第六回 名字叫王萍鶴
眾人邊走,賀鋼先邊仔細打量著她,尤其是她的步態。23Please respect copyright.PENANARySPoowbDP
(右腳好像有點不自然,果然就是當年遇到的女孩。)鋼先暗忖。23Please respect copyright.PENANAxlhE72a1EE
兩人曾有過一面之緣。23Please respect copyright.PENANA5Hzp9bPSag
若她真的失憶,再提也無濟於事。但兩年前的那件事,卻在鋼先腦海中歷歷在目。
——記得那是個夏日。當天鋼先在上清宮整理倉庫。23Please respect copyright.PENANACzIqsK1NJV
正當他把大量廢棄文件裝上小舟運走時,無意間瞥見了她。23Please respect copyright.PENANAaB9QJIdFA7
只見她形單影隻,步履蹣跚,似在茫然尋覓什麼。23Please respect copyright.PENANADD4L4DocEv
「……又是迷路的遊客?這麼晚可不妙啊。」23Please respect copyright.PENANAz96p9Rp6Ln
鋼先划著小舟靠岸,在她身旁停下。23Please respect copyright.PENANAMNLwYDo4HG
「是來遊玩龍虎山的嗎?跟同伴走散了?」23Please respect copyright.PENANAdohU1OYpXa
話音未落,她先是一驚,隨即綻放出燦爛的笑容。23Please respect copyright.PENANAl7c6MaFQv1
「沒錯,我和家人一起來的,不小心迷路了。請問您是本地人嗎?」23Please respect copyright.PENANAHIfJVCRoEo
鋼先頓時看呆了。23Please respect copyright.PENANAiP4PrNQDMx
雖稚氣未脫,卻亭亭玉立,膚若凝脂。絕世容顏令鋼先目不轉睛。23Please respect copyright.PENANAOoOWnEFiEC
「原來不是本地人啊?打擾了。」見鋼先不語,她失望地垂下臉。23Please respect copyright.PENANAkzc9hfkUoQ
鋼先連忙擺手笑道:「不,我就住在龍虎山,當導遊沒問題。」23Please respect copyright.PENANA17Ab5bQPvf
說著把小舟繫好,帶她朝南面的巖山走去。23Please respect copyright.PENANANSrUXs1yYC
「遊客們通常最後一天才走這條路。一直走就通到回程的碼頭。但路有點繞,常有人迷失方向。」23Please respect copyright.PENANANyli6En64d
她連連點頭。「是啊,我也得趕快回去,上船時間就要到了……!」23Please respect copyright.PENANATKXUUfJIGc
鋼先感同身受。「我懂妳著急。照這速度肯定趕不及,不如冒險翻過那座巖山?我帶路,別怕!」23Please respect copyright.PENANA6eSQvMsQOl
兩人來不及多說,全速向前狂奔。23Please respect copyright.PENANA1F0mUAcDgr
巖山約三人高,宛如一堵高牆,但只要翻過去,碼頭指日可待。23Please respect copyright.PENANAkIOvxOI3kx
「我先爬上去,再拉妳一把。在下面等我。」23Please respect copyright.PENANA6xLEz0NWx8
鋼先攀上巖山。他早有準備,提前留了條繩子。23Please respect copyright.PENANAbUas9sN6y9
他把繩子拋給她,待她纏在腰間,便將人拽了上來。23Please respect copyright.PENANAKBw2YXskfm
「很好,妳挺輕的嘛。馬上就到了。」23Please respect copyright.PENANAsHrDJnuByf
就在此時,狂風驟起,大雨傾盆而下。23Please respect copyright.PENANAVT1dkYEKbs
兩人瞬間濕透,鋼先緊握繩索,穩住身形。23Please respect copyright.PENANAO6WGyUqQBV
「這種時候下這麼大的雨,真是的。喂,別掉下去啊。」23Please respect copyright.PENANAC8A6U8xATc
她也拼命想爬,奈何石頭濕滑,屢屢打滑。23Please respect copyright.PENANAcKjgODL5Rx
鋼先也因此受到牽連,幾次險些鬆手。23Please respect copyright.PENANAbSWN05rF9y
