Legend of Ishi

However, such a handsome and handsome prince obviously has no compassion, and he is very happy to see this strange woman crying with fear.

Ignoring the torch on Inanna's face, he said with great interest: "I once heard Teacher Rabaru mention that through the Lebanese forest, through Assyria and Babylon, in the farther east, even Teacher Rabaru According to the records of the royal archives of the Harappa Kingdom (now India), crossing a dangerous mountain and passing a red-yellow torrent is the country that can produce the most exquisite fabrics in the world."

Hazas and Luka obviously didn't expect the prince to talk about this, and Inanna's heart beat wildly when she heard it.

The prince looked at Inanna's face, and continued uncertainly: "The Harappa country records that in the east of them, in a place we have never been to, there is such a country. It can make exquisite and huge bronze vessels, and can brew Fine wine, livestock and sheep, and the fabrics they make that are lighter than feathers can’t be obtained even if you have money. And the people there are petite, with ivory skin, black hair and black eyes, flexible hands and feet, and clever minds.”

If it wasn't for the torch on her face, Inanna would have jumped up and shouted: Prince, you are very knowledgeable, thank you for praising the people of the Celestial Dynasty!

General Hazas also carefully looked at Inanna's face, and murmured, "Prince, is this the person who came to our country from the most eastern country that Master Rabaru said?"

"I'm afraid Teacher Rabaru needs to see it in person." The prince sat back on the only stone bench in the house, thought for a while before continuing: "Look at her clothes and accessories are similar to those of the Great Green Sea (now The two sides of the Mediterranean Sea) are very different, and I am afraid that they really came from a distant place. But there is no reason why a single woman can cross several countries by herself. Seeing that she does not even make a sound, could it be that she is a foreign slave who was trafficked here by merchants because of her loss of voice? ?”

It is reasonable to say so, even General Hazas and Luka can't help but nod.

Inanna thought about the underground fortress and the domestication of pigeons that she had eavesdropped on outside just now, and realized that the prince guessed that she was a mute, and a mute cannot reveal the secret, so she made up her mind to keep her mouth shut.If there is no possibility of leaking secrets, maybe he can be spared.

Thinking of this, she looked flatteringly and innocently at the three men who subdued her, maybe being an obedient mute would give her a chance to be let go.

The prince has always been a master of human beings. He was raised by the emperor. He usually dealt with either the royal relatives with ulterior motives or the cunning and senior ministers. Can't escape his eyes.

It's just that the journey was boring, and he was worried about his sister, so he couldn't help feeling a little irritable.

Thinking of this, he nodded his chin to signal to let go of the woman on the ground, and then told Luca: "This woman is quite agile, if she wasn't so hungry, she might still be able to survive a few tricks under your hands, go get some pancakes come over."

As soon as Inanna was released from the restraint, she crawled to the corner farthest from the three of them on all hands and feet, watching the strangers who suddenly appeared in the middle of the night vigilantly.

Except for the handsome prince who can be seen from an extraordinary background at a glance, there are two attendants standing beside him, one old and one young. The young one is still a teenager, with a slender physique, brown hair tied behind his head, and dressed in coarse cloth. In such a cold night, two thighs were still exposed, and Inanna didn't see the existence of underwear, and was immediately dazzled by the unintentionally exposed male/color.

The old man had no special features, except that his eagle-like eyes did not let go of Inanna's every move, as if he could quickly step forward and wring her throat as soon as she made a movement.

The only exit was guarded by a group of soldiers with armor and swords, and Inanna found that the only possible place of escape was the small hole where she hid before.

But unless she can grit her teeth and jump down with a narrow escape, she will die in vain.

The boy with bare thighs went out for a while and came back again. He walked towards Inanna with a cloth bag in his hand. Inanna had no choice but to keep shrinking into the corner until the cold Swiss army knife in the inner pocket was against it. On her waist, she remembered that she still had such a weapon that could not kill anyone.

If the situation is really bad to the extreme, she can only give it a go.

Inanna's elbows had already touched her waist. Unexpectedly, the boy just looked at her dirty face and huddled body with little interest, but didn't come any closer. He just threw the cloth bag in Inanna's hand. before.

When the cloth bag fell to the ground, a layer of ash was thrown up, bringing the halo of the dim bonfire, making the white flour cake rolled out of it glisten like gold.

Inanna felt dizzy when she first saw the normal food, regardless of who gave it, whether it was safe or not, the gluttons in her stomach rushed to get excited, she grabbed it and patted the ashes hastily, and stuffed it into her mouth.

The pancake was white, it looked nothing unusual, but it had just been baked in the fire, the side was crispy and delicious, the inside was soft and sweet, mixed with a faint honey fragrance, Inanna's stomach functioned unprecedentedly, and the two She stuffed the pancakes in just a moment, and although she rolled her eyes and was embarrassed by being choked, she was not willing to waste any.

The boy named Luca watched blankly from the side, acquiescing to Inanna approaching the pot that betrayed her, and drank the remaining water in it.

