Last Totem Novel - Chapter 224

Chapter 224 Divination

A few minutes later, Xiao Yue arrived at the table and greeted him with a somewhat embarrassed tone, “Hello, we … we meet again.” At this moment, under the dim light, the girl’s face was flushed red, full of shyness.

Tie Zha made a “please” gesture, indicating for her to sit down. Xiao Yue was stunned for a moment before sitting down. Then, her gaze flickered as she looked at the three gold coins on the table. Her face suddenly turned bright and dim, and she seemed a little hesitant.

Looking at her nervous expression, Tie Zha knew that she had misunderstood. Just as she was about to explain, she raised her head and said, “Sir, can you add another seven gold coins?” Before Tie Zha could reply, she hurriedly explained, “I… I still need to pay five gold coins to the bar as the introduction fee, so…”

“I’m going to the old street to find someone. I need a guide familiar with the place to lead the way. This is the hiring fee.” In order to avoid further misunderstanding, Tie Zha hurriedly interrupted her and said.

“Ah” Xiao Yue immediately opened her mouth wide and cried out involuntarily.

“Is that okay?” Tie Zha asked.

“Who are you looking for?” After a while, Xiao Yue recovered from her shock and asked Tie Zha.

“I don’t know him, nor do I know his name. I only know that he is a blind old man.” Said Tie Zha.

Xiao Yue thought for a moment and asked uncertainly, “Are you saying … are you blind?”

“Who is Old Blind?” Tie Zha asked.

“She’s a very old diviner. My grandmother told me that she was blind when she was a child.” Xiao Yue said.

“A diviner? Is he the kind of liar who can predict the future and occasionally cure illnesses?” Tie Zha asked. In his impression, diviners did this kind of thing. Tie Shan Town had several such liars. They mysteriously fiddle with crystal balls or throw some pitch-black bamboo on the ground and say they can see the future. A diviner once prophesied to him, “You may be in trouble lately.” Thus, the diviner was beaten up by him. Since then, all the diviners in Tieshan Town had met him with a sentence: “Your future is bright.”

When he was very young, Old Man Tie told him that a man’s fate should be in his own hands. Don’t believe in those pretentious things. If they really could see the future, they wouldn’t have to live in Tieshan Town.

“Old blindness is not a liar. My grandmother said that I had a lot of red rashes when I was young. I was looking for him to cure me.” Xiao Yue explained.

“Yes.” Tie Zha nodded his head and didn’t dwell on the issue. Then he said, “Let’s go. Take me to see.”

“Alright, wait a moment. I’ll go change my clothes.” With that, Xiao Yue ran behind the bar like a gust of wind. Not long after, she changed into a slightly old grey cloth dress and ran back to the front of the iron slag. She tilted her head and smiled. She softly called out, “Let’s go.” Tie Zha immediately stood up and left the bar with Xiao Yue.

Moments later, a young man and a teenage girl were walking side by side on the main street of the shop. In the thin dawn, they walked to the west of the Sand Wind Castle …

At the same time, thousands of miles away from Quicksand Town, at the other end of Seth’s Gate, a handsome blonde man was sitting behind a large desk, listening to his subordinates’ reports in a steel fortress with several crimson long banners hanging upside down.

“Sir, we have now confirmed that the two power armors sent by Secretary General CSUM are owned by the two missing expeditionary knights.” A captain said.

The blonde man spun the exquisite black pen in his hand and pondered for a moment before saying, “We still need more evidence. Although Little Miss Bi has provided information about the suspect, I think she has another purpose. Perhaps she is just trying to eradicate her dissidents. In order to avoid being used by her, we should be more cautious.” He stared at his subordinates and paused for a while. Suddenly, his expression sank. He ordered, “Find out how they managed to get these two power armors.”

“Yes, sir.” The captain saluted and loudly replied, then turned around and left.

“Wait …” Before leaving, the blonde man stopped him and reminded him, “Let’s start with the black market in Dark Night Town.”

“Yes!” The captain bowed again.

After the captain left, the blonde man opened the notebook on the table. There was a picture of a girl in the white page. The girl in the photo had bright eyes and bright teeth. She wore a golden dragon cheongsam and was Bi Qinglan, secretary-general of the Student Union of the Central Silver City Military Academy. The man picked up the photo and examined it carefully for a while. Then, he said to himself, “Beautiful girl, if you want someone else to do something, you have to pay a price.”

“Dudududu … Dudududu …”

At this moment, his communicator rang. Looking at the number on the screen, he was immediately shocked. He hurriedly put down the photo and sat up. He respectfully connected to the video communication.

The screen of the communicator flashed and a handsome young man with a sword-browed star appeared. The tall and upright man, dressed in a major general’s uniform and with the iconic short silver hair, was the second in line to succeed the Lombardi family, Eugene Lombardi.

