Someone began to throw things at Yogi, one after another, rotten apples, rotten eggs, vegetable sticks, and hard stones raining down on Yogi's body, until the soldier escorting Yogi was hit by mistake and could no longer bear it. Yogi closed his eyes and walked in chains amidst the curses of the people, from the Shrine Square through the streets of Salem, until he was escorted to the gate of the Governor's Mansion.
Governor Maror heard the tsunami of shouts outside the mansion and realized that he could not keep Yogi alive even if he wanted to, and if something happened here, he would probably be the first to lose his office, so he decided to resign himself to fate and sentence Yogi to death at the "demand of the people."
When the sentence was announced, the crowd cheered deafeningly. Yogi closed his eyes and muttered to himself: "Flood, this is the great flood that is coming to me!"
Yogi was not simply executed directly, he first had to suffer the flogging. The flogging was a leather belt studded with nails, and it tore his skin open, and Yogi endured it in silence. After the flogging, he was escorted to the execution ground outside the city gates, where the thugs appointed by the priests and the incited people followed the execution like a flood.
Some people even tried to humiliate Yogi by weaving a crown of thorns and placing it on his head, shouting: "Look, this is the Messiah the Savior, the King of Salem!" and spitting in his face. The bruised Yogi was bleeding, and the bright red blood reflected a faint golden light in the sunlight.
According to the law of the Maror Empire, the most heinous criminals on death row were nailed to a cross with large nails through their feet and outstretched arms, and left to die of exposure and thirst. It was an unimaginable pain and torture, and only the citizens of Maror were exempt from this terrible punishment – the citizens of Maror who had committed a capital crime were also executed, but not crucified.
As part of the punishment, the condemned had to carry the heavy cross to the execution ground in person. But due to the torture of the thugs, Yogi's flesh and blood body was scarred, and he hobbled with the cross on his back. Even the escorting Maluo soldiers could not stand it anymore. They called over a pilgrim from outside the city and asked him to help Jomo carry the cross.
When they arrived at the execution ground, they put the crucifix in place and pressed Jonah's outstretched arms with his palms facing forward. Then, they took the long nails and drove them into his palms. Blood flowed out continuously …
Joseph was nailed to the cross, and the soldiers raised the cross into a stone trough in the ground, and suspended the son of God in the sun. The sun had traversed exactly half the distance from the horizon to the zenith. The excruciating pain was almost unbearable, but Jory did not faint. He watched and felt everything happen with a clear mind.
Joseph was not the only one to be executed that day. Two crosses were hung on the left and right of the other two condemned men. The prisoner on the left saw Joshua and asked, "Don't you call yourself the Messiah the Deliverer? In that case, I should have prayed to you and begged for your salvation. But now, you're in the same situation as me, hanging here and waiting for your death in agony. "
The prisoner on the right struggled and shouted, "Shut up!" Then he said to Joseph, "When you become king, please don't forget to save me."
Joseph was already crucified for death. How could he be saved? He did not expect the prisoner on the cross to say such words at this time and place. Joseph finally smiled for the first time today and said, "This is a special day. You will soon enter heaven."
Under the scorching sun, Joseph's hands and feet were bleeding along the iron nails, and his entire body was covered in scabs. The crowd had yet to disperse. They gathered at the execution ground and cursed Joseph loudly.
Joseph's disciples also squeezed into the crowd and came to the cordon set up by the soldiers. Their faces were stained with tears. His mother had also come. She could not stand steadily with the help of her disciples, and her body swayed unsteadily. Disciple John heard Joseph's voice in his spirit. "Please take good care of my mother." John could not speak and could only nod silently.
At noon, the sun suddenly dimmed, the sky was covered with thick clouds, and the day seemed to have turned into dusk. Joseph hung on the cross, suffering the pain of flesh and blood. He looked down at the crowd on the execution ground, and then raised his head to look into the distance, where he could see the outline of the magnificent Holy Cathedral in the city of Salem. He looked at it quietly, silently experiencing and feeling.
The sun moved behind the dark clouds and traveled another half the distance from midday to the western horizon. The angels in heaven were also silently watching this scene. The head of the angels, Medanzo, had already mixed into the crowd on the execution ground, and he finally could not stand it anymore.
Medanzo knew very well that it was the flesh and blood of a mortal who was nailed to the cross, and Joseph was suffering like a mortal at the moment. He quietly pointed to a soldier on duty on the execution ground and said in his heart: "It's over!"
