Chapter 23 The twenty-second time I fell into a water prison by mistake

Jin Laoer felt a surge of enthusiasm and said, "Ping'er, are we dreaming?"Xu Yuanping said: Uncle, don't be sad, we are all still alive. Jin Laoer settled down and said: You competed with Daoist Tianxuan, didn't you get beaten to death by him? Xu Yuanping said: I was stunned by his strong counterattack, my limbs were paralyzed and it was difficult to move; but I still understood very well in my heart, but I couldn't even use the strength to speak.Daoist Tianxuan probably thought I was dead, so he hit my dead point first, then kicked me, sending me flying eight or nine feet away

Jin Laoer said anxiously: Didn't you get hurt by his kick? Xu Yuanping smiled and said: I couldn't move anymore, but my whole body's energy and blood became unobstructed after being kicked by him.Jin Laoer said happily: "Is there such a thing?" Xu Yuanping said: Yes!Although my Qi and blood are unblocked, I don't know if the injury is healed, so I dare not move. I heard what he had talked with Yi Tianxing for a long time. Later, Yi Tian walked away, but Taoist Tianxuan turned back to treat his uncle's poison. I was afraid that he would suddenly have murderous intentions and hurt his uncle, so he wanted to hurry up and adjust his breath, but with luck, the injuries all over his body seemed to be completely healed, and he was more energetic than before the injury. I have never heard of such things. Could it be the ghosts of the eldest brother and the third brother, protecting you?

Xu Yuanping said: "I can't figure out the reason. After he paused for a moment, he continued: I have been chasing after Taoist Tianxuan, watching him use golden needles to pierce my uncle's acupoints, and seeing his uncle's rude actions, I am very angry." But I also thought of the severe poison my uncle suffered. No one can heal him except him. Even if there is someone who can heal, there is no time to find it.Later, I saw that he found a horse for my uncle and asked you to rush to Xuanwu Palace, so I followed my uncle.Jin Laoer's heart suddenly moved, and he said: "Ping'er, where are you talking to me now?"Xu Yuanping said: "I'm on my uncle's horse."

Second Jin leaned his body back slightly, only to feel that there was nothing behind him, he felt very strange in his heart, and said, "Ping'er, where are you?" Xu Yuanping said: I am on the ponytail. Jin Laoer was stunned for a moment, and said: "The horse's tail is a soft thing, how can you ride it?" Xu Yuanping said: I grasped the ponytail with both hands, and did not sit on it. Jin Laoer thought to himself: A person with the weight of his body can run for tens of miles on the horse's tail, not only does the horse's running speed not decrease, but I don't even notice it.Besides, no matter how good a person's martial arts is, he can't hold his dantian for a long time with a breath of true energy, and he is full of doubts and puzzled.

Only Xu Yuanping laughed and said: Originally, I wanted to sit on horseback, but I saw some golden needles pierced in some important points on my uncle's back. On, had to grab the ponytail. Jin Lao Er said: Don't you feel tired after running for dozens of miles holding the ponytail? Xu Yuanping said: At that time, I was thinking about grabbing the ponytail, so I must be very tired, but I didn't feel tired at all after running for tens of miles. Elder Jin turned around with great difficulty, and looked back, only to see Xu Yuanping holding the ponytail with both hands, his body hanging horizontally, about a foot above the ground.Seeing his leisurely demeanor, as if lying on a hanging couch, I felt very strange in my heart, and said with a smile: You really don't feel tired at all?Xu Yuanping nodded and smiled, "I don't think so at all.

Jin Laoer said: Ping'er, how did Taoist Tianxuan hurt you? Xu Yuanping said: "He used the rebound power of his inner family to shock and injure me." Second Jin said again: Did Yi Tianxing see you? Xu Yuanping said: It seems that he saw it, but he already thought I was dead. Jin Laoer turned around slowly again, feeling a lot of relief in his heart, raised his hands, shook the reins, and the healthy horse immediately sped up its pace and galloped forward. The galloping horse raised its tail, and Xu Yuanping's body immediately followed the horse's tail and moved forward, like a straw on the horse's tail.Jin Laoer wandered the rivers and lakes, traveled all over the world, and knew the location of the first palace, the second valley, and the three forts that are famous in the martial arts world. Xu Yuanping is still alive, which made him suddenly have a strong desire to survive.

He felt that every time this child encountered a catastrophe, or fought against a master, his martial arts improved a lot. It seems that it is not hopeless, and he felt that he should use it as his own. Rich experience in the rivers and lakes, to help him complete this great event, and then he can die in peace A thought moved my heart, the desire to survive suddenly became very strong, and I was eager to rush to Xuanwu Palace to cure the poison I suffered.After another 20 li or so, the sky had already dawned, and in the eastern sky, there was a cloud of rosy clouds, and half a round of red sun protruded from the ground.Jin Laoer took the reins lightly, and the running horse suddenly stopped.Xu Yuanping let go of the horse's tail, walked around to the front, stopped the horse's head, and said: "Uncle has been running all night, and he must be hungry. Ping'er will find something to eat. After feeding uncle, let's go on the road again!"

Turning around, I saw a hut surrounded by bamboo fences not far from the road. Xu Yuanping hugged him and walked straight to the hut. Jin Laoer frowned and said, "Ping'er, if I break into a private house like this, I will definitely startle them. It's better to put me in a secluded place first." , you go find something to eat by yourself, let's eat a little indiscriminately, and we're on our way. Xu Yuanping said: "Uncle's body is covered with gold needles, leaving you alone, how can I feel relieved?"Jin Laoer smiled and said: You can only go there for a while, and there will be an accident there?Xu Yuanping thought for a while, put Jin Erer under a big tree ten feet away from the road, and ran straight to the house surrounded by bamboo fences alone.When he got something to eat and went back under the big tree, the second child of Jin had disappeared.This shock was no small matter, he felt a sense of grief and indignation, rushed straight up, raised his wrist and threw the food in his hand, and punched the big tree with his fist.

But there was a rustling sound, leaves fell, and the giant tree was shaken by the branch he punched.There was a burst of laughter in his ears, and Zong Tao, the god beggar, threw himself down with his second child in his arms.Seeing that his uncle was fine, Xu Yuanping's anger subsided, and he said awkwardly: "I didn't expect to meet the old man again here." Zong Tao said with a smile: The old beggar came here on purpose, not by chance. Xu Yuanping said: "The old man is looking for the junior, what's the matter?" Zong Tao, the always upright beggar, suddenly became gloomy, pondered for a long time, and said: There is an urgent matter, I came here to tell you.

