Chapter 4: Old Hatred from Years Ago
The two most famous groups of thieves in the Southern Martial Arts Forest, one is the Eight Snitches of Fenglai Pavilion, and the other is the righteous thieves of Feisha Village. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info The snitch of Fenglai Pavilion is known for its superb skills and martial arts, while Feisha Village is praised for its chivalrous courage and strict discipline.
Feisha Zhai has been open for more than 100 years, has been divided into "loss and loss" and "profit and loss" two branches, take the "Tao Te Ching" in the "Tao Te Ching" in the "way of heaven, loss and make up for the deficiency" meaning, by the two owners of the village jointly govern, of which the big village master is in charge of the "loss of the surplus", responsible for robbing the rich and punishing the evil and financial management, the second village master is in charge of the "profit and loss" one, responsible for guarding the wealth and preventing theft and relief of the poor, although the two owners of the village are the same as the people on weekdays, in fact, they are also separately managed, division of labor.
In the middle of spring last year, the Lingnan region was hit by a storm on a large scale, and nearly 100 villages in more than 10 towns were hit by storms for several days.
After Feishazhai got the news and learned about the disaster, Zhou Xiang of Erzhai sent five teams of people from the "profit and loss" team to escort five batches of relief materials with a large amount of relief materials to the Lingnan area for disaster relief, one of which was transported by his only son Zhou Yueyang personally led more than ten brothers.
Because the righteous thieves of Feishazhai have always acted clearly between right and wrong, neither evil nor rich, not good and poor, never kill for stealing, and the entire Feishazhai daily life is simple, never privately hiding silver and spending money, widely respected by people in black and white, so even if you do not ask a dart master to escort, as long as you play the banner of "Ji" in Feishazhai, no one will come out to fight the idea of these things for poverty relief wherever the convoy of Feishazhai relief goes.
However, last year, Zhou Yueyang personally escorted the trip, but was unexpectedly robbed, the other party not only was fully prepared and carefully planned, but also invited a figure that Zhou Yueyang could not have imagined in any way - Zhong Xiutian who dominated the area of Lotus Peak - so that this time the team escorting relief materials was completely wiped out, not only the materials were robbed, but all the other more than ten people were killed except for Zhou Yueyang.
Just when Zhou Yueyang was grief and despair, watching his brothers die tragically and was powerless, and he was helpless to let the other party divide the disaster relief silver, Ye Shuying suddenly appeared, repelled the bandits, and launched an extremely dangerous battle with Zhong Xiutian.
In the end, when Ye Shuying took off the Yintai sword, when Zhong Xiutian thought that the big victory was smug in his face, he killed Zhong Xiutian under one finger.
After that, Zhou Yueyang, with the help of Ye Shuying, hired a few helpers to safely deliver the disaster relief materials to the destination and deliver them to the people in need, and the two became good friends because of this.
After the task was completed, Zhou Yueyang invited Ye Shuying to return to Feisha Village together, and Ye Shuying readily agreed. On the way back to Feisha Village, Zhou Yueyang had been curious about how Ye Shuying managed to kill Zhong Xiutian with one finger, so he asked Ye Shuying if he knew any advanced martial arts such as one yang finger, or hit his death point.
Ye Shuying kept silent about the matter at first, and finally told the reason after Zhou Yueyang's repeated requests and assurances that it would not be leaked. It turned out that Ye Shuying used a kung fu that had been extinct in the rivers and lakes for many years, called "Meridian Soul Search Finger". If the middle finger is after the middle hour, the next day at noon, he will suddenly die in the disorder, if he is after noon, he will die in the evening, if he is at noon or at the middle finger, he will be killed on the spot. The so-called "noon is not the noon, noon is not the noon, when the meridian is the meridian, immediately see Yan Jun". When Ye Shuying killed Zhong Xiutian, it was just noon, so he would be in turmoil on the spot, yin and yang were separated, and he died in an instant.
