幾天後,拂子有些慌張地穿越長廊跑向正欲離開宅中窄房的明姬。159Please respect copyright.PENANA6KzNJAqIpt
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「姊!妳有沒有看見真拂上哪兒去了?」拂子問。159Please respect copyright.PENANAushxBbR1pS
「嗯?她方才不是和妳一塊兒嗎?」明姬說。159Please respect copyright.PENANA1MQYHFqTly
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「本來是……才稍不留意,她就不知跑去哪兒了。」她回復明姬。159Please respect copyright.PENANAgG29NFp05w
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「快去找她吧,這宅中妖氣挺重,怕是對她會有不好的影響。」明姬這樣說,是因為真拂的氣天生比一般人弱上許多,儘管已修習多年,體內能抵抗邪物的氣量仍比正常人低,平時明姬總交代拂子要與真拂待在一塊,拂子雖不太情願,但還能明白事理。159Please respect copyright.PENANARRrzI5vGKd
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忽然從長廊轉角走出一個人影,略顯慌張的臉看向她們。159Please respect copyright.PENANAo3aq8064QP
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拂子看清是誰後,大喊出聲:「欸……妳上那兒呢!喂!我說妳一個人走掉是什麼意思?」159Please respect copyright.PENANAi0qGXuNJo4
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真拂對拂子與明姬在一起感到詫異,說道:「我本想再回頭去找妳,妳卻不見了。」159Please respect copyright.PENANArkF60qC77B
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「所以妳到底去哪兒?」拂子拉住真拂的衣角問。159Please respect copyright.PENANAW4zrGbQTnn
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「我走出宅外,還遇到一個和尚……也許我找到線索了,才想來告訴明姬。」159Please respect copyright.PENANArPNxtli9zJ
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「妳……」原來是背著我去搶功啊,拂子心中頗不滿。159Please respect copyright.PENANA9wTWzUa2FI
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「那和尚知道些什麼嗎?」明姬問。159Please respect copyright.PENANAUhrvP3dId3
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「他說,半角方山腰間,會有答案的……請我們帶著些食糧上去探探。」159Please respect copyright.PENANA0bW5J3mCZX
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「山腰間?是指妖怪的藏身之地嗎?」明姬思索後點頭:「是該再多點線索才好,還真是些串不起來的線索呢。」這些天,明姬不斷在半角方附近及宅中穿梭收集情報;拂子跟真拂聽不明白明姬所說,但因了解明姬的個性也不再多問。159Please respect copyright.PENANAZx5S8z0tMs
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於是三人向山出發。
「妳怎會突然跑到宅外?是和尚引導妳的嗎?」在路上,拂子小聲問起兩手抱著食糧的真拂。159Please respect copyright.PENANAa692fS1fvQ
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「我是聽見有小孩的哭聲才跑出去的,但一出宅外就碰見他了。」159Please respect copyright.PENANA4fGGynuvcm
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「才沒有小孩的哭聲呢,妳騙人!我一直跟妳在一起耶。」159Please respect copyright.PENANAG9ju3bFLQZ
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「總之,我真的是聽見哭聲才跑出去的;既然妳聽不見,那就表示不是妖怪了吧。」真拂恐怕是想安撫拂子的不服氣,卻造成反效果。159Please respect copyright.PENANA3f8XsU7SAl
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「我們現在可是尋著妳說的路在走了,萬一什麼也沒有,妳說該怎辦?」拂子很不耐煩。159Please respect copyright.PENANAlVTWJSyDFR
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「……」159Please respect copyright.PENANAcNa7trJ9n5
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「真拂,那位和尚還有再說什麼嗎?」明姬問道,她走在兩人的後方。159Please respect copyright.PENANA5YcrNULGZe
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真拂搖搖頭:「但那個和尚知道我們來自高天原,也正在為了夫人的身體煩惱。」159Please respect copyright.PENANAaDoFQWkGsJ
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「就是這兒嗎?」沒想到在山腰間還真有戶人家,是一間相當窄小又破舊的房屋,從門外看得見屋內的微光。159Please respect copyright.PENANAY7mGSXx0mS
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「妳肯定是這裡嗎?妖怪住在這裡?」拂子不相信。159Please respect copyright.PENANAfw4Y34X96G
