The mysterious lady was still in a shadow, and she only heard her say faintly: "Do you think Poseidon will listen to you for this reason and forgive you?"

Pei Ziyun was silent for a moment, he knew that what the mysterious lady said was the truth, and the gods would definitely not forgive the person who killed the child, whether it was voluntary or involuntary.

"Paris, you see, Philoctetes could have survived well, but since he shot an arrow at Kuknos, fate has dropped the bargaining chip of death on him. ”

"Philoctetes could never return to his homeland, he had to go to the realm of Hades. ”

"Hercules, a new god who has only ascended to the gods, but has not really been accepted by Olympus, could not have sheltered him. ”

Pei Ziyun's eyes flashed, in the original script and history, Philoctetes successfully returned to his hometown, but now, indeed, the mysterious lady is still right, when Philoctetes wounded Kukonos with a bow and arrow, his life also started the countdown.

"Prince Paris, I give you a word of counsel, do not commit the sin of killing God's own son, in which case death will take your life. The mysterious lady said.

At this time, the priest who went to the temple of Apollo hurriedly came from the palace, and Pei Ziyun stopped: "Priest, what is the result of going to the temple of Apollo?"

"Unfortunately, Prince Paris, the Temple of Apollo has not responded. ”

Although he knew that this would be the result, Pei Ziyun's heart was still heavy, for the misfortune of Kukonos, and for the indifference of these gods.

"Priest, thank you for your hard work. Pei Ziyun said, turning to look at the shadow of the pillar just now, the mysterious lady had disappeared.

"Is she here specifically to stop me from killing Kuknos?" Pei Ziyun thought to himself.

"It shouldn't be, she just bumped into me and wanted to kill him according to Kuknos's wishes, and she stopped me, so why did she come to the Trojan Palace?" Pei Ziyun meditated hard, and entered the palace with the priest, and Kuknos, who was lying on the bed, watched Pei Ziyun walk in with the priest in silence, and immediately understood that the temple of Apollo had nothing to gain.

He lay on the bed, slowly raised his hands, used his last strength, and his voice was hoarse: "Great Poseidon, my father, I have come here against your will and obtained the fate of death, this is my sin, but please read that I am your son, and give the same blow to those who hurt me, as well as to the Greeks." ”

"Please also take care of my son, your grandson. With that, Kuknos picked up the sword at his side and committed suicide with a swing.

At the moment of suicide, everyone heard a heavy sigh.

Pei Ziyun saw that Kukonos committed suicide, and his soul was about to escape into Hades's realm, but an invisible light flashed, and Kuknos's soul was taken away.

He knew that it was Poseidon himself who intercepted and retrieved the soul of his son Kuknos.

Seeing Kukonos lying on the bed with his eyes open, Priam stepped forward and closed his eyes, and instructed the servant: "You go and scrub King Kuknos, put on clean clothes again, and go to the platform of the Temple of Poseidon to build a pyre so that Kukonos can be cremated." ”

Pei Ziyun couldn't do anything about the ending arranged by the gods, he could only do what he should do, watching everyone silent, the atmosphere was sad, and said to King Priam: "Father, tomorrow when I go out to battle, I will avenge King Kuknos, if I can kill Philoctetes, then I will go to the Kingdom of Coronay to protect the son and city-state of Kukonos and block the revenge of the Greeks." ”

"Paris, the Greeks still have many heroes, and the bow and arrow of Philoctetes is the bow left by Hercules, and it will not be easy for you to defeat him tomorrow. Priam expressed his concerns.

"Father, this requires the cooperation of Brother Hector and other Trojan heroes. Pei Ziyun said.

"There's no problem with that, but you can't deal with it, don't force it. King Priam said.

"Yes, father, I will do what I can, and I will not worry everyone. After Pei Ziyun finished speaking, he raised his hands and prayed: "Great Poseidon, please listen to my voice, I am going to take revenge on the murderer who killed Kuknos, I hope you can protect me and let me successfully kill Philoctetes." ”

After Pei Ziyun finished praying, he said: "Kukonos is my friend, please allow me to use the most expensive sesame oil and gold for the burial." ”

And when he had spoken, he commanded his servants to fetch it, and when they saw it, they were all overwhelmed.

The servants scrubbed Kuknos again, put on new clothes, and smeared the oil that Prince Paris had brought.

The body of Kukonos was carried out on a stretcher.

Pei Ziyun followed King Priam and others to the cremation table and watched quietly.

The cremation table is a large rectangular platform built by the craftsmen of the palace out of some flammable wood, the pedestal is one meter high, and is surrounded by flammable firewood.

