Zi Chen got on the carriage, and the old man sent him back to the manor.
The whole journey was silent.
Connie lowered his head and remained silent.
The old man didn't know what to say. His eyes were like a clear mirror, able to see through everything. It seemed that everything in the world would appear in its true form before his eyes.
He could see the Riley family's calculations.
So what are the Dahl family’s plans?
When the manor arrived, Zi Chen got off the carriage, and the old man and Connie followed him.
When he walked to the door of the manor, a servant immediately opened the door. Zi Chen stood at the door and turned around to look at the old man.
The old man bent down habitually.
Zi Chen said: "Except for the previous one-fifth of my share of the Miracle City, the remaining part is divided into two. I will take one share, and your Dal family will take one share."
The old man was startled when he heard the sound.
Connie, who had been keeping his head down, raised his head and looked at Zi Chen's face. I don't know if it was because of surprise.
"Ok, deal."
Zi Chen turned around and walked into the manor.
The old man stood there, motionless for a long time, as if he was petrified.
This benefit came too suddenly. The one-fifth given to the Riley family was already a huge amount. You must know that after many years of development, the population of Miracle City has reached close to one million, and those industries are growing every month.
The rent collected is itself an extremely huge number.
But compared to the calculated Riley family, the Dahl family got more, twice as much as the Riley family.
After coming back to his senses, the old man's face lit up with joy. This time it was a blessing in disguise.
He motioned for Connie to follow him back. On the carriage, the old man couldn't help but sing a ditty, and he was in a very good mood.
Connie started to speak but stopped.
"If you have anything to say, just say it." The old man leaned against the carriage and said with a relaxed expression: "We have made a contribution today, and we will all be rewarded when we return to the family."
Connie said: "I don't know if I feel wrong. In the past, the way adults looked at us was a bit like the elders in the family looking at the younger ones. Although they didn't talk much, they were always kind and kind."
The old man said: "Your feeling is not wrong. That person has a very deep connection with our ancestors, and it is also explained in the ancestral precepts. We can treat him as our ancestor. Moreover, after so many years, the appearance of the other person does not change.
Change, otherwise why would some people call the owner of the manor an old god in private? Aren’t the legendary stories that belonged to him in those days also being circulated now? "
Connie said: "However, after the adult said the words of equal division, although his eyes and expression did not change at all, I felt that the intimacy disappeared and there was a touch of alienation."
"Alienation?"
The old man was stunned for a moment, and the smile on his face disappeared.
The ancestral precepts clearly warn that you must not anger that legendary being.
He believes in Connie's perception, because this is his innate talent and the main reason why he chose Connie. He can know whether things are done well or badly by sensing emotions.
The adults actually started to alienate them. So this time, did Darr do something wrong?
"If you could get half of the wealth of Miracle City just by being estranged, would you be willing to alienate other people?"
The head of the Dal family looked at the old man in front of him and said, "Tell me, what would you choose?"
The old man said hesitantly: "I may choose wealth, but the ancestral teachings..."
His words were interrupted by the head of the Dal family, "It's not maybe, it's definitely! The ancestral teachings happened many years ago. At that time, my grandfather just missed the old relationship and pitied the other party. Even if he was great before, he is just a living person now.
For ordinary people who have lived for a long time, their era has ended long ago. This era now belongs to us!"
"It would be fine if it was just like this, but he has a lot of wealth, and he doesn't have any powerful helpers around him, not even a powerful nursing home."
The head of the Dal family said: "This is like a beauty taking off her clothes and standing among a group of homeless people, and she keeps posing and posing around her. Who can resist it? By the way, this time the Riley family took action in advance, and we invited that person out
If a person exists, why is it not a temptation? Now that the results of the temptation have come out, he really has no ability, so naturally he will be eaten up."
The old man hesitated and said: "However, the warning from the ancestors has its purpose after all. After all, those people are no longer there, and there are only some legends left. In the legend, the other party is so powerful that no one can match it."
"You also said that only the legend remains."