Xu Yuanping said: "Elder, please speak, as long as there is a need for the younger generation, I will never refuse; but, no matter what, I have to wait for two days to talk about it. I have to go to Xuanwu Palace first, and find the old Taoist master in the palace." Heal my uncle's poisoned wound. Beggar Zongtao shook his head and said: Xuanwu Palace is heavily guarded, and all the Taoist priests in the palace possess excellent martial arts. Your strength alone may not be able to withstand the siege of all Taoists. Xu Yuanping said: I am not going to fight with them, I just want to heal my uncle's poisonous wound.Zong Tao said: The old beggar originally wanted to ask you for something, but considering the current situation, it's better to help you rush to Xuanwu Palace first, and let him heal the poisonous wound.

Xu Yuanping was about to refuse, but on second thought, going to Xuanwu Palace might have to fight with Taoist priests in the palace. With the help of Zong Tao, a well-known martial arts master, his strength has increased a lot.With a change of mind, I made a long bow and said: "The elders are so kind and friendly, and the younger generation is very grateful."Zong Tao laughed and said: "It's not too late, let's get on the road now!" Xu Yuanping glanced at Jin Laoer and said: Senior Zong, please wait for a while before going to ask for some food.Zong Tao said: No need!Lao Ming has dry food on his body. Xu Yuanping took Jin's second child, helped him onto the horse, looked back at Zong Tao, and asked: "My uncle is full of golden needles, and it is difficult to sit still. Do you want to tie him to the horse?" Zong Tao said: If you don't tie it up, how can you hide it from the Taoist priests in Xuanwu Palace? Xu Yuanping hesitated for a while, and finally tied up Jin Lao Er as he said, and patted the horse's back lightly, and the healthy horse immediately let go of its hooves and flew away. Zong Tao and Xu Yuanping started their lightness kung fu, followed closely behind the healthy horse, and ran forward. Xu Yuanping suddenly felt that walking was extremely easy, as long as he lifted his footsteps lightly, his body immediately rushed forward, he couldn't help feeling very strange, and thought to himself: What's going on here?Zong Tao seemed to have seen Xu Yuanping's movement like flowing clouds and flowing water, so he couldn't help asking: "Little brother, what kind of movement is this?"Xu Yuanping said: I don't know either! Zong Tao frowned, only saying that he didn't want to talk about it, and couldn't ask further questions. The healthy horse galloped like flying, and in a short while, it had covered fourteen or five miles. Xu Yuanping only felt that the more he ran, the easier it was, and he didn't feel any strenuous effort. Zong Tao took dry food from his bosom and distributed it to the two of them. In order to get to Xuanwu Palace earlier, they didn't stop to rest. By the time the sun set, they had already arrived outside Xuanwu Palace. A majestic and grand building stands in the vast wilderness, surrounded by bamboo forests, spreading for several miles, encircling the majestic Xuanwu Palace in the bamboo forest.Zong Tao took the reins lightly, the healthy horse stopped, turned back to Xu Yuanping and said: As far as the old beggar knows, Taoist priests in Xuanwu Palace rarely go out and never interact with outsiders, but they are not afraid of breaking into the palace without authorization. No one is left alive.Many people in Jianghu have been outside Xuanwu Palace, but no one knows what is going on inside the palace.So far, none of the people who have entered the Xuanwu Palace is alive, so this ordinary temple has become very gloomy Xu Yuanping was thinking about Jin Er Er's healing, so he said: Shall we go in and take a look?Zong Tao laughed and said: If we ran in, the Taoist priests in the palace would never heal the poisonous injury of the second child. Xu Yuanping said: "If we don't go, my Uncle Jin is alone, and he has no ability to resist. Wouldn't he be at the mercy of others?" Zong Tao said: Although Daoist Tianxuan is self-willed and between evil and righteous, he is a master of martial arts after all, and he will not break his promise. Since he wants the second son of Jin to come to the palace to heal his wounds, he must have the ability to heal them. Let us Can wait outside.First let him enter the palace alone, and after nightfall, we will go to the palace to check, if his poisonous wounds are completely cured, we will take the opportunity to rescue him, this is the only way, there is no other way. Xu Yuanping said: "What if the Taoist priests in the palace don't heal his injuries, or behave disrespectfully towards him?" unavoidable Xu Yuanping said: If the Taoist priests in Xuanwu Palace did any harm to my uncle, or imprisoned him, where should we go to find it? Zong Tao said: "It's impossible not to take some risks in the Jianghu. According to old beggar's speculation, the Taoist priests in Xuanwu Palace would never think that we have backup. Even if we are imprisoned by them, it is not difficult to find our whereabouts."What is worrying is that if we trespass into the Xuanwu Palace without permission, we will surely form an indissoluble enmity with Taoist Tianxuan. In the future, we will have another powerful enemy in the Jianghu. Xu Yuanping said: "This is the end of the matter, there is still a lot to take care of. If the old senior is afraid of enmity with Taoist Priest Tianxuan, then the younger generation will be fine if he enters the palace alone." Zong Tao said: "Old beggar Hua Ru is afraid of becoming enemies with Taoist Master Tianxuan, so he will not come to Xuanwu Palace with you." After a