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。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtRF5SCEcq5
(右腳好像有點不自然，果然就是當年遇到的女孩。)鋼先暗忖。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡudsjVUSqjh
兩人曾有過一面之緣。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsTRnmeLpYa
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。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9BVIIe3UYE
正當他把大量廢棄文件裝上小舟運走時，無意間瞥見了她。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW0ZdIv7cxG
只見她形單影隻，步履蹣跚，似在茫然尋覓什麼。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFvP4RxqoNp
「……又是迷路的遊客？這麼晚可不妙啊。」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡivEqvP3PB2
鋼先划著小舟靠岸，在她身旁停下。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmVCWu4o1hh
「是來遊玩龍虎山的嗎？跟同伴走散了？」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡymHQlL86OP
話音未落，她先是一驚，隨即綻放出燦爛的笑容。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSm9A63AUQU
「沒錯，我和家人一起來的，不小心迷路了。請問您是本地人嗎？」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0lgis7rd7L
鋼先頓時看呆了。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPZ9SVPTn7F
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。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡERpOuM56Zk
「原來不是本地人啊？打擾了。」見鋼先不語，她失望地垂下臉。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH41kX3Rraq
鋼先連忙擺手笑道:「不，我就住在龍虎山，當導遊沒問題。」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ9LgouLY7o
說著把小舟繫好，帶她朝南面的巖山走去。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg7B1AzZHIt
「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。」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaiC3sFaPuJ
她連連點頭。「是啊，我也得趕快回去，上船時間就要到了……！」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcDuUH8yiWZ
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！」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtcGJZq5RXl
兩人來不及多說，全速向前狂奔。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxohXndAKEB
巖山約三人高，宛如一堵高牆，但只要翻過去，碼頭指日可待。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZjIWtnkOwU
「我先爬上去，再拉妳一把。在下面等我。」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHHcAGJNrfw
鋼先攀上巖山。他早有準備，提前留了條繩子。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNlnBpFA3XR
他把繩子拋給她，待她纏在腰間，便將人拽了上來。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBNOGoI1c9n
「很好，妳挺輕的嘛。馬上就到了。」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRcMd4moKYr
就在此時，狂風驟起，大雨傾盆而下。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl2a2bL93pj
兩人瞬間濕透，鋼先緊握繩索，穩住身形。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq1OJ1SGa6c
「這種時候下這麼大的雨，真是的。喂，別掉下去啊。」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNGLOHMm7p1
她也拼命想爬，奈何石頭濕滑，屢屢打滑。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2sAT0mDsFy
鋼先也因此受到牽連，幾次險些鬆手。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlIUylcRpzM
好不容易爬上山頂，兩人又在雨中沿山坡狂奔。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDMpZF1KtK8
「啊！」她被鬆動的石塊絆倒，右腳扭傷了。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNiYwF1kZRv
她疼得抽搐，鋼先也左右為難。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyoDe5duEUO
「船就要開了，忍一忍吧！」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsV4FmhU8EV
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。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxa3bzcp0o8
「不要啦。」她羞澀地嬌嗔。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnSwTnGALyG
鋼先充耳不聞，只管全力狂奔。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZPdMDakEqg
上氣不接下氣地趕到碼頭，她的家人連忙將她帶上船。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb9pVPImRS5
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。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY32bqjxL5W
(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。)81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC6EIGadx0c
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:81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZP6Unwn8m2
「在下賀鋼先，來自龍虎山。姑娘尊姓大名？」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1jTMIWXqD8
她搖搖頭。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP5Vh2u6CEn
「看來是真的失憶了。都是那支魔星筆害的？」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwehLOnMIN5
這回她默默點頭。鋼先閉目深吸一口氣。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKi1JKzf3ch
李秀靈機一動:「那用妳的筆法，能不能恢復記憶？」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDVaf3PHy06
「那是不可能的。」她斬釘截鐵。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhmkBPlnz30
李秀詫異地望向鋼先。鋼先轉頭問魯乘:81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9loQPbeDkG
「魯乘，你怎麼看？」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEcKHWQBEva
「大概是有些不願回想的事吧。咱們不好勉強人家。」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcKaCKJxlSQ
「鋼先，」雷先興奮地說，81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpmuRNpHsHF
「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。」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTNTg1ZpBKz
鋼先嘆口氣制止道:「別輕易亂說，這可是趟凶險的旅程。」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzuTUISftQe
眾人把目光投向她。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwgCJc7hxYW
「我討厭。」她道。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrDNNChna8q
鋼先點點頭:「也是，對不住，是我唐突了。」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ03TLSeCA3Q
但她搖頭:「不，我厭惡的是那種筆法。恨不得把它扔了。」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaZaIE9TGqG
「……我明白。」鋼先說。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcmS3kea91b
她詫異抬頭。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4BHv4HMsZ9
「我說話前，你就沒輕舉妄動。明明你照顧的店鋪都被燒毀了。」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOGwBB5hF9Z
她低下眼簾。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkJOkF786uQ
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。」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP2qKfzfopy
李秀和魯乘也深以為然。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcbzkeGJE3E
「這肯定會釀禍的。不要管我了。」她自暴自棄地說。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkyLMETtSKx
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？」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtoOduaPlhj
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。」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrx26znZlx0
「嫌它那麼討厭，幹嘛不扔了它呢？為什麼一直帶在身上？」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ04fDVF7oO9
她默不作聲，良久才道:81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoZsvKRcsCH
「地文星說的。它選中了這支筆，接著又選上了我。」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOn0iQ1U3gq
「魔星選中了妳？」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy2TUk9qrN4
她有氣無力地點了點頭。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdrZfRAxziF
鋼先猶豫了下該說些什麼，卻聽她問道:81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIIX0BxyzHB
「你們不也各自背負著什麼嗎？」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsYNJsneTrh
眾人大吃一驚，面面相覷。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrxFroHsTa6
她又道:「可你們看上去很開心。為什麼？」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡifDj4wauln
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。」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWGk3K5foWt
雷先等人也難為情地笑了，百威不停地叫。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoAUr0sZaD6
