I crouched down, washed my face with water by the river, combed my hair twice, and braided it back into two braids. Immorton sat on the stone to the side and looked at me. The slight glow of the stars and moon was extremely cold, half of his face was bathed in this clear light, but the other half of his face was hidden in the darkness, and his face was as vivid and profound as a stroke of a knife. He saw me looking at him and smiled at me.

That smile...... How to describe it?

It is like alcohol, too...... Like this moonlight. It is both intimate and noble.

The river flowed in a tumultuous manner, and the moonlight shone on the waves, like a broken silver horse. I got up and walked over to him, my hands still wet. Immorton took out a towel to dry my hands, and he brought a little grease from the shell box with him to gently wipe my hands on my hands. The desert was extremely hot and dry, and the sun was very strong. Although I wrapped my face in a cloth, my palms were sharpened by the reins and made a crusty callus, and the skin on my face was also a little bruised. He smeared my palms for me, and when he raised his head to reapply my cheeks, I looked at his eyes in the moonlight, and there was a layer of silver light on those dark eyes, and I don't know why I felt that my face was slightly hot, and I took the box and said, "I'll paint it myself." ”

He smiled slightly and whispered, "You've lost a lot of weight these days." ”

I said, "Being slim is always a good thing for a woman. ”

He didn't say anything more. The river was rushing and there was no other sound to be heard.

He stood on the river beach and picked up two pebbles and fiddled with them in his hands. I

Because of the silence around me, I looked at Immorton with some surprise when I heard the sound of horses' hooves, which became clear from far to near, and he stood up with a listening expression on his face.

Such a galloping horse in the middle of the night......

Moreover, not everyone could own a horse in those days, at least in the small village where we live now, there are only two donkeys. Merchants mainly used camels for long-distance trafficking. Colts...... And it runs so fast.

One may be a robber, and the other is the army. Here in the royal city of Assyria, it is estimated that there are no robbers who are fighting with open fire, so most of them are armies?

"Assyrian?"

"I don't know, go back first."

We walked back quickly, it was convenient to wear men's clothes, but the shoes didn't fit well, and we ran a few steps before my shoes fell off. Immorton turned around and grabbed my hand, leaned down and picked me up, striding back. At this time, I always felt that he was not like a priest, and even ordinary warriors were not as strong as him. But this man's strength is usually disguised by such a gentle appearance.

I remembered his eyes in the moonlight......

Just like the flowing river, on the surface, it is very clear and gentle. But beneath that calm surface lies a surging and shuddering force.

Unas had already come out of the house, and the three of us glanced at each other, and before they had time to discuss it carefully, Unas pointed to the broken wall behind the house: "You guys hide first." ”

He is the most inconspicuous of the three of us, and no matter what Imorton and I say, it seems that he can't pretend to be a villager in this village, and he is too eye-catching to definitely cause trouble. We cats are in the bushes behind the wall.

The sudden sound of horses' hooves stopped at the entrance of the village, and then a faint voice of people could be heard approaching us.

I was a little nervous, and I was nervous. Immorton took my hand with a slight strain and whispered, "Don't be afraid. ”

I can't tell you what I feel in my heart, Xiao Jin on my wrist slid his body slightly, is it also uneasy?

No...... Not really.

When Xiao Jin had a premonition of danger, it was not this reaction.

So, can he judge the purpose of these visitors?

Maybe these people are not here for us, or maybe they don't have malicious intent?

I heard a knock on the door, but Unas didn't answer, he might hide behind or to the side of the door, as was his usual habit, and he was always on the lookout.

Sometimes...... I often couldn't figure out what he was thinking, and although he had saved me and traveled all the way, I knew very little about him, and he could go a whole day without saying a word. Of course, everyone was very silent on the way, and opening their mouths would only consume water and physical strength, and they would only eat the wind, sand, mud and dust.

The man who knocked on the door said something, and I couldn't hear it clearly, but Unas opened the door at once.

Who's coming?