slight pause, he said: "Now it is not appropriate to delay any longer. I am afraid that it will be against him." The injury is not good.Immediately, he raised his hand and punched the horse's back, and the healthy horse immediately let go of its legs and ran straight to Xuanwu Palace. Xu Yuanping only felt that his mood became tense along with the galloping horse, and he opened his eyes wide, looking at the back of Jin Laoer.The horse flew like flying, and gradually approached Xuanwu Palace. Beggar Zongtao gently tugged at the corner of Xu Yuanping's clothes, and said: Hurry up and hide yourself, the horse is almost approaching the palace gate, if we don't hide, they will definitely notice us.Hidden in a patch of grass first.Xu Yuanping dodged slightly, and also hid in the grass.At that time, Jin Laoer rode a healthy horse and rushed close to Xuanwu Palace, and the two closed gates suddenly opened wide.Five middle-aged men with sabres, standing side by side, stood at the door, blocking the way.But seeing a man in the middle raised his hand, he grabbed Jin Laoer's horse rein, and said coldly: "Who are you, dare to break into Xuanwu Palace." Jin Lao Er said: "Thanks to the help of Taoist Master Tianxuan, I used the unique skill of passing golden needles through the acupoints to cure my lower body from being severely poisoned. The Taoist priest has important matters in his body, so he can't force the poison for me, so he ordered me to come to Xuanwu Palace for treatment." The person in the middle looked carefully at the gold needles on Jin Laoer's body, nodded slightly, stepped aside slightly, let Jin Laoer go, and immediately closed the wide-open palace gate. Xu Yuanping saw the second child of Jin enter the palace, and suddenly felt uneasy in his heart, and felt the blood in his chest boil, wishing to rush into it immediately. Zong Tao seemed to have seen Xu Yuanping's excitement, he gently tugged at his sleeve and said: "Everything in the world is full of dangers, you are so restless, how can you accomplish great things!" After taking the gourd from behind, gurgling, drank a few sips of wine in a row, and said: Let's find a place to nourish our spirit first. Xu Yuanping followed Zong Tao helplessly, and sat down in a bush. Beggar Zongtao raised the gourd, drank two more mouthfuls of wine, and said with a smile: Where did you get that love-killing sword from?Xu Yuanping didn't expect that his topic would suddenly turn to the Sword of Slaughtering Love, he was taken aback for a moment, and said: "The Sword of Slaughtering Love is a gift from an old senior, why did the old man suddenly think of it?"Zong Tao said: Is the Love Slaying Sword something owned by Shaolin monks? Xu Yuanping was very surprised when he heard it, and thought to himself: I don't know how he knows that the Slaughtering Love Sword is a thing in Shaolin Temple.Immediately said: How does this old man know? Zong Tao said: "The monks in Shaolin Temple already know that the Slaughtering Sword is a thing in their temple, and they also know that it has fallen into your hands, so they sent a large number of disciples to pursue you, to recover the Slaughtering Sword.Xu Yuanping said: "Is there such a thing?"Zong Tao said: "Moreover, monks from Shaolin Temple have found out that you are nearby. They have sent people back to Songshan main courtyard and summoned a large number of masters. It seems that there is no way to turn back the Slaughtering Love Sword, and they will never give up." Xu Yuanping snorted softly, looked up at the sky and was fascinated by the sunset glow, but secretly thought in his heart: The Love Killing Sword was originally owned by Master Huikong, so it should be a thing in Shaolin Temple, but this thing is Huikong's personal It was bequeathed to me, and I don't know whether it should be returned to the monks in Shaolin Temple.For a moment, I couldn't think of how to answer. Beggar Zongtao saw that Xu Yuanping didn't say a word, he just meditated silently, smiled slightly, and asked again: Is the Love Killing Sword something from Shaolin Temple? Xu Yuanping said: Although it is owned by a master of Shaolin Temple, it cannot be considered as a thing in Shaolin Temple Beggar Zongtao laughed and said: The old beggar has spent most of his life in the rivers and lakes, and he knows everything in the northern and southern dialects, but he is somewhat unclear about these few words of my brother. Xu Yuanping said: "Although the Slaughtering Love Sword is owned by a senior in Shaolin Temple, it is his personal property.Before he passed away, he gave me this love-killing sword.As far as the matter is concerned, this love-killing sword should be regarded as a bequest from the old senior. Now the monks in Shaolin Temple ask me for it, I don't know if I should return it to them. Zong Tao frowned and said: For decades, monks in Shaolin Temple seldom make such big moves.As far as the old beggar knew, this time he had already surpassed all the masters in the temple.It seemed that he did not hesitate to go to great lengths to get back the love-killing sword. After a slight pause, he continued: "The Shaolin faction is powerful, and it is second to none in terms of today's Jianghu."It seems that the little brother is inappropriate to confront the Shaolin faction head-on, it is better to come forward, meet face-to-face with their chief figures, argue hard with reason, or they may be able to stop fighting. Xu Yuanping pondered for a while, then sighed: The younger generation has no desire to acquire the love-killing sword, but the sword is a bequest from others, how can it be easily given away? The god beggar Zong Tao pondered for a long time, and said: Is the love-killing sword