珈瓏攙扶著哈荻雅來到那棵城外的樹下67Please respect copyright.PENANAQXghSlGG67
腳步蹣跚,表情疲憊,但外傷看來已無大礙67Please respect copyright.PENANAIbNTqybQki
她不時望著沙漠中的另一端,似乎是在期盼什麼67Please respect copyright.PENANAE1IOgh2n4n
但望了一陣子後,她別過頭去67Please respect copyright.PENANA5V1OEBvQeh
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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67Please respect copyright.PENANAi1r8lv7u7t
基特見狀,將那束失去生命力的花拔起67Please respect copyright.PENANATLW7mBeWlz
再從珈瓏手中接過鮮花,插入瓶中67Please respect copyright.PENANAPNybFYp8Yx
哈荻雅不時望向奶奶,眼中思緒流轉67Please respect copyright.PENANAJ20MmU9NgP
雖然想開口,但又怕奶奶情緒再次失控67Please respect copyright.PENANAeKBRvwr2Cb
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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?」67Please respect copyright.PENANAGZO3PIEan8
哈荻雅有些訝異,開口道:「奶奶……妳的傷不疼了嗎?」67Please respect copyright.PENANAEm41UBtJdV
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。」67Please respect copyright.PENANAAMaXXdfLYJ
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哈荻雅用力點頭,基特也停下手邊動作聽著67Please respect copyright.PENANApSvcp0z2eC
珈瓏奶奶凝望著那塊衣冠塚,思緒游離地說:67Please respect copyright.PENANA9R0vZx2oUR
「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。」67Please respect copyright.PENANA7ElWsm1cug
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珈瓏這番話只是讓哈荻雅跟基特更加一頭霧水67Please respect copyright.PENANAOR3FVS4f7y
她分明知道許多,也有滿腹的話想傾訴67Please respect copyright.PENANAua0uJGkW0U
卻不像剛剛對那些道士說話時那麼直接了當67Please respect copyright.PENANAhSt7pX128F
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哈荻雅跟基特心想,看奶奶這副樣子67Please respect copyright.PENANAdGoDCxQdkK
即使再問下去也得不到有用的答案67Please respect copyright.PENANAdF2mxQrO0u
還不如等月落族長回來,再要求對方「全盤托出」67Please respect copyright.PENANAdxYPJfuawI
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「珈瓏,這孩子就拜託妳了。」67Please respect copyright.PENANAATP8wNetEW
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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67Please respect copyright.PENANA6uNXTcB0np
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67Please respect copyright.PENANAnDMBufdZfc
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67Please respect copyright.PENANAV8FWdVgRPK
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「……如果當時我再冷靜一點,對妳說我們一起想辦法67Please respect copyright.PENANA2vtWDCYx1Y
那妳是不是就不會去尋死,還能在這裡陪著這孩子長大?」67Please respect copyright.PENANA0tFfKuhaTZ
珈瓏垂眸,悄悄落下眼淚67Please respect copyright.PENANAsCSr6R7CL2
又趁孩子們沒發現時迅速抹去淚水67Please respect copyright.PENANAXot3AkmccY
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這時,不遠處出現了一道飄搖的白色身影67Please respect copyright.PENANAVOseYqM2NO
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67Please respect copyright.PENANAQwZPcTxI9D
紛紛朝那道人影奔去,接著三人會合,再一齊走向他們67Please respect copyright.PENANAVy1lINE8n7
株瑜欠身,而他身後的兩名隨從背上多了一個人67Please respect copyright.PENANAxDXQdFslrL
那是早已失去氣息的阿苳族長67Please respect copyright.PENANAofitgJoO8P
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基特:「是族長!他怎麼會?!」67Please respect copyright.PENANAzJ27QFrMUI
基特不可置信地看著株瑜一行人,不敢相信眼前所見67Please respect copyright.PENANAQdtM3eeN02
