Troy Palace
Pei Ziyun walked into the palace unhurriedly, still very satisfied in his heart.
The first battle between Troy and Greece seemed evenly matched on the surface, and no one could do anything to the other, but upon closer inspection, Troy achieved considerable results in this battle.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Pei Ziyun defeated Menelaus, the king of Sparta, killed Parotesilaus, the prince of the Kingdom of Philak, and received strength and courage from Athena in Diomedes. At that time, he shot and wounded him, which greatly damaged the morale of the Greek coalition forces and expanded his reputation.
As soon as he entered the main hall, he saw Iphobus standing there with his head downcast. Pei Ziyun was a little surprised. After thinking about it, he realized that it was probably that his sneak attack on Menelaus with a cold arrow had been exposed.
King Priam roared: "Foolish Deiphobus, your brother Paris is about to kill Menelaus, why do you shoot arrows to break the oath and destroy the sacred duel?"
"And the shots are not accurate."
Deiphobus felt aggrieved, and he didn't want to do that, but he didn't know what medicine he took wrongly, and by some strange combination of circumstances, he shot a cold arrow at Menelaus, oh, it was at Paris.
"That day, Laducus, the son of Antenor, said to himself..." Deiphobus thought, grasping at straws, and quickly quibbled: "Father, Laducus, the son of Elder Antenor, said to me, Paris If you want to lose, let me shoot a cold arrow, and I will shoot it. I also want to help my brother."
"Prince Deiphobus, I was not in front of the battle at that time. I was on the city wall with my father and respected the king to watch the battle. Helen was also present, which can prove it to me."
Lauducos was caught off guard, panicked, and said quickly that he would not bear the blame. Fortunately, he was on the wall at the time and the king was there, otherwise he would not have been able to explain clearly.
Many people thought that Deiphobus was lying and sophistry. Pei Ziyun, who had just entered the house not long ago, understood that Deiphobus was not necessarily lying. It was just that the Lauducus he saw was not him, but perhaps Athena or Hermes. Changes, because the priest's senses can feel the arrival of two divine powers.
Although I knew it well, I couldn't say it out loud. I didn't say that Iphobus had a bad relationship with me. He pointed out that it would be easy to offend the gods, and there was no need for him to offend the gods for this matter.
"Deiphobus, I didn't expect that you are still arguing at this time. You are really stupid." King Priam was furious. Deiphobus really disappointed him. The whole city was talking about what happened just now. , but now he is still quibbling.
"Go, take out the gold and compensate your brother. I know you also accepted Paris's gold last time. Now you have to pay double the amount back to your brother."
Seeing that Deiphobus didn't move for a moment, King Priam was really disappointed. This is a stupid son. He was trying to excuse him. He didn't appreciate it. Then he glared: "You don't agree." ?”
Deiphobus shuddered. He originally wanted to put it off but gave up the idea. He stared at Paris with hatred, turned around and walked out, heading out the door.
Pei Ziyun smiled and didn't take it to heart. He was angry with King Priam just now. When he saw Paris, he looked like a completely different person. He said happily: "Paris, you did a great job this time. Not only did you win, Menelaus, also killed Parotesilaus, and finally wounded Diomedes.”
"These are famous princes and kings of Greece."
"Father, it was only because of my brother Hector who stopped Ajax and many Greek heroes that I was able to achieve this result."
Pei Ziyun said sincerely that without Hector's interception and facing the siege of three people, he might not be able to kill Parotesilaos, and it would even be in danger.
The most important thing is that Pei Ziyun knows politics too well, and he has no intention of prying into the royal power of Troy. There is no need to fight for it. He continued immediately: "I will definitely assist my father and brother and serve Troy. As long as we unite Unanimously, I believe we can defeat the Greeks.”
"Well said." King Priam was very pleased. On the one hand, Paris's excellence provided him with a reliable force when facing the Greek coalition.
On the one hand, it was because of Paris's statement that Priam was slightly worried just now. He was afraid that Paris would become arrogant after his achievements and wanted to compete with Hector for the throne - this kind of brotherly quarrel was common in the history of Greek city-states. It happens all the time.
But now that he heard these words, he relaxed a lot. King Priam said happily: "You two are my best sons. As long as you unite, you will definitely win."
Then he turned to Hector and said, "Hector, let your wife take Oenone and Helen to visit the palace more often."
"Yes, father," Hector responded.
"Paris, the final result of the duel was a pity. The foolish Iphobus broke the covenant, otherwise you could have killed Menelaus."