still on your body? Xu Yuanping reached into his bosom, took out a short sword with a cold light, and said: "The sword is still here, but the sword case was taken away by Yi Tianxing's men." Beggar Zongtao glanced at the dagger, and said with a smile: Shaolin monks, I am afraid that their aspirations are also in the killing sword box. If you don't want to confront the Shaolin monks head-on, you may as well tell the whereabouts of the killing sword box. Shaolin monks Xu Yuanping shook his head and said: "No, it's not a big deal to hand over the love-killing sword, but it's a big deal if it hurts the person who gave it to Qing Yu."Since I didn't steal this thing, how can Shaolin monks ask me for it?Zong Tao thought to himself: This is not bad, if you return the Slaughtering Sword, you will be accused of being a thief. For a moment, he couldn't think of an appropriate way, he sighed softly, and said: "The rumored sword is extremely powerful. The ominous thing, several masters who kept this sword ended in a very miserable end. For some reason, there are still people who try their best to seek this sword Before the words were finished, a gust of wind suddenly swept past the two of them. The beggar Zongtao was well-informed and experienced. Hearing the news, he suddenly stood up, slapped Yunlong Spray with his right hand, and grabbed the Love-Slaying Sword with his left hand. Although he started it quickly, but the approach of the person seemed to be particularly high-handed, but seeing a figure flashing in front of him, the Slaughtering Love Sword had already been snatched from someone's hand. Looking intently, I saw an old woman in black clothes and black sarong hair, standing four or five feet away, with a love sword in her hand, lowering her head to appreciate it carefully. With so many people Zong Tao read, for a while, he couldn't even recognize who the old woman was, and he stayed there unknowingly.Xu Yuanping stood up and shouted angrily: Who are you? The old woman looked calm and extremely leisurely, slowly raised her head, threw the Slaughtering Love Sword on the ground, and replied: It doesn't matter if you look at it! Turn around slowly, walk away, and disappear in the bamboo forest in the blink of an eye. This person acts strangely.For a moment, both Zong Tao and Xu Yuanping were stunned. It wasn't until after the old woman had gone away that Xu Yuanping suddenly realized that when she raised her head, she tilted her head halfway. She only remembered meeting her eyes, but she couldn't remember her face at all. After thinking about it for a long time, I realized that I didn't see it clearly at all. I only felt that the old woman's actions, although they seemed careless and slow, were actually extremely fast. It seemed that when she turned around, there were many actions in one movement, which was amazing. dizzying. With an idea, I suddenly thought of the two truths in the Bodhidharma Yijin Jing taught by Hui Kong: Slow down, slow and fast, double use with one stroke But I felt that the brain was flashing again and again, and the two truths that I had been thinking about for a long time suddenly became brighter in my chest.Beggar Zongtao saw Xu Yuanping standing still in a daze, not even looking at the love-killing sword that the old woman threw on the ground, felt very strange in his heart, leaned over to pick up the sword, handed it over, but coughed heavily Voice. Xu Yuanping woke up like a dream, glanced at Zong Tao, and said with a smile: "Does the old man know that old woman?"He reached out to take the sword and hid it in his arms. Zong Tao shook his head and said: I don't know. Xu Yuanping sighed, and said: There are really countless masters in the martial arts world, and the old lady's martial arts skills are so high, I'm afraid they are not inferior to the old seniors and Yi Tianxing Zong Tao wondered: Do you know her? Xu Yuanping said: "Although I don't know her, I can tell that she possesses amazing martial arts. Zong Tao said: How can you see it?But he secretly said in his heart: This statement is not bad, just in terms of her sword grabbing skills, her lightness kung fu is not inferior to the old beggars. Xu Yuanping said: Did the old man pay attention to her clothes and appearance? Zong Tao said: All in black, he suddenly thought of the appearance of the old woman who hadn't seen clearly, coughed lightly, and said: "I didn't see the face clearly." Xu Yuanping said: She is only a few feet away from us, and she is standing opposite to each other. Is this martial arts high?He was not good at words, although he knew it very well in his heart, he couldn't think of appropriate words to describe it all at once. Zong Tao frowned slightly, and fell silent Xu Yuanping also stopped explaining, sat down slowly, closed his eyes, and meditated on the martial arts contained in the two sentences of the formula.The sun was setting and the sky was gradually darkening, but Xu Yuanping's heart was clear and clear. At this moment of contemplation, which caught the inspiration, he understood the many martial arts in the Bodhidharma Yijin Sutra.Zong Tao had traveled all over the rivers and lakes for a long time, his eyes were sharp, and he saw Xu Yuanping's expression of joy and worry, and knew that he was working hard to solve a difficult problem, so he didn't try to scare him. Suddenly, the sound of a few birds flapping their wings pierced the night sky and reached the ears. Zong Tao gently stretched out his right hand, pulled Xu Yuanping lightly, and said in a low voice: Someone is here.Hide in the grass first. Before Xu Yuanping hid his body, voices could be heard in his ears, saying: If the Taoist priest doesn't believe it, you