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第 7 章（第2页）

Suyuantriedtosteadyherself，butherbodyfeltstrangelyheavy。Theadeitdifficulttomove，andherheadbeganspinning。

Then—

Afiguresuddenlyappearedfromtheoppositesideoftheriver。

Hehadbeencealedamongthetrees，dressedinthesimpledarkclothingofanordinarytribesman。Themomenthesawthegirlstrugglingier，hedidnthesitate。Hejumpedintotheriver。AyaocouldonlywatshockasthestrangerfoughtagainstthecurrentandreachedSuyuan。Onearmcaughtherbeforethecurrentcouldcarryherfarther。

"Holdon。"

Hisvoicewascalmdespitetherushingwater。Suyuanbarelymaoopenhereyes。Throughthemistandblurredvision，shesawayoungmanholdinghersecurelyasheguidedthemtowardtheriverbank。Hisclotheswereplain，buttherewassomethingunusualabouthim。Thewayhemoved。Thefidenhisvoice。

Eventhewayhelookedattheriver，asthoughhehadnothingtofearfromit。

Suyuancouldntuandwhy。Shehadneverseenhimbefore。

Thestrangerfinallyreachedthebankandhelpedherontosolidground。

Ayaoimmediatelyrushedover。

"Miss!"

Suyuancoughedandtookseveralunsteadybreaths。

"Im。。。fine。"

"Youalmostscaredmetodeath!"

AyaoquicklyedhercloakaroundSuyuan。Thestraoodashortdistanceaway，waterdrippingfromhisclothes。Suyuanlookedupathim。"Thankyou。"

Hesaidnothingatfirst，hisgazebrieflysettledonherpalefacebeforehelookedaway。"Youshouldntbestandingsoclosetotheriver。"Histonewasratherblunt。

Suyuanraisedaneyebrow，"Iknowthatnow。"Forthefirsttime，themansexpressionsoftenedslightly。Ayaolookedbetweenthemsuspiciously。

"Whoareyou?"

Thestrangerpaused。

"Imjustpassingthrough。"

Suyuanstudiedhimquietly。Justpassingthrough?Hisclothescertainlylookedordinary。Buttherewassomethingabouthimthatdidntfit，aontribesmanwouldntmovelikethatandordinarytravelersrarelycarriedthemselveswithsuchquietfidence。BeforeSuyuancouldaskanythingelse，themanturnedaway。

"Ishouldleave。"

"Wait。"

Hestopped。

Suyuanlookedathim。

"Yousavedmylife。Atleasttellmeyourname。"

Forabriefmoment，thestrangerlookedbackather。

Thenhegaveafaintsmile。

"Youdontoknow。"

Withthat，hedisappearedintothetrees。

Ayaostaredafterhim。

"Whatastrangeman。"

Suyuanremainedsilent。

Shewatchedtheplacewherehehadvanished，herfiighteningaroundthecloakedaroundhershoulders。

Forsomereason，shehadafeelingthatthiswasnotthelasttimeshewouldseehim。

Shejustdidntknowthattheseeminglyordinarystrangerwhohadpulledherfromtheriverwassomeoneshewasneversupposedtomeetthisway。