Three Masters' Sword

In Yu Yuqing's memory, Wang Qiao was not afraid of ghosts when he urinated.If the eldest and second child were sent to the ancestral hall to copy scriptures, their eyes would always be swollen like walnuts, and they would swear never to go there again.The little boy stayed in the huge ancestral hall overnight, only hearing the sound of the wind, and there was no one around, and he couldn't light one more candle; Lao Cai, who was guarding the ancestral hall, was lame and his back was bent like a shrimp. With a pair of cloudy white blind eyes, even looking at them is scary, as if they just crawled out of a cemetery.Anyone who is punished to kneel down in the ancestral hall to copy scriptures has only a cattail mat and a soybean oil lamp, and there is absolutely no place to rest. The wind is howling outside, and the long shadow of the memorial tablet inside is shaking on the paper, like countless ghosts wandering in the dark. Whispering.

Wang Qiao went to the ancestral hall the most.When he was still young, because he was praised by many martial arts masters, he has a good foundation and a rare heart, which is a good material for martial arts. Wang Youji also had a little thought for him to make him shine, and forced him to take morning and evening classes. practice.Later, even the boss and the second child also learned the most basic sets of boxing, footwork and palm techniques. Although their aptitude is mediocre, at least they will not be kidnapped if they meet a rascal; but only the third young master is nothing but trash The wall cannot be impregnated, and Wang Youji hated that iron cannot be made into steel. Whenever he escaped from his teaching, he would always punish him to come to the ancestral hall to add lamp oil and copy scriptures.Wang Qiao was also grinning, as if he would rather have more fun with the ancestors in the ancestral hall than letting him meditate and practice.At that time, he had to respect his ancestors at night, so naturally he couldn't eat. Yu Yuqing came to bring him meals during the day, so he secretly brought some more.Every time he went there, Wang Qiao would help Lao Cai pour manure on the ground early in the morning, and then fill the candlesticks with oil. When the sun rose, he would find a comfortable weir and lie on the yellow ground in his satin clothes.The big rooster raised by Lao Cai sometimes circled around him and stood on his belly, allowing him to stroke its shiny tail.Yu Yuqing was very envious, but the rooster ran away as soon as he passed by, and he also wanted to stroke the tail, which looked easy to touch, but he always failed.Wang Qiao took the latest painting book to read. If the paintings on it were copied out at home, it would be a serious crime; whenever he got new ones from the library, he would secretly hide them in the ancestral hall. Put it under the memorial tablet, without anyone noticing.Lao Caitou and that big rooster could never betray him.

Yu Yuqing asked him at the time: If you disrespect your ancestors like this, aren't you afraid that the ghosts of your ancestors will punish you?

Wang Qiao copied the scriptures with his body crooked, resting his head on his lap, holding a pen in his left hand, and writing in a similar manner—anyway, the scriptures were used for offerings, and there was no need for a second person other than the ghosts of the ancestors at home. come and see.He started working alternately with his left and right hands, saving a lot of energy.Hearing Xiao Ahqing's question at that time, she laughed instead: Why did my ancestor come to scare me?Do you think they don't want to read picture books, but just read scriptures all day long?

What he said was very reasonable, and Ah Qing was speechless.Wang Qiao then said: After a hundred years, Ah Qing must not give me sutras, even if I am bored, I will be suffocated to death.

Yu Yuqing laughed at him: You were dead at that time, how can you suffocate to death again?

Wang Qiao said solemnly: When I feel bored, I want to sleep.After death, I have nothing to do. I lie down all day long, and I am bored all day long. If I am asked to read the scriptures again, I will fall asleep all the time. Isn’t that the same as dying again?

Yu Yuqing thought about it, according to what you said, it is better for ghosts to come out for a walk often.

Yes, Wang Qiao said, it is not easy for people to come out at night to stretch their legs and want to amuse and chat with others, so what are we afraid of?It's still our own ancestors, so could it harm us?

Yu Yuqing was laughed at by him, and felt that those tombstone-like tablets were full of warmth and softness.He asked, why are everyone always afraid of ghosts?

Probably because he knew he had done something wrong.Wang Qiao said lightly, and he smiled slightly, if I turned into a ghost and came to look for Ah Qing, would you be afraid?

The powder-carved and jade-carved doll shook her head vigorously, and a bunch of braids behind her forehead swayed back and forth.not afraid.What is there to be afraid of, young master?

