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里乘卷五

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四川武弁某,齎摺入都,限日行三百里,憊甚。時冬月望後,白晝苦短。薄暮,路逢古廟,天色已曛,思入廟暫憩,俟月出再行。下馬入廟,見衰草敗葉,填塞沒徑,並無僧道;佛殿二重,前殿正中供佛香火斷絕;兩偏廂房,西已傾圮,東廂房中停枯柩,雙扉半掩;殿後小院,榿樹數株,皆粗十圍,爰系馬樹間,仍到前殿。瞷佛座下洞然中空,可容一人,四圍嵌木板,頗可避風,乃解佩刀置佛龕中,展被座下。甫經偃仰,聞馬蹄聲自遠漸近,倏至廟前,姑就板竅窺之。月裁出山,形狀隱約可辨,前一老者乘馬,修髯垂胸,年約五十許,氣象壯偉;後一少年徒步相從,貌亦魁梧。老者下馬,以鞭授少年,相將入廟,繫馬西楹。老者命鋪褥殿階,居中端坐,少年屏息侍立,意殊惶悚。忽聞老者叱曰:「我自弱冠浪跡江湖,雖藉獵獲為生,然必取之有道,絲毫不敢狂悖,妄肆淫殺,有干天遣。至今三十餘年,幸逃法網,清夜捫心,未嘗不職此之故。不圖汝甫入吾門,便亂吾法。前日之役,若非我獨殿後,汝曹二十餘人,能一得生者乎?」少年鞠躬對曰:「唯唯,僉謂幸賴吾師虎威,各叨幸免。」老者又冷笑曰:「後聞其家有少婦,守節撫孤,汝入其室,既污其母,又殺其雛,汝心安乎!似此惡毒殘忍,令人髮指,皇天有知,決不恕汝!一時僥倖漏網,終必不免於大辟。有日擒獲,實為吾黨之累!汝試思之,我尚能貸汝乎?」少年聞之,倉皇伏地叩首,曰:「弟子罪該萬死,求師息怒,願受責罰。」老者唾其面曰:「囨!汝尚欲求生乎?聖人之道,不外一恕字,汝家亦有婦孺,罹此慘辱,汝心甘乎?毋多言!」拔所佩刀授之曰:「速伏刃以謝寡婦,且慰孺子之魂可也!」少年果受刀,再拜,自剄而死。老者起立,顧尸長歎,拾刀拭血,弢而佩之,又自取褥覆馬背,牽出門外,乘之鞭馳而去。某聞之歷歷,初頗愕悸,以老者所言居然盜不離道,不禁點首稱歎。月色將中,不敢再寢,將起趕路,突聞東廂噭然有聲,厲如老梟,某大驚,姑再窺之。俄,東廂房門啟,一物自內出,長丈許,遍體白毛蒙茸,走至院中,東向望月,目光睗,烱若摯電。俯視地上死尸,拊掌狂笑,試蹴以足,復佝身抱尸起,將首級摘擲地下,褫去衣服,始則就腔飲血,繼則咀胾嚼骨,齒牙軋軋,如貓食鼠,久之始盡。又將首級拾起,撩髮作渾脫舞,左盤右旋,樂不可支。隱隱遙聽村雞鳴,其物張皇四顧,擲去首級,復對月掀唇狂笑,拊掌者再,徐徐入東廂房去。某毛髮森豎,駭汗浹衣,悄起躡足,將所齎摺束被中,縛負背上,往後院牽馬出門,跨鞍疾馳。約行五里許,忽憶所佩刀脫置佛龕,倉卒未及攜帶。廟中死人尸為怪物所食,僅存首級衣服,日後必為疑讞,刀上故鏨己姓名,恐因刀牽連,受累難免;欲返身攜取,又恐東廂怪物復出,難與抵敵,躊躇再四,意雞已鳴,怪物當不足為患,決意策轉馬頭。至廟下馬,輕步趨赴佛龕,取刀疾出,果聞東廂房棺蓋格格作響,駭甚,飛身上馬,絕塵疾馳五十里,東方大明,心始帖然。

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