Chapter 6 Chapter 5 There Are Ghosts With Broken Arms

Green tiles and red walls, lush flowers and trees in the courtyard, and the sound of black crows is extremely clear. Xiuqin?A young woman's voice pierces through the willows, Xiuqin, where are you?Xiuqin? In the secluded courtyard, the young woman's voice was particularly clear and light through the courtyard, not even startling the fallen leaves. A faint voice passed through the quiet courtyard: Mother, I am here. Xiuqin?The young woman was startled and ran quickly across the courtyard, and you were in his room again, you She suddenly covered her face and screamed, and saw a seven or eight-year-old child standing behind the densely wooded circular arch. His body was wet, and blood dripped down, as if a large stream of blood had been sprayed on him just now!

Xiuqin?Xiuqin screamed and ran over, hugging her child, what's going on? The child named Xiuqin gently stroked the corners of her hair with a small blood-stained hand, and said softly: Mother, it's so strange, Uncle Liu only has one hand left. The young woman suddenly raised her head, and Xiu Qin had a bloodstain on her fair and delicate forehead. She opened a pair of terrified eyes, which made her look a little scary. Why did she just stab one hand? Xiuqin said faintly: Except for one hand, Uncle Liu's other parts are gone. The young woman opened her mouth wide and sat down on the ground like a pale zombie, hugging her son tightly: Missing the rest?

Xiuqin said slowly: Yes, other places are gone. Green tiles and red walls, lush flowers and trees in the courtyard, and the sound of birdsong is unusually crisp. A bird stopped on the edge of the ancient well in the courtyard, tilted its head, and quietly flowed from the ground of the room along with the blood. The four-legged snake crawled out slowly along with the blood, and stopped under the threshold. 1. Majiabao With a bang, someone in the Qingcha inn rose up against the table, and all the diners looked up, and they were about to stare angrily, but suddenly fell silent. The sheath hit the table all of a sudden, making a hole in the wooden table. For a while, a needle could be heard in the inn, and the man grabbed a waiter in the inn and asked, "Is Liu Rujing dead?"How did he die?

Everyone in the inn fixed their gazes on the little boy, and saw him saying eagerly: Don't the guest officer know?Majiabao Liu Rujing died yesterday, he said that he died in a strange way, leaving only one hand and a lock of hair on the bed, everything else was gone, the bed was covered in blood.The weirdest thing is that the demented youngest son of the Ma family was in Liu Rujing's room and was sprayed with blood all over his body. Everyone knows that Liu Rujing is a master of martial arts, not to mention that he uses a gun, a gun is a long weapon, how could someone cut off his arm?

The man still sternly said: He is one of the dignified four tigers with silver spears, how could, how could he choke up sobbing at this point, as if mixed with grief and anger, he couldn't continue. Some of the diners sighed softly, one of them was sitting at the table next to him, but suddenly said coldly: Everyone is dead. The man earlier let go of Xiao Er's skirt and sat down heavily. As if he had been pardoned, the Xiao Er rushed into the kitchen, and it seemed that he would not come out again for a while. The two people sitting next to each other were wearing gray clothes and the other was wearing purple clothes. The man in gray clothes was the one who grabbed the waiter just now, but was stopped by the man in purple clothes and sat down.

The gray-clothed man's surname is Wang, and his name is Zhong; the purple-clothed man's surname is He, and his name is Zhang. These two men, together with Liu Rujing, are one of the Four Tiger Silver Spears. The four generals who went forward and did not know how to retreat, one of them died in the decisive battle between Sigumen and Jinluanmeng, and the remaining three left with the defeat of Sigumen. Zhang became a moderate official under the arresting Hua Erqingtian, and he was regarded as a head arrester; Liu Rujing went back to his teacher's Majiabao to live in seclusion, and rarely went out for ten years.Recently, Wang Zhong and He Zhang heard rumors that although Li Xiangyi, the head of the Sigu Sect, and Di Feisheng, the leader of the Jinluan League, were missing in the decisive battle, they did not die. Excited, the three agreed to reunite in Majiapu and discuss how to deal with it. Looking for the sect master, unexpectedly Liu Rujing was murdered before he had time to see his brother!

Majiapu.After drinking the cup of tea, He Zhang, the man in purple, dropped a piece of silver and walked out of the door without turning his head. Wang Zhong followed with his sword in hand.The two rode away quickly, and everyone in the teahouse took a breath at the same time, looked at each other, and suddenly said: Majiabao is really lively recently, I heard that a while ago, it took a lot of effort to capture a doctor for Young Master Xiuqin. After entering, Master Liu died, and now there are two more vicious The bystanders covered their mouths mysteriously and said: You don’t understand, maybe someone in the castle is jealous of Master Liu, arrested a doctor and killed him with medicine. Who ordered it.

Majiapu. yesterday morning. The owner of Majiabao, Ma Huang, looked at his son who was silently lowering his head and playing with his fingers, frowning. Li Lianhua hasn't come yet? The Majiabao guard hurriedly said: "Not yet." Ma Huang looked at Ma Xiuqin worriedly: I don't know if Li Lianhua, the number one miracle doctor in the world, who can bring the dead back to life, can cure Xiu'er's illness Just as he said this, a voice came from outside the door: Dr. Li arrived at Dr. Li and Ma Huang was overjoyed immediately. He stood up and shook his sleeves, waiting for this sentence for a long time.

A group of people squeezed in from outside the door, sweating profusely and said: Doctor Li is here! Ma Huangqi said: "What about people?" Someone in the crowd yelled: One, two, three! I saw a big sack suddenly fell down from the crowd, someone in the sack groaned, and struggled with limbs, as if he couldn't find his way in the sack, one person tore open the mouth of the sack, and the person inside poked his head out, and said with a wry smile: "I'm ashamed!" I'm ashamed Li Lianhua Ma Huang was dumbfounded, and glared at his subordinates: Why do you treat Miracle Doctor Li like this?Go down and hit 20 boards each!Immediately, he bowed his hands to Li Lianhua again and again: His apprentice is reckless, he has neglected the genius doctor, please sit down, please sit down.

Taking a closer look at this well-known doctor Li, he saw that this man was only twenty-four or five years old, and his appearance was elegant, resembling a miracle doctor, so he couldn't help but feel a little satisfied. To the owner of the castle, it was Doctor Li who hugged the pillar and insisted that he could not see a doctor and refused to come with me. He accidentally kicked the ten thousand taels of gold into the river again.A big fellow said that his subordinates thought that the money had already been spent, and they must be invited back, so Ma Huang said with a stern face: So you stuffed Miracle Doctor Li into a sack?How can there be a way to wait for guests in the world?