The soldier suddenly stood up and raised the spear in his hand, unaware that the spear had been transformed from the Key of Fate. The spear pierced Joseph's ribs, and the blood that flowed out of the wound had a pale golden color. Joseph opened his mouth and said his last words: "I forgive them – they did not know what they were doing! Seeing the dome of the Holy Cathedral – this is what I have to bear! "
Joseph finally died, and the soldier was still standing there with the spear in his hand, while Medanzo had withdrawn the Key of Fate.
On this day, it was not only Joseph and the other two prisoners who died, but also Judas was hanged on a tree at the hill where he had led the soldiers to identify Joseph. Some said that he hanged himself out of remorse for betraying Joseph, while others said that he was killed by someone who had bribed him, because this shameful traitor was no longer useful. But no one paid attention to the death of Judas, as if the mention of this man's name symbolized betrayal and shame.
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The execution ground was not full of incited mobs. When the crowd dispersed after Joseph's death, the followers who truly loved Joseph stayed behind with tears in their eyes. With the permission of Viceroy Mallo, they unwrapped József's body, wrapped it in white linen, and buried it temporarily in the garden of the backyard of the home of a wealthy follower, building a tomb of stone in accordance with the traditional rites.
There was also a god watching from above the clouds. He had witnessed everything with his own eyes, and was trying to pry into the mystery of Amon's search for proof. He watched Joseph's burial, but did not see Amon's return to heaven. So where did he go? Could it be that his soul had reincarnated, but was lost in the trial of reincarnation?
Thinking of this possibility, the god was puzzled, but at the same time, he smiled gloatingly. At this moment, a voice rang in his ear: "Aboro, you should not be here!"
Aboro turned around and saw Amon's figure appear in front of him. Amon looked at him coldly and said: "I have not forgiven you, have you ever mistaken John the Baptist for me in the cycle of reincarnation?"
Aboro knew that something was wrong, but found that his whole body had been wrapped in a golden halo. The golden light was like a chain, tightening and melting away his body and soul. Aboro let out a roar of unwillingness, and the golden light suddenly exploded above the clouds!
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In the middle of the night after the death of Jesus, everyone in the city of Salem was awakened by a loud noise, and there was a burst of golden light in the sky, and the strong light illuminated the city of Salem more dazzling than day. The emperor was trembling slightly, and people rushed out of their houses into the streets. The dazzling golden light in the sky made people unable to see clearly for a long time, and the loud noise made people unable to hear anything for a long time. It was as if the sky had fallen and the earth had cracked.
Many, many years later, when people talked about what happened on that day, they said that the execution of Joseph by the Salerians had caused the wrath of God. And the situation at the time was that Amon appeared in the clouds, and Aboro fell on the spot.
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When the loud noise came from the sky, in the dark garden, Maria saw Joseph's tomb clearly under the flash of light that illuminated the world. She was surprised to find that the stone that sealed the tomb door had been removed. The tomb was empty, and there was no remains of Yue Miao.
Why did Maria come here alone? After midnight was the Sabbath of the Salerians, and the followers discussed that as soon as the Sabbath was over, they would offer balm and flowers to Joseph, and then bury his body properly according to the traditional ceremony. But Maria could not rest in peace, and she could not even wait for a day, so she came to the garden alone in the middle of the night.
Joseph's body had disappeared, and Maria hurriedly turned and looked around, but the golden light in the sky was still dazzling, and she could not see anything.
When the golden light gradually dimmed, the deafening echo from the sky also slowly disappeared. The tomb in the garden was shrouded in darkness again, and Maria touched the tombstone that had been removed with her hand, and tears flowed down her face. During the day on the execution ground, she thought that her tears had dried up, but at this moment, she could not help but cry. Her shoulders twitched in the darkness, and she suppressed her voice.
At this moment, Maria saw a light coming from behind, and she heard a voice asking: "Why are you crying here?"
Maria turned around and saw two angels bowing to her. Their bodies were shrouded in a soft light, and a pair of white wings stretched out from their backs. It was Gabriel and George, the former guardian warriors and high priests of the Temple of Isis of Eygut.
Maria did not know them, and she replied with tears on her face: "He's gone, did you take him away?"
"Maria, I'm here." A voice that was very familiar to her replied. Amon came out of the garden and stood in front of her with a smile.
He looked different from Joseph, not only was he much more handsome, but he also had an indescribable aura of holiness. But for some reason, Maria recognized him at a glance – he was Joseph, who she was crying for!
Panic and sadness were thrown out of her mind in an instant, and Maria threw herself into Amon's arms. Amon reached out and wiped away the tears on her face. Maria looked at his face in his arms and asked: "What should I call you?"
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