「尊敬的客人們,我帶來一個好消息,我手頭上的事情快要完成了。結束以後,我會親自去招待你們,感謝你們的耐心。」168Please respect copyright.PENANAWWhz5PcDHd
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伯爵的聲音又一次從周遭傳來,驚醒了埋首在膝間的沈肆。168Please respect copyright.PENANAiXqVBfAaq5
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他坐在牆邊,身上披著一件外套,同伴們坐在他的身邊。暖意在幾人周遭流淌,驅散了城堡裡的冷冽。168Please respect copyright.PENANAzgFCN9SIr1
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他們是什麼時候睡著的呢?是為了自己才沒有繼續前進嗎?168Please respect copyright.PENANA6Nc42FOlTD
沈肆眨著剛哭過而乾澀的眼,看向房間裡的落地鐘,指針停在了六點三十分。168Please respect copyright.PENANAKcB7LWQ3Pp
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「我們也是你的家人。」168Please respect copyright.PENANAmYF7bF0lwx
「我們會陪你,直到你不再害怕。」168Please respect copyright.PENANAVsaGmnDo63
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他們的話在耳邊迴盪,模糊了腦中尖嘯的責備。一直以來,不眠不休折磨著他的那些話語,似乎都融在了他們真心的笑容之中。168Please respect copyright.PENANAlOhig7C74J
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沈肆看著同伴們的面容,緊了緊身上的外套,站起身,走向了畫架。168Please respect copyright.PENANAsCTTrJOO4T
沈肆回頭望著他的『家人』們,揚起嘴角,深呼吸幾下之後,他拿起了畫筆。168Please respect copyright.PENANAuMtvv0w5RO
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久違的觸感讓他下意識的顫抖,他用左手包覆住握筆的右手,低著頭小口小口的喘著氣。168Please respect copyright.PENANACtp7DCeNix
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心臟在胸腔中劇烈的跳動,身體裡每個細胞都在叫囂著要逃離現場,如扎根在地的雙腳打著顫,與半年前的反應如出一轍。168Please respect copyright.PENANAT45598InC6
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「勇敢是很難的一件事,假裝勇敢也是。但有人支持你的時候,其實步伐也不是那麼難以邁開的。」168Please respect copyright.PENANAiJxbd9eeDh
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可嵐慎重的話語在腦中響起。這個向來跟他一樣藏著重重心事的女孩,已經找到了讓她咬牙前進的動力。168Please respect copyright.PENANADczSJPoT4N
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接下來,輪到他跟自己抗爭了。168Please respect copyright.PENANAuDPuEcpEbL
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為了穩定心神,他咬了一下舌頭,在舌尖的鈍痛中,讓模糊的視線重新聚焦在畫布上。168Please respect copyright.PENANAfhkm5nPHOE
指尖使勁地捏著畫筆,他抬起手,笔尖點在了未完成的輪廓線上。168Please respect copyright.PENANAi78DsPfPTb
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額頭、眉、耳、眼睛、鼻、口、下顎、脖頸、肩膀。168Please respect copyright.PENANAybDfBaG1IK
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學了十幾年的比例在眼前浮現,他早已把人像背得滾瓜爛熟。即使線條微微的扭曲,亦不影響這幅人像的形成。168Please respect copyright.PENANA6X8WHzIU9a
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在其他人悠悠轉醒之前,他幾乎要完成了那幅畫,在畫完衣物皺摺之後,畫筆回到了刻意留空的瞳孔。168Please respect copyright.PENANAqSMHZXQyfd
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畫像在他眼前扭曲、重構。168Please respect copyright.PENANAWhIQvgdX0F
一如無數個夜晚中,裱框在他房裡的那張巨大的肖像照。168Please respect copyright.PENANAsPLXBu4vHd
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面容扭曲的人臉從純白的畫布裡浮現,附上他的耳邊,叫著他的名字,佈滿尖牙利齒的嘴裂開一道弧度,漆黑的雙瞳中,風暴將他撕裂的體無完膚。168Please respect copyright.PENANA0dhGlVmkr7
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他眨著眼,濕氣在眼中凝結;他抿著唇,哽咽在喉間翻轉。168Please respect copyright.PENANAcQOMKYSXIr
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以往的他會丟下畫筆,逃離那個地方,讓她再也找不到自己。168Please respect copyright.PENANAZ6gZfQbwUI
這次,他不會再逃了。168Please respect copyright.PENANAykvH8m6tkO
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他直視著那道如墨的幻影。168Please respect copyright.PENANAIk9ciyqdv0
