2154年12月24日，晚上七點，黑教堂748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwFdbYkMMTN
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主辦人──薩拉凱爾教教主致詞後，晚宴在七點準時開始。現場準備許多珍饈佳餚，世界最知名的樂隊在前方演奏，機器服務生送來各式各樣的美酒。原本以為是嚴肅的宴會，沒想到氣氛活潑，像屬於貴族的派對。748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwPJyNiNs7O
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「……。」748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGP3MiUN8jE
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不過，他現在很尷尬。謝賢讓他和謝綠獨處，顧爾不能在隨侍在旁。李晴煬和謝綠靠在牆邊，不知道要說什麼。748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0sueox0jdj
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「觀自在菩薩。行深般若波羅蜜多時。照見五蘊皆空。度一切苦厄。舍利子。色不異空。空不異色。色即是空。空即是色……」748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFFyb9sRn1U
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和晚宴氣氛很不相符，他竟然從謝綠身上，聽到和尚誦經的聲音；因為太另類，李晴煬對她留下深刻的印象。748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhRsookk3g6
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而且，謝綠很漂亮──李晴煬無法否認，眼前的女孩讓他十分著迷，尤其是草綠色的眼睛。她渾身散發一個「靜」字，小小年紀，彷彿看透很多事。748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm59CIkM4DZ
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「你是第一次參加？」748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7yoopMQXyr
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李晴煬不知道怎麼開話題，謝綠率先開口，打破尷尬的氣氛。748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM3t4XY0rap
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喝著專為小孩調配的無酒精雞尾酒，李晴煬回應：「嗯。」748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbSnelTsh4K
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「之前為什麼缺席？」謝綠單刀直入地問。748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM4Ajfzabhh
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「討厭人多的地方。」李晴煬簡單回答。748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfAJzJIhMYh
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「今年又為什麼來？」748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1CQxhKYBpT
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「見見世面。」李晴煬聳肩，「不能一直窩在家裡。」748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9HJxiNXcr8
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謝綠沉默。李晴煬覺得剛才的氣氛不錯，換他問：「妳呢？每年都來？」748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKBXVcjw21X
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「八歲開始，這是第三次。」謝綠沒有逃避他的問題，老實回答。748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡerJx4Iw170
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「為什麼？」李晴煬看著謝綠厭世的臉，「妳不像喜歡這種場合的人。」748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4GR5vtMUE7
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「還能因為什麼？我是被拖來的。」748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8eIQYXgzWK
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李晴煬聽見謝綠嘆氣的聲音。748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqA9KSMQD4o
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「在場的人，妳都認識嗎？」748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDstBnyVz5z
748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcWppAtYZfP
謝綠一定知道十大家族的事，李晴煬決定問問，以免氣氛又變尷尬。748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmvkOGwpnPy
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「大部分知道。」謝綠看向他，「你都不認識？」748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCzKSkLZhGO
748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNUKWxeByzG
李晴煬點頭。謝綠沉默幾秒，「好吧。」帶李晴煬去角落，好一次看到全部的人。748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcQhxT728ep
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「我一直很想問。」前往角落的路上，謝綠上上下下審視他一番，「李門的穿衣品味都這麼怪？」748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGHl3rT3uRq
748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfSuJBYFMIn
李晴煬想回答「妳以為我願意嗎？」但不像自己會說的話，改用挑釁的語氣：「怎麼？本少爺這樣不好看？」748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Qe2dJHmlU
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「嗯。」謝綠秒答，補了句：「活像個娘炮。」748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4GwGmizpfs
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「娘炮」兩字像一隻箭，狠狠從李晴煬胸前穿了過去。748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrJmfvG9yp6
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「妳的穿衣品味才奇怪！哪有人古裝下面搭短裙！」748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ514XVJWEEW
748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIJzmd94ROS
「比較好活動。」謝綠哼了一聲，「我父親都沒說什麼，你管那麼多幹嘛？」748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJL6fAz7Q9H
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「妳……！」748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlxdlh4MskM