Li Lianhua coughed and looked a little embarrassed, the big man shouted for grievances: Doctor Li crawled into the sack and hid himself, how dare his subordinates stuff the doctor into the sack and just work together to carry the sack back to the mansion. Ma Huang was taken aback, and had no choice but to wave his sleeves: "Go down."Turning around, he smiled very kindly at Li Lianhua, the number one genius doctor in the world: Doctor Li, this is a puppy, and it is precisely for the purpose of treating the puppy that we have worked so hard to invite the genius doctor to come here from afar. Li Lianhua crawled out of the sack obsequiously, smiling from time to time, Ma Huang described Aizi's illness from the beginning to the end, and did not see the genius doctor asking questions, so he couldn't help but think to himself: Sure enough, he is a peerless genius doctor, and he is completely aware of Xiuer's symptoms On the chest, it seems that my words are in vain. Ma Huang's son, Ma Xiuqin, is seven years old and has a very weird personality. He has hardly talked to others since he was two years old. He often folds paper by himself in his room. He can fold a piece of white paper thousands of times without getting bored.He likes Liu Rujing very much, and often plays in Liu Rujing's room, but is rarely with Ma Huang. If he says a word or two one day, it must be related to Uncle Liu. Ma Xiuqin took a look at Li Lianhua, and lightly stretched out his fingers to tap the top of his head. Li Lianhua reached out to touch it, and there was a hemp thread hanging on the top of his head. Looking out the window faintly, I don't know what I saw. That was the first meeting between Li Lianhua and Ma Xiuqin.That afternoon, when Li Lianhua and Ma Huang were drinking tea, Ma Xiuqin went to play in Liu Rujing's room. Mrs. Ma went looking for her son, but found Ma Xiuqin covered in blood standing at the door of Liu Rujing, and Liu Rujing's bed, blood was everywhere in the room, and there was blood on the edge of the bed. A right arm that was severed at the elbow, and a piece of hair on the ground soaked in blood, but Liu Rujing was gone. The next afternoon, when Liu Rujing's old friends Wang Zhong and He Zhang arrived in Majiapu, Li Lianhua said that he was frightened and was bedridden. At that time, Majiapu was busy with everything, and everyone was overwhelmed by emotions of fear and doubt. An air of mystery is very disturbing. On the night when Wang Zhong and He Zhang arrived in Majiabao, Mrs. Ma suddenly fell ill and became unconscious. Li Lianhua was also bedridden and unable to be treated. The situation is critical.Before Majiapu could catch his breath, the next morning, Majiabao's maid found Ma Huang and Mrs. Ma lying on the bed side by side. His right arm was slashed with a sharp blade, but it was not cut off several times, and his right arm was still attached to his body.There was blood all over the room again, exactly the same as when Liu Rujing was killed.The strange thing is that only the Lord Ma was cut by a sharp knife, but Mrs. Ma was unscathed, and it seems that Ma Huang was already unconscious when he was hacked by someone, and even though his right arm was cut to pieces, he did not struggle to resist. trace. Majiabao has been in chaos since early morning, if it was panic yesterday, today it is panic, some servants even escaped outside the castle, but several disciples of Ma Huang are fighting for power at this time.Majiabao, which has been peaceful and stable for decades, finally had a shocking event. Within three days, the guardian, the castle owner, and the castle owner's wife died unexpectedly. Husband and wife claiming their lives?This matter was rumored to be a case of a ghost with a broken arm in Majiabao. In just a few days, there were different opinions in the arena. 2. Headless flies third brother.Wang Zhong has been standing in the main house where Ma Huang and his wife died for a long time, you think the second brother is really dead?He looked at the big bed that was stained red with blood. He didn't see a corpse, but only one hand. How could he know if he was dead or alive?I still can't believe that my second brother is dead. He Zhang, the man in purple, said calmly: You want to say that the second child is not dead, but that he killed Ma Huang and his wife? Wang Zhong hesitated for a moment: He had a quarrel with Ma Huang back then. He Zhang snorted: Even if he and his younger brother were at odds, the second child was loyal to his master, and he would never do such a tragic thing. You don't want to admit that the second child is dead, but you want to prove that the second child is killed? The second child is not dead, you have really lived and returned in the past ten years. Wang Zhong ashamedly knew that he was thinking wildly. With Liu Rujing's loyal temperament, even if someone wanted to kill the owner of Majiabao, he would do his best to save him, and it was absolutely impossible for him to kill someone. Majiabao was in great chaos, no one came to step on them, not to mention that He Zhang was arresting the head, checking the place where the murder happened, no one dared to stop him.The two of them took a closer look at all the things in the room. The things in the room were surprisingly orderly, and there was nothing different. He Zhang said: "If the assailant didn't really touch anything in the room, he was very fond of the room." familiar Halfway through