四月穀雨。301Please respect copyright.PENANAg9rzdwA4VD
然而,霜降滿地,四周都飄着雪。301Please respect copyright.PENANAMt0jWip8Ag
這裏是位於天額峯山腳邊的大本營,放眼所見,四處都是彩色的風馬旗及帳棚,點綴着白濛濛的雪地。301Please respect copyright.PENANAg8Nls0mv2U
一串串印有藏文經咒的五色旗幡隨風飄蕩,散放祈願傳向山脈,祝福每個雄心萬丈、企圖征服世上最高峯的攀登客。
301Please respect copyright.PENANArCbOTwXB9o
「來齊嗎?嗯……齊了。好了,歡迎大家來參加這個登山團,我是你們的嚮導,羅暹人朱強,六十四歲,當天額峯的登山嚮導已經四十年了,登頂成功的次數為二十四次,失敗的次數更多,多得已經忘記了。近年身體機能開始變差,這次會是我人生中最後一次登山,之後會留守大本營,轉職為後勤人員。」301Please respect copyright.PENANArBDaahRu6b
前方右邊,暖烘烘的營火後,來了一位穿着紅色羽絨外套的老嫗,中氣十足地邊環視邊對着我們說。301Please respect copyright.PENANAmLMDkFJubl
「好了,大家坐吧,在你們享用餐點時,介紹一下自己,說一說你們來登頂的目的。」301Please respect copyright.PENANAd7ZqgKyppT
朱強伸出雙手,示意我們坐下。301Please respect copyright.PENANAR5rcArdlIg
「我是朗聖,二十歲的大學生,藏衛人,是個登山狂熱份子,征服過我家鄉的所有山峯,今次我花盡了這幾年當兼職存下來的積蓄,決心來登頂,為甚麼要來?是因為……」301Please respect copyright.PENANAYoGyGu5nmK
坐我左旁,穿着綠色羽絨外套的青年率先回答。301Please respect copyright.PENANAJz6dwJJkvO
「因為它就在那兒。」301Please respect copyright.PENANA8trBzXCoWH
朗聖停頓一下,抬頭眺望並遙指天額峯後,完成說話。301Please respect copyright.PENANAkoif8N7wT3
「著名登山家馬里洛的名言嗎?哈哈,真是後生可畏。」301Please respect copyright.PENANA4fFpIU1lEs
坐我對面的左邊,穿着黃色羽絨外套的中年人接話。301Please respect copyright.PENANAuzLHMLsKji
「我是馬達,四十餘歲,來馬商人一名,喜好冒險,今次的目的是想挑戰最高峯,體驗一下真正的居高臨下。在參加這次活動之前已經接受過嚴格的訓練,另外,事前膳食、登山裝備、心理狀況等等各方面都做了充足的準備。」301Please respect copyright.PENANARn3gj2hYvs
馬達挺着胸,自信滿滿地說。301Please respect copyright.PENANAkmMk3H8eFG
「唉,富有真好,可以輕易體驗常人難遇的經歷。」301Please respect copyright.PENANAhwQUY5QnNl
坐我右旁,穿着藍色羽絨外套的壯男歎道。301Please respect copyright.PENANA7d8t4xkRsf
「呀,對不起,我是姆德,三十多歲,洋北人,是個業餘登山者,以登山作為興趣已經差不多二十年了,踏足世上最高峯是一直以來的理想,今次我好不容易才安頓了家庭、湊夠了需要的金錢來參加這次活動。」301Please respect copyright.PENANA6fuTWa8yQq
他苦笑地說。301Please respect copyright.PENANAyKyjo7DoxT
「嗯,這是個宏大的理想,祝願你這次能凱旋回家。」301Please respect copyright.PENANAoB9vfWAi7o
朱強伸出左手拍一拍姆德的右肩鼓勵他。301Please respect copyright.PENANAtMNsrQmPi4
我正想說話,但朱強卻搶先開口。301Please respect copyright.PENANAXfhiARkveK
「喏,你這戒指很炫麗,那裏買來的?」301Please respect copyright.PENANAejRykfSS1X
朱強指着姆德手套上的戒指問。301Please respect copyright.PENANAx2xPWm48HA
「這個嗎?剛才我在附近的小冰川撿到的,看起來精緻剔透,便想戴上手指看看。」301Please respect copyright.PENANAUBEjXxLK2k
姆德舉起左手,一邊觀賞着戒指,一邊說。301Please respect copyright.PENANACo7IPMT5dd
「哎,是的,忘記提醒你們,山上的冰水是不適宜直接飲用的。這是因為近幾十年登山活動頻繁,山上堆積了數以噸計的異來物,不只是歷來登山者隨手棄置的垃圾,還有一具具在征途中不幸遇難的屍體,這些異物污染了冰川,加上氣候變暖,冰川漸漸熔化,污水從山上流落山下,大本營附近的水源亦變得不能直接飲用。由於負責管理這裏的當局未有相應的資金和措施去過濾山水,為保安全,你們現在從這裏得到的飲用水全是由外面購來的。」301Please respect copyright.PENANARgPUWVgJPg
朱強停頓片刻,長吁一口氣後,瞄着姆德手上的戒指,接着說,301Please respect copyright.PENANAMxCQ1eEFnj
「你手上的戒指有可能是其中一個長眠山上的英魂遺留下來的隨身物品,你最好不要肆意拿走。」301Please respect copyright.PENANAHgK9tld1jp
「如果是這樣,那我就帶着它,闖過天額後才歸回吧。」301Please respect copyright.PENANAwLmVlq4xXO
姆德嬉皮笑臉地說。301Please respect copyright.PENANASQeXYkBDvX
「唉,真是的,隨便你了。話說回來,我對戒指方面有一定的研究,可以把它借給我看一看嗎?」301Please respect copyright.PENANA0z0CBVyktR
朱強微笑着伸出手掌。301Please respect copyright.PENANA7muMs5Cbw1
「好吧。」301Please respect copyright.PENANAZLvHWf1xwo
姆德猶豫了一下,脫掉戒指,交給朱強。301Please respect copyright.PENANAXdhk4oNyxU
「嗯……若果沒有判斷錯誤,這是一杖祈願戒指,其晶石的外形是根據藏傳佛教的燃三寶之形而設計的,還有,可能你沒察覺,戒指的金色背面雕有駿馬,而馬的背上則刻有古蒙字「隆塔」二字,沒有猜錯的話,應該是原有人的名字。」301Please respect copyright.PENANAvfvE2ZwleD
朱強捏着戒指,放近眼邊,微觀細察。301Please respect copyright.PENANARSBWfGmxh4
「若是用來祈願的話,那不是正好嗎?拿它作護身聖物,保佑我們登頂成功吧。」301Please respect copyright.PENANAj3wyLNQ1vq
姆德邊說,邊伸手欲想取回。301Please respect copyright.PENANAvLlgZ2DAIg
