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
