三人在蔣伯伯的帶領下,繞過在湖前聚集的人群。公祠的官差跑個手忙腳亂,接過示威者的請願信,民眾卻不肯離開。500Please respect copyright.PENANAEV6NWPThkI
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「巨人大王在祠堂裡邊嗎?」小羽問。500Please respect copyright.PENANAIuSgWSoCBv
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「我猜不在,森羅大人大多數時間都在酆都那邊。」蔣伯伯摳一下長鬚子:「他忙得不可開交,應該沒餘暇去理會這些小事。」500Please respect copyright.PENANAYWHVGhmxmt
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走著走著,他們從公祠旁邊繼續前行。祠堂背面是一幅超巨大的石刻,雕著幾頭生動的瑞獸。500Please respect copyright.PENANAoyUIFXLsIa
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「這是我們九龍古城最出名的藝術作品,叫做四獸圖。」蔣伯伯拿出羽扇充作指示棒:「中心的一條巨龍乃係大理石雕成,手工造藝登峰造極。右邊朱雀、左邊白虎,背後還有一頭麒麟,集聖獸於大成...」500Please respect copyright.PENANABzkBWyvv86
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一條白玉似的石材被雕成滔滔江水,經過石虎石龍和石朱雀,湧入了下端的水潭。黃炏舉目望著浮雕,忍不住伸手觸碰一下。「這頭只是獅子吧...麒麟額頭有隻小角。」500Please respect copyright.PENANANLoXrIXlpt
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「當然了,火麒麟臉上的特徵,算你最清楚不過了。」蔣伯伯笑了一笑:「試問誰又好像黃炏小弟你這樣勇敢,試過這樣近距離瞪著頭火麒麟呢?」500Please respect copyright.PENANAyOiUM7kVqt
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被蔣伯伯曲線提及他十年不逢一閏的英勇表現,黃炏的臉紅得跟麒麟一樣燙。他偷偷瞄一下寶兒,確保她有聽過蔣伯這誇讚的一句。500Please respect copyright.PENANA2B3VRpXXHk
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「這壁畫還有它另一個獨特之處。」蔣伯伯的羽扇拍一拍龍頭:「每逢雨天的時候,公祠屋頂的雨水都會經由瓦管收集,再從這個龍口吐出。水注就好像瀑布一樣流到我們腳上的地磚,再流向祠堂前的睡龍湖上。瞧,這塊地板其實也是件藝術品。」500Please respect copyright.PENANAzQKK8IFHzh
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他們踏住的地磚原來也是幅馬賽克狀的雕刻,拼出九條糾結的巨龍,一直通往公祠外空地。500Please respect copyright.PENANAeuQDtTe0l8
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黃炏站高望回這小巧的人工湖,就像個蓄水池般儲起一池清水,再流向城內大大小小的河道。湖中心有個小旋渦,就像池底有人拔了個水塞,池水在不斷流走一樣。500Please respect copyright.PENANAvM7gHv78mZ
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黃炏舉起手問:「池底到底有些甚麼?」500Please respect copyright.PENANAVX7jkJwNuv
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「你們很快就知道。」蔣伯伯賣個關子,示意二人繼續上路,向著外城金字塔狀的小石山出發。 500Please respect copyright.PENANAQ9A4XZoAsu
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甫一離開內城的範圍,道路便寬廣了一倍。幾個老婆婆聚在樹蔭下打紙牌,蟬兒沙沙的叫聲此起彼落,圍繞著龍城北門每個角落。500Please respect copyright.PENANArTW6Oqe5lC
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「由這裡開始,路程會辛苦一點。」蔣伯伯說罷羽扇一揮,上邊的羽毛好像有生命般卷在一起,長成一枝長長的拐杖。500Please respect copyright.PENANAhyaAiOe9iu
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緩和平坦的石版路慢慢變成梯級,依著石山的斜坡上昇。他們沿著石板路繞著斜坡向上爬,黃炏明明已經不用呼吸了,卻邊扯吼愈留愈後。500Please respect copyright.PENANAlhFWX4jYDj
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小羽撐著腰道:「喂行快點可以嗎?」500Please respect copyright.PENANALFRDu8ewh0
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黃炏半睜著眼,望著還有半座山的路程,唯有死忍下去。「我是不用呼吸、不會心跳沒錯,可是我也會攰嘛。」500Please respect copyright.PENANAM0XGtAtFsO
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黃炏好不容易才走到山頂的平台,小羽已經在看台繞了三圈有多。石山山峰是隻由原塊黑耀石雕成的巨型龍族雕塑,張牙舞爪的腑視著眼底下的九龍古城。500Please respect copyright.PENANA93QNDV6rL5
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黃炏站到瞭望台邊,企圖把面前的景色跟陽間的地方互相對照。500Please respect copyright.PENANAQ02IsSYS4B
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「這裡的城市規劃跟我們陽間的相差很遠呢。」黃炏站邊蔣伯伯,他那柺杖稍揮一圈,霎眼又變回羽毛扇子。500Please respect copyright.PENANAPwHb85M3Cv
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「陰間的情況,大約等同於陽間一千年前的樣子,即是你們宋朝的時代吧。」蔣伯伯指著九龍城對出的港灣:「陰間從來沒埴海去建機場,右手邊對開那海岸,已經是九龍灣;近慈雲山這邊是鳳凰村,再遠一點的村落是牛頭角,是牛頭怪聚居的地方。」500Please respect copyright.PENANA9ik6hxCX3g
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「牛頭?」小羽搭訕道:「那麼馬面呢?」500Please respect copyright.PENANAvoqR67TYOb
