粥是自家種的大米熬的,清香濃稠,幾樣小菜也是爽口開胃,阿滿尋思著她在病中,專挑清淡的做。80Please respect copyright.PENANA5VCYabCfRW
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幾顆米粒下肚,臉色果然好多了。80Please respect copyright.PENANAR3TsltVTu5
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鄉下人吃飯沒有那麼多規矩,阿滿借著喝粥的功夫,悄悄打量陸遐,心道果然是城裏來的姑娘。80Please respect copyright.PENANA2teLvnBx6K
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擱平時,虎子用飯一張嘴喋喋不休,沒個空閑時候,她跟蕭大哥倒挺像,安靜用飯坐姿端正。80Please respect copyright.PENANAgiICKa3XFr
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用完飯,阿滿攔住她要收拾的手,“我來罷,你快去歇息,這臉上好不容易有了點血色…”80Please respect copyright.PENANArpyQlltfbD
80Please respect copyright.PENANAGPqPxGBONI
陸遐實在拗不過她,歉意道,“多謝嫂子。”80Please respect copyright.PENANArRKnrik1jO
80Please respect copyright.PENANAepI6xDlzNw
陸遐捧場她做的菜阿滿心裏開懷,聞言撲哧一笑,指著門外,“我家虎子叫他蕭大哥,你…怎麼叫我嫂子?這個輩分都亂套了!”80Please respect copyright.PENANAtKufD6fPZT
80Please respect copyright.PENANAsRtieW42MC
她臉皮薄,眉眼間滿是羞意,阿滿不好再取笑,利落將碗筷收拾好,揮手道,“快去躺著,晚些我再來。”80Please respect copyright.PENANAaHiRQ9UElQ
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等她在榻上躺著,才輕手輕腳關門。80Please respect copyright.PENANAS0mTubXXK6
80Please respect copyright.PENANAFQZbsIWTxK
村裏一應用具皆以山上林木製成,木紋渾然天成,陸遐身上不快,可這麼一鬧便睡意全無,隻盯著花紋出神。80Please respect copyright.PENANAjUnqE8cTYR
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不想鬧了個笑話,陸遐一時沒反應過來,虎子媳婦方才若是認真打量,便能發現她眼底的詫異。80Please respect copyright.PENANAbYTnXAZdie
80Please respect copyright.PENANAGFo6n1CjH4
好在她認為陸遐羞澀難言,沒有細究。80Please respect copyright.PENANAoz7GAx5gZq
80Please respect copyright.PENANARxPDgRCMrl
陸遐細指撫過榻上木紋,心思又回轉到稱謂上來。80Please respect copyright.PENANAmKO6gRdBJ9
…說是姓蕭。80Please respect copyright.PENANA9Ed69xwHhp
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之前嚴懷淵說他算半個蕭家子,看來他在外頭曾用過這個身份行走。80Please respect copyright.PENANAARW20wJZJH
80Please respect copyright.PENANAYVRZQ3MFzL
身後腳步漸近,陸遐當虎子媳婦去而複返,仍舊躺在榻上不動,聽了一會兒,那人在屋內走動,過得一會兒又停了。80Please respect copyright.PENANAgOM70hdTmy
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她支起身,原來是沈應。80Please respect copyright.PENANAz8vROW15FH
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他換過一身粗布衣裳,從她這個方位,隱約可見腮上胡須,難怪虎子媳婦會叫他蕭大哥。80Please respect copyright.PENANAm7VchAwg03
80Please respect copyright.PENANAkhE3UwpYcJ
許是她打量的眸光太明顯,男子知覺回望,銳利如劍。80Please respect copyright.PENANAZX8cGJzr30
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一時竟沒有人開口。80Please respect copyright.PENANANPL4ynq7zg
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陸遐想起他方才拿著中單立在門口,心裏有些不自在。80Please respect copyright.PENANA3VRgmXlpzd
80Please respect copyright.PENANAL8s65bg1dV
窗外雷聲大作,天色倒比方才更暗,陸遐咬牙率先打破寧靜,“我聽虎子媳婦說你姓蕭。”80Please respect copyright.PENANAnr0329iqNk
