Pharaoh and her queen

After this period of panic, the royal city of Thebes calmed down. Except for the palace and the Karnak Temple, which were still blocked, other places, at least on the surface, had returned to their usual prosperity and bustling.

Even if Queen Etis didn't appear, the operation of order was still orderly.

"Yage, the Beis bread in Thebes is really good, do you want to try it?" Bunis dressed like a wealthy businessman from another country, and led Jagoda to Thebes every day since he arrived in Thebes. Walked around thoroughly.

My favorite place to come is the business district on the port, watching the ships passing by, drinking wine, and doing nothing else.

"My lord, I'm not hungry." Maintaining a paralyzed state, Yagda silently distanced himself from the sweaty Egyptian slave doing coolies silently.

Even though the square stove on the side was exuding a tempting aroma, Yagda still couldn't arouse any appetite, and the bread mixed with gravel would only make his teeth ache.

The guards hidden in the crowd calmly separated Bunis from the crowd.

The noise and hustle and bustle of the port were quickly broken by the orderly sound of horseshoes.

It's General Xitu.

Yagda pretended to be the same as the civilians who were watching the fun, and leaned against Bunis calmly, with his right hand naturally hanging down to his waist, and a vigilant gleam floated in his eyes.

When Bunis saw the arrival of General Xitu, he was obviously interested, stood up and walked against the flow of people to the berth.

As he expected, it was time for Ye Zhiqing to return to Thebes.

The surging crowd, the quaint city walls, and the sharp weapons all gradually gathered in the sky with a beam of dark orange light, and at the same time, a fleet of ships appeared in sight with the light behind them.

The dim light drifted gradually, passing through the icy window edge with a bit of coldness, and quietly clung to the corner of the robe.

Ye Zhiqing was lying on the table at this time, with a map under his elbow, his lips were pale, and his eyes were closed.

"Itis, don't," the right hand grabbed the sleeve unconsciously, murmured loosely or tightly, leaving a series of rough folds in the shape of ravines.

She saw Itsis leading the golden ride towards Assyria, blood, wailing, death...

With disregard for life and no fear of death, nothing can stop them.

She saw Itsis was like a killing machine, countless people fell at her feet, the golden mask soaked the blood that was originally warm and cold to the bone.

Until the quiet night, under the dim light of the dancing fire, Itsis took off the cold golden mask and the golden armor. His body was covered with mottled and intertwined scars, and the cold white bones were looming under the terrible wound across his waist. .

The whole body exudes a lifeless fatigue, which is completely opposite to the arrogant appearance of charging with a knife during the day.

Ye Zhiqing wanted to make a sound, but found that no matter how hard he struggled, he couldn't make any sound, and could only watch everything happen before his eyes.

The picture in front of him gradually distorted, and dizziness swept over him.

Regardless of the astonishment in his heart, Ye Zhiqing broke out in a cold sweat from the scene in front of him.

The withered dark yellow grass was rolled around by the frantic wind, and the soldiers dressed in Assyria were in front of them. Ye Zhiqing was like an outsider, and he could clearly hear them saying that this was a trap set for Itis, and now The situation of Etis is not optimistic.

Clinging to the left breastbone, the rushing blood, the rapidly beating heart, and the pain that was endured but became more and more unbearable came clearly.

It was as if a mass of air was fixed in place, unable to move, unable to make a sound, and watched everything happen.

The golden waves surged under the scorching sun, but the clatter of horseshoes did not know that what awaited them ahead was a long-planned death trap.

The sharp iron blade pierced the horse's belly from bottom to top, and the splattered blood fell heavily to the ground wrapped in yellow sand. In a blink of an eye, the golden waves were like an ant nest gradually collapsing, step by step towards Anubis, the god of death.

And that familiar figure, pierced by several sharp long swords, half-knelt on the yellow sand, gradually lost its vitality.

"Don't..." The sharp voice was accompanied by fear, breaking free from the restraint, and suddenly sounded.

Instantly stretched body, lingering soreness~~~ Ye Zhiqing struggled to open his eyes, the dim light, and the familiar furnishings in the room.

"Miss Ye, Miss Ye," Lan Masu's panicked shouts and knocking on the door came, and Ye Zhiqing suddenly came back to his senses, it was a dream.

After putting away the drawn map, Ye Zhiqing dragged his exhausted body to open the door, with a hoarse voice, "Lan Masu, I'm fine."

"Miss, we're already in Thebes,"

"Well," Ye Zhiqing replied absent-mindedly, and managed to pull himself together and walked to the deck.

Was everything just a dream?Really scary?

As soon as he stepped on the deck, the howling river wind came, which made people sober up in an instant. Soor was already standing on the deck. Al went there.

Looking from a distance, the army led by General Xitu on the port and the personnel of the temple each occupy one side, and there is a clear distinction between them.

The voices on both sides of the strait were all praises for Soor. Ye Zhiqing stood still and found that the architects on the side boats on both sides of the strait were all dressed in white robes exclusive to the clergy.

