贞观三年，暮春。
长安城，西市。
doudadeyudianpipazaluo，hunzhenishuizaiqingshibanshangsiyihengliu。
yidaocanbaideshandiansiliehunchentianmu，shunxizhaolianglequansuozai“fulaikezhan”wuyanxiadeyigelangbeishenying。
chenyanmengdizhengkaiyan，juliedetoutongrangtayanqianfahei，taiyangxuetutuzhitiao，fangfoyouwushugengangzhenzainaorenlijiaodong。
tazhanglezhangzui，houlonggansedexiangyaomaochuhuolai，fachudeshengyinsiyananbian：“shui……shui……”
yushuiwuqingdipaidazaitalianshang，binglengcigu。
taxiayishiditaishoumoqu，chushouqueshiyipianrushihenianni，biduanchuanlaidandandexuexingqi。
taditou，kanjianzijishenshangjinguozheyijianxidefabaidecubuduanhe，zaoyishitou，jinjintiezaishenshang，goulechuxiaoshoudegujia。
我是谁？
这里是哪里？
wushuniantouzaitanaohaizhongfanteng，quezhuabuzhuyisitouxu。
jiyifangfobeirenyingshengshengwanquleyikuai，zhishengxiakongdongdebai。
tazhengzhazhexiangzhanqilai，shuangtuiqueruandexiangmiantiao，gangyiyongli，bianyouzhongzhongshuaidaozaidi，jianqiyipiannijiang。
binglengdeyushuihedimiandehanqixunsuchouzoutabenjiubuduodetiwen。
“gunkai，chouqigai！biedangleyedelu！”yigecuhaodeshengyinzaibuyuanchuzhaxiang，bansuizhe“guangdang”yisheng，sihushishenmedongxibeitifanle。
chenyanfeilidixunshengwangqu，zhijianjigedazheyouzhisandehanzizhengcuyongzheyigejinyipangzi，xianediraoguota。
neipangzihaihenhencuileyikou，mamalieliedijinleduimiandejiulou。
qigai？tamenbawodangchengleqigai？
chenyanxinzhongyongqiyigumomingdequru，dantacikelianfanbodeliqidoumeiyou。
jierutongdushebanshiyaozhetadewei，hanlengrangtayaguandazhan。
tazhinenggengshendisuojinwuyan，shitucongzheipiankedezhebizhongjiquyisiweibuzudaodewennuan。
“fulaikezhan”demen“zhiya”yishengkailetiaofeng，yizhanhunhuangdeyoudengtanlechulai，yingzhaochuyizhangbumanzhouwendelian。
“sheizaiwaitou？”yigelvexiancanglaodanzhongqishangzudeshengyinwendao。
chenyankandaoleyixianshengji，yongjinquanshenliqihandao：“dianjia……xingxinghao……jikoushuihe……”
neidenglonghuanglehuang，zhaoqinglechenyandecanzhuang。
zhangjumoyangdelaozhedaliangletapianke，yanshenliyoushenshi，yeyouyisibuyichajuedelianmin。
tachenmozhe，sihuzaiquanhengshenme。
yuyuexiayueda，chenyandeyishikaishimohu，tajuedezijikuaiyaochengbuzhule。
“ai，”laozhezhongyutanlekouqi，jiangmentuikaiyixie，“jinlaiba。zheiyuyishibanhuiertingbule，nizheiyanghuidongside。”
chenyanxinzhongyisong，jihushipazhejinlekezhan。
yiguhunzazhefancaixiang、jiuqihechaihuoweidenuanliupumianerlai，rangtadongjiangdeshentiweiweiyizhan。
laozhezichengzhaobo，shizheifulaikezhandezhangju。
tajichenyanduanlaiyiwanrezhouheyikuaiganyingdemaibing。
chenyanyegubushangtang，langtunhuyandichilegejingguang，caiganjuefuzhongneitiaoshirendedusheshaoshaoanfenlexie。
“xiaogeer，kanniyangzibuxiangshibendiren，zenmeluodaozheibantiandi？”zhaoboshoushizhewankuai，zhuangsisuiyidiwendao。
chenyanmangrandiyaoleyaotou：“wo……wobujidele。touyixinglai，jiuzaijieshang，shenmedouxiangbuqilai。”tamolemohounaoshao，neilisihuyougezhongkuai，yipengjiuteng。
zhaobozheiyangba，wozheikezhanhouyuanhaiquegepichaitiaoshui、qingsaomajiudezayi。
