Chapter 13 Chapter Thirteen Mat's Feather

One heavy door after another was opened in front of Meili, but there were still one heavy door after another in front of him. Everything was so still that not even the scrape of shoes against the flagstones could be heard.Meili kept walking forward, feeling that the space around her was getting narrower and narrower, and the newly-appeared stone gate in front of her was getting smaller and smaller. It was as if she was walking through a space-time tunnel. Finally, she walked into the secret room at the end of the temple, and the thick stone door was tightly closed behind her. There is only one lamp in the room, but it is like a star on the night, illuminating the walls of the room brightly.Meili raised her head and saw that the secret room was full of murals without exception. Although they were endless, the content was basically the same - a woman in a white robe and a golden crown was offering sacrifices to the gods.The woman and the god in each painting are exactly the same, the only difference is the offering in her hand, which is either a lotus flower, or a fruit, or a musical instrument.

The appearance of that woman, Meili felt in a trance, was drawn according to her ancient Egyptian art photo, and the god she sacrificed to— "Meritamon." A voice suddenly sounded in the narrow secret room, causing Meri to turn around in shock. "Are you here?" Meili heard her own voice full of surprise and anticipation, all her attention was focused on the direction from which the voice came, and she couldn't even continue to observe the appearance of the gods on the mural. In the star-like light, a figure came down from the mural. Although his face could not be seen clearly, his figure was strong and straight, exuding the brilliance of a god.

Meili threw herself into his arms naturally, wrapped his arms around his warm and flexible body, and his heart was filled with joy. The young man hugged her tightly as well, raining passionate kisses. "Meritamon, seeing you every day is my greatest happiness. Every time I leave you, I start looking forward to the next meeting." "Me too, you are the one who gave me the strength to live in this world, and made the heavy crown, lonely palace and red-tape sacrifice bearable." Meri naturally responded to his kiss, enjoying this rare opportunity comfortably of love and attachment.

"You come here every day, Pharaoh didn't notice, right?" the young man suddenly asked with concern. "He has dozens of concubines and nearly a hundred children. As long as I can show up at the sacrificial ceremony on time, why does he care what I do?" Meili sneered, "Besides, I have already started ordering people to build a palace that only belongs to the two of us." Temple. You see, there is something good about being queen." The young man stroked Meili's lips, as if he was unwilling to let the beautiful red lips show that sarcastic and bitter expression. "I love you." He took her head into his chest, and his affectionate words were like an oath, "I will bring you eternal happiness."

"Happiness will only be short-lived, but pain is eternal." Meili suddenly showed an untimely sneer, "Our shady relationship cannot last long, whether in the human world or in the God Realm." "I know, I will find a way." Although Meili's expression cannot be seen, the young man can still feel her dissatisfaction in her tone, "Every time I think of the fate you face, my heart is pierced..." "Hurry up and think of a way." Meili closed her eyes and urged, "I don't want to wait another day." "I swear, I will set you free." The young man replied, hugging Meri even tighter as if he was afraid of losing him, "I won't talk about this anymore, I will take you to a place."

There was a gap in the wall painted with women and gods, and the young man took Merry's hand and walked into the darkness. A yellow light flashed indistinctly ahead, like cotton candy expanding, gradually filling Meili's vision.She turned her neck and found herself in a vast desert. At the end of the desert is the blue sky—no, the blue sea! The palm was gently held by the young man, and Meili followed him step by step towards the direction of the sea.The fiery wind brought fine dust to her face, Meili, who had never really been to the desert, let go of the heavy emotions just now, and her heart was full of novel joy.

Suddenly, she exclaimed "ah", her eyes widened in disbelief. "Do you like it?" The young man's mellow voice was full of expectation. "Is this true?" Meili still hadn't recovered from the extreme shock, but moved away carefully, for fear of accidentally stepping on this magnificent dream. ——At this moment, under her feet is a sea of ​​desert roses.The flowers condensed from the gravel are in various forms, covering the bare sand, like a three-dimensional carpet extending from the desert to the sea. "It's so beautiful..." Mei Li admired sincerely, dazzled, "I never imagined that there would be so many desert roses blooming together."

"I have been collecting along the coastline for a thousand years, and finally I have picked so many desert roses." The young man looked at Meili's excited expression with relief, "It is my greatest happiness to make you happy." "A thousand years?" Meili suddenly lowered her face and pouted, "So, they weren't collected for me?" "Stingy ghost." The young man knocked on her head helplessly, "How many times do I have to promise you before you believe that I have no criminal record?" "Then why are you putting so much effort into collecting these things?" Meili stomped her feet and turned her face away pretending to be angry.

