At some point, some people began to discuss that John was the Messiah in Elijah's prophecy, especially the vast number of lower-class Salerians and many Samaritans, who were full of expectations for this, and the news gradually reached Herod's ears. John himself never considered himself as such, he just remembered what Jorah said: "Messiah is not a title, but an achievement. Only with such a vow and such a mission can one achieve such an achievement. He can be you or me, it doesn't matter who we call ourselves! "
That was what John did, and the people could not help but talk about it. Herod and the Maros knew about it, so the Olympian gods knew about it.
John was an upright man, and he often reprimanded the pedantry and arrogance of the elders of Salem, and the greed and evil of Herod in public lectures. Finally, one day, Herod ordered people to find a charge of slander and blasphemy, arrested John, and imprisoned him in an underground prison.
John himself was the son of a priest and had many believers among the people. Although Herod imprisoned him, he pretended that it was not his own intention, explaining to the people around him that it was his queen Herodias's idea. In his heart, he still admired John's honesty and courage, and even though John had indeed committed an offense, he was still willing to respect him.
Although John was imprisoned in the dungeon, many of his believers could still hear the voice of this guide when they meditated at night. John was already a great achiever who had awakened the power of origin, but no one knew what realm he had reached. Such a person could not be locked up in an ordinary prison, and although Herod locked him in a gloomy dungeon, he did not add any special security measures, probably with the intention of letting John escape on his own.
Herod knew that many Salerians and Samaritans thought that John was the prophesied Messiah, and he did not want people to think that he wanted to kill him. But if John escaped from prison, regardless of other charges, the crime of escaping from prison would be confirmed, and he would always be a fugitive. On the other hand, Herod also knew that the Olympian gods would not let this man go.
The governor of the Maros had already sent word to Herod that Apollo had sent down an oracle to punish John. Herod also knew that something had happened twenty years ago, when the governor of Maro had also conveyed Apollo's oracle to his father, the old Herod, to search for newborn babies in the city of Salem for possible evil spirits.
In fact, the old Herod knew very well in his heart that the Maros were searching for the Messiah in Elijah's prophecy. But he still gave the order to do it, and the reason was simple: he did not want to lose his ruling position, and now the young Herod had the same idea. If people thought that John was the son of Allaha and would be the king who would lead the people of Salem to establish a new kingdom, then it meant that the rule of Herod would have to be overthrown before the rule of the Maros could be overthrown.
Thinking back, John escaped the search because he was the son of the priest of the Holy Temple of Salem, and now it seemed that the person the Olympian gods were looking for was likely to be him! Thinking back, John escaped the search because he was the son of the priest of the Holy Temple of Salem, and now it seemed that the person the Olympian gods were looking for was probably him!
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Time passed, and Herod's birthday arrived. All the noble people in the city of Salem were invited to attend the celebration in the palace, and Herod prepared a grand banquet to entertain the guests. After eating and drinking, of course, there were various performances. Folk artists with unique skills came to the palace to perform, and bards wrote poems in praise of the gods and the great king, and the climax was a sword dance.
In order to liven up the banquet, Herod's wife, Herodias, ordered her daughter Salome to dance for Herod and the guests. Salome was the daughter of Herod's younger brother, but Herod later married his brother's wife, Herodias, and Salome became his stepdaughter. The young and beautiful dancer walked into the hall and danced with a long sword in her hand to the accompaniment of music that sounded like war drums.
Her eyes were brown, her facial features were beautiful, and her eyes were as clear as water but slightly cold, but when she smiled, it was as if the spring breeze melted the ice and snow, making her look so gentle and charming. Salome did not just use the sword as a prop to slow-dance, she obviously knew real martial arts, but it was integrated into the graceful dance to show the moving beauty of strength and softness.
The accompaniment of the music rose and fell, and the sword in the girl's hand shone with a silver light, setting off her graceful figure, and she sang a poem in a mellow voice –
Tell me, God is my light, my salvation, the safeguard of my life.
Tell me, in the light of God, fearless of the enemy's sword and spear.
Then who am I afraid of, who am I afraid of, and who will hurt me.
When the enemy's chariots and horses came, his heart was not afraid, for behind him was the curtain of God.
He had faced his enemies with his head held high, sacrificed himself to God, and listened to the chanting of the sky.
O God, the God who saved me, do not abandon your people.
