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。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXaT3f8Hmkn
(右腳好像有點不自然，果然就是當年遇到的女孩。)鋼先暗忖。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2MB9lZk7YY
兩人曾有過一面之緣。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk2whyMG2cn
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。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcwi7MIFPe1
正當他把大量廢棄文件裝上小舟運走時，無意間瞥見了她。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5sif5spZNp
只見她形單影隻，步履蹣跚，似在茫然尋覓什麼。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLvcOHHFnW8
「……又是迷路的遊客？這麼晚可不妙啊。」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXsCU8pEy7E
鋼先划著小舟靠岸，在她身旁停下。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9i9NV8nHkA
「是來遊玩龍虎山的嗎？跟同伴走散了？」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxhOBKII6jY
話音未落，她先是一驚，隨即綻放出燦爛的笑容。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPH2YpEKPL6
「沒錯，我和家人一起來的，不小心迷路了。請問您是本地人嗎？」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ev3fxHHPH
鋼先頓時看呆了。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOSFqgQh14T
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。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡedY8NWqkKz
「原來不是本地人啊？打擾了。」見鋼先不語，她失望地垂下臉。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW8sCH7MgZX
鋼先連忙擺手笑道:「不，我就住在龍虎山，當導遊沒問題。」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1V1TJMm0rN
說著把小舟繫好，帶她朝南面的巖山走去。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEmGnEYlGrk
「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。」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBPaWlVbPS6
她連連點頭。「是啊，我也得趕快回去，上船時間就要到了……！」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFmHtAtNPlS
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！」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJhynrmOz1G
兩人來不及多說，全速向前狂奔。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhmyzgwKwMb
巖山約三人高，宛如一堵高牆，但只要翻過去，碼頭指日可待。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTKLDDOggof
「我先爬上去，再拉妳一把。在下面等我。」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIkIP1LaeI8
鋼先攀上巖山。他早有準備，提前留了條繩子。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiCtKClw1r4
他把繩子拋給她，待她纏在腰間，便將人拽了上來。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtd4HpzunPN
「很好，妳挺輕的嘛。馬上就到了。」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsMY9Nhm0Gf
就在此時，狂風驟起，大雨傾盆而下。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpzsSWV6PXB
兩人瞬間濕透，鋼先緊握繩索，穩住身形。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVcQAGQKm1Z
「這種時候下這麼大的雨，真是的。喂，別掉下去啊。」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdl2WchIbCd
她也拼命想爬，奈何石頭濕滑，屢屢打滑。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzGqsfWYuXB
鋼先也因此受到牽連，幾次險些鬆手。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsX1sGZFtK2
好不容易爬上山頂，兩人又在雨中沿山坡狂奔。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMoLDMlJrEP
「啊！」她被鬆動的石塊絆倒，右腳扭傷了。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGrpg2IkrhO
她疼得抽搐，鋼先也左右為難。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwJbBNGErv3
「船就要開了，忍一忍吧！」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkOmDKlSrHZ
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。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZEtqSnGW3y
「不要啦。」她羞澀地嬌嗔。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOYm38ETKjY
鋼先充耳不聞，只管全力狂奔。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjNURlCEeIV
上氣不接下氣地趕到碼頭，她的家人連忙將她帶上船。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa6ObKS31Za
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。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbjyCQaWfQ6
(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。)60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkhyIFjE2NY
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:60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY8tpHpGnLb
「在下賀鋼先，來自龍虎山。姑娘尊姓大名？」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwqEKxFTxzy
她搖搖頭。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp6CvnRN4zL
「看來是真的失憶了。都是那支魔星筆害的？」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP9j2lGk86M
這回她默默點頭。鋼先閉目深吸一口氣。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnIbSoQjLOv
李秀靈機一動:「那用妳的筆法，能不能恢復記憶？」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWE5LFZmJ2G
「那是不可能的。」她斬釘截鐵。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1CXOQjph04
李秀詫異地望向鋼先。鋼先轉頭問魯乘:60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP6TXv8b8NR
「魯乘，你怎麼看？」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtPgy0kWCaW
「大概是有些不願回想的事吧。咱們不好勉強人家。」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjEFgtiOzO9
「鋼先，」雷先興奮地說，60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4bKtXh4Dn9