The servants carried a stretcher to the cremation table and placed the body of Kukonos on the rectangular cremation table, and Cook lay quietly on the high platform, as if he were asleep.

Not far from the cremation table is the temple of Poseidon.

The priest stood at the altar and prayed: "O great Poseidon, please take your son Kuknos back to heaven and continue to shelter him." ”

At the end of the sacrifice, everyone gathered around the cremation table and prayed silently, remembering the great hero Kuknos and reminiscing about everything.

King Priam cried out, "O great and good Kuknos, how righteous you are, yet the vile Greeks have taken your life, and we are determined to avenge you, and we hope that your soul may rest in peace." May also the great Poseidon, your father shelter you forever. ”

After the king finished speaking, someone held a torch and lit the cremation table, and the fire burned so fiercely that it instantly swallowed the entire cremation table.

After a long time, a pile of ashes was left in the same place, and the king ordered the ashes to be filled in porcelain jars.

"O Kuknos, I avenge you by returning your ashes to your homeland, the Kingdom of Coronay. Pei Ziyun said loudly.

As soon as he spoke, a small plum blossom appeared quickly, and quickly enlarged, turning into a transparent data frame, with a faint sense of light in front of his eyes.

"Mission: Kill Philoctetes and avenge Kuknos (unfinished)"

Camp of the Greeks

In contrast to the situation in Troy, at this moment a celebratory feast was being held in the camp of the Greeks, and the princes were shouting and cheering for the splendid performance of Philoctetes today.

The princes and heroes of the entire Greek coalition gathered at the banquet site, and everyone indulged in delicious food and wine.

Agamemnon himself filled the glass of wine for Philoctetes, raised his glass, raised his glass to Philoctetes, drank it all, and said: "Dear Philoctetes, I repeat, because we have abandoned you on the island of Calysse because we are confused, but this is also the wish of God. ”

"Please don't be angry with us anymore, for we have been punished by God for these things. With that, Agamemnon clapped his palms, and the servant led the woman, the horses, and the treasures up.

"Now that you've killed Kukonos and relieved us of our greatest difficulty, accept our gift. ”

"Here are seven Trojan women, twenty horses, and twelve three-legged horses, and I hope you will like it, and I cordially invite you to live with me in my tent. ”

Agamemnon sincerely apologized to Philoctetes, and offered treasures and gifts, so that the last bit of Philoctetes' resentment disappeared without a trace.

Philoctetes replied, "Great Commander Agamemnon, what are you talking about, I am no longer angry with you, including you, Agamemnon, and anyone. ”

"Good. Agamemnon laughed and stood up, his body shaking a little, as if he had drunk too much, and once again filled Philoctetes with wine, holding up his glass, and said, "Come, for the sake of our friendship, and for the sake of victory in this war." ”

Philoctetes likewise picked up his glass and drank it down.

"Philoctetes, you say we have a chance of winning this time. Agamemnon threw out a very difficult question to answer.

"Commander Agamemnon, I don't think Troy has any strong heroes other than Kuknos, and our chances of winning this time are very good. ”

"Oh, really?" Agamemnon didn't expect Philoctetes to be so confident.

"Yes, the only slightly more powerful is Hector, and Prince Paris, I saw Paris kill a few of our heroes today, and I was going to attack him with cold arrows, but he blocked them. ”

"When the time comes for tomorrow's battle, I'll find an opportunity to shoot him. Philoctetes said.

"That's great, you have to know that Paris is the culprit who caused this war. Agamemnon said happily, and raised his glass again, the atmosphere of the banquet was lively and intense, everyone pushed the cup and changed the lamp, so it was not lively, and on Mount Olympus, Athena, the protector of the Greeks, looked at the gloomy Poseidon, shook her head secretly, and thought: "Greeks, Poseidon sacrificed a son, even if he is your enemy, you must also express your sorrow and sacrifice to Poseidon." ”

"But you're partying. ”

"Because of this, tomorrow you will not only lose Philoctetes, but also many lives, and the gods and fate have judged that you will be dealt a great blow tomorrow. ”

"Even the bow left behind by Hercules will be lost, because it will upset the balance and quickly break through Troy. ”

"As for Prince Paris, it seems, he has gained some favor with Poseidon, and it is no wonder that he buried his son and protected the city-states of his allies and his young son. ”

"Prince Paris has been doing what pleases the gods, but it can't reverse your fate, because you have offended Hera, and your ultimate fate has been decided. ”

"But what you have done has enabled you to gain some kindness from the gods before you reach your death. ”