Chapter 2 Chapter One Qilian Qihe

In the west of Pingliang City, at the foot of Kongtong Mountain, there is a large manor house, but at midnight on a certain night, suddenly flames rose into the sky, and before dawn, it was completely burned. The owner of the village has a lot of background, he is a well-known figure in the martial arts world, one of the cranes in Chongyun and Weiyu, one of the seven cranes in Qilian, and he has a great reputation on the Northwest Road! When it comes to the Qilian faction, in the past ten years or so, it has risen in martial arts, and it is equal to the two peers in Qionglai, Sichuan, and its momentum is strong, almost surpassing Shaolin, Wudang, Emei, Kunlun, etc.

The Qilian sect takes over the position of art theory, passing down the lineage from time to time. The head of the previous generation chose Taoist Baihe, the second disciple with the strongest martial arts, to take charge of the Qilian Taoist temple at the waist of Qianren Peak of Qilian Mountain!The eldest disciple Xuanhe Qiming lived scattered in Gansu, Qinghai, Xinshan and Shanxi with the other five younger brothers. Because they were all named after cranes, they were called Qilian Qihe by people in the Jianghu! Now that the property that Chongyun Yihe and Wei Yu had gathered for half his life turned into ashes in an instant, why not tell him to walk around with his hands behind his back, looking at the ruined rafters and ruins, with suspicion and hatred in his heart?

Huang He Du Bi and Zhu He Ruan Xiqiang who were guests in his village also frowned and thought deeply, suddenly Huang He Du Bi raised his head and said to Chong Yun Yi He Wei Yu: Third Senior Brother, according to my younger brother, this incident was not accidental, because Sixth Brother Ruan and I also had our house burned, and it was around the middle of the night, and the village was suddenly on fire! Chongyun Yihe Weiyu replied: I think this fire is too suspicious, but with our Qilian Sanhe's stamina and eyesight, we haven't found the slightest trace of the enemy. Brother Du, think about it, what powerful people have our faction provoked recently?

After Huang He Du Bi thought for a while, he said: The grievances in the rivers and lakes, as well as the special deeds in the martial arts, are most familiar to the senior brother, he often predicts things like a god!Why don't we go to Dingxi?Eldest Brother La went to the Qilian Taoist Temple on Qianren Peak together, and asked the master to invite all fellow disciples to discuss carefully, so that Qilian Qihe's prestige could not be ruined in such a muddled way! Chongyun Yihe and Wei Yu nodded silently, because although the house was destroyed, the softness was not lost, and the family was small, and there was no damage, so he instructed Zhuang Ding's disciples to take care of it carefully and rebuild it, while he and his fourth junior brother Huang He Dubi, sixth junior brother Zhu He, Ruan Xiqiang, rushed to the place of Xuanhe Qiming, the big brother who lived in Dingxi County together!

Xuanhe Qiming's martial arts all surpassed others in Qilian Qihe, and the entire martial arts world is also unmatched! The old wife died early, and the only daughter left behind, Jiang Ying, who has a small character, has grown to seventeen under the careful guidance of the old father. Eighty-nine! Wei Yu, a crane soaring to the sky, along with Du Bi of the Yellow Crane, and Ruan Xiqiang of the Zhu He, were both suspicious and resentful because their house was burned down by a strange fire, and they urgently needed an explanation to vent. So from Pingliang over the mountains, I rushed here overnight, but just after passing Huajialing, after the mountain ring on the left in front, it was the Tingsong Xiaozhu where Qi Ming's father and daughter lived. What's more, I saw a red light rising into the sky in front of the left!

Wei Yu stopped in astonishment, and asked Huang He Du Bi: Isn't the direction of the flames the elder brother's Tingsong Xiaozhu?Could it be that The three of them were standing under the shadow of a towering ancient tree, Wei Yu hadn't finished his words, and a figure galloped towards the flames! Zhu He and Ruan Xiqiang are among the seven cranes in Qilian, although his martial arts are only average, he has the most violent temper, and when his red light flashed, he believed that the elder brother's family was also affected by the strange fire, so naturally he was already full of anger and greeted him. The figure snatched up, and raised his palm to move the wrestler to open the mountain. After accumulating 100% of his true strength, he slammed into the air with great vigor!

Just before Ruan Xiqiang's palm force was released, another figure came swiftly after the figure that appeared first, his figure was as fast as a crane flying through the sky, it was the special movement technique of Qi Lian's school! Chongyun Yihe and Wei Yu stood far away, and could see that the black shadow behind him was none other than Senior Senior Brother Xuanhe Qiming. He knew that the Sixth Senior Brother Zhu He and Ruan Xiqiang's palm might have been a little too reckless, but it happened suddenly, so he stopped I can't help myself! Fortunately, the figure in front, with light internal strength, is not weak in both. Under the sudden attack, he turned his palms to slightly block the wind of Ruan Xiqiang's palm, but the man used his strength to fly upside down, and retreated lightly. Zhang three four, also using Qi Lian's unique technique of flying crane eight moves!

Zhu Heruan Xiqiang, seeing that the opponent's martial arts were first-class with his own, he realized that he had almost made a mistake, Fang Zi stopped in astonishment, and before he had time to ask questions, his head screamed angrily, and a black-clothed figure, like a lightning flying star, He floated down, and said coldly in his mouth: Someone who doesn't know the origin, set fire to me Ting Song Xiaozhu, a brother of the same sect, but also secretly attacked my only daughter, is there any master among those who came?Xuanhe Qiming wants to ask for advice, what unforgivable crime have my father and daughter committed against our sect?

Chongyun Yihe Weiyu, hearing the senior brother's tone, knew that Xuanhe Qiming had misunderstood that the fire was set by one of his own people. He was afraid that Zhu He and Ruan Xiqiang would be embarrassed and embarrassed. If they didn't respond well, the misunderstanding might get deeper, so He hurriedly touched the yellow crane Du Bi with his elbows, and both of them stepped out, smiling and shouting: Younger brother Wei Yu, leading the fourth and sixth junior brothers, came here to pay homage to senior brother Jin An Xuanhe Qiming is an old man in black clothes in his fifties. From his sharp and deep eyes, it can be seen that this person is very deep in the city. With one voice, said:

Qi Ming dare not take the word "Kow An"!Ying'er come over here, let me take a look at this meeting gift from your Sixth Master Uncle, is it serious or not? Zhu He Ruan Xiqiang was lucky to be in the shadows, otherwise his face would have been ashamed and embarrassing like a Ziruzi, almost ashamed!It was the girl Qi Jiangying who came slowly and generously, and said with a smile: Daddy, it's nothing to burn down three Tingsong Xiaozhus, we'll build them again at most, why are you so angry?The Sixth Master Uncle shot suddenly because he might have misunderstood me as an arsonist in the dark night!The daughter was not injured again, so dad should stop blaming Sixth Master Uncle!

