天色越來越暗，雲層低垂，林道之中霧氣彷彿有了生命，緩緩盤旋在洛塵腳邊。乾枝劃過他的肩膀，濕冷的風從樹縫間吹來，帶著似曾相識的氣息。
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他腳步未停，腦海中卻不斷閃現出那枚戒指與古老圖騰的畫面。
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「那年……我還不懂什麼是命運，但那個祭司的眼神……像是看穿了一切。」
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他喃喃自語，彷彿那聲音能幫助自己理清思緒。就在此時，前方的霧稍稍散開，一道破敗的木牌出現在視線中。
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【幽篁村】——三個字早已斑駁，木牌下方還殘留著一道刻痕，看似是某種保護結界的符號，但早已斷裂、失效。6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu8YzOgs8sb
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與先前相同，這裡以化作焦土的戰場，破碎的屋簷、倒塌的石牆，地面隱約還可見血跡與戰鬥過的痕跡。6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSgPAw7Q3XU
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他緩緩走入村中心，腳步不自覺地朝一個方向前進——那裡是祠堂所在之處，也是他童年記憶最深刻的場所。
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說來奇怪，唯獨這座祠堂依然完好地矗立著，連一片瓦都未毀損，彷彿這裡被刻意留下。
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洛塵眉頭緊鎖，帶著忐忑不安的心情走了過去，推開半掩的木門。
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吱呀一聲。
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裡頭一如多年前那般幽靜，供桌、香爐、石柱全數如昔，只是蒙上一層厚厚的灰。
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然而，就在踏入門檻的瞬間，空氣忽然一變——冰冷、濃重，彷彿墜入了另一個時間層面。
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「……你終於來了。」
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一道低沉而空靈的聲音在他耳邊響起，無形中帶著一股不容置疑的威壓。
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洛塵猛然回頭，四周空無一人。手掌立刻聚起一道風刃，警戒地望向四方。
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「別怕，我是……留下來的意志，或者說，是一道思念體。」
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祠堂中央的祭壇上，忽然亮起一道淡金的光芒。一位身穿黑金長袍的老者虛影從石柱後浮現而出，他的身形如煙如霧，眼神空洞卻透著深邃的智慧。
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忽然——
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洛塵神色一變，因為口袋中的那枚戒指竟自行震動起來，泛著劇烈的金光，刺眼得彷彿整個空間都在共鳴。
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老者望著那道光芒，語氣平靜卻帶著無法忽視的莊重：
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「你身上的那枚戒指，名為——時間之戒。」
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洛塵心頭一震，低聲重複：「……時間之戒？」6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡarf4qXhY9m
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「它是我們幽篁一族守護千年的核心之物，亦是傳說中通往命運源點的唯一鑰匙。」老者緩緩走近祭壇，一指點向戒指閃爍的圖紋，「而它所蘊含的力量——是對時間與空間的干涉。」6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaR3bwouJrA
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洛塵怔住，腦中一時難以消化。
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老者繼續說道，聲音帶著滄桑的低吟：「千年來，我們的祖先不斷試圖喚醒這枚戒指。用儀式、咒語、甚至獻祭……但它始終沉寂不語，彷彿不屬於這世間。」6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtj4TeKoqDR
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他停頓了一下，微微低首，像是在回憶過往。
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「後來，我們改變了方法，改由村中最強的戰士嘗試與戒指共鳴，想找出它選擇主人的準則……但無一例外，全都失敗。」
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「所以你們選擇封印它？」洛塵問。
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老者點頭：「是。我們放棄了強求，只留下最嚴密的結界與守護者世代相傳，等一個能讓它主動甦醒的『有緣人』。」
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祠堂內氣氛凝重，金光在洛塵掌心躍動，如同心跳。
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老者的語氣忽然低沉下來：「直到某年——那枚戒指第一次主動發光。我們所有長老都驚動了。」
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他緩緩轉身，目光落在祭壇左側的一面斑駁木門上。6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡttXDQCQPwf
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「我們循著光源來到此處，只見一位外鄉男子，帶著一名年幼的孩子，跪在香案前虔誠祈願。」
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洛塵呼吸一滯，彷彿有什麼熟悉的記憶被喚醒。
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老者緩緩點頭：「那個男人，就是你的父親。而那個孩子……就是你。」
