幾天後，拂子有些慌張地穿越長廊跑向正欲離開宅中窄房的明姬。330Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyV7okWsQ2T
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「姊！妳有沒有看見真拂上哪兒去了？」拂子問。330Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkZ113Xq6FP
「嗯？她方才不是和妳一塊兒嗎？」明姬說。330Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiXUT42BmkH
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「本來是……才稍不留意，她就不知跑去哪兒了。」她回復明姬。330Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHBioY1jOg6
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「快去找她吧，這宅中妖氣挺重，怕是對她會有不好的影響。」明姬這樣說，是因為真拂的氣天生比一般人弱上許多，儘管已修習多年，體內能抵抗邪物的氣量仍比正常人低，平時明姬總交代拂子要與真拂待在一塊，拂子雖不太情願，但還能明白事理。330Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG1p0IvgoYX
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忽然從長廊轉角走出一個人影，略顯慌張的臉看向她們。330Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDKO7pzGcVz
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拂子看清是誰後，大喊出聲：「欸……妳上那兒呢！喂！我說妳一個人走掉是什麼意思？」330Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8iSZ7yiXv8
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真拂對拂子與明姬在一起感到詫異，說道：「我本想再回頭去找妳，妳卻不見了。」330Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnxugbJNtZP
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「所以妳到底去哪兒？」拂子拉住真拂的衣角問。330Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGiFdK5cAxX
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「我走出宅外，還遇到一個和尚……也許我找到線索了，才想來告訴明姬。」330Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBoi70FhhVD
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「妳……」原來是背著我去搶功啊，拂子心中頗不滿。330Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLTnKWvzWwW
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「那和尚知道些什麼嗎？」明姬問。330Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl5smHvk93t
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「他說，半角方山腰間，會有答案的……請我們帶著些食糧上去探探。」330Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6MKaKY0Jbi
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「山腰間？是指妖怪的藏身之地嗎？」明姬思索後點頭：「是該再多點線索才好，還真是些串不起來的線索呢。」這些天，明姬不斷在半角方附近及宅中穿梭收集情報；拂子跟真拂聽不明白明姬所說，但因了解明姬的個性也不再多問。330Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHPqJfxPqyB
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於是三人向山出發。
「妳怎會突然跑到宅外？是和尚引導妳的嗎？」在路上，拂子小聲問起兩手抱著食糧的真拂。330Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzZ4oLKQ6IL
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「我是聽見有小孩的哭聲才跑出去的，但一出宅外就碰見他了。」330Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM9AVfmh1bq
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「才沒有小孩的哭聲呢，妳騙人！我一直跟妳在一起耶。」330Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwdSVNr9uLV
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「總之，我真的是聽見哭聲才跑出去的；既然妳聽不見，那就表示不是妖怪了吧。」真拂恐怕是想安撫拂子的不服氣，卻造成反效果。330Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXAgjPAEuhK
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「我們現在可是尋著妳說的路在走了，萬一什麼也沒有，妳說該怎辦？」拂子很不耐煩。330Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV0EhjEoRB9
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「……」330Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8R3QyGae84
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「真拂，那位和尚還有再說什麼嗎？」明姬問道，她走在兩人的後方。330Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt9xXpbNszj
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真拂搖搖頭：「但那個和尚知道我們來自高天原，也正在為了夫人的身體煩惱。」330Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbUqR62PB0Y
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「就是這兒嗎？」沒想到在山腰間還真有戶人家，是一間相當窄小又破舊的房屋，從門外看得見屋內的微光。330Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4o7ANhePn7
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「妳肯定是這裡嗎？妖怪住在這裡？」拂子不相信。330Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1wGVYac4Sw
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「我從來就沒說來這裡會找到妖怪啊。」330Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQwndr1IJMg
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「妳！……明姬姊，我們回去吧，這丫頭分明是在耍我們！」330Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9H6MFL94i2
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不理會拂子的無理取鬧，明姬先行向窄屋前去詢問。330Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXkFcFjJTU2
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「來了，就看看吧。」真拂也丟下拂子向前走去。330Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdGSHP9KKqj
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－叩－叩－叩－她們試探性的敲門。330Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsk0wtlhcIn
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沒反應────330Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF0uswsyBl5
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她們不死心的多敲幾下，總算是迎來主人的回應，門微微開啟，從裡探出一個臉色蒼白身形瘦小的婦人，神色恐懼看著她們。330Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBShcLasdGF
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明姬率先點頭示意：「您好，我們是在修行途中的巫女。能否進去向您請杯水喝呢？」
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驚恐的婦人緊張不已，沒立刻應答。330Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs0Oy1Lu3kf
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「只需讓我們三人稍做休息，立刻就走……我們只是三個女人，沒有惡意的。」明姬試著說服婦人。330Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRHXXKmGpCx
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她露出無奈的表情，思考後，還是同意讓明姬三人進屋。330Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUXeoGV8OVb
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三人望見婦人整個人後，才曉得她有孕在身，但她臉色異常慘白虛弱，一個動作都讓她顯得很吃力。330Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeeyPZHVrtB
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「我已經許久未有客來訪，請原諒，除水之外，再無其他可招待的東西。」
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她畢恭畢敬倒了杯水給她們三人，她的身形真的異常瘦弱，若非肚子不相稱的隆起，根本猜不出她是孕婦。明姬盯著婦人瞧了一陣子，思索片刻後就問：「請問……您與半角方下面的那戶人家有什麼關係嗎？」330Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFnVcivmPMG
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聽見這個問題，婦人突感到驚恐，差些翻了手上的茶水。330Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtDQ7NVvo5R
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「別怕，我們是『高天原的巫女』不是來害您的。」330Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYe3FpdQuxr
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「高天原的巫女？天啊，實在有失敬意，竟然讓妳們來到這小小的破屋。」330Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡclKw7Z3nG1
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「請別在意……那您與他們是否有何淵源呢？請您坐下來說吧……另外，這是他們交代我帶上的食糧。」330Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdyylt5y9LR
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「他們怎麼可能再給我送吃的呢？巴不得我快死去……嗚，嗚。」她難過流下淚。330Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEldlzS33x2
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「那您曾是？……他們的人？」明姬問。330Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtlsf6DE764
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「不，不再是了……從他們把我趕到這兒後，從他們的前任宅主死後……我就是個礙眼的存在！」婦人拭著淚。330Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgYeYiG2kMt
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「前任宅主是您的？」明姬又問。330Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ06ooKo1KLa
「是我的丈夫，也是現在那位的長兄；但他們兄弟倆一直不和，大人死後，弟弟繼承家業，就把我這個嫂嫂趕到這來，每天僅派人送粗簡的食糧來，根本不管我死活……」真拂與拂子面面相望，心中浮現同樣的疑問。330Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvzIMIJmnFa
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「那……您？」明姬試探性的指向這個疑點，等待婦人的回答。330Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLFqRyFvXml
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「被丟在這兒後，日子如流水般過去，某天，出現一位僧人來訪……那位大人很體貼，同情我的遭遇，想盡辦法開導我，從此，日子不再鬱鬱寡歡……我也有了隨他去旅行的想法……沒想到，他突然就不見了……一句話都沒留，只留下一本經書。過沒多久，我就知道有身孕……妳們覺得一個寡婦再與和尚私通很卑劣吧？但卻是我此生不曾有過的歡愉時光，有這孩子，我不後悔……每天都唸上千遍他留下的經書給腹中的孩子聽……但不幸的，被他們發現我有孕之事，從此他們斷絕食糧的供給……」330Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA4yVJBbYbk
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「光靠經文，您怎會存活到現在？」拂子一問。330Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjZ9KO0RM9F
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「是啊，我身為寡婦的事，全半角方的人家都知曉，恐怕無法挺著肚子下山去要東西吃；結果每天就會在門外出現一袋食糧，一定是大人放不下我吧，卻不肯與我相見。」婦人摸著她的肚子，眼神流露出溫柔。330Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpGXtJW2M8F
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「也許，他也知道孩子的存在了呢，是他的孩子啊。」330Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF1GVBQhrI8
望見寡婦那可憐的神情，明姬隨之站起身說：「我想，我們也不方便再打擾了，非常感激您的茶水，我們告辭了。」330Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9nL3m43PPc
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明姬自離開破屋就略顯緊張，並加快腳步向山下走。她沒回答拂子的叫喊。330Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGu4lvu7R7X
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「明姬，為何急著走啊？她到底跟妖怪有沒有關係啊？」拂子終於追上明姬問起。330Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4J2s8KqqSq
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「請您別躲在那裡，我並不欣賞躲躲藏藏的人。」她在跟誰說話？後方急追著的兩人愣住。330Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmXAM2aN8Wm
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「請現身吧，大人。」330Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8wxwXNhRlz
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原來真的有人一路跟在她們三人後面，聽見明姬發現他後，猶豫一下後，還是聽話地從樹後現出真面目。330Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXGT4evYiRc
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「是你！？」真拂驚訝道。330Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5trMrL2EAx
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現身的人，是一個戴著斗笠身穿妿娑的僧侶：「貧僧見過高天原的巫女大人。」他微點頷頸。330Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcmF4SYTgn9
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「不敢當。您這個修行之人……惹出不少事了。」明姬的口氣有些怒意。330Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5yn4fI0bvT
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「是的，貧僧明白；貧僧只是希望她能平安無事，無意間，竟然造成悲劇，實在罪過。」330Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSxPeCxIGmU
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「那符，是您交與崇子夫人的吧？一個出家人竟敢帶著藏有邪術之氣的東西。」她毫不留情的指責僧人。330Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUhq8BmG59W
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「阿彌陀佛，貧僧是受人之托暫時保管之，避免有心人誤用，那符並非燒毀就能保沒事。」330Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqhraF8KBDg
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「那您這不就是誤用？」明姬質問著。330Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdH8PrvVWDb
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「貧僧十分清楚符的效用，一切本在貧僧的能力掌控內，誰知……看來，真是自食惡果啊，罪過罪過。」330Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdUbFpB53o9
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「符引來麻煩的東西了，而且咒的效力已徹底移到二人身上，恐怕我也不曉得接下來會發生的事。」330Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEnOEK35hBz
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「貧僧此次前來，就是望能贖罪，還請巫女大人助貧僧一臂之力。」330Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBPLKf0ibsU
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「先告訴我，符的效用還有……」明姬知道這是問題的關鍵，她必須向這和尚問個清楚。330Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGwfcDIVltB
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太陽下山前，明姬三人趕回到山谷下的宅中，卻在進入夫人房前，被一個人堵在門口。330Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHbdQ1Fo2ec
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「巫女大人，一整天不做好妳的工作，上哪兒偷懶去啊？」崇子夫人一臉不懷好意，自以為逮住三人一樣。
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