might as well go and have a look first. Only one person replied: "Let's talk about this matter tomorrow, I have to rush back to the palace to have a look."The voice was familiar, it was clearly Taoist Priest Tianxuan. Xu Yuanping was secretly taken aback, and thought: Why did this old Taoist rush back overnight?Another voice said: "Brother Dao's Xuanwu Palace has never allowed outsiders to set foot in it. Brother, please make an exception. At noon tomorrow, I will wait outside the palace for the Taoist priest to reply." Just listening to the indifferent voice of Taoist Tianxuan, he replied: I don't want to live a lot of unnecessary right and wrong, I think you'd better not stay here and wait. But hearing the sound of footsteps, they were getting closer and closer, and the distance was only a few feet away.Xu Yuanping secretly took a breath of true energy, exercised his skills and guarded, held his breath and concentrated, not even daring to breathe out. He only heard the voice that had spoken just now, and it sounded again, saying: Brother Dao didn't care about the jewels in the tomb, didn't he even care about the jade cicada and the golden butterfly? The sound of walking footsteps suddenly stopped, and after a while, I heard the voice of Taoist Tianxuan saying: Are the jade cicadas and golden butterflies really in that ancient tomb? The other person replied very solemnly: "This matter is absolutely true, and it must not be wrong." Daoist Tianxuan pondered for a while, and said: Alright!Rong Pindao thinks about it for a night, and I will answer you tomorrow! He only heard the sound of one person's footsteps, and returned to the way he came, thinking that the person bid farewell to him after hearing the promise from Taoist Tianxuan.Xu Yuanping's heart suddenly moved, and he thought to himself: If I can capture Taoist Priest Tianxuan in one fell swoop, and use the life and death of Taoist Tianxuan to threaten the Taoist priests in the palace to heal my uncle, wouldn't it be a very easy matter? Just as his mind was spinning, he suddenly heard a desolate scream, which spread to his ears far away.Daoist Tianxuan shouted angrily: Who is it? Before the words were finished, a sharp and cold female voice sounded in the ear, saying: It's me, you can't think of it!Daoist Tianxuan hesitated for a while, and then said: "Hate the sky, a woman!" The sharp and cold woman continued: Yes, your ten-year sword sealing period has expired, and our appointment is also up.Daoist Tianxuan suddenly laughed out loud, his voice was like a long wind shaking the forest, startling the old birds to fly away.Xu Yuanping took the opportunity to stand up and hide in a clump of deep grass. But the cold woman's voice sounded again, saying: You don't need to greet the Taoist priests in the palace with a smile, but do you want them to come out to help you? Daoist Tianxuan replied coldly: You came very well, our debt will be settled sooner or later.Walk!There is an empty lawn outside this forest, let's go there to fight, either you will die tonight, or I will die! Hentian smiled sharply and said: You go back to the palace to explain the funeral!I'll be waiting for you on that lawn. Daoist Tianxuan said: No need.He jumped up, stepped on Lin Xiao, and ran out. Hentian and Yiju jumped up and chased after her. The two were going away very quickly, and suddenly, there was no sound of leaving. The god beggar Zong Tao came out of the grass first, and said: "Taking this opportunity, let's go to the Xuanwu Palace to save people." Xu Yuanping originally wanted to go with him to watch the contest between the two top contemporary masters, but after hearing Zong Tao's words, he immediately thought of the safety of Jin Laoer, and replied: "The old man is right." He originally wanted to say that the younger generation was ignorant and blame himself, but Zong Tao didn't allow his words to come out, and he walked away through the forest. Xu Yuanping chased out of the bamboo forest in a hurry, and the two performed the lifting technique and ran straight to Xuanwu Palace. Zong Tao said as he ran, "If we act quickly, we can still watch Taoist Master Tianxuan and Heantian Yihu fight after rescuing Jin Lao Er." While speaking, the person has reached about three zhang outside Xuanwu Palace. Zong Tao stopped, put his arms in his arms, took out two black silks, gave one to Xu Yuanping, and said: Taoist Priest Tianxuan has no great evil except for his self-willedness.Speaking of which, his temper is somewhat similar to that of the old beggar, when we enter the palace this time, we must forgive others and not hurt them too much.Xu Yuanping said: "The younger generation has just entered the rivers and lakes for a short time, and has limited knowledge of the character of the masters in the rivers and lakes. However, they have met and got along with the old seniors several times, and they have already made the younger generation admire them."The old senior has justice in his heart and is respectable in his benevolence. He is a hero of the generation. How can Daoist Tianxuan compare with the old senior. The beggar Zongtao smiled slightly, and said: "Okay, you will also wear a high hat for others. It really is a three-day farewell, and I will look at you with admiration."After finishing speaking, he raised the black silk in his hand, wrapped it around his head, jumped up, and flew straight to Xuanwu Palace. Xu Yuanping suddenly felt Zong Tao's slight smile, which was very sad, and he couldn't help his heart. Before he could ask, Zong Tao had already risen from his sleeves and flew obliquely into the palace. Ascension jumped straight up. I only felt a surge of true energy, rushing straight up from the