He pulled her over suddenly, leaning over her ear, with a deep annoyance of frustration, the hot breath gently brushing her ear, and a low voice came into his mind."
Follow Dong well, I want you back."
If this is a dream, it is really a terrifying dream that makes people cry, but why am I still reluctant to wake up, the day the Egyptian princess was married, it was an ordinary but beautiful sunny day.The sun shines like diamonds, splendidly on the golden sand, the sky is blue and clear, and the Nile is wide and smooth.The green ferns of the east bank of Thebes set against the huge stone temple, and the giant stone god Amunla, who looked coldly and kindly at the priests and attendants who were busy with the princess's journey.The people hurried to the vicinity of the royal city of Thebes in small boats, carrying green trees and neat linen shirts, and came to see off the young princess.Princess Ivy's marriage is full of repetition.From the initial preparations, to the later delays, to the haste of the day before yesterday.This day is not an auspicious day given by the god Amun, nor is it a special celebration of the astrological movement.Only the day before, after the magnificent royal feast, Pharaoh summoned the priests' court and the internal officials at night, and ordered them to prepare the minimum wedding materials and logistics of the royal family in the shortest possible time.The soldiers who had given the order set out overnight and galloped out of the south gate of Thebes on fast horses to Cushi.On the day that Princess Ivy was about to leave, perhaps the king of Cush had not received the corresponding news.For the priesthood, time was even tighter, and even the necessary divination and blessing could not be completed.And Pharaoh appointed this day, and despite the opposition, there was no change, and the people had no choice but to hurry up when they were in a hurry.However, no one complained about this.Pharaoh's order was the wisest decision, and the populace was convinced that Princess Avy's trip to Cush would bring great benefits to Egypt, although many did not know what that would be.But what they do know is that since Ramses became regent until now, two years after his succession, every move he has made has put Egypt on the way to a more prosperous tomorrow.Whether it was the Hongmen Banquet, which was dormant for three years, or the Battle of Giza, which quelled the rebellion of the royal brothers, the pharaoh's military and political talents were brought into full play; The subsequent adjustment of the peasants' taxes and the arrangement of the construction of fortifications once again showed his orderliness in domestic affairs.For the common people, if the Dharma is always the mediator between man and God, then Ramses is the mediator closest to God, Ramses' decision is God's decision, and Ramses' idea is God's will.Therefore, they followed Ramses's idea, and firmly believed that the marriage of Princess Ivy to Nubia would be a hasty departure, but it would also lead Egypt to another peak of power.Even if the shadow of Princess Avy's humble blood and the great mistakes she made earlier has not been erased from their hearts, each of them will bless Egypt belonging to Ramses in the most pious way possible.Thebes, on the banks of the Nile.An escort of 100 soldiers stood neatly on both sides of the city gates, a few meters away from the banks of the Nile.They were dressed neatly dressed in white shorts, brown single-breasted armor, and armed with daggers painted with intricately patterned swords.A flag painted with the symbol of the Egyptian lotus flower flutters gently in the air, which is a slightly feminine flag, but it is very suitable as a send-off party for an Egyptian princess.More than a dozen maids, dressed in gold-studded white robes and holding various auspicious objects in their hands, stood respectfully on the boat on the banks of the Nile, and several male attendants were slowly walking up the boat carrying gorgeous and heavy boxes.Ivy narrowed her eyes, the strong sunlight reflecting off the white team, making her eyes slightly painful.It was a simple wedding, with a sparse escort, a team of unlavish maids, a simple boat, and the only opulence was a gift for King Cushi.There is no civil official who accompanies him, and the only person who has an official position to enter the council hall is Dong.Married to a vassal state of Egypt, it is okay to have these."
Your Highness, it's time to go, watch your step."
The handsome young man's voice sounded behind him at the right time, and his tone was steady, as if he had never been drugged and made him faint.Thinking that as soon as he woke up, he was told to follow Ivy to the ancient time, his confused appearance made Ivy feel the urge to laugh.She forced herself to become serious, nodded, and took a gentle step forward, the decorations on her body making a slight collision sound as she moved with her steps.Suddenly, her ankles were limp, and the wristbands on her feet were heavier than expected, and she almost stumbled down the steps.Winter on the side hurriedly held her firmly, and her sturdy forearms were full of strength that was somewhat inconsistent with her appearance."
I'm sorry."
Ivy stood up apologetically."