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「啊，這兒就行了，要從哪一家開始介紹呢……？」748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL4aHxJrl3g
748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5lSapzCNiF
謝綠規避掉話題。雖然表情不多、年紀又小，但她講話很不客氣，顯然沒在怕李晴煬。748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP5YI90jObx
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李晴煬撇了撇嘴，順著謝綠手指的方向看去──那群穿醫師袍的年輕人。李晴煬率先說：「希波克拉底一脈。」748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjSpqmVQuaJ
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「你知道？」748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Gq4gnG5gg
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「聽來的。」李晴煬說：「詳細不清楚。」748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡahrT7TlxAc
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「嗯，看來我高估你了。」748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVJZzYe4ECN
748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjLoDMGi7HF
李晴煬的嘴角抽動幾下。謝綠不理他，專心介紹：748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgNZTuwaxiP
748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7IgdGE7VWr
「希波克拉底一脈，十大家族第九，擅長領域是醫學，家族成員都是醫生、藥劑師、法醫、醫檢師……全世界的醫院，背後的經營者都是他們。」748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMRJf8gNnvh
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謝綠雙手環胸，用一種非常帥氣的姿勢，靠在牆上。748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXmIw9w4ur0
748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQWCutABQnA
「傳說他們的家族成員，全是古希臘時代的醫學大師──希波克拉底的後代。但年代久遠，沒有統一姓氏，才用祖先的名字統稱。」謝綠說。748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Hruj7umbH
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「他們平常都這樣，穿醫師袍晃來晃去？」李晴煬問。748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDSlVEaQlnJ
748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN3OIfhLE7Z
「每個家族都有自己的穿衣風格。希波克拉底一脈以醫生為榮，醫師袍是身分的象徵。」748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbSlF5tAy7A
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謝綠的眼睛改看向另一群人。李晴煬順著她的視線看去──把滾筒衛生紙裹在身上的貴婦。748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeXpDg1F5qr
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「雷蒙一家。」謝綠說：「十大家族第八，時尚業的壟斷者。」748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT9WKzFjHPm
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「時…時尚？」748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWHIFBo8V5n
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李晴煬挑眉。不只捲筒衛生紙，有人的髮型像花椰菜，有人的洋裝像菜瓜布，還有一個女人的披肩是黑色垃圾袋。時尚真難懂。748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4RplPBlhTN
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「今年算收斂了。」謝綠看出李晴煬的疑惑，告訴他：「我去年，看過把色鉛筆插在頭上的。」748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI8KsqCnhCa
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「穿這種衣服還能笑……要是本少爺，恨不得死了個算了。」748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXlhckFXMdZ
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李晴煬說完，聽見謝綠發出輕輕的笑聲。沒想到她會笑──李晴煬心想，心情不自覺好起來。748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTze4BZ3o5r
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「雷蒙一家旗下的品牌，從服裝到飾品，還有專門培訓藝人的經紀公司；另外，他們家的物流技術也很創新，不少零售店搶著和他們合作。」謝綠故意補充：「而且，他們家的人都很漂亮。」748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1xCObmBrNG
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「……不把那身恐怖的衣服脫掉，本少爺無法體會。」748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡExqFlpP3XE
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視線離開雷蒙一家，李晴煬改看向另一群──正在會場中央表演魔術、射飛鏢、拋彩球的馬戲團人士。晚宴的氣氛之所以活潑，都拜這群小丑所賜。748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxIqIUaRnjU
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「那又是誰？」李晴煬問謝綠。748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHFbD9u3l1w
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「史密斯馬戲團，十大家族第七，慈善事業。」748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnKqfVFKkBf
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謝綠說完，其中一名史密斯變出一堆彩色氣球，逗得周遭人笑聲不斷、表情又驚又喜。748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFt4ni2BPco
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「史密斯居無定所，他們在全世界巡迴演出，收入都拿去照顧弱勢，是聲望很高的家族，但也因為這樣，他們不是很富有。」謝綠說。748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMyl7rAg7Ge
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「聽起來很偉大。」李晴煬附和。748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKyXLxcKJur
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「坦白說，他們挺奇妙的。聖誕晚宴是史密斯少數參加的活動，其他正式場合，一概不參加。」748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3V0Eg3pzMt
