萬澤十二年 寒露 離王府123Please respect copyright.PENANAroF9aIlG2I
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在離火府中待了兩個月有餘,夜焰開始熟撚了環境,第一個頭痛的便是詠娘。
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夜焰是在山林中長大的孩子,本性機敏狡黠又活潑好動,老是抓些小兔子小雀鳥來玩耍。
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明明答應過以後不許亂跑,現在卻總是不見人影。123Please respect copyright.PENANAZ44nuFTDQC
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詠娘是很開心她重拾笑顏,但又忍不住懷念那時剛來的夜焰,安靜怯懦的像隻小鳥兒,現在簡直脫韁野馬。123Please respect copyright.PENANAA4DThcyNh0
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「夜焰去哪了?」她問吟娘,窗邊打盹的吟娘,一個登愣差點摔下桌子。123Please respect copyright.PENANAUD7xGd9QTc
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「不知道,吃過飯以後就拿著風箏出去了。」吟娘深怕詠娘遷怒她沒看好夜焰,連忙往外走。「我去看看甜品櫻桃畢羅蒸熟了沒?」123Please respect copyright.PENANAxhrzno9t5K
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「等會兒剋星來了又得問。」詠娘碎碎叨叨的收了桌上的紙筆,夜焰習了一半的字丟在桌上,連墨都還沒乾透。
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也只有在沒人的時候,詠娘才敢這樣小聲叨叨,畢竟離火最近頗為繁忙,該有七八日都沒來了。123Please respect copyright.PENANAo8YnKGnQGC
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「問甚麼?」詠娘見有人搭腔,轉過來就要一頓唸。突見離火出現在廳上,嚇得把筆一丟趕緊向他行禮。「離王。」123Please respect copyright.PENANA7Igy3sid1j
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離火自顧自的走到書案旁,詠娘趕忙張羅茶水。
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她才奇怪離火原本日日都來的,怎麼前陣子突然就不來了,不想今日又出現。
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趁離火開口詢問前,詠娘主動說明夜焰的行蹤。「娘子在園子裡散心呢。」123Please respect copyright.PENANADwrwNQ2TJn
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「是在園子裡抓蟋蟀吧。」離火仔細端詳案上夜焰習的字,不算漂亮但尚且端正。
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他教她認字時,只挑些淺顯易讀的。原本得一個一個字指著認,後來夜焰能自己拿著讀,偶有認錯糾正的,慢慢也少了。她寫得不好,認的字卻多,比他想得更加伶俐。
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原本送夜焰回上都的時間迫在眉睫,但那時離火心中是不願意就這樣把她送回去。
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他需要夜焰想起來家鄉朝逢變故那晚,她究竟都看到了些甚麼,這件事對離火極其重要。
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恰巧她那時病了一場,上都路途遙遠,依照當時如此虛弱的身體,怕是撐不到庇佑國運昌隆,半路中就要魂斷異鄉。123Please respect copyright.PENANADS6v87UUyU
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這對離火是千載難逢的大好機會,他當時立刻修書傳給聖人,懇請聖人讓夜焰養好身體再送回。
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原本算算養好身體約莫夏至就得回了,但是他在信中還提了另一件事,想必是這件事起了作用,讓聖人沒有心思顧及夜焰是否回到上都。123Please respect copyright.PENANAuLOnesdim0
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一切都比離火預期的更好,唯一不好的是夜焰這孩子什麼都沒能想起來,也絕口不提那天發生的事。
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離火不想要逼她也不想要嚇著她,只能想方設法地讓夜焰卸下心防,以至於日日都繞著這個小娘子打轉,希望兩人關係近了夜焰能向自己傾吐。123Please respect copyright.PENANAuoqKQ83ihs
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而且尤為重要的是,如果夜焰想起了甚麼不能說的事情,他必須第一個知道。123Please respect copyright.PENANAOZzs7XEwSk
