King Solomon's Treasure

Chapter 19 Miracle Appearance (2)
"Truth is what makes you so bold. Facts are like a sharp spear that always hits the mark. It's a proverb in the stars, Your Majesty!"

Tewara's face was sullen, his brows were frowned, his eyes were fierce, but he didn't say anything.

"Start dancing," he yelled.As soon as the words fell, the girls wearing garlands immediately lined up and danced gracefully.While singing sweet songs, they waved beautiful palm leaves and lilies, sometimes spinning in a circle, sometimes imitating war scenes, swaying their bodies back and forth, dazzling people.Finally they stopped, and a beautiful young girl stepped out of the line and pirouetted in front of us with grace and energy that would put a ballet dancer to shame.At last she got tired of jumping, and another girl immediately took her place and continued to dance, one after another.But in terms of posture, skills, and personal appeal, it is still the best first girl.

At last the king raised his hand.

"Which girl do you think is the prettiest, white man?" he asked.

"First one," I replied without thinking.I regretted the words as soon as they were out of my mouth, for I remembered the words of Inverdus that the most beautiful maidens were slain as sacrifices.

"It seems we have the same eyes. She is indeed the most beautiful. Unfortunately, beauty is a misfortune to her, because she must die."

"Yes, you must die!" Gagul yelled, and quickly glanced in the girl's direction.Standing at the front of the procession, she nervously plucks the petals off the wreath, oblivious to the impending doom.

"Why, Your Majesty?" I tried my best to suppress the anger in my heart, and asked, "This girl dances pleasingly and is also beautiful. She shouldn't end up like this."

Taiwala laughed and replied:
"This is our custom, the silent mountain gods in the distance," he said, pointing to the three mountain peaks in the distance, "they will get their due sacrifices. If I don't offer the most beautiful girl tonight, bad luck will Befall me and my family. The prophecy has always been told among our people: 'If the king does not present a beautiful maiden to the mountain god on the day of the ball, disaster will come for him and his family.' Behold, white man, My elder brother couldn't help the woman's crying and begging, and he didn't offer sacrifices for a moment, so his family was ruined. I took his place and inherited the throne. That's it. She must die!" He turned to the guard and said, "Bring her here , Skarga, sharpen your spear."

The two stepped forward, and only then did the girl realize the danger.She screamed loudly, turned and ran.But two pairs of powerful big hands grabbed her, she struggled hard but to no avail, and was finally brought here with tears all over her face.

"What's your name, girl?" Jagul asked sharply, "Why? Don't tell me? Do you want the king's son to do it right away?"

Hearing this, Skaga stepped forward, raised his spear, and the expression on his face was more fierce and ferocious than usual.Then I saw Goode's hand groping quietly for the revolver.The poor girl raised her tearful eyes and saw the spear glowing with cold light. Instead, she calmed down and stopped struggling. She just clenched her hands and trembled all over.

"Look," Skaga exclaimed triumphantly, "I've only lightened the spear a little, and she's frightened like this. She hasn't tasted a spear yet." Knocked the blade.

"If there is a chance, I must let this little bastard get retribution!" Goode muttered angrily.

"Now, now that you've calmed down, tell us your name. Say it and don't be afraid," Gagul said sarcastically.

"Oh, mother," the girl replied tremblingly, "my name is Furata, and I belong to the Suke family. Oh, mother, why must I die? I have done nothing wrong!"

"Relax," said the old woman, pretending, "you must die, because you are a sacrifice to the mountain god."

She pointed to the mountains in the distance, "But it is better to sleep in the night than to toil in the day. It is better to die than to live. And you should be honored that you died at the noble hand of the king's son."

Furata wrung her hands in pain and shouted: "Oh, it's cruel. I'm so young, why should I die? What have I done wrong? I will never see the slowly rising sun again, Never see the twinkling stars again, never pick the dew-dropped flowers again, never hear the murmur of the water! Why am I so unlucky. I never see my father's house again, never feel Mother's kisses, never being able to take care of a sick lamb again! Why am I so unlucky. I can never lie in my lover's arms again, never look into his loving eyes, never have children! It's cruel This is really cruel!" After she finished speaking, she wrung her hands again, raised her garlanded head, looked up at the sky, her face was full of tears.She is indeed an extraordinary beautiful girl, and her desperate expression is even more charming at this moment, anyone who sees it will feel soft-hearted.It's a pity that the three people in front of them are murderous demons without blinking an eye.

The hard-hearted Jagul and her master Taiwala were unmoved, but I found some pity on the faces of the guards and chiefs behind.As for Gude, he snorted angrily, wishing he could rush over to save the poor girl right away.With a woman's unique intuition, the girl seemed to understand Gude's mind, and suddenly rushed in front of him, hugging his "beautiful white legs" tightly with both hands.

"Oh, gods from the stars!" she cried, "you are powerful, save me from these thugs, from Jagul!"

"Okay, my baby, I will protect you," Goode blurted out in English in a hurry, "come on, get up, good girl." He grabbed her hand and helped her up.

Tevala turned to beckon to his son, and Skargar came forward with his spear raised.

