Greece: Age of Ascension

Chapter 189 The God of Thieves
"Don't you like bulls?"

Both of them are each other's bedside people, who doesn't know who?
Zeus was speechless when he was asked. One was his lover, and the other was his wife's suspicion and suspicion. The balance in his heart was extremely heavy, and the king of gods could not help but make a choice.

"Well, since you like it, it's yours."

As he spoke, Zeus handed Hera the reins.

And Io, who was turned into a little white bull, saw that Zeus abandoned him like this and handed him over to Hera, and suddenly tears rolled in his eyes.

Seeing this, Hera became more and more sure that there was something wrong with the little white cow, but in order to get used to Zeus, she still deliberately asked, "Strange, why is this cow crying?"

Zeus was embarrassed by the question, so in order not to reveal the truth, he could only laugh and scratch his head and said, "Maybe, maybe it's because she cried excitedly knowing that she could follow the great queen.

Yes, that's it, crying with excitement. "

Hera nodded thoughtfully, she had already scolded Zeus bloody in her heart, looked at the little white bull again, with a smug smile in her eyes, and said to herself: "Look, look, this is what you love. Zeus, when he abandoned you, he never loved you."

But she didn't express these thoughts, but took the ox and returned to Mount Olympus on the clouds.

Once back at the shrine, she summoned the Rainbow Goddess and ordered her to deliver a message for her.

Not long after, the hundred-eyed giant Argos came to the holy mountain.

The hundred-eyed giant Argos is the child of Aristoll. There are other rumors that he actually only has four eyes. , Argos had a hundred eyes,

He even affectionately called him Panoptes, which means "the one who is always watching".

Here, taking the most widely recognized situation by the public, it is counted that he has a hundred eyes.

As Argos walked, his eyes blinked and blinked, his whole body looked horrific, and his San value dropped crazily.

When Hera saw him, she was almost so disgusted that she couldn't eat, but considering that she still had something to order, she could only endure the discomfort and said to the giant: "Strong Argos, come here, I have something to order you! !"

The giant propped up a body more than ten meters high, obediently stepped forward, knelt down on one knee, and stared straight at Hera with the eyes on his head and forehead.

Almost gave Tianhou another goosebumps all over her body.

Hera clapped her hands, and immediately a nymph fairy brought out the little white bull that Io had transformed into. Looking at the helpless bull, a sneer appeared on the corner of Tianhou's mouth.

"Argos, this cow is my favorite pet, and it also belongs to the Queen of Heaven's property. I want you to guard it carefully, and don't let anyone get close to the white cow."

Hearing this, Argus blinked his eyes behind his back, stared at the little white cow carefully, and after a long time, he said in a low voice: "As long as it is your order, I will carry it out unconditionally. I will take good care of this cow. You will not be disappointed."

These words of loyalty made Hera very satisfied, so he was allowed to graze freely in any pasture.

Argos was an honest man, he picked up the heifer very faithfully, came to the sacred forest of Mycenae, and tied Io to an olive tree.He set up camp in the field, and kept his fifty eyes on Io, while the other fifty eyes watched up, down, left, right, and in all directions, watching out for the arrival of predators.

In fact, he doesn't need any predators, just his hundreds of eyes can scare away the top predators.

Sometimes, even when Argos turned his back to the girl, he could still see Io, because he had eyes on his forehead and behind his head.

As the sun went down, he chained Io's neck.She ate bitter grass and leaves, slept on the hard and cold ground, and drank the stale water of the pool, for she was a heifer.

Io often forgets that she is no longer human now.She wanted to stretch out her poor hands and beg Argus for mercy and sympathy, but she suddenly remembered that she had no arms.

She wanted to plead with him in touching words, but when she opened her mouth, she could only let out a low growl, which shocked even herself.

At the beginning, Io could only wash her face with tears every day, but as time went by, even she almost forgot her identity as a human princess.

On this day, Argos took Io to the girl's hometown. Seeing a winding and clear river, Io couldn't help but recall countless childhood memories. She thought of the time when she used to play freely by the river. moment, but now we have to experience such suffering.

