Chapter 15: Destiny

The blazing bonfire and cheerful music, you can see the red wine flowing in the metal cup and the fat dripping from the plate against the fire.
Ding Mu and Sophia were sitting on the blanket beside the fire, not far from them, the brown-haired young man who looked happily and seemed interested in everything.
In fact, if you look closely, you will find that this person's age is a little older than at first glance, but his always energetic appearance makes him look much younger than his actual age.
Beside him, there was only the old man whom he called a teacher, and the other entourages either stood aside respectfully, or were busy running around, but he did not care about these, as if all these things were taken for granted.
And Ding Mu they can sit close to this person, this person specially arranged.
Those followers seem to regard Ding Mu's "Privilege" that they can sit with their master as a very important thing. When setting the blanket, they were placed very far from the master's position, and in addition to the campfire between them, Two of them were wearing simple travel clothes, but there were servants with swords hanging around their waists.
"If they knew that Sophia still had two flying knives hidden in her belt, and she would never lose her hand at such a close distance, what would it look like."
Ding Mu looked at the two followers who were standing not far away. Although the two seemed to be standing there casually, their eyes kept sweeping around them, and it seemed that as long as they moved a little, they would immediately Pushed.
"Young man, tell me what else do you have in addition to those two 'exactly' verses that you know?" The brown-haired young man took a bite of white bread dipped in walnut and strawberry sauce, and then picked up a piece of pan from the plate. The oily meat sticks chewed in the mouth. "Homer, Iliad, and courage and flying knives. Forget you should tell me what you do n’t know, not what else."
"I don't know much about it," Ding Mu tried to make the tone as straightforward as possible without any intentions. Although he didn't know the identity of the other party, he was sure that this would not be an ordinary person. Although this appearance is not what Ding Mu thinks, it can be In this day and age, it is somewhat awkward. Although many rich people like to play their part, he can see that the person in front of him can get such a service, and it seems that it has little to do with money. More should come from his identity. My wife and I said that it is important to live a good life. "
"Oh, that's it," the man looked at Sophia next to him, and smiled. "You can see that you love your wife very much, so have you ever thought that if there is a chance for her to live a better life, you Willing to fulfill her? "
Ding Mu's eyebrows twisted, he didn't expect this person to make such a clear hint, looking at the smile on his face, Ding Mu slowly stood up, his action immediately attracted the attention of the two followers, they moved forward , Blocked in front of Ding Mu.
And Sophia had already stood up when Ding Mu stood up. She and Ding Mu stood side by side with one hand clinging to Ding Mu's arm.
"Sorry lord, we don't want to live other lives, this kind of life is good for us."
Ding Mu said in his mouth, but his brain was flying, he was guessing what the other party would react to, whether he was desperate or simply turned his face immediately, and if that were the case, would the gypsies help themselves both.
In a moment he thought a lot, but he didn't think of giving up Sophia.
"Look at the teacher, I said that the Bohemians are stupid people," the man laughed to the old man next to him. "Look at him like this, it seems like he will fight me next, how funny Bohemia Silly boy. "
"A stupid child who bravely defends his rights, but is stupid but just right." The old man is drinking wine carelessly. "Compared with him, I think you should understand more what you should defend, rather than waste precious energy to pursue those. Something that is not important. "
"God, you started preaching again," the brown-haired man grumbled dissatisfiedly, and then raised his glass to toast the old man. "Toast my most respected teacher, my mentor and best friend and best friend."
After he finished drinking, he drank and wiped the corners of his mouth and said to Ding Mu: "Sit down, boy, you have proved your bravery, and although your little wife is beautiful but she is too young, maybe again You will have trouble in a few years, at least now you are safe. "
Ding Mu sighed in relief. He sat down deliberately and said like a child, "My wife is not small, she is already beautiful enough", but it looks like he feels uncomfortable for the man to look down on Sophia, but In fact, his back was already soaked.
He couldn't imagine what he would do if that person was really interested in Sophia. Now he doesn't have any ability to prevent this from happening. If that's the case, he can hardly do anything but fight hard.
"So young people, have you ever thought of working for me?" The man suddenly asked again, "I can pay you a good salary, and of course you have to be worth that money."
Ding Mu was a little surprised. He did n’t know what this person liked about him. Speaking of it, except that the man had just taken over the man ’s poem in Homer ’s epic poems, he could n’t see what he could do to this person What use?
"Teacher, what do you think if I have a gypsy follower who can recite Homer's epic in Greek, and it seems that although he is a bit impulsive and stupid, at least he will not always have too much thought." The man asked with interest The old man beside.
The old man looked at Ding Mu, then shook his head and said: "If you just want others to be surprised that you have such a follower, then you can hire him as much as possible, he should let your relatives talk to you for a while behind this matter. , But there is no other use for you except this child, of course, you know this yourself. "
The man listened with a smile, then nodded and said in a bit sorry: "Look, I want to give you an errand, but some people think that you are not worth the commission, but I will not let you down."
Said that he raised his hand and snapped his fingers, and then a follower took out a small purse and threw it in front of Ding Mu.
"Take this money and go with your wife, I'm going to eat." The man's emotion seemed to suddenly drop, he bowed his head to eat something, and ignored Ding Mu.
Ding Mura took Sophia out of the fire, and just a few steps away, she saw a few gypsies.
Ding Mu tossed the money bag given by the previous man to those who took the lead without saying anything. Then he clasped Sophia's hand and hurried towards his caravan.
