Chapter 13 Babylon

The train has been moving forward, but it will stop at a certain station on time at midnight every night. Some people get off and some people get on the train. Different passengers change like a revolving lantern. Si Yin seldom spoke, and most of the time, he was looking thoughtfully at the ever-changing scenery outside the window.Every time at this time, I will take the initiative to talk to him and share with him the jokes I have heard. If I don't, I'm afraid I'll be smothered to death. Since the boy was the second client, intentionally or unintentionally, I couldn't help but pay more attention to him. Usually, he almost never speaks, and he almost never leaves his seat except for eating and going to the bathroom. Moreover, he seems to never Didn't turn off the little light in front of the seat.

The dim lights are always on all night. One night a few days later, he finally came to us. Only then did I see the boy's face clearly.On that pretty face, there were still faint bruises, and there were obvious scars around the corner of the mouth, obviously he had been violently attacked before. No wonder - he kept his hat on and didn't show his face. "Since you're here, let's talk about your troubles. No matter what kind of troubles it is, we will solve it for you." Si Yin picked up the tea I just brewed for him, and frowned after taking a sip . The boy looked at him gloomyly, and suddenly said coldly, "I killed someone, I don't want to be caught, can you help me solve this trouble?"

Si Yin looked at him, "The reason why you kill someone is because of something you are afraid of, isn't it? Then the thing you are afraid of is the source of your troubles." He froze for a moment, "Hmph, I have nothing to be afraid of, I dare to kill people, what else is there to be afraid of!" The corners of Si Yin's mouth curled slightly, "In that case, go and turn off the light in front of your seat." The boy's expression changed, "What?" Si Yin suddenly waved his hand, and all the lights went out in an instant.The whole carriage was suddenly plunged into darkness.Only a sharp scream sounded suddenly, accompanied by the boy's stern voice, "Turn on the light, turn on the light!"

Almost at the same time, the interior of the carriage returned to light. What appeared in front of me was the terrified expression on the boy's face. I suddenly realized, is he afraid of the darkness? "Now, you can tell me your troubles." Si Yin still had a calm expression on his face. The boy seemed to slow down slowly, shrank in a corner, and murmured, "My name is Lou Yu. Since I was a child, I have been afraid of the dark. Not only that, I am also very timid. I really never thought of killing people. So I have always been the target of being bullied by my classmates, especially him, the boy who was a year above me. I don’t remember how many times I was beaten by him until he locked me in a dark room. The horror of the dark totally exploded and I actually, actually strangled him with my shoelaces... I really don't know why I did that..."

Having said that, he hugged his head in pain. Si Yin didn't say anything, but just put his finger on his forehead, just like last time, some faint words appeared on his forehead again. "If you want to know what happened in the past, what you have suffered in this life, the cause of the past life, the result of the future life, why you are afraid of the dark in this life, the answer lies in the root of fate planted in your previous life." "The source of fate?" He raised his eyes in confusion. "The root of your destiny lies in ancient Babylon more than 2,600 years ago. There, you were the princess Amedith of Medes, who married Nebuchadnezzar II, king of New Babylon, as queen, but But he was persecuted by others, imprisoned in a dark and boundless dark room for a lifetime, and finally died in depression. After countless reincarnations, the tragic memory of the previous life is still indelible. This is why you are afraid of the dark. .” Si Yin withdrew his hand and did not look at him again.

"What!" His surprised look didn't surprise me at all. "As long as you solve the root of your destiny, everything will change." I glanced at him, "The thing that scares you will disappear then." He was stunned for a while, as if he wanted to say something, but he was interrupted by Si Yin, "Go back to your seat first." Si Yin's golden eyes were faintly filled with irresistible strength and force. Under his gaze, Lou Yu didn't say anything, and silently returned to his seat. "This time it's Babylon." I shrugged, "It shouldn't be difficult for me to rescue the queen."

Si Yin took a sip of tea and said slowly, "Your tea making skills are far worse than your mother's." "Huh?" I stuck out my tongue a little embarrassedly, "It's good to drink anyway, so you can just order it." "Xiaowan," he suddenly called my name. "Ok?" "Sometimes, what you see with your own eyes may not be the truth, and the truth may be covered up in false appearances." I looked at him a little confused, "The truth is covered up in a fake? I don't quite understand..." "Just remember this sentence." He stared at the tea in the cup, "The next stop will be here soon."