A touch of sarcasm appeared on the face of the head of the Dal family, "In that legend, the six realms are very common existences, and there are so many nine realms, and there is even an ascension realm. That guy can defeat the ascension realm in the nine realms. Among us in Kata
There are also two people who ascended and left. Do you think such an outrageous thing is possible?"
"Furthermore, you have also seen what happened today. In the face of crisis, what else does he do besides ceding his property? He is just an ordinary person, but grandpa gave him a myth. Perhaps, grandpa's real purpose is,
It’s just so that we, Dar, can protect him, instead of him coming out to protect us in times of crisis!”
Zi Chen returned to the manor and walked towards the small tree.
He was used to sitting next to a small tree, but as soon as he sat down, a leaf fell to the ground.
The leaves fall to the ground and disappear, as if they had never appeared.
There was surprise in Zichen Gujing Bubo's eyes, "Time is running out, why did the leaves fall?"
I saw another leaf fall.
In previous years, it was always the same every decade, but today seems a little unusual.
The third leaf falls.
Zi Chen whispered: "Did you sense my mood swings?"
The fourth, fifth, and sixth leaves also fell.
As the six leaves fell, Zi Chen's face gradually became older, as if he had experienced sixty years.
His perception is very keen and he can feel this change in himself.
He smiled bitterly, looked at the little tree and said, "Old friend, it seems you can't hold on any longer."
The small tree is withered and yellow, and it seems that it will reach the end of its life at any time.
Over the past hundred years, he has seen too many lives and deaths.
All the people he saved back then have passed away.
Kata left many legends, but they are just legends.
Looking at the thirteen leaves on the small tree, Zi Chen said: "If this continues, it seems that we won't be able to hold on for too long."
He looked up at the sky again, "Are we all disappointed with this world? But if we leave, what will we do when our friends come back? Looking around, there are no old friends anymore, the bonds and persistence in our hearts,
How sad would they be if one move disappeared?"
"No matter how disappointed we are with this world, we should persist until we see them for the last time. Even if we can't change anything, we should still say thank you to others."
Zi Chen called all the servants in the manor over. They were obviously shocked after seeing Zi Chen's change.
It's only been one day, and he has become so old.
Zi Chen gave everyone a large severance package, enough for them to live happily for the rest of their lives.
When leaving, all the servants reluctantly saluted Zi Chen and then said goodbye.
Zi Chen waved to everyone and said "thank you".
Thank you for your care over the years.
At this point, he was the only one left in the manor, looking lonely and deserted.
Fortunately, the little tree still exists.
The next day, the leaves stopped falling, which seemed to indicate that Zi Chen's mood had returned to calm.
Under normal circumstances, Thirteen Leaves can last for 130 years, but after such a big thing happened, even Zi Chen didn't know what the future would be like.
The City of Miracles has ushered in a revolution in power.
The Riley family moved in forcefully, broke all previous agreements with those shops, and took one-fifth of the original space as their own.
But compared with the huge City of Miracles, the Riley family would obviously not be satisfied with just one-fifth.
Because this is one-fifth of what it was a hundred years ago. During these hundred years, the City of Miracles has continued to expand under the management of the Dahl family. The expanded share was not given to Zi Chen.
As the Riley family, which had the potential to be powerful for three generations, naturally could not allow the Dahl family to become dominant, so they openly started a conflict of interests with the Dahl family.
At the same time, they also set their sights on Zi Chen.
Because although the property Zichen occupies was an industry a hundred years ago, it has now become a core location with extremely high value and everyone is jealous of it.
On this day, a person came outside Zichen's manor.
Peng!
The door to the manor was kicked open, and a strong man carrying a big knife walked in.
Zi Chen sat next to the small tree and glanced at the other person,
The storm is coming.
At this moment, the small tree dropped a leaf.
There are twelve more pieces.
"Are you the owner here? That legendary existence?"
The other party came to Zi Chen's side and raised a broadsword with a very rough refining process, but for this world, this also meant great progress.