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天色日斜,入秋後日頭短了。外頭天色由醬紫轉為黛色,夜色已經慢慢降臨,廊下的燈籠正被一一揭下點亮。伴隨開心嘰喳聲和輕快腳步聲,夜焰迎面走來。123Please respect copyright.PENANAXDp82LrGEt
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「詠娘、吟娘,你們看我找到什麼?」夜焰開心的一手提風箏,一手拿著小竹籠,她剛抓了不少蟋蟀。
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內廳裡離火端正坐在書案邊,拿筆正在改她的習字,聽見她嚷嚷依舊旁若無人。
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等候在門邊的吟詠二娘又是搖頭又是擺手,聽她嚷完臉都青了。急忙一左一右上前來,幫她把東西都拿走。123Please respect copyright.PENANAbqUBjwRx0p
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「等了一下午了,四處找不到你。」詠娘離開前在她耳邊小小聲的說。123Please respect copyright.PENANA0XG8i3cPPZ
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夜焰好一陣子沒見到離火了,前些日子兩人每日相處,她以為自己不再怕他。
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兩人隔著前堂隔著內廳,離火正微微偏頭看著她,他身後竹捲簾風吹搖曳,襯得他端坐不動卻好似飛仙一樣。
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還以為他不來了呢。夜焰右手撫上心口,如今又見到他,也不知是不是還害怕的緣故,沒由來心裏一陣突突亂跳。123Please respect copyright.PENANADEF9WeL0tW
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「還不進來。」離火又低頭,伸手蘸了蘸墨又繼續修改。123Please respect copyright.PENANAv3ccQQL4cY
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「離王。」夜焰走到離火跟前向他行禮請安。123Please respect copyright.PENANAWur4qUsmEL
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看著一付等著領罰的夜焰,離火長嘆一口氣,他放下筆。「我說過只有你我二人時,你可以叫我什麼?」123Please respect copyright.PENANApWthy913xN
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夜焰才發現屋門關上了,大家都不知去了哪裡。「離、離火。」123Please respect copyright.PENANA2GNwh9hHby
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有一回離火夜裡才來,那天他似乎很累,說不學習了想喝茶,於是兩人就在屋子裡喝起茶。
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泡茶很是無聊,離火又老是挨著她坐,讓她彆扭了起來。123Please respect copyright.PENANAH97kKBW0NF
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她天天都見到離火,漸漸感覺他不再是那麼難以接近,但對他總是不能像對其他人一樣輕鬆。
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奇怪的是離火總是很自在,挨著她很自在,牽她的手很自在,好像這是全天下再自然不過的事。123Please respect copyright.PENANA2I7kgaZ8wO
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那時離火從身後雙手並用教她如何煮茶,夜焰幾乎坐在他環抱之中,完全沒辦法集中精神,她分心的看見離火肩上的紋繡。123Please respect copyright.PENANAGloLmkyoE7
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「這獅子我看過。」夜焰說,離火將她帶回時,直接抱她在馬背上。他身上金光閃閃的甲冑彫滿了紋飾,胸口正是一對這獅子。123Please respect copyright.PENANADBWkVlr2i4
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「這不是獅子這叫饕餮,是一種上古兇獸,他貪吃得連自己身體都吃了,所以剩下顆怒目圓睜的獸頭。」123Please respect copyright.PENANApWZHshbZ1i
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「這兇獸怎麼這麼貪吃,一點都不兇了。」123Please respect copyright.PENANAxJW2X877eJ
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「饕餮可是吃人兇獸,像你這麼小的身體連牙縫都不夠塞。」123Please respect copyright.PENANA5bkTzWptzs
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「既然是吃人的,你怎麼這麼喜歡祂,還把祂放在胸口?」123Please respect copyright.PENANAYTfOQtq7bb
