“向晚!”
yigeweipangdecixing，daizhelianggexiongxingchuxianzaitajiamenkou。
sigenanrenbenlaizhunbeichuqushoulie，fangmenziranshidakaide，cixingzhijiezoulejinlai。
这兽是……
bijingbushizijidejiyi，xiangwanyongqilaibingbushulian，duishanghaoyihuicaixiangqilai，zheicixingjiushishangyedemaizhu——xionghuahua。
shoushitiaojianjianku，shenmeibuliuxingxiandaidebaiyoushou，xiangxionghuahuazheizhongweipangdecaishimeiren。
yezhengyinweiruci，xionghuahuachuleshoushenfenpeidewugeshoufu，haiyoushubujindezhuiqiuzhe，qizhongyousigeyijingzhuanzheng，jiaqilaiyigongyoujiuge。
xiangdaozhei，xiangwanrenbuzhuweitashuqidamuzhi。
zhengzhengjiugen，jiemei，nishigerenwu。
xionghuahuagaoangzhenaodai，lianshangdaizhejifenjiaojin，muguangzaiyuanneijigenanrenshenshangsaoguo，liuzaicangyushenshangdeshijianzuiduo。
yanzhongjinshichimi，xiangwanshenzhidoutingdaotatuyankoushuideshengyin。
meijieqizhiqianjiushizijilaogong，laogongbeirensemimiqiaozhe，tadexinlizhenyoujifenbushuang。
xiangwanbudongshengsedezhanzaicangyushenqian，gejuetadeshixian，meihaoqidao:
“luanchoushenme，meijianguoxiongxing。”
buzhidaoshibushiyinweitaxingxiongdeyuanyin，tadejiugeshoufuquandoushixiongshou。
xiongshoutilijingrenshizhen，dangegejiroufada，kuaitouyeda，zhangdedoubuzahaokan。
xionghuahuachulezaichuangshangxihuantamen，richangzhonghaishigengxihuancangyuheshangyeneizhongboji。
youqishicangyu，neijianzhishizaitadeshenmeidianshangbengdidenanren，yaobushitashizaitaigui，yigeyueyaoliangkeshoujing，tahaizhendexiangbaoxiata。
xionghuahuabeixiangwanzheimeyixiong，yebushengqi，jiangshixianzhuanxiangshangye，meitouweicu。
zhangdeyehaixing，jiushinenledian。
cangyujinnianyijingershisisui，ershangyebuguokankanershisui，youyinweibeitashoufuzhaogudehenhao，meiyanzhijianduoshishaoniandezhiqi。
xionghuahuayousanshiersui，duizheizhongnengdangtaerzidexiongshou，xingqunanmianyaoshaoshangjifen。
tazeixinbusideyouqiaobeixiangwanhuzaishenhoudecangyuyiyan，chaozhezijizuobiandexiongshoununuzui。
xiongshoushifenlejieta，likejiekaiyaocededaizi，dijitayikeshoujing。
xiangwanmeijianguoshoujing，haoqidekanshangyiyan，shilvsede，xiangshuijingyiyang，henshipiaoliang。
xionghuahuajieguoshoujing，suishourengdaodishang，shoujingzaidishanggunlejiquan，tingzaixiangwandejiaobian。
“shoujingjinile，shangyewojintianjiudaizoule。”
doudaozheigedibu，sigenanrenyaoshizaibumingbaixianzaishishenmeqingkuang，tamenyitouzhuangsidele。
qibaichixiaoyisheng，tajiushuozheicixingzuijinzenmezheimeguaiqiao，yuanlaishizaizheilidengzhede。
jintiantanengmaidiaoshangye，mingtianjiunengmaidiaota。
shishishangqibaiwanquanxiangcuole，tashilengxueshouren，yidiandoubuhaomai，buranyuanzhuyebuhuixiantamafan，zhijiejiangtatuirushouchao。
shangyedelianseyeshunjianbiandeyinchen，tajindingzhexiangwan，yanzhongmanshifennu。
shangyeyizhiyiweizheiecixingduitashiyoujifenbutongde，talaidaozheigejialijiangjinergeyue，chuleouerbeitamashangjiju，bingmeiyoushizhishangdeshanghai。
xianzaikanlaibuguoshishihoumeidaobale。
gaisi，zaozhidaojiurangtabeiliulangshouzhuazou，yizhishengzaizidele。
laizisigenanrenyanzhongdeeyi，sihaobujiayanshi，xiangwanshifenquexin，zijiyaoshibushuodianshenme，tadenaodaikeyiyudadiqinmijiechu。
zaishangyeyoudongzuozhiqian，xiangwanwanyaojianqishoujing，mengdichaoxionghuahuarenglehuiqu:
“shuoshenmehuhuani？wonanrenyeshininengxiaoxiangde，nazhenidedongxi，ganjingunba。”
huashiduixionghuahuashuode，yanjingqueyizhiguanchazheshangyededongzuo。
tazhenshizuicandeshoushichuanyuezhe，meitianbushizaiqiusheng，jiushizaiqiushengdelushang。
xionghuahuaheshishouguozheizhongqi，dunshijiupofang，ehenhendehongdao:
“xiangwan，nigebuzhisihuodedongxi，bushinizhudongzhaoshangwodema？womenhaiqianleqiyueshu，nixiangshoushenfaleshi，xianzaimobushiyaofanhui？”
契约书？!
