「你們後悔了麼嗎?」25Please respect copyright.PENANAe4i0dRTxIA
這句話迴盪於林秀與林戎心底。25Please respect copyright.PENANAk4eoR4uePy
夜深,林戎向唐順討了酒、走出屋外找了能看見月光的巨石盤坐於上,對月獨酌。25Please respect copyright.PENANAQkmprk5dDq
來到異地,涅烏帕爾自與兩名丐幫弟子相遇後便不透聲色觀察對方言行。,此時他放慢步伐、運功融入暗塵彌散夜色間,並跟隨林戎腳步來到巨石旁。25Please respect copyright.PENANA0jxRcy421g
他仰頭看對方在明月底身影,心底糾結半晌方要使力跳上石頭頂端,卻忽被其喃喃自語止住,仰頭便見重雲散去、透下銀亮。25Please respect copyright.PENANAipu9C0l4UO
月尊照清幽暗間萬物。
「後悔⋯⋯後悔⋯⋯」25Please respect copyright.PENANAvaYgTQ9C4s
丐幫弟子雙眼凝視懷中酒甕,嘴裡叨唸:「也說不到後悔,就是覺得⋯⋯」25Please respect copyright.PENANAdDLEW9kwDU
對方並未將話說完,然涅烏帕爾聽得懂那重複的詞。照顧幾人的唐門女人今日午時便有轉述這幾個字——25Please respect copyright.PENANAXKGN3RoQoj
後悔。25Please respect copyright.PENANANhCvkxDTE4
半身微晃的林戎看似喝醉,眸裡既清明又哀傷,卻又下刻轉為迷茫與困惑。25Please respect copyright.PENANANoB8SwlAdV
儘管言語不通,可人仍會在舉手投足間不經意洩漏心思、難以作假。25Please respect copyright.PENANAkdYtWCfw1K
青年雖非擅長聽心,但由於妹妹柔蘭精於觀面、悉心教導,再加上明教教中弟子眾多、關係紛雜,身為少數化形術士的他既肩負崇高地位與責任、亦代表無處不被檢視,因此他多少學得如何辨別善惡真偽。25Please respect copyright.PENANAuA8OvXzegG
哪些是明尊之意?25Please respect copyright.PENANAkJLA5htjOY
哪些又為凡人擅自臆測而言。25Please respect copyright.PENANAOIJSgJjYgl
而就在其凝視林戎時後退踩到石砂,細微聲響驚動看似沉醉之人,只見對方立即回首質問:「是誰?」使涅烏帕爾不得不退去隱匿蹤跡術法、運功跳至大石上走到對方身邊,斷訊說出不標準的漢語:「戎⋯⋯我⋯⋯是⋯⋯」25Please respect copyright.PENANAyDggew8eM1
「是你?」25Please respect copyright.PENANAqhcLa3XPvO
林戎注意到是明教青年後怔了半晌才道:「坐吧。」示意其在自己身邊坐好並將酒杯遞給他,再問:「你的傷還好?」25Please respect copyright.PENANAaan41xt0qt
涅烏帕爾接下後未應其疑問,反倒有些沉默,彷若思索良久方惴惴不安開口。25Please respect copyright.PENANALDIppVvCqx
「我們⋯⋯你們⋯⋯害——被放棄?」25Please respect copyright.PENANAoXTKx4Ra7A
非意料裡之答覆使林戎頓時難以言喻心底感觸。無論是對方結巴不標準的漢語又或片段字句可拼湊出來之意,皆使男人心中浮現某種直覺,自己與涅烏帕爾皆對此等局面既慶幸也懊悔。25Please respect copyright.PENANAK6P6eo0pic
慶幸為他們都撿回小命,懊悔亦是他們都仍活著面對眼前難堪。25Please respect copyright.PENANAnVe7hV911W
他不確定若丐幫長老們再次追來、質問甚至出言責備,自己是否還存有再次跳下山崖的堅決?25Please respect copyright.PENANAQX0POPHyK6
見對方如此為難,涅烏帕爾眉間微皺,先放下酒正坐、抬頭凝望圓滿月尊,隨後雙手合十底在額首彎腰虔誠膜拜。25Please respect copyright.PENANASrdQaZSafH
光明慈父,知義知情。25Please respect copyright.PENANAq2IEujC490
一拜又拜。25Please respect copyright.PENANAiM34DhOfil
啟我澄心,蘇我明性。25Please respect copyright.PENANAKA9hZ4awvs
青年於心中默念無數,最後才抬起頭直視滿面不解的林戎,講出稍早他與胞妹所討論的決議。25Please respect copyright.PENANA7WVL8YDw1e
「你們⋯⋯我們⋯⋯救,沒關係⋯⋯交出去。」25Please respect copyright.PENANAeKPX4QWErw
月光映照人影成雙,青年本漆黑眸底似乎閃爍起光芒,口訴的語調極其緩慢卻堅定,甚至揚起嘴角、眉間逐漸透露了然。25Please respect copyright.PENANAzce75PQ2By
「大漠⋯⋯回⋯⋯亦死,留此,救命恩⋯⋯可還。」25Please respect copyright.PENANAWP6ASrDPng
既說生亦何歡,哪需再問死亦何苦?25Please respect copyright.PENANAM2P7RPxy62
此生不過殘軀生於凡間,死也就熊熊聖火焚之歸回明尊坐下罷了,至少未愧對祂所教悔。25Please respect copyright.PENANAeu9w8hs9K9
涅烏帕爾所言讓林戎完全怔住、如受重擊。25Please respect copyright.PENANASQK3FPos3K
有恩必報、義不容辭。25Please respect copyright.PENANAYm6bKUACmr
這不也是同他們丐幫所講之義嗎?25Please respect copyright.PENANAo2e0cI561C
丐幫弟子眼中迷霧終於微微散去,朝明教弟子露出些許苦悶的笑容,搖頭無奈感嘆:「怎麼反倒被你提醒了啊?」說完再度將酒杯塞入對方掌中、斟滿純釀。25Please respect copyright.PENANAJletcwGThb
這次涅烏帕爾終是接過酒盞,向林戎舉杯。25Please respect copyright.PENANAFUCrxjsSis
「喝了這杯,我們互沒相欠,誰也不須還甚麼。」25Please respect copyright.PENANAAnqian8FCc
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