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「我本姓李名玄鴞,饕餮又叫麅鴞,和我的鴞是一個字。」123Please respect copyright.PENANAzQ4iYhWeXX
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「李玄鴞?我還以為你就叫離王呢。」123Please respect copyright.PENANAzWf5YTmdJs
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離火抿嘴笑。「那是封號。」123Please respect copyright.PENANAzraWyiZ2bb
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「當今聖人,我阿爺,聖名單字鶚。在母親懷胎之時,元聖祖皇帝-也就是我阿翁,為我取名為玄鴞。原有起自父名傳承之意。後按《毛傳》記載「鴟鴞」一詩,是指周武王時煽動管叔鮮與蔡叔度叛亂的武庚等勢力。父親覺得鴞一詞不甚討喜,取鳥禽親水離火的意思,方又賜字離火。」123Please respect copyright.PENANAu6palNz8lp
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「你們皇室取名太有來頭了。」123Please respect copyright.PENANARxcW0y2tTt
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「你不必記這些,只你我二人時,就喚我離火吧。」123Please respect copyright.PENANALX6eoe0LRB
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就是那時他准許無人時,喚他作離火。夜焰懂的事情並不多,但她知道這該是很親近的稱呼。123Please respect copyright.PENANAwn8FDGHPWF
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自那日之後離火似乎很忙,沒再來過她這裡。今日他再過來,夜焰不知怎麼的又有點生份了。
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但更多是開心,在離王府她認識的人不多,都待她極好。可只有見到離火,她才覺得一天都很高興。123Please respect copyright.PENANAOe61RLqG8i
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「過來坐下吧。」離火拍拍他的旁邊,夜焰房裡的曲足書案,是個擺在榻上的矮桌。前後左右四方都能坐,有時夜焰還趴在榻上寫字。123Please respect copyright.PENANA8OpqBQAyuo
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離火指定了他身邊的位置,夜焰只能從善如流的脫了她的小頭雲形履,拉起長到絆腳的裙擺走到他身邊。123Please respect copyright.PENANAfuP3ojBovV
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「你一個小娘子,不可把裙子撩這麼高。」明明是在訓誡,但離火露出些微困窘的表情。
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夜焰第一次看見從容自在的離火也能有這個時候,可開心極了,她拉著裙擺轉圈想逗弄他。123Please respect copyright.PENANAx91xywArYV
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「這裙子老是要絆倒我,你看這樣不是行動自如嗎?」夜焰轉來轉去,她的茜紗百花紅石榴裙飛揚了起來,伴隨手裡挽著兩端綴銀鈴的披帛叮叮噹噹,像隻撲騰的紅雀。123Please respect copyright.PENANAswIN9Q9RnG
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「唉~別鬧。」離火伸手要攔,夜焰卻轉呀跳地更開心。
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空隙間離火一把抓住夜焰的手腕,想制止她再胡鬧下去。
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「哎哎哎!」夜焰重心一個不穩,狠狠地摔在了離火身上。這一摔,力道猛烈到把離火也撞倒在地。123Please respect copyright.PENANAHGylneN9NK
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兩人一趴一臥的倒在榻上,方才叮噹歡笑的聲響瞬間靜止。
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夜焰吃痛的抬頭,發現自己趴在離火身上,他的臉龐就近在咫尺,熟悉的香氣撲鼻而來。123Please respect copyright.PENANAF2LKOUQeyU
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原本暈眩的夜焰清醒了些,掙扎地要從離火身上爬起來。
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沒想到離火就著兩人倒臥的姿勢,雙手環上夜焰,趁機縛住她。「你為了不習字,花樣也太多了吧。」123Please respect copyright.PENANAvV8O1Y8rKO
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「我才沒有!」頭手還是能動,夜焰像小孩學抬頭一樣,把身體撐起來反駁。
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離火一手從她後頸按下,索性連頭都固定住。123Please respect copyright.PENANA9VQKqsow4Z
