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已是紧闭了双眼。

等待生命临终的那一刻，突然有种身轻如燕的感觉。

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脸颊一阵清凉，像是刮过了一阵截然不同的风。

再睁开眼时，已是另一番光景。

背对着我的，是个光头的和尚。他直面石壁，仿佛在欣赏着这俊俏的山体，沉默的又像是在参悟着什么天机。

月光下，他长长的影子铺落在溪水里，随着流波，忽明忽暗。

许久------

“阿弥陀佛！！！”

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是 他！！

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“施主既然住下了，已是答应与老衲讲经一晚，怎么能独自出游？”

问的我一愣！这个和尚，竟是有心留我？

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“是你救了我？”

这才是我目前最关心的

。

到底是谁？在我性命攸关之时，伸出了援手？

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“是我不忍心杀你！”

语气缓和，透出浓浓的无奈。

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“老衲三十二岁入寺，从戒律院执棍僧做起，到如今已有一十八年。入寺之前，江湖人皆惧我，世人皆欲除我而后快！无奈逃离至此，每日经书相伴，棍下惩戒的皆是罪恶之徒。”

“施主这次南下，可是为了什么？”

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这个和尚好生奇怪！一番言语，搞得我满头雾水。

“了结恩怨，生，退隐江湖，死，长已矣！”

说的放荡，说的感伤。

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“据我所知，少林乃名门正派，怎会有你这等尽是阴险的功夫？”

我禁不住反问。

打斗中我已发现，这厮招招直逼要害，不守只攻，尤见其内心狂妄狠辣！

“阿弥陀佛！你可知我入寺之前所为何人？”

语气中略显了一丝无助的得意，嘴角也挂起了苦笑。

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“敢问前辈、、、？”

他虽未年长我多少，但看在他手下留情的份上，姑且称他为前辈。

“你可听过江洋大盗周体乾？明，天启七年？”

一时间，大脑又回到那个习武练剑的日子。

当年在武当，这个名字确实有所耳闻，人人闻之色变！

起事江浙，名震朝廷，是尽人皆知的江洋大盗！

可是皇榜昭示天下，崇祯元年，已将该人处死。却不料原来是假话、、、

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“生在天意，死于妄无休止。你自是一身好武功，可惜命不由己。”

“当年你为称雄之道拜罪与朝廷，又因女色而怨结天下。此生，天地无你容身之处，你又何以劳途去一一了结？”

这和尚一番言语挑衅，全然不顾我的感受！

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“高僧到底所言何意？！”

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虽也曾是读书人，但久不咬文嚼字，到习惯了有言快放的爽快。

“施主今日挑衅少林功夫，已是大错！”

“我与施主交手，所用皆是我当年混迹江湖的险恶招式。施主已然败给了我。而当年，我却是被少林一无名小僧打到皈依佛门。敢问施主还有资格挑衅这少林功夫么？”

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“我入少林，一是为逃避追捕；二是为此承诺：败给少林，便要终身为少林执法。”

“一十八年，我独修心境，不问外事，更不曾习得一招半式少林的功夫。只是一个，每日跪在佛前，诚心祈祷。”

原来当年叱咤江湖江洋大盗，竟成了少林一执法棍僧！？

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“高僧今日怎见得我非常人？而又拦我去路？今日所为到底何意？”

种种不解，必须要有答案！

“佛有曰：万法皆缘，万物结缘。施主所为何事而行路匆匆，夫人眼露疲惫却一言不发，你是何许人？天下皆知。”

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“拦你去路，自是救你，更救芸众。”

月光忽的暗了下来，好像暗中飘过了一朵云，抬起头，看见了被月色排挤的点点微弱的星光，脊背一凉，抖了个寒战。

回过头来，只见流水微微荡起了一纹涟漪，人已消失不见。

竹林的深处传来：

听罢空鼓美人瑟，金盆洗手渡云间。

若得海角一礁落，即辞天涯做鸟还。

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本是清醒的夜晚，现在却昏昏沉沉。

夜已过去大半，再不回去，就是天明了。

天明，还要赶路呢。

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房内，不知何时亮起了烛光。

推门而入，圆圆呆呆的坐在床上，面对着门，脸色苍白。

“你会不会再一走了之？”

爱一个人，是放她走，还是紧紧的握在手中？

就算是危险，也要带着着她浪迹天涯么？

也许这种追随是她的幸福，可我能不能给？

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况且，她还深深的爱着吴三桂，当然，也毫不顾忌的爱着我。

我扯过被子，顺手灭了快要燃尽的火烛，重重的躺在床上。

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“快睡吧，明早还要赶路呢！”

我背过身，眼泪从一个眼睛顺着额头与鼻梁的大峡谷缓缓流到另一个眼睛，汇集成更粗犷的河流，急匆匆的淌落进了枕头、、、

圆圆依旧面无表情的坐着，、、、等待着天明。

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咕咕-----咕咕----

咚----咚----

鸟叫混着钟鸣，驱赶着黑暗的离去，晨雾浓的一团白。

起身准备收拾行李，圆圆不知何时起，又安静的睡着了、、、

我没惊扰她，独自下了床。

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阳光渐渐的足了，我准备好马匹和食物的时候，圆圆已经伸着懒腰走出了屋外，看着这晴好的的天气，心情似乎也不错。

“这就走么？”

щщщ ¸ⓣⓣⓚⓐⓝ ¸C○

我没抬头。

她似乎觉得这问题本就不该问。

开始默默的收拾好自己的东西，守候在马儿的身边。

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江湖传闻，独孤门的八位高徒，在进京寻仇的途中，被大内高手布下的圈套所抓，送去了吏部刑审，不知道这消息对我，是好是坏。

敌人是少了，可也让我见识到了朝廷的狡诈。

江湖事，他也插手，看来，想逃脱朝廷的追捕，实属不易。

这也难怪当年威风八面的周体乾，为何隐居少林才得以安息。

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少室山下，这繁华的浮图街市，极其热闹。临近中午，酒肆茶楼，人满为患。

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把马的缰绳递给店小二，顺便招呼了一句“两碗牛肉面，两杯清茶！”

“要快！”顺便又补上了一句。

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这家店面不大，桌椅还都较新，一看便是刚开业不久。不过生意兴隆。

周围坐满了闲客，或吆五喝六，或话家长里短。

靠近门口的一位敞着领子的大汉言谈甚是高阔。

“你们听说没？吴三桂起兵了！！！！”

吴三桂起兵？

我一惊，圆圆更是一颤！！！！

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