「隨你便吧。」301Please respect copyright.PENANATFd7LdKbGH
朱強還了回去。
301Please respect copyright.PENANAuBuNlRx2oj
凌晨四時,夜色清朗。301Please respect copyright.PENANAkItsQmyAmh
天氣預測今天會是大晴天,這是登山的絕佳時機。301Please respect copyright.PENANA9diiKM9sTh
我們計劃在上午五時開始登山,中途在中轉營休息片刻後,預計中午前登頂,然後再返回中轉營,最後希望在日落前回到大本營。301Please respect copyright.PENANA25qbPpPlHg
經過充足的睡眠,隊友們個個都精力充沛。在吃過早餐後,各自收拾着攀登物品,準備踏上實現宏願的第一步。301Please respect copyright.PENANAOT7TAPVk4m
戴着頭燈,背着高厚的背囊,提着登山杖,我們浩浩蕩蕩地向着攀登主徑邁進。301Please respect copyright.PENANAwycIn6k7t3
攀登主徑上第一個必經的危險階段就是布絨冰瀑,它是位於世上最高海拔的冰川——布絨冰川上。近年受到全球暖化的影響,熔冰面積不斷擴大,增加了附近雪崩的機會。301Please respect copyright.PENANAqf7r4CgDMF
清晨時份,陽曦初現,四周的事物變得鮮明可辨。301Please respect copyright.PENANAtOekiWkMeS
放眼望去,在不遠處的大雪壁旁可以看到有兩道窄長的鐵梯,那裏就是進入冰瀑附近的捷徑。301Please respect copyright.PENANAxOWEC45zrX
走到鐵梯處時,我們稍事歇息,朱強在此講解攀梯時要注意的事項並吩咐我們戴上太陽眼鏡,避免發生因長期注視由冰面高度反射的陽光而導致的雪盲。301Please respect copyright.PENANA1CMeb81DQk
小休過後,我們開始爬着鐵梯,登上雪壁。301Please respect copyright.PENANAwT4JjoPbG0
「等……等等!」301Please respect copyright.PENANAYrsd72p1L2
攀梯途中,姆德突然喝止我們。301Please respect copyright.PENANAqYt3vWsZyF
「對……對不起,我的戒指掉了下去,朗聖,你可以幫我拾回嗎?」301Please respect copyright.PENANAL2sgUWzsoZ
姆德停止攀梯,向下對着身後排在我前面的朗聖呼叫。301Please respect copyright.PENANA7TTG2AICAM
「甚麼?那戒指與我風馬牛不相及,為甚麼要我浪費體力把它拾回?」301Please respect copyright.PENANAaoeWiI5MBj
朗聖埋怨着反問。301Please respect copyright.PENANA2EhsmohGtv
「拜託你吧,登頂後我再請你吃一頓好的吧。拜託。」301Please respect copyright.PENANAMgxIZZejYf
姆德懇求說。301Please respect copyright.PENANAlKrTTl3P0K
「唉,好吧,你要記着噢!」301Please respect copyright.PENANAq7MCt2zlrT
朗聖降回原地,撿回跌下的戒指,放入衣袋,繼續攀梯。301Please respect copyright.PENANAJt5t8DxXgG
在我們都攀上雪壁後,朗聖還回戒指給姆德。301Please respect copyright.PENANAaz5zTAizwv
「你還是不要把戒指戴在手套上吧,這樣會容易丟失兼且易生意外,戴上戒指再穿回手套會更好。」301Please respect copyright.PENANASBArMKJv1B
朱強提出建議。301Please respect copyright.PENANAsgioWNYVot
「好吧。」301Please respect copyright.PENANADc2ORI2gdq
姆德依從朱強,除下手套,戴上戒指,再套回。301Please respect copyright.PENANAvZbqlS6MrS
在這時,我的身體乍然抖了一下,天旋地轉,跌坐下來,差點昏了過去。301Please respect copyright.PENANA4mNblH5irC
「你沒事吧,需要休息一下嗎?」301Please respect copyright.PENANAUumrrNd9Xy
朱強上前扶了我一把。301Please respect copyright.PENANAK2D2pmDhmx
「沒事沒事,我只是有點不適應罷了,習慣了便沒事。」301Please respect copyright.PENANA0DEUCYUnJL
我連忙揮掌示意。301Please respect copyright.PENANAfoHfSunmqA
「嚮導,我們暫時放慢腳步吧,反正今天是晴天,等他重拾精神後再回復常速吧。」301Please respect copyright.PENANArTcozgiOdc
馬達氣定神閑地說。301Please respect copyright.PENANASLedxfU7zB
「好吧,你若再感到身體不適,就立即通知我吧。」301Please respect copyright.PENANAl9x2YHRtcA
朱強拍一拍我的肩膀。301Please respect copyright.PENANAPQp9cYPoDo
我向她點一點頭,表示謝意。301Please respect copyright.PENANAJ2YWbUoiB5
「好了,我們繼續走吧。」
301Please respect copyright.PENANAdaKypD1Ywy
冰石嶙峋,川雪壯麗。301Please respect copyright.PENANAPswjv18eZM
雖然眼前的景致被墨鏡過濾,但都難掩冰瀑浩皓的美。301Please respect copyright.PENANAQJ917G9Jag
走了一會兒,前面出現了一個大冰隙。301Please respect copyright.PENANA76ygjdwTkh
而冰隙上又架了一道鐵梯。301Please respect copyright.PENANAlcpt7MdDrJ
與之前的用來攀扶的不同,這次是作為橋樑供我們橫越冰隙的。301Please respect copyright.PENANAwEhHhSx7Ku
我們拿着兩條各自穩釘在彼此兩崖的旁邊不遠處,用作平衡及保險的粗大繩索,逐一跨過這條大縫隙,而我是最後一個。301Please respect copyright.PENANAMuMIqlVwYz
當我小心翼翼地走上這條梯橋時,心裏禁不住好奇地向下一瞰。301Please respect copyright.PENANAM0zaDfzTat
下方有一條紺青色的大裂縫,深邃又幽美,內心不禁有種想跳下去的奇怪衝動。301Please respect copyright.PENANAglrshUtr7x
「喂,你們快過來看看,那裏好像有一具屍體。」301Please respect copyright.PENANAn3BHJnIetX