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夜焰就這樣被離火一手頸子一手後腰的綁在他身上,她側臉靠在他胸口感覺到他鼓動的心跳,眼睛不可置信的睜得大大地。123Please respect copyright.PENANAqqqI5sQjGS
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不能看腳?可以這樣子?這是什麼道理。123Please respect copyright.PENANA0q2nNsB3Nj
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「如果能讓你文靜一下子,那就先這樣也好。」離火雙眼一閉乾脆休息,他是認真想休息。123Please respect copyright.PENANAlXcY7J9upe
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他前些日子太多事情忙碌,這天才得一點空檔。原先他每日來,心裏總有一些抗拒,因為他沒那麼多時間和夜焰耗著。
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後來發現一天裡,就只有見夜焰時最放鬆,沒有那麼多複雜的事,對他來說是奢侈的時光,但就僅此而已。123Please respect copyright.PENANA1aJ8n3xPjI
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「哎,為什麼你身上總是香香的?」身體不能動,動嘴總行了吧。夜焰見離火真的半天不動,無聊的沒話找話聊。123Please respect copyright.PENANA4gEMjECz1Q
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離火輕輕皺眉,他方才剛有些睡意。「這是降真香,既可熏香亦能止血定痛,消腫生肌、辟惡氣。我時常上戰場,此香有備無患。」123Please respect copyright.PENANAtkz00uMt00
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上戰場?夜焰腦海浮起初見時的甲冑模樣,確實是武將的樣子。
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但離火面白如玉,怎麼看都不是她常常見到的粗莽武夫。她住的村子雖然在深山,但常有行旅經過的軍隊,有時會在村中歇息。
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軍人她見得多了,卻沒有離火這樣的。123Please respect copyright.PENANAx0dEvitodX
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「你不像。」「不像什麼?」離火有點好奇,半抬起脖子垂眼看在他胸膛之上的夜焰。123Please respect copyright.PENANAqi8c9PFgkw
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「不像那些軍人呀。」夜焰很自然的回答,她依然保持著側臉枕在離火胸口的樣子,沒發現他陷入深思的表情。123Please respect copyright.PENANAL5j1lYAn4h
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「你還看過哪些軍人?」離火瞬間撐榻坐起,夜焰突地從離火身上滑落,像被扔在地上的布帛,坐成一團。「說說看。」123Please respect copyright.PENANApDdh2cq3OI
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夜焰被問得不知從何說起,那些軍人有什麼好說的。
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「我也不知他們打哪來,偶有軍隊會在村子歇息。他們有的衣冠整齊,也有衣衫襤褸的。全都像莊稼人黑乎乎的,不像你……。」123Please respect copyright.PENANASqGwrbqcCY
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「有像我一樣,不黑乎乎的嗎?」離火扶著夜焰肩頭,仔細看她努力回想的表情,他明確的給了方向。「村子遭難那天,你可有看見來人是誰?」123Please respect copyright.PENANATiauyuudvg
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這下夜焰徹底怔住了,這些日子她幾乎一刻不停地想家,爺娘的身影自始至終都沒能離開她的夢境,但她努力不去想,怕詠娘擔心。
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有時夜裡哭醒也不敢起來,就怕驚醒等在床邊的詠娘,醒來就蜷曲在床上無聲流淚,等哭累了又再睡去。
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白天她也開開心心的能吃就吃,能睡就睡。因為她知道想家沒用,她已經沒有家了,她目前能倚靠的人只有眼下這些人,他們為了她總是來回奔走,她要努力讓他們覺得自己非常好。123Please respect copyright.PENANASYGFqQ6IJw
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離火這一問,所有努力想遺忘的畫面嗖地回到腦中,夜焰怔忡不動眼淚卻奪眶而下。
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大把大把的淚水一直不能自控的湧出,腦海中穿梭過駭人的畫面,讓夜焰無法言語,只能一個勁的流淚。123Please respect copyright.PENANAVuzdXoamQB