the conversation, someone said at the door: Ah, that drawer When He Zhang turned his head, he saw a person standing at the door, looking at him gently with apologetic eyes: the drawer Before they could finish a sentence, He Zhang and Wang Zhong blurted out at the same time: "Master of the sect?" The visitor touched Xiangji's face even more apologetically, ah, Li Lianhua, I heard that she looks very similar to the missing Sigu Sect Master Li Xiangyi, but in fact she didn't look like this when she was young. He walked into the room and looked at the bloodstains all over the floor. He was a little horrified. When he was twelve years old, he fell off the cliff and was rescued by an unknown old man. After falling off the cliff, his appearance was ruined by the rocks. His face became like this. He smiled with a good temper, and his medical skills were also learned from that unknown old man. Li Lianhua never lied in his life. Wang Zhong and He Zhang were skeptical. Although this person looked very similar to Li Xiangyi, the head of the Sigu Sect, he was not as cold and handsome as Li Xiangyi, and his speech and behavior were far different.They didn't know that Li Lianhua explained that he and Li Xiangyi looked exactly the same a few months ago: he and Li Xiangyi were brothers, and Li Xiangyi's real name was Li Lianpeng. He Zhang looked at Li Lianhua's face for a long time, until he realized that Li Lianhua and Li Xiangyi were indeed somewhat different, and then said calmly: "What did you just say?" Li Lianhua said: "The lock on that drawer is six words correct." He Zhang followed Li Lianhua's gaze, and saw a row of drawers under the bedside cabinet in the room, with rotor locks hanging on them. The copper lock was a round roller with seven rings on it. There are four irrelevant characters on the ring, and the lock can be opened if each line of the characters on the seven rings is matched into a verse. This is a very popular clever lock at present.The rotor lock on the bottom drawer of the cabinet is correct and six of the seven words are correct. It can be recognized at a glance. It is a very popular poem.Chang'e should regret stealing the elixir, and Bihai Qingtian is heartbroken every night.And lock the fourth circle of wind, fall, regret, day.Without matching the other six characters, the lock will not be opened. He Zhang walked over and looked at the lock very carefully, but Wang Zhong was a rough man who couldn't understand what it was: You said, someone wants to open this drawer? Li Lianhua hurriedly said: I didn't say it, I just said that six of the seven words were correct. He Zhang said slowly: It's hard to say whether someone wanted to open the lock and didn't open it, or it was too late to break it up after opening it, but the seven characters are correct and the six characters are correct. It is really impossible to say that the lock was not unlocked.I think the person who opened the lock should have taken the contents of the drawer He gently opened the drawer, and there was only a stack of blank letterheads in the drawer, and there was nothing left to covet. Li Lianhua glanced at the drawer, and was about to say something, when He Zhang reached in, took out the stack of letter paper and shook it, but there was nothing inside, the whole stack of letter paper was new, Wang Zhong wandered around the room , This room was concealed when the incident happened, it can be seen that the murderer went out through the door, but no one found it for some reason. Doctor Li thought that He Zhang said slowly: Mrs. Ma was poisoned the day before yesterday, is it related to the killing? Li Lianhua's eyes also moved slowly in the room, and said hastily after hearing the words: It has something to do with it. The way Master Ma and his wife died in such a way, and Mrs. Ma was in a coma from poisoning the day before yesterday, I think the reason why Master Ma was slaughtered is probably because For the same reason. Wang Zhong was moved and said: Poisoned? He Zhang nodded: he was poisoned in the same way as Mrs. Ma, and was poisoned by the same poison. After he fell into a coma, someone chopped off his arm again, so that there was no sign of struggle. Li Lianhua nodded repeatedly and asked: I don't know what kind of poison was it? He Zhang was taken aback: Can't you see? Li Lianhua was at a loss for words, and paused for a while: "Ah, I don't know what's going on." Wang Zhong looked at him strangely: You are a genius doctor, can't you see what kind of poison they have been poisoned by? Li Lianhua paused, it was a peerless poison He Zhang nodded. It wasn't a unique poison, nor could it poison Ma Huang. It's just strange that whoever wanted to poison the castle master and his wife to death, and whoever had the means to poison twice in a row, managed to succeed! Li Lianhua said slowly: Not twice, maybe three times Wang Zhongyilin: Exactly! Li Lianhua murmured: This matter is really strange. He looked at the bloodstains on the wall that had not been washed away. The lines of blood splashed when he swung the knife ran across the white wall behind the bed from right to left. When he was in a daze, a child's voice suddenly sang faintly outside the window: Mantis ate The dragonfly, the dragonfly ate the fly, the fly ate the snail, the snail ate the mustard flower and the mantis was gone, the dragonfly was gone, the fly was gone, the snail was gone For some reason, the childish voice made