Chapter 266: First Encounter [Part 2]
"You said she wants to see me?"
In a house in Chicago, pearls sat upright in a lounge with a fireplace. The fireplace was burning with raging flames. What was strange was that a human face made of flames appeared faintly in the flames. As the human face opened and closed, the voices seemed a little erratic due to the swaying of the flames, but every word was different.
Although the flame only has a hot charcoal color, the human face in the flame is lifelike and full of charm. Just by looking at it, you can tell who it is.
After receiving the news that Pearl passed back, Tang Bai immediately contacted Pearl and arranged this meeting. He needed to get more and more detailed information about Catherine from Pearl's mouth.
Although the contact means prepared for Pearl in advance can quickly convey messages, they are not suitable for long talks. So Tang Bai had to change it to another method. Fortunately, if you use magic, even if there are no technological communication tools such as base station signals in this world, Tang Bai can also easily have long-distance instant conversations with people without any obstacles. And there are quite a few methods.
The wizards in the Harry world have a variety of ways to contact each other. The most common one is the same as the human postman. A little better is the magic communication that can be communicated with people even when they have a network and a mobile phone. There are advantages and disadvantages between the several methods.
Of course, if you have the chance, Tang Bai would be happy to build a magical mobile network similar to the Flying Network in this world. In this way, only the fireplace is needed to be available to teleport at a fixed point. This can avoid a lot of time to travel.
Most of the time, the convenient surname of magic is much better than the convenient surname of technology. However, the establishment of the magic Floor Network is not a matter of one day or one night, it is a matter that takes a lot of effort and requires a lot of manpower and material support. Tang Bai does not have the ability to establish it yet.
"Yes, she didn't refuse me, but offered to come and meet her with you. She said this was a way to confirm your sincerity." Pearl looked at Tang Bai's face that was revealed in the flames and said tentatively: "If you need it, I can take her back directly."
Tang Bai's face clearly showed a thoughtful expression in the flames. Although Pearl's words did not skip through, the meaning was clearly revealed.
Knowing that Catherine was reluctant, Pearl still said she wanted to bring her back. It was obviously a compulsive intention. With Pearl's current strength to change her appearance, if she really wanted to use force, Catherine, who had lived like her for more than 400 years, had almost no chance of winning.
"Promise her."
Tang Bai's reply surprised Zhenzhu. She was now a little confused about what Tang Bai was thinking about Catherine.
"Promise her and tell her that I will come and meet her in person to show my sincerity to her. All you have to do is to watch her tightly before I rush over." Tang Bai repeated again.
Tang Bai was not surprised by Catherine's caution. If a simple sentence could make Catherine Pierce obedient, she would probably have no freedom. The Catherine Pierce in Tang Bai's impression of him was a person who always likes to take the initiative, is cautious and extremely cunning.
No matter what adverse situation such a person is in, he will do his best to reverse the situation and make himself take the initiative.
Tang Bai's words can only be counted as an introduction. As long as Catherine is disgusted with tiredness and feels deeply disgusted by such a hiding and hiding place, she will feel a little bit uneasy about her safety. Then this sentence can make her hesitate and think for a moment.
If the one who handed her the words to her was one of her best friends, even if Catherine wouldn't believe it completely, she would at least make her bet. And she asked Pearl to see Tang Bai, which undoubtedly proved this indirectly. It was also the first step for Catherine to take the initiative to grab the matter into the palm of her hand.
Although Tang Bai could completely ignore Catherine's request and asked Pearl to force her to bring her back. But this was just the least solution that Catherine would never cooperate. For his future think tank and housekeeper candidate, Tang Bai did not resist behaviors such as courtesy and politicians.
Catherine Pierce is indeed a person who knows how to judge the situation. Even if Tang Bai takes forced behaviors such as kidnapping and forcibly brings her to the front, she will always recognize the form. But the forced melon is not sweet. Tang Bai is also happy to give Catherine the attention she deserves in the initial stage.
