he walked slowly to the old servant who was cleaning the snow in front of the door. He bowed and asked, "Old man, is Senior Fan back?" The old servant raised his head to stop the broom, shook his head, and then lowered his head to clean again. The boy in white shirt didn't ask any more questions, but turned around firmly and walked back slowly. The old servant couldn't help but raised his head again, and asked behind him: "Little Master, you have come here to ask for half a month every day, don't you think it's too late?" The white-clothed boy turned his head and shook his head with a smile. The old servant sighed: "I don't know when the old master will return? Don't ask again tomorrow. The cold weather will freeze your body." The white-clothed boy thanked: "Thank you!" After thanking, he left alone . The old servant let out another sigh, he really couldn't figure out why this young man had to worship the old master as his teacher, what's the use of learning martial arts? The next morning, the snow fell even more. The gate of that manor house opened half an hour earlier today than in the past. The old servant stretched out his head to take a look, hey!The boy in the white shirt had already crossed his legs and waited. The old servant seemed a little restless this morning, but he still pretended to be fine and lowered his head to sweep the snow. The white-clothed boy approached, respectfully said: "Old Uncle, is Senior Fan back yet?" The old servant raised his head and finally said with a smile: "I came back last night." The white-clothed boy said: "Can I ask the old uncle to tell you that Ruan Wei is asking to see you?" The old servant shook his head and said, "The old master came back last night and left again." Ruan Wei couldn't help showing a dejected look. The old servant smiled and said: "But I have told the old master about your greetings every morning. The old master seems to be very touched by your sincerity and said that he can take you as an apprentice." Ruan Wei was overjoyed, wishing to run up and hug you old servant. The old servant turned around, brought out a large pile of hardcover gifts from the door, and handed them to Ruan Wei, saying: "The old master said that it is okay to accept apprentices, but you can't accept any gifts, so please take them back." Ruan Wei took them back in embarrassment The gift, but he praised in his heart: "After all, he is a real old hero, not greedy for a little money." The old servant continued: "The old master promised to accept you as an apprentice, but there is one thing that needs you to do." Ruan Wei said piously: "If the old man has any orders, this junior will try his best to achieve them." The old servant said with a worried look on his face, "I don't think this is easy to do?" He led Ruan Wei into the courtyard gate and came to the front of the house for a while. Zhang Yu, there erected a stone toon that was as thick as hugging and as tall as a man. The old servant pointed to the stone toon and said: "Master said, if you want to imitate his divine palm, you must have the ability to pull out the stone toon, otherwise