Last Totem Novel - Chapter 282
Chapter 282 Illusion
After watching the movie, Tie Zha and the two women got in the car and returned to the Garden Avenue of Babylon after a few dozen minutes’ drive. After dinner at Eva Greene’s house, it was past seven o’clock in the evening. Tie Zha refused the two women’s offer to play cards on the grounds of “a little personal matter”. In their suspicious eyes, he left the villa alone and walked along Garden Street towards Cold Lake.
At this time, the two sides of the main street were filled with Milan flowers. The tiny beige flowers hidden in dark green branches and leaves were emitting a faint fragrance that was refreshing to the heart and lungs. The surroundings were quiet and elegant, but Tie Zha wasn’t in the mood to enjoy it. On the contrary, he was a little nervous. But whoever sees a powerful woman with “intermittent mania”, “deep paranoia” and “practically any pain” will be upset.
Twenty minutes later, Tie Zha arrived at a simple manor with green bricks and glazed tiles by the lake.
Through the fan-shaped window of the porcelain bottle pillar on the tall, gray wall, one could vaguely see the scattered bamboo groves, trickling streams, exquisite bridges, and slowly rotating water wheels by the side of the courtyard. It was an elegant and quiet scene. This was the architectural style of the Far East, with its small bridges and flowing waters and deep courtyards.
When they arrived at the gate, the guards seemed to have been notified beforehand. They did not inquire or speak and directly opened the door.
Walking into the courtyard, the thin water mist brought with it the fragrance of bamboo leaves. It was ice-cold and refreshing, penetrating into his heart. As the clouds swirled, a gentle breeze blew past, and the bamboo leaves rustled. The slender bamboo body swung along with the wind, like a woman dancing with a willow waist. In the forest, a poetic and picturesque feeling arose spontaneously. In the next moment, he crossed the bamboo forest path, crossed the arched stone bridge, reached out to touch the water wheels beside the bridge, drew over the waterfall-like water curtain, and walked forward more than ten steps to arrive in front of a large house. This large house was a typical Far East architectural style. The triangular roof was very tall, and the eaves extended outwards and raised high. Upon closer inspection, there were several small beasts of different shapes and sizes carved at the ends of the eaves.
At this moment, there were two girls wearing third-generation power armor standing on the left and right beneath the door with bright red silk hanging from the carved dragon and phoenix. When they saw Tie Zha, they made an expressionless “please” gesture. The cold look on his face made Tie Zha unhappy.
Then, under the lead of the two women, Tie Zha passed through two large wooden doors with a black paint-red frame, circled the carved screen behind him, and arrived at the main hall in the middle of the house. This was a space hundreds of square meters wide. At this moment, the hall was abnormally empty, except for a few long wooden chairs carved with trees and flowers and birds and a large coffee table in the middle.
At this moment, Bi Qinglan was sitting upright on a wooden chair in the middle, her left leg resting on her right leg. Looking closer, large patches of dazzling white skin emerged from the slits of the cheongsam, causing people’s heads to tremble. On the coffee table in front of her were stone tea trays, mahogany clips, pottery beasts, a few crystal kettles, a few wine lamps, and various bottles and cans of tea.
After sitting down, Bi Qinglan raised her head and glanced at him coldly. She expressionlessly said, “You still have time for a cup of tea.” With that, she put down her wrapped thighs, bent down and picked up a long spoon made of bamboo tubes, scooped up a pot of water, and placed it on the wine lamp. Then, she stretched out her hand, lifted the lid of the pot, scooped up two spoonfuls of green tea, and gently poured it into a small black-purple pot.
During this time, Tie Zha discovered that there were many figures wearing power armor standing around the hall. Among them were the two girls who brought him in.
“What do you want to do?” Tie Zha asked straightforwardly.
‘”I’ll kill you ~” Bi Qinglan replied casually as he prepared to make tea. Instead of continuing, Tie Zha stood up and sat down beside her.
“Do you want to take advantage of me before you die?” Bi Qinglan fiddled with the tea set and asked without turning her head.
“You’re right.” As soon as he finished speaking, Tie Zha reached out and hugged her by the waist.
“Come on ~ Feel free ~ You don’t have much time anyway, hurry up and have some fun.” Bi Qinglan said calmly.
“Aren’t you afraid that I’ll kill you now?” Tie Zha asked.
“Come on ~ Try it.” Bi Qinglan provoked.
“I won’t try, and I won’t leave you any excuses.” At this point, Tie Zha seemed to recall something. She put the black pearl on her earring and whispered, “Oh right, didn’t you feel embarrassed when you called me Bug?”
In an instant, Bi Qinglan’s expression froze. Then, she returned to her normal state, as if nothing had happened.
‘”Looks like I should be more specific” Tie Zha slowly said, “The life of the vortex worm, cocooning rebirth, aphid regeneration.” He said three bug transformation abilities in a row, then pushed Bi Qinglan away and returned to his original position.
“Who told you!” After a moment of silence, Bi Qinglan gritted her teeth and asked with a fierce expression.