朗聖大叫。301Please respect copyright.PENANAczRaHoAlTS
我冷不防身體一晃,雙手反射緊握繩索,回過神來。301Please respect copyright.PENANAocDBghmcQg
「喂喂喂,這裏是雪山,不要隨便大呼,會很危險的。」301Please respect copyright.PENANAnAkq9AetHD
朱強連忙上前斥責。301Please respect copyright.PENANA6P5gHI4CHE
我提起精神,穩健地越過冰隙,隨他們的視點望去。301Please respect copyright.PENANAItD6HmxIj2
前方一個雪丘的山谷某坡處有一個明顯與皚皚雪地不協調的灰沉沉物體。301Please respect copyright.PENANA28BdL8DGwt
傲雪凌霜,風骨峭峻。301Please respect copyright.PENANAhG5rUcP70s
「嗯……屍體……嗯……不遠處是頓諾大雪溝……朗聖,如果我沒有猜錯的話,它有機會就是你之前所提及的那句名言的始說人。」301Please respect copyright.PENANAzcaCOYGFvy
朱強揣測。301Please respect copyright.PENANAQ68Ver6Xf7
「馬……」301Please respect copyright.PENANAnaRPK5v2x5
「呼嚕呼嚕……」301Please respect copyright.PENANAl7b2e4Ys7F
朗聖剛想回話,但聲線卻被更大的聲浪淹蓋。301Please respect copyright.PENANAGWsFAW5rxE
回頭一看,颼聲如雷,雪粉紛飛。301Please respect copyright.PENANAIO3srzNtFV
一大片雪白色的煙塵從我們的身後席捲而來……
301Please respect copyright.PENANA8BttgnxLEq
「喂,沒事吧,醒一醒,不要睡。」301Please respect copyright.PENANAls4ZRyLMot
我搖一搖頭,睜開眼晴。301Please respect copyright.PENANAyLgxuS0zKu
前方有一個白色人影俯伏在雪坡上。301Please respect copyright.PENANAXfOzU22itV
雪,一大堆雪壓在他的背上。301Please respect copyright.PENANAdxrURF7RZm
有三個人在他身邊嘗試救助他。301Please respect copyright.PENANANosAoTKoBK
「喂,不要睡,不要睡啊!就差數百米,差點兒就要登頂了。」301Please respect copyright.PENANAtOLNgw7J48
「征服最高峯不是你一生的願望嗎?你怎能就這樣放棄?」301Please respect copyright.PENANAoYi5AfC7Ha
三人漸漸着急起來。301Please respect copyright.PENANA2e56b3qJ2A
我上前靠攏,欲施予援手。301Please respect copyright.PENANAr6Qn3iarLP
「算吧,我們走吧。」301Please respect copyright.PENANAlGl5Gf0H7P
「但是……」301Please respect copyright.PENANAOkgpV1OIaW
「他已奄奄一息了,而且我們的氧氣儲備有限,若果勉強帶着他,會加重我們的負擔。」301Please respect copyright.PENANADaWImVa9tt
「說得沒錯。難道你想我們陪着他一起在此地長眠嗎?事不宜遲,要當機立斷了。」301Please respect copyright.PENANAQSmEBqpwhE
「好……好吧。」301Please respect copyright.PENANAuYHktUN2qi
三人一同點了點頭,各自撐起沉重的身體,悲傷地離開那人的身邊。301Please respect copyright.PENANAzvnWCOPMGN
等,等等。301Please respect copyright.PENANAO6SMicyhjo
你們不能這樣做,他,他還未,他還未登頂啊!301Please respect copyright.PENANAdoVkUM4M55
我急躁地嚷着。301Please respect copyright.PENANAUH4p3A3Uyp
一陣風雪又吹來,我的視野變得模糊一片。
301Please respect copyright.PENANAuG8Hs9yG3X
我搖一搖頭,睜開眼晴。301Please respect copyright.PENANARosjLOnU4M
待眼睛適應過後,我四處張望,搜尋姆德。301Please respect copyright.PENANAOc3PL645wy
可惜,杳無蹤影。301Please respect copyright.PENANASc476C6geO
看到前方有一處突起的小雪丘。301Please respect copyright.PENANA3xVUIULjBp
我飛奔上前,撥弄雪丘,希望發現姆德。301Please respect copyright.PENANAoJlPw9iaBR
但,除了我那隻因用力過度而甩出的手套外,只有那枚姆德愛不釋手的戒指。301Please respect copyright.PENANAcHhsWKEk9c
我喪着氣靠後跪坐。301Please respect copyright.PENANA3O5Z610bfm
抬頭不經意望向前方。301Please respect copyright.PENANA9nBCiQHWGq
前方近處正是那條大冰縫。301Please respect copyright.PENANA4reEV10Cfy
那一剎那,我愣着眼,身體驟然像裸露在寒風一般,瞬間凍結。301Please respect copyright.PENANA65F6NnNaPi
我推估到姆德的屍體在那裏了。301Please respect copyright.PENANAKMjevgPM4a
「喂,你沒事嗎?」301Please respect copyright.PENANAd8Lf1gaqOC
「喂喂,快起來,你繼續這樣會容易有失溫症的。」301Please respect copyright.PENANAYZbhhauI2z
「朗聖,你幫忙助我一起扶他起來,如他再呆坐得更久,雙腳將不能再走路了。」301Please respect copyright.PENANAgx2HO75cqs
朱強和朗聖欲把我提起。301Please respect copyright.PENANAIPAZqS4PrE
「不用了,快點趕路吧,不要耽誤了行程。」301Please respect copyright.PENANAuiXNKHV0Lw
我立定心腸,竭力挺起冰凍的軀體。301Please respect copyright.PENANApYycjEMjia
做了數記䁔身運動後,我戴上那枚戒指,套回手套,攥着拳頭,毅然隨隊伍前進。301Please respect copyright.PENANAGPr6SKXUUg
放心吧,姆德!301Please respect copyright.PENANAq4nIM177VE
我一定會帶着它成功征服天額,你就在遠方保佑我們吧!