Yes, that's all right.If Ah Qing turns into a ghost, remember to come and find me.In this way, we can always be together, whether we live or die, what difference does it make?

Live or die... What's the difference...?

It's easy to say, but when you die, you will be in agony, and your body will be burned by fire, but the heavy black iron on your body will make you feel as if you have fallen into a cave of ice; the throat seems to be on fire, and you can't make a sound. It's all angry.Later, I just felt as if I had changed inside and out, as if I took all my viscera outside and put the skin inside instead, I wish I could die soon, it seemed like a day and night in a split second.After a long, long time, as if he had walked back and forth for so long, he finally felt that his dry lips tasted a little bit different from burnt and ashes——

Water, the iron chains that were tied tightly around his body seemed to be loose, and there were voices that were speaking from far and near...

But he couldn't open his eyes, he felt more like the ghost that the third brother said, but became infinitely small, curled up in the center of the corner of his body, and didn't know how to make the body that had been separated from himself move again.In the haze, someone seemed to call him, and he was given water, which seemed to be mixed with some medicine powder; after a while, he felt as if he had become infinitely large, as if he had already flown to the top of the building, looking down at the valley.He could see the burnt white ground, and the once beautiful scenery had now turned into ashes; the unburned and untaken corpses remained underneath.When he saw those dead people suddenly tremble, he felt a kind of urgent fear, which made him want to make sure that there was no such person there.But he couldn't see clearly, and the shouts sounded like wind behind burnt logs.Water dripped into his mouth again.

"Brother Qing. Wake up. Brother Qing..."

"Don't call him so urgently, he is blessed and fateful, he will be fine... hey, Yu'er, pull that end for me..."

It seems to be the sound of iron chains.

The girl softly sang a field song: "The moon sets and the sun rises, and the pheasants are dressed in brocade clothes. Are you so happy to see you? What kind of feeling is hard to die. At night, lovesickness grows white hair, and when we wake up, we forget the date of return. Fortunately, mandarin ducks are covered with quilts, and my worries are in my heart!"

"Where did you learn it, Yu'er... This is not a good word, hee hee, what do you know about singing?"

"I don't understand,...but it sounds very nice! Hey, 'Fortunately, the mandarin duck quilt—'"

"Oh, that's the line. You're not old enough to sing this line..."

"What?"

"There is no reason, just don't sing in front of outsiders... Hey, you don't understand, I'm going to catch some game, you stay here,"

"Then I will continue to sing for Brother Qing, Brother Qing is not an outsider,"

The girl's voice paused and dragged on, Jiangnan's accent was as waxy and soft as cotton, and the pronunciation of the words was like sweet and crisp lotus seeds that fell out when they were broken, "I worry about it in my heart..."

The singing sound was like a stream of running water, and a little candle light dimly illuminated the front: the figures of a girl as beautiful as jade and a boy rolling in the mud seemed particularly eye-catching in the scorched vision.Yu'er raised her head and looked over, the black hair on her head was scattered like a waterfall, covering most of her pretty face, but it was not tied up with much effort, but a small sapphire bead was pinned on her temples, it was like a finishing touch, suddenly Bringing together all the chaos in this chaotic scene.Yu Yuqing suddenly felt as if he was being thrown back into this body from the clouds, and all the pain rushed forward and back for a moment, pressing down on him overwhelmingly.

Yu'er shouted: "You're awake!" and ran to his lap; soon the stone monkey also rushed to the ground, holding a bunch of pheasants in his hand, and said with a smile: "You are awake! Yu'er, Hurry up, get some water..." He raised the prey in his hands again, "Today's meal is ready, I'll make it!" This child was really clever like a monkey, he disappeared in a flash, and when he came again Holding a pot of wild fruits, the spring water washes them clean.A chicken was roasting in the stone depression in the distance, and there was a burning smell of fireworks, and Yu Yuqing coughed violently.

The meridians of the whole body were torn from the lung cavity, and the real breath of life was exhaled from the mouth. "Where... am I?" But then he saw the iron chains beside him, the scorched and broken tiles everywhere, and they were still in the building!

