Troy, Royal Palace
Pei Zi Yun walked into the palace unhurriedly. He was still very satisfied.
The first battle between Troy and Greece seemed to be evenly matched on the surface, with neither side able to do anything to the other. However, upon closer inspection, Troy had achieved quite a lot in this battle.
Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Pei Zi Yun had defeated King Menelaus of Sparta and killed Prince Palotesilaus of the Kingdom of Firlak. Furthermore, when Diomedes was receiving the power and courage from Athena, he had injured him with an arrow. This had dealt a huge blow to the morale of the Greek Coalition Army and increased his own reputation.
As soon as he entered the main hall, he saw Ephobus standing there dejectedly. Pei Zi Yun was slightly surprised, but after thinking about it, he understood that the matter of him shooting an arrow at Menelaus had probably been exposed.
King Priam roared angrily, "Stupid Ephobus, your brother Paris was about to kill Menelaus. Why did you shoot an arrow and break the oath? Why did you break the sacred duel?"
"And it wasn't accurate."
Ephobus felt very wronged. He didn't want to do that either, but he didn't know what was wrong with him. He shot an arrow at Menelaus, no, at Paris.
"That day, Andenor's son, Raducos, told me …" Ephobus thought about it and quickly argued, "Father, Andenor's son, Rauducos, told me that Paris was about to lose and asked me to shoot an arrow. I did it to help my brother."
"Prince Ephobus, I wasn't at the frontline at that time. I was on the city wall with my father and the respected king watching the battle. Helen was there too. She can testify for me."
Rauducos was caught off guard and panicked. He didn't want to be the scapegoat. Fortunately, he was on the city wall at that time, and the king was there. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to explain himself.
Many people thought that Ephesus was lying. Pei Zi Yun, who had just entered, knew that Ephesus might not be lying. It was just that the Laudukos he saw wasn't himself. Perhaps it was Athena or Hermes in disguise. This was because the Priestess could sense the descent of the two divine powers.
Although he knew that, he couldn't say it out loud. If he didn't say it out loud, Ephesus wouldn't have a good relationship with him to begin with. If he pointed it out, it would be easy to offend the gods.
"Come on, Ephesus. I didn't think you'd still argue at a time like this. How foolish." King Priam was furious, for Ephesus had greatly disappointed him. The whole city was talking about what had just happened, and he was still quibbling about it.
"Go, take out the gold and compensate your brother. I know you also accepted Paris's gold last time. Now you have to pay your brother double."
Seeing that Iphobos didn't move, King Priam was disappointed. What a stupid son! He was trying to excuse him, but Iphobos didn't appreciate it. He glared at Iphobos and asked, "You don't agree?"
Ephesus shuddered. He originally wanted to drag things out, but now he gave up. He glared at Paris, turned around, and walked out of the door.
Pei Zi Yun laughed and did not take it to heart. King Priam, who had been fuming with rage moments ago, looked at Paris and seemed to have changed into a different person. He said happily, "Paris, you did well this time. Not only did you defeat Menelaus, you even killed Palotesilaus and injured Diomedes."
"These are all famous Greek princes and kings."
"Father, it was all because of my brother Hector who stopped Ajax and the other Greek heroes that I was able to achieve this," Pei Zi Yun said sincerely.
If it wasn't for Hector's interference, he might not have been able to kill Palotesilaus when he was surrounded by the three of them. In fact, he might have even been in danger.
The most important thing was that Pei Zi Yun understood politics too well. As for the throne of Troy, he had no intentions of fighting for it. He then continued, "I will definitely assist my father and brother, and work hard for Troy. As long as we are united, I believe that we will definitely be able to defeat the Greeks."
"Well said." King Priam was very pleased. On one hand, Paris's outstanding performance had given them a reliable strength when facing the Greek allied forces.
On the one hand, it was because of Paris's statement. Priam was just a little worried that Paris would become arrogant after his achievements and want to compete with Hector for the throne. In the history of the Greek city-states, such cases of brothers fighting against each other were not uncommon.
But now that he heard these words, he relaxed a lot. King Priam said happily, "Both of you are my best sons. As long as we are united, we will definitely win."
He then turned to Hector and said, "Hector, let your wife bring Onone and Helen to the palace more often."
"Yes, father," Hector replied.
"Paris, the final result of the duel was a pity. The stupid Ephobus broke the alliance. Otherwise, you could have killed Menelaus."
"However, I hope you won't complain about Ephobus. He wasn't like this in the past. Maybe I have been too concerned about him recently."