301Please respect copyright.PENANAY0mlsYPOM1
天朗雪清,撩闊無垠。301Please respect copyright.PENANAX2pgsVLRo5
歷盡山峰岩嶺、川河溝瀑、壁臺坡坳,終於在天額最高處印上了我們的蹤跡。301Please respect copyright.PENANAuFUAxhMAQq
登頂的一刻,似有還無。301Please respect copyright.PENANAzVnznwqBSo
環視四周,思潮起伏、渾然忘我,靈魂彷彿飄至九宵雲外。301Please respect copyright.PENANA9dZLcrotRP
成功了,我成功了!301Please respect copyright.PENANADiqognMJXH
隊伍其他人也一樣高興得欣喜若狂、手舞足蹈。301Please respect copyright.PENANA6MrL9jczKh
他們都能夠安然無恙的享受這份喜悅。301Please respect copyright.PENANAetF4BWHeMA
而姆德卻⋯⋯301Please respect copyright.PENANAeYJEaZ5arl
也罷,對於登山狂迷,哪怕可能會齏身粉骨、屍骨無存,能夠長眠於山上可說是死後的一種榮耀。301Please respect copyright.PENANABCA2mwmWvt
心有天額峯,死又何足懼!301Please respect copyright.PENANArB5CWRFAS1
我脫下左手手套,高舉左手。301Please respect copyright.PENANAk6vnN8riWK
中午的烈陽把手上的戒指照得熠熠生輝、炫眼耀目。301Please respect copyright.PENANAkslwYAzzRG
感謝你的保佑呀,姆德,我們終於戰勝了風霜,征服了天額!
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天額的最高點是一條幼鐵柱,柱的周邊五彩斑斕。301Please respect copyright.PENANARunaFrvanh
不僅圍着了世界各地的國旗和風馬旗,還有鮮亮如新的垃圾。301Please respect copyright.PENANA96gaDwzuvD
我們把相片拍得盡意後,跟着把各自帶來的國旗插到此處。301Please respect copyright.PENANAlOsmSh80Sj
當我拿出背包裏的國旗時,內心登時一怔。301Please respect copyright.PENANA7Eu5I1xvEn
這是我國的國旗嗎?國旗是這樣的嗎?301Please respect copyright.PENANAsMhnC57t8g
對於手上的國旗有種莫名的不熟悉感。301Please respect copyright.PENANAwxqyGBnM16
「你怎麼呆着了?有甚麼事嗎?」301Please respect copyright.PENANAA9yV3pHIej
朱強上前問我。301Please respect copyright.PENANAJkdSrbMp15
我搖一搖頭,拉開國旗定睛一看。301Please respect copyright.PENANA1WXdmaWrnb
呀,沒錯,沒有錯,這正是印有龍圖騰,我國洋北的國旗沒錯。301Please respect copyright.PENANA5AG5Ur5Z3p
「沒事,可能是歡喜過頭,腦中的思緒有點混亂。」301Please respect copyright.PENANANvorS7heeR
我回答朱強。301Please respect copyright.PENANAKixvW3OWGF
「嗯,看來是時候回去了,在這超高海拔的地方再待久一會,恐怕會有更多像你這樣的狀況。」301Please respect copyright.PENANAZaM63zAEHG
朱強說後,走向其他隊員,指示他們收拾行裝,準備回去。301Please respect copyright.PENANAOAa1qeLKxl
我連忙插下國旗,舒展一下筋骨,隨他們一同載譽歸去。
301Please respect copyright.PENANAJ4d8m1e5Vh
風聲蕭蕭,雪意涔涔。301Please respect copyright.PENANA3BdZm5XwO4
下午四時,陰晴不定,天氣不似預期。301Please respect copyright.PENANAb4wXWWQ4La
陽光漸不明朗,雪上加霜,主徑變得依稀難辨,下山的路途峻危艱險。301Please respect copyright.PENANAaaJBhnMAyH
迎風冒雪地走了良久,我們都精神委頓,筋疲力乏。301Please respect copyright.PENANA0zE91TuE88
走着走着,在我前面的朗聖陡然摔倒在地上。301Please respect copyright.PENANAC9uOIpMV9R
我們上前探看,看到他旁邊有一塊披着厚雪的長型灰岩,不留心的話很難察覺到。301Please respect copyright.PENANAtSYOklFHha
這時,本已爬起來的朗聖驟地又再次摔倒在地。301Please respect copyright.PENANAxqcQkjlc9e
他驚恐地伸出手指了指那塊灰岩,示意我們注視它。301Please respect copyright.PENANAczMhqRbPzX
我蹲下細看,直挺挺的灰岩有着慘白的表層,四端有長型條狀物向外彎轉扭曲,一處突出的圓頭有着掙擰的面目⋯⋯301Please respect copyright.PENANAgLmxwtOksv
不,它不是岩石,是,是屍體!301Please respect copyright.PENANAUFMDg3J8In
我們都被這具屍體嚇了一嚇,不知所措。301Please respect copyright.PENANAcRmyaTqfS5
這時,馬達猝然咳嗽大作,潔白的雪地被他的嘔吐物沾染上暗紅色。301Please respect copyright.PENANASJalWKixLi
朱強一邊撫着馬達的背部,一邊拿出手帕供他抹嘴。301Please respect copyright.PENANARLPgP4LqSB
我們欲上前協助,可是,她卻指着不遠處的一個小岩洞比比手,要我和朗聖進入岩洞。301Please respect copyright.PENANAKvyXgM3Eys
我們遵循她的指示,走向岩洞。301Please respect copyright.PENANAqPocoGibY6
岩洞雖不大又不深,不能完全抵擋風雪,但用作小憩倒是不錯的場所。301Please respect copyright.PENANApf5TfYkTRf
快要入洞時,在我前頭的朗聖頓然停下,向後退了一步。301Please respect copyright.PENANAwLKtGzeJhj
我快步走上前,向洞內一督。301Please respect copyright.PENANAgMiojGv6h8
