Chapter 5 sixteen to twenty

As it got closer, Lan Xixi looked weaker and weaker.She was wrapped in a white cloth and hung on the flagpole like a flag, with four large characters written on her body: "Please see Xie San".Wherever the prison van drives, the "flag" will fly there. Chen Xiqiao believes that there is no one in the world who is ignorant of this matter, and Xie San must be no exception. But Xie San refused to show up for a long time.But Wang Chuanxing rushed over from the capital.Although he explained that he was here to meet Chen Xiqiao, Chen Xiqiao knew that he was sent by the chief arresting yamen to monitor him.

As soon as the meeting in the chief arresting yamen was over, Sima Wuyan got a letter from Feige.Sima Wuyan repeated to Chen Xiqiao everything that everyone said at the meeting. It was an open secret that Miss Sima Jiajiu had many eyes and ears and great supernatural powers.In order to become the famous daughter-in-law of the Chen family, Sima Wuyan started to develop his influence in the rivers and lakes and in the yamen as early as three years ago. If there is any disturbance in any place, Sima Wuyan will be the first to get the news. However, Chen Xiqiao didn't take the tricks of the old guys to heart.After Chen Liu's death, Chen Xiqiao has experienced too many such things, and now he has truly understood the bitterness and bitterness behind the words "hot and cold".

Fortunately, there are still some relatives and friends in his life who can rely on his life. Zihe is one, Zhang Hengzhou is one, and Sima Wuyan is also one.Chen Xiqiao even thought that Wang Chuanxing was among them. Wang Chuanxing has only been with Chen Liu for more than ten days, but he misses Chen Liu even more than his old subordinates.As long as he was in the capital, he would come to the Chen Mansion to greet him on the first and fifteenth day of every month.Wang Chuanxing was a very silent person, he seldom spoke, every time he came to the Chen Mansion, he just sat across from Zhang Hengzhou, who was also silent, in the living room, staring at each other, as if just to pass the time.

But every time the Chen family had difficulties, Wang Chuanxing would handle the matter properly without anyone telling him. "I was sent by Boss Hu to meet you." When Wang Chuanxing appeared this morning, he told Chen Xiqiao like this.His eyes were a little guilty, and he didn't even dare to look directly at Chen Xiqiao.Chen Xiqiao, who listened to his lies, was even more embarrassed than this liar. "Thank you." Chen Xiqiao touched his nose nervously, not knowing how to speak to him next. Wang Chuanxing has stopped talking.He joined the team, like a dark cloud getting into a pile of dark clouds, if you don't look carefully, you can't tell him apart from the arresters around you.

Chen Xiqiao shook his head subconsciously, thinking that this little boatman who caught the Saint King was really a monster.Sima Wuyan couldn't help but burst into laughter.Wang Chuanxing still didn't respond at all, as if everything around him had nothing to do with him. The sun was three poles high, and the sun was so strong that it was about to crack the earth.However, Chen Xiqiao didn't feel a little sunny in his heart.For some reason, he even had a feeling that the sky was overcast, and his breathing became difficult. Xie San must be nearby.Without thinking, Chen Xiqiao came to a conclusion.In fact, not only Chen Xiqiao, but also brothers Wang Chuanxing, Sima Wuyan, and Sima Jiu also had serious expressions on their faces.

Xie San's murderous intent was stronger than it was three years ago. In the forest by the roadside, there was no movement at all, but the wild flowers on the roadside seemed to have been beaten by frost suddenly, and all of them withered. Xie San didn't seem to be in a hurry at all, and followed the team for more than twenty miles, but still didn't show up. "At night, I will take Lan Xixi alone as planned." Chen Xiqiao made up his mind and emphasized to Sima Wuyan. "No, I must be with you." Sima Wuyan pursed his lips and shook his head resolutely. "I've planned this for a long time, and if you follow me, all my efforts will be in vain." "What is your plan?" "If I could tell you, I would have told you." "I am your unmarried wife , I should know everything about you." "Maybe I don't know, it's better for you and me." A trace of worry flashed across Chen Xiqiao's expression.

"Okay, you have to promise me one thing." "Say it." "No matter what, you must come back alive." Sima Wuyan said leisurely, with tears glistening in his big eyes, "because There is still someone at home who will be waiting for you." Chen Xiqiao stared at Sima Wuyan's face for a long time, then nodded with certainty: "I will definitely." Chen Xiqiao didn't take Lan Xixi for a long time, and Wang Chuanxing also started to act. The spring nights in the south of the Yangtze River always have some damp smell, which inevitably makes people feel a little melancholy.

Wang Chuanxing now has some such feelings.Three years ago, when he first arrived at the chief arresting yamen, he had many dreams.But now those dreams are gone.With the death of his most admired idol, the chief arresting yamen became more and more like a quagmire, and the longer he stayed in it, the less he knew what was right and wrong. The back of Chen Xiqiao had turned into a small black spot, and Wang Chuanxing knew that it was time for him to set off. "Brother Wang, are you so serious? What profound questions are you thinking about?" At some point, there was another person beside Wang Chuanxing.Sima Wuyan was riding on a pretty rouge horse, looking at him with a smile.Wang Chuanxing felt his eyes light up, as if another bright moon suddenly appeared in the dark night.

"Miss Sima, is Yaxing coming out so late?" "Isn't it the same for Brother Wang?" Sima Wuyan changed the subject, "Little sister just knows that Brother Wang's skill in chasing sounds for thousands of miles is unparalleled in the world, so I want to take advantage of Brother Wang Follow up with that enemy." "You already know the purpose of my trip?" Sima Wuyan nodded calmly: "Brother Wang, please rest assured, if Xie San appears, although the younger sister will definitely make a move, she will not Force Brother Wang to take action. At that time, everyone will do their part." Wang Chuanxing couldn't help but smile bitterly in embarrassment.Sure enough, as the rumors said, this weak-looking Miss Sima was a formidable person.Although the tone was tepid, there was a sharp edge hidden in the words.She didn't make a request, but it was more difficult to refuse than a request.

So in front of such a powerful girl, Wang Chuanxing felt that it was better for him to say less. At this time, Chen Xiqiao had already turned into the Yichun Courtyard in the town ahead on his horse. All over the world, many cities and towns seem to have such a place called Yichunyuan, and all Yichunyuan are engaged in the same business.The guests who come to Yichun Courtyard are generally male guests, and very few people will bring their female companions to visit Yichun Courtyard. Today, for the first time ever, two groups of guests with female companions came to the Yichun Courtyard in this small town.The female companion brought by the previous guest was tied to the horse.After entering the yard and tying the horse, the guest went to the girls' room to have sex alone, leaving his female partner alone on the horse.

