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。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMuHDq5nhro
(右腳好像有點不自然，果然就是當年遇到的女孩。)鋼先暗忖。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNVSgLnY5aV
兩人曾有過一面之緣。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk2h4o8oYCp
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。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTWMzfrbGUl
正當他把大量廢棄文件裝上小舟運走時，無意間瞥見了她。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoCWz4vdNCf
只見她形單影隻，步履蹣跚，似在茫然尋覓什麼。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ACcAOGEoo
「……又是迷路的遊客？這麼晚可不妙啊。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjAAVOdTct3
鋼先划著小舟靠岸，在她身旁停下。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFhtMUZNbtO
「是來遊玩龍虎山的嗎？跟同伴走散了？」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEr0R613aKM
話音未落，她先是一驚，隨即綻放出燦爛的笑容。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ52bwVlYslE
「沒錯，我和家人一起來的，不小心迷路了。請問您是本地人嗎？」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7iTU7Jx9W1
鋼先頓時看呆了。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZfTcMnNcs7
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。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡits0zuSLzr
「原來不是本地人啊？打擾了。」見鋼先不語，她失望地垂下臉。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2dQFUmZk9g
鋼先連忙擺手笑道:「不，我就住在龍虎山，當導遊沒問題。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHLKSVDUvLZ
說著把小舟繫好，帶她朝南面的巖山走去。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCHEjF0ywyO
「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。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrdrMuEFn43
她連連點頭。「是啊，我也得趕快回去，上船時間就要到了……！」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbKTXELmgY5
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！」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFjVKX2sxOE
兩人來不及多說，全速向前狂奔。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXmRjQQg8YH
巖山約三人高，宛如一堵高牆，但只要翻過去，碼頭指日可待。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh3nRafzSXC
「我先爬上去，再拉妳一把。在下面等我。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuW0daj5aB4
鋼先攀上巖山。他早有準備，提前留了條繩子。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3v6EuXWQzr
他把繩子拋給她，待她纏在腰間，便將人拽了上來。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9GNBQYMMg8
「很好，妳挺輕的嘛。馬上就到了。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAbABaoEb3E
就在此時，狂風驟起，大雨傾盆而下。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgmi13xjX2h
兩人瞬間濕透，鋼先緊握繩索，穩住身形。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIx9HgM5BSd
「這種時候下這麼大的雨，真是的。喂，別掉下去啊。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡedpZjCObr7
她也拼命想爬，奈何石頭濕滑，屢屢打滑。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4oy6bNhpNE
鋼先也因此受到牽連，幾次險些鬆手。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ59tcDdojmK
好不容易爬上山頂，兩人又在雨中沿山坡狂奔。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtlgRm2REP6
「啊！」她被鬆動的石塊絆倒，右腳扭傷了。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBGTtoduwn5
她疼得抽搐，鋼先也左右為難。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3yvr1SehZK
「船就要開了，忍一忍吧！」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT2uTDQDM3r
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。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu6mCCHkX0J
「不要啦。」她羞澀地嬌嗔。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhnsYR1riPS
鋼先充耳不聞，只管全力狂奔。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRKn03CESIb
上氣不接下氣地趕到碼頭，她的家人連忙將她帶上船。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9wQXghqPeU
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。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4mk5XBwAfN
(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。)85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpO0dApTMI0
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:85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX49rpBijZx
「在下賀鋼先，來自龍虎山。姑娘尊姓大名？」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Nd5psnPEv
她搖搖頭。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHT1y6h3QA1
「看來是真的失憶了。都是那支魔星筆害的？」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWTn2Nprq4A
這回她默默點頭。鋼先閉目深吸一口氣。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiUh9FktOmQ
李秀靈機一動:「那用妳的筆法，能不能恢復記憶？」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF2H5M39hfF
「那是不可能的。」她斬釘截鐵。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5z71nck6T6
李秀詫異地望向鋼先。鋼先轉頭問魯乘:85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqRQ0QrepLt
「魯乘，你怎麼看？」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0b1p5qOGQH
「大概是有些不願回想的事吧。咱們不好勉強人家。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO3ibgn6TAl
「鋼先，」雷先興奮地說，85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡszg4pbq2Vj
「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。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJoSNNzC10Z
鋼先嘆口氣制止道:「別輕易亂說，這可是趟凶險的旅程。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL69zth4OSO
眾人把目光投向她。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcSYCnPjC01
「我討厭。」她道。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUzXpQzYie6
鋼先點點頭:「也是，對不住，是我唐突了。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8rcQmGnkFC
但她搖頭:「不，我厭惡的是那種筆法。恨不得把它扔了。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Y575pb2jB
「……我明白。」鋼先說。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvkzZ2P3CVy
她詫異抬頭。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmtYsXVGtwG
「我說話前，你就沒輕舉妄動。明明你照顧的店鋪都被燒毀了。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSCXYcxA0cC
她低下眼簾。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBBIaTHtcOY
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。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMJKDc0oVWe
李秀和魯乘也深以為然。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwoYqJH8Ls9
「這肯定會釀禍的。不要管我了。」她自暴自棄地說。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKvgUuAMJKM
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？」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlOxoseCio6
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。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3YZJqcuJU8
「嫌它那麼討厭，幹嘛不扔了它呢？為什麼一直帶在身上？」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxxUqqaG6sQ
她默不作聲，良久才道:85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUbjkAfsZDA
「地文星說的。它選中了這支筆，接著又選上了我。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfdFQTtcJHD
「魔星選中了妳？」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9sP08fXPW4
她有氣無力地點了點頭。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJoVLldz2yd
鋼先猶豫了下該說些什麼，卻聽她問道:85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJBcN2Ju39N
「你們不也各自背負著什麼嗎？」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡet2vIU2fjA
眾人大吃一驚，面面相覷。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZcIva7TtuR
她又道:「可你們看上去很開心。為什麼？」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf1lpTsBZgD
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。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqqMt1ryonR
雷先等人也難為情地笑了，百威不停地叫。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8y2AaKJm7W
