Last Totem Novel - Chapter 339
Chapter 339 Horn Of Fire
After a day and night’s journey of nearly 30 hours, the train finally arrived at Yanyang Ancient Town, the gathering place of the Fire Horn Clan, by noon the next day.
The five ancient towns of the Horned Rhino Clan were named after the Golden Wood, Water, Fire and Earth, such as the Golden Horned Clan’s Xinling Ancient Town, the Wood Horned Clan’s Senluo Ancient Town, the Water Horned Clan’s Chuanmiao Ancient Town, and the Earth Horned Clan’s Fengyao Ancient Town.
Yanyang Ancient Town was situated in a basin surrounded by mountains, with a relatively gentle terrain. Along the way, the scenery here was beautiful, the lake was ten colors, the four seasons were like spring, and the climate was very pleasant.
After leaving the railway station, Qin Ke’er called a taxi and brought Tie Zha and Mu Qian He to the Shanhai Lake Hotel to stay. This taxi was a bit more dilapidated than the one in Yujing before, and it was bumpy and clanging.
However, the driver of Yanyang Town was far from as talkative as the one in Yujing. He drove his car wholeheartedly along the way without saying anything unnecessary. Along the way, the houses in Yanyang Town looked more antique and quiet than those in Yujing. Looking around, many small and exquisite pavilions were hiding in the bustling city, looking forward to looking at the bamboo forest
About half an hour later, the taxi drove into a lush, dark and far-reaching forest path and arrived at the door of an elegantly decorated, simple and elegant hotel. From the mottled traces on the pillars of the porch, it was not difficult to tell that the hotel had a long history.
“This shop has a history of 3,000 years. From ancient times until now, apart from the nuclear winter period after the Great Nuclear War, this place has never been closed.” Qin Ke’er introduced. Shanhai Lake Hotel was the highest-grade hotel in Yanyang Ancient Town. She once stayed with her father for a night. The expenses here were undoubtedly extremely expensive for her family. However, things were different now. She followed Tie Zha, and there was almost nothing she could not afford to spend.
A moment later, the waiter drove the battery car to the mountain lake behind the hotel.
On the platform beside the lake, there were long tables covered with white tablecloth. Looking around, there were very few guests, only a few scattered tables.
Afterwards, Tie Zha picked a seat closest to the lake and sat down. From here, one could see a lake that looked like a mirror, and there were a few small boats floating on the surface of the lake.
Qin Ke’er showed the waiter the purple gold card, and the waiter immediately invited the restaurant manager over.
“Dear Miss, what would you like to eat for lunch today?” The manager asked respectfully.
Qin Ke’er did not say anything. She raised her slender hand and signaled the manager to ask Tie Zha.
“Dear sir, what would you like to eat for lunch today?” The manager turned around and asked humbly.
“What is famous here?” Tie Zha asked.
“Shanhai Lake’s big grass carp, one fish and nine eaten. Catch it now, kill it now, cook it now.” Replied the manager.
“One fish and nine eats? What did you get?” Tie Zha asked. Because Northern Wilderness lacked water, it was very difficult to eat fish, so he did not know much about fish.
“Fish head soup, fish bone porridge, fish tail fried, fish skin vinegar slipped, fish belly braised, fish ribs steamed, fish fillet wok, fish swim bladder stir-fried, fish scales frozen.” Qin Ke’er replied quickly.
Mu Qianhe gently clapped his hands. Qin Ke’er raised her eyebrows and glanced at her proudly.
“Then let’s give it a try.” Said Tie Zha.
A few minutes after the manager and the waiter left, a small boat left the shore. .
“Look, that boat is helping us catch fish.” Qin Ke’er held onto Tie Zha’s arm and pointed at the boat that was paddling towards the center of the lake.
“If we can’t catch the fish, what should we do?” Mu Qianhe looked at Qin Ke’er and asked with interest.
“Salad!” Qin Ke’er said disdainfully with a stern face.
“So arrogant …” “So arrogant, what’s wrong?” “Alright … I’ll call you Sister Arrogant in the future.” Mu Qianhe sighed and said.
“Don’t shout.” Qin Ke’er said with one hand on her waist.
“I’m going to scream. Sister Arrogant, what’s wrong?” Mu Qianhe retorted.
Just as the two women were arguing, a tall, bald man wearing a red vest and with scaled tattoos on his shoulders walked over.
“I am Lower Dragon Three. I am known as the Dragon-Headed Cannon.” The bald man touched his head and introduced himself in a rough voice. Then, he pointed to a table not far away and said, “My big brother wants to invite three friends over to sit down, know each other, and form a good relationship.”
Tie Zha looked at the boat in the lake without turning around or saying anything.
Seeing this, Long San did not get angry. He laughed heartily. Then, he cupped his fists and said solemnly, “Brother, as the saying goes, you rely on your parents at home and your friends outside. It seems like this is your first time in the Far East, right?”
Tie Zha turned around and looked at Long San. He said indifferently, “Friend, please come back. We are not used to communicating with strangers.”
“As the saying goes, once you come back to life, you will become familiar with it again.” Long San said sincerely.
Tie Zha had just arrived in the Far East and was not familiar with the environment, so he had no intention of causing trouble. He picked up the knife on the table and twisted it forcefully, twisting the iron knife into a hemp rope.
Originally, he thought that this move would allow the other party to retreat in the face of difficulties, but the result was very unsatisfactory. Long San didn’t reveal much surprise when he saw the transformed knife.