After returning to Feisha Village, Zhou Yueyang introduced Ye Shuying to the brothers in the village, and introduced him to Li Ying, the owner of the big village, and Zhou Xiang, the owner of the second village, that is, his uncle and father. After getting the consent of the two village owners, Ye Shuying was able to stay in Feisha Village, although he refused to join the ranks of this righteous thief, he was able to walk freely in the village and participate in some actions that Zhou Yueyang was responsible for, and Zhou Yueyang also taught him some of the techniques of the mechanism he had studied.
One night half a month later, Li Ying, the owner of Dazhai, suddenly died in his bedroom, and he couldn't find any wounds, and he couldn't find out what kind of fatal disease he had before his death.
Just when the entire Feisha Village was immersed in the grief of Dadang's violent death, and handled the funeral for him with doubts and regrets, several equally strange incidents occurred in Feisha Village one after another - within three days, three more brothers died inexplicably at night, and they were all healthy before death, and no wounds could be found after death.
All of a sudden, the people in Feisha Village were panicked, there were many discussions, and no one could give a reasonable explanation, even the divine doctor Wang Yihai in the village couldn't see the clue. Only Zhou Yueyang seemed to have thought of the cause of their death, the Meridian Soul Searching Finger.
After the owner of the village entered the soil, the Feisha Village activated the anti-theft array in the residential area of the village every night, prohibiting the brothers in the village from going out at night and preventing outsiders from invading.
Zhou Yueyang began to pay attention to Ye Shuying, as well as the people Ye Shuying usually came into contact with. In the next two days, two more brothers that Ye Shuying had been in contact with died suddenly at night. Zhou Yueyang trusted his judgment even more - the murderer was Ye Shuying.
On the third day, after noon, Zhou Yueyang deliberately asked Ye Shuying to discuss the art of theft and anti-theft, and was inseparable from him until late at night, when Zhou Yueyang personally sent Ye Shuying back to the bedroom.
On the morning of the fourth day, the anti-theft array was intact, Ye Shuying did not show any abnormal performance, and there was no news of anyone's violent death in the village.
After noon that day, Zhou Yueyang still invited Ye Shuying to his room to discuss the theft technique, and did not send him back to the room until late at night, ensuring that after noon, he had not come into contact with anyone but himself.
On the morning of the fifth day, there was still no news of death.
At this point, Zhou Yueyang has already determined that the murderer is Ye Shuying, and the murder method is the long-extinct "meridian soul search finger" on the rivers and lakes. Moreover, Zhou Yueyang believed that Ye Shuying had also sensed his suspicions. It's just that Ye Shuying didn't stand up to defend himself, and Zhou Yueyang didn't make the matter clear.
Zhou Yueyang decided to give Ye Shuying another chance, if Ye Shuying could stop here, he would keep this secret forever, as if he didn't know anything. Therefore, on the fifth day, Zhou Yueyang did not look for Ye Shuying again, but locked himself in the room alone, saying to the outside that he was researching a new anti-theft formation and did not see anyone. It wasn't until after dawn on the morning of the sixth day that Zhou Yueyang walked out of the room nervously, but then he heard the news that disappointed and saddened him - the three of them died violently last night, and they died in the same way as their previous brothers.
Since Li Ying, the owner of Dazhai, an average of one person dies every night, one is missing one night, and one pair is missing two nights, no more and no less.
"Ye Shuying, what do you want to do!"
Zhou Yueyang was about to go crazy. It was he who lured the wolf into the house and brought Ye Shuying into Feisha Village, although his uncle and several brothers were not killed by him, but why didn't they die because of him?
On the same day, a simple funeral was held in the village for the three newly deceased, and the three were buried in a hurry. No one knows if the protagonist of the next funeral will be himself.
That night, Zhou Yueyang invited Ye Shuying to the room, the two sat opposite each other, Zhou Yueyang wanted to speak and stopped, but Ye Shuying opened his mouth first and said calmly: "Brother Zhou, say whatever you want." I know you've been suspicious of me for a long time, not only you, but most of the people in the Flying Sand Village are suspicious of me, except for some people who believe in ghosts and gods. I can understand everyone's feelings, you have something to say, but it doesn't matter. ”
Zhou Yueyang's face was sad, and his voice was infarcted: "Why did you do this?"
