Amon smiled honestly: "Of course I welcome you to come here... But the person who made this rumor is very accurate. Even if you know that it is a rumor, you will still come. Someone has calculated that you will come." Come!"
Yin Nanna's expression had softened, and she said in a coquettish tone: "It's as long as you are happy."
Amon grabbed her wrist, hugged her and said, "Of course I am very happy, but well, I would like to ask a question, what is the 'Arrow of Love' you mentioned just now?"
Yin Nanna replied: "I didn't know the truth at first. It must be just a title, but I understood it just now. You should also feel that someone was shot by an arrow outside the door. It is actually a kind of tempting feeling." ,"
Amon nodded and said: "Yes, I sensed that someone was secretly casting a spell on Alexander. When I went out to greet him, his mind was all on you. You used to be the god of youth and love. Some methods should be compared I know better, what is going on here? Can Venus make a person fall in love with another person, and if so, can you do it too?"
Yin Nanna smiled wryly and said, "As the god of love, or the angel of youth and love, the question that cannot be answered is precisely - what is love? I have heard countless prayers in the temple, people prayed for the blessing of the gods to let another person fall in love He. But I've never used it that way, except once."
Amon asked: "Which time, was it against the Lion King or Enkidu?"
Yin Nanna slapped him delicately: "What nonsense are you talking about! That person was just a fool who didn't understand anything at the time. He just walked out of the deep mountains and came to the outside world. He is not as shrewd as he is now. I said I was a A shepherdess slave, he actually believed it, and accompanied me to find the lost lamb, but he didn’t know that the lamb was himself.”
Amon smiled: "Oh, so you were talking about me, did you also shoot me with an arrow?"
Yin Nanna said angrily: "If it's called the 'Arrow of the God of Love', I wonder if the arrow hit your knee? You didn't react at all!"
Amon smiled and said: "Who said that? I reacted and was very tempted!" Then he said in a slow tone: "But something is not right. The Alexander I saw just now is obviously different from me at that time!"
Mu Yun explained: "People are different. Who knows what you are thinking in your heart? You were cultivating the power of one body and two sides that you explored by yourself at that time, and you just passed the test of 'the temptation of the devil'. Under my influence, otherwise you would not have helped me win the bet with Enlil, I knew it well at the time!... But Alexander is not you, now you should understand why Eros cannot answer what love is, because it Even the gods cannot decide, and the 'Arrow of the God of Love' may have nothing to do with love."
Amon shook his head and said, "I still don't understand."
Mu Yun narrowed her eyes and said, "Can you tell me why a person falls in love with another person? What is this so-called love? Is it a cause or a result? Is it inevitable? Is there should and should not be possible? or Impossible?"
Amon blinked: "Well... I can't answer."
Mu Yun stretched out her finger and tapped Amon's chest: "If even you can't answer, then no one can answer."
Amon: "Let's talk about the arrow just now. You were standing next to Alexander. You should have a better sense than me."
Mu Yun: "I've already explained that it's a tempting feeling, just when he saw me. It can awaken the desire in the heart and the resonance of the soul's pursuit. There is a strange feeling in the body and mind, and I feel that it is what I want. It seems to have left an imprint in his soul, making him never forget. Alexander is just a mortal, and he may just be thinking about such a question in his heart, and he was imprinted into his soul by this arrow."
Amon blinked again: "After such a big circle, you might as well just say—he's in love with you."
Yin Nanna smiled wryly again: "To be more precise - he's taken a fancy to me! That tempting feeling has merged with the soul's longing, and that arrow has succeeded."
Amon frowned slightly: "Is that a conspiracy? If it is the effect of a divine spell, it can also be eliminated with a divine spell."
But Mu Yun shook her head and said: "Even if you use the most brilliant blessing magic technique, it will not make him no longer want to love, because this is his spontaneous induction, although it is caused by external factors, but the soul has been touched. Emotions belong to him, you can't make him stop dreaming of me even if you pray for him."
Amon thought for a while: "Then there is only one way."
Mu Yun understood what Amon was talking about, and reminded: "The imprint of the soul is indelible, but the memory can be sealed. But sealing a memory is a means only for the gods. If you use this method against Alexander here, you will You violated your agreement with Zeus... Why, are you unhappy? In fact, this kind of method cannot be successful without conditions, it also depends on whether the object can arouse his love."
Amon smiled again and said: "This also proves that you are attractive enough, how could I be unhappy? But this is a trap, someone designed a trap for me, and it is to take advantage of your arrival."
While speaking, Amon printed a piece of information into Mu Yun's soul, explaining a series of things that happened recently. Mu Yun also realized in an instant that she was caught in the trap, and frowned: "The purpose of doing this kind of small trick is to leave a shadow in Alexander's mind. Every time I see you, I can't help but think of it. Feeling sorry, sighing secretly. Although he still respects you and won’t say what he shouldn’t say, but he always thinks of these involuntarily, I’m afraid it’s not a happy thing. This is the subtlety of emotion, repeatedly prying a little Small gaps can create bigger cracks over time."
