Last Totem Novel - Chapter 36

Chapter 36 Partners
“Go back and pack your things. Prepare to leave at any time.” After leaving the parts market, Tie Zha said in a deep voice, “Let’s go hide in Sand City for a while.”

Old Niu nodded silently. After a while, he sighed deeply and said with a shameful expression, “Brother, I was impulsive.”

“The world is so big, I want to go out for a walk.” Tie Zha grinned and quoted an ancient saying. The old bull nodded again. He knew that his brothers would always understand him, and would always stand beside him!

Ye Xinling listened to the conversation between the two brothers, but she felt as if she had knocked over a bottle of schizandra in her heart. She was a little confused. She didn’t expect things to turn out like this. These two crazy people actually dared to attack the Silver City Garrison Army. That was a huge crime. Also, she couldn’t go back to Sand City. She couldn’t let the Blackstone Mercenary Group know that she was still alive. If they knew that she had left the mercenary corps without permission, they would make things difficult for her parents and younger brothers, something she would never allow to happen.

But …

She raised her head and looked at Tie Zha. The youth in front of her was a real iron-blooded man. He was strong, steady, and hot-blooded. He was someone who was worth following for a lifetime. However, he was still somewhat young and still needed time to grow. He was like a young eagle. As long as his wings were full, he would be able to soar into the sky and henceforth roam the clouds of the Nine Heavens. Compared to him, the Blackstone Guild Leader was like a piece of trash.

‘Xin Ling wants to follow you forever, but only if she can’t hurt my parents and younger brother.’ Ye Xinling said in her heart. As she thought about it, she followed Tie Zha. Unknowingly, she walked to the main street.

At this moment, a commotion came from the streets. She looked up and saw many people standing in line, chatting in twos and threes. Their faces were filled with anticipation, occasionally looking at the nuns who were distributing bread.

“Right, I want to take a picture.”

Tie Zha, who was walking at the front, suddenly turned around and said to Ye Xinling. Just now, when he saw the group of alms givers, he remembered the matter of taking pictures.

“Master, those two are with these people.” Ye Xinling reminded.

“One more thing is better than one less thing.” Old Niu advised.

“It’s fine. It’s just a matter of a few minutes. Moreover, today is the day for giving alms. God Rain doesn’t want to see conflicts and contradictions.” As Tie Zha spoke, he walked towards the place where the nuns were most concentrated. His eyes were especially sharp, and he soon discovered the target of the photograph-a girl in a light blue priest’s uniform.

When he approached the girl, a few Silver City soldiers surrounded him and looked at him vigilantly. Tie Zha raised his hands, signaling that there was no weapon in his hand, and then revealed a harmless smile. However, the murderous aura on his body could not be concealed.

“I don’t have any ill intentions. I just want to take a picture of this Lord Priest.”

“Get lost!” A Silver City soldier scolded. At the same time, he raised the submachine gun in his hand and naturally pulled the trigger with his finger. The youth in front of him had a dangerous aura. He instinctively felt that he couldn’t let the other party get close.

“I want to accept God Rain’s blessing.” Tie Zha said piously. However, his pious expression became even more dangerous in the eyes of the soldiers.

“Get in line over there!” The soldier shouted.

Tie Zha frowned and shouted, “You treat the followers of the Rain God like this! Aren’t you afraid that the Rain God will punish you?”

“I…” The soldier was suddenly shouted by the iron slag, and his entire body trembled in fear. He didn’t know what to say for a moment.

At this moment, the goddess who was standing not far away walked over. She asked the soldier indifferently, “What’s going on?”

“This … this person …” Facing the serious priest, the soldier felt very nervous and even stuttered.

“Goddess, I want to take a picture of you.” As Tie Zha spoke, he took out the card camera from his pocket.

The goddess turned around and looked at the iron slag. Then, she expressionlessly asked, “You called me … the goddess?”