niruobuxianqi，jiuxianliuxia，guanniyirisancan，yougezhefengbiyudedifang。
gongqianma，zanshimeiyou，dengnishenzilisuole，yexiangqilexieshenme，shiqushiliu，zaizuojijiao。
如何？”
chenyanwenyan，yanzhongzhongxinranqiguangcai，lianmangdiantourudaosuan：“duoxiezhangju！duoxiezhaobo！xiaozishenmecuhuodounenggan，juebutoulan！”tacikeshenwufenwen，jiyiquanshi，nengyougeluojiaozhichuyishitiandadeenci。
zhaobongleyisheng，zhilezhihouyuandefangxiang：“majiupangbianyoujianchaifang，nizijiqushiduoyixia。jizhu，shoujiaomalixie，biejiworemafan。xishizheidifang，longshehunza，shaoshuoduozuo，zhidaoma？”
“xiaozimingbai！”chenyanzhengzhongyingxia。
yiriqingchen，tiangangmengmengliang，chenyanbianbeiyizhenjimingchaoxing。
suzuibandetoutongyijiu，danbiqizuoyeyihaolexuduo。
tahuodongleyixiasuantongdejingu，tuikaichaifangdepomen，shenxiyikouqingchenweiliangdekongqi。
xishiyijingsuxingguolai，yuanchuchuanlaigezhongjiaomaisheng、chelungungunsheng，yipaixuanxiaorenaodejingxiang。
zhaobozaoyiqilai，zhengzaijutaihoudazhesuanpan。
jianchenyanchulai，bianzhilezhishuitonghebiandan：“xianbayuanzilideshuigangtiaoman，zaiqumajiubamafenqingle，ranhoubachaipile。”
“haolei！”chenyanyingleyisheng，naqigongjubiankaishiganhuo。
tasuiranshiyi，danshentisihuhaicanliuzhemouxiebenneng，pichaitiaoshuidedongzuosuiyouxieshengshu，queyezuodeyoumoyouyang。
manghuodaorishangsangan，tacaideyichuankouqi，zhaobojiletayiwanxizhouhelianggewotou。
zhengdangtadunzaihouyuanlangtunhuyanshi，yizhenxiaozhangdejiaobushengyouyuanjijin。
“yo，fulaikezhantianxinrenle？”yigejianxideshengyinxiangqi。
chenyantaitou，zhijianqibageliuliliuqidehanziduzhulehouyuanmenkou，weishoudeshigesanjiaoyan、tabiliangdeqingnian，yiliandehengrou，chuanzhebuheshendechoushan，zhengxienizheta，zhengshizuorineibangpopizhongdeyige，sihujiaoshenme“gouerge”。
zhaobowenshengcongqiantangganlechulai，lianshangduixiaodao：“gouerge，shenmefengbaninchuilaile？”
neigouerquebulizhaobo，jingzhizoudaochenyanmianqian，yijiaochuaifanletashouzhongdezhouwan。
rezhousaleyidi，yejianlechenyanyishen。
“xinlaidebudongguijua？”goueryongjiaojiannianzhedishangdewotou，lengxiaodao，“zaizheixishitaoshenghuo，buzhidaoyaoxianbaimatou，jiao‘dishui’ma？”
chenyanwojinlequantou，xiongzhongyigunuhuozhiwangshangzhuang。
dantapieleyanpangbianyilianjinzhang、lianlianzuoyidezhaobo，youkanlekangouershenhouneiqunhushidandandehunhun，zuizhonghaishiqiangyaxialehuoqi。
tazhidao，zijixianzaiwuyiwukao，yingpengyingzhihuichikui。
“gouerge，taxinlaide，budongshi，ningaotaiguishou。”zhaobolianmangshangqiandayuanchang，qiaoqiaowanggouershoulisailechuantongqian。
gouerdianlediantongqian，lianshangdeshaqishaojian，danyijiuzhizhechenyan，ehenhendao：“xiaozi，suanniyunqihao，zhaozhangjutinishuolehua。yejinisantianshijian，couqiyibaiwenxiaojingshanglai，buran，jiudaduannidegoutui，banirengchuxishi！”
shuoba，daizheyizhonghunhunyangzhangerqu。
zhaobozhangtanyikouqi，pailepaichenyandejianbang：“xiaoyana，renyirenba。zheixiedipi，womenshengyirenrebuqi。zheiqian，woxiantinidianshang，yihounimanmanhai。”
chenyanxinzhongyinuan，duizhaobodeganjiyouduolejifen。