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「仔細想想。」相較於夜焰的情緒激動,離火顯得冷靜,他語調緩慢的詢問,試圖循誘夜焰的回答。「是否,有身穿鴉青色鎧甲的人?」123Please respect copyright.PENANAkjSrWH42ul
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「我不知道。」夜焰遲緩的回答,可怕回憶排山倒海的撲來,她思緒亂成一團。
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只記得原本站在門外,爺娘在不遠處的田裡。然後,然後…。夜焰抱著頭,阻止那些哀嚎傳入耳中。「我不知道!不知道!」123Please respect copyright.PENANAhdRG0w975J
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「仔細想想。」離火用力扳下夜焰的手,他目光如炬,不找出答案不肯罷休。「黑鴉鴉一片的勁旅,面覆白巾,有或沒有?」123Please respect copyright.PENANADaeiDBzEFW
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夜焰被抓得很痛,她掙紮著要甩開離火,卻發現他力氣大到嚇人,像鐵鉗牢牢的箍住她,這樣的離火讓人很害怕。
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她試圖從腦海中思索他說的黑鴉鴉的鎧甲,只能依稀記得伴隨遠處遝雜馬蹄聲,似乎有黑色的人影在馬背上,爺娘滿身是血的朝她奔來,抱她入屋中。123Please respect copyright.PENANA7uj6B0EP9y
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「有或沒有!?」離火平日是深具威嚴沒錯,但待夜焰從來都是溫文的,此刻的他目露凶光,像要吃人一樣。123Please respect copyright.PENANAqhMRsFB48a
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「有!有有有!」夜焰哭得思緒混亂,慌張的胡亂回答,只想趕快結束這一切。123Please respect copyright.PENANAUptPsx8z4B
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「你確定?是鴉青鎧甲、面覆白巾?」離火再問一遍,他知道此刻夜焰記憶混雜,又重複了一次。123Please respect copyright.PENANANBn8KYd5bC
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哭得可憐淒慘的夜焰,腦中一片混沌,離火的話彷彿為了加深她記憶,她已經分不清是自己記起來,還是離火告訴她。
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她哭得抽抽噎噎全身癱軟,是因為離火還拽著她的手,才沒讓她趴倒在地。「是,鴉青鎧甲,臉上罩著白巾。」123Please respect copyright.PENANAvtfUNBMsGW
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得到答案的離火緩慢放開雙手,任憑夜焰軟倒在榻上,他注視著趴臥在地不住顫抖的夜焰,良久才伸手想平靜她的情緒。手剛觸碰到夜焰,她有如驚弓之鳥的瑟縮起來。123Please respect copyright.PENANAGCO0IcdJLl
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「好了,沒事了。」離火輕緩地撫摸她的後背,一下一下的拍。「沒事了。」123Please respect copyright.PENANAUuNoiaoNag
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夜焰嚇壞了,不光是那些可怕的畫面,還有逼迫她的離火,她止不住的哭,像要把這幾月假裝開心的眼淚哭回來。123Please respect copyright.PENANAgNgq38pN6k
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離火抱起一動不動的夜焰擁入懷中,不理會她的抗拒,牢牢環住她。「我是想找出害人的兇手,我會保護你的,別哭了。」123Please respect copyright.PENANAKHTG0SOwYN
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隨著離火在背心上的輕拍,夜焰逐漸平復情緒,只是無聲的流眼淚。離火的表情卻不見放鬆,只有手勁是輕柔的,他盡可能地安撫著懷裡的人。123Please respect copyright.PENANAjptDAys15B
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「噓,別哭了。」離火輕輕的幫夜焰擦掉眼淚,小聲的哄她。「今日之事千萬不能再向旁人說起,唯有一人可說。明白嗎?」123Please respect copyright.PENANA6pmiFodP0E
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「誰?你嗎?」夜焰尚在糊塗中,一臉茫然帶著濃濃的鼻音問,她搞不懂離火的情緒轉變,也不懂為何她非要想起這些事不可。123Please respect copyright.PENANA8BUHVWhTRy
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離火附在夜焰耳邊低語,把他需要她知道的一切,全部都告訴夜焰。123Please respect copyright.PENANANPjuG6v5ol