Chapter 24 Chapter Twenty-Four

The hippopotamus, with its eyes half-closed, its ears shaking, and its nostrils sticking out of the water, yawned.Later, because it was pushed by another male hippopotamus, it growled a few times like complaining.These two crocodile nemesis are the leading group of organisms in the waters of the Nile south of Memphis.Because their huge bodies often block the flow of water, hippos always like to swim to deep water to cover up their bulky bodies, and occasionally even give people the illusion of elegance.These giant monsters weighing more than two metric tons can't bear to be disturbed when they are taking a nap, otherwise they have to open their mouths at 150 degrees, and then use their 60 cm long teeth to poke a few big holes in the lifeless guy .They are irritable and irritable, and often scare their opponents with their mouths wide open.Usually, hippos come ashore at night to graze, which then takes a whole day to digest.They will sunbathe on the beach away from their homes, because the skin is very fragile and cannot be soaked in water often.

The two male hippos, covered in scars, grinned at each other in warning.In fact, the willingness to fight was not high at first, and then they simply stopped thinking about it and swam side by side to the river bank together.But suddenly they go berserk, ravaging fields, destroying orchards, knocking down trees, and panicking the farmers.A child was trampled to death because he could not dodge in time. The male hippopotamus destroyed again and again, while the female hippopotamus tried her best to protect the young hippopotamus from the crocodile attack.The heads of several villages rushed to the police for help.After Cam arrived at the scene, he began to plan the hunting operation.The two hippopotamuses are finally subdued, but other disasters befall the village: sparrow infestation, rats and voles surge, middle ground demolition, barn pest infestation, and several more farm clerks. Checking the declaration of farmers' income.In order to avoid disasters, many farmers wear pieces of carnelian around their necks. The flame-like light can suppress the evil forces to the weakest.However, rumors also spread.The red hippos ravaged the countryside because the powers of the pharaoh's guards had weakened.Isn't that what everyone says?Insufficient water rise indicates that the king's power to control nature has been exhausted.He should perform a ritual of rebirth and renew his relationship with the gods.

* * * Orders from Prime Minister Baji are being carried out step by step, but Pazar is still worried.Since there was no news of Su Ti, he wrote a letter in secret language, telling him that General Asher's power had gradually disintegrated, and there was no need to continue taking risks.Maybe his mission will soon lose its purpose. There was another matter of greater disquiet: the leopard had been reported missing by Cam. She left in the middle of the night and didn't mention it to her neighbors beforehand.Police informants couldn't find her in Memphis either.When she was sad and desperate, could she have returned to Libya?Taking advantage of the anniversary of Inkhtai, the model philosopher and protector of scribes, Pazar rested at home for a day and drank some diluted purge root to cure his cold and cough symptoms as soon as possible.He sat on a folding stool, admiring a handful of floral invitations that Nefiri had designed herself.She tied the avocado leaves and many lotus petals together with the fibers of palm leaves, and thanks to her skillful workmanship, she could hide the fibers without any trace.The warrior obviously liked this little masterpiece too. He straightened up and lay his front legs on the small round table, as if he was about to eat those lotus flowers.Pazar called it a dozen times to no avail, and finally had to distract it with a bone.

Seeing that the storm is coming.A large thick cloud from the north will soon blot out the sun.People and animals became nervous, insects became violent, housemaids ran around in panic, and cooks broke earthen pots.Everyone waits in horror for the rain, which will wash away shabby homes and cause mudslides on the edge of the desert. Although Nefiri is the director of the hospital, she still treats her servants with a smile and a gentle tone.The servants liked her very much, as for Pazar, who always used a stern appearance to hide his shyness, they were more afraid of her.True, Pazar felt that the gardener was a bit lazy, the maid was too slow, and the cook was too gluttonous, but since each of them enjoyed their work, he stopped talking.

Pazar took a light brush and cleaned the donkey himself, which was almost unbearably hot.Take a cool bath and eat a full meal, and the north wind lying in the shade of the fig tree is enough.Pazar, who was sweating profusely, also wanted to take a shower.He walked through the garden, where the dates were ripening, and along the fence, past the geese and the poultry garden, into the big mansion he had grown accustomed to. The sound of talking came from the bathroom, obviously someone was already inside.A young maid stood on a bench, pouring a pitcher of water over Nefiri's golden body.Warm water flowed down her soft and smooth skin, and then drained out through the water pipes under the limestone slabs on the ground.