Chongyun Yihe, Wei Yu, knew that senior brother did not get the position of head of the sect because when Qilian Qihe was passing on his art, his internal energy was slightly weaker than that of the second senior brother, although he could not bear to say anything in his mouth, his heart Stimulation is unavoidable, but Bai Hedao's personality is based on his master's orders. After taking over the family, he immediately ordered all his juniors to be especially respectful to this senior brother! So when Miss Qi finished speaking, she immediately said: Niece Jiangying, if it is true that three Tingsong Xiaozhus are burned down, why don't we build ten or hundreds of them for the elder brother?But there is a big conspiracy in this matter, what the arsonist burned was not a mere house, but the reputation and prestige of our Qilian faction! Chongyun Yihe Wei Yu, because he knew that the big brother was arrogant and arrogant, these few words really gave the right medicine, Xuan He Qiming immediately stopped his anger, his eyes shot strange lights, and Wei Yu was destined to ask: There is something in the third junior brother's words, don't you know who is the one who set fire to Song Xiaozhu? Chongyun Yihe Wei Yu smiled and said: Who is the arsonist?It's exactly what the younger brother and the elder brother want to ask for advice when they come to Jinye!Sixth Junior Brother’s Binzhou Villa, Fourth Junior Brother’s Tianshui Home, and more than a hundred houses at the foot of Kongtong Mountain in Pingliang with Wei Yu all caught fire in the middle of the night, and they were completely burnt down!Now this strange fire, before us, burned Tingsong Xiaozhu, the senior brother, this strange situation, it seems that it cannot be regarded as a coincidence! When Xuanhe Qiming heard this, his brows furrowed deeply, and he said: According to what the third junior brother said, this strange fire seems to be designed to burn our Qilian faction! Chongyun Yihe Wei Yu nodded and said: Within Qilian Qihe, the homes of the four cranes have already been burned, and the fifth and seventh juniors live far away in Qinghai and Xinjiang. I don't know if they have the same experience? Xuan He Qi Ming suddenly seemed to be reminded by Wei Yu, turned his head and said to his beloved daughter Jiang Ying: Although Qinghai and Xinjiang are far away, the Qilian Taoist Temple is close to Liangzhou. Since the arsonist specializes in burning the Qilian Qihe, wouldn't he dare to walk around Qianren Peak? Yellow Crane Du Bi Qu Ran said: Big Brother is right!The head of the sect would never have thought of such a strange change, if the Qilian Taoist temple is also burned by strange fire, how can our Qilian sect still gain a foothold in the martial arts? With the same mind, the brothers and sisters immediately galloped all night. Because Zhu He and Ruan Xiqiang recklessly slapped Qi Jiangying because he was his uncle, he felt really embarrassed!Although the elder brother no longer blames, he always feels apologetic in his heart!After thinking for a long time on the way, he said to Qi Jiangying with a smile: "Niece Jiangying, it's too embarrassing for me to be an uncle, but that slap must not let you suffer in vain, and I will definitely give you something to make up for it!" While galloping, Qi Jiangying pursed her lips and said with a smile: As the niece is a junior, the uncles beat and scolded her as well, so why did the sixth uncle keep it in mind after that matter was settled in the past?If you want to give me something, I don't want ordinary ones. If it's too expensive, I'm afraid that Uncle Six will be reluctant to say it! Xuanhe Qiming heard the words, secretly laughed at his beloved daughter's cunning, but pretended not to hear, only talked about the situation with Chongyun Yihe Weiyu and Huanghe Dubi, and each deliberated. People, who are the characters in the rivers and lakes? After Zhu He and Ruan Xiqiang listened to Miss Qi Jiangying's words, Xuanmei laughed and said: Niece Jiangying, why are you talking in a roundabout way? Among the newcomers of the Qilian faction, you are considered outstanding. If you want two things from your Sixth Master Uncle, will I be stingy? Qi Jiangying smiled and said: The niece knows that there are two rare treasures around the sixth master uncle, the water-splitting lightsaber and the detoxification dragon ball, you can give me whichever one you want! Huanghe Shebi also said after hearing the words: Niece Jiangying, you are really powerful. The water-splitting lightsaber and the detoxification dragon ball are the lifeblood of Lao Liu. He might not be willing to give them to him? Zhu He Ruan Xiqiang looked at Huang He Du Bi with a smile and said: Fourth senior brother, please don't provoke me, Ruan Xiqiang has neither children nor apprentices, so why should I take these two rare treasures and bury them in the coffin? Xuanhe Qiming frowned when he heard the sixth junior brother's ominous words, Ruan Xiqiang had already taken out a giant longan-sized bead that was as red as fire, and handed it to Qi Jiangying, saying: Niece Jiangying, this detoxifying dragon ball will be given to you first, and the splitting water lightsaber will be yours only after your six masters and uncles are exhausted and passed away!Because at the moment I still want to rely on it to meet that shameless rat who hides in the dark and sets fire to our Qilian faction! Qi Jiangying knew that this poison-removing dragon ball was specially designed to cure all kinds of poisons, and it was very miraculous. Uncle Sixth would not even lend it to others easily, but now he actually gave it away as a gift. She was overjoyed, and she didn't know what to do? Although Xuanhe Qiming has a gloomy and introverted temperament, seeing Zhuhe Ruan Xiqiang willing to present such a rare treasure to his beloved daughter, he couldn't help but feel that it is rare, so he said with a smile: Why did the