「你發夢麼?」363Please respect copyright.PENANAgwZlrhlVmP
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一個女子聲音問道。秦逍坐起身來,見昨夜那名黑衣女子正環胸盤坐地上。363Please respect copyright.PENANAmnDzC0uQVk
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「在下記得,昨夜確實將姑娘請上了客房榻。」他一面問一面按著額頭醒神。363Please respect copyright.PENANAcpfKmsS3H3
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「我也記得,我說過不睡賊人的榻。」儘管天生語聲嬌柔輕細,女子語調仍是冷冷淡淡的。363Please respect copyright.PENANApsiWzqzhGh
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秦逍笑道:「在下還記得,在下並非姑娘口中賊人。」他素來溫文,和這女子雖曾為敵,卻仍不改客氣和善的毛病。363Please respect copyright.PENANAmmMJgVBtLh
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「我更記得,你和霍顛狗賊彼此相交,既是他朋友,必然一丘之貉。」363Please respect copyright.PENANA6FBm1jJYdP
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秦逍見她神色失落間帶點疲憊,便知她想必一夜不曾入睡,當下翻身下榻,見著日頭都快上了三竿,想是昨一場夜鬥,早晨又在夢裡見了多年不見的紅樓,竟一睡到了這個時候。363Please respect copyright.PENANAdkCU06JjMT
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「子迢。」363Please respect copyright.PENANA6aOjPB0QLL
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一名俊秀少年無聲無息步入室內,少年一身勁裝,衣袂風塵僕僕,背後兩柄短刀插著,當下作揖道:「多年不見爺的面,子迢願爺一切都好。」363Please respect copyright.PENANAksKUtVtKz7
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秦逍微笑,「把你從那麼遠的地方找回來,是有要事託你去辦。不過這事待會再談,先請常叔把這位姑娘的早膳送到我書房去,你就領她先過去罷。」363Please respect copyright.PENANAkKBjjYr397
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子迢應聲是,眼光卻注視著那名女子,秦逍知他戒備,又道:「她服下了軟筋散,十二個時辰內,不礙事。」363Please respect copyright.PENANAMEqMhI8sod
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用過膳後,秦逍才到書房和那名黑衣女子相見。女子仍是穿著深夜暗殺霍顛的那套夜行裝,面上蒙的黑布也不曾取下,只是被俘當夜被迫服下了軟筋散,十二個時辰內都休想運用內力。她隨子迢前去用膳、去書房的路上,一面觀看秦逍的私人莊園,一面暗暗憤恨昨夜入莊時簡直連莊內布局都無法瞧清,否則她手腳不曾縛住,即便爬也要爬出莊子去。再想起昨夜戰敗,竟讓仇人饒了性命,當真屈辱已極。363Please respect copyright.PENANAxXAPOIqEFR
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當時已過丑時,在蓬萊客棧中秦逍道:「姑娘是蒼霞山曉雅莊的弟子。」363Please respect copyright.PENANAv0CBe63W1d
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「不是!」黑衣女子倏地回答。363Please respect copyright.PENANAVH5W5F3SDm
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秦逍挑眉,眼中全是不信,還未說話,背後忽然一道房門緩緩推開,霍顛自裡頭走出,臉上、襟上滿是鮮血,手裡的長劍更像是插上了條血管子,血一路啪搭啪搭地滴。363Please respect copyright.PENANAFgiAU2Io5D
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秦逍略有遲疑:「將軍將他們都殺了麼?」363Please respect copyright.PENANAs9tsgy6ChC
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霍顛抹去臉上血痕,「不殺,難道放他們回去傳信麼?」363Please respect copyright.PENANARKZCQQ2PuN
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他這話原非真的在問秦逍,誰知秦逍卻答道:「如擔心他們洩密,割了他們舌頭就好。」363Please respect copyright.PENANAd4l46qg8cn