「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。」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡal0IUUhFQP
鋼先嘆口氣制止道:「別輕易亂說，這可是趟凶險的旅程。」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnxnUdb4oWk
眾人把目光投向她。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2D1REy637T
「我討厭。」她道。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtoN8O9FxIK
鋼先點點頭:「也是，對不住，是我唐突了。」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvRKJc82Ouy
但她搖頭:「不，我厭惡的是那種筆法。恨不得把它扔了。」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqMrT355peB
「……我明白。」鋼先說。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwLdXeRZCsJ
她詫異抬頭。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUx4f873dZu
「我說話前，你就沒輕舉妄動。明明你照顧的店鋪都被燒毀了。」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡutytVWZHzj
她低下眼簾。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEJLywocoz6
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。」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKTYnvrHdnN
李秀和魯乘也深以為然。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwd6tQ1HGOn
「這肯定會釀禍的。不要管我了。」她自暴自棄地說。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWWzrbo4Ade
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？」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAGzMJbUGTY
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。」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHaQutsj5Cp
「嫌它那麼討厭，幹嘛不扔了它呢？為什麼一直帶在身上？」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR2VcRpeHvA
她默不作聲，良久才道:60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFjQmfTxALs
「地文星說的。它選中了這支筆，接著又選上了我。」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPJ5J3CVp02
「魔星選中了妳？」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡey4ljs3g6B
她有氣無力地點了點頭。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6YnoiGJouu
鋼先猶豫了下該說些什麼，卻聽她問道:60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIs8T5T1DUd
「你們不也各自背負著什麼嗎？」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡunuFALzCak
眾人大吃一驚，面面相覷。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvKnmHhe4p6
她又道:「可你們看上去很開心。為什麼？」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwPKis37GGA
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。」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7OxtMgbd9S
雷先等人也難為情地笑了，百威不停地叫。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJF5EHQmGc0
半晌，她說:60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQNYfSbC5Pg
「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。」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡntNnUTxHEO
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。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3WRuV4W6fD
「這衣料好講究，姑娘家世不凡吧？」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRwn9BCARJg
李秀邊看衣服，魯乘邊得意洋洋地說:60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAxJKHKcefT
「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？」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVCDhGbaV2K
「照這麼說，她今年該有十八了。會稽王氏之女。」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3KicLGCKz3
鋼先說。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxzkPKS8vvm
「哦，我是開元二十六年生人，你比我大一歲呢。請多指教啊。」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ1mSVihGEN
李秀笑吟吟地說。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvlxKM5gxHY
「……請多指教。」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJqqV2PZ3N2
她幾乎沒笑，客套地回應。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpxJy07VQ4J
雷先靈光一閃:60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVzWwxm5zfZ
「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？」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSL5NDNwsMg
但當事人毫無反應。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSVpZZ2m1ab
「看看那支筆，說不定能瞭解點什麼呢。」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgBL8KjCIks
魯乘伸手去拿，王姑娘連忙阻止:60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx8iJJgnzmJ
「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。」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGCx5bZGkek
「這樣啊？那就沒意思了。」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcD7QYhXkzO
魯乘遺憾地縮回手。鋼先起身說:60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEp2wNQFQ8b
「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。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMxPdGWIxvQ
鋼先，李秀和百威就在一旁觀望。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoAiTPVrfr7
「活像個看魔術表演的孩子。」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡklfK4NIRWg
李秀半是驚奇半是無奈，鋼先苦笑道:60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7J7UPgeWqF
「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。」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPpRUKxDJ9F
「嗯，有道理。」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXs06le7WbW
