珈瓏攙扶著哈荻雅來到那棵城外的樹下56Please respect copyright.PENANAR82CzQpte9
腳步蹣跚,表情疲憊,但外傷看來已無大礙56Please respect copyright.PENANAgOvYSRCBAC
她不時望著沙漠中的另一端,似乎是在期盼什麼56Please respect copyright.PENANA1xW3TF8bMV
但望了一陣子後,她別過頭去56Please respect copyright.PENANA297FZPV91l
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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56Please respect copyright.PENANAR00fjA5JqH
基特見狀,將那束失去生命力的花拔起56Please respect copyright.PENANAr4AHSzowqG
再從珈瓏手中接過鮮花,插入瓶中56Please respect copyright.PENANAbLjauowd1k
哈荻雅不時望向奶奶,眼中思緒流轉56Please respect copyright.PENANAW7LcgiRp6Q
雖然想開口,但又怕奶奶情緒再次失控56Please respect copyright.PENANABWbHt5i5L9
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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?」56Please respect copyright.PENANAKvfI6k7gFm
哈荻雅有些訝異,開口道:「奶奶……妳的傷不疼了嗎?」56Please respect copyright.PENANA3Pk7sTtaX1
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。」56Please respect copyright.PENANAYzqfJf1Hrg
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哈荻雅用力點頭,基特也停下手邊動作聽著56Please respect copyright.PENANAob5mXgW2sF
珈瓏奶奶凝望著那塊衣冠塚,思緒游離地說:56Please respect copyright.PENANAWs1yMg8GCK
「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。」56Please respect copyright.PENANAQgJEqp2xgz
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珈瓏這番話只是讓哈荻雅跟基特更加一頭霧水56Please respect copyright.PENANAnh84gjMPWQ
她分明知道許多,也有滿腹的話想傾訴56Please respect copyright.PENANASFWOCYeMAS
卻不像剛剛對那些道士說話時那麼直接了當56Please respect copyright.PENANAngdcO3CuXk
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哈荻雅跟基特心想,看奶奶這副樣子56Please respect copyright.PENANAj1qUEAOmjE
即使再問下去也得不到有用的答案56Please respect copyright.PENANA7WDUvx95Lm
還不如等月落族長回來,再要求對方「全盤托出」56Please respect copyright.PENANAoD9LWn0Te5
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「珈瓏,這孩子就拜託妳了。」56Please respect copyright.PENANAB9Qq2vaoJR
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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56Please respect copyright.PENANAJ07cYPIMfK
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56Please respect copyright.PENANAQ5H8NGeUKO
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56Please respect copyright.PENANAuKe9qwaREq
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「……如果當時我再冷靜一點,對妳說我們一起想辦法56Please respect copyright.PENANAFTKM0eTA9E
那妳是不是就不會去尋死,還能在這裡陪著這孩子長大?」56Please respect copyright.PENANA0ajg7XdBUN
珈瓏垂眸,悄悄落下眼淚56Please respect copyright.PENANAM7iIxxQ8F3
又趁孩子們沒發現時迅速抹去淚水56Please respect copyright.PENANANgswkwBRHX
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這時,不遠處出現了一道飄搖的白色身影56Please respect copyright.PENANASP1P7Cb8fp
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56Please respect copyright.PENANAZRlXLFdsQD
紛紛朝那道人影奔去,接著三人會合,再一齊走向他們56Please respect copyright.PENANAJS5BPloHBq
株瑜欠身,而他身後的兩名隨從背上多了一個人56Please respect copyright.PENANAhOM50ySl1K
那是早已失去氣息的阿苳族長56Please respect copyright.PENANAIfDJRaLkyM
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基特:「是族長!他怎麼會?!」56Please respect copyright.PENANAR1mnffl0VA
基特不可置信地看著株瑜一行人,不敢相信眼前所見56Please respect copyright.PENANAHz9GZmMWqo
