Amon chuckled in a very simple and honest manner. "Of course I welcome you here. But the person who made this rumor was very accurate. Even if you knew it was a rumor, you would still come. Someone predicted that you would come! "
Yoon Nam-na's expression had softened. She said in a coquettish tone, "As long as you're happy." Amon grabbed her wrist and pulled her closer. "Of course I'm happy. But I want to ask you a question. You mentioned the 'Arrow of Love' just now. What is it?" Yoon Nam-na replied, "I didn't understand it at first. I thought it was just a title. But I understood it just now. You should have also sensed it. Someone was shot by an arrow outside the door. It was actually a feeling of temptation. "Amon nodded." Yes, I sensed it. Someone was secretly casting a spell on Alexander. When I went out to greet him, his mind was completely focused on you. You used to be the Goddess of Youth and Love. You should know some tricks better than me. What is going on? Can the Goddess of Love make one person fall in love with another? If so, can you do it too? "
Yoon Nam-na smiled bitterly. "As the Goddess of Love, or the Angel of Youth and Love, the question I can't answer is exactly what is love? I have heard countless prayers in the temple. People are asking the gods to bless them and make another person fall in love with them. But I have never used this method, except for one time. "Amon asked," Which time? Lion Taro King or Enkidu? "
Yoon Nam-na gave him a slap. "What nonsense are you talking about! That person was just a silly boy who didn't know anything. He had just come out of the mountains and came to the outside world. He wasn't as smart as he is now. I said I was a shepherdess and he believed me. He even accompanied me to find a lost lamb. But he didn't know that the lamb was himself. "Amon smiled." Oh, you're talking about me. Did you shoot me too? "
Yoon Nam-na said angrily, "If that is called the 'Arrow of Love', then I suspect that the arrow hit your knee. You didn't react at all!" Amon smiled. "Who said that? I reacted. I was very tempted! " Then, she softened her tone and said, "But something's not right. The Alexander I saw just now is obviously different from me at that time!" Mourrin explained, "Everyone is different. Who knows what you are thinking in your heart? At that time, you were practicing the power of two sides. You just passed the test of 'Devil's Temptation'. You weren't affected by me. Otherwise, you wouldn't have helped me win the bet with Enril. I knew it clearly at that time!
But Alexander is not you. Now you should understand why the Goddess of Love can't answer what love is. Because even the gods can't decide it. The 'Arrow of Love' may have nothing to do with love. "
Amon shook his head. "I still don't understand." Mourrin narrowed her eyes. "Can you tell me why a person would fall in love with another person? What is this so-called love? Is it the cause or the result? Is there a necessity? Is there a should and shouldn't? Is there a possibility and an impossibility? "Amon blinked." Well … I can't answer that. "
Mourrin pointed at Amon's chest. "If even you can't answer that, then no one can." Amon said, "Let's talk about the arrow just now. You were standing next to Alexander. You should have sensed it more clearly than me."
Mourrin said, "I've already explained. It was a feeling of being tempted. It happened when he saw me. It can awaken the desire in the heart and resonate with the pursuit of the soul. There is a strange feeling in the body and mind that it is what you want.
It seems to have left a mark in the soul, so he can't forget it. Alexander is just a mortal. He might have been thinking about such a question, and the arrow imprinted his soul. " Amon blinked again. "After beating around the bush, you might as well simply say that he fell in love with you."
Yoon Nam-na smiled bitterly again. "To be more precise, he fell in love with me! That feeling of being tempted has merged with the desire of the soul. That arrow was successful. "
Amon frowned slightly. "Was that a trap? If it was the effect of divine magic, it can also be eliminated with divine magic. "
However, Mourrin shook her head and said, "Even if you use the most brilliant blessing magic, you won't be able to make him not want to fall in love anymore, because this is his spontaneous reaction. Although it is caused by external factors, his soul has already been touched. His feelings belong to him. You can't make him not dream of me. "Amon thought for a moment." Then there is only one way. " Mourrin understood what Amon was talking about and reminded him, "The imprint of the soul cannot be erased, but the memory can be sealed. However, sealing a piece of memory was something only gods could do. If you use this method on Alexander here, you will violate your agreement with Zeus.
Why, are you unhappy? In fact, this method can't succeed unconditionally. It also depends on whether the target can arouse his love. "
Amon smiled apologetically again. "This also proves that you are charming enough. Why wouldn't I be happy? But this is a trap, a trap that someone has set up for me. It's a trap that they want to use your arrival. "
As he spoke, Amon imprinted a message into Mourrin's soul, explaining a series of recent events. Mourrin also instantly understood that she had fallen into a trap. She frowned and said, "This kind of small thing.
