Last Totem Novel - Chapter 449
Chapter 449 Spring And Autumn
Walking into Wolf Fang Castle, the Warden came out and personally opened the door for Mu Yu and Ling Lan.
Walking down the winding stone stairs and through the cold iron doors, Tie Zha’s brows furrowed. When he thought of his closest relative being imprisoned in this dark underground place for more than twenty years, he was filled with grief and indignation. Noticing the change in Tie Zha’s mood, the three women didn’t dare to speak and just walked silently.
“Clang!”
The guard opened the last barred door, and the Warden walked in with the four of them through a stone passageway to a wooden arched door. Afterwards, he took off the key from his waist and handed it to Mu Yu Ling Lan with both hands. Then, he bowed and turned around to leave.
‘”Wait” Mu Yu Ling Lan was about to knock on the door when Tie Zha stopped her. Then, Tie Zha lifted his cloth robe and tidied up his entire body. Then, he stepped forward and knocked lightly on the door.
“Who is it?” A loud voice came from inside, carrying an aura of self-prestige without anger.
“Grandpa, it’s me and sister.” Mu Yuqin replied.
“Aiyo, it’s Xiaoqing and Xiao Yu. They’re here.” A kind voice came from inside.
Mu Yu Ling Lan stepped forward and unlocked the cell. Then, she took a step back and waited for the old man to open the door.
“Creak” With a light sound, a tall and sturdy figure appeared in front of the door. His eyes were as bright as torches, his hands were shackled, his feet were wrapped in chains, and his body was as strong as an ox, and his body was like a rock.
When this old man and young man’s eyes met, time seemed to have stopped. Although they had never met before, the resonance from their bloodlines was still vibrating in their hearts.
Hui Yan carefully looked at the young face in front of him, afraid that he would miss a single detail. Time seemed to have returned to the snowy night twenty years ago. He silently watched the ravens and Hagrid disappear into the snow.
The greatest sorrow in the world was the gift of a white-haired man to a black-haired man. He had personally witnessed the destruction of the clan, and his young grandchildren had no one to rely on, fleeing in all directions. That kind of pain and powerlessness was not something that words could describe.
The Vast Expanse Sword, this title that was filled with pride that could cause the rulers of Silver City’s world to change color, was paved with the bitterness and tears of Northas.
After a long time, Hui Yan’s eyes turned red as he stared at the young man in front of him and asked in a trembling voice, “You … you are …”
“I’m Tie Zha, Northas.” Tie Zha whispered.
“You … you are Tie Zha!” Hui Yan opened his hands excitedly, wanting to hug his loved one, but the chains restricted his movements. A pair of wrinkled hands stopped in front of Tie Zha. They couldn’t get close, but they couldn’t put them down.
Looking at the shackles on Hui Yan’s body, Tie Zha’s eyes turned red.
“Sword!” He shouted in a low voice.
In an instant, Mu Yu Ling Lan was infected by his grief and indignation. She subconsciously handed over the sword in her hand.
“Cang Clang!”
A dragon-like buzzing sound echoed in the passageway, and the cold sword light instantly turned the surroundings snow-white.
“No way! This is our divine artifact, the Elegy of the Sky.” Hui Yan hurriedly stopped him.
Tie Zha immediately woke up, sheathed his sword, and returned it to Mu Yu Ling Lan. Then, he said, “Help my grandfather untie the chain.”
“Alright.” Mu Yu Ling Lan nodded in agreement.
“Child, don’t worry. This is made of high-density alloy. It will take some time to undo it.” Hui Yan grabbed Tie Zha’s arm and said, “This matter needs to be taken care of. Let’s go in and have a drink.”
Walking into the cell, it was about twenty square metres, clean and tidy, with a single bed and a bookcase at the corner, in front of which was a small round table and two armchairs. There were all kinds of wine bottles on the table, including red wine, wheat wine, brandy, and all kinds of exquisite wine glasses.