阿苳族長雖說不是月騎,但也不是普通人,具備一定身手56Please respect copyright.PENANAgBsQrneCe2
而且,這道士竟然一點外傷都沒有56Please respect copyright.PENANAdqSnHuNeN2
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株瑜:「是在下……疏忽,沒有保護好……族長,對不住。」56Please respect copyright.PENANAP44zgJ8Dw3
株瑜沒有流露太多情緒,只是簡單陳述56Please respect copyright.PENANAH7jwchXSbO
哈荻雅原先擔心奶奶又要大吼大叫,正準備要做點什麼56Please respect copyright.PENANAPQNy5aIIhy
卻發現奶奶只是安靜地盯著族長屍首56Please respect copyright.PENANArfOLzr8VDv
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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。」56Please respect copyright.PENANAb43YjmqdUl
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56Please respect copyright.PENANA4w4pkh3es5
但等了老半天,卻只等到一具屍首,而且前因後果不明不白56Please respect copyright.PENANAIcLg0mmKjP
正準備開口之際,哈荻雅已經率先發話56Please respect copyright.PENANAIPSTf2VHwd
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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56Please respect copyright.PENANAc2dIDa5aet
株瑜不想再多生事端,因此用手指了指阿苳身上的箭傷56Please respect copyright.PENANAhjhoeI17IT
眾人仔細一看,發生阿苳身上有許多大小不一的傷口56Please respect copyright.PENANAyCt2pY17bR
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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?!」56Please respect copyright.PENANAO55Zmee4ch
哈荻雅也點了點頭,兩個孩子就這樣死命盯著株瑜56Please respect copyright.PENANAOfi4vfis7G
看來是沒有打算要讓步的意思56Please respect copyright.PENANAmc2PfrqnJ7
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珈瓏:「夠了!退下!怎能對恩人如此無理?」56Please respect copyright.PENANA1FKQVdBuWt
珈瓏厲聲喝斥,接著親自接過阿苳屍首,動作相當輕柔56Please respect copyright.PENANAYZ6wYMaAh9
基特與哈荻雅見狀,只好趕緊過來幫忙56Please respect copyright.PENANAeVxThbooFT
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株瑜輕嘆一聲,他想,珈瓏奶奶之所以態度反覆56Please respect copyright.PENANArI7iNj7rdZ
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56Please respect copyright.PENANAYzs1AavABS
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56Please respect copyright.PENANACbfevs72tG
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56Please respect copyright.PENANASCtKfyjk4l
說月落族長是被化為妖邪的他族部落所殺56Please respect copyright.PENANAPRTV2njGxW
還請求株瑜等人將擁有淨化之力的巨木林樹枝賜予月落56Please respect copyright.PENANAFTT6Em3RgD
株瑜允諾,取身上樹枝交與他們56Please respect copyright.PENANAFg9J4d8YDK
叮囑他們要擺放在澄淨水源之處,方可常保村落安全56Please respect copyright.PENANAZ3Iew9tqhz
接著,三人旋即動身,朝下個目的地前進56Please respect copyright.PENANAPIuqVql7ND
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哈荻雅與基特看著漸行漸遠的三人56Please respect copyright.PENANApJTTM0dRmk
眉頭深鎖到可以夾死一隻蒼蠅56Please respect copyright.PENANAx38WjAW4D9
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。」56Please respect copyright.PENANAmGVaHsIhyx
基特:「但我總有一股預感,以後還會和他們見面。」56Please respect copyright.PENANA0dFcmyUnXF
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。」56Please respect copyright.PENANAMMesT7ToBz
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?」56Please respect copyright.PENANA4cL9MuJm8E
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哈荻雅歪頭,她覺得基特有時真愛裝老56Please respect copyright.PENANA50MV8KFvsg
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56Please respect copyright.PENANALeb6WOk2HD
否則用那張充滿稚氣的臉說這些話,實在讓人笑掉大牙