dantian, and I couldn't help but rise to a height of more than three feet.Looking up, he saw swords shining in the Xuanwu Palace. He thought Zong Tao had already fought with the Taoist priests in the palace.Before his body landed on the ground, two figures leaped out of the shadows, and the two swords came out side by side, attacking the upper and lower sides. Xu Yuanping was memorizing the martial arts he had learned just now, when he saw the two swords piercing together, he pushed out a palm with his left hand without thinking, and quickly pinched the two fingers of his right hand to the sword. In the middle of the strike, the left hand sank suddenly, and turned upwards from the bottom, it was easy to hit, the fingers closed, and naturally grabbed the right wrist of the Taoist holding the sword, with a little force on the fingers, the long sword was already in his hand. The left hand was holding the sword, and with the middle fingers of the right hand held together, it actually caught the stabbing long sword. Following the incoming force, it was sent backwards, causing the Taoist body to turn forward, and kicked the Taoist's knee with a flying kick. between.The Taoist grunted and fell on his back. This is exactly the superior martial arts and technique of splitting the mind into two parts, fighting against two enemies in an instant. The beggar Zongtao was being attacked by two sword practitioners, seeing Xu Yuanping immediately knocked them down with a gesture of his hands, he unconsciously aroused his desire to win, secretly raised his true energy, and slashed out with two palms.These two palms were so powerful that they moved mountains and seas, forcing the two Taoists to step back three steps each.Zong Tao's face was cold and kind, and he didn't want to hurt anyone. After forcing the two Taoists away, he immediately jumped up and performed the high-quality light kung fu technique of eight-step ascending into the air. Xu Yuanping immediately jumped up and landed on the roof. At this time, the two Taoists who were forced to retreat by Zong Tao's palm had already recovered their breath, one swung his sword and leaped to catch up, while the other took out a bamboo whistle from his bosom and blew wildly.A series of sharp whistles pierced the night sky.All the Taoist priests in the Xuanwu Palace seemed to be not weak in martial arts, the Taoist who was slashing after him with his sword leaped two times in a row, and even chased him to the house. Xu Yuanping was still holding the long sword he had won, and when he saw the Taoist chasing him, he immediately shouted: "Look at the sword."The long sword in his hand was thrown out, and flew straight towards the Taoist who was chasing him.Just as the Taoist's feet landed on the roof, the long sword thrown by Xu Yuanping hit him with a sharp wind.The oncoming momentum is urgent, and it arrives in a flash.The Taoist didn't have time to dodge, and instinctively swung his sword to fight. I just feel that the long sword rushing forward is extremely heavy and fierce!Unexpectedly, a sword failed to seal it, and he secretly shouted: It's terrible!Lian Ren took the sword and slammed into the sword thrown by Xu Yuanping with strength.The power of the sword remained unabated, as he passed across his chest, he felt a coldness on his right arm, blood spurted out quickly, he could no longer draw out the true energy in his dantian, he fell to the ground with a bang. Xu Yuanping knocked back the chasing Taoist with a sword, and jumped forward without looking back. Zong Tao was well-informed, and when he heard the sound of the Taoist falling to the ground, he said in a low voice: Did you hurt someone? As soon as the lingering sound fell, he suddenly heard a few sharp shouts, and a dozen figures rushed towards them, with cold light shining and sword aura filling the sky, attacking them from all directions. Zong Tao shouted in a low voice: Be careful to resist the enemy. With his left hand, Fushan Chaohai sent out a powerful palm wind, hitting the three people who were attacking from the north, while the right palm hit Tiannan, hitting the three people who were coming from the east, with a powerful palm Peerless, like the wind and thunder advancing. Xu Yuanping's right hand swung Shenlong, turned his head and slapped a palm to block the enemy in the west, but his left hand swiftly brushed the long sword of a Taoist in front in the south. Xu Yuanping's palm force was soft yet firm. The Taoist who attacked from the west didn't realize the force of his attack until he was hit by his palm force. The four of them were shocked back five or six feet. Far.The internal force from Xu Yuanping's right palm repulsed the Taoist who was attacking from the west, and at the same time, his left hand had already used a move from Twelve Captured Dragons to snatch the sword from the first person.With the long sword in hand, like a tiger adding wings, with a wave of the sword, there was a sound of metal and iron clanging, forcing the other two Taoists to retreat. The twelve Taoists attacked from four directions, but they were forced to retreat by two palms out together. Looking around, I saw a red light on the main hall not far away, figures flying around under the house, sword lights moving together, no less than a hundred Taoist priests rushed over one after another. Xu Yuanping frowned, and said: The opponent has a large number of people, we can't hurt anyone, I don't know how long the fight will last. There are so many people in Xuanwu Palace, which is beyond Zong Tao's expectation. He couldn't help being slightly startled, and secretly thought: This is a good statement. If we show mercy and refuse to hurt others, how long will it