珈瓏攙扶著哈荻雅來到那棵城外的樹下82Please respect copyright.PENANACdWiOYtCLR
腳步蹣跚,表情疲憊,但外傷看來已無大礙82Please respect copyright.PENANA9wNELd5vzY
她不時望著沙漠中的另一端,似乎是在期盼什麼82Please respect copyright.PENANAvI4EsuACx3
但望了一陣子後,她別過頭去82Please respect copyright.PENANAVvj9BM8L7c
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衣冠塚前的花已經枯萎,她的手裡拿著另一把鮮花82Please respect copyright.PENANAeDgYHUU6AW
基特見狀,將那束失去生命力的花拔起82Please respect copyright.PENANAFuFKdNczPN
再從珈瓏手中接過鮮花,插入瓶中82Please respect copyright.PENANAmdVkIwfJOf
哈荻雅不時望向奶奶,眼中思緒流轉82Please respect copyright.PENANAhyx4NCo6hl
雖然想開口,但又怕奶奶情緒再次失控82Please respect copyright.PENANAPCXNFSklyO
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珈瓏:「問吧,想問什麼就問。妳這孩子,什麼時候也學會拐彎抹角了?」82Please respect copyright.PENANAn1ble9uzho
哈荻雅有些訝異,開口道:「奶奶……妳的傷不疼了嗎?」82Please respect copyright.PENANAIHMif6AgIL
珈瓏:「臭丫頭,妳分明不是想問這個,別想學那些文士繞著彎說話,妳才不是那塊料。奶奶知道,妳想知道銀霄是誰,也想知道關於洞窟裡畫像的事。」82Please respect copyright.PENANAcOY612A8mh
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哈荻雅用力點頭,基特也停下手邊動作聽著82Please respect copyright.PENANAQkZ5pNflc3
珈瓏奶奶凝望著那塊衣冠塚,思緒游離地說:82Please respect copyright.PENANArtQdHhDilC
「銀霄……他是全月落族的英雄,也是族人避而不談的慘劇……那洞窟畫像,想必巨木林中人比我清楚不知多少倍。妳還是去問他們吧。」82Please respect copyright.PENANAhkL7Yeo5cC
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珈瓏這番話只是讓哈荻雅跟基特更加一頭霧水82Please respect copyright.PENANAGB1dNNPi4i
她分明知道許多,也有滿腹的話想傾訴82Please respect copyright.PENANAawGcvhDass
卻不像剛剛對那些道士說話時那麼直接了當82Please respect copyright.PENANAyasBLskg1Y
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哈荻雅跟基特心想,看奶奶這副樣子82Please respect copyright.PENANA0dNnc7Ajp3
即使再問下去也得不到有用的答案82Please respect copyright.PENANAbcfK4UP93U
還不如等月落族長回來,再要求對方「全盤托出」82Please respect copyright.PENANAF4rHb2Et6O
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「珈瓏,這孩子就拜託妳了。」82Please respect copyright.PENANAS88F9CcL56
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珈瓏憶起姊姊當年愁眉不展卻又毅然決然的神情82Please respect copyright.PENANAJ3IS8lw4t5
那時,她才剛得知姊夫被族人殺害的消息,心中猶如晴天霹靂82Please respect copyright.PENANABxwbkNq5bl
過沒幾天,珈瑤便說自己有事要離開,將還在襁褓中的哈荻雅交付給她82Please respect copyright.PENANAvIHPZyleq5
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「……如果當時我再冷靜一點,對妳說我們一起想辦法82Please respect copyright.PENANAv4GoZ2ZfQZ
那妳是不是就不會去尋死,還能在這裡陪著這孩子長大?」82Please respect copyright.PENANABSk4bFIyA6
珈瓏垂眸,悄悄落下眼淚82Please respect copyright.PENANAL1M5uOmy0X
又趁孩子們沒發現時迅速抹去淚水82Please respect copyright.PENANABO66tUz48j
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這時,不遠處出現了一道飄搖的白色身影82Please respect copyright.PENANAlavdKlLpSU
原本待在城中的另外兩名巨木林中人不知何時突然出現在他們身邊82Please respect copyright.PENANA8aluDp4zzs
紛紛朝那道人影奔去,接著三人會合,再一齊走向他們82Please respect copyright.PENANAbNVqc74RdW
株瑜欠身,而他身後的兩名隨從背上多了一個人82Please respect copyright.PENANAgg01hwgt1Y
那是早已失去氣息的阿苳族長82Please respect copyright.PENANAufCTESeBdR
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基特:「是族長!他怎麼會?!」82Please respect copyright.PENANANjRNvdqqn7
基特不可置信地看著株瑜一行人,不敢相信眼前所見82Please respect copyright.PENANA5hivNmhUrs
阿苳族長雖說不是月騎,但也不是普通人,具備一定身手82Please respect copyright.PENANAZIhSSCfqC6
