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中國的古典小說《水滸傳》,是一部以北宋時期(960~1127)作為舞台背景的作品。27Please respect copyright.PENANAGaLlhl0ckH
在當時揭竿起義的一百零八名豪傑,原是居住在天界裡的神明轉世。就在比北宋更早的唐代(618~907),他們的前身(星君)曾被道教的教主——洞玄國師封印在龍虎山的伏魔殿裡頭。27Please respect copyright.PENANArVuIno6HYm
只不過,該作品並未提及他們被封印在下界的理由。27Please respect copyright.PENANA7b5zbJIMGf
而這部名為《伏魔傳》的傳奇故事,正是講述當中的事發經過。
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第一回 道士與江賊
「你快看,是流星耶!」27Please respect copyright.PENANAN8PcvJ1Roc
聽見兄長賀雷先那激動的呼喊聲,年輕道士賀鋼先便抬頭仰望夜空,只見一道足以載入《星觀錄》的絢麗流星,正帶著銀白色的光芒劃過漫漫長空。27Please respect copyright.PENANARidcri3XmA
然而,鋼先隨即察覺到了異樣……27Please respect copyright.PENANAWyfXN5kRQw
「不對啊大哥,天空烏雲密布的,怎麼還能看到流星呢……?」27Please respect copyright.PENANA3eaJZQXzzM
就在鋼先陷入思考之際,伴隨著震耳欲聾的聲響,流星卻朝著兩人直撲而來。27Please respect copyright.PENANAagPPd4yoXs
「危險,快閃開——!」27Please respect copyright.PENANA2rua7BOPuN
鋼先見狀,猛地將雷先大哥推開。27Please respect copyright.PENANAMP3rD88kq0
轉瞬之間,鋼先全身被流星擊中,隨即癱倒在地一動也不動了……27Please respect copyright.PENANAtECy9TjWBH
「鋼先!喂!振作點啊!快睜開眼睛!喂!」27Please respect copyright.PENANAlICxEpmI6o
親眼目睹先前還生龍活虎的弟弟為了保護自己而命喪黃泉,雷先再也壓抑不住內心的情緒,失控地放聲痛哭。
數日後,唐朝天寶十四載(755)二月十二日夜——27Please respect copyright.PENANAjCff02ZOI0
前些日子降下的白雪幾乎已消融殆盡,取而代之的是開始結冰的大地。27Please respect copyright.PENANAZEOMPrdVjv
然而不知為何,本該已經死去的賀鋼先,卻和哥哥賀雷先及來自太史監(天文臺衙門)的姑娘李秀,三人若無其事地並肩走在街頭。27Please respect copyright.PENANAg6S5QshTJz
「大哥,有渡船。」27Please respect copyright.PENANAkASLNOioaV
鋼先微微掀起淡藍色的道士袍,踏上了足以容納十人左右的小船,其餘兩人也隨後跟上。27Please respect copyright.PENANAczLjT44Mdg
船夫是個身材高瘦的男子,船上還載著一名像是官員模樣的乘客。27Please respect copyright.PENANADjY8UTG2j5
就在眾人抵達河心時,航行中的船隻卻突然停了下來。27Please respect copyright.PENANA0gZtwa5mBG
官員見狀怒吼:「喂,怎麼說停就停了!27Please respect copyright.PENANA1Hj1yInJVY
「是不是撞到礁石了?」鋼先問道。27Please respect copyright.PENANAXxxdrZ4W1m
出乎意料的是,船夫隨即舉起船槳,狠狠地敲在官員頭上,並憤怒地質問:27Please respect copyright.PENANAL9JphoRqCa
「沒認錯的話,你就是胥吏余博能吧。你這個貪官污吏!」27Please respect copyright.PENANAmGD1vN1iD2
官員一臉錯愕地反駁:「你,你在妄言什麼!趕緊開船啊!」27Please respect copyright.PENANAIqj7smJMVl
激動的船夫二話不說又是一槳,直接把大聲嚷嚷的官吏打趴在船底。27Please respect copyright.PENANAePJSGIQSMW
「住,住手啊!再這樣我可要叫巡檢過來了!」27Please respect copyright.PENANAwjV2VyADwA