"Because I have been waiting to dedicate it to the girl I love the most. I have always suspected that I will never find her—until I met you." The young man hugged Merry from behind, and his fiery breath blew in her ears , "You are the desert rose in my heart, never withering." "But I don't want to be a desert rose..." Meili suddenly turned her head and retorted. "I understand." The man's kiss fell on her ear, even in the lingering love between the two, he couldn't hide his inner conflict and hesitation, "I just want this moment to be eternal."

Merry opened his eyes. Everything in the dream just now was vivid, and even the taste of that kiss was still lingering on her cheeks, which made Mei Li's face warm and his heart beating.But although the appearance of the man in the dream was always vague, he felt a little like... like An Yu. But will the gentle expression in the dream really appear on An Yu's poker face? It's all because the re-do of the "Dream Lover" test at Teacher Li Ping's house disturbed her thoughts, so she had such a strange dream. His gaze fell on the cluster of desert roses on the computer desk, and Meili remembered that he insisted on giving it to her when she left Teacher Li Ping's residence.

"Look at it every day, and you will find more things." Teacher Li Ping said. Getting out of bed and walking in front of the desert rose, Meili felt in a daze that it was more vivid and gorgeous than before, as if the real rose had just bloomed and was turned into stone by the wind and sand from the gods, and it would bloom forever in the magnificent temple of heaven, making everyone The soul that steps into the temple is dazzled. That wasn't the only gift she received today, though. After returning to her rental house from Teacher Li Ping's house, Meili found a paper bag at the door with a card on it: Signing is very simple, only one word "Pei". In the paper bag was a white dress, which Merry tried on and it fit just right.Although there was only a small mirror in the rental house, Meili still felt that this dress suddenly made her look a lot more foreign, and she could be considered a temperamental beauty anyway, so she couldn't help but admire Mrs. Yin's taste. Taking it off and looking at the brand, it turned out to be Dior, which made Meili's mouth, which was originally bent into a half bracket, suddenly become an open "O"-such an expensive brand, how dare you call it "work clothes"?But since Pei Sidu is a beetle, I'm afraid he can buy ten Diors with just a little gold powder scraped off his body. Thinking about it this way, Mei Li, who was still struggling to accept this question, was relieved: she was so frightened that day and lost a set of clothes, and it was only natural for her to come back from the nine cows. Although in her heart she hoped to cash in on this famous brand dress... Suddenly there was a rustling sound outside the door, as if someone was gently scratching the door with their fingernails.Meili hurriedly stuffed the skirt into a paper bag, ran to the door and asked, "Who?" no answer. Could it be Pei Sidu?Merry's heart was beating wildly, and she mustered up her courage to open the door.However, there was no one outside the door. Is it a child's prank?Meili was about to close the door when she suddenly found her mobile phone neatly placed on the old floor mat at the door. It was indeed her mobile phone, which was snatched by the black dog Ermao.Could it be that the mysterious black dog returned it? Leaning over to pick up the phone, Meili unlocked the screen lock, and suddenly found that someone had created a new audio file. She hit play. "Why don't you help? Otherwise, things wouldn't be so troublesome." "Isn't it enough to have that poisonous scorpion to help you? Anyway, I don't need anything." "It's not that you don't know what I have to do with her! Since she is so active this time, don't I have to bear it if I get bored?" "I know that in order to win, you can put up with anything." "Are you jealous? But if you hadn't achieved anything for more than a year, would I be willing to do this myself?" "What, you want to punish me?" "Don't say such angry words... I'm just a little disappointed..." "Do you think this will be a success?" "Even if I'm only half sure, I have to do it, because this is our only choice!... After so many years, don't you understand me? I'm not willing to lose to 'him', I must win the princess' heart, By any means!" The recording ended here, but Meili still stood still, letting the mobile phone player automatically play it over and over again. She was very familiar with those two voices, one was Pei Sidu, and the other was something she had never thought of - Chen Zhiwei. But what is the relationship between them?Why can't she understand a word they said? Suddenly remembering her previous reminder to Mary Sue, Meili patted her head: Alas, the grievances and grievances of the rich and powerful families are really entangled. The next day was Monday, and Meili couldn't help but glance at Chen Zhiwei during class, cheering herself up over and over again in her heart. After class, she must find a chance to ask her if she also knows Pei Sidu. But how can Chen Zhiwei, who has an exquisite heart, not misunderstand her meaning?Meili felt a headache, since she and Zhiwei hadn't spoken for a long time, no matter how she worded it, it would seem abrupt. It's a pity that although Meili thought of countless ways