take for so many people to fight? .For a while, I really couldn't think of an appropriate answer.The twelve Taoists joined hands and missed a single blow, but were forced back by their palms, and were deprived of a long sword. Knowing that they had encountered a formidable enemy, they formed a sword array immediately, blocking the way of the two of them. He asked the other party's name, but did not rush to attack. Xu Yuanping saw the Taoists in the palace swarming in, and the number of people gathered from room to room, and the number of people gathered more and more, he thought to himself: If this kind of confrontation continues, it is not a long-term strategy, not to mention that Taoist Master Tianxuan is outside the palace, if he hears the sound and rushes back, things will happen. even more tricky Turning his mind, he waved the long sword in his hand and said: "Old man, let's rush to the main hall to have a look first."Suddenly he swung his sword and moved forward. At this time, more than 20 people had gathered on the roof where the two were standing, when Xu Yuanping started, the group of Taoists immediately dispersed, and a flash of sword light flashed in an instant. The beggar Zong Tao raised his hand and slapped it, soaring into the air, crossing the roads, and leaping down the house. His palm was powerful, and he slapped it out, forcing all the Taoists to retreat to the sides. Xu Yuanping swung his sword and danced a circle of silver rainbow, and then broke into the group of sword formations. Since he was injured by Taoist Tianxuan with the strong anti-shock force of Xuanmen's true energy, most of the true energy that Master Huikong transferred to his Dantian always flowed into the meridians, and was taken by Taoist Tianxuan again. Press the Shenfeng Death Acupuncture Point to condense the zhenqi in the meridian that travels in the meridian.If Daoist Tianxuan doesn't move him anymore, the true energy condensed in the scriptures will gradually harden, and will be injured. After a long time, the blood of the whole body will freeze to death.Who knew that Taoist Tianxuan wanted to kick his bones into the grass, and unintentionally, he kicked him at the intersection of Ren and Du's veins.This kick not only kicked his condensed zhenqi alive, but also pushed the circulating zhenqi to go up the twelve-storey building, approaching the gateway of life and death, and almost opened up the two veins of Ren and Du.This serious injury brought Xu Yuanping a blessing in disguise, it saved him three years of meditation and hard work, he collected all the vital energy stored in the dantian into the meridians, and took it back for his own use. In a short time, his martial strength and internal strength improved several times .But when he heard the clanging sound of gold and iron touching each other, the sword array formed by the crowd, received a powerful blow from him, and the waves split into the sea and retreated to both sides. In the chaos, several long swords were swung by his powerful sword and flew away. Xu Yuanping didn't seem to have expected that the power of his sword swing would be so powerful, so he couldn't help being slightly taken aback.All the Taoist priests in the Xuanwu Palace had been trained for a long time. Although they encountered a powerful enemy they had never seen in their lives, they were still undisturbed. At the moment Xu Yuanping was stunned for a moment, they scattered and recombined, and formed a sword array. But seeing the sword light shining under the room, Zong Tao was already surrounded by Taoists, blocking the impact. Xu Yuanping frowned slightly, and thought to himself: Today's situation has become irresistible, if you worry about hurting people, it will be difficult to let go and attack, I'm afraid it will be difficult to break through the siege of the gang. With a change of mind, the heroic spirit suddenly arose, and he shouted in a deep voice: "Whoever blocks me will die!" Swing the sword and walk up quickly.But I saw a cold light shooting directly into the group of sword formations. The group of Taoists had a hard time, but they still dared to be careless, avoiding Ruifeng, and attacking from both sides.Dozens of flashing sword lights attacked from both sides. Xu Yuanping's long sword returned and drew a circle of silver rainbow. There was a sound of metal and iron clanging, and the group of long swords was sealed off. Suddenly, his left hand rushed out from the light of the protective sword. With his right wrist, the Taoist pulled the Taoist closer to his side, and with his long sword in his right hand, he made a backhand move of cloud and mist golden light, blocking the four long swords attacking from behind him with his back. . Xu Yuanping only felt that the Taoist's falling momentum was very strong, and when he sank the true energy in his dantian, his feet were as firm as a rock, and he pushed upwards with all his strength. But hearing the sound of cracking tiles and breaking wood, although he lifted the falling person up, he stepped through a big hole in the roof, and his body sank directly into the roof. Eight long swords shining with cold light struck from all sides. In a hurry, Xu Yuanping tapped the long sword on the roof with his right hand, borrowed some strength, and still clasped the Taoist's wrist tightly with his left hand, and lifted it up forcefully. The eight long swords that were attacking quickly, seeing the flickering cold light, fell straight on the Taoist, and had no choice but to withdraw the long swords quickly. Xu Yuanping took advantage of the situation to mention the true qi in his dantian, and he climbed onto the roof again. Turning his face to look, the captured Taoist's face was ashen, and his anger was like a thread, and he felt unbearable in his heart, he let go of the captured Taoist, and rushed down. At this time, the god beggar Zong Tao was surrounded by Taoists from Xuanwu Palace. The Taoist priests in Xuanwu Palace's long-acquainted joint fighting technique exerted great power. They shuttled and moved closely, and cooperated closely to form a mountain of swords. 