珈瓏攙扶著哈荻雅來到那棵城外的樹下61Please respect copyright.PENANA4d0IM0sN4a
腳步蹣跚,表情疲憊,但外傷看來已無大礙61Please respect copyright.PENANAQEINT740cR
她不時望著沙漠中的另一端,似乎是在期盼什麼61Please respect copyright.PENANAXUQqzMuYMt
但望了一陣子後,她別過頭去61Please respect copyright.PENANAH0dORr0GOg
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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61Please respect copyright.PENANAVLHTkmzVm7
基特見狀,將那束失去生命力的花拔起61Please respect copyright.PENANAL6nolqA8xi
再從珈瓏手中接過鮮花,插入瓶中61Please respect copyright.PENANAp20FabCKxm
哈荻雅不時望向奶奶,眼中思緒流轉61Please respect copyright.PENANAcxdp5IZ19p
雖然想開口,但又怕奶奶情緒再次失控61Please respect copyright.PENANAsPhRvyK0bT
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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?」61Please respect copyright.PENANAKDvmwOdQlD
哈荻雅有些訝異,開口道:「奶奶……妳的傷不疼了嗎?」61Please respect copyright.PENANAX7agaDPiFS
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。」61Please respect copyright.PENANAJ1b42lu0eu
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哈荻雅用力點頭,基特也停下手邊動作聽著61Please respect copyright.PENANAtW9VOnTKrA
珈瓏奶奶凝望著那塊衣冠塚,思緒游離地說:61Please respect copyright.PENANACK2CrP3rYk
「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。」61Please respect copyright.PENANAuyaf9OgOSU
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珈瓏這番話只是讓哈荻雅跟基特更加一頭霧水61Please respect copyright.PENANAJ0l9D8yQ4f
她分明知道許多,也有滿腹的話想傾訴61Please respect copyright.PENANAsgCfyFMEbO
卻不像剛剛對那些道士說話時那麼直接了當61Please respect copyright.PENANAus5hLnUEkj
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哈荻雅跟基特心想,看奶奶這副樣子61Please respect copyright.PENANA5mtbmPfi5M
即使再問下去也得不到有用的答案61Please respect copyright.PENANAak8wUTyYiz
還不如等月落族長回來,再要求對方「全盤托出」61Please respect copyright.PENANAFm2lHz3ydH
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「珈瓏,這孩子就拜託妳了。」61Please respect copyright.PENANArdle37l9Y0
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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61Please respect copyright.PENANAXCQD8jyzFp
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61Please respect copyright.PENANA306N113JMM
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61Please respect copyright.PENANAYI7csMeVYU
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「……如果當時我再冷靜一點,對妳說我們一起想辦法61Please respect copyright.PENANArZEyM7J9yq
那妳是不是就不會去尋死,還能在這裡陪著這孩子長大?」61Please respect copyright.PENANAW1PXosXB8V
珈瓏垂眸,悄悄落下眼淚61Please respect copyright.PENANAumIwSElKLV
又趁孩子們沒發現時迅速抹去淚水61Please respect copyright.PENANA6Eie3Ffb2Y
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這時,不遠處出現了一道飄搖的白色身影61Please respect copyright.PENANAJjkmiqEQJ8
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61Please respect copyright.PENANAgDFcTt0M73
紛紛朝那道人影奔去,接著三人會合,再一齊走向他們61Please respect copyright.PENANAWkTBmF6ejZ
株瑜欠身,而他身後的兩名隨從背上多了一個人61Please respect copyright.PENANASTPMCJFYXt
那是早已失去氣息的阿苳族長61Please respect copyright.PENANAeUv5PsFqzi
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基特:「是族長!他怎麼會?!」61Please respect copyright.PENANAleOF7vdFad
基特不可置信地看著株瑜一行人,不敢相信眼前所見61Please respect copyright.PENANAutYksyAdYa