The fire had already been extinguished, but the huge tall building, which was originally extremely magnificent and majestic, to show that his twelve families had a wealth of martial arts, has now been burnt down like this, and there is still a bony frame left, which looks like a rotten wooden plate Root, dead but not stiff.Yu'er dragged an iron chain as thick as a forearm in her hand, making her look extremely petite, and said: "It will be fine in a while. Are you thirsty?" Dismantle the thread ball in general, and wind the winch.Yu Yuqing sat up suddenly, and found that there were still two or three iron chains around his body, but they were almost loose. The edges of his clothes were burnt torn, but the part covered by the iron chains was intact; It became scorched black, he looked at his almost human-shaped knuckles, trembled all over his body, and suddenly called out: "Yu'er...I'm thirsty," he held his throat, and the voice from there was so hoarse Unlike human voice.The tails of hair hanging down the sides of the cheeks were burnt yellow, like knots of dead vines.

Yu'er didn't have a plan, she just said that he was really thirsty, put down the iron chain, went to bring a bowl of water to his mouth. "You wait for a while and I can finish demolishing it all," she said, her voice was as happy as singing, as if nothing bothered her, it was like a building burned down, and to her, it might look better than before it didn't burn down .But Yu Yuqing didn't drink, just stared at the reflection in the water, yelled loudly, and suddenly struggled violently, overturned the water bowl, and burst into tears.

Yu'er was startled, and asked him: "What's the matter with you?" She couldn't understand why he made such a sudden attack at all.

Yu Yuqing is more conceited about his appearance, even more than his martial arts; but now the reflection in the water, people don't look like people, ghosts don't look like ghosts, even he can't bear to look at him more, how can he still have half of his usual suave and romantic appearance?This pair of hands has also become this shape. I don't know whether I can hold a sword or not in the future. I can't escape, why am I not dead?! With such a appearance, what's the point of living in this world?" He thought so, picked up the broken bowl on the ground, and stuck it into his neck.

With sharp eyes and quick hands, Yu'er immediately slapped his wrist and tapped the Quze point on his wrist.He was seriously injured, his wrist was weak, and he couldn't hold his fingers this time, and the fragment fell to the ground.Yu'er didn't expect to succeed at once, she remembered Yu Yuqing's ability to break up moves with her before, so after tapping the acupoints, she jumped up and caught his arms without waiting for his reaction.Yu Yuqing lost his strength and thought to himself that he can't even beat a child now, so what's the use?But Yu'er's body was clinging to his arm, and her heartbeat and pulse were transmitted vigorously, wrapped in a fresh energy, but people couldn't help but miss the meaning of "live", that brute force of begging for death All of a sudden they slack off.I only heard Yu'er say: "You are crying again. Why are you crying?" She stretched out a small hand like suet jade, and wiped his face.

Yu Yuqing whispered: "Yu'er, let me die."

The girl tilted her head halfway, and wondered: "Why would I let you die? The fire has been burning for a long time, it's so big. My brother and I managed to save you. Your hands are sore from removing these iron chains. Are you hungry? ?”

Only then did Yu Yuqing think of the key point: "You guys saved me? The fire is raging, how did you come up?"

"We came down from the top of the mountain." The girl said, at this time the stone monkey also came in, he was carrying the roasted pheasant meat, and leaned in front of him, the smell of smoke seduced the greedy insects, and the instinct in his body screamed To survive.He intentionally placed the roasted pheasant very close to Yu Yuqing, and then he and Yu'er took apart the few remaining iron chains.I saw that they seemed to be dismantling some kind of mechanism, length and length, and also like six-line divination, but judging from the sound of vertical jumping, it was more like children playing and putting together ideas.The stone monkey said: "Brother Qing, you have just woken up, and there is less meat. You should taste some fruits to moisten your throat and lips before eating meat. These wild fruits are very good. Squeeze out the juice and sip it on your mouth. After a while, return to sweetness and produce fluid." While speaking, he pulled an iron rope around his waist again, and said with a smile, "It's almost there!"

There are countless questions in Yu Yuqing's belly, most want to ask them how can they recognize themselves from this face?But when the words came out, he didn't dare to ask in the end, instead he said: "You can break this iron chain!" He looked at the stone monkey, wanting to hear how he would answer.

Stone Monkey said: "Brother Yu, we did hide it from you before, but there was a reason. We are used to tearing down this iron chain, and we are used to going up this building; but we escaped from this building." Yes, so I can’t tell the truth, for fear that people will catch us back.”

Yu Yuqing wondered: "...then...do you know that there is an old man who uses iron chains in this building?"