the three people in the room shudder. This demented and silent child of the Ma family, a seven-year-old child, might have something in his eyes. He sees more than adults, but he doesn't understand The mantis ate the dragonfly, the dragonfly ate the fly, the fly ate the snail, and the snail ate the mustard flower The mantis was gone, the dragonfly was gone, the fly was gone, the snail was gone Ma Xiuqin was playing alone outside the door of his parents. Before anyone told him that his parents had died, a little maidservant in red followed him, persuading him all the way to eat, but he refused to eat. He just buried his head in the grass and didn't know what to play with. . This child is actually not Ma Huang's biological son.Wang Zhong said suddenly, I heard from my second brother that Mrs. Ma was a closed disciple of my second brother's master. She was very beautiful when she was young. Ma Huang, the master's son who is the lord of Majiabao, Ma Xiuqin said he was Ma Huang's son, but in fact he was Ma Huang's younger brother.Li Lianhua was taken aback: Ma Baozhu is willing to turn his brother into a son? Wang Zhong laughed dryly: This may have a deep relationship with Mrs. Ma, and Master Ma doesn't care about worldly vision Li Lianhua still shook her head again and again: Strange, strange, unreasonable, unreasonable. He Zhang said calmly: "Many people know about this matter. I heard that Ma Huang never hides this matter, and he loves Ma Xiuqin very much." Wang Zhong laughed: Once Ma Huang died, this kid became the young master of the castle. Seeing the faces of his senior brothers, it's hard to let him go Before he could utter a single word, he suddenly heard the sound of a machine spring whizzing outside the house. He Zhang held the letter into a paper ball and popped it out. The paper ball collided with a small object shot from a distance and fell.Wang Zhong and He Zhang hadn't seen each other for ten years, but they still cooperated perfectly. The moment He Zhang's ball of paper popped out, he had already come out through the window, picked up the thing, and raised his voice, "Flying Feather Arrow." He Zhang stared at the unaware Ma Xiuqin in front of the window, and said slowly: Could it be that someone has a grudge against Majiapu?Even the seven-year-old child is not spared Li Lianhua looked at the direction where the flying feather arrows were coming from. There was a pond outside Ma Huang and his wife's living room. There were many willow trees planted beside the pond. After the residences are the houses of servants and maidservants.The arrow was shot from among the flowers and trees, followed by dozens of houses, and the entrances and exits of each place were not closed, so it was very difficult to search. At this time, Wang Zhong had returned with the flying feather arrow. He looked at the arrow carefully, frowning: He Zhang stretched out his hand to take it: this The faces of both of them are quite heavy: this is the second brother's hidden weapon. Li Lianhua wondered: Isn't Liu Rujing dead? Wang Zhong took a deep breath: This is the hidden weapon used by the second brother. But He Zhang went deeper than he thought: this is the second child's hidden weapon, but it is not from the second child's hand. Li Lianhua was startled: why? He Zhang said: "The second child has used flying feather arrows for decades. He would never use a machine spring to activate this kind of hidden weapon. The flying feather arrow is two inches long and weighs seven cents. This kind of hidden weapon can be thrown even by a child." Going out, how can you use the machine spring?This archery man must not be good at hidden weapons. Li Lianhua sighed: This also makes sense But Wang Zhong looked at Ma Xiuqin and said: This child is very dangerous. He Zhang nodded: I don't know who cut off the second child's arm and killed Ma Huang and his wife. Now that the second child is missing and Ma Xiuqin is in danger, why don't you call Majiabao and block the entrances and exits of the castle, and check everyone one by one. At the same time, it can keep Ma Xiuqin safe. Wang Zhong heaved a sigh of relief: If the murderer insists on killing Ma Xiuqin, we can also catch the turtle. Li Lianhua repeatedly said yes, and suddenly asked: What if the murderer is Liu Rujing's ghost? Both Wang Zhong and He Zhang were taken aback, but Li Lianhua continued to mutter to herself: It's absolutely impossible, absolutely impossible! The two looked at each other, the quack genius doctor showed fear of ghosts on his face, the two frowned, and He Zhang said indifferently: I heard that the genius doctor Li is in poor health, it is better to go back and rest earlier. Li Lianhua, as if being pardoned, turned around and stepped out of the threshold, only to remember to politely say: I feel cold occasionally, I'd better go back to my room to rest. Li Lianhua ran away in a flash, Wang Zhong couldn't help but said: This man's reputation as a miracle doctor is spread all over the world, unexpectedly he is so cowardly and absurd He Zhang snorted: According to my Jiang Hu eyeliner report, Li Lianhua claims to be able to bring the dead back to life, but in fact he is just deceiving the world. Shi Wenjue and He Lantie, who were rescued by him from King Yama, are both his close friends. Those two are simply frauds. It's just death, and no one in the world can really come back to life.This person cheats the world and steals his