This action is nothing more than to leave a shadow in Alexander's heart. Every time he sees you, he can't help but think of this matter, feel regret, and secretly sigh. Although he still respects you and won't say anything he shouldn't say, I'm afraid it's not a happy thing to always think of these things. This is the subtlety of emotions. Repeatedly prying open a small crack, over time, it can create a bigger crack. "
Amon asked, "It's Aphrodite's method again. Why does she always do the same thing on such boring things?" Mourrin grabbed Amon's hand. "You have to be careful, this method is not boring at all! Although it's just a small problem, the accumulation of small problems over and over again can magnify the cracks that have not yet been seen. That is the inherent weakness of human nature. As the goddess of love, of course Aphrodite can use such methods, and I suspect that there is someone guiding her behind the scenes. It's a very clever plan.
Apollo is no match for you. If they want to fight you directly, they may not be a match for anyone, but they used people related to you, including Medanzo, Alexander, and now I'm involved. As long as the gods exist in the world, they will have weaknesses. If you don't have a relationship with those around you, then why do you exist? So they are starting from here to achieve their goal. "
Mourrin was indeed an angel who had transcended eternal life and was once the Goddess of Youth and Love. Although she was schemed against, when she came back to her senses, she saw through the matter very clearly. The one guiding Aphrodite was the goddess of wisdom, Yalena, and Mourrin revealed Yalena's plan and predicted that there would be trouble in the future.
Amon nodded and said, "In fact, Xerxes has already warned me of what will happen.
This is also the test I have to face when I come here to seek confirmation. It seems to be just some boring trouble, but the means of the gods are often understood after the fact. I also want to thank you for coming here today. Although this is the result of the Olympian gods' plan, you have also reminded me. "
Mourrin said again, "Even I have been plotted against. It's embarrassing to stay here, so I'd better leave.
Since you understand the other party's intentions, you have to be careful. "
Amon smiled and said, "You don't have to be so anxious. Since you are here, it's not too late to leave tomorrow. I will accompany you around Macedonia."
The next day, Yoon Nam-na quietly left Macedonia and did not stay in the realm of Olympus. The next two months were peaceful, as if nothing had happened.
Alexander did not mention this to anyone. He knew what he should not say.
What he should not overthink. But in the dead of night, he could not help but think of Yoon Nam-na and feel helpless and regretful. The young prince inexplicably experienced the feeling of falling in love. Was this all because of Amon? In fact, he knew very well that this had nothing to do with Amon.
The wedding of Philip II's daughter and Alexander's sister was finally held.
The bride's identity was special, and the wedding was held at the border of the Kingdom of Macedonia.
It was originally the territory of the Turkic Kingdom, which was occupied by Macedonia after the Hippocratic War.
Both Philip II and Alexander attended the wedding. Alexander had already decided to choose a princess who would be the most helpful to the Kingdom of Macedonia in the future. He told his father about this decision, and Philip II was very happy. This child was so sensible!
Amon, however, was a little worried and specifically told Medanzo to accompany Alexander. The purpose of this marriage arranged by Philip II was to control and annex Turkic, and there would certainly be people who would not want to see it. Thinking back to the time when Amon assassinated Emperor Sinnach, it was also at a wedding. Whether there would be an accident or not, it was better to be prepared.
Amon was prepared, but an accident still happened. At dusk on the day of the wedding, a mage rushed back to the capital on a flying spear to report that Philip II had been assassinated!
The murderer assassinated the King and escaped with the help of his accomplices. When he fled to the border, he was caught and killed in the battle.
Therefore, the motive of the King's assassination was forever a mystery. With the death of Philip II, if there were changes everywhere, the Kingdom of Macedonia would immediately face civil strife.
Philip II had fought countless battles in his life, but his death was so sudden that no one could have expected it. Fortunately, he had made various arrangements before his death, and Alexander firmly controlled the kingdom's army. Medanzo promptly escorted Alexander back to the capital and let His Highness take charge of the situation and ascend the throne as soon as possible to stabilize the situation.
Of course, Amon had to ask Medanzo about this.
Since he was there, why did he let the assassin succeed? And Medanzo was also very helpless. He was talking to a group of beautiful princesses with Alexander when the assassin suddenly attacked.
No one could guard against this assassin's assassination. He was an eighth-level warrior, and his identity was actually the captain of Philip II's bodyguards! After the assassination, people talked about it and made all kinds of speculations, but no one could figure out why the assassin did it.
After returning to the capital, Alexander never saw Amon again. The young prince bore the pain of losing his father and still had to take control of the kingdom in the midst of sudden changes. Zeus had sent down an oracle to bless the new King, and Alexander announced his succession on the same day he returned to Macedonia.
He still needed to hold a formal enthronement ceremony, pray to the gods under the auspices of the priests, and accept the congratulations of the ministers and people before he could become the legitimate new king. Therefore, Alissanda had a lot of things to deal with recently and had no time to visit Aristotle.