"However, I hope you won't complain about Deiphobus. He was not like this before. Maybe I have paid too little attention recently."
King Priam sighed and said that although Deiphobus made mistakes, he was his son after all. He still hoped that Deiphobus could change his ways after this incident, and he did not want Paris and Deiphobus to change their ways. The brothers Iphobus turned against each other.
"Father, don't worry, Deiphobus was also temporarily bewitched. He is my brother, and I have no prejudice against him." Pei Ziyun said, this Deiphobus poses little threat to him, and he is very vengeful. The goddess is not someone to be trifled with, and he does not want brothers to kill each other.
The king nodded and said to everyone in the palace, "I see that there are strange things in this battle. I just said that Diomedes suddenly became brave. What do you think?"
Of course Pei Ziyun knew what Priam was talking about, that the gods came to help Diomedes, but he didn't intend to tell him.
An elder in the palace stood up and said, "King, it seems to me that Diomedes has been coated with a secret medicine. After applying it, he can instantly become brave, more than twice as powerful as usual."
"Jason applied this secret medicine during the Golden Fleece incident." Priam nodded, agreeing with the elder's view.
Some people in the temple actually thought of gods, but there was no evidence, and it was suspected of blasphemy. No one mentioned this aspect.
Even Priam deliberately avoided talking about the role of gods in this war. Although everyone knew that there were shadows of gods intervening everywhere, everyone chose to ignore this.
The discussion in the palace did not last long and ended quickly, and Pei Ziyun said goodbye.
After leaving the palace, the carriage was waiting outside the palace. Pei Ziyun got on the carriage. As soon as he sat firmly, the servant flicked the reins and the carriage headed towards the mansion.
The city of Troy was built by the gods and can be said to be the most magnificent and prosperous city. The port connected trade from all over the city, and lush olives, grapes, and wheat grew on the fertile land outside the city.
The streets and alleys in the city are dotted in all directions, each street has a name, and there are temples everywhere. However, like any city-state, there are densely populated slums, and the wide and bright courtyards belong to priests, elders, and heroes.
"The war has just begun, and nothing has been destroyed. Unfortunately, as the war's damage increases, even I can't change its decline!" Pei Ziyun looked at all this and thought silently: "System!"
Yimei appeared in front of her eyes, and quickly zoomed in, turning into a transparent information box with a faint sense of light, with text displayed on it.
"Mission: Counterattack the Greek envoys, fight for morality, and win the duel with Menelaus (completed)"
“Mission: First Blood—Kill the First Greek Hero Parotesilaos (Complete)”
"Mission: induce Odysseus and kill Palamedes in advance (unfinished)"
With the two tasks completed, Pei Ziyun clicked lightly.
"Earned 2 fate points from the duel with Menelaus."
"Killing the first Greek hero Parotesilaos gained 1 destiny point."
"I gained 3 destiny points at once, and the total number of destiny points became 9!" Pei Ziyun looked at this task and thought to himself: "If the third one is completed, there will be 10 destiny points."
"Odysseus, now is a good opportunity. Can you seize this opportunity?" Pei Ziyun thought to himself. At this moment, the system jumped.
"Mission: Inducing Odysseus and killing Palamedes in advance (completed)"
"The mission is completed? Odysseus has killed Palamedes?" Pei Ziyun was surprised when he heard the coachman say: "Prince, we have arrived."
It turned out that the carriage was speeding all the way and arrived at the door of the mansion in a short while.
Oenone had been waiting at the door for a long time. When she saw Paris jump down, before she could stand still, she rushed over and threw herself into Paris' arms.
"Dear Paris, you are back, do you know how worried I am about you?" Ononi said while buried in Pei Ziyun's arms.
Pei Ziyun smiled faintly, stroked Onone's long hair, and said, "Dear Onone, don't worry, I'm back well. Look, the servants are watching. Let's talk after we go in."
Pei Ziyun held Ononi's hand and walked all the way in.
"Paris, I heard that you defeated King Menelaus of Sparta in a duel and killed Parotesilaus?" Oenone asked Pei Ziyun halfway.
"Well, the duel with King Menelaus of Sparta was unsuccessful and was interrupted by Deiphobus, but I did kill Parotesilaos." Pei Ziyun said truthfully.
When Oenone heard that Paris had not won the duel, she felt relieved. Although she had promised Paris to let Helen stay, if Paris did not win the duel, Helen could not stay justifiably.
Pei Ziyun saw Oononi's intention, but did not say anything. He said: "Oononi, don't think nonsense, you are my first wife."
"Yes." Ononi nodded heavily.
(End of chapter)