好不容易爬上山頂,兩人又在雨中沿山坡狂奔。23Please respect copyright.PENANA0ErIjYeQNu
「啊!」她被鬆動的石塊絆倒,右腳扭傷了。23Please respect copyright.PENANADMV3pP9XMl
她疼得抽搐,鋼先也左右為難。23Please respect copyright.PENANAzSuWrNcILk
「船就要開了,忍一忍吧!」23Please respect copyright.PENANAmZeUsfscPn
鋼先將她背起。薄薄的夏衫被雨水浸透,她的酥胸和玉腿恍若無物。23Please respect copyright.PENANA6IuKAHW8Xv
「不要啦。」她羞澀地嬌嗔。23Please respect copyright.PENANABj8CNDFUeN
鋼先充耳不聞,只管全力狂奔。23Please respect copyright.PENANAK6ziGTZaiu
上氣不接下氣地趕到碼頭,她的家人連忙將她帶上船。23Please respect copyright.PENANAXnNxxAEAk1
船隨即啟航。鋼先喘得說不出話,悔恨沒能多聊幾句。
鋼先本想提起往事,卻又打消了念頭。23Please respect copyright.PENANAtQ419OCU59
(她失憶了,想必是經歷了什麼大事。如今的氣質已和當年大不相同。)23Please respect copyright.PENANAdwnvFTO2zM
鋼先決定把這段孽緣埋藏心底,以初識的身分與她相處。
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眾人在客棧坐定,鋼先語氣平和地問道:23Please respect copyright.PENANAohIeWODMpV
「在下賀鋼先,來自龍虎山。姑娘尊姓大名?」23Please respect copyright.PENANARItcCOIjbN
她搖搖頭。23Please respect copyright.PENANAB92tKglDck
「看來是真的失憶了。都是那支魔星筆害的?」23Please respect copyright.PENANAF8sj59hypA
這回她默默點頭。鋼先閉目深吸一口氣。23Please respect copyright.PENANAssatewZ02B
李秀靈機一動:「那用妳的筆法,能不能恢復記憶?」23Please respect copyright.PENANAfLHb2wwK1L
「那是不可能的。」她斬釘截鐵。23Please respect copyright.PENANACoZ6wqJICe
李秀詫異地望向鋼先。鋼先轉頭問魯乘:23Please respect copyright.PENANAhkwZKUlO6C
「魯乘,你怎麼看?」23Please respect copyright.PENANAunhBLl1HpM
「大概是有些不願回想的事吧。咱們不好勉強人家。」23Please respect copyright.PENANAObH7KWJ2NI
「鋼先,」雷先興奮地說,23Please respect copyright.PENANAt2QgblvSEI
「不如讓她一起幫咱們收復星宿?那個筆法厲害得很,肯定派得上用場。」23Please respect copyright.PENANA3p77UQBrEa
鋼先嘆口氣制止道:「別輕易亂說,這可是趟凶險的旅程。」23Please respect copyright.PENANAzWhvpbCg7F
眾人把目光投向她。23Please respect copyright.PENANA5GXaYg4icU
「我討厭。」她道。23Please respect copyright.PENANAZpTDfWg2jQ
鋼先點點頭:「也是,對不住,是我唐突了。」23Please respect copyright.PENANAXlciR1T0NU
但她搖頭:「不,我厭惡的是那種筆法。恨不得把它扔了。」23Please respect copyright.PENANA7duBQgS4pG
「……我明白。」鋼先說。23Please respect copyright.PENANAjRuO0r9ZZ9
她詫異抬頭。23Please respect copyright.PENANAbivmiHm30i
「我說話前,你就沒輕舉妄動。明明你照顧的店鋪都被燒毀了。」23Please respect copyright.PENANAj6ITWPInvP
她低下眼簾。23Please respect copyright.PENANA8M1s0x4hA7