no one will accept it." Ruan Wei silently rolled up his sleeves, embraced the stone toon, and exhaled at the sound , Da Dao: "Get up!" I don't know that the stone toon seems to have taken root, and it doesn't move. He backed up and sat on the ground, crossed his legs and worked hard. After a week of luck, he suddenly felt full of energy. He walked forward and hugged the stone toon again. At this time, he didn't use his strength to pull it out, he just hugged the stone toon tightly and tried hard in all directions, trying to shake it. After a while, he saw the snow flakes on the stone chump turned into clear water and flowed down, the snowflakes flew down on him, and immediately dissolved into water, his whole body was soaked, after a full cup of tea, the stone chock was still standing as before. Seeing Ruan Wei's hard work, the old servant couldn't help shaking his head and sighing. After another cup of tea time, Ruan Wei suddenly let go and fell to the ground, he was too tired to stand up. As soon as he sat on the ground, he crossed his legs and adjusted his breath immediately. After recovering his physical strength, he still hugged the stone toon, secretly exerting force, trying to shake it loose, and then pull it up again. Repeatedly, the old servant walked into the house shaking his head, but it was still ineffective for the third time. After adjusting his breath, Ruan Wei stood up with tears in his eyes. He stared silently for a while, put down his sleeves weakly, and walked slowly. go. When the old servant brought out hot tea and pastries, Ruan Wei had disappeared without a trace. Half a month passed in a hurry, the weather was getting colder and colder, Ruan Wei only wore a white fur coat, and went to the manor every morning to pull out the stone toon, until he was exhausted, and then left with tears in his eyes. Every morning, Ruan Wei only saw the old servant, but not Fan Zhongping, the "God's Palm of the Eight Diagrams", and he didn't know if the God's Palm of the Eight Diagrams had returned. On this day, Ruan Wei came to the manor early in the morning, he was too tired yesterday, coupled with the over ten days of hard work, he felt as if there was a stone pressing down on his chest today, and he felt very uncomfortable. He didn't rest, as soon as he was next to the stone toon, he took off his white fur, raised his breath slightly, embraced the stone toon, and meditated for a while on the true energy he had cultivated through seven years of hard work, and suddenly shouted: "Open!" Seeing that the stone toon was shaking, Ruan Wei was overjoyed, tried his best, and shouted again: "Open!" Suddenly, Ruan Wei felt itching in his throat, couldn't help it anymore, opened his mouth to cough urgently, and A blood arrow shot out immediately, covering the stones with blood. Ruan Wei's whole body went limp, and he fell to the ground, tears pouring out like a tide, his heart was inexplicably sad, and the blood was still flowing slowly. He thought to himself that there would be no hope of pulling up the stone toon in this life, so he grabbed the fur fur, stood up