The latter guest was even more outrageous, and even brought a female companion who was prettier than the most popular girl here to whore. The previous guest was staying in Shengyu's room at the moment, gently wiping a gleaming long sword with a snow-white silk cloth. He wiped it very carefully and carefully, as if he was wiping a girl blowing a bomb. With broken skin, he didn't notice that Shengyu had untied his skirt at all. Sheng Yu, who had unbuttoned his skirt, was already lying on his back on the bed. Although he did nothing, he began to moan loudly. Shengyu is not the most beautiful girl in Yichun Courtyard, but she is undoubtedly the one who is the best at making beds here.But while guests love her moans, they don't come to her just for that. But today's guest was a little strange, and gave her a hundred taels of silver, as long as she lay on the bed for half an hour. Shengyu's groans became louder and louder, and could almost be described as earth-shattering.And the guest had finished wiping his long sword, and slowly put the sword back into the scabbard. Chen Xiqiao was very satisfied with Shengyu's cry, and now he believed that even if Wang Chuan traveled thousands of miles to track the sound, he would not be able to hear anything. So he stood up slowly and walked out the door. Moans filled the entire corridor outside.Chen Xiqiao even saw a gap in the opposite bedroom, and a small man was looking enviously at this side.Chen Xiqiao winked at the little man, and couldn't help laughing out loud at his brilliant idea. But he didn't laugh, and he didn't let his footsteps make the slightest sound.Instead, like a ghost, it slid out of the door from the corridor. Sure enough, Wang Chuanxing didn't hear anything famous.Although he and Sima Wuyan have been playing finger games with a few prostitutes and drinking.Wang Chuanxing's ears were never idle. In fact, there is no need to spend thousands of miles chasing the sound. Now even the deaf can hear that Chen Xiqiao is doing something in Shengyu's room. Therefore, Sima Wuyan's complexion became more and more ugly, and he drank the wine faster and faster, almost pouring wine into his mouth glass by glass. Suddenly, tears welled up in Sima Wuyan's eyes, and she rushed out of the room covering her face.Since ancient times, there has been a lot of love and hatred. I didn't expect that a smart and calm woman like Sima Wuyan would shed tears for this.Wang Chuanxing couldn't help sighing in his heart. However, Wang Chuanxing would never have thought that from the moment he rushed out of the room, Sima Wuyan had stopped crying.In fact, there was a hint of smugness in her eyes. Although Wang Chuanxing's sound chasing skill for thousands of miles is recognized as the first-class tracking skill in the six doors. It is said that with a pair of ears, he can closely follow the target ten miles away, but Sima Wuyan now believes that Wang Chuanxing This kind of tracking skill is not stronger than her self-created "Xiang disappeared away". Just as the voice in Shengyu's room resounded through the sky, Sima Wuyan smelled a faint fragrance, which was exactly the same as the face powder she used today. These scents were intentionally left on Chen Xiqiao's lapel when she hugged him before parting. Chen Xiqiao managed to hide it from Wang Chuanxing's ears, but he couldn't hide it from Sima Wuyan's nose.Perhaps Chen Xiqiao never imagined that Sima Wuyan, who cared most about him, was among those following him. Now, Sima Wuyan was extremely satisfied with himself.Even the rouge horse under her seat seemed to be infected by the master's happy mood, and her steps became extremely brisk. Sima Wuyan even began to think that as long as she was on the side to assist, and Chen Xiqiao's unparalleled dew sword, it would be more than enough to deal with a Xie San. Just when the joy in Sima Wuyan's heart climbed to the highest peak, Yan Zhima suddenly stopped for some reason, and even trembled slightly, as if frightened by something. Sima Wuyan raised his head and looked forward.Under the moonlight in the distance, stood a figure paler than the moonlight.The figure was dressed in white clothes and was spotless, with a gentle smile on his smooth and tidy face. He looked more refined than any well-educated scholar in the world. This was supposed to be a character that people would feel close to when they saw it, but Sima Wuyan didn't feel any close feeling towards him.This seems to be a person without temperature and weight, just like a full moon in a barren night, the brighter it is, the more bewitching it is.Sima Wuyan even thought he was an unpopular person. So without too much guesswork, Sima Wuyan knew that the man in white must be Xie San. The wind didn't know when it had stopped, and even the air was no longer flowing.From the moment Xie San appeared, Sima Wuyan let out a long scream, hoping that Chen Xiqiao, who was riding a horse in the distance, could