昏沉暈眩,全身彷彿被重擊。49Please respect copyright.PENANAGEFsypjjpM
林秀猛然清醒,就見自己躺在陌生房內,她下意識向旁摸去,竟是柔軟溫暖,扭頭看為正午抓緊自己外罩沉眠的柔蘭,卻沒有林戎和涅烏帕爾身影。49Please respect copyright.PENANAPuYNbjBVwh
阿弟呢?帕爾呢?49Please respect copyright.PENANAQo1ZkJGNH6
這裡究竟是哪?她們是被抓了?49Please respect copyright.PENANAazymSgn97m
她腦海盡是渾沌,才嘗試拼湊零碎記憶,下刻就被毫無預警的問話驚得坐起、並環抱護住柔蘭。49Please respect copyright.PENANAm10MwGBkrL
「妳們醒了?」49Please respect copyright.PENANAcUF8mKI1t9
一名女子無聲捧著還微冒熱氣的水盆與巾帕,緩緩在她倆榻邊跪下,柔順開口:「無須緊張,這裡是阿順的房間,妳們很安全,其他人在阿爺房中,也同樣安全。」49Please respect copyright.PENANAHIU4aYJ6Iu
眼前自稱順兒的女人秀髮梳成簡單髮髻,露出精巧的耳垂,上頭竟配戴相當眼熟的耳飾,林秀自然不會認錯,有些銳利質問:「唐門弟子?怎麼會在此?」49Please respect copyright.PENANADkPQn3XY6V
面對林秀的問句,唐順微微愣了下才點頭應道:「阿順的確本是唐門弟子,不須擔憂,先稍做梳洗,阿順等等幫妳們——」49Please respect copyright.PENANAes0Emb4HJy
然她話未盡,就被敲門與叫喚打斷,一壯年男子打開房門衝入內。49Please respect copyright.PENANA7sfN4HSnIg
「順兒!」49Please respect copyright.PENANAYGRtdFWMvY
其宏亮喊叫驚醒柔蘭,而發現身處異地與跟前陌生之人,明教少女懼怕抱住身邊林秀,並把臉埋入她懷中不肯面對,林秀連忙摟住對方輕輕安撫。同時,眼尖的丐幫弟子即刻注意闖入之人竟身著丐幫服飾、面容莫名孰悉,且其胸口配戴飾品是丐幫中約為長老位階之人。49Please respect copyright.PENANATMlHUH7A25
至於男人在看見林秀與她懷中慌恐的柔蘭後連道歉:「兩位,失禮!失禮!但萬分緊急。」隨後轉向唐順哀號:「順兒!乖女兒!大事不好!」49Please respect copyright.PENANAGyXvrWePEw
唐順依舊是那副溫婉神態,不疾不徐將沾濕熱水的巾布擰乾、邊柔聲回問:「阿爺,發生甚麼事了?」49Please respect copyright.PENANAYC1LFv22JI
而看是唐順父親的男子滿臉悲痛講述方才發生慘劇。49Please respect copyright.PENANAMa70hJ0xbN
「我一個火候失控就把魚給煮焦了,那條魚整個——好悽慘啊!」49Please respect copyright.PENANAQtFgfUxtJv
「⋯⋯」49Please respect copyright.PENANAd3prBkN7x5
眾人無語,甚至唐順都沉默良久方應道:「阿爺,讓阿順來吧。」語畢準備起身前去廚灶善後。49Please respect copyright.PENANAQYkMfPgxhi
不過也因如此鬧藤,林秀總恢復些許思路,腦海記憶亦逐漸浮現。眼前滿面鬍鬚亂髮的男人,分明是兩年前與丐幫眾長老發生摩擦、憤而離開總舵的中護法趙五。49Please respect copyright.PENANAfSs31b0cBe
「您是,趙五大人⋯⋯」49Please respect copyright.PENANATuzf6nVYqN
他語調有些不敢置信。49Please respect copyright.PENANAn8CzCutetr
聽見許久未聞的稱呼,蹲著的趙五這下也算想起眼前在他打獵時從山谷下撿回來的受傷後輩身分。49Please respect copyright.PENANAOBnkUj4okA
「啊,是林家姊弟。」49Please respect copyright.PENANAh8ZvM1yDun
腦中出現那總是正氣凜然、堅決遵守道義的青年,他終於恍然大悟表示:「難怪把你們撿回時我總覺得眼熟。」49Please respect copyright.PENANATpPi8p29ZJ
說完,他目光落在柔蘭身上,表情轉為凝重。至於迎上對方打量的眼神、又聽不懂他倆對話的少女僅能更環緊林秀。49Please respect copyright.PENANAFUAvMQlGiG
見狀,趙五收回視線起身準備離去,並在踏出房門前開口:「你弟弟應該快醒來,我先去瞧瞧,等等順兒處理完便能用午膳了,粗茶淡飯不成敬意,應也能配上敘舊家常。」49Please respect copyright.PENANAhHZD2vAGlO
最後他頓了頓,似乎細細思良後才又補上一句。49Please respect copyright.PENANA2Z1oIAaHvH
「你們來講講,到底發生甚麼事情了。」
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