Chapter 29 Chapter XXVIII The Adventure to Assyria

Not long after walking north, I saw Dong waiting by the roadside.He stood in the shadows by the roadside, staring blankly at the ground.Seeing her coming, he came out, took a few steps forward, and handed her a small box.Ivy opened it and saw that it was the key of fire that she had returned to Ramses inside.She hesitated and asked, "How did you get it back?" Dong only replied softly: "I am originally a killer, so such a small matter can't trouble me." Ivy said: "I'm going to Assyria now, are you with me?" He paused, then slowly shook his head. "Then, how do we meet again?"

She took it for granted, he raised his head, looked at her, and showed a tired but warm smile.Just like when they first met, polite and warm as the winter sun's smile.He took a few steps closer to her and took her hand.His hands are old and ferocious, but his palms are dry and warm.She bent slightly, trying to see his appearance clearly.But he also raised his head, and gently kissed her lips. A gentle, pure, lustless kiss. The first and last kiss. He still held her hand, looked at her somewhat stunned face, and said softly, "I didn't have any parents when I was born." The moonlight shines on them in large swaths through the dark clouds.The shadows of the two intertwined and turned into a pitch black color.Dong's expression was indifferent but gentle, melting into the dark blue night.

"I was adopted by a gentle and noble Egyptian woman, whom I called my mother. I didn't know until I was five years old that she was not my real mother. The noble children around me angered me and laughed at me as a foreigner. I was so angry that I fought with them... I missed and killed a nobleman's child. I didn't have time to say goodbye to my mother, so I could only escape from Thebes and escape from their pursuit of me." When he said these words, he kept smiling slightly, and held Ivy's hand very gently, as if those horrible experiences were the most precious treasure in his memory.

"I was just a young child, and there was no way I could have escaped this catastrophe. Thebes in general was very xenophobic, especially the Hebrews, and I didn't expect anyone to save me. It was all hopeless, but I was rescued." I came down. At that time, I was terrified, and I only remembered that the man told me to run, so I ran like hell. After running for a long time, I finally left Thebes, which was like a devil’s den, and was rescued by a passing fellow.” "For the next ten years, I was trained as a professional killer. But I always had two very simple goals in my heart." He raised his head, his dark walnut eyes were bright and sharp, "To repay the person who saved me, And exact vengeance on those who cornered me."

When he threw out this sentence, Ivy didn't know how to answer.His eyes were fixed, and he couldn't help but feel a little uneasy and cramped.But his expression suddenly relaxed, and he returned to his usual smile, "Now that my work is done, I have no reason to stay here." "Then, where are you going?" He smiled, "I don't know yet." Then, he let go of her hand and said softly, "Hurry up, they will catch up soon. Keep going north from here, after passing the Sinai Peninsula to east to Assyria." Ivy didn't move, but clasped his wrist with her backhand, "Come with me, Dong."

In the long decades, he only held the only and pure purpose-repayment and revenge. This is such a strong belief that can support him until now.If it is true as he said, he has settled all these two things, then what will be his purpose of living next, does he... still have a purpose of living?How could she rest assured that he would leave alone like this. Dong looked at Ivy, her words just now were like a tiny spark, and a gleam of light ignited in his eyes.And soon, the tiny light went out with a pop.His eyes were empty and dead, and he said softly: "I can't let you fall into danger. We, maybe we won't see each other again."

Immediately afterwards, he raised his hand and slapped it hard on the horse's back. The horse ate the pain, neighed, and rushed north with Ivy.Ivy panicked, and quickly grabbed the rein, but she couldn't hold back the horse that was moving forward frantically.She turned her head, and Dong's figure was hidden in the night, as if it was about to disappear. With a panic in her heart, she couldn't help shouting: "Dong, the meaning of your existence is not just to repay favors or revenge. You always have more important things to do!" She suppressed her sobs, and finally said, "You must live , we must meet again—"

The tail sound was swallowed by the blowing wind, and the bright moonlight was blocked by large black clouds. Dong had already hidden his figure in the night wind.The warmth of his palm still remained on the skin, and the dry and pure kiss seemed to remain on the lips. Dong is behind, Thebes is behind, Ramses... is behind. The connection with this ancient era seemed to be cut off bit by bit by her own hands. In this way, when she finds all the secret treasure keys and returns to the future, she won't be sad anymore. She wiped the corners of her eyes and never looked back. According to the map, Ivy sleeps six hours a day, and spends the remaining eighteen hours on horseback, crossing Egypt, crossing the Sinai Peninsula, and breaking into Syria. When her body was almost torn apart, she finally ran out. After entering Syria, he stepped into Assyria.At that moment, I hadn't found any difference between Assyria and other countries in West Asia. However, after driving eastward for a day or two, Ivy felt a subtle change in the atmosphere.