Your Highness is too worried," Dong took a step back and stood to the side, with a faint heroic spirit in his young voice, "Dong said that he would always protect His Highness and spare no effort. ”Ivy smiled, "Not this. ”Dong paused, and then smiled, his dark walnut eyes dyed with a clear softness, "Is there anything else Dong doesn't remember anymore." ”Ivy nodded gratefully, then looked not far away.The white flotilla has been assembled, neatly facing the upper Nile, ready to go.Looks like they had to go.He was determined not to give her the Eye of Horus, and when he went, it was really uncertain whether he would die, so he could only ask for more blessings "Your Majesty" There was a neat sound of salutation behind him, and the attendants and maids around him knelt down together.Ivy shuddered, almost in disbelief.After thinking about it, after all, it is the princess who is married, no matter how unloved the princess is, Pharaoh Yu Li must also appear, and sending the princess off can be regarded as giving the subject country a face.Ivy looked back, his face still cold, and there was no obvious emotion of joy or anger, as if yesterday's heated argument and his ridiculous proposal had never happened.While admiring his facial paralysis skills more and more, she felt a little sad that she was not sure if she would be able to see this poker face again in the future.When he was hesitating, he spoke first: "How are you preparing?"
The words were said to Dong, and before the young man kneeling on the ground could answer, Ivy took a step forward and looked at the owner with amber eyes with a distant smile, "Bifeitu, I'm ready to go." ”He was stunned for a moment, a little surprised that she didn't panic, and then her handsome eyebrows twisted slightly."
Where did you know that name," she blinked, "you told me." ”He looked at her again, his gaze still cold, "Impossible. ”Ivy pursed her lips self-deprecatingly, then exhaled and turned in the direction of the Nile, "Yes, I lied to you, the name was told to me by Duo." ”Duo is an old maid, so it makes sense to know his name.She thought so, forcing herself to suppress the emotions that had poured out of her heart, and walked briskly towards the banks of the Nile as if she were running away.But as soon as she took two steps, her right arm was violently clamped, and when she looked back, he was staring at her tightly, his dark pupils piercing through the transparent amber to look at her.She looked at him puzzled, but the gaze lasted less than a second, and the next moment he had taken her right hand and placed it gently on his left arm.As if to burn himself came from the place where the two of them touched, Ivy's white hand trembled slightly, and it was almost impossible to rest firmly on his strong arm.She bit her lip desperately, trying her best to hold her hand.However, I don't know if it's because the body is still very unfamiliar, she has never been able to stop this irrational reaction.In embarrassment, the warm palm covered Ivy's cold hand, stabilizing her trembling.She looked up, and he was looking down.Dark brown hair fell down her angular cheeks, her broad lips pursed slightly, and her amber eyes looked at her quietly, like a deep lake that could not be seen, indifferent and quiet, but she could not see what was contained in it.After a while, he said: "In any case, I promised that you are of royal blood, then I am obliged to accompany you through this journey." ”She wanted to speak, but the words stopped at her lips and she couldn't say anything.In the distance, the salute soldiers sounded the big gong, and the voices of the people gradually sounded in their ears.With a wave of his hand, the soldiers in white walked past them, and the neat procession continued from the city gate to the gravel road on the banks of the Nile.She's leaving, she's leaving.She was about to leave him again, and Ivy looked at him, her eyes were suddenly filled with hot liquid, and there seemed to be some hard lump in her throat, and it suddenly hurt."
I can also give you a chance to stay in Egypt."
His voice was low, so low that she could barely hear it, so low that it didn't seem to be meant for her at all.Stay in Egypt, stay by his side.I don't want to leave Egypt, where I came back with so much difficulty, and I don't want to leave him who I gave up my life to meet.But Ivy had Nefertari's bewildered face in her mind, and Camillota's charming smile.He can marry her to someone else, he can be dismissive of her life and death, and he can lightly trample her self-esteem to the soles of his feet with the sentence "love marriage is two things".It's good for anyone, but she can't stand being his concubine.The love that had gone, she couldn't bear it to be trampled on again.Forcibly putting back the emotions that were about to collapse, she smiled faintly, "No. ”His good-looking eyebrows furrowed heavily."
Do you want the Eye of Horus so much" Ivy's slender eyebrows twisted slightly, concentrating all her strength on the voice, making it sound as calm and gentle as possible, at this time her eyes were quietly watching him, and his shadow was reflected in her gray pupils, "You asked me about a person, the only person in this world who calls me Wei." ”He was silent, he didn't take a step, and although he didn't have an expression, it seemed as if he was waiting for her answer.She smiled slightly wryly and bowed her head slightly, "Yes, he is the one I love." ”His face sank, his angular face covered with frost, "I'm not interested in your business. ”She turned a deaf ear, her transparent light gray eyes slightly sad, looking at the white sails of the Nile, with shallow tears flowing inside."
