Chapter 46 Encounter with the Prince

Kongkeo's car finally sent the group to Bandanong on the Cambodian border. This time, the terrible crossing in Laos finally came to an end. After a day's rest, they chartered two off-road vehicles and went straight to Phnom Penh, the Cambodia's capital.

The road conditions here are much better than those in Laos, and the driver's driving skills are also excellent. Only then did everyone relax and enjoy the scenery outside the window.

The thin buffalo by the river in the distance, leisurely gnawing grass on the fields; and the intoxicating and spotless blue sky... All of this makes people calm.

Occasionally, when you stop the car and rest at the farmhouse, you will see monks wearing a yellow umbrellas coming door to door under the scorching sun. The children here seem to be wild and often jump on the tree trunks to play dangerous games. Even girls are so naughty and not afraid at all.

When the car enters the city, you will see that the people here are like playing acrobatics. The roof and front of the car are full of people and goods, and they don't seem to care about danger at all. When they went out of the city, they stayed at a rural farmhouse and found that there was no electricity here, but Chinese families basically had engines, while only about one-tenth or two of the locals had generators.

After dinner, the group walked along the river embankment and found that each family had a pavilion. In the evening, the nearby villagers will gather in the pavilion to enjoy the cool and chat, which is very lively. Under the pavilion is their own small wharf, where boats can be moored, and they can swim and do laundry. From time to time, they can meet some Western tourists here and look around the village curiously. Seeing the sausage hanging by the river, he raised the camera and took a sharp shot.

Three days later, they arrived in Phnom Penh and rested in the hotel. The next day, Zhou Xirui and Zhong Yueming proposed to visit the "Khmer Rouge killing field", which is the most painful place in Cambodia and carries the painful memories of countless people. The killing site, about 15 kilometers south of Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, is also known as the "bell house", which is the most notorious of all Cambodian "slaughterhouses". During the more than three years of the Khmer Rouge regime, about two million people died innocently and about 17,000 people were executed here.

According to Zhou Xirui, Pol Pot, an idealist, unrealistically drove two million people from their homes and went to the countryside for renovation. As a result, Phnom Penh became a dead city, and all the calls for opposition attracted cruel repression.

Zhong Yueming said painfully about the killing: "Sometimes we think we have lofty ideals and feel that we should do everything to achieve it, but we are actually blinded by it. Fanatic committed a cruel crime for the ideal.

Hitler would feel that he was noble. He wanted to eliminate Jews for his nation, while Pol Pot cut off countless innocent lives in order to quickly realize communism and cut the tail of capitalism.

We are actually the combination of the devil and angels. Even if it is a little bit, it may be a stupid killing. The most terrible thing in the world is not monsters, but people. The devil may be ourselves."

Men all went to the "Khmer Rouge Murder Ground" to learn about Cambodia's history, but Xiaopei did not want to go to the slaughterhouse with piled bones. Walking alone on the streets of Phnom Penh, the tropical climate makes the plants suitable for growing here lush, and the trees along the road are full of red and huge flowers.

She bought a cold drink and sat on a bench under a tree by the river embankment to enjoy this moment of shade, not far from the Grand Palace on the banks of the Tonleza River. According to Zhong Yueming, the private house of Sihamoni, the current king of Cambodia, is also among them, just surrounded by a wall. Now tourists can see it in the distance. From Xiaopei, he sat here and looked over the Dongleda River and saw that the eaves and spires of the palace under the blue sky and white clouds were so magnificent.

There is a king, and there should also be a prince and princess! I don't know what the prince looks like? Every girl will fantasize that the prince falls in love with her, and Xiaopei is no more. Can you sit here?" While she was reverie, a very beautiful and magnetic man's voice sounded in her ear. When she looked up, she was suddenly fascinated by a pair of eyes.

Those are two charming eyes with autumn water, with handsome facial features and slender body. No woman will fall into the confusion of his eyes. Isn't it the prince in front of you? Whether he is a prince or not, his amazing beauty and extraordinary demeanor have made him surpass the prince of any country.

The "prince" seemed to be a little shy by the girl in front of him, and his face turned red. The shy blush with the thin fluff on his cheeks added some sexy taste to him.

I once saw that the beauty of a woman can be charming in the book. Xiaopei always felt that it was just empty words, but the man in front of her finally made her believe that there was really someone who could fall in. The man in front of her can make a woman feel love like a leek, uncontrollably want to get close to him, and desperately want to have him. It seems that beauty is indeed an evil force with powerful magic.

The "prince" seemed to be a little embarrassed by the girls. Only then did Xiaopei realize his gaffe and quickly nodded to signal that he could sit down. You are from the Miao people in China, aren't you?" The prince asked curiously and enthusiastically, and Xiaopei nodded, "How do you know? Do you speak Chinese very well? Although "Prince" speaks Chinese very well, his appearance and clothes, as well as his local accent, can still be recognized.

"I have studied in China and traveled to Miao villages. I think the Miao girls are very beautiful in ethnic costumes. I also ate your national specialties there, bacon and grass fish." The prince seems to miss that trip and the days in China.