Unas seemed a little excited, and also lowered his voice and said two words, and then I heard him come towards us, stop by the wall, and whisper: "Your Majesty Isis, Lord Immorton, please come out, don't worry, it's your own people." ”

Own?

Of course I can trust Unas, but the person who answered us shouldn't be here, right? The Egyptian army could not swagger into the territory of Assyria, so we had to stay away from the Assyrian royal city to ......

We came out from behind the wall, and the branches of the bushes ticked my hair, and my thoughts went blank at the sight of the comer.

Several men standing in the courtyard, one at the head......

My lips trembled slightly, and he had already lunged at me and hugged me tightly!

"Sister! I miss you so much! ”

I was so stunned that I thought I was in a dream. But the real feeling of being held told me it wasn't a dream. He hugged me so tightly that I was in pain.

"Man, Mephis? How did you come? ”

"I really can't wait, I'm so worried about my sister. I haven't slept a good night since you disappeared, and I think about you every day. I'm afraid that Bitador will hurt you, but Imhodeb and they agree that it's not a good idea to send troops to attack Bittado......"

"Wait," I looked up and stopped him, "I ask you, how did you get here, huh?" ”

"I'm worried about you, Sinuye's brigade is stationed in Tongka, and I brought someone over first. The Hayabusa of Unas told you your route......"

"That's not the point!"

The point is that he, his dignified Pharaoh of Egypt, actually ran away to the territory of another country with such a small number of attendants and guards! Even if the Assyrian king Balan had no idea about him before, if he had heard the news, he would not have jumped up and immediately gathered all the soldiers and horses he could gather to come and cut our siblings into meat sauce? This is very good, the pharaoh and the queen, the two people who have the right to inherit the throne in Egypt were made dumplings together, so Egypt is not a mess in the country?

"Sister, don't worry, we are all wearing civilian clothes, and we will be fine." He softened his flattering tone and said to me, "I'm really worried, I want to see you as soon as possible to make sure you're safe." Sister, you've lost a lot of weight......"

I sighed, "You're so adventurous, how could Sinuye let you come single?" Well? I'll have to settle the account with him. ”

Memphis's voice was lowered, or he couldn't hear what he was saying, "Actually...... Actually, I don't blame him, I didn't come out and talk to him......"

"What!" I exclaimed, then realized that my voice was louder, and lowered my voice and asked angrily, "You actually sneaked out without him?" Don't go crazy when you find out you're gone! No, you can go back to me right away! ”

"I left him a letter...... "Memphis said, "Sister, you have suffered so much, I must ask Bittado for this account!" Prince Izmi! Hmph, I must not let him go unfairly! ”

I looked at his tired but still shining eyes and sighed inwardly.

If you knew what he did to me, I'd probably be angry...... I'm going to go to that guy for a duel right away, right?

If you weren't so impulsive, Memphis you would be a perfect and successful pharaoh.

But...... It's hard to have it both ways. If you're really calm and ruthless, and you can plan everything in advance, then you won't be the cute little leopard brother I am familiar with.

"Okay, you let everyone in first, this village is very small, and if you do this, it is inevitable that other people will be suspicious. Let's not wait for the caravan, we'll set off tomorrow and meet up with the people over there. I said, "Unas, go out and inquire and see if anything is unusual." ”

"Yes."

Memphis said, "Thanks to Unas this time, isn't it, sister?" ”

I smiled bitterly in my heart.

yes, thanks to him.

Memphis had been ignoring Immorton since he came in, deliberately ignoring his presence, he was such a big living man standing and following, this kid pretended not to see, and did not even say hello to him. It was Immorton who bowed to him first, and then he snorted from his nostrils: "You haven't been able to bring my sister back for so long, and you don't have the ability to protect her at all." ”

Immorton smiled good-naturedly and didn't bother with him.

After the initial shock, I was not unhappy in my heart, Memphis, I already regarded him as my own brother, my dearest relative in the world. After a long absence, I can't help but smile when we meet here.