hear it. However, Chen Xiqiao didn't seem to hear her scream, in fact, even Sima Wuyan didn't hear her own scream, as if she had been covered in a transparent cover, and her voice had lost all vitality. Features. Xie San's martial arts are so high and his external energy is so strong, it has really reached an unbelievable level. Sima Wuyan's hands and feet were cold, and his heart was already filled with despair.Her sword was drawn for the final blow. Xie San also pulled out his own sword. His movements were very slow, and finally he stopped the sword horizontally.It seemed that it was not for drawing out the sword, but just to put on a posture of a jade tree facing the wind, but when Xie San drew out the sword, Sima Wuyan's eyes changed, as if he was suddenly absorbed by the brilliance on Xie San's sword, and even took it. The sword's hand also suddenly loosened. The sword fell to the ground with a clang.Sima Wuyan flew up from the Rouge horse in a daze, puffed out his chest and flew towards Xie San's sword.It seems that the front is not a deadly sword, but a beautiful destination. Chi... la..., the wind suddenly blew again, a black figure broke through the non-existent transparent cover, and just as Sima Wuyan's delicate body was about to hang on the sword, he forcibly passed from her body. He rushed through the gap between the tip of the sword and the tip of the sword.The sword that was supposed to stab Sima Wuyan cut a long hole in Heiying's body. Sima Wuyan was startled, as if he woke up all of a sudden. The black shadow got out of the sword tip, and sat back on the Rouge Horse with Sima Wuyan in his arms. The rouge horse galloped wildly. "Idiot!" Xie San said flatly, as if he didn't intend to chase them down. Sima Wuyan has now fully awakened.He recognized the man in black who slumped limply on his body and took a sword for him, it was Wang Chuanxing. Wang Chuanxing is not as mentally retarded as she estimated, and his sound chasing skills are not bad either.It's just that he has always been a hidden person. However, Sima Wuyan did not expect that this silent and hidden weirdo would have such a passionate and selfless side. Wang Chuanxing's blood soaked Sima Wuyan's skirt, and Sima Wuyan's tears fell like broken pearls.It was the first time in her life that she shed tears for a stranger. At this moment, she seemed to have completely forgotten the purpose of her trip, and there was only one thought in her mind, which was to quickly find a safe place to heal this strange man. Confused, Chen Xiqiao has been riding a horse for a long time.He knew that Xie San must be nearby.But he didn't know that just half a stick of incense ago, just behind him, Xie San had already made a move. He is waiting.Wait for Xie San to come to him by himself. Lan Xixi, who was lying on the horse's back, suddenly laughed for some reason. "What are you laughing at?" Chen Xiqiao was a little puzzled. "I laugh at how naive you are." "Oh?" "Xie San is not as kind as you think, and will be blackmailed by you for a woman I haven't seen for many years." "Of course he won't be blackmailed by me!" Chen Xiqiao He said calmly, "But he's sure to be curious about it. So, if he comes, maybe you'll be free." "Won him with your martial arts?" "Who says I'm going to fight him?" A duel?" The corners of Chen Xiqiao's mouth twitched, he didn't know whether it was a smile or worry. The night was getting deeper and deeper.Chen Xiqiao no longer wanted to go any further.He found an open space to release Lan Xixi from the horse, and built a bonfire in the middle of the open space. The fire was booming, but it was getting darker all around.There were waves of howling wolves in the distance, and Chen Xiqiao's face became paler and paler, and he couldn't help shivering.This will be another night that makes it difficult for Chen Xiqiao to fall asleep, but there is no Zihe by his side.The dark night turned him back into that timid and melancholy big boy. "Why, are you scared?" Lan Xixi, who was sitting far away, giggled. Her hair was a little messy, and she seemed to have aged ten years in a few days. "Looking at your ruthlessness during the day, I can't imagine that you will be afraid sometimes." Lan Xixi continued, "But you are cuter now than in the daytime, why does a young man like you want to be a policeman? "Chen Xiqiao ignored Lan Xixi with a straight face. "If you don't mind, sit next to me." Chen Xiqiao gave Lan Xixi a wary look. "Don't worry, I won't seduce you, you can be my son now." Lan Xixi said softly.In her eyes now, Chen Xiqiao was just a big boy who needed someone to take care of him. Seeing his anxious look, Lan Xixi suddenly developed a feeling of affection for him. Chen Xiqiao was silent, and finally sat down beside Lan Xixi. "Actually, you are very similar to Xie San." After a moment of silence, Lan Xixi suddenly said. "Oh?" Chen Xiqiao looked at Lan Xixi in confusion. "Although he is free and