Journey to Seek Past Reincarnations Chapter 5: Banquet

The eight male lions were quickly transported into the palace. Each lion was individually locked in a large wooden cage. As soon as I approached them, they bared their teeth and growled at me in an extremely unfriendly manner.

Little boy, I can't cure you yet.

"My lord, these lions are from Lower Egypt and Libya." The attendants who brought the lions were reporting to Ramses. Ramses nodded, turned to me, and said, "Yin, I will leave these lions to you. Before I set off, I need to see an obedient lion guard team."

"I can only do my best. I'm not sure if I can finish it before you set off." I looked at him and said.

"Oh?" He raised his eyebrows lightly, and said, "Then when I go out, it's up to you to choose whether to bring the lion or you."

What? who? The corners of my mouth began to twitch again.

There seemed to be a hint of a smile in his eyes.

In the days that followed, I could only focus on these lions. The venue for training the lions was a closed venue near the palace. It took me almost a week to finally get acquainted with them. Now, with the help of the spell, I seem to be able to communicate with them just fine. It's just that one of the lions with a black spot on his left ear seems to be always depressed and indifferent to me.

A month passed, and the interaction with the lions became more and more harmonious. I simply released them all from the cage, except for the spotted lion. I tried my best to flatter my horse, but it seemed indifferent. During this period, Ramses also came to see him a few times, and what was surprising was that every time the lions saw him, their arrogance shrank a little, and they seemed to be quite afraid of him.

On this day, when I was saying good things to the spotted lion, Ramses came again.

Today, he didn't wear a crown, necklace or bracelet. He only wore a white loincloth in the traditional style of the Old Kingdom around his body, but his whole body still exuded a shining light. Son of the Sun God, it seems that I have to believe this legend.

"Yin, how are my lions?" he asked excitedly. In the past, every time he came, I would drive the lion back into the cage, but later I found that the lion didn't seem to have any intention of attacking him, and the lions couldn't attack him with me by my side, so I simply didn't lock them in.

"Excellent, take a look." I stood up and whistled, and except for the spotted lion in the cage, the other seven surrounded it.

"Eleven, Qiqi, you go here."

"Two two, four four, go there."

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

The lions moved very cooperatively, and I glanced at Ramses proudly.

I saw that he was surprised at first, and then his face sank. This, it seems that he is not trying to praise me...

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

"Yeah, it's convenient to call, and I can't make a mistake." I replied calmly.

"So," he pointed to the spotted lion, "is it called Baba?"

"No, didn't you see the spots on its ears? It's called Dots." As soon as I finished speaking, Ramses' face seemed to twitch.

"What are these names!" He finally lost his temper.

"Don't be so excited, the name is just a symbol, the important thing is itself. It doesn't matter what the name is, as long as it is easy to remember." I replied calmly.

Rameses glared at me, but didn't speak.

"What happened to that lion?" He pointed again.

I shook my head and said, "I don't know, no matter how I talk to it, it ignores me."

Ramesses walked to the side of the cage, stood there for a while, and whispered a few words into its ear through the cage, something that surprised me happened, Diandian suddenly reacted, and looked up at Ramses Si, let out a low growl.

What's going on?

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

"It's just a few simple Libyan words." The corner of his mouth slightly raised, "One of the lions came from Libya, I think it might be this one."

"No wonder, so when you speak Libyan, it reacts. It turns out that it is homesick." I felt relieved for a while.

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

A smile appeared on Ramesses' face, and he seemed to say a few more words, and then a few more words in Egyptian, and alternately said a few words, Dian Dian's spirit suddenly cheered up, sweeping away his previous sleepy look .

I glanced at Ramses, but I couldn't see that he still had such a careful side. When I was looking at him, he suddenly turned his head, and before I could look back, I happened to collide with his gaze.

There was a flash of deep black in his dark eyes, which attracted my gaze like a vortex. Although it was only for a few seconds, I was still a little surprised. His eyes seemed to be inexplicably bewitched.

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

"May I not go?" I blurted out without thinking.

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

Forget it, forget it, if he continues, he may lose his temper again...