The Kingdom of Assyria at the time of Ramses II was in the Middle Assyrian period.At that time, Assyria was not as small as the early Assyria that lived on the corner of the Tigris River, nor was it as powerful as the Assyrian Empire during the Banipal period, which was able to include Egypt, Babylon, Syria, Urartu, etc. in its territory.The nation in the Central Assyrian period was slowly rising in the Mesopotamia with its powerful force.From living in a corner of the Euphrates River, it gradually extended to the Euphrates River, spreading its own territory on the Mesopotamian Plain. The Assyrians, formed by the fusion of the Huli and the Semites, have always been notorious for their militarism and brutality.It’s just that in that era, due to the powerful forces of Hittite and Egypt, Assyria was still in a dormant state. Although this star gradually became brighter, it was far less dazzling than the two suns, and its tentacles were never as bright as before. Dare to go west.

Feeling the specialness of Assyria is something that I encountered in a small town along the way.After crossing the Euphrates River and entering the interior of Assyria, Ivy stopped in a small town curiously. Or rather, some half-forced to stop. Originally, she just wanted to go into the town to store some water and food, and planned to rush to the capital city of Assyria in one breath, and then start to collect any information related to the Key of Wind from there.But when I drove into that town, I found that all the shops were closed, and there was no one on the street.She was a little strange, so she walked into the town again.Finally came to an empty field, crowded with people, shoulder to shoulder, everyone crowded together, completely surrounded the empty field.