sixth junior brother really give this kind of martial arts treasure to the children?Don't take my previous joke Zhu He and Ruan Xiqiang didn't wait for Qi Ming to finish speaking, he laughed and said: Where did the big brother say that?Qilian Qihe is like a brother and sister, and Jiangying's niece is so smart, if she wants to give her something, it's too ordinary, and she really can't afford it!The detoxification dragon ball can only detoxify and defend oneself, it is not a great gift, but the water-splitting lightsaber of my younger brother is quite magical. Although due to weak skills, I still have to rely on it to break through the rivers and lakes, but once I die, I will still bequeath it to Jiangying What about my niece? Xuanhe Qiming heard that the sixth junior brother Zhu He Ruan Xiqiang had repeatedly uttered ominous words, so he couldn't help turning his head to look at him, only to see that under the moonlight, Ruan Xiqiang's complexion was abnormally gloomy, it was either green or white, and it was extremely ugly! Qi Ming has a lot of experience in the world, and naturally he is also good at judging people. He knows that if this kind of complexion shows, he will have great misfortune, so he is alert, and he is half a step behind, running side by side with Ruan Xiqiang , secretly paying attention to protection, and smiled at his beloved daughter Qi Ying: Ying'er, thank you Uncle Six for your generosity, you really deserved this palm! Amidst the people talking and laughing, they drove together day and night, and caught up with the Qilian Taoist Temple hosted by Baihe Taoist at the waist of Qianren Peak in Qilian Mountain in the southwest of Liangzhou! Qilian Taoist Temple is a sacred place of martial arts in the northwest area. During the time when the head of the sect was passing on the family line, he had a lot of grudges against him, so he led Guanzhong's eight major disciples, as well as the new fifth junior brother Shouhe Shiqing, to welcome them out of the Guanmen Shizhang together! Xuanhe Qiming, along with Chongyun, Yihe Weiyu, Huanghe Dubi, Zhuhe Ruan Xiqiang and his three younger brothers, as well as his beloved daughter Qi Jiangying, hadn't reached the waist of Qianren Peak when they heard Yunqinglian in Qilian Taoist temple. ring!Qi Ming knew that Taoist Baihe had heard the news and was gathering crowds to welcome him, and he didn't want to accept his kind of etiquette for nothing, so he hurriedly worked hard on the soles of his feet and rushed forward! But when Qi Ming climbed to the large stone flat in front of Qilian Taoist Temple, there were already eight disciples of the second generation of Guanzhong wearing blue Taoist robes, and a tall and thin man in strong clothes, surrounded by Baihe, the head of the Qilian School. Taoists, stand ten feet away from the Guanmen Gate and wait for each other! Xuanhe Qiming frowned, took the lead, cupped his fists and saluted Taoist Baihe and said: Qi Ming didn't dare to be the head of the sect and go out to meet him, good morning, the head of the sect! Taoist Baihe heard the elder brother's tone, quickly turned sideways to avoid the courtesy, bowed to the ground, and said with an extremely respectful expression: The little brother is too busy to watch things, so I don’t go to Dingxi to listen to Song Xiaozhu, and ask the senior brother Jin An, please forgive the younger brother for the crime of disrespect! Baihe Taoist looked respectful and thoughtful, Xuanhe Qiming could only smile indifferently. At this time, Slender Crane Shi Qing, Ji Chongyun Yihe Weiyu, Yellow Crane Du Bi, Zhu He Ruan Xiqiang, etc. also met each other with the senior brother and the head of the sect present. Xuanhe Qiming saw that Shouhe Shiqing, the fifth younger brother who lived far away in Xingxing Gorge, Xinjiang, was also here, so he knew that something was wrong, but because there was a master, he was inconvenient to ask urgently, so he was accompanied by Taoist Baihe into the temple Inside, after paying homage to the gods of the ancestors of the sect, take their seats respectively. Taoist Baihe bowed to Xuanhe Qiming to sit up, and said with a smile: Eldest brother is not coming today, younger brother also led five juniors to Dingxi to listen to Song Xiaozhu, pay homage to seek advice, and discuss a major matter!Because the fifth junior brother had a strange encounter recently Xuan He Qi Ming frowned deeply, and exchanged glances with Chong Yun Yi He Wei Yu, Huang He Du Bi, Zhu He Ruan Xiqiang, and his beloved daughter Qi Jiangying, looking at Shou He Shi Qing, without waiting for Taoist Bai He to speak. After finishing, he asked slowly: Fifth Junior Brother, did your property in Xingxingxia, Xinjiang, suddenly catch fire one night in the middle of the night, leaving no tiles left? Slender Crane Shi Qing jumped up from his seat in surprise, and shouted: Brother, no matter how good your world experience is, no matter how rich your martial arts knowledge is, you will not be far away from thousands of miles away, as expected!When did you become pre-knowledge and wisdom? Taoist Baihe also showed surprise on his face, but after his eyes wandered over Wei Yu, Du Bi, Ruan Xiqiang and others, he suddenly raised his eyebrows, his eyes burst into a strange light, and asked Xuanhe Qiming in surprise: Senior Brother, Third Junior Brother, Fourth Junior Brother, Sixth Junior Brother, etc., scattered in various places, suddenly gathered together, this is quite unusual!Could it be that the senior brother and others also had the same strange experience as the fifth junior brother? Xuanhe Qiming nodded with a cold face and replied: The leader is really high-spirited!The houses of the third junior brother, the fourth junior brother, and the sixth junior brother, and my Tingsong Xiaozhu, all started in the middle of the night and burned together. Taoist Baihe was usually very well-cultivated, but after hearing this strange