name, greedy for life and afraid of death, ignorant and ignorant, when the Majiapu incident happens, I will personally hand this person over to Buddha Baishi to be punished. Since He Zhang is Chuhua Erqingtian's confidant, his words naturally carry great weight. Majiabao quickly closed the four exits, and everyone stayed in the room for orders. He Zhang led several of Ma Huang's apprentices to search from the room one by one. Except for the property stolen by the servant, the letterhead of the maidservant's affair, and some smelly socks and pants that were too lazy to change and wash under the bed, everyone looked as usual. , and nothing suspicious.That night, no one was allowed to move around in the fort, and the courtyard was extremely quiet. He Zhang patrolled in person, and whenever there was any disturbance in Majiabao, he would rush to see what happened. The night was silent and seemed to be very peaceful. Li Lianhua was sleeping in his own room. The weather was cool that night, and there were few quarrels and gambling. He slept very comfortably. He was dreaming of a fight between mice and snails, but he came back after two years and ten months. He was forced to sit up: a ghost opened his eyes but it was Wang Zhong, his face was pale and sweaty: Li Lianhua!Get up quickly, He Zhang has been tricked into unconsciousness, can you save him? Li Lianhua was taken aback. He was really taken aback. He Zhang's martial arts ranked first among the four tiger silver guns. Not to be curious, but he was also plotted against?The killer hidden in Majiabao is obviously more powerful than he imagined What happened to He Zhang? Wang Zhong lifted him from the bed, strode to the guest room, and threw Li Lianhua into He Zhang's room regardless of the people in Majiabao who were staring at him. Suddenly saw him lying on the ground, his whole body was on fire, his eyes were still open, but he was speechless. Li Lianhua touched He Zhang: Wang Zhong!go out. Wang Zhong was stunned, only to see Li Lianhua pursed his lips: Get out! He hadn't realized it yet, he had already left the room for some reason, only to hear Li Lianhua close the door and window with a bang, and locked himself and He Zhang inside. The indifferent Li Lianhua really looked like the owner of the sect. Wang Zhong stood blankly at the door, his mind went blank for a moment. Unexpectedly dare not push.Can Li Lianhua, the quack genius doctor that He Zhang said to deceive the world, be able to save people, or not?What did he throw him out for? Could it be that his life-saving technique is ulterior?Or do you really have a unique secret technique that you don't want to be seen by others? The door was closed. It was silent. 3. Tooth marks After a cup of tea, the door opened, and Wang Zhong looked inside, only to see that He Zhang's face was a little rosy, and Li Lianhua was frantically packing some silver needles, medicine bottles, etc. Wang Zhong was originally a straightforward person. , but at this moment a question arises from his heart: there is no drinking water in the room, so the medicines in his many medicine bottles are all applied externally?He Zhang has no wounds on his body!The question disappeared in a flash, and he asked: What's wrong with the third brother? Li Lianhua sighed: he was poisoned by a unique poison. Wang Zhong couldn't help asking: What kind of poison is it? But Li Lianhua changed the subject and said: His qi and blood have been cleared, but the residual poison is not cleared, it may take a few days before he wakes up. Wang Zhong gritted his teeth: Who the hell!To be able to plot against the third brother!I don't believe there are ghosts in Majiabao! Li Lianhua pointed to He Zhang's finger, and said slowly: Master He was not plotted in vain, at least we know that the murderer was not Liu Rujing's ghost. Wang Zhong took a closer look, and found that there was a row of extremely thin tooth marks on the tail finger of He Zhang's right hand, which were so shallow that they could hardly be seen, like the traces left by being strangled with a thread. What's this? Li Lianhua's expression was as bewildered as his: I don't know. Wang Zhong looked at it carefully for a long time: This looks like the tooth marks of some small insect or beast. Li Lianhua happily praised: "Wang Daxia's eyes are like torches." Wang Zhong frowned. He was not good at thinking. After thinking for a long time, he said again: Is it a strange bug that killed people in Majiabao?In fact, it's not that someone wants to kill Ma's family, but that he was accidentally bitten by a poisonous insect? Li Lianhua said: "This, what Wang Daxia said is wrong. Yesterday you and I saw someone secretly attacking Ma Xiuqin. If it was Xiao Chong who poisoned Ma Huang and his wife to death, wouldn't Xiao Chong also use hidden weapons?" Wang Zhong smiled wryly: My brain is failing, and the third brother has collapsed again. I really don’t know what to do. Those disciples of Ma Huang are as stupid as donkeys. Mr. Qiu is here. Li Lianhua didn't seem to hear his frustrated words: Hero Wang, have you ever seen a big flying insect in Majiapu? Wang Zhong shook his head: At most, he only saw one or two moths. Li Lianhua glanced at He Zhang's wound: Although this tooth mark is small, since it can bite around the tail finger, the head of this thing is at least bigger than the finger, so it is not a very small bug.Since it bit Master He's finger, if it didn't fly or