[Count of Monte Cristo] Love and hatred

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Veriserki was sold as a slave and brought back to Yanina by an Armenian slave trader.As they were about to enter the city, she saw Ali's head.Although the head has been removed and cannot be seen at all, there are still these words written on the bottom of the head - "This is the head of Ali Tiebelin, governor of Yanina".

Valysej uttered a cry of despair and grief, then broke free from the guards, slammed her head on the city gate, and died instantly.

The slave trader who thought he was unlucky sold the body to Valyseki's former maid, but the maid had no more money to build a tomb for the queen.Fortunately, the people of Yanina, who had been favored by the queen, donated generously, and even the prisoners who had been rescued by her also contributed. They jointly built a tomb for Valyseki next to the monastery, and buried it with Ali's body.

After the Turks mobilized some of the defenders to suppress the resistance in other parts of Greece, the guard strength of the city of Yanina weakened a lot.That night, a masked assassin killed two Turkish guards and stole Ali's head.

When the tower of Yanina was still in chaos, Mei Tess had already come to the monastery. She took out the pitch-soaked head from the package, and carefully placed it back on Ali's body.Then she pushed back the pile of dirt surrounding her to cover up the excavation marks.

After finishing all this, she sighed softly, Ali should have enjoyed the courtesy of the king, but there is only so much she can do for him.She placed a bouquet of flowers on the graves of Ali and Valysej, and disappeared into the misty night like a ghost.

In fact, Mei Tess was already a "dead person" from the moment she fell off the cliff.Fernand left after the search failed, and the Duke of Buckingham never looked for her again.

This at least facilitated her actions in Yanina.Now, Princess Haidee is still missing.It took May Tess several months to find the Turkish border eastward, but found nothing.And a part of her wanted to go back to Marseille soon, to see her friend Renée again, to see old Dantès who treated her like a father again, and...

Under the double torment in her heart, Mei Tess found the west coast of the Balkan Peninsula from the east.This time, she was basically sure that Princess Haidee was no longer in mainland Greece, but she didn't know where a four-year-old girl could hide.

In the end, she decided to go back to Marseille before continuing to search.But her ship encountered a storm. Fortunately, the captain was more familiar with this coast, and he docked the ship to a nearby port in time before the accident happened.Now, that ship was forced to stop in Livorno for repairs.

But Mei Tess could not wait that long, and she decided to find another ship.At this time, there were not many ships in the port, so Meles Tess first asked the owner of a cargo ship, and he said that their ship would stop in Corsica for a week before proceeding to Marseille.

Mae Tess continued on in the hope of finding a direct ship to Marseilles.At this moment, a beautiful Genoese dhow caught her eye.

She asked the sailor who looked like a half-grown child leaning on the barrel.It can be seen that the sailor named Jack has a good impression of her, and he enthusiastically told her that the ship will stop at various ports along the Mediterranean Sea, and Marseille is one of the places it passes through.

A sailor with a Corsican face came over, jokingly rubbed Little Jack's hair, and said to Mei Tess, "Sorry, miss, our ship is probably not suitable for carrying passengers."

Little Jack said reluctantly, "Miss, if you really can't find another ship, you can discuss it with our new captain. He is a reasonable man and will definitely help you."

"The captain is currently negotiating with the supplier and will be back soon," the sailor with a Corsican face also said, "He is a man who can do anything, even if you can't let you take our ship, he will definitely find a way to help you .”

Although Mei Tess was curious about the omnipotent captain they were talking about, she still declined his kindness and continued to walk forward.Although the sailors of the sloop seemed honest and hearty, she did not want to cause trouble, and she had already judged what the ship was for.

Ordinary cargo ships have one or two destinations, while smuggling ships need to stop at various ports to smuggle goods from one place to another.They are indeed much faster than cargo ships, but anything can happen on the vast sea, if she encounters the sea police, she will have to flee with them.

After finally being able to return to Marseille, Mei Tess did not want to experience any more twists and turns.She found a few more ships to inquire about the situation, and finally decided to take the cargo ship.

When Mei Tess was paying the captain, the young captain that Little Jack was talking about was walking back along that road.They had their own minds, so they didn't notice each other.Next, the two ships sailed in different directions.

