三頭巨蛇在林間盤繞,鱗甲厚實,每個頭都閃著凶光,交錯吐信,宛如三道死線。12Please respect copyright.PENANAA3gjBBAUqd
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這種妖物極難對付。哪怕砍掉一個頭,它也能在數日內再生——若要徹底斃命,唯有將三個頭同時斬下。12Please respect copyright.PENANAJ4CN9p82EZ
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長矛破空而至,鋒刃寒光閃閃。小成身影一閃,矛如閃電般貫穿妖首,齊斷三頭,連發出最後哀號的機會也沒有。12Please respect copyright.PENANAPdr9aSsxrA
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巨蛇的軀體重重落地,山林為之一震。12Please respect copyright.PENANA3Vd0l6EYJB
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戰鬥結束了。12Please respect copyright.PENANA8ZtU5ELmGe
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他輕巧地落地,將矛插入土中,轉身望向戰果。12Please respect copyright.PENANANDepDuJCDW
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身後,一道熟悉的聲音傳來,語調輕快如初:12Please respect copyright.PENANABw1xNc0I6j
「不錯呀,看來你已經成為個相當不錯的除妖人了。」12Please respect copyright.PENANAWXY8VxlBaH
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狐妖站在原地,面容與幾年前毫無改變。時間對妖怪來說,似乎只是靜止的空氣,她仍舊笑著,眼角帶著一絲看不清的情緒。12Please respect copyright.PENANAu8GSolvaXs
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而小成,早已不同。山中數年的歲月令他從少年成長為青年,高大瘦削,眼神冷靜,動作迅捷。他比狐妖高出半個頭,身上帶著獵者的氣息。這幾年裡,他們並肩走過許多路,也沉默地對抗過無數妖物。這些妖怪多數是衝著狐妖而來,但近年來,泰半都在抵達她之前,就已倒在小成的矛下。12Please respect copyright.PENANAWbPy9v0bix
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他從未問她過去為何如此樹敵,也從未問她為何不親自出手——只是默默戰鬥,直到成為她的盾與劍。12Please respect copyright.PENANAWQO0M489mi
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如今,他望著巨蛇殘軀,眼中浮現一絲沉思。下一步,是什麼?12Please respect copyright.PENANAu39FrgphfF
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耳邊,狐妖的聲音再次響起:12Please respect copyright.PENANAiIEq5Wz1At
「看來,我能教你的東西,已經不多了。」她語氣柔和,卻透著罕見的認真,「剩下的,你得向人類學習。」12Please respect copyright.PENANAEwZQ5NnkDV
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他還沒來得及回答,便感覺背上一暖。12Please respect copyright.PENANA2A4hjGOweD
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狐妖將頭輕輕靠在他背上,然後從袖中取出一個信封,遞到他手中。12Please respect copyright.PENANA6ZyZt9Da0a
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「拿著這個,去見這個人。」她說,「他會教你需要知道的東西。」12Please respect copyright.PENANAtUxzOqDSys
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小成接過信,沉默地握在手裡。12Please respect copyright.PENANA2KMzl8Eo7F
他感覺得到,那是一次告別。12Please respect copyright.PENANAyJvUYGdfAi
狐妖退後半步,嘴角依舊含著笑,只是那笑意中多了幾分不願示人的寂寞。12Please respect copyright.PENANAxzlxvuf1l4
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「等你回來的時候……你要記得,嘗過人間的事,好好變成一個……美味的壞人。」她偏過頭,似笑非笑,「這樣我才會捨得吃掉你。」12Please respect copyright.PENANAXSv3rM6DQm
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小成一時無言。他不知道該如何回答,只覺得有什麼東西堵在胸口,說不出口。12Please respect copyright.PENANAiubBKLGV5L
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片刻後,他忽然問:「你有名字嗎?」12Please respect copyright.PENANAFCiucGdDPj
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狐妖愣了一下,然後笑了——那笑容彷彿從記憶深處湧出,輕輕地,像風一樣拂過林間。12Please respect copyright.PENANA72MlxQyTe6
「很多年前,有個人替我取過一個名字。當時我的毛還是紅的,所以他叫我——紅。」12Please respect copyright.PENANA7TvZQ4BXAY
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旅程繼續。12Please respect copyright.PENANAdLLdzeeuL4
