小羽重新返回去陽間的世界,立刻就給婆婆煩了一個晚上,以為她失踪了大半晚,成了童黨云云。要不是怕婆婆心臟病發,小羽老早就打開衣櫃門要黃炏跟她當面對質。她最後一連編了十數個大話,成功耍走婆婆的注意,逃過一劫。439Please respect copyright.PENANAhV6vyTqtUA
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黃炏投考死神的準備工夫,卻沒小羽那麼順利。接下來的三天,他都在靈界的圖書館打書釘,希望找到半句關於死神選拔的資料。可是圖書館中九成九的藏書都是文言文的歷史小說,對備戰的黃炏可謂沒有半點用處。439Please respect copyright.PENANAQri4fMeTJg
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「別緊張,大不了就作弊嘛。」小羽總是一副愛理不理的樣子:「考試出貓正是本小姐的強項。」439Please respect copyright.PENANAR3o6HmrU6h
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「妳就是太愛作弊,所以腦子快生鏽了。」439Please respect copyright.PENANAzJHsOUVVu1
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考試當天。439Please respect copyright.PENANAIzqEFjzXUL
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小羽專誠挑了件最時髦的運動服應戰,罕有地比約定時間早了一個鐘到達九龍酒場;黃炏卻推說整天頭重腳輕、咳個不停,大概是患了重感冒需要擇日再賽。直至阿四指出她從來沒聽過鬼魂會生病之後,黃炏的咳嗽就剎那間痊癒了。439Please respect copyright.PENANAXHyzouBzlq
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酒場的主辦單位預約了一輛大號的牛車,接送眾人到選拔會場。黃炏唸唸有辭,不斷重複他寫在一張小筆記的應考重點,小羽偷看一下,發覺那其實只是堆自我激勵的金句罷了。439Please respect copyright.PENANAXWiATQFb47
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牛車不消十分鐘就到達目的地。小羽打開手提電話的地圖,正標示他們正在旺角大球場附近。439Please respect copyright.PENANAvhpSmiOKRQ
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「哇這建築物好大!」黃小羽踏下牛車,舉目望著他們應試的會場。這是個四五層樓高的圓形建築,外邊像是座堡壘般密不透風,最上端是道黑瓦重簷,小羽記得這東西好像叫做土樓。439Please respect copyright.PENANA3b3pfylBrA
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他們穿過圓拱型的入口大門,一位馬面捧著本登記冊:「請問是那位參加死神選拔?」439Please respect copyright.PENANAnafYupiI2s
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「我,還有這個傢伙。」小羽急不及待舉手示意,黃炏的手冷得像冰。439Please respect copyright.PENANAQrpp6e9fNm
馬面核對好黃炏小羽的身份,一臉呆滯的指示他們:「麻煩其他參觀人士,可以從這樓梯前往觀眾席;應考人士先往前面休息室等候。」看來馬面怪已經把這番話機械式的說過數十次。黃炏也沒多作反應,像頭喪屍般步入休息室。439Please respect copyright.PENANAQii8wBVdQM
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應考的等候室早就坐滿了人,這兒其實是個挺大的交誼廳,所有坐位早就給覇佔著,一半的人只好圍著牆壁站著。絕大多數參賽者都是些肌肉橫練的大塊頭,有好幾個甚至長著不像人類體格的巨人身材,甚至比天花板還要高,得歪著頭避免擦到天花燈。一群落難武士似的東洋青年點算著弓箭,他們額頭上長著兩隻白色小角,圍起個小圈協議著陣勢走位。439Please respect copyright.PENANAKRrcd72LFp
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小羽找了一角裝模作樣的在壓腿做熱身運動;黃炏索性處於放棄狀態,專心的在摵手指頭的倒刺。439Please respect copyright.PENANAVIe38aGYES
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嘰—— 休息室正中的拱門打開,外邊陽光普照,小羽只能看到門前選手的剪影。439Please respect copyright.PENANAj8OsMJfK9Y
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「各位,請帶同閣下的武器出來這邊。」439Please respect copyright.PENANAwH5PxZjY3z
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身邊的勇士幾乎同步的站起來,把一件件擦得發亮的武器架在肩上出發。好幾個人甚至鎚著胸口,發狂似的嚎叫著衝出去。黃炏小羽被丟在最後,差點被負責關門的工作人員夾到。439Please respect copyright.PENANALim1RclvNx
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原來休息室對外就是這個偌大圓形建築物的中庭,這個圓形的空曠沙石地,四邊除了幾道拱形的鐵柵,其餘的地方都是空空餘也的石牆。二樓以上的是一個個閣樓包箱,一直伸延到三四層樓高。439Please respect copyright.PENANAGXrlnkULgu
