Chapter 9 Chapter nine

The wet and cold night surrounded Jia Boye. When the Indians assigned by Manco slipped into this room, Jia Boye was snoring and lying on the hard couch, his ears were filled with the never-ending sound of running water in the city.No one said he was a prisoner, but no one said he was free either, for his hands were no longer bound and the shackles were removed from his ankles.He was accompanied by two women, and two more Indians, the quiet Cora people who were supposed to protect him—or rather keep him.When Kadari entered his room, Jiabo Ye immediately recognized him, and his heart was filled with joy: it was he, Bartolomeo's friend, who saved his life on the shore of Lake Titicaca.

"Welcome! King of Stones! You're here to save me again, aren't you?" Unexpectedly by Jia Boye, Kadari not only did not answer, but even did not show any expression of understanding or the slightest smile of seeing an old friend on his face.Kadari's face with high cheekbones was indifferent, and his long hair fluttered in the dark light. "Come with me." He only said this to Jia Boye. Jia Boye had time to wash his hands before, and changed out of the dirty clothes he hadn't changed since he captured the tower.He was now wearing a loose woolen alpaca tunic.His muscles ached, his whole body was stiff as if he had been punched and kicked... He didn't ask Kadari anything, got up and followed Kadari's footsteps through the thick wool curtain.

Kadari whispered a few words to the two guards, and the guards immediately let him pass.The two of them walked quietly across the quad, their sandals gliding over the rocks of the ground.Without saying a word, and without slowing down at all, Kadari led him across a vast square to a majestic gate.They climbed up the stone steps one by one, and there was a platform every few steps. There were six platforms in total. After they climbed up one by one, even though the moonlight was dim, Jia Boye could still guess that there was a dizzyingly straight road in front of him. Stairs that are nearly perpendicular to the hill.When he arrived this afternoon, it was on this slope that he saw rows of terraced fields and the majestic buildings of the temple.

Jia Boye walked step by step, no longer feeling so unbearably tired, and even Kadari's weird attitude no longer made him feel embarrassed.Under the dim light, he saw behind the platform made of solid stone blocks, there was a building inlaid with several square niches. He guessed it should be a temple, judging from the texture of the wall.But seeing Kadali's silent indifference and being out of breath, Jia Boye didn't ask any more questions.When they arrived at the corner of the Great Temple, the wall seemed to extend from the valley all the way here, and was joined by the huge rocks that were often seen. Even at this time, Kadari still did not stop or slow down. .Fortunately, the slope became gentler, allowing Jia Boye to breathe a little.When they finally came to a huge wall rising from the hillside, Kadari finally stopped.

Jia Boye rested his hands on his thighs, panting heavily.When he regained his normal breathing, he looked up at the King of Stones: "Now can you talk?" Kadari remained silent all the time, but his face was no longer expressionless, but Jia Boye felt that there was some kind of hostility in his expression. "It's her who wants to talk to you." Hearing this sentence, Jia Boye was almost out of breath again, but this time it was not because of effort.she!Ever since he came to Oyantaytambo, he tried his best to get rid of any thought in the back of his mind that made him feel like a lightning strike, any imagination that might break his heart—he couldn't imagine seeing her again, holding her again... This was a wonderful thing, but also extremely painful, he couldn't help covering his face with his hands, in a trance, not knowing why.

Passing through the wall, Kadari pointed to the path that followed the ramp and climbed gently to the top of the hill. "Go!" was all he said. Kadari turned around and left without saying goodbye or giving any other explanation. Looking at the path, Jia Boye stepped forward, but every step was so heavy.He trembled like he had never trembled in war. Since nightfall, Annamaya has been alone in this small temple on top of a hill.The temple could not be seen clearly from the other side of the valley, which was why she and Kadari had chosen it.When the two of them shared their thoughts with Manco, the Inca king listened without expressing any objection, accepting their thoughts with a final sigh and saying, "You know something that I don't."