Finally, Tang Bai had to consider the bad situation of Pearl's direct appeal to force but failed. Not to mention Catherine Pierce's escape efforts, just her identity as a double body and half of the protagonist would have to make people think more.
Although the theory of luck is a little illusory, there are always some lucky people in the world.
Even though Pearl and the vampires around her were no longer as good as before, Tang Bai was not sure that Pearl and the others could successfully tie back Catherine. Since Catherine Pierce, who was a human, was able to escape from Klaus's men strangely and let the vampire chase him turn a blind eye to her who was not far from them in the grass. It seems that it is not unimaginable for Catherine Pierce to escape from Pearl's hands and escape from Pearl's pursuit.
It is not easy to find Catherine's traces. Many people want to find her. This time, if it weren't for Tang Bai's memory, the impression of Catherine's traces was more or less, and he had a rough range. He had been with Catherine for a long time and had a very good understanding of Catherine's style of conduct. Catherine didn't have time to be wary of them, so he wouldn't have found Catherine's traces at this time.
But this situation can only happen once. Once the solicitation failed due to any reason and Katherine escaped, and the next time I wanted to find Katherine who was vigilant and guarded against them, it would take a long time to do so.
Taking all the considerations, Tang Bai decided to meet Catherine himself. It would not take much time for Tang Bai to go there. If things go well, the time spent would probably be less than that of Pearl who brought Catherine back with her.
"This is no problem. I have sent someone to stare at it." Pearl nodded and replied. She also knew how cunning Catherine Pierce was. The people she arranged alone would not be able to hide it from Catherine Pierce at all.
After asking some questions, Tang Bai removed the magic used for communication. His face gradually faded with the leaping of flames, and finally turned into a wisp of dust and disappeared in front of the pearl.
In New Orleans, inside Tang Bai's manor, Lilia on the sofa frowned and looked at Tang Bai with a surprised look: "Are you going to Chicago?"
"Yes, I need to go out for a long trip." Tang Bai tilted his head to her with his lips. After talking to Pearl far away in Chicago in the evening, he had already started to pack up his salute. Fortunately, this time he was only going out, not moving, and never coming back. So the salutes he prepared could be greatly reduced.
"How long will it take?" Lilia's face was a little slow.
"Unsure. If it goes well, you may be able to come back soon. If it doesn't go well, it may take some more time. But I think it should be no difficulty to get an ideal smooth result as long as the beginning is not too bad." Tang Bai scratched his head and pulled the drooping hair on his forehead.
"Do you feel at ease about the affairs here? This city has not fallen into your hands. Marcel must have known that my sect has surrendered to you. I am not sure if Klaus knows it. You know what he always has to behave with the betrayer. Although I am not loyal to him, he asked me to deal with you when he left, but I did not do what he said, but instead surrendered to you..." Lilia stared at her eyes, chattering endlessly.
"What do you want to say?" Tang Bai interrupted Lilia and asked in a deep voice.
"What if he comes back when you are away? I don't think he will let us go generously. He has had more than once a bloody massacre in the past hundred years he ruled the city." Lilia gave Tang Bai a blank look: "I can't guarantee that I can withstand the angry Krauss and the large group of members of the vampire ancestor family."
"Don't worry, Klaus's surname is not as bad as you think. He must have waited and inquire for a while. It is impossible to come back in a short time. Even if he comes back, what are you afraid of? As long as you and Phil and the others stay in this manor with various protective magic being imposed, Klaus would not be able to come in. Without my invitation, he would not be able to hurt you."
Tang Bai responded: "What's more, Claise can be more or less on his own now. As long as Phil protects her, it will be no difficulty for her to cooperate with you to expel an ancestor. What's more, we can still contact us. If there is any accident, I will come back as soon as possible."
After Tang Bai said this, Lilia naturally knew that Tang Bai was probably already determined. She didn't want Tang Bai to leave this city like this, especially at this sensitive time at this moment.
But Lilia also knew that she could not affect Tang Bai. Her influence on Tang Bai was even worse than Phil except Pearl and Claise. However, Phil almost never had any objection to Tang Bai's decision. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!