Xiaopei looked down at himself, wearing short sleeves and skirts with the characteristics of the Miao family, leisurely stepping on a pair of slippers and diagonally across the embroidered bags of the Miao family. No wonder the "prince" suddenly recognized himself as a Miao nationality. Xiaopei was a little shy and dared not look directly at the prince's tender eyes. She was afraid of falling in and could no longer climb out.

"Do you want to go there?" When the prince saw Xiaopei staring at the opposite palace, he didn't know that Xiaopei was running away from his eyes, "Beautiful Miao girl, can I accompany you around?" The prince invited softly.

If there is any reason to refuse, Xiaopei nodded and agreed. Along the way, the prince had to point to the scenery on the roadside from time to time. He was such a very good and professional tour guide that Xiaopei suspected that he was a professional tour guide.

Under the dense branches and leaves of tropical trees, the magnificent palaces are very distinctive and the workmanship is quite exquisite. The "prince" always talks about the origin and names of these palaces.

Maybe there is such a rare opportunity in life. They accompany their favorite people and enjoy a pleasant time in the red flowers and green leaves. Unconsciously, they came to a walled residence in the palace. There stood guard in front of the door. They thought that the "prince" would take him around here, but he went straight in without thinking about it. Question mark

The guards saluted him and said a local word. What's going on? Is he really a "prince" or a very important "person"? Xiaopei's heart jumped wildly, and she stood at the door hesitantly. Seeing that she hadn't left, the prince stepped out with a gentle smile and took her hand and walked in.

The prince's hands are very warm. She seems to feel that the man in front of her is very close to her. At a distance within reach, he walks beside her so steadily. She can even imagine how happy it is to marry him and give birth to a group of children for him!

After walking in this closed yard for a while, they came to a palace with many Cambodian women waiting at the door. They all knelt at the door and saw them coming. They all turned around and bent their heads to salute.

Entering the palace, the "prince" took her into the room and pointed to a gorgeously dressed sleeping woman in the mosquito net and said to her, "This is my mother!" Queen Mother, the prince is really in front of her. The prince saw her surprised eyes and said, "I'm Prince Sisovos Teso, and that's my sister, Princess Rodol Bupa Dewey. Next to me, a beautiful girl sat by the bed and smiled at her.

Wow! It's really a princess and prince. Such an adventure made Xiaopei feel a little light, as if she was in a fairy tale. She looked at the queen in the mosquito net again. There seemed to be something wrong, and there was a black atmosphere on her face, which seemed to be haunted by evil spirits.

The prince frowned and said, "My mother has been asleep since she sacrificed in the palace on the Day of the Dead last year. The most Taoist mage in the country can't wake her up. I have been to Miao Village and know that your Miao wizards are very good. I don't know if you have learned witchcraft? Can you save my mother?" The prince's melancholy eyes made Xiaopei distressed, and she nodded.

The prince was overjoyed and knelt down for Xiaopei with his sister. Xiaopei quickly helped them up. He took out the piccolo and handed them the powder sachet of the two bodies and asked them to put them by their noses.

Then he sat cross-legged in front of the mosquito net and injected the spiritual power into the flute. The blue light belt followed the swing of the rhythm and penetrated into the queen's body, driving a black anger gushing out. Xiaopei took in the evil spirit with the soul-removing jadeque and purified it into a blue spiritual power.

The queen coughed a few times, coughed out a mouthful of blood phlegm in her throat, and woke up. After learning that the girl in front of him had saved him, he immediately told the king to hold a banquet for her. Xiaopei told the prince that he still had a few friends in the hotel. Xiaopei estimated that the men should have returned to the hotel at this time, and the prince immediately sent someone to pick them up.

During the banquet, Princess Rodom Bupa Dewe personally served wine for everyone. The king said some words of gratitude, which were translated by the prince. The group had never thought of entering the palace and were very happy to receive such courtesy. The court dancers in national costumes gave them a special dance.

Xiaopei thinks the most distinctive thing about this banquet is the plate of green papaya shreds, which is green, sweet and sour. The prince sat next to her, politely drank for her, and whispered to her, "Xiao Pei, can you stay?"

Xiaopei looked up at the prince's gentle eyes. There was fog in her eyes. Everything here was fine. The prince was also very good, but he couldn't stay here.

Staying here and living a life full of doing nothing all day long, she will definitely be crazy. She likes the journey of adventure, likes the life experience of every time she breaks through difficulties, and likes to be with her adventure partners. Some things are really more important than love in life, and tears finally flowed down from her eyes. .

The prince wiped away the tears from her eyes, gently held her in his arms, took her hand and walked to the garden. Zhou Xirui and others looked puzzledly at Xiaopei's crying back. What a good thing. If they had been retained by such a handsome prince, they would have fainted happily.

Xiaopei looked up at the prince and shook his head and said, "I can't stay. My dream is far away. My friends need me, but I love you!" I will always remember you!" The prince buried his head in melancholy, gently kissed Xiaopei's forehead, took Xiaopei's hand and said, "Promise me that you will come back to me when you are tired?"

Xiao Pei looked up at the prince and looked at his gentle eyes with pain: "Don't wait for me. Maybe I will die on the journey, and maybe I will never come back!" No! You must come back, or I won't let you go." The prince said anxiously.

Xiaopei stretched out his hand to wipe away the tears in the prince's eyes, "How can you keep my desire to explore? Do you want me to be unhappy?" The prince shook his head.