After sending the maid away, Pazar took her place. "It's such an honor! The elder of the gate hall did it himself... I wonder if the elder would like to give me a massage?" Nefiri asked jokingly. "My lady's most loyal servant is here to serve." So they went into the massage room together. Nefiri's slender waist, toned figure, firm twin peaks, slightly raised buttocks, and delicate hands and feet all make Pazar's heart flutter.He felt that he loved her more every day, and he often hesitated because he didn't know whether to simply admire her and not touch her, or to have a passionate relationship with her.

She lay on a long stone chair with a straw mat, and Pazar also undressed and selected some balsams in colored glass bottles and marble jars.He gently spread the balm on his wife's back from the bottom up, from the buttocks to the nape of the neck, with his hands.Nefeli believes that daily massage is an important treatment, which can eliminate tension and spasm and soothe the nerves.It is conducive to the movement of Qi and blood in the organs, and all organs are connected with the spine that makes the spinal cord, so it can better maintain the balance and health of the body. Then, Pazar took out another box, which was designed in the shape of a naked swimming girl pushing a duck with both hands. The hollow body of the duck is the container, and the duck's wings are equipped with movable mechanisms.What was in the box was a kind of Rongli flower-scented cream, and he dug a little out and applied it on his wife's neck.

Nefiri shuddered at the touch, Pazar felt it too, and his lips followed the trail of his fingers, and Nefiri turned to meet her lover's love. * * * The storm did not come. Pazar and Nefiri dined together in the courtyard, and none was more delighted than the warrior, sitting on a few tables of rushes and papyrus poles filled with cups and plates brought by the maid. Between the small square tables, excitedly turned around.Pazar has taught the warrior several times not to allow it to beg for food when its master eats, but the effect is not good, because the warrior has found Nefiri as a backer, and how can it resist the temptation of delicious food? "I have hope now, Nefiri."

"It's rare for you to be so optimistic." "Asher shouldn't be able to escape our grasp. Murder and treason...how could he tarnish his reputation like this? I really envisioned punishing such a despicable person." "Maybe there are worse things." "Why are you pessimistic now?" "I really want to live a happy life, but I don't think it's that easy." "Because my investigation has progressed?" "Your situation is getting more and more dangerous. Will General Asher not resist?" "I believe he's a secondary character, not a main character. He's delusional about Shentie, which means he's being lied to by his accomplices."

"Perhaps he is faking it?" "Absolutely not." Nefiri placed her right hand on her husband's.Just one simple action.The hearts of the two are already connected.Neither the green monkey nor the dog dared to disturb them, for fear of destroying the beauty of the moment when their souls were united. But this happy picture was still destroyed by the cook. "Here it goes again. The maid stole the slices of meat I used to decorate the plate again!" Nefiri had to follow her to see.The maid who stole Pazar's favorite snack knew that she had caused trouble, so she hid herself.The cook called for a long time but no one answered, so he searched inside and outside the house.

