Chapter 12: The Gambler
After a tiring journey, Zhou Ziheng had returned to the room to rest after saying hello. Leaving two young people in the yard, maybe he didn't feel sleepy, but just wanted to give the young people some space.
Twilight is falling, and a cold wind is rising.
Ding Xiaodao brushed the hair scattered in front of his forehead, looked at Ye Rongqiu and said, "When did you join the Dragon Capture Gate?" Who is the master of the Dragon Gate? ”
Ye Rongqiu stood up, she seemed to be a little uncomfortable after sitting for a long time, she paced back and forth a few steps, and then also looked at Ding Xiaodao, her eyes were already big and bright, and there were faint tears in her eyes at this moment, which looked like two stars in the twilight, shining brightly.
"After Uncle Feng was defeated, he really kept the gambling contract, and escorted us out of Baiyun City with Uncle Heng to find a secret place to live. My mother missed my brother and died in the second year of his illness, and my father was silent all day long, but he asked me to write down the sword score and mental method of the Flying Immortals in the sky as soon as possible. One day he suddenly disappeared. Later, Heng Bo heard the news. Only then did he know that he had returned to Baiyun City, and he had burned the sword book and the home left by himself and his ancestors to ashes......"
Speaking of the sad past, Ye Rongqiu couldn't help but feel sad again, at this moment, he seemed to be unable to hold back anymore, crying and losing his voice.
The winter wind is howling, as if it is whimpering for this woman who has experienced misfortunes in the world since she was a child.
Ding Xiaodao took off his black fur and draped it on Ye Rongqiu's shoulder, gently held her in his arms, and said softly: "He is a great father, he must have discovered something, and he knows that if the sword spectrum is there, it will definitely bring disaster to you." So he chose to sacrifice himself, and you should be proud to have such a father. ”
How could the Ye family discard such a peerless sword spectrum like the Flying Immortals outside the sky, Ye Rongqiu's great-grandmother must have given the sword spectrum to Ye Feiyun, but he himself was unwilling to follow the same old path as his father Ye Gucheng.
Ye Rongqiu sobbed softly for a moment and slowly calmed down.
She wiped the corners of her eyes and said: "That's right, everyone in the rivers and lakes wants to keep the sword spectrum for themselves, especially the Blue Dragon Society, Heng Bo said that he has found traces of the activities of the Blue Dragon Society in the surrounding area, and he may not have made a move on us due to lack of manpower or other fears, but since then, we have to change a few places to live every year." Three years ago, I had achieved a little success in swordsmanship, and one day I was practicing swordsmanship in the mountains, and suddenly I felt a person coming behind me, and I didn't even notice how he got behind me. It's like he's been standing there all along, but I haven't seen him. ”
Speaking of such a bizarre experience, she did not feel frightened, but seemed a little excited. "When I look back and see him, it's like, like I saw you for the first time at Golden Hook. He just smiled lightly, and I thought he must not be a bad person. He stood in the sun in a blue cloth robe, feeling very kind, and feeling that he was as inoffensive as an emperor. ”
Ding Xiaodao smiled and said, "Even if the sky falls, he smiles so kindly!" ”
The person they are talking about is, of course, Ye Kai. The leaves of the leaves open happily.
"But my master has always been a loner, and he won't join the Dragon Capture Gate at all." Ding Xiaodao said in amazement.
"Well, yes, he just told me a truth, and then told me to find someone."
"What's the truth?"
He said that instead of living in fear, it is better to face fear bravely, and if a person begins to know how to resist fear, there will be no more fear. He said that I don't have many opponents in my swordsmanship in the rivers and lakes, but I have very little experience with the enemy, and I should go to the Central Plains to practice. He also said that he had an apprentice named Xiaoding who had just entered the rivers and lakes, and asked me to take care of each other with him. Ye Rongqiu looked at Ding Xiaodao and smiled lightly.
"He said that Xiao Ding often holds a small wooden knife in his hand, is a very cute person, and smiles beautifully."
Ding Xiaodao blushed and snorted: "He likes to talk nonsense when he is drunk......
After holding back for a while, Ding Xiaodao felt that his face was not so red, and he pretended to smile chicly, but he didn't dare to look at Ye Rongqiu's eyes again, he asked, "Then who did he tell you to go to?" ”
Ye Rongqiu snickered for a while before he said, "He wants me to find a Taoist priest, a Taoist priest who is often drunk." ”
"Wudang drunken Taoist?" Ding Xiaodao was slightly stunned, and then realized.
Drunken Taoist was famous all over the world more than 20 years ago, but he was lazy by nature and unwilling to take charge of Wudang, and quietly left on the day of the succession of the head of Wudang, and his younger brother Xuan Lingzi had to take over Wudang.
A martial arts celebrity like the Drunken Daoren, who has long been otherworldly and travels the world all day long, is naturally the preferred object of alliance for an emerging organization like the Dragon Capture Gate.
Ding Xiaodao suddenly said: "Could it be that you are waiting for him in the Golden Hook Gambling House?" ”
Ye Rongqiu shook his head and said, "No, what I'm waiting for is a gambler, a real gambler, a poor gambler!" ”
Ding Xiaodao frowned and said, "Poor gambler Xuanyuan is not light? ”
Whether it is a bad gambler or a bad gambler, you will eventually become a poor gambler, because as long as you keep gambling, you will become poor sooner or later.
