“aiyadianxia，zheizhonghuakebunengluanshuo。”wupingyilianhuangkongdishuodao：“waimianlailehaoduoren，shouchigunbangdaojian，qishixiongxiong！”
“e？henduoren？chaiqiandui？”shenningshouqixiaolian，congshuzhizishangtiaolexialai。
wupingdao：“yuanyangloulairenle！shuoninpiaobawangchang！”
“piaochang？haibawangchang？woshenmouheshizuoguozheizhongwochuozhijideshiqing？wodu《chunqiu》de！”shenningmeitouyizhou，lijueshiqingbingbujiandan。
wupingnaolenaoxiaba，ruoyousuosi：“yaoshuozheijianshiqingma，wojidedianxianindangshishizheiyanggenneilaobaoshuode……”
shuoba，wupingbaichuyifuehenhen，qizhongyoujiazazhexiexusizhubupakaishuitangdeshenqing，youshouworuzhuazhuang：“wobujiqian，jiubusuanpiaoge！”
laoshenyipainaodai，huranxiangleqilai，bangeyueqian，zheijushentideyuanzhurendaizhewupingzhaoyaoguoshi，zhengzaidiaoxiliangjiashaonvdeshihou，beiyirenjidaijinleyuanyanglou，jieshilehuakui，sanjinleshenshangjinyoudebailiangyinzi，zuihoujiulianhuakuideshoudoumeilaozhe，bianliangyanyifan，zuisileguoqu，erhouzijicaichuanyueleguolai。
“hongzou，hongzou！”shenningyangqishou，bailebai。
“chunwangdianxia，zheibianshinindedaikezhidaoma？”haimeidengshenningfanyingguolai，menkoudeyishengdahe，daduanlewupingde“biaoyan”。
jinjiezhe，hualaladichongjinlaijishihaoren，gegeshouchizhishiwandao，yanshenxili。
liangrenbujinchaomenkouwangqu，weishouderenshenchuanfeiseguanpao，youranzidedichaotamenzoulai，qishibiren。
zheijiahuoshenhou，genzheyiweidayuesanshilaisuidenvzi，shencaihaibucuo，danlianshangdezhuang，jianzhijiunenggouzuoshangyidunfengshengdejiaozile。
“yinyudai！”wupingkanxiangneimingfeiseguanpaozhongniannanzi，yazheshengyinshuodao，wupingzongshinengfaxianbierenbuhuizhuyidaodedongxi，wolaojianainaiyangdedahuangyeshi，shenningrushixiangzhe。
“ha？”shenningshuodejianmingeyao。
wupingzianzhijiazhuzideweiren，jinshendijieshidao：“feiseguanfu，jinyaodai，naishishenfendiweizhishaosipindeguanyuanfangkepeidaidexiangzheng。erzaiwomenzheigedifang，xiazhouzhidi，nenggouyongyousipinshenfende，kongpazhiyoujianyangcishi——xuboshanle。”
“jianguochunwangdianxia。”xuboshangonglegongshou，moyangzhisuiyi，jiuchadangchangkoudiandabigadandaoshenningshenshangle。
haiweidengshenningkaikou，xuboshanyoukaishile：“chunwangdianxia，ninkezhibenguanshenhoudenvzishiheren？”
“haodan，xudaren，nizaidianxiamianqianganruciwuli？”wupingcuzhuangdemeimaodouledou，shangqianyibu，dangzaileshenningdeqianmian。
shenningzebaibaishoushiyiwupingtuixia，liezuidaxiao，shenshoulazhulexubozhandeshoubei，qinruyijia：“aiya，xudaren，biegenwodayamila，sheibuzhidaota？cuihualoudelaobaoma，ng？xudaren，ziweizenmeyang？”
“haixingba……”beishenningdaipiandexubozhanhuranxingwuguolai，shuaileshuaixiuzi，zhengtuoleshenningdeshou：“dianxia，qingzizhong！”
wupingcoudaoshenningshenbian，fuershuodao：“dianxia，ninyoufanhutule，ninzaiwairenmianqian，yaozichengbenwang，erbushi‘wo’。”
shenninglaolianjianglejiang，nulidijichuleyisixiaorong：“bianerqu。”
xuboshankemeixianzhe，chaozheshenhoudenvzishilegeyanse，neinvzixinlingshenhui，yuanbenhaowubiaoqingdelianshang，feikuaidiliuchuleliangxinglei，chongshuazhelianshangdefen：“darenna，ninkeyaojixiaonvzizuozhua！jiushichunwangdianxia，jiushita！zhangzhezijideshenfen，shuilewocuihualoudeguniang，haibufuqian！”
xuboshandiandiantou，kanxiangshenning：“chunwangdianxia，keyoucishi？”
shenninglianpiduohou？sishimidezhangdaoduijinqudoujianbudaodi，tadangjiyaoyaotou，shuaichu“beidongjineng”——fourensanlian：“nibiexiashuoa，bushiwo，womeiyou！”