珈瓏攙扶著哈荻雅來到那棵城外的樹下68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyz3ly9gpvY
腳步蹣跚，表情疲憊，但外傷看來已無大礙68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7zsiWmmfRZ
她不時望著沙漠中的另一端，似乎是在期盼什麼68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiqsJW0bXFI
但望了一陣子後，她別過頭去68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ87prJbXj0S
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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68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhe01Ssq8wq
基特見狀，將那束失去生命力的花拔起68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxZmpomJJqN
再從珈瓏手中接過鮮花，插入瓶中68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJpVm1h5J0j
哈荻雅不時望向奶奶，眼中思緒流轉68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡymvQlzZCfb
雖然想開口，但又怕奶奶情緒再次失控68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdyQOHz4JCl
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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？」68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKnJ89jPuXW
哈荻雅有些訝異，開口道：「奶奶……妳的傷不疼了嗎？」68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIfX2n5Yq1J
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。」68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFAXoXXmFxn
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哈荻雅用力點頭，基特也停下手邊動作聽著68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcMhEnq144b
珈瓏奶奶凝望著那塊衣冠塚，思緒游離地說：68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF4FvcsZSlL
「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。」68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBWazlHD1jE
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珈瓏這番話只是讓哈荻雅跟基特更加一頭霧水68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbXMGLDrL7T
她分明知道許多，也有滿腹的話想傾訴68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzId4IURRNJ
卻不像剛剛對那些道士說話時那麼直接了當68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmhJIFYhFpL
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哈荻雅跟基特心想，看奶奶這副樣子68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0V2uGsT07X
即使再問下去也得不到有用的答案68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ewzIBF20o
還不如等月落族長回來，再要求對方「全盤托出」68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaNCIHagj9i
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「珈瓏，這孩子就拜託妳了。」68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9GX44HKFKL
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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68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyfj3vODu00
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68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWEDoMsQ2RE
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68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzahitxjX67
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「……如果當時我再冷靜一點，對妳說我們一起想辦法68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoaI78wz4DK
那妳是不是就不會去尋死，還能在這裡陪著這孩子長大？」68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuuKcQhwUUD
珈瓏垂眸，悄悄落下眼淚68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTRvSqFpDxA
又趁孩子們沒發現時迅速抹去淚水68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmtTuqMW1I5
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這時，不遠處出現了一道飄搖的白色身影68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUFqFEZ3ObG
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68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCtYajUo4j3
紛紛朝那道人影奔去，接著三人會合，再一齊走向他們68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuFYkgLuW0x
株瑜欠身，而他身後的兩名隨從背上多了一個人68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbfvFHhB2Cw
那是早已失去氣息的阿苳族長68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaztK1P13p4
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基特：「是族長！他怎麼會？！」68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrYljTj4rWq
基特不可置信地看著株瑜一行人，不敢相信眼前所見68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ6BMgTBeFv
阿苳族長雖說不是月騎，但也不是普通人，具備一定身手68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMx78mPJ6l3
而且，這道士竟然一點外傷都沒有68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5whWCm4OcW
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株瑜：「是在下……疏忽，沒有保護好……族長，對不住。」68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsL30nholet
株瑜沒有流露太多情緒，只是簡單陳述68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZkeAUCwjUb
哈荻雅原先擔心奶奶又要大吼大叫，正準備要做點什麼68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVGtuvkPfEV
卻發現奶奶只是安靜地盯著族長屍首68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkOdUkFleob
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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。」68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVZyczZVxvC
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68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMdcUDkKVLA
但等了老半天，卻只等到一具屍首，而且前因後果不明不白68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡacROiDey8Y
正準備開口之際，哈荻雅已經率先發話68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡii5rFqhvlA
68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDtJ3IG9zCP
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68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡROkmvf0zfe
株瑜不想再多生事端，因此用手指了指阿苳身上的箭傷68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4U15eRottU
眾人仔細一看，發生阿苳身上有許多大小不一的傷口68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ13342RqNzl
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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？！」68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgDcRmuUke7
哈荻雅也點了點頭，兩個孩子就這樣死命盯著株瑜68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmKOqX7JE1u
看來是沒有打算要讓步的意思68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFKqnt0y5Ld
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珈瓏：「夠了！退下！怎能對恩人如此無理？」68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE8GrM5WOcf
珈瓏厲聲喝斥，接著親自接過阿苳屍首，動作相當輕柔68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6c4X8JOtrJ
基特與哈荻雅見狀，只好趕緊過來幫忙68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS3oj5aJTGt
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株瑜輕嘆一聲，他想，珈瓏奶奶之所以態度反覆68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvevIvYBCbb
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68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCuClkn4jlE
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68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYdzjBAWFbI
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68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRqktpMEX7Y
說月落族長是被化為妖邪的他族部落所殺68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCXNCxfnHXi
還請求株瑜等人將擁有淨化之力的巨木林樹枝賜予月落68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0rgQU6MtWS
株瑜允諾，取身上樹枝交與他們68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLYORMNzvrm
叮囑他們要擺放在澄淨水源之處，方可常保村落安全68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqrnMMGrshH
接著，三人旋即動身，朝下個目的地前進68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQBHda7MBiY
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哈荻雅與基特看著漸行漸遠的三人68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkQSRaZcYoT
眉頭深鎖到可以夾死一隻蒼蠅68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvhv8T0LHR8
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。」68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4dgmDQYCDI
基特：「但我總有一股預感，以後還會和他們見面。」68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Ri8ik85jN
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。」68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqlS3rn2WUi
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？」68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ03zTHrivZ5
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哈荻雅歪頭，她覺得基特有時真愛裝老68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8lr6JFXdPC
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68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7qVAM2ZoTx
否則用那張充滿稚氣的臉說這些話，實在讓人笑掉大牙