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小成一路跋涉,最終抵達龍虎山。那裡仍然聳立著一座古老道觀,雖歷經戰火風霜,卻因眾神庇護而未曾傾頹。他將信交給門前的守門人,不久後便被引入殿中,見到了當代的天師。12Please respect copyright.PENANAvgpb3TWrqO
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天師是東漢張道陵後人,自然也是姓張,中年書生,面容溫厚,氣質沉靜如松。讀完信後,他微微一笑,語氣頗為感慨:12Please respect copyright.PENANAc7TEy4u6Q4
「原來那傢伙沉寂了這麼多年,是陪著你在山裡過日子啊。」12Please respect copyright.PENANAOHFmxTd084
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小成不知該如何回應,只默默點頭。12Please respect copyright.PENANAyBSsDPxzBi
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天師瞇起眼睛,看著他良久,忽然笑出聲來:「也好。她沒吃掉你,說明你不是個壞人。」12Please respect copyright.PENANAcN7Pc9VtSB
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他拍了拍小成的肩:「好好休息,吃飽睡足,明天開始,我教你人類的伏妖方法。」12Please respect copyright.PENANASu3VHgJPKA
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小成躬身行禮,心中卻仍繫著那林中背影。12Please respect copyright.PENANA2heWJBsHXq
走到門口,他終於忍不住問了一句:「老師……您和那位狐妖,是朋友嗎?」12Please respect copyright.PENANADNSRxxkXpD
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天師呵呵一笑:「人與妖怎會成為朋友?但……我們也不是敵人。」12Please respect copyright.PENANAkv0GOa0PL7
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他頓了頓,語氣忽然變得輕快:12Please respect copyright.PENANAE6LHroPSNc
「奉勸你一句,小子。別太著迷——她可是個狐狸精啊。」12Please respect copyright.PENANASylU54YcD2
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這是一次真正的離開。狐妖與人間,妖性與人性,從此走在兩條岔路上。12Please respect copyright.PENANA1NxpW2WrXy
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但那些在山林間沉默同行的時光,誰也沒有忘。12Please respect copyright.PENANAEfpHOfCpfA
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道觀內的訓練不算艱苦,也許是小成底子已很好,技法和力量都難不到他,天師也知道這點,反而更著重心性上的磨練,狐的行事狂放,小成不免習染一二,但伏妖之人需深沉自制,才上能通達諸神,下可事奉百姓,這是一條孤獨而崇高的道路,千年以來,從不改變。12Please respect copyright.PENANAdTz9y6vopR
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無論如何,數年修練之後,伏妖道士張道成下山執行任務了。12Please respect copyright.PENANACHe1Sl1Cg8
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那時的他,已不再是當年山林間的少年。天師為他賜名「道成」。開始時他是奉詔解決某地某妖作惡。不久,天師命他看顧更大的地域,他便在管轄區內雲遊不定,少有回龍虎山。12Please respect copyright.PENANAqk9ZzhIrWA
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張道成孤身一人,行走於偏遠的村落之間,手執法器,腰藏靈符,對抗一些仍潛藏在陰影中的妖怪。12Please respect copyright.PENANAwkHUFNua4L
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此時的這個世界,其實早已不是從前的樣子。12Please respect copyright.PENANA6Y424KngVM
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皇朝已成歷史,科學漸漸取代信仰,鋼鐵取代山神,城市的燈火照亮了人類曾經害怕的黑夜。人們不再講神祇、妖物,只談實驗與理性。12Please respect copyright.PENANAP3RqlSt3nl
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但在那些無名山嶺與鄉間的破廟中,妖怪仍存在。不是神話,也不是幻覺,而是活生生的、會吞噬人的存在。張道成做著他認為「正確」的事。他驅逐惡妖,斬除食人之怪,守護著那些尚未被現代文明照亮的土地。12Please respect copyright.PENANAgs17ZPRI4P
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他也犯過錯——誤判善惡之間的界線,令無辜的生命枉死; 人非草木,他也辜負過對他傾心的女子。12Please respect copyright.PENANA7sSuqgE98c
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有時,他會望著鏡中的自己出神。12Please respect copyright.PENANApeMsKOdaJQ
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「紅……今天如果你看見我,你會吃我嗎?」12Please respect copyright.PENANAO8VTBIkBqq
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這句話,他從未說出口。那道影子早已多年未再出現在他夢中,卻像一枚未曾取出的刺,深植心底。