Light fills a dark room, and a dark room fills with light.
The orange color is like a golden axe, splitting the black place into two halves.
In the blink of an eye, the orange light spread out in a mass of ink, illuminating the stone door and stone chamber that just now could not be penetrated or pried open by even thoughts, as well as the ventilation holes deliberately left in the four corners of the stone chamber.
The visitor held a candle in his hand and walked steadily. His black leather boots stepped on the stone surface, making a trembling dull sound. Apparently, the quiet passage behind the stone door was like a treasure. He wanted to treasure this sound, but accidentally
leaking into the endless darkness.
Yang Chaoxi's heart was twitching, and he didn't know whether the person coming was an enemy or a friend. He immediately tried to test: "Old dog Yuanxiu! If you want to kill or cut into pieces, I will give you a happy life! What is the purpose of imprisoning me here like this?"
reason!!"
The visitor was not in a hurry to answer. When he reached the stone couch, he held a candlestick and came up to him: "Young Master Yang, since you have come, let's make peace with you. Why die in a hurry? Wouldn't it be more suitable if there is no one to disturb you here?
'Sitting in a circle and keeping quiet' 'Exerting Qigong and practicing Qi'?"
The voice was deep and steady, with a slight sense of vicissitudes of life. However, the appearance really frightened Yang Chaoxi:
He saw a face with scaly cheeks, sword teeth, and round eyes and erect pupils suddenly appeared within three feet of his eyes. He was so startled that three souls came out of his body, seven souls left his body, his anus tightened, his scalp went numb, and he almost screamed.
Come on!
After the shock subsided, Yang Zhaoxi tremblingly asked the first question: "Who...are you?"
The visitor laughed, quickly peeled off the rubber on his face, and said teasingly: "I thought Yang Shaoxia was fearless, but it turns out he is also a man with an unstable mind and a fear of ghosts and gods!"
Seeing his true appearance, Yang Chaoxi's face became more and more shocked: "Uncle Fang! How could it be you?! Where did Monk Yuan Xiu and the others... go?"
The person who came was none other than Fang Mengde, the father of Fang Qidou. When Yang Zhaoxi stayed at the Fang family's house, he had met him a few times. In his impression, he was just a Confucian scholar with a humble attitude and his hands on his books. When he saw him, he would at most nod and say "Xiao Dao".
Good morning, Chang'an", but he has never been willing to talk to others.
At this time, meeting each other again in this dark place was not only bizarre, it was simply absurd! Waves of trances came over Yang Chaoxi's heart, and no matter how much Yang Chaoxi sighed, he could not dispel the surprise in his heart.
Fang Mengde smiled warmly: "Young Master Yang, I know that you must be full of doubts at this time and have many unexplained things that you want to ask me about. But there is no rush today. I will tell you one by one.
For the first one, this place is my property, so you can come and go as you please; for the second one, Yuan Xiu and the others are all soldiers under my command, so they got the order and went out on errands."
Yang Chaoxi's heart was filled with questions. In his haste, he didn't know where to start. After pondering for a long time, he asked again: "Where is this place? Why are you imprisoning me here?"
Fang Mengde stroked his beard and smiled lightly: "This stone room can be regarded as Yuanxiu's bedroom. There are many more bedrooms like this. When you come out of this room, you can see such a bedroom every few feet on both sides of the tunnel.
When Yuan Xiu and the others are on errands, they may not be able to return for ten days and a half, but if they return, they will go back to their respective bedrooms to rest, heal, and meditate.
The reason why I brought you here is because I was worried that others would find me. You must be wondering why Yuan Xiu didn't kill you in exchange for the reward? The matter is simple. A girl spent one thousand seven hundred taels of silver to get a reward from Yuan Xiu.
Xiu bought your life back with his hands. I just want you to stop running around here and there for the past two days, and stay here to consolidate your cultivation, and then go to the 'Shendu Martial Arts Conference' to show off what you have learned."
The more Yang Chaoxi listened, the more doubts he had in his heart. As his thoughts whirled, many insights flashed through him one by one, and he suddenly asked: "Fang Shibo, I guess you are also a member of the 'Yishui Pavilion', but I don't know what your status is."
?”
Fang Mengde felt calm: "You must have heard some inside information about my Yishui Pavilion. I am one of the four young pavilion masters. I was given the title of 'Xuanwu' by the pavilion master, and I specialize in the 'Yongji' of the North."
With the 'temporary' assassin."
Although Yang Zhaoxi had already made a guess, he was still shocked when he heard Fang Mengde take the initiative to admit it. He couldn't help but blurt out and asked: "Fang Shibo, that day my nephew was surrounded and killed by seven assassins and almost died. Who are those seven young masters Suzaku?"
Sent by the Pavilion Master? Or a soldier under your command?!"
Fang Mengde could hear his accusation and couldn't help but touch his nose and said with a slight embarrassment: "They are indeed a few of my incompetent men, called the 'Seven Monsters of Luozhou'... Ahem! Seven of them came out together, only
There are three people who survived. Yang Shaoxia is very skilled, and I... I am also very impressed by it."
After Yang Chaoxi heard this, he was so angry that he was about to burst into flames. Then he remembered that he was tied to the stone couch and had not yet escaped. He couldn't help but said angrily: "If Fang Shibo wants to send someone to harm me, why do you pretend to be benevolent and righteous to keep me here?
Either you can take action now, or you can let me down and my nephew will give you a try."
"Be at peace and don't be impatient, be at peace and don't be impatient!"
Fang Mengde waved his hands repeatedly and said, "Young Master Yang, our Yishui Pavilion has its own rules of Yishui Pavilion, which is 'take money to do things, and no one should be deceived'. I just said it! Someone rewarded me with one thousand seven hundred taels.
After defeating Yuan Xiu and the others, compare them with the "Top Capital List of Two Capitals"
The reward given to you in the last publication is still high, so Yuan Xiu and the others hate you to the core, so the matter has been dropped! In a few days, when the new "Top Capital List of Two Capitals" is printed, your name, Young Shaoxia, will be
The number will be removed from the top for the purpose of lowering the list."
Yang Zhaoxi couldn't help but be stunned: "But, my nephew first killed four assassins of Yishui Pavilion, and now he injured several people with long swords and concealed weapons, so Yishui Pavilion doesn't care about it?"
Fang Mengde waved his hand again and said indifferently: "On the surface, our Yishui Pavilion is an assassin gang, but in fact it is just a trading house that sells heads. All assassins who enter the Yishui Pavilion, regardless of their permanent residence,
' or 'temporary registration', you need to sign a deed.
The first two sentences of this deed are "life and death, wealth and honor are in heaven", which means that if you want to earn this money, you must be prepared to be killed. The "Seven Monsters of Luozhou" are not able to defeat you, so they will be killed.
You deserve it if you fight back. However, if those four people have young families, some pension money will still be given to them, so as not to discourage other assassins."
After Yang Chaoxi heard this, he was speechless. After thinking for a while, he added: "Then, who is the girl who is willing to spend one thousand seven hundred taels of silver to save my life? My nephew will remember this kindness and will be determined one day.
The spring reciprocates."
Fang Mengde rolled his eyes and suddenly showed a cunning look: "Originally, this girl gave me thousands of warnings and instructions not to let me reveal her name. But I see that she is so infatuated and thinks about you everywhere, and I can't bear to teach her that my heart is empty, so I
I’ll tell you quietly. It’s just that you two will meet again someday, but please don’t betray me!”
Yang Chaoxi's limbs were bound and he couldn't behave properly, so he could only stare and said: "Fang Shibo! Xiaodao promises to keep his mouth shut, is that okay? Who is that girl? Don't sell it, tell me quickly!"
Fang Mengde hesitated for a while, then raised his eyes and smiled bitterly: "Actually, it was already dark at that time, and I was not there. The girl seemed to appear out of thin air, directly took out one hundred and seventy taels of gold collar, and asked for Yuan
Give them a break and spare your life.
Yuan Xiu refused, and was knocked unconscious by her palm on the spot. The other assassins did not dare to make any mistakes, so they naturally took the money happily and protected themselves wisely. These things were reported to me after they came back. The girl called herself 'Lin Guyue' and said
He is one of the ‘male and female hegemons’ of Xiong’er Mountain.”
When Yang Chaoxi heard this, he still didn't understand who the person who saved him was?
He came down from Mang Mountain that day, eager to find the whereabouts of Guan Dashi to avenge his father. Fortunately, Liu Xiaomu persuaded him all the way, so he finally changed his mind and decided to hide his true identity first and go to Tongyuan Canal to snatch the Rushui Sword.
So the two of them took the word "wood" from each of the two surnames "Yang" and "Liu" to form the word "Lin";
"Lone Moon" and "Du Yang", this is how Xiong'er Mountain became known as the "Male and Female Dominators".
Therefore, when he heard the name "Lin Guyue", there was no doubt that Liu Xiaomu was secretly helping him. As a fellow Taoist, she was the only one who was willing to take out this much money and rescue him forcefully. As for Fang Mengde
The words "full of infatuation" and "empty heart" are because he did not recognize Liu Xiaomu, so he got the wrong love and wrong intention.
When Fang Mengde saw that Yang Chaoxi was silent for a long time, he knew that he must have recognized this girl, so he was not anxious and waited for the waves in his heart to stir up.
It was at this moment of sudden silence that Fang Mengde smelled a smell of fishy smell, which seemed to be coming from the stone bed. He couldn't help but frown and asked: "What smell?"
Yang Zhaoxi came back to his senses immediately, looked embarrassed, and stammered: "Uncle Fang, just now, just now I couldn't hold it back...I peed..."
Fang Mengde couldn't laugh or cry for a moment: "Young Young Master, you... ahem! Heaven knows and the earth knows about this matter, you know it and I know it, I will never mention it to the second person again, for the sake of your reputation as Young Young Master... Haha!
Cough cough cough…”
Yang Zhaoxi felt ashamed and ashamed. After a long while, he sued: "Uncle Fang, since we have no more festivals, you, Yishui Pavilion, will not take my life again... Please take your nephew out quickly and change his clothes first."
, could you please give my master Yuan Zhenren a message that he is safe?"
Fang Mengde's eyes darkened and he showed a look of embarrassment: "I just told you that Miss Lin wants you to get rid of your chores and meditate here for two days to recharge your batteries for the 'Shendu Martial Arts Conference'.
So... don't make it difficult for me. I will lend you this stone room to stay for two more days without taking any money..."
Yang Zhaoxi immediately became anxious: "Fang Shibo! That little nephew's wet robe should be changed, right? And the iron hoops and chains that bind his hands and feet...even prisoners in prison do not need to be imprisoned.
Is that all? It should make people relax and rejuvenate their muscles and bones...
The most important thing is that my master Changyuan Zhenren and a group of Taoist seniors have already chased out to prevent Yuan Xiu from committing fraud. If Eunuch Liu and I cannot be found, given his nature and style, I am afraid that
I want to go straight to Yishui Pavilion and stir up chaos..."
"Ahem! Young Master Yang! What you said is indeed true."
Fang Mengde said with a strange expression, "Your master led a group of veteran Taoists and chased him near a stronghold in Yishui Pavilion. Fortunately, I knew the master of Hongdao Temple, Wei Chiyuan, and secretly asked someone to pass a note to him.
, this 'circle of Taoists' was solved. Even so, when your master left, he looked at you three times, doubtful and trusting, which shows that he cares for you as much as his biological parents!
As for the iron hoops and chains on the stone couch, I will be able to untie them for you immediately. I will also send someone here later to give you a change of boots, robes, etc. Uh! I will give you some more.
Mi Shui, what you said makes sense, even a prisoner must have something to eat and drink to survive..."
Yang Zhaoxi rolled her eyes when she heard this, and couldn't help but sneered: That Master Yuchi of Hongdao Temple is the master who taught martial arts to Senior Brother Fang Qidou! If you don't know him anymore, you will be a father in vain!
Then he thought that Master was really chasing after him and almost broke into Yishui Pavilion to ask for someone. Although he was scared, he felt very warm in his heart. He didn't know what Fang Mengde wrote on the note that actually made Master and the others return in anger.
, can’t help but feel slightly ashamed.
While he was thinking wildly, Fang Mengde took out a strange key and searched around the bed holding a candlestick.
After a few breaths, he finally found a keyhole, placed the candlestick on the ground, inserted the key diagonally, and then used both hands to turn slowly. There was only a sound of iron and stone grinding against each other in the stone couch, and the imprisonment
As expected, the iron hoops holding Yang Chaoxi's ankles and wrists bounced apart with a few "clang bangs" and split into eight half-moon-shaped iron lumps.
It's too late, but it's soon! Yang Zhaoxi has been waiting for this moment of escape!
Immediately he jumped up from the stone couch, connected his feet, exerted force on his legs, and rushed towards the narrow stone door with the help of the dim orange candlelight!
"well--"
The moment Yang Zhaoxi jumped up, sighs resounded loudly. Fang Mengde unexpectedly took the opportunity, and like a phantom, he slipped out of the stone door between his eyelashes and rang the button outside. With a deep and steady voice
, before the stone door closed, it was passed in word by word. Yang Chaoxi almost wanted to vomit blood when he heard it.
"Yang Shaoxia! We agreed on it in two days, so why worry? The food and clothing will be delivered later, so I can go!"
"boom!!"
The stone door, which looked like a broken dragon stone, fell heavily, causing the stone chamber to shake and the falling sand to rustle. The loud noise quickly drowned out Fang Mengde's words, and gradually, the previous dead silence returned to the stone chamber.
Yang Zhaoxi had a head full of dirt and a mouth full of bitterness. He beat like crazy on the unshakable stone door, but got nothing except two bloody fists.
Turning around, he saw that the lamp left beside the stone couch was still doing its duty, emitting a glowing light, and finally felt a light in his heart.
The anger, annoyance and depression that filled my chest just now gradually disappeared.