forcibly, and wanted to leave. Suddenly, someone said kindly, "Don't move!" The vest was pressed against a palm. But he felt a burst of heat pouring out of his hand, Ruan Wei sat down hastily, the scattered zhenqi merged with the influx of heat, finally managed to take over the incoming zhenqi, and after a full meal time, Ruan Wei has been lucky. As soon as the palms on the back were thrown down, Ruan Wei turned over and knelt on the ground, praying: "Duo is rescued by seniors, so that Ruan Wei will not lose the internal strength that he has practiced hard for several years." In front of Ruan Wei sat an old hero with white beard and eyebrows, Beads of sweat were already dripping from his forehead, and he said with a kind smile, "Get up! Get up!" Ruan Wei stood up obediently, and the old hero pointed to the stone toon, and said, "This thing is buried more than ten feet deep in the ground. With 30 years of internal strength, I don't want to pull it up, you try your best to pull it out every day, but today you are shaken, it is very rare for you to have such internal strength at such a young age." Ruan Wei's heart moved, but the old hero took it Said: "But I still can't accept you as an apprentice!" He stood up slowly, and only during this time of speaking, he had recovered his lost true energy, and said vigorously: "You have such a firm spirit, I admire you very much, this old man Eleven years ago on Zhongnan Mountain, I encountered an incident, and I deeply felt that although I have a great reputation, my martial arts are very ordinary." He paid attention to Ruan Wei and said: "Even if you learn the whole body of the old man's martial arts, in The Jianghu is just mediocre, but when you meet a young man that I met eleven years ago, if you can't make ten moves, you will be defeated, what's the use of your little martial arts?" He sighed, and then said: " "Gossip Palm" Fan Zhongping's reputation is well-known in the Jianghu, but he became discouraged eleven years ago and vowed not to show off his martial arts to others. If anyone asks him to teach martial arts, unless he is uprooted. The stone toon buried in front of the house, otherwise it is a rare talent from heaven, and I don't want to accept apprentices! ""God's Palm of the Eight Diagrams" After saying this, Fan Zhongping's expression was very excited. One must know that people who have the ability to pull out this stone will not worship him as a teacher. His purpose of doing this is purely to avoid interference from others. Because he feels that his own martial arts is not enough to be a teacher for others. Ruan Wei was grateful for Fan Zhongping's life-saving grace, and it would disturb his determination again, so he bowed and said: "The junior admires the demeanor of the senior and comes here to ask for advice. I don't know that the senior has such difficulties. I forgive the crime of ignorance. It's just that the junior is grateful for the help of the senior!" Fan Zhongping said with a big smile, stroking his white beard with his hands. : "Small things are nothing to worry about. My friend's injury is caused by