兩人回去後馬上通知蕭小瑩和夏小小,夏小小對於蕭大牛的自把自為有點不滿,她板著臉道﹕「怎麽報仇這麽大的一件事也不跟我商量? 你當我是你的甚麽人? 」519Please respect copyright.PENANA3zFhM5RZH7
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蕭大牛結結巴巴的﹕「我...我怕你會擔心嘛......」519Please respect copyright.PENANA5Im9ICGoI0
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夏小小雙手叉腰,鼓起腮道﹕「你也知道我會擔心嗎? 那為甚麽不告訴我? 還有你!陳浩南!」她轉向端木文咆哮﹕「你不是他好兄弟嗎? 怎麽慫恿他去幹這麽危險的事? !」519Please respect copyright.PENANA6g2LxIFK3a
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端木文微笑道﹕「我們現在不是好端端的坐在這裏嗎? 而且呀牛做這件事也不是全為了報仇,他有一半是為了你的。」519Please respect copyright.PENANAYVzERJUlep
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接著他將炎氏邀請蕭大牛當城衛教頭一事告訴夏小小。519Please respect copyright.PENANAtKJsW9atFW
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夏小小滿臉疑惑﹕「那姓炎的有這麽好嗎? 他為甚麽要幫助我們? 」519Please respect copyright.PENANALklwuchfon
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「那是因為呀牛實力非凡嘛!」端木文連忙解釋﹕「而且他也對赤丹子曾做的事看不過眼,所以才答應幫助我們的。」519Please respect copyright.PENANAjpSi3LTTbG
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「是這樣嗎? ......」夏小小雖然有所疑惑,但心底裏也著實替蕭大牛感到高興,所以就沒有再說甚麽了。519Please respect copyright.PENANAQZYWyufwTA
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眾人帶著赤丹子的首級到藍天仁的墳前致祭一番,然後就聯袂來到了夏小小的家裏。519Please respect copyright.PENANAZ7zYNcuhj0
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夏小小的父親也算是一個地方富豪,所以她的家除了大之外,還有一堆僕役小廝,看得蕭大牛這個鄉下小子張大了口。519Please respect copyright.PENANA6SalOsbBMN
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「待會可要小心點說話,我爹可不是這麽易與的。」雖然炎杰答應蕭大牛當城衛教頭,但事情還沒有落實,夏小小還是有點擔心父母會看不起自己的情郎。519Please respect copyright.PENANA6MQlf78jTs
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不過今天家裏的情況好像跟平時有點不同,平時那些下人看見她回來了無不親熱的跟她打招呼,但今天他們全都匆匆忙忙,好像發生了甚麽大事似的。519Please respect copyright.PENANAlnWzEnuwW8
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「爹,娘,我回來了......」夏小小說了半句就住了口,因為大廳之內,除了她父母,全是她不認識的人,不,有一個人她是認識的,那人正是炎杰。519Please respect copyright.PENANASVayW30r9X
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「小小你回來了正好!來!快來參見炎公子!」519Please respect copyright.PENANA9kIfodttOJ
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夏小小雖然認識炎杰,但炎杰在書院裏是出了名的紈絝子弟,所以對他並無好感。519Please respect copyright.PENANAg8QInjutSn
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她斜睨著炎杰,冷冷的道﹕「是你? 你來幹甚麽? 」519Please respect copyright.PENANAbzbtOfZvIs
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炎杰笑了笑﹕「夏姑娘你好,我今天來到府上,是向貴雙親提親的。」然後他向身後的隨從耳語數句,那隨從隨即吩咐下人將一板又一板的聘禮抬了進來。519Please respect copyright.PENANA66UXw4g0Lw
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夏府上下無不吃了一驚,不過他們是驚喜多於驚慌,畢竟炎氏在這裏有如土皇帝,誰人能和他們攀上一丁點關係都可以山雞變鳳凰,何況是結為姻親?519Please respect copyright.PENANASQ1ETPfml5
