Chapter 22 last secret

Afterwards, all I knew was that I was packed into a big box, and after bumping around for a while, I seemed to be spiraling up the stairs, and then I heard some strange metal crashing sounds, and finally, I was pulled out of the box He came out and was thrown heavily on the ground. Hearing the sound of footsteps disappear, I just opened my eyes. There was only darkness in front of me, without a trace of light, and there was a damp and unpleasant smell in the air. where is this place? I suddenly laughed at myself, I always wanted to rescue the queen, but I didn't expect that I would be imprisoned in such a place instead.

"You...was also captured by that woman?" Suddenly, an extremely weak female voice came from behind me, and I was startled, why are there other people here! "Who are you? Why are you here?" I suppressed the surprise in my heart and asked in a low voice. The man didn't answer my question, but asked me again persistently, "Did you get caught by that woman?" I nodded, "If you're talking about the queen..." "Queen?" Her voice visibly trembled, but it was only for a moment before she regained her composure, "Needless to say, you must be the most beloved concubine of the king now, what's your name?"

I froze for a moment, "I am the princess from Tire, Aymis. So what are you-------" She still didn't answer my question, but just asked quietly, "Wang, how is he?" I kind of understood that she might be a concubine before Nebu, but for some reason, she might have offended the queen, so she was locked up here. "Neb is fine. He's just returned from an expedition to Jerusalem." I said by the way. She seemed to be taken aback, "Neb... He actually allowed you to call him by his name... It seems that you are really favored, and it's no wonder that woman wants to lock you up here, so that she can continue..."

"Continue to what?" I was a little confused, but couldn't help asking again, "You haven't told me who you are!" She was silent for a while, and said in a low voice, "Who I am is not important anymore. But it's good if you come, so that I can be freed from this boundless darkness..." "Relief?" I froze. "relief……" After that, no matter how much I talk to her, she ignores me. I don't know how long it has been in the darkness, I suddenly heard the sound of a door moving, and then, a beam of dim fire suddenly ignited, I blinked several times, staying in the darkness for a long time, even I can't get used to such a faint light.

"How do you feel here, Aymis?" The queen appeared in front of me like a ghost. "I underestimated you," I gave her a cold look, "So that's how you treated your savior." She laughed strangely, "The savior...hehe...but it's a pity that you killed my magic chrysalis!" I was also taken aback, "What did you say, your magic chrysalis? But I clearly saw that it was Princess Remy..." She snorted coldly, "This stupid woman, even though she looks amiable, gentle and considerate, she is actually a jealous woman. I just lent her the magic chrysalis temporarily. Use her hand to get rid of those women who provoke the king. It couldn't be better, but I didn't expect that she would even want to harm me, how could I tolerate her!"

"It turns out that Princess Laimi is you..." I didn't know what to say for a while, and when I thought of the panic she showed when she was attacked that day, I was even more chilled. ? She glared at me, "Yes, as long as I am in the eyes of the king, all this is worth it! As long as I can know the king's sincerity, I would rather take risks... So even if I know that the people sent by the Jewish state to arrest me, I will ..." "You are willing to follow them!" I suddenly realized, no wonder the other party could take the queen out of the palace so easily, it turns out that the queen...she is really crazy...

"The moment I saw the king came to rescue me, I was really happy, but at that time, you were by his side, and he actually allowed you to go to the battlefield with him! In the holy wedding after that, he also chose you. If only These, Aymis, I might let you go, but---" Her face showed a look of resentment, "I heard everything you said in front of the Hanging Garden, so, so That garden is yours... it's yours..." I looked at her quietly, "So, what are you going to do? Kill me?" I thought, no one can harm her anymore. She smiled sideways, "Aymis, I will not let you die."

"Are you going to kill me? Rila..." The woman who had been silent all this time suddenly opened her mouth softly. The queen's face changed slightly, and then she returned to her cold expression, "Yes, I'm sorry, Anmei Edith." Amy Edith?After being stunned for a few seconds, I suddenly realized, and looked at the woman in disbelief.By the dim candlelight, I vaguely saw the woman curled up in the corner. She looked haggard, ragged, and her long messy hair was scattered, which just covered her face, adding a bit of weirdness to her. smell. "Are you Anmei Edith? Why do you have the same name as the Queen?"

