「賀姑娘在此稍候」92Please respect copyright.PENANADoQ1FfRYq5
話音剛落,左凜便將囚車停下92Please respect copyright.PENANA6LOEYfGJVf
賀媞渾身困頓,頭暈目眩,渾然不覺已抵達目的地92Please respect copyright.PENANAUtKg03IPQ4
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左凜:「令牌在此」92Please respect copyright.PENANArZS0By1T8h
左凜迅速向城外守衛出示令牌92Please respect copyright.PENANAgaoymR1ttm
守衛:「嗝……是左大人啊,左大人好呀……」92Please respect copyright.PENANAu6wSuy2koK
守衛滿面紅光,渾身散發濃重酒氣,連站都站不直92Please respect copyright.PENANA4xIbmO7Vnb
他瞧了令牌一眼後立刻放行,毫無查驗之舉92Please respect copyright.PENANA6lpgsdwNTT
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左凜輕嘆一聲,拍了拍馬匹後沒有加以停留92Please respect copyright.PENANAj4I39cJDZX
賀媞坐在囚車上沿途顛簸,雖說左凜不時會停下休息92Please respect copyright.PENANAGvJ6a5pc1C
他們快馬加鞭,才一日半車程便抵達烏啼城92Please respect copyright.PENANAvBHHNa25XJ
但賀媞從未搭過這麼久的車,反胃的嚴重92Please respect copyright.PENANAltaYpoofvY
沿途不知嘔吐了多少次,著實吃不消92Please respect copyright.PENANAMrl6UljCVM
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從蒙眼布透進來的陽光相當刺眼92Please respect copyright.PENANARS6eVarWTO
一路上,她聽到許多未曾聽過的聲音92Please respect copyright.PENANALl8413ZbTp
輪子輾過水漥與枯葉的沙沙聲92Please respect copyright.PENANAXPkouPj6AA
夜裡不時傳來的昆蟲鳴叫92Please respect copyright.PENANAv95S0WFyQO
以及野生動物時近時遠的腳步聲92Please respect copyright.PENANANZtpqHNbdn
風中的氣息也與從前不同92Please respect copyright.PENANAhAEzQrtXda
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愈接近烏啼城,空氣中的變化就愈明顯92Please respect copyright.PENANAjyboTZTtqO
相較於矩揚驛站充滿生活感的氛圍92Please respect copyright.PENANA2WGQ5mNWc6
這裡有些說不出的古怪92Please respect copyright.PENANAkzpZgKJpyR
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從與守衛交談起,空氣中就不時飄來酒味92Please respect copyright.PENANAJGhD17sFy8
雖聽見了市井小販叫賣的聲音,但氣氛毫不熱絡92Please respect copyright.PENANAdf2bbcvtCJ
沒有孩子嘻笑奔跑的聲音,也沒有行人間的閒言碎語92Please respect copyright.PENANA4wlzAGf2pL
賀媞原先以為金烏之城必定是車水馬龍、人聲鼎沸92Please respect copyright.PENANAgaurfCkK6j
但這裡除了不時傳來的酒氣與臭味,以及詭異難辨的聲響92Please respect copyright.PENANAeHxsWZbVc8
若非左凜說他們已經抵達,那她斷不會相信此處是烏啼城92Please respect copyright.PENANAbYiaz2cnKt
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不一會兒,賀媞終於忍不住提問:92Please respect copyright.PENANAIDbcLWcD8J
賀媞:「左大哥,我們……這是到烏啼城了嗎?」92Please respect copyright.PENANAHpoSjMHr7M
賀媞將頭盡力靠向左凜,好聽清楚他的回答92Please respect copyright.PENANAWMKqm08ySR
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左凜:「嗯,現在要前往拘查所。」92Please respect copyright.PENANArRTx1qd4Pt