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夏氏夫婦就只得夏小小這顆掌上明珠,他們聽得炎氏二公子竟然要娶自己的女兒,高興得張大了口。519Please respect copyright.PENANAe1xp8qd9gX
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夏母結結巴巴的問炎杰﹕「炎…炎…公子……你…你要娶小……」519Please respect copyright.PENANAb87GszdhR1
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夏小小沒待自己的母親說完話,趕緊攔住了她,她指著炎杰怒道﹕「等等!我可沒說要嫁給你!」519Please respect copyright.PENANARbqspCfDMH
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炎杰悠悠道﹕「夏姑娘,冷靜一點,先聽我說完,我是來提親沒錯,但我是替蕭兄來提親的。」他最後指著蕭大牛。519Please respect copyright.PENANACNNwmsI8Ra
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「我? 」蕭大牛見眾人的目光都集中在自己身上,一張臉頓時紅起來。519Please respect copyright.PENANAxTcbEJGLWV
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炎杰走過去親熱的拍著蕭大牛的肩膊﹕「當然了!我知道蕭兄你無父無母,所以我逕自替你拿主意了!你說好不好? 」519Please respect copyright.PENANAn0MWT4Iyg9
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「好…好!好!太好了!」蕭大兄終於會意過來,有如小雞啄米般不斷點頭。519Please respect copyright.PENANA19QrxEjjDH
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夏小小的語氣有點不滿﹕「我和呀牛的事,跟你沒半點關係吧? 」雖然她也正煩惱著如何令父母接納蕭大牛,但她卻不喜歡被炎杰插手。519Please respect copyright.PENANACr9yLN8rbA
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「當然跟我有關係!大大的關係!」炎杰續道﹕「蕭兄已經是榮陽城的新任城衛教頭,他就是我們炎氏的人,那麽他的事就是我的事嘛,這不是跟我有很大的關係嗎? 」519Please respect copyright.PENANAiFbbUqOsPD
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夏小小父母不禁傻了眼,剛才見女兒親熱的牽著這個陌生男子的手自然猜到是甚麽一回事,但他們見蕭大牛長相平庸,又不似有甚麽過人之處,頓時看不起他,想將他冷落在一旁,但現在炎氏二公子炎杰竟然紓尊降貴,親自為他上門提親,而且雙方態度親熱,還說他是新任的城衛教頭,心裏不禁想這個呆小子到底是甚麽來頭?519Please respect copyright.PENANAZDibIKqlMn
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「……這個嘛…南兄有跟我說過,這還是全靠炎公子成全,感謝你讓我手刃仇人,了卻大仇。」蕭大牛拱手向炎杰道謝。519Please respect copyright.PENANA7lJjSpkgiO
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「都是自家兄弟客氣甚麽? 你也別公子前公子後的,聽著讓人別扭,反正我決定由你來當榮陽城的城衛教頭,以後就是自己人,大家稱兄道弟就可以了。」519Please respect copyright.PENANAUsr5NL1gg1
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蕭大牛馬上向炎杰單膝下跪﹕「我蕭大牛自當效犬馬之勞,以報答炎公子知遇之恩。」519Please respect copyright.PENANARXZsRRkrjO
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炎杰大笑著扶起蕭大牛﹕「請起請起,你這樣子我可不敢當。」他又向夏氏夫婦道﹕「夏世伯夏伯母,那麽蕭兄弟和夏姑娘的親事就這樣說定了,我還有事要先回府了。對了,明天請蕭兄來我府一趟,自會有人為蕭兄安排親事和接任城衛教頭的事宜。」519Please respect copyright.PENANA6OED93hVfz
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待炎杰走後,夏小小父母還是一直驚訝得張大了口,他們還是想不到眼前的這個笨小子竟然能和炎氏第二把交椅的炎杰稱兄道弟,而且還接任了榮陽城城衛教頭一職,雖知這個位置雖然沒有甚麽實權,但由於所有城衛士兵都由其一手訓練,所以在榮陽城軍中擁有超然地位。據他們所知上一任城衛教頭赤丹子,就是因為曾在前朝擔任禁衛軍統領一職,而武功又有其過人之處才被炎氏招攬的。519Please respect copyright.PENANAMHnOuOE1Xj