徐元平瞧了宗濤被困之處，全力掄動長劍，幻出一片劍光，硬向那劍林中衝去。只聽金鐵交鳴之聲大震，不絕於耳，那密佈的劍陣，竟被他擊開了一條缺口。 宗濤目睹徐元平豪風神勇，不禁暗讚一聲，精神一振，猛力發出兩掌，把正西之敵，逼退兩步。 徐元平掃開襲來的五支長劍，道：晚輩開路，老前輩斷後，咱們衝到那大殿上瞧瞧去。 宗濤暗暗忖道：玄武宮中道人如此之多，武功又都不錯，他們輪流休息，分隊輪攻，就是武功強過老叫化子的高人，也難這等長久的支撐下去，必得想法子不可 聽得徐元平說衝到大殿中去瞧瞧，忽然觸動靈機，高聲應道：好啊！徐元平大喝一聲，全力運劍，直向正北方向衝去。 他出手劍勢，含蘊了雄渾無比的內力，群道手中之劍，一和他劍勢相接，不是被震的脫手飛出就是直逼開去，銳不可當，迫得群道劍陣散亂，紛紛向兩側退讓。 宗濤連掌相擊，發出掌風，忽強忽弱，阻擋倒背和緊追之敵。 片刻之間，兩人已衝出群道劍陣，聯袂並飛，疾如雷奔電閃，片刻之間，已到了大殿下面。徐元平略一打量大殿形勢，兩臂一振。 平空拔起，當先飛落到大殿之上。 宗濤疾發一掌，逼退了當先追到的兩個道人，雙腳一頓，縱躍而起，半空中一個倒翻，也躍落大殿之上。殿脊上盤膝坐著一個身著道袍的老人，手中高舉著一盞紅燈。 此人手中雖無兵刃，但神態卻沉著的很，微閉的雙目，連睜也未睜動一下。 徐元平暗暗忖道：這人似是全不把生死大事放在心上，如此豪氣，倒是少見。不覺引起好奇之心，仔細瞧了他兩眼。 只見他長垂白髯，在夜風中飄浮，結髻的頭髮，也已白如霜雪，滿臉皺紋；雖然坐著，仍可見他背脊微駝。 徐元平一揮手中長劍，低聲說道：老前輩 那道人緩緩睜開眼來，瞧了徐元平和宗濤一眼，道：兩位面垂黑紗，難道是有什麼見不得人的苦衷嗎？ 徐元平聽他言詞犀利，不禁微微一怔，道：在下和貴宮中人為敵，不願以真面目相見，何況貴宮之主天玄道長，也戴著人皮面具，難道他也有見不得人的地方？ 那老道哈哈一笑，道：喧賓奪主，不答貧道之言，也還罷了，倒還反問起貧道來了！ 徐元平道：在下無暇和你這等耗費口舌，我尊你年長，才叫你一聲老前輩，其實咱們彼此為敵，在下大可不必和你言語之上客氣。那老道人笑道：你手中現有長劍，既然彼此為敵，何不殺了貧道？徐元平道：你這等年紀，在下甚難忍心下手 那老道人突然縱聲大笑道：你倒是滿好的心腸啊！留你們兩人一個完屍吧！徐元平怒道：什麼？ 那老道人兩手突然一鬆，高舉的紅燈，疾向徐元平身上倒去。 徐元平暗道：這老人連手中一盞燈也拿不住了 心念初動，突覺兩足向下一沉，身子直向下面陷去，暗叫一聲：不好！正待提氣上躍，一股強猛的暗勁，當頭罩了下來。 耳際間響起了那老道人大笑聲道：密室中佈置嚴禁，機關重重，兩位最好別妄生下面已聽不清楚。 徐元平只覺眼前一片漆黑，身子如墜下千丈絕谷一般，直向下面落去。伸手抓去，但覺四周壁石光滑如削，無一點可以借力之處。直沉落四五丈深，耳際間，響起了淙淙水聲。 但感身子一涼，落入一深水潭之中，水深過丈，冰寒透骨，兩人下墜之勢，又極迅快，直沒人頂，足著實地，才站穩了身子。 徐元平急取下臉上蒙的黑布，雙足用力一點，浮出了水面。 抬頭看去，只見神丐宗濤坐在一浮出水面的大石上，正取過背後的葫蘆，拔開塞子，準備喝酒。 原來他江湖經驗豐富，身子跌下屋面之後，立時拉去蒙面黑紗，待身子接近水面時，發覺突出一塊石頭，當下一提真氣，橫裡一躍，飛落那突出水面的石頭上。徐元平雙手用力一划，游近巨石，爬了上去，望了宗濤一眼，心中暗暗忖道：此人酒癮當真是大，陷身絕地，生死難測，他還有心情喝酒。 宗濤舉起手中紅漆胡蘆，咕咕嘟嘟一口氣喝了七八口酒，笑道：此地陰寒無比，喝上幾口酒，可以驅除寒意。 徐元平滿肚悶氣，也不理他，目光流動，打量四面形勢。 這是一座一丈見方的水潭，四面都是石壁，上面一片漆黑，不見天光，除了正中一塊浮出水面兩尺左右的石頭之外，四周都是寒冰一般的潭水。神丐宗濤微微一笑道：你見過水牢嗎？ Xu Yuanping shook his head and said: No. 宗濤哈哈大笑道：今天你可開了眼界啦，且這座水牢建築之堅，祇怕當今之世中，首屈一指 徐元平沒有好氣地答道：宗老前輩，你心裡很快樂呀！ 宗濤大笑道：老叫化年過花甲，死了也不算夭壽啊！ 徐元平忽然覺著人家全為相助自己而來，這般對人，實是不該，輕輕嘆息一聲，道：這區區一座水牢，未必就能把咱們困死此地宗濤笑道：以老叫化的看法，咱們生出這水牢的機會，百難有一。徐元平道：哼！我在那孤獨之墓中所遇的凶險，比這水牢險百倍，還不一樣生脫而出？ 宗濤訝然問道：你進去過孤獨之墓？ 徐元平道：我在墓中被困了有數日之久，未能一見天日，那墓中機關重重，殺機步步，這水牢難及萬一他微微一頓之後，又道：我想這水牢之中，定有放水的機關，只要咱們想法把水放去，就有辦法脫出此困。 宗濤大笑道：縱然放去牢中之水，也無法出那粗似兒臂的鐵柵。徐元平道：我身懷戮情劍削鐵如泥，破堅壁鐵柵有如摧枯拉朽。宗濤合上酒塞道：不錯，咱們找找那放水的機關吧！ 只聽一個冷冷的聲音，從石壁之中傳出來，說道：可惜這控水機關裝在牢外，兩位還是死了這條心吧！ 宗濤縱聲大笑道：縱然牢水不放，但十日半月也未必能凍死我們兩個。那冰冷聲音又從一側傳出道：想置兩位死地，只需放下上面石閘，把你們逼入水中，活活悶死！ 宗濤道：在下能在長江大河之中，沉伏三日三夜，生食魚蝦充飢，豈怕你這座區區水牢？ 那人似已被宗濤激怒，冷笑一聲，道：兩位如若不信這水牢中佈設奇巧，不妨一試。snort!我們沒有工夫和你兩個鬥口。 宗濤大聲說道：你如不信在下水裡工夫，放下石閘試試！ 他一連大喝數聲，不再聞那人答話。 徐元平低聲說道：老前輩當真能在水中沉伏三日夜，生食魚蝦？宗濤笑道：你能不能？徐元平道：晚輩不識水性。 宗濤取過葫蘆又喝一口酒，道：老叫化麼，也從未習過水裡工夫。徐元平道：如那人被老前輩言語激怒，當真放下石閘，咱們豈不要活活被悶死水中。 宗濤搖頭笑道：老叫化出言激他，就是要看他們是否存有立時殺咱們之心，他剛纔既然不放石閘，看來咱們還得在這水牢中蹲上幾日再死！ 徐元平道：他為什麼不立刻想法殺了咱們呢？ 宗濤道：這個，原因很多，一時也說它不清，你儘管放心好了，咱們至少還有一日半天好活忽然嘆息一聲道：可惜老叫化葫蘆中酒不多，祇怕難再撐過一日時間。 徐元平聽他盡說些不著邊際之言，他是毫無脫出水牢的打算，當下不再理他，閉目靜坐，運氣調息。 不知過了多少時間，醒來時只見宗濤手中抓著一條形如鱗魚的東西，不禁一皺眉頭，問道：老前輩你手抓的是什麼？ 宗濤道：水蛇。徐元平道：抓水蛇幹什麼？ 宗濤道：如果他十天八天不殺咱們，咱們餓不死了，牛鼻子想把咱們凍餓到全身無力之時，生擒咱們，卻不料千算一失，這水牢之中，有一個水蛇穴，據老叫化子剛纔所見，三二十條總是有的，咱們省吃儉用，吃上個十天八天，不致有慮。 徐元平生平之中從未吃過蛇肉，不覺聽得一怔，道：怎麼？蛇肉也可以吃嗎？ 宗濤笑道：既嫩又香，好吃至極，足可和狗肉比美。 徐元平輕輕嘆息一聲，道：就算能吃，這水牢之中，沒有燈火，難道咱們生吃不成？ 宗濤笑道：老叫化共會一百二十八種吃蛇之法，不用爐照樣可以做出嫩美可口的佳餚，唉！可惜的是老叫化酒胡蘆剩酒不多了。徐元平道：咱們如果把一大穴水蛇吃完，仍然不能出此水牢，又怎麼辦？宗濤道：那就等著餓死算了。 徐元平忽然覺著此人絲毫沒有陷身危境的優苦、焦慮，初時感到他有些太過輕狂，但仔細一想，卻又感到他這等豪邁絕倫，大豪大勇的氣度實非常人能及。身陷絕地，九死一生，仍然談笑自若，全不把生死大事放在心上，一如平常神情，這等鎮靜的工夫，是何等博深，不覺之間，也激起豪邁之氣，微微一笑道：老前輩，咱們在這水牢之中，太過寂寞了 宗濤道：叫化子有蛇，住上三五年，也不會生出寂寞之感。徐元平接道：玩長蟲晚輩無能奉陪，便晚輩心中卻有一個消磨這漫長時光的辦法。宗濤笑道：你喜歡的事，老叫化未必愛玩，先說出來給我聽聽再說。 徐元平道：晚輩心中熟記了幾段武功真訣，可惜無法貫通，此刻咱們陷身絕境，如果能拋開生死之事，心神最易寧靜，晚輩想把默記在胸中的幾段真訣，提出來和老前輩研討研討。 宗濤笑道：既是武功真訣，想必是甚難求得的絕學，你和老叫化子研討，豈不是洩露胸中之密？ 徐元平微微一笑，心中卻暗暗忖道：此人仁心俠骨，武功愈是高強，對人間好處愈大，我借研討真訣，傳他武功，不好現露痕跡，亦可相報他一番相待深情。當下低聲吟誦道：萬變於緩，雖慢實快 宗濤武功精博，聽得心中一動，只覺這兩句平平常常的話，竟然說出了蘊藏自己心中甚久的疑難，不知不覺間，精神為之一振，手指一鬆，抓在手中的一條水蛇，趁機脫出手掌而去。 徐元平微微一笑，道：這兩句真訣之中，不知蘊藏的什麼武功？宗濤嘆道：談談兩句話，平平常常八個字，但卻包羅武學中極上乘的真諦，但在未聽這兩句八字之前，老叫化竟是想它不出。徐元平道：這兩句真訣，是否可適用於所有武功之上？ 宗濤沉思了一陣，道：武功不到一定的限度，祇怕難以體會出真訣之上的涵義，老叫化把畢生精力用於溝通武功之上，但卻常為一種無形的力量困阻難通；但自一聞高論，恍然大悟，半生來究思不達，遲滯不前之因乃不知萬變於緩之中 徐元平自目睹恨天一嫗之後，啟動靈機，把悶在心中的兩句真訣，思解透徹，但他見聞甚少，習練時間亦短，聽宗濤一番話後，反覺有甚多不解之處，接口問道：老前輩聞一如十，想已瞭然兩句真訣全意，不知可否相示於晚輩一聞？ 宗濤笑道：一個人雖然潛能無際，但體能究屬有限，武功到了體能極限之後，想求寸進亦是難如登天 徐元平道：宏論卓見，使晚輩茅塞頓開。 宗濤微微一笑，接道：武功到了一定的限度之後，如再求更上一層，勢必要另闢蹊徑，求發潛能，打破體能極限，但潛能只可為用，視之無形，至此境界，必需求變 話至此處，倏然停止，沉思了片刻，接道：武功一道，原本求快；但快到體能極限之後，就無法再快，但如把武功之巧、力，寓變於行動之中，看去雖甚緩慢，其實一發之中已兼具迅快，只是變化已多，看去較慢而已 徐元平微微一笑道：多謝老前輩指教，晚輩已經明白了。 兩人在水牢之中，相互研討武功，徐元平把胸中默記的《達摩易筋經》文中許多真訣，口述出來，宗濤以廣博的見聞，相助求解。疲累之時，就閉目靜坐調息，牢中不見天光，也不知過去了多少時間。起初之時，兩人還覺出水牢之中，太過陰冷，常有難耐酸寒之感，數日之後，竟然不再覺有寒意。 原來徐元平口述了洗髓易筋的上乘內功修習心法，兩人不知不覺中，竟然開始練習起來。 要知兩人都已有極深的內功基礎，一通竅要，進境奇速，數日夜中，內功大進，水牢中的酷寒，已難相侵。 這日，宗濤調息醒來，伸手向水中摸去，一手抓空，心知牢中的水蛇，已被兩人吃空，默想在水牢中的時間大約已有二十餘日之久，想此後吃食無著，不覺一嘆。 徐元平正在運氣調息，聽得宗濤嘆息，突然睜開雙目，問道：老前輩為何嘆氣？宗濤道：老叫化沒有長蟲玩了，今後咱們空著肚子練武功啦！ 徐元平暗想道：這些時日之中，生吃蛇肉度日，苟延殘喘，生不如死，如非陶醉在武學之中，祇怕急要急發瘋了，此後吃食無著，勢難再拖下去，與其等到餓的武功盡失，束手被擒，倒不如趁現在尚有拒敵之力，設法破牢而出，死裡求生。 心念轉動，當下說道：咱們如若不進飲食，不知能餓多久？ 宗濤沉吟了一陣，道：大概難以撐過半月時光。 徐元平道：咱們與其坐以待斃，不如盡半月之力，試破牢壁而出，或有一線生機。 宗濤笑道：四面石壁，不知多厚，咱們武功再強一些，也難破此堅壁。徐元平笑道：老前輩忘了晚輩懷中的戮情劍嗎？ 宗濤笑道：不錯，先把你懷中寶劍取出試試，看看能否破此石壁。徐元平探手入懷，摸出白絹包裹的戮情寶劍，去了白絹，陰暗的水牢中，頓時風起一道寒芒。當下舉劍向突石上刺去。 只聽一陣輕輕的波波之聲，寶刃破壁直入，沒及劍柄。 宗濤訝然說道：無怪此劍被武林人物視作奇寶，原來這等鋒利，有此寶刃，咱們生脫此牢之機，大了不少。 當下站起身來，縱身一躍，飛落石壁旁邊，施展壁虎功，背脊貼在石壁上面，一面遊走，一面不停用手指在壁上敲打。 徐元平知他在選擇動手破壁之處，也不多問。 宗濤在石壁之上遊走約一盅熱茶功夫，忽然停了下來，靜靜貼於石壁正面不動。 徐元平心中甚感奇怪，正待出言相詢，忽聽一個冷冷的聲音，傳入耳中，說道：奇怪呀，那老叫化子那裡去了。 徐元平心中一動，趕忙把戮情劍壓在身下，斜斜倒臥在突石之上。另一個聲音又道：剛纔那砰砰之聲，不知是何原因。 徐元平斜臥在浮石之上，微閉著雙目，靜聽兩人談話，心中卻默默的算計著那傳話過來的位置所在，先從兩人清晰的聲音之中，判斷定有通風傳音的空隙正忖思間，突覺眼前一亮。 徐元平心知因這水牢之中，過於黑暗，無法看清牢中景物，守牢之人，才用特製的孔明燈照射著看，心道：那燈射入處，石壁決然不會太厚，倒是一處可破之壁正思動念轉動，燈光突然隱去，心中大感奇怪，忽然挺身坐起。 但聞宗濤大笑道：事情有了變化啦！縱身飛落在浮石之上。徐元平道：什麼變化？ 宗濤道：這就難說了，不是很好，就是很壞。