Inanna's idea was very simple. Even if this was her last meal before the death sentence, she didn't want to be a starving ghost. No matter what, eating full and giving her strength left opportunities for struggle.

Sure enough, the prince saw that her hands and feet had regained some strength, and she was not sitting on the ground in the previous weak posture, so he told Luca: "Go and try again!"

Inanna knew that it was useless to take precautions after the previous sneak attack.The young man in front of him grew up in this mountain, and his reactions and movements are as fast as those of animals running through the forest. He is no match for his own strength, so he can only win by surprise, and then take advantage of the situation to find a gap in the house and break out of the encirclement.

In just that moment, Luca's knife had already slashed across. This was not just for show. Even if Inanna raised her hands obediently and surrendered, she would probably have her neck cut off by the knife and paint a mural on the ceiling with the spurted blood.

Inanna counted the timing to dodge the knife and lowered her body, hugged the boy's waist with all her strength, and pushed the boy to the ground with all her momentum.

Luka was hit hard on the back and head, staring at him all of a sudden, he instinctively raised the knife up to stab Inanna's back, Inanna quickly let him go and rolled to the side, the knife "chih" La" through Inanna's jacket.

The fiber of the jacket was extremely tough, and the blade of the bronze saber was not sharp enough to split. Seeing that Luca's weapon was restrained, Inanna seized the opportunity and pulled it through the corner of the jacket, and the knife fell not far away with a "bang".

Although the prince and General Hazas were silent, some of the soldiers couldn't help laughing out loud. Luca's face was flushed red. The woman in front of him was still a slave, but he was caught in two or three moves. Disarmed, this is a great shame for him who was taken in and trained by the prince at the age of eight, he had to find a way to turn defeat into victory, and then apologize to the prince.

With a roar, Luca jumped up from the ground and grabbed Inanna's dress with a big hole in it. Taking advantage of the momentum, he was about to strangle her neck with the other hand.

Seeing that Inanna took off her coat in an unhurried manner, she turned around nimbly and took off her coat. With the other hand, Luka's hand was pinched away, and she quickly pulled the corner of the coat to wrap around Luka's neck. Luca coughed as he was strangled in a cocoon.

Inanna took the advantage of restraining him and kicked him in the back, kicking the boy to the ground.

Although the tricks are insidious, but since ancient times there is a saying that good men don't fight with women, and he wants to fight with his own woman, so don't blame yourself for being cruel.

The soldiers behind them yelled loudly, as if they were listening to English in a noisy environment, and they couldn't tell what they were saying. Inanna wanted to look back to see if she had a chance to escape, and suddenly He was hit on the back of the neck with a dull head, and couldn't get up for a long time.

General Hazas is an old man who has been on the battlefield, not a young man like Luca who has never used a real knife. He wiped the blood on the handle of the spatula and kicked Luca: "Stand up! !"

Luca hurriedly tore off the clothes wrapped around his neck, his face was swollen, and just about to stand up, he suddenly knelt down again. He ignored the smashed forehead and prostrated himself on the ground. The newly added wound was mixed with loess, so miserable.

The prince glanced at him and raised his hand: "Kneel there."

General Hadzas grabbed Inanna, who was only covered with cotton lining, picked up the tattered coat with the other hand, and dragged her to the prince again.

It's like a cat playing with a mouse. If you catch it, you don't eat it right away, but you have to play with the mouse to exhaustion.

The prince ignored her for a while, and only looked at her blue jacket. He searched and found nothing mysterious, and didn't know what the zipper and inner pockets were, so he threw it aside.

Seeing the solemn look on the prince's face, General Hazas asked cautiously, "Prince, this slave girl is very strong and might be a spy from another country. Our itinerary is top secret, so it's better not to make extra trouble."

Inanna knew that the old man's words were intended to kill, but the back of her neck was in sharp pain, and the warm liquid flowed down. It must be that her scalp was broken by a heavy hand, and she didn't even have the strength to lift her head up.

Inanna waited disheartenedly for the knife, but the prince said, "This man is really strange. I still want to show Teacher Rabalou. If there is no problem, I will find Midavan this time. After her It's good to have a skilled female slave by my side, and the queen mother can rest assured."

General Hazas disagreed: "You also saw her fighting with Luca, I'm afraid she won't be easy to obey."

But the prince laughed "hehe": "General Hazas, maybe you are old, but I think she has good eyes. If she can be easily tamed, it would be boring."

As soon as Inanna heard it, she knew that the prince had plans to keep her, but in order to avoid torture, she had to make false claims.She thought well, but she didn't expect that people would neither give her a chance nor accept her hypocrisy.

Naturally, there is no need to ask for opinions. The prince said to his subordinates: "Let's see if it is a female slave."

Because of the particularity of female slaves, most of the marks on female slaves in this era are branded on the limbs and back of the waist.

Hearing this, General Hazas conveniently raised his knife to look at Inanna's prone position, and cut her clothes from behind. Inanna gritted her teeth thinking about being visited by a group of men, and thinking about succumbing to the situation and escaping in the future. , Ren Nuannuan's blood did not know that tears blurred his eyes.