Chapter 297: The Wall of Sighs and the Temple

The turmoil caused downstairs did not affect Jiang Ning, he just sat in the barrel like that, enjoying the service of four bewitching and hot beauties. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

It wasn't long before there was a knock on the door.

"Sir!"

Frowning slightly, he shouted, "Come in!" As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a pot-bellied Haptan, followed by two attendants. In their hands, they all held a generous gift.

"Something?"

Haptan took out a sweat towel, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said with a smile: "Welcome to our store, that guy just now, I hope it didn't bother you." It is the responsibility of our store to let you see such an unpleasant thing in the bath, so I would like to offer some gifts to make you satisfied! ”

Jiang Ning didn't speak, just looked at him.

Cold sweat began to break out on Haptan's forehead again, and just when he was guessing uneasy, Jiang Ning spoke: "Okay, I'll accept the gift." ”

"I hope you can get a good rest in the future, and if you have other instructions, please do so. We will do our best to meet your request! ”

"Yes!"

Haptan said, "Then I will go down, and I hope you have a good night." After speaking, at Jiang Ning's signal, Haptan exited the room with a sigh of relief.

"O Allah!" When Haptan went downstairs, he was shocked to find that his back was covered in cold sweat. However, after the gift was offered, he felt that Jiang Ning had no other malicious intentions, and as for Abdul, although his family was very powerful. But, I'm afraid I don't dare to provoke the Tang Wizard! The scene of more than ten years ago is still fresh in the memory of Arabs!

"These Arabs seem to have been scared away by me!" Jiang Ning was very satisfied with this result, and he took a good bath. He stood up directly, and four young, beautiful, and hot-looking women immediately stood up from the barrel. The four of them each took dry linen, carefully wiped the water droplets on Jiang Ning's body, and then walked towards the big bed......

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Early the next morning, Jiang Ning ate a simple, but incomparably luxurious breakfast compared to others. After eating, we walked towards the famous 'Wall of Sighs', or the Wailing Wall.

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In the 10th century B.C. (c. 965 B.C.), after David's son Solomon succeeded to the throne, he built the first Jewish temple on the capital Mount Zion, Solomon's Temple, commonly known as the "First Temple", where a stream of worshippers came to perform pilgrimages and sacrifices, thus forming the center of ancient Jewish religious and political activities.

In 586 B.C.E., THE First Temple was tragically destroyed by the invading Babylonians. King Solomon, the son of King David, burned the "First Temple" built for Jehovah, and more than 40,000 Jews were taken captive.

After half a century of exile, the Jews returned to their homeland and later built the Second Temple on the site of the First Temple.

In 135 C.E., Hadrian put down the Second Anti-Roman Revolution, and the Jews were forced to flee and scatter among the nations. During the Byzantine era, Jews were allowed to come to the Western Wall once a year on the anniversary of the destruction of the temple to weep and pray for the restoration of the kingdom.

In the 7th century, the Arab Empire established by the Arabs occupied Palestine, and due to the tolerant religious policy within the empire, the Wailing Wall was not deliberately damaged, but was properly protected, so the Western Wall still exists after thousands of years.

Judaism, regard this wall as the first holy place!

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Jiang Ning came here alone, dressed in a black robe, leather armor and shoulders, plus a wide hood that covered most of his face. The weird outfit can't be noticed if you want to.

It's just that although those guard soldiers want to get close, as long as they get close to Jiang Ning's side, they will fall to the ground inexplicably.

Fear is spreading, and countless people have retreated when they see such a strange scene.

Then, Jiang Ning's figure suddenly disappeared in front of their eyes.

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"Inside the Wall of Sighs, there is indeed a cave!" Looking at the surrounding environment, Jiang Ning agreed.

As he approached the Wall of Sighs, Jiang Ning felt a special power, a strange spell that was between the enchantments. As he meditated on the feelings, he touched one of the nodes, and was then transported to this deliberate space.

This space is vast, covering an area of about ten hectares! In the very center of the space lies a dilapidated building.

Everywhere there are broken walls, dead branches and leaves, scattered stone pillars, broken stone pavement, and smoky ruins everywhere!

"This is the first temple that Solomon built for Jehovah?" Looking at the ruins in front of him, and the scattered and broken stone pillars and slabs, as well as the collapsed walls and roofs, plus the blackened traces of smoke and fire. It seems to be the First Temple, which was burned down by the Babylonians.

Footsteps slowly walked through the ruins, looking at the blurred, dilapidated religious murals. It is painted with gods, angels, priests, and religious hymns.

Rumble!

With a wave of his sleeves, a strong force appeared out of thin air, and the ruins that blocked the road flew out. The ground was cleared, revealing a long-broken stone path. Following the path, Jiang Ning walked towards the interior of the temple. Looking at the interior decoration, through the bits and pieces, Jiang Ning's eyes seemed to have traveled through time and space, and came to the moment when the First Temple had just been established.

He seemed to see a king, standing in front of the temple, and the temple of the observer was slowly rising over the land bit by bit. They seemed to see the king, prostrate respectfully in the temple, praying to the supreme god of their faith. Then, as soon as the scene turned, countless soldiers rushed in, with swords and spears at their waists, armor on their bodies, and torches in their hands. He rushed in viciously, killing people when he saw them, and robbing things when he saw them.

All the offerings to the gods, gold, platinum, precious stones, and spices, were removed. Then they poured fire oil in their hands and poured it on every corner of the temple, and then countless torches were thrown at them. The sparks that burst out ignited the fire oil in an instant, and the raging flames enveloped the entire sacred palace at a great speed.

The relentless flames engulfed this massive holy place, and the fire burned for several days and nights. Eventually, the walls collapsed, the roof collapsed, and the stone pillars toppled over them...... It became the image in front of me.

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"That was the sight of the Babylonians burning the First Temple!" If we follow the content of the scene we saw in a trance just now, then those vicious soldiers are the Babylonians who captured Jerusalem.

"Civilization will always be destroyed by barbarism!" Although the Kingdom of Babylon is one of the ancient civilizations, the scene just now is not much different from that of the barbaric invaders. The difference is only that his identity as an ancient civilization is well known to the public in later generations, and everyone is nostalgic for the fantasy of the Hanging Garden, as for the burning of the First Temple, who will understand? However, for the conquerors, this is understandable, and Jiang Ning only feels that a great building cannot be preserved, and it is just a pity that it was destroyed like that. However, such thoughts are only fleeting.

Xiang Yu burned Xianyang, burning the capital established since the Qin Xiaogong era, and the Afang Palace, which cost countless people's and material resources, was also burned. The British and French forces burned the Old Summer Palace, and China lost too many treasures.

However, Jiang Ning also did the same thing as Xiang Yu. He set fire and burned Baghdad!

People will only have mercy and sympathy, and will not be hostile to themselves. It will be painful and hateful, and those scum who have destroyed their own treasures do not care about the things of other countries.

Therefore, Jiang Ning only had a trace of emotion, and then he left it behind.

He stood still, his eyes closed, feeling the throbbing that had arisen in the darkness.

Time seems to have stood still at this moment! The space, too, seems to stand still! All things, under his meditative senses, were so clearly visible that the truth seemed to be within reach.

Suddenly, in the dark, a bright light flashed.

With a rumbling sound, an ancient bronze portal slowly opened!