鋼先接著說:「但若帶上妳,反而非得讓妳使出那筆法不可,未免強人所難。」23Please respect copyright.PENANAdx8XDyTpZ4
李秀和魯乘也深以為然。23Please respect copyright.PENANAEQ11R489FX
「這肯定會釀禍的。不要管我了。」她自暴自棄地說。23Please respect copyright.PENANAffGXNiFQe7
雷先上前勸道:「抱歉,是我不懂事。筆之魔星,就交給我們收服。在恢復記憶前,妳就在龍虎山靜養吧。這樣如何?」23Please respect copyright.PENANARPgStBYDYQ
鋼先拍了拍雷先的肩膀:「英雄所見略同。一開始就這麼說就好了嘛,大哥。」23Please respect copyright.PENANARPMXR0lt9Y
「嫌它那麼討厭,幹嘛不扔了它呢?為什麼一直帶在身上?」23Please respect copyright.PENANAuV2mhZeWoi
她默不作聲,良久才道:23Please respect copyright.PENANAwIDw0NhbE9
「地文星說的。它選中了這支筆,接著又選上了我。」23Please respect copyright.PENANAylE8StkdY1
「魔星選中了妳?」23Please respect copyright.PENANAJlr1eyr6Qa
她有氣無力地點了點頭。23Please respect copyright.PENANAyNENvcnzP9
鋼先猶豫了下該說些什麼,卻聽她問道:23Please respect copyright.PENANAy3z8UmsY9E
「你們不也各自背負著什麼嗎?」23Please respect copyright.PENANAcBJ7SRgPLA
眾人大吃一驚,面面相覷。23Please respect copyright.PENANAOlh67l2QT3
她又道:「可你們看上去很開心。為什麼?」23Please respect copyright.PENANAr22uLVuomp
鋼先聽罷笑道:「同行的路雖說辛苦,但大家都在為目標而努力,彼此感情自然日漸深厚。」23Please respect copyright.PENANAZqOP17ndSF
雷先等人也難為情地笑了,百威不停地叫。23Please respect copyright.PENANAUcDxlb3PjH
半晌,她說:23Please respect copyright.PENANABcBJaB8k1S
「帶我一起去吧。就算記憶沒能恢復,我也不想就這麼待著。請讓我跟你們在一起。」23Please respect copyright.PENANAaTSYRo6k4y
那番話說得鋼先頗感意外,環顧四周,隨即報以微笑點頭。
有了新夥伴固然高興,卻對她一無所知。於是眾人決定查看她的隨身行李。23Please respect copyright.PENANA0nDQnwz42S
「這衣料好講究,姑娘家世不凡吧?」23Please respect copyright.PENANAWxxPe9a86B
李秀邊看衣服,魯乘邊得意洋洋地說:23Please respect copyright.PENANAPoc0S00cYb
「硯台背面刻著字。『賀會稽王君千金誕辰,開元二十五年,燕溫敬上』……這不就是她的壽禮嗎?」23Please respect copyright.PENANAixmqMkVfpU
「照這麼說,她今年該有十八了。會稽王氏之女。」23Please respect copyright.PENANAB07eMhG9Wl
鋼先說。23Please respect copyright.PENANA5i77cQB2T8
「哦,我是開元二十六年生人,你比我大一歲呢。請多指教啊。」23Please respect copyright.PENANAHw2pnanSkm
李秀笑吟吟地說。23Please respect copyright.PENANAjWofQaHGRu
「……請多指教。」23Please respect copyright.PENANAHC8yJKVsLq
她幾乎沒笑,客套地回應。23Please respect copyright.PENANASIXeouYcsA
雷先靈光一閃:23Please respect copyright.PENANAXmg9iZIriV
「說到會稽王氏,晉代大書法家王羲之最有名了。莫非是他那一脈?」23Please respect copyright.PENANAXE4Zvulw7r
但當事人毫無反應。23Please respect copyright.PENANA3b0BFsGu1t
「看看那支筆,說不定能瞭解點什麼呢。」23Please respect copyright.PENANAELQrw05Xnz