一隻鮮紅色的攀山雪靴子首先映入眼簾⋯⋯
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陽弊寒凶,淒風慘雪。301Please respect copyright.PENANAg9jMOELNVa
縱然身處暖地、身披厚羽,總覺得吹來的風雪侵肌刺骨,冷得直打哆嗦。301Please respect copyright.PENANAadMTXcX7YH
朱強和馬達跟隨我們身後亦進入了岩洞,我們各自打着火機,圍圈取暖。301Please respect copyright.PENANAnqnHFuGnnH
洞內共五人,301Please respect copyright.PENANA2lliC3I8eI
四個向內,一個靠外;301Please respect copyright.PENANAw4g0VmgScA
四個蜷坐﹐一個躺臥;301Please respect copyright.PENANA0cUoCPqx74
四個體暖,一個身寒;301Please respect copyright.PENANA9StBE5yHnd
四個活着,一個⋯⋯301Please respect copyright.PENANA30QiYlgYWj
「這裏是著名的『紅靴洞』,即便到處滿是垃圾,也是登山家們公認的一處地標。」301Please respect copyright.PENANAefyRlykMld
朱強喘一喘氣,接着道。301Please respect copyright.PENANAWy0AHzOsFN
「它是位於天額另一頭的登山主徑上,儘管看來我們走錯了路,誤到了山的另一邊,但只要找出該主徑,就能回到另一處的大本營。」301Please respect copyright.PENANAd6jZlSbdWE
「喀,說得沒錯,這洞的名字就是取自穿着紅靴,側臥在這裏的那位好漢。還有﹐在外面平躺着的是『眠王子』,他亦是一位壯烈的勇士。」301Please respect copyright.PENANA66ObkqQbfV
馬達注視着「紅靴子」,接着說,然後東張西望,像是找尋着甚麼似的,繼續道:301Please respect copyright.PENANAMPvXSWApay
「喀,喀,奇怪了,據說還有一具備受爭議、蜷坐着的『休憩者』,為甚麼不見了的呢?」301Please respect copyright.PENANAdYm9dkCpXN
「唉,假如風雪再大,我們可能就是下一具『休憩者』了。」301Please respect copyright.PENANAqZbNIJZPCQ
朗聖打了一個寒噤,意志消沉地說。301Please respect copyright.PENANAWikmRX1Pso
「喂,別說不吉利的話。還有,悲觀消極只會削弱生存的意欲,在求生時是非常危險的。打起精神吧,現在先好好休息,待風勢減緩,我們再重新上路吧。」301Please respect copyright.PENANA6NgN4l3Gca
朱強沒好氣地向朗聖訓話,並且鼓勵我們。
301Please respect copyright.PENANACk7VHT2Stw
薄暮冥冥,雪虐風饕。301Please respect copyright.PENANAr8vHCezkpD
歇了半天,可惜,風雪並未變弱,反而漸強,我們唯有硬着頭皮地戴上頭燈步出洞外,覓尋更好的避寒處。301Please respect copyright.PENANAs4vUuPeaoO
走着走着,不知過了多久,前面的朱強驀地止步。301Please respect copyright.PENANAyk861cWOzW
她頓了一刻,轉過頭來,向我們招招手。301Please respect copyright.PENANApgP0HaGsg3
當我們都走到她身旁時,她轉換手勢指向前方。301Please respect copyright.PENANAJYaEJiFCwo
我們順着她的指向一望,四人瞬間轉悲為喜,如獲甘霖。301Please respect copyright.PENANAqCLtL5qgbS
意矇眼矓,但在風霜雨雪中,我仍看到不遠處有一幢小屋昂然屹立。301Please respect copyright.PENANAFbhFck2v6R
朗聖一馬當先,一個箭步奔向小屋。301Please respect copyright.PENANADh9hyhPTdn
我們也打起精神,隨後追上。301Please respect copyright.PENANABYhBWD8gro
朗聖毫不猶豫地踢開大門。301Please respect copyright.PENANAsyxXgh9da7
「吱—呀—」301Please respect copyright.PENANAVqRAGE21fA
殘破的大門發出病恙的呻吟。301Please respect copyright.PENANAVLVsE0ratE
我們二話不說,紛紛趕快竄進屋裏去。301Please respect copyright.PENANA0CjHmMGORj
四人微弱的頭燈一同向前一照,一張破爛的方形木桌和四張摺疊方椅就躍入眼簾。301Please respect copyright.PENANAqOZApNejwC
四處照覽,內裏的四周除了中間的椅桌便是凌亂的垃圾。301Please respect copyright.PENANA4C4A05xWQL
看來之前是有人在這裏待過的。301Please respect copyright.PENANA9lY8afSQtN
我們不約而同地走向桌邊卸下行裝。301Please respect copyright.PENANA3pdifFs8Nd
「在這還是高海拔的地方竟然有幢小屋,還真是稀奇古怪。」301Please respect copyright.PENANAVwbDdT6YvF
朱強一邊納罕,一邊緩緩放下背囊。301Please respect copyright.PENANAQaYz2GHz9x
「不理這是冥界或是鬼域,總之能夠待上一晚便是好地方了吧。」301Please respect copyright.PENANAtderHU5T59
朗聖一邊勸說,一邊抖着放下背囊。301Please respect copyright.PENANAT3FvBDYSkR
「喀,對,快來一起找找有甚麼能夠生光生熱的工具,不然在這一晚過後會再添四具著名的屍體了。」301Please respect copyright.PENANAdOxTLuM584
馬達一邊敦促,一邊咳着放下背囊。301Please respect copyright.PENANA2Vc9J6sN9I
「不知為何,我對這裏有一種莫名的熟悉感。」301Please respect copyright.PENANATx2MnHE5ru
我一邊驚詫,一邊搖一搖頭,脫下手套,放下背囊。301Please respect copyright.PENANAliS9zlioXk
「你不是才第一次來登天額的嗎,怎會來過這裏呢?多次看你這樣,恐怕是患有腦水腫。」301Please respect copyright.PENANAVKSIOxCjLU