easy in front of people, Xie San is actually a loose, sensitive, and melancholy man who prefers to fantasize. Like you, he is more suitable for reciting poems and painting, rather than being a fast catcher." Chen Xiqiao's eyes flickered, his face A self-deprecating smile appeared on his face.Before he knew it, he felt that the distance between him and Lan Xixi had suddenly shortened a lot. "Is Xie San really crazy?" Chen Xiqiao suddenly asked seriously. "Who knows? Sometimes you think he's calmer than everyone else, and sometimes you think he's terribly crazy." Lan Xixi's eyes flashed a trace of deep sadness. "Are you happy when you are together?" Chen Xiqiao asked again. A charming charm appeared on Lan Xixi's face, and her whole body lit up, as if immersed in some beautiful memories.After a long time, she nodded again. "And then?" "He left after that, and never came back." Lan Xixi's voice became hoarse and dry, and the brilliance just now disappeared without a trace. "Why?" Lan Xixi shook her head sadly: "People are like this sometimes, the more happiness you get, the easier it is for you to get bored. Xie San is a person who will never be satisfied. He always feels that, He can still get more extreme happiness in this world." "So, he is crazy?" "Maybe, he has never been normal." After talking with Lan Xixi all night, Chen Xiqiao suddenly felt for her It has changed, as if suddenly from an opponent who needs to be guarded against to a relative. In the end, he actually fell asleep resting on Lan Xixi's knee with peace of mind. A shady cool wind woke him up. Lan Xixi's head drooped, as if she was soundly asleep.Chen Xiqiao pushed her, and Lan Xixi's body suddenly fell down, her eyes seemed to be popping out of their sockets. Lan Xixi died.Two finger prints were left on the neck. Xie San had already been here, just when Chen Xiqiao fell asleep just now. Cold sweat broke out from Chen Xiqiao's forehead. He suddenly felt that Xie San was like a cat, and he was like the mouse under the cat's paw.Now it was nothing more than the cat loosening its paws temporarily, waiting to slowly torment him. Chen Xiqiao felt a little regretful.He really shouldn't be smart enough to draw Xie San out. The north wind blew harder, and the dust and fallen leaves on the ground were swept up. Chen Xiqiao swallowed hard, supported his slightly weak legs, and stood up. The cloak bulged in the wind, and the loose hair was flying weakly. Chen Xiqiao opened his arms and shouted in despair: "Xie San, come out!" Only the wind was whistling, but Chen Xiqiao didn't listen. Respond to a point. "Since you're here, why don't you come and make a deal?!" Awakened by his hoarse cry, several crows passed over his head, making piercing cries. Fear continued to pile up in Chen Xiqiao's heart. He drew out his sword and began to slash endlessly in the air.However, this did not cut off the fear in his heart at all.With a stagger, Chen Xiqiao finally fell to the ground. The cold sweat on his head seemed to have dried up.When the fear reached its peak, Chen Xiqiao suddenly realized that he was not afraid anymore. He stood up again holding the long sword, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and seemed to be savoring this strange experience.A joyful smile appeared on his face, and he laughed loudly: "I'm not afraid anymore!...I'm not afraid anymore!" "Oh, really?" A cold voice came from behind Chen Xiqiao.Chen Xiqiao turned around as quickly as possible, and found that Xie San was standing in front of him. Chen Xiqiao gripped the sword tighter and tighter, with a look of determination in his eyes.He raised the sword slowly, the tip of the sword was less than three inches away from Xie San's heart. Xie San didn't respond at all.Just looking at Chen Xiqiao indifferently, everything seemed to freeze. Suddenly, Chen Xiqiao seemed to have finally made up his mind.The hand holding the sword dropped down, then kneeled heavily on the ground, and made a long bow to Xie San. Xie San still looked at Chen Xiqiao expressionlessly. "Please accept me as an apprentice!" Chen Xiqiao lowered his head and begged word by word. Xie San had a surprised expression on his face: "Is it for this reason that you have gone to great lengths to meet me?" "Yes." "Why?" "Because I want to kill you for revenge! But no one in the world can help me achieve my goal My only chance is to worship you as my teacher and learn from you how to kill you." Xie San couldn't help being surprised by such an absurd reason. I will accept your suggestion." "Fifty percent." Chen Xiqiao was very sincere.He knew that facing Xie San, it was better to be sincere. "Why?" "After the death of my father, no one in the world can threaten you. If a person lives too stress-free, he will not be too happy. Besides, you are a lunatic, so I think you may be interested in this game." interest. Xie San had a weird smile on his face, staring at Chen Xiqiao, as if he was