The eight-headed male master was quickly transported into the palace. Each lion was kept alone in a large wooden cage, and as soon as I approached them, they barked their teeth at me in a very unfriendly manner.

Small, I can't cure you.

"King, these lions went down to Egypt and Libya respectively." The attendants who had come with the lions were reporting to Ramses.

Ramses nodded, turned to me, and said, "Hide, these lions will be handed over to you, and I need to see an obedient lion guard before I go on the expedition." ”

"I can only do my best, whether I can finish it before you go on the expedition, I can't be sure." I looked at him and said.

"Oh?" He raised his eyebrows lightly and said, "Then when I go on the expedition, whether to take the lion or you, you can choose." ”

What the? What the hell, the corners of my mouth are twitching again.

There seemed to be a smile in his eyes.

For the rest of the day, I could only pounce on these lions, and the training ground for the lions was in an enclosed field near the palace, and it took me about a week to finally get acquainted with them, and with the help of charms, the communication between me and them seemed to be good. It's just that one of the lions, who had a black spot on his left ear, always seemed to be depressed and ignored me.

As the month passed, my interaction with the lions became more and more harmonious, and I simply released them all from the cage, except for the spotted lion. I tried my best, and I slapped the horse, but it seemed indifferent. During this period, Ramses also came to visit him several times, and surprisingly, every time the lions saw him, they became a little less arrogant, and seemed to be quite jealous of him.

On this day, while saying nice things to the spotted lion, Ramses came again.

Today he did not wear a crown, no necklace or bracelet, and only a white loincloth in the traditional style of the Old Kingdom was wrapped around his body, but his whole body still radiated a shining light, son of the sun god, it seems that I have to believe this legend.

"Hide, how are my lions?" He asked excitedly, every time he came, I drove the lion back to the cage, but later I found that the lion didn't seem to have any intention of attacking him, and with me by his side, the lions couldn't attack him, so they simply didn't put them in.

"Great, look at it." I stood up and whistled, and all seven of them gathered around except for the spotted lion in the cage.

"One-one, seven-seven, you go here."

"Two-two, four-four, you go there."

"Also, three-three, five-five, six-six, all stay where they are."

The lions made a very cooperative move, and I glanced at Ramses triumphantly.

I saw that he was surprised at first, and then his face didn't seem to look good, this, as if he didn't want to praise me......

"Is that the name you gave my lion guard?" He asked in a deep voice.

"yes, it's easy to call, and I can't be mistaken." I replied calmly.

"So," he said, pointing to the spotted lion, "is it called Eight-Eight?" ”

"No, don't you see the spots on its ears? It's called Diandian. "As soon as I finished speaking, I saw Ramses' face twitch.

"What are these names?" He finally went berserk.

"Don't be so excited, the name is just a symbol, the important thing is itself, what is the difference between the name and the name, it is easy to remember." I replied unhurriedly.

Ramses glared at me, but didn't speak.

"What's the matter with that lion?" He gestured again.

I shook my head and said, "I don't know, how I talk to it, it ignores me." ”

Ramses walked to the edge of the cage, stood for a while, whispered a few words in its ear through the cage, and something surprised me happened, and Dian suddenly reacted, and looked up at Ramses, and there was a hint of gentleness in his eyes.

What's going on?

"What did you say to it?" I couldn't help but ask.

"Just a few simple words of Libya." The corners of his mouth lifted slightly, "One of the lions is from Libya, and I think maybe this one." ”

"No wonder, so as soon as you say Libya, it reacts, it turns out to be homesick." I was relieved.

"I've always talked to it in Egyptian, no wonder my mouth is dry, and after communicating with it for a long time, it doesn't even glance at me." I said angrily.

A smile appeared on Ramses' face, and he seemed to say a few more words, and then a few more words of Egyptian, alternating a few words, and the little bit of spirit suddenly lifted up, and swept away the previous sorrowful appearance.

I glanced at Ramses, and I couldn't see that he was so attentive.

As I was looking at him, he suddenly turned around, and before I could retract my gaze, I happened to collide with his gaze.

A deep darkness flashed in his dark eyes, which caught my gaze like a whirlpool, and although it was only a few seconds, I still felt a little surprised, and his eyes seemed to have an indescribable bewitchment.

"Hidden," he said suddenly, "in a few days the envoys of various countries will come to Memphis to pay tribute, and I will hold a grand banquet, and you will also attend." ”

"Can you not go?" I blurted out without even thinking about it.

He raised his eyebrows and glared, "You are the messenger of my Egyptian cat god, how can you not attend!" ”

Forget it, forget it, if you keep talking, he might be going crazy again......========================

The day soon came when the envoys came to pay tribute.