"It's me." Zi Chen said calmly.
"I heard that the City of Miracles belongs to you?" the other party asked again.
"Only part of it." Zi Chen corrected.
"Very good. Now I will give you two choices. One is to give me your share, and the other is that I chop off your head and take away your share."
The big knife in the opponent's hand danced, with a sound of breaking wind, "Sir, my patience is limited, tell me your choice immediately!"
Zi Chen glanced at the small tree again, and another leaf fell.
There are wrinkles on Zi Chen's face and his hair is a little whiter.
Being close at hand, the man holding the knife naturally saw the changes in Zi Chen. Such a strange situation made him feel a little timid.
After all, it is a legendary existence, and he himself grew up listening to those legends.
"Okay, here's the stuff for you."
Unexpectedly, at this moment, the other party actually nodded in agreement, which surprised the man holding the knife. He immediately dispelled the fear in his heart and said indifferently: "You are an old guy who is quite sensible."
Zi Chen reached into his arms and took out the land deed that he had prepared long ago.
At this point, the City of Miracles has nothing to do with him anymore.
The visitor was very satisfied with Zi Chen's cooperation and felt very happy. He laughed loudly, "I thought it would be difficult, but I didn't expect you, an old guy, to be very aware of current affairs."
Then, he turned his eyes again and said: "This manor is too big. You can't live alone. How about giving it to me? Of course, you can also choose to refuse. It just so happens that the uncle's sword is already hungry.
It’s unbearable.”
Zi Chen looked at the visitor and said, "Are you sure you want this manor?"
Looking at the calm opponent, the fear that had dissipated in the heart of the man holding the sword resurfaced again, but naturally he could not show it. He raised the sword and slashed it in the air a few times before saying: "Of course, the uncle is hungry for the sword.
It can kill everything in the world."
Zi Chen said calmly: "The manor can be given to you, but I have to live here because I have to take care of it."
While talking, the small tree dropped another leaf.
The man holding the knife looked at the small tree with a few withered yellow leaves left, and said, "It's almost dead, so what's the use of it?"
"When it withers, I will leave."
In the blink of an eye, three leaves had fallen, and the remaining ten leaves probably wouldn't last long, so the other party nodded and agreed, "Well, since you are an old guy who has no home, Uncle Luke will be kind enough to take you in."
Already."
Taking the land deed and house deed, Luke left. This time it was definitely an unexpected gain.
Not to mention getting what I wanted, I didn't expect to get a manor for free.
As soon as the little tree dies, he will be driven out by the old man.
But what lingered in his mind was the scene where the legend suddenly grew older. It was really weird.
After losing the City of Miracles and the manor, Zi Chen's mood was not ups and downs, but he felt a little regretful.
He thought that he could spend more than two hundred years safely, but he didn't expect that in less than half of that time, his humanity would be completely exposed in front of him.
Disappointment is real, and waiting is real.
He didn't guess whether Luke was from the Dahl family or the Riley family.
From today on, he, who has nothing, has become a real spectator in this world.
He is watching the passage of time, watching the various changes in life, and also waiting for the return of the friend he has been waiting for.
Luke moved in without hesitation, and after searching for it, he found Zi Chen's wealth, and was extremely excited.
The next day, there were more than a dozen beautiful maids in the manor, responsible for Luke's daily life.
As for Zi Chen's identity, he became an old housekeeper who ignored everything and was only responsible for watering a dying tree every day.
Playing and singing every night, Luke's life was so uncomfortable.
One night a month later, Luke was out drinking, got into a fight with someone, and picked up his thirsty big knife...
When he was discovered, the big knife was slashing on his neck, and blood continued to fall down the blade.
I wonder if he has drunk enough blood.
If he could choose again, I wonder if Luke would still be willing to spend the rest of his life in exchange for the glory and wealth of this month.
The manor changed to another owner, but this owner did not change the servants. Apparently he thought Luke had a good taste.
Zi Chen is still watering the tree.