It's okay, I just want to talk to someone.""
I don't want to know.Be quiet. ”Inexplicable anxiety poured into Ramses's heart.He didn't want to hear it, he didn't want to hear anything about the people she loved.She's going to leave anyway, she's going to leave Egypt anyway.Whatever she is, it doesn't matter."
A long time ago, he protected me at the cost of my life."
Her skin felt her fingertips chill away, and she was thinking about someone else.Before he got married, Ramses's heart was inexplicably agitated before he married her far away."
I said I don't want to," he was about to get angry, but she preemptively interrupted Pharaoh's words, "but you know what, he's not dead, so I've been looking for him." ”"I've been looking for him for a long time, like I've been looking for him for a lifetime.I never forgot him, even as time passed, I began to wonder if he really existed, I began to doubt whether I had ever been loved by him, and I never gave up looking.I just want to see him again, I want to see him happy, even if I can't say I love him anymore. ”So I tried all the ways to find him, even the way to lay down my life.And then one day," she exhaled heavily, and recounted softly, "I thought I had found him, but from that day on, I found that I would never find him." ”Broken wooden boxes, spilled sunlight.The magnificent temple of Karnak, the great god Amunla.He stood in front of him, but so strange.I've never heard the name "Ivy", and she beats her last hope into fine powder.The thin eyebrows were tightly twisted, and she looked at his cold and slightly angry face, looking at his handsome but constricted eyebrows, and stubborn tears swirled in her eyes but refused to fall.Returning to this past and experiencing so many things, she finally let herself understand that the person in front of her is no longer him.Not the man who waited for her for ten years, not the man who promised her, not the man who loved her.She must admit that the one who loved her is gone.As for the heart, the small hope of the strong protection was extinguished.The light gray eyes are hung with teardrops and reflect the sun, like transparent diamonds.She looked at him, "In the future, I will never bother you again." ”The coming of separation made her painful, but it was also a relief after all thoughts were lost.She wanted to pull away, and at that moment, the big hand that had been on her hand suddenly became so heavy that she couldn't move half a minute at all.Ivy didn't look at him.It doesn't matter if he's looking at himself or not.Clasped hands together, without gaps.I didn't feel the warmth on my fingertips, so it cooled down.After some time, the gong of the salute sounded again.He looked up at the white fleet of boats on the Nile, took a slight breath, and then slowly released the hand covering her, and began to walk with her towards the Nile with a very natural, slow but steady pace.The young pharaoh accompanied the silver-haired princess to the riverside, and the white-clad and brown-armored soldiers on the gravel side of the gravel road marched neatly, gradually lining up behind the pharaoh, and followed the two of them unhurriedly towards the boat docked by the Nile.The scorching sun shone down, and they seemed to turn into a white light.The people who had already arrived at the river had been waiting for it, and when the pharaoh in the golden cloak appeared in their field of vision, the tidal wave of cheers rang out in the air."
Long live Pharaoh, long live Egypt, and may the waters of the Nile grant eternal happiness to Egypt."
Ramses remained expressionless, never interrupting his progress, nor smiling.Standing beside the boat, he finally stopped and handed Ivy's hand to the handmaidens on both sides.Ivy looked back at him, his amber eyes filled with emotion she couldn't read.A look that seemed to have been seen a long time ago passed in his eyes at the speed of a millionth of a second, and it was an understatement.shallow, but so profound that it seems to have been born in her heart.However, he never explained what the emotion meant.She sighed softly and turned to step on the boat.And at that moment, he suddenly pulled her over and leaned over her ear, with a deep annoyance of frustration, the hot breath gently brushed her ear, and a low voice came into his mind.The maids on either side carefully helped her to the boat, and the salute struck the last great gong, and the cheers of the people drowned out the sound of the ship going from the shore, the sound of the sails dancing, and the sound of the oars touching the water.The wind blew through the blue Nile, and the white fleet slowly moved south, and she always stood at the side of the boat, looking hard to the north.The amber eyes were gone, the guard of honor of the pharaohs on the shore of Thebes was gradually gone, the majestic city of Thebes was gradually gone, and the words he had just said were always ringing in his ears: "Follow the winter well, I want you back." ”From the very beginning of his acquaintance with Dong, he has always had a respectful, shy, yet distant smile.For days on the boat, he always