news, he couldn't help being surprised, and said with a deep anger: Could it be that this strange fire is designed to burn our Qilian faction? Xuanhe Qiming still said indifferently: This sect is located in the northwest area. Although it has enjoyed a high reputation for a long time, it is not easy to get it by earning it with the head of the sword. Enough to keep the reputation of my Qilian faction from falling! Taoist Baihe hurriedly avoided the seat and bowed, bowed to Xuanhe Qiming Jishou, and replied: Eldest brother must not talk like this, although the younger brother is in charge of the sect because of his master's order, in fact, regardless of martial arts knowledge, he needs to be taught by the elder brother Kuang Di from time to time!Now that the Qi Lian faction is facing an invisible and powerful enemy, facing a moment of honor and disgrace, they must be united as one, the younger brother respectfully asks the elder brother to issue orders, and he ordered me to go through fire and water, and he will do whatever he wants! Xuanhe Qiming, because of a long-standing grudge, saw this second junior brother who was in charge of the Qilian sect, his words were quite sarcastic and provocative, but he saw that Taoist Baihe was always humble, and his expression was always extremely respectful to him. I couldn't help but subdued myself, let out a long sigh, and changed my words: Second Junior Brother, you don’t want to talk like this, the head of the sect is always the head of the sect, Qi Ming is only willing to be consulted and dispatched, he knows everything, and he can talk endlessly, but anyone who belongs to the Qilian sect should still listen to the head of the sect respectfully People call the shots! Taoist Baihe heard Qi Ming's words, because the enemy was clearly attacking our faction, but they were invisible, and the origin was unpredictable, making it impossible to attack and defend, so he asked Qi Ming seriously: The little brother first asks the senior brother for advice, is there any suspicious person in your mind? Xuanhe Qiming heard the words and was frowning in thought. Suddenly, the disciple on duty at Guanmen took a black iron box about one foot long, half a foot wide, and four inches high with both hands, bowed to Taoist Baihe and said: According to the head master, just now a young man came to Guanmen, and asked his disciples to present this box to the head, saying that since the past three months, the answers to the strange things about our sect are all in this iron box, open it You can tell it at a glance! Taoist Baihe held the receiving box in his hand, his eyes flashed, and he asked: Is the visitor still watching the door? The disciple on duty blushed slightly, bowed his head and replied: The approaching person moved too fast, the disciple lowered his head and inspected the iron box, but he had already unknowingly retreated! Taoist Baihe waved his hand to reprimand the disciple on duty, and before he could open the iron box, Xuanhe Qiming stopped him, saying: Second brother, there have been too many strange things recently, you must be very careful, you don't have to open this iron box yourself! Taoist Baihe was mentioned by the elder brother, he also felt that there were many suspicious things about the visitor, he should not be so reckless, so he put the iron box seven or eight feet away, asked Xuanhe Qiming and others to concentrate their efforts on protection, and then chopped the iron box. Kong slapped, using 70% of his true strength, to shake the iron box!The lid of the iron box opened immediately, but a burst of flames burst out immediately, and everyone was shocked to protect themselves with both palms, leaving their seats and retreating. There was nothing in the box, but the flame was six or seven feet high, and what was even more strange was that there were eight dark green writings in the flame, which would disappear in a blink of an eye, but everyone could see clearly. The green word is shocking, beware of sky fire at midnight tonight! Taoist Baihe laughed wildly, and said: Okay, okay, this kind of fire warning letter with a fresh face came just in time!I, White Crane Soaring, if I can't protect this Qilian Taoist temple, and turn it into ashes at midnight tonight, why would Yanxi be the head of the Qilian sect?Then he cut himself off with a horizontal sword, so as to apologize to the ancestors of the school! Speaking of this, he pulled up a command flag embroidered with seven cloud cranes on the table, and said to the thin crane with a straight face: Fifth Junior Brother, convey the order of the Qihe Banner on my behalf, ordering all disciples of the second and third generations in the temple not to sleep tonight, each carrying a hidden weapon to protect the surroundings of the temple, and as soon as the enemy is found, immediately cast the white crane fire!My fellow seniors and I set up a grand feast on the stone ping outside Guanmen, while expressing our love for each other, while seeing what kind of flying fairy swordsman the enemy is, coming and going without a trace!In particular, we must see how the strange fire fell from the sky at the third watch. Taoist Baihe was really angry, and the rest of the five cranes in Qilian also felt complacent. Shi Qing, the thin crane, had passed the flag order, because it was already night, and the bright moon was slanting against the blue sky, so the six brothers and sisters, each armed with hidden weapons, appeared step by step. The door, together with Xuanhe Qiming's beloved daughter Jiangying, sat at the table and poured a drink! Qilian Taoist Temple is in a very good situation, with its back against dangerous peaks and facing a precipitous ravine. The large stone flat in front of the temple was carved out by labor. From the moon to the mid-autumn day, although it is late autumn at this time, the sky is clear and the clouds are open, the autumn is high and the