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1、CHAPTER1Letmekillhim,"Carasaid,herbootstrikessoundinglikerawhidemalletshammeringthepolishedmarblefloor.ThesuppleleatherbootsKahlanworebeneathherelegant,whiteConfessor'sdresswhisperedagainstthecoldstoneashetriedtokeeppacewithoutlettingherlegsbreakintoarun."No."Caraexhibit
2、ednoresponse,keepingherblueeyesaheadtothewidecorridorstretchingintothedistance.Adozenleather-andchain-mail-cladD'Haransoldiers,theirunadornedswordssheathed,orcrescent-bladedbattle-axeshookedonbelthangers,crossedatanintersectionjustahead.Thoughtheirweaponsweren'tdrawn,eve
3、rywoodenhiltwasgrippedinareadyfistasvigilanteyesscrutinizedtheshadowsamongthedoorwaysandcolumnstoeachside.TheirhastybowstowardKahlanonlybrieflyinterruptedtheirattentiontotheirtask."Wecan'tjustkillhim,"Kahlanexplained."Weneedanswers."Aneyebrowliftedoveroneicyblueeye."Oh,I
4、didn'tsayhewouldn'tgiveusanswersbeforehedies.HewillansweranyquestionyouhavewhenI'mfinishedwithhim."Amirthlesssmileghostedacrossherflawlessface."ThatisthejobofaMord-Sith:gettingpeopletoanswerquestions"-shepausedasthesmilereturnedtowidenwithprofessionalsatisfaction-"before
5、theydie."Kahlanheavedasigh."Cara,that'snolongeryourjob-yourlife.YourjobnowistoprotectRichard.""Thatiswhyyoushouldletmekillhim.Weshouldnottakeariskbylettingthismanlive.""No.Wefirsthavetofindoutwhat'sgoingon,andwe'renotgoingtostartoutdoingitthewayyouwant."Cara'ssmile,humor
6、lessasitwas,hadvanishedagain."Asyouwish,MotherConfessor."Kahlanwonderedhowthewomanhadmanagedtochangeintoherskintightredleatheroutfitsofast.Whenevertherewassomuchasawhiffoftrouble,atleastoneofthethreeMord-Sithseemedtomaterializeoutofnowhereinherredleather.Red,astheyoftenp
7、ointedout,didn'tshowblood."Areyousurehesaidthat,thisman?Thosewerehiswords?""Yes,MotherConfessor,hisexactwords.Youshouldletmekillhimbeforehehasachancetotrytobringthemtopass."Kahlanignoredtherepeatedrequestastheyhurriedondownthehall."Where'sRichard?""YouwishmetogetLordRahl
8、?""No!Ijustwanttoknowwhereheis,incasethere'strouble.""Iwouldsaythatthisqualifiesastrouble.""Yousaidthat