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那副駭人的面孔,隨著他的淚從眼眶離去、 消散。168Please respect copyright.PENANA941AcWsp6k
溫婉的女性在黑暗中對他微笑,叫著他的名字,沈肆。168Please respect copyright.PENANAKbup5OMPlf
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沈肆的肆,是自由。168Please respect copyright.PENANAmANbFFAYgA
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是她對於自己見不到面的孩子,最深、 最真的期盼。168Please respect copyright.PENANAR43QGO0lJV
以自己的雙腳,走在大地上,遇到一生的羈絆。在風霜的洗禮中,開出傲骨的寒梅。168Please respect copyright.PENANA4RAGdBAVKq
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她笑著,手覆在他執筆的手上,於是他也笑了,淚穿過消散的幻影,他低聲的叫著:「媽媽。」168Please respect copyright.PENANAzfpjLSDHqP
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桎梏在這兩個字上的所有沉重,此刻皆煙消雲散,猶如詛咒般的詞頃刻間被淨化。168Please respect copyright.PENANAZeEgL5XGwV
他想,他終於能沒有任何負擔的,叫出這個詞了。168Please respect copyright.PENANA48bqGHAB8W
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牆面上的所有裝飾品,都隨著沈肆的最後一筆落下而倒轉,巨大的聲響讓甦醒的眾人一陣驚訝,所幸他們很快釐清了情況,走到畫架後新蹦出來的門邊。168Please respect copyright.PENANAevZPDbp8CX
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子毅一把勾住了沈肆,搓著他柔軟的頭髮。168Please respect copyright.PENANAMKnxdtDHEp
凌葳對他豎起了大拇指,嘿嘿一笑。168Please respect copyright.PENANAKfrTDPPuw5
雅芙挽住他另一邊的手。168Please respect copyright.PENANAzchZvIMfX3
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「不怕了?」可嵐走在前頭,回過頭瞇著眼對他笑。168Please respect copyright.PENANAccrl7kU1ek
「假裝勇敢罷了。」沈肆對她眨眨眼,同樣笑了一下。168Please respect copyright.PENANACHS32Lomym
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門上是一個數字鎖,門旁用紅色的墨水寫著一道英文謎題,最前頭的可嵐順勢把謎題念了出來,還貼心的翻譯了一下。168Please respect copyright.PENANAunOqiv6Q58
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『1 earl saw 9 servants while going to the river. Every servant saw 3 wizards going to the river. Each wizard had 1 roses in each hand.168Please respect copyright.PENANAjYjEABYxsb
How many things are going to the river?』168Please respect copyright.PENANAJv7stSLDGt
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「這題目倒是很常在社群媒體上看到。」子毅摸著後頸,笑了出來。168Please respect copyright.PENANATXFUVzgHnZ
可嵐點點頭同意了他的話,「我那段時間是挺常看到這種題目的。」168Please respect copyright.PENANAdYZ9288xXh
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「咦?我沒有看過這個題目耶……?」雅芙抱著她的凌葳姐姐,露出一顆毛茸茸的麻花辮頭,晃了晃腦袋,「是九十一嗎?」168Please respect copyright.PENANAiET1Z6O7NX
「錯啦,小芙再想想?」虛抓著她的手的凌葳帶著她走了幾步。168Please respect copyright.PENANAjzxdZO6G7t
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雅芙放開了抱著凌葳的手,改抓著髮辮迷迷糊糊地左搖右擺,可嵐見她百思不得其解的模樣忍不住失笑,出聲提醒她注意文字陷阱。168Please respect copyright.PENANAgxArdL4GBC
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「文字陷阱…陷阱…唔……啊,我知道了!是十個!」雅芙原地跳了起來,在可嵐點點頭之後蹦噠到門前輸入密碼,鎖開了之後,她眉眼彎彎的拉起可嵐的手,把他們往裡拉。168Please respect copyright.PENANAiX4SII7PZ1
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「哇……滿屋子的寶物啊……」凌葳湊近了展覽櫃一看,一對精緻的手鐲放在天鵝絨的枕墊座上,翠綠色的不規則寶石嵌了一圈,定睛一看,似乎還有極光在其中流轉。168Please respect copyright.PENANAKszKDMwdxy
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可嵐跟著她蹲到玻璃櫃子前,撩起垂落胸前的一縷髮絲,微抿著唇,眼裡是狡黠的光點,「這些,不知道能不能拿?」168Please respect copyright.PENANAamU1vDMBF5
「我們來逛一趟,還帶點伴手禮走,怕不是到時候被伯爵追著打。」凌葳軟骨頭似的靠在她的肩上哈哈大笑,拈起她的長髮繞著指尖。168Please respect copyright.PENANAggUT8Vpdvz
