The sky in early autumn is as clear as water, with hawks circling high up, overlooking the land full of vitality. The clear blue mountains are cascading, extending continuously from the boundary of the northwest city-state to the southeast of the lake area.
The group headed west and then turned south. The trees became denser and the terrain gradually became steeper. After traveling for forty or fifty miles in total, the trees on the road suddenly became sparse, and they saw the towering Holy Mountain of Estela. The Holy Mountain of Estela is located here.
To the southwest of the capital, it is located on the edge of the Ajusco volcanic area. From here, going further southwest for more than 40 miles, is the famous Xitle volcano.
Alyssa walked to the foot of the Holy Mountain and stopped for a break. Her face was flushed with exercise, and her eyes were filled with the joy of traveling. She jumped on a big stone and turned around with a chuckle, like a arrogant little girl.
Fox, with one hand on his waist and one hand pointing in the southeast direction.
"Xulot, do you know? There is a glorious ancient city at the foot of the Hitel volcano! According to legend, it is the place where all myths begin, and it is also the origin of the gods, the sacred city of Quechulco!"
"The origin of the gods, the sacred city of Cuicuilco?"
Shulot muttered softly, something vaguely familiar. He looked to the southeast and saw only high peaks and continuous forests, with no trace of the city-state. Suddenly, his eyes froze and he saw the solidified lava under the mountains.
and obsidian, reminds me of my grandfather's narrations, those legends passed down by word of mouth.
"You mean, the ancient sacred city buried under the lava of the volcano?"
"Yeah!"
Alyssa blinked, stretched out her white fingers, and gestured with cities, temples and people in the air.
"...A long time ago, the gods created mankind and gave birth to the first descendants of gods. Subsequently, the descendants of gods multiplied and expanded, leading countless people and establishing many ancient city-states. And in the Mexica Valley
, maybe a thousand years ago, maybe two thousand years ago, the original descendants of the gods first established the holy city of Quechulco, and then established the holy city of Teotihuacan!"
"Well, what then?"
Xiulote nodded, looked at his lovely wife, and asked with a smile. According to archaeological sites from later generations, the sacred city of Quechulco was founded around 800 BC, the anniversary of the Western Zhou Dynasty, and is one of the oldest city-states in the Valley of Mexico.
, almost the same era as the Olmec civilization.
"Then, the holy city of Teotihuacan became increasingly powerful and gradually became opposed to the sacred city of Quechulco. The two great cities, one in the south and one in the north, respectively ruled half of the Mexica Valley. Later, the holy city of Teotihuacan
The gods of Kan mobilized 100,000 people to build the immortal pyramids of the moon and the sun. Legend has it that when the pyramids were built, the god priests held a large-scale blood sacrifice to communicate with the original evil sealed in the ground.
Terry..."
"Huh? The original evil, Sipactli?"
Hearing this, Shulot was stunned and looked at Alyssa. He had never heard the details of this myth.
Alyssa paused, with a smile on her lips. She looked at her lover who was listening patiently, stretched out her arms, and made a cute fox face. Then, the pretty girl opened her red lips and spoke softly.
"Boom!...Although Sipactli was suppressed by the gods, he still had infinite brute force. He reached an agreement with the descendants of Teotihuacan, triggered the flames deep in the earth, and broke through Xipactli.
Ter Pass. Then, flames fell from the sky, countless dust rose, and raging magma rushed in! In just two quarters of an hour, the entire divine city of Quechulco, along with countless noble descendants of the gods, was submerged.
Under the lava!..."
"The descendants of Teotihuacan were extremely happy! Because from then on, they were the only masters in the entire Mexica Valley. And after completely ruling the fertile Mexica Valley, the Teotihuacan people
The era of great conquest will soon come!..."
"Within two hundred years after the destruction of Quechulco, the Teotihuacans conquered most of the land in the world and established an unprecedentedly powerful country. From the great lake in the west to the great lake in the east, from
From the wilderness in the north to the rainforest in the south, almost all city-states and tribes are surrendering to them and paying tribute!..."
"The ambitions of the Teotihuacan people are never satisfied. After conquering the world, they formed a powerful expeditionary army. Under the leadership of the Lord of Fire, they marched along the coastline to conquer the Maya in the far east!...
.They marched for thousands of miles, defeating all obstacles along the way, and finally captured the sacred city of Te Carlo, sacrificed the Mayan descendants in the city, and left the gods' monuments there!..."