air is crisp, and the toads are still bright and clean!Far and near mountains and forests, light cages and soft light, returning to the clouds and Hengxiu, flying waterfalls spraying beads, everyone seems to be in a beautiful painting, who would have imagined that after an hour, there will be earth-shattering and tragic changes! Xuanhe Qiming is a very scheming person, while passing cups to cups, the first thing he pays attention to is the sixth junior brother Zhu He Ruan Xiqiang, only to see that the dull and dead look on his face is getting more and more obvious! The strange thing is that not only Ruan Xiqiang alone, but also Taoist Baihe, the head of the Qilian School, had a strange look on his face!But what makes him different from Ruan Xiqiang is that besides this abnormal look, there is also another kind of divine light, which makes people feel respectful at the first sight and cannot be stared at! After toasting the elder brother for three glasses of wine, Taoist Baihe didn't mention the matter of fire prevention at the third watch at all, but said to Qi Jiangying with a smile: Niece Jiang Yingxian, I have always heard that you have excellent qualifications and hard work, and you are the most outstanding figure among the second generation disciples of our sect!Can you use the eight palms of Yunhe, which the senior brother is proficient in, and let your senior uncles have a look? Qi Jiangying suddenly heard that the master master wanted to perform at the banquet, she couldn't help but hesitate a bit, but she glanced at her father, and saw Xuanhe Qiming smiling and nodding, she stood up generously and greeted Taoist Baihe and the others. Qilian Four Cranes smiled and said: My niece is too young to be skilled, so I would like to ask the uncle in charge, and all the uncles, to teach me! After finishing speaking, he twisted his shoulders, and shot up to three feet into the sky under the moonlight. Starting from the first form of Linghe Chongyun, he used his father Xuanhe Qiming's eight palms of Yunhe! The Yunhe Eight Palms, one palm is divided into eight moves, there are 8864 moves in total, most of them are volley fighting movements, so only those who have a good level of lightness kung fu can use them with ease! Qi Jiangying was born with intelligence and a clever mind. In front of the master and other teachers and uncles, she naturally acted deliberately. I saw that she was as graceful as a dragon, as graceful as a colorful phoenix, as swift as a crane, as clever as a spirit The ape's eight, eight, sixty-four moves were performed all at once, and then he calmly closed his posture. Before Zhuo Li's banquet, he appeared in front of Zhuo Li's banquet, smiling and saluting to Qilian Wuhe with an extremely calm expression! Taoist Baihe clapped his palms and laughed loudly, praising: The niece Xian is so talented, if she takes a little more time to practice, she will be able to shine in the martial arts of the Qilian sect!Having said that, he turned to Xuanhe Qiming with a smile and said: Eldest brother, my niece Jiangying has performed so well, and my younger brother, as the head of the sect, has to be rewarded. I would like to give her two things as a token of my condescension! Xuanhe Qiming knew that this junior brother in charge of the sect was of good character, and in order to make up for his lack of not being able to get the position of sect master, he was very respectful in everything. Now that he was willing to reward his beloved daughter, it must be extraordinary, so he said with a smile: Second Junior Brother, your verbal rewards are enough, why give her anything else? Taoist Baihe laughed and said: I am a poor uncle, and I can't bring out any valuables. I want to give my niece a copy of the white crane sword manual written by my younger brother, and another hidden weapon for self-defense, the white crane needle. The senior brother ordered her to accept it! Xuanhe Qiming knows that Qilian Qihe's martial arts come from the same source, but they each have one or two specialties!The White Crane Sword Art recorded in the White Crane Sword Manual, and the 12 needles with small wings attached to them, which can swing and float, making it extremely difficult for the opponent to dodge, are all the famous unique skills of the second junior brother, Taoist Bai He!Unexpectedly, what he gave his beloved daughter as a gift was actually these two outstanding skills, and he couldn't help but deeply admire Taoist Baihe's broad-mindedness, he really deserves to be the head of a school!Then he shouted to his beloved daughter: Ying'er, your master uncle's gift is too generous, and you haven't come forward to thank him. From now on, you should be more vigilant, and live up to the expectations of your master master and other master uncles! Qi Jiangying thanked Qi Jiangying as much as he said, and Taoist Baihe took out a thin white crane sword manual and a flat long skin bag, handed them to Qi Jiangying, and said with a smile: The White Crane Sword Art is detailed in the sword manual, you only need to follow the manual and study carefully, and you will have success!But the twelve white crane needles in the flat long leather pouch have a special method when they are released, and I will teach you carefully after getting through the disaster of Qilian Taoist Temple tonight! Qi Jiangying took it and sat beside her father with joy, and took out a white crane needle made of refined steel, about seven inches long, with two wings and shining silver, and couldn't stop playing with it and smiling said: Daddy, this white crane magic needle is really exquisite and fun to make, but unfortunately I don't know how to make needles yet, otherwise when the arsonist comes tonight, I will let him taste how good this magic needle is! Chongyun Yihe Wei Yu laughed and said: Niece Jiangying, what you said is not quite right. With your father and so many masters and uncles