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介紹完，謝綠的手指向另一群人。李晴煬剛好想問，畢竟，他看那群光速戰士很久了。748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9WthcbKrMU
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「白與金，統稱Platinum。白家壟斷科技，金家壟斷軍火，兩家因為婚姻關係結合。十大家族第五和第六，是非常強的軍火聯盟，絕對不容小覷。」748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZiatUPGBQf
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李晴煬對他們的服裝更感興趣。謝氏像武俠小說的角色，Platinum則是遊戲，會發射高速激光的那種。748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc8UNVavbB7
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「他們漂浮在空中？」李晴煬踮腳尖，試著看清楚。748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGlVN6z20VE
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「嗯，他們腳底的投影圖騰，那是漂浮裝置。」謝綠說。748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ri6ojQgON
748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRCYGSSsoCI
「背上那又是什麼？翅膀？」748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOgoqY5U5rx
748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdWveaAMDHo
「那也是投影，圖案會隨他們的情緒變化……你看，變成橘色了，那個人現在心情很好。」748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrX9HJKhQvm
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Platinum的穿衣風格非常前衛。移動時，兩腳懸浮在空中，衣服還會飄起來，浮空時的畫面很好看，但科技感太強，給人的感覺很不真實。明明是人類，卻把自己弄得像機器人。748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ64jQQ8TEGC
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「黑色教袍的是薩拉凱爾教、十八世紀貴族打扮的是李門、像從漢朝穿越來的是謝氏……這些你都知道了。」謝綠把胸前的手放下來，看著李晴煬的臉，「還有不知道的嗎？」748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwzMRG7YDlo
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「妳怎麼只介紹八個？」748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUOpgN9yf8h
748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZEK9wX9jnP
李晴煬發現，前後的高宇維與夏家，謝綠都沒有說。聽完他的問題，謝綠意味深長地陷入沉默，沉默持續了一陣子。748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxT1TLr0G9S
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「沒介紹的兩家，都沒有出席。」748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnQzTHeM8M1
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不等李晴煬問，謝綠就告訴他：748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy74egiZcuI
748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4v9HSSRcG9
「夏家……十大家族第十，是非常奇怪的家族。他們比高宇維還神秘，沒有人知道他們在做什麼、裡面有誰，連他們住在哪都不知道。」748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD1KoKiFrE1
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「這樣也算十大家族？」李晴煬立刻問。748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfDMhYREqoe
748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡykUXraI5YS
「我也不知道，但神秘歸神秘，他們也沒做什麼。」謝綠聳肩。748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ363Wo31Ngt
748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUYDbsGjl2Y
「高宇維呢？」問完夏家，李晴煬再問另一個缺席者：「他這麼跩，這種場合都不來？」748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpeJUdsso6D
748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHnvrkNNS6w
「別說『這種場合』，高宇維連自己的活動都不出席。」748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU4DSz1ubUB
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謝綠說，似是對高宇維的缺席見怪不怪。748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1oThgcp2CN
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「我不知道怎麼說，高宇維好像不喜歡其他家族，想和我們劃清關係，可是──」748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjImxAvrP0O
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謝綠把話停在這兒。她的眼神突然變得十分銳利、似乎在警戒什麼。李晴煬順著她的視線看去，赫然對上一雙眼睛，嚇得他後退兩步。748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsDAH130O7y
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「……。」748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmdlwAPZoCF
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一名白色頭髮的男子，正從遠遠的地方看著他們。748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVPw5nut3mB
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男子是整個會場，唯一穿著正常西裝的人。他離李晴煬和謝綠很遠，但筆直的視線彷彿要把刺穿。李晴煬不自覺感到緊張，旁邊的謝綠瞪了回去，跟李晴煬說：748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI2jPf19gDV
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「可是今年，高宇維派他的親信來了。」748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2fZtRpfXd5
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謝綠不敢掉以輕心，就怕一不留神，男子會做出不利她的舉動。李晴煬問謝綠：「親信？」748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv70uLPneRP
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「對，親信──你聽過神與畜吧？他是第一幹部、地位僅次於高宇維。」748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMnhZYAIJGO
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謝綠的雙刀已經蓄勢待發。她一手握住刀柄，說出那個禁忌的名字──748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXLXc62seEF
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