七个月之后。
suyanzaiquchanjiandelushang，beijigemengzhemianjindenanrenjiechi。
huailesanbaotai，youshihuaiyunzhongwanqideta，yagenbushisangenanrendeduishou，beizhifuhou，songdaoledguodeyijiaheizhensuo。
tadezuibeifengzhu，sizhibeibangzaishoushutaishang，duzikanqilaigewaideda。
qizhongyigenanrenjileyishengyitaqian，shuodao：“huakaitadeduzi，jiangerziquchulai。”
suyantingdaozheihua，juliedezhengzha，kedouwujiyushi。
yishengshouxiaqianzhihou，yongfenglideshoushudaohuakailetadeduzi，xianxuecongshoushutailiutangerxia，zaijiebaidedibankaiqiyiduoduohongsedehua。
juliedetengtongxilai，suyanyanqianzhenzhenfahei，ketayaojinyaguanbuganyunguoqu。
henkuai，yishengjiubaochuyigenanhai，jianleqidaizhihou，yongmaojinbaoguozhu，dijinanren。
yishengwen，“shengxiadelianggehaizihenvrenzenmeban？”
nanrenjieguohaizi，zuolegemobozidedongzuo。
ranhoujiubaozhehaizizoule。
suyanyoujiyouhen，qiqiudekanzhejuzheshoushudaodeyisheng，quehuanbulaiduifangdebandianlianmin。
zaitajuewangzhiji，shoushushudemenbeichuaikai。
是苏颜的师父来了。
dangsuyanzuishangdejiaobubeisixia，tazhejideshuodao：“shifu，wodeerzibeiqiangzoule，nikuaibangwozhuihuilai！”
“yanyan，ruguowoquzhuiren，niheniduzilidelianggebaobaodouhuobule。”
shuowan，shifujiuyongyinzhenzhayunlesuyan。
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四年后。
yiliangputongdeheisedazhongche，tingzaisujiabieshudemenkou。
kanzhebizhiqiangengjiaqipaidesujia，suyandemoudihuaguoyipianliangyi，fanqiangerru。
zoudaobieshudedamenkou，tatingdaolesulingerjiaorouzaozuodekusheng。
“bama，gujinhuaineigetanziyijingbushigujiadejichengrenle，wosidoubuhuijiajitade！”
jiangyuerouxintengdeanweidao：“lingerbieku，mabuhuirangnijiade。”
suiransujiashikaogujinhuaifuchicaiyoujintian，dangujinhuaidoubushinanrenle，pingshenmequtanver？
takanxiangyiyanbufadesuqingdong，yaoleyaotadegebo。
“laogong，zanmenkebunengjiangnvertuijinhuokeng，niganjinxianggezhuyi。”
suqingdongtanlekouqi，“shousideluotuobimada，tuidiaohunshikendingxingbutong。”
“neiyaobuxuedianshishangde，shouyigeyinv，rangtatilingerjia？”
suyanzaojiuzhidaosujiarendechoulouzuilian，yidianyebuyiwaitamendezisi。
tameixingquzaitingxiaqu，zoujinketing，dashengshuodao：“wolaijia！”
jiajigujinhuai，jiushitahuiguodezhuyaomude。
sanrenkanzheturanchuxiandesuyan，yourujianguileyiban，mouzidengrutongling。
她不是死了吗？
jiangyueroulvxianhuiguoshenlai，yangzhuangguanxindewendao：“yanyan，nizheixienianpaonaqule？”
shuowan，taqiaoqiaotilesuqingdongyijiao。
suqingdonghuiyi，diyicikansuyanjuedeshunyan。
taxiaohehedewendao：“yanyan，babakexiangnile，nizhendeyuanyitilingerjiajigujinhuai？”
suyanyaxiaxinlidebiyi，diantou，“yuanyi，dannimendejiangwomaliujiwodeyiqiedouhaijiwo。”
suqingdongsaoleyanchuanzheputongdesuyan，buxiedelengheng。
“nimahunneichugui，zaojiujingshenchuhu，niyimaoqiandoubiexiangnadao！”
sushixianzaijinfeixibi，baifenzhiershidegufenzhishaozhiwushigeyi，tashifenglecaihuijisuyan。
ruguoyuanyiji，wunianqianyejiubuhuixiangshatale！
suyanxingmouweimi，fanzhelengyi，“wozhizhidaonichuguishishishi，sulingerjiushizhengju。”
suqingdonggangyaofanbo，jiangyueroujiuzaitaerbianshuodao：“qingdong，xiandayingta，jiejuelingerdemafanyaojin，gufenhezichanyihouzaizhaojihuinahuilaijiuhao。”
suqingdongxiangxiangyeshizheigeli，jiutongyile。
banlihaoguquanhezichanbiangeng，suyankaichequleminzhengju。
民政局内。
gujinhuaichuanzheheisexizhuang，toufashudeyisibugou，wuguanqinglengjingui，napazuozailunyishang，yeqishibiren。
zhulihualinkanleyanqiangshangdeshizhong，wendao：“gushao，mashangjiudaoshijianle，yaolianxiyixiasuxiaojiema？”
gujinhuaidebiaoqingmeiyouyisibodong，“buyong，tabulaijiusuanle。”
“kexiaoshaoyexianzaidechujingxuyaoyigemuqin。”
“yigebuchengzhidemuqin，buyaoyeba。”
huayingangluo，yiliangdazhongjiutingzaimenkou。
suyandaizheshenfenzhenghehukoubenxiache。
tachuanzhebaisechenyi，heisekuotuiku，meihuazhuangdexiaoliankanqilaiwenrouyoutianmei。
gangyaotajinminzhengju，jiubeigongzuorenyuanlanlexialai。
“buhaoyisi，womenbangexiaoshizhihoucaishangban，qingnindenghuizailai。”
suyanzhilezhidatinglidegujinhuai，“woshilaihetalingzhengde。”