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。56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡECBfrNWhUF
(右腳好像有點不自然，果然就是當年遇到的女孩。)鋼先暗忖。56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHh2jjndmrk
兩人曾有過一面之緣。56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhPbM4KIn5s
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。56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdTjyU27zQM
正當他把大量廢棄文件裝上小舟運走時，無意間瞥見了她。56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9eKKloUD4g
只見她形單影隻，步履蹣跚，似在茫然尋覓什麼。56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLFFAetPE3D
「……又是迷路的遊客？這麼晚可不妙啊。」56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSMTV3BXAq3
鋼先划著小舟靠岸，在她身旁停下。56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwi8RUBHepN
「是來遊玩龍虎山的嗎？跟同伴走散了？」56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwJjK8f9axK
話音未落，她先是一驚，隨即綻放出燦爛的笑容。56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoqErvczhPe
「沒錯，我和家人一起來的，不小心迷路了。請問您是本地人嗎？」56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiBE0RAKZdB
鋼先頓時看呆了。56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8XtD1BwYF2
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。56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmfvQpokJ9r
「原來不是本地人啊？打擾了。」見鋼先不語，她失望地垂下臉。56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZVRMQgx4Mr
鋼先連忙擺手笑道:「不，我就住在龍虎山，當導遊沒問題。」56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuF6dRT7ZGp
說著把小舟繫好，帶她朝南面的巖山走去。56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR06VZMW8Cs
「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。」56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡELc8TelJvl
她連連點頭。「是啊，我也得趕快回去，上船時間就要到了……！」56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl1U9UakhwO
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！」56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdU7yZjf5XM
兩人來不及多說，全速向前狂奔。56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrP5JAu34vM
巖山約三人高，宛如一堵高牆，但只要翻過去，碼頭指日可待。56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIOJu6rraNf
「我先爬上去，再拉妳一把。在下面等我。」56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKkxVPS7VxG
鋼先攀上巖山。他早有準備，提前留了條繩子。56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3WfL2XsMz2
他把繩子拋給她，待她纏在腰間，便將人拽了上來。56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvjT6hebPOI
「很好，妳挺輕的嘛。馬上就到了。」56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡinxuWcZpRZ
就在此時，狂風驟起，大雨傾盆而下。56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzPWw5ZOovR
兩人瞬間濕透，鋼先緊握繩索，穩住身形。56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM2SPPIerkk
「這種時候下這麼大的雨，真是的。喂，別掉下去啊。」56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAAV3Bz7Bne
她也拼命想爬，奈何石頭濕滑，屢屢打滑。56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1UqmYVOfYp
鋼先也因此受到牽連，幾次險些鬆手。56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRfV9G9KpWc
好不容易爬上山頂，兩人又在雨中沿山坡狂奔。56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK7N4P0pJO8
「啊！」她被鬆動的石塊絆倒，右腳扭傷了。56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI0AgeJTGWL
她疼得抽搐，鋼先也左右為難。56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUlW7CjhsUT
「船就要開了，忍一忍吧！」56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzL8TN8wOdH
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。56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9mEcaypnTr
「不要啦。」她羞澀地嬌嗔。56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqBbbe6F8KC
鋼先充耳不聞，只管全力狂奔。56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Yz4TYu5fs
上氣不接下氣地趕到碼頭，她的家人連忙將她帶上船。56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwpBaWmf2xF
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。56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkCMwBb7YB1
(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。)56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzcA1D7tG64
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:56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl9M0Y7ugO8
「在下賀鋼先，來自龍虎山。姑娘尊姓大名？」56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡryKn1vPKm2
她搖搖頭。56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvPFvrRGO7I
「看來是真的失憶了。都是那支魔星筆害的？」56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIGlhESpusk
這回她默默點頭。鋼先閉目深吸一口氣。56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFVhxTLXqlb
李秀靈機一動:「那用妳的筆法，能不能恢復記憶？」56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfv5t3Nx230
「那是不可能的。」她斬釘截鐵。56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc9zUQU8QaC
李秀詫異地望向鋼先。鋼先轉頭問魯乘:56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHDnzAwspUT
「魯乘，你怎麼看？」56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdZAu2NBpPM
「大概是有些不願回想的事吧。咱們不好勉強人家。」56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ59lYk0LngI
「鋼先，」雷先興奮地說，56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRHJcy5E7Wf