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洛塵不自覺地後退半步，戒指的光芒此刻已不再刺眼，卻緊緊貼合他肌膚，彷彿與他血脈融合為一。
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「當時我們不敢聲張，只在暗處觀察，那一刻，我們知道了——你，就是那個人。」6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnn8jX9M3XI
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「而如今，時間之戒的光芒再度出現——而且，是在你手上。」
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祠堂四周的空氣再次震動，戒指中心的符文旋轉得越來越快，像是在被一股更大的力量喚醒。
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老者望向洛塵，聲音穩重：6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq41V1UgHsw
「你是選中之人——也是唯一，可以喚醒時間之戒、重構秩序的人。」6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcGNuto6ccG
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洛塵緊握拳頭，神情不再迷惘，而是凝聚出一種初生的清明與覺醒。
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「那麼……我該怎麼做？」6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9DHON5hEEY
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老者望向他，露出一抹釋然的微笑：「說過去吧。」
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「將戒指放上那座祭壇——只有被選中的人，才能喚醒它真正的力量。」
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祠堂內一片寂靜，只餘下戒指散發的金光與符文流轉的低鳴。
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洛塵沒有再猶豫，他緩緩走向祭壇，腳步每踏出一步，彷彿都有無形的力量在空氣中回響。
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他伸出右手，將那枚「時間之戒」輕輕放置在祭壇正中央的凹槽上。
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瞬間——
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整個祭壇震動起來，一道道古老的光紋自地面蔓延而出，迅速擴展至整座祠堂，彷彿無形的結界重新啟動。天花板、石柱、壁畫上那些模糊不清的圖騰，竟開始一一發亮，綻放著金藍交錯的光彩。6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgDOmx5SEF1
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戒指浮起，懸空旋轉，符文如星河般洶湧流動。
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老者站於光影之中，聲音穿透能量洪流，平穩又堅定：
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「從這一刻起，你將是這枚戒指的主人，這枚戒指不只是鑰匙，也是試煉。它不會輕易將力量交付予人，但若你能承受它的洗禮，你將——成為新秩序的起點。」
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洛塵仰望那在空中旋轉的戒指，深吸一口氣。
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「來吧……我準備好了。」
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金光爆閃，天地瞬間寂靜——
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如同整個宇宙在這一秒，屏息以待。6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuRBCjgBdAf
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隨著一道白光湧現，眼前的一切彷彿瞬間被撕裂、重構。
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洛塵只覺得天旋地轉，下一秒——
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他已置身於一片廣闊無邊的草原之上。
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陽光明亮溫暖，風吹動草浪，波光粼粼宛如翠綠海洋。四周寂靜無聲，空氣中卻充滿一種說不出的安寧與熟悉。
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「這是……哪裡？」
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他低聲自語，剛踏出一步，就看見前方，一棵巨大的參天古樹矗立在草原中心。那是他從未見過的樹種，樹皮斑駁如時光的刻痕，枝葉如雲層般蔓延，幾乎覆蓋整片天空。
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而在那樹下，站著一個人影。
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洛塵瞇起眼，緩緩走近——
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是一位佝僂卻精神矍鑠的老爺爺，背對著他，正仰望著樹冠高處，彷彿在傾聽某種聲音。
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「你是……？」洛塵試探地問。
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那老爺爺聞聲轉過身來，臉上帶著一抹恬淡的微笑，眼神深邃、溫和，彷彿一眼就能看穿洛塵的過去與未來。
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「我們，終於見面了。」6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgfMPg1OXzK
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他的聲音不大，卻清晰地在整片空曠草原中迴盪。
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洛塵微皺眉，還未開口，對方便緩緩轉身，露出蒼老卻溫和的容顏。
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老者微笑道：「老夫，是這枚戒指的本體。」
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