Amon asked: "It's Aphrodite's method again, why does she always make the same article on such boring things?"
Mu Yun grabbed Amon's hand: "You have to be careful, this method is not boring at all! Although it is just a small trouble, but the accumulation of small troubles again and again can magnify the cracks that have not been seen yet, that is human nature Inherent weakness. As the god of love, Aphrodite is of course able to use this kind of means, and I suspect that there is someone behind her who is pointing her out, and she is very clever.
Apollo is not your opponent. If they want to compete directly with you, none of them may be an opponent, but they have used people related to you, including Medanzuo, Alexander, and now me. Gods have weaknesses as long as they are in the human world. If you have nothing to do with everything around you, then why do you exist? So they started from here and wanted to achieve their goals. "
Mu Yun is worthy of being an angel who has transcended eternal life, and the former god of youth and love. Although she was plotted by others, she can see this matter very clearly when she thinks about it. It was Yalena, the goddess of wisdom, who instructed Aphrodite behind the scenes, and Mu Yun told the truth about Yalena's plan and predicted that there would be troubles in the future.
Amon nodded and said: "Actually, Schrödinger has reminded me what will happen. This is also the test I have to face when I come here to prove it. It seems to be just some boring troubles, but the means of the gods are often understood after the fact I would also like to thank you for coming here today, although this is the result of calculations by the gods of Olympus, you also reminded me."
Mu Yun said again: "Even I have been calculated, and it would be embarrassing to stay here. I'd better go. Since you understand the other party's intentions, you must pay attention to everything."
Amon smiled and said, "You don't have to be so anxious. Since you're here, it's not too late to leave tomorrow. I'll accompany you around Macedonia."
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The next day, Yin Nanna quietly left Macedonia and did not stay in the Olympus God's Domain. The next two months were uneventful, as if nothing had happened.
Regarding this matter, Alexander did not mention it to anyone. He knew what not to say and what not to think too much. But in the dead of night, he couldn't help but think of Yin Nanna's appearance, feeling helpless and regretful. The young prince inexplicably experienced the feeling of being broken in love. Is it all because of Amon? In fact, he knew very well that this had nothing to do with Amon.
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The wedding of Philip II's daughter and Alexander's younger sister was finally held. Due to the special identities of the bride and groom, the wedding took place at the border of the Kingdom of Macedonia. It was originally the territory of the Tuarch Kingdom, but it was occupied by Macedonia after the Hippo-Persian War.
Both Philip II and Alexander attended the wedding. Alexander had already made a decision to choose a princess who would be the most helpful to the Macedonian Kingdom as his wife at the wedding. He told his father about this decision, and Philip II was very happy-this child is so sensible!
Amon was a little worried, and specifically told Mei Danzuo to go with Alexander. The purpose of this marriage arranged by Philip II was to control and annex Tuage, and some people would definitely not want to see it. I think it was at a wedding when Amon assassinated Emperor Sinach. No matter whether there will be accidents or not, it is best to be prepared.
Amon was prepared, but the accident still happened. At dusk on the day of the wedding, a magician rushed back to the capital by shuttle to report that Philip II had been assassinated and died!
The murderer assassinated the king and fled with the help of his accomplices. When he fled to the border, he was overtaken and died fighting while resisting arrest, so the motive for assassinating the king will always be a mystery. Once Philip II died, if there were changes everywhere, the Macedonian Kingdom would immediately face civil strife.
Philip II fought countless battles in his life, but his death was so sudden that no one could have expected it. Fortunately, he had already made various arrangements before his death, and Alexander firmly controlled the kingdom's army. Mei Danzuo promptly escorted Alexander back to the capital, let His Royal Highness take charge of the overall situation and ascended the throne as soon as possible, and stabilized the situation.
When this happened, Amon would of course ask Mei Danzuo—since he was present, why did the assassin succeed? And Medanzuo was also very helpless. He was following Alexander and talking to a group of gorgeous princesses, when the assassin suddenly attacked.
No one could guard against this assassin's assassination. He is an eighth-level warrior, and his identity is actually the captain of the guard who personally protects Philip II! After the assassination, people discussed and made various speculations, but no one could explain why the assassin did that
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Alexander has never seen Amon since he returned to the capital. The young prince is saddened by the loss of his father and wants to take control of the kingdom in a sudden change. Zeus had sent an oracle to bless the new king, and Alexander announced his succession the very day he returned to Macedonia.
He also needs to hold a formal enthronement ceremony, offer sacrifices to the gods and pray for blessings under the auspices of the priests, and accept the congratulations of the officials and the people before he can become the legal new monarch. So Alexander has a lot to deal with recently, and he has no time to come to Aristotle again.