“Yes, they call you the goddess.” Tie Zha replied and raised his camera to press the shutter. However, he noticed that the goddess officer in the camera had a stern face and an extremely cold expression on her face. So he subconsciously shouted, “Come, laugh.”

This sentence was especially like what a whore/guest said to a prostitute/woman, and it was obviously frivolous. When the soldier standing guard heard this, he was immediately scared half to death, thinking that this person was finished.

“Please leave immediately.” The goddess said coldly.

The iron slag pressed the shutter and printed the girl’s beautiful face into the camera. Although her expression was a little cold, she was still very beautiful. Perhaps this was her charm. After taking the photo, Tie Zha grinned at the goddess and said, “Thank you.” Then he turned around and left.

“Wait … wait.” The goddess suddenly stopped him.

“Huh?” Tie Zha turned around and found that the goddess was staring at him with her eyes wide open, as if there was something on his face. He felt a little puzzled and asked, “What’s wrong?”

The goddess did not answer. She just stared at him like this. Her pair of watery eyes seemed to hide the galaxy universe, as if she wanted to suck in a person’s soul.

When she saw the iron slag, her heart trembled, and she involuntarily scratched her hair.

After a while …

The goddess finally regained her senses and asked with uncertainty, “You … are you Tie Zha?”

Tie Zha nodded as an answer. The goddess hesitated for a moment before asking, “How do you prove it?”

Hearing this, Iron Cinder rolled his eyes and thought to himself, “Why do people in Silver City like to let others prove their identities?” However, it was very simple for him to prove his identity in Tieshan Town. So he brought the goddess to the queue waiting for the blessing.

When the goddess approached, there was an uproar in the queue. Everyone looked at the legendary goddess in a hurry. Tie Zha casually pulled a strong man in the queue and asked, “Who am I?”

The strong man who was pulled over by the iron slag was a member of the Black Tooth Society. Of course, he knew the iron slag. However, when he heard that Iron Slag had killed Black Bear and the others, he first asked, “Who am I?” It was said that when Tie Zha asked this question, he usually wanted to kill someone. Thinking of this, the strong man was so scared that his head was covered in sweat that he stuttered, “I… I don’t know.”

Iron slag was dumbfounded, and then he fiercely asked again, “I–who?”

“Big brother … Big brother, I really don’t know.” The sturdy man replied in a trembling voice.

“Alright, don’t make things difficult for him.” The goddess stopped him. Then she looked at Tie Zha and said, “You can’t prove anything by forcing people to know you like this.”

Tie Zha frowned and crossed his hands in front of his chest. “What do you want?” He wrote on his face.

When the goddess saw Tie Zha’s helpless expression, she suddenly smiled without warning. Her smile was like a poppy blooming in an instant. It was so beautiful that one’s heart palpitated and one’s heart sank. Even someone as determined as Iron Slag almost fell into the sea of flowers the moment her smile blossomed.

“But … your arrogance has already proved your identity. You are iron slag.” The goddess said confidently. Then she continued with a stunned expression on Iron Cinder’s face, “You were especially arrogant when you were a child.”

“You know me? What’s your name?” Tie Zha rubbed his forehead and scratched his hair. He had no impression of the girl in front of him.

“When you were a child, you liked to fight with children on the streets. You liked cowhide candy. You also liked to go to bars to listen to travelers’ stories. You also liked to …” The goddess said on her own. For a moment, she seemed to be lost in memories …

Ten years, I didn’t expect that he was still alive.

I didn’t expect to see him again …

Thank God Rain for his grace, thank God for his mercy, thank God for his notarization.

How is he? Does he have anything to eat? Will he survive?

It’s winter …

Is he cold?

For ten years, beside a warm stove, in a quiet library, in a dignified temple, she would always think of these questions, of him …

“Who are you?” Tie Zhan interrupted her muttering to herself.

The goddess smiled sweetly and then quietly stared into his eyes, as if she would never be able to see enough.

Iron slag was about to go berserk when she saw it. She raised her voice and asked, “Who exactly are you?”

