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Chapter 269 [268] Changing fate

At night, Malindi gradually fell into silence.

However, in the corner of the city near the coastal ship harbor terminal, the night's charm really kicks off.

Most of the people who believe in Allah abide by the dogma.

But on the coast of East Africa today, the big cities that emerged due to seaport trade have become particularly open with the spirit of a variety of cultures.

Here are travelers and merchants from afar;
There are bandits who are out of business, or who are looking for "new business";

There were even refugees from the north who broke the law and escaped disaster.

No matter what kind of people they are, they all have a common attribute in the definition of life——

drift.

Merchants travel around the world and travel long distances, not to make a fortune, but because they can't find a career to settle down, so they can only do this business.

Receive goods from one place and sell to another.

Bearing the high risk of loss and being robbed during the journey, in fact, most of the profits were made by the "big landlords" in the two places.

The merchants can only get one coolie's money, and because they have no fixed place to live, their daily expenses are huge.

I don't have the habit of accumulating savings, because even if I accumulate a large amount of money, I may be targeted by robbers and become impoverished in a certain robbery.

It would be better to eat Hesse and enjoy life.

Not to mention the bandits, they are just living day by day, licking blood at the tip of their knives.

The last kind of fugitive.

In fact, it is like the father of "Gaza";

He used to be the servant of the Yuan Lord, but he lost all his goods and money, so he could only choose to survive in Malindi.

Because there is only one way to go back.

And because they are not locals, they are often bullied.

The gathering of these types of people made Malindi prosperous in "special industries".

Night is the best shelter color.

Demons and monsters dance lightly in the night.

There are taverns deep in the streets, half-underground women's houses, and even agencies that issue employment tasks.

Gaza's home is in this chaotic area.

But he has already integrated into the life of the local people, and he is forbidden to be contaminated with these unclean and degrading habits.

Therefore, people who are orderly in chaos often have an unsatisfactory life.

But today.

His life has changed.

Two teams of palace guards surrounded him with imposing manner and came to this "block that never sleeps".

The drunkards, robbers and soliciting women around him all avoided him.

Another small business neighbor exclaimed when they saw the leader "Gaza"——

"Gaza, what have you committed?"

"Poor man, fate is so unfair to you."

Gaza did not respond and moved on silently.

He and these people no longer belong to the same world.

However, some troublemakers rushed forward, "Gaza, no matter what you have committed, you must return the money you owe me before you are executed."

The person who came was ferocious, and he was not afraid of the guards at all.

Behind him, he brought along this group of followers, who were originally the tyrants in this block.

Gaza was taken aback for a moment, feeling ashamed in front of these palace guards; and the fact that he was in debt made him at a loss for a while.

But at this moment, the guards of the two teams drew out their daggers, and the captain at the head scolded: "Go away, you dirty worms!"

The man was startled, as if he sensed something was wrong, and put on a smiling face again: "My lord, this Gaza still owes me money, it should be returned!"

The captain of the guard laughed loudly, and suddenly put a dagger on the opponent's neck: "I owe you money? How could Master Gaza owe you money?"

"Today the true god descends, Lord Gaza is already the servant of the true god's messenger, and was bestowed by the lord of Malindi with the duty of a court advisor."

Talk to here.

He looked cold, and said coldly: "Kill them!"

A group of guards swarmed forward, about to swing down their butcher knives.

But at this moment, Gaza stopped: "Stop!"

The captain of the guard looked back suspiciously.

Gaza sighed: "He did lend me money for emergency, he helped me, I should be grateful!"

"Can you lend me 1 gold and return it, and I will return it to you when I have money."

Some of the guards said with a smile: "Why do such people pay back the money? All they have is ill-gotten wealth!"

But Gaza still insisted, and even mentioned the name of the true God: "The true God has come to the world, and we should worship and serve Him with a clean body!"

"My lords, please don't bear the blood debt because of me tonight."

Everyone looked straight.

They don't know what will the true god will come down, but only Gaza knows.

After hearing these words, they didn't dare to act rashly anymore.

The captain of the guard took a deep breath, put down the blade, and the opponent wiped out a bag of coins, and threw it on the man: "I don't think it is possible for you to lend so much as 1 gold, and the rest is interest."

"Are these coins enough to pay off the debt?"

The man nodded hurriedly, but he didn't dare to open it for inspection, so he was swept aside by the captain of the guard: "Don't block the way!"

"Whoever provokes right and wrong again and blocks the way of Master Gaza will be killed without mercy!"

The words fall.

The crowd gave way one after another and watched the team go deep into the lane.

It wasn't until the figure moved away that there was an uproar——

"Gaza became a nobleman?"

"Is it the servant of the messenger of the true god?"

"More court advisor..."

"God, what luck has Gaza had?"

When I returned home, I saw a dilapidated small building on sandy soil. There were five families in the small building, and each family had only one house.

When Gaza came back, the neighbors in the small building were all watching at the door.

Another seven or eight men and women poured out——

"Father!"

"grandfather!"

