珈瓏攙扶著哈荻雅來到那棵城外的樹下76Please respect copyright.PENANASimkwrSMG6
腳步蹣跚,表情疲憊,但外傷看來已無大礙76Please respect copyright.PENANAvX9rD2IfEs
她不時望著沙漠中的另一端,似乎是在期盼什麼76Please respect copyright.PENANAxys4wV9vwo
但望了一陣子後,她別過頭去76Please respect copyright.PENANAF3yPdV0rHo
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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76Please respect copyright.PENANAI4gtjAj7d6
基特見狀,將那束失去生命力的花拔起76Please respect copyright.PENANA0KtkJ2fI3Y
再從珈瓏手中接過鮮花,插入瓶中76Please respect copyright.PENANAyqkHfzAX5o
哈荻雅不時望向奶奶,眼中思緒流轉76Please respect copyright.PENANAZ6ZFErFqFn
雖然想開口,但又怕奶奶情緒再次失控76Please respect copyright.PENANAXUm5tte5Xw
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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?」76Please respect copyright.PENANAyXmFza6DBR
哈荻雅有些訝異,開口道:「奶奶……妳的傷不疼了嗎?」76Please respect copyright.PENANAtGYtd50EFk
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。」76Please respect copyright.PENANANmA8Ptu3fK
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哈荻雅用力點頭,基特也停下手邊動作聽著76Please respect copyright.PENANAuqqnpGUV9b
珈瓏奶奶凝望著那塊衣冠塚,思緒游離地說:76Please respect copyright.PENANAWoocTpbecA
「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。」76Please respect copyright.PENANA05cYGcMsPZ
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珈瓏這番話只是讓哈荻雅跟基特更加一頭霧水76Please respect copyright.PENANA3bTSqR57Gq
她分明知道許多,也有滿腹的話想傾訴76Please respect copyright.PENANAMa2ZJ32BZb
卻不像剛剛對那些道士說話時那麼直接了當76Please respect copyright.PENANAddBOip8l3y
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哈荻雅跟基特心想,看奶奶這副樣子76Please respect copyright.PENANAxDNXCJJJsm
即使再問下去也得不到有用的答案76Please respect copyright.PENANAbnX2kU2BaQ
還不如等月落族長回來,再要求對方「全盤托出」76Please respect copyright.PENANAaVCmCKVzao
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「珈瓏,這孩子就拜託妳了。」76Please respect copyright.PENANAPPHQtHr18K
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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76Please respect copyright.PENANAy8FeA2p4iK
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76Please respect copyright.PENANA6v2TM5nsIw
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76Please respect copyright.PENANAxFJM15fACq
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「……如果當時我再冷靜一點,對妳說我們一起想辦法76Please respect copyright.PENANACe3BqIpofr
那妳是不是就不會去尋死,還能在這裡陪著這孩子長大?」76Please respect copyright.PENANAMPwcdvxzm2
珈瓏垂眸,悄悄落下眼淚76Please respect copyright.PENANAbNiNRI4JoA
又趁孩子們沒發現時迅速抹去淚水76Please respect copyright.PENANApgeFAe8L6h
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這時,不遠處出現了一道飄搖的白色身影76Please respect copyright.PENANASWnhHbycTj
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76Please respect copyright.PENANA75ingduG97
紛紛朝那道人影奔去,接著三人會合,再一齊走向他們76Please respect copyright.PENANAlhPMEpXSU6
株瑜欠身,而他身後的兩名隨從背上多了一個人76Please respect copyright.PENANABg4H2Ksb0w
那是早已失去氣息的阿苳族長76Please respect copyright.PENANAcfM3KQOuBN
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基特:「是族長!他怎麼會?!」76Please respect copyright.PENANA0o07y5bxrP
基特不可置信地看著株瑜一行人,不敢相信眼前所見76Please respect copyright.PENANAx7U9EfyRgr
