雅间木门被推开的刹那,烛火晃了晃,在四人脸上投下晃动的影子。
苏倾雪拨弦的手顿在半空,断弦“铮”地轻响;林昭月擦拭青锋的布帛滑落在地,剑刃映出她骤然收紧的瞳孔;楚红妆逗弄的金蚕蛊“嗖”地缩成个金色小球,顺着她腕间银铃窜进袖中;秦挽霜捏着虎符的指节泛白,原本搭在桌角的靴尖重重磕了下木凳——他们等了整整两个时辰,连茶盏里的残茶都结了薄霜。
“回来了。”叶凡反手闩上门,声音比往日沉了三分。他解下外袍搭在椅背上时,众人这才看见他腰间玉牌泛着幽光——那是内天地与外界元气共鸣的征兆。
苏倾雪率先起身,琵琶搁在桌上发出闷响。她赤足踩过青砖,发间珍珠步摇轻颤,却没像往常那样贴上来调笑,反而伸手扣住叶凡手腕:“你身上有腐木味,还有......”她鼻尖微动,“血锈气。”
“明远庄的密室。”叶凡任她检查脉搏,目光扫过其余三人,“赵无极为了引蚀骨真人入局,在地下藏了三箱火药,足够把半座青岚城掀上天。”
林昭月突然抽剑,剑锋嗡鸣着指向虚空:“他要对谁动手?”
“我们。”叶凡从怀中摸出半片焦黑的符纸,是方才在密室画轴里撕的,“他们计划后日寅时三刻,用火药炸了这客栈。”
楚红妆“嗤”地笑出声,指尖弹出只墨绿蛊虫:“那老匹夫当我养的金蚕是摆设?我今早就在客栈周围撒了百毒蛊,别说搬火药,就算他放个屁——”她歪头用蛊虫碰了碰符纸,蛊身瞬间鼓起个紫泡,“呵,连蚀骨真人的毒都敢掺。”
秦挽霜“啪”地展开随身的羊皮地图,虎符重重拍在“明远庄”位置:“我昨日查过军饷流水,赵无极为购玄铁支了十万两。原来不是练兵,是造杀器。”她抬眼时眉峰紧拧,“李将军那边我昨日传了暗号,他今夜该在偏殿值夜。”
“我去见李将军。”叶凡扯过桌角的茶盏灌了口,茶水冰得他喉间发疼,“得让军方牵制住赵无极为的私兵。”
“你疯了?”苏倾雪突然攥紧他衣袖,眼尾的朱砂痣因用力而泛红,“蚀骨真人是破虚境大修士,你现在去皇宫,万一他们......”
“所以需要你们守好客栈。”叶凡反手握住她的手,指腹蹭过她掌心常年握琵琶留下的薄茧,“昭月的太初剑气能护周全,红妆的蛊虫能探虚实,挽霜的虎符能调暗卫——”他转向林昭月,“你守前门,红妆守后院,倾雪盯着屋顶,挽霜......”
“我跟你去皇宫。”秦挽霜打断他,指尖摩挲虎符上的螭纹,“赵无极为在宫中安了眼线,但我以长公主身份宣李将军觐见,那些狗东西不敢拦。”
雅间里突然安静下来。烛火燃到灯芯,“噼啪”炸出个火星。林昭月忽然收剑入鞘,剑穗扫过桌面时带倒了茶盏。她弯腰捡布帛的动作有些生硬:“我守前门。”声音轻得像落在剑刃上的雪。
楚红妆吹了声口哨,金蚕蛊从她袖中钻出来,慢悠悠爬上叶凡手背。蛊虫触须轻点他掌心,她歪头笑:“小叶子要是被砍了,我就把赵无极为的三魂七魄都炼成蛊。”
苏倾雪松开手,却又替他理了理衣领。她的指尖在他喉结处顿了顿,忽然踮脚在他耳边低语:“若遇到危险......”她退后半步,广袖翻飞间露出腕间银铃,“摇我送你的铜铃,我就算爬也爬去救你。”
叶凡喉结动了动,前世被暗算时,他连道别的机会都没有。此刻望着四张或清冷或狡黠或果决或妖媚的脸,他忽然觉得胸腔里的内天地在发烫——那是比任何功法都珍贵的元气。
“一更天了。”秦挽霜扯了扯他衣袖,“再迟,李将军该去校场点兵了。”
两人刚走到楼梯口,身后传来楚红妆的轻唤:“小叶子。”他回头,见那少女倚在门框上,月光从她身后漏进来,将她的影子拉得老长。她晃了晃腕间金蚕蛊:“要是赵无极喂的火药炸了,我就把他的骨头磨成粉,给你种蛊花。”
叶凡笑了,这笑容比他这十年藏在心底的任何情绪都要明亮。他冲四人拱了拱手,转身跟着秦挽霜消失在楼梯转角。
皇宫的夜比客栈冷得多。秦挽霜的玄色披风灌进穿堂风,猎猎作响。她熟门熟路绕过御花园的太湖石,在偏殿后敲了三声门。
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