Chapter 3 Chapter two

Anna Maya was resting in the room with her eyes closed.The little lodge was completely enveloped in sweet gloom.In the palace of the Inca kings, Kamaconqueya was entitled to his own wing.But, unlike Atahualpa's, all the shrines in the room are empty, and the tapestries are missing.The small stone sculptures of snakes on the wall are the only decorations. The winding body changes light and shadow with the sunlight, sometimes looking like real snakes. Anna Maya dreams that one day she will be able to sleep next to Jia Boye all night, just like a wife sleeps next to her husband.But will such a dream come true?There are so many impossible things in the world.

Her heart was still filled with the passion of the two of them, and her body felt both heavy and light because of the nourishment of love.A warm breeze blew through the door curtain, as if after a lover's caress, it floated into the last gentleness and flowed through her body. Suddenly, a strong gust of wind blew in, causing her to jump up suddenly. "Kamaken Keya!" There was a whisper, barely audible.She propped her upper body up on her elbows. "Kamaken Keya!" In the darkness, Anamaya recognized a crouched and hidden figure, resembling a frightened animal. "Who are you?" she asked quietly.

"Kamakenkeya, I need your help..." "Who are you?" she asked again. There was no answer, she only felt a gust of wind passing by quickly, and the atmosphere was weird.She sat back on the straw mat and stretched out her hands to the curled figure. "Come to me...don't be afraid." Slowly, shyly, the figure rose to its feet.Live, dull eyes and tousled hair appear.It was a young girl, almost childlike, with a triangular face, wearing a mud-stained gown and a shawl that was too big for her.She walked forward, bent her body as if she was carrying a heavy object, and then stopped by the straw mat.She made a gesture of supplication, stretched out a pair of small hands, palms facing up, and her neck kept shaking.

"What are you doing here?" Anna Maya asked. A pair of black eyes stared straight at her, but there was no answer. Anna Maya suddenly felt infinite compassion for this strange little girl.She could understand her fear. She had to sneak in among the guards and then run quickly across the inner courtyard to find her. "If you don't tell me," she said, feigning anger, "then I'll never know how to help you!" "My name is Yin Qi, and I'm from Cusco," the little girl finished in one breath, "I'm a member of Emperor Manco's family."

Manco!Anna Maya's throat was sore. Manco, despite several wars and racial hatred, he is still a loyal friend!Manco, following her advice on that horrible night after the massacre and Atahualpa's arrest, he flees to the mountains of Cajamar with his gilded twin gods! Manco, the former king Wanya Capac designated him as "the first knot of the future..." when he visited her from the underworld for the last time. Feeling uneasy suddenly, she grabbed Yin Qi's shoulder. "How is he?" "He asked me to come to you," replied the little girl, a little frightened, "and he said to me, 'Go to Kamakonkoya and she will help you find a job with her. She just can see that time is coming. The man who was passing before our eyes...'"

Anna Maya sighed.If only so!What was she going to tell Manco now?No, I can no longer go into the underworld, and since a foreigner touched my heartstrings and touched me with his hands--no man has ever done this to me--the one and only King Vanya Kapac Don't come to visit me?A different alien with the mark of a puma on his body? She smiled slightly and touched the little messenger's shoulder. "So he's all right?" Yin Qi nodded, she could finally relax. "He also told me that you don't have to worry about him and the twin brother God. They both found a place to live."

Anna Maya closed her eyelids to show that she knew, and then asked: "Don't be afraid, tell me your life experience..." "You know, Huascal, the man who was supposed to replace Atahualpa, the only king, as Inca king, died shortly after you were conquered by the Gentiles. But Atahualpa, the only king, from here, from this The vendetta ordered by the Palace of Cajamar to obey those Cusco tribes under Huascar's banner is terrible. My family was killed under such circumstances. The army of the only king Atahualpa stormed the city and killed all the men; smashed their heads with bronze maces until they passed out. Afterwards, when the blood flowed into the gutters of the streets and rushed straight to the Holy Water Square, they took us Gone. We, children, maidens, and women... They held us with spears. They laughed and struck us with the handles of their axes. They said they would give our blood to the pumas to drink, and the vultures would Divinating the future according to our guts, they..."

Yin Qi spoke in a calm and shy voice, not afraid at all.At this moment, she didn't bend down, but squatted a little lower, so low that Anna Maya had to lean close to her to hear what she said. "They took the baby she was carrying from my mother's womb. Before killing her, they chopped the baby in half alive before her eyes..." Anna Maya said nothing.She could no longer see Yin Qi clearly in front of her.Her eyes were trembling because tears blurred her eyes. A distant sight before her eyes tore at her heart and brought back a painful memory she thought was long gone.Her heart was filled with the face of a gentle and kind mother.The face was then distorted when it was struck at the temple by a stone from a catapult thrown by the Inca army!With unbearable precision and slow motion, she saw again the moment her mother fell into the mud and held out her hand to her.She saw herself again, standing, alone, bewildered.

