第三十二章:驚亂求生
這幾年來,正當冰心與小雷這對師兄弟,以及吳秋硯與蕭靈臻,各自在天外聖城裡的某個角落,度過他們成長歲月的時候,當年那位額上刻著血罪之印的少年冷月,也在天外聖城的地下黑牢當中,與他的師父師娘,過著艱辛惡劣的囚困日子。
在這七年多的歲月之間,這一干被長期囚禁於此的中原義士當中,陸續都有人因為耐受不了這暗無天日又飢餓搶食的日子,而開始墮落投降,有的是向天外聖城投降,主動向鐵柵外的守牢衛士們表明自己願意臣服於蕭聖月的統治,由此而獲得釋放,被衛士們帶出牢中,去面見了狂魔城主;有的人則是向生命投降,或撞牆或咬舌或懸樑,自盡身亡,從此不用再受這種生不如死的悲慘活罪。
那些向蕭聖月投降的人,在被衛士帶出牢中,前去面見教主之後,從此沒有再回牢裡,究竟是真的因此得到了蕭聖月的重用,或是另外又遭遇了什麼樣慘酷的對待與下場,由於地牢中的人對外消息斷絕,是以無從知曉後續。
至於那些向生命投降的人,在自殺身死以後,屍體殘軀立即成為了其餘存活者的食物,幾乎短時之內便被爭食地撕爛扯毀,變成了一團團的肉泥送入他人肚腹。
於是黑牢中的存活者愈來愈少,環境也愈來愈惡劣,有些人根本也不是自殺死的,卻是體況漸差而生了大病死的,到了後來,冷月已二十歲成年的時候,黑牢中的生存者,只剩下七年前的一半,約莫四十人左右。
這七年中,這天賦資質極為優異的少年冷月,早已學全了師父吳成忌的「浩然乾坤功」絕學,包括其中那至高無上的口傳三訣在內,以致他的乾坤功不僅全然獲致大成,更進一步躍上巔頂至極的水準。
冷月在黑牢中,不僅得到了吳成忌的傾囊相授,且也連帶得到了師母唐恩諦的親傳武藝,將其所出身名門「飛羚山莊」的獨門功法,悉數練就,成為身擁二大名門武學精粹的非凡高手。
在此期間,縱然牢中獄友不斷隕落凋零,可這些堅持著茍活下來的正道殘員,依舊持續那挖掘逃生地道的行徑,漫漫向外開挖了一條長道,歷經七年時間,幾乎接近到將要成功的程度,預計再努力個二三月時間,就可以橫越過聖城城牆的底部,而將地道開口在了聖城郊外,以讓牢中眾徒順利地逃出生天。
這七年多時間,群人雖然始終努力不懈,可無時無刻,內心無不是憂思反覆、惴惴不安,深恐哪一日這牢中地道的存在一事,會否給那些投降於蕭聖月的正道叛員們,所經口洩漏出去?會否又導致了聖城一方,大舉派員來查,並從此將這牢中地道搗毀,使得大家多年來的心血付諸流水?