Because of this, Kadari led several of his Korra brothers in the construction project.It took only one day to complete: an ancillary wall and a small building in which four human-sized shrines were framed.It took them three nights to bring the twins here wrapped in blankets, lest any soldier or priest ever learn of it—indeed, to prevent it from being known by anyone but Manco, especially Vivienne. La Omar knew.In the first shrine facing south, the twin brothers are placed. During this long escorted trek, Annamaya saw her twin brothers differently, as if the enlightenment she had received had quenched her thirst and soothed her worries.It was no longer up to her twin to tell her what she needed to do, it was her, to keep the secret, to guard the secret, no matter what the war might turn out to be.

However, when the setting sun fell behind her and the evening wind blew past her, bringing a burst of freshness and coolness, she could hardly restrain the anxiety in her heart... Seeing Jia Boye again, finally being able to see him again... The thought of "Jia Boye" appeared again in her mind... At that time, when the courier brought the news that the prisoner was on his way, she looked at Kadari's eyes... She restrained her imagination of running into his arms to hug him tightly, and also suppressed her desire to confide in him Words unspoken for countless nights.The Caecchi and Spanish in her mouth were mixed with tears and laughter.

Presently she saw her twin brother, motionless, standing there for eternity, and a power that seemed silent enveloped her. She took a few steps outside the building.The sound of wind and running water became very distant. "Although he is gone, he will still come back to you. Although the two places are separated, you are still together." This is what Wanya Kapac said, but is he talking about the past or the future?There are more unexplained questions in Anna Maya's blood. At the other end of the door of "cognition", there is always another door, and so on, until the end of this life, until we reach the ladder leading us to the underworld.

A dark cloud covered the moon, and the night sky became almost dark.The wind picked up again, at this moment, she heard Jia Boye's footsteps, and almost at the same time, she also saw his figure.Instead of facing him, she galloped into the temple.When he found her, she was sitting on the ground hugging her twin tightly. He slid towards her quietly. They can't speak to each other, and they can't express it physically. None of them looked at each other. Only the breeze was blowing Jia Boye's golden hair, and it was intertwined with Anna Maya's black hair; they only touched each other's shoulders lightly, and the two trembled slightly, but neither could tell whether it was him or her trembling.