She was out of breath in pain.She no longer exists, the Kamakenkeya, the woman protected by Emperor Vanya Kapac, the one who saved Atahualpa, the one who foretold the future of the empire! In those few seconds, Annamaya became again the little girl who was petrified by the soldiers who suddenly invaded, the little girl who couldn't sleep at night.At this time, she seemed to hear Yin Qi say: "One night, those soldiers drank chicha wine and thanked the sun god Father and the thunder god Irapa for helping them defeat the tribes who supported Huaskar. I fled back to Kus because I didn't know where to go. Co. Prince Manco is still alive, hiding in the ancestral hall of his ancestors. His younger brother Paul had just escaped from the city and hid near Lake Titicaca...Since I have no relatives and no home to return to, I also There are no brothers and sisters, so Prince Manco told me that as long as I can find you, you will definitely help me."

"I'll help you," murmured Anna Maya. She took the little girl's hand, which was still hesitant to take hers with outstretched, frightened fingers.Finally, the tears couldn't help but flow down.She leaned forward and rested her head on Ana Maya's belly.There were bursts of sobs in his chest, and he said intermittently: "I walked for days and nights...I thought I would never make it. When I crossed the Howha Mountains, it started snowing. I thought I was going to die...but one day I saw a foreign team ...and General Xia Leguzima. So I sneaked into the porters... Everyone pretended not to know! I only need to carry a mandala full of golden wine glasses every day..."