Aristotle was also busy with many things. He lived in the palace for many days and was responsible for many ceremonial affairs for the funeral of Philip II and the enthronement of Alexander. Amon still lived in Aristotle's house, as if he had become a forgotten idler with nothing to do.
Just after the assassination of Philip II, another rumor appeared in various parts of Macedonia, which turned out to be about Amon. Back then, Amon had a vicious nickname - Emperor Killer! All the emperors who had met and had close contact with Amon died well, and almost all of them died in a short period of time.
Someone mentioned Amon when discussing the death of Philip II, claiming that the reason why Philip II was assassinated was because of Amon's curse. Many people who spread this rumor didn't know who Amon was before, and they had never even heard of Amon's name. However, because of the assassination of Philip II, the story of Amon quickly spread in Macedonia.
It is said that such an evil god from a foreign country quietly entered Macedonia and met Philip II, so this tragedy happened.
People discussing this matter have never seen Amon, and most people don't know that Amon lives in Aristotle's mansion. Such rumors sound like nonsense. Those who know the inside know that the death of Philip II has nothing to do with Amon, and no one mentioned it in front of Amon, but how could Amon not hear it
Amon could only smile bitterly. It turned out that he also had a magic spell, which was just as helpless as the famous "love spell" of Goddess Mu Yun back then. He didn't say anything, just waiting quietly, waiting for someone to mention it to him face to face.
Just the day before the new king's enthronement ceremony, Aristotle, who had been busy for many days, finally returned home. He came to see Amon specially, and Medan Zuo accompanied him. Medanzuo's expression was somewhat embarrassed and resentful, but Aristotle's expression was calm, with a trace of tiredness and regret.
Medanzuo told Amon what kind of rumors were circulating in the Kingdom of Macedonia recently, and finally gritted his teeth: "I don't know who deliberately created such rumors, just to force you to leave Macedonia, so that Alexander no longer sees you or hates you .But those who made the rumors failed, because Alexander didn't believe it, and he still invited you to watch the ceremony."
Amon sighed: "Medanzuo, you don't have to be angry. This can't be completely a rumor. People have seen the facts they saw, and what happened in the past is indeed like this. The misfortunes of those emperors have their own reasons. Unfortunately, people blame me."
Aristotle also sighed: "My teacher Plato once told a story when he was teaching the theory of knowledge. A group of prisoners lived in a cave since they were young. They were all tied up and could not move or turn back. Can look at the back wall of the cave. Behind them there is a fire, and between the fire and the prisoners there are people holding and various dolls, making movements and talking sometimes silently.
Prisoners can only see the image projected on the cave wall, and this is the world they can see. They will regard these images as real, and the echoes of caves as the words of images. People can only understand what they can see, and it is difficult to know beyond perception. If a prisoner breaks free from the shackles, turns around and walks out of the cave, he can discover the source of those images. "
Amon smiled bitterly: "Sir, thank you for explaining it to me! Is this the source of my so-called 'Emperor Killer' curse? Are you implying the meaning of transcending immortality? Actually, I understand in my heart that I am like the prisoner."
Aristotle explained again: "I know that I don't need to tell you these words. I just told Alexander the story of Teacher Plato to answer the rumors about you in the kingdom. So Alexander still decided-invite you to watch the ceremony at the ceremony. .”
Mei Danzuo gave a thumbs up at the side and said, "This kid is courageous and has the guts!"
Amon waved his hand: "You haven't finished talking yet, let's continue."
Aristotle also smiled wryly: "But the ministers objected. Those generals who followed Alexander wholeheartedly even drew their swords to persuade him to never see you again."
Aristotle finally explained the dead end of the problem. Even if Alexander himself didn't care about the rumor, others would. The more loyal he is to the new king, the more he must prevent Alexander from seeing Amon. Those who were willing to serve Alexander did not hesitate to dissuade him. This is their loyalty to Alexander, and Alexander is inconvenient to reprimand.
Amon replied: "I understand. In order to show his attitude, Alexander invited me to the ceremony. For the safety of the new king, the loyal servants will never allow him to see me again. It seems that this is a problem. The king's Which is more important, the authority or the loyalty of the subjects? But this problem is easy to solve, as long as I refuse the invitation, no one will be in trouble."
Aristotle nodded: "That's how things are. In fact, I don't need to say anything. You will make this decision yourself. But I still have to tell you everything myself. This is my responsibility."
Mei Danzuo said angrily: "I must trace the source of the rumor! See who spread it?"
But Amon shook his head, looked up at the sky and said, "There's no need to track it down, I know who it is. These people didn't make up anything, they just told people something that happened, and let everyone see the shadow on the cave... Yari Mr. Stodd, you brought me to Macedonia, and I don't want to embarrass you. Please tell His Majesty Alexander that I will not go to the ceremony, and before he officially ascends the throne, I will leave Macedonia and never see you again he."