第六回 名字叫王萍鶴
眾人邊走，賀鋼先邊仔細打量著她，尤其是她的步態。86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbFd1SVNk9E
(右腳好像有點不自然，果然就是當年遇到的女孩。)鋼先暗忖。86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmB6Q2DKYyA
兩人曾有過一面之緣。86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmpldCLeB6U
若她真的失憶，再提也無濟於事。但兩年前的那件事，卻在鋼先腦海中歷歷在目。
——記得那是個夏日。當天鋼先在上清宮整理倉庫。86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXa9mmuZLsk
正當他把大量廢棄文件裝上小舟運走時，無意間瞥見了她。86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtYGDYO7RHp
只見她形單影隻，步履蹣跚，似在茫然尋覓什麼。86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTzrpaeaiB8
「……又是迷路的遊客？這麼晚可不妙啊。」86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvg0RFcoSny
鋼先划著小舟靠岸，在她身旁停下。86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8HgbS3xJ9B
「是來遊玩龍虎山的嗎？跟同伴走散了？」86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRNZgDSlRi4
話音未落，她先是一驚，隨即綻放出燦爛的笑容。86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHS6DM1z7LC
「沒錯，我和家人一起來的，不小心迷路了。請問您是本地人嗎？」86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5UTUHu6XQ5
鋼先頓時看呆了。86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡomNaiaUtLi
雖稚氣未脫，卻亭亭玉立，膚若凝脂。絕世容顏令鋼先目不轉睛。86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ454vjXGPyz
「原來不是本地人啊？打擾了。」見鋼先不語，她失望地垂下臉。86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2unqB4IlAb
鋼先連忙擺手笑道:「不，我就住在龍虎山，當導遊沒問題。」86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡER72uvAe04
說著把小舟繫好，帶她朝南面的巖山走去。86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy2JRu15PL6
「遊客們通常最後一天才走這條路。一直走就通到回程的碼頭。但路有點繞，常有人迷失方向。」86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnigUCijRr6
她連連點頭。「是啊，我也得趕快回去，上船時間就要到了……！」86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm77SPVVG6c
鋼先感同身受。「我懂妳著急。照這速度肯定趕不及，不如冒險翻過那座巖山？我帶路，別怕！」86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIiJjPQo4wP
兩人來不及多說，全速向前狂奔。86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcWiA4yQGDJ
巖山約三人高，宛如一堵高牆，但只要翻過去，碼頭指日可待。86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbzPF859i90
「我先爬上去，再拉妳一把。在下面等我。」86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYtdlL4dTjO
鋼先攀上巖山。他早有準備，提前留了條繩子。86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYMfYZHPwyZ
他把繩子拋給她，待她纏在腰間，便將人拽了上來。86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAPbGs31wzh
「很好，妳挺輕的嘛。馬上就到了。」86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbgTnN7KeXF
就在此時，狂風驟起，大雨傾盆而下。86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrBbvvT1vTL
兩人瞬間濕透，鋼先緊握繩索，穩住身形。86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPq2zPg8wQU
「這種時候下這麼大的雨，真是的。喂，別掉下去啊。」86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9lEPVHLI7h
她也拼命想爬，奈何石頭濕滑，屢屢打滑。86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGWEUOtLNq9
鋼先也因此受到牽連，幾次險些鬆手。86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1CNbq6UXy2
好不容易爬上山頂，兩人又在雨中沿山坡狂奔。86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfYb2KqbDWC
「啊！」她被鬆動的石塊絆倒，右腳扭傷了。86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp7aEvxLmGp
她疼得抽搐，鋼先也左右為難。86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1D4sGS9oPv
「船就要開了，忍一忍吧！」86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTSwBPUm9hT
鋼先將她背起。薄薄的夏衫被雨水浸透，她的酥胸和玉腿恍若無物。86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs5zYjmCkz7
「不要啦。」她羞澀地嬌嗔。86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7q7h0RLeta
鋼先充耳不聞，只管全力狂奔。86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn11F4JCvm2
上氣不接下氣地趕到碼頭，她的家人連忙將她帶上船。86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3lJuA9fw7x
船隨即啟航。鋼先喘得說不出話，悔恨沒能多聊幾句。
