珈瓏攙扶著哈荻雅來到那棵城外的樹下81Please respect copyright.PENANAn7gj0hxXKB
腳步蹣跚,表情疲憊,但外傷看來已無大礙81Please respect copyright.PENANAYl5u8BsEBs
她不時望著沙漠中的另一端,似乎是在期盼什麼81Please respect copyright.PENANACU0FmtAM14
但望了一陣子後,她別過頭去81Please respect copyright.PENANA0XuqGGyubW
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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81Please respect copyright.PENANAHM2yFco0Jj
基特見狀,將那束失去生命力的花拔起81Please respect copyright.PENANAJRgzgC35l2
再從珈瓏手中接過鮮花,插入瓶中81Please respect copyright.PENANAnQif8VuBHt
哈荻雅不時望向奶奶,眼中思緒流轉81Please respect copyright.PENANAS0YNrSZXhO
雖然想開口,但又怕奶奶情緒再次失控81Please respect copyright.PENANAYyo1shsb8f
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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?」81Please respect copyright.PENANAkruyF5al1R
哈荻雅有些訝異,開口道:「奶奶……妳的傷不疼了嗎?」81Please respect copyright.PENANAbo0ioSEBnY
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。」81Please respect copyright.PENANAyy8NVaVNlk
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哈荻雅用力點頭,基特也停下手邊動作聽著81Please respect copyright.PENANALKaOhvStnf
珈瓏奶奶凝望著那塊衣冠塚,思緒游離地說:81Please respect copyright.PENANAu4kVcgVC5G
「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。」81Please respect copyright.PENANAdZv9O2cGbo
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珈瓏這番話只是讓哈荻雅跟基特更加一頭霧水81Please respect copyright.PENANAen9M5M6tQS
她分明知道許多,也有滿腹的話想傾訴81Please respect copyright.PENANA1337cc7sLZ
卻不像剛剛對那些道士說話時那麼直接了當81Please respect copyright.PENANAhlFFtvrppO
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哈荻雅跟基特心想,看奶奶這副樣子81Please respect copyright.PENANARTfCR7H9gg
即使再問下去也得不到有用的答案81Please respect copyright.PENANATFUXZh4sIl
還不如等月落族長回來,再要求對方「全盤托出」81Please respect copyright.PENANAg86o3H6wfE
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「珈瓏,這孩子就拜託妳了。」81Please respect copyright.PENANAKMeat8gI97
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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81Please respect copyright.PENANAtPBAG2kqEu
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81Please respect copyright.PENANAwAXsN3e5NL
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81Please respect copyright.PENANAaqtEgzMuj8
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「……如果當時我再冷靜一點,對妳說我們一起想辦法81Please respect copyright.PENANABf7D9q6Wp6
那妳是不是就不會去尋死,還能在這裡陪著這孩子長大?」81Please respect copyright.PENANAc5u9HdLpDO
珈瓏垂眸,悄悄落下眼淚81Please respect copyright.PENANAuNBtSeS25e
又趁孩子們沒發現時迅速抹去淚水81Please respect copyright.PENANA7P2X0POFLh
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這時,不遠處出現了一道飄搖的白色身影81Please respect copyright.PENANAkWyzjgN3ab
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81Please respect copyright.PENANASA1J383Tmg
紛紛朝那道人影奔去,接著三人會合,再一齊走向他們81Please respect copyright.PENANAW1vKOKEdym
株瑜欠身,而他身後的兩名隨從背上多了一個人81Please respect copyright.PENANAXbxAGRItHZ
那是早已失去氣息的阿苳族長81Please respect copyright.PENANAu59V2iNYWB
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基特:「是族長!他怎麼會?!」81Please respect copyright.PENANAiRe74lMvP5
基特不可置信地看著株瑜一行人,不敢相信眼前所見81Please respect copyright.PENANAIzmrEepBAC
