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。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ44l8qeb0v2
(右腳好像有點不自然，果然就是當年遇到的女孩。)鋼先暗忖。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6tEtxBFGen
兩人曾有過一面之緣。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsfqvbRecbA
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。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp8tAN8aT1u
正當他把大量廢棄文件裝上小舟運走時，無意間瞥見了她。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡizNnJGcT9w
只見她形單影隻，步履蹣跚，似在茫然尋覓什麼。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3A4tvq2XaF
「……又是迷路的遊客？這麼晚可不妙啊。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtydRZQsfVo
鋼先划著小舟靠岸，在她身旁停下。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzJ8eFtOf97
「是來遊玩龍虎山的嗎？跟同伴走散了？」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZGd9rLGuTC
話音未落，她先是一驚，隨即綻放出燦爛的笑容。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEr5W6VSzu7
「沒錯，我和家人一起來的，不小心迷路了。請問您是本地人嗎？」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡedcDgf9DWh
鋼先頓時看呆了。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnE8qKGQ8OQ
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。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8asiO23fij
「原來不是本地人啊？打擾了。」見鋼先不語，她失望地垂下臉。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9mLWmBCf4l
鋼先連忙擺手笑道:「不，我就住在龍虎山，當導遊沒問題。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn4VG77qF56
說著把小舟繫好，帶她朝南面的巖山走去。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhXOp6e2TYJ
「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。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVYdzNYYFiZ
她連連點頭。「是啊，我也得趕快回去，上船時間就要到了……！」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWiOuVSfwmD
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！」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnzVKshdbX9
兩人來不及多說，全速向前狂奔。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZDzLW4Vhs8
巖山約三人高，宛如一堵高牆，但只要翻過去，碼頭指日可待。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuD7OwS15Ho
「我先爬上去，再拉妳一把。在下面等我。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP36Q9GNlbu
鋼先攀上巖山。他早有準備，提前留了條繩子。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSJh6uWfe87
他把繩子拋給她，待她纏在腰間，便將人拽了上來。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzP7OncJ3rK
「很好，妳挺輕的嘛。馬上就到了。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX4A4UoCXHH
就在此時，狂風驟起，大雨傾盆而下。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzJi9EXHckt
兩人瞬間濕透，鋼先緊握繩索，穩住身形。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrUnSnp0MCh
「這種時候下這麼大的雨，真是的。喂，別掉下去啊。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrLACTd6Jxp
她也拼命想爬，奈何石頭濕滑，屢屢打滑。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzWCdxqRUQK
鋼先也因此受到牽連，幾次險些鬆手。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFdvUWXoas0
好不容易爬上山頂，兩人又在雨中沿山坡狂奔。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvQdwHaL7Ld
「啊！」她被鬆動的石塊絆倒，右腳扭傷了。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpAhXA4MCBh
她疼得抽搐，鋼先也左右為難。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCJoQi483v9
「船就要開了，忍一忍吧！」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTBfMc1wzdG
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。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvSqo70TVUF
「不要啦。」她羞澀地嬌嗔。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQUALFrv1ai
鋼先充耳不聞，只管全力狂奔。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKho2vtmDqf
上氣不接下氣地趕到碼頭，她的家人連忙將她帶上船。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ08cQ6t4yL0
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。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡymlB3rG8xW
(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。)79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLxhj9pdGOX
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:79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiNbBe45OCf
「在下賀鋼先，來自龍虎山。姑娘尊姓大名？」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhkMJAdsfKk
她搖搖頭。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAq9EceY93P
「看來是真的失憶了。都是那支魔星筆害的？」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ4j4oaChak
這回她默默點頭。鋼先閉目深吸一口氣。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkv2j17UKi2
李秀靈機一動:「那用妳的筆法，能不能恢復記憶？」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxkVwnlCQ2y
「那是不可能的。」她斬釘截鐵。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmj0PMc2D9o
李秀詫異地望向鋼先。鋼先轉頭問魯乘:79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCGMF6kgSGa
「魯乘，你怎麼看？」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk12WgUg910
「大概是有些不願回想的事吧。咱們不好勉強人家。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4siPYq8IV1
「鋼先，」雷先興奮地說，79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa4gdkbF3tD
「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。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfmcakEcKgl
鋼先嘆口氣制止道:「別輕易亂說，這可是趟凶險的旅程。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw6pA0z9J8M
眾人把目光投向她。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡabfE0qJdwm
「我討厭。」她道。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj8qEtKiqOr
鋼先點點頭:「也是，對不住，是我唐突了。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsxACYI6WCx
但她搖頭:「不，我厭惡的是那種筆法。恨不得把它扔了。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQT8ydy72S5
「……我明白。」鋼先說。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡllzIY0H8je
她詫異抬頭。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs9Ntu4gPMH
「我說話前，你就沒輕舉妄動。明明你照顧的店鋪都被燒毀了。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6GUgnXLTyd
她低下眼簾。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwEot6vTAfQ
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。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxE8Bkl8DTc
李秀和魯乘也深以為然。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf6oQZD4aUr
「這肯定會釀禍的。不要管我了。」她自暴自棄地說。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2mj8miPUYk
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？」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxbi6rGbNOK
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。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhJ6v3i7mOl
「嫌它那麼討厭，幹嘛不扔了它呢？為什麼一直帶在身上？」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNMqgdJxske
她默不作聲，良久才道:79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpXbIn8djVe
「地文星說的。它選中了這支筆，接著又選上了我。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr7cRW6pjH6
「魔星選中了妳？」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2JdFN9qbBC
她有氣無力地點了點頭。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpHlAmb4WHZ
鋼先猶豫了下該說些什麼，卻聽她問道:79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAGRxVQArSb
「你們不也各自背負著什麼嗎？」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWiLUSOIv56
眾人大吃一驚，面面相覷。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUBVvlY2lsc
她又道:「可你們看上去很開心。為什麼？」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx6VfLwasli
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。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFCDwWHZd0K
雷先等人也難為情地笑了，百威不停地叫。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsPckUJcgrf
半晌，她說:79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrNRUG2EUCu
「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。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX9iyyaqm6q
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。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVDu0oXaLrg
「這衣料好講究，姑娘家世不凡吧？」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA8nVouSHfh
李秀邊看衣服，魯乘邊得意洋洋地說:79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyvhoc4rsxX
「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？」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlAwfWH0p8M
「照這麼說，她今年該有十八了。會稽王氏之女。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiOWXuxkZZz
鋼先說。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVHE5yye7LK
「哦，我是開元二十六年生人，你比我大一歲呢。請多指教啊。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBvvFXdVAjd
李秀笑吟吟地說。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoubpdBkJrq
「……請多指教。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMgc9Q8YjJS
她幾乎沒笑，客套地回應。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj7WarYNGQB
雷先靈光一閃:79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRCYWtSK0ot
「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？」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfKYNmPuhhF
但當事人毫無反應。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Ykek4jnsr
「看看那支筆，說不定能瞭解點什麼呢。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaTKHe2YRgh
魯乘伸手去拿，王姑娘連忙阻止:79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4bGkmvWQsD
「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。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO8olWaByeh
「這樣啊？那就沒意思了。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjVvHk5RSHk
魯乘遺憾地縮回手。鋼先起身說:79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYhhca90rn2
「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。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe6QDIZfwm0
鋼先，李秀和百威就在一旁觀望。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWDVy2KlZHS
「活像個看魔術表演的孩子。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtvvxrAZMKg
李秀半是驚奇半是無奈，鋼先苦笑道:79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXrGF0rPCLP
「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。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOl6XVstVIw
「嗯，有道理。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqro8EjeD7f
魯乘和雷先忙活著收拾後院，騰出一大片空地。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFSgypYRuop
王姑娘拿著裝滿墨汁的壺和筆，面無表情地說:79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3lwc00amyE
「隨時都可以開始。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTahxUyeCoP
魯乘掏出一個袋子放在樹樁上。一隻雞蹦了出來。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMyIDgy7uLx
「這是準備吃的，儘管試。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5WNRBlKjHd
「我該怎麼做？」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWNHX86vrgB
「嗯，就寫個『溺死』吧。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeA8mc48nzB
雷先忍不住問:「沒水還溺死？」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFbHmMAEIn5
「看來是不行，那就試試吧。王姑娘，麻煩妳了。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7V1Lv5jgpN
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。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4yTmpChVmi
「果然不行啊。那寫個『飛翔』試試。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrMaHeA6bgA
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。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRD5gpcr1I6
雷先驚呼:「厲害，竟然飛起來了！」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX6m5C266Qo
「百威，把牠抓回來。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLA0JE6DW02
棲在樹梢的百威輕輕一躍，把雞逮了回來。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbim3TlkFnI
「最後，王姑娘能否用妳的筆法殺了這雞？寫『殺』或『死』都行。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOwf97JZQ2U
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。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZg4ebARg2S
「怎麼回事？」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCsEdzAwtwD
雷先歪著腦袋。王姑娘嘆了口氣說:79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVx3Z17QaSr
「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。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7cUPUXRMHF
魯乘走上前，拍了拍她的背:79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZWoKOPcjiP
「對不起，是我強人所難了。雷先那傢伙非要試不可。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHGHF1Z7lTF
「魯乘，別把責任都推到我頭上，太不夠意思了。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAWWM7EYEoA
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。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFFrjHXAou7
鋼先和李秀在一旁看著笑。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh5WKHOXIUE
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:79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdzUQXLF1nW
「王萍鶴，怎麼樣？」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1xV293Vu9p
「妳是說她的名字？」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1XcV3xFzCQ
鋼先問，看向王姑娘。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ93yGG9M4Oy
「萍鶴……」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMvFx58VKGJ
她在唇齒間把玩著這個名字。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPI07SUBNyh
「為什麼取這名字？」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ60ZMxpVsSs
李秀問。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu7aWg3MQoD
「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。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj019G98Jbz
眾人看向她。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn1hkGJ7NLK
「……王萍鶴，聽起來挺順耳的。謝謝你，魯乘。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcXwiXM53hk
萍鶴笑了。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL5q3ylPc7n
百威歡快地繞她頭頂盤旋一圈，清脆地叫了一聲。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx3K5Ep5J80
「還有一件事。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz5U0TgVGHE
魯乘雄心勃勃地說:「『飛墨顯字象』！這個筆法名稱是我的傑作！」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdKVZRhIKor
「就是她那筆法的名字？」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZqZfNLkWLf
雷先讚歎不已。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL2MtlxH2tt
「嗯，還不賴嘛。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZPtgmgtpj6
李秀眨了眨眼睛。鋼先也頷首稱是。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ3ofCoLHWY
「……有點不好意思呢。名字未免太華麗了。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu0zE0jQpeS
萍鶴害羞地揮動輝影之筆。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ZoGYqKcgr
只見附近一棵枯樹的樹幹上，浮現出「華」字。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrQzHAdAvMO
轉眼間，樹上綻放出繁花似錦。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2AkdFtaK06
「哇，好美！」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCOP9uqGuQ9
「原來是棵桃花樹啊。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡonIxeXcATV
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。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhfW9seZAMN
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。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnFU1T99nGs
鋼先舉杯祝酒，眾人紛紛舉杯。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe7JhVLWSS9
就這樣，大夥為新夥伴的加入而再次歡騰。
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