I am looking for you, please listen and have mercy, do not hide your face from me.
Whose abandonment is this, whose sins are you forgiving?
Be strong in my heart, and I will eventually see you!
This was a hymn to the gods, and it had been circulating on the Dubhe Avenue for a long time. For hundreds of years, the Salerians had sung it to express their reverence for Allaha. The girl was so charming, her voice so moving, and her sword dance so amazing that the audience was so deeply intoxicated that they even forgot to cheer.
When the song ended, Salome bowed to Herod in an elegant posture, and only then did the audience realize that the dance was over, and they applauded enthusiastically in unison!
Herod had drunk a lot of wine, and his face was flushed with excitement, and he shouted to Salome: "For this peerless dance, you deserve the greatest reward! My daughter, please say it, whatever you want, as long as I can give it, I will give it to you! "
Salome was about to speak when she suddenly heard a voice in her soul: "Dancer in the palace, listen, this is the will of God. If you want to answer, you will ask your mother, and your mother will tell you – the reward you want is the head of John the Baptist. "
The light in Salome's eyes dimmed, and she bowed to Herod and said: "Father, I am going to ask Mother." After saying that, she turned and left the hall.
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In the dungeon, John was meditating with his eyes closed when he suddenly heard an ethereal song in his soul, as if he had traveled through many years of distant memories. He opened his eyes in the darkness and remembered a person, the former flower of Montefiore, Misphi. Before returning to Salem, this Baptist had already passed the test of endless life and death, and in those many reincarnations, there was a man named John who had also enjoyed this chant in a brothel in Montefiore, Eygut.
His name in this life also happened to be John, and the name John was very common in the Heavenly Mainland, so it was not a particularly surprising coincidence.
It was obvious that the chanter had deliberately sent this song into his soul, from the palace all the way to the distant dungeon, but the prison guards who guarded the dungeon had not noticed it at all. This meant that the chanter also had astonishing achievements. John already knew what was going to happen next, and he seemed to have been waiting for this moment for a long time.
As expected, not long after, a glimmer of light suddenly appeared in the dark dungeon, and the gloomy atmosphere dissipated without a trace. It was as if this place had become a warm and peaceful world, and it was separated from the outside world by spatial magic. Salome's figure appeared in front of John out of thin air, looked at him and said: "John, do you still remember me?"
John stood up and looked at her with a gentle smile: "I remember that song, there was once a girl named Misphi who danced and sang to a general named John in Montefiore, Eygut."
Salome's eyes flickered: "It seems that I don't need to tell you anything more, your achievements have reached the end of the human path, and this small dungeon was originally not enough to hold you."
John nodded and said: "I have witnessed endless life and death, and when I saw you, what awaited me was the final test. But I am no longer General John, and you are no longer the Flower of Montefiore. "
Salome looked at John, and her appearance and aura were changing, no longer looking like Salome, nor did she become the Flower of Montefiore, but revealed the true appearance of Goddess Themis, and slowly said: "But you are still you, and I am still me."
Her voice carried a divine message, imprinting the origin of the Flower of Montefiore and a series of subsequent events into John's soul. John walked forward, held one of her hands, and said: "I know, the Angel Moses has already told me, how can I express my gratitude? It has been 300 years, and you actually left Olympus to find me! "
Themis looked down at John's hand and whispered: "I don't need your gratitude, can't you be more proactive?"
Hardedef smiled and opened his arms to embrace her. He stroked her waist and said, "It seems that no one here knows that Salome is the goddess Themis who left the Olympian divine system."
Themis said on his chest: "I have never revealed my identity, so naturally no one will know. Today in the palace, someone actually conveyed such an oracle to me. "
John asked: "Do you know who is behind this?"
Themis replied: "This time it is Apollo, he once lost the bet, and will forever retreat in front of Amon. Later, Amon fell into the human world, the cycle of life, and was no longer his original identity. Apollo naturally wanted to stop Amon from seeking confirmation, and even hoped that Amon would never return to Heaven. "
John sneered: "Stupid Apollo, he really mistook me for the Amun in the cycle of life! I deliberately let him misunderstand, but what's the point of doing so? Even if John is eliminated, Amun will not fall, but will continue to cycle. When the day Amun returns to Heaven comes, does he still want a good ending? The next time he meets Amun, I am afraid he will fall. "
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