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。22Please respect copyright.PENANAfTLs7OK6Tn
(右腳好像有點不自然,果然就是當年遇到的女孩。)鋼先暗忖。22Please respect copyright.PENANAs8F2YTfT8j
兩人曾有過一面之緣。22Please respect copyright.PENANAgd8Vjtvh8r
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。22Please respect copyright.PENANAn2Fjj99f5M
正當他把大量廢棄文件裝上小舟運走時,無意間瞥見了她。22Please respect copyright.PENANAAF78XccCBo
只見她形單影隻,步履蹣跚,似在茫然尋覓什麼。22Please respect copyright.PENANA3w8m7SbGuB
「……又是迷路的遊客?這麼晚可不妙啊。」22Please respect copyright.PENANAwnqPx5sVwK
鋼先划著小舟靠岸,在她身旁停下。22Please respect copyright.PENANAq39xm5I07L
「是來遊玩龍虎山的嗎?跟同伴走散了?」22Please respect copyright.PENANAQMFxvvAt0q
話音未落,她先是一驚,隨即綻放出燦爛的笑容。22Please respect copyright.PENANAUzGKzonlWr
「沒錯,我和家人一起來的,不小心迷路了。請問您是本地人嗎?」22Please respect copyright.PENANAT7y4BoDQUB
鋼先頓時看呆了。22Please respect copyright.PENANAW2wF8QHkxP
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。22Please respect copyright.PENANAM8KisbV2og
「原來不是本地人啊?打擾了。」見鋼先不語,她失望地垂下臉。22Please respect copyright.PENANA4h7AcDffpC
鋼先連忙擺手笑道:「不,我就住在龍虎山,當導遊沒問題。」22Please respect copyright.PENANA5nOznfpqra
說著把小舟繫好,帶她朝南面的巖山走去。22Please respect copyright.PENANAAgWhJpCSaM
「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。」22Please respect copyright.PENANArTxWoMSj40
她連連點頭。「是啊,我也得趕快回去,上船時間就要到了……!」22Please respect copyright.PENANAUZkEhq7RKH
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!」22Please respect copyright.PENANApY8VUtiKgm
兩人來不及多說,全速向前狂奔。22Please respect copyright.PENANAY65UVubP44
巖山約三人高,宛如一堵高牆,但只要翻過去,碼頭指日可待。22Please respect copyright.PENANAoJkQkGKB4i
「我先爬上去,再拉妳一把。在下面等我。」22Please respect copyright.PENANAcn0ZN0KguI
鋼先攀上巖山。他早有準備,提前留了條繩子。22Please respect copyright.PENANAmuVuf9xRhR
他把繩子拋給她,待她纏在腰間,便將人拽了上來。22Please respect copyright.PENANAbxe8LTQYUe
「很好,妳挺輕的嘛。馬上就到了。」22Please respect copyright.PENANAm1RXRr6Zjl
就在此時,狂風驟起,大雨傾盆而下。22Please respect copyright.PENANAMeTEMwYV4m
兩人瞬間濕透,鋼先緊握繩索,穩住身形。22Please respect copyright.PENANA5Zz3KmiSqS
「這種時候下這麼大的雨,真是的。喂,別掉下去啊。」22Please respect copyright.PENANA9BImCIDkVU
她也拼命想爬,奈何石頭濕滑,屢屢打滑。22Please respect copyright.PENANAempeHH6bdw
鋼先也因此受到牽連,幾次險些鬆手。22Please respect copyright.PENANAqVHLQ3X6o6
好不容易爬上山頂,兩人又在雨中沿山坡狂奔。22Please respect copyright.PENANAWU8H4yTYTQ
「啊!」她被鬆動的石塊絆倒,右腳扭傷了。22Please respect copyright.PENANAVAiA3L3q6q
她疼得抽搐,鋼先也左右為難。22Please respect copyright.PENANAlc3eLvLKRu
「船就要開了,忍一忍吧!」22Please respect copyright.PENANAvkEER6u7nY
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。22Please respect copyright.PENANA6mNBJpn0ER
「不要啦。」她羞澀地嬌嗔。22Please respect copyright.PENANAt7QhDeGzSq
鋼先充耳不聞,只管全力狂奔。22Please respect copyright.PENANAG5nUOADHAw
上氣不接下氣地趕到碼頭,她的家人連忙將她帶上船。22Please respect copyright.PENANAmqi9xaRb2V
