antique on the run

Qi Xiao quickly went through the process of creating the statue of Hera in his mind, and determined that he and Sai Wei came to ancient Greece in the age of mythology.

Now that he has become Hera, the role Sewe plays in this time and space can only be Prince Nautius or the mysterious craftsman.

Qi Xiao fell into deep thought. According to experience, the antique hunter plays the role of directly creating antiques, just like Xia Chuan Qingquan played by Xia Chuan Qingquan in the space-time Saiwei on the Meow Claw Pottery Plate.So from this perspective, Saiwei should be the mysterious craftsman.

But in the process of creating the statue of Hera, is the role of Nautilus really not important at all?

No, he is very important, and it can even be said that he is the core figure in the birth process of the whole antique.It was Nautilus who never forgot after having an affair with Hera, and thus came up with the idea of ​​making a statue, but was dissatisfied after the statue was completed, so he smashed the statue with his own hands, and then exchanged the mysterious man for the mysterious man at the cost of blindness. The silver statue, which is the statue of Hera handed down from later generations.

Qi Xiao had a headache, and now he didn't know what role Saiwei was playing.

Take it one step at a time.

He glanced at the timeline. Now Hera and Nautilus should not have met each other. What he has to do is to meet Nautilus as recorded in history, develop an underground relationship, say goodbye, and then promise After smashing the marble statue of Hera, Theseus exchanged a small mithril statue with the mysterious man, and the hunt for the antique Hera statue ended here.

It sounds not difficult, but there is one thing that Qi Xiao is very concerned about.

In the records of Greek mythology, Zeus, the king of gods, was promiscuous and merciful, and he had countless women and illegitimate children.In contrast to him, his wife Hera was a cruel, jealous but loyal goddess.

She was dissatisfied with her husband's promiscuity, and used various methods to frame the women who had sex with Zeus and their children. Her reputation for cruelty was heard not only in the gods, but also in the world of humans and the underworld.But also known is the fidelity of Hera to her husband, who remained pure in body and mind for Zeus, never having a lover.

So Qi Xiao couldn't figure out why such a loyal Hera would have a relationship with a mortal like Nautilus?

Qi Xiao carefully recalled the records in the historical materials. After five nights of union, Hera bid farewell to Nautilus, telling him that she could not do anything wrong to her husband Zeus, and never saw Nautilus again.Therefore, she probably did not have a relationship with Nautilus out of genuine liking.

Could it be that he was moved by the prince's infatuation?

Impossible, Hera is cold-hearted and cold-hearted, and never softens her heart and gives in to other men except Zeus. With her ruthless personality, she would not even blink an eye even if Nautilus committed suicide in front of her.

So is there any other unknown reason in the middle...

Qi Xiao sat in front of the exquisite and luxurious dresser and meditated. He frowned, propped his chin with one hand, and habitually tapped the table with his index finger with the other hand, making a "da da" sound.

"Your Highness, Your Highness..."

Defias' cautious voice suddenly came from beside her ear.

Qi Xiao stopped tapping his fingers on the table, "What's the matter?"

Defias seemed to be very afraid of Hera's appearance, and unconsciously grabbed the hem of the skirt with both hands, rolled his throat before mustering the courage to whisper: "Your Highness, Defias thinks that Io is just a humble mortal. Considering your one-tenth of the beauty, you have a noble status, there is really no need to get into trouble with His Majesty because of her."

After she finished speaking, she knelt on the ground immediately, with her head bowed.

Qi Xiao caught the name she mentioned——

Io.

The name Io appeared in Greek mythology. She was the daughter of King Pilaszi, and she was born beautiful. When she was herding sheep for her father, she was favored by God King Zeus. Instead of reciprocating his feelings, he ran around.In order to get her, Zeus surrounded her with black fog and blocked her way, so she had to compromise and dedicate herself to the king of gods.

The jealous Hera discovered the black mist that suddenly rose from the earth while watching her husband. She guessed that it might be Zeus' trick, so she rushed to the mortal world to disperse the thick fog, exposing the adulterous Zeus and Io to her. before.

In order to protect his weak lover from Hera's jealousy, Zeus transformed Io into a heifer in an attempt to deceive Hera.However, Hera saw through Zeus' mind, and she asked Zeus for this lovely heifer as a gift, but Zeus had no choice but to give Io to her.

Hera planted a curse on Io and exiled her, and sent the hundred-eyed giant Argos to guard her. Zeus repeatedly asked her for his lover, but Hera refused for various reasons. Zeus He had to send his son Hermes to kill the hundred-eyed giant and rescue Io.

But the death of the hundred-eyed giant was soon known by Hera. Hera was furious and wanted to punish Io. Zeus had to apologize to Hera in order to protect his lover Zhou Quan. In the end, Hera forgave his infidelity and released Io. The curse on his body, and agreed with Zeus and Io, and later Io gave birth to a son for Zeus.

Thinking of this, Qi Xiao's eyes froze, how could this matter have anything to do with Yi'e?

