It was a flat-roofed house made of clay and stone, with three rooms. A curtain made of woven thatch hung on the window to block the view, but it could be lifted when the wind blew. The door was made of thick branches.
There is a thin floor, and there is no door shaft or anything. It is just tied to the door frame with two hemp ropes.
But even this kind of family can be considered a standard middle class in this era. Houses, land and sheep are all great assets.
"Aliye!" Hassan called from a distance.
A door opened and a blonde girl came out.
Luoyang's eyesight was straightened instantly and he was stunned.
The blond girl who walked out of the house was tall and long-legged, with a curvy front and back. She was very similar to Fatima. Especially the big duck, which was almost exactly the same as Fatima. So the first time I saw her
At that time, Luoyang had the illusion that she was Fatima.
But it is impossible for Fatima's body to appear here, but if Fatima comes in, the one who matches her must be the Aliye in front of her.
After being stunned for a short time, Luoyang almost couldn't hold back and called out Fatima's name, but Aliye's eyes made him give up the idea - she looked at him shyly and cautiously, it was looking at a stranger.
eyes.
Hassan said something in Persian.
Aliye's eyes changed a little, and she expressed a hint of kindness and gratitude.
Although Luoyang couldn't understand what Hassan just said, he could guess that it had something to do with him treating his injuries.
Hassan looked at Luoyang with a smile on his face: "My dear, my daughter also knows some Chinese, you can chat."
Luoyang smiled back and said hello to Aliye: "Hello, Miss Aliye."
"Brother Luo, good day." Aliye squatted down with her legs bent, crossed her hands under her left waist, and performed a Wanfu salute.
Luoyang was stunned for a moment, then realized that he was in Parthia, which coexisted with the Han Dynasty. Merchants from the Han Dynasty came to do business along the Silk Road. The Chinese people here learned was ancient Chinese. He also gave himself some advice.
After waking up, be careful when speaking later and try not to use modern words.
"My benefactor, I'm going to kill the sheep, please wait for a moment," Hassan said.
Luoyang wanted to say no, but then he thought that Hassan going to kill the sheep gave him a chance to be alone with Aliye, so he bowed to Hassan.
It's just a hand gesture, it's not formal.
The formal salute of the Han Dynasty is to press the left hand with the right hand, raise the hands to the forehead, and bow at 90 degrees. After standing upright, the hands should be even to the forehead, and then lowered.
But there is no need to be so particular. The father and daughter are not from the Han Dynasty, and the Chinese language and etiquette they have learned are probably not formal.
Hassan went to kill the sheep with a knife.
Luoyang glanced at the sky and saw that the sun was already setting in the west. He estimated that it would be around four or five o'clock in the afternoon. He reached into his trouser pocket and wanted to take out his Feather Blade Eye phone to check the specific time, but he saw Aliye
Staring at him with a pair of beautiful big sapphire eyes, he took his hand out of his trouser pocket.
This was the world 1,800 years ago. The clothes he was wearing were strange enough.
It would be even weirder if you come out to check the time and play a short video or something.
It was precisely this action of taking out his cell phone to check the time that reminded him of something. He calmly sensed the Feather Blade Evil Spirit, but the Feather Blade Evil Spirit had no reaction at all.
"Brother Luo, come in and sit down, I'll get you a bowl of water," Aliye said.
"Thank you." Luoyang replied.
Aliye turned around and entered the house.
Luoyang took the opportunity to take out his Feather Blade Eye phone and took a look at it, but he couldn't even wake up the screen.
Luoyang was confused in his heart, and said secretly: "I came in whole, and this phone is also on me. It should be said that the Feather Blade Evil Spirit also came in. How could it be like this? Could it be that after it came in, it also matched with something?
?”
No way of knowing.
Luoyang was a little worried in his heart. He had a real way to let the human soul enter the world of shadows, but he didn't know how to take the evil spirit out after it came in. He had zero experience in this area.
But he also knew that it was useless to worry at this point. Things also had priorities, and he had to find the truth about the curse first.
While thinking about this, Luoyang also entered the door.
This is a place for cooking and eating. There is a fire pit on the ground. Next to the fire pit is some dry firewood and a cake-shaped object that looks like cow dung. There is a layer of hay under the right corner, and a large flat stone is placed in the middle.
That was probably the dining table where the father and daughter ate.
"Brother Luo, please sit down." Aliye pointed to Luoyang the pile of hay spread under the corner.
Luoyang walked over and sat on the edge.
Aliye used an ugly stoneware bowl to pour Luoyang a glass of water from an amphora and handed it into his hand. Then she sat next to Luoyang and stared at him.
Going to Luoyang.
