這天是立秋,然而因為地理位置的緣故,湘州城並沒有感受到季節的差異,不過往例的秋祭依然熱鬧地舉辦著。249Please respect copyright.PENANAU1r3X8sQBr
雖然這些與城中大多數居民沒什麼關係,不過並不妨礙他們也跟著享受節日的氣氛。249Please respect copyright.PENANAqT1aVZ764M
在江城宅院內,洛貞也利用起昨天民眾們帶來的回禮,在庭院內舉行了簡易的瓜祭。249Please respect copyright.PENANA3zA54zPTDW
只見桌上滿滿當當擺滿了一堆瓜果,在簡單的禱祝上香過後,女孩們便開始享用了起來。249Please respect copyright.PENANAl6iV8XCQWk
熱鬧過一陣子後,鴛鴦兒與雪雁便先行移步前往廚房準備料理幾種瓜類。249Please respect copyright.PENANAWKTWH6WloY
其餘女孩們則留在原地繼續熱鬧。249Please respect copyright.PENANAcMDFCeuspE
林黛玉與胭脂此刻都正小口小口地慢慢咀嚼吃著。249Please respect copyright.PENANAryhlXc3QXF
楚水與林響的表現則比她們豪邁一些,並沒有兩女這般溫吞細碎,儘管如此,與一旁李采萍的豪放不羈,她們也都同屬大家閨秀一脈了。249Please respect copyright.PENANAHtBhcGFmbL
江城見著女孩們婉約的情景,獨見那位年紀最大的在這一枝獨秀,突然有種出歹竹出好筍的錯覺。249Please respect copyright.PENANAzb06cjwU2F
文儒與奇樂兩女則是安靜迅速地吃著,就好像她們只為了吃而吃一般,一點也沒有前者們的享受之感。249Please respect copyright.PENANAmsPBOdpeyt
不過在想到她們的職業之後,江城也並不意外就是了。249Please respect copyright.PENANAaKHROYbemw
這時剛吃完一片西瓜所以閒來無事的楚水,正巧見到了奇樂腰間別著的竹笛,遂提議道:249Please respect copyright.PENANAyWgEpv8n0t
「奇樂姐姐,不知道我們能否有幸聽妳演奏一曲呢?」249Please respect copyright.PENANAtzXLC7dfso
與女孩們混熟的奇樂自不扭捏,很快的,清澈的笛聲在庭院內悠揚響起。249Please respect copyright.PENANAFmz1e2JZhh
不僅如此,一旁的文儒也開始隨著音樂悠悠伴唱了起來。249Please respect copyright.PENANAPZ4dlSplvy
這時候大家才明白過來,分明就是奇樂要來吹奏笛曲,為甚麼連一旁的文儒也會跟著準備了。249Please respect copyright.PENANALycwA2XgkD
原來兩女本就是一吹一唱的啊!249Please respect copyright.PENANAb01hfVFztH
只聽文儒唱道:249Please respect copyright.PENANAkuvIAOB1BS
「海客談瀛洲,煙濤微茫信難求。249Please respect copyright.PENANAqZrjU9k0lG
越人語天姥,雲霓明滅或可睹。249Please respect copyright.PENANAsloYxn9FLK
天姥連天向天橫,勢拔五嶽掩赤城。249Please respect copyright.PENANAddxA2Letad
天台四萬八千丈,對此欲倒東南傾。249Please respect copyright.PENANAVsoRCXW33y
......」249Please respect copyright.PENANAPySzLicjcZ
最初的笛聲舒緩綿長,但隨著文儒的唱詞告一段落,奇樂的曲調也迅速更換了節奏。249Please respect copyright.PENANAyzSESA6yDy
只聽文儒又唱了一段道:249Please respect copyright.PENANAKqXyooeQOB
「腳著謝公屐,身登青雲梯。249Please respect copyright.PENANAWdLlDjsVHm
半壁見海日,空中聞天雞。249Please respect copyright.PENANAFElSR54AOe
千巖萬轉路不定,迷花倚石忽已暝。」249Please respect copyright.PENANA5VmhgbDVwV
就當文儒把這一段的尾音唱盡之時,笛聲忽地變換成緊湊迅猛的曲調,文儒的唱腔也隨之改為奔放激昂。249Please respect copyright.PENANAtmuPqyiPjM
