第一卷 §瑪可里夫之章~機緣?41Please respect copyright.PENANAHxYCgbRGJz
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黑夜,不屬於人類;披上夜幕的森林,更容不下任何一絲人類的氣息。41Please respect copyright.PENANA84aZYf7v4K
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這裡儼然是野獸的樂園,靜謐、夜風、交錯的枝椏、林立的枝幹及藏於暗處不斷閃爍的飢渴目光,伺機撕裂迷途者,雖說如此,卻有三抹人影安然地在樹林間穿梭。41Please respect copyright.PENANAejEkhMODu7
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「旗!旗!你在哪?」遠遠地,蒼老的聲音傳進跟在老人身後的邢玥與白痕耳裡。41Please respect copyright.PENANAX8YrjLG0Ea
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「那老傢伙是傻啦!叫得這麼大聲,是嫌沒野獸咬他嗎?」白痕雙手放在頭後,繼續打著哈欠。41Please respect copyright.PENANA9GkX27SeLc
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「你忘了?只要他身上帶著羽毛就沒事。」邢玥繼續走著,對於白痕的抱怨習慣性地反駁回去。41Please respect copyright.PENANA0BM6bk4cy8
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野獸比人類還要敏銳,他們可以察覺所有危險的事物,早一步閃躲。雖然那隻青紋鶴還很年幼,再怎麼說也是高階魔獸,一般的野獸、雜怪根本不敢靠近。41Please respect copyright.PENANA7yCvWenqhB
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「啊,那隻怪鳥過來了。」41Please respect copyright.PENANAX6ZHtLBTOH
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接連在白痕的話語後,振翅聲破風而來,四周氣息為之冰冷,原本蟄伏於夜影中的野獸紛紛因驚懼而離去。41Please respect copyright.PENANAUOJX4VpN0c
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「旗。」老人看著站在枝幹上的青紋鶴如此說道,顫抖的聲音哽咽,「你……長大了啊。」41Please respect copyright.PENANA78Wz7Dv3XU
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只是短短的一句話,複雜難解的情緒揉合其中。那是就像是自己的親人、寵溺自己的長輩對著許久不見的孩子說出的話,充滿歲月易逝的感嘆。41Please respect copyright.PENANArl9FeYLDPn
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「泥巴……」銀色的羽毛添上美麗的月色,青紋鶴端詳著老人,卻沒有驚喜的神采,反而是充滿著憂慮以及不捨,「你,怎麼會……」41Please respect copyright.PENANAAYHl3H81eZ
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「咳咳、咳咳……算算都百年了,人類的壽命總是短暫啊。想到老頭子以前……」41Please respect copyright.PENANAHxFH1sIq8s
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老人站在樹下,和青紋鶴開始談論起過去種種,場面溫馨無比。41Please respect copyright.PENANAhr2czAwRAR
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「真的有人叫泥巴啊。」邢玥看著眼前如連續劇般的景象,喃喃自語,沒有一點感動的反應。回頭看看身後的白痕,後者早已窩在樹邊呼呼大睡。「成不了大事啊!」邢玥揉揉額角,無奈地感歎著。41Please respect copyright.PENANAIwhrT2JjYj
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不再理會白痕,邢玥逕自倚在樹幹邊,等待他們談完。41Please respect copyright.PENANAzr8Tb2TEVY
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老人連咳了數聲,一個不穩,滑了一跤,幸好那青紋鶴立即化為人型,攙扶住老人,否則這一撞可是不得了。41Please respect copyright.PENANA6PKL2LtVL6
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「旗,你走吧。」41Please respect copyright.PENANAvdkaIeDkt8
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啊啊,說道重點啦。41Please respect copyright.PENANAD6IrNBNUMA
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邢玥聽著老人的話語,如此想著。41Please respect copyright.PENANAbqROZXZTO0