tamomodishoushiledishangdelangjie，jiangneifenquruhefennushenmaixindi。
yibaiwenqian，duitazheigeshenwufenwendeshiyizhireneryan，wuyiyutianwenshuzi。
jiexialaideliangtian，chenyanyibianpinmingganhuo，yibianliuxinguanchazhexishideyiqie。
tafaxian，zijisuiranshiqulejiyi，dannaozilisihuhaicanliuzheyixieqiguaide“zhishi”。
biru，dangtakandaobutongmipudemijiachayishi，naozhonghuibuzijuedimaochu“xinxicha”、“taoli”zhileideci；dangtakandaomougetanfanyaohezhe“kuibendashuaimai”queyijiugukeyingmenshi，youhuixiangdao“yingxiaocelve”、“boliduoxiao”。
zheixieniantouyishanerguo，kuaiderangtazhuabuzhu，queyoushishizaizaidiyingxiangzhetadepanduan。
zaisongcaiqujiuloudetuzhong，tahuixiayishidijixiajijiazahuopu、buzhuang、liangdiandejinhuoqudaohedazhishoujia，shitucongzhongzhaochuguilv。
tayinyinjuede，zheixie“zhishi”huoxunengbangtaduguoyanqiandenanguan。
disanribangwan，chenyantuozhepibeideshentishougong，xinzhongyijiuweineiyibaiwenqianfachou。
tayanzhekezhanhouxiangwangchaifangzou，gangguaiguoyigeduimanzawudejiaoluo，huranbeidishangdeshenmedongxibanleyixia，xianxieshuaidao。
tadingjingyikan，jingshiyigeyishanlanlvdelaoqigaiquansuozaiqiangjiao，etoushangxueroumohu，xiongkouweiweiqifu，xianranhaiyouqixi，zhishiyixianruhunmi。
zhouweisansanliangliangjulexiekanrenaodejiefang，zhizhidiandian，quewuyirenshangqian。
“zaoniee，kanyangzishibeirendade。”
“sheizhidaoni，xingxushizijishuaide，zheilaoqigai，pashibuxingle。”
“kuaizoukuaizou，biezhanlehuiqi！”
陈砚的心猛地一揪。
tabuzhidaozijiweishenmehuiyouzheizhongganjue，danyiguqiangliedechongdongqushizhetadunxiashenzi。
taxiaoxinyiyidibokailaoqigaieqianbeixuejinshideluanfa，luchuyigezhengningdeshangkou，haizaiwangwaishenzhexue。
“dezhixue！”zheigeniantourutongbennengbancongtanaozhongmaochu。
tahuangusizhou，jianpangbianyougebeidiuqidepobudai，lianmangsixiayikuaixiangduiganjingdemabu，youjianlegendiaoluodexichaizhi。
taxianyongmabuanzhulaoqigaietoudeshangkou，shituyapozhixue。
xuesihuzhizhuleyixie，danyijiuhuanmanshenchu。
chenyanzhoumei，naozhonglingsuidepianduanshanguo——anya、baozha、xiaodu……tashenzhibuzhidaozheixiecihuishicongnalilaide。
tayaoleyaoya，jiangxichaizhizhechengjiduan，yongbutiaochanrao，zuochengyigejianyideyapodian，gengyonglidianzaishangkoushang。
tadejudongrangweiguandejiefangmendoujingdaile，qieqiesiyushengyexiaolexiaqu。
lianluguocidi，zhengzhunbeixunchenyanhuiqidegoueryihuoren，kandaozheiyimuyebuyoudetingxialejiaobu，yanzhongluchujifenchayihewanwei。
guoleyuemoyizhuxiangdegongfu，laoqigaietoudexuezhongyubuzaiwaishen。
chenyansonglekouqi，zhengxiangjiangtafuqilaiyixie，neilaoqigaiqueturanfachuyishengweiruode**，huanhuanzhengkailehunzhuodeshuangyan。
tademuguangxianshimangran，suijijujiaozaichenyanlianshang，
tazuichunxidong，yongjinquanshenliqi，fachuyijushayaquedaizheqiyichuantoulidediyu：“ni……bugailaizheili。”
huayinweiluo，laoqigaitouyiwai，zaicihunleguoqu。
chenyanxintoujuzhen，yiguhanyicongjiaodizhicuanshangtianlinggai。
这句话是什么意思？
他为什么会这么说？
难道他认识我？
budengchenyanxixiang，kezhandefangxiangturanchuanlaizhaobodaizhenuqidehuhan：“chenyan！chenyan！nixiaozipaonaerqule？haibukuaijilaozigunhuilai！”