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。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrgnHpDo9ZH
(右腳好像有點不自然，果然就是當年遇到的女孩。)鋼先暗忖。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1gcrV8QL7R
兩人曾有過一面之緣。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCyyhazYWhi
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。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6sndgBlSN7
正當他把大量廢棄文件裝上小舟運走時，無意間瞥見了她。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0KmNVKXp1u
只見她形單影隻，步履蹣跚，似在茫然尋覓什麼。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvfqBaI3bKv
「……又是迷路的遊客？這麼晚可不妙啊。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv8BXAXrDeM
鋼先划著小舟靠岸，在她身旁停下。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvmVSkGOnLB
「是來遊玩龍虎山的嗎？跟同伴走散了？」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBgN0a6Jatm
話音未落，她先是一驚，隨即綻放出燦爛的笑容。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdSu53Z1GFt
「沒錯，我和家人一起來的，不小心迷路了。請問您是本地人嗎？」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYfRpAADvJ6
鋼先頓時看呆了。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtAfGVbWnyB
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。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxdhjrRoqCe
「原來不是本地人啊？打擾了。」見鋼先不語，她失望地垂下臉。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ87r62mB0M9
鋼先連忙擺手笑道:「不，我就住在龍虎山，當導遊沒問題。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmshOQ9v1f6
說著把小舟繫好，帶她朝南面的巖山走去。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡunFIRq6FvY
「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。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxCAhazSR22
她連連點頭。「是啊，我也得趕快回去，上船時間就要到了……！」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPdbSNBjn2b
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！」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOqObgCI2oW
兩人來不及多說，全速向前狂奔。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH8AqaksudG
巖山約三人高，宛如一堵高牆，但只要翻過去，碼頭指日可待。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGeiM86qWDq
「我先爬上去，再拉妳一把。在下面等我。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ6KNMmmcjA
鋼先攀上巖山。他早有準備，提前留了條繩子。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVqr6E67ySh
他把繩子拋給她，待她纏在腰間，便將人拽了上來。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4CnYmBdj8Q
「很好，妳挺輕的嘛。馬上就到了。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVu5ivvPxJ5
就在此時，狂風驟起，大雨傾盆而下。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡixWDuzb6S5
兩人瞬間濕透，鋼先緊握繩索，穩住身形。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQqhLbQYsIn
「這種時候下這麼大的雨，真是的。喂，別掉下去啊。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRFCK8Ax6Po
她也拼命想爬，奈何石頭濕滑，屢屢打滑。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7mBS1koOcm
鋼先也因此受到牽連，幾次險些鬆手。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKKKI9LeIfj
好不容易爬上山頂，兩人又在雨中沿山坡狂奔。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuUk6mRzMRL
「啊！」她被鬆動的石塊絆倒，右腳扭傷了。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAq8xnsiBdM
她疼得抽搐，鋼先也左右為難。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfwCxLAdPjp
「船就要開了，忍一忍吧！」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa23KsPfYyH
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。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpfJI9Fr2kS
「不要啦。」她羞澀地嬌嗔。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdrOmXRRdTL
鋼先充耳不聞，只管全力狂奔。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjBj16S8pxg
上氣不接下氣地趕到碼頭，她的家人連忙將她帶上船。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL9LdrNlSJS
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。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9DcW8cDY6y
(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。)85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0gEnEIVxEH
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:85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx3rkv4EfHd
「在下賀鋼先，來自龍虎山。姑娘尊姓大名？」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBQjDmdzqoi
她搖搖頭。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFawEehjqj5
「看來是真的失憶了。都是那支魔星筆害的？」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNdwQEYGJO9
這回她默默點頭。鋼先閉目深吸一口氣。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbltLbD3frk
李秀靈機一動:「那用妳的筆法，能不能恢復記憶？」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMTBUEhQW0g
「那是不可能的。」她斬釘截鐵。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRpVBeOoorp
李秀詫異地望向鋼先。鋼先轉頭問魯乘:85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYAf28SFTJJ
「魯乘，你怎麼看？」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfWaAyUAbwA
「大概是有些不願回想的事吧。咱們不好勉強人家。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd1kZNTizjd
「鋼先，」雷先興奮地說，85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ56KWqAcU02
「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。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLYsdtY3wcO
鋼先嘆口氣制止道:「別輕易亂說，這可是趟凶險的旅程。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNWbCF4J8U0
眾人把目光投向她。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNviCRvHNHO
「我討厭。」她道。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpisAyLRVdK
鋼先點點頭:「也是，對不住，是我唐突了。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS8t6v1cVNM
但她搖頭:「不，我厭惡的是那種筆法。恨不得把它扔了。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDWGfavigTI
「……我明白。」鋼先說。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvWeiTehBzr
她詫異抬頭。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiYmZ70WAL4
「我說話前，你就沒輕舉妄動。明明你照顧的店鋪都被燒毀了。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPL9iElcIzV
她低下眼簾。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXapfRKoMSr
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。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWKkaaDDGQh
李秀和魯乘也深以為然。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyrJJ0S1oFh
「這肯定會釀禍的。不要管我了。」她自暴自棄地說。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUom64klqb4
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？」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMoswFocIDt
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。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGuWxLyLJ8D
「嫌它那麼討厭，幹嘛不扔了它呢？為什麼一直帶在身上？」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHl4EvyjzCB
她默不作聲，良久才道:85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3L1gmD3a1a
「地文星說的。它選中了這支筆，接著又選上了我。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQfMNiiC3xK
「魔星選中了妳？」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI9Pl9tkmmO
她有氣無力地點了點頭。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW4mtpj78LL
鋼先猶豫了下該說些什麼，卻聽她問道:85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmPvmGGlaIr
「你們不也各自背負著什麼嗎？」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdl3lOrJnx9
眾人大吃一驚，面面相覷。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡALMVPFTLuO
她又道:「可你們看上去很開心。為什麼？」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQrVaJhqOhs
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。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5PDAiuhla6
雷先等人也難為情地笑了，百威不停地叫。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjH95goZ5yZ