old age. I should do my best." "Great kindness without words", Ruan Wei said goodbye in relief. Fan Zhongping sent Ruan Wei to the door, and when he was about to leave, he said boldly: "With the talent and perseverance of my little friend, it will not be difficult to learn a superb skill in a few years!" Chapter Five After Ruan Wei said goodbye to "God of Eight Diagrams" Fan Tongping, he ran all the way back to his inn in the city. He had just recovered from his serious injury, and when he came to the inn, his face was as pale as paper. Suddenly someone shouted from behind: "Brother Ruan! Brother Ruan!" Ruan Wei turned his head and looked, only to see a middle-aged man in a brocade robe, holding a horse with his left hand, his right sleeve hanging empty at his waist, and two robes on his horse's buttocks. Palm the one-armed man there. The one-armed man approached Ruan Wei with a smile on his face. Ruan Weigong said in a low voice: "So it's uncle, how are you doing?" The one-armed man twitched his sword eyebrows, and said with a smile: "I came to southern Anhui to search for a trace of a senior hero, but I couldn't find it. Fortunately, I met an old friend. I had a good time in January, and I brought back the famous Maojian tea from this place. It was a worthwhile trip.” While talking, pointing to the bundle on the horse stock, he said with high spirits: "My wife likes tea ceremony the most, and this time I brought back so much Maojian tea, it's enough for her to taste." When he talked about his wife, he smiled happily, showing the deep love in his heart. Seeing how happy he was, Ruan Wei couldn't help admiring him, "Uncle is in such a good mood!" The one-armed man noticed Ruan Wei's face, and wondered, "What's the matter, little brother! Your complexion..." Ruan Weisi could not help bowing his head and feeling sad about his own loneliness and uncertain future. The one-armed man turned around and asked: "Little brother, you went to the Eight Diagrams God's Palm to seek art, how is it going?" Ruan Wei saw that he asked kindly, as if he was a relative, and couldn't help sighing: "My little nephew is unworthy, and he hasn't been favored by Senior Fan!" The one-armed man didn't believe it: "Old man Fan won't accept you with qualifications like yours. It's really a mistake." The one-armed man made a gesture and said, "Come on, let's go to the teahouse to talk." When we arrived at a big teahouse, it was the time of morning tea, and the house was full of guests. The one-armed man and Ruan Wei chose an elegant seat upstairs, called Zao Xia, and talked while eating. The one-armed man sighed after hearing this: "It's no wonder that Fan Zhongping doesn't want to accept apprentices! If you take his martial arts as an example, he is famous in the world; Compare it!" He paused, closed his eyes slightly, as if he was recalling the past, and after a while he said with emotion: "I also heard about that incident eleven years ago. As well as arrogance, it must have deeply hurt Fan Zhongping's heart, but this is very rare in the martial arts world, and Bagua Shenzhang also underestimated