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。22Please respect copyright.PENANAacB4WPaQkC
(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。)22Please respect copyright.PENANAOCPdFKQey6
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:22Please respect copyright.PENANATr05BzQTL6
「在下賀鋼先,來自龍虎山。姑娘尊姓大名?」22Please respect copyright.PENANAUfhANiDbe3
她搖搖頭。22Please respect copyright.PENANADR90uTQ21K
「看來是真的失憶了。都是那支魔星筆害的?」22Please respect copyright.PENANAvuUXcMOF5H
這回她默默點頭。鋼先閉目深吸一口氣。22Please respect copyright.PENANAThmHcA3bnY
李秀靈機一動:「那用妳的筆法,能不能恢復記憶?」22Please respect copyright.PENANAuekOLqqEfT
「那是不可能的。」她斬釘截鐵。22Please respect copyright.PENANARXATcDIvcA
李秀詫異地望向鋼先。鋼先轉頭問魯乘:22Please respect copyright.PENANAkw2mtjQoRK
「魯乘,你怎麼看?」22Please respect copyright.PENANADmbxQLbyvZ
「大概是有些不願回想的事吧。咱們不好勉強人家。」22Please respect copyright.PENANAgXcOC2jo2r
「鋼先,」雷先興奮地說,22Please respect copyright.PENANAo7ubzPPXPL
「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。」22Please respect copyright.PENANArky800hBF0
鋼先嘆口氣制止道:「別輕易亂說,這可是趟凶險的旅程。」22Please respect copyright.PENANA7eaFsDnu3S
眾人把目光投向她。22Please respect copyright.PENANAAROZ866iCn
「我討厭。」她道。22Please respect copyright.PENANAhvj7BbtUi2
鋼先點點頭:「也是,對不住,是我唐突了。」22Please respect copyright.PENANARqKQK7JVsI
但她搖頭:「不,我厭惡的是那種筆法。恨不得把它扔了。」22Please respect copyright.PENANAIpHOeiUFfA
「……我明白。」鋼先說。22Please respect copyright.PENANAv2hlyYac5U
她詫異抬頭。22Please respect copyright.PENANAtHoYjxRO8j
「我說話前,你就沒輕舉妄動。明明你照顧的店鋪都被燒毀了。」22Please respect copyright.PENANA20gc1KG945
她低下眼簾。22Please respect copyright.PENANA08wYoW5SnA
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。」22Please respect copyright.PENANArNUVZSJEmG
李秀和魯乘也深以為然。22Please respect copyright.PENANAZG2zhliUvT
「這肯定會釀禍的。不要管我了。」她自暴自棄地說。22Please respect copyright.PENANA7bdRJkKt8I
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?」22Please respect copyright.PENANA2kntMKrCmk
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。」22Please respect copyright.PENANA4DB10sHoJF
「嫌它那麼討厭,幹嘛不扔了它呢?為什麼一直帶在身上?」22Please respect copyright.PENANAlFZ01wKbiV
她默不作聲,良久才道:22Please respect copyright.PENANA1FEYC5ITC0
「地文星說的。它選中了這支筆,接著又選上了我。」22Please respect copyright.PENANAS9RSdxMeM8
「魔星選中了妳?」22Please respect copyright.PENANAjhbUGbPeyM
她有氣無力地點了點頭。22Please respect copyright.PENANAKPPx4fvrl3
鋼先猶豫了下該說些什麼,卻聽她問道:22Please respect copyright.PENANASwDd7IBppS
「你們不也各自背負著什麼嗎?」22Please respect copyright.PENANAnho4ksKLB9
眾人大吃一驚,面面相覷。22Please respect copyright.PENANAnGgKYKay0S
她又道:「可你們看上去很開心。為什麼?」22Please respect copyright.PENANA5DIy6pEwwr
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。」22Please respect copyright.PENANA8qXhkY2NHz
雷先等人也難為情地笑了,百威不停地叫。22Please respect copyright.PENANAQYrIHzp38O