Hearing this, Shulot nodded slightly, looking yearning.
"The destruction of Quechulco, the rise of Teotihuacan...Conquer the world, conquer the Maya..."
Alyssa's bright eyes flashed. She raised her head, looked into her lover's eyes, and asked softly.
"Hmm... Xiulote, do you know how the powerful Teotihuacans conquered the world and were destroyed?"
"Ah? The destruction of Teotihuacan..."
Hearing this, Xilot fell into thinking. The Teotihuacan Empire was prosperous for a while, reaching its peak around 600 AD. In the Mesoamerican world at that time, they had almost no opponents who could be called a threat. However, after reaching the peak,
After its prosperity, only a hundred years later, the empire suddenly declined and fell. As the center of the empire, the holy city of Teotihuacan was huge, with a population of 200,000 at one time, but it fell into rapid desolation within a few decades.
And all the inheritance of the ancient empire has almost disappeared without a trace, becoming an unsolvable mystery for future generations.
"Alyssa, what else do you know about the destruction of Teotihuacan?"
"Hehe, it's recorded in the royal family's inheritance, and it's actually also found in the temple on Estela's Holy Mountain."
Alyssa smiled and licked her lower lips like a greedy little fox.
"Well, Shulot...if you let me take a bite, I'll tell you."
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Uh? Okay!"
Shulot nodded happily, stretched out his hand and held the girl's shoulders. Then, he lowered his head and leaned towards the girl's pink lips.
Alyssa smiled slyly, tilting her head slightly to avoid it. Then she opened her small mouth, took a hard bite on Xilot's ear, and then licked it.
"ah?!"
Shulot's ears hurt, and then hurt again. He smiled bitterly and grabbed the cunning little fox.
"Alyssa, you... why did you bite me again?"
"Hmm...hehe. I bit you and left tooth marks, which means...you are mine!..."
Alyssa blushed and whispered a few words. Then, she returned to the previous topic and gave an unexpected answer.
"Hmm! The ancient inheritance records thousands of years of pictures. Although the Teotihuacan people were prosperous for a while, they had already laid the root of their destruction... They contacted the evil gods under the earth and borrowed the original evil power.
, destroyed the place of origin of the gods. This angered the four main gods who sealed the evil, and only the rain god Tlaloc protected them..."
“But after the Teotihuacans conquered the world, they became obsessed with pleasure and comfort and stopped offering sacrifices to the rain god Tlaloc, which made the rain god extremely dissatisfied...all the gods left the capital of the gods,
Teotihuacan lost the favor of the gods, the evil influence became more powerful, and endless disasters followed. Civil war, division, barbarian invasion; plague, drought, food harvest..."
"In less than a hundred years, the Teotihuacan people declined and perished, completely disappearing from the ancient holy city! They left only a huge deserted stone city and a huge pyramid... until 800 years ago
Later, we Mexica people migrated here, multiplied and grew stronger, and then we restored the deserted holy city."
"The blessings of the gods...the power of evil...the favor and rejection of the gods...the corrupt upper level...the arrival of natural and man-made disasters..."
Shulot was silent. He recalled the myth told by Alyssa, extracted the key elements, and tried to explore the ancient mysteries. Suddenly, his back tightened, his chest warmed, and a delicate touch came over him.
.
"Xulot, tell me... will we Mexica, like the Teotihuacans, suddenly disappear one day? Will the great lake capital also be like the holy city of Teotihua?"
Can it be left abandoned in the wilderness, or like the sacred city of Quechulco, forever buried underground?"
Alyssa stretched out her arms and hugged her lover tightly. She buried her head in Shulot's chest, and her words were a little uneasy.
"Alyssa..."
Shulot was silent. He thought of the history of another time and space, sighed softly, and his expression became firm again.
"No, I'm here! Don't worry..."
"Um!"
Alyssa nodded, said nothing, and just hugged the young man tightly.
The setting sun illuminated the two people embracing each other, leaving long silhouettes. The silhouettes merged together, so intimate that they didn't want to be separated, and even their hair was intertwined.
After a while, Shulot, who was deprived of oxygen, raised his head and breathed in the mountain air. The girl in his arms was panting rapidly, and even her neck turned pink. The young man looked at it for a while, and a smile appeared on his face.
After a while, his breathing calmed down, and a question suddenly flashed through his mind.
"Alyssa...what you just said...did someone say something to you on purpose?"
"Well..."
Alyssa opened her eyes wide, thought for a while, and answered softly.
