Although it was almost evening, the sun's enthusiasm had not diminished, and it still cast light and heat on the earth.
Hann stood outside the car, wiping his face from time to time. His rank of Level 6 prevented him from being burned out by the high temperature, but the wind blowing in his face always brought grains of yellow sand.
Even though the War God Castle has planted sand-fixing plants in the surrounding areas, it is still unable to completely transform the desert. Sandstorms will still form and sandstorms will occasionally occur.
"We really should get out of this damn place." This is not the first time Hann has lamented this.
He was wearing black glasses that could block the scorching sun. At this moment, the dark lenses reflected the distant road and the images of the cars.
Hann immediately turned around and said to old Jones in the car: "Father, they are coming."
Old Jones nodded. He was dressed very old-fashionedly, wearing a round-brimmed hat that almost no one wears nowadays, a hat with a depression in the middle.
His dressing style is also very conservative, giving people the illusion that time has stopped on him.
Hearing Hann's words, Old Jones opened the car door and walked out. He was wearing a very large gold ring on his hand, which had the emblem of the Elhorin family and was sometimes used as a seal.
Old Jon was leaning on a black cane. He didn't need to use this tool yet. The cane was more of a symbol of his identity.
He smiled slightly, leaning on his crutches, with his three sons lined up behind him, waiting for the convoy to approach in the distance, and finally stop in the open space in front of the city gate.
Old Jones saw the convoy over there, the doors of the cars opened one by one, and figures got out of them.
In the crowd, Old Jones saw the young member of the Thunder Council at first sight. His short silver hair seemed to be burning in the sun and was very conspicuous.
"Finally I see him." Old Jones sighed softly, then smiled and walked forward.
At the parliamentary motorcade, Tian Yang looked inside the car and said to Qian Hong and Alice, "Don't come out. Don't let Elhoin see you."
The two girls nodded and stayed in the carriage obediently. Tianyang then looked at the old man walking in the distance and his sons behind him.
The sun rose slightly, and he walked forward calmly. He had already changed into the clothes that the parliament had ordered for him in the car, a set of clothes and pants that were close to military uniforms, with a high collar, golden piping, and a deep and noble black main color, which outlined his competence and toughness.
Beside him were two other parliamentarians, Adolf and Gong Zhibin.
Without letting the guards follow them, Tianyang and his two companions went to meet Elhoin and Old Jones and his four companions.
"Welcome!" Old Jones opened his arms as if to embrace the setting sun and said, "Welcome to the Castle of the God of War, Councillor Tianyang, and the other two gentlemen."
Tian Yang smiled slightly, took a bottle of fine wine produced by Yueshanglou from Gong Zhibin beside him, handed it to Old Qiong Si and said lightly: "Good afternoon, Mr. Qiong Si, this is a small gift, not a respect."
Old Jones took it very gracefully and said, "Thank you very much. The gift given by Councillor Tianyang is not something that everyone can have."
Then he looked at his eldest son: "This is Hann, my eldest son."
He introduced three sons to Tianyang one after another, including Victor.
Tianyang looked at old Jones's three sons in turn. Hann gave him the feeling of a volcano that could erupt at any time, Gail was like a calm lake, and he had seen Victor before, and at that time this man gave Tianyang the feeling of a deep valley.
In general, the three sons of Old Jones each have their own temperament, worthy of being the second generation of this family. Even Gale, an ordinary person, was not afraid when he saw Tianyang.
Still able to keep smiling.
After greeting each other, Old Jones intimately took Tianyang's arm and said, "I'm setting up a banquet at the manor tonight. I hope Councillor Tianyang will honor me with his presence. Let's ride into the city together. I have a lot to say to you."
Tian Yang said modestly, "I will follow Mr. Jones' instructions."
Old Jones laughed loudly and seemed to be in a good mood, but he was secretly on guard in his heart. From what he had heard, he knew that the young congressman was not an easy person to get along with, but now that he met him in person, he found him to be humble and low-key.
The more this happened, the more careful old Jones became.
So Tianyang and three other congressmen got into old Jones's car, and then the convoy entered the Castle of the God of War one after another, passed the large square with three statues of saints behind the door, and then went to the Elhoin family manor.
In the car.
"Member Tianyang, how about staying at our manor tonight?"
Old Jones said with a smile: "In this way, you don't have to make a special trip for tomorrow's negotiations."
Tian Yang raised his lips slightly and nodded gently: "Then I'm sorry to bother you, Mr. Jones."
Old Jones smiled as if every wrinkle on his face would light up, "What are you talking about? It's our honor to have a few councillors visit our estate."
"As for the other personnel, you can rest assured. I have already booked several hotels in the city and asked them to vacate their rooms for your personnel to stay in."
Gong Zhibin said with a smile: "Mr. Jones is very thoughtful."
"It should be. It should be."
As they were talking, the car stopped. Tianyang got out and saw that they had arrived in front of the main building.