80Please respect copyright.PENANAxHsek4BuCl
“嗯。”沈應聞言點了一根蠟燭。80Please respect copyright.PENANADSe8z06Q0h
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他小心護著掌心光亮,昏黃的燭火搖曳不定,映出他易容後的麵容。80Please respect copyright.PENANABwAYdTqPdq
80Please respect copyright.PENANABhfQTzFbHm
陸遐一怔,心道像個英武的中年漢子。80Please respect copyright.PENANAyhTm9saaM4
80Please respect copyright.PENANAt4izUlNZiJ
易容後的確比往日老成一些,要知道單論年紀他恐怕比虎子小上幾歲。80Please respect copyright.PENANA25DV4EnG7b
80Please respect copyright.PENANAEzeoaoapeU
她太過安靜,沈應將燭火放在她榻前不遠,挑眉,“怎麼不問了?”80Please respect copyright.PENANArSQ3HAksz9
80Please respect copyright.PENANAwffZMxqpV6
“你覺得我該問什麼?”80Please respect copyright.PENANAFGAVrzeNFJ
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他坐回桌前繼續擺弄手中的物件,陸遐起身,原來是在調整弓弦。80Please respect copyright.PENANAcjHS4a4sgD
80Please respect copyright.PENANACMwIWrYJ0L
“我與虎子如何相識,問眼下打算。”沈應末了頓了頓,“或者…替你易容的事,也可。”80Please respect copyright.PENANA2VBjNXfKkK
80Please respect copyright.PENANAJocT4qWjCP
替她易容?陸遐騰地站起,她腳步有些虛軟,裏屋並無銅鏡,隻有洗漱用的木盆。80Please respect copyright.PENANAfyoLDdcZ9w
80Please respect copyright.PENANAOjPn1qOjmM
盆裏倒映容色,陸遐瞧見一張似曾相識又有幾分陌生的臉,她探手在臉上和脖頸處摩挲,不知他在臉上抹了什麼,一時驚疑。80Please respect copyright.PENANAPqtFk93610
80Please respect copyright.PENANA60nWgBDDdV
半響緩緩入坐,咬牙切齒道,“你既有這手段,為何不用?”80Please respect copyright.PENANAeTMYMLWadn
80Please respect copyright.PENANAKf2IIdTUVn
隻當沒聽見話裏的惱意,沈應坦然道,“還未甩開追兵,用之無益。”80Please respect copyright.PENANAJTjGjSBny9
80Please respect copyright.PENANApvhTUA2Zpv
陸遐知他所言有道理,隻是心頭不知為何怒火難消,冷哼一聲。80Please respect copyright.PENANAhvSpD7IFrL
80Please respect copyright.PENANA3sOTaH7IBm
這是又惱了?沈應眸光在她怒容上稍頓,“等雨勢暫緩,我們便啟程。”80Please respect copyright.PENANA3x5tIQcIwK
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“繼續查孤梅山?”80Please respect copyright.PENANADZEOTSFQii
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沈應運勁挽弓試弦,朗聲應道,“去靜月庵,你的傷跟病不能再拖了。”80Please respect copyright.PENANAYYTneDqpv7
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且不說往後還有沒有追兵,她如今情況是該找個大夫看看。80Please respect copyright.PENANAuhzIJrlQTF
80Please respect copyright.PENANA50Zw4w5GeP
鞭傷幾次開裂,怕是要留疤,到底不是粗糙的漢子,還是仔細些好。80Please respect copyright.PENANA3JiXHbs5iu
80Please respect copyright.PENANAt14rBfvhsg
況且…沈應眸光掃過頰上暈紅,她顯然之前病還未好全,病容猶在,加上一連串的驚馬、夜宿,還有渡河,淋雨,樁樁件件沒有消停時候,要養傷也不得安寧。80Please respect copyright.PENANAug0bq4TgHN
80Please respect copyright.PENANAuRks2CQ3G0
女子柔唇幾張,沒有拒絕。80Please respect copyright.PENANAvDwH1bvjzH
80Please respect copyright.PENANA5Y4uexL7lH
“你再歇息一會兒,雨停我來喚你。”他背起長弓,輕聲掩門自去。80Please respect copyright.PENANAjXVjUms5NI
80Please respect copyright.PENANAYns0OIIfth
過了約一個時辰,雨勢漸停,天色稍亮,便與虎子他們辭行,“今日匆忙,改日再聚。”80Please respect copyright.PENANAOlRRw6N6ko
80Please respect copyright.PENANAH8fAjUg3NQ