his own martial arts too much." Ruan Wei asked curiously: "Who is this nameless old man who can teach martial arts that makes Senior Fan feel chilling?" The one-armed man had a hazy look in his eyes, and he seemed to be talking to himself: "This unknown old man has taught a martial arts and witty person, but it's a pity... Sigh! How can I judge others..." His expression changed, and he returned to a steady and calm expression, and said to Ruan Wei: "This unknown old man is a legendary figure in the martial arts. Only a few people have seen him. Most martial arts masters only know Qinghai Mulu Wusu River, Booker There is such an unknown person in Ma Yin Mountain." Ruan Wei thought for a while, then suddenly remembered, and asked with a smile: "My nephew doesn't know uncle Gao's name?" The one-armed man smiled and said: "Look at me, I asked your surname, but forgot to introduce myself, Zhong Jing is my name, I live in Jinling, I have a wife and a daughter, and my mother-in-law lives with me. " Ruan Wei said: "Uncle Zhong, it's not easy for you to come here from Jinling so far!" Zhong Jing said: "I heard in Jinling that a senior who had been away for ten years appeared in southern Anhui, and my wife hurriedly urged me to take a look. In fact, no matter how far away that senior appeared, I would go to see it. Look, if my body wasn't treated by that senior, I'm afraid I would still be lying on the bed like a disabled person today." Zhong Jing changed the subject and asked, "Little brother, why did you leave your family and wander the rivers and lakes, do you only want to learn martial arts from a teacher?" Ruan Wei suddenly covered his face with grief and said: "What kind of family does my nephew have? His mother was killed, his younger siblings were separated, and...and...the biological father is unknown..." Zhong Jing asked in surprise: "Then your biological father's surname is Ruan?" Ruan Wei shook his head and said: "My nephew is far away from home. He only wants to learn martial arts to avenge his mother. The other thing is to find out the whereabouts of his biological father. When my mother left, she said in her last words that my biological father's surname is Lu..." 锺静大惊，霍然站立，微颤道：“你真是姓吕？” 他这一站竟可看到楼下行人来往，突见行人中一个人影，宽的文士服，随风飘汤，侧面是英俊斑挺的脸形，正是自己踏破铁鞋无觅处的所要找的前辈。 他连忙走出桌旁，慌忙道：“你不要走，我有很重要的话跟你说，我有急事，立刻赶回来……” 话声未毕，他就已匆忙跑下楼，阮伟站立向楼下望去，只见锺静跑出，四下张望一阵，就向一方急急走去，竟连在马栏上的坐骑，也忘记牵去。 阮伟满心疑问的坐下，暗道：“他为什么匆忙而去？是不是发现惊人之事？什么事会令他惊心呢？对！一定是他看到要找的前辈！但他又为什么听到我生父姓吕会如此吃惊呢？又有什么重要的话要跟我说呢？” 日落西沉，暮色渐合，夜幕低垂，阮伟在茶楼上一直等，都未见锺静回来，看看茶楼就要打烊，不得已离开茶楼，牵起锺静留下的坐骑，走回客店。 此刻是酉牌未时，夜初上，街道上行人如织，穿梭来往。 阮伟好不容易走到客店门前，微闻身后远处有女子喊道：“阮伟！阮伟……” 阮伟回头看去，只见街道上熙熙攘攘，不知是谁在喊自己，、心想：“并无女孩子认识我，也许听错了。” 他走进店内，唤店小二好好照料锺静的马，卸下马股上的包袱，带进室内。 刚走进房内，就觉到内心不舒服，头脑发胀，坐定后忍不住比嗽起来，吐出一口鲜血，原来他早上受的内伤，虽经内家真气助其复元，但伤口并未痊愈，经过一天的劳累，此时心神一松，又发作起来。 他掏出手绢，正拟抹拭掉唇边的鲜血，房门“咚”“咚”敲响，以为是店小二送茶水应道：“进来！” 房门打开，出现一位扎巾包头，身着紫色勤装，背挥宝剑，婷婷玉立的美少女。 阮伟认出是救自己离开十三公子太保那里的公孙姑娘，也是奚落自己武功不行的女子。 他慌忙擦掉唇上鲜血，把手绢塞到背后，生怕她看见自己吐血，又要遭她奚落。 那知他慌忙揩擦，仍在唇边留着微微血丝，紫衣少女的眼光何等锐利，一眼就看到，不觉笑道： “你别那么紧张，我知道你在范大叔那里受了伤啦！” 阮伟外表谦和，内里却是心高气傲的人，由公孙姑娘的话意，知道她竟然已由八卦神掌那里，得知自己受伤的经过，内心一阵羞急，不禁又吐出两口鲜血。 紫衣少女大惊失色，娇急道：“快忍住气！”