Gaza hugged the little girl who rushed forward first, and kissed her forehead intimately.

His eyes swept over several sons, daughter-in-law and grandson.

Without waiting for them to ask, he called his name and said, "Nonuo, Azizi, Katard, come with me, I have something important to tell you!"

"The rest are waiting outside."

Although Gaza does not give the family a good life, it has the majesty of the head of the family.

One person raised three sons and allowed them to marry wives, which is already a remarkable feat of kindness and support.

Several daughters-in-law and grandsons dare not say more.

Only the eldest son "Nuo Nuo" said: "Father, the adults outside..."

Gaza said: "They are the palace guards who sent me back. They are responsible for protecting us. You don't have to worry."

Protect?

As soon as this word came out, the whole family was shocked.

In the afternoon when their father was called away, they were still worried. They were working for the palace. If something went wrong, not only would they not be rewarded, but disaster would also be imminent.

But who knows, the situation is far beyond their imagination.

Gaza walked into the house with her little granddaughter in her arms...

The cramped small house was filled with the smell of sweat and feet, which was completely different from the palace garden where he lived today.

In the past, he didn't feel anything.

But now, with hope, he secretly thought that he must give his family the best life.

The three sons entered the house.

Gaza kept them closed.

There is no light source in the house, only the afterglow of the bright moon in the night sky shines in.

"Father, you want to talk about something, why are you still holding Adina?"

Adina's father is Katad, Gaza's youngest son. He made a gesture to take his daughter away: "Adina, go, go outside to find my mother."

Adina pouted a little aggrieved, and was about to go to her father.

Unexpectedly, Gaza slapped Khatad's hand off: "Adina also listens to my lectures."

The three sons were taken aback for a moment, not knowing why.

But his father lowered his head and said to Adina: "Adina, do you still remember the words that grandpa called you Dongfang?"

Adina nodded and said softly, "Yeah."

Gaza changed into "Equilibrium God Language", pointed to the window and said, "What's this called?"

Adina thought for half a second before saying, "The window."

"Where was it that day?" Gaza pointed to the night sky again.

"The moon, and the stars!"

"It's daytime!"

"Day...it's day!"

After questioning and answering, Gaza smiled more and more.

The three sons looked at each other frequently, and they also recognized that this was the obscure oriental language.

They all learned it for a period of time when they were young, but later found that the language was useless at all, so they gradually let go of it.

Wait until several of their children are born.

Gaza also continued to teach, but none of them were interested.

Only Adina likes listening to grandpa telling stories about his past. Although she is the son of a servant, she lives in a grand mansion, lit by lamp oil at night, and can eat vegetables, fruits and delicacies that Malindi has never had before.

After a question and answer session, Gaza kissed her little granddaughter again, and then said to her sternly: "Adina, remember what Grandpa said, when you see that noble person tomorrow, you must love them as much as you love me!"

Adina was a little dazed, but nodded obediently.

At this point, Gaza looked at the three sons and sighed helplessly: "I have won the opportunity for you to become a master. Whether you can seize it depends on your own destiny!"

"This is the best I can do for my father."

Gaza will tell what happened today.

When he said that he wanted his three sons to serve the envoys and translate for Tongshi, the three sons were both surprised and delighted.

Fortunately, such an opportunity for Xianyu to turn around is really rare.

If done well, it will definitely change their fate.

But the problem is...

"Father! I, I have long forgotten the words of the East, how dare I serve the envoy?"

"Yes, father, we can't!"

"Instead of letting us offend the envoy, it's better to use my father's ability to please the envoy."

Gaza was furious and trembling with rage: "Why did I give birth to you and others who are worthless?"

"Back then, I wanted you to learn the oriental language, why did you give up halfway?"

The three of them hesitated to speak.

I want to say that learning is useless...

But up to now, these words can't be said.

A huge opportunity was in front of him, but he couldn't grasp it because of his slack back then.

And in fact.

Gaza has long anticipated this.

He knew what his son was like.

Because of this, Gaza pins his hopes on his little granddaughter Adina...

Adina is endowed with intelligence, but also has a good temper and a weak personality.

Some simple phrases can be spoken with perfect accuracy.

More importantly——

The great resuscitator of the balanced kingdom of God, the supreme witch above all peoples.

Although Gaza has not seen the appearance of the witch.

But from the story of the "Balanced Book" told by the envoy today, I can understand something.

Witches are benevolent and kind, and have blessed and enlightened countless children in the Kingdom of God.

Among the envoys of the gods, there are several who have received the grace of witches.

And among the envoys there is a pair of boys and girls, who are not a few years older than Adina.

If she can become a playmate of a god envoy, do she still have to worry about Adina's future?
Finally, wait for the arrival of the true god and witch.

Adina is a girl, so she can get closer to the true god and witch.

Therefore, Gaza did not have much hope for the three sons, and the future of the family rested on Adina.

After all, he is old, and it is unknown how many years he can live.

If Adina is successful, she will be able to take care of her father, uncle and several older brothers.

in the hut.

The atmosphere solidified.

