「賀姑娘在此稍候」91Please respect copyright.PENANAnR9KOkokqy
話音剛落,左凜便將囚車停下91Please respect copyright.PENANAqWJQpuhtV0
賀媞渾身困頓,頭暈目眩,渾然不覺已抵達目的地91Please respect copyright.PENANAdLeVOysaYh
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左凜:「令牌在此」91Please respect copyright.PENANA8OoPjtnb8s
左凜迅速向城外守衛出示令牌91Please respect copyright.PENANAstsidqVVm0
守衛:「嗝……是左大人啊,左大人好呀……」91Please respect copyright.PENANAQr3pSeUOnw
守衛滿面紅光,渾身散發濃重酒氣,連站都站不直91Please respect copyright.PENANAhPggjVH3xx
他瞧了令牌一眼後立刻放行,毫無查驗之舉91Please respect copyright.PENANAQL3LC6jtSm
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左凜輕嘆一聲,拍了拍馬匹後沒有加以停留91Please respect copyright.PENANAOEbl1cRThl
賀媞坐在囚車上沿途顛簸,雖說左凜不時會停下休息91Please respect copyright.PENANAFlphxOrFPE
他們快馬加鞭,才一日半車程便抵達烏啼城91Please respect copyright.PENANARajWu0uTqA
但賀媞從未搭過這麼久的車,反胃的嚴重91Please respect copyright.PENANA0qVLA7shhK
沿途不知嘔吐了多少次,著實吃不消91Please respect copyright.PENANAoAh1gZisUl
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從蒙眼布透進來的陽光相當刺眼91Please respect copyright.PENANANqIQNfSsqr
一路上,她聽到許多未曾聽過的聲音91Please respect copyright.PENANAbrA2w4MzAe
輪子輾過水漥與枯葉的沙沙聲91Please respect copyright.PENANALISTrk9DA0
夜裡不時傳來的昆蟲鳴叫91Please respect copyright.PENANABjGkAiYjIe
以及野生動物時近時遠的腳步聲91Please respect copyright.PENANADNXEkslF2d
風中的氣息也與從前不同91Please respect copyright.PENANACiYs3z8IcG
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愈接近烏啼城,空氣中的變化就愈明顯91Please respect copyright.PENANAXWmiHCUuDZ
相較於矩揚驛站充滿生活感的氛圍91Please respect copyright.PENANAAEh5WrNDR8
這裡有些說不出的古怪91Please respect copyright.PENANAGqItgKDoPO
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從與守衛交談起,空氣中就不時飄來酒味91Please respect copyright.PENANAuIy8H0oXjH
雖聽見了市井小販叫賣的聲音,但氣氛毫不熱絡91Please respect copyright.PENANAUdogS22VpV
沒有孩子嘻笑奔跑的聲音,也沒有行人間的閒言碎語91Please respect copyright.PENANA5ljduFzaHQ
賀媞原先以為金烏之城必定是車水馬龍、人聲鼎沸91Please respect copyright.PENANAKsIBcyKpjA
但這裡除了不時傳來的酒氣與臭味,以及詭異難辨的聲響91Please respect copyright.PENANATKQhdoNx6f
若非左凜說他們已經抵達,那她斷不會相信此處是烏啼城91Please respect copyright.PENANAbUdmm8bc5J
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不一會兒,賀媞終於忍不住提問:91Please respect copyright.PENANAJv78EwvFhG
賀媞:「左大哥,我們……這是到烏啼城了嗎?」91Please respect copyright.PENANAcsf6yfWzzQ
賀媞將頭盡力靠向左凜,好聽清楚他的回答91Please respect copyright.PENANApfCJhxvuwn
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左凜:「嗯,現在要前往拘查所。」91Please respect copyright.PENANAEwjvK6vOGA
賀媞:「拘查所?那是什麼地方?」91Please respect copyright.PENANA8ZBJjyPYwk
賀媞早前聽其他官大哥說過,只要有謀財害命之舉91Please respect copyright.PENANANaauJFbbbU
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91Please respect copyright.PENANA7giEumIvT7
因此,她沒想過會去其他地方91Please respect copyright.PENANAl6mQuTvFjn
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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。」91Please respect copyright.PENANAeoqpAisoNp
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91Please respect copyright.PENANAnLr8bPb73D
要不是她現在坐在囚車裡,還真會忘記這件事91Please respect copyright.PENANArlZYplHvVF
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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……」91Please respect copyright.PENANA9wFFbHCLpm
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。」91Please respect copyright.PENANAfAYt7D1AX7
左凜原本平靜的臉龐上出現了變化,語氣不屑的回應91Please respect copyright.PENANA3eiPtofT4E
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賀媞:「烏啼城出了什麼事?」91Please respect copyright.PENANAWihDZn3WAE
話說到嘴邊,賀媞才猛然想起,前些日子她曾聽父母提起91Please respect copyright.PENANAhbR3r4kG7U
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91Please respect copyright.PENANAjDrdvQ7Tpr
許多人都不下田,城外滿是乾涸龜裂的田地91Please respect copyright.PENANA6uNmBBS14c
但烏啼主君並未因此改變施政方針,反倒變本加厲91Please respect copyright.PENANAjMvw2LBlx6
甚至鼓勵全烏啼百姓大量飲酒,連孩童都無法倖免91Please respect copyright.PENANAs86xC3HyrL
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91Please respect copyright.PENANA4GZWqt9oUg
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左凜繼續驅使馬匹往前,神情變得嚴肅起來91Please respect copyright.PENANAtrEozJxbqC
左凜:「這些事知道了也沒好處。」91Please respect copyright.PENANA8sL1GtH2OJ
賀媞:「但我想知道,反正短時間內也不能回家了。」91Please respect copyright.PENANAfDJlZUzWUB
左凜:「唉……罷了。」91Please respect copyright.PENANAWz7i4SEJ2z
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左凜望向天空,陷入往事之中91Please respect copyright.PENANAUnz1tkC8tf
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當年月落族首領珈瑤決意殉身前91Please respect copyright.PENANA2qCFwNERIh
曾與烏啼初代主君宇文樞簽訂不戰契約91Please respect copyright.PENANALjaCw2AxXi
宇文樞敬重珈瑤,但也敬畏珈瑤,雖說信守承諾91Please respect copyright.PENANA7jbG0zAx5G
但為了不落後珈瑤與銀霄傾力發展的月落沙洲91Please respect copyright.PENANAgMkEmAOEXu
他勤儉愛民,日理萬機,凡事親力親為91Please respect copyright.PENANAXvoAAj7N7j
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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伍91Please respect copyright.PENANAyqlfIvRbEQ
致力於發展能讓烏啼子民過得無憂的各種技術91Please respect copyright.PENANA3K2oesq5Pc
積極推動革新措施,才讓烏啼城有了金烏之城的美名91Please respect copyright.PENANAlWEKcLu4i0
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