[Count of Monte Cristo] Love and hatred

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Plum Tess galloped through the woods.This was the most difficult and dangerous road, and the flaming branches kept slapping her hands and her face, leaving countless tiny scars.

However, this road can escape the pursuit of the Duke of Buckingham.Although the Turkish war horses are tall and strong, they are completely inferior to the native Greek horses in the woods.

"Your fiancé is dead..." Mars's words seemed to be still echoing in her ears, but Mei Tess didn't want to think about it, and she didn't want to believe it. If she didn't go back to Marseilles to testify, no one could pronounce a sentence on her. Demon's life and death.The most important thing now is to find Vaseriki and Haidee and take them to a safe place, that is her promise to Ali.

After turning over a small hill, Mei Tess finally saw the blue lake that Ali had mentioned.However, when she reached the shore of the lake, Mei Tess found that the trestle had been destroyed.

She looked around and found a small boat moored quietly under the four marble steps leading to the water's edge from the lake shore.She boarded the boat immediately, swung her oars, and rowed the boat towards the center of the lake.This was handy for her, after all, she had sailed bigger boats at sea in Marseilles.

A few minutes later, through the mist on the lake, Mei Tess saw clearly a monastery and several water villages in the center of the island. The walls of the water villages were all carved with Arabic patterns, and the terrace was half submerged in the lake.But when she got ashore, she found that there was no one here.For a moment, Mei Tess suspected that everyone on Van Isle had left, but she quickly dismissed this idea because she heard the rustling of footsteps behind her.

"Who?" Mei Tess turned her head and found Ali's favorite Selim holding a matchlock gun at her.

"You are that traitor," Selim made a judgment immediately.

"I was indeed sent by Governor Ali's enemy, but I did not betray Ali," Mai Tess showed the ring on her hand, "This is the proof!"

"Tell me, how did you get it," Selim became excited, "You must be...must be..."

"Murdered the governor?" Maisette finished what he wanted to say. "No, listen carefully. The sound of gunfire is still going on. Governor Ali will not fall so easily."

Seeing that Selim's expression was a little loose, Mei Tess continued, "I came here on the order of Governor Ali, and he told me that seeing this ring is like seeing him. Now, you can take me to see Van Liseki and Princess Haidee?"

Selim finally put down his gun.He led Plum Tess through the long secret passage. It turned out that there was a large and deep crypt under the monastery. In addition to piles of cloth bags full of treasures, there were also hundreds of cats hidden there. barrel.

"What's in those barrels?" Mei Tess just asked, remembering that Ali once said that if he can't come back, let Selim blow it up, "Could it be gunpowder?"

"That's right," Selim replied, "My mission is to guard the arquebus. If Governor Ali fails to come back, I will ignite the contents of the wooden barrel and blow up the water village, women, and Jinyang. Not to our enemies."

Selim himself too, Mei Tess thought bitterly.

Although Selim's tone was quite calm, his gloomy eyes and pale face had already betrayed his heart.Plum Tess felt sorry for him, and of course he had to be afraid, after all he was so young.

Seemingly hearing the commotion outside, Variserkie came out from behind the barrel with Haiide in her arms, along with several servants.The servants didn't have so many scruples, because they knew that they were dying, and they all had mournful faces, but Valysej's eyes were still firm.

It was not easy to persuade Vanesserki to escape. After hearing the sound of artillery fire from Yanina City, she had already embraced the determination to live and die with Governor Ali. She knew very well that the defenders of Yanina City were because of Tired of fighting for a long time.

However, she is a mother after all. When Maisy Tess took off the ring from her hand and handed it to her, and told her that Governor Ali hoped that her only blood would survive, Valysej finally burst into tears.

"Mom, what's the matter with you?" Little Haidai asked.

Valyseggie immediately stopped crying, regained her previous resolute look, and said to Mei Tess, "We'll go with you."

They packed up a small package containing the golden ocean, then boarded the boat that Mei Tess had come to, and rowed to the other side of the lake.

At this time, the fog on the lake has faded away, and you can clearly see the Bintes Mountain standing majestically on the horizon, as well as the large piece of dark green. From a distance, it seems to be moss attached to the rock, but it is actually tall. fir tree and myrtle.