“So brother is also a martial artist. Not bad, not bad” As Long San spoke, he walked to the stone guardrail at the edge of the platform. His body suddenly sank slightly and he shouted loudly. At the same time, he pushed his legs hard and crashed into the stone pillar that was as thick as a bowl’s mouth.
In the next second, he could only hear “Bang!” With a muffled sound, the stone pillar shattered into pieces in mid-air and fell into the lake one after another.
“Brother, my Iron Head Technique is not bad, right?” After a single strike, Long San walked back and patted the stone powder on his forehead.
“Pa!” Seeing that the opponent could not be intimidated by martial power, Tie Zha took out a badge from his inner pocket and slapped it on the table.
Long San approached and saw that it was an iron badge engraved with a small flower.
“Are you from the Red Flower Society?” Long San hesitated for a moment before asking.
“Uh” Tie Zha was speechless for a moment, not knowing what to say. I didn’t expect that the world-famous Lombardi Clan would actually be silent and nameless here …
“Pa!” Tie Zha quickly reacted and took out a second badge.
Long San took a closer look and saw the bear paw inscribed on it. He immediately cupped his fists and solemnly said, “Brother, it turns out that you are from Senluo Town. It’s a pleasure to meet you.”
“What Black Bear Society!” Tie Zha’s brows furrowed, it was obvious that he was about to explode.
Looking at Tie Zha’s successive deflated appearance, the two women finally couldn’t hold back any longer. At the same time, with a “puchi” sound, the flowers and branches began to tremble with laughter.
Seeing Tie Zha’s face getting darker and darker, Qin Ke’er did not dare to continue laughing. She suppressed her laughter and said, “Pa!” With a crisp sound, he also took out a badge.
The badge was engraved with a flaming background and a rhinoceros horn. Long San took a glance and involuntarily took a step back. His expression changed drastically, and cold sweat broke out in an instant.
Long San clasped his hands together and bowed to Qin Ke’er, “Long … Long San … has … ignored Mount Tai … right … I’m sorry …”
“Off you go.” Qin Ke’er said expressionlessly.
Long San stammered, as if he was greatly frightened, “Thank you … thank you … on behalf of me … no … on behalf of us … the Grass Dragon Society … greets the Grand Grandmaster … greets …”
“What qualifications does an underground organization have to say hello to Great Master Fire Horn?” Qin Ke’er asked coldly.
“Yes … yes …” Long San nodded as he retreated and quickly ran back to his companion. After a short while, they left in a panic.
“Clang …”
Not long after Long San and the others left, a loud metal knock suddenly sounded from afar. Qin Ke’er followed her voice and saw two fishermen holding a struggling fish in the boat on the lake.
“Wow ~ Look, we’ve caught him!” Qin Ke’er shook Tie Zha’s arm and shouted excitedly.
About twenty minutes after the boat landed, plates of steaming fish were brought up. This big grass carp weighed more than a hundred kilograms, and only a small portion of it was in the best position to cook.
Qin Ke’er picked up a piece of fish stained with red oil for Tie Zha and blew it on her lips before placing it in his small white porcelain bowl. “Come ~ Try boiling fish slices in water ~ This is a little spicy, but it smells really good ~”
Mu Qianhe picked up a piece of fish belly meat and placed it in a small bowl in Tie Zha. He quickly picked up the fish fillets Qin Ke’er put and took a bite of them. “Come and try this. Red-wrapped fish belly is like Ke’er’s little meat. It’s soft and sweet.”
“You!” Qin Ke’er gritted her teeth and blushed.
“Aiyo ~ I’m angry ~ Big Sister will help you with it ~” “Don’t.” ‘”No, no, no, come on, no!”
While laughing and cursing, a sumptuous whole fish meal was eaten. After eating and drinking, the three of them returned to the hotel, asked for a suite, and checked in.
They are stationed here for two reasons. First, Qin Ke’er was going to bring Tie Zha to visit the Fire Horn Temple tomorrow, and Tie Zha also wanted to see the temples of the Ancient Era’s bloodline. At this point, the two of them clapped and settled. Secondly, the Qin Clan Village was located in a remote mountain area. There was no highway, so they had to take a small car first. After arriving at the market closest to the Qin Clan Village, they would change to a livestock cart and continue on.
It had to be said that after coming to the Far East personally, Tie Zha had deeply experienced the poverty and backwardness of the Far East, as well as its simplicity and conservatism. On the one hand, the economy of the Far East was very poor. Along the way, there were few decent factories. Moreover, even the commercial streets of the thousand-year-old capital, Yujing City, were not very prosperous. The flow of people was not even comparable to the streets of Sand Wind Castle. As for Yanyang Ancient Town, it was needless to say. On the other hand, the people of the Far East attached great importance to tradition. There were traces of ancient times everywhere, from a stone pier on a stone bridge to the entire garden. They were filled with historical charm and a long aura.
Also, after observing for the past two days, Tie Zha discovered that the pace of life in the Far East was very slow and leisurely. They are not in a hurry to do things. They would rather spend their time chatting than do more. From the speed of walking, to the time of serving food, to the process of checking in at the hotel, all of them are very slow …
Everything seemed to be half a beat slower here. Tie Zha also found that people in the Far East like to eat something called “melon seeds”, including long, pointed sunflower seeds, red and black watermelon seeds, and light green pumpkin seeds. Walking down the street, one could see groups of people gathered together, drinking Far East tea while eating melon seeds, and then spitting non-stop. Along with their hurried and loud voices, the melon seed shell mixed with the saliva star seeds flew everywhere …