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蔣伯伯指著左手邊一片綠草地:「牠們住得很近,就在馬頭圍。」500Please respect copyright.PENANAa1P201vGOF
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蔣伯伯待黃炏休息完畢,就帶同三人走近黑色的巨龍像下。龍身底下有塊達三四層樓高的石碑,一角被巨龍爪著,上面寫滿紅色的象形古文字。500Please respect copyright.PENANAK3LACPfYXT
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「大家有帶死神那塊玉珮嗎?」蔣伯伯從袖口裡的暗格,掏出塊跟小羽她們一樣方型碧玉。唯一的不同,就是玉珮背面的刻洞上面,鑲著幾顆紫紫紅紅的寶石:「這是死神們的通行證,把這個按到石碑上面,就可以無限次進出這個地獄關卡,直至把這個地獄破關為止。之就就像我這塊玉珮一樣,怎樣拍也再進不了石門。」500Please respect copyright.PENANAPYToFQVcXg
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「怎麼才算通過了這地獄呢?」寶兒拿著死神玉珮,手臂果然就像穿過崑崙鏡一樣可以透過石壁。500Please respect copyright.PENANAPG4fvlt7B0
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蔣伯伯反過王珮:「在下面的大廳當中,有一座跟頭頂這頭黑龍雕塑的縮小版。死神們只要把自己的玉珮碰上龍頭,玉珮就會添上一顆寶石,然後就算通過測試了。」500Please respect copyright.PENANAqD8IhqHmc2
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「聽起來也沒有甚麼大不了吧。」小羽現出副淘氣的笑容:「即是好像拿著八達通,在龍頭嘟咭一樣。」500Please respect copyright.PENANAuw1bossMNX
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「八達通?」蔣伯伯抓抓頭。500Please respect copyright.PENANAzTomaQ8eE4
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「沒事了。」 500Please respect copyright.PENANAon4yQASLNY
小羽還沒謝過好心帶他們上來蔣伯,嗖一聲就穿過石碑,進入到九龍地獄裡邊。500Please respect copyright.PENANAHokOWwbv6E
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她視線一下子沒適應過來,還以為地獄是個漆黑一片的鬼地方。得花上好幾秒鐘,慢慢才看得清眼前像是洞穴的環境。她應該是到達了黑龍巨像以下的地方,大概是石山的內部通道。跟前一條又長又斜的石梯,一直通往無盡的地心。500Please respect copyright.PENANA4e6E1dYg5c
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黃炏也通過石碑,一看到不見盡頭的下玻梯,不禁罵了出口:「媽的,才剛剛上山,又要下樓梯。」500Please respect copyright.PENANAR549C38bNU
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寶兒也從入口進來,立刻牽住小羽:「這裡好黑...」500Please respect copyright.PENANAjllV8zV6JZ
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「稍等一下。」小羽掏出手提電話,亮起電筒照向樓梯深處。山洞原來比他們想像還是寬闊,地面是濕漉漉的一層露珠,還透了點鬼異的藍光。可是電筒光源遠遠不夠強,照不到地底深處到底隱藏著甚麼。500Please respect copyright.PENANAzduHJUwnfP
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「走吧!」小羽帶頭向下走,腳尖小心翼翼的踏在平石上,深怕萬一有半次失足,就會瀡滑梯似的直接滾到洞底。500Please respect copyright.PENANAJcVRw6gSXV
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下坡道的速度遠比上山要快,但是他們走了幾倍時間,還是走不到盡頭。石階的表面愈來愈濕,而且隱藏傳來一陣𡆀𠾐𡆀𠾐的巨嚮。500Please respect copyright.PENANAvrxeAn0iOG
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樓梯在幾步特別光滑的石級中結束,三人轉出一座圓形的出口,登時嚇得目定口呆。500Please respect copyright.PENANApAK7iLp9fq
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眼前是一個無比巨大的地下空間,四邊呈方形,黃炏幾近肯定地面的九龍圍城有多大,這個地下室就有多寬!幾根跟房子一樣粗的石柱支撐著這誇張的地洞,上面層層疊疊的斗拱,就像神木一樣支撐著上面整個城巿。500Please respect copyright.PENANAzszDZIE3tZ
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地洞天花有著大大小小的圓洞,而房間中心的洞最大,而且像是瀑布一樣,有條銀白色的磅礡水柱從天而降,一直衝到地底。500Please respect copyright.PENANAZVvLVKx47U
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小羽關掉電話,眼睛適應下來,單靠瀑布頂的一線陽光,其實已可以看清整個地方。她踏出幾步,已經去到地底湖的湖邊。除了中心一座小島以外,整個地下室都被流水覆蓋著。小島上面插著九支巨大的銅柱,柱身從內部被燒得微微泛紅,巨柱頂頭不斷冒著白煙,就像工業時代工廠的煙龱一樣。500Please respect copyright.PENANAGNSYVte2n9
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黃炏的視線從銅柱頂掃視下去,終於明白要攻破這地獄有甚麼難度了。500Please respect copyright.PENANArTywSTbRRG
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蔣伯伯口中的小號黑龍雕刻,就安放在小島中心的祭壇上。四周圍著的九條大銅柱,正栓著九頭正在受炮烙之刑的...500Please respect copyright.PENANAECmHSNd79l
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「龍!」500Please respect copyright.PENANAoDmaFgxJ6e
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小羽興奮得大叫,呼聲惹起那群怪物的注意,同一時間的轉過頭來。 500Please respect copyright.PENANA6MVUCVTP7q
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