Master He crawled on the ground, then someone made it run into Master He's hand. Wang Zhong patted his thigh: It makes sense. Li Lianhua squinted at him: Have you ever seen a huge insect that can fly and bite? Wang Zhong shook his head again and again: Third brother had already thought about this when he closed Majiabao, and asked the housekeeper, there are no strange flowers and plants here, and there are no harmful poisonous insects. After a pause, he was very confused. Some people used poisonous insects to kill the owner and his wife of the castle, someone cut off the arms of the second brother and the owner of the castle, and someone assassinated Ma Xiuqin. These facts are very strange. Who in the castle can use a sword? Cut off Liu Rujing's arm?Who can raise poisonous insects without anyone noticing?Why must someone's arm be chopped off after being poisoned?Who wants to kill Ma Xiuqin?Although it was said that Ma Xiuqin was the owner of the castle once Ma Huang died, but killing Ma Xiuqin at this time would not do the murderer any good.Killing four people in a row is really too cruel. If Ma Xiuqin dies, no matter who ascends to the position of castle master, it is extremely suspicious. Could it be that the murderer can't think of it?Ma Xiuqin is just a demented child, killing him is useless. Li Lianhua frowns: Wang Daxia is extremely smart, his eyes are like torches, and what Wang Daxia can't figure out is naturally even more difficult for me to figure out. The two of them watched He Zhang whose condition had improved for a while, and sighed at the same time. Wang Zhong suddenly said: "The third brother said that you are a chariot of deceiving the world and stealing fame, but I don't think so." Li Lianhua said ashamedly: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry." At this time, the morning light had gradually faded, and the sun was mild and warm, shining green and green outside the window, which did not seem to be a place where a murderer was hiding. Two people were killed, one was missing, and the other was in a coma. The mysterious murderer in Majiabao still had no clue, as if he was just a ghost, floating in the morning mist. That afternoon. How much is one butterfly plus another butterfly?Li Lianhua asked Ma Xiuqin with a smile while holding two butterflies folded out of white paper. Ma Xiuqin lowered his head to play with the white paper he had folded thousands of times, turning a deaf ear to Li Lianhua's question. Li Lianhua picked up two origami praying mantises: how much is one worm plus the other? Ma Xiuqin ignored him. Still smiling, Li Lianhua held two butterflies and two praying mantises in her hand: how much do two worms plus the other two worms equal? Ma Xiuqin finally raised his head to look at him. The child's eyes are dark, but not aura, and his face looks like his mother's. He is a very delicate child. He said quietly: one. Li Lianhua said: Two worms plus the other two make four. Look at one, two, three. He pointed to the origami in his hand, but Ma Xiuqin stopped looking at him and played with his own white paper quietly. Ma Huang has three apprentices, one named Zhang Da, one named Li Si, and one named Wang Wu.These three have been under Ma Huang's sect for many years, Zhang Da is the elder brother, Li Si is the second, and Wang Wu is the last, the three are equal in terms of martial arts and literary talents, but their tempers are equally reckless and irritable.Seeing that Miracle Doctor Li spent a whole morning folding two butterflies and two praying mantises, and spent another afternoon coaxing Ma Xiuqin to talk, Zhang Da finally couldn't bear it any longer. You must make it clear in front of him Li Si shouted loudly: Nonsense, where did I murder Master?Which eye of yours saw me murder Master?It was you who passed by Master's door in the middle of the night that night. I explained that you were the most suspicious! Zhang Da said angrily: I just went to the toilet!Is it urgent not to allow people to go to the toilet in the middle of the night?Murdered Master after going to the toilet? But Wang Wu and Li Siyi sang together: Senior brother, you said that the second senior brother murdered the master, and there is no evidence to say it, but I also saw you going to the hut in the middle of the night and passing by the master's door. Zhang Da was furious: Li Si, you have learned the secret of Master and Mistress, and you are afraid that Master and Mistress will kill you, so it is better to act first. Do you think I don't know the little plan in your stomach?If you are only a master, no one will know about your schemes and schemes once you die?Don't forget that I, Zhang Da, are still in this world what secret? In the midst of the quarrel and scolding among the three people, someone asked curiously. The three of them froze for a while, only to realize that Li Lianhua was by their side. Li Si blushed, and Zhang Da pointed to his nose: he Know the secret of Master and Mistress!Last time when he was drunk, Li Si said that he overheard a shocking secret, as long as I offered three hundred taels of silver, he would sell it to me. Li Lianhua's eyes turned to Li Si's face, and Li Si's face turned red and white: that's because I was drunk and talking nonsense, I don't know anything. Li Lianhua snorted: Your wine taste is not good. Li Si slapped the table with a bang: How do you know that my wine is not good?Although I am not good at martial