followed Ivy by his side.He sat casually across from Ivy, tilting his head slightly, casually looking at the west bank of the Nile with yellow sand.Ivy curled up her legs in a very unladylike manner, cowering in the shade of the sunshade sail at the corner of the plank.The golden headdress and the intricate bridal ornaments had already been thrown aside by her, "I don't know what will happen next", with this in mind, she simply put on her favorite white short, tied her silver hair into a ponytail at the back of her head, and enjoyed the cool breeze brought by the Nile boat while drinking the juice squeezed by the waiter.She looked at him secretly from time to time, and sometimes after a long time, he would look at her slowly, and his face was slightly flushed, which made her a little embarrassed.The dark walnut eyes were so innocent that she didn't know how to get Ramses out of what Ramses had said to her lastly, and her doubts grew stronger and stronger.What does it mean not to leave Dong, is it to ask him to protect her and not run away, but she did hear it, and he did say the phrase "I want you back".At present, she is already in Kushi, and marrying the king of Kusit is already a sure thing.The Eye of Horus was supposed to have four keys to the Treasure, but he said that there were only three keys left, and it seemed that there was no hope of solving the mystery of the whereabouts of the Treasure, and she didn't want to go anywhere.If he just uses her, then naturally, the thing is done, and she has nowhere to go if she doesn't come back.That's it.Don't think about anything else.Ivy finished the third glass of juice, cleared her throat, forcibly suppressed the corners of her mouth, and finally spoke: "Dong" But Winter also spoke at this time: "It's time to get ready to get off the boat." ”"AhhWinter glanced up at the sun, "There is still a quarter of time to reach the second waterfall of the Nile, and it is difficult to sail from here."
After this waterfall, we entered the hinterland of Cushi.Your Highness quickly put on your clothes again, and we will walk for half a day to reach the meeting place on the Kusit side, and then transfer to the capital by boat. ”"Hmm" Ivy blinked, that set of "clothes" were all gold jewelry, it was so heavy that she couldn't bear it, and she had to walk for half a day, not only hard, but also very hot, so she hurriedly waved her hand, "Anyway, there is still a way to go, I'll wear it like this first, and then dress neatly when I get to the vicinity of the place" Dong didn't seem to hear Ivy's question this time, and called to himself: "Come on, change the dress for Her Royal Highness the princess." ”Out of nowhere, several maids stepped forward and began to wrap clothes and jewelry around Ivy.Dong turned around and turned his back to Ivy, and slowly explained to her in a still respectful voice: "Your Highness, rest assured, the waiter will carry you to your destination in a sedan chair and will not make you feel uncomfortable. ”But that's not the point of the problem, as Ivy looked down the boat in boredom as she let the maid pile up her clothes and jewelry.It was a desolate land, surrounded by rocky mountains with no grass and faint traces of a formed road, but there was no trace of any village or vegetation around it.The attendants were busy carrying the gold and silver chests to the shore, the palanquin was ready, the maids followed, and the white soldiers on the ship also walked down partially, and lined up neatly on the shore."
Are these soldiers the only ones?"
the maid walked down with Ivy hanging all kinds of gold and silver jewelry.Ivy's body felt heavy, and she made a tinkling sound with every step.She looked at the sparse soldiers under the ship, some gorgeous and almost exaggerated dowries, "Do we have to go by land, there must be other ways to go, this kind of place, this kind of configuration is not very safe" Dong still didn't speak, stood still in front of the sedan chair, smiled shyly at Ivy, and made the gesture of "please get on the sedan chair".Ivy glanced at him, but instead shook off the maid's hand, ignoring him.Seeing that Ivy was standing still in dissatisfaction, Dong had no choice but to step forward and explain slowly, "The soldiers are going to bring the ship back to Egypt, Your Highness can rest assured, we will choose a safer road, and soon the personnel from the Cush side will come to meet them." ”Ivy suddenly looked up at Winter, who was half a head taller than herself, and then walked slowly towards him without saying a word, grabbed Winter's collar suddenly, and said a little viciously, "Yes, but you are not allowed to leave me more than three steps." ”Dong's smile froze, and a hint of pink appeared on his ivory cheeks."
How's that" Seeing his embarrassed look, Ivy was also a little embarrassed.She loosened Dong's collar and gave him a gentle push, muttering as she struggled in the direction of the palanquin, "Don't treat me as a fool, Kush is a vassal of Egypt, but the friction on the border between the two countries has never stopped, otherwise I would not have been married here."