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「咦?」41Please respect copyright.PENANAGbrpghlZHv
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「是我不好,倘若當初沒有和你約定,現在的你一定更為自由吧。」看著青紋鶴疑惑的神態,老人對著他慈祥地微笑,然後看向深黑的天際感嘆著,「我也快不行了,離開這小小的森林,到更加廣闊的地方去吧!」41Please respect copyright.PENANAsQvaX57pYR
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「泥巴……」青紋鶴皺起了眉,聲音聽起來就像在哭泣。41Please respect copyright.PENANAdU5781LXgL
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「旗,我說過很多次了,我的名字不是『泥巴』啊,這百年過了,你還是不會發出正確的音啊。」41Please respect copyright.PENANAkY4fRvvIBc
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發不出正確的音調?還真是無聊的誤會……41Please respect copyright.PENANAPNjWajpTaO
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邢玥心想。41Please respect copyright.PENANA9OKAzv8nBl
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青紋鶴冰色的雙瞳盈滿不捨的淚光,說:「可是、可是……你也不要我了嗎?」41Please respect copyright.PENANAsYEo8jgr5I
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「不是的,旗。那時候說什麼村子裡的人排擠你,我是騙你的,其實是其他的人想抓你。」老人看著青紋鶴,蒼老的面容皺縮著,聲音竟是無比虛弱:「你應該知道吧?我多麼希望能夠看著你長大,但是人類很貪婪,連這裡也不是你能待的地方了。」41Please respect copyright.PENANA38NgFOi4PL
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「泥、泥巴……」41Please respect copyright.PENANA5XEFhJDcmT
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「這羽毛,你拿回去吧,留在我這裡,會暴露你的形蹤的。」看著微亮的天邊,老人倚著青紋鶴,站起,逕自從衣服中掏出一只羽毛,「聽我的話,跟著幫助過你的人走吧。」41Please respect copyright.PENANANR8MpL57QE
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終於說到這句話了。41Please respect copyright.PENANAbEJ6s1EZxE
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「老先生。」邢玥聽見老人說出重點,立刻從陰影處走出來,打斷對話,「天快亮了。」41Please respect copyright.PENANAjrPn92qRLJ
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老人睜著雙眼,不可思議為何邢玥會出現在這裡,一方面又擔心邢玥是否察覺身旁的旗就是懸賞單裡的目標而打算攻擊旗,立即將旗擋在身後,像是母鳥般護著小鳥,雙眼閃爍著敵意。41Please respect copyright.PENANAtEDH8uqSqs
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旗看著打斷重逢的邢玥,皺起了眉頭,「妳……」41Please respect copyright.PENANAhUTQyxy1Ew
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「你們如實見到面了,就如同我所說的,他也會要你『離開』這森林。」邢玥眼神掃過兩者,露出自在的微笑,轉身,「總而言之,老先生,不儘早回去,您的媳婦會擔心的。如果您不在意這事,我就先行離開了。」反正,你一定會跟上來。41Please respect copyright.PENANA9qZLC6gStd
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說完,邢玥便自行離開青紋鶴與老人的視線,將白痕叫醒,並直接在腦海裡告訴白痕別多話,要他跟上自己,並且放慢腳步。41Please respect copyright.PENANABN0pLIJ1KT
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果不其然,老人不出幾分,便喊著邢玥,要她等等自己,神情從原本的懷疑與敵意轉化成友善。41Please respect copyright.PENANAqW5l0eIfrx
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回到屋子,婦人正好起床,打了招呼,敷衍了幾句,覺得沒有再多加停留意義的邢玥便打算離開,但總是拗不過熱心的婦人,只好吃過飯後,才離去。41Please respect copyright.PENANAfV8dSed3iz
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老人與婦人送邢玥和白痕走出村子。村口,婦人拉住邢玥的手,非常捨不得邢玥離開,但是邢玥推託與人有約,非早早離開不可。婦人叮嚀了邢玥保重,並期望邢玥能找個時間再訪後,才肯讓邢玥與白痕啟程。41Please respect copyright.PENANA6kbXb2Ete2
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「女孩啊,拜託妳了。」起步前,老人走到邢玥身邊,壓低聲音,懇求:「帶那孩子離開這可怕的地方。拜託妳了。」41Please respect copyright.PENANAHDylTQZgE1
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看著老人慎重的表情,邢玥只是微笑,說:「我會帶他離開的。」41Please respect copyright.PENANA1fUVuRpRsz
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允諾,邢玥與老人和婦人道別。41Please respect copyright.PENANA4uGMQxMDih
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白痕打著哈欠,跟著邢玥走入森林,隨意問道:「玥主,我們要去哪?」41Please respect copyright.PENANACSUeSCf8AZ
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邢玥沒有回話,腳步絲毫不停歇,不過幾分,冰冷的氣息襲來,鳥叫聲穿破枝葉,青紋鶴的身影出現在茂密的樹間。41Please respect copyright.PENANAqHeK2UtWlL
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「好了,我們走吧。」41Please respect copyright.PENANAQ1xSi2YOOI
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邢玥抬頭看著青紋鶴冰色雙眼,露出眩目地微笑。41Please respect copyright.PENANAb92soIaM2T
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討論過接下來的事宜,邢玥帶著白痕與化為人型的青紋鶴在瑪可里夫又待上了一宿,三人各自在瑪可里夫兜晃了一天,順便添補了需要的東西。41Please respect copyright.PENANA5NmCTUzmxa
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當天,邢玥交代了幾張米蘭達給的增幅符文予青紋鶴,叮囑了用法,又在青紋鶴的身上加幾道魔法。傍晚,身披著斗篷的邢玥獨自一人走進傭兵公會,幾名不曾見過的男女正在登記公會,不顧他人側目,邢玥直接穿過幾人,走到櫃檯前,正巧在櫃檯的人正是當時充當保證人的人。他立即認出了邢玥,愣了幾秒,正想問邢玥是不是怕了,想取消約定,卻見到邢玥笑容可掬的說道:「不好意思,我已經辦妥了任務,請你找下『赤夜的黑豹』。」41Please respect copyright.PENANA21nJTBxCRV
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「什麼,那女孩在做什麼!?」「她剛說要找『赤夜的黑豹』,不會就是那個『赤夜的黑豹』吧!?」聚集在工會裡的人議論紛紛,炸開了討論,七嘴八舌的說著邢玥與『赤夜的黑豹』的關係。41Please respect copyright.PENANAaPe1p3N4t2
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那櫃檯人員懷疑的看著邢玥,又看看邢玥身後,卻找不到任何與任務物品有關的事物,心中疑慮更加厚,說:「可是……」41Please respect copyright.PENANA1bUykMMgPl
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「請你找『赤夜的黑豹』。」毫不理會對方的表情,邢玥的笑容更深。41Please respect copyright.PENANAxT1gCdcsVR
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看著邢玥自信的笑容,櫃台人員躊躇了片刻,多看了幾眼邢玥,才遲疑地去通報了一聲。41Please respect copyright.PENANAvNJCZRsrOm
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過了一會,櫃檯人員回來,簡短的向聚集在公會中的人說多等幾分,便不顧眾人的反應帶著邢玥上樓。41Please respect copyright.PENANAJ2qCRSVWba
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上了三樓又拐了幾個彎,終於在一間房間前停下了腳步。41Please respect copyright.PENANAt1Ort7yTnd
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「我已經帶她來了。」櫃檯人員如此說道,然後推開門,進入。41Please respect copyright.PENANAdQLeSrzoSq
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不輸給「卡娜娜之家」上等客房的景象在邢玥眼前揭示開,在中央的桌子邊,除了當時見過的兩名大漢外,還坐著一名頭髮花白的人,背對邢玥,看不清長相。41Please respect copyright.PENANAnjnmmeqqD3
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「哦!小妮子!妳說辦妥了,那任務目標呢!?」兩名大漢審視了邢玥一陣,當時笑噴了酒的粗獷大漢問道。41Please respect copyright.PENANA9oGI0vQGWp