说着，从怀中掏出一只乳白如玉的小瓶，倒出一粒火红色龙眼大的丸药，递向阮伟，又道： “快将它服下。” 那丸药散发出极强烈的浓香，令人觉得舒畅无比，心知是灵丹异药，可是他厌恶紫衣少女，乃摆头闭嘴，不肯服用。 紫衣少女心中一急，顾不得出手点在他胸前麻穴上，左手在他颚下一推，顺势将丸药送进口内。 阮伟身体不能动弹，丸药一入口，见津生液顺流入腹。 那紫衣少女仿佛不知男女授授不亲的礼法，抱起阮伟，把他放在床上，还为他宽衣脱靴。 阮伟自小读圣贤书，深知礼法之道，此时被紫衣少女摆弄，直羞得满面通红。 紫衣少女看他发羞的样子，忍不住榜格直笑，娇躯乱颤，但她却是一个细心如发的女子，为他脱去衣靴后，弄好枕头，照顾得无微不至。 阮伟见她如此对待自己，心中感激油生，暗道她大自己数岁，像个大姐姐照顾自己，有什么不对的呢？ 于是他反而自责刚才心虚脸红，显得不够大方磊落了。 紫衣少女掩口笑道：“你好好睡一觉吧，等到明日醒来，一切自会痊愈，我吩咐茶房不要打扰你。” 说罢，娉婷的走了出去。 一觉醒来，东方大白，阮伟足足熟睡五个时辰，翻身站起，只觉体内再无丝毫凝滞的现象，当下盘膝打坐，气运一周天，直上十二重楼，不过片刻就运行完毕。 他不禁暗暗吃惊，忖道：“奇怪呀！怎么会比平常运功，要快上数倍！” 他那知昨夜服下的火红丸药，是隐居藏边垂数十载，无名怪叟“飞龙剑客”公孙大侠，所精心密制的“龙虎丸”！ 他服下一粒“龙虎丸”不啻增加三年苦修内行，活络了全身气血要穴。 房门敢开，只见公孙姑娘换上一套紫色长衫，肩披紫色貂裘，长裙曳地，手捧热气蒸腾的盘子，娜走来。 她把盘子内的热点放下，笑道：“可觉得好点！跋紧吃点东西，你会感到更舒畅些。” 阮伟内心感激得无可言状，不觉喊道：“大姐……” 公孙姑娘摆出少女的娇嗔道：“别叫我大姐，听得怪蹩扭的，我爹喊我兰儿，你也就叫我兰儿吧！” 公孙兰从小苞爹居在藏边，性格养成如藏人女子一样，豪爽，热情。 恭敬不如从命，阮伟呐呐道：“兰……姐姐……” 他终是说不出兰儿两字.公孙兰吁气道：“兰姐姐就兰姐姐吧！” 阮伟接道：“兰姐姐，谢谢你……” 他只能说出“谢谢你”三字，却再也说不出别的语言，来表达出自己的感激。 公孙兰长袖掩嘴，笑道：“别老叫姐姐了，快吃吧！” 阮伟很听话的坐下，就桌吃完公孙兰送来的早点，他自昨天午后便无点食下腹，肚内早已饿难当，此时吃来更觉香甜，公孙兰在一侧看的直发笑。 阮伟把盘内食物吃完，还觉有点饿，不禁赧颜道：“兰姐怎会认识八卦神掌范老前辈的？” 公孙兰盈笑道：“你可别怪我在范大叔那里得知你受伤的消息，其实我也是无意探听到，范大叔七年前曾到藏边，与我爹盘旋数月，那时我才十岁，天天缠着他教我武功，这一次到中原来，自然应当去看看他。” 她瞥了阮伟一眼，见他正在聚精会神的听着，更是兴致盎然道：“你才离开范大叔那里没多久，我正好找到范大叔那里，见他呆呆的站在门口，又见石椿场上，有着一滩鲜血，我就追问是怎么回事，范大叔本不想说，可是他缠不过我，还是原原本本把你求他传艺的经过，说给我听，我一听你也来到皖南，而且才走没多久，就急忙向大叔辞别来找你。” 公孙兰说到这里，住壁不语，只望着阮伟笑。 阮伟好半晌没说话，庄静地坐在那里，他被公孙兰的叙述，将心中原来对她的恶感，竟一扫而光，再也不顾忌拜师不成的事被她知道。 当下他心畅气和道：“小弟身负血海深仇，这次范老前辈不收我为徒，他日还要再接再厉寻访名师，就是吃更大的苦，也不气馁。”公孙兰接口道：“你跟我到西藏，我叫爹教你武功。” 她心爽口快，不考虑措辞，就冲口说出，阮伟已知她的性情，好生感激道： “兰姐，你爹会瞧得起我吗？” 公孙兰见他已有允诺之意，欣喜道：“范大叔说你资质为练武上乘之根骨，言下很惋惜不能收你为徒，我爹可不像范大叔，他要见着你，一定会把全身技艺都传授给你。” 阮伟呐呐的道：“我……我到西藏去不太方便吧？” 他本意是觉着跟公孙兰，遥遥千里到西藏，孤男寡女总有点不适合，那知公孙兰说道： “这有什么不方便，到西藏去路虽远，我熟得很，包准不会使你迷途，只是你要好好跟着我，别走散，否则找下着你，我要担心死了。” 阮伟听她说得诚挚，于是也抛下世俗之见，心中暗暗决定跟她到西藏去看看，总比在中原流浪好得多了。 这天一则阮伟要再等锺静一天，再则身体才复元要休养一下，公孙兰也不急着回家，预定明日再动程赴西藏。 公孙兰如只百灵鸟，喜悦的一下又走进阮伟房内谈笑，一下又走出去准备明日长途远行应用的物品，看来她虽比阮伟大三岁，但在举止，言谈上比阮伟要活泼精干得多了。 入夜后，人们已入梦乡，所有烦嚣．吵杂的声音，渐渐消失，终于大地俱寂。 阮伟在梦中被窗户吱吱声惊醒，连忙爬起来，窗外人似乎也发觉已惊醒了阮伟，停止撬动。 半晌，那窗外人突低沉沉道：“本公子是杀死你母亲的仇人。” 阮伟本以为是个毛贼，此时一听竟是杀母凶手“神龙手”李民政的声音，仇恨顿生，那再顾到自己，开窗飞跃而出。 只见前面数丈处，一矮胖身形的人在向自己招手，阮伟认出正是李民政，毫不考虑对方有何阴谋，疾速掠去。 不过盏茶时间，来到郊外一片旷野处，四周有几棵扶疏的大树，矮胖身形的人陡地煞住脚，片刻阮伟也追了上来。 矮胖人哈哈一阵大笑，大树后突地掠出二条人影，分左右站在阮伟身后。 阮伟回目望去，原来是“撞龙棍”华利己及“千里健行”马心剑，暗道：“十三公子太保到了三个。” 阮伟被他们三入围在当中，一时不敢轻易冲向李民政，以报那杀母之仇。 李民政肥胖的脸，阴笑道：“小子，你杀母大仇在此，上来吧！” 阮伟此时反而冷静无此，不动神色，他心知自己只有出手一击的机会，这一击失手，打不中李民政，那时自己性命在三人环攻下，不出数招便要丧命。 当下，他暗暗凝气，把全身功力聚集在双掌上，要在自己被环攻以前，先拚得一个杀母仇人的性命也就心甘瞑目了。 李民政讥道：“识时务者为俊杰，小子只要把庄老鬼密藏的绢册拿出来，就可饶你一命。” 阮伟心惊道：“他们怎知我藏着庄老伯的天龙剑经？” 蓦地，他想到庄老伯的安危，忍不住颤声道：“你们把庄大侠怎么样了？” 李民政肥肉抽动，阴阴道：“庄老鬼身怀正义帮信牌，十三公子太保不是蠢人，没去轻易动他，但老鬼寿命不长，不到一月就死了！” 阮伟陡闻噩耗，心头悲痛难当，泪如雨水，滴滴流下。 李民政朗声道：“果是不错，庙中和尚说，这世上只有你一人是他亲人，现在看来，断定不错了。” 阮伟狠声道：“是又怎样？” 李民政笑道：“好说！说！庄老鬼死后，我们兄弟在他遗物中搜了半天，也搜不出那本天龙剑经，当时令得我们兄弟好生失望。亏好是九弟聪明，他说也许庄老鬼自知去死不远，已把最重要的遗物天龙剑经，给了最亲近的人。兄弟们想了想，认为九弟的话不错，一经打听，果然有你这么一个最亲近的人。” 阮伟呜咽道：“庄老伯孤苦一生，你们这些狼心徇肺的家伙，为什么还要这样迫害他？” 李民政枭笑道：““赤眉大仙”在世上有你这么一个至情至性的人，惦记着他，确也不枉一生，可惜他却不知，把天龙剑经放在你身上，岂不是害了你！” 阮伟脑中霍然闪过庄诗燕在生前叮咛的话，说万万不可让人知道身上怀有天龙剑经，当下急忙收泪，大声道：“我不懂你的话，更不懂什么叫做天龙剑经！” 李民政嘿嘿笑道：“小子是真不懂，还是假不懂？” 阮伟怒目圆睁，厉吼道：“阮伟只知你这恶鬼杀死了我母亲，害死了我老伯！” 李民政慢慢移步上前，阴狠道：“先教你本公子的分筋错骨手，你自就会憧了。” 阮伟蓄劲以待，预备他再走上三步，就拚死给他两掌。 就在此时，一道寒光飞来，其疾如电，李民政连忙翻身掠起，那白光从他脚底擦过斜飞入地。 跟着一声娇叱道：“你们不要逼他！”