虎子原本要送他們上山,沈應幾番推辭堅決不肯,也無可奈何,隻能道,“天雨路滑,你們多加小心,這是幾個餅子,帶著路上充饑。”80Please respect copyright.PENANAtx3H0EV64k
80Please respect copyright.PENANABP6J6dQbGD
勝意拳拳,沈應接過道了聲謝,這才去裏屋喚陸遐。80Please respect copyright.PENANAUbG2Z971ZF
80Please respect copyright.PENANAlQcYO2nV6i
裏屋內她滅了火燭,一室昏暗。沈應入內直走到榻前,連喚幾聲,女子皆不答應。80Please respect copyright.PENANAmT2I0C4IfK
80Please respect copyright.PENANAYTFZc92fnF
輕輕撫上額際,果然又是一掌高熱。80Please respect copyright.PENANAyMTzDYE7Kw
80Please respect copyright.PENANAY7tFysZmBd
沈應俯身將她抱起負在身後,她口中含糊叮囑道,“…玉簪…留與…”80Please respect copyright.PENANAA8OaeHPnK5
80Please respect copyright.PENANAhLpkD1H5t5
臉頰無力地依著自己頸際,呼出氣息也是滾燙的,沈應腳下停住,輕聲道,“你放心。”80Please respect copyright.PENANAFgX8fVL1hr
80Please respect copyright.PENANAshVLTyLvNb
得了應承,她放任自己昏睡,沉入無邊黑暗。80Please respect copyright.PENANAwZYXrigkdV
80Please respect copyright.PENANA5PDYmlro5C
出了村子,沈應大步疾奔。80Please respect copyright.PENANAMYBdyxfawu
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依著虎子所言,走山道翻越眼前這山還須兩三個時辰,走小路險了些,卻能省上大半路程,林中草木浸潤潮霧濕氣,不宜奔走太快,現下卻等不得了。80Please respect copyright.PENANAsBcRMGDAGA
80Please respect copyright.PENANARy7mPUBJYH
山中林木蔥鬱高大,他在樹上連躍,比旁人還要快些,隻是枝葉繁茂,須得小心刮到背上之人。80Please respect copyright.PENANAwYFPo62Sfw
80Please respect copyright.PENANAYEix3dlVbW
等到金烏西墜,沈應立於樹上,終於看見靜月峰山腰上的炊煙。80Please respect copyright.PENANAdi5KnRCxD4
80Please respect copyright.PENANAS0gA3JCIst
前方沒有密林,隻有有蜿蜒曲折的山路,他緊了緊負著陸遐的手,沿著山道向上。80Please respect copyright.PENANAMM2geDjeNv
80Please respect copyright.PENANAjlcjjSyufH
靜月庵坐落於靜月峰半山腰,香火遠近聞名,四季香客不斷,聽阿滿說還有許多人從外地慕名而來。80Please respect copyright.PENANA1wpLavAaDO
80Please respect copyright.PENANAtoGbNJkGqk
從山腳下隱隱可見四周鬆柏鬱鬱蔥蔥,清幽僻靜,一條青石階梯從山腳蜿蜒至半山腰,沈應負著陸遐走在山道上,遇見好幾撥人。80Please respect copyright.PENANAVc4wjii5gw
80Please respect copyright.PENANA7q0RUyK8rV
庵院有廂房供香客留宿,如今天色不早,眾人行色匆匆。80Please respect copyright.PENANADdAA5GkqwG
80Please respect copyright.PENANAWDUD2bVd2Y
有旁人在,沈應不欲顯露身手,讓過眾人先行,一步一腳印的走著,過了百來道階梯,才赫然加快,又走了一陣,林間漸暗,前方有微弱燭火。80Please respect copyright.PENANAm06a4DqXZQ
80Please respect copyright.PENANAA9vv7VlLxq
未等他細看,黑影掠過,那燭火噗地一聲滅了。80Please respect copyright.PENANAbJjH6vsBnC
80Please respect copyright.PENANAFunzEVdcar
這黑影來得蹊蹺,燭火也滅得突然,沈應彎腰拾起一顆石子,腕上運勁。80Please respect copyright.PENANArsi5sU9N96
80Please respect copyright.PENANAMEQkEKm9Ks
林中傳來淒厲怪叫,有一物沿著階梯滾落,伴隨著男子和女子驚呼。80Please respect copyright.PENANAx4dE0dUjfx
80Please respect copyright.PENANAPix7KUcHTf
沈應立在階上探手,順勢將那滾落的東西撈在掌中,卻是一根蠟燭。80Please respect copyright.PENANADDmxWlWtkV
80Please respect copyright.PENANAfHxLEobdkK
階梯上隨風送來女子嬌呼,“有東西抓我!蠟燭呢?蠟燭不見了!”80Please respect copyright.PENANANazMUslkWj
80Please respect copyright.PENANAXPVtGBhOPd