Ye Shuying sneered twice and said, "I can't give myself a reason why I did this, so I will never do such a thing." It's just that at this time, even you think it's me?"
Zhou Yueyang said: "'The child is not the noon, the noon is not the noon, when the meridian is the meridian, immediately see Yan Jun', this is what you said to me personally, besides you, who else in the Feisha Village has this ability?"
Ye Shuying said: "Who else knows this sentence?"
Zhou Yueyang said: "Just because I haven't mentioned it to anyone, and you won't mention it to others easily, ......"
Ye Shuying said: "So it can't be that someone deliberately framed me, so the murderer can only be me? Yes, yes, this is a logical thing." ”
Zhou Yueyang smiled sadly, the flame of the oil lamp flickering in his eyes.
Ye Shuying's face suddenly changed greatly, and he quickly held the sword and stood up, the end of the scabbard slashed over the oil lamp, and a small strong wind extinguished the lamp. Ye Shuying looked at Zhou Yueyang with a heartache in the faint moonlight, and said in a trembling voice: "You...... Count me?"
Zhou Yueyang got up and pressed Ye Shuying's shoulder, made him sit down, and said, "Don't worry, it's not a powerful poison, you just temporarily lost your strength, and you are like an ordinary person." Have you ever heard of Junzixiang? I put it in the wick, and it has already burned out. As he spoke, he flicked the wick with a piece of copper wire, and the flames flared up, and the room suddenly became bright.
"'Gentlemen's friendship is as light as water', so it's light and tasteless. If I can get out of here now, I will be able to regain my strength in a few hours, but if I stay here, I will die here in less than half an hour. ”
"Not bad. Zhou Yueyang put down the copper wire and sat down slowly, and said, "However, I will die with you." ”
"But I don't want to die. Ye Shuying got up and strode out towards the door.
But as soon as he took two steps, he noticed something next to him, only to see a piece of bamboo two fingers long and wide falling in front of his left foot, and there was a "click" sound under the floor near the door, and in an instant several cold lights appeared on the ground, so dazzled that he couldn't see what kind of sharp weapon it was. After two breaths, with a "snort", the cold light disappeared, and the ground returned to normal, but the bamboo pieces had been cut into pieces and scattered in front of Ye Shuying's eyes.
"You can't get out of this house. Zhou Yueyang chuckled, holding another piece of bamboo in his hand, and at the moment when Ye Shuying turned around, he raised his left hand, and the bamboo piece flew out and ran to the south window.
Ye Shuying saw that the bamboo piece was about to hit the window paper, and suddenly heard some faint sounds that were difficult to discern, and saw that the bamboo piece stopped in mid-air for a very short moment, and then fell vertically, but the bamboo piece itself did not touch the ground, because it had been pierced into a hedgehog by dozens of thin needles.
Ye Shuying smelled a faint fishy smell in the room, coming from the direction of the "hedgehog", obviously the needle was stained with poison.
Zhou Yueyang poured a cup of tea, moved the cup to the opposite side of the table, made a gesture, motioned for Ye Shuying to come back and sit down, and said, "I can't go out either, the organ is outside the house, and others can't find it." ”
Ye Shuying smiled suddenly, as if he had suddenly figured out the puzzle that had plagued him for many days, and he was very happy. He came back and sat down, and unceremoniously drank his tea.
Zhou Yueyang also drank a cup of tea and sighed: "It's a pity that it's not wine." He pondered it and suddenly asked, "Do you hate thieves?
"Nope. ”
"And what is your purpose?"
"None. Ye Shuying didn't seem to want to say a word more.
"Isn't this fun?" Zhou Yueyang was a little angry, "I know that there is a kind of person in the rivers and lakes who likes blood, likes to kill, and when he sees blood, he is excited when he sees the painful and panicked expressions of others before they die, and he can't help but kill again......
"I'm not. ”
"Of course you're not, you only kill one a day, and you don't see blood. Isn't this more enjoyable?" Zhou Yueyang smiled a little hideously and distortedly.