聽見官員的慘叫聲,鋼先低聲說:「情況好像不太對勁。李秀,拿那個出來看看。」27Please respect copyright.PENANA0pU9X0Hwc9
「那個?」李秀一邊整理著短辮,一邊向鋼先求證。只見鋼先指著行李解釋道:「就是那面鏡子。魔星說不定就藏在裡頭。」27Please respect copyright.PENANAKSxMl3wCHh
此時雷先也驚訝地說:「不,不會吧?我們這才剛出發耶。」27Please respect copyright.PENANAvBS61oddgW
「就算如此,發現可疑之處還是得查清楚,對吧?」27Please respect copyright.PENANAssinrGROK3
見船夫和官員仍在爭執不休,李秀只好取出鏡子。頓時,異象顯現。27Please respect copyright.PENANAt6hUrvHY0X
她壓低聲音喊道:「鋼先!你看這個。」27Please respect copyright.PENANAo2C6bWBdIt
兄弟倆探頭一瞧,只見照映在鏡中的船夫身影上,隱約浮現幾個字……27Please respect copyright.PENANAiZ8H2lhulw
—天平星—27Please respect copyright.PENANAKXe1FRPcl1
鋼先默念著這幾個字,隨後微微一笑,「果然出現了呢。真是唐突啊……」27Please respect copyright.PENANAie324I6WJF
「這,這下該怎麼辦才好?我們人還在河中央啊!」此刻的雷先一臉茫然。27Please respect copyright.PENANAo17soh9HYm
「慘了,你們看!」27Please respect copyright.PENANAB6dsUjap46
李秀指著官員,只見憤怒的船夫開始不斷毆打對方。27Please respect copyright.PENANAjsAHywGDhZ
雷先見狀冷哼一聲:「看不下去了,得上去阻止那傢伙才行。」27Please respect copyright.PENANAGKKL1T3iVz
但鋼先卻一邊撥弄著他那及肩的紅茶色髮絲,一邊說道:「大哥沒聽過江賊的傳聞嗎?」27Please respect copyright.PENANA3SualfvMYu
「江賊?是指在江上搶劫的盜匪嗎?」李秀不解地問。27Please respect copyright.PENANAe0g3yv2FOo
鋼先點了點頭解釋道:「對。聽說他們通常不會隨意襲擊平民百姓,主要目標是富家子弟和官員。」27Please respect copyright.PENANAenGslOfQqE
就在這時,船夫高舉船槳怒吼:「去死吧——!」27Please respect copyright.PENANASwQAXgrDq6
話音未落,鋼先已迅速擋在官員面前,用木劍的劍鞘格開了船槳。27Please respect copyright.PENANANTTXvwPI8v
船夫詫異地看著鋼先,「這位道長,你我素不相識,為何要護著這種人?」27Please respect copyright.PENANA6n2ERhcRTd
看著戰戰兢兢的官員,鋼先微笑著說:「我不過是隨波逐流罷了。天平星,我們有話要跟你說。」27Please respect copyright.PENANAUFNuarHBoy
被喚作「天平星」的船夫露出了驚恐的神色,揮動船槳橫向劈砍。鋼先靈巧地一個俯身閃過,船槳擊中身後的官員,將他打落水中。27Please respect copyright.PENANAFtIwmenHJX
「真不中用……算了,這下礙事的傢伙沒了。」27Please respect copyright.PENANADjRs07Se5U
鋼先淡然地說著,雷先走近斥責道:「鋼先,說話注意點。」27Please respect copyright.PENANA26ZOP1yIUS
「我剛才不是才救過他一次嗎……」27Please respect copyright.PENANAYbRcaXKWC2
「現在可不是吵架的時候哦。」李秀試圖勸架。27Please respect copyright.PENANAIE60YtmE1h
鋼先直視怒目而視的船夫,「喂,別再附身他人作惡了!」27Please respect copyright.PENANARLwVFbKHSr
船夫退了一步,重新擺好架勢,「小子,你剛才叫我天平星對吧,你們到底有何企圖?」27Please respect copyright.PENANAAV96N2ldlq
鋼先揚起眉毛一笑,「我們要把你們這些一百零八星宿全都封印起來。那麼,龍虎山上清宮的大師兄賀雷先!」27Please respect copyright.PENANAN1ayFQ0rFx
說著,他一把扯住哥哥的白色道袍,將他推上前線。27Please respect copyright.PENANAXkK8U26uiP