‘”Your temper is still so hot-tempered ~” The goddess pursed her lips and said.

“I’m leaving!” Tie Zha said impatiently, pretending to leave. Actually, he didn’t want to leave. He really wanted to know who she was.

“Muyu Ling Lan.”

Tie Zha thought for a while, then shook his head and said, “I don’t know.”

The goddess looked at him with a smile on her face. Then, she stretched out two jade-like fingers and waved them on her willow eyebrows. “Sir, the fuel is full. We can set off now,” she said.

These words of hers were like an ancient key that unlocked the sealed memories …

Many years ago, a little girl and her mother came to Tieshan Town. They were homeless vagrants who lived at the corner of the street. The little girl’s name was Xiao Yu. She was about the same age as Tie Zha, only one year apart. Back then, Tie Zha was as unpopular as he is now. Back then, he was even more secluded than he is now, and he fought so fiercely that the children on the streets were unwilling to play with him.

At the same time, the children on the street were also unwilling to play with Xiao Yu, because their family members all said that Xiao Yu’s mother had an infectious disease and would transmit the virus to them. On an occasional occasion, Tie Zha helped the little girl beat away the bad kids who bullied her (they were actually scared away), and they got to know each other.

Later on, they became inseparable companions. They pick up trash, buy snacks and play games together. The games they used to play were officers and soldiers. In the game, Tie Zha was always an officer, and the little girl could be a soldier, a messenger, a logistics soldier, a mechanic, and so on. All in all, she was a soldier except an officer. For example, when the officer needed to refuel, she was a mechanic. When the officer needed to charge into the formation, she was an assault soldier. However, this was limited to the game. Normally, she would be protected by the iron slag.

The two little companions spent a happy time like this. But the good times didn’t last long. Xiao Yu’s mother seemed to have a disease that could cause her entire body to fester. Her originally beautiful face gradually turned into a ball of paste. A beautiful woman like her would think of committing suicide as soon as she got the disease. But for the sake of Little Rain, she could only clench her teeth and linger.

Until one day, she could not hold on any longer and closed her eyes forever. At that moment, Xiao Yu became an orphan.

Xiao Yu remembered that day in her life. She pushed her mother’s body in the cold north wind, but she did not receive any response. Her heart was filled with despair and sorrow. In her ignorance, Tie Zha carried her home and knelt on the ground, begging Old Man Tie to take her in.

At that time, Old Man Tie was also sick and his body was very weak, but he still agreed to the request of the iron slag. However, a few days later, Old Man Tie took advantage of the iron slag to say to her, “Xiao Yu, Old Man Tie has let you down. Old Man Tie can’t support you. The iron slag is still too small. He doesn’t even know if he can survive. So please leave, he can’t bear your weight.”

It wasn’t until many years later that Little Yu realized that Old Man Tie had run out of light and was about to die. These words were almost Old Man Tie’s last words.

After Old Man Tie finished saying those words to her, he took her to Tieshan Town, wanting to sell it to a businessman who could feed her.

On that day, perhaps because of the favor of the Rain God, or perhaps because of fate, the convoy of the Divine Rain Prayer Palace happened to pass through Tieshan Town. Old Man Tie immediately recognized the identity of the convoy. He stood in front of the convoy like a madman, using his life to stop the car, leaving her standing alone on the street.

At that moment, her desperate mood was like a wild horse that had lost control, and it abruptly shattered her heart! In an instant, she felt a violent force surging into her body. At the same time, her eyes glowed with blue light.

After the car accident, the Rain Prayer Priest got off the car and prayed for Old Man Tie. During this time, the Rain Prayer Priest glanced at Little Yu who was standing beside Old Man Tie. However, this single glance had completely changed her fate.

The Rain Prayer Sacrifice felt a surge of psionic energy surging from her body. That psionic energy was like a monstrous wave created by a storm in the sea, and that mighty aura seemed to be about to destroy everything …

In the end, the Rain Prayer Sacrifice took her in and gave her a new name-Muyu Ling Lan.