yuanzhuyouqianguozheigedongxima？
向晚疑惑。
zheigeshoushishibiyuangudaluqiangshangbushao，danwenziyijingzaitamenzheizhongxiaobuluopujilema？
xiangwanxinlimeidi，yuanzhusihuzhendeqianguoshenmedongxi，danmianshangqueqiangzhuangzhending，lengxiaoyisheng：
“qiyueshu？nishuoyoujiuyou，nidaoshinachulaijiwokankan，yaoshimeiyoujiubiezaizheikongkoubaiyawuxianwo。”
xionghuahuabeitashuodeyileng，buguohenkuai，tajiuhuanguoshenlai，chongshenhouyigexiongxingshilegeyanse。
neixiongxingganmangconghuailitaochuyizhangfanhuangdeshoupi，shangmianwaiwainiuniudikezheyixiefuhaohewenzi。
“zhengdanideyanjinghaohaokankan！”xionghuahuayibajiangshoupirengxiangxiangwan，lianshangmanshideyi，“woxingdeduanzuodezheng，zheishangmianshibushiyounidemingzi。”
xiangwanshenshoujieguoshoupi，xinliyizhenfahuang，kezaikanqingshangmianzihou，zuijiaodouyaoliedaoyinhexiqu。
tadeyaobandunshitingzhi，zhongxinbashoupirenghuiqu，shuohuadouzhongqishizu:
“xiangrimianheniqiandeqiyue，niquzhaotaa！nizhaowoxiangwanzuoshenme？haiyoushangyeyoushishei？”
xionghuahuashizibuduo，tadejialiyezhiyoudiyishoufushizi。
cixingdediweizaishoushihengao，dandiyishoufuzaiyigejiazhongyenengyoujifendiwei，youqishixionghuahuadediyishoufushicongrizhaochenglaide。
zheigeshoushiyousangezhongchengliangdayu，zhongchengfenbieshiyueliangcheng、xinghancheng、rizhaocheng，erliangdayuzeshibeiyuhehaiyu。
dachengshilaideguigongzi，shililiuwenbushuo，hairenshizi，zhanyouyunengxiaojiuguaile。
xionghuahuashoudijiugeshoufudeshihou，jiuyijingdayingguota，buhuizaizhaoxiayige。
tashitoutoucongjializhaodaodeqiyueshu，tongxiangwanqiandeqiyue，bingmeiyougaosuguotadedalaogong。
meiyoutadalaogongzuozhen，ziranyejiubuzhidaoxiangwanxiedeshixieshadongxi。
xionghuahuabeixiangwanzheiyifanhuaduidemanliantonghong，yishiyusai。
tayibaqiangguobeirenghuilaideshoupi，fanlaifuqudikanzhe。
tadedalaogongchulezhanyouyugaoyidian，duitachongdejin，zizheizhonggaojidongxi，douyuanyijiaojita。
ketaxuedebuhao，zhixuehuizijimingziheyixiechangjiandezi。
“ni……nibiezaizheihunongwo，zheishangmianmingmingxiedeshixiangwanjiangshangyebaojixionghuahua，yigeyueyishoujing，shuming:xiangwan。”
tatankaishoupi，yongshouzhijiangshangmiandeziyigeyigezhizhe，biaoqingrenzhenjile。
duwanhaiehenhendedengzhexiangwan，rangrangdao:“niburenshizijiubuyaoxiashuo，wokannifenmingjiushixiangshualai。”