As soon as I finished bathing, five or six maids came into my room with a lot of things, pressing hands on my hands, combing my hair, and my brain couldn't turn all at once.

"Miss Yin, the king has instructed you to dress up well before attending the banquet." The first lady, a little older, looked me up and down.

"No, no." How I feel like a little lamb to the slaughter.

"How can that be, this is the king's command!" Her face turned pale, and she said to the few maids around her, "Let's start!" ”

Ah, don't......

After some tossing and torture, someone finally took an ivory-handled, pear-shaped, double-sided polished bronze mirror and placed it in front of me, "Miss Yin, please take a look." ”

As soon as I opened my eyes, what was it, my eyes were blurry, and I quickly took out the makeup mirror I was carrying, took a photo, and was surprised.

Unexpectedly, the effect was better than I expected...... A lot.

My lips were stained red by an ointment of henna and lettuce oil from the Nile Delta, a clear black eyeliner was drawn with galena powder on the inner edge of my eyes, a green eyeshadow made of malachite powder was lightly swept on the edge of my eyes, a layer of pink ochre powder was lightly applied to the cheeks, a gold headdress carved from turquoise and malachite in the shape of a lotus flower shone on the sideburns, and the scent of Labdanum from Greece and Crete, which is now the most popular in Greece and Crete, floated faintly on my hair.

Sure enough...... People want clothes, and Buddhas want gold......

"It's so beautiful, Miss Yin, your skin is so white."

"Your body is softer than a papyrus swaying in the wind."

The maids praised one after another, and I was even more beautiful, unceremoniously, and unashamedly accepted all these praises, who doesn't like to listen to good words.

Finally, I changed into a white sari dress, and I was taken to the banquet hall by the maids in a daze.

When I saw the momentum in the banquet hall, I suddenly wanted to run back.

The palatial hall is decorated with magnificent plants, the floor is covered with ornate Persian carpets, many foreign envoys in different costumes sit on either side, and the tables are full of all kinds of delicacies.

Now when you walk in, even a cat will attract everyone's attention.

I took a deep breath and stepped down the hall.

Sure enough, as expected, countless eyes were focused on me, hmph, haven't you ever seen a beautiful woman, I straightened my waist, looked up at the front, and at a glance saw Ramses who was reclining on a tiger skin.

He wore the red and white crown of Scott, a symbol of the unity of Upper and Lower Egypt, his long silky black hair leaked from under the crown, his eyes were painted with dark green eyeliner, his eyes were darker and mysterious, his well-cut linen skirt was connected by a finely woven ribbon diagonally down his left shoulder, and his wheat-colored chest was adorned with the amulet of the Eye of Horus, made of turquoise and gold, and the man was always so dazzling at any time.

He was staring at me, too, with an elusive look in his eyes.

"Come here." There was a hint of command in his voice.

I hesitated, but walked slowly, only to see the sultry Queen Nefithali sitting on his right, and the Queen Mother Tuya, who was smiling at me, on his left.

"Sit next to me." The Queen Mother suddenly stretched out her hand and pulled me, and moved her position to vacate a place between her and Ramses, and I was about to refuse, but I thought of so many people around me, so I had to sit down. Inadvertently saw the eyes of the Queen Mother and Nephilari collide, Nephilari seemed a little displeased, and the Queen Mother smiled faintly.

"King of Upper and Lower Egypt, may I ask who this beautiful woman is?" There was already a slightly drunk envoy at the bottom who asked.

Beautiful woman? I immediately had a great affection for this short, dark-skinned envoy, alas, people, sometimes so superficial.

Ramses glanced at me and smiled, "This is the messenger of my Egyptian cat god Best." ”

"Could it be the messenger of the god who healed the queen mother and tamed the lion?" Another one came to make the interjection.

What? When did I become so famous, no, no, I'm going to float again......

"That's her." The Queen Mother smiled slightly.

There was another whisper below, and I felt more eyes sweep over me.

Although he was a little ashamed in his heart, the corners of his mouth still rose unconsciously.

Suddenly came into contact with Ramses's smiling eyes, and quickly regained his original expression.

I put two slices of Egyptian sugar in my mouth, which are made of frankincense, aromatic oil sedge and honey mixed with balsam, and the taste is very sweet, and I look around as I eat it. At a glance, I saw that Asher was among them, and he smiled incomprehensibly at me.

The envoys were dressed in different attires, with the Nubian envoy wearing a leopard-skin loincloth, a pleated skirt, colorful feathers on his head, silver earrings, and large bracelets. The Cretan emissary, with a lock of unequal black hair, dressed in a concave loincloth trimmed with ribbons, and a Lebanese emissary with a pointed nose on his smooth face,

And also......