“Hello, General Lombar.” The man greeted.

“Major Field, please find out the reason for the disappearance of the two expeditionary army knights as soon as possible.” Eugene said expressionlessly.

“Yes, sir.” Major Field said loudly as he bowed to the communicator. As soon as he finished speaking, the communication hung up over there. Looking at the pitch-black screen, he realized that this incident could not be delayed any longer and that it had to be resolved as soon as possible.

Two hours after the video communication between Major Field and Major General Eugene Lombar, Tie Zha and Moon arrived at the old street west of Windsand Castle.

Standing at a high altitude, the houses in the old street were very dense, mainly composed of small brick buildings of two floors. The passageway between the buildings was very narrow and could barely accommodate three to four people. Walking into the old street, people came and went in the alley, looking very lively. Returning here, Xiao Yue’s mood became cheerful. She would occasionally pull Tie Zha to look around and introduce the long history and customs of the old street.

After twisting and turning in the alley, Little Moon brought Tie Zha to a relatively wide alley. The alley is about four meters wide and is full of tricycles on both sides. From left to right, every tricycle was a small stall. There were food stalls, daily necessities stalls, clothes stalls, newspapers stalls, tools stalls, and even second-hand guns and motorcycles stalls. In short, everything was for sale …

Xiao Yue introduced as she walked. This alley is what people call an old street. It has a history of hundreds of years. It is said that the Sand Wind Castle was expanded from here. Although the houses here were old, they were strong and reliable. After hundreds of years, they still stood on this land.

Iron slag wasn’t very interested in the history of this place, so if he listened to it word by word, it would be considered a pastime. As he walked, Tie Zha saw a big pot on top of a tricycle. At this moment, the oil in the pot was boiling, and there were a few long “noodles” floating on it. Seeing that he was interested, Xiao Yue took out a copper coin and threw it into a small basket in front of the vendor, saying, “Boss, give me two.”

“Alright.” The vendor took out two newspapers cut into squares, wrapped them up in two pieces of “fried noodles” and handed them to Xiao Yue. Xiao Yue took it and handed it to Tie Zha, reminding him, “Be careful.”

“Yes.” Tie Zha nodded and took a bite. This thing smells delicious and its entrance is very crisp. Little Yue said that this was one of the snacks of the people of the Far East. It was called “Youtiao”. Tie Zha felt that it tasted good, so he wanted to let the chefs of the army cook it when he got back.

The two of them ate as they walked. After walking for a long time, Xiao Yue led Tie Zha into an alley. After walking for a few minutes, she stopped and pointed at an old building. She said that this was the old blind fortune teller’s shop.

Looking at Little Yue’s fingers, there was a black shade hanging on the door of the small shop. Upon closer inspection, the shade was stained with oil, like a rag that had not been washed for many years. It felt dirty. Tie Zha couldn’t help but frown. Although he often didn’t take a bath, he wasn’t dirty to this extent. Seemingly aware of his hesitation, Xiao Yue hurriedly lifted the shade cloth and walked in.

At this moment, the light in the shop was very dim, and he could only barely see the surroundings. It was a room of less than ten square metres, with a low table in the middle and a crystal ball on it. Behind the low table sat a thin old man with a sharp mouth and a hollow eye socket.

“Who?” The old man asked as he sensed that someone was coming in.

“Old Master, I’m Xiao Yue.” “Xiaoyue? What Xiaoyue?” “Xiaoyue from North Alley, do you still remember? You cured my red rash once.” “Red rash? Good, good, good. Have you paid yet?” “Yes …” “Is there still a red rash now?” “No…” “Then what are you doing here? Are you ready to donate money?” “No … no, there’s a guest who wants to see you, so I brought him over.”

“Is he rich?” The old man hurriedly asked.

“Ah …” Xiao Yue was speechless for a moment, unable to speak for a long time.

“If you don’t have money, don’t bring it over.” The old man sighed and said listlessly.

“Ding.” At this moment, Tie Zha took out a gold coin and threw it on the low table. The moment he heard the commotion, the old man swiftly reached out and grabbed the gold coin that was still jumping on the table.

“Golden coins” The old man laughed happily, revealing his uneven yellow teeth. Seeing this, Tie Zha couldn’t help but frown and began to wonder if he had come to the wrong place.

The old man shook his head and began to chatter, “This guest, what can I do for you? Although I can’t see, I know the Laws of Heaven and Earth. I can help you solve your problems, answer your doubts, and guide you to the maze. As the saying goes, Mountain Flowers against the Sea of Trees, Crimson Sun against the Heavens, and the Great Water rushed towards the Dragon King Temple.”