Defias knelt on the ground, obviously the carpet under her knees was warm and soft, but she felt as cold as ice.She didn't know how long she had been kneeling, and she didn't dare to look up if His Highness didn't make a sound.

She felt that she was too reckless just now. She knew that His Highness was in a fit of anger and definitely didn't want to hear anything about His Majesty and Io, but she couldn't help but persuade her. With His Highness's temper, she was afraid that she would anger her again. up.

"Defias, get up, don't kneel down."

In a trance, she suddenly heard a calm and gentle voice, which has healing magic power, and it can make all kinds of birds sing and flowers bloom when she speaks.

Defias raised her head abruptly, and looked at Hera in disbelief.

Is this really... His Highness talking to her?That His Highness who never gave her the slightest bit of good looks?

Qi Xiao saw Defias kneeling on the ground and trembling earlier, he didn't know how Hera treated this maid before, it made her frightened like this, but Defias is very useful, he still has a lot of things to say from her Dig it out, so Qi Xiao tried to slow down his voice as much as possible, trying to calm down Defias mood.

But it seems a bit counterproductive, why does Defias look like she saw a ghost...

How could Qi Xiao expect that Defias had been hated by Hera for nearly a hundred years because it was once a gift to Zeus, and she had always treated her coldly, never saying a good word.The poor girl has a simple and loyal heart, but she has never been treated kindly by Hera, that's why she was so flattered when Qi Xiao spoke to her in a gentler tone just now.

"Get up, Defias."

Qi Xiao asked Defiya to stand up for the second time. He didn't like people always kneeling in front of him.

I don't know if it was encouraged by Qi Xiao's previous words, but this time Dephia stood up immediately, she seemed not so scared, and looked at Qi Xiao with some hope mixed in.

Qi Xiao pondered and said, "Tell me what you think about Yi'e."

He needs to know more about Io.

Defias thought for a while, and said: "Please forgive my offense, Your Highness, Your Majesty already knew about Io's exile, His Majesty lost such a temper with you, and didn't want to see you for seven days. What's the trouble."

She looked up at Qi Xiao's expression, and made sure that His Highness was not dissatisfied with her words, so she boldly said, "Why don't you take this opportunity to sell Your Majesty? Yi'o is just an ordinary mortal, no matter Both appearance and status are incomparable to yours, His Majesty is just greedy for a momentary novelty, and when the novelty passes, naturally he will not forget her anymore, isn't that how His Majesty's previous lovers were like this."

This is true, Zeus is fickle but not dedicated, he sees different things and changes his mind, and Greek mythology does not emphasize any ethical concepts. Almost half of the goddesses on Mount Olympus have been Zeus' lovers, not to mention the human world and the underworld.

However, Zeus is pretty good to his lover. As the master of Mount Olympus and the king of all gods, his women will naturally not have a hard time, and the children they give birth to will also be given gods, so Zeus' lover Most of them obeyed him willingly.

Dephia was still worried and said: "Your Majesty has never had such a big anger with you. If... if this matter causes a rift between you and Your Majesty, I'm afraid you will have to use a lot of strength to get rid of it." Repair your relationship with His Majesty."

Hera's loyalty and affection for Zeus can be seen most clearly by Defias, who is a maid. She is simple and kind by nature, and she doesn't hate Hera because of Hera's previous cold treatment. She had a stalemate with Zeus in order to show off her temper for a while, and she would be sad and regret it in the future.

Maybe Hera couldn't feel her sincerity, but Qi Xiao could.

He nodded kindly to Defias, and stood up from his seat, "I see, thank you for your reminder, Defias, I'm going to find Zhou...His Majesty now."

When Defias mentioned that Zeus had the biggest quarrel with Hera in history because of Io, and even refused to see Hera for seven days in the cold war, he had a vague guess about the reason for Hera's affair with Nautilus , and now he is going to verify it.

"But Your Highness, when you go in the afternoon, isn't His Majesty still unwilling to see you?"

Dephia was puzzled. His Highness had already been to the temple once this afternoon, trying to reconcile with His Majesty, but His Majesty asked the guards to guard the gate of the temple, and would not let her in no matter how much His Highness asked.His Highness is a dignified person, and no matter what, he was unwilling to let Shenwei see his downcast appearance, so in the end he left angrily without even seeing His Majesty's face.

It has only been half a day, how could His Majesty change his mind?

She wanted to say something else, but Qi Xiao raised his hand to stop her, saying: "It's okay, Defias, I know it well."

When he spoke, he didn't feel any anxiety or irritability. Looking at those beautiful golden pupils, it was like facing a clear lake, and his mood was inexplicably calmed down.

"...Yes, Your Highness." Defias replied with her head bowed.

Your Highness must have His Highness's considerations, as long as she obeys.

Qi Xiao was very satisfied with Dephia's reaction, and he walked towards the queen's wardrobe, "Okay Defia, now come and help me choose a suit that suits me."

He doesn't want to go out and show off in this expensive women's attire!