Anna Maya broke the deadlock first. She stretched out her hand to lightly touch Jia Boye's shoulder, with endless sweet affection, and then wandered between his gown and skin, she slowly explored his shoulder, Jia Boye felt a tremor all over his body.Instinctively, she stroked the puma mark on Jia Boye's back with her fingers, and then scratched lightly, Jia Boye groaned unexpectedly in pain. Then she slipped behind him, gently put her lips together, and kissed the destined mark on his body endlessly. In this way, they got to know each other all night. For a long time, they had no words to each other, only physical exploration.Jia Boye reached out and stroked her hair, drawing a beautiful curve, letting his fingers run through her hair time and time again; Anna Maya clasped his beard with her fingers, and then supported his cheeks and chin with her palms , his entire face.Panting and touching each other, they are familiar with each other with fingers, skin and tongue.They began to collide tentatively, not causing pain but awakening long-forgotten sensory memories. Then, the long-term longing, longing for each other, and the pain of parting flooded into each other's hearts, and they began to caress each other fiercely, showing intense tenderness...the two of them curled up together, like young beasts gnawing at each other Bite and play provocatively.Although Jia Boye had strength, Anna Maya regained her animal instincts in the forest, escaped from his grasp, and jumped onto his back.With great difficulty, he finally turned around, grabbed her, and took off Anako from her. The two froze immediately. She stood naked in front of him, and her fighting mood disappeared into the night.They stared at each other, they clenched their hands again, and kissed each other's lips, but the original intensity turned into lingering, and there was endless tenderness in every movement. Anna Maya held her breath, just as Jia Boye's lips moved to her chest.He hugged her tightly, as if he wanted to kiss every inch of her body.His desire is so deep and strong, but he can only slow down and suppress his desire cruelly.Anna Maya let herself sink deeply, encouraged him with a kiss on her lips, and called him: but there were no words, but thin moans and hoarse whispers, and Jia Boye heard the longing of desire in his heart.But he still hugged her as gently as possible, while deliberately ignoring the impulse in his chest, he explored her extremely slowly.Suddenly she pulled his hair so tightly with both hands, he jumped up suddenly, and then pressed his lips against her warm lips.He hugged her tightly, as if it could last forever, like the longing of the desert, like the depth of love, and as natural as breathing and opening eyes, as if they had never embraced properly. They hug each other and lie on the bed made of their clothes.If it weren't for the difference in skin between the two, people might mistakenly think that there is only one person here.Yes, they longed to be one, conquistadors and forest girls, Spaniards and Incas all in one.At this moment, what they have is not only each other's body, Anna Maya also feels the happiness soaked in love, and sometimes the fragment of Kadari leading her on the journey suddenly appears in her mind.Almost as soon as he entered her, she felt a burst of pleasure, but at this moment, everything seemed endless, her pleasure continued to expand, extending to the entire universe, she felt that there were countless stars , Hidden in the crevices of the rocks, hidden in the hills, releasing all the freshness and coolness.As for Jia Boye, he was happy and happy, he bounced again and again, and his powerful roar echoed in the whole valley.He is not afraid of his body, nor the secrets hidden in his body, and he feels that his abilities can be expanded infinitely.Deep in his heart, he couldn't hide his chuckle at the past. At this moment, he has changed from the boy on the white horse to the man he is today. In the passionate, uninterrupted movement, they sweated, the salty taste of their sweat fueling their desire for each other.The wind blows, the cold pierces their skin, but it doesn't matter, they extend their happiness endlessly in the night, like rocks rubbing and colliding, like streams washed by water, like each other Scratching and scratching animals—they were like the men and women of the world, loving each other dearly. Even when they fall asleep exhausted, love is still with them. They lay at the feet of their twin brothers, their hands on their thighs, their shoulders tucked into their necks.The slightly parted mouth revealed a contented smile. The rising sun in the morning passed over the top of the mountain, and Jia Boye woke up with his arms around her.They stood up and looked down at the beginning of a new day together. The whole world was bathed in the morning sun: the Wilcamayor River came to the mouth of the gorge, and the water splashed everywhere. Mount Leka. Immediately afterwards, Jia Boye saw the opposite mountain wall in the morning light, showing a magnificent profile.He turned to look at Anna Maya suspiciously.She didn't respond, but just watched with him.But suddenly, he felt a sun-like heat coming from her. Although he didn't know what it was, he realized that she had some connection with that magnificent and mysterious portrait. He squeezed her hand even tighter and pulled her closer to him, and she leaned against him, but never took her eyes off the portrait of Vanya Capac, and the words that the king had said echoed in her heart, Just like the spring water gushing out of the Patakangsha River. At this time, she spoke. "Jia Boye..." In her slight breathing, these three words emerged from her lips.Her heart was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot: she wanted to tell him everything, but she didn't know where to start, and she didn't know what words he could listen to... Just when she was so anxious that she didn't know what to do, Sunshine Rising, pouring into valleys and forests.She felt that she had to hear his voice to be satisfied, just as she had to be satisfied with her body. "Tell me, cougar..." Jia Boye narrated to her all the cruelties he had faced in the past few days. He thought he would never see her again, and under extreme despair, he was determined to fight to the death with this bad bastard, Gong Saluo... When he described that there were three She couldn't help laughing when the Incas sneaked into the cell to kill him, but Sebatian miraculously appeared