"You're crazy. Ye Shuying's sword suddenly leaned against Zhou Yueyang's neck.
Zhou Yueyang was indifferent and said: "Do you think you can go out like this? I'm afraid your memory is not very good, I said that I would die with you, and I also said that the organ is outside the house." ”
Ye Shuying said: "Very good, as long as the mechanism is outside the house, there is someone who will definitely be able to find it, and he will definitely stop the mechanism, because he is no one else, he is your master and your father." ”
"Hahaha, that's a good point. Unfortunately, even so, you will definitely die!"
The doors and windows in the house suddenly opened at the same time, and a cool breeze broke in, and dozens of torches outside the doors and windows were lit together, and it was as bright as day for a while.
A thin man in his fifties who looked like a scholar led the way into the house, followed by Li Chuangming, the son of Li Ying, the owner of the village, and Wang Yihai, the divine doctor.
"Daddy......" Zhou Yueyang stood up in shock. The leading person is none other than Zhou Xiang.
Ye Shuying got up with Zhou Yueyang, and the blade of the sword was less than a point away from his neck.
Zhou Xiang was not worried, but said to Zhou Yueyang: "Son, you say, is he the one who kills people in Feisha Village these days? What kind of method is used, even Wang Yihai can't see it?"
Zhou Yueyang's face was embarrassed, his heart was in turmoil, his blood was churning, he looked at Ye Shuying, looked at the crowd outside the house, and then looked at Zhou Xiang's solemn face, and finally turned his gaze to Ye Shuying, his eyes were full of complicated emotions, and said: "If you die, I will not survive." That's right, he was the one who killed people in the village, using a long-lost fingering method on the rivers and lakes, using this kind of kung fu to point on the person in the afternoon, and the person would die violently in the evening, leaving no trace. ”
Ye Shuying's eyes were full of grief and disappointment, he suddenly wanted to laugh, wanted to laugh, but he couldn't laugh anymore, he only felt a pain in his wrist, his five fingers were loose, and the Yintai Sword had been taken away by a very thin silver wire, and then Li Chuangming had already rushed towards him violently.
Ye Shuying's skills were completely lost, no different from ordinary people, where could he hide, he could only be slaughtered, and let Li Chuangming's fist smash heavily on his body, and the pain followed for a while, and the whole body was enveloped in a moment.
Zhou Yueyang couldn't bear to look directly, twisted his head to the side, couldn't hear Ye Shuying's shout, only heard the sound of fists smashing against his bones. Then a series of footsteps approached Ye Shuying, and there was the sound of a short knife and dagger being pulled out and the sound of a sharp weapon piercing into the flesh......
After a long time, the voice stopped, but Ye Shuying was heard panting, snorted lightly, and said coldly: "You can't kill me." Zhou Xiang, you can't kill me. ”
Zhou Xiang's face sank, the killing intent in his eyes became stronger, and he stabbed at Ye Shuying with the Yintai Sword in his hand.
Ye Shuying's nose was blue and swollen, the blood stains on the nostrils and the corners of his mouth had not dried, his clothes were tattered, and the blood flowed out one by one, dyeing his shabby clothes bright red, and he didn't know that he had been stabbed a few holes in his body, broken a few ribs, but his left leg was undoubtedly broken, and his whole body was full of continuous pain.
Zhou Yueyang almost exclaimed, he was about to make a move to stop this sword, but, thinking about everything Ye Shuying had done, thinking that he had also lost all his skills, the raised right hand had to hang down softly.
At this moment, a black shadow flashed, and I saw that the Yintai Sword suddenly reversed, drawing an arc, Zhou Xiang exclaimed, and the hand holding the sword was loosened, and there was already a blood mark on his neck. The black shadow retracted his sword and sheathed it, jumped out of the window with Ye Shuying in his arms, and disappeared into the night in an instant.
The black shadow went from seizing the sword, killing people to saving people, and finally leaving, which lasted only one breath, from beginning to end, as if entering a no-man's land.
"Daddy, Daddy, how are you ......?"
"Uncle......"
"Erzhai Master ......"