珈瓏攙扶著哈荻雅來到那棵城外的樹下72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaVibarZiD2
腳步蹣跚，表情疲憊，但外傷看來已無大礙72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF4mvYZBDz8
她不時望著沙漠中的另一端，似乎是在期盼什麼72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ8wBIncwS2
但望了一陣子後，她別過頭去72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5jl7ZqQhgh
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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72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH3CLOkkL3u
基特見狀，將那束失去生命力的花拔起72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvcS13fIqFh
再從珈瓏手中接過鮮花，插入瓶中72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhTzo0Nkqlh
哈荻雅不時望向奶奶，眼中思緒流轉72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzWrpLCtceg
雖然想開口，但又怕奶奶情緒再次失控72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbQHcU5JD5R
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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？」72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN5vzgHwXY0
哈荻雅有些訝異，開口道：「奶奶……妳的傷不疼了嗎？」72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7hEnGq4kdw
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。」72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡby9gFOVVFd
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哈荻雅用力點頭，基特也停下手邊動作聽著72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDfXB0IudbP
珈瓏奶奶凝望著那塊衣冠塚，思緒游離地說：72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzXFTgz8Jgr
「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。」72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf67HB2BbyI
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珈瓏這番話只是讓哈荻雅跟基特更加一頭霧水72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJVcVkCv0Pz
她分明知道許多，也有滿腹的話想傾訴72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2cVeCGMazd
卻不像剛剛對那些道士說話時那麼直接了當72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqvGcFm4TpB
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哈荻雅跟基特心想，看奶奶這副樣子72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuAMmllcbhI
即使再問下去也得不到有用的答案72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvpp3LbTajC
還不如等月落族長回來，再要求對方「全盤托出」72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡszYYfk5aYG
72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV7uLX8hKfA
「珈瓏，這孩子就拜託妳了。」72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGjirFg0w05
72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFbY1KrAGmz
珈瓏憶起姊姊當年愁眉不展卻又毅然決然的神情72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWtl3VRv8aZ
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72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtNXIEXrgJq
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72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGw94ugvPEU
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「……如果當時我再冷靜一點，對妳說我們一起想辦法72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJkFw1xCmGs
那妳是不是就不會去尋死，還能在這裡陪著這孩子長大？」72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtNHNJUMTtw
珈瓏垂眸，悄悄落下眼淚72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxb7WaZHSq5
又趁孩子們沒發現時迅速抹去淚水72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3a2d6I2Mco
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這時，不遠處出現了一道飄搖的白色身影72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtXAR72g5vd
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72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIfOttM3ij6
紛紛朝那道人影奔去，接著三人會合，再一齊走向他們72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTviCRHSMej
株瑜欠身，而他身後的兩名隨從背上多了一個人72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD2xDj0i8WG
那是早已失去氣息的阿苳族長72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvb34mJBVAL
72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVxOspTnQj5
基特：「是族長！他怎麼會？！」72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpv37OkiyQo
基特不可置信地看著株瑜一行人，不敢相信眼前所見72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7D4B9hDKYu
阿苳族長雖說不是月騎，但也不是普通人，具備一定身手72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdKsndJkKce
而且，這道士竟然一點外傷都沒有72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPhRMomhOKA
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株瑜：「是在下……疏忽，沒有保護好……族長，對不住。」72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqFQOuKWK5K
株瑜沒有流露太多情緒，只是簡單陳述72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8whzVFInqs
哈荻雅原先擔心奶奶又要大吼大叫，正準備要做點什麼72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡscJSD9woIK
卻發現奶奶只是安靜地盯著族長屍首72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9lXCKb2yO8
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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。」72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHPtPCyy4SQ
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72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFIZdtK7XuC
但等了老半天，卻只等到一具屍首，而且前因後果不明不白72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqZXYO7kXV0
正準備開口之際，哈荻雅已經率先發話72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZtN5A0JG9f
72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2vuO40Ijdu
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72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa9Qe725JKX
株瑜不想再多生事端，因此用手指了指阿苳身上的箭傷72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqW5ZWGOraU
眾人仔細一看，發生阿苳身上有許多大小不一的傷口72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ374Fo0PL0A
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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？！」72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVTOy50yomm
哈荻雅也點了點頭，兩個孩子就這樣死命盯著株瑜72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9VojUfKinX
看來是沒有打算要讓步的意思72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9XASfOyeYY
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珈瓏：「夠了！退下！怎能對恩人如此無理？」72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWWSckCZVqp
珈瓏厲聲喝斥，接著親自接過阿苳屍首，動作相當輕柔72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWFh4CMCBJg
基特與哈荻雅見狀，只好趕緊過來幫忙72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8x9pE2xHXU
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株瑜輕嘆一聲，他想，珈瓏奶奶之所以態度反覆72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcvQjuEtgxk
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72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHcg3a6cJgd
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72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNU4TCBumY7
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72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlz7x8zNLpN
說月落族長是被化為妖邪的他族部落所殺72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCICt5WE8rX
還請求株瑜等人將擁有淨化之力的巨木林樹枝賜予月落72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn4TCswwunx
株瑜允諾，取身上樹枝交與他們72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeQwBblkIjd
叮囑他們要擺放在澄淨水源之處，方可常保村落安全72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLE1cHGIAyj
接著，三人旋即動身，朝下個目的地前進72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg57eyjEJq1
72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEZGeIrCCyM
哈荻雅與基特看著漸行漸遠的三人72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbyhyxTfFWE
眉頭深鎖到可以夾死一隻蒼蠅72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡig48JjKBch
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。」72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXifHYGPoln
基特：「但我總有一股預感，以後還會和他們見面。」72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3yqH3xV2Qe
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。」72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY6fxLrPHC2
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？」72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEHQfCdtzlz
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哈荻雅歪頭，她覺得基特有時真愛裝老72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPG5ynVi6Mx
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72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdwpY9yFz5y
否則用那張充滿稚氣的臉說這些話，實在讓人笑掉大牙