魯乘伸手去拿,王姑娘連忙阻止:23Please respect copyright.PENANAi5xPVgJ9la
「這筆名叫『輝影』。除我之外,誰碰了它,法力就會減弱。當然,你若想用,我就借你。」23Please respect copyright.PENANAH4UohFlgBM
「這樣啊?那就沒意思了。」23Please respect copyright.PENANAH4EsQjQ5cb
魯乘遺憾地縮回手。鋼先起身說:23Please respect copyright.PENANAO2EuGDG0ti
「我聽說,會稽王羲之曾與龍虎山有過交集。說不定這是某種緣分吧。總之今天太多事了,大家歇息一下吧。」
翌日用過早膳,雷先和魯乘帶著王姑娘去了後院,說是想仔細瞧瞧她那神奇的筆法。23Please respect copyright.PENANA0XymY1pVps
鋼先,李秀和百威就在一旁觀望。23Please respect copyright.PENANAiL21mc794S
「活像個看魔術表演的孩子。」23Please respect copyright.PENANAJJC5IK2IW0
李秀半是驚奇半是無奈,鋼先苦笑道:23Please respect copyright.PENANAdiCZmub9ac
「畢竟是稀罕本事,好奇也情有可原。不過看似無所不能,未必沒有弱點和侷限。多試驗幾回也無妨。」23Please respect copyright.PENANAGHx3zWwbec
「嗯,有道理。」23Please respect copyright.PENANAs7m1WV0wXI
魯乘和雷先忙活著收拾後院,騰出一大片空地。23Please respect copyright.PENANArKrAa4aH8D
王姑娘拿著裝滿墨汁的壺和筆,面無表情地說:23Please respect copyright.PENANAuInB4CYgJP
「隨時都可以開始。」23Please respect copyright.PENANAEicLLJ0XMF
魯乘掏出一個袋子放在樹樁上。一隻雞蹦了出來。23Please respect copyright.PENANAcmDxFdtmNo
「這是準備吃的,儘管試。」23Please respect copyright.PENANAnLTo69pvmO
「我該怎麼做?」23Please respect copyright.PENANADSDVUVL9a0
「嗯,就寫個『溺死』吧。」23Please respect copyright.PENANAjtyrpbqfiF
雷先忍不住問:「沒水還溺死?」23Please respect copyright.PENANAHLnslcQMAJ
「看來是不行,那就試試吧。王姑娘,麻煩妳了。」23Please respect copyright.PENANA9mCLsC8nHW
王姑娘蘸飽墨汁,揮筆寫下。雞身上出現了「溺死」二字,卻毫無反應,反而從樹樁上跳下逃走。23Please respect copyright.PENANA3kYcJliyw5
「果然不行啊。那寫個『飛翔』試試。」23Please respect copyright.PENANAQ1K31UP6u2
王姑娘再度揮毫,雞翅膀上浮現「飛翔」二字。雞使勁一拍翅膀,筆直地飛上了天。23Please respect copyright.PENANAdwVFla1QtK
雷先驚呼:「厲害,竟然飛起來了!」23Please respect copyright.PENANAXtVzgicZNt
「百威,把牠抓回來。」23Please respect copyright.PENANAQDiQMSVydQ
棲在樹梢的百威輕輕一躍,把雞逮了回來。23Please respect copyright.PENANA3Zpg5jcJCK
「最後,王姑娘能否用妳的筆法殺了這雞?寫『殺』或『死』都行。」23Please respect copyright.PENANApqd6JnWO8E
王姑娘猶豫了下,才一揮筆。雞身上出現「死」字,卻安然無恙,仍在地上啄食。23Please respect copyright.PENANA5FvrGR1woc
「怎麼回事?」23Please respect copyright.PENANAcLzPIIMNAx
雷先歪著腦袋。王姑娘嘆了口氣說:23Please respect copyright.PENANAJGKgRbDeNw
「我不願之事,便不會應驗。……反之,使用者的意念能造成何等駭人的結果,諸位該明白我厭惡它的原因了吧。」23Please respect copyright.PENANAEbEEat88hY
