Chapter 1: The City of Memphis

It's back to a familiar placeβ€”this teahouse called Past and Present Lives.

I could have imagined Si Yin's reaction, and he was naturally extremely unhappy that I had rescued the girls without permission, and that the Countess's castle had been breached early.

"Master, it's good that I went in time this time, otherwise our little hidden would have become a vampire bride!" Asuka was still teasing me.

Si Yin glanced at me, his eyes fell on the necklace on my chest, and he frowned slightly, "This thing ......"

I looked down, and the ice-blue gemstone exuded a faint luster, like Sanatus's eyes under the moonlit night, and a trace of melancholy welled up in my heart for no reason.

"It can't be the vampire who sent you, right?" Asuka added with a smile.

"It was sent by Sanat." I clutched the gem tightly, and a cold sensation hit me, like the eternally cold temperature of Sanatus.

"Take it off." Si Yin said coldly.

"Don't!" I shook my head, "I don't want to take it off, Master, whether he's a vampire or not, someone else's gift should still be cherished." ”

A hint of elusiveness flashed in Si Yin's heterochromatic eyes, and he stood up and said, "Whatever you want." He left the room.

"Why is Master always like that?" I vented my frustration on Asuka again.

"Actually, Master is also for your good." Asuka said as he stood up and walked to the next room, opened the refrigerator, and didn't know what he was holding.

"This time, the master also asked me to come and pick you up, he didn't say anything, but he was very worried in his heart, and he also handed over such an important magic weapon as the Spirit Crossing Lotus to me. His character is like this, and you and I don't know it. ”

It turned out that Si Yin called Asuka over, alas, but it was also, although Si Yin was cold, but he was still good to me since he was a child, and he was also worried about me. If it weren't for that magic weapon, the bird wouldn't have been able to escape with its whole body.

"In the days when you are away, Master's words are even less, but I just came back from King Arthur's time when Master rushed to pick you up." Asuka shook his head as if he was unappetizing.

"King Arthur, is he handsome?" I was aroused by a little curiosity again.

"It's okay, but not as handsome as me."

"Stinky beauty."

"I'm telling the truth, except for the master, only your vampire groom can have a fight."

"Ehβ€”" The corners of my mouth twitched again,

"You handsome vampire might come to the modern day to find you." A gloating smile flashed across his face.

I didn't take his words, and I remembered what Sanatus said when he was leaving, and I unconsciously touched my lips, and a strange feeling welled up in my heart. Anyway, he was the first man to kiss me and the first man to say he loved me......

"But don't worry, don't be afraid even if you find it, this is our territory." He handed me a drink, and I was about to take it, but when I saw the color of the drink, my stomach immediately churned and I retched.

"Take it away, get out of the way!"

"What's the matter, this is your favorite tomato juice."

"Get out of the way!"

"Strange...... Why did you change the flavor again, why don't you try strawberry juice? Or watermelon juice? ”

"Quick...... Take...... Open ......"

It seems that it will take some time for my sequelae to improve...... After dinner, I knocked on Si Yin's door.

"What's the matter?" Si Yin seemed to be looking for something in front of his laptop.

"That, Master, thank you."

Seeming a little surprised, he stopped what he was doing, turned to look at me and said, "What? ”

"Master, thank you for letting Asuka come and save me." As I spoke, I brought him the freshly brewed Longjing, and said with a smile: "Master, I made the tea myself." ”

A hint of gentleness flashed in Si Yin's eyes, and he said, "There must be nothing good to be done without anything to be courteous." He pointed to his side and said, "Sit down." ”

"Master......"

"Huh?"

"I wonder if I'm really not fit for this job, and why every time I complete a task, instead of feeling relaxed, my heart is heavier."

"Your personality has been like this since you were a child, just like Asuka said, it's too emotional. And I've found that it's getting easier and easier for you to get caught up in the people and things around you. Si Yin said in a deep voice.

"But people are not grass and trees, Xiaozheng, the general secretary, including Sanatus, they all appear in front of me alive, no longer boring words in books, but with feelings and flesh and blood, I really can't be indifferent." I picked up my tea and drank it depressed......

"Well, after a while, let's go abroad for a walk, where do you want to go?" He patted me lightly on the shoulder, and there was a rare mildness in his tone.

"I don't know." I don't seem to have any particular places I want to go, and the places I go to for these missions alone are enough to toss.

"By the way, Master, everyone has his past life, what was my past life like?" I couldn't help but ask this question that I've always wanted to know.

Si Yin's face changed slightly, and he immediately returned to his normal color, and said, "It's nothing special, okay, you go out, I still have something to do." ”

"Alright then, Master, you should rest early." I stood up, and as soon as I walked to the door, I heard Si Yin say, "Wait a minute. ”

I turned around, a smile suddenly flashed in Si Yin's eyes, and said, "After you go out, do you want to make me another cup of tea." ”

"But, I've just ......" I accidentally saw the bare-colored teacup that I drank at some point, and I couldn't help but laugh dryly twice, "It's a good ......"

Closing the door, I couldn't help but have a trace of doubt in my heart, why Si Yin didn't seem to want to talk about my past life?

========================= a few weeks later, a new client came to the door.

is a middle-aged woman and a child of six or seven years old.

In my memory, it seemed like the first time two people had come together, but looking at the child's appearance, it didn't seem to be anything out of the ordinary. The one who dreamed of the teahouse in our past and present lives was probably this middle-aged woman.

