The old man in gray said: "The junior is unreasonable, and the gossip confuses the public!" It's just a small punishment first. If we can't make any sense today, we'll take his dog's head! ”

"Get up! Get up! It doesn't have to be that way. The man in blue seemed to be unbearable in his heart. The young man endured the pain, knelt forward and climbed a few steps forward and said: "The way of heaven is unpleasant, it has been since ancient times, and it is not only fulfilled today. If you have doubts and slander Taoism, please give another word. ”

"Frizz!" The man in blue glanced at the old man in gray, as if he was a little displeased, the old man in gray turned pale, and said respectfully: "It's the old slave who is reckless!" The man in blue smiled at the young man and said, "Little brother, please get up." What the Venerable Master just said was just a few jokes, intended to win a laugh, how could I blame you in my heart? Since the little brother is not having fun, I will give you another word to teach you how to test? As he spoke, he handed the folding fan to his left hand, stretched out his index finger with his right hand and dipped it in the tea bowl, wrote the word "Mao" on the table with tea, and looked at him with a smile. The young man's face changed, and he knelt down and said, "The villain doesn't dare to speak." ”

"Heaven has the virtue of a good life. But it doesn't matter, I won't embarrass you again! The man in blue played with the folding fan with his right hand, and the smile on his face was even stronger, and it seemed to be a mess. The young man kowtowed and said, "Master Xie is a lot." This word can be described as a joy and a sorrow. ”

"How do you say one joy and one sorrow?"

The young man raised his head and replied: "Yixi is to verify my teacher's words, the prince does have the only noble appearance in the world; One worry is that although there are noble appearances, it will not last for seventeen years, and it will not last long. ”

"How so?" The man in blue didn't feel a tense tone.

"The image of the word 'Mao' is divided to get the number of '17'." The boy said slowly.

"Is there a way to change it?"

"Providence is like this, and it is not human. Please forgive the villain's incompetence! The boy lowered his head and looked at him no more. The blue-clothed man's smile couldn't help but freeze a little, and he was silent, with a hint of helpless desolation in his eyes.

The young man crossed his arms and scolded: "You unweaned doll, you are good at talking nonsense, how can you curse my son-in-law!" The old man in gray sneered: "What a naughty little doll! As he spoke, he stepped forward slowly, stretched out his thin palm, and put it on the young man's head. The young man couldn't dodge, he was touched and pressed by his right hand, and suddenly felt as if there were thousands of pounds of boulders pressed on the top of his head, and his body was almost under the floor, as if he heard the crisp cracking sound of his bones, and he had the heart to scream, but he couldn't make the slightest tone in his mouth, and his heart sank, and he closed his eyes in despair and waited for death.

When the boy in blue saw it, he said angrily: "I have already said that I will not embarrass them, how can I still be strong!" Leave them alone. The old man in gray let go of his hand, turned around and stood beside the man in blue, a little panicked, and lost all the fierce color of Fang Cai. The hunchbacked old man hurriedly pulled the young man, bowed to the blue-clothed man, and waved his hand to the gray-clothed old man and the young man, and walked downstairs with his apprentice, shaking his head and sighing uncontrollably: "Woe comes from the mouth!" ”

The boy in blue watched them go downstairs, and suddenly said, "I haven't rewarded them with silver yet, how can I break the appointment?" ”

"They talk such nonsense, it's cheap to let them go, what kind of silver do you get?" The young man's hatred was still there, and his words were still dissatisfied.

The man in blue reprimanded: "What do you mean? If you have an appointment, how can you break your promise? Take ten taels of silver and send them to them, and do not delay! The young man took a silver ingot from his coat and was about to go downstairs, the old man in gray pressed his hand, stopped him, pinched the silver with his backhand, walked to the flower window of the attic, pushed the window and looked down, and saw that the master and apprentice had just come out of the teahouse, and were about to walk along the river, so they laughed and threw out their right arm, using a very superior hidden weapon technique. The ingot of silver turned into a white light, and shot at the young man's body like an arrow, almost hitting the young man's back, and suddenly the ground was steep, and it actually fell diagonally to the blanket behind the young man's back. The boy was frightened, and he endured the pain, as if he didn't realize it. The young man clapped his hands and applauded, and the boy in blue also secretly marveled, it was really amazing.

