Chapter 27 Chapter Twenty Seven

It's been a long time since nightfall. A dim yellow lantern was placed beside Anna Maya.Since she was arrested, she has not eaten or drank.The pain tore through her body all the time, and it was difficult for her to breathe, making her want to breathe all the time, even forgetting her hunger and thirst. She forced herself to keep her eyes open anyway, because she wanted Gong Saro to see the indifference in her eyes. Gonzalo returned alone to the house where she had been imprisoned.He was wearing a shirt and holding a dagger in his hand, but the faint yellow light could barely reflect the silhouette of this man.

"I like you to be quiet," he muttered, wiggling the dagger between his fingers, "so that I can have more fun and last longer." He stood up with a sneer, walked away in the dark, and then walked around behind her. "Do you know that your Jia Boye is missing? He left and flew away...Some say he has returned to Spain, and others claim that he drowned in the lake." Anna Maya didn't even bat an eyelash.It was all she could do to keep Gonzalo from what he wanted.She didn't groan, didn't whimper, and didn't show any emotion. "A few years ago I almost asked you to be my wife. You are very attractive to me. We once discussed with Juan... Do you know? It is because of your Jia Boye, my favorite brother Juan gave it away for nothing. One life."

The blade of the dagger slid between Anna Maya's skin and her gown. "I love Juan very much. Whether he is in heaven or hell now, I want him to hear your cry when I touch the dagger lightly across your skin." Gonzalo tore her gown with a single blow, exposing her neck and one side of her chest.She didn't move, as if it was just a fly sitting on her body. "You are powerful," whispered Gonzalo, leaning against her neck, "but you will see in a moment that I am stronger than you." Gonzalo reappeared before her, looking into her eyes. "I want you to taste what your soldiers did to my brother. But in my way..."

He pointed the blade at Anna Maya's neck, and slid it all the way down to her chest. "I'm going to scrape your skin little by little," he said in the same soft tone, "cutting off the breast first on this side, then on the other... No woman dies like this, But it seems that this way of dying can make you suffer for a long time. It would be more exciting if you can also add salt to the wound." He smiled, waiting for her reaction, but she didn't respond at all. "However, I also want to try another method: sprinkle salt on the wound, and then light the fire. The advantage is that it can prevent the blood from flowing to..."

Anna Maya stopped listening to what he had to say.She let Gonzalo mutter to himself as if the words were meaningless noise.When Gonzalo spoke one sentence after another, and became more and more violent when she was provoked, her soul felt strangely calm and peaceful.The fear in her heart was gone, and even the pain in her back was no longer so painful.Gonzalo could talk on and on, spewing out his thoughts as best he could, but he was still helpless like a baby, because his mind was full of thoughts that were chasing after the object of attack. "But before I have all the fun," Gonzalo said, picking up the lantern and standing up, grinding his teeth, "my brother will play with you too. Before I can cut your skin, you have to give Great carcass: maybe a dozen or so people think you're a good fit, and we'll play until you can't do it any more!"

He smiled contentedly, lifted the door curtain and said: "Of course, princess, you don't have to suffer so much: you just need to take us to the golden statue. I assure you, after that, you will be like horse dung to me. Not at all interested. What do you say?" She never spoke, despite his constant provocations and threats.She showed aristocratic elegance, and when a drop of sweat rolled down her lips, she finally said a word slowly: "No." Maybe, she fell asleep. She heard the strange rustling of leaves in the depths of the dark cell. Her hands and feet were so numb that she lost all feeling.Only the back and neck had needle-like pains.

The rustling of leaves became more and more intense, then stopped for a moment, and then started again, the sound slowed down and the rhythm was regular. When a few sprigs of Yichu grass fell on her body, she finally understood. Fortunately, the roof was covered with ytru grass, not tiles made of Kadari pride. "Here I am!" she called softly. "I am Kamaken Keya." But the response was only a few pieces of Yichu grass falling from the roof in the dark.At this time, a cool night breeze blew over her naked neck.She couldn't get up to see what was going on because of the rope on her body, but she guessed there was a figure over the hole in the roof.

She suddenly felt frightened.Is it from Guyappa? When the man jumped from the roof to the ground, she didn't dare to make any sound and held her breath. Then nothing happened, just total silence. Why is this man so obstinately silent? Then she felt first her fingers and then her whole hand on her bare skin, tentatively searching for the ropes on her body, stroking her neck and temples.She was trembling with fright, trying to hold back the shout that had reached her lips, when a voice she was familiar with whispered in her ear: "Anna Maya!" She thought she was going to pass out.She felt a magma flowing through her heart.