朱強一面擔憂,一面慢慢四處探索。301Please respect copyright.PENANABpYbr3EjV2
「老奶奶,看你行動緩慢、上氣不接下氣的,你亦可能正處於衰竭呀。」301Please respect copyright.PENANAC8E1JruCHG
朗聖一面揶揄,一面顫着四處探索。301Please respect copyright.PENANAmI2P2xGCTs
「喀,喀,不要太自負了,看你不斷戰抖,是失温症的話就完了。若真的找不到任何工具,我帶備了衛星電話,隨時可以召喚我的直升機來拯救我們。」301Please respect copyright.PENANAjEyU8MA5Oq
馬達一面勸慰,一面嗽着四處探索。301Please respect copyright.PENANAXRF7UgPTsU
「噢,真的嗎?非常感謝。唉,富有真好,看來哪怕你的咳嗽是因肺水腫而起,也會輕易得到治療。」301Please respect copyright.PENANABklBtIy5PY
我不假思索地說,一面羡慕,一面抖擻心神四處探索。301Please respect copyright.PENANAoO57RTgYFP
「好吧,大家停下吧,看來再找也只會浪費體力,況且我們頭燈的電力也快耗盡。馬達,你就拿出你的那個電話果斷去求救吧。」301Please respect copyright.PENANANC145JorA2
朱強叫停了我們。301Please respect copyright.PENANAdJdiJ4vLmC
馬達遵遁吩咐,不情願地走出小屋,去打電話。301Please respect copyright.PENANALETAvV2UAX
「我的登山訓練團隊說要待到天氣好轉才能給予拯救,預測抵達時間大約為上午四時,他們還叮囑我們在這段時間盡量活動,不要昏睡過去。」301Please respect copyright.PENANA6jHJ9nAPoV
他打了電話後回來報告。301Please respect copyright.PENANAEFxGNDoAbO
「嗯,現在是凌晨十二時,要已經精疲力竭、睡意漸濃的我們不要昏睡過去,應該怎樣做呢?你們有甚麼好提議?」301Please respect copyright.PENANA6JH0kYTdNB
朱強困惑着。
301Please respect copyright.PENANA6PNFhb5h95
呼嚕呼嚕,颯颯颼颼。301Please respect copyright.PENANAMjXT1mlyI4
風雪在小屋外不迭地搞打着,宛如死神搞響喪鐘找上門,極力想要侵襲進來。301Please respect copyright.PENANAw5MIyCJDZC
然而,屋內卻一片寂靜,四人都正在納悶着。301Please respect copyright.PENANAAcqIT3vUTp
我們提議過不少意見,但沒有一個是真正做到在缺少照明工具的前提下,讓只少一人維持清醒一段時間而又使其他人可以睡眠且又不能睡太久,輪流替換直至暴風雪停止。301Please respect copyright.PENANAa8t0JAMZrV
昏昏欲睡,在快要抵不住睡意的侵襲時,我奮力一振,搖一搖頭,想到了一個遊戲,像是說着夢囈不由自主地脫口而出:301Please respect copyright.PENANADYoInxbxSC
「不如這樣吧。我想到了一個遊戲,我們四人分別坐在四個角落,其中一個作為第一人開始動身,站起順時針倚牆走到第二人的身旁後,敲打牆壁並拍拍第二人的肩膀喚醒他。然後,第一人坐在第二人的位置,第二人重複第一人的動作,走到第三人的地方做出同樣的事情,301Please respect copyright.PENANAVZjwEztNyp
如此類推,不斷循環,直到直升機的降落。」301Please respect copyright.PENANAM6GeKlAuZ6
「這主意不錯呀,就這樣辦,大家各自去預備吧。」301Please respect copyright.PENANAA6Z7jaEsWe
朱強氣息虛弱地說。
301Please respect copyright.PENANAns4OLYmzgN
「那麼,開始吧。」301Please respect copyright.PENANAJr2W8KpSKm
後方有人高呼。301Please respect copyright.PENANAx4Ec4Fd3eR
「啊,是。」301Please respect copyright.PENANA6hsxzqIfo3
我從昏睡中驚醒,搖一搖頭,慌忙站起身。301Please respect copyright.PENANAXYlLmZj4l8
遊戲是我提出的,自然是由我來當第一人。301Please respect copyright.PENANAAsnsB0SEL0
看來我在坐着等待其他玩家準備時,不敵睡魔,陷入沉睡。301Please respect copyright.PENANAs0Tdw4zDCJ
我提起精神,打着火機,右身倚着牆,摸黑前行。301Please respect copyright.PENANApXXW6Isvmi
走着走着,前面矇矓中出現了一個側身盤坐着的綠色身影。301Please respect copyright.PENANAdxPaaJ5WJz
我走向他的身旁,右手握拳敲了敲牆壁,左手拍了拍他的肩膀。301Please respect copyright.PENANA3aQJUgpR5b
他慢慢站起身,轉身向我的左方靠牆前行。301Please respect copyright.PENANAfRmwf1wDF3
我坐在他原先的位置,側身倚牆,打算再次墜入睡夢。301Please respect copyright.PENANAYW81qe8X6m
啊,對了,我最好應該脫掉戒指。301Please respect copyright.PENANAGTXmbtNNfW
剛才敲牆時,我感到有甚麼東西隔住了食指和牆壁,想想就是那枚戒指。301Please respect copyright.PENANATw3RYWRIvA
慎防戒指有甚麼磨損,最好應該脫掉它。301Please respect copyright.PENANAugU80XfevL
除掉放入口袋吧。301Please respect copyright.PENANAF8UWlLhHhJ
當戒指快要擺脫我的魔掌時,倏地被我的思緒打住。301Please respect copyright.PENANALrmi5ZceQf
不,如果是放入口袋,玩遊戲時持續站起坐下,恐怕會不小心掉落的。301Please respect copyright.PENANAFH6Sl89wUl
應該把它放到桌上。301Please respect copyright.PENANAF1crNBTb2J
對,趁遊戲還未完成一圈時,我應該把它放到桌上。301Please respect copyright.PENANAxeIQ6sPJKc