"Now it's your turn," whispered Sir Henry to me. "What are you waiting for?"

"I'm waiting for a total solar eclipse," I replied. "I've been staring at the sun for half an hour, and there's absolutely no sign of a total solar eclipse."

"You either take the risk now, or watch the girl turn into a murderer. Tewala is getting impatient."

Things were pretty bad, and I took another look at the sun high in the sky, and even the most impatient astronomer waiting to confirm an astronomical event is less anxious than I am now.I took a deep breath and walked majestically between the girl kneeling on the ground and Skarga who raised his spear.

"King," I said, "it can't be done. We won't tolerate such things. Let the girl go."

Taiwala stood up in anger and surprise, and the chiefs and other girls slowly gathered around us, also making a sound of surprise.

"Can't do this? You group of white dogs are actually dictating me on my territory. Can't do this? Are you crazy? Be careful that your life is as dangerous as this bitch. Let me see how you can stop me? Who are you? How dare you go against my will? Back down. Skarga, do it now. Guards! Arrest these white men."

Hearing his roar, several guards ran out from the back of the house, evidently they had been waiting there.

Sir Henry, Goode, Umberpa, and I stood in a row, with our guns raised.

"Stop!" I yelled bravely, even though my heart was pounding, "Stop! We are white men from the stars. We say we can't kill, we can't kill. If you dare to go one step further, we will take down the sun and let the darkness Cover the earth. Let you see our divine power."

My threat worked, the guards stopped, and Skarga did not dare to move, holding his spear in his hand.

"Listen! Listen!" Jagul's shrill voice rang out, "Listen to this liar, he is going to take off the sun like turning off the light. If they can do it, then we will let the girl go. Just Let him try, and if he fails, he must die with the girl, and his accomplices too."

I looked at the sun and, to my ecstasy, we were right, a faint shadow forming around the edge of the sun.I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

I raised my hand to the sky with a serious face, and Sir Henry and Good followed my example.I read a sentence or two from "The Tales of Ingoldsby" as movingly as I could.Sir Henry also read a poem from the "Old Testament", and Goode read a line from "The King of the Day", which is the most classic curse that he can think of.

The black shadow slowly devoured the flaming sun.There were exclamations of fear from the crowd.

"Look, King! Look, Jagul! Look, chiefs, people of Kukuana, see if the white men from the stars keep their word, or lie?"

"You have seen the sun darken, and soon the land will be dark, and at noon it will be as dark as night. You want to see miracles, and this is the miracle we give. Darken, sun! Put you away That dazzling light casts those haughty hearts into the dust, and makes darkness swallow the whole world."

Shouts of fear sounded from the crowd, some were stupefied in fright, some fell to their knees and yelled.Tewala sat motionless, her dark skin pale.Only Gagul is unflappable.

"It will pass," she cried, "I've seen it before. No one can take the sun off, don't worry, sit still, and the darkness will pass."

"Then just wait and see," I replied excitedly, "Moon! Moon! Moon! Why are you so cruel and fickle?" This sentence was taken from a popular adventure story I read recently .It's a bit reckless to blaspheme the goddess of heaven at this time, she is our most loyal friend at the moment.So I said, "Go on, Goode, I can't think of any verses. You go on with your spells and do your job."

Goode took up the burden boldly.I never knew that the ability of naval officers to curse is so profound.He spoke in one breath for a full 10 minutes, and there was almost no repetition.

At the same time, the darkness continued to expand.Strange black shadows devoured the sunlight, and an ominous silence enveloped the earth. Even the little bird felt the terrifying atmosphere, screamed a few times in fright, and then fell silent.Only the cock crowed.

The black shadow grew bigger and bigger, and most of the sun was swallowed up by darkness.The sky is getting darker.At last we could barely see the terrified faces of the people before us, and the crowd was silent, when Goode also stopped cursing.

"The sun is going to disappear, and the wizard killed the sun," Skarga yelled at last, "We will die in darkness." Perhaps it was fear, or anger, or both, he He raised his spear and stabbed at Sir Henry's broad chest.But he forgot that we wore armor from the king under our clothes.The spearhead was ricocheted back, and Sir Henry was left unscathed.Skarga was about to stab again, but Sir Henry snatched the spear from his hand and thrust it into his chest.Skaga fell dead.

The girls were already panicked by the darkness, but seeing this scene again, they immediately became a mess, screaming and running towards the gate.The king fled into the house, escorted by guards, followed by several chiefs.Gagul limped after her, but her movements were astonishingly nimble at the moment.Within minutes, we were alone in the square, the four of us, Ferrata, Inverdus, and the chiefs who had seen us the night before.Plus, there's Skarga's body.

"Now, chiefs," I said, "we have given the miracle. If you are satisfied, take us to the place we spoke of earlier. The miracle will not stop immediately, but will continue for an hour. We Get out of here while it's dark."

"Come on," said Inverdus, and turned away, followed by us and the petrified chiefs.Good holds the frightened Fratta.

It was dark when we got to the door.So everyone held hands and stumbled forward in the dark.

(End of this chapter)