"O great king, everything is as you wish!" The voice repeated: "Anamaya!" Then she felt strong arms wrap around her, hands caressing her.An indescribable happiness rose in her heart and filled her chest. "Jia Boye? Jia Boye!" "Yes, it's me! Shh, don't shout, there are guards outside!" "Oh, cougar, my cougar! I knew I should trust you!" "Wait, I'll cut your rope first... Take your time... These shameless guys really took a lot of effort to tie." "How did you know?" "Take your time, don't rush."

Soon the rope was untied, and Anna Maya wanted to kneel down and hold Jia Boye's face, but her limbs didn't work at all.When she felt like thousands of agaves piercing through her body, and her blood flowed again, she collapsed into Jia Boye's arms. "Take your time," he repeated, with a smile in his voice, and he kissed her temples, her eyebrows, down to her lips. But when his hands touched the torn clothes, he straightened up and asked: "Are you hurt? What did they do to you?" "No," she said with a smile this time, "just said something...they wanted a twin and tried to frighten me."

"I know. Ever since I learned why Gonzalo was going on a long march, I have been following him." Jia Boye explained while massaging Anna Maya, "I found their army four days ago. Because I don't know where you are, I Best judgement is to wait for them to act first..." "It's been a long, long time," Anna Maya gasped, wrapping her face tightly around Jia Boye's face, "It's been a long time! Every day, every night, I thought we would be separated. It wasn't until the last few days that I felt your presence again. next to me……" Jia Boye put his finger on her lips.The sound of footsteps outside reminded them that a sentinel was at the door.Jia Boye hugged Anna Maya tightly, and whispered in her ear: "I will never leave you again! Never again. Don't tell me to leave you again, because I won't listen to you again." Anna Maya leaned against Jia Boye's body, and smiled softly, her chest trembling. "I will never ask you to leave me again." She responded in the same tone. "From now on, we will be together forever and ever." They hugged each other quietly, as if this moment of eternity finally fulfilled the wish of both of them. Then, still keeping his voice down, Jia Boye pointed to the hole in the roof and said: "Gonzalo is too confident, so he didn't bother to choose a place to lock you up! There just happened to be a thick branch extending to the roof of your place, and going out from there is the place outside the moat. Dwarves, etc. With us, he will take us to where Manco is: the fortress of Machu Pucara." "I doubt it can be done." "We can make our way to Manco's camp at night, before Gonzalo and their wings see you fleeing." "Okay," Annamaya stood up slowly, "we have to hurry up. Juli Okoro was with me, but Gujapa also locked her up and wanted to use her to find Manco. We have to be faster than them." "You're right." Jia Boye agreed, "We count every second." But he hugged her tightly against his body, and after a long while, he helped her to escape. The only king, Manco, wore a black and white plaid gown, half covering his body with a golden pectoral.Gold earrings dangled from the shoulders, and a shawl made of vicuna leather was draped over the shoulders.On his forehead he wears a tassel of multicolored woolen headdress that symbolizes the king, and a helmet made of reeds is covered with a layer of gold. The breeze blows on his head. On his head are three feathers of falcon birds that represent the son of Andi, Shapa Inca, in black and white. He stood upright on a chariot carried by a dozen soldiers.In his left hand he holds an ornate spear, while his right rests on a ball-hilted sword hilt at his girdle.This sword is also the most meticulously crafted among the trophies brought back by all the warriors.His eyes were as hard as the rocks on a high mountain.His lips and eyebrows didn't move, and he couldn't even feel his breathing. The generals and soldiers around him hadn't seen the only king so well-dressed for a long time, and they guessed in their hearts that there must be something important today. Dawn had just broken, and the mist of night had settled over the frozen river.At this moment Manco suddenly ordered that the general lead the detachment to the walls of the old fortress, and gather the whole detachment, as usual in Cuzco's temple square.In response to everyone's surprised and questioning eyes, he smiled and said: "I learned last night that the foreigner sent an important messenger. I will treat you with courtesy." In fact, when Andi's first rays of light passed through the branches and leaves, the trumpet sounded for a while, announcing a visit. Thousands of soldiers were lined up in the same way as they used to be in the temple square, rows of spears, spears, flame-shaped flags, and long maces.Behind Manco, a dozen generals surrounded muskets taken from the Spaniards. Except for Guyapa walking forward, and Juli Okoro following behind, no one in the audience moved easily. A hundred