swear to love heaven

"Are you crazy? Why did you come back at this time?" The anger that couldn't be hidden, and she didn't want to hide it.

"I'm worried about you." Sharma, who was full of travel and dust, had exhaustion on her face. She had been on the road day and night for more than 20 days, and hard-core people could not stand this kind of toss.

Inhaling deeply and exhaling slowly, Khaleesi still felt the fire burning in her heart. "If you don't come back, you should have reached the border by now. If you run back here so desperately, what you really have to worry about is yourself."

With a gloomy complexion, Sharma was about to speak, but Kalixi interrupted her before she could speak.

"When Lemomenna returns to the palace, I will immediately ask her to sign a pass. You must return to Egypt quickly, and you cannot stay in Hittite for long."

"I do not go."

"you!"

"Kalisi, before I return to Hattusha, I have sent all my subordinates back to Egypt. Pharaoh will soon learn about the plague. He will not object to my stay here."

Suddenly, a burst of weakness.Looking sideways, looking at the swaying branches outside the window, he said softly: "It's not a question of whether the pharaoh agrees or not, don't you understand, Sharma?"

His eyes narrowed, quietly. "What's the problem?" Why, she was actually afraid, afraid of what Khaleesi was about to say, and her suddenly silent and unfamiliar side face.

Withdraw your gaze, blue eyes, clear and untainted. "...you shouldn't have come back."

Wanting to laugh, there was a layer of sour resistance on the lips, the drooping eyelids blocked the fleeting intense sadness, and there was a bitter taste called disappointment in the closed mouth.

"Karixi, when the plague broke out in Babylon a few years ago, I was trapped there for half a year. Many people around me got sick, but I was not infected. My luck has always been good, don't worry, let me stay Let's go." She was able to escape the terrible plague back then, why not this time.

Frowning, the shadow of worry was cast between the brows, the hand on the lap, the fingers clenched tightly, hesitating...

For a long while, she remained silent. The pure gold and silver decorations in the magnificent palace showed a dull and boring color. Time was also catalyzed by such a stalemate, turning into a handful of fine sand, flowing silently In the crystal hourglass pierced by the afternoon sun.

"Do you have to stay?"

"Yes."

"The plague spreads quickly, and we haven't found an effective cure. Once Hattusha also has an epidemic, things will become quite serious."

"I see."

"If there is no way to suppress the plague before it ravages the entire Hittites, I can't imagine what this plateau heaven will become. It is not a wise decision for you to stay in such a dangerous place as an Egyptian general. To yourself, To Egypt, to His Majesty the Pharaoh, what you did was irresponsible."

"I know."

"The royal palace is a relatively safe place at present, so you should live in the palace."

"it is good."

He got up and walked towards the door, and when he reached the door, his footsteps stopped leisurely.The swaying skirt fiddled with the sunlight at the feet, and a translucent shadow swayed and was blown away by the mountain wind rushing in outside the door, shaking it away. "Thank you, Sharma."

Suddenly, my heart was tightened, with a dull pain.Watching Khalixi stepping out of the threshold with her skirt up, until the white figure was completely covered by the dazzling light outside the door, Sharma reluctantly withdrew her gaze, sighed calmly, and closed her eyes.

She didn't want to explain her behavior, just like Khaleesi said, it was quite unwise to decide to stay in Hittite where the plague broke out, and she ignored her responsibilities as an Egyptian general.

It's just that she doesn't need to explain anything to anyone, she just does things according to her own heart.When she found out about the outbreak on the way back to Egypt, the only thing on her mind was to go back to Hattusa.

She couldn't pretend not to know that the deadly disease was consuming Hittite, she couldn't just walk away, she had to come back.

Looking at the carpet embroidered with exquisite patterns under the feet, the winding and delicate texture, silently sucking the bright light cruising on it, the soft and silent loneliness, just like my own uncontrollable emotions.

Holding her lips with a hint of helplessness, she raised a faint smile, a little lost, a little depressed...

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The plague spread faster than expected. In just over ten days, news of the epidemic spread from all over the plateau.

As the summer wind pulled the blazing sun to the earth, this blast, like a blast sent by the god of death, blew death and panic all over the blue Anatolian plateau.

The whole country fell into a state of panic and disorder. A large number of refugees flocked to some areas where the plague had not yet appeared. Small-scale conflicts occurred between the refugees who wanted to enter the city and the army who did not want to open the city gate.

