Immorton

, "You said, before you came? Where did you come from?"

Zheng Zha also heaved a long sigh, and explained from the beginning: different worlds, endless battles, lost partners, an altar of hope, survival...

After he finally finished speaking, he found that Imerton's expression was very strange, mixed with confusion and confusion, and couldn't help asking: "What's the matter? You don't look surprised at all."

"Ah, I should be surprised, but I... your story sounds familiar, but I can't remember how I knew it." Imerton shook his head, "Leave this alone, you say, the capital of the dead Collapsed? Are you digging?"

"Well, I need the altar, and the book of life."

Emerton lowered his head and thought for a while, then looked at Zheng Zha: "I can't believe that King Seti's guards will help you. So reckless, it seems that the years have weakened many taboos... My duty requires me to stop you , However, if it’s just for the altar, maybe it’s not a big problem.”

Zheng Zha immediately became serious: "I must find my partner back."

"I understand. But... I have to give a warning. The capital of the dead is dedicated to Anubis, and below it is the territory directly under the god of death. According to legend, it leads to the underworld, and mortals cannot touch it." Emerton deeply Taking a deep breath, with a complex expression, "Be careful, don't dig too deep. Even if you have other protectors and don't belong to this world, Anubis is one of the oldest gods after all."

"If I find the altar and the book of life, I'll give up. Otherwise... there's nothing I can do." Zheng Zha's face was serious.

"Well, this is your decision." Imerton said helplessly, "When I have a chance, I have to warn the tomb guards. Of course, they may not even trust me."

The two turned their heads at the same time and looked at the man in black.

The other side obviously noticed it, and Jonathan yelled heartlessly: "Hey, Zheng Zha, High Priest, come here. Eve has already made a decision."

Zheng Zha patted Emerton's shoulder: "Go, it's okay. I'll go fork a few more fish, and I won't accompany you."

Emerton was speechless for a moment, nodded, turned and walked over.

He found Eve watching him approaching with the same uneasiness, and felt better for some reason. At this time, Eve said abruptly: "I want to forgive you." She paused and repeated, "I want to forgive you Yes. But every time I look at you, there is an inexplicable anger in my heart, anger and sadness. I can't say those words anyway."

Imerton heard his hoarse and nervous voice: "That's because your soul remembers everything." He calmed down, and then said, "It's okay, I understand, I should bear it."

Eve also seemed to have calmed down, and she gestured to Imerton for the man in black: "Do you know him?"

"The descendants of King Seti's guards, the guardians of the capital of the dead."

"Imorton, he will go back with you, okay? He will give you a place near their tribe's residence, you settle down...don't leave at will. He...he will..."

"He will be my jailer."

"I'm sorry, I can only go so far. I'm sorry."

He bowed his head, saluted solemnly, and left in silence.

[-]. Visitors

at dusk.

On the horizon, the red sun is lingering, diligently coating the golden sand sea with bloody brilliance.At the beginning of the chill, the hot air that has not yet dissipated still evaporates from the surface of every gravel, and then dissipates without a trace in the air.As the night wind intensified, the dust and sand flew up like light silk, and then fell down like hailstones, hitting the stone wall in front of them heavily.However, none of the gravel passed through the windows above the stone wall.Even the heat wave during the day and the cold wind at night have not disturbed the current occupants of this newly built stone house.

Perhaps they dare not.

In the stone house, Imerton was sitting under the window, holding a scroll in his hand, and his gaze stayed on the opposite corner.Sunlight slanted in from the high windows, where the dense shadows of the fence were reflected, moving slowly with the red daylight.

Another day, almost over.

There was a sudden knock on the door: "High Priest, someone wants to see you."

He looked up in surprise and put down his book: "Please come in."

There was the sound of keys turning and iron chains clashing, and then the heavy door opened a crack, and a not strong figure squeezed in sideways against the door.He wears glasses and has no expression on his face.

Imherton smiled softly: "...Chu Xuan?" He stood up and pointed to another chair across the table, "Please sit down. Does the altar work?"

"It seems that Zheng Zha said a lot to you." The door slammed shut, Chu Xuan walked to the table, sat down, and spoke in a flat tone.

"I'm glad to see that his plan is going well. Please congratulate him for me." Imerton restrained his smile, "Actually, I'm very glad that there is someone else standing in front of him this time. I'm just a prisoner now, It's hard to interfere with any of your actions, isn't it?"