"Xulot, no one said anything to me on purpose... It's just that a noble lady from the royal family mentioned that there are some rumors in the capital... that the alliance's gunpowder weapons are not a gift from the Lord God, but come from
The evil thing of the underground demon has the volcanic breath of the demon's mouth...The alliance is using evil power, just like the original Teotihuacan people, and it is destined to bring disaster to the world..."
"Um?!"
Hearing this, Shulot frowned deeply. He pondered for a while, and his expression became extremely serious.
"Alyssa, do you know the source of the rumor? When did it start spreading?"
"The source...I don't know..."
Alyssa shook her head, blinked her eyes, and added a few words.
"As for the time...the alliance's new weapons use the power of underground demons...this rumor has been circulating in all parts of the world for several years...but it was this year that connected the alliance with the Teotihuacans.
It started to appear after the festival..."
"After the festival..."
Shulot was silent in thought, his expression became grim.
Rumors can attract people's hearts, and behind their wide spread, there are often political plans hidden behind them, which are against the current people in power. The occurrence of such rumors in the alliance is a dangerous signal. The spreaders may be foreign business envoys, fearful
Threat from the alliance; or perhaps the great nobles in the country were dissatisfied with the centralization of power by the king. It may even be some local priests who have lost their power and deliberately combine myths and legends with reality...
"Xulot, what are you thinking about? Well, it's a bit scary..."
Alyssa hugged Hulot's arm and looked at her lover worriedly.
Shulot lowered his eyes for a moment, and the murderous intent in his eyes disappeared. Then, he looked relaxed and smiled.
"It's nothing, I was thinking about... tomorrow's hot spring vacation! What should I do?"
"ah!"
Alyssa was a little shy. She lowered her head and thought seriously for a while.
"Xulot, I want you to teach me some useful knowledge..."
"Well, teaching? Knowledge?..."
"Well, it's not that kind of knowledge...but, it's the secrets of medicine!"
"Oh! The secret of creating life..."
"Medicine is about how to treat life, not how to create life..."
"Ha ha!"
Shulot laughed loudly. He looked at the blushing girl with bright eyes, and suddenly felt a little warm. Even in a plateau mountainous area with an altitude of three or four thousand meters, the tropical climate is still warm. The girl had been walking for a long time, and her body had already been
Sweat broke out. The sweat soaked through the pure white robe, revealing the seductive arc under the robe...
"Well, bad brother!"
Alyssa lowered her neck and stamped her feet. Then, she pulled her lover beside her and hurried up to the Holy Mountain.
"Hurry up! The holy mountain is four to five hundred meters high, and we have to spend the night in a temple on the mountainside... The temple of the sun on the top of the holy mountain of Estela inherits the sacred traditions obtained from the Quichulco ruins.
Fire! I have to rest early tonight and can’t do anything. Early tomorrow morning, I have to climb to the top to pray..."
"Okay! It's all up to you today!"
Shulot waved his hand and whispered an order, and the hundreds of guard warriors were divided into two teams. Most of the warriors would be commanded by the warrior captain and camped under the holy mountain to be on guard. Only dozens of personal guards would be led by Na Xiu.
, escorted the two people to the holy mountain to worship.
"Alyssa, slow down, don't twist your feet..."
"I know! I've been to the Holy Mountain many times..."
The young man quickly chased after her, took the girl's hand, and climbed up together.
The mountain road is not steep, and there are also trails trodden by pedestrians. There is sufficient geothermal heat in the mountains, and the climate is pleasant and comfortable. The sunset in the evening falls on the mountains, and there are bright wild flowers everywhere, and the pleasant fragrance of flowers lingers on the tip of your nose. Look carefully, the flowers
There were butterflies dancing, hummingbirds gathering honey, and cardinals playing among them.
"Xulot, look at this patch of flowers, they are so beautiful!"
"Well, the flowers are blooming and the trees are shady. It's such a beautiful time."
The young man smiled and nodded. Then, he quietly hugged the girl, leaned close to her lovely ear, and asked softly.
"I haven't finished what I said just now. I'm going to follow you today...what about tomorrow?"
"ah..."
Hearing this, Alyssa's ears turned red, and half of her face felt a little hot. She tilted her head, eyes misty, looked at her close lover, and moaned softly, which gradually became inaudible.
"Well, I'll soak in the hot springs tomorrow and watch the fish swim... I'll do whatever you want..."
This chapter has been completed!