“是什麼東西?我怎麼沒看見,再找找!”80Please respect copyright.PENANArMUzmfCUHS
80Please respect copyright.PENANALrNFj0jQyT
“戚大哥,林中什麼東西在叫?怪瘮人的…”80Please respect copyright.PENANAHfjk0xY2kq
80Please respect copyright.PENANAGiOLmzt1Pc
“莫怕,像是山中精怪…”80Please respect copyright.PENANA41T8mFvNGD
80Please respect copyright.PENANALKFbr9UY6Y
沈應仔細端詳手中的蠟燭,眸光定在林中某處,漸漸蹙眉,聽了片刻才高道,“前麵兩位,你們蠟燭掉了。”80Please respect copyright.PENANA86m7O9OnLx
80Please respect copyright.PENANAUYHD8BJCej
他原以為是有人設伏,看情況倒像是林中猴子作怪,半路作弄。80Please respect copyright.PENANA8GIGmjK2cP
80Please respect copyright.PENANAVh1VQTkjfX
天色昏暗,男子音色乍然響起,那兩人被嚇了一跳,雙雙站在原地。80Please respect copyright.PENANAWaW4d93WAx
80Please respect copyright.PENANAxR8OnQevFA
他們躑躅著不敢近前,沈應不催促,從懷裏摸出火石,將蠟燭重新點亮便擱在一旁。80Please respect copyright.PENANAswHHhrwHIY
80Please respect copyright.PENANAqG99DsOzkj
山上逐漸風涼,燭火半明半暗,照亮方寸之地。80Please respect copyright.PENANASxRRRsC5xs
80Please respect copyright.PENANAIZgStVKTQn
那暈黃的燈火給人以安心、溫暖之感,認得站在燭火旁的不是方才黑影,兩人心下稍定。80Please respect copyright.PENANAjROMGHdjmf
80Please respect copyright.PENANA3mQ7wuVJdD
隱約瞧見是個幹練的中年漢子站在階上,背上似負著一人,麵容並不真切。80Please respect copyright.PENANApUU4Ol1IoN
80Please respect copyright.PENANAQvTgs2vYHU
戚遠潮想道謝,那漢子健步如飛,已越過他走出了十來步。80Please respect copyright.PENANAtrA3b2tUKP
80Please respect copyright.PENANAzUUEVWvUUK
他扶著身旁之人,一時麵麵相覷,待重新撿了蠟燭,便遠遠跟在沈應身後。80Please respect copyright.PENANAO0jAd4w1my
80Please respect copyright.PENANA6MrJiIJy7Y
“蠟燭怎麼會在他手上?”80Please respect copyright.PENANACXEV01UwsH
80Please respect copyright.PENANAfsoOFWIu0H
沈應耳朵一動,聽另外那男子道,“定是山中精怪被他給打退了,天色昏暗,你我跟著他罷。”80Please respect copyright.PENANAYNWbDlwe5P
80Please respect copyright.PENANAQ1fYiFQi2K
那兩人不近不遠地跟著,沈應起先稍稍分神留心,不久便放下心,他踏上最後一階,叩響靜月庵門時,他們猶未趕到。80Please respect copyright.PENANAiy0vLIsb79
80Please respect copyright.PENANAAi8zC7t6oP
門前收拾得清幽雅靜,無人來應,他撇開無關心緒,等了片刻,又叩響院門,這一回仍舊無人應門。80Please respect copyright.PENANATkd3AzX6Ra
80Please respect copyright.PENANA2AdXhkKgFa
正欲叩響第三次,沈應耳朵微動,有一道聲音由遠及近,院門嘎吱一聲響,木門半開。80Please respect copyright.PENANAqBAMvXxxC5
80Please respect copyright.PENANAULTW9kvAR1
一個年輕女尼提著一盞燈籠站在門後。80Please respect copyright.PENANAIDnxpEYDTU
80Please respect copyright.PENANA9ZsQhUsGgT
一身淺色素袍,她氣喘籲籲,不知從何處趕來,雙手合十朝他行禮,婉轉啟唇道,“檀越有何貴幹?”80Please respect copyright.PENANAPCbENxp9hu
80Please respect copyright.PENANAMrtVjxwmer
沈應還了一禮,“叨擾師父,我等來尋庵主求醫。”80Please respect copyright.PENANAGlzvt8eL8V
80Please respect copyright.PENANA9LPBvaJqrU
男子音色清朗,無岫將庵門大開,借著燈籠不錯眼地打量著。80Please respect copyright.PENANADoLUb7Z87x
80Please respect copyright.PENANAj0m5nmxgYr
挺拔蒼勁,是個氣宇軒昂的中年漢子,寬闊背上靜靜伏著一年輕女子,煙眉緊蹙,病容猶在。80Please respect copyright.PENANAUSLLmFpatJ
80Please respect copyright.PENANAS0ljpOLIQ6
說要求醫,想來便是這女子了。80Please respect copyright.PENANAc9oXO0eD3w