楚国四十二年冬。
chujiugeshenshangjilehouhoudeyicengxue，jiuneimejiangyingdezhanzaidadianwai，manmianleishui。
bingxindelengqihunzhenonghoudexuexingqinxizhetadehuxi，nanwenzhiji，lingtaxinkouyizhi。
neigeyuanbenyinggaizuozhetafuhuangdehuangweishang，rujinzuozhedequeshineigetashuxiwanfen，queyoumoshengwubidenanren。
ertadefuhuang，chuguodehuangdi，cikeyishizaiwushengxideshiti。
yibiebuguoshuyue，mingmingtasongdeyuhaiwozaizhangxin，mingmingtazoushi，tamenhaishibicixiangzhidefuqi，tahaiqinjinwenguotameiyan，huantayishenggeer……
kexianzai，tachengleshatafumuqinren，mietaguguoxianglidechoudi！
qinxiaohe，neigecengkandaoxuejiufadoudenanzi，zhongjiuyinweijiaguodewangbaierchengzhang。
“chuguohuangshi，baozhengkexing，tianganbaixingshenshouqiku，suilinmengyuzhen，tuifanbaojun，zhongjianshengshi，jinriqi，gaiguohaoxialiang，shishangzaiwuchuguo！”
talengzhideshengyinxiangqi，bingdechujiugehunshenyidou，shashiqingxing。
“qinxiaohe，fanglewohuangxiong！”
yijuhua，tingqilaiyingqi，quemanshiaiqiu。
“jiuge，chujiadeernv，zhinengzhanzhesi，juebugouqiehuo！”huangxiongqijideshengyinxiangzaierpan。
chujiugequemeiyoukanta，zhishiwangzhemianwubiaoqingdeqinxiaohe，wushengdeduizhizhe。
“ni……shizaiyongshenmeshenfentongwoshuozheihua？”qinxiaohekaikoule，huaquerangchujiugebuming。
什么身份？
tashichuguodejiugongzhu，chuhuangzuichongaidenver，huangxiongzuitengaidemeimei……
tongyang，yeshitaqinxiaohede……qizi？
neiyishunjian，chujiugehaoxiangmingbaileshenme，ta，zheishirangtazuoxuanzeme？
chuguodehuangshiyigubupeizuoxialianghuangdeqizi，yaome，tayongtamendeyiqiehuanhuangxiongdehuo，yaome，jiuyonghuangxiongdemingxishuataqinguodeyuan！
“chuhuangjiunv，chujiuge，yuanyiqingjianzhiming，zhiyuanxialianghuangfangwohuangxiongshenglu！”
chujiugeshuowan，dadianzhishangyipianjijing，yuanbenzhengzhaqiusidechuguohuangzibeiqiangzhideniuzhanzaiyipang，wufachusheng，zhinengyiyanshenqianzezhewushitaxinsidechujiuge。
“……chuhuangjiunv？”qinxiaohedeyuqisenyou，daizhehanyi。
chujiugetingdexinzhongyidou，erpanlizhitingjian，tashuo：“chujiuge，nideming，danbuqixialiangdeyihou！”
ruleishenghongxiang，daocharuxueroudeshengyinzhendechujiugeshuangmuyuandeng，jianzailianshangwenredexuediqueruguntangdefeishuijiaozaitaxinshang，tongchexinfei！
tazhengzhengdekanzhehuangxiongtangdaozaidideshenying，xiongqiandexianxuezhanfangchuhua，querutongtafuhuangyiban，rentahuhuan，zaiwuhuiying。
yidilei，shunzheyanjiaohualuo，chujiugexiaole，jinshichaofeng。
shia，tachujiugeyitiaojianming，zenmenengchengdanfangzouchuguohuangshiyuniedehouguo！
keshi，qinxiaohekecengxiangguo，tayouzenmechengshourujinzheiyiqie？
qinxiaohe，zuoweiqinguohuangzi，taziyoubeisongzhichuguozuozhizi，zaichuguodaileshisinian。
chuguosishiyinian，chuqinjiaozhan，qinguofumie。
zuoweiqinguohuangzibisideta，queyinyidaoshelinggouhuo。
neidaoshelingshichujiugeqiulaide，taguizaixuedizhizhongzhengzhengliangri。
zhishineidaoshelinghaiyoufujiatiaojian，bianshitaqinxiaoheyaoquchujiugeweiqi！
yushizaineizhihoubujiu，tabianyingqulechujiuge，chengweichuguodefuma。
youqingrenzhongchengjuanshudexiyuechongdiaolechujiugededanyou，tayiweitafangxiale，shenzhiquanshuotadefuhuangfangtamenhuiqinguogudoukankan，quewangleruciguochoujiahen，qinengshuowangjiuwang？
yushizaibannianhou，yejiushixianzai，chuguodesishierniandong，tahechuguoyitongfuchuledaijia。
huxizhijian，chujiugejianghuangxiongshenshangdeduandaobaxia，taiqishou，henhentongxiangzijidexiongkou。
liqicharuxuerou，shoubeihualuo，yibashanzhehanguangdeduandaofenhaobushengdemeiruqizhong，cigudehanliangbingdetahunshenfadou，huanhuandaoxia……
“qinxiaohe，nirenweichujiaqiannide，rujinnidouqinshounale。dangnianyinzhewo，niliuleyiming，rujin，zheitiaoming，wobuyaonihaile……”