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04:觀落陰416Please respect copyright.PENANArwIUVr0AUB
蒼原村的城隍廟,是一間城隍爺親自駐守的廟宇。416Please respect copyright.PENANA7xybIYE42O
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。416Please respect copyright.PENANAnV8adx4jq9
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。416Please respect copyright.PENANASxN3dbCRQp
城隍爺和城隍夫人,一起生活在最深處的內院。416Please respect copyright.PENANAzOHPuaVsNi
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。416Please respect copyright.PENANAQduCsO2X1I
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。416Please respect copyright.PENANAkmLUFkfUG0
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。416Please respect copyright.PENANAdlCNQcZWXL
畢竟,能有多少人,得以長期住在城隍廟內院?416Please respect copyright.PENANAP5aMLHcLqZ
可以說,這整件事,是老村民間一個半公開的秘密。416Please respect copyright.PENANAzqFKr4trpt
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……416Please respect copyright.PENANAbuRMaEaSv6
現在,晚間十點了,月亮高掛。416Please respect copyright.PENANAAWmljqnqNc
未獲允許觀落陰的外地民眾,都已離去。416Please respect copyright.PENANAwnIjGdsePM
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。416Please respect copyright.PENANAQTGthbc7O7
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。416Please respect copyright.PENANACzqbW3BFxm
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。416Please respect copyright.PENANAm4MdosfjiE
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。416Please respect copyright.PENANAjWeo3K8nux
三名獲准者,在內廣場耐心等待。416Please respect copyright.PENANAN4unDhNkgb
至於城隍夫婦……416Please respect copyright.PENANAvS44qSjxwE
城隍站在內廣場角落。416Please respect copyright.PENANAGcH3v5jE8a
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。」416Please respect copyright.PENANAHoE0J84F4v
城隍鐵著一張臉:「…………」416Please respect copyright.PENANApVuFeIT2AQ
小仙:「哥哥,生氣了?」416Please respect copyright.PENANA0KNrHdoXTH
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小仙:「別這樣,笑一個啊,說七七七七七七……」416Please respect copyright.PENANAi8bN3brmwC
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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……」416Please respect copyright.PENANAeMBMbPaCYZ
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……」416Please respect copyright.PENANARkM3dMInM3
臉頰被左右拉開的小仙:「歐尼醬……雅妹蝶……雅妹蝶……」416Please respect copyright.PENANA5be851go2P
城隍放手:「還敢問我是否生氣?根本會被妳氣死。」416Please respect copyright.PENANA7Y5LN8w5fo
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。」416Please respect copyright.PENANAVVvnSCzqu8
城隍:「反正現在妳給我乖一點,聽到沒有?」416Please respect copyright.PENANA9CSv99yM0u
小仙:「好,我一定乖乖聽話。」416Please respect copyright.PENANAFanyV7DeLN
城隍:「哼!」416Please respect copyright.PENANAAeVR9PsQon
然後,觀落陰即將開始。416Please respect copyright.PENANAkuuOvFqgb0
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。416Please respect copyright.PENANAZpRqOYz4Fc
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。416Please respect copyright.PENANAK2oLXwmyUm
城隍:「…………」416Please respect copyright.PENANAo7Tziz8MSn
小仙:「我乖乖的,沒有搗亂喔。」416Please respect copyright.PENANAjXZxbZhzyB
城隍:「…………」416Please respect copyright.PENANAzGig0vYWnw
小仙:「小寶,別擔心,有姊姊保護妳,一起去陰間玩吧。」416Please respect copyright.PENANAjFW5PU9WzQ
小寶:「謝謝姊姊。」416Please respect copyright.PENANAzC7YTKQVfs
城隍:「算了……」放棄掙扎。416Please respect copyright.PENANA1V96lLUsZc
所謂的妹妹,根本是甜甜又調皮的腹黑小惡魔啊……416Please respect copyright.PENANATyl992nlhm
城隍:「那麼,觀落陰準備開始。」416Please respect copyright.PENANAm8uYARCErF
椅上的四人,都看著眼前說話的男人。416Please respect copyright.PENANAJcn5DixV5c
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。416Please respect copyright.PENANA9KFOlC4ZOE
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?」416Please respect copyright.PENANAjRRPXR9Ivm