"Now, it's all over," Anamaya said, stroking her neck. "It's over." Yin Qi straightened up with a proud expression, rubbing her eyelids with the back of her thin wrist. "Here, I have to be careful of those foreign soldiers, so I can't come to you earlier. First of all, I'm afraid of them. They laugh every time they see me, and even want to catch me. But they can't run fast... " The two remained silent again, returning to a calm mood.At this moment the north wind strengthened.The curtain on the threshold swayed at regular speed. Anna Maya still held Yin Qi's hand, feeling that she was still shaking.She nodded and said calmly and very quietly: "The Holocaust destroyed everything that was in the past. The ancient commandments no longer exist. Those who say that they still know, or guess how things should be, are like blind children whose night is day. Everyone here Don't know yet. The world has changed, the strong have become weak. Tomorrow is just a point among the stars in the night sky... Father Sun and Mother Moon are always watching us quietly and won't tell us what to do. Everyone has their own way of feeling, but most of them are mistaken. The foreigners have only gold in their minds. And among those servants who serve Atahualpa, many still want to report to the people of Cuzco. Enmity with the sword... From now on, you must keep your mouth shut, Yin Qi, and don't tell anyone about your life experience." "I know. Prince Manco warned me: 'Only tell her, only she understands.'" "From today onwards," Ana Maya went on, "you must never cry again. You must keep smiling and express the honor of having the opportunity to serve the Inca King." "As long as you want me to stay by your side, I will listen to you, Kamakenkeya!" Just as Anna Maya stood up, Yin Qi jumped up and said. "First, I'll help you find some clothes..." Yin Qi looked at her adoringly. "You are beautiful! Prince Manco assured me that you are the most beautiful woman in the Four Square Empire...I think he would say that because he misses you so much. You are really beautiful, your eyes... " "No, stop it!" Anamaya retorted a little angrily. "Also don't forget: whenever other people are around, don't speak without my permission." To temper the seriousness of the last few words, Anamaya took the little girl's face in both hands, and brought it close to her eyes, close to her own cheek. "Everyone knows that I don't have a sister, so I have to claim that you are my maid. But in my heart, you are the sister sent to me by Prince Manco." "I'm very upset," growled Governor Francisco Pizarro, keeping his eyes on Jaber, "and you know why." "Tell me, Signor Francisco, and I will hear it from you myself." Pizarro sighed.He pulled the young man out of the palace, away from the square, across the path that winds up along the Inca palace, and walked to the hilly ground where the strange building that they jokingly called "the fortress" stood.No soldier or army has ever been here. "After you scolded my brother Anando, you even proposed to fight him one-on-one in front of everyone." "So, he told you about the hideous incident?" "I won't let you say that!" Despite his stern tone, Jia Boye wasn't afraid at all.If the governor really believed what Anando said, then the matter would not be resolved by inviting him to go around the city for a week, but would directly go to court.For the sake of prudence, the governor should have asked Bedou about the ins and outs of the incident. "Let us save ourselves, Monsieur Francisco. Tell your brother that you have warned me that a repeat offense will be punished with death. Say that I am ashamed to admit my mistake and sincerely repent before you..." "If only that would solve the matter!" Jia Boye looked surprised, as if the governor had something to hide. "What is it, Monsieur Francisco? Did your brother, moved by the Holy Spirit, repent of his crimes, threaten to enter a monastery, to have all his sins done, and to die in the incense of the Holy Spirit?" "Stop smiling, schoolboy! Since bringing back that Inca general, my brother has become a hero in everyone's mind. All the Indians worship and fear him. So he asks you to apologize to him..." Jia Boye laughed out loud. "Your brother really doesn't know me well. I thought the tip of my knife..." "Shut up!" Pizarro yelled, covering his ears, "I don't want to hear any more." "Then stop asking, Monsieur Francisco." The two men came to the edge of a cliff overlooking the vast grasslands that covered the entire city of Cajamal.In the distance they saw the heat of the thermal baths of the Inca, where Atahualpa was waiting for them. "I understand," Pizarro muttered, in a low voice, "if I were you, maybe I would refuse. But I can't help but ask you..." Jia Boye felt bad about Pizarro's sudden change of tone, so he stopped and waited for him to continue talking. "I need my brother. I know every crime he's committed. But I need his unscrupulousness, his natural majesty...and, I need his money." "Haven't the treasures already piled up like a mountain?" "You really don't know! When conquest was only a wild dream in my head, the gold was nothing compared to the huge debts I owed, and my dear partner, Dick the One-Eyed ——What is the expected result compared to, and what is compared to my promise to distribute the treasure generously...? If Anando abandons me, then I..." Before Pizarro finished speaking, he raised his hand and slashed his neck. This action is more convincing than a long-winded explanation.Jia Boye was more astonished by his serious appearance than by his threats. "But what if I don't apologize?" "……public……" "...to make it public. Enando will threaten to let it go." Pizarro seconded.Jia Boye's heart was beating rapidly, and cold sweat was streaming down his back. "I don't know, Don Francisco, I really don't know..." Pizarro nodded. "Whatever you want, kid." Although Jia Boye didn't speak, he knew from the bottom of his heart that he had agreed.An emotion mixed with relief and fear made him tremble all over. He didn't see a smile flashing across Pizarro's eyes. Xia Leguzi stopped on the square, his body was as burly as a bear and frightening. "What happened?" he growled. The accompanying officials did not dare to say anything.They stared forward with wide eyes. Once upon a time there stood an elegant pyramid of Uxunu, now only a pile of stones remains.On top of the dusty rubble the foreigners had built a grotesque structure, a mass of walls and roofs such as had never been seen in the Empire.Those walls are thin and curved, and all the stones have been specially built, and any wind or thunder can turn them all into sludge! Charles Guzima turned to Filibilot and continued to shout: "What the hell is this thing?" "The temple of their Father. So they called the god who allowed them to attack Atahualpa, the one and only king," replied the interpreter with eminent obedience. "Who allowed