晚膳是簡單酒水與山菜野味,林戎舉著勺子卻遲遲未張口,甚至連拿起酒杯的欲望都寥寥無幾,而其身旁的涅烏帕爾視線落在他手上,本要他吃哪道菜就跟著食用,此刻也僅能放下木匙,小心翼翼伸手輕觸對方肩膀,口中說出一串不知道什麼話。55Please respect copyright.PENANAGupW051H3l
林戎聽不懂,只是擰眉困惑又不掩低落。55Please respect copyright.PENANAaIML4X9Dh4
本替眾人斟酒的唐順忽地出聲:「他是跟你說還是要吃點東西,不然身上傷不會好、還沒有力氣回去。」隨後又轉頭叮囑趙五:「阿爺別又喝太多。」55Please respect copyright.PENANA5yCpiEfNlj
「知道了!知道了。」55Please respect copyright.PENANAEvCOX6xsyl
趙五大笑幾聲,又豪飲幾口同門師弟偷偷從君山送來的桃花釀,看得唐順無奈搖頭,轉身替林秀再次斟滿酒杯。而林戎見姊姊佳釀接續下肚卻沒半分平日享樂之情,撇頭與涅烏帕爾四目相對、注意到其憂思神態,最後才緩慢向唐順開口:「妳聽得懂他們的話?」55Please respect copyright.PENANAeS9AUP6Icr
端正跪坐,唐順自是頷首回應其疑惑:「順兒曾跟著阿爺於拜火教臥底,多少略懂他們所言,簡單日常所需溝通並無問題。」55Please respect copyright.PENANA6Bb9vJkJH8
講到這,唐順停頓幾晌忽又抬手指向自己額心、難得多說:「其實,聽不懂也無妨,這便也知曉他對你相當擔心。」55Please respect copyright.PENANADmcYnHfWgz
「是啊!是啊!臉上都把話說了大半啦。」55Please respect copyright.PENANAnTKVbMlzbo
空酒杯的趙五接續女兒所提,巡視眾人後攤手問道:「瞧諸位怎麼全都愁眉苦臉?你們都是戰爭中活下來的人,這可是足夠慶祝之事。」又對捏烏帕爾兄妹也講出相同話語,語畢微微朝幾人舉起酒杯。55Please respect copyright.PENANAW62GbtjQwH
此言既出,本接飲不停的林秀緩慢放下已到唇畔的杯,倒是原滴酒未沾的林戎猛然將掌中桃花釀一飲而盡。涅烏帕爾看到此狀,指尖也猶豫伸向散發香氣的小杯,卻被柔蘭搖頭拉住、小聲提醒:55Please respect copyright.PENANAsUlaLFDeyO
「兄長,舉杯是為慶祝,由我們⋯⋯萬分不妥。」55Please respect copyright.PENANAjV8cnSNazR
涅烏帕爾起初不懂妹妹所言,反而是耳尖的唐順聽到即刻明白其舉動含意。55Please respect copyright.PENANARsoi4PWDox
江湖皆知明教重創丐幫與唐門,然此刻林秀與林戎不但以丐幫弟子身分大敗於敵人、甚至還為救涅烏帕爾和柔蘭被逐出丐幫,因此即使趙五認為活下便值慶賀,柔蘭也仍不覺他們能如此。55Please respect copyright.PENANAr5c1zcXy2p
真是心思細膩的小娘子。55Please respect copyright.PENANAmTzeHKiTva
她暗忖。55Please respect copyright.PENANABSYkt5qTAk
見其附到兄長耳邊叨喃幾句,涅烏帕爾面色也剎那轉為沉悶,唐順明白自己猜想不離十之八九,思索良久後神情未改起身,去廚防端了茶回來表示:「諸位都傷未痊癒,阿順有準備藥茶用以替酒,更能補身。」55Please respect copyright.PENANAXxpS0NVKJV
隨後又以西域之言複述。55Please respect copyright.PENANAJjcNUYRWwz
語畢,她注意到柔蘭先是怔住,似乎方意識到眼前女子能聞自己方才所講、有些感激又不安垂下眉首。而唐順未再多說,僅是安靜替眾人倒茶、並將酒杯收去。55Please respect copyright.PENANAZMqVJx7lkx
瞥眼正在狂飲的弟弟,林秀再盯回自己掌心輕撫的酒杯,最後一咬牙把杯子直推到唐順面前,同樣順勢也拿過林戎的尊盞交至女子手中,剩趙五露出震驚凝視女兒拿離自己桌案上酒壺換成藥茶。55Please respect copyright.PENANAa1WvAUju6u
「順兒?我的也要?」55Please respect copyright.PENANAtGEig3ESn7
他滿臉不敢置信問。55Please respect copyright.PENANA62v6V2xqhh
仍是那副溫婉神態,唐順緩緩點頭笑著開口:「阿爺,自然的。」毫不猶豫將酒杯全數端走。55Please respect copyright.PENANAizwDxechKP
離席後,女子眼角餘光瞥到父親絕望眼神,而她雖多少於心不忍、但注意到本各懷負重心思的林氏姊弟與涅烏帕爾、柔蘭都暫且轉移注意,應是沒預想眼前豪爽颯踏的丐幫前輩私下竟是此等形象,多少也使沉悶空氣舒緩開來。55Please respect copyright.PENANAKxRxyiUAbF
果真是面色即道盡心思。55Please respect copyright.PENANAURUT1bVra4
唐順徐徐吐氣、端酒杯踏離餐室。
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