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霍顛側目瞧他,愣了半晌才察覺秦逍是說真的,卻仍不可置信。363Please respect copyright.PENANAgGb56Db9TO
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「如若他識字呢?」363Please respect copyright.PENANAOhINNOlpVJ
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秦逍緩緩道:「那就將手掌砍下來。」363Please respect copyright.PENANAU3MzEnZEB5
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霍顛忍不住冷哼:「可笑。」一旁偷看的客棧當家以及小二、店伴,若還有沒嚇暈的,此時都不禁瞠目結舌,誰能想到這個看來溫文爾雅的翩翩公子,竟面不改色地說出這番話來。363Please respect copyright.PENANAExaEzPsIyo
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霍顛走向秦逍,那名黑衣女子眼見霍顛走出房門時,早已滿腔憤怒,直來到跟前,女子忍不住嘶聲道:「狗賊,拿命來!拿命來!」363Please respect copyright.PENANApiAZ3Z75RP
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霍顛居高臨下直視那黑衣女子,「世上要霍某性命之人,多如牛毛,只不知你又與霍某有何冤仇?」363Please respect copyright.PENANAhPRUCW6KH8
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「你殺我父兄,令我家破人亡,」黑衣女子含淚嘶聲道:「我早已發誓要取你的人頭祭我先父,豈知今日不僅戰敗,還賠上三位前輩性命。」363Please respect copyright.PENANAXnb0ME7gtl
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霍顛垂目看著她,她又道:「我技不如人,就悉聽尊便,只是我要你知道,只要我還活著一天,天涯海角,我都會來取你的命!」363Please respect copyright.PENANA5jP9P6zgRP
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說完頭一撇,竟閉目待死。秦逍心中暗讚這女子有膽量,他手裡仍握著女子那把漆黑短刀,心中卻另有主意。363Please respect copyright.PENANAOR6bSRGczY
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「霍某一輩子殺過不少人,從未有哪一條命讓霍某感到後悔。」深夜裡霍顛語聲冷得像是能逼出人的魂來:「素來向霍某挑戰之人,霍某不曾留情,只是今日你即便想死,恐怕也不能輕易如願。」363Please respect copyright.PENANAatJqd0wNlV
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黑衣女子陡然睜眼,還未反應過來,一旁的白衣男子已微笑接著道:「將軍竟能猜透在下心意,看樣子在下竟是今夜最技不如人的一個了,得回家練練。」363Please respect copyright.PENANA7vDPXl5V8M
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「在哪裡練都一樣,」霍顛已轉過身去,冷冷一笑:「只是以姑娘的性格,現在要她活著,恐怕比死還難受。至於舌頭割掉或手掌砍掉,你預備留給她哪一種活法,霍某不想管,我只管──」363Please respect copyright.PENANANzYwZwheiq
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「將軍放心,」秦逍再度張開摺扇,「在下會安排好一切。」363Please respect copyright.PENANAJzQ1Kui2bE
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霍顛冷哼,將劍細細擦拭了收入鞘裡,一轉身躍出窗去不見蹤影。363Please respect copyright.PENANA7IeU7DHIo9
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秦逍目送他離去,在此星此夜,此情此景,竟仍能悠然玉立窗畔以目送人,有時秦逍自己也幾乎認同,或許自己根本沒有心。黑衣女子這時仍跌坐在窗下,兀自怒泣抽咽,他扶起她來,拂開了她下半身穴道,緩緩道:「在下冒昧,今夜要請姑娘到在下的宅邸住上一宿了。店家,」他回頭呼喚,叫了好半晌那當家的才知秦逍在叫他,心中是萬萬不願應,卻更萬萬不敢不應。忍不住顫抖著應了,卻連個頭都不敢探出來。363Please respect copyright.PENANAUt2gOWJnAS
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「有…有何吩咐?公子饒命…饒命……」363Please respect copyright.PENANAFmtkpna63j
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當家說的話,簡直抖到不成樣子,如非秦逍耳力好,恐怕沒人能聽明白到底他在說些什麼。363Please respect copyright.PENANAHU1jwP8R5N