arts, I am good at drinking. Li Lianhua said: You talk nonsense after drinking. Li Si was furious, and pointed at Wang Wu's head: You tell this boy to tell you that in Majiapu, when it comes to drinking, drinking capacity, and wine quality, Lao Tzu ranks second, and no one dares to say that he is number one. Li Lianhua said: That's strange, didn't you say that you talk nonsense when you're drunk? Li Si was stunned, and Zhang Da looked at him gloatingly: Did you slip the tongue?Or confess honestly, what secret do you know about Master and Mistress? Li Si stared at Li Lianhua, Li Lianhua was full of apology, it seemed that the few words just now were completely unintentional, after a while, Li Si sat down dejectedly: I don't know if it's true or not, I once had a drink with the master Speaking of this, he paused for a long time before proceeding cautiously, the master said that although the master said that although he loved his wife very much, one day he would kill her. Zhang Da and Wang Wu were taken aback: What? Li Lianhua was also very surprised: why? Li Sidao: Because my wife knows that Master Master killed Master Master ah!Both Zhang Da and Wang Wu were shocked, their eyes were wide open, master killed master ancestor? Li Siqian laughed: I don't know if the master was drunk and talking nonsense. The master seemed to say that although he is the son of the master, the master paid special attention to the uncle Liu, and he loved his wife even more when he was young. Although he is a son, he has the most status.The senior sister planned to pass Majiabao to Uncle Liu, but the master and the master had a quarrel and pushed the master down the Pingbu cliff by mistake. Li Lianhua's face was horrified, as if she was trembling with fright from this story: Then Mrs. Ma saw it? Li Si smiled wryly: I don't know, the master only said that my wife knew. Looking at the eyes of several people, he said hastily, but forget it if I heard it, I didn't tell anyone, the master talked nonsense after drinking, the master is infatuated with the master's wife, and everyone in the world knows it. Li Lianhua said ah: Of course, of course, Zhang Daxia is right.He suddenly changed the subject and asked Zhang Da, on the night of the accident, you passed by the main gate of Marburg to go to the toilet, did you see anything unusual? Zhang Da shook his head: When I walked over, the light in Master's room was still on, and Master was playing with Xiuqin in his arms, nothing happened. Li Lianhua turned her gaze, looked at Li Si and Wang Wu and asked, "Then what were you doing after Zhang Daxia didn't sleep that night?" Li Si and Wang Wu were taken aback, Wang Wu repeatedly said no, Li Si thought for a long time, and then choked out a sentence: How do you know that we are following the elder brother? Li Lianhua explained very seriously: From the house you live to outside the main gate of Mabao, there are many flowers, trees and willows. It is very possible, not to mention that both of them saw it.If it is unlikely to be seen in the room, it may be following. Li Si and Wang Wu looked at each other, and Wang Wu said hesitantly: "Actually, we were not following the elder brother at that time, we were Li Lianhua replied: What? Wang Wu mustered up his confidence, and after a long while of boredom, he suddenly said like a thunderbolt: In fact, we saw the ghost of Uncle Liu. Li Lianhua was taken aback: saw Liu Rujing's ghost? Zhang Da opened his mouth wide, Li Si saw Li Lianhua's expression and waved his hands again and again: Wang Wu saw it but I didn't see it, I only saw senior brother in the garden, it was Wang Wufei who said he saw Master Liu. Wang Wu held back for a long time, and said again: Really.I saw Uncle Liu's ghost floating outside for a while, but disappeared. The next day, Master and Wife died. Li Lianhua frowns suddenly: Liu Rujing's ghost?I am afraid of ghosts, I am so afraid of ghosts, how can there be ghosts in this world? At this point, Ma Xiuqin turned his gaze to look at him, and Li Lianhua quickly showed him a smiling face: How many are two worms plus the other two? Ma Xiuqin didn't avoid it this time, he hesitated for a while, and said four softly in his thin childish voice. Li Lianhua praised: "What a smart boy." Four, ghost hunting The fourth day after Ma Huang and his wife were murdered. 何璋仍舊昏迷不醒，王忠急躁不安，若是面前有個敵人，他早已衝上前去搏命，只是這害人的兇手卻不知究竟藏在哪裡，兩日空坐房中，他的雙眼佈滿血絲，無法入眠。李蓮花卻整日和馬秀秦在一起，捉蝴蝶釣魚摺紙，倒似馬家血案和他全然無關。王忠心下甚是不悅，但是李蓮花本是馬黃請來給馬秀秦治病的大夫，他又說不出李蓮花陪著馬秀秦玩耍到底有何不對，只在心裡累積了更多憤懣而已。 馬家堡已閉門三日，家中新鮮瓜果已嫌不足，如果再查不到兇手，勢必得打開大門，如此一來，閉門擒兇的努力便付之東流。而自從何璋被害之後，堡內安靜了幾日，眾人惶惶不安，卻沒有發生新的事件。 第四天漸漸過去了大半日，天氣出奇的好，到傍晚時分，晚霞耀目燦爛，直映得整個馬家堡都金光燦燦，人人臉色都好看了些，彷彿詭異可怖的日子當真已經過去了。 王武正在庭院小池塘邊練武，他比張達和李思笨些，卻更勤勉練功，如若不是馬黃指點徒弟的本事不怎麼高明，說不定他真算半個練武的材料。 哈黑虎掏心！哈猴子撈月！王武練一招便喝一聲，倒也是虎虎生風，十分可觀， 突地草叢中有什麼東西微微動了一下，王武一凜，頓時停了手：什麼人在那裡？ 草叢中靜悄悄的，毫無聲息。 王武突然想到馬黃夫婦的慘狀，膽子寒了起來，心裡想邁開大步過去喝一聲誰！卻說什麼也不敢過去，就在那僵了半日才從地上拾起一塊石頭，輕輕地丟過去，啪的一聲，那石頭跌進了草叢中，頓時嗡的一聲，一群蒼蠅自草叢中轟然而散，王武探頭一看，頓時嚇得魂飛魄敗，慘叫一聲：哎呀！掉頭就跑，殺人了殺人了來人啊 等王忠和李思等人趕到的時候，卻見李蓮花已經對著那沾滿蒼蠅的東西看了很久了。他和馬秀秦本在池塘的另一邊玩耍，現在馬秀秦已被奶娘接走。 王忠大步走來，問道：是誰被殺？ 李蓮花不知正在想些什麼，被他嚇了一跳後啊的喊了一聲後道：什麼什麼人被殺？ 王忠奇道：王武那小子說又有人被殺了，在哪裡？ 李蓮花指著草叢中的東西：這裡只有一截手臂 王忠凝目一看，草叢中果真是有一截斷臂，那斷臂上沾滿蒼蠅，似乎已斷了大半天，顏色慘白，而斷臂的主人卻不知在何處，和劉如京房裡的情形赫然相似。 What about people?這是誰的手臂？王忠問道。 李蓮花心不在焉地道：這是女人的手臂 李思和張達對那手臂看了半晌，突然醒悟道：這是小紅的手臂！ 李蓮花奇道：小紅是誰？ 張達道：小紅是伺候秀秦的婢女，夫人的陪嫁。 王忠恍然，是那位追著馬秀秦餵飯的小姑娘：怎麼會有人向她下毒手？ 去小紅房裡看看這丫頭在不在。張達吩咐其他僕役去找人，如果沒人，就把那丫頭的房間給我從頭到尾搜一遍。 李蓮花卻道：這裡還有東西很奇怪。 