賀媞:「拘查所?那是什麼地方?」92Please respect copyright.PENANA77OuQQYOZ4
賀媞早前聽其他官大哥說過,只要有謀財害命之舉92Please respect copyright.PENANApDLV2vCGqn
這些犯下重罪之人若是孩童,便會直接被送往所妖童所關押至老死92Please respect copyright.PENANAJ7oi57gTvn
因此,她沒想過會去其他地方92Please respect copyright.PENANASFSKHCDwP9
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左凜:「姑娘的案子尚有可疑之處,無人可以證明是姑娘親手殺害李大郎,僅憑那兩個孩子的說詞不足以舉證。」92Please respect copyright.PENANAt5bfclzgWB
左凜語調平靜,彷彿他們此行是為了完成賀媞一遊烏啼城的願望92Please respect copyright.PENANApSk64oc8yV
要不是她現在坐在囚車裡,還真會忘記這件事92Please respect copyright.PENANA4sAplWjiaY
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賀媞:「左大哥,我有個問題,烏啼城為何……這般冷清?而且……」92Please respect copyright.PENANA0Ut34RhHeH
左凜:「而且酒氣沖天?哼,幸好妳雙目不能視,否則想必失望透頂。」92Please respect copyright.PENANAffBRa1gjrj
左凜原本平靜的臉龐上出現了變化,語氣不屑的回應92Please respect copyright.PENANAwdiluRP0hl
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賀媞:「烏啼城出了什麼事?」92Please respect copyright.PENANAvkzxwGJlvu
話說到嘴邊,賀媞才猛然想起,前些日子她曾聽父母提起92Please respect copyright.PENANAF3EStVJbFI
烏啼城因繼任主君奢靡至極,其實早已不復當年金烏之城的美名92Please respect copyright.PENANAbQLd4En6Sy
許多人都不下田,城外滿是乾涸龜裂的田地92Please respect copyright.PENANAVgV4bXryK2
但烏啼主君並未因此改變施政方針,反倒變本加厲92Please respect copyright.PENANAL96wDt006h
甚至鼓勵全烏啼百姓大量飲酒,連孩童都無法倖免92Please respect copyright.PENANAqEj89uT0Y0
但當時她不願相信,她從未想過那座光輝耀眼的烏啼城會失去光采92Please respect copyright.PENANAUrQJc18wSB
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左凜繼續驅使馬匹往前,神情變得嚴肅起來92Please respect copyright.PENANA7tGWTbkJiG
左凜:「這些事知道了也沒好處。」92Please respect copyright.PENANAPSrQBeqyYa
賀媞:「但我想知道,反正短時間內也不能回家了。」92Please respect copyright.PENANAbxxJbhYL0I
左凜:「唉……罷了。」92Please respect copyright.PENANAsM1MyKQuDo
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左凜望向天空,陷入往事之中92Please respect copyright.PENANAvBtMXLvjjN
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當年月落族首領珈瑤決意殉身前92Please respect copyright.PENANA8103Cq4HmW
曾與烏啼初代主君宇文樞簽訂不戰契約92Please respect copyright.PENANAurGw8GRnNJ
宇文樞敬重珈瑤,但也敬畏珈瑤,雖說信守承諾92Please respect copyright.PENANA5PoOKEhkVe
但為了不落後珈瑤與銀霄傾力發展的月落沙洲92Please respect copyright.PENANApOlqsg20D4
他勤儉愛民,日理萬機,凡事親力親為92Please respect copyright.PENANAZRhxH5K89x
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除了研讀珈瑤留下的機關術書簡,還專門組成一支能人隊伍92Please respect copyright.PENANAOEGsSx3LZa
致力於發展能讓烏啼子民過得無憂的各種技術92Please respect copyright.PENANArzVMglsg4O
積極推動革新措施,才讓烏啼城有了金烏之城的美名92Please respect copyright.PENANApJVxHWtllr
但也因過於勞累,早早落下病根,不到四十歲便崩逝,舉國哀戚