「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。」56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSzfGN6pNOl
鋼先嘆口氣制止道:「別輕易亂說，這可是趟凶險的旅程。」56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBGf8Q6rFjq
眾人把目光投向她。56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrV8q4chC0o
「我討厭。」她道。56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBKS2EpZzDr
鋼先點點頭:「也是，對不住，是我唐突了。」56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Fsd8IHOWU
但她搖頭:「不，我厭惡的是那種筆法。恨不得把它扔了。」56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtaabg2Kk83
「……我明白。」鋼先說。56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmHNR6NvXqU
她詫異抬頭。56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4tLld1NChO
「我說話前，你就沒輕舉妄動。明明你照顧的店鋪都被燒毀了。」56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL3PbL3cbKA
她低下眼簾。56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKk0qwGgURl
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。」56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHKFU2x010A
李秀和魯乘也深以為然。56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYcXbwx3Ubq
「這肯定會釀禍的。不要管我了。」她自暴自棄地說。56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Om9d5prfX
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？」56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlN4kDt3hly
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。」56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP0axcYX2Ul
「嫌它那麼討厭，幹嘛不扔了它呢？為什麼一直帶在身上？」56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFTh14m7pkw
她默不作聲，良久才道:56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH3SuBs0v1K
「地文星說的。它選中了這支筆，接著又選上了我。」56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt7qI18aWcc
「魔星選中了妳？」56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡboQGykdMar
她有氣無力地點了點頭。56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡseLBmrqmYU
鋼先猶豫了下該說些什麼，卻聽她問道:56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3c1HzHnqV9
「你們不也各自背負著什麼嗎？」56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7PrXMHKYfL
眾人大吃一驚，面面相覷。56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg0jU8EXFI3
她又道:「可你們看上去很開心。為什麼？」56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzwvMct52rK
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。」56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCHFdygA5AI
雷先等人也難為情地笑了，百威不停地叫。56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdNUMW3jOVv
半晌，她說:56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaGrqbzQBra
「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。」56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjeipH1gx4X
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。56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhov32t6I4o
「這衣料好講究，姑娘家世不凡吧？」56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA2sUvx66M4
李秀邊看衣服，魯乘邊得意洋洋地說:56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzH3z6E7olK
「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？」56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Pyep45d6m
「照這麼說，她今年該有十八了。會稽王氏之女。」56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvCzDCQ6kIA
鋼先說。56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsPeXP5aPER
「哦，我是開元二十六年生人，你比我大一歲呢。請多指教啊。」56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOf9bies3HX
李秀笑吟吟地說。56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKiK76pZTpP
「……請多指教。」56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrpXDTA3Mk6
她幾乎沒笑，客套地回應。56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAtUns19sfL
雷先靈光一閃:56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQkH2zGkfro
「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？」56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCho57KePxG
但當事人毫無反應。56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpBIWyfDQYj
「看看那支筆，說不定能瞭解點什麼呢。」56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyREML0Ie5s
魯乘伸手去拿，王姑娘連忙阻止:56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyRV8Shc8xM
「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。」56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq2PtqQB0AU
「這樣啊？那就沒意思了。」56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP35j990ziq
魯乘遺憾地縮回手。鋼先起身說:56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL4VT7RGgpT
「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。56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpuSn7Qqobp
鋼先，李秀和百威就在一旁觀望。56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe1nui9AkwA
「活像個看魔術表演的孩子。」56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWUODrvv4T2
李秀半是驚奇半是無奈，鋼先苦笑道:56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLldQiGzsmr
「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。」56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3fxeOnRrdK
「嗯，有道理。」56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzq8rIjcuMZ