Aristotle was also very busy, living in the palace for many days in a row, taking care of many ceremonial matters for Philip II's funeral and Alexander's ascension to the throne. Amon still lived in Aristotle's residence, as if he had become a forgotten man with nothing to do.
After the assassination of Philip II, another rumor appeared all over Macedonia, and it turned out to be about Amon. Back then, Amon had a ferocious nickname, the Emperor's Killer! All the emperors who had met or had close contact with Amon had all met a good end, and almost all of them died a violent death in a very short period of time.
Some people mentioned Amon again when discussing the death of Philip II, claiming that the mysterious assassination of Philip II was because of Amon's curse. Many of the people who spread this rumor did not know who Amon was, or even heard of Amon's name, but because of the assassination of Philip II, the story of Amon quickly spread around Macedonia. It was said that such an evil god from a foreign country had quietly entered Macedonia and met Philip II, which led to the tragedy.
The people who talked about this had never seen Amon, and most of them did not know that Amon lived in Aristotle's residence. Such a rumor sounded ridiculous, and those who knew it were very clear that the death of Philip II had 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 curse, just like Mourin's famous "love curse" that made people feel helpless. He did not say anything, but waited quietly, waiting for someone to mention it to him in person.
On the day before the enthronement ceremony of the new King, Aristotle, who had been busy for many days, finally returned to his residence. He specially came to see Amon, and it was Medanzo who accompanied him. Medanzo's expression was somewhat awkward and resentful, but Aristotle's expression was very calm, with only a trace of fatigue and regret.
Medanzo told Amon what kind of rumors had been spreading in the Kingdom of Macedonia recently, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "I don't know who deliberately created this kind of rumor, just to force you to leave Macedonia, so that Alexander would never see you again or hate you. But the person who created the rumor did not succeed, because Alexander did not believe it, and he still invited you to the ceremony. "Amon sighed and said," Medanzo, you don't have to be angry. This can't be completely considered a rumor.
People saw the truth that they saw, and what happened in the past was indeed like this.
The misfortunes of those emperors had their own reasons for their misfortunes, but people blamed it on me. "
Aristotle also sighed and said, "When my teacher Plato was lecturing on epistemology, he once told a story. There was a group of prisoners who lived in a cave since they were young. Their whole bodies were tied up, and they could not move or turn their heads. They could only look at the back wall of the cave. Behind them, there was a bonfire.
Between the bonfire and the prisoners, there were people holding up various kinds of dolls, making movements, sometimes talking, sometimes silent.
The prisoners could only see the images projected on the wall of the cave, and this was the world that they could see.
They would treat these images as reality, and the echoes of the cave as the words of the images. People could only understand what they could see, and it was difficult for their understanding to go beyond what they could see. If a prisoner broke free from the shackles, turned around and walked out of the cave, then he would be able to find the source of the images. "Amon smiled bitterly and said," Sir, thank you for enlightening me! Is this the source of my so-called "killer of emperors" curse? Are you also hinting at the meaning of transcending immortality? In fact, I know in my heart that I am like that prisoner who broke free from the shackles. "
Aristotle explained again, "I know that I don't have to say these words to you. I just told Alexander the story of Plato's teacher to answer the rumor about you in the kingdom. Therefore, Alexander still decided to invite you to the ceremony. "Medanzo gave a thumbs up and said," This child has courage and guts! "Amon waved his hand and said," You haven't finished yet, continue. "
Aristotle also smiled bitterly and said, "But the ministers opposed it. Those loyal to Alexander even pulled out their swords and tried to persuade him to never see you again."
Aristotle finally said the crux of the problem. Even if Alexander himself did not care about this rumor, others would. The more loyal the minister to the new King, the more they wanted to stop Alexander from seeing Amon. Those who were willing to serve Alexander even swore to dissuade him. This was their loyalty to Alexander, so it was not convenient for Alexander to reprimand them.
Amon replied, "I understand. In order to show his attitude, Alexander invited me to the ceremony. And for the safety of the new King, the loyal ministers will never allow him to see me.
It seems to be a difficult problem. Which is more important, the authority of the King or the loyalty of the people? But this problem is very easy to solve. As long as I refuse the invitation, no one will be put in a difficult position. "
Aristotle nodded and said, "That's how it is. In fact, there is no need for me to say anything. You will make this decision yourself. But I still have to tell you everything. This is my responsibility. "Medanzo said angrily," I must trace the source of the rumor! Find out who spread it! "
However, Amon shook his head and looked up at the sky. He said, "There is no need to trace it. I know who it is.
These people did not make up anything. They only told people something that happened and let people see the shadow on the cave.
Mr. Aristotle, it was you who brought me to Macedonia, and I don't want to put you in a difficult position.
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