Chu Xuan didn't even raise his eyes, his eyes focused on Imerton's wrist.There, black metal rings two fingers wide were engraved with ancient symbols, tightly clasping their targets.As soon as Imerton finished speaking, he asked bluntly: "These forbidden restraints are useless to you, right?"

The topic suddenly changed, Imerton showed a surprised expression, and then responded: "Of course, it's just a symbol of obedience, and they make the guards outside feel safe. In fact, due to the bondage of the oath, even if the doors and windows of this room are wide open, I will not come out." No. And this," he shook his hand, and the long chain between the double rings slid off the table, making a dull crashing sound, "it is quite a powerful magic product, originally prepared for priests or mages of different gods, and it is only used in wars. I know how to use it, but I didn’t expect it to still be there. But compared to my current power..."

Chu Xuan adjusted his glasses, studied Imerton's wrist carefully for a while, and then reluctantly raised his head and stared at him: "Zheng Zha told me that when he entered this world last time, you asked him when he was dying. "Is there really Chu Xuan?"

"...I don't remember. Speaking of which, I'm sure I've never heard of you, but I've always felt very familiar..." This visitor, every sentence is a new topic...

"You arranged a teleportation formation when you resurrected Ansuna, how did you come up with it?" Chu Xuan asked lightly, as if he didn't care.

Imerton was taken aback: "Why do you ask this?"

"Is there really a reason..." Chu Xuan remained calm.

Emerton lowered his eyes silently: he came here because of those prophecies...

There was silence.In the air, something compelling is forming.

Daylight gradually dimmed.Finally, Imerton spoke with a hoarse voice: "When I first met Ansuna, some scenes suddenly appeared in my head." He lowered his head, his eyes stayed on his wrist, but he saw nothing, "Have you ever heard the saying: 'The see of the prophet is but the spray on the surface of the water, from which men try to guess the course of the great river.' The power of prophecy, even as a gift of God, has always been extremely dangerous, and besides Those pictures came out of nowhere, like hallucinations forced in, so I couldn't trust the future I saw—yes, I guessed it at the time, I saw a possible future, but I... Later, Ansuna Dead." He unconsciously flipped the chain hanging from the table, "She... said 'resurrect me', and then, those scenes appeared again." He gave a short laugh, "In exactly the same order. He stopped, covering his eyes with his hands.

Chu Xuan waited, saw that he did not continue, and directly confirmed: "So you adjusted the plan." The tone was affirmative, and then asked in a natural tone, "What are the specific contents of those pictures?"

Imerton's right hand was still pressed against his face, and his left hand was raised to the outside. The wrist ring fell through the deserted arm and hung by the table.Then the light wind blew out from his index finger, drew an arc in the air, and condensed into an elliptical interface like a bronze mirror. Inside the mirror was a piece of sand and gravel, and soon there were moving images - brilliant buildings, blue sea, black clothes The masked woman passed by, Ansuna's decisive face, the slumped mummy, and the beetle fell on Imerton who was wrapped in a pupa...

A scorching light lit up in Chu Xuan's eyes.

The shaking and collapsed tomb and the figures falling into the abyss slowly dispersed in the air.Emerton rubbed his face with his hands and said in a tired voice, "Is there anything else?"

"Yes. It's very important to me." Chu Xuan said bluntly.

Emerton put down his hand and looked at the wall helplessly: "Okay."

"Do you know this kind of writing?" Chu Xuan gestured on the table and looked at Imerton questioningly.

"Zheng Zha." Imerton grabbed back the dangling black ring with his right hand, and put it on his left glove: "Your companion's name."

"This is Chinese, modern Simplified Chinese. My native language. Have you had any contact with China, the one in the Far East?"

Immediately, Imerton sat up straight in amazement: "No, of course not. I don't know it's Chinese, but... I can recognize it anyway."

"Besides, you still think we are familiar." Chu Xuan said calmly, "It can only be related to those pictures, those memories you got. The first picture is a famous scenic spot in my world before I entered the world of reincarnation."

Emerton took a long breath and said softly, "I thought it was an oracle..."

Chu Xuan's expression was calm, but the topic suddenly became sharp: "You think God is warning you, but you still go to provoke Ansuna. It's unreasonable."

"Ah, yes, that's stupid. It's just..." Imerton twitched the corners of his mouth at the guest, feeling that he was too tired to go straight to the grave—of course he knew he should have gone straight to the grave, "I didn't Not sure...you don't understand, I met Ansuna. I think the whole thing was irreversible from the moment I met her."

"I really don't understand." Chu Xuan's tone was indifferent, "Because I saw her, I killed people who were loyal to her and betrayed God.