阿苳族長雖說不是月騎,但也不是普通人,具備一定身手76Please respect copyright.PENANAK2H5HP6LTT
而且,這道士竟然一點外傷都沒有76Please respect copyright.PENANA87450bGVPF
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株瑜:「是在下……疏忽,沒有保護好……族長,對不住。」76Please respect copyright.PENANASGs4h6sLBP
株瑜沒有流露太多情緒,只是簡單陳述76Please respect copyright.PENANAzHRmGo2jbY
哈荻雅原先擔心奶奶又要大吼大叫,正準備要做點什麼76Please respect copyright.PENANAC8HaZDPad4
卻發現奶奶只是安靜地盯著族長屍首76Please respect copyright.PENANAi1NuTmRQYi
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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。」76Please respect copyright.PENANAGZdSpxgo6m
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76Please respect copyright.PENANAqwEUk6NJRV
但等了老半天,卻只等到一具屍首,而且前因後果不明不白76Please respect copyright.PENANAqW6ebMfC1y
正準備開口之際,哈荻雅已經率先發話76Please respect copyright.PENANAwLncleHjBG
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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76Please respect copyright.PENANA1S9DbR8M0A
株瑜不想再多生事端,因此用手指了指阿苳身上的箭傷76Please respect copyright.PENANAXFpTVDM5Dt
眾人仔細一看,發生阿苳身上有許多大小不一的傷口76Please respect copyright.PENANAAhBPY1wsvW
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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?!」76Please respect copyright.PENANA6QLwjEuN9e
哈荻雅也點了點頭,兩個孩子就這樣死命盯著株瑜76Please respect copyright.PENANAR2dje8fuiw
看來是沒有打算要讓步的意思76Please respect copyright.PENANAfOJbD2TT4e
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珈瓏:「夠了!退下!怎能對恩人如此無理?」76Please respect copyright.PENANA7OWKzLghNq
珈瓏厲聲喝斥,接著親自接過阿苳屍首,動作相當輕柔76Please respect copyright.PENANABecrkKFD7X
基特與哈荻雅見狀,只好趕緊過來幫忙76Please respect copyright.PENANASGp9Z1dp5B
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株瑜輕嘆一聲,他想,珈瓏奶奶之所以態度反覆76Please respect copyright.PENANA7RZ1lONTa9
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76Please respect copyright.PENANAKndSDg28ww
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76Please respect copyright.PENANA5fDrvu30Ih
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76Please respect copyright.PENANAsgMzTEVVDY
說月落族長是被化為妖邪的他族部落所殺76Please respect copyright.PENANA5x0e2H5p68
還請求株瑜等人將擁有淨化之力的巨木林樹枝賜予月落76Please respect copyright.PENANAOhnhpfoNR2
株瑜允諾,取身上樹枝交與他們76Please respect copyright.PENANAXc0PW0VlW9
叮囑他們要擺放在澄淨水源之處,方可常保村落安全76Please respect copyright.PENANAsmN9qdrVVR
接著,三人旋即動身,朝下個目的地前進76Please respect copyright.PENANAGkZhC06rcs
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哈荻雅與基特看著漸行漸遠的三人76Please respect copyright.PENANAIsfU5XO6OT
眉頭深鎖到可以夾死一隻蒼蠅76Please respect copyright.PENANA6vbjOfQx22
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。」76Please respect copyright.PENANAzJiKscD29A
基特:「但我總有一股預感,以後還會和他們見面。」76Please respect copyright.PENANAwWBO9aBBuQ
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。」76Please respect copyright.PENANAGDqR7qsDgY
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?」76Please respect copyright.PENANAb7oQb9Evcj
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哈荻雅歪頭,她覺得基特有時真愛裝老76Please respect copyright.PENANAewDdoP3VWs
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76Please respect copyright.PENANAzyCar5nFm7
否則用那張充滿稚氣的臉說這些話,實在讓人笑掉大牙