"Since you are the messenger of the cat god, there must be something different, right?" A man's voice pulled me back from my fugue, and I sought the prestige of a young man dressed in a loincloth decorated with oak chestnuts and a red-blue long-sleeved robe.

Ramses raised his eyebrows lightly and said, "Then what do you want, let's hear it." ”

The man bent down and said, "Venerable king of Upper and Lower Egypt, my name is Sula, a distant Asia Minor, who has traveled a long way to this place, thinking about the people at home, and I heard that in Egypt, the cat god Bester is the god who brings joy and happiness to people, so the messenger of the cat god wonders if I can meet my family here." ”

This Asiatic seems to be looking for trouble, but if he doesn't agree, it seems that people will underestimate Egypt, and Ramses will not be able to save face, and I glanced at Ramses beside me, and his face was not very good-looking.

Suddenly there was some schadenfreude in my heart, who told you to treat me as the messenger of the cat god, who told you to ask me to come to this banquet, now I am deflated.

Such a difficult spell hurts my vitality, and I need to think about it.

"Since it's the messenger of the cat god, this should be able to be done." Nephiltali, who had been silent, spoke suddenly.

She looked at me with a clear hint of disdain and—hostility.

There was a sudden silence below, and everyone seemed to be waiting for my answer, and in this situation, there seemed to be no choice.

"Of course, Sura." I spoke aloud and got up and walked to the center of the hall.

Took out a charm, closed his eyes and silently recited the incantation, after a while, I saw a charm submerged into the ground, the green halo spread outward, gradually, transformed into a blue pool, sparkling, rippling, the people below let out a low cry, I pointed to the pool surface, continued to chant the incantation, suddenly a figure faintly appeared on the pool surface, Sura was obviously surprised, immediately took two steps forward, looking at the figure more and more clearly, the expression on his face was incredulous.

A young woman and two young boys were reflected in the water, and they could be seen to be happy.

"Marty! Birlo! Myra! He cried out loudly, his expression agitated.

The image faded away, and he seemed to be still immersed in the picture just now, and it was his wife and children on the water.

"How's it going, Sura?" A smug look flashed across Ramses' face.

"I ......," he was speechless for a moment.

"Wait a minute," I took out another charm and threw it into the water, and in the incantation, the surface of the pool suddenly shook, and in a short time, a lotus bud emerged from the water, and the buds slowly grew larger, and became larger, and finally bloomed into a white lotus, and the blue pond was surrounded by a faint white mist, and the wonderful scenery that suddenly appeared in the hall made the surroundings silent.

I bent down to pick a white lotus, gently placed it in Sura's hand, and said, "When you go home, don't forget to bring your family a lotus flower that symbolizes my eternal friendship in Egypt." ”

Sura looked at the lotus flower in his hand incredulously, and suddenly knelt down with a plop, "Sure enough, it is the messenger of the cat god, the offense just now, please, please forgive me for the offense just now......"

When he knelt down like this, I didn't know what to do.

"Messenger of the Cat God, please also grant us the Egyptian Lotus that represents eternal friendship." The envoys below pleaded, and as soon as I raised my hand, the lotus flowers in the pool flew to the tables of the different envoys.

After dividing the lotus, I raised my hand again, and the pool disappeared all at once, only to see a charm floating down. I caught the charm, put it in my bag, and turned back to my place.

"Actually, there's something to announce here." The Queen Mother suddenly spoke, "The messenger of the cat god will become the princess of the king of Egypt in the near future." “

What, what! I just felt a rumble in my head, did I hear me wrong? Mamma Mia, I haven't fallen to the point of being a little wife, and the number of wives and children after this pharaoh is amazing. "Queen Mother, this decision is too hasty, and the king has not yet agreed." Nephiltali's face changed on the spot.

The Queen Mother smiled faintly and said, "So, what if Wang Tong disagrees?" ”

Ramses took a sip of the wine in the glass casually, and said lightly: "I have no opinion." ”

A congratulatory voice suddenly sounded below.

"Wang ......" Nephilali's face was pale, but there was also a hint of helplessness.

"Queen, this is for the prosperity of my Egypt, and the king needs more wives and more offspring." The Queen Mother's eyes flashed with a hint of triumphant triumph.

I kind of understood that I had been completely taken advantage of by this old woman, who wanted to use me against Nephiltali, and that Ramses had agreed to the marriage, probably because he wanted to use the name of some messenger of the gods to make the neighbors fear Egypt even more.

What kind of people are they? I'm not going to let you slaughter like that!

I stood up and shouted, "I don't agree!" ”===========