阿苳族長雖說不是月騎,但也不是普通人,具備一定身手81Please respect copyright.PENANAGTLJrLfY4Z
而且,這道士竟然一點外傷都沒有81Please respect copyright.PENANAiaWt9ZpwNz
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株瑜:「是在下……疏忽,沒有保護好……族長,對不住。」81Please respect copyright.PENANAfqINhULCC0
株瑜沒有流露太多情緒,只是簡單陳述81Please respect copyright.PENANAPOeM4CMz8I
哈荻雅原先擔心奶奶又要大吼大叫,正準備要做點什麼81Please respect copyright.PENANAsyvHg4cl1A
卻發現奶奶只是安靜地盯著族長屍首81Please respect copyright.PENANA5zgDcjSNJ0
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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。」81Please respect copyright.PENANASUc6GN8cXu
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81Please respect copyright.PENANAldKj0G1k87
但等了老半天,卻只等到一具屍首,而且前因後果不明不白81Please respect copyright.PENANAs4ckpfS1Us
正準備開口之際,哈荻雅已經率先發話81Please respect copyright.PENANAVFXy1gwCsN
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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81Please respect copyright.PENANAOiqrd3TXJv
株瑜不想再多生事端,因此用手指了指阿苳身上的箭傷81Please respect copyright.PENANAtuDLrQCA2e
眾人仔細一看,發生阿苳身上有許多大小不一的傷口81Please respect copyright.PENANA1O31MBnvis
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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?!」81Please respect copyright.PENANAXN2KrrTPhD
哈荻雅也點了點頭,兩個孩子就這樣死命盯著株瑜81Please respect copyright.PENANAFJ033vqlsN
看來是沒有打算要讓步的意思81Please respect copyright.PENANAa8eT5BD4qj
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珈瓏:「夠了!退下!怎能對恩人如此無理?」81Please respect copyright.PENANAACABXqnb3U
珈瓏厲聲喝斥,接著親自接過阿苳屍首,動作相當輕柔81Please respect copyright.PENANAzMjRs60pWC
基特與哈荻雅見狀,只好趕緊過來幫忙81Please respect copyright.PENANAXYe863VQKz
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株瑜輕嘆一聲,他想,珈瓏奶奶之所以態度反覆81Please respect copyright.PENANArpFs5FuBAZ
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81Please respect copyright.PENANAbKBVtYRzu2
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81Please respect copyright.PENANAlafLp28Y9J
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81Please respect copyright.PENANAVvWwegJt9m
說月落族長是被化為妖邪的他族部落所殺81Please respect copyright.PENANAhCuJTX5CmH
還請求株瑜等人將擁有淨化之力的巨木林樹枝賜予月落81Please respect copyright.PENANA82B7eF9kli
株瑜允諾,取身上樹枝交與他們81Please respect copyright.PENANAOaQTJqs0zE
叮囑他們要擺放在澄淨水源之處,方可常保村落安全81Please respect copyright.PENANAyIGveKFci3
接著,三人旋即動身,朝下個目的地前進81Please respect copyright.PENANAYQntVoTVBl
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哈荻雅與基特看著漸行漸遠的三人81Please respect copyright.PENANAw5lrJ2GGau
眉頭深鎖到可以夾死一隻蒼蠅81Please respect copyright.PENANAru2z9n8Vs6
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。」81Please respect copyright.PENANAIsEjAvNgWZ
基特:「但我總有一股預感,以後還會和他們見面。」81Please respect copyright.PENANA9kpq1YFA7q
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。」81Please respect copyright.PENANAaU0cAT38Nd
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?」81Please respect copyright.PENANA9hS292D2Qc
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哈荻雅歪頭,她覺得基特有時真愛裝老81Please respect copyright.PENANAVvorXBjPw5
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81Please respect copyright.PENANAb6nWAfhHkg
否則用那張充滿稚氣的臉說這些話,實在讓人笑掉大牙