Suddenly she gave a scream, and the dog hid under the table in fright, and Pazar hurried over. Ao, the maid, was a doll with its arms and legs broken, paralyzed on the floor of the reception room, and the cook looked down at her with tears on his face."She's paralyzed," Nefeli said after examining her. * * * When the Devourer of Shadows saw Pazar coming out of the villa, he cursed secretly.How could he have such bad luck in such a well-planned conspiracy?He inquired a lot about pazar's likes and dislikes from a talkative maid, and then he pretended to be a fisherman and sold a fat mullet and a small piece of bright red and delicious fish fillet to the cook. This cutlet is made from the liver of fugu.Puffer fish is a kind of fish that will inflate and expand when it encounters external threats. Fish liver, fish bones and fish heads are also highly poisonous. As long as one kilogram of food contains four milligrams, it can be fatal.The proportion of the Shadow Devourer is reduced to 1 milligram, so that the judge will not be killed, but he will also be paralyzed for life. Unexpectedly, seeing that the plan was about to succeed, it was completely ruined by that gluttonous fool.He will make a comeback until he finally succeeds. * * * "We will take care of her in the hospital, but the situation is unlikely to get better." Nefeli said. "Have you found out what caused the paralysis?" Pazar asked distraughtly. "I guess it's fish." "why?" "Because the cook bought a mullet from a traveling fishmonger. The fishmonger sells seasoned fish as well as fresh fish, so I think the other fillet—must have had some other meat added to it. Some fish are poisonous." "It's a premeditated..." "After this calculation, the weight will only cripple, not kill, and the target of the premeditated frame is you. You cannot murder a judge in Egypt, but it can make you unable to think or act." The more Nefiri thought about it, the more frightened she became, shivering in Pazar's arms.She pictured him paralyzed with blank eyes, foaming from the corners of his mouth, and unable to move his limbs. But despite this, she will love him for the rest of her life. "He will do it again." Pazar said with certainty, "Does the cook remember the man's face?" "Very vague... just a very ordinary middle-aged man." "It wasn't Dennis, and it wasn't Kadash. Maybe it was Sheki, or one of their hired killers. It was his fault that he showed up. I'll send Kym after him." * * * The committee of physicians, physicians and pharmacists responsible for the reappointment of the Chief Physician received the first batch of applicants who had passed the judicial process, including an ophthalmologist, a general from Eliphantine Physician, Nabamun's right-hand man and dentist Kadashi. Like others, Kadashi answered some technical questions, presented his research findings during his practice, and carefully explained the examples and reasons for his failure.The commissioners spent a long time asking about his plans. Voting was divided so much that none of the four candidates met the minimum number of votes to be elected.There was a person who ardently supported Kadashi, which made the other committee members very unhappy. He repeatedly reminded him that the lessons learned from the past were not far away, and that he must not make the same mistakes again, because no one would accept Nabamon's set again.In the end he had to admit defeat. The result of the second vote was still the same.The palace had no choice but to continue to live without the chief physician. * * * "Asher? Here?" Facing Dennis' surprise, the manager said again that the general was indeed at the gate of the villa. "Tell him... Forget it, let him come in. Don't go into the house, go to the stable." Dennis combed slowly, and trimmed the two white strands that destroyed the overall beauty of the beard because of growing too fast. Beard, and some more perfume.The thought of talking to that short-sighted brute.He was really annoyed, but since he was the best candidate to be the scapegoat, he still had some use value. The general was admiring a gray horse, and when he saw Dennis coming, he asked, "It's so well raised. Do you want to sell it?" "Everything is for sale, General, it's the law of life. There are only two kinds of people in this world: those who can afford to buy, and those who can't." "Stop showing off your low-level philosophy, where is your accomplice Xie Qi?" "How would I know?" "He is your most loyal companion." "I have dozens of people like this." "He was making new weapons on my orders. But he hasn't been in the laboratory for three days." "I sympathize with what happened to you, but it has nothing to do with me." The general with a scarred face blocked Dennis's way, and said, "You think I'm a fool who can play with you at will, but your friend Xie Qi pushed me into the trap again. Why?" "You care too much." "Sell Xie Qi to me. Tell me a price, and I will obey you." Dennis hesitated in his heart.Yes, Setch's servility will tire him sooner or later, but now is just not the time, and he's already prepared another role for his biggest supporting voice. "Asher, your request is too much." "You don't agree?" "I'm a very friendly person." "I was too stupid before, but don't underestimate me. If you play me like this, you will regret it." * * * Kadashi started gesticulating again.His white hair was like wild weeds, and he was wrapped in a long scarf, which covered the leopard-skin jacket underneath, and the veins on his nose looked like they might burst at any moment.He cried out to the heavens and the earth to ask the gods to bear witness to his misfortune. "Calm down." Dennis