只聽文儒高亢地唱道:249Please respect copyright.PENANA7hlLhSKFyE
「熊咆龍吟殷巖泉!慄深林喝!驚層巔!249Please respect copyright.PENANAXEOAfLNfjM
雲青青喝——!欲雨!水澹澹喝——!生煙!249Please respect copyright.PENANASw2C0RtzXJ
列缺霹靂丘巒崩摧!249Please respect copyright.PENANA0qelL0fZvV
洞天石扇訇然中開!249Please respect copyright.PENANAy3h0kiICg1
青冥浩蕩不見底!日月照耀金銀台!249Please respect copyright.PENANAZbQIGyQH0T
霓為衣喝!風為馬!雲之君喝!紛紛而來下!249Please respect copyright.PENANA7UbKVAF3DN
虎鼓瑟喝!鸞回車!仙之人喝!列如麻!」249Please respect copyright.PENANAYroUsaGQu1
文儒的這段唱詞如萬馬奔騰般一氣呵成,瞬間鎮住了在場所有女人。249Please respect copyright.PENANAGgqxnNA8Kf
緊接著,笛聲又回復到最初的平和,只聽文儒繼續唱道:249Please respect copyright.PENANAsatBcxU3gp
「世間行樂亦如此,古來萬事東流水。249Please respect copyright.PENANAZoZP9JrqK2
別君去哼~何時還,且放白鹿青崖間,須行即騎訪名山。」249Please respect copyright.PENANAEtGI1hERK2
正當眾女以為要這麼淡然結束,尤其是知曉這是李詩仙所作的「夢遊天姥吟留別」的林黛玉,以為只剩最後一聯便能夠鼓掌叫好的時候,沒想到奇樂的笛聲倏地拔高,猶如平地一驚雷般乍響,這意外的落差感再度震撼了所有人。249Please respect copyright.PENANACuc2SwFAsW
在最後這聲異常尖銳的笛音中,文儒用著怨憤地口吻厲聲唱道:249Please respect copyright.PENANAMseX1Rv0o0
「安能摧眉折腰事權貴!?使我不得開心顏!!!」249Please respect copyright.PENANA6m1VGblkkJ
這麼一段奇唱過後,聽得懂詩詞意思的林黛玉、洛貞、楚水、李采萍被兩女搞得七上八下,好一時間都沒緩過神來。249Please respect copyright.PENANAnrKqyF6Ym7
聽不大懂得胭脂等人則已經隨著高亢的尾音,在結束後情不自禁地起身叫好。249Please respect copyright.PENANAzvGfZpvyIr
被後者們這麼一鼓譟,前者們也一一回過神來、回過味來,幾女給出的稱讚與鼓掌聲比起後者們來,更事有過之而無不及。249Please respect copyright.PENANAc8HSwQ4Gbo
在幾女們聽得神魂顛倒之際,江城卻發現了兩女的不尋常之處。249Please respect copyright.PENANATjCLjpJzYU
嚴格來說是奇樂與她的竹笛很不尋常。249Please respect copyright.PENANAeeISruqfSz
江城能在奇樂吹起竹笛的當下,發現對方的內力集中到了喉頭處,接著隨著吹奏聲響起,江城又接著發現雖然很少,卻有絲絲勁氣從中而發,蘊藏在笛音之中,就好似那天林響的刀氣一般。249Please respect copyright.PENANATv6BAGFZVB
不一般的是,這些勁氣並沒有初離體就迅速逸散,反而能以聲音為載體越傳越遠。249Please respect copyright.PENANAgTMjydscXr
江城猜想這大概就是音功了吧?249Please respect copyright.PENANA68pHfqKeXm
先不說奇樂的音功能不能用做殺敵,只說江城看到的部分,光是這一能夠影響眾人情緒的能力,在永不冷場這一方面,音功就永遠有其存在的價值。249Please respect copyright.PENANAYPoUQTTH7o
江城的思維不由得發想出去,或許古往今來的那些演講能手,靠的就是隱在其講稿與演說聲背後的音功嗎?249Please respect copyright.PENANAoofv5JausV
不然怎麼去解釋他們單靠語言,就能讓大批人被鼓動到捨生忘死呢?249Please respect copyright.PENANAOBc8AGIaxS