And the reason for everything is just because I didn't resist the temptation of Zeus.

Yio came to the river sadly, and the river immediately reflected her reflection. When she saw the animal head with horns on it, Yio stepped back in fright. run back.

After running for an unknown amount of time, Yio finally felt tired and stopped in a forest out of breath.

Here, she saw an old man full of vicissitudes. Io looked at the back of the man and couldn't help but fell into dementia, because that man was none other than her father, Hera's loyal follower, King Inarchus.

Since his daughter disappeared, Inarchus has been searching all day long, sending countless people, but he still can't find her daughter.

It is said that lovesickness is a disaster and makes people sick from overwork.

The once heroic leader, after losing his daughter, has also become a lot of vicissitudes and decadence.

Seeing the little white cow staring at him Chimo in front of him, Inarchus stroked her beautiful body, and fed her with a handful of leaves from a small tree.

Io gratefully licked his hand, caressing his hand with tears and kisses, "Father, father, it's me, I'm Io, your favorite daughter Io."

The girl cried out, but what she made was a mooing sound.

The old man didn't know that the little white cow in front of him was actually the daughter he had been looking for for many years. He didn't know who he was stroking, and he didn't know who was praying to him just now.

But the sadness expressed by the little cow still touched Inarchus. He hugged the little white cow's head and wept softly, "If it was my daughter, she would definitely like you as much as she likes me."

Listening to her father's crying and longing, Yio regretted deeply, regretted not accepting Zeus' love, and even more regretted making her father worry about her so much.

But the deal is done, and human beings are just playthings of the gods. What can she do after being turned into a cow?

Looking at the vicissitudes of his father, suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed in Yi'o's mind, if I can't speak, why don't I write?
So she stepped back and wrote the whole story on the ground with her hooves.

Looking at the handwriting on the ground, Inarchus couldn't believe it. When he understood everything, he was suddenly unbelievable, and sat down on the ground dejectedly, lamenting: "My God, I am such an unfortunate person!"

The old man hugged Yio's neck tightly, tears streaming from his eyes, "I searched for you all over the country, but I never thought you would be like this!
Alas, it is sadder to see you than not to see you!

Why don't you speak?
Poor thing, you can't say a word of comfort to me, you can only answer me with a yelp!

I was so stupid in the past, I just wanted to choose a good husband and son-in-law for you, I wanted to buy you a bridal torch for your future marriage.Now, you have become a cow..."

The desolate lament and cry attracted Argos' attention. The hundred-eyed giant was looking for the lost Io. Hearing the sound, he immediately ran to check and found the little white bull.

He couldn't help scolding: "You are really a shameless thief, more vicious than the guardian of the thief, you even stole things from the great Hera."

The sudden appearance of the hundred-eyed giant frightened Inaks to paralyze him, and he hurriedly said, "I am Inax, and I am a loyal follower of the Queen of Heaven, Hera. How could I steal something from God?"

Hearing this, Argos' face finally eased. Since he is a follower of Hera, he is considered half of himself.

"In this case, I forgive you for the time being. But I hope you can remember to stay away from my cow and never touch him!!"

Argos snatched the reins of the ox, pulled the reluctant Io, and left here.

Only a poor father was left behind, watching his daughter go away with tears in his eyes.

At the same time, Zeus was also anxiously thinking about the little white bull. He had to save him, but how could he do it?

Considering that this matter cannot be carried out with great fanfare, Zeus called the most spoiled child, Hermes.

Hermes is a mischievous guy who has done all kinds of bad things since he was a child. For this reason, he even stole other people's cattle, and finally he was discovered by the king before giving up.

Therefore, he is also the patron saint of thieves, just like the theater troupe worships the ancestor of Huaguang, every industry has its own ancestor.

And Hermes is the protector of thieves, the patriarch.

Therefore, the other party's moral concept is extremely weak and has a very flexible bottom line.

If someone else heard that Zeus rescued his lover, he might not be ashamed of Zeus.