半晌,她說:22Please respect copyright.PENANAx09uPJhNjN
「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。」22Please respect copyright.PENANAi8JeH4cQyf
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。22Please respect copyright.PENANALolWCcmHK5
「這衣料好講究,姑娘家世不凡吧?」22Please respect copyright.PENANAWhAJYgMXAy
李秀邊看衣服,魯乘邊得意洋洋地說:22Please respect copyright.PENANAuxQR8hWJ3h
「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?」22Please respect copyright.PENANANiN8MGwRGH
「照這麼說,她今年該有十八了。會稽王氏之女。」22Please respect copyright.PENANAguXPLcOQl2
鋼先說。22Please respect copyright.PENANAkL83OmcTNm
「哦,我是開元二十六年生人,你比我大一歲呢。請多指教啊。」22Please respect copyright.PENANAbMsrcy3oGG
李秀笑吟吟地說。22Please respect copyright.PENANAyCKu3RsLzL
「……請多指教。」22Please respect copyright.PENANApjfz90l24Z
她幾乎沒笑,客套地回應。22Please respect copyright.PENANAfgPAnxgnKK
雷先靈光一閃:22Please respect copyright.PENANAU7FvlZUQx1
「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?」22Please respect copyright.PENANAkm9EXG8jkS
但當事人毫無反應。22Please respect copyright.PENANAcGmQmHomaJ
「看看那支筆,說不定能瞭解點什麼呢。」22Please respect copyright.PENANALRKjUbaRoz
魯乘伸手去拿,王姑娘連忙阻止:22Please respect copyright.PENANA307RDw65ZY
「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。」22Please respect copyright.PENANAOOFmTp7Sh2
「這樣啊?那就沒意思了。」22Please respect copyright.PENANA7JaxFDw5zT
魯乘遺憾地縮回手。鋼先起身說:22Please respect copyright.PENANAsY9wQEBtdI
「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。22Please respect copyright.PENANAsMNlhNmI5y
鋼先,李秀和百威就在一旁觀望。22Please respect copyright.PENANARpfQU6KNKh
「活像個看魔術表演的孩子。」22Please respect copyright.PENANATXJDG6XuJg
李秀半是驚奇半是無奈,鋼先苦笑道:22Please respect copyright.PENANAAJJXWcZ9JA
「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。」22Please respect copyright.PENANAq1EXrOimfo
「嗯,有道理。」22Please respect copyright.PENANA09TRm9NrEs
魯乘和雷先忙活著收拾後院,騰出一大片空地。22Please respect copyright.PENANADFun1NnKtk
王姑娘拿著裝滿墨汁的壺和筆,面無表情地說:22Please respect copyright.PENANA4gFjHydj0j
「隨時都可以開始。」22Please respect copyright.PENANAy3DcXgYY1e
魯乘掏出一個袋子放在樹樁上。一隻雞蹦了出來。22Please respect copyright.PENANAhEzIkVkyh8
「這是準備吃的,儘管試。」22Please respect copyright.PENANANUx6BGCFZG
「我該怎麼做?」22Please respect copyright.PENANAH9ANtCpxwJ
「嗯,就寫個『溺死』吧。」22Please respect copyright.PENANAQ1sDuuDwgy
雷先忍不住問:「沒水還溺死?」22Please respect copyright.PENANA5n5LH1htNt
「看來是不行,那就試試吧。王姑娘,麻煩妳了。」22Please respect copyright.PENANAoNVdumXPA3
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。22Please respect copyright.PENANATpKJv0vy4D
「果然不行啊。那寫個『飛翔』試試。」22Please respect copyright.PENANA5IyQtri3Bl
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。22Please respect copyright.PENANAIVBc9lQ632
雷先驚呼:「厲害,竟然飛起來了!」22Please respect copyright.PENANAC0lJtJOB1w
