Chapter Thirty-Eight: Turning Back to the Shore
Bourne and the others walked through the boundless desert in the direction pointed out by Professor Shen, and the scorching sun was in the sky, and everyone's hearts were extremely anxious.
After walking for about an hour, everyone gradually noticed that the sand under their feet was getting thinner and thinner, and more and more hard soil was taken from it.
After walking for more than ten minutes, it gradually cooled down, and some plants such as naked fruit trees and camel thorns could be seen along the way.
Everyone rested for a while and continued westward, and after walking for less than half an hour, they saw a pile of buildings in front of them.
Everyone was overjoyed, and they all quickened their pace, and the building became clearer and clearer, it was the palace they had seen before, and it took more than half an hour to get closer.
I saw that the whole palace has a strong Moorish architectural style, and the whole tone is crescent color, magnificent, and gorgeous.
The gate of the palace is facing a large rectangular pool, and the clear water reflects the palace in front of it, as if it can wash the purity of the whole world.
Huge and elegant colonnades and intricate arches, surrounded by myrtle flowers.
Everyone entered the palace with great reverence in their hearts.
The palace is covered with brightly coloured geometric ornaments and Arabic inscriptions, and is filled with elaborate frescoes and statues.
In the center of the palace, there is a large long table, on which is covered with an ornate Arabic blanket, on which are placed four colors of red, blue, yellow, and green fruit bowls, piled with grapes, pomegranates, mangoes, avocados, and papayas.
On the side of the fruit bowl are twelve silver flasks filled with tequila.
The people were thirsty for a long time, and when they saw the fruits and wine, they rushed to the table.
Bourne doesn't have a taste for fruit, but he doesn't have a resistance to wine, and it's a top-notch tequila.
He stepped forward and snatched two silver wine jugs and came to Professor Shen's side.
Professor Shen stood there and watched everyone scramble, originally feeling that something was wrong, but when he saw Bourne handing over the wine jug, he smiled and said:
"Why can't you hold it back?"
Bourne replied, "It's a good thing, but it's hard to find." ”
"This wine is a very pure, luscious wine with an extremely rich taste, and it is made from agave that grows only in the deserts of the Mexican highlands. ”
He shook the flask and continued:
"And this agave has to go through at least fifteen years of scorching winter on the mountainside before it matures, and then its nectar is harvested and triple distilled to the ultimate purity. ”
"In the end, it takes at least a few years of ageing in white oak barrels to finally get this rich aroma and beautiful suppleness. ”
After that, Bourne was already hungry for a long time, pursed his lips, opened the stopper of the wine jug in his hand, tilted his neck, and drank it with a grunt.
Sure enough, it is a good wine, and when the stopper is opened, the room is full of strong aromas of flowers and fruits.
Professor Shen didn't drink, and stood there thoughtfully, feeling more and more that something was wrong.
He walked to the side to look at the murals and statues around him.
I saw the Arab gods carved on the left wall "Hubal".
He is the Lord of the Gods and the most famous one. The entire statue is carved from red agate, but the broken right palm is made of gold.
Professor Shen saw that the statue was made of such luxurious materials, and his heart sank, don't let those laymen see it, they don't even let go of crystals, and when they see these gems and gold, they will definitely cause trouble.
Looking to the side, it was Hubal's daughter, the moon god Rat.
Next to the moon god Rath are Uzza, the goddess of fertility, and Manat, the goddess of fate.
These three goddesses are arguably the three oldest goddesses in the Arabian Peninsula, and statues of Manat are even sculpted on the beaches of Mecca.
Her followers make pilgrimages to holy places, but they don't shave their heads. Only when the pilgrimage is over and ready to return home will they go to the holy place where Manat is located to shave their heads.
Only in this way can these believers feel that the pilgrimage has come to an end.
Professor Shen is immersed in the visual impact of historical monuments.
Suddenly, I heard someone say aloud:
"The wind doesn't blow as the ship wants. ”
The sound was not loud, but it reached everyone's ears, and everyone heard it clearly, and they stopped their hands and turned to look at the door.
I saw a tall figure walk through the gate, this man was covered in a white robe and a veil on his face.
Behind him were herds of lions, all of them white.
The lions followed the man, originally as tame as dogs, but when they looked at the crowd, they all looked fierce.
And behold, the man said unto the multitude,
"If you don't work, you won't eat. ”
When the people saw that man was carrying the majesty of so many lions, they were all frightened and a little panicked.
Seeing this, Shen Fei opened his mouth and said:
"I'm sorry, you're the owner here, aren't you? ”
The man said:
"Not every cloud rains, and no matter how much knowledge you have, if you don't use it, you don't know anything. ”
Professor Shen frowned, not knowing what he meant, so he said:
"We are survivors of the crash, we have traveled a long way in the desert, we are really hungry and thirsty, and we ask for your forgiveness, we are willing to compensate you for your losses. ”
At this time, there was a timid person who saw that the situation was not good, and said:
"Yes, we can give you money. ”
The man said:
"Everything has to end well, and if it's not good, then it's not the end. If you keep silent about my secret, then this secret is a prisoner in my care. ”
Everyone looked at each other, not knowing how to answer.
Then the man spoke, "Do not tell your friends anything that your enemies are not allowed to know, and if you tell this secret without telling it, I will become its prisoner." ”
This time, everyone was dumbfounded, and everyone could see that this guy didn't seem to be answering everyone, but more like talking to himself.
The fat woman was holding a bunch of grapes in her hand at the moment, looking at the man in a daze.
He muttered: "Advanced, it's just too handsome, it's too high-end." ”
At the moment, she only felt that the man was simply the prince charming in her heart, and the poetic words pierced her girl's heart.
She pushed her husband away from her side and walked briskly towards the man.
As she walked up to the man, she threw the grapes in her hand and reached out to pluck the man's veil.
Professor Shen had already seen that the situation was not right, the man didn't seem to have escaped from a spiritual world, and he couldn't touch it, so he secretly screamed badly.
The fat woman, however, was a nymphomaniac, grabbing the veils on both sides of the man with both hands and pulling them down gently.
After only seeing the veil, it is empty.
The fat woman was stunned, and the man's big body fell to the ground with a "snap" from top to bottom, empty, and only a white robe remained.
Everyone was stunned by the scene in front of them, and they didn't come back to their senses yet.
But the lions seemed to have lost their restraint and suddenly became furious.
A lion pounced on the fat woman and grabbed it, but the fat woman didn't have time to dodge, and with a poof, it turned into powder and flew around.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Professor Shen shouted: "It's not good, everyone run!"