「咚咚。」301Please respect copyright.PENANAZV1p5TgEe0
立定主意,想要行動時,我聽到左方傳來敲牆聲。301Please respect copyright.PENANA2GADIuS9uq
是時候了。301Please respect copyright.PENANA7VZOPzByZc
我套穩戒指,站起身來。301Please respect copyright.PENANAmb2JKciMkS
打着火機,轉身朝着想像中木桌的大概位置走去。301Please respect copyright.PENANADGzY8s4lLY
不久,木桌的影像就在眼前。301Please respect copyright.PENANALEa2xARJwF
「咚咚。」301Please respect copyright.PENANA0pa4CzXEZL
又有敲牆聲傳來。301Please respect copyright.PENANAjknBgR3ZrH
時不宜遲,我迅速脫掉戒指,放在桌上。301Please respect copyright.PENANAANbxPxmBXu
就在這時,腦海遽然翻起巨浪,目眩頭昏,身子不穩,魂搖魄亂。301Please respect copyright.PENANApevFiIur73
腦水腫又發作嗎?301Please respect copyright.PENANAYC4Cpy0C6T
我搖一搖頭,鎮定心神。301Please respect copyright.PENANAkkM57ToCo9
「咚咚。」301Please respect copyright.PENANA4y92jILQcy
再有敲牆聲傳來。301Please respect copyright.PENANATe9eSCZNRW
不妙,要快點回去。301Please respect copyright.PENANAXuDgvmYIP9
我轉身撲向意想中的原先位置。301Please respect copyright.PENANAsKkr7qwm9Q
「咚咚。」301Please respect copyright.PENANALV8T03sLSU
不一會兒,頭上響起打牆聲,身子被一隻粗壯的手拍着。301Please respect copyright.PENANASbYctBhh8m
我起身讓座。301Please respect copyright.PENANAG1qvf144PW
奇怪,在我後面的應該是朱強,想不到她老人家居然會有這麼壯實的手。301Please respect copyright.PENANAPBLaDvZZt3
果然是老當益壯。301Please respect copyright.PENANArYGkLMfb6Z
我重複之前的動作,把清醒的意識傳向朗聖。301Please respect copyright.PENANAXNAREhxNyZ
朗聖從睡夢中驚醒過來,嚇得打了一個寒顫。301Please respect copyright.PENANAVjoe5paPWi
臭小子真是的,未免太孱弱了吧。301Please respect copyright.PENANAuJbicBftl3
待他走後,我便想尋回夢鄉的道路。301Please respect copyright.PENANACek1VAaAQc
可惜,快進入時,馬達可恨的咳嗽聲卻不絕於耳……301Please respect copyright.PENANAVFoMe4En1q
如是這,不斷輪迴,不知何時,屋外有了動靜,301Please respect copyright.PENANAET9MiFPD7y
「直直直……」
301Please respect copyright.PENANAG1pkoY1TlX
我搖一搖頭,眨一眨眼。301Please respect copyright.PENANAnoV5VWAper
曉風殘雪,四周灰黃一片。301Please respect copyright.PENANA5ie9Xlf4QY
「唉,失敗了,未能登頂真是太遺憾了。」301Please respect copyright.PENANAORQ6N0Q9jh
不知為何,心裏浮現了這想法。301Please respect copyright.PENANAzoy0l6Dr9H
是嗎?失敗嗎?好像是,應該就是。301Please respect copyright.PENANAh8swwIqOMO
暴風雪停止後,四人走出小屋,步上另一條主徑,身無大恙的回到另一處的大本營。301Please respect copyright.PENANAGBGTlrxkCh
四人休息完畢,準備收拾回家。301Please respect copyright.PENANA8vluvIY1lT
「喏,你還拿着他的戒指嗎?」301Please respect copyright.PENANAUrGkl9OBvM
其中一人發現了甚麼似的,走向一個穿着藍衣的人問道。301Please respect copyright.PENANAKBOUedDE2M
「它始終是他珍愛的東西,你是不應擅自取有的。把它扔掉吧。」301Please respect copyright.PENANAJX861Rc7al
另一人上前告誡。301Please respect copyright.PENANAL4QsPPa3uQ
「你就把它棄在山上,希望它會隨風雪冰川飄向山峯去,以償他登頂的夙願吧。」301Please respect copyright.PENANAfn6YQasMky
再另一人跟着勸導。301Please respect copyright.PENANALKzbcE7F6J
「哎……好吧。」301Please respect copyright.PENANAJ3vwL898jV
藍衣說畢便把戒指掩埋在雙手手心裏,合掌低頭閉眼,作出祈願的動作。301Please respect copyright.PENANAefJnxRdvse
然後,用力把戒指拋向山裏去……
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「呀!」301Please respect copyright.PENANAOwFFT01M6f
身體猛然亦感到被拋出,我不禁驚叫。301Please respect copyright.PENANAK0ourPhMrW
「直直直……」301Please respect copyright.PENANAZOzCja5Ctt
我搖一搖頭,睜開眼睛,四處張望。301Please respect copyright.PENANAHLVvjD5VY7
原來直升機已經到達原來的大本營。301Please respect copyright.PENANA1dg8OpHJNK
鬆一口氣,原來是夢!301Please respect copyright.PENANALvaQz4UgWo
明明成功了,怎會失敗呢?301Please respect copyright.PENANAhcewLGkEVW
我趾高氣揚、飛鴻踏雪地步出機艙……