Besides, she was called Queen just now—Rilla? Could it be, could it be----the queen in front of me... There was a chill behind me, and I might have made a mistake----a very important thing. "I don't have the same name as her..." There was a tremor in her voice, "I am the princess of Medes, the queen of Babylon--Amy Edith." I gasped, and my mind went blank for a moment... What did she say?She's the queen, she's the queen...she's the queen!So, who is this woman standing in front of me? I immediately turned around, subconsciously lifting her hair covering her cheeks, and what appeared in front of me was a face that was exactly the same as the queen's!

"How could this be..." I stared straight at her face, unable to calm down as fast as I could. "Then let me tell you the truth of the matter. Anyway, we will never get out." Amedise raised her head, and cast her eyes full of resentment on the queen, "A year ago, I traveled thousands of miles from the Media Married to Babylon, the mother of the king of Babylon is my aunt, maybe because of this reason, the king is more kind to me than to other concubines. However, I never thought that my personal maid Rila would also fall in love with The king. She used the magic she learned from somewhere to take on my likeness, and imprisoned me here."

I was wrong, it turns out, I got everything wrong... Fortunately, I was still thinking about how to protect the fake queen, but unexpectedly, the real queen suffered so much here.This is also the reason why I can't find out who murdered the queen for a long time. Because ------- everything is done by this fake queen. The queen smiled coldly, "The king can only belong to me alone, and no one can take him away from me." With a look of terror on her face, she approached me, "The king The one you love can only be me." I suddenly laughed, "However, isn't it pitiful to hide under someone else's face and be favored by the king? If I'm not wrong, next, you will turn into my image and kill the real queen, Start living with who I am again, don't you?" She froze, "How do you know?" I just smiled and didn't speak. After forcing myself to calm down, my mind regained some clarity.This is the reason why she didn't kill the real queen, because the low-level magic she used needs the victim's blood to re-cast the spell every once in a while, otherwise her current face will be distorted, so this is also her Won't kill me because next, what she wants is my --- looks. It's only because of my negligence that I didn't think of the possibility of the queen being faked at all, so I didn't see this low-level magic. However, there is still a chance of salvation. It is not too late to know the truth now, I will definitely be able to take the real queen away from here. After she was slightly stunned, she laughed again, "So what if you guessed it, although you have the ability to kill the magic chrysalis, but you are just an ordinary person, you have just drunk the medicine I specially prepared, Now you may not even be able to kill a rabbit." Then, she took out a strangely shaped knife from her bosom, and stared at me with reddish eyes, "Then, don't blame me, I need Just a little of your blood is fine..." I looked at her knife, and suddenly an idea came to my mind, as long as I do that... Thinking of this, I stretched out my left hand, "I can't escape anyway, as long as I don't let me die, you can do whatever you want .” There was a look of surprise in her eyes, but when she saw me resigned to fate, she couldn't help but bend her mouth, "This is the best, be obedient, and you will suffer less, don't worry, in the king's case I won't kill you until Imis gets tired of you." After finishing speaking, she cut a small incision on my wrist, and quickly took a few drops of blood with a white container. Looking at the bright red blood, her eyes were shining with excitement and strange light, and she couldn't wait to turn around. After passing the body, he intends to cast a spell. I sat quietly watching her, until she let out a strange scream as I expected, then the corners of my mouth raised, and I pulled up Amy Edith beside me, "Let's go, I take you out of here." "What's going on, what's going on!" The queen cried miserably, covering her face in pain. I looked at her coldly, "What this magic needs is only human blood, understand? If it's not pure human blood, then..." There was an evil smile on my face, "It will Quickly return to your original appearance, and it will never change again." She suddenly raised her head, and sure enough, she had returned to an extremely normal face, but at this moment, that face was filled with deep fear... "Not human blood... You, you... Are you not human?" "What do you think?" I think my expression must be terrified now, because she has fallen limply to the ground. I just smiled and didn't say anything more. I picked up the real queen who was about to faint and walked towards the door. "Bang!" At this moment, the door was suddenly kicked open... The light from the outside world quickly poured into this small dark room, and clearly outlined the figure of the person standing by the door.Under the backlight, although he couldn't see the man's appearance clearly, the familiar aura and the domineering aura of the king had already struck him beyond doubt... King of Babylon... "Aymis!" There was undisguised anxiety in his usually steady voice, and just for