珈瓏攙扶著哈荻雅來到那棵城外的樹下79Please respect copyright.PENANA5gK3zDrsaX
腳步蹣跚,表情疲憊,但外傷看來已無大礙79Please respect copyright.PENANAxtlPxUNHMF
她不時望著沙漠中的另一端,似乎是在期盼什麼79Please respect copyright.PENANA8M4LdHwlTY
但望了一陣子後,她別過頭去79Please respect copyright.PENANAU7DJJviQX8
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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79Please respect copyright.PENANAMuzvJP966r
基特見狀,將那束失去生命力的花拔起79Please respect copyright.PENANAoApYtexiCx
再從珈瓏手中接過鮮花,插入瓶中79Please respect copyright.PENANASOf91q15aI
哈荻雅不時望向奶奶,眼中思緒流轉79Please respect copyright.PENANAmqF35Y49DM
雖然想開口,但又怕奶奶情緒再次失控79Please respect copyright.PENANAJRZqXuZzd2
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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?」79Please respect copyright.PENANAdpolbqPCD0
哈荻雅有些訝異,開口道:「奶奶……妳的傷不疼了嗎?」79Please respect copyright.PENANASlS7vs7505
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。」79Please respect copyright.PENANAwJcEpty9ok
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哈荻雅用力點頭,基特也停下手邊動作聽著79Please respect copyright.PENANAioUQW9kA5U
珈瓏奶奶凝望著那塊衣冠塚,思緒游離地說:79Please respect copyright.PENANAtagzLGlplN
「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。」79Please respect copyright.PENANA9sHAJcFWtN
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珈瓏這番話只是讓哈荻雅跟基特更加一頭霧水79Please respect copyright.PENANArMPpyMiArw
她分明知道許多,也有滿腹的話想傾訴79Please respect copyright.PENANAAloxxSmTWV
卻不像剛剛對那些道士說話時那麼直接了當79Please respect copyright.PENANAloAPxSBRuL
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哈荻雅跟基特心想,看奶奶這副樣子79Please respect copyright.PENANA7C9j5vpSNd
即使再問下去也得不到有用的答案79Please respect copyright.PENANAPJchQpsgQo
還不如等月落族長回來,再要求對方「全盤托出」79Please respect copyright.PENANAqyzhAN50uS
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「珈瓏,這孩子就拜託妳了。」79Please respect copyright.PENANA4hWubV90Qj
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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79Please respect copyright.PENANA3VHiVVRUJU
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79Please respect copyright.PENANAXCflSDjQAx
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79Please respect copyright.PENANA6uRjFdxuBE
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「……如果當時我再冷靜一點,對妳說我們一起想辦法79Please respect copyright.PENANAKn8sMyAygn
那妳是不是就不會去尋死,還能在這裡陪著這孩子長大?」79Please respect copyright.PENANAy63Frrs0kJ
珈瓏垂眸,悄悄落下眼淚79Please respect copyright.PENANAwpy3xmRKSn
又趁孩子們沒發現時迅速抹去淚水79Please respect copyright.PENANACC86GjJb3O
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這時,不遠處出現了一道飄搖的白色身影79Please respect copyright.PENANAQWj6IWI2jE
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79Please respect copyright.PENANASAPo6pIclS
紛紛朝那道人影奔去,接著三人會合,再一齊走向他們79Please respect copyright.PENANArjBhgPxDac
株瑜欠身,而他身後的兩名隨從背上多了一個人79Please respect copyright.PENANAI1jD3agJAR
那是早已失去氣息的阿苳族長79Please respect copyright.PENANAiQ8cRBUHP9
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基特:「是族長!他怎麼會?!」79Please respect copyright.PENANAQw22cNPDcf
基特不可置信地看著株瑜一行人,不敢相信眼前所見79Please respect copyright.PENANAmVwTxEozAo
阿苳族長雖說不是月騎,但也不是普通人,具備一定身手79Please respect copyright.PENANAJVTZXneWdo
而且,這道士竟然一點外傷都沒有79Please respect copyright.PENANAAEoqFO6gLF
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株瑜:「是在下……疏忽,沒有保護好……族長,對不住。」79Please respect copyright.PENANA1QXlM1B6n7
株瑜沒有流露太多情緒,只是簡單陳述79Please respect copyright.PENANA45WGhso6pQ
哈荻雅原先擔心奶奶又要大吼大叫,正準備要做點什麼79Please respect copyright.PENANAGaSlRPjNMG
卻發現奶奶只是安靜地盯著族長屍首79Please respect copyright.PENANAXB9kegLbvC
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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。」79Please respect copyright.PENANA9QEOTNQHdw
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79Please respect copyright.PENANA4BLYmHqNe2
但等了老半天,卻只等到一具屍首,而且前因後果不明不白79Please respect copyright.PENANA1CdTptfFQT
正準備開口之際,哈荻雅已經率先發話79Please respect copyright.PENANAKi4CdlyOKL
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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79Please respect copyright.PENANAG08CXx2O0F
株瑜不想再多生事端,因此用手指了指阿苳身上的箭傷79Please respect copyright.PENANA6yQpJwFgnL
眾人仔細一看,發生阿苳身上有許多大小不一的傷口79Please respect copyright.PENANAbzPluo1adg
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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?!」79Please respect copyright.PENANAkRHjkVrbja
哈荻雅也點了點頭,兩個孩子就這樣死命盯著株瑜79Please respect copyright.PENANAUHeKBFBDHX
看來是沒有打算要讓步的意思79Please respect copyright.PENANAXPa0MaLTid
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珈瓏:「夠了!退下!怎能對恩人如此無理?」79Please respect copyright.PENANACqetYS3xgD
珈瓏厲聲喝斥,接著親自接過阿苳屍首,動作相當輕柔79Please respect copyright.PENANALtel4TITvw
基特與哈荻雅見狀,只好趕緊過來幫忙79Please respect copyright.PENANALATZot38Lo
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株瑜輕嘆一聲,他想,珈瓏奶奶之所以態度反覆79Please respect copyright.PENANA4wapZEaxLL
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79Please respect copyright.PENANAENZ9Yb9eXb
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79Please respect copyright.PENANA3UgYJDYAG8
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79Please respect copyright.PENANAou0e0JCAQp
說月落族長是被化為妖邪的他族部落所殺79Please respect copyright.PENANAPjxOhYobkK
還請求株瑜等人將擁有淨化之力的巨木林樹枝賜予月落79Please respect copyright.PENANA6ZNKbBArd8
株瑜允諾,取身上樹枝交與他們79Please respect copyright.PENANAcJk6BXVjC4
叮囑他們要擺放在澄淨水源之處,方可常保村落安全79Please respect copyright.PENANAe9oDLr2pnU
接著,三人旋即動身,朝下個目的地前進79Please respect copyright.PENANALCTVYhNanj
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哈荻雅與基特看著漸行漸遠的三人79Please respect copyright.PENANAg92OpmESyc
眉頭深鎖到可以夾死一隻蒼蠅79Please respect copyright.PENANAI68DRdRu7A
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。」79Please respect copyright.PENANAOx4Sc6qsiC
基特:「但我總有一股預感,以後還會和他們見面。」79Please respect copyright.PENANA88zoBbrcYm
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。」79Please respect copyright.PENANALwfa1u99Ch
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?」79Please respect copyright.PENANAKvZ9QYEz3Z
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哈荻雅歪頭,她覺得基特有時真愛裝老79Please respect copyright.PENANAzmLHzoji6o
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79Please respect copyright.PENANAB9UME5gJla
否則用那張充滿稚氣的臉說這些話,實在讓人笑掉大牙