「喂鋼先,你搞什麼鬼!」突然被推出去,雷先慌了手腳。27Please respect copyright.PENANAnLzBFIANpn
「大哥,主攻就交給你了。我可是辦不到啊。」27Please respect copyright.PENANAoM3kHla1N6
看著弟弟求助的模樣,雷先嘆了口氣點頭道:「唉,倒也挺像你平常的作風。」27Please respect copyright.PENANApKm4ZVNnVe
他舉起一根與自身等高,筆直的黑檀棍,像長矛般凌厲地刺向船夫。27Please respect copyright.PENANA25ON8l1Rxh
「小子,別太囂張了!」27Please respect copyright.PENANA0ipj38yIhD
船夫用船槳架開,雷先則持續快速突刺,吸引對方注意力。27Please respect copyright.PENANAWJTZYZsMes
與此同時,李秀雙手各持一把短戟,從側面進攻。27Please respect copyright.PENANAr585n85Fdl
「哈啊——」27Please respect copyright.PENANAaqAVRGVIGl
伴隨著高亢的吆喝聲,李秀揚起右手短戟。正當船夫試圖格擋時,才發現那只是虛招。她迅速轉身使出迴旋踢,船夫中招後搖晃了一下。27Please respect copyright.PENANAsPjVYRSFFj
「接招吧!」27Please respect copyright.PENANAiSbJP4nL9m
雷先乘勢追擊,接連朝對方猛攻。李秀則靈活地游走其間,瞄準船夫下盤砍刺。27Please respect copyright.PENANAOjJZOrcWIz
「嘖,真是一群討厭的傢伙!」27Please respect copyright.PENANAN7g85zhF9F
面對聯手夾擊,船夫感到情勢不妙,索性扔下船槳跳入水中。27Please respect copyright.PENANAWyuo9HTMvj
鋼先一行人緊盯水面,卻不見船夫蹤影。剎那間,腳下船身劇烈搖晃,眾人措手不及,全被拋入河裡。27Please respect copyright.PENANA5hjPpMUAir
「這是什麼怪力,居然把整艘船都掀翻了。」27Please respect copyright.PENANAZrYl3nlXWn
浮出水面的雷先一邊整理頭上的鐵冠,一邊抱怨。李秀也咳嗽著露出頭來。27Please respect copyright.PENANAfWXDkgn23l
見兩人平安無事,鋼先將倒蓋的船推到殘雪未消的中州。看著眾人狼狽的模樣,他苦笑道:「第一次收星任務就在水裡打鬥,不簡單啊。尤其天氣這麼冷。」27Please respect copyright.PENANA9ZXzfHm4On
不一會兒,船夫又浮出水面,惡狠狠地瞪著鋼先:「喂道士!為什麼糾纏著我不放?你們背後的主使到底是誰?」27Please respect copyright.PENANAerximqaxve
「恕難奉告。」27Please respect copyright.PENANAN7eyw3x5AT
「混帳小子,不知好歹!」27Please respect copyright.PENANAZ7KHGVZYjP
看著裝傻的鋼先,船夫憤怒地從水中抓起水草,狠狠甩向對方。27Please respect copyright.PENANAojIy5S4J0D
水草纏住了鋼先的頭部。27Please respect copyright.PENANAy2aGhrfEld
趁其防不勝防,船夫一個箭步上前抓住鋼先的頭,把他按進水裡。27Please respect copyright.PENANAd8WSejGxfW
鋼先拚命掙扎,卻無法擺脫箝制。27Please respect copyright.PENANAw3Nprl9xKa
見情況危急,雷先立刻出手援救。27Please respect copyright.PENANAI51TUpwnUI
「天平星,放開他!」27Please respect copyright.PENANA3TziLVjDHx
雷先從河裡撿起石塊扔向船夫,船夫連忙舉手護頭。27Please respect copyright.PENANAMIKIrwZ2eK
鋼先趁機掙脫桎梏,一腳踢開對方拉開距離。27Please respect copyright.PENANAEA0LZMAhdk
「鋼先,趕快用那把木劍,速戰速決吧。」27Please respect copyright.PENANArPEpRllLRu
「我知道……咦?」27Please respect copyright.PENANAcoDiPYxB5M
不料船夫卻潛入水中,朝狹窄水道游去逃走了。27Please respect copyright.PENANAzm3yl9PDle
雷先大喊:「糟糕,別讓他跑了!」27Please respect copyright.PENANAGRQVT4T11p