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這間寶物室約莫三坪大小,內牆是暗紅色的木牆,地上鋪著一層地毯。牆上掛著各種流派的畫像,精心的裱框住排的整齊,下面一排展示櫃,放著具有異國色彩的珠寶、器物,上至黃金面具,下至銅錢,應有盡有,琳瑯滿目。168Please respect copyright.PENANAo4uH8A0D3p
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「開這間寶物室給我們要做什麼呢……」沿著陳列方向信步,子毅摩挲著下巴,瞇起眼。168Please respect copyright.PENANAgqOBiQJ6dz
走在他旁邊的雅芙眨巴著眼,左右觀望著生平難見得之寶,接近牆壁之前,她咦了一聲,拉住子毅的衣角。168Please respect copyright.PENANAJ3uCigDad8
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「怎麼了小芙?」子毅側過頭,雅芙指了指牆角,「子毅哥哥你看,那邊有一小塊牆壁掉下來了。」168Please respect copyright.PENANAdV23bcwzhf
「嗯?在這種高大上的地方,牆居然會裂掉?」子毅停下腳步,叫來正在觀察房間的其他人,自己上去摳下了那塊虛虛放在牆上的木塊,在木洞裡摸索著。168Please respect copyright.PENANAFP2ZD5GXSl
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「有發現嗎?」可嵐遠遠的出了聲,正想過來幫他,沈肆比她先一步半跪在子毅身邊,點了點他的手,在他意會過來抽回手之後,伸手進去沿著裂縫探查。168Please respect copyright.PENANAD8WhC5PEDF
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約莫一兩分鐘過去,靈機一動的凌葳從門外拿來了房裡的幾隻畫筆,用筆冠在牆上敲了幾下。168Please respect copyright.PENANAy3apzQmuvv
子毅從她手中接過另一隻筆,學著她的方法在牆上裂縫處敲擊。168Please respect copyright.PENANAToTscesSLy
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在他們的努力下,牆面的裂痕越來越大,啪嚓一聲,又掉了一小塊木板下來,與此同時,沈肆從牆縫中拉出一小木盒,抖了抖灰塵,遞給凌葳他們。168Please respect copyright.PENANA3mUkMWbZW0
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「木盒要鑰匙。」凌葳翻著盒體,站了起身,「說不定其他的角落也有這種木盒?」168Please respect copyright.PENANAanHigTO0GZ
「不無可能。」沈肆點了點頭,待可嵐從凌葳手中接過木盒之後,合作無間的三人一同前往其他的角落審視著。168Please respect copyright.PENANAoRD9Re1gnC
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果不其然,在對角線的牆體裡,又給他們挖出一個木盒,凌葳粗略一打量,嘆了口氣,「一模一樣的小盒子啊,還是得找鑰匙。」168Please respect copyright.PENANASJJeD9Fikh
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「鑰匙找到了喔。」可嵐跟雅芙位置離他們稍遠,聽到凌葳的話,不假思索的回覆道。168Please respect copyright.PENANAoQg631hSqu
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三人一回頭,看到可嵐一手撐著展示櫃,踮起腳尖傾身靠近牆上的畫作,手在畫框上摸索,而雅芙拿著木盒,手上已經抓著一把鑰匙。168Please respect copyright.PENANAa85ZHHjYXn
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凌葳帶著盒子走過去,雅芙乖巧地把鑰匙遞給她,插入盒上的孔洞一轉,木盒應聲而開,她拿出裡頭幾張羊皮紙,下頭還放了一顆玫瑰形狀的紅寶石。168Please respect copyright.PENANAyZrjBL0eb8
「另一把鑰匙拿到了,小芙拿去吧。」可嵐扶著櫃子重新站直,身後的子毅一手虛放在她腰間,確認她站好之後收回了手。她回頭正好瞥到收手的一瞬間,對子毅彎著眉眼笑笑。168Please respect copyright.PENANAp8RXMMVYzZ
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「一樣的寶石……還有把大鑰匙,大概是會客室的大門?」凌葳拿起那把鑰匙,把手上的紙張拿給可嵐,可嵐展開圖紙,城堡的平面圖躍然紙上,四張紙分別紀錄了地下一層與地上三層樓的配置。168Please respect copyright.PENANAmb21pfhs1U
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可嵐指著一樓的會客室位置,「我們在這,二樓的樓梯打了個叉,我猜測二樓可能不是我們能進的。」168Please respect copyright.PENANAkbt45BgjuS
「所以我們接著應該要去三樓?」凌葳靠在她肩上,順著她的動作記著圖,伸手指到三樓的閣樓,「這個閣樓單獨在這裡,肯定有東西。」168Please respect copyright.PENANAOu6z2YShjt
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「你們還記得剛剛過來的時候看到的嗎?」子毅皺著眉頭,凝視著地圖。168Please respect copyright.PENANAi6uAz5qsZr
「你是指?」可嵐抬頭看他。168Please respect copyright.PENANA7LyKk7qoj0
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「長廊上的侍衛。」子毅看了會客室門外一眼,低聲地說著。168Please respect copyright.PENANAJWNs3rwCWs
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他的話像是一個開關,啟動了門外的侍衛,達達達的腳步聲由遠而近,沉重的踏在心頭。168Please respect copyright.PENANAGTFQPnOtDW
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落地鐘的指針重在上方重合,響亮的鐘聲與腳步共鳴,咚、咚、咚、咚、咚、咚……168Please respect copyright.PENANAtGOWqgznkC