here, would you still let you take action?Now the first watch has passed, and the second watch is the first meeting, and in another hour, it will be the third watch, the virtuous niece just sits and pours a cup, to see if Qi Lian Qihe is a weak and incompetent person who will be bullied by others? Taoist Baihe was more nervous than anyone else because he was the head of the Qilian faction, and his brother's house was being burned one after another. They are all paying attention to everything around Qilian Taoist Temple, waiting for the three drums to ring! The more this is the case, the more time seems to pass extremely slowly!Slender Crane Shi Qing raised his glass to his elder brother Xuan He Qi Ming, and asked: Eldest brother has a lot of experience in the world, have you ever seen the origin of the enemy from the young man who brought the iron box?And why use the method of setting fire to deal with our Qilian faction? Xuanhe Qiming frowned and replied: The Qi Lian faction did not have any life-and-death enmity with other martial arts figures, and now such a strange thing suddenly happened, it is really hard to guess. When the words came to this point, the faces of all the audience suddenly sank, and Qi Ming couldn't stop talking. Let's talk together and focus on a dense tree two feet away from the east side of Qilian Taoist Temple!There are about dozens of trees in this clump of mountains, but there is nothing unusual, only three or four night birds are seen flying out with fluttering wings! Zhu He Ruan Xiqiang stood up angrily, put his hand on the hilt of the Light Splitting Sword, and said to Taoist Baihe: Brother Sect Leader, the night birds don't fly around for no reason, little brother, go and see what's causing the trouble in the dense tree? Taoist Baihe twitched his brows slightly, and focused his eyes on the dense tree again. He waved to Zhuhe Ruan Xiqiang and said: It's not yet the third watch, so don't pay attention to the sixth junior brother, I really want to see how many people have come from the other party, and how to start?That's all right, the sixth brother will send an order on my behalf to protect the disciples inside and outside the temple, telling them not to move rashly even if the enemy shows up at the Guanmen before the third watch, but at the third watch, someone dares to touch every grass in the Qilian Taoist temple Mu, that is, work together to capture and kill anyone who fails to do his duty, he will be kicked out of the Qilian family! Zhu He and Ruan Xiqiang bowed to accept the order, went around the Qilian Taoist Temple, and when he came back from the order, it was not far from midnight! Daoist Baihe has a heavy responsibility in his family, although he looks calm and relaxed on the surface, why isn't he extremely nervous in his heart?Waiting until the end of the second watch, and then the third watch in a moment, the person who sent the iron letter and fire letter, warning them to be fire-proof at the third watch, still did not move at all!Things in the world are incomparably wonderful, when one party is too calm, the other party is also like this, so Taoist Baihe suddenly stood up when the third watch was about to pass, and said: Now that the third watch is coming, we must work together to catch this person and find out why he is against the Qilian faction!The younger brother respectfully invites the senior brother to lead the third and fourth junior brothers and Jiang Ying’s niece, pay attention to the southwest, and the younger brother together with the fifth and sixth junior brothers, pay attention to the northeast! Xuanhe Qiming and the others stood up with solemn expressions, but at this moment, the third watch in the temple, suddenly a silver star rose into the sky from the east side of the Taoist temple, among the dense trees where the night bird flew out earlier , and flew obliquely above the Qilian Taoist Temple! Xuanhe Qiming yelled badly, and said: No wonder he told us to beware of sky fire, this seems to be a rare nine-scattered meteor in martial arts, could it be that the other party had hidden sulfur and gunpowder in the temple beforehand? Taoist Baihe blushed when he heard the words, and thought to himself, if it is true what the senior brother said, if his opponent sneaked into the temple and tampered with him, and he was still ignorant, what face would he have to do again as the head of the sect? Before the longing was over, the silver star burst with a bang, three to five feet above the Qilian Taoist Temple, and turned into nine dragon-shaped flames as bright as electricity, and scattered across the houses of the Qilian Taoist Temple! Inside the Qilian Taoist Temple, as Xuanhe Qiming expected, sulfur, gunpowder and other things were hidden in advance. As soon as the lightning-like flame fell, it immediately exploded, and the flames flew into the air. A sea of ​​fire! At this time, in the dense forest, there was a long laugh of a dragon breaking through the rocks and piercing the clouds, and a figure rose from the sky with the superb lightness skill of Lingxu and Yufeng. Run away! Zhu He Ruan Xiqiang's lightsaber was the first to unsheath his water-splitting lightsaber, and he followed and pounced. Xuanhe Qiming saw that his face was too dark, and thought of Ruan Xiqiang's virtue of gifting his beloved daughter with the dragon ball to detoxify, so he was waiting to follow and take care of him secretly. , suddenly heard Taoist Bai shouting in a sad accent: Fourth junior brother, fifth junior brother and niece Jiangying, chase the enemy quickly, senior brother and third junior brother please go slowly, younger brother has something to explain! Yellow Crane Du Bi's Sangmen Sword, Slender Crane Shi Qing's soft steel Burmese knife, both out of their sheaths, and Qi Jiangying with them, chased after the sound. , Taoist Baihe clasped his hands tightly, and stared at the Qilian Taoist temple, which was