半晌，她說:81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwFA3o3q8i7
「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。」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWiSdHHghc3
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。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlkPj5vMBza
「這衣料好講究，姑娘家世不凡吧？」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx3LxGCTbgI
李秀邊看衣服，魯乘邊得意洋洋地說:81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRT0QNYvx5p
「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？」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxgsvPTduUv
「照這麼說，她今年該有十八了。會稽王氏之女。」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ89RBMg81qZ
鋼先說。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxZ7uV6oedB
「哦，我是開元二十六年生人，你比我大一歲呢。請多指教啊。」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtRrvdlCAoo
李秀笑吟吟地說。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCXVThBq1si
「……請多指教。」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIHzDnFELbx
她幾乎沒笑，客套地回應。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0eG5cARBgg
雷先靈光一閃:81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4naP8BeZxt
「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？」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTj64BRfOMK
但當事人毫無反應。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAqQPb3fsQR
「看看那支筆，說不定能瞭解點什麼呢。」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQXqEf4zkY6
魯乘伸手去拿，王姑娘連忙阻止:81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDqcnSyYdef
「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。」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdYocotOOsw
「這樣啊？那就沒意思了。」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOa4txx6Q2A
魯乘遺憾地縮回手。鋼先起身說:81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsFRyJzCyJu
「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。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJyEYpxCrkb
鋼先，李秀和百威就在一旁觀望。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMsNfDtwIf5
「活像個看魔術表演的孩子。」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5e6mPNLHFu
李秀半是驚奇半是無奈，鋼先苦笑道:81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxCw9sMDw8f
「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。」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuqKDA5X6Hq
「嗯，有道理。」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVNvr9NURDp
魯乘和雷先忙活著收拾後院，騰出一大片空地。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCifBvkfMU5
王姑娘拿著裝滿墨汁的壺和筆，面無表情地說:81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfT0uLfznC9
「隨時都可以開始。」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO6VRBPKlZn
魯乘掏出一個袋子放在樹樁上。一隻雞蹦了出來。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpqKv4dgGZY
「這是準備吃的，儘管試。」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOHxAGBnKE1
「我該怎麼做？」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHj8zTUisVu
「嗯，就寫個『溺死』吧。」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBQMBhyJEXk
雷先忍不住問:「沒水還溺死？」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYVX8llQtZk
「看來是不行，那就試試吧。王姑娘，麻煩妳了。」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9zBLfmZTGB
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。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqo9sSd0gUE
「果然不行啊。那寫個『飛翔』試試。」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpD3ecaomlQ
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。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK9Ho79NEtP
雷先驚呼:「厲害，竟然飛起來了！」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlvNTRDssnC
「百威，把牠抓回來。」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2J7RuLYURc
棲在樹梢的百威輕輕一躍，把雞逮了回來。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFDSQLJjzZR
「最後，王姑娘能否用妳的筆法殺了這雞？寫『殺』或『死』都行。」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvXiKQDclsU
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。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcL5VSx1qlb
「怎麼回事？」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbVmCFxgaEj
雷先歪著腦袋。王姑娘嘆了口氣說:81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6W4SanqUBF
「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。」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPaxqiB0gpl
魯乘走上前，拍了拍她的背:81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6J2l6hiaBV
「對不起，是我強人所難了。雷先那傢伙非要試不可。」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4DLuvOiGVT
「魯乘，別把責任都推到我頭上，太不夠意思了。」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv0roQFc9Sx
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。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6OzsEFHDWB
鋼先和李秀在一旁看著笑。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1DrXREtIVM
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:81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl0U5GRJl11
「王萍鶴，怎麼樣？」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjlshBNxkDl
「妳是說她的名字？」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbDcabUvcn8
鋼先問，看向王姑娘。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKwSVPlzs0U
「萍鶴……」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9LabxYvelP
她在唇齒間把玩著這個名字。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkEp8K5mcHW
「為什麼取這名字？」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCHcJOLvFUO
李秀問。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyaDTRmPcY3
「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。」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd63oNNLKEE
眾人看向她。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKXK7EWUFHE
「……王萍鶴，聽起來挺順耳的。謝謝你，魯乘。」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6oaPHP9WfB
萍鶴笑了。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlxBMT9mia3
百威歡快地繞她頭頂盤旋一圈，清脆地叫了一聲。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8VYriExwrm
「還有一件事。」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZJCG08fvVB
魯乘雄心勃勃地說:「『飛墨顯字象』！這個筆法名稱是我的傑作！」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXryZDeMQ1E
「就是她那筆法的名字？」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTbb2MkXGhk
雷先讚歎不已。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgHf38A2ehM
「嗯，還不賴嘛。」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkaP1lQ1vAi
李秀眨了眨眼睛。鋼先也頷首稱是。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZChej0yet3
「……有點不好意思呢。名字未免太華麗了。」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKEZn1UUoTv
萍鶴害羞地揮動輝影之筆。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxVRSsuPUT3
只見附近一棵枯樹的樹幹上，浮現出「華」字。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4RkbRjyepo
轉眼間，樹上綻放出繁花似錦。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCEEaW8orGo
「哇，好美！」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPnHC3NOQ0p
「原來是棵桃花樹啊。」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2TR0C3jPsn
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。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT23OvRXqsl
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。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLqBHDrjxOW
鋼先舉杯祝酒，眾人紛紛舉杯。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRZeCybsOvl
就這樣，大夥為新夥伴的加入而再次歡騰。
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