really moved by his suggestion. Chen Xiqiao also had a flattering smile on his face, catering to Xie San. Suddenly, Xie Sanfei kicked Chen Xiqiao on the chin, sending him flying.Xie San's face was full of madness, and he used both hands and feet to beat Chen Xiqiao head-to-head and face-to-face.Chen Xiqiao didn't even have a chance to avoid it.Now, he looked like a pile of dead leaves that Xie San could shake around at will in the wind. "Want to figure out my mind? Want to play games with me? Are you worthy too?" Xie San yelled viciously, but he seemed a little upset, "God knows, you can even think of such a thing! Do you think I Will he be hooked? A game? Hmph, a game..." At some point, Xie San calmed down again.Holding the long sword snatched from Chen Xiqiao in his hand, he pointed it at his throat. Chen Xiqiao lay on the ground, completely collapsed.He sobbed like a helpless child, with tears and snot all over his face. Xie San looked at Chen Xiqiao who was sobbing, and couldn't help being stunned. "Why are you crying? Just like you want to play games with me?" Chen Xiqiao cried even more sadly. Xie San's patience seemed to have reached its limit.He finally raised the sword in his hand. At this moment, Chen Xiqiao also suddenly moved.He didn't have a sword in his hand, but his man stabbed at Xie San like a sharp sword.Just when his index finger and middle finger were about to pierce Xie San's throat, the sword in Xie San's hand had already pierced his chest. There was nothing but emptiness in front of Chen Xiqiao's eyes. Lin'an City is a city made of water, and the morning is the most watery part of this city made of water.The air has not been mixed with too much noise and stale air, and it is full and transparent in every corner. Passing through the air is like passing through layers of thin water curtains. Zhang Hengzhou liked this feeling very much.So every day before dawn, he would get up and go to the West Lake, and walk slowly on the Su Causeway. Today he went out again as usual.But as soon as he opened the door, he knew his morning walk was over. Chen Xiqiao is back. However, he did not come back by himself, but was sent back. The person who brought him back had already left.Chen Xiqiao lay prone on the steps, dying. He has one hole each in the front and back of the chest.It was evident that a sword had been pressed against his heart and pierced him. The person who stabbed him was obviously a master, with the right position and strength, he actually pierced through the gaps between the internal organs and the veins. Therefore, although Chen Xiqiao was seriously injured, there was no fear of his life. The person who can do this must not only be a master of sword use, but also need to know the internal structure of the human body like the palm of his hand.In today's world, there are not many people who can satisfy this point. So no need to guess, Zhang Hengzhou knew who did it.There was a time when Xie San killed all the people whose chests were opened by him, and the viscera and veins inside were separated out one by one by him.Although Xie San is not a doctor, he understands the internal structure of human beings better than any genius doctor in the world. However, Zhang Hengzhou didn't understand why Xie San didn't kill Chen Xiqiao, but sent him back, and even stopped the bleeding and bandaged the wound for him. There is only one reason for Xie San to show kindness.He must have had an even more dire plan.Thinking of these, Zhang Hengzhou couldn't help but feel a little heavy. Fortunately, Xie San kept Chen Xiqiao alive.Where there is life, there is hope.As long as Chen Xiqiao is still alive, everything is not a foregone conclusion. Zhang Hengzhou picked up Chen Xiqiao from the ground, did not yell, but quietly carried Chen Xiqiao to Zihe's room. The more critical the situation, the more you must remain calm.In the past, Chen Liu always warned Zhang Hengzhou like this. When it was almost noon, Chen Xiqiao woke up.The strong light made him unable to open his eyes, and he saw Zi He looking at him with tears in his eyes. "Master, are you awake?" Zi He asked pitifully and lovingly, tears could not stop falling down. "Sister, where am I?" Chen Xiqiao was still very weak, his voice was like a thread. "You are at home." "How did I come back?" "I don't know who sent you back." "What day is today?" "March 18." "So it's been three days." Chen Xiqiao closed his eyes tiredly.Zi He bent down, leaned against the head of the bed, and pressed her face against Chen Xiqiao's: "Master, can you stop taking revenge? Chen Xiqiao shook his head helplessly: "My father died for me, I have no other choice." "Then can you promise my sister that you will not provoke Xie San again before you are sure? . Looking at the delicate appearance of Zihe Lihua with rain, Chen Xiqiao couldn't help but nodded: "Okay, I promise you." When Chen Xiqiao woke up, Wang Chuanxing was still in a coma. So although