Since it's a gamble, who can win all the time?
"I heard the master say that among the top ten evildoers who were famous in the early years, there was an evil gambler Xuanyuan Sanguang, and the gambling was also terrifying. This poor gambler Xuanyuan is not only more powerful than the evil gambler? Ding Xiaodao pouted.
After all, Ding Xiaodao is a young man who has just entered the rivers and lakes, and many allusions and character relationships in the rivers and lakes are still told by the master in his spare time, such as the poor gambler Xuanyuan Bu, a character who has only become famous recently, he knows nothing, and even the name of the poor gambler Xuanyuan is only heard in the gambling house.
Ye Rongqiu sighed and said: "The meaning of a poor gambler is that he must gamble others poorly, and he usually gambles on others poorly. The poorer others are, the happier they are. As for why he didn't call Xuanyuan Yiguang or Xuanyuan Erguang, it was because he didn't gamble on others and never let go, and he not only gambled money, but also gambled his life! ”
A person who dares to gamble with others at any time, how can others not be afraid.
Whoever encounters someone who dares to gamble with you at any time will definitely have a headache.
But Ye Rongqiu wanted to find him.
"Do you want to make a bet with him?" Ding Xiaodao said with a smile.
Ye Rongqiu also smiled and said, "Of course, not only gambling money, but also life!" ”
She looked at Ding Xiaodao, who was dazed, and continued: "Because he is also our person who captures the Dragon Gate, although he gambles poorly, he does not kill indiscriminately, and his martial arts and courage are first-class." However, the organization suspects that he has recently been rebelled against by the Blue Dragon Society, leaking important information. ”
"Just suspicion?" Ding Xiaodao was puzzled.
"Because he recently gambled with Hu Ba, and he lost the bet!" Ye Rongqiu said solemnly with his hands behind his back.
Of course, Hu Ba is Hu Ba Taiye, but Ding Xiaodao doesn't understand how Hu Ba Tai can win the poor gambler Xuanyuan Buguang.
"Eighth Master Hu won Xuanyuan and got important information, so he dared to plan to take advantage of the chaos to seize the letter on the eighth day of the lunar month? Obviously, he is a member of the Blue Dragon Society, but he is still unwilling to reveal his identity, so he hired Liu Yunfei, a swordsman from Bashan, Wei Toutuo from the South China Sea, Granny Jin from Longxi, Black Widow from Miaojiang in Yunnan, Tang Qingqing from the Tang Sect in Shuzhong, and the thief Sikong Jieyue and others to seize the letter? Ding Xiaodao analyzed.
Ye Rongqiu paced back and forth a few steps, and said, "We already know that Hu Ba is the Green Dragon Society's residence in Luoyang, which is subordinate to the eleventh/twenty-seventh of the winter moon. Hu Ba also has our people around him, but I don't know who they are. This is a secret of the intelligence services, and I have no right to know. We don't move him, firstly, because we don't want to startle the snake, and secondly, because we are not absolutely sure. Because Xunhe's twin swords are not far from his left and right, there is no complete certainty to take him down for the time being. ”
She sighed and said indifferently, "The Dragon Snatching Society also has strict organizational rules, for the safety of other members, no one is allowed to inquire about and disturb the actions of other members. For example, Hengbo and I are responsible for executing and tracking down the information after receiving it, and even the way and time we receive the information are required to be strictly kept confidential. Even Uncle Feng can't know. As for you, the organization said that you are a friend of the Dragon Gate, and you have the authority to know everything I know. ”
"A lot of times, I think the style of the Dragon Capture Gate and the Blue Dragon Club is very similar, we will do whatever it takes to achieve our goals, even at the expense of others. The only difference is that we don't kill innocents. Ye Rongqiu was stunned for a moment, with a sneer on her face, and she didn't know if she was laughing at others or herself.
Ding Xiaodao smiled indifferently and said, "Any huge organization or sect must have its own rules and systems. This is indeed understandable. ”
But secretly I was really surprised, no matter who planned and organized it behind it, it was definitely not something that ordinary people could do with these means.
If the rulers of this organization fall into the hands of ill-intentioned people in the future, wouldn't it be the second Blue Dragon Society? It's even more terrifying, because people in the organization don't know if what they're doing is right or wrong. When I found out that I was wrong, I was already deep and couldn't help myself. The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became, and he couldn't help but gasp.
"What are Hu Ba and Xuanyuan not only betting on, but what are they betting on?" Ding Xiaodao asked.
"Bet on the sword, but also on the life!" Ye Rongqiu sneered, but this time she was laughing at someone else. "As for the bets, the person who sent the message didn't say anything. What I didn't mean I didn't know. But I believe that it must be an extremely important thing, otherwise Hu Ba will not act rashly. ”
"As far as I know, Eighth Master Hu has been using a knife, and there are only three fingers left in his right hand, which is no longer suitable for holding a knife." Ding Xiaodao frowned.
"Not only does Xuanyuan think so, but who rules that those who use knives can't use swords? Who decrees that only the right hand can be used to hold the sword? Ye Rongqiu smiled lightly.