them to destroy Wu Xunu and build 'this thing'?" Xia Le Guzima muttered again, his face blackened with anger. Filibilo searched for help back and forth on the faces of the officials with restless eyes, but no one dared to speak. "nobody." Charleguzi made an angry gesture, but at this moment, a knight rushed out from the building beside the square.After seeing this, the general stopped and watched, surprised. "He's been living with his horse in the Temple of the Sun..." he muttered, unable to believe his eyes. Around him, all the officials and Filipino lowered their heads, daring not to speak out.Chargucci, staring at the knight closely, stretched out his hand to him, and exclaimed: "He's been living in the Temple of the Sun with his horse! Can you tell me what's going on here?" Filibilo leaned forward. "Doge Pizarro...well, their doge chose this temple, converted it into his residence and..." Filipino stopped translating because the sound of horses' hoofs trampling on the huge square was suddenly terrifyingly loud.The knight forced his horse to ride in the opposite direction, and when he reached the entrance of the bath, he turned it around sharply, then stabbed it with a few shiny spurs on his boots, and rode straight towards the Inca crowd.Half crouching on the horse armor, with the brim of his gold-inlaid hat covering his forehead, he urged the horse to gallop forward.Filibilo and the officials stared intently at the horse's tail blowing in the wind, its nostrils flaring and its eyes bulging.But Chaleguzima just pursed his lips haughtily. The sound of hoofbeats echoed in their chests.When the horse was only a hundred paces away from them, all the Inca officials screamed in terror and hurried out of the track.With one lunge, Philippilo hid behind them.The horse raised its white face, turned its lips to reveal its yellow teeth, and raised its front legs angrily.Now it was only fifty paces away from Chargucci's horse, which remained unmoved. He looked at the knight, a small man, trying to settle himself in the saddle.An ugly alien with one eye and scarred skin all over his face. When the knight and the horse's hooves stood close to him and stood upright in front of him, the Charleguzi horse suddenly raised its shoulders, as if wanting to become more mighty.There was a drooping line of hate and contempt at the corners of his mouth.Now he knows why these foreigners dared to destroy Wu Xunu and build another strange house.He understood why they were able to do it.He understood what made the one king so helpless.At this moment, in this second, he heard the screams of those incompetent officials behind him, and he was so angry that he almost turned into a stone. Just above him, the thick-lipped knight trembled with excitement.At the last moment, when the horse's hooves sent the stones flying everywhere, the knight stretched out his left hand and tightened the reins.Xia Leguzi felt his left shoulder hit by a horse's hoof, and the sour smell of livestock's sweat filled his nostrils.The horse's tail streaked over him. Charleguzi Marvin did not move, he did not even take his eyes off him.The foreign knight kept smiling, riding his horse around him, so close that the horse trampled on his shadow. Xia Leguzima continued to stay where he was, the blood in his body was cold.But his hatred for these foreigners and his hatred for the sole king, Atahualpa, who had accepted such a disgrace, was still alive in his heart. The horses turned and turned around him.The saliva of the animals, the sour sweat and the dust on the ground stained the alpaca wool gown worn by General Shaleguzima.However, he just couldn't hear the knight's laughter. Everything no longer exists. Only Andi and Kira, Apu and those stones that live above the hills, in the mountains and on the holy path are real. A ray of sunshine from a clouded sky. The knight happened to ride right in front of him.Pushing down hard with his knees, he pulled the mount's front feet up.The horse screamed, and its hooves kicked viciously over the head of the trapped general. Charleguzima remained unmoved. He looked up at Father Sun, smiling, his whole face curled up like a mountain at the beginning of chaos in the world. Now, it was the one-eyed foreigner who was afraid. Next to the residence where his brother Doge lived, Mr. Hernando Pizarro lived in a palace that looked like a Spanish royal palace.With some miraculous power, the governor's elder brother was able to successfully carry large suitcases, and the buzzing voices of Indian craftsmen could be heard throughout the house. Their superb craftsmanship was more or less due to the Spanish The strict requirements can be tempered. The room which had been converted into a dining-room for him had the air of the palace of Charles V, with a large table freshly carved, candelabrums, and a silver and gold set for his personal use.Even the servant's uniform was different—as bright red as the feathers on his helm.Doing things under Mr. Anando is not sloppy... When Governor Francisco and Jaber entered the dining room, Anando was already sitting at the dining table with his two younger brothers Gonzalo, Juan, Suto, and several important Spanish captains, except for Bedo.The crowd greeted them happily with smiles. "Brother, brother," said shy Juan, "Mr. Enando is telling us how he threw the bearded man into the water and ordered him to fly like a bird." Except for Juan's fake laugh, everyone else was silent.All the people turned to look at Jia Boye. "Did your brother also talk about the follow-up development, Mr. Juan? It is said to be wonderful." "I don't remember," Enando retorted. "Perhaps you can tell us clearly, sir?" "I don't know much about these issues, Mr. Ennando, and I can't recall the part you forgot." Mr. Francesco stood upright beside Jia Boye, his whole body was extremely tense. "Sir, you are finally being smart." Enando said furiously. "I'm just careful, my lord, or cowardly. I don't think it's because I've been wiser that I've forgotten." "You actually forgot one detail—the most important one." Jia Boye laughed loudly. "I have forgotten many details, sir, so I dare not speak." "Think hard." "I tried, but I just can't do it. How stupid." "Stupid, sir, oh, stupid!" Enando stared angrily into his brother's eyes, "So stupid that I don't know how to describe it..." Anando was so angry that he pressed his convulsed hands on the table, and finally couldn't stand it anymore.He stood up, overturned the chair, and walked directly to Jia Boye. Jia Boye moved quickly, turned around halfway, and walked towards the door curtain. He turned his back to Anando, muttering: "I apologize to you, Mr. Anando." Then he left quickly, leaving Enando alone facing the floating curtain.He turned around and walked back to the big table in a rage. "What did the animal say?" "He apologizes to you, brother," Juan said awkwardly, "can you tell us why?"