a moment, my body was embraced by him, "Aymis, you are really here, are you really here?" here!" He hugged me so hard, as if he was going to crush all the bones in my body, so I couldn't say a word... Just when I was surprised by his arrival, a familiar voice sounded in my ear, "Master, great, you are fine!" I looked up, only to find a little sparrow parked on his left shoulder. "Xiao Kong..." It turned out that Xiao Kong brought him here... "Nebu, wait a minute, take the queen back with me." I finally struggled out of his arms, and pointed to Amedise who was beside me. I don't have time to explain to him now. Only then did he notice Anmei Edith, and he couldn't help being slightly startled, "The queen, why is she like this?" "Take her back first, and the woman who fell there, she was the one who caught us, and took her back together. As for what happened, I will explain it to you later." I stood up, "Let's get out of here first." He nodded, leaned over and picked up the unconscious Amedise, and walked out, and I followed him out. As soon as I went out, the soldiers outside the door immediately came in and caught the fake queen. As soon as I stepped out of the room, I couldn't help being surprised. These statues of gods and resplendent walls... are all so familiar. Here, here is not -------- "If it wasn't for the bird, I wouldn't know that there is such a dark room in the Marduk Temple." Nebu turned his head, and a cold look flashed in his eyes, "I will interrogate that woman myself later. , I will never let anyone who wants to harm you." I didn't pay attention to the second half of his sentence, but only heard the first half of his sentence, Temple of Marduk?Then this is not ------ Babel Babel! This fake queen is really bold, actually hiding people here, the most dangerous place is the safest place, indeed no one will find this wonderful hiding place.When I was walking down the stairs, I looked back at the fake queen Rila who was brought out. Apart from despair, her face was still despair. When she regained her original appearance, she was nothing...sad woman... At this moment, a strange smile appeared on her lips, and almost at the same time, a red light emanated from her fingertips, instantly knocked down several soldiers around her, and rushed straight in my direction When it came, I dodged subconsciously. Unexpectedly, the red light suddenly changed direction and went straight to Nibu's back! I was also taken aback at this moment, and didn't think much of it at all. Before Nebu could say the word, his hands had already grabbed Nebu's clothes very quickly, pulled him involuntarily, and pushed him and the queen down the stairs. On the road, the red light crossed their sides and hit the wall firmly... There was a loud bang, and the wall I was standing on collapsed with a bang. At the moment when my body was weightless, a powerful big hand held my hand tightly. "Nebu..." I looked at Neb, who was holding me tightly. His condition was not much better than mine. It might have happened suddenly. His whole body was hanging in mid-air, with one hand clinging to the fracture, and the other hold my hand. Alas, it is really dangerous for us to be in such a state now. Hanging in the air in the middle of the night on the tower of Babel Babel, this kind of experience is not something everyone has. "Aymis, hold my hand, and I will never let anything happen to you!" There was undoubted firmness in his tone. I don't want anything to happen... Do you want to use magic?But Si Yin said that as long as you use magic, you will reduce the chance of finding your mother... Just as he was about to pull me hard, the place under him began to shake violently, and it was in danger of collapsing at any moment... "Don't use too much force, be careful!" I felt his hand was as hot as a piece of iron, and I couldn't help but raised my head, only to see a look that I had never seen before in his silver-gray eyes. "Aymis, don't be afraid, I won't let you go," he tightened my hand, "I won't let you die, never. Believe me, I can pull you up." I looked at him quietly, with an inexplicable tenderness in my heart, and nodded heavily. I want to trust him this time. So, no magic at all. There was a pure smile on his lips, "Let me try again, Aymis...we won't stay here all night." He just finished speaking, and suddenly there was a familiar expression on his face. Painful expression... that expression... My heart trembled, I almost forgot, the time for his transformation is coming soon!If he turns into a seven or eight-year-old child, how can he hold me, maybe both of them will fall! Where did Xiao Kong go at this time?It's too late to call the birds!I have no choice but to use magic... The expression on his face is getting more and more painful, but his hands are gripping more and more tightly, his voice is somewhat suppressed and determined, "I won't let go, I can't lose you...Aymis, I-- --" At this moment, a strange thunder sounded from the sky, covering up his last words, and then, an incredible thing happened... I saw that his whole body was covered by a burst of white light, which was so dazzling that it was difficult to open his eyes. After the white light dissipated, he hadn't transformed yet. When he was wondering, he suddenly saw him pull hard. After a while of dizziness, I found myself in a safe place, and he leaned against me, looking exhausted... I