There were many elegant figures standing in front of the gate, all of them were ladies and young ladies in their best clothes. Old Jones called over a charming woman who was in her early thirties and less than forty, and said to everyone, "This is my wife, Julia."
lady
Tianyang glanced at old Jones inconspicuously and felt that he could be someone's father.
The lady in the black dress slightly raised her right hand. Tianyang heard that this was a social etiquette of the people in Western Land. When a lady did this, the man was asked to kiss her palm.
Tianyang remained unmoved and stood with his hands behind his back.
Gong Zhibin, who was standing by, stepped forward quickly, lifted up the lady's hand, bent down and gave her a kiss, then said, "Your beauty is intoxicating."
Then he smiled and said to Old Jones, "Member Tianyang has only been in Xilu for a short time and doesn't know these social etiquettes."
Old Jones's face was bright red as he said, "It doesn't matter."
Next, Hann and Gail introduced their wives and children respectively. When it was Victor's turn, he said expressionlessly, "I'm sorry, my wife just passed away."
Before he finished speaking, a figure suddenly rushed out of the gate and rushed straight towards Tianyang, shouting along the way: "I'm going to kill you!"
It turned out to be Victor's son Paul.
Tianyang smiled in response, without any movement or evasion. When Paul was about to pounce on him, he was first caught by Hann, and then Victor slapped him hard in the face.
A crisp slapping sounded in front of the door. Victor looked coldly at Paul, whose face was swollen, and said, "Get out of here! You are not allowed to come out without my order!"
Paul wanted to say something else, but was suddenly glared at by Hann. He immediately lost all his temper and walked into the house with his head down.
Victor turned around and said to Tianyang, "I'm sorry. It's my fault for not disciplining you. I made you, Councillor Tianyang, laugh at me."
"It's okay, I understand." Tianyang said lightly.
Victor lowered his head.
, to hide the flash of anger in his eyes.
Old Jones came over and laughed, "Come on, let's go in. The banquet can begin."
Accompanied by old Jones, Tianyang walked into the hall and saw that it was already full of guests, including many familiar faces, such as Bishop Joseph of the Church of War.
Old Jones apologized and brought his wife to the second floor. Facing the fence of the hall, he raised the glass of wine and said, "Everyone, thank you for attending the banquet tonight. First of all, let us welcome Councillor Tianyang and others who have come from afar."
After that, the lights in the hall suddenly dimmed, and then a beam of light fell on Tianyang and the other two, followed by thunderous applause all around.
Tianyang smiled as he looked at old Jones on the fence. He felt that this banquet was absurd and ridiculous. It was obvious that both parties were planning how to kill each other, but at this moment they were like friends who had known each other for many years, full of falsehood and pretense.
After the applause stopped, Old Jones raised his glass and said, "Here, I sincerely hope that this meeting with Councillor Tianyang will have a good result. Come, let us toast to a better future."
"cheers!"
With the enthusiastic response from the guests, Tianyang also picked up a glass of alcoholic drink and took a sip.
Then, a soft melody sounded in the hall. Tianyang heard Adolf next to him say, "This is the opening dance. You can find a lady to dance with. I think Gail's little daughter is good. Maybe you can even get her to bed tonight. Believe me, old Jones won't mind. He might even be happy to see it."
Tianyang's cheek twitched slightly, and he gained a new understanding of the openness of the people of Western Land. At this time, the guests began to invite dance partners, but Tianyang was not interested. He walked aside, holding a glass of wine and looking around leisurely, actually planning how to send Qianhong and the other person out for reconnaissance in the evening.
But as the protagonist of the banquet, how could Elhoin let Tianyang be in the cold? After a moment, old Jones came to him with his three granddaughters.
"Member Tianyang, I wonder which of these three girls has the honor of dancing with you?"
Tianyang clenched his fist and coughed dryly: "Sorry, Mr. Jones, I'm not good at dancing."
"It doesn't matter."
Old Jones waved his hand, and a girl who was about the same height as Tianyang, with blonde hair, blue eyes, charming curves, and less than twenty years old, came over.
Tianyang remembered that she was Gail's second daughter and her name was Bellica.
"Belica has just learned dancing, so let her accompany you, Councillor Tianyang, would you do me a favor?" Old Jones smiled.
Tianyang shrugged his shoulders and put down his glass: "It is better to obey than to be respectful, Miss Belica, please."
The young and beautiful girl smiled and stretched out her hand, letting Tianyang pull her into the dance floor. She whispered to Tianyang what he should do, for example, that his hands should lightly embrace her waist.
Tianyang followed her instructions and put his arms around her slender waist, but this action made them intimate, and Tianyang could almost feel the girl's breath.
Then he heard the girl say, "Tonight my other sisters and I will stay in a room near yours. Our rooms will not be locked. You can come and stay with us anytime, or you can let us all stay in your room. Grandpa will allow this."
“... ... ” Tianyang suddenly didn’t know how to respond.
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