The dead silent room was shrouded in darkness, expelling all life. The distant divine smoke curls around, allowing the soul to go to the kingdom of God. And through the zenith of the quiet room, one can see the lightless night, even the stars are hidden.
"Squeak..."
The wooden door opened gently, and the shadow walked in silently. Through the dim light of the corridor, he quietly looked at the sleeping old man. Then, he took two steps forward, squatted down, and breathed carefully.
"call..."
Chevali, who had always had a statuesque face, finally let out a low sigh. He stood up and bowed solemnly to the body of the high priest. Then, he left silently again, taking away the clay pot with the yellow clay lid.
The wooden door closed again, and time flowed in the darkness. It wasn't until the night was dark, almost midnight, that a middle-aged bodyguard came quickly, ready to serve the high priest to rest.
"The head of the family..."
Guard Eva stood at the door and called out respectfully. There was silence inside the door, and there was no response. A faint divine smoke floated out from the crack in the door, without any light, just like the shadow that hit my heart.
"Master?..."
Guard Eva frowned. There seemed to be no candles in the room? He is a family warrior from the Holy City. Similar to Etalik, Elvi, and Esco, his family has served the Holy City royal family for generations. Only after proving their loyalty for several generations can he serve as a high priest. At this moment, he felt an ominous premonition in his heart, and he decisively pushed the door open and entered.
A faint shimmer came from the candlelight in the corridor, illuminating the small quiet room. The old high priest was lying on the ground, motionless, revealing his head of silver hair. He seemed to be in a deep sleep, having a long sweet dream, with a smile on his lips.
In front of the high priest, there is a table. There was an empty bowl, two burned-out sacred smokes, and an empty can on top. Further on the wall, there was an extinguished candle, silently witnessing everything.
Ewa was stunned for a few breaths, and then he let out a panicked scream!
"Master!"
He fell to the ground suddenly, stretched out his hand tremblingly, and touched the tip of the high priest's nose. He waited expectantly for a long time, his face slowly showed despair, and finally he shouted sharply.
"Someone! Come quickly! Something happened to the high priest! Hurry!!..."
Chaotic footsteps came from all directions. A dozen family warriors who were personal guards arrived first. When they saw the scene in front of them, their faces showed unbelievable shock and fear.
"what happened?!"
Eckart, the captain of the guard, hurried over. He was just outside the mansion, inspecting the guard posts and defenses of the warriors. Everyone living in the city of Cholula is deeply distrustful and wary of the nearby Tlaxcalans and the so-called Toltecs. Seeing this scene in front of him, Eckart was stunned on the spot. Soon, his eyes widened and he shouted sharply.
"Who is it? Who killed the high priest?!"
"That's how it was when I found out. The high priest didn't have any scars on his body, his face was green and he was smiling, he must have been poisoned! ... And on the table there were burned out sacred smoke and drunk up potions, all of which were Cholula Sent by the priests!"
Eva gritted his teeth and clenched his fists. With tears in his eyes, he complained angrily.
"The high priest was poisoned by Cholula's priests!"
"ah!"
Hearing these words, the eyes of the family warriors instantly became moist. All their honor and disgrace are tied to the Holy City. And to murder the high priest is to murder their elders!
"The priests of Cholula dare to poison the high priest!..."
The evidence is conclusive and there is no need to think any more. The high priest came to negotiate and coerced the elders, but was poisoned by the divine smoke and potion... The captain of the guard, Ekart, instantly understood everything, with fire in his eyes. From the beginning, he never trusted anyone in Cholula City!
"Damn it! Damn it! These evil demons should go to the abyss!..."
"what to do?!"
"Send an envoy to rebuke the Cholula priests and find out the murderer?"
"Damn it! They are all murderers! Go out and kill all the evil priests here!"
"You must quickly inform His Highness Shulot in the south! Then send someone to inform the capital!"
"No! The most important thing right now is to take the body of the high priest out!..."
Many family warriors discussed quickly and quickly came up with an idea, but they couldn't argue about the order.
"Dang!...Crack!"
Eckart, the captain of the guard, pulled out his copper ax fiercely, gave it a sharp blow, and cut off a corner of the table.