When the cargo ship docked in Corsica to unload, Maisie Tess visited Ajaccio, Napoleon's hometown.On the small Leticia Square, lush banana trees and orange trees cover a large area of ​​shade, and Napoleon's former residence is just in front of the square.The house looks ordinary, but the great man spent his childhood there.

A week passed quickly, and the cargo ship set sail again.

After an unknown amount of time, a sailor suddenly waved his hat and shouted "Marseilles! Marseilles!" Mei Tess hurried to the deck, and when she saw the familiar coast from a distance, she almost felt that she couldn't breathe.

The cargo ship successfully passed through the strait created by several volcanic eruptions between Karasa. Lindao and Jeros Island, and then bypassed Pomicki Island, getting closer and closer to the port.The sailors sang a cheerful ship song, and even Mei Tess was infected and hummed along.

She seemed to have thought of something suddenly, and took out the ring from her bosom. Under the gentle sunlight, the gold-plated flames on the ring shone brightly.She held the ring with her body temperature firmly in her hand, and then murmured to the sparkling sea, "Marseille, I'm back..."

After arriving at the port, Mei Tess couldn't wait to run towards home.

Marseille seems to be more prosperous than when she left, and the Reserve restaurant by the sea is more luxuriously decorated than before, and the owner has changed.There are many shops on the Rue Canabierre, crowded with a steady stream of people.

After turning into Noe Yin Street, the surrounding area became much cleaner.However, when Mei Tess passed a deserted garden, she suddenly had a feeling that everything was different, because she recognized the garden where Mrs. Lechler once planted hyacinths.Fortunately, when we returned to Meilan Lane, everything there was still the same.The fig tree was still green and sunny, and the flower vine on the shelf was full of pretty little purple flowers, as if she had never left.

Plum Tess leaned on the railing with one hand and her beating heart with the other on the dark staircase, hurried up the fourth flight of stairs, and knocked lightly on the door, but a strange person opened it. Woman, "Miss, who are you looking for?"

"I'm looking for Monsieur Dantès."

"Sorry, there is no such person here," the woman said and closed the door.

Mei Tess confirmed that she did not knock on the wrong door.Did they move away?She went to ask her former neighbors again, but even the tailors Caderousse and his wife didn't live here anymore. They went to the village of Biligada to open an inn.

Mei Tess left Mei Lan Lane in frustration. She stood at the intersection and thought for a few seconds, then walked towards Morel and Son.Although the company is much cooler than it used to be, thank God, at least the Morel family has not moved out.

At this time, Mr. Morel's temples were already stained white. When he saw Mei Tess, he was stunned in disbelief, and then he reacted and hugged her warmly.

However, when Mei Tess asked about Edmund's news, Morel's expression turned sad for a moment. He told her that in the storm a year ago, two gendarmes and a prisoner transferred to Toulon prison died. At sea, and the prisoner was Edmund.

Plum Tess's amber eyes flickered, and she asked in a trembling voice, "Where's my father?"

"Madame de Villefort has been visiting M. Dantès all these years, and she has deceived him with white lies into believing that Edmund has been released to join the army in Paris, and you are helping to look after the children at her house, so Mrs. Dantes Mr. S was alive and well until..."

"Until what?" asked Plum Tess anxiously.

"Until Madame de Villefort had an accident in Paris and was never able to come back, so Mr. Dantès went to her home in Marseilles to inquire, and finally learned the truth." Morel said sadly, "It's all my fault, that day I tried my best to comfort Mr. Dantès, and seeing that he seemed to have calmed down a little, I went home in peace. But that night, someone saw him driving the boat towards the Chateau d'If, and they wanted to To stop him, but the storm was so violent that no one dared to go into the sea, and finally watched him disappear in the storm..."

"What, father and Renee too..." Mei Tess couldn't bear it anymore, and ran away from Morel's company in a daze, and didn't stop until the beach.Tears blurred her eyes, and the originally beautiful Marseille seemed to be distorted into a dark and strange country, without color or temperature.

In fact, Marseille has never been her hometown, but it is because of them that she regards it as her home.But now, Edmund is dead, old Dantes is dead, Renee is dead...

Plum Tess suddenly didn't understand what was the point of returning here.

At that moment, her world seemed to be buried in the dust of sadness, where her heart used to be, now there is only a barren...