幾人仔細一看，只見斷臂旁散落著一些形狀奇特顏色古怪的東西，像是什麼東西的內臟，氣味甚是腥臭，蒼蠅卻不大黏在上面，只有一隻四腳蛇叼了一塊，很快消失在草叢裡。 張達沉吟道：這丫頭怎麼會拿著這種東西到這裡來？去叫個廚房師父過來，我看這像魚、蛇、鳥一類東西的內臟。 李蓮花嗯了一聲，可是它不沾蒼蠅他抬起頭東張西望了一陣，練功後院草木青翠，除了池塘之外尚有竹亭古井，他突然咦了一聲，池塘邊也有水井？ 李思不耐地道：那口井不知是誰打的，十幾年前這池塘比現在大得多，那時井裡還有些水，現在水乾了一半，井早已枯了。 李蓮花啊了一聲：我明白了。 眾人一怔：你明白了什麼？ 李蓮花道：原來從這裡過去一點就是劉如京、張達、李思和王武的住所，對岸那邊就是馬堡主夫婦的住所，這就是馬堡主夫婦門前的那片花樹林和池塘 眾人面面相覷，王忠忍住火氣咳嗽一聲：你在這裡住了幾日，還不知道這裡是哪裡？李蓮花歉然道：這個堡裡小路轉來轉去的，這裡和從馬堡主房裡看起來不大一樣 張達從鼻子裡哼了一聲，低低地道：簡直蠢得像頭豬。 卻聽李蓮花繼續道：那就是說那支飛羽箭也是從這樹林裡射出來的 王忠一凜：正是！他望了眼對岸，沉聲道：那支箭射向對岸，很可能就是從這裡射出。 李思的腦子轉得比較快：那就是說這塊地方很可疑？ 李蓮花道：這裡有鬼。 王忠皺眉：胡說八道，世上若真有鬼，那些大奸大惡之輩豈非早就被鬼收拾了，怎會有冤案存世？你身為當世名醫，豈能說那無稽之談！ 李蓮花卻很認真，堅持道：這裡有鬼，一定有鬼。 王忠大聲道：鬼在何處？我說必是馬家堡裡有人飼養毒物，伺機害人！ 張達涼涼地道：王大俠，我等也知道堡裡有人是兇手，但是到底是誰害死師父，你可知道？ 王忠為之語塞，惱羞成怒：難道你便知道？ 李蓮花咳嗽了一聲，打斷雙方爭執，微微一笑：我知道。 you know? 眾人詫異之餘不免帶了幾分輕蔑之色，李蓮花正色點頭：我確實知道。 誰是兇手？ 李蓮花卻道：誰是兇手，等我捉到鬼以後就知道。 王忠奇道：捉鬼？ 李蓮花微笑得很愉快：這裡有鬼，等我捉到喜歡砍人手臂的鬼，大家不妨自己問他到底是被誰所殺，如何？ 眾人瞠目結舌，將信將疑，卻見這位江湖神醫打了個哈欠：捉鬼的事，夜裡再說倒是秀秦少爺大家千萬得看好了，馬堡主生前將他交託於我，我萬萬不能令他失望。 那些內臟經廚房師父辨認後確認是魚內臟，之所以蒼蠅不沾，卻是因為這是昨夜晚飯的河豚內臟，有毒，可見這些魚內臟必是從廚房帶出來的。小紅房裡並未有什麼可疑之處，但她卻也失蹤了，自早晨開始便不見蹤影，自然無法判斷她是否少了一截手臂。眾人聽後，也沒想出什麼端倪。 晚飯之後，李蓮花仍舊和馬秀秦在一起玩耍，眾人等了又等，要等他捉鬼，卻只覺月亮越升越高，自己越來越睏，那神醫仍舊和馬秀秦在摺紙，終於在三更過後，張達李思等人在心裡痛罵自己是頭豬，竟會相信李蓮花，紛紛回房去睡覺，只餘下王忠和王武仍等待著李蓮花捉鬼，王忠是因為他本就睡不著，而王武卻是有些相信李蓮花真的會捉鬼。 三更過後，四更初起，李蓮花終於有些動靜：秀秦，跟我來。 他這五字說得分外溫柔，馬秀秦微微震動了一下，往後躲了躲。 李蓮花凝視著他，柔聲道：跟我來。 馬秀秦默默站了起來，李蓮花拉著他的手，往練武場那一大塊樹林池塘的草地走去，王忠和王武都覺得古怪，距離五丈遙遙跟在後面，此時天色已不若方才漆黑，前方兩人越走越深，竟是筆直往池塘走去。 王忠正在暗想：莫非池塘裡有什麼古怪一念未畢，突聽李蓮花哎喲大叫一聲，仰身倒了下去，王忠王武駭然，連忙拔步趕上，卻見樹林中一個東西呼的一聲比他們還快已落在池塘邊，夜色中陡然亮起劍光如雪，一劍突來，一顫之後嗡的一聲往李蓮花肩上砍下。 王忠及時趕上，大喝一聲：住手！ 雙指在劍刃上一點，那東西長劍脫手，轉身就逃，李蓮花卻從地上爬了起來：劉大俠，且留步，在下並未中毒。 王忠正和那東西打了一個照面，同時脫口驚呼：二哥！ 王武也驚呼道：劉師叔！ 原來那揮劍向李蓮花砍下後逃竄的，正是斷了一臂的劉如京！被幾人叫破身分後，劉如京終究停了下來，看了王忠一眼，神色甚是複雜，十分激動，也很黯然：我 王忠大步向前，一時間他已把馬家堡血案全部忘記了，一把抓住劉如京的肩膀：二哥！十年不見，你過得可好？ 李蓮花從泥地裡爬了起來，帶著微笑站在一旁，只聽劉如京低沉地道：我唉我他突地抬起頭看了李蓮花一眼，李神醫酷似門主，方才我差點認錯了人。不過李神醫怎知我並非想殺人？ 李蓮花拉著馬秀秦的手，卻道：這裡危險得很，可否回大廳坐坐？ 劉如京點了點頭，王武卻滿臉驚駭地看著他：劉師叔，你沒死？那就是說那天晚上我當真看見你了你你殺了師父？ 劉如京嘿了一聲：你師父雖然不成才，劉某還不屑殺他，你問王忠，當年我四虎銀槍是何等人物？四顧門下無小人，馬師弟行事糊塗，人卻並不是太壞，我沒有殺他。他若沒有殺害馬黃夫婦，卻為何躲躲閃閃，又專門砍人手臂？幾人返回廳堂後，李蓮花仍握著馬秀秦的手。 坐下之後，王忠看著劉如京斷去半截，包紮之處仍有鮮血的手臂，愴然道：二哥，究竟是誰傷了你？你又為何要砍人手臂？ 劉如京緩緩地道：關於兇手，我也是意外得很 他抬目看著李蓮花，不過連我自己都不敢相信的事，李神醫究竟是如何知曉的？你又怎知我砍人手臂是為了救人，而非殺人？ 王忠和王武奇道：救人？ 劉如京點了點頭：兇手使的毒物劇毒無比，一旦中毒，如不立刻砍去手臂，只怕沒有幾人挨得過一、兩個時辰。 王武駭然道：是什麼毒物如此厲害？兇手到底是誰？ 王忠心裡也是驚駭至極原來手臂並非兇手所砍，劉如京砍人手臂，竟是為了救人兇手是誰？ 劉如京凝視著李蓮花的臉：兇手是 李蓮花微微一笑，把馬秀秦往前一推：兇手在此。 王忠和王武這下當真是大吃一驚，齊聲道：這個孩子？How can it be? 李蓮花嘆了口氣：關於這一點，我也是不敢相信了很久不過他已經七歲了，七歲的孩子其實遠遠比我們想像的懂得多得多，但無論懂得多少，他仍是個孩子，之所以會做出這種事，也正是因為他還有許多事不懂。秀秦，你說是不是？ 馬秀秦低頭握著白天李蓮花給他摺的一隻小豬，安靜的臉上突然流露出些微驚恐之色，咬著嘴脣，沒有說話。 劉如京盯著馬秀秦：秀兒，我對你如何，你很清楚，我到現在還沒有問過你，那天你為什麼讓那種東西咬我？ 馬秀秦微微縮了縮身體，顯得有些害怕，劉如京厲聲問道：為什麼？ 馬秀秦躲到李蓮花身後，過了良久，終於細細地道：因為劉叔叔要教我讀書練武，我不愛讀書。 劉如京氣極反笑：只是因為這種理由？你很好、很好 馬秀秦牢牢抓著李蓮花的衣裳：娘說不管是誰，只要礙了我的事，都可以殺。 王忠和王武不住搖頭，劉如京問道：你為何連你娘都殺了？ 馬秀秦抿嘴：她看見了。 劉如京冷笑道：看見你養的那種東西了？那你爹呢？你爹雖不是你親爹，為何你連他也一起毒死了？ 馬秀秦突然大聲說：他才不是我爹，娘說他把我爹害死了！ 王忠忍不住道：那何璋呢？ 馬秀秦目中閃過驚惶之色：他他要抓我 李蓮花拍了拍馬秀秦的頭，溫言道：好了，不要再說了，接下來叔叔替你說。 馬秀秦一貫平靜冷漠的小臉上更顯驚惶之色，突然嘴巴一扁，抓著李蓮花的衣裳，眼淚汪汪竟哭了起來：我想娘嗚嗚嗚我想爹嗚嗚嗚嗚 幾人面面相覷，極度詫異憤怒之餘，也心生淒惻。 五、四腳蛇 李神醫是如何知道秀兒便是兇手呢？劉如京問道，我在被秀兒的毒物咬傷的時候，仍然不敢相信他要殺我。 王忠長吁一口氣，仍然瞪著馬秀秦：就算讓我看見這娃兒殺人，只怕也不會相信 王武看著那七歲孩童，委實不知該說些什麼好，竟是呆在當場，滿臉的不可置信。 李蓮花看了馬秀秦一眼，嘆了口氣：我可不是神仙，一開始我只知道一件事，那就是劉大俠沒有屍體，不能說他已經死了。他的手臂多半是他自己砍的，還有，劉大俠砍斷手臂的時候馬秀秦一定是看見的。 王忠問道：何以見得？ 李蓮花道：因為右臂斷了半截，頭髮也斷了，那證明那一劍很險，如果馬家堡內真有如此高手能一劍將四虎銀槍劉如京傷成如此模樣，他怎麼會讓劉大俠逃脫，又怎麼可能放過在場的馬秀秦？他是如何進來又如何出去的？馬秀秦身上濺有鮮血，劉大俠斷臂時他一定就在身旁，否則血從何而來？他只說劉叔叔只剩下一隻手了，可沒說看到別人，所以我想那手臂多半是自己砍的。 頓了一頓，李蓮花慢慢地道，可是我難免要懷疑為何劉大俠要當著馬秀秦的面斷臂？一個人要砍斷自己手臂有很多理由，但是偏偏在一個孩子面前砍斷，似乎有些古怪。而後馬堡主夫婦中毒而死，又被人砍了手臂，我便想到，一個人迫於無奈砍斷自己的手臂，很可能也是因為中毒，馬堡主被利刃砍傷時已經昏迷不醒，若是要殺他，為何不砍斷脖子或者直刺心臟，而要砍手臂？說不定砍人手臂之人並不是想殺人，而是在救人馬堡主夫婦房內條條血跡自右而左，馬堡主被砍了數劍手臂仍未被砍下，那顯是左手所砍，而且持劍的手臂虛乏無力，才會砍而不斷。 他看了劉如京一眼，想到此處，我便猜到砍人手臂的人是身受重傷的劉大俠，卻仍然想不出下毒之人是誰？但張達卻提醒了我。 王武啊了一聲：大師兄提醒了什麼？ 李蓮花微笑道：張達去上茅廁的時候，看見了什麼？ 王武苦苦思索，好像說是看見了師父房裡燈沒熄。 李蓮花點了點頭：他說看見了馬堡主抱著兒子玩耍，那就是說，在馬堡主夫婦出事之前，最後留在馬堡主身邊的人，又是馬秀秦！ 王忠心裡一寒：但也不能僅憑如此，就說這孩子是兇手。 李蓮花微微一笑：那時我可沒有懷疑馬秀秦會是兇手，但是我做了個試驗，摺了兩隻蝴蝶和兩隻螳螂，你們還記得嗎？我問兩隻蟲子加兩隻蟲子等於多少？他說一隻。 王武道：兩隻加兩隻當然等於四隻。 李蓮花搖頭：螳螂吃蝴蝶，兩隻螳螂加兩隻蝴蝶，等於兩隻螳螂，母螳螂會吃公螳螂，兩隻螳螂最後只會剩下一隻，所以等於一隻。 幾人啊了一聲，都頗覺詫異，李蓮花繼續道：然後我卻說等於四隻，於是馬秀秦很快改口說是四隻。這證明這孩子絕非癡呆，而是聰明至極。他喜歡摺紙，王大俠可還記得，馬堡主夫婦房裡那個不知是否被人打開過的抽屜？ 王忠一怔：記得。那抽屜上的巧鎖七個字對了六個，對此他印象甚深。 李蓮花露齒一笑：那抽屜裡是什麼東西？ 王忠脫口而出：信紙啊 李蓮花接下去說道：不錯，空白信紙，是馬秀秦常用來玩耍的東西。那個抽屜裡沒有貴重之物，如果曾經打開過，為何要將它鎖上？如果不曾打開過，七個字的詩歌已經對了六個，為何不能打開？我認為如果是常人，最底下的抽屜如果沒有貴重之物，多半不會不厭其煩地將它鎖上；而如此繁瑣的轉子鎖，已把六字對齊，怎會打不開？難道開鎖之人並不知道那首詩？所以不管是曾經打開過又小心翼翼地鎖上，還是根本沒有打開，我都猜測那是一個孩子。 幾人想了想，劉如京道：有些道理。 李蓮花慢慢地道：如果擺弄鎖的是個孩子，那麼也就是說，最近他曾經獨自一個人在那房間裡待了很久 此言一出，王武頓時毛骨悚然，怯怯地道：你說他他在毒死師父師娘以後還在那房間裡待了很久？ 李蓮花連忙道：我是說曾經，也不一定是那天晚上 馬秀秦在他身後，不知何時已不哭了，突然細細輕輕地道：娘躺在床上，我打不開。李蓮花聞言又摸了摸他的頭，抬眼看著劉如京，微笑道：雖然馬秀秦很是可疑，但是假如他是兇手，他得擁有殺人毒物，我卻一直沒有發現如此一個小小孩童能有什麼可怖的毒物。直到今天傍晚，小紅的斷臂之旁掉了一包魚內臟，我看到有一隻四腳蛇吃了一塊，這包魚內臟可是非同小可，裡面有河豚之毒，連蒼蠅都不敢沾，是什麼東西敢拿它當作食物？我突然想到難道馬家堡殺人的毒物，就是這種形狀普通到處都是的四腳蛇不成？小紅把魚內臟拿到池塘邊，莫非正是去餵食，而不小心被咬了？馬堡主夫婦死後，有誰能驅使小紅做這種事？難道真是馬秀秦？這時候我想起一件事，是劉大俠讓我確定，馬秀秦就是兇手。 What's up?王忠奇道， 李蓮花小心翼翼地溜了他一眼：這件事王大人再清楚不過，你可還記得，那天在樹林裡，有人用暗器射了馬秀秦一箭？ 王忠點頭：有！那是二哥的暗器。 他轉頭問劉如京，是誰利用二哥的暗器暗中傷人？ 劉如京有些尷尬，李蓮花微笑道：那就是劉大俠自己射的，我既然想到劉大俠未死，自然會想到他重傷之後暗器不能及遠，所以使用了機簧。我想到劉大俠這一箭後，一切便都很清楚了，劉大俠被兇手所害，他要殺的人，如果不是兇手，那還會是何人？而劉大俠、馬堡主夫婦被害之時，馬秀秦都在身邊；兇手也必是讓人絲毫不加防備之人，何璋才會遭到暗算；加上馬秀秦曾獨自一人在馬堡主房內待了很久，他的婢女小紅以魚內臟飼養四腳蛇，那四腳蛇不畏劇毒；馬秀秦非但不是傻子，還聰明絕頂，這種種跡象顯示，第一個被害之人劉大俠要殺的馬秀秦就是兇手。所以那一箭不是要殺馬氏滿門，而是要救馬家堡上下數十口。 幾人長長吁了口氣，李蓮花移目看劉如京：劉大俠能否告訴我們，你中毒斷臂之後，為何躲了起來？ 劉如京一聲苦笑：我突然被咬，那時只以為馬師弟指使秀兒暗算我，這毒劇烈無比，我只能立刻斷臂，從窗戶逃出，躲進古井。 李蓮花微笑道：讓我猜個秘密馬家堡裡乾涸的古井可是相通的？ 劉如京頷首：不錯，井下有乾涸的河床相連，恰好形成天然通道，夜裡我便到廚房盜些食物，潛回房間休息，白天多半留在井底養傷。結果養了兩日傷後，那夜出去尋覓食物之時，卻看見秀秦一個人從馬師弟房間走了出來。我覺得很是奇怪，馬師弟怎會半夜讓秀秦一個人回房？便到窗外去探了一眼，房中人氣息全無，門也沒有關上，我衝進房去想斬下馬師弟中毒的右臂，但馬師弟已回天乏術，馬師妹更早已死去。我在那時才醒悟是秀兒自己拿定主意殺人，隔日便決定殺秀兒給馬師弟報仇，這孩子委實太過可怕只是我重傷未癒，只得借