Sansi, the book boy from Chenxiqiao, came to inform Sima Wuyan early in the morning, she didn't go to Chen's mansion to visit Chenxiqiao for a long time. Although Xie San's ability to kill people is the best in the world, but his ability to save people is also unparalleled in the world.Therefore, although Chen Xiqiao was injured more seriously and later, he also healed faster. Wang Chuanxing's life was not so good.When Sima Wuyan brought him to the doctor, his blood was almost drained.Although Sima Wuyan later even invited the imperial physician from the palace for Wang Chuanxing, Wang Chuanxing still did not wake up. For three days, Sima Wuyan stayed by Wang Chuanxing's side without sleep and rest, and refused to leave no matter who persuaded him. In fact, since midnight yesterday, Wang Chuanxing has regained consciousness.It's just that he couldn't open his eyes or open his mouth to let people know about it. His head was dizzy, and he felt that he was always walking forward in a dark and endless tunnel. Every time he was about to reach the end, he would hear someone calling him from far away. . At this time, his mind will be clear for a while, and he will temporarily leave that dark tunnel. Through the light leaking through the slits of the eyes, he saw a heartbreakingly beautiful face. She was shedding crystal tears one after another from her eyes, and her soft little hands were being soaked in water over and over again. A silk scarf of cold water wiped his forehead.He knew he knew her, but he didn't have the strength to remember who she was.He was sober for a while, and fell into a coma for a while, struggling to switch between the dark tunnel and the faint light.However, that beautiful and gentle face has been deeply reflected in his heart.Because of this face, he did not give up his desire to escape from that dark tunnel. His desire to survive became stronger and stronger, and finally at dusk, he was completely freed from the dark tunnel.He opened his eyes completely, and although he was weak, he managed to smile on that gentle face.He now has the strength to recognize that it is Sima Wuyan who has been taking care of him these two days. However, after Wang Chuanxing woke up, Sima Wuyan's gentle face suddenly became as cold as ice, and she said to Wang Chuanxing lightly: "Thank you. I will definitely repay your life-saving grace." After speaking, Sima Wuyan was gone. Turned around and left.Wang Chuanxing wished he hadn't woken up.Although he knew that such thoughts were ambiguous, he couldn't control his thoughts. Leaving Wang Chuanxing's sickbed, Sima Wuyan put on some makeup for himself, and then rushed to the Chen Mansion. Chen Xiqiao was ready to eat at this time, and under Zihe's care, he was drinking the ham and crucian carp porridge that Zihe blew cold for him spoonful by spoonful.He looked at Zihe with a look of happiness in his eyes. For some reason, when Sima Wuyan saw this scene, he didn't feel jealous at all.She has always known that the relationship between Chen Xiqiao and his personal maid is extraordinary, and this woman named Zi He is her biggest rival in love.Therefore, every time he saw Zihe, although Sima Wuyan always looked polite and affectionate, he was extremely jealous of her in his heart. However, when she saw Zihe today, she didn't feel any hostility at all.Therefore, she didn't insist on putting on an enthusiastic look like she did in the past, pretending to hold her hand.She just smiled lightly at her. Chen Xiqiao seemed to have forgotten to drink the spoonful of porridge that Zi He handed over, and just stared blankly at Sima Wuyan. Today's Sima Wuyan seems to be ten times more beautiful than before.Her eye circles were slightly darkened, and she looked tired.But Chen Xiqiao felt that this delicate Sima Wuyan had a special charm.Although Sima Wuyan usually likes to dress herself up very delicately, Chen Xiqiao can't help but think that there is something hard in her gentleness, which makes people not feel her tenderness at all.But this tired Sima Wuyan looked extremely soft, as if he suddenly had a special brilliance. "Sister, you are so beautiful today!" Chen Xiqiao said dully. "You can even say such things, Brother Chen, it seems that your injury is almost healed." Sima Wuyan winked at Zi He and said mischievously. Zihe couldn't help but burst out laughing: "It's really easy to change the country, but the nature is hard to change, alas..." Seeing that the two women are so harmonious today, Chen Xiqiao is also happy, and he forgets about it. Picking up one of their hands: "Sister Zihe, sister Sima, you know me best." Zihe hastily and subconsciously broke her hand away from Chen Xiqiao's, and Sima Wuyan's nerves seemed to suddenly After being touched, although he was still smiling, his eyes had already turned cold.Embarrassment appeared on the faces of the two women. In a blink of an eye, summer has arrived, with warm wind and noisy