Walking inland on the border between the two countries, dressed so ostentatiously, carrying so much gold, silver and jewelry, only bringing so few soldiers, and Koshi's response is not known where it is now, this is simply looking for death, even if it is not involved in the border dispute, it will be targeted by thieves and the like. ”With the help of the maid, she barely climbed into the sedan chair, and then looked at Hui Dong breathlessly, "No matter what your plans are, I rely on you, if I want to die, you must not think that you can live." ”Winter was stunned again, and his dark walnut eyes looked at Ivy fixedly, as if he couldn't understand the meaning of her words."
It's the meaning of a community of destiny, winter."
Ivy smiled, took a glass of juice from the waiter, watched as the soldiers on the boat saluted her and Winter respectfully, and then slowly walked away to the south of the Nile."
Let's go, don't stay here for too long."
Dong's eyes finally returned to their usual look, and he still smiled a little shyly, "Yes, Your Highness Ivy, don't worry, Winter will never leave His Highness." ”Ivy nodded and took a big sip of juice, "Let's go, move quickly." ”The team began to move forward slowly, and Ivy frowned slightly as she drank the juice, although Winter had promised not to leave her, it was still unknown whether she would be able to reach the Kushi capital safely.Such a configuration and a way forward were simply intended to prevent the princess from reaching King Kush safely.Ramses arranged this play of long-distance marriage, why did she still plant this shy young winter by her side, what was the purpose of the matter, and it really couldn't stand up to speculation, and before the delicious juice in Ivy's hand was drunk, this peaceful journey was abruptly interrupted.The waiter who was trying to carry the sedan chair in front of him suddenly fell inexplicably, the sedan chair that Ivy was sitting on suddenly crooked, she also fell forward with the inertia and slid to the side, the clay cup in her hand fell to the ground first, and was smashed in a blink of an eye.Fortunately, Dong was walking on the side of the sedan chair, and she did not hesitate to pounce in the direction of Dong, smashing Dong's body hard, and carrying him to the ground together, so as to save her face from disaster.Ivy pressed against Winter's body, propped herself up, and looked at the side of a thin arrow through the waiter's neck, and if you looked closely at the tail of the arrow, you would see that it was not from Egypt.Ivy hesitated, and the sound of sharp arrows cutting through the air sounded in her ears, and panicked screams sounded in the ranks one after another, and the dowry and sedan chair were completely thrown down, and the few soldiers barely put up a formation to protect Ivy, but in a few clicks, they were knocked down one by one by the fast arrows shot from a high place."
Robbers, robbers, run away, run away" The panicked cry was cut off abruptly by the sound of a sharp arrow piercing the air.There was chaos all around, and Ivy didn't even dare to get up, but just clutched the corners of Dong's clothes tightly and tried her best to get close to him.Ivy still had a hint of fantasy in her heart.Winter runs fast, sometimes with an irrepressible heroic spirit, and most importantly, Ramses says at the end that she wants to be with Winter all the time.Her fantasy is that Winter may be a martial artist, but it was only hidden before.However, unexpectedly, Dong really doesn't seem to know anything about martial arts, and something really happened, he was actually as busy as Ivy, and he didn't expect him to be like the hero in the movie, and suddenly pulled out a weapon to block those sharp arrows.Seeing Winter stand up with her hands and feet, Ivy simply closed her eyes and stood up, but the hand holding the corner of Winter Coat was even harder.Anyway, I won't let go of death.Don't die alone.Just believe in Ramses once.Even if Dong doesn't know martial arts, I believe he will have super good luck, I don't know which direction Dong is hiding, Ivy just shrunk her body and followed him, left and right for a while, and finally stopped somewhere, fortunately, there seemed to be nothing particularly sharp in the body abruptly.The frightened cries around them gradually subsided, and the turbulent air flow from the sharp arrows seemed to be avoided by them.It seems that you can still feel the breathing, and it seems that the hand that is holding the corner of the clothes is still feeling.Ivy opened her eyes cautiously, and the winter in front of her was very nested in a corner of the rock, and because she followed him, she was also spared, and it was indeed good luck Ah, Ivy was glad that she had escaped some miracles.Circling to the other side of the rock, the rain of arrows still fell violently, and the breath of life of the maids, attendants, and soldiers had gradually disappeared, and the golden sand was stained with hideous blood.There was a faint pain in her heart, these innocent waiters hurriedly traveled with her, but they ended up so miserable.And what should be the next good rain of arrows to be condescending and able to avoid this moment, but those mysterious attackers will sooner or later come down and scavenge for the victory, and then they will find themselves.She was just about to say something to Dong, who was hiding by the rock, when the boy just stretched out a hand, pointed not far away, and whispered to Ivy, "Your Highness, there seems to be a wooden bridge there that can be built on the other side of the Nile." ”t1706231537: