這山嶺之間本渺無人煙,惟傳出有人在此得道成仙的傳聞後,不少修道煉仙之士紛紛遷居至此,成為著名的「仙人村」。426Please respect copyright.PENANA5ZAbbR7ewr
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巫翁是最早到此定居的其中一人,加上年紀老邁的他長有童顏鶴髮,因而在村內享負盛名,甚至有不少初到村子的煉仙之士會偷偷伏在巫翁家門前,窺看他的煉仙秘術。說來奇怪,當大伙兒奇招百出的時候,巫翁偏偏只是在自己供奉的「福」、「䘵」、「壽」三尊陶瓷神像面前打坐、唸經,日日如是。426Please respect copyright.PENANAkAqos1oQZx
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有人認為巫翁的方法過於被動,不會得到神仙青睞。豈料,在一個雷電交加的夜晚,窗戶被強風吹開,一根小樹枝被吹入屋裡,掃跌了「福」、「䘵」、「壽」三尊神像。神像墮地粉碎,內裡的三張字條重見天日。巫翁拾起字條細看:「棘」、「毛」、「九黑」。426Please respect copyright.PENANAXcLVJXHk4T
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難道「福」、「䘵」、「壽」三仙受到他的誠心感動,特意給他指點迷津?巫翁大喜,朝著滿地碎片叩上逾百響頭後,馬上按著字條的內容去收集材料煉丹。426Please respect copyright.PENANABcnSwKiEyn
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棘,是這山嶺的特產,以其黏稠汁液見稱,能醫百病;九黑,是九種常用黑色藥材的統稱,可輕易於山嶺間採集得到;毛…是誰的毛?走獸的毛?雀鳥的羽毛?這道提示太含糊,難以猜中。不如先將所有想得到的「毛」都收集回來,再決定怎麼辦。426Please respect copyright.PENANAm8ol14gZI9
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短短七日間,山嶺中的棘、九黑和飛禽走獸數量銳減…426Please respect copyright.PENANAjWsFAvOR8W
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巫翁找來七七四十九個小小的煉丹爐,每個爐分別配以棘汁、九黑和其中一種收集回來的毛。四十九個小丹爐日熬夜熬,終究還是煉不出甚麼來。426Please respect copyright.PENANAkxMpVruci1
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在巫翁絞盡腦汁之時,鄰人前來敲門:「我們知道『毛』的意思,特意前來告訴你的!」原來巫翁得到神示一事早已被偷窺者看見,並在村中廣傳。眾人議論紛紛,討論那未知的「毛」意指何物…426Please respect copyright.PENANAZFWTF8750s
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巫翁驚喜至極,不加思索便衝去開門。冷不防,來者不善,一棍將巫翁擊倒在地…426Please respect copyright.PENANAsX5XIJxotU
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「巫翁童顏鶴髮,根本就是神仙的模樣。『毛』該是指巫翁的毛髮吧。」426Please respect copyright.PENANADzYtKjJ7fq
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「全村人將不同種類的毛都拋入煉丹爐試過了,唯獨未試過『巫』翁的『毛』。」426Please respect copyright.PENANAHR1is6F8VV
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「『巫』與『毛』同音,而村子裡沒有人姓『毛』,卻有一個姓『巫』的巫翁。」426Please respect copyright.PENANAOKfyFOmYPa
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村民相信巫翁就是字條裡所講的「毛」。儘管原因聽來牽強,但他們想成仙想瘋了,不惜放膽一試,齊齊磨刀霍霍向巫翁。巫翁沒反抗,他只是想起三尊神像的原主人,當年也是被他這樣活活打死…426Please respect copyright.PENANA76FcFLGQmR
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巫翁就此消失於世。426Please respect copyright.PENANAl3lJCrV4KB
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有村民說,巫翁經已得道成仙。426Please respect copyright.PENANAohSGWbHWx4
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