As soon as he entered the caravan, Ding Mu quickly packed up. He quickly took off the gypsy clothes and put on the robe he had worn before, and then hid the second money bag that man gave at the meal, and then he He also found the short crossbow temporarily hidden under the caravan board. Since the last time he used this thing to kill Little Gurga, he has always hidden the short crossbow in a place where others ca n’t easily find himself but can easily get it. He temporarily hid the short crossbow under the car, and now feeling the cold crossbow arm, he felt vaguely safe.
Sophia kept watching Ding Mu busy, seeing him looking at herself, stepping on the expression of inquiry.
"We leave this Sophia." Ding Mu could not explain, although the man seemed to have forgotten about Sophia, but Ding Mu did not dare to take risks. He did not know when that person would suddenly change his mind, and he could not expect waves at all. The Simians can help him.
Everything can only rely on yourself.
"Don't worry, I can feed you in the future," Ding Mu said, picking up the curtains and looking out. The outside was still very lively, the Bohemians were still dancing and singing, and the man and his men were still there. Without hearing the movements behind him, Ding Mu looked back and saw the strange look on Sophia's face. After a bit of pondering, she realized that "rest assured, we will come back in a while, and I will help you find your father Nashan."
Sophia nodded, and she also started to pick up things, but in Ding Mu's opinion, all the things she put in the package were actually unnecessary.
"We will leave when everyone sleeps." Ding Mu ordered, it was still busy outside, obviously it was not the right time.
Bohemian song and dance did not stop until a follower complained to the old Gulja that "this affected the master's rest" and threw him a few more gold coins.
It quickly became quiet outside, and no other sounds could be heard except for whether the night wind stirred the tent curtain to make a "boom" sound.
Ding Mu and Sophia came out of the caravan quietly and walked forward under a series of shadows under the caravan, but when they walked not far from the tent where those people were, another faint sound of horseshoes broke the silence again. Late at night.
Ding Mu quickly took Sophia and hid in the gap of a carriage near the tent, when someone in the camp already came out to check the movement.
An entourage followed several gypsies to the camp exit, and soon he returned to the tent with an individual.
Soon, the entourage began to pack things in a hurry, and the brown-haired man and the old man strolled out of the tent and walked to the carriage where Ding Mu hid.
"I didn't expect it to happen so quickly, which was somewhat unexpected," the man said to the old man. "In fact, I feel a little caught by surprise now, teacher. You know I don't want everything to become unmanageable in the end."
The old man nodded, holding an opened letter and patting it on his palm, as if weighing the weight of the message in the letter: "But there seems to be nowhere to wait, and I have to remind you that this trip It has become dangerous, it is best to leave Sicily before things have become unmanageable as you said. After all, you have a fate that is unmatched by others, and you should always accept the heavy responsibility. "
"Teacher, did you forget that not long ago you said that destiny favors people who are prepared," the brown-haired man laughed, and then he looked right. "I've been prepared enough, even for too long. , But I did not expect someone to be more impatient than me. "
Speaking of this, the man seemed to remember something with a smile, and then he looked in the direction of the bohemian gathering and said, "Fools always become smart afterwards."
"But because our destiny has been fixed, the world is more beautiful." The old man accepted casually.
"A funny boy, isn't he," the man smiled slightly. "Isn't the two verses of Iliad quite in line with our current situation?"
Finally, the man took the letter from the old man and opened it again. Then he collected the letter.
"Okay teacher, I'll obey your orders and leave here," the man said with a smile, before the old man spoke and continued. "But instead of leaving Sicily, we went to Palermo. Trust me, teacher, I promise there is an out there. The show is on, and the audience has already entered. "
Said he laughed again: "The boy said well, because our destiny has been determined, the world is more beautiful."
The two said to go back and meet with the prepared entourage. Under the watch of the Gypsies, several uninvited guests hurried away without saying goodbye, and soon disappeared into the night. .
Ding Mu came out of the carriage only after the gypsies complained about the dispersal. UU reading www.uukanshu.com did not expect that after the night was so lively, it was these inexplicable people who finally left.
Although he does not know the identity of the person, he can hear from his just words that the person is not only a subtle identity, but also involved in some great event, and the key to this matter is in Palermo .
Pulled Sophia quietly back to his caravan, Ding Mu put the packed things back, he had decided to stay or not.
Although the holiday with Old Gulja is impossible to unravel, Ding Mu believes that Old Gurja does not dare to go too far. Gypsy leaders often rely on personal authority rather than power to control the tribe. With the prestige of Sophia's father Nashan in the family, no matter whether it was Sophia or him, old Gurga would not act rashly.
It's just that if Nashan knows that his daughter is married to a Jiajie, it's not clear what he will do.
Thinking of Ding Mu's slightly bitter smile, he found that he seemed more and more comfortable with the somewhat ridiculous status of "Sophia's husband", but recalled that when he faced the hint of the brown-haired man, the rising of his heart was inexplicable to Sophia Looking at the girl who had fallen asleep next to her, Ding Mu felt a slight attachment in his heart: "Sleep well, my little wife," Ding Mu patted Sophia's cheek. "We go to Palermo , There must be a lot of interesting things waiting for us there. "
On March 27, 1496, a wandering Bohemian tribe came to the west gate of Palermo. When the tax collector asked them to sign the tax book to pay the city tax, a special teenager caught his attention. .
The teenager did not just draw a symbol like others, but wrote his name in a neat and smooth stroke: Alexander Juliant Gumbre.