blazing into the sky, with a solemn look of extreme anger on his face! Suddenly Taoist Baihe seemed to have made some great determination, he twitched his eyebrows, and said in a deep voice: Senior brother and third junior brother follow me to watch, we cannot let this foundation created by the painstaking efforts of the ancestors of the past generations be completely destroyed under the fire of ruthless calamity! After speaking, he rushed to Guanmen first, and shouted to a group of disciples who were panicked and rushed to put out the fire: Qi Lian sent three generations of disciples to fight the fire, eight second generation disciples followed me to the Patriarch Hall! Xuanhe Qiming, Chongyun and a crane Weiyu, couldn't guess the intention of Baihe Taoist, so they had to follow silently. Fortunately, near the Patriarch Hall, due to the vast courtyard, the fire was not too big. Taoist Baihe rushed into the hall, cleaned up his clothes, bowed respectfully to the ancestors of the Qilian School, and said loudly: The patriarchs of this school have learned from the heroic spirits in the sky, and the disciple Bai He soars. He has no virtue and incompetence.Today, I apologize in front of the Patriarch God, and entrust the responsibility of being the head of the sect and restoring the prestige of the sect to senior brother Qi Ming to be in charge! Xuanhe Qiming, Chongyun Yihe Weiyu, none of them could have imagined that Taoist Baihe had such a strong temperament, they couldn't help turning pale in astonishment!But Taoist Baihe has already turned around Zhuo Li, took out the Qihe Banner from his bosom, with a bright light on his face, he said to Xuanhe Qiming with a wry smile: Eldest brother, it's not that the younger brother is pretending to be hypocritical, it's because the Qilian sect has been smooth sailing for more than ten years, and everyone from top to bottom has a sense of slack, which has brought about such a disaster and humiliation today, not to mention the burning of the ground?If the little brother doesn't care about himself, he will always laugh at the martial arts forever, and he can't wash his hands! The comer released the nine-scattering shooting star technique, and the lightness kung fu displayed when he retreated was too high, the three junior brothers Ruan, Du, and Shi chased after him, the younger brother was not at ease, after the senior brother received my order to head the banner, please hurry up with the third junior brother In response, in the future, please pay more attention to revenge and revive the prestige of the faction, so as to atone for the crimes of the little brother!After finishing speaking, he held up the order of the Qihe Banner with both hands, and handed it to Qi Ming! Xuanhe Qiming, who did not get the head of the sect at the beginning, was indeed dissatisfied in his heart, but now under such circumstances, he could not bear to accept the Qihe Banner order!Just as he was hesitating for a moment, Taoist Baihe had already put the seven-crane flag order in Xuanhe Qiming's arms, turned around and shouted to the eight second-generation disciples standing on the steps: From now on, your master Bo Qiming will take over as the head of the sect. All the disciples of the Qilian sect must fully obey the command of the Qihe Banner, and be vigilant at all times, so as not to be slack in the slightest. The source and the result are a great example!As soon as the voice fell, Qiming to Xuanhe, rushed to Yunhe Weiyu, smiled sadly, drew his sword back, and threw it across his throat! Xuanhe Qiming, Chongyun Yihe Weiyu, was surprised to see Taoist Baihe demoting himself as head master, but he never imagined that because of the destruction of Qilian Taoist temple, he would commit suicide with a horizontal sword in the Patriarch Hall to apologize! So in a hurry, both of them uttered an exclamation, and then saw the blood gushing out. The head of the Qilian faction, the Taoist Baihe with outstanding martial arts, because of a slight mistake of underestimating the enemy, he was spattered with blood. ! Qi Ming and Wei Yu both stomped their feet and shed tears, and the top eight second-generation disciples were even more panic-stricken and at a loss!In the end, it was still Xuanhe Qiming, who calmed down, looked around, saw that the sulfur gunpowder hidden in the temple by the enemy had probably been burned out, and the fire was a little bit simmering, so he stretched out the seven-crane banner in his hand, and looked at the eight second-generation disciples seriously. said: The Patriarch Hall is surrounded by an open space, and the fire is hard to reach. The body of the Lord of View is temporarily parked here. Two of you will be separated here to take care of it, and the rest will take advantage of the current fire, and rush to put out the fire!You three uncles and I are going to take care of all your uncles, and vow to capture the enemy who set the fire and avenge the Lord! Chongyun Yihe and Wei Yu knew that the second senior brother Taoist Baihe was dead and could not be brought back to life. At present, the most urgent thing is to take care of all the juniors, so he and Xuanhe Qiming turned around and bowed together to the corpse of Taoist Baihe on the ground, and immediately performed Qi Lian's school's unique lightness kung fu Feihe roamed the sky, rushed out of the Qilian Taoist temple that was still full of smoke, and chased to the northeast! The two quickly chased several peaks, not only did they not see any traces of the enemy and us, they didn't even hear the slightest sound of fighting and shouting! Chongyun Yihe Weiyu stopped and said in surprise: Du, Shi, and Ruan, the three juniors and Jiangying's niece, if they can't catch up with the enemy, they must turn around and work together to put out the fire!In case of catching up with the enemy, there will be a shocking and vicious fight!what now Before Wei Yu finished speaking, Xuanhe Qiming frowned slightly and said: Third Junior Brother, put one of your Chongyun Yinyan to try! Wei Yu was reminded by the elder brother, thinking that he was not weak in wit, but today he was stunned by a series of accidents, and he already has excellent communication tools in his pocket, why not use them?Then he took out a small arrow with a silver arrowhead, and secretly used his internal energy to swing it upwards to a height of three feet. Sure enough, not long after the silver flame took off, there was a sudden soft sound in front of the left, and there seemed to be a flash of red light Xuanhe Qiming said: 這是四師弟的霹靂珠，但霹靂珠雖聞，珠光不顯，他們莫非在左側那座嶺頭過去的深谷之內，我們翻上左面那座嶺頭，大概便可看見 沖雲一鶴衛羽，因今夜祁連道觀被焚，掌門師兄橫劍自絕，刺激得胸中充滿了盛怒奇悲，身形猛拔，便往左側那座峻嶺高峰，如飛撲去！ 