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兩人頓時換了個嘴臉,夏母馬上吩咐下人斟茶遞水,唯恐招待不周;夏父更是對其讚不絕口,甚麽年青有為,少年才俊等等說話滔滔不絕,令蕭大牛難為情得不知如何應對。519Please respect copyright.PENANAo1N4MdCgxq
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夏小小儘管不太喜歡炎杰,但無可否認他的確幫她和蕭大牛兩人解決了一個大難題,她也不禁有點心存感激。519Please respect copyright.PENANAycBL5QvDkK
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「厲害啊,果然真的把赤丹子幹掉了,看來你的武功進步了不少。」兩天後,炎杰在炎府內跟端木文會面。519Please respect copyright.PENANANtMGsVUxc4
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「我只是輔助而已,主要都是由蕭大牛出手的。」端木文不想曝露自己的實力,所以將事情都推到蕭大牛身上了。519Please respect copyright.PENANAQDqulnsDI5
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炎杰斜晲著他﹕「是嗎? 我的探子卻不是這樣說的。」519Please respect copyright.PENANAScoulDFvVg
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端木文頓時出了一背的冷汗,他想不到炎杰竟然派人跟蹤他們了。519Please respect copyright.PENANAKs1tCdoAU5
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「炎兄誤會了,雖然赤丹子的確是我殺掉的,不過也是因為有蕭大牛在旁協助才能一舉成功。」端木文偷看炎杰表情,看看能否就此忽悠過去。519Please respect copyright.PENANAhwjBejPwWa
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還好炎杰道﹕「嗯,我也想到你沒這麽厲害的了,那赤丹子畢竟不是一般貨色,不過我聽說你有一把比赤丹子那墨劍更厲害的武器,拿來看看。」519Please respect copyright.PENANAR0kNv79y3B
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端木文暗中叫苦,心想暗靈這樣的神兵利器,給炎杰看見恐怕就會被沒收了。519Please respect copyright.PENANAKzTSMDMF5t
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不過他此刻卻別無選擇,唯有將插在腰間的暗靈拿出來。519Please respect copyright.PENANAPJ46wYa2gH
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炎杰將暗靈拔出劍鞘﹕「咦? 這……不正是楊帆和陳浩南那廝慣用的武器嗎? 我還以為是一般長劍呢。」此時暗靈所用的劍鞘只是由普通劍鞘稍為更改,所以從外表看上去只是普通的長劍。519Please respect copyright.PENANACUXebKsNIE
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炎杰輕撫著那暗啞的刀身,讚嘆道﹕「好劍!不知此劍跟冰塵比起來誰勝誰負呢? 你從何處得到此劍? 」519Please respect copyright.PENANAx06MDcwm8n
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「這是海汙涯鑄造給我的…應該這樣說,是鑄給陳浩南的,他說是從前陳浩南畫下的圖樣讓他鑄造,據說是為了配合他那五招劍法。」519Please respect copyright.PENANA5duDaoCTWA
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「原來如此……」炎杰沉思片刻後,喚來了一個下人﹕「將最好的鐵匠和鑄劍師召來。」然後又向端木文道﹕「你會那五招劍法嗎? 」519Please respect copyright.PENANA4IggPXbwpS
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自剛才知道炎杰有派人暗中跟蹤調查他後,他不敢有所隱暪﹕「陳浩南以前曾教過那白虎這五招劍法,白虎有將之教給我,不過我卻覺得這劍法連三流劍法都算不上。」519Please respect copyright.PENANAMc8OyaJi2s
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「耍來看看。」519Please respect copyright.PENANABMpC4sHQLi
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端木文拿起暗靈,就將他學來的那套五招劍訣緩緩的耍出來。519Please respect copyright.PENANAr60B4Gq5Nf
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炎杰的評語倒是和海淙涵一樣﹕「嘿!這是甚麽九流劍法? ……」炎杰又著端木文再耍一遍,然後道﹕「不過這劍法看起來倒是跟楊帆和陳浩南那套很相似,那為何兩者之間差那麽多?......」519Please respect copyright.PENANAlDTdMpsQCB
