金闕內是一方空寂星海,無日無月,只一條白玉橋直達遠處巨輪。輪如圓月,卻由九孔組成,三孔已嵌星核,其餘六孔閃爍黯光。43Please respect copyright.PENANAsPB022bNna
橋旁懸一玉碑,自動浮現一排古字:「六宿未歸,不得啟輪。欲問天,先問己。」43Please respect copyright.PENANA4M3jYB0MqO
少年凝視碑文,劍心內忽顯師傅昔年種種:授劍、誨道、碎卷殉身。他微揖玉碑:「星宿為衡,我為星使。若路止於此,還請示下天心。」43Please respect copyright.PENANAqg9U8K512o
碑前銀沙匯聚,化作老師傅虛影。虛影微笑:「凡人問天,不過問心。殘卷散九宿,本欲證武道眾生平衡;星主若執衡刃,當立規而非威。」43Please respect copyright.PENANAEzXE4innjI
虛影伸指點少年眉心,一段星圖旋即放大。九宿外,尚有中宮「衡星」未現,似留空位待人補筆。43Please respect copyright.PENANA3CvamGI1KO
顧離塵會意,拔筆寫下「人」字置中宮。墨痕一落,星圖光耀,碑文再顯:「人心即衡,星河聽命。」43Please respect copyright.PENANAjYoVb3BOjW
巨輪九孔亮起第七束光——碑下裂開,兩顆星核緩緩升起,分屬「張宿」與「軫宿」。原來在他們自證之時,天地已認其合格。43Please respect copyright.PENANAkFv0agLXsI
此刻,六宿與新得兩宿共為八,玉橋盡頭巨輪再啟四成。43Please respect copyright.PENANA2IuGygHayf
然而天海忽起轟鳴,灰漩外大地一線裂開;帝國囤於北境的鎖鏈祭壇被自毀,巨鎖撕扯蒼穹,想直接把未穩的天闕拖入凡界毀滅。43Please respect copyright.PENANA1Kay2FX1a6
少年等人立於橋端,見星海劇烈翻騰。玉碑最後一行字閃現:「九宿不備,闕墜則劫臨。孤星可斷鏈封天,亦可開闕擔衡。」43Please respect copyright.PENANASUQRhMoRhK
眾人望向少年。43Please respect copyright.PENANA9YVdWfQLHy
淨因舉葫蘆苦笑:「老衲好酒,卻不想見眾生化塵。」43Please respect copyright.PENANAPzftVt3zmC
燕清霜神色堅定:「若封天,可保世間數十年安穩;若擔衡,或有血與火,但路可續。」43Please respect copyright.PENANA0Rk9YFbbGW
蘇翎低語:「選擇權終究在你。」43Please respect copyright.PENANA7wCfq2Rl0q
少年沉吟片刻,將劍跨於橋心,劍脊內井宿潮水激盪。他深吸一口:「星宿為衡,本不可由一國一人獨斷;若斷鏈,天闕永沉,後世再無問衡機會。我要……開闕!」43Please respect copyright.PENANA3hpa74Fgcj
他引八宿星力,築成「孤星擔天」劍式,斬向帝國巨鎖。43Please respect copyright.PENANA4muA88cxsY
劍光化八色長虹,沿鎖節節逆流,將鎖根斬斷於祭壇。鎖斷震波翻山裂野,卻未傷無辜。灰漩閉合成光圓,懸於高天,如新日初升。43Please respect copyright.PENANAZigIo9Zi1L
星海再響鐘鳴,第九宿「參宿」碎片自光圓落下,靜靜懸在少年手前。43Please respect copyright.PENANAuRBEFUTUxb
他伸掌,九宿終齊,巨輪孔洞盡滿,天闕大門全開——其內銀光萬丈,似見無盡星河,也似見萬民市井。43Please respect copyright.PENANASBM8Ngbh25
少年回首,同伴笑而並肩。燕清霜問:「下一步?」43Please respect copyright.PENANAkR1JWNUsm5
少年將劍橫肩,朗聲:「入闕!但不為登仙,只為把星河帶回人間──照江湖,亦照蒼生。」43Please respect copyright.PENANAV5BBuhQsTB
眾人踏入天闕白芒,身影沒於星海深處。43Please respect copyright.PENANAijMYjdV6JW
——孤星不孤,江湖新紀,就此開篇。43Please respect copyright.PENANAB9u8vz2cNj