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「我從來就沒說來這裡會找到妖怪啊。」159Please respect copyright.PENANALb5h7a5tKe
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「妳!……明姬姊,我們回去吧,這丫頭分明是在耍我們!」159Please respect copyright.PENANAtV1G6xvcWI
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不理會拂子的無理取鬧,明姬先行向窄屋前去詢問。159Please respect copyright.PENANA0GWK5MgUyi
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「來了,就看看吧。」真拂也丟下拂子向前走去。159Please respect copyright.PENANAVsrSTPVvTJ
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-叩-叩-叩-她們試探性的敲門。159Please respect copyright.PENANAwjbuLJmhQ4
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她們不死心的多敲幾下,總算是迎來主人的回應,門微微開啟,從裡探出一個臉色蒼白身形瘦小的婦人,神色恐懼看著她們。159Please respect copyright.PENANABfx2LvuGER
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明姬率先點頭示意:「您好,我們是在修行途中的巫女。能否進去向您請杯水喝呢?」
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驚恐的婦人緊張不已,沒立刻應答。159Please respect copyright.PENANAZ0rSUYTa6c
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「只需讓我們三人稍做休息,立刻就走……我們只是三個女人,沒有惡意的。」明姬試著說服婦人。159Please respect copyright.PENANAmExOcQKwl2
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她露出無奈的表情,思考後,還是同意讓明姬三人進屋。159Please respect copyright.PENANApqexeSdutf
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三人望見婦人整個人後,才曉得她有孕在身,但她臉色異常慘白虛弱,一個動作都讓她顯得很吃力。159Please respect copyright.PENANA8a3F2uDBkx
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「我已經許久未有客來訪,請原諒,除水之外,再無其他可招待的東西。」
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她畢恭畢敬倒了杯水給她們三人,她的身形真的異常瘦弱,若非肚子不相稱的隆起,根本猜不出她是孕婦。明姬盯著婦人瞧了一陣子,思索片刻後就問:「請問……您與半角方下面的那戶人家有什麼關係嗎?」159Please respect copyright.PENANAsQLd03hZdH
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聽見這個問題,婦人突感到驚恐,差些翻了手上的茶水。159Please respect copyright.PENANA1RSFZQRaV9
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「別怕,我們是『高天原的巫女』不是來害您的。」159Please respect copyright.PENANAr6RC2op07j
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「高天原的巫女?天啊,實在有失敬意,竟然讓妳們來到這小小的破屋。」159Please respect copyright.PENANAVJxMFkQ5iJ
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「請別在意……那您與他們是否有何淵源呢?請您坐下來說吧……另外,這是他們交代我帶上的食糧。」159Please respect copyright.PENANAwkPj0MRf9y
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「他們怎麼可能再給我送吃的呢?巴不得我快死去……嗚,嗚。」她難過流下淚。159Please respect copyright.PENANArf737sjq0Q
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「那您曾是?……他們的人?」明姬問。159Please respect copyright.PENANAfNJWaR9s5M
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「不,不再是了……從他們把我趕到這兒後,從他們的前任宅主死後……我就是個礙眼的存在!」婦人拭著淚。159Please respect copyright.PENANARnlD90oaP7
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「前任宅主是您的?」明姬又問。159Please respect copyright.PENANAiyWeJutRv1
「是我的丈夫,也是現在那位的長兄;但他們兄弟倆一直不和,大人死後,弟弟繼承家業,就把我這個嫂嫂趕到這來,每天僅派人送粗簡的食糧來,根本不管我死活……」真拂與拂子面面相望,心中浮現同樣的疑問。159Please respect copyright.PENANATDDp41xSxq
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「那……您?」明姬試探性的指向這個疑點,等待婦人的回答。159Please respect copyright.PENANA9gPl2Lk9iN