半晌，她說:85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiYcNlqlf0o
「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。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjbQtOKw1t4
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。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9drOBTpboA
「這衣料好講究，姑娘家世不凡吧？」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE4LBQmtlF0
李秀邊看衣服，魯乘邊得意洋洋地說:85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡloa3QVDkmg
「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？」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV7fOdZbRpo
「照這麼說，她今年該有十八了。會稽王氏之女。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2BuxxWKsIs
鋼先說。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlzAOoGFQru
「哦，我是開元二十六年生人，你比我大一歲呢。請多指教啊。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtkYRddE0Fv
李秀笑吟吟地說。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzvqpHxw1rt
「……請多指教。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3vsaB2TmvJ
她幾乎沒笑，客套地回應。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvzWpath9gU
雷先靈光一閃:85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1dxJjiSapP
「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？」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwcdy9R582s
但當事人毫無反應。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwt9bGHhFbf
「看看那支筆，說不定能瞭解點什麼呢。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNewegZyYlX
魯乘伸手去拿，王姑娘連忙阻止:85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLKrvQ369vN
「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。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbDtHoRvYJj
「這樣啊？那就沒意思了。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Pw3UfseDy
魯乘遺憾地縮回手。鋼先起身說:85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzMS7NjCX2y
「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。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡersZD5ReyD
鋼先，李秀和百威就在一旁觀望。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgGtIc2jn39
「活像個看魔術表演的孩子。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpKaHNWi9xl
李秀半是驚奇半是無奈，鋼先苦笑道:85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Vq7ZHoaM4
「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。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ7uBx8qO0t
「嗯，有道理。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYcKTSovs9X
魯乘和雷先忙活著收拾後院，騰出一大片空地。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡurWPqhj5qn
王姑娘拿著裝滿墨汁的壺和筆，面無表情地說:85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGvX4avcRMH
「隨時都可以開始。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuzXdxjO9cG
魯乘掏出一個袋子放在樹樁上。一隻雞蹦了出來。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs4LKHhBWie
「這是準備吃的，儘管試。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSodByhDS6C
「我該怎麼做？」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTD35YHfL2O
「嗯，就寫個『溺死』吧。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLbmfxvmCbW
雷先忍不住問:「沒水還溺死？」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk52RS7D4Yf
「看來是不行，那就試試吧。王姑娘，麻煩妳了。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfO3ifrwABG
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。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvxhAWiidh3
「果然不行啊。那寫個『飛翔』試試。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwQH7GkPnuG
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。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWmdOslAda0
雷先驚呼:「厲害，竟然飛起來了！」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiFD8RFTCQX
「百威，把牠抓回來。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjfwvjsVWMF
棲在樹梢的百威輕輕一躍，把雞逮了回來。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn4fn3VEq0W
「最後，王姑娘能否用妳的筆法殺了這雞？寫『殺』或『死』都行。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4e21FgBVyB
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。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡofYEMf6tYM
「怎麼回事？」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqeKcMqmVjf
雷先歪著腦袋。王姑娘嘆了口氣說:85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn7cZabRGy7
「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。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrMDWNfZCUq
魯乘走上前，拍了拍她的背:85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWfExSHd2oA
「對不起，是我強人所難了。雷先那傢伙非要試不可。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1jU8JQhQbm
「魯乘，別把責任都推到我頭上，太不夠意思了。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSP4lt3pZlM
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。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMCse5gjyHd
鋼先和李秀在一旁看著笑。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8dcQQ8OH6y
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:85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuxfzfKdhch
「王萍鶴，怎麼樣？」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIK8JhIrPkp
「妳是說她的名字？」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjKSbWHuy7j
鋼先問，看向王姑娘。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmwFmBo5dlE
「萍鶴……」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Mg5ibZdCF
她在唇齒間把玩著這個名字。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡffqI8EpCLa
「為什麼取這名字？」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ629h4v9ZLb
李秀問。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlmKLQw7aEL
「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。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxhB0Fyux7e
眾人看向她。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4D24fhNXyL
「……王萍鶴，聽起來挺順耳的。謝謝你，魯乘。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSLXqUJB0rI
萍鶴笑了。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH9oMJbgFle
百威歡快地繞她頭頂盤旋一圈，清脆地叫了一聲。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOtJHTpW0IU
「還有一件事。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpMYLZQBfs1
魯乘雄心勃勃地說:「『飛墨顯字象』！這個筆法名稱是我的傑作！」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4hG2vMiNfb
「就是她那筆法的名字？」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRikd3PmKlQ
雷先讚歎不已。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡowr9BJL9Py
「嗯，還不賴嘛。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6bYQw0ONCW
李秀眨了眨眼睛。鋼先也頷首稱是。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9vy07hBWlL
「……有點不好意思呢。名字未免太華麗了。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4aENbKuAbi
萍鶴害羞地揮動輝影之筆。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXcP0Iw7REb
只見附近一棵枯樹的樹幹上，浮現出「華」字。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLM44KAtiq0
轉眼間，樹上綻放出繁花似錦。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbulVIi8MdO
「哇，好美！」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdcLUxOU9z7
「原來是棵桃花樹啊。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQCRXNzKN8m
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。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtXfu9JBXdC
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。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA1xARUfWqG
鋼先舉杯祝酒，眾人紛紛舉杯。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAOlJDVDNIP
就這樣，大夥為新夥伴的加入而再次歡騰。
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