“Come, sit …” Hui Yan took a small stool and sat down at the table.
However, the three women stood motionlessly, waiting for Tie Zha to sit down first. If it was in the past, Mu Yu Ling Lan and Mu Yuqin Xin would definitely sit on the back chair and let Hui Yan sit on the bench peacefully. But today was different. Tie Zha was right here, letting his grandfather be the bench in front of his grandson. They were really embarrassed.
“Sit down.” Seeing that they were somewhat restrained, Tie Zha frowned and said.
“I’ll just sit on the ground.” With that, Lena sat down on the ground.
“We also” Mu Yu Ling Lan was about to speak when Hui Yan interrupted her.
“How can this be! Hurry, hurry, get up!” As he spoke, Hui Yan made a gesture of supporting them, but he did not touch them.
After a moment of humility, everyone finally sat down. Mu Yu Ling Lan and Lena sat on their backs. Mu Yu Qin Xin stood, Tie Zha sat on the bed, and Hui Yan continued to sit on his small bench.
“This is” Hui Yan poured everyone a glass of wine, then looked at Lena kindly and asked.
‘”Grandpa Hui Yan, my name is Lena Euclid. I’m the daughter of Layton from the Syros family in Sandy City. I’m ranked sixth in the family …” Lena generously introduced herself and added, “I’m Tie Zha’s fianc é e, your granddaughter-in-law.”
Her words immediately attracted Mu Yu Ling Lan’s hostile gaze.
Hui Yan was an experienced person, so he naturally saw through the relationship between them at a glance. He then laughed and said, “Good, good, good. They are all his own family.” However, this grandson of his was truly not simple. Not only did he settle the Rain Prayer Sacrifice, he even subdued the Dragonizer. Throughout the entire history of the clan, none of them was this powerful. However, if he knew that his grandson and the Temple Princess were still entangled, he didn’t know how he would feel.
After the indignation from earlier, Tie Zha started to feel scared. If Lena and Mu Yu Ling Lan were to fight, he would be the only one to suffer …
Then, Tie Zha told Hui Yan everything about Hagrid and how he got the Thunderhammer and became a War Ge Shaman.
“How did you find the lightning hammer?” Hui Yan inadvertently asked.
“Uh” Tie Zha thought for a moment and said, “I picked it up.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Mu Yu Ling Lan and Mu Yuqin Xin cast disdainful gazes.
‘”Probably … I picked it up …” Tie Zha repeated guiltily. This time, even Lena cast a puzzled look.
“Good luck.” Hui Yan chuckled and commented. The people present were all smart people. Even if they didn’t know the truth, they could tell that Tie Zha didn’t mean what he said.
Tie Zha smiled awkwardly and didn’t continue the topic. He really couldn’t trick women into being honest in front of his elders.
After this episode, Tie Zha continued to talk about the things around him and his plans for the future.
After the stronghold of Desert Five stabilized, he still needed to head to the Mirror Sea to develop a few oil fields. He also needed to find a suitable manufacturer of mechanical power armor and conduct in-depth cooperation.
“Go find Chun Qiu Heavy Industries.” Hui Yan listened to his plan and pondered for a moment before saying.
“Spring and Autumn Heavy Industries?” Tie Zha and Muyu Ling Lan asked in unison. Compared to Tie Zha, Mu Yu Ling Lan knew more. Headquartered in the central continent, Chunqiu Heavy Industries is a high-end customizer of machinery. Its most famous work is the customized humanoid mecha Fenglin Volcano, known as “it is as swift as the wind, and its Xu Rulin, raiding like fire, not moving like a mountain.” Its performance is said to be slightly better than Harley’s customized humanoid mecha Golden Knights and RC’s customized Musashi.