"Excuse me." Luoyang said a polite word.
Aliye smiled and said, "Brother Luo is out of town."
Luoyang glanced at the stoneware bowl in his hand. It was a bit dirty, but he still raised it and took a sip of water, then placed it on the flat stone. From the moment he entered the room to now, he has been observing Ali
Ye's expression reaction. Although it didn't last long, he had almost determined a situation, that is, Fatima was not in this Aliye's body.
In fact, there is no need for him to observe and perceive, he comes in as a whole person. If Fatima is in Aliye's body, she will recognize it at a glance. It's just that it was difficult for her to recognize her father when he was here, but now she
Dad went to kill the sheep, how could she not recognize him?
However, Luoyang couldn't help but test it: "Miss Aliye, do you know a girl named Fatima?"
Aliye shook her head and asked Luoyang: "Brother Luo, is that girl named Fatima your lover? Are you here to find her?"
Sure enough, a woman's ability to gossip does not depend on the dynasty.
"Well, Fatima is my friend's daughter. She is only three years old and is lost. I will help my friend find her." Luoyang said.
"Brother Luo, does your friend live in Stone City?"
"Yes, his name is Mohammadi."
Aliye looked solemn and said worriedly: "There is a group of robbers nearby. They often rob property and take hostages. I am worried that this group of robbers has kidnapped Fatima and they will ask for ransom."
"Have you been to Stone City?" Luoyang asked.
He had no interest in that group of robbers at all. He just found an excuse to explain why he appeared here. He didn't even bother to show his nervous reaction when he heard the news. What he wanted to find out most was the source of the curse.
There was also the identity of the Great Wizard of the East, so he steered the topic in that direction.
"I have been there. Every autumn, after the sheep are fattened, my father and I will send the fattened sheep to Master Basha's house. This small oasis belongs to Master Basha. The sheep and the land here belong to him.
." Aliye said.
The judgment of the Parthian middle class was wrong.
"Are you and Uncle Hassan slaves of Lord Bashar?"
"No, my father and I are free people. We pay rent to Mr. Basha every year. Mr. Basha is a very kind man. Thanks to him, my father and I can live here peacefully." Aliye said about Basha.
When she saw Mr. Sha, there was light in her eyes.
From this we can see that Mr. Basha must be a good person.
"Miss Aliye, when you went to Stone City, did you ever hear about the Shadow Chasers organization?" Luoyang got to the point.
Aliye shook her head: "No, I go to the city with my father every autumn. If I have some money left after paying the rent, my father will buy me some things for my daughter's household, as well as salt and other things. Sometimes he even
He would buy me some food, and that was my happiest day of the year."
Her face was filled with a happy and satisfied smile.
Luoyang was not happy, as there was no information he wanted at all.
Do you still want to stay?
Luoyang felt a little hesitant in his heart.
Before coming, he wondered if this was the reincarnation of history, but after discovering that this time the whole person came in, he overturned this idea. In the story told by Fatima, the Great Wizard of the East sealed the Holy Spirit and met him after leaving the Stone City.
After a one-night stand, the baby girl was left with a sword-shaped seal. Later, she was found by the Shadow Chaser organization and was regarded as a saint. ωωw..net
Fatima didn't say the name of the shepherd, nor the name of the shepherd's daughter, so he wasn't sure if it was Hassan and Aliye. After all, there were many shepherds raising daughters here. If
Hassan and Aliye are not the shepherd father and daughter in the Fatima story, so what is the point of him staying?
"Brother Luo, are you a businessman from Han Dynasty?" Luoyang said nothing, and Aliye found a topic to chat with Luoyang.
Just as Luoyang was about to speak, the rumble of horse hooves suddenly came from outside.
Aliye suddenly became nervous, got up in a hurry and ran out.
Luoyang did not follow him out. His eyes fell on a scimitar for chopping firewood, and his desire to leave this shadow world became stronger and stronger.
Fatima is still outside, and her life or death is unknown. He has made no progress here, and staying here is a waste of time.
"I'd better go back." Luoyang stood up and walked towards the wood-chopping knife.
Gotta get it!
The sound of horse hooves came galloping.
"Ah——" a woman screamed.
That was Aliye's voice.
Luoyang sighed, turned around and ran towards the door.
He is not the kind of person who is willing to die without saving anything. If he really left like this, his conscience would be uneasy.
A dozen war horses rushed past the door, and Aliye, who had just ran out, was pinned down on the horse by a warrior in leather armor.
Hassan, who was killing a sheep under a poplar tree, rushed to the front of the horse team and opened his arms to stop the people. However, the warrior who was riding at the front had no intention of stopping and clamped his legs under the horse's belly.