But Hermes is different, he only finds it exciting and fun, and he is more willing to faithfully carry out Zeus' orders.

This is also the reason why the king of gods loves him. Let me ask you, a son who can do dirty work for you anytime, anywhere, and is very active, would you not like him?

Once Zeus told the other party about the little white bull Io, the smartest child took care of everything.

Hermes took a drowsy thorn stick, left his father's palace, and descended to the world.

First he dropped his hat and wings, and carried only his stick, looking like a shepherd.Afterwards, he called a group of sheep to follow him. These sheep were transformed by divine power and were very obedient.

Driving the sheep, Hermes came to a lush pasture.Here is where Io gnawed the young grass, and Argos watched over her.

I saw the god of thieves pull out a reed flute.The reed flute is antique, elegant and unique. When he blows the music, the beautiful sound of the flute flutters on the pasture with the wind. Even the sheep can't help pricking up their ears and being intoxicated by it.

Moreover, because it is God's sake, the sound he blows is more beautiful than that of the shepherds in the world.

Argus naturally also heard the charming flute sound, and couldn't bear to disturb him.

When the flute ended, he looked up and saw Hermes driving the flock, ready to leave.

The hundred-eyed giant quickly stood up from the high rock where he was sitting, and called down: "Friend who plays the flute, no matter who you are, I welcome you warmly.

Come, sit on the rock beside me and rest a while!

The grass in other places is not as lush and tender as here.Look, how comfortable the shade is here! "

Argos' shout successfully attracted Hermes' attention. In fact, he came here for the other party, so naturally he couldn't ask for it.

The two approached and began to chat. Although Argos had a hundred eyes and a long lifespan, it was unbelievable to him that the shepherd in front of him was much more knowledgeable than him, and often had many opinions. It can all be said to the heart of Argos.

Hermes is indeed a talkative person, because every time the thief steals in broad daylight, he will deliberately talk about it, divert the topic elsewhere, and at the same time direct the attention of others.

As the god of thieves, Hermes is very good at this, and his eloquence is even inferior to Athena, the god of wisdom and war.

The more the two chatted, the more speculative they became. Finally, from daytime to the sun setting, they talked about the flute in their hands without knowing it.

Argos said: "Forgive me, my good friend, I have never seen the instrument in your hand, it is so beautiful, what is the origin?"

In a day's work, the hundred-eyed giant had already regarded Hermes as a good friend.

The Thieves said: "If you want to know, of course I can tell you, but this story is a bit long, I don't think you will want to listen to it."

"I am willing, of course I am willing." Argos insisted on listening, even saying that he was willing.

Hermes had no choice but to explain: "You know, there lived a famous nymph on the snow mountain of Arcadia, her name was Hamadryades, also known as Syrencus.

At that time, both the satyr and Saturn were obsessed with her beauty and pursued her passionately, but she always managed to get rid of their pursuit skillfully, because she was afraid of marriage and wanted to remain celibate and live a virgin life. "

"Why live a virgin's life? Wouldn't that be boring?" Argos asked. He dreamed of marrying a wife, but because of his ugly appearance and huge body, it was always difficult to win the favor of women.

Hermes didn't know either, "In fact, women's minds are full of strange things. They are the most difficult creatures in the world. But if I were you, I would definitely stay away from women."

"Why?" the hundred-eyed giant asked.

"Because... because women are very troublesome, they will always be inexplicably entangled, and then ask you if you love her.

If you say love, they don't believe it.If you say you don't love them, they will get angry again, and then lose their temper with you. "

Hermes explained, and actually wanted to say in his heart: "Because you are too ugly, a woman who falls in love with you will definitely not be able to resist cheating like Zeus."

But he wisely didn't say that.

Hearing his eloquence, Argos couldn't help asking: "What about you? Have you ever had a woman?"

"Have you ever done it?" Hermes was stunned for three seconds, and then asked exaggeratedly, "You should remove the word '?, to show respect for me!!"

(End of this chapter)