As for custom-made mecha, it was usually driven by Origin Energy practitioners. Its power was enormous, and its combat strength was not on the same level as ordinary mecha. If they were to fight, it would be like an elementary psionic warrior versus a saint, and the difference between them would not be made up by numbers. You Ge’s mecha is the “Silver Miracle” produced by Harley Industries and RC Company. In simulated battles, you can pick one hundred Tiger mechas at will. If it weren’t for the energy problem, she could have challenged even more.
There was a Golden Knight in the Rain Prayer Temple, but no suitable pilot had been found. Although Muyu Qinxin also knew how to turn on the mecha, she was still not an Origin Energy Cultivator and could only display 30% of the power of the Golden Knight. In addition, they also have Wilderness Heavy Industries custom-made non-humanoid mecha “Wolf Spider” and Great Wall Company custom-made humanoid mecha “Dragon Roar”, both piloted by “Pseudo Origin Powers”.
The pseudo Origin Energy user’s control over the mecha was much weaker than the Origin Energy user’s, but it was also much stronger than an ordinary person’s. Except for Harley Industries and RC, as well as Spring and Autumn Heavy Industries, the customized mecha manufactured by the other manufacturers is aimed at pseudo-Origin Energy users.
Thus, Chunqiu Heavy Industries’ strength is extraordinary, at least not lower than the two big high-end machinery manufacturers. However, it is said that their production is very low. They only make high-quality products and seldom produce low-end products.
“Go and see those old fellows and their descendants. Do you still remember your identity?” Hui Yan said.
“But if they forget, please don’t make things difficult for them, because this is their right.”
“Yes.” Tie Zha nodded solemnly. Then they talked about the trivial things in their lives. It was almost four o’clock in the afternoon when Tie Zha got up to bid farewell. Then, he took the three women out of Wolf Fang Fort Prison and arrived at the side hall of the Divine Hall of Prayer for Rain. Afterwards, at his request, Mu Yu Ling Lan invited the patriarchs of the four ruling clans of Silver City No. 13 to the Divine Hall and sat down around the long oval table in the conference hall.
Morton Leylin looked at Tie Zha with a gloomy expression, and the latter did not have a good expression.
“Both of you have been hurt by each other. Let bygones be bygones.” Brendan Peter made a round.
Morton didn’t say anything but looked away.
“My request is very simple. My grandfather, Hui Yan Northess, can stay in Silver City No. 13 and continue to serve you. However, the shackles on his body must be untied. He must then be given the status of a guest elder and be allowed to live in the Rain Prayer Temple.” Tie Zha asked straightforwardly.
“This” Brandon muttered to himself as he looked at the other Patriarchs.
Morton continued to look elsewhere without any reaction, while Colin Burns remained expressionless, while Jiang Xiao nodded thoughtfully.
“Is this difficult?” Tie Zha asked.
“How can you guarantee that Hui Yan will not leave without permission?” Colin asked.
“This is a promise from Northas.” Tie Zha stared into Colin’s eyes and said seriously.
Colin nodded and stopped asking questions.
“Old friend, what do you think?” Brandon smiled and asked Morton.
“I have no opinion” Morton looked at Colin, then at Jiang Xiao and said, “You three agreed. Why do you need to ask me?”
“Since everyone has agreed, then this matter is settled.” Brandon said. Then, he turned his head and looked at Tie Zha, kindly saying, “Child, all these years, we have always treated Hui Yan as an old friend. We have never made things difficult for him, and Morton is his old classmate, let alone his friendship …”
“Humph!” At this moment, Morton let out a soft snort, but did not say anything.
“Furthermore, you and Xiao Yu are good friends again. They will be our own people in the future. Don’t shout and kill them all the time …” Brandon gave Lena a meaningful look.
“Anyway …” Lena smiled charmingly and said, “I’ll listen to my baby.”
“Really? Friend Tie Zha.” Brandon turned to look at Tie Zha and said.
“Yes.” The client nodded.
After the meeting, Hui Yan was taken to the Divine Hall of Prayer for Rain. After washing his hair and cutting his hair, he came to the restaurant in high spirits and had dinner with Tie Zha and the others.