「你們後悔了麼嗎?」87Please respect copyright.PENANAs7IKHXfyx6
這句話迴盪於林秀與林戎心底。87Please respect copyright.PENANA5uPig6NO1j
夜深,林戎向唐順討了酒、走出屋外找了能看見月光的巨石盤坐於上,對月獨酌。87Please respect copyright.PENANAIibFbulO9X
來到異地,涅烏帕爾自與兩名丐幫弟子相遇後便不透聲色觀察對方言行。,此時他放慢步伐、運功融入暗塵彌散夜色間,並跟隨林戎腳步來到巨石旁。87Please respect copyright.PENANAq5U2DSgmss
他仰頭看對方在明月底身影,心底糾結半晌方要使力跳上石頭頂端,卻忽被其喃喃自語止住,仰頭便見重雲散去、透下銀亮。87Please respect copyright.PENANAgKTJ3eqgNk
月尊照清幽暗間萬物。
「後悔⋯⋯後悔⋯⋯」87Please respect copyright.PENANA6NGtyK43MG
丐幫弟子雙眼凝視懷中酒甕,嘴裡叨唸:「也說不到後悔,就是覺得⋯⋯」87Please respect copyright.PENANAYvgYEKyHCE
對方並未將話說完,然涅烏帕爾聽得懂那重複的詞。照顧幾人的唐門女人今日午時便有轉述這幾個字——87Please respect copyright.PENANATKlKRSUUeI
後悔。87Please respect copyright.PENANAC49N2nR4vS
半身微晃的林戎看似喝醉,眸裡既清明又哀傷,卻又下刻轉為迷茫與困惑。87Please respect copyright.PENANAUvCXcF4gy2
儘管言語不通,可人仍會在舉手投足間不經意洩漏心思、難以作假。87Please respect copyright.PENANA35qiGdT0cY
青年雖非擅長聽心,但由於妹妹柔蘭精於觀面、悉心教導,再加上明教教中弟子眾多、關係紛雜,身為少數化形術士的他既肩負崇高地位與責任、亦代表無處不被檢視,因此他多少學得如何辨別善惡真偽。87Please respect copyright.PENANAf5S5GmIBIW
哪些是明尊之意?87Please respect copyright.PENANAZw85gDDvuL
哪些又為凡人擅自臆測而言。87Please respect copyright.PENANAj7i8Qxh9cM
而就在其凝視林戎時後退踩到石砂,細微聲響驚動看似沉醉之人,只見對方立即回首質問:「是誰?」使涅烏帕爾不得不退去隱匿蹤跡術法、運功跳至大石上走到對方身邊,斷訊說出不標準的漢語:「戎⋯⋯我⋯⋯是⋯⋯」87Please respect copyright.PENANARUWGGyMkuB
「是你?」87Please respect copyright.PENANAm1xTbMWYjn
林戎注意到是明教青年後怔了半晌才道:「坐吧。」示意其在自己身邊坐好並將酒杯遞給他,再問:「你的傷還好?」87Please respect copyright.PENANALzhnqS3g8y
涅烏帕爾接下後未應其疑問,反倒有些沉默,彷若思索良久方惴惴不安開口。87Please respect copyright.PENANAeX5gFd5GNL
「我們⋯⋯你們⋯⋯害——被放棄?」87Please respect copyright.PENANAKArXxS77vi
非意料裡之答覆使林戎頓時難以言喻心底感觸。無論是對方結巴不標準的漢語又或片段字句可拼湊出來之意,皆使男人心中浮現某種直覺,自己與涅烏帕爾皆對此等局面既慶幸也懊悔。87Please respect copyright.PENANAy0Yfdqk2dz
慶幸為他們都撿回小命,懊悔亦是他們都仍活著面對眼前難堪。87Please respect copyright.PENANA1iX7kfeCIx
他不確定若丐幫長老們再次追來、質問甚至出言責備,自己是否還存有再次跳下山崖的堅決?87Please respect copyright.PENANA0jS0J6iV7W
見對方如此為難,涅烏帕爾眉間微皺,先放下酒正坐、抬頭凝望圓滿月尊,隨後雙手合十底在額首彎腰虔誠膜拜。87Please respect copyright.PENANARWlCyJWAv1
光明慈父,知義知情。87Please respect copyright.PENANAazeK5Tv1Nl
一拜又拜。87Please respect copyright.PENANA4mZR9aQDE7
啟我澄心,蘇我明性。87Please respect copyright.PENANAjljr0P4AxH
青年於心中默念無數,最後才抬起頭直視滿面不解的林戎,講出稍早他與胞妹所討論的決議。87Please respect copyright.PENANAHef8nLOYbc
「你們⋯⋯我們⋯⋯救,沒關係⋯⋯交出去。」87Please respect copyright.PENANAaHkHsfbgGC
月光映照人影成雙,青年本漆黑眸底似乎閃爍起光芒,口訴的語調極其緩慢卻堅定,甚至揚起嘴角、眉間逐漸透露了然。87Please respect copyright.PENANANBbALwoTBn
「大漠⋯⋯回⋯⋯亦死,留此,救命恩⋯⋯可還。」87Please respect copyright.PENANAiOBwip6QWi
既說生亦何歡,哪需再問死亦何苦?87Please respect copyright.PENANA6qfGoCNM6z
此生不過殘軀生於凡間,死也就熊熊聖火焚之歸回明尊坐下罷了,至少未愧對祂所教悔。87Please respect copyright.PENANAtcBLKiL7ui
涅烏帕爾所言讓林戎完全怔住、如受重擊。87Please respect copyright.PENANANxjpWgSApm
有恩必報、義不容辭。87Please respect copyright.PENANATsPxXEAEjq
這不也是同他們丐幫所講之義嗎?87Please respect copyright.PENANAvofmXgRtNC
丐幫弟子眼中迷霧終於微微散去,朝明教弟子露出些許苦悶的笑容,搖頭無奈感嘆:「怎麼反倒被你提醒了啊?」說完再度將酒杯塞入對方掌中、斟滿純釀。87Please respect copyright.PENANAcph5UJi0uy
這次涅烏帕爾終是接過酒盞,向林戎舉杯。87Please respect copyright.PENANAYZJrhLSrox
「喝了這杯,我們互沒相欠,誰也不須還甚麼。」87Please respect copyright.PENANAbX5Hys2dMi
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