Gaza's grievances finally turned into a sigh: "Anyway, you can remember some, it's better than the others in Malindi!"

"I will take you to wait for the memory now. I don't ask you to answer the question, but at least you must understand the order of the envoy!"

The three still have a foundation.

It's just that I haven't spoken it for many years, and the pronunciation method is rigid.

In addition, Gaza often recalls the past at home, and it can always be seen and heard.

The three generations of grandparents stayed in the room for most of the night.

Everyone outside the house is already anxious.

The guard was patient, Gaza ascended to the sky in one step, and the king and the prince depended on him to communicate with the envoy, so they had to be respectful.

If they could get some training from Gaza and learn the language of God, their fate would be different.

In the middle of the night.

The door finally opened.

Adina couldn't stand the drowsiness long ago, and fell asleep on her grandfather.

Gaza said: "I will give you a moment to explain to your wife and children! Then enter the palace immediately."

What he said was the language of balance.

The three sons were stunned for a moment, and they probably understood, so they immediately went to explain to their family members.

The guards also greeted them: "Master Gaza, can we go?"

Gaza apologized: "Give them some time, it won't be long! Thank you, my lords."

"Master Gaza dare not call us adults, you are now the head of the palace adviser, and your status is far above us..."

After a while of greetings, the three sons finally came.

Another woman came, touched her sleeping daughter's cheek, and begged: "Father, please take good care of Adina, she is my pearl."

Gaza nodded, and made some comforting words, and told them that in a few days, the family will move into a big house to enjoy happiness.

On the way, Katard picked up his daughter so that his father would not be tired.

All the way through the big city, everyone returned to the palace.

Prince Qiaolan wanted to learn the language of God, but he couldn't wait for Gaza to return, so he went to rest.

However, he ordered the waiter to arrange Gaza and others to temporarily stay in the small courtyard in the palace.

But when they came to the small courtyard, Gaza didn't let his sons rest, and began to wash and change clothes first.

He continued to teach them the language of God.

Before I knew it, the sky was bright.

The girl who was sleeping soundly on the carpet woke up and put on a beautiful robe under the help of the court maid.

After waiting for a while, Qiao Lan came in a hurry: "Gaza, hurry up, follow me to treat the envoy to dinner..."

He looked at the three youths again, "Is this your son? Why is there a girl?"

Gaza explained: "My son is already unfamiliar with the language of God, but Adina is more proficient than her father when she has heard me tell stories from faraway places since she was a child."

"Also, that envoy should be served by someone special."

As soon as Qiao Lan heard it, she knew that Gaza was talking about "Zhou Ruonan".

Looking at Gaza again, he was quite emotional: "Your comprehensive ability should not have been buried...Thanks to the blessing of the true God, your fate finally shines brightly."

The two looked at each other and smiled, saying in unison: "Praise Balance!"

Afterwards, a group of people came to the luxurious courtyard.

Tiaoyu and the others have all woken up and started "morning reading" habitually.

A group of people did not dare to disturb, and waited quietly.

Not long after, Zhou Ruonan came out of the wash and waved when he saw Qiao Lan: "Come here, I'll pass on your divine language."

Gaza continued to act as an interpreter, and Qiao Lan went immediately.

He pushed Adina again, making Adina walk away.

Only then did Zhou Ruonan discover that this little girl...

Her complexion is not as dark as the Malindi people, it is between black and white.

Because you can see Gaza...

He was originally from another old land, and came here because of fleeing and migrating.

Although they also married local people, the Swahili people are also of mixed blood, black and white and Arabs, and there are always a few light-skinned offspring.

Before Zhou Ruonan could speak.

The little Adina said in a childlike voice: "Sister, my name is Adina, grandpa asked me to take care of you and listen to you!"

As soon as the words came out.

The surrounding area was silent for a while.

"This little girl knows the rules of Chinese?"

"Oh, he's Gaza's granddaughter!"

"Where is it, where is it? Is there anyone who can speak the language of God?" Zhou Ruoyu ran out of the house, wanting to join in the fun.

Zhou Ruonan, with sharp eyes and quick hands, hugged Adina, and yelled at the visitor: "Zhou Ruoyu, Adina will be my disciple from now on, you can't compete with me! Men and women are different, do you know?"

"Whoever snatches it, I'll just take a look... Hey, it's another small briquette!"

"Speak with respect, what are small briquettes?"

"They don't know what 'coal' is, Gaza, let me ask you, do you know what briquettes are?"

There was chaos.

In the end, he was controlled by Tiaoyu: "Ruoyu, if you want to do unruly things again, don't blame me for Bingming Wu!"

Hearing the word 'witch', Zhou Ruoyu was instantly sluggish, glanced at Adina a few times, and lost interest.

Turning to Gaza's three sons: "Do you also know the language of God? If so, you will take me out of the city later!"

Gaza suddenly became tense.

But seeing the three sons nodding their heads, they obviously understood, and imitating the words he taught all night, they replied: "Yes, obey the edict of the envoy of God!"

(End of this chapter)