Turn a deaf ear to what is happening outside.
The second owner died unexpectedly after less than half a month.
Then came the third and fourth.
The fallen leaves are falling one after another, and this manor is like a river and lake, with people constantly fighting over it.
Gradually, the original secret fight turned to the final open fight.
Two groups of people are fighting to the death here.
Zi Chen still didn't care about this and poured spiritual water on the small tree, as if he was in two different worlds from the battle not far away.
And those who fought had a tacit understanding. No matter how hard they fought, they never spread the flames of war to Zi Chen.
This manor was in a remote location a hundred years ago, but a hundred years later, it is a good location and extremely valuable.
After learning that the legend was just an empty shell, greed arose in everyone's hearts.
Rivers of blood flow.
It is unknown how many people died in this manor.
The sound of fighting in the manor suddenly stopped.
Two more groups of people came in from outside the manor, one was the Dahl family and the other was the Riley family.
All the heads of the two families showed up, and finally walked from behind the scenes to the front.
Zi Chen sat next to the small tree, watching the leaves fall and disappear one after another.
Only the last leaf is left.
The fighting stopped, the crowd separated to both sides, and they took away the bodies of their companions.
The two heads of the family walked in from outside the manor. The head of the Dahl family looked at the messy manor. He couldn't help but have a touch of anger on his face and yelled: "What a nonsense. What do you think this place is?"
The head of the Riley family was also dissatisfied and said: "This is the place where a generation of legends live. How can I allow you to do whatever you want?"
"What kind of legend is that? The legends are all fake. He is just an old turtle who has lived longer." A disdainful voice came from the front.
Zi Chen was still watering the tree, even if only the last leaf was left, he ignored the deliberate mockery.
The head of the Dal family came to Zi Chen, looked at Zi Chen sitting next to the small tree and said: "Sir, I just heard that something happened here, and I learned that your Excellency actually gave the share of Miracle City together with
The manor was lost together."
It has been a year since Luke, who wielded a knife, came here last time, and the news about the Dahl family came too late.
At this moment, Lott also came to Zi Chen and said: "I happened to get a land deed and a house deed accidentally. I don't know if you lost it accidentally. If you really lost it accidentally, I can do it now."
Give this thing back to you. After all, in the history of our Kata, you are the legendary hero who saved our Kata."
There was laughter immediately from behind, "The legendary hero who saved Kata? I think he is an old turtle. He is obviously greedy for life and is afraid of death, so he gave away the things. I am going to see if he has the face and face today."
How brave, saying that he accidentally lost the thing."
The head of the Dal family said: "Don't worry, if the thing is really lost by you accidentally, it belongs to you. Our Dal family will help you get it back. You don't need to worry about anyone."
Lott on the side also smiled and said: "Yes, if you really lost it, I will naturally return it to you."
Zi Chen put down the water ladle he had been using for many years and glanced at the two family heads. He knew clearly that today was a fatal situation, but his expression remained calm.
He said: "It's really boring."
The two of them were a little confused.
There was a trace of dissatisfaction on the face of the head of the Dal family, "Just tell me if you lost it. What is interesting and boring in front of us? Are you worthy?"
Lott said: "If you lost the thing, then I'll give it to you. It's just some foreign object, but our Riley family still doesn't like it!"
The threat is already very obvious.
Zi Chen glanced at Xiaoshu again and said, "Old friend, do you also think that this kind of life is too boring, so you want to leave?"
Zi Chen's face became older, as if he was about to reach the end of his life in an instant.
And the last leaf on the small tree was already crumbling.
Lott winked to the side and saw a man coming forward immediately and said angrily: "You pretender to be a ghost, go to hell."
With a flick of the blade, he slashed towards Zi Chen.
Zi Chen looked up at the sky, never looking at the blade.
A smile stretched from the corner of his mouth.
"Finally home."
Above the sky, a ray of light suddenly appeared.
A powerful aura suddenly descended on this world.
The world suddenly changed from motion to stillness, as if everything had fallen into stillness.