「看來他很熟悉水性,對這裡的地形也瞭如指掌啊。」27Please respect copyright.PENANAMuCmXyUSOr
話音剛落,上游突然傳來奇怪的聲響。鋼先回頭一看,驚見剛才搭乘的船正氣勢洶洶地衝過來。而坐在船尾的不是別人,正是李秀。27Please respect copyright.PENANA7KnHY4xqxk
「轉向!」27Please respect copyright.PENANAgWbX2UIm9y
李秀趕緊用力搖動船槳。沉重的船調轉船頭,朝著船夫逃跑的方向直追而去。27Please respect copyright.PENANA1IJuOyS3U0
「上船,鋼先!」27Please respect copyright.PENANAJdnXBnTTVs
鋼先拖著濕透的道袍迅速跑向船頭。27Please respect copyright.PENANAdD3tsCKtIa
船夫拚命想推開船隻,卻敵不過順流而下的船。就在船被沖走的同時,船夫痛苦地吶喊:「可惡!你們這些混蛋!」27Please respect copyright.PENANAZwDTE3KUeC
「不好意思,這丫頭確實有點粗魯。」鋼先一邊同情船夫,一邊慢條斯理地從劍鞘中抽出木劍。27Please respect copyright.PENANAm4FwqycVZV
「抱歉啦,我這麼亂來!」李秀則是在後方淘氣地嘟起小嘴。27Please respect copyright.PENANAbLE5zjdwFX
船隻滑上中州後停了下來。27Please respect copyright.PENANAaIa8khly8s
船夫被夾在船頭和蘆葦之間動彈不得,惡狠狠地瞪著眾人。27Please respect copyright.PENANA01hmq7u7uc
「可惡,放開我!」27Please respect copyright.PENANABamUPsoV6Q
鋼先沒搭理他,緩緩將木劍刺入船夫體內。雖然是木頭做的,劍身卻像被胸腔吸入般插了進去。27Please respect copyright.PENANAjlE6YszRc8
「這,這是什麼詭異的劍?」27Please respect copyright.PENANALR3XC0NU45
船夫震驚不已。連握劍刺人的鋼先也很訝異:「我也不清楚。這把劍我也是第一次用。」27Please respect copyright.PENANA4IH9tbUzQK
鋼先拔出劍,船夫的身體開始發出強烈光芒。27Please respect copyright.PENANA8msgqbA17Y
片刻之間,刺傷處冒出了如球狀物般的強光。27Please respect copyright.PENANAyM2wKxDYyD
光球逐漸化為人形,最終凝聚成一位身著軍裝的神將。27Please respect copyright.PENANARFaHQGs6cW
其胸前的護心鏡上刻著「天平星」三字。他像是被無形的繩索束縛住般,一動不動地瞪視著鋼先。27Please respect copyright.PENANA0UhskY3J2b
雷先和李秀也走近神將身邊,注視著這怪異的景象。27Please respect copyright.PENANA1BbtImuMeO
從船夫體內現身的神將散發出淡藍色光芒,緩緩升向高空。27Please respect copyright.PENANA9jjWD1LXoy
鋼先將木劍收回鞘中,向李秀說:「李秀,把朔月鏡給我。」27Please respect copyright.PENANAAFE8sSQFQK
李秀連忙從袋中取出一面直徑約一尺(30公分)的鏡子遞給他。這正是最初照映船夫時,曾顯示出「天平星」字樣的鏡子。27Please respect copyright.PENANAu68v0HG4LK
鋼先拿著鏡子走近神將。神將一接觸到鏡面,立刻被吸入鏡中消失無蹤。27Please respect copyright.PENANAp8icCste4V
雷先突然說:「鋼先,看看鏡背。」27Please respect copyright.PENANA4ZImIVNsx1
鋼先將朔月鏡翻過來一看,只見「天平星」四個白色字樣,如傘骨般環繞排列。27Please respect copyright.PENANABhvaYgB0Fd
鋼先恍然大悟般點頭道:「原來如此,天平星的名字出現了。內圈是二十八星宿,外圈則是七十二地煞。總之,這樣就算順利完成首次收星了吧。」27Please respect copyright.PENANAgJNrp5eUPK
「欸,那這個人怎麼辦?他應該還活著吧?」李秀望著船下問道。27Please respect copyright.PENANANpUNa2UfeH
此時的船夫依然被夾在船頭和蘆葦間動彈不得。27Please respect copyright.PENANAmpEnl5KTCG