雖然這樣的擔心,終究沒有成真,那些因於投降而被帶出去的叛員,似乎都沒有對外透漏出偷挖地道的事;雖然正道眾人,苟且偷生又一邊暗掘地道的行徑,前前後後也持續了有七八年之久,卻沒有人能夠料想得到,一場突如其來的天翻地覆、意外變故,竟會在這個節骨眼上發生、竟會在這個時間點上造就……
那是眾人以為逃生地道即將順利掘成的幾個月前,那也是冰心與小雷在天外聖城起義叛變的那一天……
那一日,地牢中的粗餐簡糧,並沒有按照時間送入,且地牢的入口處,依稀傳來一陣又一陣的騷動聲音,聽來聖城裡頭似乎有些變故發生,可正道群人隔著重欄而被深關著,就是心頭憂疑迷惑,也無法向外去探知一二。
驀地裡,那地牢的入口下梯處,傳發出了一陣轟隆沉重的震耳巨響,跟著整個地牢就像是被全然封死了一樣,不單原先隱約透入的通道光線,在響聲的那一瞬間便被截去,就連原本牢房走道上,還幽黃點燃著的盞盞煤燈,也在那道巨響發生後的未久,漸漸都滅熄了火光。
最終所有燈火,盡數都消逝滅止的時候,這一整個偌大牢室空間,就也同時陷入了一整片的黑暗當中。
黑暗之中,群人鼓譟,充滿著驚慌失措的亂叫聲,以及搥打牆壁欄杆,試圖引起外頭衛士的暴動聲。
「他媽的,這是怎麼一回事?是天塌下來了嗎?怎麼把我們的牢房出口都封死了?」
「完了完了,蕭狂魔終於失去耐性了,他不想再白白等著我們投降臣服了,他要直接殺了我們,直接就埋葬我們了!」
「去它的天外聖城,這封鎖牢房的機關,早就是事先便安排架設好的,只要他蕭聖月隨時一個心情不爽,就要把我們全部殺了!」
於是在這當下,有人驚慌、有人謾罵、有人害怕,牢房中亂成一片,吳成忌一家三口,本來窩於東首一個角落,見得如此亂象,都是極為憂心,冷月如今已是成年男子,自然而生想要保護師父師母的心念,站起身來,說道:「師父師娘,您們先在這兒安全待著,讓月兒去看看前頭的動靜。」
吳成忌聞此,卻跟著站起身來,一把握住冷月的肩臂,語帶吩咐道:「慢著!月兒,你別去,讓我去吧!你終究太過年輕,肯定叫不動那些老傢伙兒的,還是讓我出面,比較使得上力,你留在這兒保護好你的師娘,恩諦最近身子欠安,你需得多看顧她。」
冷月言語有些遲疑,回道:「師父……徒兒擔心你的安危,前頭那些人感覺都瘋狂了,恐怕已不受任何人的控制,也不願聽從任何人的指示……還是讓徒兒去,徒兒年輕力壯,怎樣給人衝撞也耐得住的。」
吳成忌搖了搖頭,拍了拍冷月的肩,並將他的身軀按回地上,輪流朝向了愛妻及徒兒的方位,從容笑道:「沒事的,我還正值壯年而已,你當師父是已經多老、多不中用了麼?你別擔心我的情況,只管聽師父的話,好好在這兒顧著師娘及你自己,我去前頭看看情況,絕對不會貿然涉險,師父會記著你們仍在這裡,就算今日的變故,是老天將要滅絕我們的意思,師父也會記得趕回來與你們團聚,我們一家人就算是死,也都要死在一起。」
冷月一向敬從師命,又聽得吳成忌的這番言語誠摯,十分具有感染及說服力,更是半分違逆不得,於是不再爭辯,順從地坐回地上,握緊師娘唐恩諦的手,安撫她的焦慮情緒。
唐恩諦舉首上望,音聲虛弱,卻仍透著款款深情,叮囑丈夫道:「成哥,你自己小心,記得你說的話,就算是死,也要回來與我們死在一起!」
吳成忌愛憐無比地伸過手去,輕輕撫了撫愛妻的面頰,柔聲說道:「妳莫擔心,我去去就回。」這便轉過身去,奔向那混亂最盛的群人方向。
吳成忌臨危不亂地左顧右探,大致明白了週遭的情勢變化,也猜知到牢房出入口的斷龍石已遭放下,驚憂之餘,更擔心著牢中的秩序若是蕩然無存,跟著便將引致大禍,於是提高聲音,便朗聲道:「大家聽著!莫要驚慌失措,也莫要胡亂鼓譟,這些都對眼前的處境,沒有絲毫幫助!地牢對外出口已遭斷阻,顯然聖城之人已要置我們於死地,當務之急,是必須把握接下來的時間,儘快地去向外掘出一條可供逃生的孔道!否則我們一直待在這密閉空間裡頭,要不糧食斷絕,要不將殘存的空氣用盡,到時就只有坐以待斃的結局!」
吳成忌的這一號令,直猶如當頭棒喝,登時將所有人全都自驚亂中拉了回神,想到眼前燃眉之急的逃生問題。
