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04:觀落陰409Please respect copyright.PENANApkjYzZNfxG
蒼原村的城隍廟,是一間城隍爺親自駐守的廟宇。409Please respect copyright.PENANAxBewzaxYON
長方型的四合院,從外到內,主要區域分別是外廣場,正門,內廣場,左殿,右殿,正殿,後殿,內院。409Please respect copyright.PENANAunusYPZoIh
當然,還有幾棟獨立的倉庫和提供廟務人員工作的小房子,所以這個城隍廟就規模來說,算的上是一個大型廟宇。409Please respect copyright.PENANATVdFzEgB2l
城隍爺和城隍夫人,一起生活在最深處的內院。409Please respect copyright.PENANAOEPYrn2Aru
神明確實存在的這件事,整個蒼原村只有大約十名德高望重的老人知道。409Please respect copyright.PENANAMwDNUSo5DI
也是由這十名老人,擔任城隍廟的廟助,協助廟宇各項俗務運作。409Please respect copyright.PENANAGXnMpD2vrz
至於其他村民,雖然沒有知道這件事的資格,不過他們透過私底下的口耳相傳,個人猜想,還是大致知道情況不單純。409Please respect copyright.PENANAyHNGLMpCgc
畢竟,能有多少人,得以長期住在城隍廟內院?409Please respect copyright.PENANAiwDRdmRGs9
可以說,這整件事,是老村民間一個半公開的秘密。409Please respect copyright.PENANAihk3Q7wUHj
村民們,就此絕不對外透露這件事,一起保護屬於他們的神明……409Please respect copyright.PENANAOrxpzj9gNw
現在,晚間十點了,月亮高掛。409Please respect copyright.PENANA43eZyemnbC
未獲允許觀落陰的外地民眾,都已離去。409Please respect copyright.PENANA0bQkUuVYij
大部份需要早起務農的村民,也已經收拾好城隍廟內外環境,回家休息。409Please respect copyright.PENANAzGbNm0c7O5
依然留在廟內的陽世凡人,只有十名廟助,和三名獲准下陰間的人。409Please respect copyright.PENANAbm8Q9A6RW7
阿珍和小寶,是其中二人。另外一名,正是曾經被拒絕過的愛貓胖男。409Please respect copyright.PENANAIb1XOpGYT5
十名廟助,各有職責。仔細打掃正殿前的內廣場,擺放椅子,準備觀落陰的必需品,或是在廟內巡走一圈,確認沒有任何問題。409Please respect copyright.PENANAqSytW7jcoz
三名獲准者,在內廣場耐心等待。409Please respect copyright.PENANADpdolwHJEX
至於城隍夫婦……409Please respect copyright.PENANAcnygAVz68H
城隍站在內廣場角落。409Please respect copyright.PENANA5r0bLpAsLY
小仙跟在旁邊:「哥哥好棒喔!不只答應讓小寶他們下去,也答應讓那個愛貓男士下去找貓咪耶。」409Please respect copyright.PENANA5RL2qcMOFi
城隍鐵著一張臉:「…………」409Please respect copyright.PENANA8C6PbE2Nex
小仙:「哥哥,生氣了?」409Please respect copyright.PENANAu988DcNf0X
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小仙:「別這樣,笑一個啊,說七七七七七七……」409Please respect copyright.PENANAEmX2Wd1ZfJ
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小仙,直接站到哥哥面前:「看我的臉,一起說,七七七七七七……」409Please respect copyright.PENANAMiTYb7eFyz
城隍頭冒十字血管,舉起雙手,左右用力拉開小仙妹妹的臉頰:「七七七七七七……」409Please respect copyright.PENANAEX9BIvQkRu
臉頰被左右拉開的小仙:「歐尼醬……雅妹蝶……雅妹蝶……」409Please respect copyright.PENANACUibDrH0yV
城隍放手:「還敢問我是否生氣?根本會被妳氣死。」409Please respect copyright.PENANAKSA1ZjGeX3
小仙:「不過哥哥還是答應了,好高興,這說明哥哥心中的確有我的存在。」409Please respect copyright.PENANA3pRWkoKUEy
城隍:「反正現在妳給我乖一點,聽到沒有?」409Please respect copyright.PENANA6XDeMaEBjp
小仙:「好,我一定乖乖聽話。」409Please respect copyright.PENANApMWF8R6mzG
城隍:「哼!」409Please respect copyright.PENANAnUrbByixFp
然後,觀落陰即將開始。409Please respect copyright.PENANAC5oiRIsrrK
所有準備下陰間的人,都坐到內廣場中央擺放的椅子,城隍爺走到他們前方站著。409Please respect copyright.PENANAkUN00mJnzF
答應乖乖的小仙,也趕緊拿過一張椅子,坐到小寶身邊,成為第四位參與者。409Please respect copyright.PENANAnAsK7dF8g4
城隍:「…………」409Please respect copyright.PENANALxFZZ26wri
小仙:「我乖乖的,沒有搗亂喔。」409Please respect copyright.PENANAu91MYVnjAm
城隍:「…………」409Please respect copyright.PENANAY7ntdSNgZV
小仙:「小寶,別擔心,有姊姊保護妳,一起去陰間玩吧。」409Please respect copyright.PENANAVwa9ZqIXql
小寶:「謝謝姊姊。」409Please respect copyright.PENANAijthNftb19
城隍:「算了……」放棄掙扎。409Please respect copyright.PENANAIiAHMqr5Z0
所謂的妹妹,根本是甜甜又調皮的腹黑小惡魔啊……409Please respect copyright.PENANADxuQlwempI
城隍:「那麼,觀落陰準備開始。」409Please respect copyright.PENANAVyaVDlay8u
椅上的四人,都看著眼前說話的男人。409Please respect copyright.PENANAMxb2OBFizb
十名老廟助,都穿著黃色道服,分站在準備入陰間的五人身邊。409Please respect copyright.PENANAirfnAIwWO4
城隍:「相信你們一定在想,我是誰?簡單說,是由我負責執行觀落陰儀式,我會陪你們一起下陰間,現在你們還有什麼問題?」409Please respect copyright.PENANAO3lVuguEqP
愛貓胖男問:「請問法師怎麼稱呼?」409Please respect copyright.PENANA50O6Hfv9jQ
城隍:「叫我城先生吧。」(被聽做陳先生。)409Please respect copyright.PENANAFvWGyhQ1MT
愛貓胖男:「陳法師,我想問一下,觀落陰大概需要多久時間?」409Please respect copyright.PENANA3g2RcardIs
城隍:「快的話二小時內,慢的話三四小時都有可能。而不論到底會下陰間多久,我們都在半夜四點之前回來,不拖到天亮。」409Please respect copyright.PENANAR64dgkLXPu
愛貓胖男點頭,表示理解。409Please respect copyright.PENANAhhVjJFQr90
城隍:「所以如果有人想去廁所,現在是最後機會。」409Please respect copyright.PENANAnwyj1XFQZb
眾人安靜。409Please respect copyright.PENANAhK03nQhOgp
城隍:「好,接著我解釋,如何讓你們下陰間。簡單說,每個人都有三魂七魄。三魂是生魂、覺魂和靈魂。只要抽出其中的靈魂,讓靈魂單獨前往陰間行動,就是所謂的觀落陰。」409Please respect copyright.PENANAaqQe9e2uTd
小寶低聲:「小仙姊姊?」409Please respect copyright.PENANAQZ7zoCSdfH
小仙:「什麼事?」409Please respect copyright.PENANAQkhMW2sA3W
小寶:「七魄又是什麼?」409Please respect copyright.PENANAjZWf1RGU1T
小仙:「這解釋起來有點複雜……反正就是大家都有的靈魂。」409Please respect copyright.PENANAQIS36Klgb8
城隍:「再來,我告訴各位一件事。等等這十位廟助,會請各位脫掉鞋子,讓各位赤腳踩在符紙上。也會分發符紙,讓各位左右手各抓一份。然後會用大紅布綁頭,讓符紙壓在各位的雙眼,蓋住雙耳。這是為了保護依然留在體內的二魂七魄,不會因為靈魂離體前往陰間而四散。還有問題嗎?或是誰想去廁所?沒有的話,要請廟助進行了。」409Please respect copyright.PENANAQHHXuxhNED
小寶:「這位陳哥哥到底是誰?姊姊好像認識他?他好像很厲害?」409Please respect copyright.PENANAzXdKvrfhCS
小仙:「他啊,是姊姊的丈夫啦。」409Please respect copyright.PENANAy3eZxft0k3
一直沉默的阿珍:「你們是夫妻?」409Please respect copyright.PENANAh8Ic6SqDDC
小仙:「嗯……」409Please respect copyright.PENANABMvaxDHCKc
阿珍:「這樣我真的放心了。因為如果危險,他絕對不會敢讓你一起觀落陰。」409Please respect copyright.PENANAcCgRBu0TZq
小仙:「放心吧,沒問題的,有城隍爺保護我們啊。」409Please respect copyright.PENANAIjcKAXzod6
城隍:「好,請廟助開始處理符紙。」409Please respect copyright.PENANAjjlpJfOmj3
四人迅速脫去鞋子,手抓符紙,頭綁大紅布,再看不見周遭的一切。409Please respect copyright.PENANAocJHIy2hCi
城隍:「十位廟助,請開始敲木魚,誦經。」409Please respect copyright.PENANAwi1lVn2Fq7
廟助們,二人拿出木魚,規律敲擊,八人取出懷中經本,開始誦讀。409Please respect copyright.PENANAc5CTnihu7u
城隍爺,一聲令下:「關廟門,嚴守四方!孤魂野鬼,閒雜人等,不得接近!」409Please respect copyright.PENANA6b0UhspfXr
如果讓生人意外打擾,或是亡魂趁虛進入體入,就麻煩了。409Please respect copyright.PENANAOvXxv2ylXQ
因此這聲令下,位在南邊,通往廟外廣場的三川殿,左側依然敞開的龍門,明明沒有任何人在,卻主動關閉,甚至上閂。409Please respect copyright.PENANAt8D8i5R89u
還會是誰關的門?409Please respect copyright.PENANAtwl39rbm3s
廟助們,都看向自動關閉的龍門,讚嘆不已,再一次體會到另一個世界的真實存在。409Please respect copyright.PENANA385LqwH0y9
城隍爺,閉上雙眼,讓自己元神出竅。409Please respect copyright.PENANAeDxCi9tQ5D
再次張開雙眼,城隍爺已經是用元神,看著城隍廟的陰間世界。409Please respect copyright.PENANA3DrW7bx35I
陽間肉眼不能見的陰間世界。409Please respect copyright.PENANA1IOAgJekNQ
煙霧瀰漫的陰間世界。409Please respect copyright.PENANAPqAVHfmOBS
陰間的官衙門。409Please respect copyright.PENANAG4sTwWYNJm
內廣場周圍,恭敬跪著各司神官神將。409Please respect copyright.PENANASpibnCfiDI
周圍走廊,每隔三步,就有一名神兵看守,左手青焰火把,右手長槍。409Please respect copyright.PENANAXsbHcUFcmT
廟宇外圍的高牆上,左右殿的屋頂上,每隔一尺,站著一名神兵,手拿長弓,瞭望廟外。409Please respect copyright.PENANAIF9QWpYGWi
廟牆外的東南西北,和負責守衛廟內的中營,站立著五營的萬千兵將,嚴厲把守。409Please respect copyright.PENANAinVEjdBHmX
速報司神官:「城隍回歸------!」409Please respect copyright.PENANAMJaMxzsBaq
哨角響,嗩吶亮,大鼓震,兵將號……撼動陰間。409Please respect copyright.PENANAfs94cR4Lre
終究,陰間才是屬於城隍爺的世界。409Please respect copyright.PENANAJmRg8Oum0a
城隍:「勾魂使?」409Please respect copyright.PENANANjwzeFdvgh
黑白無常:「在!」409Please respect copyright.PENANAuUqEQWtCBb
城隍:「引出這三人的靈魂,帶往陰間。」409Please respect copyright.PENANARUSm1wBepa
黑白無常:「屬下遵命!」409Please respect copyright.PENANAOgtpLnG6Bu
民間不知真假的小宮廟,觀落陰成敗難料。勾魂使親自動手,豈有失敗的道理?不論男人女人善人惡人皆得乖乖靈魂出體。409Please respect copyright.PENANAJNRsEVac4w
城隍爺,親自走向小仙前方,輕握她的手。409Please respect copyright.PENANAjdjqUD5Tcn
陽間端坐的小仙,感覺到:「哥哥……我準備好了……」409Please respect copyright.PENANAxZlHc3os51
城隍爺輕拉,小仙的元神,被正式拉出。409Please respect copyright.PENANAXMFJrbLkDC
城隍夫妻,相視而笑……409Please respect copyright.PENANAIcSxs7EnnR
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