At this time, the sun is in the west, and an ink-colored cloud floats in, covering the sun, and the sunlight will shoot out from the surroundings of the cloud, surrounding the ink cloud in the middle, as if it is inlaid with a bright and shining gold edge, which is gorgeous and dazzling, and it is very beautiful. The master and apprentice had already blended into the crowd on the shore and disappeared. The boy in blue looked out of the window and thought for a while......

"Son, it's not early, the mule cart has been waiting downstairs for a while, and the master's body must be tired, so go back to the house as soon as possible to rest!" The young man reminded.

The man in blue stretched his waist, yawned and said, "Hmm! When I am really tired, I will go back to rest and rest, and I will not go to the Dongyue Temple tomorrow. ”

The hunchbacked old man and his apprentice walked along the river for a long time, and saw that the tourists on the river were gradually becoming scarce, only a few grasshopper boats carrying three or five teenagers swinging around in the river, and the vendors on both sides of the river were also tired of thinking, and no longer shouted and shouted. The two of them stopped and found a secluded place to sit on the ground. In the spring day, a few small insects buzzed and flew in the breeze, and the slanting sun shone warmly on the two of them, and the young man could not help but stretch his waist and lie on his back on the dry ground on the riverbank. Although he followed the master to walk the rivers and lakes for several years, he was finally a child, and in the blink of an eye, he had left the teahouse behind, and he was stunned for a while when he saw the clear sky, and then closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep. The hunchbacked old man sat silently aside, looking back at the Hexiang Pavilion from afar, and saw that the whole pavilion was shrouded in light blue mist, just like the overseas Xianshan Qiong Island, and like the heavenly palace Que Yuyu, when far and near, unpredictable, I couldn't help but secretly panic in my heart, watching the apprentice sleep on his back with peace of mind, staring at it for a long time, sullen and speechless. After a long time, the young man woke up, saw that the master's face was gloomy, and he didn't say a word, so he got up and went to the master's side, and asked softly, "Master, are you still angry with your disciple?" It's all bad for apprentices, forgetting the Master's teachings. Seeing that the master was still silent, he cried: "The apprentice has broken your old man's heart, and the master is sorry for the master?" Tearfully knelt in front of the hunchbacked old man and fell to the ground sobbing.

The hunchbacked old man's eyes were hot, and he touched the young man's head and said, "Get up, get up quickly!" Don't be cranky, Master doesn't blame you. ”

"Then why doesn't Master talk to the apprentice for half a day?"

The hunchbacked old man smiled heartily at what he said, pulled him up and said, "Master is thinking that today's events are so strange that people can't figure it out. ”

"Master, are you thinking about those three people in the Lotus Fragrance Pavilion?" As soon as the boy burst into tears and laughed, he asked.

"Hmm!"

"According to Master's opinion, what will be the identities of the three people in the teahouse just now? It's so domineering! ”

The hunchbacked old man looked back and sighed: "Although you have memorized those mantras well, your experience is too shallow. The essence of my doorway is to practice, and to corroborate and volatilize all kinds of people and formulas, so that I feel more and more suitable for God. You see that the blue-clothed boy is rich and mellow, and Yintang is radiant, and he must be extremely noble. Although his clothes are not gorgeous, the folding fan in his hand is a famous product of Shu Mansion in Sichuan, and it has been a tribute to the palace since the Yongle Dynasty. Look at the old and the young, they are all white and beardless, although they try their best to hide their voices, they can still hear some sharp voices, presumably eunuchs in the palace. ”

"Master, shouldn't it be Zhu ...... today?"