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「這些銀子,權當在下替那位爺給各位陪禮,」他隨手一拋,幾個錠子躍過店內桌椅,不偏不倚落入櫃內,嚇得當家的全家人都縮在一起,瞪目一看,竟有好幾十兩銀,和幾個金葉子。「店家拿去清理了房間,如有餘下的,就請各位拿去吃杯茶罷。」363Please respect copyright.PENANALtJ4AlavpN
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這時店家也不知今夜到底自己是迎來了瘟神還是送走財神,顫巍巍湊出頭來,只見白衣的公子道:「姑娘請吧。」那黑衣人心不甘情不願,好半晌才勉力站起身來,也聽不清他們又說了些什麼。黑衣人拿了一包粉末吞下,當下那公子偕了黑衣人手臂,竄出窗去,連皎白的月光都留不住他倆一點殘影。363Please respect copyright.PENANAaZ5EDlBL9z
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誰知夜深露重,即便有秦逍攜著她手前行,她服下的軟筋散卻一點一滴正在發作,只弄得她渾身虛軟、昏昏欲睡,連途中景色如何,莊子在甚麼方位,進莊之後又走了什麼路線,她竟絲毫不能記得。現在回想起來,她不禁覺得,秦逍根本是知道這藥力的作用的。過去十數年間,玉面俠盜的落腳之處,或有耳聞,卻鮮少人能精確地指出路來。363Please respect copyright.PENANAoEWSvrAuB9
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她只隱約記得自己伏在秦逍背上,看見莊門上頭的匾大大的「紅樓莊」三個字,時陽光初露,一旁青山一道綠水傾瀉,鳥語花香,儼然一座世外桃源。363Please respect copyright.PENANAQKikcvSZ7k
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見此情景,她雖腦袋昏昏沉沉,卻仍忍不住道:「我說是誰,原來是大名鼎鼎的玉面盜,怪不得一出手就是金葉子、銀葉子,恐怕這幾兩對玉面盜而言,還是我少見多怪了──」363Please respect copyright.PENANA7WMzzlYCXT
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「你渾說什麼?金葉子、銀葉子對爺而言,算得什麼?」363Please respect copyright.PENANAhbvB85nTDl
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旁邊有人猛地打岔進來,她感覺秦逍根本不曾打算開口,也渾不在意,卻不知這說話之人是誰。363Please respect copyright.PENANASnRYY3z5k8
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只聽秦逍道:「替我將這姑娘攙了。」363Please respect copyright.PENANARNOTcHLtwE
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那人應了,連忙喚來幾個婢女,眾人接過她虛軟的身子後,秦逍竟仍一路隨家僕們一起到她被安置的房裡,婢女們將她放上床榻,此時藥力將緩,她意識稍清了,忍不住道:「我不睡賊人屋裡的床。」363Please respect copyright.PENANAHequGu5TbV
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「姑娘稍歇,過幾個時辰姑娘醒了,在下自會將姑娘請下榻來相談。」秦逍也不生氣,面上笑容淡淡的,一夜沒睡他似乎也是倦極。隨後他到底和身旁家僕交代了什麼,她根本聽不清,也無心去聽。想起自己復仇不遂也罷了,竟任仇人輕視饒命,眼睜睜瞧霍顛揚長而去,比起這些惡人的可惡可恨,她更氣自己的無能為力。363Please respect copyright.PENANAaje7K2moDH
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「爺今夜又空手而回麼?」363Please respect copyright.PENANAJTVQ6xauyl
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「奪了賊老尤情婦的小金櫃,裏頭的珠寶渾沒啥稀罕,爺能瞧上眼麼?櫃裡的幾十兩金子銀子又都送給了店家。」363Please respect copyright.PENANA7eJPQaCwz8
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「爺素來這樣。只是我萬萬料想不到,爺竟會帶個姑娘回莊。」363Please respect copyright.PENANAnjrN8AssAt
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她躺了半晌,思緒漸漸平靜了,才恍惚聽起門外似乎有人談話。此時她雖無法運用內力,但意識愈來愈清明,耳力也敏銳起來。363Please respect copyright.PENANAwpOP8YPIEK
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「都過這許多年了,……姑娘還是爺最牽掛的。」363Please respect copyright.PENANAJ3UF7QrKeb
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「別提了,沒的惹爺傷心。」363Please respect copyright.PENANALZ1yNFVjB0