After she sat down, she was very emotional, and her speech was incoherent, and it took a great deal of effort to understand the general situation from her intermittent narration, and it turned out that this little boy had been afraid of birds since he was a child, and that no matter what kind of bird he had, he would cry and make a fuss whenever he approached him. Now the situation seems to be getting worse, and he is nervous whenever he hears the birds.

And what's even more strange is that every time he sees a large bird, his eyes ache faintly.

I glanced at the little boy, his brows furrowed, and his face showed a hint of old age that was completely inconsistent with his age. So let's talk about his past life has something to do with birds.

Si Yin placed his index finger on his forehead as usual, and saw strange writing appear where the white light gathered, no, not so much words as hieroglyphs.

I was shocked to know that the only place with these mysterious hieroglyphs was ancient Egypt.

"His fate has its roots in ancient Egypt, more than 3,000 years ago, when he was a priest named Fekti, who was so infatuated with the queen of Pharaoh that he was so rude that he was ordered to be put to death. He was stripped naked, tied up in the desert and exposed to the sun, and as he lay dying, eagles from above pecked him blind and tore his skin. ”

Si Yin's face was calm, and the middle-aged woman's face had already changed, and she begged Si Yin to help her son.

Si Yin repeated what he had said to the client again with a blank face, and the woman left with her son in tears.

"That pharaoh is so cruel." I shook my head.

"Is it cruel? This is normal, and no man will forgive the act of encroaching on his wife's room. Si Yin said lightly, and an elusive look suddenly flashed in his eyes.

"So you're going to Egypt this time?" My spirits lifted, and I hadn't been on a mission that had ever been in such a long time. Pharaohs, ancient Egypt, have always been synonymous with mystery, and more importantly, Egypt as an important birthplace of ancient witchcraft has an infinite attraction for me.

Si Yin looked at me and said, "Yes, I'll let the bird go in a few days." ”

"Asuka? Master, let me go. I tugged at his sleeve and said, "The birds have already been to Babylon, so let me go to Egypt this time." ”

A hint of anger and amusement flashed in Si Yin's eyes, "Do you think it's tourism?" ”

"Let me go, Master, I promise that I will never have anything to do with anyone again, never meddle again, never ...... again"

"Okay, okay, just go ahead." Si Yin looked annoyed.

"Master, you believe me." My mood was a little excited.

Si Yin patted my forehead a little helplessly and said, "Be careful, I won't let Asuka pick you up this time." He paused and said, "I will send you to the city of Memphis, the capital of Egypt in 1276 B.C., and you can prepare what you need to bring." ”

1276 BC? My mind raced as I remembered which pharaoh would rule.

"It should be the fourth year after the accession of Ramses II." Si Yin seemed to see what I was thinking.

"Ra-Ramses II?" My tongue knotted a little because of excitement, the pharaoh of the nineteenth dynasty of ancient Egypt, this is one of the most famous emperors in ancient history, the name Ramses II is equivalent to synonymous with the glory of the Egyptian dynasty.

"In this way, as long as you stop Fekti's rudeness, it's easy." I smiled.

"But you have to remember that if you don't stop Fekti, then you will have to stop Ramses II," the corners of Si Yin's mouth raised slightly in a very shallow arc, "I think it will not be easy to stop Ramses. "Ehβ€”" a majestic and ferocious archpharaoh immediately appeared in my mind, "no, no, I will mercilessly extinguish the slightest sign of it." ”

Based on my previous experience, this time I double-checked what I had brought, charms, my favorite chocolate, as well as sunglasses and sunscreen, and carefully placed them in my slanted shoulder bag.

With everything in order, I set out on my way to Ancient Egypt.

========================== when I woke up, I lay quietly with my eyes closed, and I heard the sound of the river flowing, the wings of waterfowl flapping on the water, and the joyful singing of people. Bursts of dry hot air are mixed with the smell of fresh earth and fresh grass leaves.

Is this the air that was more than 3,000 years ago? Is this the Nile?

When I opened my eyes with trepidation, I looked up and saw a clear blue sky. The blue is so pure, as if there are a few wisps of white clouds like catkins.

I slowly stood up and looked up, the sun was rising on the horizon, and the earth was vast and empty in the morning mist. The Nile, which brought eternal life to Egypt, shimmered in the golden morning sun, the dark green water rippled in the microwave, and the banks of the river were covered with triangular shapes, and the top of the stem spread into an umbrella-shaped green papyrus.

There was a surge of excitement in my heart for no reason, the birthplace of ancient civilization more than 3,000 years ago was here, right in front of my eyes. The city of Memphis was much bigger than I had imagined, with tall date palms and palm trees lining the streets, people of different colors and costumes walking the streets, Libyans, Nubians, Canaanites, Amurus, Cretans, Cypriots...... Different voices, different words, merchants smiling and peddling their wares, Oriental cloth, Hittite honey, Cretan pottery, Lebanese glass bottles, you name it.

In Memphis, where the rich and the poor seem to be divided, with brick huts beneath the tall buildings, and noisy scenes of people and animals coming and going in the alleys next to the wide garden villas, camels and donkeys carrying heavy loads are the most common livestock, and the city is filled with scolding, bargaining, and laughter.

Curious about what was in front of me, I hadn't forgotten the purpose of my trip, Priest Fecque, and I needed to know where he was.