steps away from Manco, the queen prostrated herself on the ground crying with tears all over her face, and everyone present could hear her voice: "My only king, please forgive me! You are the only one I love and the only one I obey, you are the husband I love so much. I beg you to forgive my brother Guapa: he will not hurt you." Some soldiers saw a brief smile on Guyappa's lips.But the general had stepped forward and surrounded him.They seized Guapa by the arms and forced him to lie down before Manco, despite his mighty resistance.An old general lifted a heavy rock and placed it on his shoulders: "Greetings to your one and only King, or death, do you hear, shameless traitor?" "Manco, you are nothing but a coward!" Guiappa yelled back, "You need a thousand men to fight me, and I have only one." Manco didn't retort, but just observed him quietly, curling his lips contemptuously.Two officers held the handles of the spears and pressed them against Guyappa's neck, forcing him to put his head on the ground. However, he still did not give up and shouted: "Manco, you are not your father's son! You would never have been able to wear the multicolored woolen tassels on your forehead were it not for the machinations of Kamakenkoya and the help of the mad Vera Omar. Atahualpa I will not choose you to succeed him..." While he was still yelling, Juli Okoro charged at him.Trembling all over, she clutched the long silver pin fastened to the guapa gown so tightly that her palms were bleeding.Her eyes flustered, and she murmured: "Guyappa, stop talking! You don't talk anymore! You can't talk like this to my husband, the only king." Juli Okoro tried to gag Guapa with her bloodied hands.However, Manco gave her a look, and a soldier stepped forward to grab her arm and dragged her behind. "Anamaya is in my hands," Gujapa growled, "and barely naked. She will lead me to my twin brother...Manco, this is over! The great ancestor has been with me ever since together." When Juli Okoro screamed harder, Manco approached Guyappa and made a gesture to draw his sword, causing the hilt to bounce off his thigh. "Anamaya is no longer under the protection of King Vanya Capac," said Guapa, still gnashing his teeth, "but the foreigners have promised me that if you return to Vilcabamba and stop the war, they will keep you Life." Manco draws his sword and drinks the soldiers away. "Stand up!" he ordered with a smile. Manco smiled even wider as Guapa stood up and the rock fell from him. "Poor Guyappa, you have never learned your lesson, from that day in Valach Valley many years ago until now. Look in front of you!" When Manco got out of the way, the army line separated, and Anna Maya and Jia Boye stepped forward together. "Poor Guyappa," Manco said mockingly, still smiling earnestly, "your words echoed in the jungle with such forceful and frightening power, that they were spoken to parrots who followed suit. No difference!" But almost at the same time, the horn rang for a long time.An officer exclaimed: "The only king, the foreigner has arrived! It is less than a hundred times the distance of the stone throwing distance from here." Juli Okoro jumped to Manco's feet. At that time, Manco was holding his sword high: "Don't kill my brother! Oh, Manco, please spare his life, for the love between us." "Queen, you shouldn't have brought him here," growled Manco. "It's better if I cut off his head, so that he won't cut off my neck later. Your brother likes foreign swords." , then tell him to swallow it!" With a whistling sound, the sword drew a large circle in the air, and Gu Yapa's head was shaking.His eyes widened in shock, and then, the head of the dead man fell to the ground, and a column of blood spurted out from his neck. Juli Okoro whined mournfully like an animal, and was sprayed with blood all over her face as she tried to hold on to her brother's still twitching body. Anna Maya and Jia Boye rushed to her side, but at this time Manco had ordered everyone to disperse into the forest for cover.In just a few seconds, when the line of hundreds of fighters dispersed at the sound and ran to the north, the scene became extremely chaotic. "Don't stay here," Anamaya begged, clutching Juli Okoro's shoulders.Juli Okolo looked at Guyappa's bloody corpse and almost fainted.Anamaya continued: "Don't stay here. The foreigners will take you. Follow us..." But Juli Okoro still lay her head on her brother's chest, shaking her head and whimpering like a dying animal. "She can't hear you." Jia Boye explained, but he couldn't pull Juli Okeluo to grab Gu Yapa's hand desperately. At this moment, the sound of musket blasting echoed in the jungle. "Anna Maya, let's go!" Jia Boye said as he pulled Anna Maya away and put his hands on her waist, "If you don't leave, we will be arrested too." And when the two of them ran away after the soldiers, Jia Boye turned his head and looked at Juli Okeluo, her hair was stained with blood, and she hugged Gu Yapa's headless corpse tightly, like hope and He disappears from this world together.