鋼先本想提起往事，卻又打消了念頭。86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhDSJK6CGYU
(她失憶了，想必是經歷了什麼大事。如今的氣質已和當年大不相同。)86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMti972PkOD
鋼先決定把這段孽緣埋藏心底，以初識的身分與她相處。
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眾人在客棧坐定，鋼先語氣平和地問道:86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7tc0T5Jnbv
「在下賀鋼先，來自龍虎山。姑娘尊姓大名？」86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtk9BG81JTQ
她搖搖頭。86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWJVCTOM7Q6
「看來是真的失憶了。都是那支魔星筆害的？」86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡShleutUZGo
這回她默默點頭。鋼先閉目深吸一口氣。86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCPwQB9WO45
李秀靈機一動:「那用妳的筆法，能不能恢復記憶？」86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKZp29OVt2a
「那是不可能的。」她斬釘截鐵。86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5SrzdQ2iao
李秀詫異地望向鋼先。鋼先轉頭問魯乘:86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5fwST8GOdV
「魯乘，你怎麼看？」86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNGPyF1laak
「大概是有些不願回想的事吧。咱們不好勉強人家。」86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxMiFJgjPQY
「鋼先，」雷先興奮地說，86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ9bsgAwvgj
「不如讓她一起幫咱們收復星宿？那個筆法厲害得很，肯定派得上用場。」86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0RgnZnG2zn
鋼先嘆口氣制止道:「別輕易亂說，這可是趟凶險的旅程。」86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKwWTPOo7Cm
眾人把目光投向她。86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWoJocov9VS
「我討厭。」她道。86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDjMLjHUnSl
鋼先點點頭:「也是，對不住，是我唐突了。」86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNoDNLyotTH
但她搖頭:「不，我厭惡的是那種筆法。恨不得把它扔了。」86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZxuBjOXowE
「……我明白。」鋼先說。86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡltNAuwHb4A
她詫異抬頭。86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLOr4yrg9im
「我說話前，你就沒輕舉妄動。明明你照顧的店鋪都被燒毀了。」86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKSkitk4jsA
她低下眼簾。86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLTnK0O4Ec8
鋼先接著說:「但若帶上妳，反而非得讓妳使出那筆法不可，未免強人所難。」86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQRp30imdX8
李秀和魯乘也深以為然。86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNjxFxTO6Vk
「這肯定會釀禍的。不要管我了。」她自暴自棄地說。86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQVKjt1RmRw
雷先上前勸道:「抱歉，是我不懂事。筆之魔星，就交給我們收服。在恢復記憶前，妳就在龍虎山靜養吧。這樣如何？」86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9AmOXH6goo
鋼先拍了拍雷先的肩膀:「英雄所見略同。一開始就這麼說就好了嘛，大哥。」86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl9jwI1ZNVy
「嫌它那麼討厭，幹嘛不扔了它呢？為什麼一直帶在身上？」86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ5Z4ziFWKI
她默不作聲，良久才道:86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHTzuKPhrxJ
「地文星說的。它選中了這支筆，接著又選上了我。」86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3XtPaYSb5L
「魔星選中了妳？」86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMenf9S5oaf
她有氣無力地點了點頭。86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHgmzVc1N9g
鋼先猶豫了下該說些什麼，卻聽她問道:86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5hvaBEZbS3
「你們不也各自背負著什麼嗎？」86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGjTMPJVvL2
眾人大吃一驚，面面相覷。86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxLoPowKUUg
她又道:「可你們看上去很開心。為什麼？」86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXXHRHJMVNK
鋼先聽罷笑道:「同行的路雖說辛苦，但大家都在為目標而努力，彼此感情自然日漸深厚。」86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBaAIilv1ii
雷先等人也難為情地笑了，百威不停地叫。86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiamsQm2RUJ
半晌，她說:86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6xRa4wyYVH
「帶我一起去吧。就算記憶沒能恢復，我也不想就這麼待著。請讓我跟你們在一起。」86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGBQgZIAtz4
那番話說得鋼先頗感意外，環顧四周，隨即報以微笑點頭。
有了新夥伴固然高興，卻對她一無所知。於是眾人決定查看她的隨身行李。86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4pRkV9CrqH
「這衣料好講究，姑娘家世不凡吧？」86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKDz7QWV2XG
李秀邊看衣服，魯乘邊得意洋洋地說:86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4pxUE2pfXI
「硯台背面刻著字。『賀會稽王君千金誕辰，開元二十五年，燕溫敬上』……這不就是她的壽禮嗎？」86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC59BRNwUAp
「照這麼說，她今年該有十八了。會稽王氏之女。」86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjY74VE4kDd
鋼先說。86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOW85Qqw5L2
「哦，我是開元二十六年生人，你比我大一歲呢。請多指教啊。」86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFlH9iKeSVd
李秀笑吟吟地說。86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwAesIPrScD
「……請多指教。」86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfBXgzpdUp3
她幾乎沒笑，客套地回應。86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXdVPHGZc18
雷先靈光一閃:86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡog2UuMOLCf
「說到會稽王氏，晉代大書法家王羲之最有名了。莫非是他那一脈？」86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb8BncKZSPz
但當事人毫無反應。86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo5wGKW2j8G
「看看那支筆，說不定能瞭解點什麼呢。」86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKveAZRs6QU
魯乘伸手去拿，王姑娘連忙阻止:86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4oVjN8B8uh
「這筆名叫『輝影』。除我之外，誰碰了它，法力就會減弱。當然，你若想用，我就借你。」86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgANAHf3g4A
「這樣啊？那就沒意思了。」86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCUE4fd8YtA
魯乘遺憾地縮回手。鋼先起身說:86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPRQWRuViFX
「我聽說，會稽王羲之曾與龍虎山有過交集。說不定這是某種緣分吧。總之今天太多事了，大家歇息一下吧。」
翌日用過早膳，雷先和魯乘帶著王姑娘去了後院，說是想仔細瞧瞧她那神奇的筆法。86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs6qnObTylg
鋼先，李秀和百威就在一旁觀望。86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO6ioANsjWB
「活像個看魔術表演的孩子。」86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ilhBze9zQ
李秀半是驚奇半是無奈，鋼先苦笑道:86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlqDrVmAJLJ
「畢竟是稀罕本事，好奇也情有可原。不過看似無所不能，未必沒有弱點和侷限。多試驗幾回也無妨。」86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqQzYJS9sOi
「嗯，有道理。」86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwzWNoPiFck
魯乘和雷先忙活著收拾後院，騰出一大片空地。86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQA2tQxwF0D
王姑娘拿著裝滿墨汁的壺和筆，面無表情地說:86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1zHCxNjpKU
「隨時都可以開始。」86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAU98NE7SmE
魯乘掏出一個袋子放在樹樁上。一隻雞蹦了出來。86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2jjWlqjVtk
「這是準備吃的，儘管試。」86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEiChSWNoRQ
「我該怎麼做？」86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbjteRIi5jk
「嗯，就寫個『溺死』吧。」86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwdMqaDk5dp
雷先忍不住問:「沒水還溺死？」86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbGik5jv4Xo
「看來是不行，那就試試吧。王姑娘，麻煩妳了。」86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRnkNSsmR30
王姑娘蘸飽墨汁，揮筆寫下。雞身上出現了「溺死」二字，卻毫無反應，反而從樹樁上跳下逃走。86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnCOom45V5T
「果然不行啊。那寫個『飛翔』試試。」86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRBH5o56SLj
王姑娘再度揮毫，雞翅膀上浮現「飛翔」二字。雞使勁一拍翅膀，筆直地飛上了天。86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfokITvzCat
雷先驚呼:「厲害，竟然飛起來了！」86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuGF06kFrdj