"Silence!" The hunchbacked old man covered the young man's wide open mouth with his hand, and hurriedly stopped: "How can the name of the Son of Heaven be called casually!" Be careful that Jinyiwei and Dongchang Zaji arrested you to the edict prison, asked you for a big disrespectful charge, and cut you on the spot. Who else can inherit the mantle of the teacher, and won't there be no successor to my family? ”

Seeing that the corners of the master's eyes were full of tears, the young man couldn't help but feel a shock in his heart, leaned on the master's knee and said, "Master, the disciple is anxious again." ”

The hunchbacked old man stretched out his hand and patted him lightly on the back, nodded and said, "At your young age, where can you experience the sinister hearts of people, the warmth and coldness of people, and slowly experience it!" In the future, your achievements are limitless, and you will definitely surpass Master and magnify my door. The words were very gratifying, patted the young man's shoulder, suddenly felt the young man tremble, hurriedly opened his clothes with his hand, saw that his shoulders were red, and asked with concern: "Does it hurt so much?" ”

"Master, the disciple is just hurting a little bit of flesh and skin, if it doesn't matter, Master can rest assured." The young man had long since lost his parents and had already regarded the master as his father and mother, and when he heard the master's words, he couldn't help but be very moved, and he put his head into the master's waist, with a smile on his face, and whispered with relief.

The hunchbacked old man looked down at him with a smile, and saw that the complexion of his neck was unusually bright, and a smile froze on his face, shaking his head and sighing: "Providence! Providence! Your life should be like this, in vain! In vain! Big tears fell on the young man's face and neck, and the young man looked up and saw that the master was in tears, and he was stunned. I have followed Master for many years, and I am used to seeing Master in the dust, cheerful and witty, how have I ever seen him shed a tear? Today, because of his recklessness, he almost affected the master, and when he thought of this, his eyes turned red, and he couldn't cry anymore. The two hugged each other and whimpered for a long time. The hunchbacked old man said, "Child, why is your Dao master crying?" ”

The young man was still sobbing and choked up: "It was the disciple who was ignorant and reckless, and did not remember the master's teachings, which caused the master to be humiliated. ”

The hunchbacked old man said: "If this is the case, the master is not strict in discipline and supervision, and he is also participating, how can you be blamed alone!" Master disciplined you, if you have the opportunity to change, you won't be so sad as a teacher, but this, this ......" was so sad and angry for a while, and he choked up again and again, and couldn't continue. When the young man saw that the master was heartbroken, he was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and cried, "Master doesn't want to be a disciple?" The apprentice has long since lost his parents, and if the master doesn't want it anymore, won't he be lonely again? ”

"Master doesn't like you yet, why doesn't he want you?" Seeing that the young man was trembling with fright, the hunchbacked old man was at a loss, pulled him up, wiped the tears from his face with his hands, and said, "I don't blame you for being a teacher, but I am sad for you." I finally worked hard to find an apprentice who was suitable, thinking that I would let you go to the master's door, but who knew that I would suffer such a catastrophe! ”

"What misfortune?" When the young man heard that the master was not blaming himself, he was relieved, but he did not understand the meaning of the master's words, and he was very puzzled in his heart.

The hunchbacked old man didn't seem to hear the young man's question, and just said to himself: "The so-called art is not pressing, I regret that I didn't listen to your ancestor back then, and I just took a fancy to these divination and fortune-telling skills." The young man was even more confused, and looked at the master in a daze. The hunchbacked old man looked at the floating distance, his thoughts returned to decades ago, and he stroked the top of the young man's head and said: "When your master got a complete book of martial arts in the world, he asked me to study hard, and at that time he was dedicated to Taoism, unwilling to endure hardships and practice, and only memorized the martial arts tricks, graphics, and formulas of all sects and factions in the world, and dealt with your master's questions. Now that I think about it, I really regret it. You said that the old man in gray fell on the stele in the teahouse just now and injured your shoulder bone, even if it? The big internal stele hand is just a fierce kung fu of the outside family, as far as the shot can reach, it is certainly a shock, but the man in blue stopped in time, most of his palm power has been unloaded, but the palm wind has broken a little flesh and skin, nothing tight, but he later touched and pressed, but he used the superior internal skills, the palm power has penetrated into your spine and leg bones, you can't see any extracutaneous injuries, and you won't die, but your body is afraid that it will be wasted, and you will never grow taller in the future. ”