cicadas. Chen Xiqiao's mood was as dull as this summer.He has been waiting for Xie San to give him a new message. Since Xie San had brought him back to life that day, it meant that the deal between them had been successful. However, until the scars on his wound fell off, Xie San hadn't appeared yet.More than a month ago, Xie San injured two young masters of the chief arresting yamen overnight, which shocked the government and the public.The emperor issued an ultimatum to the chief arresting yamen. Five days ago, Mr. Hu Qingzhu, the chief arrester, was ordered to return home because he failed to complete the hunting mission within the time limit.The position of Chief Catcher was vacant.The emperor ordered that whoever can bring Xie San to justice will be the next head arrester. Although Chen Xiqiao is not interested in the position of chief arrester, apart from Zihe, those closest to him, whether it is Zhang Hengzhou or Sima Wuyan, hope that he can seize this opportunity and revive the famous arrester Chen Xiqiao. The prestige of home.Even when the Chen family was in the most difficult time, these people never left him, so Chen Xiqiao knew that he could not let these people down. He suddenly discovered that until now, he seemed to be living for others all his life. Although the gazebo in the garden was extremely shady, with layers of lotus leaves in front of his eyes, and a bowl of iced sour plum soup in hand, but thinking of these, he didn't even feel a bit of coolness in his heart.He fretfully kept fanning the cattail fan in his hand vigorously, but the sweat on his body was dripping even more. Zhang Hengzhou came to look for him again.He held a torn piece of cloth in his hand, and handed it to Chen Xiqiao. The rag looked like an old bandage, still stained with blood. "What is this?" Chen Xiqiao asked puzzled. "This is the cloth that was wrapped around your wound when you were sent home that day." "What's the point?" "There are a few words on it." "Oh?" Chen Xiqiao turned over the bandage carefully again. Looking aside, there seemed to be two extremely faint words written in blood on it: "Tianji". "What do you mean?" "I don't know." "Why did you give it to me now?" "Because I really can't understand the mystery of it. Before you recover from your injury, I'm afraid that it will be bad for you to see it."" Secret? Secret?" Chen Xiqiao kept chanting this mysterious word. "Master, do you see what's going on?" Chen Xiqiao shook his head. “我不知道少爷你和谢三之间究竟发生了什么事情，”张横舟两眼闪烁，一字一句地说，“我只想提醒少爷，六哥生前一直告诫我们的一句话。”“什么话？”“捕快比强盗难当，因为许多强盗能用的手段是捕快万万不能用的。如果捕快用了强盗的手段，那捕快就不能叫捕快了。”张横舟一脸严肃地说。 “张大叔，我一定会记住这句话的。”陈溪桥面带微笑敷衍着。一个人老了，总是会变得罗索一点固执一点，所以最好的办法不是跟他争辩，而是让他以为你已经完全赞同了他。 果然，张横舟脸上的神色缓和了起来：“少爷，六哥对你寄望甚高，你一定不要辜负了他。”“是。”张横舟满意地走了，只留下陈溪桥拿着这块写着“天机”的破布沉思。 时间过得很快，天已渐渐地暗了下来。陈溪桥的心中却还是没有头绪。 也许，它真的不过是一块普通的绷带，只不过被血迹凑巧画出了天机二字。 一阵烦乱之下，陈溪桥狠狠地把绷带扔进了眼前的荷花池。 忽然，他眼前一亮，连忙凌空一翻，将这块已被浸湿的破布捞了起来。 上面的血迹好像已经化开了，但是血迹在沿着一定的脉络延展，很快竟构成了一副地图。 啼破山是江南一座并不起眼的小山，因为四周群山怀抱，所以人迹罕至。 人来得少，鸟就自然多了起来。从清晨到夜晚，这里充满了各种各样的鸟叫声，偶尔经过这里的客人便把这里叫成了啼破山。 但是当陈溪桥按着地图来到这座荒山时，却看见山冈上多了一座新搭的孤零零的木板屋。 只一炷香的时间，陈溪桥就从山脚下走到木板屋前面。阳光照在屋顶金黄的茅草上，让屋子看上去金碧辉煌的。 陈溪桥推开门，进了屋子。 屋子里的光线很暗，里面布局很简陋，只有一张床，两个长凳，一个桌子，一个茶几，地上满是被扯碎或揉成团的宣纸。墙上挂满了各种各样的条幅，条幅上写满了遒劲有力的大字。陈溪桥被这些字吸引住了，毫无疑问，能写出这些字的人绝对是大家。 谢三也悄无声息地进了屋子。他站在陈溪桥的身后，注视着他的一举一动。 看到陈溪桥在看墙上的条幅，谢三的神情不由得有些烦躁，他忽然扑了过来，把墙上的条幅一张一张地撕了下来。 陈溪桥先是吓了一跳，但随即对谢三的举动好奇起来，不明白他为什么要撕碎这些堪称杰作的收藏品。 “都已经被撕碎了，你为什么还盯着它们看？”谢三心神不定地问。 “这么好的东西，你为什么要撕了它？”陈溪桥反问。 “你在取笑我？”谢三的眼睛里露出了凶光。 “取笑你？为什么？”陈溪桥愈发摸不着头脑了。 “我警告你，不要再取笑我的字了。”“什么？这些字是你写的？”陈溪桥吃惊地张大了嘴巴。 谢三好像烦躁到了极点，忽然扬起手，打了陈溪桥一记耳光。 “谁说这些字是我写的？我是你师傅，你不准取笑我！”陈溪桥捂着脸，望着谢三，脸上忽然露出了兴奋的神情：“什么，你答应我了？”“不错。”谢三平静了下来，脸上似笑非笑，“否则你根本活不到今天。我们的游戏开始了。你准备好了吗？”陈溪桥决绝地点了点头。 清晨，天还没亮，陈溪桥就跟着谢三在啼破山的林子里散起步来。谢三在前面走，陈溪桥亦步亦趋地紧跟在他的身侧。 “放松，放松，放松，把你的步伐和呼吸尽量调整到最舒适的状态。”谢三一边走，一边提示着陈溪桥。 虽然不解，陈溪桥还是按照他的指示，调整着自己的步伐和呼吸。 “如果想成为一个优秀的捕快，你就一定要使你的头脑保持清醒，所以你应该经常到外面来散散步，呼吸呼吸新鲜空气。”“是。”“你说，什么才是世上最可怕的武器？”“剑？”“错。”“暗器。”“错。”“那你说呢？”陈溪桥有些不耐烦了。 “人心。”“人心？”“再强的武功再利的兵器，其实都受人心控制。”谢三停顿了片刻，“一个人若是心中有了杀机，就连地上的一根枯枝都能变成杀人的利器。人人都说，唐门的暗器毒，但世上真正最毒的是人心。”“这样说，也有道理。”陈溪桥点了点头。 “不是有道理，而是很有道理。所有武功的招式都是死的，但是这些招式却能在不同的心境下，产生不同的威力。”“哦？”“就像你们陈家的大狂风剑法，最致命的第八十一剑会因为使用者不同的心性，而变化各异。所以，世上的武功其实只是人心波云诡谲的一张外壳。 陈溪桥若有所思地点了点头，不得不佩服谢三在武学上确实很有见地。 “只不过……人心这件最利的利器，既可以用来杀人，也可以被别人用来杀自己。”“什么意思？”“当年我抓'十二恶神的时候，他们几乎每个人的武功都比我强，”谢三神情悠然地说，“但他们都败在了我的手上，你知道这是为什么？” 陈溪桥摇头。 “因为他们的心虽然凶险，但还是免不了有弱点，而我恰好找到了这些弱点，所以不费吹灰之力就打败了他们。” “就像你利用我，要挟我爹那样？”陈溪桥反唇相讥。 “你又错了。你爹的弱点是因为他是个正常人，亲情、友情、爱情都是致命的弱点，你根本不用去把它们找出来。而'十二恶神没有一个是正常人。”“就跟你一样？”谢三平静地看了陈溪桥一眼，然后点了点头：“不错，跟我一样。现在我要教你的就是捕快行中的无上心法――攻心大法。”“攻心大法？”谢三点头。“我想问你一个问题。”陈溪桥心里突发奇想。 “你问。”“人人都说你疯了，这是不是真的？”谢三不屑地笑了一笑：“你说呢？”“有时候觉得你是一个不折不扣的疯子，有时候又觉得你比不疯的人还清醒？”“疯即不疯，不疯即疯。”“什么意思？”“年轻人，总有一天你会明白的。” “也许我永远都不会明白。”陈溪桥迟疑着摇了摇头。 “但愿如此。”谢三轻描淡写地耸了耸肩，好像听到了一个无关紧要的玩笑。 “为什么你会变成今天这样的？”“如果哪天你有了终于走到尽头的感觉，你就会明白，是强盗还是捕快，其实并不重要，人生苦短，何苦给自己定这么多规矩呢？”“故弄玄虚。”陈溪桥撇了撇嘴。 “算了，你自己慢慢体会吧。”谢三不说话了。 他们已经走到了林子的最深处，里面竟然还有一间木板小屋。谢三在屋前停住了脚步。 “从今天起，你就要用'攻心大法去办第一件案子。”“可是，我连攻心大法还没学过。”“攻心大法本就不必学，只有用得越多，才能懂得越多。”“你要我去对付谁？”“刘辉。”“你是说十二恶神中的'食人魔'刘辉？”“不错，就是他。”