Just like last time, the train suddenly entered a long tunnel, and the surroundings suddenly became pitch black, only the whistling wind could be heard. "Si Yin, how many stations will there be?" I asked in a low voice. "There will always be a time when we reach the end." He answered me in a low voice, "At that time, it is the real beginning." "what?" "You don't need to ask any more questions now, just complete your task." Although I couldn't see his expression, I could completely guess the indifferent expression on his face.

The train finally drove out of the tunnel and came to a slow stop. I raised my eyes and looked out. This scene seemed familiar. There was a thick layer of white fog outside the car window.If you pass through this layer of white mist, you will be able to reach your destination this time. "Si Yin, I'm getting out of the car. I'll eat sweet and sour pork next time I come back." I waved at him with a smile. A slight smile appeared on his lips, and he nodded slightly. Because of the first experience, my mood has been much calmer this time. Like ancient Rome, Babylon is also a well-known ancient civilization in history. As early as 1830 BC, the Amorites established the Babylonian Kingdom with Babylon as their capital.After the death of Hammurabi, the most outstanding king of Babylonia, Babylon was constantly attacked by foreigners. After more than 500 years of war, it was not until the end of the 7th century BC that the Kingdom of New Babylon was established.

The era I live in should be the glorious time under the rule of Nebuchadnezzar II.How prosperous is the city of Babylon? I walked through the thick fog with a feeling of anticipation, and the scene in front of me made me a little bit overwhelmed for a while.In front of me, there is no gorgeous and magnificent city of Babylon, but a piece of open land and an ordinary family. There seems to be no one in the house. Beside the gray-yellow yard, a few common heat-resistant trees are scattered here and there. A date palm tree, and beside the tree is a listless yellow dog sticking out its tongue.

