珈瓏攙扶著哈荻雅來到那棵城外的樹下84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNPwF98cSvz
腳步蹣跚，表情疲憊，但外傷看來已無大礙84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvEfRTQL4uF
她不時望著沙漠中的另一端，似乎是在期盼什麼84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTTy9ElzS1G
但望了一陣子後，她別過頭去84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO5RNu0UJIp
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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84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv75unFOmsq
基特見狀，將那束失去生命力的花拔起84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn15UZm6CoO
再從珈瓏手中接過鮮花，插入瓶中84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2bOWMM00wr
哈荻雅不時望向奶奶，眼中思緒流轉84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9PGVL1o4x7
雖然想開口，但又怕奶奶情緒再次失控84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjKYGVwXT1W
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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？」84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSjM0jnEhDN
哈荻雅有些訝異，開口道：「奶奶……妳的傷不疼了嗎？」84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFRNKrvJGcD
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。」84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZFspxZipx4
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哈荻雅用力點頭，基特也停下手邊動作聽著84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡce8NaHPO1V
珈瓏奶奶凝望著那塊衣冠塚，思緒游離地說：84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtShJgjjl4H
「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。」84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡByKGK7ocGe
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珈瓏這番話只是讓哈荻雅跟基特更加一頭霧水84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAMnqU40Avr
她分明知道許多，也有滿腹的話想傾訴84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhm1Ipdz2Yy
卻不像剛剛對那些道士說話時那麼直接了當84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMLwYZ9HeSZ
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哈荻雅跟基特心想，看奶奶這副樣子84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ZtRkxVhtQ
即使再問下去也得不到有用的答案84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrcHHPXtLon
還不如等月落族長回來，再要求對方「全盤托出」84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡasWIx633Ea
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「珈瓏，這孩子就拜託妳了。」84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTLyA3IVMWl
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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84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk5YTMZ7Cdb
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84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY1ZgyED7KQ
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84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFERs7QhhNq
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「……如果當時我再冷靜一點，對妳說我們一起想辦法84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6vxEGtXj3K
那妳是不是就不會去尋死，還能在這裡陪著這孩子長大？」84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ42tmDAHlcZ
珈瓏垂眸，悄悄落下眼淚84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKdZMHkdVLo
又趁孩子們沒發現時迅速抹去淚水84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE671PX4dnB
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這時，不遠處出現了一道飄搖的白色身影84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMvtBTJ6eEy
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84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJeynAXv0Kw
紛紛朝那道人影奔去，接著三人會合，再一齊走向他們84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxcEEKgFJBc
株瑜欠身，而他身後的兩名隨從背上多了一個人84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAuZb2A4zA9
那是早已失去氣息的阿苳族長84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNoz2lby0gf
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基特：「是族長！他怎麼會？！」84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmMss1fvseN
基特不可置信地看著株瑜一行人，不敢相信眼前所見84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWYoVAmH0CE
阿苳族長雖說不是月騎，但也不是普通人，具備一定身手84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB5iayhE3R3
而且，這道士竟然一點外傷都沒有84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡshLdqyR2wH
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株瑜：「是在下……疏忽，沒有保護好……族長，對不住。」84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1bkbPp0Rxs
株瑜沒有流露太多情緒，只是簡單陳述84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtBKTzpfoRf
哈荻雅原先擔心奶奶又要大吼大叫，正準備要做點什麼84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpZzpMlM0BJ
卻發現奶奶只是安靜地盯著族長屍首84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfmJVQ1gPyj
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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。」84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtfmB9LZhA6
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84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3J6AMMMpJ3
但等了老半天，卻只等到一具屍首，而且前因後果不明不白84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg5OfV0k30y
正準備開口之際，哈荻雅已經率先發話84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJnw4BzurQ4
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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84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA3UAAoIJEN
株瑜不想再多生事端，因此用手指了指阿苳身上的箭傷84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUGPley1GFG
眾人仔細一看，發生阿苳身上有許多大小不一的傷口84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGqIifjQhQ1
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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？！」84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMpE2ESG0g6
哈荻雅也點了點頭，兩個孩子就這樣死命盯著株瑜84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3OOUawfB8t
看來是沒有打算要讓步的意思84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFOQyeAFAjv
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珈瓏：「夠了！退下！怎能對恩人如此無理？」84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡba7vQDpqBO
珈瓏厲聲喝斥，接著親自接過阿苳屍首，動作相當輕柔84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7xMTWhmJB2
基特與哈荻雅見狀，只好趕緊過來幫忙84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjKoxWGVxr6
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株瑜輕嘆一聲，他想，珈瓏奶奶之所以態度反覆84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtbKe82TDP2
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84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡING9k1nLD7
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84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB7PWnVzuZq
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84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNjEXXCrYmM
說月落族長是被化為妖邪的他族部落所殺84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2nAedV8k6K
還請求株瑜等人將擁有淨化之力的巨木林樹枝賜予月落84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJvFpdmJ9aX
株瑜允諾，取身上樹枝交與他們84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzkjW5D38vs
叮囑他們要擺放在澄淨水源之處，方可常保村落安全84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4yixZ6OB3H
接著，三人旋即動身，朝下個目的地前進84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Ak4vLkk2y
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哈荻雅與基特看著漸行漸遠的三人84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZslvVQG2nJ
眉頭深鎖到可以夾死一隻蒼蠅84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkLo7HhjwSQ
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。」84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYdjExMb9v1
基特：「但我總有一股預感，以後還會和他們見面。」84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9WPuZedgpW
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。」84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUMOsY8Icn1
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？」84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcsOnWMcyOK
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哈荻雅歪頭，她覺得基特有時真愛裝老84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDJyD3Amk8u
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84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKjGALlUlW6
否則用那張充滿稚氣的臉說這些話，實在讓人笑掉大牙