「妳還好意思問,把他壓在船底下的不就是妳嗎?」雷先無奈地責備。27Please respect copyright.PENANA8tUj98VlYL
李秀撥弄著手上山吹色的衣袖辯解:「我,我那也是不得已啊!別囉嗦了,趕緊來幫忙啦。」27Please respect copyright.PENANA0qhD7cmi37
「好好好。」雷先嘆氣,用船槳將船往後推。鋼先來到船夫身邊將他抱上船。經檢查,對方只是昏迷並無大礙,李秀這才鬆了口氣。27Please respect copyright.PENANAvSVtFNm1RC
「大哥,這人該不會是……」27Please respect copyright.PENANAUquSfTxm7F
「嗯,我也這麼想。」27Please respect copyright.PENANAJwYnUrM6NP
看著兄弟倆你一言我一語,李秀一頭霧水地歪著頭。鋼先向她解釋道:27Please respect copyright.PENANAdzcuyympnJ
「我就覺得這船夫的長相很眼熟,原來是常來上清宮的藥商。」27Please respect copyright.PENANACL4T5wN8T7
但雷先表示:「話是沒錯。不過啊,就算他清醒過來悔改,這樣下去也會被當成江賊逮捕的。」27Please respect copyright.PENANAbjB9F6uCuZ
「可是這一切都只是魔星作祟,並非出自他本意啊。若因此被關押,豈不冤枉?」李秀為此感到惋惜。27Please respect copyright.PENANA3LEkkwxmfk
「這事就交給我吧。這傢伙我認識,應該沒問題的。」27Please respect copyright.PENANAvU96xIiUm1
說著,鋼先扶起船夫上身,試圖喚醒他。27Please respect copyright.PENANAjMbivSBL78
「嗯……」27Please respect copyright.PENANA17qxrv4nyw
見船夫呻吟著清醒過來,鋼先問道:「霍三郎,認得我嗎?我是上清宮的賀鋼先啊。」27Please respect copyright.PENANAXMnXVHIUAP
霍三郎眨了眨眼睛看著鋼先。27Please respect copyright.PENANAKB10ulG27H
「啊,鋼先……這裡是上清宮嗎?」27Please respect copyright.PENANA3kjobJtAUN
「不,這是濾溪河的中洲。你記得自己都做了些什麼嗎?」27Please respect copyright.PENANAQsSiymQeak
聽鋼先這麼一問,霍三郎沉思了一會兒,突然大聲叫道:「我,我不知何時竟變成船夫,還多次襲擊官員……啊,啊啊!」27Please respect copyright.PENANA4lDvTr5IHZ
他似乎對自己的所作所為感到十分震驚。鋼先拍了拍他的肩膀溫言道:「我記得你曾被官員欺騙,還因此欠下一屁股債吧。你心中的怨恨,恐怕引起了魔星的共鳴。不過已經沒事了,附在你身上的傢伙,我已經把他驅除了。」27Please respect copyright.PENANAosuLSMc86S
然而霍三郎還是一臉茫然,完全無法理解發生了什麼事。27Please respect copyright.PENANAtFdVjSzzJn
鋼先點頭繼續說明:「簡單來說,有群魔物從封印中逃脫,我們的任務就是追捕他們。而你會變成那樣,都是那魔物搞的鬼——不過被官差逮到的話,這種離奇理由肯定是行不通的。」27Please respect copyright.PENANAokAIdUfuoF
一聽到官差,霍三郎臉色發青。27Please respect copyright.PENANAydBM5V0MMc
看他驚慌失措的樣子,鋼先試圖安撫:「我懂你的顧慮。在江賊傳聞平息前,最好先找個地方避一避風頭。霍三郎,你先到上清宮找張天師說明情況,他一定會幫你想辦法的。也順便告訴他,我們這邊一切都好。」27Please respect copyright.PENANAp3ffwV2Acc
說完,鋼先指引了前進方向,目送霍三郎離去。
望著霍三郎在星光下奔跑遠去的背影,李秀轉頭問鋼先:「欸,像剛才那樣的事,以後還會繼續發生嗎?」27Please respect copyright.PENANAeil62MX3fP
「那是當然,」鋼先回答:「全都是些麻煩事,不過至少不會無聊就是了。」27Please respect copyright.PENANA0NPTNCS9NI
儘管語氣略帶諷刺,但鋼先臉上卻浮現愉快的笑容。27Please respect copyright.PENANATxAPfiLnnn
他長嘆一口氣,喃喃自語道:「畢竟,不這麼做的話,我也無法復活啊。」
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