Lemomena ordered the cities to properly accommodate the people who had taken refuge, opened temples to take them in, and sent witch doctors to separate the healthy from the sick.

And those who died from the plague could not be buried, but could only be burned. The raging fire in the suburbs burned the sky red, and the black smoke billowed up, densely covering the clear sky, as if the god of death waved his hands The arm brings endless darkness.

The bandits who took advantage of the fire took advantage of the chaos to loot villages and cities, even the refugees who fled. Many people were lucky enough to escape the plague, but they failed to escape the robber's sword.

While the army had to maintain the precarious order in the city, it also had to deal with thieves who were elusive. Some cities asked Hattusha for support, and the situation became more and more serious.

Two months after the border was closed, the trade of some commodities has entered into a tense state. Fortunately, the grain reserves are still abundant, but the transportation process has been full of twists and turns. It was mentioned in yesterday's report that the team transporting grain to the north suddenly fell ill. People, the team had to stop, not daring to move on.

If the food is cut off, a city will not last ten days under such a rampant epidemic situation.

At noon, Aziz asked to escort the food to the north where the plague was more serious. Lemomenna hesitated and finally agreed.

At this time, she couldn't be partial to her cronies, otherwise how would she feel at ease for those soldiers who stick to their posts to fight the plague directly.

Khaleesi carefully explained to Aziz the methods of preventing and avoiding the plague. Although it may not be able to prevent the rapid attack of the plague, it can also play a protective role.

Emergency preparations were made, and after everything was in place, Aziz led his troops away from Hattusa overnight.

Lemomena almost lived in the Great Stone Hall, and the generals and ministers who came and went in the palace were all frowning. The boundless and bright sunshine cast by the holy mountain was broken by the heavy cloud entrenched in the palace, and none of them could reach this place in the slightest. A majestic and magnificent palace.

Kalixi is rushing between the witch doctor department and the library. The witch doctors are constantly changing medicinal materials, and they have developed dozens of prescriptions, all of which have failed. Kalixi is even more helpless. a crucial turning point.

After all efforts failed, this mysterious prescription recorded in lost text became the last hope.

The day before yesterday, Lemomenna was even thinking about going to the Assyrian palace to rob people, and the ministers were full of opposition, not to mention that this matter is extremely difficult, if it fails, it will provoke a war between the two countries; Even if the high priest came quietly, he might not be able to recognize this kind of writing... Who would agree to carry out this kind of mission, which has less than half the chance of success and is close to suicide?

"What is this?" A voice sounded beside her, suddenly interrupting her contemplation, and Kalixi was slightly taken aback.

Sharma reached out and took the yellowed kraft paper. The writing on the rough leather was mottled. She glanced at it and said, "This kind of writing has been lost for a long time, and the Assyrians have long since used it."

"Well, it would be great if I could understand." Sighing, frowning, infinitely annoyed.

"I can understand."

Shocked, the cup in his hand shook, and the tea spilled from the rim of the cup, dizzying a stack of scrolls on the table. Regardless of these, his eyes were filled with a blue light of surprise, and he stared straight at Sharma. When he opened his mouth, he found that His voice trembled, and so did his heartbeat. "You know the old saying of the Tigris River!?"

Nodding, looking at the writing on the kraft paper, he said with certainty: "I don't understand all of it, but I can understand more than half of it. It seems to be a formula written on it, as well as the names of some medicinal materials and the method of making them."

"Sharma, please translate it quickly, quickly!" Sharma returned to Hattusha. If it was God's will, it was because the gods gave Hittite a chance to be reborn.

I was puzzled, but I didn't ask any more questions. I sat down, compared the ancient text on the kraft paper, translated the above content into Hittite, and wrote it on the delicate and clean parchment.

Incense slices are burning in the furnace, and the scent of orchid and tea overflows from the hollow furnace wall. A straight white smoke rises up. The smoke turns into winding tobacco shreds, which are circling indoors with the wind from the mountains.

Soon Sharma handed the translated prescription to Kalixi, took the parchment, and read it roughly, the blue light in her eyes suddenly lit up, and she held it tightly as if she had found a treasure.Looking up, staring at Sharma with tears in her eyes, hugging her hard, feeling the body in her arms was visibly stiff, Kalixi sniffed and thanked gratefully: "You are the great savior of Hittite , you saved Hittite, Sharma!"