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她立刻坐起身來,走出門外,一道日光強闖眼簾,見著那日頭的高度,她才發覺原來自己已躺了至少兩個時辰。363Please respect copyright.PENANAM952yKSHau
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兩個在門外伺候的婢女見了她福身道:「姑娘。」363Please respect copyright.PENANAzFnux6ZUWj
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「秦逍在哪裡?」363Please respect copyright.PENANAej5c32wBbI
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兩個婢女垂首互望一眼,其中一個趕緊又一萬福,口齒清晰地道:「回姑娘,我們爺一夜未闔眼,眼下還沒醒呢。」363Please respect copyright.PENANAOAIVJm4Pbr
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黑衣女子沉吟片刻,忽然道:「我說過,我不睡賊人的床。帶我去秦逍那裏。」363Please respect copyright.PENANA3ol7UIaIsL
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那婢女面露為難,「爺交代了,姑娘有什麼需要,但憑吩咐,但願姑娘能得片刻休息,待爺醒了,奴婢自會來稟報姑娘。」363Please respect copyright.PENANA0zsJ6yLu8T
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聽她們這般說,她心中不覺更氣,讓人饒命已是屈辱,這時這股仇恨的怒火又萬般不被對手看在眼裡。她舉步要走,兩個婢女連忙擋在前頭,她拐過頭去又走,兩人又急急忙忙攔住,口裡說道:「姑娘萬萬不可…不可妄自行動啊。」363Please respect copyright.PENANAoLbS07jJKg
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她忍不住要運氣提掌,誰知氣到了丹田處便再也上不來,只得低喝:「讓開!」363Please respect copyright.PENANAi6wYNndDBw
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「姑娘要去哪裡,奴婢帶路便是,只是姑娘的確萬萬不可妄自行動,這莊子布局巧妙,如無人帶路,姑娘恐怕會困在莊裡,一時尋不到的話──」363Please respect copyright.PENANAZq7WttJJm1
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聞言她微懍,「那麼你帶我去找秦逍。」363Please respect copyright.PENANAL9sKUGgHAK
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「姑娘,奴婢說了,爺的確還未醒來,姑娘此時去了,又能怎麼樣呢?姑娘不如再歇會兒,待爺醒了──」363Please respect copyright.PENANAB0fcCd45Y6
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「弦韶,你不如就帶她去罷,」屋宇忽然傳來一人的聲音,聽來稚氣未脫,卻似乎有股貴氣。黑衣女子當下朝屋宇環視了一二圈,卻並未瞧見任何人的身影。363Please respect copyright.PENANAomMVSfXI1y
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「子迢公子回來了,」那婢女朝屋頂一隅微一福身道:「這是爺今晨帶回來的客人。」363Please respect copyright.PENANAyvi8pKMwzD
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「我已聽常叔說了,看來她說話雖好聽,脾氣卻是不小哪。」那少年的聲音一笑,接著道:「你不如就帶她去罷,爺雖未醒,但她既然想這麼乾瞪著眼,何妨就帶她去?普天之下想這般瞧著爺的女子,自紅樓莊排隊排到莽江去,可能都還排不完,但能這般瞧著爺的女子,卻恐怕只有──」363Please respect copyright.PENANAqJC7pWlTQU
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「子迢公子別開玩笑了,」那婢女竟打斷了他,福身道:「爺聽了會不痛快的。」363Please respect copyright.PENANAhhaJDjmhez
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「好吧,好吧,」那少年的聲音卻又笑道:「不過,與其讓她這樣糾纏,一時半會說不準還走丟了人,你不如就帶她去罷。」363Please respect copyright.PENANAMiiZwOytAs
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那叫弦韶的婢女狐疑地瞧著他,只聽少年又道:「有我在,她不能對爺怎麼樣的。」363Please respect copyright.PENANAqyEtSaMpZC
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於是她就忿忿地讓那婢女領著,穿過果然非常複雜的一段路才來到秦逍房裡。也果然直到日上三竿,秦逍才終於醒來,她的一股氣也差不多都給等到平了。