just in time.She calmly listened to him talk about the course of the war, Juan's death, and the magical feeling of being invincible, whether he would be able to survive no matter how desperate and difficult the situation was... Jia Boye said in a low voice: "I don't understand, I really don't understand... I seem to feel that the divine power comes from myself, but it also seems that the divine power actually comes from all around me. Do you know? I have heard rumors about it before. I was made the object of ridicule by people talking about things like those wars where arrows bounced off me, or when a stone from a catapult was about to hit me, it turned and bounced. to other rocks. And I don't believe in Francisco's beloved Madonna... I must have grown used to it: though I don't believe it myself, others, including those brave warriors among my countrymen, and even other A bunch of scum, but I believe in myself more than I do. However, the way they see me is not hero worship, which I am sure, because hero worship is human, but anyway, the worship of people , The emotions expressed should be mixed with admiration and jealousy. But they looked at me with awe of God. Don't think that I am very proud. If possible, I am not willing to do so at all... But when I climbed up the tower and took off my breastplate to reduce the shaking, I felt instantly liberated, and it seemed like if I could take off my stinking skin, I wouldn't hesitate." Jia Boye stopped for a while without speaking, she enjoyed his words as if enjoying music, without bothering to think about the meaning. "Then, I had a strange feeling, in my dream, as if I could see things." Anna Maya couldn't help but her heart trembled. "It's as if I know what I'm going to do next. It seems that there are always messages coming out of nowhere to predict the future, and there are real images in the messages. Like the one in the first tower The rope dangling beyond the wall, I had foreseen it long before I grasped it. And, while I held it with both hands, I was neither afraid nor brave; neither doubted , nor is it an obligation, in short, I seem to have to do it, just because I should do it." "You are here, you are here, you are approaching..." "In a way to repel your army?" "You came to save us." This time it was Jia Boye who was taken aback: "The night before the attack, or should I say early in the morning, I saw Yin Qi, and she said the same thing..." "Accept it..." Jia Boye shook his head. "All of this is too sudden for me. Sometimes, I even feel that there is a thick wall between me and myself, thicker than any city wall we have ever conquered." "You will eventually pass through this thick wall." Jia Boye sighed and said: "Today, I don't want to know any more." "After capturing the tower, what happened?" "When your men caught me, I was a numb, unthinking person, imprisoned and shackled. Why didn't they kill me? I still don't know the answer, and I don't know the answer. Also don't understand why they locked me up in a sparsely populated house on the hill for a whole month and only fed me those damned malnourished potatoes that grow crooked. You call this stuff Su Nuo, don't you? God knows the musty smell...then you might be able to tell me why, four days ago, that sunny morning, they decided to deprive me of my captivity and bring me here?" After Jia Boye smiled and sighed, he relaxed and said: "I said, my omniscient princess, can you tell me why?" She stood up hesitantly and straightened the messy clothes. "You've been here for two nights, haven't you?" She finally said, "For these two nights, I've always dreamed that if I could be with you, I would never leave you all night. And now I really have this night... ..." She stopped, and he let the unfinished sentence ripple in the air.He is no longer as reckless and impulsive as before. If it was him before, he would definitely say: "Bartolomeo, if you see me, you might have to call me a saint..." Such unruly words. "I want to tell you everything I know," she continued at last, "because you are part of what I know. You may be the best part of everything I know. But you have to be like me , Overcoming many barriers." "I seem to have broken through some barriers." Jia Boye said with a pretended relaxed tone. "I know, my love, but there are so many more waiting for you to discover..." "Years ago, on that terrible night, we stayed beside the body of Atahualpa, the only king. You opened the door of this life for me then, didn't you?" "I was very proud at that time, because I was honored as Kamaken Keya, and high-ranking officials and nobles turned to me to ask a secret that even I didn't know. I am very contradictory! But yes, you are right Reason, then I want to tell you, behind our love, behind the war, there is another world..." "Do you think I'm close to that world?" There was a kind of pleading in Jia Boye's tone, and Anna Maya couldn't help laughing. "My cougar is really like a child sometimes." She said, taking his hand and holding it tightly in her own, as if to soften the mocking tone of the words just now, "Of course, you are very happy." Approaching, you are striding towards a place that you don't even know, but you have a big heart." "I'm with you now, aren't I?" "Although the two places are separated, you are together..." For such a long time in the past, she searched for these words, but it was in vain.However, now that these words are in her heart, she finally regrets knowing them because she cannot say them.She was no longer the ignorant young girl taught by Vera Omar, she was no longer the proud Kamakenkoya, but loving... the last words struggled in her mind: Yes, she is indeed the woman who loves him, and no matter what secrets the prophecy may imply, she has the right to love and be satisfied in love. "Yes," she said, "you are with me." Jia Boye's uneasy heart calmed down, and he was finally able to open his heart to appreciate the majestic and magnificent scenery in front of him, bathed in the morning light.What attracts him is not the never-melted snow on the summit, nor the emerald green of the tropical forest, but the portrait on the mountain wall, clearly showing its outline in the rising sun, but the appearance of this portrait is so It's so wonderful that people can't bear to look away.Anna Maya followed his gaze, staring at the mountains ahead. "Who is he?" he finally whispered, very shyly. "It was he who promised that we would be together forever."

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