江城再一想到最初奇樂的欲言又止,莫非她們想隱瞞的就是這門音功嗎?249Please respect copyright.PENANAb0DTQMX4lR
江城想了想並沒有冒然問出口,一來這音功在娛樂方面與打發時間的效果是十成十的,二來既然沒人受傷,大家又能因此如此投入,於是江城也就沒太把這當作一回事。249Please respect copyright.PENANAorGwLqvfWC
再說了,對方既然想要特意隱藏,那江城自然懂得順勢裝傻。249Please respect copyright.PENANAf4C3mrXMUF
幾位女孩鬧鬧騰騰地歡呼誇獎了一陣子,這導致剛端著菜回來的雪雁與鴛鴦兒,三女被此番盛況搞得一頭霧水。249Please respect copyright.PENANAbppi0FMMxu
在一通提問與七嘴八舌地回覆後,她們這才知道自己到底錯過了甚麼!249Please respect copyright.PENANAZGgX0UMStd
不消說,文儒與奇樂在休息一會與享用過餐點後,又重新上演了一回夢遊天姥吟留別。249Please respect copyright.PENANAm8iG0Ak0eD
再度收穫了全場的掌聲與誇讚的同時,洛貞甚至還打賞了兩女幾粒銀錁子。249Please respect copyright.PENANAVkM19ZMLqM
其餘幾女雖有心效仿,但是她們的薪俸在武聖慶典上已然花銷一空,如今又還未到領薪酬的日子,所以她們各個是有心而無力。249Please respect copyright.PENANA2UXLjB0jh5
而文儒與奇樂在見到銀兩後,不但高高興興收下的同時,她們還很流利地說出一些吉祥話,這讓始料未及的幾女頓時有種,妳們怎麼會這麼熟練的怪異感。249Please respect copyright.PENANALjtnSsWVKz
一行人吃喝著討論著一段時間後,在胭脂、楚水地軟磨硬泡,更甚至林黛玉還有洛貞都開口央求之下,文儒與奇樂這對演唱組合又再度開張了幾回。249Please respect copyright.PENANAiyYRRwbV1M
直至夜闌人靜,這日的瓜祭聚會才曲終人散。249Please respect copyright.PENANAc1V3HX0U7f
眾女雖然意猶未盡,不過她們並沒有太過可惜這次遊樂的短暫。249Please respect copyright.PENANAR1kF7OA8sh
因為沒過三天的時間,同樣的庭院內又是一批瓜果上桌,同時在桌上的還有針線、胭脂水粉等等,專門用來祭拜織女與牛郎的供品。249Please respect copyright.PENANAd3V8p4ALHf
江城在這天又知曉一堆自己根本不會去注意的習俗。249Please respect copyright.PENANAFEYK7QYkyv
像是江城注意到洛貞與鴛鴦兒等女,幾乎所有人都在這天染紅了指甲。249Please respect copyright.PENANAsHfpYUeX8R
江城略一詢問,這才知道今天是七月七日乞巧節,此地有著用鳳仙花染指甲的習俗。249Please respect copyright.PENANAa5HX1l24EC
接著江城又知道了她們也有用河水浸洗頭髮的儀式,說是能藉以得到織女的護佑。249Please respect copyright.PENANAcPfTu6aoRh
還有甚麼水中辨針影,說是取清水一盆曝曬於太陽底下,接著將針交叉著放在水中,觀看盆子內針的陰影,以此來辨別女紅手藝的強弱。249Please respect copyright.PENANAVk69urjJSL
雖然江城對於這種唯心論斷不太感興趣,畢竟在江城的觀察中,對於陰影的形狀根本沒有所謂的評判標準可言,不過幾女倒是都很享受這段觀影辨別的過程。249Please respect copyright.PENANA9RcTAocOyV
然而江城很快就無法繼續觀賞女孩們的聚會了。249Please respect copyright.PENANA2jCfpzUCEu
這是因為當代有個迷信,據洛貞所言,因為乞巧節是專屬女兒的節日,若是這天女孩們的聚會有男子參加的話,就會引起織女娘娘的不滿,進而會有可怕的事情發生云云。249Please respect copyright.PENANAlqsc8lNLYP
雖然江城是不怕懲罰啦,不過他也不願因一己之私害得女孩們失去興致。249Please respect copyright.PENANAH6YrffLYBy
所以如今江城要嘛出去逛浪,要嘛就是如以往般宅在房內,江城自然選了後者。249Please respect copyright.PENANA1cDOM3OXrU
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