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「被丟在這兒後,日子如流水般過去,某天,出現一位僧人來訪……那位大人很體貼,同情我的遭遇,想盡辦法開導我,從此,日子不再鬱鬱寡歡……我也有了隨他去旅行的想法……沒想到,他突然就不見了……一句話都沒留,只留下一本經書。過沒多久,我就知道有身孕……妳們覺得一個寡婦再與和尚私通很卑劣吧?但卻是我此生不曾有過的歡愉時光,有這孩子,我不後悔……每天都唸上千遍他留下的經書給腹中的孩子聽……但不幸的,被他們發現我有孕之事,從此他們斷絕食糧的供給……」159Please respect copyright.PENANAIMGC0rhD7B
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「光靠經文,您怎會存活到現在?」拂子一問。159Please respect copyright.PENANAiTfXwb8uNh
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「是啊,我身為寡婦的事,全半角方的人家都知曉,恐怕無法挺著肚子下山去要東西吃;結果每天就會在門外出現一袋食糧,一定是大人放不下我吧,卻不肯與我相見。」婦人摸著她的肚子,眼神流露出溫柔。159Please respect copyright.PENANAH4KikZlKOv
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「也許,他也知道孩子的存在了呢,是他的孩子啊。」159Please respect copyright.PENANATHRRTQYQYd
望見寡婦那可憐的神情,明姬隨之站起身說:「我想,我們也不方便再打擾了,非常感激您的茶水,我們告辭了。」159Please respect copyright.PENANAdduKwIunWP
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明姬自離開破屋就略顯緊張,並加快腳步向山下走。她沒回答拂子的叫喊。159Please respect copyright.PENANAQYL3jnxABB
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「明姬,為何急著走啊?她到底跟妖怪有沒有關係啊?」拂子終於追上明姬問起。159Please respect copyright.PENANAygSPCvjOHz
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「請您別躲在那裡,我並不欣賞躲躲藏藏的人。」她在跟誰說話?後方急追著的兩人愣住。159Please respect copyright.PENANAc3QQ6tEjAS
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「請現身吧,大人。」159Please respect copyright.PENANAkdwj4Escrv
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原來真的有人一路跟在她們三人後面,聽見明姬發現他後,猶豫一下後,還是聽話地從樹後現出真面目。159Please respect copyright.PENANAcD6ESE3ZmJ
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「是你!?」真拂驚訝道。159Please respect copyright.PENANAjzxcKIfi0E
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現身的人,是一個戴著斗笠身穿妿娑的僧侶:「貧僧見過高天原的巫女大人。」他微點頷頸。159Please respect copyright.PENANA8BrWagfGfQ
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「不敢當。您這個修行之人……惹出不少事了。」明姬的口氣有些怒意。159Please respect copyright.PENANAHFFB3bu1wF
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「是的,貧僧明白;貧僧只是希望她能平安無事,無意間,竟然造成悲劇,實在罪過。」159Please respect copyright.PENANAtk6XV3m8Gv
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「那符,是您交與崇子夫人的吧?一個出家人竟敢帶著藏有邪術之氣的東西。」她毫不留情的指責僧人。159Please respect copyright.PENANACDmlIp2ZPH
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「阿彌陀佛,貧僧是受人之托暫時保管之,避免有心人誤用,那符並非燒毀就能保沒事。」159Please respect copyright.PENANAbiRkRrSNBT
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「那您這不就是誤用?」明姬質問著。159Please respect copyright.PENANAyvRcQ8gJk4
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「貧僧十分清楚符的效用,一切本在貧僧的能力掌控內,誰知……看來,真是自食惡果啊,罪過罪過。」159Please respect copyright.PENANASqa5V4Cw5f
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「符引來麻煩的東西了,而且咒的效力已徹底移到二人身上,恐怕我也不曉得接下來會發生的事。」159Please respect copyright.PENANAYEqU0yJ887
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「貧僧此次前來,就是望能贖罪,還請巫女大人助貧僧一臂之力。」159Please respect copyright.PENANAkr6hHskFN0
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「先告訴我,符的效用還有……」明姬知道這是問題的關鍵,她必須向這和尚問個清楚。159Please respect copyright.PENANAawylhy1gnq
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太陽下山前,明姬三人趕回到山谷下的宅中,卻在進入夫人房前,被一個人堵在門口。159Please respect copyright.PENANAdGiu6jYtox
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「巫女大人,一整天不做好妳的工作,上哪兒偷懶去啊?」崇子夫人一臉不懷好意,自以為逮住三人一樣。
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