「百威,把牠抓回來。」22Please respect copyright.PENANAI24skeDyN4
棲在樹梢的百威輕輕一躍,把雞逮了回來。22Please respect copyright.PENANAgdNzwjOIlm
「最後,王姑娘能否用妳的筆法殺了這雞?寫『殺』或『死』都行。」22Please respect copyright.PENANAR3bdCFKuGZ
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。22Please respect copyright.PENANAR9WxGT5d4Z
「怎麼回事?」22Please respect copyright.PENANATCC4tMy945
雷先歪著腦袋。王姑娘嘆了口氣說:22Please respect copyright.PENANAKJLXCuELro
「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。」22Please respect copyright.PENANA2NAmBTbjl4
魯乘走上前,拍了拍她的背:22Please respect copyright.PENANA9G6khO0Xku
「對不起,是我強人所難了。雷先那傢伙非要試不可。」22Please respect copyright.PENANAPOwDQC6CnO
「魯乘,別把責任都推到我頭上,太不夠意思了。」22Please respect copyright.PENANA3381ZZsjOf
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。22Please respect copyright.PENANAbZq82eTNzE
鋼先和李秀在一旁看著笑。22Please respect copyright.PENANA1IbcJzrpAv
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:22Please respect copyright.PENANABF4XBLx3z7
「王萍鶴,怎麼樣?」22Please respect copyright.PENANABV84Wbs8dm
「妳是說她的名字?」22Please respect copyright.PENANA74GmrRfh4z
鋼先問,看向王姑娘。22Please respect copyright.PENANA9GPnepxtRv
「萍鶴……」22Please respect copyright.PENANAKLSWiyJg2u
她在唇齒間把玩著這個名字。22Please respect copyright.PENANAodPeYwh7cm
「為什麼取這名字?」22Please respect copyright.PENANAkddxHJeEjI
李秀問。22Please respect copyright.PENANAlhfnyL5PLI
「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。」22Please respect copyright.PENANAXu5bsOkstF
眾人看向她。22Please respect copyright.PENANA7jhVYv5SMc
「……王萍鶴,聽起來挺順耳的。謝謝你,魯乘。」22Please respect copyright.PENANAS8a5NWTOeO
萍鶴笑了。22Please respect copyright.PENANAj7DftjRtCF
百威歡快地繞她頭頂盤旋一圈,清脆地叫了一聲。22Please respect copyright.PENANASval3BiPyW
「還有一件事。」22Please respect copyright.PENANABbdzuIS31D
魯乘雄心勃勃地說:「『飛墨顯字象』!這個筆法名稱是我的傑作!」22Please respect copyright.PENANAiplT75TSz3
「就是她那筆法的名字?」22Please respect copyright.PENANADChUFxY9Cm
雷先讚歎不已。22Please respect copyright.PENANA3QrQUgVkgw
「嗯,還不賴嘛。」22Please respect copyright.PENANAmsxqOoNM7e
李秀眨了眨眼睛。鋼先也頷首稱是。22Please respect copyright.PENANAfY9WwhNoAO
「……有點不好意思呢。名字未免太華麗了。」22Please respect copyright.PENANAk58ARqzyUn
萍鶴害羞地揮動輝影之筆。22Please respect copyright.PENANAco17owGzEZ
只見附近一棵枯樹的樹幹上,浮現出「華」字。22Please respect copyright.PENANAbjwjaAG3vt
轉眼間,樹上綻放出繁花似錦。22Please respect copyright.PENANA6PiamKZFhS
「哇,好美!」22Please respect copyright.PENANAMDkD3FOKwG
「原來是棵桃花樹啊。」22Please respect copyright.PENANA6MK6iy42dO
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。22Please respect copyright.PENANA4dXmz2P7UL
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。22Please respect copyright.PENANAHmG0PM497C
鋼先舉杯祝酒,眾人紛紛舉杯。22Please respect copyright.PENANAp7rzT0FXgL
就這樣,大夥為新夥伴的加入而再次歡騰。
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