everyone loves apollo

Mount Olympus cannot return.The Goddess of Timing is always guarding the door, walking in is tantamount to providing them with a new topic of conversation, and sneaking in is absolutely impossible, unless you can invite the help of the Sleeping God to let them fall into a sweet dreamland.But Sleeping God is also on the mountain...

After much deliberation, he couldn't find a perfect solution, and finally gritted his teeth: Forget it, anyway, there is no urgent need to rush back immediately, just stay in the mortal world for a while.

Looking around, he saw open plains stretching in all directions.The sound of waves beating against the rocks on the shore came from a distance. There was a tall city wall nearby, standing majestically. I don’t know which city-state it belonged to. Just looking at the height and length of the city-state, the city-state must be quite large. Down, like a stretch of mountains.

Apollo walked to the edge of the city wall in a few steps, and quickly walked around it, only to realize that this huge project was only half completed at most, and most places had not yet been surrounded. Heaped in disorder along the ramparts, waiting to be cut and stacked.Standing by the wall, one can see the streets and houses in the city neatly arranged at a glance.

He jumped onto the wall and looked at the layout of the city.In the very center, countless houses surrounded the magnificent royal palace, and on a small mound in the northeast corner, the roof of the temple suddenly appeared.It can be seen from the sturdiness of the marble columns that the residents of the city are devout believers.

Well, just go there.

As a god, the place he is most familiar with in the mortal world is the temple.No matter which city-state it is in, the temple is one of the buildings with the fewest residents. Except for the resident priests and servants, there are almost no people there.And in the room in the backyard for believers to live temporarily, there will always be some brand new clean robes for them to change after bathing.

Everyone knows that gods like to be clean, and bathing and changing clothes are an important part of worshiping gods.

Apollo jumped off the wall, and galloped towards the temple like a gust of wind passing through an empty avenue.

He stepped into the gate of the temple, and there was no one in the courtyard.He walked through the courtyard unhurriedly, walked into the room where the idol and the three-legged altar were placed, walked around the tall wooden idol, and glanced up by the way.

On the high altar, the statue poses in an extremely familiar pose.

A huge silver bow was carried on his shoulders, and the quiver hung down to the ground, revealing a few golden arrow feathers.He holds a seven-stringed lyre in his hand.With this configuration, who else is there besides his true self?

However, the craftsmanship of this craftsman is really terrible.

Why are my eyes so small?How can the nose be so short?The figure will not be so thin.What about the pecs, where did they get my muscles?

Apollo looked at the statue with disgust, and was about to go out through the back door, when he suddenly heard a thin girl's voice timidly asking: "Who are you?"

how?Is there anyone else in the temple?

He stopped in his tracks, followed the sound, and saw a corner of the temple, where the candles on the altar could not reach, a fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl was lying on a table, her whole body was hidden by a piece of paper. In the darkness, if there is no sound, no one will notice that there is another person there.

After she finished asking, she got up and walked over.

The dim candlelight illuminated her face.

Apollo's heart beat violently.

Ah, another beautiful girl.The purple tunic made her figure slender and slender, and there was a trace of wet tears on her pretty face, making her look extraordinarily weak and lovely.

"Who the hell are you?" She asked again, her voice was much louder, and her expression began to calm down—the strange man in front of her didn't look like a bad guy.

"I am a faithful believer of the God of Light..." Apollo said halfway, suddenly remembered his current image, and immediately changed his words, saying, "A mortal passing by."

No, I can't reveal my true identity, and I can't let her know that a god can be so embarrassed.What's more, judging from the previous experience, the identity of the son of Zeus has no effect in the process of pursuing the girl, and it might scare the girl, let alone.

The girl smiled sweetly and said, "Of course I know you are a mortal. Judging by your appearance, you can't be a god."

Although he was exceptionally handsome, there were a few pieces of cloth hanging from his body, as if he had just been robbed by robbers.It's just that there are no powerful thieves inside and outside the city of Troy.The only wave was also killed by her brother, the heroic Hector.

The girl looked at him generously, and many questions suddenly appeared in her heart.

"I am Cassandra, princess of Troy. Why have I never seen you? Are you not a Trojan? What is your name? How did you come to the temple? Young man, come here, don't stand There, be careful to overturn the candlestick on the altar, and you will be punished by the God of Light."

The princess smiled friendly and kindly reminded the foreigners who were not familiar with the rules of the temple.

Ah, she is not only beautiful and charming, but also kind-hearted, just the ideal lover.

Apollo was very moved, and smiled slightly: "Beautiful princess, thank you for your warning. You are right. I am a poor stranger. My name is Delos. When I passed by Troy, because I met ...the pursuit of some kind of wild beast..., so I had no choice but to enter the temple and seek shelter, I hope it didn't disturb your rest."

When he was talking about beasts, he paused, and for a moment he couldn't think of any kind of beast to use as an excuse.

As a long-range shooter, even the mightiest beasts couldn't get close to his body, and he killed him with an arrow as early as a few hundred meters away from him.

Unexpectedly, the girl didn't ask anything, but covered her mouth all of a sudden, and exclaimed: "My God, you met that wild boar. It actually came out again."

Well, now we don't even have to make up the details.

Apollo nodded quickly, and took the opportunity to say: "Yes, you see, my clothes were unfortunately torn to shreds by it in the process of fighting with it, so that I had to enter the temple in this appearance, it is really rude. May the gods not condemn me."

"Outlander, don't say that," the girl looked at him with sympathy and admiration, and said, "The goddess of fortune has favored you very much. After all, many warriors died under its fangs, and it didn't even The fatal scars you have left are only shallow traces. They are like dewdrops in the sun, and they will soon disappear."

