小羽一整晚睡得不穩,思前想後在猜測白爺偵測任務的內容。他神神祕祕的樣子,難道是拯救世界一類的大戰?還是走去黑暗地獄挑戰超級大魔王的準備工夫。那為甚麼那是等級一的初心者任務?440Please respect copyright.PENANAuMgq7PFP2y
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第二朝她頂著對黑眼圈,準時去到戲棚報到。白爺早已安坐在昨天那位置,看來心事重重。440Please respect copyright.PENANAMY03KD5CM4
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「早啊,現在出發。」白爺向小羽點點頭。440Please respect copyright.PENANAQgYwniGEuR
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「去那裡?」440Please respect copyright.PENANAxiYitlgx7p
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「我的家。」440Please respect copyright.PENANAVV5poQdAl1
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二人穿過側門那幕紅幡,離開運動場,拐個彎又返回大街行人路上。白爺一身古裝長袍定是某種魔法法寶,在陽光底下會變成一件銀白色的長身西裝外套。雖然在三十度的天氣下,這樣穿隨時會中暑而死,但至少不會惹來奇異的目光。而且說實在,小羽覺得白爺的穿著滿酷的。440Please respect copyright.PENANAIZVldRTpah
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「聽聞白爺你以前是個魔神啊,沒有叫那些牛頭馬面幫你做這個偵測任務嗎?」小羽緊貼在白爺後頭,打了個大呵欠,眼睛擠出滴眼淚水。440Please respect copyright.PENANAn4s4M13dLp
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「牛頭馬面是低級雜差,只會些三腳貓功夫,腦筋又蠢,怎可以靠牠們。」440Please respect copyright.PENANAtsCWR8x6Pv
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白爺口裡輕鬆,小羽回想那群半人怪物,手瓜起𦟌,可不是『三腳貓功夫』的質素吧。小羽打量著白爺單薄的身形,開始懷疑他怎樣當死神的。440Please respect copyright.PENANAJVgmWYk3bl
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「小羽妳是為甚麼要當起死神的?」440Please respect copyright.PENANAendWS8SLfu
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「不是說了嗎?我要當閻王嘛。」熟稔後的白爺其實沒有外表般冷漠,小羽把握機會解釋下去:「我哥哥意外被怪物襲擊,靈魂意外離開了肉體。可是他回魂返來時,才發覺他原來的身體被火葬掉了...」440Please respect copyright.PENANAI282xavcSj
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「意外?這世上沒有意外。」白爺嘴巴扁成一條橫線:「這叫命運。」440Please respect copyright.PENANA4lw5Ugg0qd
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小羽總覺白爺喜歡把簡單的事情說得很玄,大概覺得這樣交談很酷。440Please respect copyright.PENANAW6KndmK3S7
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「真的有命運嗎?」440Please respect copyright.PENANAZ9wjXNhMmk
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「當然有。食幾多著幾多,整定的。」440Please respect copyright.PENANAkY3zoxkq8D
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小羽暗暗嘖了一聲,心裡暗地跟自己說,才不會為別人的信仰影響自己。她理直氣壯的說:「人家要當上閻王,才有辦法幫哥哥起死回生...」440Please respect copyright.PENANAWbd6lrGl8X
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白爺眼珠一翻,上下打量這個不自量力的小女孩。她說話時把頭抬得老高,丁點禮貌也沒有。但看她臉上堅定得近乎傻更更的表情,看來是認真的。440Please respect copyright.PENANALrxkAaiykm
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白爺從腰間拿出紙扇在手,無意識的拍了幾下,實事求是的道:「自古以來,帝王將相、販夫走卒,夢想成為魔神籍此起死回生者,何止千萬...」小羽瞪著明亮的雙眼:「你自己不就是魔神嘛。即是有可能做得到啦。」
白爺苦笑一下:「妳知道要怎樣才能當上閻王嗎?」440Please respect copyright.PENANAvtL4sHImKe
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「少少啦。」440Please respect copyright.PENANAG3s1ZdYIym
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他們在紅綠燈前停下,等待一輛小巴駛過,「咱們靈界遠東有大大小小七個國家,我們一直以來都相處得很融洽...嗯,至少算是河水不犯井水吧。而閻王爺就是這七個國家的總統領。我們眾國的元首都會訓練一群有志之士出來闖關,這些人就是死神。」白爺又用他那看穿心思的眼光打量小羽:「本身長生殿的閻王大人職責賞善罰惡,負責決定亡靈的去向;而他們可以按立魔神去統籌其他死神,專門捉拿反抗靈界規矩的逃犯、怪獸甚至大魔王。兩者一文一武,互補不足。」440Please respect copyright.PENANANvldDmeWGJ
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小羽聯想起歷史堂學過的官僚架構,總之金字塔頂層就是閻王爺、接著是其他七個王帝、中層是魔神、再下面是牛頭馬面之類的死神和鬼差,用來管治最底層的遊魂。440Please respect copyright.PENANAgDgcqcbqpl