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「嘩...」黃炏突然一聲低嗚,小羽也很快發現他被甚麼嚇到了...說實在也沒可能發現不到!一個三層樓高的超級巨人坐在左手邊,整個土樓看上去就像是他的安樂椅大小。他一身棗紅色官服,下巴束著道長長的大鬍子,雖然身材是有點點中年發福,但卻有種說不出口的威嚴。439Please respect copyright.PENANAH213evmQZr
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「這大塊頭是誰?」小羽問旁邊的小號巨人,相比起來他只像個洋娃娃般嬌小。439Please respect copyright.PENANAjilSoghX9A
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「妳找死啊,這麼亂說甚麼大塊頭?」小巨人不屑的瞪了小羽一眼:「這位是大漢國的皇帝森羅大人啊。」439Please respect copyright.PENANAKS0HUNycUp
「啊,那即是閻王之類的東東嗎?」439Please respect copyright.PENANAebkWVrF5xE
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「當然不是...妳剛來到靈界的嗎?靈界已經好多年沒有閻王座鎮了。」439Please respect copyright.PENANAvmTQ184wmB
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小羽要抬頭再力彎腰,才有辦法看到漢王爺的面孔。若然當閻羅王得變到像座山那麼大,她倒要認真考慮要不要放棄算了。439Please respect copyright.PENANAKDwfuLk5cX
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「麻煩各位參加者過來,站到場地正中間。」主持人是個身材短小的老伯伯,手裡執著一把羽扇。「嗨,小姑娘,行快一點。」439Please respect copyright.PENANAt9AbTHmTm7
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小羽原先還以後主持人在叫自己,但原來有另一位女參賽者,正從剛才休息室的大門中走過來。她穿了一身女僕的制服,背上揹著個橙色大背包。439Please respect copyright.PENANAoljm1f1i1o
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「對不起對不起,今晚夜了下班,差點兒就遲到了。」說罷急急的躹躬向主持人道歉。439Please respect copyright.PENANA5L4Jqoiu6r
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小羽聽到她的聲音,突然記起來了,她就是精品店那個叫寶兒的女店員:「咦!妳不是精品店的售貨員!?原來妳也是鬼!」439Please respect copyright.PENANAFr9jcWwMhS
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「...妳是...」寶兒手指按著唇,側頭想了好幾秒鐘:「噢,我記起了,妳是前幾那個看得見白事花牌的客人。原來妳死了嗎?」439Please respect copyright.PENANA38peRz1FcO
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「我沒死,我的哥哥就死了。」小羽轉身介紹她後面的緊張得全身僵硬的哥哥:「這個笨蛋叫做黃炏。噢我忘了自我介紹,我叫黃小羽。」439Please respect copyright.PENANAPYULtdtlnS
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寶兒像個日本姑娘,禮貌的跟兩位躹躬打個招呼。黃炏像患有社交障礙般突然結巴起來,正想揮手打個招呼,卻意外打到身後那肌肉男的臉。439Please respect copyright.PENANAS9i0MzskuU
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「噢對不起...」439Please respect copyright.PENANAmuh1aTR1Jk
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「嘻妳哥哥好可愛。」寶兒也忍不住咇一聲笑了出來。她向小羽指著頭上:「看哪,我頭上沒有光環的,仍然是個人類啊。我爸爸那店子是在陽間代購靈界雜貨的,所以需要過來這邊採購物資。」439Please respect copyright.PENANAAUzf4w5L1j
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「那為甚麼會過來死神選拔?」439Please respect copyright.PENANAC0ddDsm16c
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「我也不太清楚呀,爸爸媽媽說我學了這麼多年功夫,是時候出來測試一下自己。」439Please respect copyright.PENANADhRisAi62Q
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黃炏被這種怪獸家長的想法嚇了個突,眼神跟寶兒接上了十分之一秒,即刻又刻意望去別處。他們三個包尾大班也走到空地的正中心,每個參加者隨著看台的歡呼聲而愈來愈緊張。.439Please respect copyright.PENANACVfnI2feCS