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四時充美,風花雪月。301Please respect copyright.PENANAzo0DeW1HDU
睡了大半天,精神飽滿。301Please respect copyright.PENANACD2prGAu9P
四人休息完畢,準備收拾回家。301Please respect copyright.PENANAbrBMyF9r7v
「等等,各位,我忽然想到,我們在小屋裏玩的四人遊戲,好像有點奇怪。」301Please respect copyright.PENANANPCDVgAsBO
我們剛要起行,卻被朗聖打斷。301Please respect copyright.PENANAy7ShzjEfED
「你們細心想想,當第一人移至第二人的位置,第一人的位置便是空了。假如如無意外,繼續遊戲的話,那麼到第四人移動的時候,按照規則,是無法碰到第一人的肩膀的。」301Please respect copyright.PENANAbdhWuXvDhh
朗聖伸手比劃,向我們說明。301Please respect copyright.PENANA0XmrlTIlfc
「嗯,的確是這樣,若果第四人想碰到第一人的肩膀,就要無視規則,越過一角,繼續前行……」301Please respect copyright.PENANA7K6TPQxCpw
馬達思索着。301Please respect copyright.PENANALjMawOJCSj
「或許因為當時我們都累透了,難免睡眼惺忪、精神恍惚,可能無自覺地違反了規則也說不定。」301Please respect copyright.PENANATyI3HKuxpC
朱強忖測着。301Please respect copyright.PENANA137j2LQpwm
忽發奇想,我的腦裏鑽出一個可怕的可能性:301Please respect copyright.PENANAHj8ouaxc6z
「難……難道有第五人中途加入,那……那第五人可……可能就是……姆德的鬼魂?」301Please respect copyright.PENANAM82gDQrBUk
三人不約而同露出驚訝的表情。301Please respect copyright.PENANAwOHwkzHSsG
一片寂靜。301Please respect copyright.PENANAw3stV10go7
靜得有點奇怪。301Please respect copyright.PENANAU8kS0BZoR8
他們瞪大眼珠直視着我。301Please respect copyright.PENANABJG6blEhbl
「喂喂,你知道自己正在亂說甚麼呀?」301Please respect copyright.PENANAAt68R02nQU
朗聖疾聲大呼,打破沉默。301Please respect copyright.PENANA4gZdzhvW4w
「你的腦水腫還未好轉嗎?」301Please respect copyright.PENANAIrlCpu6dwQ
馬達滿面困惑。301Please respect copyright.PENANAyRnz3mvP24
我緊皺眉頭,摸不着頭腦,正想反問,朱強率先走到我身旁。301Please respect copyright.PENANATCZyJ9Rk25
他拍一拍我肩膀,301Please respect copyright.PENANAUnFKkTCd9v
「你就是姆德呀!」301Please respect copyright.PENANAtrCpmMc88q
一瞬間,晴天霹靂。301Please respect copyright.PENANAFmK8EpYR92
忽地,我的身軀暈厥倒地。301Please respect copyright.PENANAZLJ1EVyoiS
可是,我的視界仍然停留原處,呆滯地看着身邊的三人急步上前接着那不省人事的亮藍身影。301Please respect copyright.PENANAMEnh5UKp4d
他身邊跌出了一杖閃耀的戒指。301Please respect copyright.PENANA6Th2pXQQYk
戒指上的寶珠裂了開來。301Please respect copyright.PENANALqRF0fS3pu
這刻,我幡然醒悟,明白了這一切。301Please respect copyright.PENANAo1lhWuvqrR
我虛虛一笑,輕身如雪,隨風飄離山脈⋯⋯
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「⋯⋯我的故事說完了。」301Please respect copyright.PENANAHdUDB5RoXu
雙臂交叉於胸前的壯男說道。301Please respect copyright.PENANAslVze7u5Lt
「十分感謝您的故事。還記得本人剛剛對前三位的指示嗎?勞駕您依照同樣步驟做一遍。謝謝。」301Please respect copyright.PENANAwalgp2olxG
管家站在連室的入口處旁,舉着螢光棒恭敬地說道。301Please respect copyright.PENANADzKk2nWLST
然後,他跟着指示走進連室。301Please respect copyright.PENANAqW4m2uKvfR
客室裏的客人沉默一片。301Please respect copyright.PENANATkBaThtdOZ
「如我沒猜錯,他其實是玩過那四角遊戲兩次的。」301Please respect copyright.PENANAfY0O813E5S
我揣測着。301Please respect copyright.PENANAjTzjJIMyir
「哈哈,若像他所說,那應改稱為五點遊戲了。」301Please respect copyright.PENANAxbtW7jcGIJ
空置的座位右邊,燭台附近的黑暗處,傳來一把撕啞的聲音。301Please respect copyright.PENANAXd0zHYMXEx
我沒有回話,過了不久,那壯男回來了。301Please respect copyright.PENANABkLSWi8djD
當他坐回座位時,我側瞥了他一眼。301Please respect copyright.PENANAu9xiVjIzFj
他臉上先前那自信滿滿的笑容消失了,換成似是恍然大悟的樣子。301Please respect copyright.PENANAQzvIMDT3Mt
「有請下一位。」301Please respect copyright.PENANAixVqohVmMI
管家說道。301Please respect copyright.PENANAgVNUCD6snH
燭台自動傳至下一位。
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接着,坐在那壯男右邊身旁,端放在一堆殘肢上的一個斷頭開始說起它的故事⋯⋯
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