to strike up a conversation with Chen Zhiwei, none of them came in handy in the end. After class, Mary Su rushed over excitedly. "Hey, a new dress? President Pei gave you such a good material, right?" Seeing Meili nod helplessly, Marysu touched the skirt and curled her lips, "I know that even if you have money, you can't pick out such a good one." look." Mei Li endured and endured.He knew that if he bickered, he would definitely not be Marysu's opponent. "Come on, let's go to the place where I work." Marysu changed her face in a blink of an eye, and invited Meili with a smile. "You also work part-time?" Meri was surprised. "Tch, what are you talking about?" Marysu put her hands on her hips, "During the interview last time, Manager Mo liked my talent, and also introduced me to a part-time job, which is no worse than yours!" Mary Sue's words also aroused Meili's curiosity, so she followed her out of the classroom and walked to the Back Slope Street near Lincheng University, which is also commonly known as "Bar Street" by students.It wasn't until this moment that Meili suddenly realized: "Could it be that you work part-time as a barmaid?" "It's a very sexy profession, isn't it?" Mary Sue laughed, and took Mei Li's hand into an inconspicuous passage on the side of the road. Behind the old brick door was a well-preserved old two-story building in Lincheng. The ground is covered with creepers as red as the sunset, and a dark wooden sign is hung at the gate: "Mat's Feather". "It's not easy to find here." Mei Li looked at the deep building in front of him, wondering who would come to such a remote place. "Just say you have no taste." Mary Sue glared at Meili, pushed open the wooden door and walked in. Meili saw Marysue going upstairs by herself, so she could only stand in the lobby, idly looking at this quiet bar.The ground was covered with blue glass to form the shape of a river, and the corners of the wall were piled with golden sand to form continuous sand dunes. A few palm tree leaves of unknown authenticity covered most of the ceiling, making the light even more gloomy.What's more special is that the seats here are all designed as wide rattan beds with lion head armrests on both sides, which are suitable for sitting or lying down.In the deepest part of the bar, a temple-like storage shelf was built with stones, and a lot of odds and ends were piled up, which should be provided for entertainment of guests. Just about to go over to have a closer look, Mary Sue had changed into a cute maid outfit and led a woman over: "This is Meili." Meili turned around quickly and saw the woman in her thirties, who was wearing an ankle-length dress and a pair of stiletto leather sandals with her bare feet. Beautiful women's dream: elegant and intellectual. "This is my boss." Mary Su continued to introduce. "Hello!" The woman nodded, her penetrating gaze made Meili a little uncomfortable, so she smiled politely and replied, "Hello!" "Then you can do whatever you want." After the woman finished speaking, she went back upstairs. "I'd better go..." Meili was a little uneasy, and it could even be said that she was somewhat afraid of the bar proprietress who suddenly appeared, "I still have to go to work at night." "People from the Yalu Group will come here directly to pick you up for work, and this bar is also their property." Marysu pushed Meili onto the rattan bed and sat down, then leaned into her ear and asked mysteriously, "You know Who is my boss's husband?" "Who?" "It's Manager Mo!" "Ah!" Meili was taken aback, no wonder Manager Mo could introduce Marysu to work here.But, wasn't Manager Mo killed?Although she was warned by Teacher Li Ping not to get involved in this matter, she still couldn't help dialing Manager Mo's number after she got her phone back, but the person who answered the phone was an unfamiliar female voice, which made her dare not say a word Just hung up the phone. The female voice on the phone is indeed very similar to this bar proprietress... "Come and take a look here." Mary Sue pulled Meili to the storage shelf made of stone, "There are a lot of gadgets." On the wall behind the shrine, there is a huge papyrus painting - "The Trial of Osiris".Except for the color, size, and figures being judged, the composition and appearance of the gods are roughly the same as the one hanging in Mrs. Yin's living room. Corresponding to the content of the papyrus painting, there is a beautifully made balance on the storage shelf.At one end of the scale was a small stone pot, and at the other was a white feather. Feather...Mat's feather...Merry suddenly realized that this bar is also based on ancient Egyptian mythology! "Do you know what's in that little jar? It's a human heart!" Mary Sue pointed at the scale to show off deliberately: "It is said that if a person is of high character, his heart will be lighter than a feather, and his soul will be lighter than a feather." Ascension to heaven; otherwise his heart would be heavier than his feathers, and his soul would be eaten by a monster crouching by the scales—this is called the 'Judgment of Osiris.' As for the feather, it was Maat, the goddess of justice. Treasure." She pointed to a small papyrus portrait and said, "The one with the feather on his head is Maat." "Ma'at is the wife of Thoth, God of Wisdom?" Merry asked suddenly. "How do you know?" Mary Sue curiously shook her long eyelashes covered in mascara, "Ha, you