King Priam sighed. Although Ephobus had made a mistake, he was still his son. He still hoped that Ephobus would turn over a new leaf after this incident. He also didn't want Paris and Ephobus to turn against each other.
"Father, don't worry. Ephobus was bewitched by others. He is my brother, and I have no prejudice against him," Pei Zi Yun said. This Ephobus was not a threat to him. Besides, the Goddess of Vengeance was not someone to be trifled with. He didn't want his brothers to kill each other.
The king nodded and said to everyone in the palace, "I see that there is something fishy about this battle. Let's just say that Diomedes suddenly became very brave. What do you think?"
Of course, Pei Zi Yun knew what Priam was talking about. It was the gods who helped Diomedes, but he didn't intend to say it.
An elder in the palace stood up and said, "King, I think Diomedes has been smeared with a secret medicine. After smearing it, he becomes very brave and powerful. He is more than twice as powerful as usual."
"During the Golden Fleece incident, Ison had smeared this secret medicine on him." Priam nodded and agreed with the elder's opinion.
Some people in the palace actually thought of the gods, but they didn't have any evidence. Besides, this was considered blasphemy, so no one mentioned it.
Even Priam deliberately avoided talking about the role of the gods in this war. Although everyone was well aware that the shadows of the gods were everywhere, everyone chose to ignore this point.
The discussion in the palace didn't last long. It ended very quickly and Pei Zi Yun took his leave.
When he left the palace, the horse carriage was already waiting outside the palace. Pei Zi Yun boarded the carriage. Just as he sat down, the servant whipped the reins and the carriage headed towards the mansion.
Troy was built by the gods. It could be said to be the most magnificent and prosperous city. The port was connected to various places for trade. The fertile land outside the city was filled with lush olives, grapes, and wheat.
There were many streets and alleys in the city, extending in all directions. Every street had a name and there were temples everywhere. However, like any other city, there were densely populated slums. The spacious and bright courtyards belonged to the priests, elders, and heroes.
"The war has only just begun. Nothing has been destroyed. It's a pity that as the destruction of the war increases, even I can't stop it from deteriorating!" Pei Zi Yun looked at everything and called out in his heart, "System!"
A Plum Blossom appeared in front of him and quickly enlarged. It became a transparent information interface with a faint sense of light. There were words on it.
"Mission: Counterattack the Greek emissaries, fight for justice, and win a duel with Menelaus (Completed)"
"Mission: First Blood – Kill the first Greek hero, Palotesilaus (Completed)"
"Mission: Lure Odysseus into killing Palamedes (Incomplete)"
The second mission was completed. Pei Zi Yun tapped lightly on the screen.
"Battle with Menelaus, you have gained 2 Fate Points."
"Kill the first Greek hero, Palotesilaus, you have gained 1 Fate Point."
"I've gained 3 Fate Points in one go. I now have 9 Fate Points!" Pei Zi Yun looked at the mission and thought to himself, "If I complete the third mission, I will have 10 Fate Points."
"Odysseus, this is a good opportunity. Can you grab it?" Pei Zi Yun thought to himself. At this moment, the system jumped.
"Mission: Lure Odysseus into killing Palamedes (Completed)"
"Mission completed? Odysseus has already killed Palamedes? "Pei Zi Yun was pleasantly surprised when he heard the coachman say," Prince, we have arrived. "
It turned out that the carriage had sped all the way to the entrance of the mansion.
Ono had been waiting at the entrance for a long time. When she saw Paris jump down, she didn't even have time to steady herself before she ran over and threw herself into his arms.
"My dear Paris, you're finally back. Do you know how worried I was?" Ono said as she buried herself in Pei Zi Yun's arms.
Pei Zi Yun smiled and stroked Ono's long hair. "My dear Ono, don't worry. I'm back in one piece. Look, the servants are all watching. Let's go in and talk."
Pei Zi Yun held Ono's hand and walked in.
"Paris, I heard that you defeated King Menelaus of Sparta in a duel and even killed Palotesilaus. Is that true?" Onone asked Pei Zi Yun along the way.
"Yes, I didn't win the duel against the Spartan king, Menelaus. I was interrupted by Ephobus, but I did kill Palotesilaus," Pei Zi Yun said truthfully.
When Ono heard that Paris hadn't won the duel, she relaxed. Although she had promised Paris to let Helen stay, Paris hadn't won the duel, so Helen couldn't stay.
Pei Zi Yun could tell what Ono was trying to do, but he didn't say anything. He said, "Ono, don't let your imagination run wild. You are my first wife."
"Mm-hm." Onone nodded heavily.
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