Tie Zha grinned and said, “No comment.” She was so angry that her breathing became rapid. In an instant, her plump chest rose and fell violently, almost breaking through her tight cheongsam.
“Friend, please calm down. Let’s have a cup of tea and talk slowly.” Tie Zha suggested.
After a long while, Bi Qinglan looked at him with hatred until the water in the crystal kettle boiled and bursts of hot air came out. She then turned around and continued to make tea.
Not long after, a cup of Bluesea Green Tea that emitted a faint bamboo fragrance appeared on the coffee table in front of Tie Zha. He picked it up and drank it. The tea tasted agarwood, and his lips and teeth were full of sweetness. After putting down the teacup, he couldn’t help but sigh, “Good tea!”
“Aiya ~ I’m sorry, I forgot to tell you …” Bi Qinglan smiled and said, “The first brew of Bi Hai Qingcha is used to wash cups.” After saying that, she poured her cup …
Seeing Bi Qinglan’s actions, Tie Zha couldn’t help but roll her eyes. This little girl really didn’t let go of any chance to disgust him.
After that, Bi Qinglan poured a second cup of tea and pushed it over, saying, “The second brew of Bi Hai Qingcha is the best.”
As a man, he didn’t like to argue with women, so he picked it up and finished his second cup. It had to be said that this tea was indeed delicious. A faint bamboo fragrance would make people feel as if they were bathed in spring breeze.
“Although this tea is good, it is made from azure bath water. It can’t be drunk.” After saying that, Bi Qinglan poured her cup.
“You” Tie Zha glared at Bi Qinglan, who seemed to be slightly interested, and was speechless for a long time.
“Alright, you can go. I’m going to sleep.” Bi Qinglan casually raised her hand and ordered her to leave like a mosquito.
Tie Zha immediately frowned, then stood up and gave her a thumbs up without saying a word. His ashen face seemed to say, “Good job.”
“Thank you.” Bi Qinglan nodded. But just as she thought that Tie Zha was about to leave, the latter suddenly bullied her and threw her onto the wooden chair, forcefully kissing her.
“Mm … Mm …”
After sending a few mouthfuls of saliva into his warm and cool little mouth, Tie Zha let go of Bi Qinglan and stood up. Just as she was about to leave, a faint voice came from behind her, “Don’t be complacent, Norse. Qinglan will resign tomorrow and return to the Far East. Then write a letter to your princess.”
“Friend, is this worth it?” Tie Zha turned around and sat down to ask.
“Of course, you are the murderer who killed my sister. You deserve to pay any price.” Bi Qinglan said firmly.
“We are all our own people. We shouldn’t kill each other. In the end, both of us will be injured. The only ones who will benefit will be our opponents.” Said Tie Zha earnestly.
“Who is with you?” Bi Qinglan asked with disdain.
“We are all people from the temple. We all believe in the glory of our ancestors, don’t we?” Said Tie Zha.
Bi Qinglan snorted coldly and looked at him. She slowly said, “Bi Qinglan is a member of the Azure Snake bloodline first, then the Spirit Snake bloodline, and finally the Ancient Era’s bloodline. As for the Glorious Bloodline, it has nothing to do with me? “Although we all believe in the glory of our ancestors, we believe in our ancestors. What does it have to do with you believing in your ancestors?” She paused for a moment and continued in a strong tone. “It was because of this that the Ancient Era’s bloodline was discriminated against and was unable to integrate into the mainstream world.”
The more she said, the more excited she became. “You have your pursuits, and we have our lives. Why bother us?” If possible, I wish I could erase the traces of glory from the history of the Temple. What else did you guys get from that stupid war, apart from causing great damage to the Temple’s Yuan Qi? You have lost all your parishes, lost the space for your descendants to survive, and then tell me what exactly you have obtained! ”
“Cozan told me that the gains and losses in this world cannot be judged with a pure gaze. It will take a longer time to prove it.” Tie Zha argued.
“Northas, don’t you understand? That’s your ideal, your pursuit, not ours!” Bi Qinglan said loudly, “We just want to live a good life and integrate into this world. The Temple and the World Conference are the main melody now. Can you change all of this?” You are a group of people living in an illusion. For an illusory hope, you not only personally ruined your own happiness, but also ruined the happiness of your own brothers. Brilliant fire seed, such a beautiful name, such a touching belief, but what’s the use of this? You all need to rely on others to survive. What else can you use to achieve your dreams? Can you resist the World Conference? Can you resist the temple? “You have nothing, but your tone is bigger than anyone else’s. Is this really good?”
Facing her aggressive questioning, Tie Zha remained silent for a long time. Finally, he sighed deeply and said, “I haven’t read many books, so I can’t reason with you. All I know is that if my people don’t unite, they will be bullied by outsiders.” However, although he said this, he did not have much confidence in his heart. With that, he turned around and left, not wanting to stay here for a moment.
“Tie Zha!” Just as he was about to reach the door, Bi Qinglan suddenly stopped him and said word by word, “Please always remember that I am not yours-self-human!”