阿苳族長雖說不是月騎,但也不是普通人,具備一定身手67Please respect copyright.PENANApiyzTtBAaz
而且,這道士竟然一點外傷都沒有67Please respect copyright.PENANA18B8YUAYfV
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株瑜:「是在下……疏忽,沒有保護好……族長,對不住。」67Please respect copyright.PENANAJZRRhGbNkg
株瑜沒有流露太多情緒,只是簡單陳述67Please respect copyright.PENANAB010VS5jOV
哈荻雅原先擔心奶奶又要大吼大叫,正準備要做點什麼67Please respect copyright.PENANA9bnW5vacNF
卻發現奶奶只是安靜地盯著族長屍首67Please respect copyright.PENANAn1d2tcJ8kr
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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。」67Please respect copyright.PENANAeywOY3H7f9
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67Please respect copyright.PENANAVvB0S5kxMn
但等了老半天,卻只等到一具屍首,而且前因後果不明不白67Please respect copyright.PENANAoJQKVXkBOy
正準備開口之際,哈荻雅已經率先發話67Please respect copyright.PENANAA5nvLPJzY8
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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67Please respect copyright.PENANAMjuf19Wrhf
株瑜不想再多生事端,因此用手指了指阿苳身上的箭傷67Please respect copyright.PENANAvKSH750Ixq
眾人仔細一看,發生阿苳身上有許多大小不一的傷口67Please respect copyright.PENANAdlQ8FGG9wC
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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?!」67Please respect copyright.PENANA06wNBRTn4P
哈荻雅也點了點頭,兩個孩子就這樣死命盯著株瑜67Please respect copyright.PENANAaPiXgqyotE
看來是沒有打算要讓步的意思67Please respect copyright.PENANAblJMopoMKp
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珈瓏:「夠了!退下!怎能對恩人如此無理?」67Please respect copyright.PENANAYNle0zbn4W
珈瓏厲聲喝斥,接著親自接過阿苳屍首,動作相當輕柔67Please respect copyright.PENANAH0z7xudNA9
基特與哈荻雅見狀,只好趕緊過來幫忙67Please respect copyright.PENANAtyVBzXyOiM
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株瑜輕嘆一聲,他想,珈瓏奶奶之所以態度反覆67Please respect copyright.PENANAiD7J3ysvjD
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67Please respect copyright.PENANAZJkX8TF67C
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67Please respect copyright.PENANAJX7dAQHbhN
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67Please respect copyright.PENANAAXLEYILjA7
說月落族長是被化為妖邪的他族部落所殺67Please respect copyright.PENANA6q6GUyN0x5
還請求株瑜等人將擁有淨化之力的巨木林樹枝賜予月落67Please respect copyright.PENANAQygl4KuirF
株瑜允諾,取身上樹枝交與他們67Please respect copyright.PENANAyNGEyAm4TF
叮囑他們要擺放在澄淨水源之處,方可常保村落安全67Please respect copyright.PENANAbeLujgJ9Sn
接著,三人旋即動身,朝下個目的地前進67Please respect copyright.PENANAGmBvORC9JR
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哈荻雅與基特看著漸行漸遠的三人67Please respect copyright.PENANAaV0V8x0EYx
眉頭深鎖到可以夾死一隻蒼蠅67Please respect copyright.PENANApnY5YfyDnY
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。」67Please respect copyright.PENANAFG5YiXwrdH
基特:「但我總有一股預感,以後還會和他們見面。」67Please respect copyright.PENANAYMCCZJqwmz
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。」67Please respect copyright.PENANAAbMeux0iaN
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?」67Please respect copyright.PENANAJTAAt1KdCv
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哈荻雅歪頭,她覺得基特有時真愛裝老67Please respect copyright.PENANA0atAQQ0FrE
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67Please respect copyright.PENANAHc5mCCIbQ7
否則用那張充滿稚氣的臉說這些話,實在讓人笑掉大牙