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小羽打蛇隨棍上的問道:「那土樓裡面的大塊頭是誰?」440Please respect copyright.PENANAKbgrnzbXXL
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「他就是大漢國的森羅王。」白爺苦笑的搖搖頭,實在沒這小妮子好氣:「他大約等於你們的總統呀總書記呀一類。」440Please respect copyright.PENANAx78nE53pXH
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「你們會有民主選舉,勝出了就可以坐上他那位置嗎?」440Please respect copyright.PENANAxOuKe0QvJn
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「真荒謬,王帝怎可能是由人民選出來的呢?現任的森羅王已經當了大概一千九百多年漢王了。」440Please respect copyright.PENANAsjYSmVPcU7
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小羽托著下巴,死心不息仍在鑽牛角尖:「那可以請現任那位漢王,把黃炏也變成魔神嗎?」440Please respect copyright.PENANAKs7ML4Kxia
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「漢王也沒這能耐。現在閻王爺的位子懸空,七國王府都在謀著閻王殿的位子,我們這個冥界的國度正在內戰呢。」 440Please respect copyright.PENANA7yFd8Tis4T
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小羽慢慢消化著白爺的話。眼前看著兩個師奶提著條廁紙走過,旁邊一個小學雞忙著用電話打遊戲,小羽忽然覺得這世界很沒真實感。440Please respect copyright.PENANA1xabLLQUNZ
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「巨人王帝是個壞蛋嗎?」440Please respect copyright.PENANAqc3j23mTYD
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「不不不,現在的大漢國王是個不可多得的大人物,他原本就是蚕尤一族的先知。」440Please respect copyright.PENANAWji5ix0cWO
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小羽跟在白爺背後,才發覺他的外套又變了裝,現在十足是個大俠的模樣。原來他比自己高了足足兩個頭,而且氣宇軒昂,絕對可以當個超齡的模特兒。440Please respect copyright.PENANAESJmRGE8cy
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「白爺,魔神這名號挺威風的,你為甚麼要退休不當下去?」440Please respect copyright.PENANA7cYPmoNVlR
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「嗯...我老了,是時候退下來。」白爺淡淡的道,似在壓抑住一份唏噓。小羽叉起手,心想若然其他的魔神要是統統吃了頓肥雞餐,一併全都退休就好了。440Please respect copyright.PENANA46FisbRyAM
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「對了,關於那隻咬了哥哥一口的怪獸...」440Please respect copyright.PENANAGUqEh5ui3R
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白爺聞言呆了半响,眉毛皺成一條橫線:「那種妖怪叫做貪狼,是種專挑靈魂來吃的魔物。說也奇怪,除了某些地獄裡頭可能養了一些作為看門口之外,這種野生品早已絕跡的妖怪近來在靈界也開始活躍起來。現在竟然還逃了過去陽間出沒,這件事真的好奇怪...」440Please respect copyright.PENANAq88EPlK0q2
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「絕種妖怪嗎...?」小羽眼珠上望,聽她語氣倒像是期待發現頭可愛的有趣動物。440Please respect copyright.PENANA9KlFazkNiy
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「妳先在這裡等我一下。」440Please respect copyright.PENANAKyivJ6hIjR
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白爺轉進一間殘舊的商場,先在間有機蔬果店買了包又貴又難吃的沙律菜,和一條硬邦邦的法包。他再走到轉角一所寵物店的門外,偷偷摸摸的透過櫥窗望進去。看見小羽也跟過來,白爺才推門進去買了份狗罐頭,又急急腳離開。440Please respect copyright.PENANAYMHjJmXOSK
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「謝先生,您忘了找零錢。」女店員跑出來,叫住了白爺。440Please respect copyright.PENANAKjSwkzlt1B
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白爺神不守舍的答:「噢,對...」440Please respect copyright.PENANAXSD39lUSTi
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小羽望著白爺手中一袋狗糧,正在胡思亂想這會對妖怪野狼有用嗎?(狼和狗大概口味差不多吧)白爺臉上添了分血氣,沒有剛才那麼死氣沉沉。440Please respect copyright.PENANAKDIGh7xsSW
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二人轉到九龍站其中之一棟豪華屋苑,在商場和平台上左轉右轉,小羽很快就開始迷路了。白爺把話提扯回到小羽身上,卻對那種貪狼絕口不提,不經不覺已經來到白爺的居所。440Please respect copyright.PENANA6ibnWQANKm
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小羽呆呆的站在玄關,這是個空間感十足的客廳,落地玻璃眺望著東方的維港港口,水光粼粼,叫小羽眼睛眯了起來。可是整個地方如期說是住宅,倒不如說是示範單位吧。這裡整個空間沒有裝修、沒有半件傢俱,空蕩蕩的三道白牆,不禁令小羽再次聯想起靈堂。 440Please respect copyright.PENANAtETvVdR6oZ