珈瓏攙扶著哈荻雅來到那棵城外的樹下83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg3RCYvy0Xz
腳步蹣跚，表情疲憊，但外傷看來已無大礙83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ0fAITarJV
她不時望著沙漠中的另一端，似乎是在期盼什麼83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE8jc1gZA5f
但望了一陣子後，她別過頭去83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCtqi7AFncD
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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83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcoCiXfhoS5
基特見狀，將那束失去生命力的花拔起83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmWEJRSJMyH
再從珈瓏手中接過鮮花，插入瓶中83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoStgaV5ZTq
哈荻雅不時望向奶奶，眼中思緒流轉83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4PlKT6uXxD
雖然想開口，但又怕奶奶情緒再次失控83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdQKPxouitD
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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？」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqgsfGJOjnz
哈荻雅有些訝異，開口道：「奶奶……妳的傷不疼了嗎？」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsgTTgNYCmt
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。」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl2HreTDdFQ
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哈荻雅用力點頭，基特也停下手邊動作聽著83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡESNkcaBj3o
珈瓏奶奶凝望著那塊衣冠塚，思緒游離地說：83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvG1pzySSIr
「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。」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡendsfh8n1i
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珈瓏這番話只是讓哈荻雅跟基特更加一頭霧水83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNN8SZ5q85r
她分明知道許多，也有滿腹的話想傾訴83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcYrGP0D3uY
卻不像剛剛對那些道士說話時那麼直接了當83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCi6cYfYuGx
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哈荻雅跟基特心想，看奶奶這副樣子83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0igZWcbSR9
即使再問下去也得不到有用的答案83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTSGUHAJtCE
還不如等月落族長回來，再要求對方「全盤托出」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtPuWomdVf3
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「珈瓏，這孩子就拜託妳了。」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoOP9PCidEb
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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83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUAqlnG1kHW
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83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoL4HbmVR0F
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83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyj24iTzXct
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「……如果當時我再冷靜一點，對妳說我們一起想辦法83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv7GoQGao72
那妳是不是就不會去尋死，還能在這裡陪著這孩子長大？」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmqGDMCtuOO
珈瓏垂眸，悄悄落下眼淚83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaGnGlRH7CO
又趁孩子們沒發現時迅速抹去淚水83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeY5IjXoMxb
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這時，不遠處出現了一道飄搖的白色身影83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrV6apkyfhk
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83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡePDf6mhXUR
紛紛朝那道人影奔去，接著三人會合，再一齊走向他們83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3AGM9MdW1O
株瑜欠身，而他身後的兩名隨從背上多了一個人83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgxG0NOBQ1z
那是早已失去氣息的阿苳族長83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJRslcba36w
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基特：「是族長！他怎麼會？！」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYmUSzQ9oKg
基特不可置信地看著株瑜一行人，不敢相信眼前所見83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv7kydzzQNi
阿苳族長雖說不是月騎，但也不是普通人，具備一定身手83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbWayTBbCyf
而且，這道士竟然一點外傷都沒有83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2URDGILBpJ
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株瑜：「是在下……疏忽，沒有保護好……族長，對不住。」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXZeFLAQpBT
株瑜沒有流露太多情緒，只是簡單陳述83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCbLG4N9ZCr
哈荻雅原先擔心奶奶又要大吼大叫，正準備要做點什麼83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB2t9fwoNbc
卻發現奶奶只是安靜地盯著族長屍首83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡARlvfUZ9os
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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。」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlcdqZquxcj
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83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv4FME2qX4n
但等了老半天，卻只等到一具屍首，而且前因後果不明不白83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Z3QTesZja
正準備開口之際，哈荻雅已經率先發話83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ0zmrPxjUx
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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83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7GDJbFXCgg
株瑜不想再多生事端，因此用手指了指阿苳身上的箭傷83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6AlzbB98o9
眾人仔細一看，發生阿苳身上有許多大小不一的傷口83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5B8xPSXIVM
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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？！」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5oyT6HebXg
哈荻雅也點了點頭，兩個孩子就這樣死命盯著株瑜83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZH1Du49VW7
看來是沒有打算要讓步的意思83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHDNnPyTcAu
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珈瓏：「夠了！退下！怎能對恩人如此無理？」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFeeScLqP7W
珈瓏厲聲喝斥，接著親自接過阿苳屍首，動作相當輕柔83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡALgRU9xJFO
基特與哈荻雅見狀，只好趕緊過來幫忙83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5xqFI8rI3r
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株瑜輕嘆一聲，他想，珈瓏奶奶之所以態度反覆83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmH6FTk55TZ
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83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2tzTiPuOHr
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83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrxxuLTwJT3
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83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR0lwhFCEKC
說月落族長是被化為妖邪的他族部落所殺83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2LAQIRkF25
還請求株瑜等人將擁有淨化之力的巨木林樹枝賜予月落83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzdKMCzbUjn
株瑜允諾，取身上樹枝交與他們83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSKpqEyJhoo
叮囑他們要擺放在澄淨水源之處，方可常保村落安全83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6zNajsFFzy
接著，三人旋即動身，朝下個目的地前進83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDIpVQrzCHy
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哈荻雅與基特看著漸行漸遠的三人83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7OsN2nIPqb
眉頭深鎖到可以夾死一隻蒼蠅83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXv43TZ8q3i
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。」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIkQoQ7S5cO
基特：「但我總有一股預感，以後還會和他們見面。」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrjxMVdvVUF
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。」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdvydPWpxJO
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？」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEtKznByANr
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哈荻雅歪頭，她覺得基特有時真愛裝老83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH71r1rHAkG
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83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡthxLxOVerC
否則用那張充滿稚氣的臉說這些話，實在讓人笑掉大牙