魯乘走上前,拍了拍她的背:23Please respect copyright.PENANACSTDnpkPuw
「對不起,是我強人所難了。雷先那傢伙非要試不可。」23Please respect copyright.PENANAeCjW3fD70M
「魯乘,別把責任都推到我頭上,太不夠意思了。」23Please respect copyright.PENANATAnhqeuB5N
雷先作勢要撞他,魯乘靈巧地閃開,兩人就這麼你追我跑起來。23Please respect copyright.PENANA90RM1AWlkz
鋼先和李秀在一旁看著笑。23Please respect copyright.PENANAaPN4aN5x87
王姑娘也露出一絲微笑。
店小二端來茶水,大夥歇息片刻,魯乘突然說:23Please respect copyright.PENANAGtllsCbWCx
「王萍鶴,怎麼樣?」23Please respect copyright.PENANAKV2hfsFCju
「妳是說她的名字?」23Please respect copyright.PENANA8FZ0Tpqz9m
鋼先問,看向王姑娘。23Please respect copyright.PENANAJh01oFTEn2
「萍鶴……」23Please respect copyright.PENANAPmCcQI6nbk
她在唇齒間把玩著這個名字。23Please respect copyright.PENANAjtrC7MELqr
「為什麼取這名字?」23Please respect copyright.PENANA0LoHrclBX0
李秀問。23Please respect copyright.PENANA09HNa79g2F
「萍是浮萍,就是飄零無依的意思,雖說難聽了點。至於鶴,自然是形容她身材高挑。」23Please respect copyright.PENANAfdQ2Gneu3L
眾人看向她。23Please respect copyright.PENANAvmetinnPme
「……王萍鶴,聽起來挺順耳的。謝謝你,魯乘。」23Please respect copyright.PENANAPIuUCqw3xQ
萍鶴笑了。23Please respect copyright.PENANA1c3XQDIBI9
百威歡快地繞她頭頂盤旋一圈,清脆地叫了一聲。23Please respect copyright.PENANANiagNDirbZ
「還有一件事。」23Please respect copyright.PENANAVBu4ff4Jh1
魯乘雄心勃勃地說:「『飛墨顯字象』!這個筆法名稱是我的傑作!」23Please respect copyright.PENANAEdXtL9erP1
「就是她那筆法的名字?」23Please respect copyright.PENANAAHDMa0qgw5
雷先讚歎不已。23Please respect copyright.PENANAN5XLdQ6anX
「嗯,還不賴嘛。」23Please respect copyright.PENANAaf4jvEoaeZ
李秀眨了眨眼睛。鋼先也頷首稱是。23Please respect copyright.PENANAITUJ3syymR
「……有點不好意思呢。名字未免太華麗了。」23Please respect copyright.PENANANdeaVTdavm
萍鶴害羞地揮動輝影之筆。23Please respect copyright.PENANAHIdniSQvAh
只見附近一棵枯樹的樹幹上,浮現出「華」字。23Please respect copyright.PENANAJtpyqxU5Nv
轉眼間,樹上綻放出繁花似錦。23Please respect copyright.PENANA90oIEpDWWp
「哇,好美!」23Please respect copyright.PENANAmRyuj4UCPe
「原來是棵桃花樹啊。」23Please respect copyright.PENANAfAlkPVLHLb
李秀和魯乘驚喜萬分。鋼先也為眼前突如其來的美景而莞爾。23Please respect copyright.PENANAVWTfDFib7C
雷先打開早就準備好的酒壺,讓大家端起酒杯,為眾人斟滿自釀的果酒。空氣中瀰漫著甜美的芳香。23Please respect copyright.PENANAdkdXqtBu98
鋼先舉杯祝酒,眾人紛紛舉杯。23Please respect copyright.PENANADsUgqh413D
就這樣,大夥為新夥伴的加入而再次歡騰。
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