With a slight smile on Ye Zhiqing's face, he turned his head and said, "The position of the great priest Soor in the hearts of the people of Thebes is probably second only to His Majesty Itis,"

Regarding Ye Zhiqing's statement, the calm and indifferent expression on Soor's face remained unchanged, obviously a tacit attitude, and then he took out a long and exquisite stone seal and handed it to Ye Zhiqing, "My previous promise will always be valid. If you If you need it, take this stone seal and come to Luxor Temple to find me."

Reaching out to take it, Ye Zhiqing secretly slandered, it really is a magic stick who can pretend, the divine right was supposed to be used to consolidate the royal power, but the current situation...

Ye Zhiqing didn't realize at all that at this moment, she was not angry for Etis.

As soon as he disembarked, Soor, who was surrounded by temple personnel, left.

In this regard, General Xitu is accustomed to his attitude, and all the signs are abnormal.

"General Xitu, why did you come to the port yourself?"

"Miss Ye, His Majesty Edith's order," Xitu said with extraordinary respect for Ye Zhiqing.

Apparently Ye Zhiqing also felt it, and kept it in his heart calmly, "The king's order? General Xitu, do you know the current situation of the king?"

"Miss Ye, the king is in the palace. The king ordered me to come and pick you up." Facing Ye Zhiqing's question, Xi Tu's face was calm as usual, and he couldn't find a trace of panic.

Ye Zhiqing slowed down the pace of walking forward, and deliberately emphasized the tone, "The king is in the palace of Thebes?"

"Yes, Ms. Ye," Xitu replied affirmatively without hesitation.

Seeing Ye Zhiqing's hesitation, Xitu took a step closer and said, "Miss Ye, you will understand when you meet His Majesty Edith in the palace."

The puzzled expression on Ye Zhiqing's face turned into relief, as if he had put down his guard, when he was about to get in the carriage.

A shout from the distant shore stopped Ye Zhiqing's movements.

"Miss Ye, it's me, Tulu, do you still remember me?" Buniss jumped up and down, his voice was on one side, it was hard to be ignored.

Ye Zhiqing trembled with his right little finger, turned around and said to Xitu, "General Xitu, that's my friend, I think it's better to go to the river project outside the city to check and confirm that it's correct before returning to the palace. your escort."

The gold wristband on Ye Zhiqing's right wrist did not lose its light even in the twilight. Xitu looked at the wristband, put his right hand on his chest, and bent slightly, "This..."

Obviously don't know how to answer.

Ye Zhiqing smiled confidently, "General Xitu, this is what I agreed with His Majesty Ittis, you just report the truth when you go back," Ye Zhiqing's tone was gentle but convincing, just like the soft color of the waves.

"Yes," Xi Tu didn't hesitate any longer, leaving behind a small group of people, and quickly evacuated from the port.

Then Ye Zhiqing stepped up and walked towards Bunis, with Ranmat following closely behind.

"Miss Ye, I didn't expect to see you again in Thebes,"

Tulu was as enthusiastic as ever, when he saw Ye Zhiqing approaching, he immediately stood up, with a smile on his face that seemed to be overflowing, Yagda silently gestured outward from a corner where no one could see, and retreated.

Ye Zhiqing smiled nonchalantly, "Is Captain Tulu coming to Thebes to buy or sell things?"

"Buying and selling, only in Thebes can you find the most exquisite jewelry, the most mellow wine, and the best turquoise, Miss Ye, what do you think?" The merchant spoke very familiarly.

Ye Zhiqing narrowed his eyes slightly, "Yeah, the best turquoise can only be found in Thebes, but I don't know what Captain Turquoise plans to use in exchange."

In Egypt's current transactions between commodities, barter and currency purchases are mixed, and scarce resources such as turquoise currently only accept barter.

"The best olive oil and incense," Bunis didn't care about Ye Zhiqing's questioning, and he still had a very enthusiastic attitude, showing his goodwill with every gesture.

Ye Zhiqing couldn't find any mistakes in Tulu's answer, but he met him again and again, and Etis also appeared on his boat at the same time, what's more, his attitude towards himself.

The eyebrows frowned quickly, and it seemed that there was no malice at the moment, Ye Zhiqing wanted to leave after probing.

But after only a few steps, the people behind ran to catch up, "Miss Ye, are you going back to the palace, but the guests on my boat haven't returned to Thebes that night?"

Ye Zhiqing paused for a moment, and continued to walk forward, where no one could see, a few rays of light flashed quickly in his eyes.

The guest of the night?

The meaning in Turu's words obviously implied that the guest that night was Itis. If Itis hadn't returned to Thebes, then who was the person in the palace that General Xitu mentioned?

It is absolutely impossible for General Xitu to rebel, as evidenced by the fact that Itis asked Xitu to take over the administration after sneaking out of Thebes.

But I clearly saw Itsis in the middle reaches. At that time, Ittis' real intention was to deal with malaria. Even if he didn't deal with malaria, it stands to reason that Ittis would not return to Thebes in such a short period of time.

Could it be that he sneaked out of Thebes just to find himself? No, no, no, Ye Zhiqing shook his head while denying this idea, this is too absurd.

So is Xitu lying?Or is Toulo lying?

Or did neither of them lie?