Stone Monkey said: "Yes. Yu'er and I are ordered to serve the old man. After a while, we have to come up to bring him food, water, excrement and urine. Otherwise, how can he live here? ? Didn’t someone discover it long ago? He has a small manpower, and he can’t put so many iron chains back in place, so Yu’er and I have learned the formation of the iron chains by heart.” He looked at Yu Yuqing with sly eyes, He said with a flattering smile: "Take a rest. Let me take my time. It is your fate to survive, but it is also a blessing in disguise: this iron chain is said to be made of black iron, and ordinary fire is invulnerable." They took all the iron chains. After removing it, Yu Yuqing almost lost his strength, so he had to slowly lean against the wall and sit down slowly.

The stone monkey boy said: "Originally, we were ordered by Master to take care of this old man with thousands of faces and not let him die. We usually walk around the bird road at the back of the mountain, and then climb the ladder to the top floor. God knows nothing." Unconsciously..." Yu Yuqing groaned, and asked: "The stone pedals on the mountain wall?" The stone monkey nodded, and said: "I usually use mud to block up and down with Yu'er, and others can see it. I can't come out. Seeing footprints this time, I guess someone went up." Yu Yuqing said: "You guys are so good at lightness! I didn't see it." Shi Houer shook his head and said: "How can I go up with lightness? Every time the old man hangs down an iron rope, we can use our strength to climb up. This time the iron rope can't come down, so Yu'er will try to climb up. She is really good, and she actually climbed up; let the rope come down to catch me. When we got to the top, there were so many people calling inside, we didn't dare to go in. We had to lie down in the grass on the top of the mountain and look down to check for movement. Later, the building burned, and we had no choice but to ventilate from all sides on the top of the mountain. The spire on the top fell down again, and we couldn't burn us. But we couldn't go anywhere when the fire started everywhere, so we had to wait for the fire to die down, and then came down to see if anyone was there, and we saw you!" After he finished speaking, he asked Yu Er said: "Really?" Yu'er nodded, and squeezed the juice out of the berries, dipped it in a handkerchief, and moistened Yu Yuqing's lips.That berry is really rare, it seems to be a special product in this mountain, once it is in the mouth, the lips and tongue will be saliva, cool and pleasant, I just feel that when the Lingtai is cleared, most of the anger in the lungs will be eliminated.

Yu Yuqing still couldn't help asking in the end: "How can you recognize me?" There was a bit of mockery in his voice, and he stroked half of his face like a dead tree, "Even I can't recognize this face. who!"

Stone Monkey said: "Yu'er, what did Master say?"

Yu'er said: "Master taught us to look at people first to look at the soul, and to see the nature and then to see the skin. To ask the name, you need to ask the pulse, and to look at the bone first to look at the meridian." Yu Yuqing was startled, and said: "What does that mean?" The son said: "You don't look at people with your eyes. I know you when I see you. It depends on the soul, the meridians, the bones, and the nature. The first thing Master taught us is how to look at people. He said that in this world There are too many beasts with human skins on them, and we need to distinguish between humans and ghosts at a glance."

Stone Monkey snorted, and said: "I think he is the biggest ghost. At that time, anyone who misidentified him would be beaten to pieces by him."

Yu Yuqing only felt a huge shock all over his body, he didn't care what Shi Hou'er said, Chasing Yu'er and asking: "Did your master say that?"

Yu'er nodded: "Master said so, and said a lot; but I can't understand, but seeing you like this, I seem to understand a little bit."

Yu Yuqing is a so-called genius in martial arts, and immediately understood that this is an extremely profound mental formula, maybe it's just that the two children are too young, have too little experience, and have memorized the formula, and I'm afraid they can only taste it.But as far as he was concerned, when he heard it suddenly, he felt his soul tremble, and the troubles that had lingered on him for a long time seemed to be solved.

He couldn't help asking: "Who is your master?"

The stone monkey said: "Our master is dead, he is a big villain. It is because of his death that we ran away quickly, so as not to be caught by him again and suffer. He is very beautiful, but his heart is like a snake, what is there?" What is the use? I always call him Old Turtle Spirit behind his back. Master forbids us to call him by his name directly, nor to say that he is his apprentice. But he is dead, and now all these can be invalidated.” He seemed to be proud, Said: "We don't know what his name is, but we heard people calling him 'Qianshan Sanren' in person!"