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就在炎杰思考之間,下人已經將鐵匠和鑄劍師帶到。519Please respect copyright.PENANAIJLiHw5YyW
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「你們來看看這把劍,看看有何特別之處。」519Please respect copyright.PENANAzQu2kPGppY
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那鑄劍師甫看見暗靈已經兩眼發光,他輕撫著暗靈刀身,又以手指輕彈令它發出嗡嗡之聲。519Please respect copyright.PENANAEgTWBtJNSR
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「好刀…好刀……老吳,你快來看看這是用甚麽材料鑄成的,我竟然看不出來。」那鑄劍師將暗靈遞給那叫老吳的鐵匠。519Please respect copyright.PENANA0SZ0eMFrx5
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「慢著!你說這是刀不是劍? 」519Please respect copyright.PENANAsKBeq9tUB1
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「是的,二公子,你看,這刀一邊無鋒,這正是刀的特性,只是這鑄刀人技術高超,這刀背打造得如刀鋒般薄,令整把刀輕盈無比,只是我想不明白,這刀如此修長,恐怕和普通武器一硬碰就會折斷……」519Please respect copyright.PENANApbcDnCt8ri
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老吳搶道﹕「老王你還不明白嗎? 這是因為材料啊!這刀分明就是以數種稀有素材鑄成的,只是……」老吳接過暗靈又摸又敲,良久才道﹕「我只能猜到其中一種是黑金鑌鐵,至於另外幾種,我就看不出來了。」519Please respect copyright.PENANANDR5qnpTko
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炎杰隨手拿起一把長劍跟暗靈硬碰,「噹」的一聲長劍一碰就斷,眾人對暗靈的鋒利程度皆表示讚嘆。519Please respect copyright.PENANA1FGtJM5fQY
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老王道﹕「鑄這刀的人真是天才,竟能想出這刀劍合一的武器,既擁有刀那利於砍劈的特性,又擁有劍的快捷輕盈。」519Please respect copyright.PENANAdgrc5JxM4y
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此刻炎杰心中所想的,是否能將這刀量產,使炎氏軍隊能換上這種武器,那將大大提升他們軍隊的戰鬥力。519Please respect copyright.PENANApIUsSwAM1m
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炎杰問﹕「這種刀可以大量生產嗎? 」519Please respect copyright.PENANASBJsjkvQEN
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兩人面面相覷,均臉有難色,老王道﹕「這個……二公子,若只用一般鋼材鑄造,恐怕不能達到這刀的效果……當然,若硬是要造的話,也是勉強可以的,只是效果大概只有這刀的三成左右,刀身也會較短較重,而且造價會比現在的武器貴兩倍,這個恐怕……」519Please respect copyright.PENANALel3auM6bQ
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「三成就可以了,我要每一個炎氏的士兵都換上這一把刀!至於資金方面……」炎杰毅然道﹕「這方面你們不用擔心,給我照辦就可以,我會跟家主說明的了。」畢竟可以令自己家族實力變強,炎杰覺得就算花多少錢也是很難買來的機會。至於資金,以他一貫二世祖的性格,那就留待炎景去解決了。519Please respect copyright.PENANAkiycfMburP
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「是!」兩人馬上以紙筆畫下暗靈的圖樣,又商量良久才離去。519Please respect copyright.PENANAVh2q17uS5W
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待兩人離開後,炎杰道﹕「你將那五招劍法的招式要訣都寫下來給我,我要研究一套新的刀法給炎氏的士兵。還有一件事,我聽聞田氏新開那些賭場生意好像很好,你給我看看他們是怎麽經營的。」519Please respect copyright.PENANAnV76fNJcPW
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炎杰當然沒有自創武功的能力,不過炎氏家主炎景卻有這個能耐,待他看過新鑄成的武士刀和端木文所寫的五招劍法後,竟然真的給他想出一套簡易的刀法為士兵所用,這令到炎氏的軍事力量看似強大了很多,至少在訓練時炎氏是這麽認為的。不過當然,士兵是用來打仗的,在戰場上能不能發揮實際功效,那要上到真正的戰場才知道了。519Please respect copyright.PENANAD0kwJkI66e