"Shut up! We Mexicans only rely on the weapons in our hands to do things, so we don't need words!... Now, the high priest of the alliance died here, in the hands of the Cholula people ! Everyone in this city must be buried with him! Kill all the bullshit priest families and the bullshit priests and elders, cut off their heads, and pay homage to the high priest!"
"Dang! Dang!"
Hearing the words of the captain of the guard, the warriors drew their bronze axes one after another. They turned their grief and anger into boiling murderous intent, and then shouted fiercely.
"Sacrifice to the high priest! Kill! Kill! Kill!"
"God bless you!"
Eckart, the captain of the guard, shouted sharply, his eyes burning. He made a decision and issued the order as the captain of the guard.
"Ewa, I will give you fifty warriors to send the high priest's... holy body back to the southern camp! Please His Highness Shulot quickly send out the legion to attack Cholula City and avenge the high priest!"
"Yes, captain of the guard! I will risk my life to deliver the high priest's holy body!"
Guard Ewa bit his lip, clenched his fist and swore.
"Okay! We also need an envoy to go to the capital..."
As he spoke, the guard captain Ekart moved his eyes. He looked at Shadow Chevali, who was wearing a black cloak. He was said to be the elder's personal guard. He was trusted by the high priest and was always with him.
"I will rush back to the capital immediately and report back to the elders and the high priests."
Shadow Chevali lowered his head slightly and saluted.
Eckart, the captain of the guard, nodded in return. He never doubted the other party. Because the other party is the person whom the high priest expresses his trust.
After arranging the two groups of messengers, he gritted his teeth and looked out the window at the moonless night sky. The night sky was dark, with only starry candles burning in the temple near the Great Pyramid. The magnificent man-made mountain is not far away, but it is still separated from the inner city.
Eckart narrowed his eyes, looked at the towering inner city wall, and shook his head sadly.
Most of the priests and elders live in the inner city, but with the number of warriors in his hands, it is definitely difficult to break through. He turned his head again and looked around the bustling outer city. Many bonfires were lit in the noble mansions made of wood and stone. Between the mansions, there are large tracts of thatched huts and thatched sheds. If you set a fire...
"The remaining one hundred and fifty warriors will follow me!"
Eckart clenched the battle ax in his hand with determination to kill. He worked so hard that veins were visible on his arms.
"After Ewa sets out, all bring torches! In groups of ten, set fires everywhere in the outer city to drive the civilians to flee! If you encounter a small group of enemies, try your best to kill them! If you encounter a large group of enemies, temporarily avoid them! .Blessed by the Lord God! Go ahead and do it, let the city of Cholula turn into a sea of fire to avenge the high priest!"
"The Lord God bless you! Avenge the high priest!"
The Mexica warriors present all shouted. Then, everyone no longer hesitated and took action quickly.
The bodyguard Ewa carried the body of the high priest on his back and tied it carefully to his body. Under the escort of fifty elite warriors, he immediately set off for the southern camp fifty miles away. Afterwards, Shadow Chevali bowed, took a deep look at the Great Pyramid in the shadow, and disappeared into the deep night.
After another half moment, the captain of the guard, Ekart, waved his hand suddenly, and more than a dozen groups of Mexica warriors dispersed. Soon, raging flames ignited in the outer city of Cholula, accompanied by roars of grief and anger, and a fierce and decisive charge!
"The Lord God bless you! Avenge the high priest! Kill!..."
"...Bless...Revenge!..."
Fierce shouts of killing came from far away from the outer city and floated to the Great Pyramid of Cholula. Peter was resting in the side hall and suddenly woke up when he heard a faint sound.
"Huh?! What happened?"
The priest leader rubbed his dizzy old eyes and reluctantly got up from the bed. He smoked some of the best divine smoke, communicated with the gods, and had a sweet dream, half asleep and half awake. In the dream, he was sitting high on the pyramid of the Great Temple, with the prostrate Mexica moths below. The moth people shouted devoutly and praised the name of the new high priest, that is...
"Ugel?!"
When Petel recalled this, his face was immediately startled. Why is it not his own name? He turned his head and looked out of the city from the high pyramid, and saw the gradually rising flames burning in the south of the outer city! And he listened carefully, and finally heard the content of the shouting clearly, which shocked him!
"Blessed by the Lord God! Avenge the high priest!...Kill!...Kill!...Kill!"