魯乘和雷先忙活著收拾後院，騰出一大片空地。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLyFrr858jU
王姑娘拿著裝滿墨汁的壺和筆，面無表情地說:60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgDPJdIdEuq
「隨時都可以開始。」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY6VzHkHYkg
魯乘掏出一個袋子放在樹樁上。一隻雞蹦了出來。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Ofb9ot9f4
「這是準備吃的，儘管試。」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDx3i4w3EQO
「我該怎麼做？」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLyjXGmpEka
「嗯，就寫個『溺死』吧。」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmbI1t8mxNp
雷先忍不住問:「沒水還溺死？」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1CS9D3aMqP
「看來是不行，那就試試吧。王姑娘，麻煩妳了。」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTpxnYsHjPZ
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。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7hc2pnEogP
「果然不行啊。那寫個『飛翔』試試。」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNrlpnvrLQY
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。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡim8SeYZPR3
雷先驚呼:「厲害，竟然飛起來了！」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvqRZpD7Fh4
「百威，把牠抓回來。」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡut6YeSv1uU
棲在樹梢的百威輕輕一躍，把雞逮了回來。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGGKsdp3mbt
「最後，王姑娘能否用妳的筆法殺了這雞？寫『殺』或『死』都行。」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDhuPzawlWA
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。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqO1FocMP9x
「怎麼回事？」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJMnwfnjm4O
雷先歪著腦袋。王姑娘嘆了口氣說:60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡadBzttuPse
「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。」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvrugQWRwef
魯乘走上前，拍了拍她的背:60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKGxpxg0gDL
「對不起，是我強人所難了。雷先那傢伙非要試不可。」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZF02ZkN3ch
「魯乘，別把責任都推到我頭上，太不夠意思了。」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSKGvCiEZUL
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。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmBfIRnpFf0
鋼先和李秀在一旁看著笑。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRAtHMUKi42
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:60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAaKvftDCaa
「王萍鶴，怎麼樣？」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa5o2G0Ssql
「妳是說她的名字？」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡecuLsYxmuB
鋼先問，看向王姑娘。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdFppbRyo4O
「萍鶴……」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHTX3rgtBTw
她在唇齒間把玩著這個名字。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkZW5dlPBAS
「為什麼取這名字？」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoLe84NR4aM
李秀問。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkNUOeJ9CaA
「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。」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNwKJoTR1gO
眾人看向她。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKDzWnRb5MZ
「……王萍鶴，聽起來挺順耳的。謝謝你，魯乘。」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgmlEvxrFL6
萍鶴笑了。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt51RwwdKwg
百威歡快地繞她頭頂盤旋一圈，清脆地叫了一聲。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ79D0AB6Bfy
「還有一件事。」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBg8fGw42TI
魯乘雄心勃勃地說:「『飛墨顯字象』！這個筆法名稱是我的傑作！」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs07rV5Cubz
「就是她那筆法的名字？」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOLEWarV1bk
雷先讚歎不已。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEtPO2lV9X6
「嗯，還不賴嘛。」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbG8C89Iptn
李秀眨了眨眼睛。鋼先也頷首稱是。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlNMFptsJId
「……有點不好意思呢。名字未免太華麗了。」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIq1mR7x5z8
萍鶴害羞地揮動輝影之筆。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡth8SQryiks
只見附近一棵枯樹的樹幹上，浮現出「華」字。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfIHd60gTFY
轉眼間，樹上綻放出繁花似錦。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1TZvEdOQ5B
「哇，好美！」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡESSakBLzLm
「原來是棵桃花樹啊。」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡinmStcAujo
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。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT4JXH8L5lK
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。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7xZyV3r0RD
鋼先舉杯祝酒，眾人紛紛舉杯。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVjmPnVkcjw
就這樣，大夥為新夥伴的加入而再次歡騰。
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