魯乘和雷先忙活著收拾後院，騰出一大片空地。56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9XnsPpF5Pn
王姑娘拿著裝滿墨汁的壺和筆，面無表情地說:56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDpx3gpbN6o
「隨時都可以開始。」56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgWJurRwE8c
魯乘掏出一個袋子放在樹樁上。一隻雞蹦了出來。56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0VEWBaTB69
「這是準備吃的，儘管試。」56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb4W0XuboaH
「我該怎麼做？」56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡac0kCOP6Z6
「嗯，就寫個『溺死』吧。」56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSj7XyyXFlw
雷先忍不住問:「沒水還溺死？」56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjHa2XP5olc
「看來是不行，那就試試吧。王姑娘，麻煩妳了。」56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ90qOdv7DAk
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。56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡskgtEP4B73
「果然不行啊。那寫個『飛翔』試試。」56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzctAN8nkSJ
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。56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLjlPhczXi9
雷先驚呼:「厲害，竟然飛起來了！」56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxnupGlWehn
「百威，把牠抓回來。」56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhZRQ5W3d9S
棲在樹梢的百威輕輕一躍，把雞逮了回來。56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPzkcIZaNiC
「最後，王姑娘能否用妳的筆法殺了這雞？寫『殺』或『死』都行。」56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8vtB9u6sKo
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。56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡApNBOYtNtf
「怎麼回事？」56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXG9gh5JZ7k
雷先歪著腦袋。王姑娘嘆了口氣說:56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYghPJ72A1Y
「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。」56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvhP1Z0wPhl
魯乘走上前，拍了拍她的背:56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbDgObMEjge
「對不起，是我強人所難了。雷先那傢伙非要試不可。」56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaSSBRcYCjj
「魯乘，別把責任都推到我頭上，太不夠意思了。」56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZiLeTwv1pH
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。56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmaFSmCVPzc
鋼先和李秀在一旁看著笑。56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhTG0L2TLQ4
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:56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUDUrgip4Rz
「王萍鶴，怎麼樣？」56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH8ZUrdr3h3
「妳是說她的名字？」56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDssPIG0cXA
鋼先問，看向王姑娘。56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF5Cr8MZRsi
「萍鶴……」56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYCkHqjUdAZ
她在唇齒間把玩著這個名字。56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9IXOLcWogp
「為什麼取這名字？」56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV3BczzpXzt
李秀問。56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡATiW8phska
「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。」56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFOH85vjZHP
眾人看向她。56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvnUS5o0o7A
「……王萍鶴，聽起來挺順耳的。謝謝你，魯乘。」56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyZEWfViPfa
萍鶴笑了。56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡztIEFQRx6z
百威歡快地繞她頭頂盤旋一圈，清脆地叫了一聲。56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2jWxWM6jwZ
「還有一件事。」56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXsyrDA4T1E
魯乘雄心勃勃地說:「『飛墨顯字象』！這個筆法名稱是我的傑作！」56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW00XMhDffj
「就是她那筆法的名字？」56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ05NahcBETY
雷先讚歎不已。56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfSQrjbvQ2u
「嗯，還不賴嘛。」56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEMTmvPADwP
李秀眨了眨眼睛。鋼先也頷首稱是。56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGDMXGMV83t
「……有點不好意思呢。名字未免太華麗了。」56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvYDbI75227
萍鶴害羞地揮動輝影之筆。56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡastSHVpACX
只見附近一棵枯樹的樹幹上，浮現出「華」字。56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡanTdqAmQpw
轉眼間，樹上綻放出繁花似錦。56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxFmbHo7mdh
「哇，好美！」56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2hcbIZbULq
「原來是棵桃花樹啊。」56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUEb9v55AZu
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。56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcvDusXFACU
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。56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv3zXaUyrkq
鋼先舉杯祝酒，眾人紛紛舉杯。56Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcGq73AbNi4
就這樣，大夥為新夥伴的加入而再次歡騰。
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