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「我們的賭金呢?」邢玥微笑,不答反問。41Please respect copyright.PENANAsUKS95CCI6
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另外一名大漢很爽快的將賭金全數丟上桌,就等邢玥。片刻,邢玥卻沒反應,大漢皺了皺眉,眼神落到站在隔壁的櫃檯人員,向他使了個眼色,櫃檯人員才趕緊將押金置上桌子。41Please respect copyright.PENANApbwAACAYEn
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「現在可以了吧?」41Please respect copyright.PENANAA0sB5Bcwly
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「當然。」看著大漢的舉動,邢玥旋開漂亮的笑容,雙唇輕啟,「白痕。」41Please respect copyright.PENANAw2WljFWHRC
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眾人頓了一秒,突然向窗邊看去,兩抹黑影冷不防地躍了進來,旋風颳起。41Please respect copyright.PENANAs5OmhKQv6K
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「怪鳥!別再掙扎啦!本大爺都快被你煩死了!」白痕站在青紋鶴的隔壁,十分不屑的說著。41Please respect copyright.PENANAedpvjmVpJz
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等到眾人定眼,只見白痕站在一隻巨鳥身邊。巨鳥的身上沒有嚴重的傷口,但是沾上了一些灰塵,或許是青紋鶴掙扎造成的。41Please respect copyright.PENANAhP2fqQ1mCw
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「這就是任務單上的青紋鶴,你們都看清楚了嗎?」邢玥自在地看著已經退到門邊的櫃檯人員和瞪大雙眼,站起身,按上武器的兩名大漢,說道,「放心,已經加上『魔禁術』,短時間內是沒法子施放魔法的。」41Please respect copyright.PENANAFo1hiERUbW
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兩名大漢遲疑了一下,又看了看仍喝著茶的人,原本放在柄上的手才緩緩移開。41Please respect copyright.PENANAjg2mx6VEHO
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「如果沒有異議,我想這次的賭金我是先拿走了,畢竟,還必須帶著這任性的小孩去見見自己的顧客。」邢玥綻開漂亮的笑臉,讓白痕拿塊大布去包好沉重的銅板,交給自己。白痕對著青紋鶴怒喝了幾聲,又從窗口出去,而邢玥也逕自往窗戶走去。41Please respect copyright.PENANAC8zD7AVH6p
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「等等,小丫頭。」一道蒼老卻沉穩的聲音傳進邢玥耳裡,特殊卻熟悉的口音讓邢玥皺起了眉,「妳不打算加入傭兵。」41Please respect copyright.PENANAwbeKdifjjd
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不是問句,而是肯定的語氣。邢玥覺得有些怪異,一瞬間卻又不曉得何處怪異,只是達道:「是的。」41Please respect copyright.PENANAse6TPIgME4
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「如果想取得職業,到都城去吧,去『狄亞斯學院』。那裡是能力的權威,若要達到妳所期望的,妳必定要去那。」那人繼續說道,「而妳,必定會去。」41Please respect copyright.PENANArTrdIArvWe
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什麼!?41Please respect copyright.PENANA7Z0ZN47ob5
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邢玥轉過身來,皺眉,警戒的看著那人,不禁問:「你是誰?」41Please respect copyright.PENANAsm3JxX83LQ
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「『末衡』。」老人轉過頭來,蒼老的面容卻十分紅潤,時間的刻痕在他的臉上暈化為慈祥,白銀的眉與鬍鬚蓄著,如柳般在風中拂亂。41Please respect copyright.PENANAyxUeNSv4ho
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邢玥聽著那特別的發音,想起了令自己震驚的事。41Please respect copyright.PENANA9PBWtZvON4
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「若遇上了什麼難事,便報上這名字吧,『幡得里爾』。」知曉邢玥已察覺自己的真實身分的老人看著驚訝的邢玥,知性的笑容如水潭般深。41Please respect copyright.PENANA9tEFa89rHd
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