阿苳族長雖說不是月騎,但也不是普通人,具備一定身手61Please respect copyright.PENANAtgCk3EhcUt
而且,這道士竟然一點外傷都沒有61Please respect copyright.PENANAMJFKv3onBc
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株瑜:「是在下……疏忽,沒有保護好……族長,對不住。」61Please respect copyright.PENANAIgVysNHHOi
株瑜沒有流露太多情緒,只是簡單陳述61Please respect copyright.PENANACLmNqv638f
哈荻雅原先擔心奶奶又要大吼大叫,正準備要做點什麼61Please respect copyright.PENANAWsQm6nfZuW
卻發現奶奶只是安靜地盯著族長屍首61Please respect copyright.PENANA5a1JdxHvEi
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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。」61Please respect copyright.PENANA46Q8dlxG0m
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61Please respect copyright.PENANAB220YENIIP
但等了老半天,卻只等到一具屍首,而且前因後果不明不白61Please respect copyright.PENANAcxqoXnFQK3
正準備開口之際,哈荻雅已經率先發話61Please respect copyright.PENANAANDpJ99JY8
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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61Please respect copyright.PENANAOg4NEmer08
株瑜不想再多生事端,因此用手指了指阿苳身上的箭傷61Please respect copyright.PENANAYVb63PnUyj
眾人仔細一看,發生阿苳身上有許多大小不一的傷口61Please respect copyright.PENANAlNT7wZf9l8
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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?!」61Please respect copyright.PENANAq1HOWzOogH
哈荻雅也點了點頭,兩個孩子就這樣死命盯著株瑜61Please respect copyright.PENANA12Mc6K5l7T
看來是沒有打算要讓步的意思61Please respect copyright.PENANA1wGB51AywI
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珈瓏:「夠了!退下!怎能對恩人如此無理?」61Please respect copyright.PENANABYRXHpeGMd
珈瓏厲聲喝斥,接著親自接過阿苳屍首,動作相當輕柔61Please respect copyright.PENANAeUOYJ2ch8k
基特與哈荻雅見狀,只好趕緊過來幫忙61Please respect copyright.PENANAv9dQiw6lmz
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株瑜輕嘆一聲,他想,珈瓏奶奶之所以態度反覆61Please respect copyright.PENANAivG6lkOLdq
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61Please respect copyright.PENANALRP9RrkOlB
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61Please respect copyright.PENANAI5apkoisAP
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61Please respect copyright.PENANAPPuqmbUnFn
說月落族長是被化為妖邪的他族部落所殺61Please respect copyright.PENANAddzjfDTYoG
還請求株瑜等人將擁有淨化之力的巨木林樹枝賜予月落61Please respect copyright.PENANAsgzSmJBF6F
株瑜允諾,取身上樹枝交與他們61Please respect copyright.PENANAe5NO2V9m3u
叮囑他們要擺放在澄淨水源之處,方可常保村落安全61Please respect copyright.PENANA7if98EKqKP
接著,三人旋即動身,朝下個目的地前進61Please respect copyright.PENANA1vWBz11ZFJ
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哈荻雅與基特看著漸行漸遠的三人61Please respect copyright.PENANAmsbgDiRIbH
眉頭深鎖到可以夾死一隻蒼蠅61Please respect copyright.PENANABH8DcneG8v
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。」61Please respect copyright.PENANA8i3eTOldkv
基特:「但我總有一股預感,以後還會和他們見面。」61Please respect copyright.PENANALoP2MdJJrV
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。」61Please respect copyright.PENANAEav8EXJ4IF
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?」61Please respect copyright.PENANAzTHgRX4XHm
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哈荻雅歪頭,她覺得基特有時真愛裝老61Please respect copyright.PENANAPX8Ql5AaiF
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61Please respect copyright.PENANAwR9hpRVtnJ
否則用那張充滿稚氣的臉說這些話,實在讓人笑掉大牙