"Mom, are we going home?" Little Haide couldn't help asking, "Why are we getting farther and farther away from Fort Yanina?"

"My child, we are running for our lives," Vaseriki said sadly, looking back at the smoky Fort Yanina.

Little Haidai didn't understand why they ran away. In her opinion, her father, Governor Ali, was omnipotent. In the past, others always avoided him. He often said: "They hate me, but they are also afraid of me!" protect them.

However, little Haidai didn't say it, because this was the first time she heard such a strong sense of terror from her mother's voice.

After reaching the other side of the lake, the guards had already prepared the carriage.But in order to escape from the battlefield as soon as possible, both Mei Tess and Vaselich chose to ride horses.Vaseriki let her daughter sit in front of her. Although Haidee was still young, as the daughter of Ali the Lion of Yannina, she had already practiced horseback riding under the escort of her servants.

They head west all the way, and if they can reach the seaside smoothly, they can take a boat to hide in southern Greece.

However, the pursuers did not let them go.After running for an unknown amount of time, they heard the clatter of horseshoes.Plum Tess signaled Valysej and Haidee to hide, covered her veil, and rode away the enemy.

The road ahead was getting narrower and more dangerous, which made Mei Tess feel a bad premonition.In the end, she finally found that the road led to a cliff.It was too late to look back at this time, she had to tighten the reins, get off the horse, and face the pursuers alone.

Only then did she discover that the leader was her cousin Fernand.

Plum Tess took off her veil and glared at them.

At that moment, Fernand's face turned pale, his lips trembled slightly, as if he wanted to explain something, but couldn't speak.

"Fernand, why did you do that?" Mei Tess asked.

"Because I love you, Mae Tess...I must rescue you from the palace of Yannina," Fernand replied.However, he didn't finish what was in his heart. He wanted Mei Tess to be his wife, and wanted her to live the life of a queen, but all that could only be done by betraying Ali.

Since the crazy love made him put the complaint letter framing Edmund into the mailbox of the Marseille court, he sank deeper and deeper into the quagmire of sex, and could never turn back.

At this time, the Turkish pursuers were approaching with weapons. Mei Tess took out the dagger, but found that she could not deal with all the enemies, so she had to retreat again and again.

"No, stop quickly." Fernand said anxiously.However, those Turkish soldiers belonged to General Gauchit and would not listen to such a French traitor as him.

"Tell them, this woman is not Vaseliche, but just an ordinary maid. Her purpose is to distract the pursuers, Vaseliche must be hiding somewhere else," Fernand shouted to the accompanying interpreter .

This trick really worked. Seeing that most of the Turkish soldiers had retreated, Fernand said quickly, "Maise Tess, come with me, and I will take you to a safe place."

"Fernand, I misread you!" Mei Tess' eyes revealed her disappointment, "I will never go with you."

"Why?" Fernand finally became annoyed, "I am now a brigadier general, and I have been awarded the title of earl. In your eyes, I am still no better than that damned sailor? Wake up, Maisette, he died Yes, he is dead!"

"But you said you didn't know about him..." Mei Tess's amber eyes flickered, "Tell me, what else did you do for your love? Edmund was framed and you Does it matter?"

Fernand finally realized that he had made a slip of the tongue.

Seeing that Plum Tess was standing on the edge of a dangerous cliff, he couldn't care less about anything, and even swore a heavy oath just to keep her steady. "Plum Tess, I swear that I never framed Edmund. If what I say is false, let me lose everything I have now, and let the sharp sword pierce my chest!"

At that moment Plum Tess almost believed it.Seeing that she was not as excited as before, Fernand stepped forward quickly, trying to reach out and grab her.But it was this movement that made Mei Tess subconsciously take a small step back.

"No!" With Fernand's desperate cry, Mei Tess fell down at a speed that almost made her blood coagulate before she could react, and finally disappeared in the raging sea waves.

However, this is not the end of everything.

Just as Mei Tess gradually lost consciousness, a sea current dragged her to the shore.She struggled to open her eyes, struggled to stand up from the beach, and stepped on the flowing white waves towards the strangest coast.

Under the golden twilight, her body wet by the waves exudes an impatient beauty, as if a statue of a girl outside an ancient Greek temple has gained life, more like a Vivian who has just risen from the bottom of the sea. Nas came to the world in confusion.