半晌，她說:85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGEDbSYXFZ1
「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。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVbv0HJ879I
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。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa7DgB5Jytw
「這衣料好講究，姑娘家世不凡吧？」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO5m4Zlrm77
李秀邊看衣服，魯乘邊得意洋洋地說:85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdNDLYmtWXC
「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？」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUK016DTXZl
「照這麼說，她今年該有十八了。會稽王氏之女。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡULF9C2tntl
鋼先說。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZPMAXrcaf4
「哦，我是開元二十六年生人，你比我大一歲呢。請多指教啊。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjTVv4Buwz0
李秀笑吟吟地說。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtcJIRMJN82
「……請多指教。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjkCZtBFcpJ
她幾乎沒笑，客套地回應。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSaCavnkrAl
雷先靈光一閃:85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT1toD4WAXr
「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？」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoiib9Smpt8
但當事人毫無反應。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMF0B97f0sm
「看看那支筆，說不定能瞭解點什麼呢。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ72owTInmwf
魯乘伸手去拿，王姑娘連忙阻止:85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzBE1YJ4hcM
「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。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsdXQO1eG2x
「這樣啊？那就沒意思了。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG3fra8tua8
魯乘遺憾地縮回手。鋼先起身說:85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡouoSZU2AtX
「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。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡze2zisPtuN
鋼先，李秀和百威就在一旁觀望。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGMAxFMTlWx
「活像個看魔術表演的孩子。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMSpAV5Lf9d
李秀半是驚奇半是無奈，鋼先苦笑道:85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3iKvZxvs9o
「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。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVKGGKFoDXa
「嗯，有道理。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUv57vccNHE
魯乘和雷先忙活著收拾後院，騰出一大片空地。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHs7ACZIlgR
王姑娘拿著裝滿墨汁的壺和筆，面無表情地說:85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcNKkiA4XET
「隨時都可以開始。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHb9fCNPeMB
魯乘掏出一個袋子放在樹樁上。一隻雞蹦了出來。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaee9LYj5bn
「這是準備吃的，儘管試。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJJOp9G5Rid
「我該怎麼做？」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl28CB1yUx3
「嗯，就寫個『溺死』吧。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcvMOcqG6GX
雷先忍不住問:「沒水還溺死？」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIQKjF4W3P6
「看來是不行，那就試試吧。王姑娘，麻煩妳了。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVmANYoZICg
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。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJM52VZUoFv
「果然不行啊。那寫個『飛翔』試試。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8YBPzkQPvI
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。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbP3jobQG4I
雷先驚呼:「厲害，竟然飛起來了！」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ27zfIEun5Z
「百威，把牠抓回來。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWEcvnJMDep
棲在樹梢的百威輕輕一躍，把雞逮了回來。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn4S2mYtUYi
「最後，王姑娘能否用妳的筆法殺了這雞？寫『殺』或『死』都行。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcW5j23dNd9
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。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuzeaRihRPl
「怎麼回事？」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMjWXFug2qb
雷先歪著腦袋。王姑娘嘆了口氣說:85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT23M5iVAZU
「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。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1onBAqZFZm
魯乘走上前，拍了拍她的背:85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Bg1GcZY4B
「對不起，是我強人所難了。雷先那傢伙非要試不可。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAsZKLx7OKH
「魯乘，別把責任都推到我頭上，太不夠意思了。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxhADrVuU14
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。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh7aM0v57ta
鋼先和李秀在一旁看著笑。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5rMihd0psX
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:85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGcLUDqQDk6
「王萍鶴，怎麼樣？」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvjSaKMN7Be
「妳是說她的名字？」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrx7ao3LhKb
鋼先問，看向王姑娘。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4jm8sfGNSH
「萍鶴……」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXEZBqFjmIZ
她在唇齒間把玩著這個名字。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvurSgzYjVC
「為什麼取這名字？」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9i21hbTSrk
李秀問。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP06ERnDJV8
「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。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ7evzhAbpK
眾人看向她。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs9PIhlekII
「……王萍鶴，聽起來挺順耳的。謝謝你，魯乘。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh5Ig7DaSVL
萍鶴笑了。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIB8l9OdjSj
百威歡快地繞她頭頂盤旋一圈，清脆地叫了一聲。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2QZNEsPt4S
「還有一件事。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSzxbtZL2hK
魯乘雄心勃勃地說:「『飛墨顯字象』！這個筆法名稱是我的傑作！」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXIRvKVPOVW
「就是她那筆法的名字？」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDtXDU9LU7s
雷先讚歎不已。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcjqJO8A09q
「嗯，還不賴嘛。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnxGKG7z8xG
李秀眨了眨眼睛。鋼先也頷首稱是。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWfJGdpJCZf
「……有點不好意思呢。名字未免太華麗了。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7xG4K3pjO4
萍鶴害羞地揮動輝影之筆。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNEXQzDczyM
只見附近一棵枯樹的樹幹上，浮現出「華」字。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6jXtbzgfMC
轉眼間，樹上綻放出繁花似錦。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr6FJeJfQzc
「哇，好美！」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIQIO46dxs7
「原來是棵桃花樹啊。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI4cp6fKtnX
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。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSRhfspTYnu
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。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVBaY5TRvcm
鋼先舉杯祝酒，眾人紛紛舉杯。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjQtjElyBOJ
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」