shouted annoyedly, "Can you learn from Xie Qi?" The three of them had just eaten in the dining room under an extremely heavy atmosphere. When Kadashi complained, the chemist Xie Qi sat quietly cross-legged in the darkest corner of the dining room.Mrs. Ninofa continued to play tricks with Meifeng in the palace, but her temper became more and more irritable because of limited progress. "You want me to calm down? How do you explain the rejection of my application for the post of Chief Physician?" "It's just a temporary failure." "But the doctors we bought are all the same as Nabamon." "It was purely an accident, and everything is on me. I will remind them not to forget our agreement. There will be absolutely no accidents in the next vote." "You promised me that I would be the Chief Physician. After I take that position, we will be able to control all medicines and drugs, and the most important thing is to control public health." "This position, like any other power relationship, will fall into our hands sooner or later." "Why hasn't the Shadow Devourer acted yet?" "He needs a little time." "Time, always delaying time like this? I'm already old, and now I want to enjoy new powers." "It's only bad things if you're so impatient." The white-haired dentist turned to Xie Qi and said, "Speak up! Don't you think you should hurry up?" "Xieqi must hide first." Dainis explained. Kadashi was even more indignant: "I thought everything was under our control!" "Indeed it is, but the general's position is gradually weakening. Because Pazar questioned his report, and the Prime Minister accepted his arguments." "It's Pazar again! When will we finish him?" "The Devourer of Shadows will take care of it. Why are we in a hurry? You see, isn't the voice of the people complaining about Ramses getting louder?" Sheki took a sip of the sweet drink.Kadashi then said frankly: "I'm tired. I'm already rich when I'm saturated, so why ask for extravagance?" Dennis pursed his lips and said coldly, "I don't quite understand what you mean." "Let's just give up, shall we?" "Too late." "Dainis is right." Xie Qi finally spoke out. Kadashi yelled to Xie Qi: "Can't you have your own thoughts? Just once." "Dainis decides, and I will obey him." "But what if he leads you to failure?" "I believe he will have a new country soon, and only we can build it" These words are from Dennis, not from you. " "Don't you think so?" "Pooh!" Kadashi was angry and refused to say any more, so he walked away.Dennis spoke again: "I admit that it is really annoying to wait patiently when the highest power is about to be obtained. But only in this way can there be no risk and no flaws, don't you think so?" "Will Asher continue to look for me?" Xie Qi asked worriedly. "You'll be fine, he's desperate." "This guy is stubborn and difficult." Kadashi retorted, "Didn't he also come to harass you, and even threaten you? Asher will never stop here, he will definitely drag us into the water together." "Of course he has such a plan." Xie Qi admitted. "But this time he was wrong again. The general doesn't have any key clues at all, have you forgotten? He regards himself as the savior of the nation, but he is just asking for his own death." "But didn't you indulge him in the same way?" "Who made him more and more annoying!" "At least, with him, Judge Pazar will have something to do." Dennis said with interest, "Let the two of them fight to the death. The harder they fight, the more Pazar will look at him." Don't know the truth." "What if the general bites you back? He always thinks you're hiding Seki" Do you think he's going to attack my place with an army? " Kadashi was so angry that his face sank after being shot white. Dennis comforted, "We are like gods. We have created a river, and no one can build a dam on the river to stop the water." * * * Nefiri brushed the dog while Pazar read a clerk's erroneous report: Suddenly, a strange sight caught his eye. Just ten meters away from him, on the stone fence of the lotus pond, a magpie was pecking at its prey vigorously. Pazar put down the report, got up and chased the magpies away, and then he suddenly found a swallow with spread wings and a head covered in blood.One of its eyes was pecked blind by the magpie just now, and its forehead was also pecked open.The swallow is the image transformed by the pharaoh's soul when it ascended to heaven.The poor bird managed to hop a few times, showing that it was still alive, and Pazar hurriedly called out: "Nefeli, come!" Nefiri rushed over upon hearing the sound.Like Pazar, she has a heart of admiration for this beautiful bird that symbolizes "nobility" and "peace".Whenever I see swallows flying happily in the golden sunset, it will always make people feel at ease. Nefiri fell to her knees.Hold the wounded bird in your hand.That warm and soft little body paralyzed in relief, and Qing Xin finally found shelter. "It can't be saved," Nefiri said sadly. "I shouldn't have interfered." Pazar deeply regretted his rashness.Man should not interfere with the cruel laws of nature, nor should he intervene in the cycle of life and death. The bird's claws dug deep into Nefiri's flesh.It hooked her like a tree trunk, no matter how painful it was, it would not let go. Pazar lost his mind in a moment of panic and broke the anchor.He changed the fate of the swallow, but only increased its pain. Is a person like him qualified to be a judge?Because of his conceit and stupidity, the life he originally wanted to save suffered even greater torture. "Would it be better to kill it? If necessary, I..." "You can't do it." "Its suffering is all caused by me. Who else will trust me in the future?"