谢三点了点头，“所以你首先需要最大限度去了解刘辉。”“怎样了解。”“你推开这间屋子的门，里面有一个人，脑子里装着所有关于刘辉的材料。”“谁？”“一个你认识的人。”陈溪桥推开了小屋的柴扉。小屋里到处是鸟的羽毛，羽毛中间坐着一个正在抚琴的女人，白衣胜雪，长发披肩，竟是烟霞镇上见过一面的萧憔悴。 萧憔悴的脸上在笑，肩头轻轻地一抖，像鸟儿抖落身上的羽毛一样抖落了身上的白衣，如狼似虎地纠缠到了陈溪桥的身上。 “不要说话，亲我。”萧憔悴在陈溪桥的耳边轻轻地说。 最原始的喘息声和欲望充满了整个小屋，鸟的羽毛在身体的交缠翻滚中，纷纷扬扬地飞了起来。 随着最后的一声娇吟，萧憔悴终于平静了下来。 “他走了。”萧憔悴两眼望着空中飘来飘去的羽毛，神情中满是空虚和失落。 “谁？”“当然是谢三。现在他一定一个人躲在什么角落里生闷气。"萧憔悴惨笑着道。 “为什么？”“因为他最爱的女人情愿为任何一个陌生男人宽衣解带，却偏偏不肯让他碰一个小指头。”“最爱的女人？你说的是你自己吗？”“不错。”不知什么时候，萧憔悴的脸上已满是悲伤的神色，“上次，萧憔悴跟你说谢三一生中一共爱过四个女人，其实，她在撒谎，谢三最爱的女人其实不是四个，而是五个。”不知道为何，萧憔悴在说自己的时候，用的竟是第三人称。 “这第五个女人就是萧憔悴。人人都以为，萧憔悴是因为被江湖浪子许慕白甩了，所以才自暴自弃的。但实际的情况却是萧憔悴甩了许慕白。只因她遇上了她一生中的克星。谢三比萧憔悴整整大了三十岁，但萧憔悴却被他迷死了。所以甘愿为他付出一切。后来，她就成了谢三手下最重要的线人，她为他忍受了周罗衣的刻薄，也忍受了万神通的淫辱，她最后还为他委身在了烟霞镇的青楼之中。但是，谢三在疯了以后却没有再去找过她。”“那你为什么认为五个人中，他最爱的是你。”“因为我现在已不是萧憔悴，而是五个女人的总和。”“什么意思？”陈溪桥满脸狐疑。 “你刚才难道没有发现，我和你第一次见到的萧憔悴已经不同了。”萧憔悴站起身来，在陈溪桥面前转了一个圈。 陈溪桥这才发现，今天的萧憔悴虽然长得几乎跟萧憔悴一模一样，但是她的胸好像更挺了，腰好像更细了，腿也更修长了，尤其是两只手似乎似曾相识。而萧憔悴眼角的鱼尾纹也已经不见了。眼前的这个萧憔悴显然要比几个月前更完美了，几乎已经是个女人中的女人。 “现在，我的颈部以上是萧憔悴的，胸是霜秋波的，腰和臀是雪无痕的，腿是冰至清的，而两只手臂却是蓝惜惜的。谢三把他最爱的五个女人身上最美的部分都切下来，然后把它们拼在一起，还用一种特制的药水让它们重返青春永不变老。”陈溪桥的嘴闭不起来了。根据萧憔悴的提示，他又将她的身体仔仔细细地看了一遍，却丝毫看不见拼接留下的疤痕，而且比例简直匀称到了极点。 谢三实在是太疯狂了，竟然能想出这样匪夷所思的念头，还居然让他做成了，而且还做得这样完美。陈溪桥不知道究竟应该把他称作疯子，还是天才。 萧憔悴说着说着已经歇斯底里地哭了起来，“他把我弄成这样，我不知道究竟应该感激他，还是恨他。虽然每个女人都希望自己变得更加完美，能永远不老，但是没有一个女人愿意连自己是谁都不知道？”“所以为了报复他，你故意不理他却跟我亲热。”“并不仅仅是为了这一点。谢三太容易厌倦了，如果我让他得到了，我在他眼里就再也没有价值了。”萧憔悴悠悠地说。 现在，连陈溪桥都已经被弄糊涂了，萧憔悴是爱谢三更多，还是恨他更多。 在萧憔悴的木屋里呆了三天，陈溪桥终于彻彻底底地了解了刘辉。所以，他又回到了谢三的小屋。 “所谓'攻心大法'，就是让你用犯人的想法去想犯人自己，让你比犯人还了解自己在想些什么。所以从这一刻起，你要忘记你是陈溪桥，你必须完完全全地把自己当作是刘辉。”陈溪桥沉默不语，努力按谢三的指示，在心里冥想。 谢三无所事事地在屋里踱来踱去。突然，他停了下来用眼睛偷偷地瞟了陈溪桥一眼，然后神经质地蹲了下来，从地上拾起一个被撕烂的宣纸团，把它重新揉平，看着上面的字，先是愁眉苦脸，然后又痴痴地笑了起来。 陈溪桥好奇地看了谢三一眼。 谢三鬼鬼祟祟地向陈溪桥做了个手势，示意他过来。 虽然不解，陈溪桥还是将脑袋凑了过去。 “我的字真的能在京城卖大价钱吗？”谢三小声地问，好像生怕被人听到似的。 陈溪桥点了点头。 谢三脸上的痴态更甚，但很快又变得忧虑起来，烦躁抓挠着自己的脑袋。 谢三飞起一脚踢在陈溪桥坐的那张凳子上，凳子带着陈溪桥在空中转了个一百八十度的弯，凳子落下时，让陈溪桥正好背对着谢三。 “你好好坐在那里想你自己的事情，不准回头，否则我杀了你。”陈溪桥哑然失笑，摇了摇头，继续自己的冥想。 谢三已经端了一盆水放在桌子上。然后他一丝不苟地剪起指甲来。 剪完指甲，谢三把手放进盆里使劲地搓洗。洗完手，又用一块一尘不染的白绢在手上仔细地擦了一边。 微弱的光线下，谢三端详着自己的手，好像还是不放心，把手又放回到盆里，使劲地搓洗，然后再收回手，用另一块干净的白绢小心翼翼地擦干。 做完这些事情，谢三铺开了桌上那叠空白的宣纸，认认真真地磨起砚来。 磨完砚，谢三用一支从未用过的笔在宣纸上写起字来。 他写了一幅又一幅，每写完一幅便把它挂到墙上。 时间过了很久，天暗下来，屋子里点起了蜡烛。写完又一幅字，谢三的手腕一不小心抖了一下，宣纸上出现了一个大黑斑。 谢三的情绪一下子变得很坏，他一把抓起宣纸，将之撕得粉碎，然后折断笔，把砚墨摔在了地上。 “骗子！骗子！都是骗子！”他带着哭腔叫着，然后夺门而出。 陈溪桥看着他的背影，一脸的惘然。 夜已经很深了。谢三和陈溪桥却刚刚才开始吃饭。 饭桌上放着四大碗红烧肉。谢三和陈溪桥各捧着一大碗白米饭，就着红烧肉吃着。 “这几天冥想下来，有什么收获？刘辉最大的弱点是什么，你知道了吗？”“他很疯狂。”陈溪桥不敢肯定地答。 “错！疯狂不是弱点，只会让他变得更加凶猛。你现在需要了解，什么时候才是他最虚弱的时候，这样你才有可能杀掉他。”“我现在还没有找到。”“你知道你的毛病出在哪里？”“你说。”“刘辉是个疯子，你却喜欢用正常人的想法去揣测他。这样的话，你怎么可能真正了解他。”谢三不再理会陈溪桥，顾自吃起饭来。陈溪桥停下了筷子，若有所思地出神。 谢三忽然又抬起头：“前两天我到你家里去了。”“你去干什么？"陈溪桥不由紧张起来。 “既然答应了和你玩这个游戏，我总得去了解一下你是个什么样的人。”“你了解到什么？”陈溪桥问。为了掩饰紧张，他开始大口大口地吃饭。 “别光顾着吃饭，吃肉啊。”陈溪桥依言夹起一块红烧肉，慢慢放进了嘴里。 “我了解到，你爹在世时，你和他的关系好像不太好，”谢三若有所思看着陈溪桥，继续说，“但实际上，情况并非如此，你惹怒他的目的，不过是想引起他的注意。”“还有呢？”“还有，你自幼缺乏母爱，你妈在你五岁时就死了。那一年，你们家里来了个比你大七岁的丫鬟，叫紫荷，专门负责照顾你，所以她很快取代了你妈在你心目中的地位。晚上只要你一个人睡感到害怕，你就会去找她。人人都以为她不过是你这个公子哥儿的玩物，但事实上她的地位远远要比这重要。不过，她的存在，也让你总觉得自己还没有长大，只要你落单，你就会像个受到过分溺爱的孩子，会有说不清的恐惧，这就是你最致命的弱点。”陈溪桥呆呆地望着谢三，好像活见了鬼似的。 “别看着我发呆，继续吃肉。”谢三向陈溪桥努了努嘴。 虽然红烧肉吃得都泛恶心了，但陈溪桥还是按照谢三的吩咐努力地吃肉。 “肉的味道怎么样？是不是很香？”谢三的脸上竟带着一丝诡异的微笑，“这香味让你记起什么了？”陈溪桥的脸色一下子变了：“你是说我吃的肉是紫荷……”也许是因为恐惧来得过于突然，陈溪桥好像连呕吐的感觉都忘记了，只有冷汗从他的额头无声地涌了出来。 谢三优雅地点了点头：“不错，用保养得很好的女人的肉做红烧肉，味道很可口，难道萧憔悴没有告诉你刘辉的这番自述？”陈溪桥将手指伸进嘴里，在舌根处使劲抠挖着，希望能把晚饭吐出来。 谢三的眼里闪着寒光，一字一句地说：“既然你已参加这个游戏，就没有回头路可走。如果你吐的话，我们的游戏就结束了。”陈溪桥的眼睛里快要喷出火来。但是他知道谢三现在说的每个字都是认真的，如果不照办的话，他连一点机会都没有。他伸进咽喉的手指慢慢松开，垂了下来。 “慢慢你就会习惯了。”谢三脸上的杀气不见了，看上去依然是那样优雅而沉着，“其实，你应该谢谢我的，紫荷死了对你只有好处，这样你心里就少了一个致命的弱点。而且相信经过今晚，你一定会更了解刘辉。”谢三转过身，把陈溪桥一个人留在了木屋里面。 蜡烛已快烧尽，陈溪桥的泪也差不多流干。现在他的心里空空荡荡的，所有的悲伤、恐惧和恶心，好像都已经离开了他。他只想逃开所有与紫荷有关的记忆，他甚至不愿意再记起自己就是陈溪桥。 桌上剩余的红烧肉还闪着妖异的光芒，他现在已完完全全把自己当成了另一个人。一个以吃人为乐的人。好像原来本该他自己承受的压力，都因为他的想象，而被转移到了这个陌生人的身上。 陈溪桥眼中的寒光已越来越浓。他甚至重新拿起筷子，向那几碗红烧肉夹去。 他的手很稳，他的嘴也已张开，好像筷子上的红烧肉只是一块最普通不过的红烧肉。 就在红烧肉快到嘴边的时候，他的手终于还是抖了一下，筷子和肉都掉在了桌上。他脸上的神色扭曲成了一团，说不清是痛苦还是迷惘。 沉默良久，陈溪桥站起身，迅速离开了谢三的小木屋。 天空中央挂着一轮明亮而硕大的圆月。林子里雾气很大，黑漆漆的鸟影如同鬼魅一样飘忽不定。 林子深处的木屋里，又响起了幽怨如诉的琴声，是萧憔悴正在弹琴。 谢三坐在一棵树的树干上，两眼痴痴地望着萧憔悴的小屋，神色说不出的萧瑟，好像已完全被这琴声打动了。不知不觉间，他解下腰间系着的短笛，在一边应和起来。 琴声却一下子冷如寒冬，好像在拒斥着谢三温情的笛声。琴声越来越冷，越来越急，如千军万马在冬夜里奔突。笛声也随之越来越幽怨，如闺阁里怨妇在午夜里叹息悲哭。 琤琮，琴声刚烈，竟一下子挣断了琴弦，戛然而止。谢三也放下了手上的短笛，脸上一片怅然之色。 林子里，一片肃静，连原本此起彼伏的鸟叫声，都好像消失不见了。 谢三仰头望月，眼眶竟已有些湿润，像一个多愁善感的诗人一般。“悴儿，你为何还是不肯原谅我。”谢三长叹了一声。 谢三出神间，陈溪桥已慢慢走到了他的身后。 陈溪桥的拳头慢慢地捏紧了起来。 谢三还是不动声色，嘴角不知何时竟挂上了一丝讥讽的笑容。 “我明白了。”陈溪桥慢慢松开了自己的拳头。 “哦？”谢三跃下树干，面对着陈溪桥掸了掸白衣上的灰尘。“刘辉虽然吃人成癖，但事实上，他吃人只是因为他的心里有恐惧，这就是他最大的弱点。”“说下去。”“据萧憔悴说，刘辉自幼一直受他继母的虐待，十三岁时，他为了反抗继母，失手杀了她，然后吃了她。这也是他第一次吃人。”陈溪桥看了谢三一眼。 “你怎样看此事？”“我觉得刘辉吃他继母，不是因为恨，而是因为害怕。多年来，继母的威吓在他心里留下了病根。即使杀了她，刘辉还是感到后怕。”“所以……？”“所以，他认为最好还是把继母埋到自己的肚子里。继母被杀后的第三天，他又重新把尸体挖了出来。但吃人的感觉其实并不好受，他的恐惧更甚了。为了向自己证明吃人并不是一件可怕的事情，他开始接连不断地吃人。而且，后来他吃的那些人无一例外都是继母，而且身材和年龄都和刘辉的继母差不多。”“你认为凭这规律，可以帮你找到刘辉？”“不错。”“但是找到他时，你怎么打败他？他庖丁一刀的功力可远在你的露水之剑之上。”“但是我现在已经找到了他的弱点。每次他吃完人肉后，他会发现，这种证明方式并不足以消除他心中的恐惧，这时恐惧便达到了顶点，而这也是他最虚弱的时候。”陈溪桥充满自信地答。 谢三微微点了点头：“你是怎样发现这一点的？”“因为我把自己想象成了刘辉。”“不错。这正是'攻心大法'的要点所在，你必须让你的对手成为你自己的一部分，跟你一起呼吸，这样你才能对他了如指掌。”“我明白了。我想现在就回京城去。”“可以。”“办完此案，我就会回来。”“我知道。”谢三的脸上没有一丝表情。 “我不会为他人作嫁衣裳，向人透露你的行踪。”“我也知道。”陈溪桥转身欲走，忽然停了下来：“再问一句，现在你是不是把你自己想象成了我？” 谢三不语，与陈溪桥相视而笑。