愛貓胖男問:「請問法師怎麼稱呼?」416Please respect copyright.PENANAsLmFfTZT5C
城隍:「叫我城先生吧。」(被聽做陳先生。)416Please respect copyright.PENANA79NbJpJL1Y
愛貓胖男:「陳法師,我想問一下,觀落陰大概需要多久時間?」416Please respect copyright.PENANASNCRYvP1bb
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。」416Please respect copyright.PENANAwtYcPNmIg6
愛貓胖男點頭,表示理解。416Please respect copyright.PENANATZR25QDBZT
城隍:「所以如果有人想去廁所,現在是最後機會。」416Please respect copyright.PENANAphqMVHrk8q
眾人安靜。416Please respect copyright.PENANANHvtwEEAxh
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。」416Please respect copyright.PENANA6wFGb7ODJE
小寶低聲:「小仙姊姊?」416Please respect copyright.PENANAU9nNGZobNj
小仙:「什麼事?」416Please respect copyright.PENANAHpbty2QrFU
小寶:「七魄又是什麼?」416Please respect copyright.PENANAJDiFiK6MF0
小仙:「這解釋起來有點複雜……反正就是大家都有的靈魂。」416Please respect copyright.PENANAuoMr0A3CrW
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。」416Please respect copyright.PENANAEZMIEWGS7Z
小寶:「這位陳哥哥到底是誰?姊姊好像認識他?他好像很厲害?」416Please respect copyright.PENANAsUhDFxLmcJ
小仙:「他啊,是姊姊的丈夫啦。」416Please respect copyright.PENANAIk0es8xM97
一直沉默的阿珍:「你們是夫妻?」416Please respect copyright.PENANA4IteISw0n9
小仙:「嗯……」416Please respect copyright.PENANAtjPlTS8thZ
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。」416Please respect copyright.PENANAJLwX8fMF2M
小仙:「放心吧,沒問題的,有城隍爺保護我們啊。」416Please respect copyright.PENANAf8v5eQRdmF
城隍:「好,請廟助開始處理符紙。」416Please respect copyright.PENANAW9Xkf5Q9nr
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。416Please respect copyright.PENANAaYS8POdtG1
城隍:「十位廟助,請開始敲木魚,誦經。」416Please respect copyright.PENANAAHBHfypbLL
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。416Please respect copyright.PENANAd6R57zQdAP
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!」416Please respect copyright.PENANAAWOofpJ2KV
如果讓生人意外打擾,或是亡魂趁虛進入體入,就麻煩了。416Please respect copyright.PENANAAoAwJV44PO
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。416Please respect copyright.PENANAHz2SnfioTo
還會是誰關的門?416Please respect copyright.PENANArKImpQexAH
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。416Please respect copyright.PENANAGGAlDn8W8N
城隍爺,閉上雙眼,讓自己元神出竅。416Please respect copyright.PENANAs40tVacTME
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。416Please respect copyright.PENANAwJSsi7GI1Q
陽間肉眼不能見的陰間世界。416Please respect copyright.PENANAfDwARVOcxx
煙霧瀰漫的陰間世界。416Please respect copyright.PENANA0ZLxKihnGT
陰間的官衙門。416Please respect copyright.PENANADIeFjkfaLy
內廣場周圍,恭敬跪著各司神官神將。416Please respect copyright.PENANAdbhpdjy9Av
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。416Please respect copyright.PENANAPMX1vH4D0T
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。416Please respect copyright.PENANAjhQYL5bYqG
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。416Please respect copyright.PENANAQ2nBYEfN1z
速報司神官:「城隍回歸------!」416Please respect copyright.PENANAMiUEO5WtCw
哨角響,嗩吶亮,大鼓震,兵將號……撼動陰間。416Please respect copyright.PENANAjxTeSaq3Hb
終究,陰間才是屬於城隍爺的世界。416Please respect copyright.PENANAh4LkSQhBVo
城隍:「勾魂使?」416Please respect copyright.PENANAuRY2sUIxoT
黑白無常:「在!」416Please respect copyright.PENANAKKRuh966H3
城隍:「引出這三人的靈魂,帶往陰間。」416Please respect copyright.PENANA15ojj1BVch
黑白無常:「屬下遵命!」416Please respect copyright.PENANAxnSd5yJXuc
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。416Please respect copyright.PENANAjD6Q5w34tn
城隍爺,親自走向小仙前方,輕握她的手。416Please respect copyright.PENANAkOqEjg0Nrb
陽間端坐的小仙,感覺到:「哥哥……我準備好了……」416Please respect copyright.PENANAeJenzDzWDV
城隍爺輕拉,小仙的元神,被正式拉出。416Please respect copyright.PENANAfdaClJjo54
城隍夫妻,相視而笑……416Please respect copyright.PENANAijzdinnRn8
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