「百威，把牠抓回來。」86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmNy8Fu69DU
棲在樹梢的百威輕輕一躍，把雞逮了回來。86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbqm4XNus8I
「最後，王姑娘能否用妳的筆法殺了這雞？寫『殺』或『死』都行。」86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡby0phTwr1o
王姑娘猶豫了下，才一揮筆。雞身上出現「死」字，卻安然無恙，仍在地上啄食。86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5PTNW89S7b
「怎麼回事？」86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡufKGKolggZ
雷先歪著腦袋。王姑娘嘆了口氣說:86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtA5jc7tFT3
「我不願之事，便不會應驗。……反之，使用者的意念能造成何等駭人的結果，諸位該明白我厭惡它的原因了吧。」86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlOw6IixkdO
魯乘走上前，拍了拍她的背:86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWBAwj12cww
「對不起，是我強人所難了。雷先那傢伙非要試不可。」86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjMzX39A6u7
「魯乘，別把責任都推到我頭上，太不夠意思了。」86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7y9X5SkQH7
雷先作勢要撞他，魯乘靈巧地閃開，兩人就這麼你追我跑起來。86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCUo56I671E
鋼先和李秀在一旁看著笑。86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuY6CCZ2sxM
王姑娘也露出一絲微笑。
店小二端來茶水，大夥歇息片刻，魯乘突然說:86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Xw7PVOJMM
「王萍鶴，怎麼樣？」86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqhkCpzWCjm
「妳是說她的名字？」86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKVUZO3qyqY
鋼先問，看向王姑娘。86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjsxs9998Be
「萍鶴……」86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrG3vWt5Bif
她在唇齒間把玩著這個名字。86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdLzZiztXUT
「為什麼取這名字？」86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI8W8nMOIIO
李秀問。86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1YLtqCafIQ
「萍是浮萍，就是飄零無依的意思，雖說難聽了點。至於鶴，自然是形容她身材高挑。」86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwfVowuNpok
眾人看向她。86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOutZlbRUSu
「……王萍鶴，聽起來挺順耳的。謝謝你，魯乘。」86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpQdYizBCU7
萍鶴笑了。86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXkOo82ftlu
百威歡快地繞她頭頂盤旋一圈，清脆地叫了一聲。86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRpD6hlhhJh
「還有一件事。」86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ83pv0YPbvh
魯乘雄心勃勃地說:「『飛墨顯字象』！這個筆法名稱是我的傑作！」86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr115I9zG6B
「就是她那筆法的名字？」86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLUSEnUDoPH
雷先讚歎不已。86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Nz09NKeuq
「嗯，還不賴嘛。」86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡipmQPs58Lo
李秀眨了眨眼睛。鋼先也頷首稱是。86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpLrVhOljDA
「……有點不好意思呢。名字未免太華麗了。」86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhmvgF4yjeU
萍鶴害羞地揮動輝影之筆。86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfTRJh1XEA6
只見附近一棵枯樹的樹幹上，浮現出「華」字。86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXX8P8lZWME
轉眼間，樹上綻放出繁花似錦。86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡixWtoSaJ7T
「哇，好美！」86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxDAhaBjINs
「原來是棵桃花樹啊。」86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmt1ZcFDfnH
李秀和魯乘驚喜萬分。鋼先也為眼前突如其來的美景而莞爾。86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl73jVoR46z
雷先打開早就準備好的酒壺，讓大家端起酒杯，為眾人斟滿自釀的果酒。空氣中瀰漫著甜美的芳香。86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPbQsD0Ri3H
鋼先舉杯祝酒，眾人紛紛舉杯。86Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKaRddpYATV
就這樣，大夥為新夥伴的加入而再次歡騰。
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然後按「加至主畫面」