It seemed to be noon at this time, the scorching sun was in the sky, the scorching sun shone on his body, his skin seemed to be scalded, and soon turned light red. Such poisonous sunlight, if you don’t get sunburned, your skin will peel off. I can’t resist it... I quickly hid under the shade of a tree, and the yellow dog lazily rolled up its eyelids and glanced at me, and then took care of itself Doze off. Mature dates hang on the tree in clusters. The dark brown fruit is full and full of temptation. I licked my lips, stood up, picked a handful, leaned against the tree trunk, ate it, and threw it away A few for the yellow dog. Well, it's really sweet. I finished eating a handful quickly, and when I was about to pick another handful, I suddenly heard a messy sound of horseshoes not far away, mixed with men's shouts and curses. I seem to feel -------- a murderous aura. However, that has nothing to do with me.My movements stopped for a while, and then I picked a handful of dates, and continued to eat leisurely. The sound of horseshoes was getting closer...Suddenly, more than a dozen white figures appeared in my line of sight. When I looked carefully, there were actually people dragging behind those horses!Judging by the attire of those people, they should be either rich or expensive, but now they look bloodstained and extremely embarrassed, and two of them seem to be dying.And the dozens of people on the horse, armed with long knives, looked arrogant and acted wildly, could they be the legendary -------- robbers? The dozen or so riders stopped in front of me, no doubt aware of my presence. "Boss, this woman's dress is really strange, I've never seen such a dress before!" "It's a woman from a foreign country. It looks a bit like those Tyrians, but not exactly. Could it be a Sidonian?" "It doesn't matter where she comes from, I think this girl looks good, you should just take her back, leader!" Listening to their chatter, I suddenly doubted my judgment. Are these noisy men really robbers?Why does it feel like a group of sisters-in-law met in the vegetable market. At this time, I only heard a ostentatious voice coming from above my head, "Woman, answer me, where are you from?" I didn't bother to answer, I just ate the date palm in my hand.As long as you don't mess with me, I won't meddle in my own business.Even if they are robbers, even if they kill and set fire, it has nothing to do with me. However, there are people who don't know each other. "How dare you not answer! Do you know who I am? I am the bandit leader Baba Ali who is well-known in this area, everyone knows, everyone knows!" Baba Ali... Strange, why is this name so familiar... I seem to have heard it somewhere... I looked up curiously, and saw a face covered by a full beard. Although I couldn't see what he looked like, judging from his voice, the bandit leader shouldn't be too old. "Shua!" There was a sound of the whip, and he quickly raised the whip to whip it. I dodged sideways, and the dates in my hand fell to the ground. Uh------- Baba Ali, now you're messing with me... Without further ado, I picked up the date palms on the ground and threw them at the bearded bearded man. Hearing a bang, bearded beard fell down in response, and the other robbers were shocked and rushed towards me with their knives. Boom, boom, boom... After more than a dozen bangs, a large area had already been lying on the ground. I conveniently took the water bag from their saddles and drank several gulps. The dates just now made my mouth dry, and I felt much better after drinking the water. After drinking the water, I walked behind the horse, untied the ropes of those people, and handed the water bag in my hand to one of the older men. "Thank you, girl." The man saluted me. "You don't need to thank me, I didn't save you on purpose." I looked at them, "Now that you're all right, you can go home." He shook his head sadly, "We can't go back, even if we go back, we can't escape the fate of being killed." "What's going on?" I raised my eyebrows curiously. "We are all envoys from Tire. Our country was defeated by Babylon in the war. In order to continue to survive, this time we specially presented the king's most cherished princess and a large number of treasures as a symbol of goodwill. We met these robbers on the way, and the princess jumped down the Tigris River in a panic. I am afraid that it is not a good thing. If we lose the princess, we cannot explain to the king of Tire and Babylon, and we will definitely die when we go back.” "So that's how it is," I nodded thoughtfully. Such political marriages were commonplace in the ancient world. The princess of a defeated country can also serve as a hostage to a certain extent. "It doesn't matter if we die, if the king of Babylon attacks our country in a fit of anger, then we will be the chief culprits of the country's subjugation." The man in the lead said with a sad face. "Yes, I heard that the king of Babylon is a very terrible king. He ascended the throne at a young age, and wiped out the Egyptian army before taking the throne, and then launched a campaign against Syria and Palestine. After a series of wars of conquest, Syria, Sidon, and the Jewish nation, including our Tire nation, were all forced to surrender and pay tribute.” The other few people said worry-free. Eh?The king of Babylon, isn't that the famous Nebuchadnezzar II in history?So, isn't this princess going to marry Nebuchadnezzar? Oops, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! "Actually, there is no way at all." I smiled at them, "The princess is gone, so it's good to find another one to replace it, anyway, the king of Babylon has never seen the real princess. And your king , I’m afraid I’ll never see the princess again.” The man was taken aback, "Girl, what do you mean---" "Save people to the end, just let me pretend to be your princess." I looked at them, "In this way, you can survive, Tire will not perish, and I can live a life of glory and wealth. It's good for both of us, so why not?" Anyway, I'm also a mixed race, so it shouldn't be a problem to pretend to be a foreign princess. In this way, I can enter the palace openly, and have many opportunities to get close to the princess from Media. "Sounds like a good idea, but..." "It's just what?" I smiled brightly, intentionally or unintentionally crushing the date palm in my hand. The face of the other party changed, "No, it's nothing, the girl's method is absolutely flawless!" "Well," I threw away the dates in my hand, "then, let's set off. On the way, tell me everything about the princess and the country of Tire." "From now on, you are the princess of Tyre, please be careful what you say and do." Along the way, this man named Sith has been nagging in my ear, from Her Royal Highness' hobbies to The names of officials at all levels in the country of Tire, in every detail, were all given to me. During his chatter, I also got a general idea about the princess. This princess named Aymis is only fifteen years old this year, and she is the thirteenth daughter of the king of Tire...why is she the thirteenth daughter? ... And Sith is the main official in charge of this entourage, and he is also from aristocratic background. Although he looks embarrassed now, he can still see a bit of good temperament. I don't know how long we walked in this desolate place, and finally saw a river. Sith led the horse to the river, and let us all rest for a while before continuing on our way. I took out the dates I picked earlier and distributed some to them. As soon as I sat down, I heard a rush of horseshoes coming in this direction. In the billowing dust, I vaguely saw more than a dozen horses of people. "Oh my god, is it another robber?" Sith's face paled instantly. I rubbed my eyes, can't I?How can there be so many robbers?If you look closely, you can see a flag looming in the dust, with a golden scaled animal embroidered on it: a snake head with horns, cat-like front legs, and a long tail And barbs like scorpions... ah ah!Doesn't this represent Seloush of Marduk, the patron saint of Babylon? ------------ The author has something to say: By the way, I will not change the things to be changed in the published manuscript, but I must say something, the age of the first vampire hunter is 17 years old, not 15 years old.