hurriedly looked around, but luckily, the queen was still in a coma, and the false queen, Rila, was sitting slumped on one side, with blood dripping from the corner of her mouth, looking at us coldly. "Why are you doing this? With that kind of magic, you can't survive yourself." I never thought that the last thing she wanted to destroy, who loved Nebu so much, was the person he loved. She suddenly laughed, and said softly, "Since I can't get him anymore, I will destroy him with my own hands." If you can't get it, you will destroy it yourself. So selfish, so cruel, but it is the truth of her existence, At least, the moment of destruction is truly his own. A woman who hides her life behind someone else's face and yearns for love, how sad... This is also the best ending for you Reincarnation as soon as possible, I hope you can find a real confidant in your next life. "Is it all her fault?" Nebu gave her a complicated look. I nodded, and asked in surprise, "Neb, why didn't you transform?" He seemed to hesitate for a moment, then smiled mysteriously, "I don't know either." "It's a good thing I didn't transform." I thought of his persistent and firm eyes just now, and I couldn't help feeling warm, "Thank you." A gentle expression appeared on his face, and his silver-gray eyes shone like stars, "Aymis, after returning to the palace, I have something to tell you." I didn't pay attention to his words, I just looked at the queen and said, "Let's go back first." Along the way, I briefly told him the ins and outs of the whole thing. After he finished listening, he didn't say anything. He just looked at the queen in his arms, "She has suffered, and I will make it up to her." I looked at the couple in front of me, and felt an inexplicable emotion in my heart. They are the real couple. From now on, Nebu will definitely love his queen well... In the words of history, leave a love story passed down for future generations... When Nebu came to his bedroom, as soon as he arrived at the door, he saw Mama, Nebu's personal bodyguard, leading a group of people guarding the door. Everyone looked at me in unison, as if with a strange feeling atmosphere…… "What's wrong?" Nibu raised his eyebrows. "Wang..." Ma Ma looked at me and stammered, "A woman came to the palace just now, she said..." "what did she say?" "She said..." Ma Ma glanced at me again, "She said she is the real Princess of Tire." Nebu was obviously taken aback, and gently put the queen aside, the expression on his face was replaced by anger in an instant, "It's just nonsense! Kill that nonsense woman immediately!" "But Wang, she has something to prove her identity..." "Don't say any more, just do as I say!" There was an unconcealable anger on his face. It turns out that the princess is not dead... I suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. Just now when I noticed that Huimengwan changed color, I was thinking of a better excuse to leave. I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence... If I tell the truth If you don't, you will definitely be hated, but isn't it also the best excuse... "Wait a minute," I took two steps forward, "She's right, I'm not the princess of Tire." He stared into my eyes, but his expression was abnormally calm, "Aymis, do you know what you're talking about?" "Of course I know what I'm talking about, I'm a fake princess, I'm pretending to be a princess," I looked him straight in the eye, "This is-------truth." His deep pupils were covered with a layer of gloom, and something began to grow wildly in his eyes, entangled, and clinging tightly, and suddenly he reached out and grabbed my wrist tightly, and dragged me into his room without saying a word. The door slammed heavily with a bang. In an empty room, he finally tore off the pretense of composure he had just forced, and strangled me angrily, his voice was almost crazy, "Why, Aymis, why did you lie to me? Why did you lie to me? I!" "I..." I swallowed hard, "I was just greedy for life in the palace, so I pretended to be a princess, that's all..." "Then what about you to me? Have you..." The force in his hand was a little weaker, and he seemed to be struggling to ask, "Have you ever really liked me?" Looking at his eyes full of hope and expectation, I closed my eyes and shook my head slightly. I'm sorry, Nebuchadnezzar... Actually... I don't hate you... He suddenly let go of his hand, with a hurt look on his face, and while he was in a daze, I swallowed Huimeng Wan in a hurry. "You're lying." He suddenly seemed to remember something, and smiled slightly, "If you didn't like me, why would you follow me to Jerusalem? If you didn't care about me, why did you save me just now? If you didn't like me , how could you write to me?" No, Neb, it's not because I like you... "I will kill that woman." His face returned to his usual coldness, ignoring my surprise, "You are the real Aymis, no one will mention this matter again, only you, She is my princess, Nebuchadnezzar." I stared at him, "But, you clearly know that I'm fake..." "Aymis, would you like to hear a story?" His face suddenly softened, and his ever-changing emotions made me feel a little uneasy.Why were you still so angry just now, and now you suddenly want to tell me a story? However, I should be able to leave soon... "There used to be a princess from a foreign country who married the king and became a princess, but the king never liked