She couldn't see anything, only the occasional dull sound of iron cutting objects in the gaps between the bustle of people's voices.The more she couldn't see it, the more curious she became. She tied the horse to a tree trunk beside her, put on a cloak and hat, and plunged into the crowd of Assyrians.It was fashionable for the Assyrians to wear long robes, long beards, and long hair.The weather was very hot, the crowd was crowded, and the strange smell on everyone's body was really unflattering. Ivy held back her breath, and while squeezing in, she cursed herself inwardly that it was unnecessary. She drilled left and right, and finally found an empty seat in the crowd. She ran over, straightened up, and was about to take a breath of fresh air loudly, but because of the shocking scene in front of her, she almost screamed. Just because the picture in front of me was too bloody. The pale yellow ground was stained with ferocious black blood.Soldiers wore helmets with bright red tassels, thin armor, and golden belts buckled on the chest to form a cross.At this time, the golden yellow color had long been stained a dignified black red by the splashed blood.Soldiers held sharp iron swords and slowly cut off the noses and ears of the prisoners kneeling on the ground.The eyes of the prisoner of war have long been blinded, and there are only two empty holes where the arms should be, and blood is gurgling. One, two, three... a row of prisoners of war, the ground is a mess of noses, ears, arms... A burst of vomit surged up, and Ivy couldn't help but turned her head away. From the corner of her eye, she glanced at the shade of the tree sitting on the other side. Under the guard of the guards, the well-dressed Assyrian nobleman smiled leisurely and looked at him indifferently. The prisoners of war in the central open space were tortured to death.At that moment, their golden sandals, green lupines, red coats and blue fine linen gowns made Ivy feel sick all of a sudden. She turned around sharply, wanting to leave the place of right and wrong as soon as possible, but suddenly her eyes suddenly went dark.Fearing that the schedule was too tight these days, she staggered and fell to the ground.Although there was some pain in her knee, fortunately she did not lose consciousness.She doesn't understand the Assyrian language, but she also knows that these Assyrian soldiers are by no means kind.She had no choice but to stand up as soon as possible and run away. However, there was still darkness in front of his eyes, just like the reaction he would have when he suddenly stood up when his blood sugar was low.She waited impatiently for herself to be able to see her surroundings again.Unexplained voices came from the ear, and then a white light like snowflakes appeared in the center of the field of vision, and then like an ebbing tide, the surrounding darkness receded layer by layer, until a big Assyrian beard covered in a strange smell appeared in front of him. She almost passed out. Suddenly, I thought of the only Assyrian I knew well—Nasar.It now appears that Nasar's pride is completely justified.He is absolutely a handsome man. She bowed hastily to indicate that she was fine, then without saying a word, she turned around and rushed out of the crowd.Someone behind her seemed to be calling her, but she didn't dare to turn her head back, she pulled her hat even lower, quickened her pace and started running. But before she ran a few steps, someone suddenly grabbed her cloak from behind.With such a pull, she couldn't help but staggered, almost sitting on the ground.She stepped back quickly, but the hat was pulled off unexpectedly.She couldn't help but turned around angrily, only to see that the bearded man just now was holding a small bag in his hand, panting and continuing to chat with her.Ivy froze for a moment, only to realize that the small bag was the bag that contained the water and fire key tied around her waist, and cold sweat immediately oozes from her body. If this is lost, she will be finished.Dare the bearded man to return the pouch to her.What a mistake she made for a good person.She nodded quickly, suppressing herself not to thank in Egyptian, and took the small bag. The bearded man waved his hand, muttered a few more words, looked at Ivy's face, and squeezed back into the crowd as soon as he turned around. Ivy held the small bag tightly and went to fetch the horse.However, just as he was about to get on the horse, he suddenly felt a strange sense of incongruity in his hands.She paused to mount the horse and unfastened the bag. At that moment, it was like a thunderbolt. In that small bag, where is there any key to the secret treasure, it is just two pebbles covered with mud. As soon as he let go, the bag fell to the ground with a snap.Ivy looked back like crazy, but there were all Assyrians with the same beard, long gown, and long hair in front of her. Where was she going to find that person just now!In fact, because of nervousness just now, she couldn't even remember his appearance clearly. The scalp felt numb for a while, and the blood vessels all over her body seemed to expand one by one, and then slowly tightened, stimulating her nerves pulsatingly.The surrounding voices seemed to fade away all of a sudden, and the uneasiness, sadness, and grievances of the past few days suddenly weighed on my heart.She forced herself not to scream, and grabbed her wrist fiercely until shocking bloodstains appeared. Assyria, a strange and warlike country, she is alone, what should she do now? Suddenly, someone's words rang in my ears, "If you have anything to do in Assyria, you can come to me at any time, and I will take care of everything for you." That was what he said when he saw Nasar for the last time in Thebes.Moreover, they also had a cooperation agreement with the Secret Treasure Key.If you can really find him, maybe you can really help.A small hope was ignited in the bottom of my heart, Ivy held the rein tightly, and was about to jump on the horse, but then remembered something, and immediately fell down again. The capital is on the banks of the Tigris River, idiot Ivy, the village she is in now is only a two-day journey across the Euphrates River, and it should be on the west side of the middle of the two river basins.It would be a few days after she arrived in Assyria, and the person who took her stone just now would have gone nowhere.What's more, Nasar just said that he would leave Egypt, maybe he is not in Assyria at all now! Thinking of this, the circles of his eyes turned red. She dropped the rein and sat down on the muddy ground.His head was buried deep in his shoulders.Without Ramses' protection and Dong's assistance, she was so fragile in ancient times that she seemed to disappear at any time, and she couldn't do anything at all. At this moment, a familiar thunderous sound came from not far away. The unintelligible language rumbled over, as if covering all the surrounding