The day when the envoys will come to pay tribute will come soon.

Just after taking a bath, five or six maids came into my room immediately with a lot of things, pressing hands, combing hair. ?

"Miss Yin, the king ordered you to dress up before attending the banquet." The older maid looked me up and down and said.

"No, no need." Why do I feel like a little lamb waiting to be slaughtered.

"That's okay, this is the king's order!" She turned her face down, and said to the surrounding maids: "Start!" Ah, no...

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

As soon as I opened my eyes, what? My eyes were blurred. I quickly took out my makeup mirror and took a look. I was surprised.

Unexpectedly, the effect is better than I imagined - a lot.

The ointment mixed with henna and lettuce seed oil from the Nile Delta dyed my lips red, and the inner edges of the eyes were drawn with black and clear eyeliner with galena powder, and the eyelids were made by lightly brushing malachite powder Green eye shadow, a layer of pink ocher powder was lightly smeared on the cheeks, the gold headdress carved into lotus shape from turquoise and malachite shone lustrously on the sideburns, and there were faint waves of waves on the black and soft hair. The most popular scents today are labdanum from Greece and Crete.

Sure enough—people need clothes, Buddhas need gold clothes...

"You are so beautiful, Miss Yin, your skin is so white."

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

The maids praised one after another, and I was even more flattered. I accepted all these compliments without any politeness or shame. Who doesn't like to hear good things.

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

As soon as I arrived at the entrance of the banquet hall, when I saw the momentum in the hall, I suddenly wanted to run back.

Many tall and majestic plants were placed in the magnificent hall, and the floor was covered with gorgeous and expensive Persian carpets. Many foreign envoys in different costumes sat on both sides, and the tables were filled with all kinds of delicacies. The plump girl in a transparent white gauze dress is playing the unique musical instruments of ancient Egypt-the system, beni, nafel and double-pipe mamu.

Going in at this time, even a cat will attract everyone's attention.

I took a deep breath and stepped into the hall.

Sure enough, just as I expected, countless eyes focused on me. Hmph, have you never seen a beautiful woman? I straightened my waist, looked up and saw Ramses leaning on a piece of leopard skin.

He is wearing a red and white crown that symbolizes the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt today—Scott, with long, smooth black hair leaking out from under the crown, dark green eyeliner is drawn around his eyes, which complements his The eyes are darker and more mysterious, the well-cut linen skirt is connected by a beautifully woven ribbon from the left shoulder, and the eye of Horus amulet made of turquoise and gold is worn on the wheat-colored chest. No matter when, this man is always so dazzling.

He was also staring at me, with an incomprehensible look in his eyes.

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

I hesitated for a moment, but walked over slowly, only to see the **** and provocative Queen Nefertari sitting on his right, and Queen Tuya, who was smiling at me, sitting on his left.

"Sit beside me." The Queen Mother suddenly stretched out her hand to pull me, and moved her position, leaving a space between her and Ramses. I just wanted to refuse, but then I thought of so many people around me, so I had to sit down. I accidentally saw the eyes of the Queen Mother and Nefertari collided. Nefertari seemed a little displeased, and the Queen Mother smiled lightly.

"The king of Upper and Lower Egypt, who is this beautiful woman?" A slightly drunk man from below asked.

A beautiful woman? I immediately liked this short, dark-skinned envoy. Alas, people - it's just so superficial sometimes.

Rameses glanced at me and said with a smile, "This is the messenger of my Egyptian cat **** Bast."

"Could it be the messenger of the **** who healed the queen mother and tamed the lion?" Another envoy interjected.

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

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

There was another whisper from below, and I felt more eyes sweeping over.

Although I felt a little ashamed, the corners of my mouth still raised unconsciously. My gaze glanced to the side inadvertently, just in time to meet Ramses' smiling eyes, and I quickly turned my face away, no longer looking at him.

I put two slices of the unique Egyptian candy in my mouth. It is made of frankincense, aromatic sedge and balsam mixed with honey. It tastes very sweet. I looked around while eating . I accidentally saw Asher among them, and he smiled at me inscrutablely again.