learned it in a theme park, right?" "No, I just guessed." Meili didn't tell her that she guessed it from the relationship between the bar owner and Manager Mo.Merry flipped through the various Egyptian-style gadgets piled up on the shelves. Suddenly, a statue fell into her sight, she reached out to pick it up in amazement, and couldn't help exhaling: "Er Mao?" "What Ermao, this is Anubis." Marysu corrected dissatisfied. Mei Li looked at the statue in his hand over and over again, with a strong figure, playful ears pricked up, black fur and eyes, just like the black dog Ermao obediently lying on the ground. "It's really like a dog I've seen, and that dog is very clever." "Do you think it is a dog?" Mary Sue laughed. "Its prototype is the jackal, which can be regarded as a relative of the dog. It was later regarded as the patron saint of the dead by the ancient Egyptians. Where it appears, it often means Death—so, you’d better stay away from it in the future.” Meili heard her say the word "Patron Saint", and her heart moved: Is this related to the question Teacher Li Ping asked her?Who is her patron saint? "Haha, here we come." The wooden door of the bar was suddenly pushed open, and there was a burst of laughter and laughter, like water breaking a bank, rushing in with a "crash". The one who spoke was of course Mary Su's best friend, Second Girl, Three Girls, and Four Girls, but who was behind them, Chen Zhiwei?Meili's eyes widened even more, the man beside Chen Zhiwei was actually Pei Sidu! "Are you surprised?" Mary Sue poked Meili, "Today is reserved for scarab beetles." "This dress really suits you very well." Pei Sidu walked up to Meili and smiled with satisfaction. Meili was a little embarrassed, and subconsciously glanced at Chen Zhiwei.Chen Zhiwei didn't seem to hear anything, she went to the bar and poured herself a glass of wine without even looking this way. "Thank you, Mr. Pei!" Meili lowered her head and smiled, and sat back on the rattan bed.And Pei Sidu naturally sat down next to her, took out the menu and put it in front of Meili: "Today I will make a reservation, so you can order whatever you want to drink." "Tsk tsk, isn't it afraid that we will be jealous if you act like this?" Mary Sue called Er Niu and others to circle up a few rattan beds, pointing at the two people who were sitting still and joking. "'We'? Who else is jealous?" Er Niu giggled, "It's not me anyway." Marysu rolled her eyes, scanned everyone present, and finally fixed her gaze on Chen Zhiwei: "Zhiwei, what do you think?" The originally lively atmosphere suddenly froze and became quiet, as if the sound of liquid rippling in the wine glass that Chen Zhiwei was holding could be heard.Meili was so nervous that her heart was about to jump out. Could it be that Zhiwei and Pei Sidu really... "I only drink, not jealous." Chen Zhiwei raised her glass and drank it down. "Now that everyone is here, let's start playing games." Although she was wearing a cute and sexy maid outfit, Mary Su looked like a hostess, "Shuangsheng, killing people, or playing Three Kingdoms?" "Truth or Dare." Pei Sidu said with a smile. The boss is the one who pays the bill, so naturally no one objected to Pei Sidu's proposal. "If you want to play with this, there are good things in the bar." Marysue said, walking to the stone storage shelf and searching for a while, "It happens to be one for each person." Meri took the props distributed by Mary Sue and found that it was a small Egyptian-style stone statue—a woman with a feather on her head was kneeling on the ground with one knee bent, holding a strange scepter-like thing in her hand. "This is—Mate, the goddess of justice?" Seeing that everyone had received an identical statuette, Meili couldn't help asking, remembering Mary Sue's introduction to this bar earlier. "Yes." Before Mary Su could speak, Pei Sidu replied softly, "Small statues like Maat's were very common in ancient Egypt. They were often held in the hands of mural figures, representing the power of justice and truth." "But how can we use it to play truth or dare?" Er Niu asked curiously. "The magic of this set of statues is that it can change colors." Mary Sue picked up her Maat statue and walked to the wall, "Cover it with your hands, one, two, three—" As soon as the voice fell, the originally dim lights in the bar were extinguished. At this time, it was already dusk outside, the old house was poorly lit, and the inside of the house looked darker.However, Meili saw a faint blue light coming from the statue in his hand, and other people's Maat statues also emitted lights of different colors. When the lights came on, the Maat statues all returned to their original stone colors. "This kind of statue can change into seven colors. Even if it is the same person, the color of the statue is random every time." Marysu proudly introduced, "The goddess Maat presides over the power of order, we use it to play the truth Great adventure is perfect." "Okay, every time the statue asks a question in red, the statue gives an answer in green." Pei Sidu added the rules with a smile. "Since you agree to play, you have agreed to the contract with the goddess Mart, and no one will violate it." Mary Su restrained her smile, and this rare serious look made Meri feel a little nervous.After a closer look, the lights went out again, and only Mary Sue's voice sounded in the darkness: "The first round begins."