Shensi hadn't returned to her place yet, she was a little dumbfounded, then smiled, patted Kalixi's trembling shoulder, and teased softly. "Now you don't blame me for coming back, do you?"

Let go of her, looked at the parchment with the prescription in his hand, and nodded hard. "No wonder, this is the will of the gods. You came back to save Hittite. I will go to the Witch Doctor Department right away. You can go to Lemo Menna and ask her to come to the Witch Doctor Department as soon as possible." She was in a hurry. Patiently turned around and walked out, sweeping away the haze of many days, with a dazzling smile blooming on his face.

"I'll go find her." Sharma followed her, and the two stepped out of the house together, walking quickly in different directions from left to right.

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five days later

Although the condition of the patients in the temple who took the new medicine did not deteriorate, there was no sign of improvement.

A group of witch doctors surrounded the room full of patients with different degrees of infection, checked and checked, but still had no clue, which made everyone disappointed and scared, as if life slipped into the endless night, the last light that can illuminate everything Also taken away by the night.

At the same time, another shocking news reached the palace.

Infected people appeared in the city of Hattusha. They were some farmers living near the city, a small village with dozens of households. It was found that half of them fell ill this morning. The cough and low-grade fever were the primary symptoms of the epidemic.

Unexpected, but not unexpected.

It is only a matter of time before a disease of such a large scale and rapid onset spreads to Hattusa.

Still giving orders in an orderly manner, still deploying tasks calmly and calmly, still sitting on the Iron Throne without changing his face, even though the entire court has been flooded with turbulent undercurrents, Lemomena still holds on to that indifference. The alienated smile, those brown eyes that seem to be smiling but not smiling, are like the surface of a calm sea, deep, quiet, and unpredictable...

The army is the first group to be protected. A country without an army is like a newborn baby, which can be easily destroyed by any external force.

Kusina led Hattusha's army to evacuate to the mountains, Da Wuxia's Imperial Eagle Army deployed 1 people to garrison the city, and the remaining 9 people all retreated to Moshi Mountain, which is the closest to the holy mountain, and were on standby at any time.

Muhali refused to evacuate with Kushina, and Lemomenna persuaded him a few words, seeing that he had made up his mind, she couldn't force it, so she had to agree with him to stay.

After saying a few words in a hurry, Lemomenna left the hall amidst the anxious and flustered eyes of the crowd, and before she stepped into the corridor, she asked the guards behind her in a slightly anxious tone. "Where's Khaleesi?"

"Princess Khaleesi is in the Witch Doctor Department."

"Take her to Yungong, hurry up!" After leaving a word, she strode into the corridor on the right, which was the shortcut to Yungong.The skirt of the robe raised at the feet rubbed against the gray wall, and before it fell down, it was pulled behind by the mountain wind pouring in from the corridor, and it flew up and down impatiently.

The guard bowed and saluted, turned around and trotted away.

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Tightening the arms around Khaleesi's waist, hugging the body in her arms even tighter, she sighed and opened her mouth with some difficulty. "Khaleesi, you are leaving the palace tonight."

"Leave?!" Shocked, she straightened her back suddenly, but because of the stubborn strength on her waist, she was trapped in Lemomena's stiff but fiery arms, unable to move at all.

Ignoring Khaleesi struggling angrily, he put his left hand around her head and gently stroked the long hair that was as bright as the night.The green armor in her hand, like ice that melted with water, flowed into her body along the fingertips with a delicate sadness, diluting the bottomless stability and strength in her eyes.

"The palace will not be safe soon, I have made arrangements, you and Sharma will leave tonight."

"I do not go."

"Be obedient, Khaleesi. You don't have to worry about me, I'll be fine, it will protect me." Scratching the nail skin on his face with his fingertips, he smiled dejectedly, unable to explain the light flowing in those tea eyes , In the end is fortunate, or helpless.

Frowning, he said anxiously: "Qingjia can block sharp swords, but how can it resist plague? Don't try to trick me into leaving, I will never leave you."

"Little girl, I didn't lie to you. I can't explain some things. Anyway, I know it can resist the plague. You can leave as soon as it gets dark. The palace has a secret road leading to the mountain. The guards of the Emperor Eagle are waiting for you in the mountain. They will protect you from Hittite, you go to Egypt to stay for a while, and I will pick you up after a while, okay?" She held Kalixi and shook her very lightly, as if she was coaxing a child, gently In the watery eyes, even a hint of begging could be seen in those bright eyes.