而且,這道士竟然一點外傷都沒有82Please respect copyright.PENANACmUIiFw8rz
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株瑜:「是在下……疏忽,沒有保護好……族長,對不住。」82Please respect copyright.PENANAqu3qxB4sXa
株瑜沒有流露太多情緒,只是簡單陳述82Please respect copyright.PENANAEfqqdrKuyx
哈荻雅原先擔心奶奶又要大吼大叫,正準備要做點什麼82Please respect copyright.PENANAPcfdOn2OLX
卻發現奶奶只是安靜地盯著族長屍首82Please respect copyright.PENANA4qXFzYXZPx
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珈瓏:「多謝高人……還勞煩您還將阿苳的屍首帶回來。基特,接過屍首吧。」82Please respect copyright.PENANAebd69Vy0J4
基特愣了一下,他跟哈荻雅心中的滿腹疑問還等著族長來解82Please respect copyright.PENANAAbiHF8nTIb
但等了老半天,卻只等到一具屍首,而且前因後果不明不白82Please respect copyright.PENANAsHzBLEyVPt
正準備開口之際,哈荻雅已經率先發話82Please respect copyright.PENANAJOBp4lqUcr
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哈荻雅:「你們,好歹交代一下發生了什麼事吧。好端端一個人出去,怎麼就躺著回來了?」她壓抑著心中的憤怒與不解,努力平靜地說著82Please respect copyright.PENANAzrOyhoamYB
株瑜不想再多生事端,因此用手指了指阿苳身上的箭傷82Please respect copyright.PENANA1UPNwJMZkP
眾人仔細一看,發生阿苳身上有許多大小不一的傷口82Please respect copyright.PENANA826dsz9Uql
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基特:「這是……箭傷,你的意思是,族長是被那偷襲珈瓏奶奶的賊人部落所殺?但這太奇怪了!這些傷口就像是……族長完全沒有加以閃躲,正面接受賊人攻擊所致,族長不會這樣做的!他究竟出了什麼事?!」82Please respect copyright.PENANAeVQ8yvCUYx
哈荻雅也點了點頭,兩個孩子就這樣死命盯著株瑜82Please respect copyright.PENANAqufnAdMYdc
看來是沒有打算要讓步的意思82Please respect copyright.PENANAISj24PDa6k
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珈瓏:「夠了!退下!怎能對恩人如此無理?」82Please respect copyright.PENANAWpbR0AGDZz
珈瓏厲聲喝斥,接著親自接過阿苳屍首,動作相當輕柔82Please respect copyright.PENANAvxzrGlSGM4
基特與哈荻雅見狀,只好趕緊過來幫忙82Please respect copyright.PENANA5wr6iFByvN
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株瑜輕嘆一聲,他想,珈瓏奶奶之所以態度反覆82Please respect copyright.PENANArHq6myFzTU
想必也與那對墜河男女有關,否則這一連串事情便說不過去82Please respect copyright.PENANAoAtPQstEcc
但想當然,人世間不乏故事,就如同他腦海中不時浮現的聲音與畫面82Please respect copyright.PENANAecs7e3OnRO
他雖同情,卻也無法加以干涉
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接下來數日,珈瓏奶奶不斷對族人和兩個孩子洗腦82Please respect copyright.PENANA6xNjSTETCD
說月落族長是被化為妖邪的他族部落所殺82Please respect copyright.PENANARjSWwXg4DW
還請求株瑜等人將擁有淨化之力的巨木林樹枝賜予月落82Please respect copyright.PENANAURQzPVqeuh
株瑜允諾,取身上樹枝交與他們82Please respect copyright.PENANAvo42sKupzC
叮囑他們要擺放在澄淨水源之處,方可常保村落安全82Please respect copyright.PENANAQ5tuwmyLp7
接著,三人旋即動身,朝下個目的地前進82Please respect copyright.PENANA3jdnWOYGy7
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哈荻雅與基特看著漸行漸遠的三人82Please respect copyright.PENANArgn3blv8ea
眉頭深鎖到可以夾死一隻蒼蠅82Please respect copyright.PENANAhY921twWQ4
哈荻雅:「就算現在沒弄懂,將來也必須弄懂。唉,還是先把月騎考試通過再說。但這幾天真是莫名其妙了,奶奶也太反常了。」82Please respect copyright.PENANA1ktn92VyBb
基特:「但我總有一股預感,以後還會和他們見面。」82Please respect copyright.PENANAJOyTsWpvQB
哈荻雅:「怎麼見面?我們跟烏啼又不來往,連接進驛站都困難重重。」82Please respect copyright.PENANADiRaCP0ePz
基特:「哈,我也不知道。但梵宇在上,誰又知道未來會發生什麼事?」82Please respect copyright.PENANAd9l7kS8j0X
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哈荻雅歪頭,她覺得基特有時真愛裝老82Please respect copyright.PENANA8Mg1fypAyk
在他要說這種人生哲言之前,真應該先去弄些鬍鬚貼在臉上82Please respect copyright.PENANAEAw8CrcvDq
否則用那張充滿稚氣的臉說這些話,實在讓人笑掉大牙