Apollo looked down at his body, and there were indeed some suspicious red marks, which looked like scratches or bite marks.It's just that the pain is so slight that he didn't notice it all the time.

Recalling the experience in the dark just now, he was very sure that Eros made these things, so he couldn't help scolding him again in his heart.

The girl said again: "Although the situation is excusable, you can't look like this in the temple, otherwise the God of Light will be angry. There is a fountain in the backyard, which can spray warm spring water all year round. If you want If you want to, you can go there to take a shower, there is a closet next to it, and there are brand new robes piled up in it, you can choose a suit that suits you."

Girl, you are so understanding.

Apollo went to the backyard, found the bath, and soaked his whole body in it. While enjoying the warm spring water comfortably, he thought about the girl he had just met.

What should I do to pursue her?

Hermes said that before winning a girl's love, it is best to win her gratitude.And to make her appreciate him, either give her something she likes, or help her solve major difficulties.

Cassandra is a princess with no shortage of wealth and status.Speaking of major difficulties, she seemed to be crying in a corner just now, for some reason...

The God of Prophecy, the Unseen Prophet, was lost in thought.

He can predict the future, but he cannot guess people's hearts.

After Apollo bathed and changed his clothes, he came to the front hall.Cassandra was still sitting on the edge of the table in the corner, resting her head on her hands, with a frowning expression.

In the middle of the night, why didn't a princess stay in the luxurious palace in the city and sleep peacefully on a soft and comfortable big bed in the bedroom, but instead ran to a temple on the edge of the city to sit there?

Apollo didn't understand very well.

Forget it, just ask directly.

"Princess," he said, "forgive me. But your sullen look worries me. Could you tell me why, if you could? Perhaps there is something I can do to help."

His voice sounded so sincere, Cassandra moved in her heart, wiped the corners of her eyes, and said, "Outlander, although this matter is not honorable, I have to tell you, because I can't hide it from you anyway. After dawn tomorrow, you only need to ask around the city a little bit, and you will know that the third daughter of the king has learned prophecy since childhood, but until now, she has never predicted anything accurately. Until yesterday, her prophecy made a Innocent young people lost their lives."

After speaking, her tears welled up again.

Apollo immediately smiled.

If it was something else, he didn't dare to say that he was [-]% sure to help her solve it.But if it was the prophecy, then she really met the right person.

"Outlander, is this all that amuses you about what happened to me?" Cassandra said angrily. "Well, you can laugh at me as much as you want. It's my fault."

Apollo immediately put away his smile and said: "Princess, please don't get me wrong, I'm not laughing at you and your prophecy. I just smiled because I found a wonderful coincidence. You see, you are a prophet , and I happen to be too."

Cassandra's eyes widened in surprise: "What, you are also a prophet. So, is your prediction accurate?"

"Of course."

Zeus, the king of all gods, taught it himself, can it be denied?

"I don't believe it," Cassandra retorted immediately.She knew almost all the famous prophets in the world, but she had never heard of a handsome man named Tilo.

"So, how can you believe me?" Apollo asked patiently.

"Unless you say a prophecy, let me verify it."

Now, the God of Light is in trouble.

His prophecies and oracles cannot be given to people casually.And since it is a prophecy, it is mostly aimed at things that will happen a long time later, and it cannot be verified in the short term.And those trivial things that happened in the past few days, such as whether the foal that the mare in the palace is about to give birth to is a male or a female, the majestic God of Light doesn't bother to predict.

"Well," he thought for a long time, and finally thought of a way, "I will teach you the prophecy, and you can use it. If it is accurate, it means that what I taught you is correct. If not, then Show me I'm lying."

When Cassandra thought about it, it was also a way, so she nodded.

"But why are you so selfless?" She wondered, "As far as I know, all fortune tellers are secretive about the source of their skills and practice methods. You are the first person I have seen who is willing to teach apprentices."

When she said this, Apollo also realized that with such a powerful ability, he should naturally charge some tuition fees.

He thought for a while, his face flushed suddenly, and he said, "Of course there is a price. Let me tell you the truth, princess, since the first time I saw you, I have admired your beauty and kindness very much. I don't know if you Would you like to be my lover?"

Cassandra was taken aback, not expecting such a request from him.In contrast, she is more willing to exchange the huge wealth of the palace for the opportunity to study.

Not because he was bad, on the contrary, he was the most handsome young man she had ever seen.

It wasn't because she didn't like him. When she saw him for the first time, blood rushed to her beautiful cheeks, but the dim light covered her shyness and throbbing.

It's because his status is really low.

Not only a commoner, but also a foreigner.

As the daughter of a mighty king, she was destined to marry a prince of another country, find a powerful ally for Troy through marriage, or become a priestess of the temple, keep chaste all her life, and serve the great god of light in exchange for His blessing and protection.

In short, no matter how much she liked the young man in front of her, she couldn't give up her responsibility as a princess.

But if you don't agree with him, I'm afraid you won't be able to learn the prophecy...

Cassandra pondered for a while, and finally said: "I promise you, stranger. But the premise is that you must first teach me the prophecy, and let me verify the validity before you can become your... lover."

Apollo's hanging heart was immediately relieved.

"Yes, beautiful princess," he said cheerfully, which he meant.

For a moment his eyes glowed with a strange brilliance, which made his features more handsome than even the gods of Olympus.

Cassandra blushed when she saw it, and felt sad for her doomed fate and this young man's unfortunate love, her heart softened, and a strong impulse made her blurt out: "May I kiss you? "

"Ah, of course." Apollo froze for a moment, and replied with a smile.He had just learned how to kiss from Eros, and he took this opportunity to show off.

The two were silent for a while, only the atrium was beating suddenly.They stared into each other's eyes, their bodies got closer and closer, and their lips were about to touch each other, when a man's voice suddenly sounded: "What are you doing?"