The young man was so shocked that he stood for a long time, and the consternation in his belly turned into resentment, and he asked in a sad voice: "Is there no cure in the whole world?" The hunchbacked old man shook his head and said, "The antidote must be his exclusive refining, so naturally it is not revealed." Even if he promised to rescue you, how could it be easy for others to ask him for help when they were in the Great Inner Palace? Come, Master, take a look at your wounds first. ”

The boy unbuttoned his shirt, revealing a thin neck, on which a faint trace of blood squirmed down the cervical vertebrae. The hunchbacked old man smiled bitterly and said, "It seems that the poison of palm power has already attacked, and I am afraid that it will be too late to find the antidote." You are used to not covering your mouth on weekdays, you want to speak, you speak unscrupulously, and your teacher has repeatedly warned you that you will do what we do, and you will not choose what you say, for fear of being punished by God, but you don't take it to heart, so that today you will cause trouble and damage your body. Ay! I wanted to take you on a tour of Beijing to broaden your horizons, but who knew that you would suffer this catastrophe? It's better to go back to seclusion with the teacher and live in seclusion! He pulled the boy up to leave, but he saw a cloud of dust and mist suddenly rise in the distance, drifting like a whirlwind, and when he looked closely, several carved saddle horses galloped towards him. The two hurriedly dodged, but the man on the horse was very good at riding, and the horse galloped around the two, and after a few laps, they grabbed the silk reins together, and the healthy horse stopped urgently, surrounded the two in the center, and shouted: "Where to go?" ”

The hunchbacked old man saw that they were wearing big hats with sideburns, wearing brocade red robes, robes embroidered with flying fish patterns, and embroidered spring knives at their waists. You and I will never escape this fate. ”

The young man was young and vigorous, and he didn't pay attention to it, and stepped forward and said, "Who are you?" We don't know each other, why are we blocking the way? ”

The first person raised his whip on the horse, looked proud, and sneered continuously: "Hehe...... Who are we, you should ask? Blind your dog's eyes, and don't look at what we're wearing! ”

The young man saw that they were all like wolves and tigers, and it was useless to be afraid, so he put his heart sideways, fixed his mind, and found a few taels of broken silver in the blanket in front of him, but it was still insufficient, so he simply took off the blanket and groped for it in another bag. These more than a dozen taels of silver are used as a thin gift, and they will eat tea and buy wine with a few uncles, and a few uncles will raise their noble hands and let our master and apprentice go, great kindness, never forget! ”

The leader waved his whip, and the whip was like a snake and only rolled up the big silver ingot, took it in his hand, looked at the condition, put it in his pocket, and said with a smile: "This ingot of silver!" We'll just take it, but people can't let it go. ”

When the hunchbacked old man saw that he had received the money, he was rejoicing, and when he heard that he could not release him, he thought that the silver was too little, and begged, "We have only saved this silver, and we have nothing of value with us." Uncle just raise his hand and let us go! ”

"Let you go?" The man at the head turned around to look at a few of his entourage, looked up to the sky and laughed wildly, and said, "Do you think this little bit of silver will send us away?" Let's go out to inspect, when will we go back empty-handed to restore our lives? Come on! Take them back for questioning. ”

"Where are you going?" The hunchbacked old man exclaimed.

The man said proudly: "Don't talk nonsense, when you get to the place, you will naturally know!" ”

The hunchbacked old man stood on the ground, weeping silently. The young man didn't know how powerful it was, but he said that they were greedy for money, and deliberately made things difficult, so he was angry, scolded a few times, and boldly asked: "If the uncle wants to ask anything, just ask, we will answer here, why bother to go with you?" ”

When the leader heard this, he saw that he was naïve, and he found it amused, and laughed impatiently and scolded: "Don't be wordy! What do you know? Do you know what you are committing? When have you ever seen a trial in the wilderness? It's ridiculous! With that, with a wave of his right hand, the two big men behind him urged their mounts, came to the front, leaned down slightly, stretched out their arms, and sandwiched the master and apprentice on their horses, regardless of the struggles of the two, and whipped away.