衡道城,處中原南北要衝,素稱「九省樞紐」。自伏波敗後,渝帝國暗部潛入衡道,煽動疫恐,宣稱「星邪入體即化骨疫」。官府懼事,以「天子令」封城,城門鐵索交叉,十日不出不入。32Please respect copyright.PENANAuCm3y3pjF7
少年與眾人護送井宿碎片而來,遇封門哨卡。守將持矛,喝問來歷。淨因袖出官牒竟被視作妖書,一時劍拔弩張。蘇翎淡笑折紙成鸞,托書信直飛城樓;少刻,城中軍中郎將王致遠親自開關迎入。32Please respect copyright.PENANAGS0JagZb4D
王致遠乃蘇翎舊識,密言:「封城是假,玄冥司擬以疫為名搜城尋星。三日前已有可疑人夜竊藥局,失竊銀針帶奇異星紋。」32Please respect copyright.PENANAhAeYQjBIlw
星紋銀針或是第四碎片外殼?少年聞後心底翻湧。他入城後即感破軍星圖躁動,心宿鏡芒亦忽明忽暗,井宿不斷滴露海潮之氣,三宿相斥相吸,真氣時冷時熱。32Please respect copyright.PENANAGWHxGdU8oN
夜半,衡道天街傳鈴聲,官兵押送一批「染疫」百姓入廢倉欲焚屍。少年等人尾隨入倉,見百姓僅皮膚現灰斑,並無中毒,卻被灌下黑湯昏迷。黑湯中隱藏極細星粉,乃碎片被研磨所成,試圖藉人血驗星應。32Please respect copyright.PENANApqzA03aLhS
燕清霜怒極,冰綾一震凍封倉門。少年開啟破軍劍陣,救出被押之人。蘇翎則遣紙鶴潛入城兵庫,揭出玄冥司祕旗與假疫書證。32Please respect copyright.PENANAlrx14BSwOk
可在衝突最激時,少年星力失衡——破軍殺勢吞心宿鏡光,井宿潮氣回灌經脈,真氣逆走,胸背發紫。顧離塵急以「鎮潮伏骨」墨符貼命脈,稍緩。32Please respect copyright.PENANAy1F6SjLUZH
眾人退入王致遠府邸,蘇翎提出解法:需以井宿潮力為水,以心宿鏡光為月,陰陽循環,可馴破軍剛刃。惟此法須在「月衡臺」完成,臺位於封城中心,正被玄冥司占作指揮營。32Please respect copyright.PENANAW5UxRQmuoF
王致遠願引禁軍內應。夜半更殘,錦書樓暗線、淨因的「醉龍社」和尚、以及顧離塵揮筆召來的義畫門弟子,共三路潛入月衡臺。冰鳳、紙鶴、酒浪、墨符齊飛,燈火夜半如晝。32Please respect copyright.PENANAomaGJ9dB3l
少年盤坐臺心,三宿星光浮現,映月為環,環中潮生,潮上劍芒。玄冥司指揮「流冥衛」闖陣欲擾心法,燕清霜以「鳳翎狂雪」護陣,淨因高頌佛號化火蓮障。32Please respect copyright.PENANAVG0EmMrZih
當月至中天,少年體內三宿終於交融,破軍黑芒隱卻,劍心呈粼粼水光;心宿鏡面泛出疊影,似映世人蒼生。井宿點作潮汐脈搏,呼應天地潮生潮歸。32Please respect copyright.PENANAVFBMsbaHxv
玄冥司眼見陣成欲退,蘇翎羽扇一指:「妖言惑眾者,留證!」紙鶴萬羽化鎖,收執假疫文書與祕旗。次日王致遠揭榜示眾,衡道城封鎖自解,人心大定。32Please respect copyright.PENANA7O82Xsar25
少年雖凝三宿,但自知體內星衡猶缺六宿,似有遠古天圖在腦海緩緩鋪展。顧離塵筆記:「星圖呈北斗外環,或應以天闕為心。」32Please respect copyright.PENANAm12o5Jakt2