The envoys were dressed in different ways. The Nubian envoys wore a loincloth cut from leopard skin, covered with a pleated skirt, with colorful feathers on their heads, silver earrings and large bracelets. The envoy of Crete has black locks of long and short locks, and wears a concave loincloth with a ribbon border. The smooth faces of the envoys from Lebanon have pointed noses...

And...

"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. I followed the sound and saw a young man wearing a loincloth decorated with acorns and a red and blue long-sleeved robe.

Rameses slightly raised his eyebrows and said, "Then let's hear what you want."

The man bent down and said: "The noble king of Upper and Lower Egypt, my name is Sura. I came from far away Asia Minor. I came here after a long journey. I miss my family. I heard that in Egypt, the cat **** Best It is a **** who brings joy and happiness to people, so can the messenger of the cat **** let me meet my family here."

This man from Asia Minor seems to be looking for trouble, but if he doesn't agree, it seems that people underestimate Egypt, and Ramses will lose face. I glanced at Ramses next to me, his face was not very good-looking.

Suddenly felt a little gloating in my heart, who told you that you must regard me as the messenger of the cat god, who told you that you must come to this banquet, now I am deflated. Such a difficult spell hurts my vitality, I need to think about it.

"Since she is the messenger of the cat god, this should be possible." Nefertari, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said. She looked at me clearly with a trace of disdain and -- hostility.

There was a sudden silence below, and everyone seemed to be waiting for my answer. In this situation, it seems that there is no choice.

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

I took out a talisman, closed my eyes and recited the incantation silently. Not long after, I saw a talisman sinking into the ground, green halos rippling outwards, and gradually, it turned into a blue pool , sparkling, rippling water. The people below made a low cry, I pointed to the surface of the pool, and continued to chant the incantation, suddenly a figure appeared faintly on the surface of the pool, Sura was obviously taken aback, and immediately took two steps forward, seeing more and more clearly The silhouette of the man, with an unbelievable expression on his face.

On the surface of the water is a young woman playing with two little boys, and they can be seen having a good time.

"Marty! Billo! Myra!"

The image gradually faded away, and he seemed to be still immersed in the scene just now, the one on the water was probably his wife and child.

"How is it, Sura?" Ramses' face flashed a smug look.

"I..." He was speechless for a moment.

"Wait a minute." I took out another spell and threw it into the water. During the spell, the surface of the pool suddenly shook, and after a while, lotus buds emerged from the water. The buds gradually grew bigger and bigger, and finally bloomed into white lotus blossoms. There was a faint white mist around the green pool, and the wonderful scenery 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 the lotus flower that represents my eternal friendship in Egypt."

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

I don't know what to do when he kneels like this.

"The messenger of the cat god, please also give us the Egyptian lotus flower that represents eternal friendship."

After distributing the lotus flowers, I raised my hand again, and the pool disappeared in an instant, only a piece of charm floating down. I caught the spell, put it in my carry-on bag, turned around and returned to my place.

"Actually, there is something to announce here." The queen mother suddenly said, "The cat god's messenger will become the queen of the Egyptian king in the near future."

What, what? ! I just felt rumbling in my head, did I get it wrong? Mamma Mia, I haven't fallen to the point of being a concubine, and the number of wives and children this Pharaoh will have in the future is astonishing.

"Mother, this decision is too hasty, the king has not agreed yet." Nefertari's face changed on the spot.

The queen mother smiled lightly and said: "So, does Wang Tong disagree?"

Rameses took a sip of the wine in the glass as if nothing had happened, and said lightly: "I have no objection."

There was a sound of congratulations from below.

"King..." Nefertari's face was ashen, but she also felt helpless.

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

I understand it all, I was completely taken advantage of by this old woman. She just wanted to use me to attack Nefertari, and this Ramses agreed to this marriage, probably because she wanted to use the name of some god's messenger to make neighboring countries more fearful of Egypt.

Who are they all! I will not let you slaughter me like this!

I stood up and said loudly, "I don't agree!"