noises.Ivy looked up and saw a group of Assyrian soldiers hugging a man with dark skin and a figure that looked like a huge dark cloud.He was holding a huge ax with a handle almost one meter long.The armor on his body gleamed, and the fringe of his helmet was bright red.He said something loudly, and the people around echoed him respectfully, and even parted automatically to make way for him. At that moment, Ivy suddenly felt that this person looked very familiar.She desperately searched her mind for any intersections she had had with him.But seeing that he was about to leave, she still didn't think about it.She was so anxious that she suddenly had a lot of courage. She jumped up and rushed towards the big man like flying.The Assyrian soldiers around were just taken aback for a moment, and then pulled out the short swords around their waists one after another.The big man like a dark cloud turned around, and Ivy never felt that his long face with a hooked nose and bushy beard was so kind and beautiful.Seeing that he also frowned and raised his axe, Ivy decisively tore off her black wig, and in an instant, the golden hair was ostentatiously flowing out like a galaxy in the sun. The big man was taken aback.Ivy had already rushed in front of his eyes, and her white hands were tightly grasping the handle of his axe.She shouted loudly: "Help me! I am Nasar's friend! Please help me." Later, in the Assyrian workshops, it was said that the thing was like this - the blond girl suddenly jumped into a pile of Assyrian soldiers returning from the battle like a wolf, and rushed forward desperately, using her little girl Holding the general's huge ax that killed countless people in his little hand, he yelled at the most brutal general in the history of Assyria in the past century in an unfamiliar language... Therefore, it is not difficult to imagine that the scene of Ivy rushing forward desperately turned all the nobles, soldiers, and people around, including Da Wuyun himself, into fossils. Ivy had to admit that her luck was really good.Although she couldn't remember the name of Da Wuyun himself, Da Wuyun seemed to be very familiar with her.As soon as she mentioned Nasar, he seemed to be more sure, and opened his mouth, "So it's you, impolite little girl, why did you escape from Thebes!" At this moment, Ivy only felt that his deafening voice was so kind and pleasant.She incoherently described her lost gem to him, and he patted his left chest and laughed heartily, "Okay! Come with me, Sinner, I like to torture people the most!" So Ivy followed him to the main tent of the camp.The guards brought up food and wine, but Ivy had no intention of enjoying them. She just stood in the tent, pacing back and forth anxiously.Sinna gulped down a big gulp of wine, pointed to the mat on one side, and said to her in Egyptian: "Little girl, you sit down. Although you are very rude and not even half attractive, His Royal Highness Nasar is inexplicably I will always cover you. I will not make things difficult for you, and I will definitely find what you want back for you.” Ivy looked at Sinner, ignored the sarcasm in his words, and said thank you gratefully, but she still couldn't restrain her anxiety, so she kept walking around, and her ears subconsciously stood up to pay close attention to the movement outside the tent . Suddenly there was a soldier's call from outside the door, and Ivy stopped abruptly, looking at Sinna nervously.Sinna signaled her not to be nervous, then stood up and replied in Assyrian.Then, hearing the sound of messy footsteps, the soldiers dragged a man into the tent, pushed him vigorously and knocked him down to the ground.The knee was stepped on from the opposite side, but the face was forced to stick to the ground, deformed.But that messy beard seemed to be the one who exchanged the key of her secret treasure! Sinna looked at Ivy and said, "Let's ask, you can avoid it." Ai Wei shook her head, for fear that an accident would cause complications.Sinner shrugged and raised the wine bottle to the guards beside him.The guard hurriedly backed away and went down to get the wine.And the soldiers with the big beards in front of them skillfully moved in bamboo stools, strings, salt water, rattan whips, fishing nets and knives from somewhere outside. Ivy felt that the bearded man was thinking with herself at that moment, associating what the purpose of these things was. Sinner started drinking again.The soldier continued to speak in the Assyrian language with a smirk, only to see more and more fear and tension in the bearded mung bean eyes.In the next few minutes, there were bursts of heart-piercing screams, howls, and screams in Sinner's tent... Then, after the bearded man was whipped several times, poured several pots of salt water, and cut several After slicing the meat, Sinner put down the wine bottle.The soldier turned and ran out. After about a quarter of an hour, he knelt down and handed a broken clay container to Sinna respectfully.The general shook his head, pointed at Ivy, and they passed the small container over. Ivy was not polite at all, and took it directly, almost eagerly opening the box.She didn't let anyone know that what was inside was the famous "Secret Treasure Key", which meant everything to her.When her eyes came into contact with the distinctive light blue and dazzling red, she suddenly felt relaxed all over her body, and she sat down on the ground at once, her eye sockets involuntarily becoming wet. Absolutely, absolutely not to lose again. At this time, Sinna's thunder came again, "Little girl, do you have any plans for the future?" Ivy turned her head abruptly, froze for a moment, then shook her head.She really has no clue about other secret treasure keys.But he didn't dare to ask Xinna so rashly.No matter what he said, he was also the great general of Assyria, although she hadn't seen it before.Besides, even if it was the information about the key of the wind, Assyria would not give it to Ivy for no reason. I only heard an unusually hearty laughter from Sinna, "Since you have come to Assyria, you probably came to see our Highness! But let me tell you, there are many beauties in Assyria. With your beauty, even if you go He doesn't have time to talk to you." Ivy is embarrassed. "But since I can meet you in such a remote place, it's fate. I'll do a good deed every day and take you to Nineveh, right? Your Highness is over there now." Ivy was originally going to the capital, but it sounds like Nineveh is the largest city in Assyria today. If she goes, she believes that she will be able to find some clues.She raised her eyes and looked at Xinna carefully again, but she couldn't feel any conspiracy hidden under his invitation.So she nodded frankly, "Sinna, thank you for your help this time! I happen to be going to Nineveh too." However, when Ivy returned to Nineveh with Sinna and those unreasonable Assyrian soldiers, she was involved in something unexpected to her.