Egypt is the best and only choice. Although Syria is still relatively safe, it is too close to Hittite after all, and Egypt, which is separated by the Sinai Peninsula, is relatively safer.

He turned his eyes away, afraid that he would fall into such a trap-like alluring gentle eyes, bit his lip, and objected resolutely. "Not good, very bad. At this time, if you let me go, do you think I will agree? If you want me to leave you and Hittite, I can't do it."

"Karixi, don't be stubborn. What we are facing now is not a flesh and blood enemy, but an all-pervasive plague. I can't protect you at all. If you are infected with me, I...you have to leave if you don't agree, I am not I'm asking for your opinion, you have to go!" She frowned subconsciously, she knew that it would not be easy to persuade Khaleesi to leave, and she was also ready for the second hand... But this second plan, Ka Lixi Lixi wouldn't like it, and Lemomena wouldn't like it either.

"Lemomena, don't let me go, please!" He begged in a low voice, with light blue tears shining, and clutching Lemomena's sleeve, like a drowning man grabbing a piece of driftwood, Do your best.

Suddenly, there was a slight shake in his heart, realizing his own thoughts, Lemomena's gaze sank, and the voice that followed also sank. "Sorry, Khaleesi, I can't promise you."

Shocked by the sudden hard light in those dark brown pupils, he lowered his eyes, feeling extremely anxious in his heart, but he couldn't find a way to convince Lemomena, who was more stubborn than himself.

After a long while of silence, the breeze blew across the cheeks infinitely and gently, bringing the dense moisture from the top of the mountain to dizzy the helplessness in the eyes, and the warm wind wrapped around the long purple veil by the window... like two The dancers, one invisible and one colorful, danced lightly and nimbly at the bottom of the blue eyes, evoking a stormy blue wave.

The moment he looked away, he bit his lip, and there was something bright and eager in his blue eyes, like an unshakable determination, more like a request that he would never give in. "If you really want to send me away, then send me to another place."

"Where do you want to go?"

"The temple outside the city."

"Nonsense!" Suddenly, Lemomena's anger was as dazzling as her horror.

"Lemomenna, let me go to the temple to see the patients. Those witch doctors can't figure out the reason why the prescription is invalid after searching. I have to see it with my own eyes before I can understand why the prescription doesn't work." She said She can't just run away just thinking about herself, leaving this beloved person and a weak country to fight against the raging plague, how can she be so selfish.

"I said," looking sideways, she looked at her, her eyes were as quiet as a beast about to erupt after being overwhelmed. "no!"

Loosening the arms around Kalisi's waist, and leading her to stand up together, Lemomena glanced at her with a dark complexion, then looked out of the window with his hands behind his back, his aggressive eyes met the scorching sun, and said no Whether it is the dazzling sunlight that hurts people, or her gaze that hurts people more.

"Lemomena----" whispered softly, his lips trembling unconsciously, feeling hopeless for some reason.

"You guys are leaving tonight, stop thinking about it, Kaleexi." After saying this, she suddenly turned around and walked outside, the dark robe broke the last hope in Kaleexi's eyes, without hesitation.

"Lemomena! Lemomena!" Shouted at her firm and firm back, but failed to stop her hurried steps. She didn't even stop, and stepped out of the gate of Yungong decisively. It disappeared directly into Kalixi's tearful blue eyes.

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In the evening, Kalixi suddenly said that she wanted to take a bath, and ordered everyone to stand guard outside the door. The door creaked and closed behind her. Turning her head to look at the tightly closed door, Kalixi frowned unnaturally.

After hesitating for just a moment, she quickly walked around the screen, took out the cloak she had hidden in advance and put it on, moved the low stool under a small window by the pool, and climbed up the window sill by stepping on the stool.

The moment the window was opened, the mountain wind mixed with the light fragrance of flowers blew in, a bit strong, and shook off the few strands of hair hidden in her neckline.Looking back, he glanced at the room filled with water vapor, and at the same time retracted his gaze, he jumped off the window sill.

Landed firmly in the corridor, and looked around vigilantly. This corridor behind the bathroom is rarely passed by. It is a busy evening at this time, and everyone is busy in the main hall and the giant stone hall, let alone anyone coming here .

Pulling on the hood of the cloak, the wide brim of the hat covered the nervous face, and tightening the neckline, Khaleesi cautiously quickened her pace, turned the corner of the corridor with ease, and disappeared under the corridor flowing with scarlet rays of light.