於是忽然有十來名的人員,便掀開地磚,先後鑽入那原本已掘了八九成的地下長道裡,奮力開挖了起來,期望在最短的時間內,加速挖掘進度,以儘快開通一個通向地表的出口。
另外又有十多名精力還算旺盛的,便開始對牢房中的各面牆壁敲敲打打,希望能探測到一個較為薄弱的石面,以一股腦兒向外破壞出去,求得出口生天。
本來這樣大動作的開挖地道,以及四面敲打的舉動,在過往的正常時候,牢中眾人都是不敢放肆進行的,一怕驚動了守牢衛士的警覺,二也怕被衛士冠上不守秩序的罪責而遭受嚴刑懲治。
但如今,牢房對外通口已被封鎖,聖城一方顯然已要置他們於死地,原先的守牢衛士們也再不管他們的死活與行動了,既然如此,這些垂死爭扎的囚徒們,也絲毫沒有什麼好顧忌的了,盡其所能地開挖破壞,大敲大撞,也不在乎將這牢房的頂面四方,弄出個什麼大破洞了,一切都是先求活命再說。
吳成忌但感眾人已開始將各自行動的重點,由原先的喧鬧慌亂,轉向尋道求生上頭,稍覺欣慰滿意,便也縱身探入地道,加入奮力挖掘的行列。
原本群豪齊心合力,尚能有志一同地挖掘努力,但由於這條秘密地道,本來就只有八九成的完成度,而仍欠缺幾個月的作工進度,是以眼下縱然集聚多人的拼命努力,仍舊無法於短時之內獲取開通。
不知覺間,幾個時辰過去,隨著時間流逝,這個被封鎖的地下牢房當中,環境惡劣的程度也漸漸加速,黑暗無比加之密不透風,饒是如何修為高手,也都開始有了些呼吸欲窒的感覺,尤其那些正置身在地下甬道中的人,更是噁悶感及難受明顯,逐漸有人暈倒、嘔吐,或者表現痛苦地爬了出來。
便因如此不適逐漸加重,原先還辛勤著挖掘地道、清運廢土的那些漢子當中,開始有人不聽吳成忌的指揮,不按照預定計畫中的角度去進行開挖,卻是胡亂地衝撞向地道壁面的頂端,好似想要儘快地向上頭撞出一個破洞來活。
吳成忌覺察此事,慌忙出聲來阻,提音令道:「慢著!你們在做什麼?這樣不按計畫地亂挖亂鑿,這個地道會耐不住支撐,整個垮下來的!你們都快快住手!」
那些漢子卻個個都像發瘋了一樣,全然聽不進吳成忌的勸言,有些人甚至敲撞地更為起勁,有些人則是對著吳成忌大聲咆哮道:「混帳!吳成忌!你莫再發號施令!當初就是聽了你話,說什麼必須注意地道的結構穩固,以免塌陷,這才十分小心緩慢地進展挖掘,結果導致這地道挖了七八年有,卻居然仍未開通?現在可好,大夥兒都要死在這牢裡了,就是因為仍然沒有地道可用的關係!」「吳成忌!你別再老以正道領袖的姿態,命令我們如何做事!現在我們都要死了,求生都來不及了,你還要我們住手?要我們小心注意?等到大家都斷氣了,你再來看看我們夠不夠慢吧!」
群人咆哮聲中,吳成忌意欲出手阻止,卻遭前後兩名同伴包圍抵擋,吳成忌不願傷人,是以未出全力拼搏,卻陷入一個進退兩難的膠著場面。
正當此時,地道頂壁耐受不住粗糙猛烈的撞擊,居然果真落下大片大片的塵土碎石,似乎將要塌陷下來。
吳成忌靈敏非常,立時覺察不對勁處,提音喚道:「地道要塌陷了!所有人都注意,快快退出地道口去,以免遭受活埋!」一邊說著,一邊且伸手去抓住身周幾名同夥的手臂,蘊勁強推,將他們連連推往地道的通出口去。
聽得如此催聲急促,又見得頂上不斷泥崩石落,群豪再度陷入混亂驚恐之中,不再忙於拼搏爭鬥,也立即停下挖掘撞鑿的手邊動作,爭先恐後、你推我擠地都直往地道的狹窄出入口擠去。
吳成忌沉著冷靜,並不獨善自身,不但不慌著擠向出口,且不斷向地道深處鑽進,身手蘊力,去拉出正陷在裡頭的一個個同夥,直至所有同伴都已順利地朝向通口靠近,他才心安殿後,跟著移向出口。
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卻在此時,地道頂壁處又發起了一連串轟隆轟隆的巨響聲,一整面頂壁的碎石泥土,忽然間大把大把地崩落下來,壓向了包括吳成忌在內的最後幾名逃生者。
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