The strong wind blows and the drizzle falls. Blood spread in the sacred valley, and Mixtec corpses lay everywhere. The flames of the temple burned faintly and were extinguished in the wind and rain, like the blessing of the rain god and the tears of the gods, witnessing the flames of war and conquest.
The black wolf walked through the blood-colored valley, stepped on the green farmland, passed the charred village, and climbed up the gray-brown hillside. Finally, the ancient Tehuacán Pyramid appeared clearly before his eyes.
The Temple of the Clouds, the Pyramid of Tehuacan, or pyramid complex, is a sacred mountain sanctuary. It is located high in the north of the Tehuacan Valley, and is actually much smaller than the Alliance's holy city of Teotihuacan or the Nahua holy city of Cholula. Among the pyramids in front of us, the most important Rain Temple is only thirty meters high, and the temples of the surrounding gods are even smaller.
These pyramids may have been built much earlier than the time of Tiotihuacan. The dark blue stone bricks have withstood two thousand years of wind and rain, and the ancient temple has become mottled and old in the wind and rain. It was glorious in the classical era before BC, and then sank in the end of the seventh century.
Now, they are worshiped devoutly by the resurgent Mixtec tribes. The walls of the temple are covered with serpentine patterns, as well as sculptures of jaguars and skulls. The ancient feathered serpent, the rain god's jaguar, and the dead souls of two thousand years, silently watched the Mexica army conquer again.
With steady steps, Black Wolf stepped over the corpses of the temple warriors and walked into the gold and silver carved hall. Immediately, a lifelike golden statue came into his eyes, two meters high!
The rain god Zhawi wears an open wide hat and sits on a high throne. He has eyes that take up half of his face, a flat nose, and wide, tight lips. If you look at it from the perspective of later generations, He looks like an old scholar wearing a pair of deep-rimmed glasses. At this moment, the ancient god looked serious and motionless, looking down at the tiny visitor, as if he was deep in thought.
"Is this the Mixtec rain god?"
Black Wolf narrowed his eyes, raised his head slightly, and looked directly at the god. Mixtec craftsmen spent a lot of effort to carve such lifelike statues of gods on soft gold. Their metal skills are indeed the best in the world.
Facing the Mexica commander's inquiry, there was a dead silence in the temple hall. On the surrounding walls, there were fresh blood stains that had not yet solidified, and there were red palm prints. The recalcitrant temple guards and priests had just been dealt with. In the vast temple, there were only dozens of Mexica warriors wearing armor and holding soldiers, and a dozen captured Mixtec priests.
"Um!"
After a while, no one responded. Black Wolf frowned and looked at the captured temple priest, with murderous intent in his heart.
"Bring them here!"
Red Frog Cocker nodded. He grinned, stretched out his rough hands, like a leopard grabbing a bird, and captured an old priest with feathers on his head and the most gorgeous clothes. Looking at the pale-faced old Mixtec priest, the former wilderness chief felt disdainful.
These southern priests are so weak! The arms are slender, the limbs are long, and there are no decent muscles in the whole body. Not to mention any spells, I'm afraid they can't even wield weapons. A wasteland priest can beat ten of them!
"Your rain god is the incarnation of Tlaloc, the great rain god of the Alliance?"
Black Wolf looked at the old priest and asked the first question seriously. In the traditional beliefs of the Alliance, the status of the rain god Tlaloc is second only to the supreme god, and has always been revered by the Mexica people. If the Mixtec rain god was related to Tlaloc, he would have to pay some respects.
"What? How can the supreme rain god Zhawi be the incarnation of the northern rain god!"
Hearing the words of the Mexica warrior, the old priest suddenly changed his color. Even though he was shaking, he still couldn't hide his anger and retorted angrily.
"The main god Zawi has protected the Mixtecs for thousands of years! The land under our feet is the sacred land of Zawi, New Zahui (?uu dzahui)!... The supreme rain god is in charge of wind, rain, drought, and disease. and harvest, is one of the most ancient gods in the world. He shines in the valleys, in the jungles, eastward to the land of the Mayans, to the great lakes of the waves. And when he protected the world, your ancestors of the Aztecs also Eating sand in a distant wasteland!”
"O ignorant Mexica people, the Tlaloc you worship is the incarnation that appeared in various northern tribes hundreds of years ago after being inspired by the rain god!"
"is that so?"
Listening to the old priest's narration, Hei Lang opened his eyes and showed a little confusion on his face. He has not received the inheritance from the priests and does not know much about the origin of the gods. However, when he looked around, the Mixtec prisoners all had expressions of normalcy.
Seeing this, Hei Lang nodded slightly. He looked at the old priest with his neck straightened, grinned, and made a judgment.
"Well, you probably weren't lying."
"The supreme rain god witnesses everything! This is the temple of the rain god, and it cannot be desecrated... Uh! Ho ho..."
The old priest's face suddenly showed extreme pain. His whole body was shaking violently, but he could no longer utter a complete sentence. Blood oozed from the corners of his mouth, and his pupils quickly dilated. Then his body tilted, and he fell to the ground with his chest facing up. A large area of bright red immediately spread, soaking the ancient stone bricks, seeping into the cracks of the wind, and integrating with the ancient temple.
"ah!"
The captured Mixtec priests howled in terror. A sacrificial obsidian dagger was inserted deeply into the heart of the old priest, until it reached the handle!
"Disrespecting the supreme god and insulting the rain god of the alliance are the consequences of sacrifice!"
Hei Lang looked cold and pronounced the sentence sternly. Then, he waved and looked at the red frog Cocker.
"Next!"
Soon, a young priest was brought over. He has a handsome face and also wears a gorgeous feather crown, showing his respected status. However, at this moment, he was trembling and his legs were weak. He glanced at the elder's body on the ground and then at the Mexica commander whose uniform was stained with blood. He was almost speechless with fear.
"How much do you know about the information in Divine Stone City?"
"Shen...Shen Stone City? It...it is the largest city-state in the valley, with a population of 20,000 to 30,000. The city...the city wall is six to seven meters high, and it is divided into two cities inside and outside. The inner city may have been built by the ancestors of the highlands. , is a ruin in the clouds two thousand years ago, and has experienced several rounds of doomsday. And the outer city is the immortal unifier, the ancestor Lu Bari Tiger Claw King, built four hundred years ago..."
"Huh? Highland ancestors? Ruins in the clouds? Doomsday? What about the Tiger Claw King?"
Hearing this bunch of difficult words, Hei Lang's eyes widened and he looked confused again. The young priest's heart trembled, his whole body became cold, and he fell to his knees with a "pop".
"Ah! Great General Mexica, please... please don't kill me! I am the High Crocodile Priest, with the immortal blood of the Tiger Claw King flowing through me, and I have the inheritance in the cloud..."
"Ha ha!"
Seeing this, Hei Lang laughed loudly. Compared with the stubborn old priest, it is much easier for a young man with such a respected status to break through. He lowered his head, stared at the crying young priest, and grinned as "kindly" as possible.
"It seems like you know a lot! Come, tell me all the information about the Mixtec Alliance in detail, and I will give you a chance to convert to the Supreme God!"
－－－－－－Digression－－－－－
The author has sorted out the history and maps of the various Mixtec tribes and will put them in the next chapter.
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