玄鶴齊明緊緊跟隨，等他們剛剛翻上那座嶺頭，便聽見嶺下一片深谷之間，又是霹靂一聲，紅光微閃！ 祁連七鶴，均在這祁連山中習藝多年，地形極熟，玄鶴齊明訝然說道： 這谷中雖有一片森林，可以暫時藏身，但卻是個死谷，敵人逃至此處，不知是何用意？ 沖雲一鶴衛羽眉峰微蹙，說道： 大師兄，敵人對這祁連山的地勢，哪有你我熟悉？還不是被三位師弟暨絳英侄女等人，迫得忙不擇路，才進入這處死谷！我們何必在此猜疑？下谷一看，不是便可知道究竟了嗎？ 玄鶴齊明聽出三師弟言中之意，有些不滿自己過分謹慎，暗想雖然白鶴道人已把七鶴旗令交給自己，若不能獲得一干師弟歸心，這掌門人也不好做！何況愛女絳英亦在谷中，趕緊點頭答道： 三師弟說得極是，你我下谷一看，但二師弟自盡噩耗，暫時不要讓諸位師弟知道，免得他們急怒傷心，有所誤事！ 涼秋九月，塞上風高，祁連山且有多處峰頭，經年積雪！但這片死谷之中，卻因地勢極低，四面都有高崖壁立，氣候略為溫和，但也木枯葉落，一片深秋景色！ 齊、衛二人，下到谷底，只見黃鶴杜璧，獨自立在一處極為狹小的轉折路口相待，面帶憂容地急急說道： 大師兄、三師兄來得正好，敵人輕功身法極高，蹤跡若隱若現，施、阮兩位師弟及絳英侄女，業已追向谷中深處，小弟因恐敵人狡猾，回頭逃脫，故而扼守此處，如今師兄等一來，我們人手眾多，便可遍搜這座無路可通的死谷，有如甕中捉鼈的了！ 玄鶴齊明擺手作勢，命衛羽居左，杜璧居右，一同順著谷勢搜去！ 經過幾重轉折，谷勢倏開，眼前是一片不算太大，但也密匝匝的森林，那位齊絳英姑娘，卻在林外悄生生的橫劍而立！ 玄鶴齊明見狀叫道： 英兒，你五師叔與六師叔呢？是不是入林追緝放火之人去了？ 齊絳英答道： 阮六師叔說是他與五師叔，能搜出敵人，叫女兒在林外守候！ 沖雲一鶴衛羽皺眉說道： 阮六師弟簡直胡鬧！林後雖是死谷，豈不太過危殆？大師兄，若依小弟之見，我們似乎不必在林外留人，乾脆一齊入林搜索！ 玄鶴齊明由於朱鶴阮西強的面上晦色，頗為替他擔憂，聞言微一點頭，自己攜帶愛女齊絳英居中，命衛羽、杜璧，左右相距兩三丈之處，同住林內搜去。 這片森林深廣約在百丈以上，沖雲一鶴衛羽搜進二十餘丈，便聽見右側方幾株大樹之後，似有輕微的異聲，若非心有專注，絕難聽出！ 衛羽功聚右掌，潛進數尺，驀然出聲喝道： 樹後是哪位師弟？ 枯枝敗葉之間，毫無迴響，沖雲一鶴衛羽遵劈空一掌，照準心中所疑最大一株樹的密暗陰影擊去！ 但衛羽掌力剛剛出手，即聞樹後一聲低微訕笑，似有人往後退去，身法並極快速，以致疾風勁氣過處，空自枝葉飛舞，威勢無儔，卻連對方半絲衣角也未沾著。 祁連七鶴的輕功身法，無一不是上乘之選，衛羽在家宅被焚，師兄慘死之下，仇火早已騰胸！驀的提足真氣，向樹後人退走方向，兩度飄身，便已追出七丈！樹密林深，輕功能施展到這種地步，已極難能！但對方身法更自神奇，低微訕笑依舊可聞，來處卻已在三四丈外的沉沉暗影以內！ 衛羽再度騰身，笑聲再度隱去，就這樣一步一步地被引入林深之處！ 一直迫進四十餘丈，約莫到了森林中心，衛羽忽然警覺敵人這等作法，似是有什麼預先安排的陰謀毒計！遂暫時停步不追，口中鶴鳴一聲，居然立有回音，原來不僅玄鶴齊明父女，黃鶴杜璧，連先前追入林中的瘦鶴施清，朱鶴阮西強，也均到了近處。 六人會面以後，玄鶴齊明見那滿面晦色，手橫精芒如電劈水分光劍的六師弟朱鶴阮西強，並未出什麼差錯，不由心中略慰，發話問道： 施五弟，阮六弟，你們入林這麼久，可曾見過敵人的蹤跡？ 朱鶴阮西強神色頗為氣憤地答道： 敵人如鬼怪飄忽般，把我們誘入林中以後，身形即未再現！小弟與五師兄幾乎已搜遍全林，除了到處堆滿枯枝敗葉以外，毫無所見！ 沖雲一鶴衛羽也把自己所遇向大師兄陳述，玄鶴齊明聽完以後，好似想起甚事，面上忽現驚容，方自低低叫了聲不好，便見西方林木茂密之處，一片火光燭天而起！ 此時天氣方值黎明以前的最黑暗時期，這片火花，自更驚魂奪目，估量火起處是在林口，距離祁連五鶴及齊絳英姑娘所立的森林中心，約莫四十餘丈！ 沖雲一鶴衛羽向玄鶴齊明皺眉說道： 大師兄，敵人此舉何意？我們是否應該撲往火起之處？ 玄鶴齊明臉上一片愁容，沉思未答之前，東南方又騰紅光，火勢再起！ 玄鶴齊明滿面驚惶之色，向著各位師弟暨愛女絳英叫道： 各位師弟，你們記不記得十五年前的武林雙絕北鶴、南龍？ 黃鶴杜璧應聲答道：北鶴令狐璞，南龍谷中蘭，文武兼資，胸羅萬有，一切內外武功，均已到了出神入化之境，江湖中人人景慕，無不知名！大師兄突然提起他們兩位作甚？ 玄鶴齊明面帶重憂答道： 我曾聽得一樁秘訊，說道：北鶴、南龍兩位，突然絕跡武林之故，是在十五年前被一場怪火活活燒死在一片遠古森林以內！如今我們兄弟也是身在森林中心，林外怪火亦起，究竟是偶然巧合？still 朱鶴阮西強眼看東南西三方，火勢越燒越旺，雖然距離尚遠，也覺觸目心驚，遂打斷玄鶴齊明的話頭問道： 大師兄，這森斡既然東南西三面起火，看情形似已無法撲滅，我們為什麼不向北方突圍而出，呆在林中作甚？ 玄鶴齊明看他一眼說道： 阮六弟怎的這等粗心？敵人此次對祁連一派，分明謀定而來，他在東南西三面縱火，用意即欲逼我們撲向北方，所以我判斷這暗影沉沉毫無動靜的北方，可能比烈火肆威的東南西三面危險更大，必須更為慎重。 朱鶴阮西強狂笑道： 大師兄此語，小弟有點不服！你慎慎重重的籌思未得之際，可能我們已葬身無情烈火以內！再說，阮西強寧甘骨化飛灰，也要見識見識對頭的廬山真面目，並問問他為何對祁連一派下此絕情毒手！話完又是一陣震天狂笑，也不等玄鶴齊明答話，掌中劈水分光劍精芒略閃，便往北方暗影縱身撲去！ 玄鶴齊明等人，見朱鶴阮西強業已先行撲往北方，只得一起跟隨，以防不測！ 果然阮西強撲進不到五丈，便被一陣無形勁氣阻住，卻聽暗中哼然一聲冷笑，有個英朗口音發語道： 祁連派的好朋友們，暫莫向前，燕元瀾要在這森林烈火之中，向你們查詢一件十五年前的舊案！隨著話音，慢慢由沉沉暗影之中轉出一人，此人身上所著似是一種非皮非綢奇異的黑色勁裝，臉上也黑巾蒙面，只露出炯炯雙眼，當面而立，負手望天，那副驕傲神色，簡直就沒把西北道上武林中有名人物祁連七鶴師兄弟看在眼內。 朱鶴阮西強因對方所發無形勁氣，居然能阻礙自己前行，功力之深，可以想見，遵強按滿腔盛怒，對這自稱燕元瀾的蒙面黑衣人冷笑一聲，說道： 燕朋友，什麼十五年前舊案？阮西強一概不知！我倒真要向朋友查問查問，最近專門放火暗燒我們祁連一派之人，是不是就是閣下？ 那蒙面黑衣的燕元瀾，以一雙炯如冷電的目光略掃阮西強，冷笑答道： 燒你們幾間房屋，有什麼值得大驚小怪？你還不配與我答話，誰是執掌祁連門戶之人？ 朱鶴阮西強哪裡受得了對方如此蔑視？口中出聲暴叱，右手劈水分光劍蒼龍入海，左手也突發內家重手裂石開碑，劍攻上路，掌襲下盤，一起向燕元瀾招呼，迅疾沉雄，兩兼其妙！ 但這位黑衣蒙面客，武功家數，委實極其罕見的高明！足下絲毫未動，只微一吸胸，左手疾伸三指，居然截住阮西強削鐵如泥的劈水分光劍劍脊，右掌再翻，勁氣狂飄，呼然出手，硬接對方內家重手裂石開碑，把阮西強震退七步，一柄劈水分光劍也自然而然地到了人家手內！ 以祁連七鶴之技，居然一招失劍，不但朱鶴阮西強羞愧欲死，其餘諸人也一聲驚呼，玄鶴齊明越眾當先，目光注定黑衣蒙面的燕元瀾，沉聲說道： 燕朋友，在下玄鶴齊明，忝掌祁連門戶 燕元瀾不等齊明說完，便縱聲狂笑說道： 齊朋友，別往自己臉上貼金，你雖是大師兄，但祁連派越次傳宗，掌門是白鶴，不是玄鶴！ 玄鶴齊明目蘊精芒，面寒如水地答道： 燕朋友，就是為了你千仞峰腰的一把劫火，我掌門師弟羞對祁連派歷代祖師，業已拔劍自盡，並把掌門重責，交付老夫！ 玄鶴齊明這一宣佈白鶴道人死訊，除了親身參與其事的沖雲一鶴衛羽以外，其餘的黃鶴杜璧，瘦鶴施清，朱鶴阮西強，及齊絳英姑娘等人，一齊驚詫出聲，愕然失色！ 燕元瀾也似微感意外，但旋即冷笑一聲，說道：白鶴道人死得好，不然他也要在這森林烈火之中，屍首成灰，還我一筆十五年前舊債！ 這時火勢越來越盛，燒得滿眼都是紅光，亂葉枯枝，畢剝作響！ 玄鶴齊明聽完燕元瀾所說，目中厲芒一閃，充滿了憤恨地問道： 姓燕的，江湖有語：殺人償命，欠債還錢！你口口聲聲要算十五年前舊債，但不知這筆債是因何事？及何人、何地所結？請燕朋友立刻明言，倘若祁連派情屈理虧，我師兄弟不勞朋友動手，自行伏屍謝罪！但萬一朋友說不出所以然來，你卻該對火焚我師兄弟家宅、祁連道觀暨逼死我白鶴師弟等事，還出一個公道！ 燕元瀾目中冷電似的寒芒，掃視祁連五鶴，慢慢沉聲問道： 十五年前，雲南高黎貢山中，是誰放火焚毀整座黑森林，暗害北鶴、南龍武林雙絕？ 祁連五鶴面面相覷，各自噤若寒蟬，齊絳英姑娘更是瞠目不知道這件武林大事！ 玄鶴齊明聞言，目光冷酷異常，注視著燕元瀾沉聲問道： 燕朋友，你憑什麼認定此事是我們祁連七鶴中人所為？ 燕元瀾冷冰地答道： 據我多方查究，是你們師兄弟其中一人，因不服令孤老前輩的北鶴威名，壓蓋祁連七鶴，才處心積慮的伺機暗算，用出那種令人不齒的下流手段！ 玄鶴齊明突然仰天一陣狂笑說道： 燕朋友，你這種查究，似是被人蒙蔽造謠，根本錯誤！這件黑森林縱火，暗害北鶴、南龍之事，齊明曾有耳聞，彷彿邛崍一派的二絕雙奇以內 齊明話猶未了，燕元瀾便已怒叱道： 老匹夫不要想以花言狡辯，移禍他人！燕元瀾業已認準此事是你們祁連派中人物所為，好漢做事好漢當，當年下手之人，趕快自承，否則火勢只一合圍，我身有鼇皮寶衣，水火難傷，你們卻難免全數喪生在這無情烈火之下了！ 朱鶴阮西強怒聲罵道： 姓燕的匹夫，你何必硬要含血噴人？儘管憑著手下功夫，殺盡七鶴兄弟，併吞祁連一派豈不好嗎？ 燕元瀾傲然一笑，說道： 燕某要毀祁連一派，還不易如反掌折枝？不過勉體上蒼好生之德，只想追究當年縱火下手之人，以免多所殺傷而已！你們既然不敢自承，趕快合手齊上，誰能闖過我身旁半步，便放誰逃生，否則就與這片森林同歸於盡！說到此處，看了手中奪來的劈水分光劍一眼，突然擲向朱鶴阮西強道： 這柄劍雖然不惜，但燕元瀾尚不屑奪用他人之物，我就用兩隻空手，鬥鬥祁連五鶴！ 世間事往往巧不可偕，朱鶴阮西強在聽完燕元瀾叫陣，要自己師兄弟合手齊上以後，不由怒憤填膺，突展仙鶴入雲身法，一躍而起，當先疾向對方撲去！他這裏足尖剛剛離地，起勢未衰，不易變勢之際，燕元瀾脫手擲還的那柄劈水分光劍，精芒如電，已到咽喉！ 阮西強想不到燕元瀾會突然還劍，燕元瀾也料想不到阮西強仍敢縱身撲擊，在完全意外及極度倉卒之下，可憐阮西強竟被自己慣用的劈水分光劍，貫喉而過！ 玄鶴齊明放聲慘笑說道：好好好，又是一條人命！ 沖雲一鶴衛羽，也已淚漬滿胸，憤然叫道： 大師兄，事到如今，我們寧為玉碎，不為瓦全，大家上手與二師兄、六師弟報仇雪恨！說完，祁連四鶴與齊絳英姑娘，十手齊揚，排空勁氣，宛如山崩梅嘯一般，直向燕元瀾當胸擊去！ 朱鶴阮西強出人意外的在劈水分光劍下亡身之事，不由使得燕元瀾微微一怔，身形微晃，躍退八尺，左掌隨意輕揮，便把三四步外一株半抱大樹，震得齊腰折斷，然後向玄鶴齊明等人叫道： 你們絕非敵手，不要找死，到底誰是當年縱火之人，還不快些招承？難道真想在這即將合圍的熱火之中同歸於盡！ 但這時祁連四鶴與絳英姑娘，哪裡還會再聽這些？在距離身外不到十丈，業已有點烤人的火光之中，二度騰身，齊向燕元瀾撲去，沖雲一鶴衛羽的沖雲銀焰箭，也化作三縷銀光，電疾出手！ 燕元瀾蒙面黑巾以內的炯炯雙眼，精光迸射，鼻中哼了一聲，自丹田提聚內力，雙掌齊推，好強的劈空勁氣，不但將三枝沖雲銀焰箭激得向上斜飛丈許，並把祁連四鶴之中的瘦鶴施清身形凌空震出五步，差點落在東南方的熊熊烈焰以內！ 玄鶴齊明盛怒之下，踏步當先，數十年功力齊聚右掌，厲嘯一聲，照準對方劈空擊出，燕元瀾連挫敵勢之餘，未免略驕，輕輕反手一掌，迎著玄鶴齊明的掌風拂出！ 他不知玄鶴齊明城府極深，自當年因真氣內力略遜二師弟白鶴道人一籌，失去掌門名位以後，認為是奇恥大辱，遂遠遠遷居定西聽松小築朝夕刻苦精研，成就之高，遠邁同門，不過深藏若虛，不曾顯露而已！今值生死關頭，面臨強敵，自然是不再保藏的盡力施為，所以掌風一對，軒輊難分，玄鶴齊明與燕元瀾，各自退後兩步，互向對方看了一眼，這一眼之中，充滿了驚奇意味！ 燕元瀾是驚奇這玄鶴齊明的功力，怎會比他一般師弟高出這多？玄鶴齊明則驚奇燕元瀾雖然以黑巾蒙面，但根據他那等猿背蜂腰，長身玉立的颯爽英姿暨清脆語音，分明年齡僅在二十上下，究竟藝出何門，會有這一身武林絕學！ 但二人這一對掌，卻引起了衛羽、杜璧、施清等三人誤會，他們不知大師兄功力遠超自己，只認為燕元瀾也不過如此，胸中既懷恨二師兄白鶴、六師弟朱鶴雙雙喪命深仇，更因東南西三方火勢，業已燒到近前，北方雖由對頭預先切斷火路，留了退步，也已岌岌可危！