her. She tried any method, but she couldn't get any love from the king, and finally died in depression. Before dying, She cursed that king, turning into a child every night, because this king doesn't know what love is..." Seeing my shocked expression, he just smiled and continued, " There is only one way to break the curse, and that is when the king really falls in love with someone..." My heart trembled slightly, what he meant was -------- "Aymis..." He stared into my eyes, his voice was as soft as silk, and his smile was as warm as the winter sun, "Now I know that in this world, there is a person who can make me happy so easily Sadness, easy to make me smile and angry, easy to let me take off the usual disguise, and show my true self without any scruples. Easy to make me forgive her, even easy to make me willing to give my life for her, that It's all because, I--love--her." I lowered my head, not daring to look into his eyes anymore, I only heard my own heartbeat, knowing that it was impossible, but the fusion of irresistible sadness and irresistible touch made my mood abnormal confusion…… "Aymis, you like me too, don't you?" There was a deep longing in his voice, longing for a response... My body is starting to lose my control, so I'm about to go back... Although I have lied to him countless times, let me tell a lie one last time.Before this eternal parting... one last time. Looking into his silver gray eyes, I nodded slightly. Next, I don't know anything... When I woke up again, I found myself lying in the ruins. I rubbed my eyes and stood up. I saw a stretch of yellow sand all around, some simple bungalows scattered here and there, coconut trees not far away. Under the jujube tree, there were standing two women in Arab costumes and veils. is muslim... It seems that I have returned to Baghdad, the capital of modern Iraq. I dusted off the dust on my body and planned to go over and ask the two women where the train station was. Just two steps away, a short young man suddenly stopped in front of me, and said in a very soft voice, "Miss, you are a foreigner, are you interested in taking a look..." He looked around , and continued, "Come and see our things, they are all good things that have just been unearthed, and you can rest assured that you will be taken out of Iraq safely." I glanced at him disdainfully. It turned out to be a dealer in cultural relics. I couldn't help but frowned, "I'm not interested, go away." "Why don't you take a look first? Miss, Miss, don't go! I guarantee that they are all authentic, and they are all from the period of Nebuchadnezzar II..." Hearing this familiar name, I stopped and turned around, "What did you say? Nebuchadnezzar II?" He immediately opened his mouth and laughed, "I just said it. You will definitely be interested." Driven by some unknown reason, I followed him to his secluded abode.When he took those things out of the cabinet, I just glanced at them and sneered, "Do you think I don't know the goods? You are all fake." He was taken aback, and quickly laughed again, "It turns out that the lady is really a person who knows the goods. Okay, I'll take out the real goods right now." He led me to the innermost room, and carefully took out the real goods from under the bed. One thing, "Miss, this thing is genuine. This is the mudstone tablet that Nebuchadnezzar II personally wrote to his concubine on the battlefield... The moment the mudstone slab was received in my hand, I seemed to hear a slight and broken sigh, and there was a faint pain in a certain part of my body. "This, I want it." I put the mudstone slab into my arms. "Okay, then please pay." I looked at him and smiled, "I----I have no money." When he was dumbfounded, I shot quickly and hit his neck quickly and accurately. When I ran far away from that place, I leaned against a wall weakly. What happened to me? The behavior just now was almost the same as that of a robber! How could I do such a thing... If my mother finds out... I can't imagine her reaction... Forget it, do it all, it’s useless to regret it.Just as I was about to stand up, I suddenly realized that the place I was sitting was actually on the city wall of Baghdad, and there was actually a line of text engraved in the hidden place of the road at the bottom of the wall... I am Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, son of Naboparaser of Babylon.To worship the great god Marduk, I have paved the way to the Tower of Babel with stone slabs.Marduk, God, please grant eternal life. Here, it turned out to be the Grand Ceremony Avenue... For some reason, my eyes felt sour. I gently took out the mudstone slab from my arms, on which I still remember the cuneiform characters. -------Miss you. I slowly turned over the mudstone slab, and the two Chinese characters I carved were still crooked, as if they had been rubbed frequently, and the characters were no longer complete. However, I can still barely make out the words written by these two jokes. ---------Fool. "Aymis, what does this mean?" "Well, I just missed you." Thinking of this, I smiled lightly, it's really funny, isn't it? Closing my eyes, I quietly leaned against the city wall, The hot wind from the desert blows like a whimper that has not changed for a thousand years. Maybe all existence is just a drop in the ocean, but when the ocean becomes mulberry fields, There is only this wind, still. (End of Volume 2)