The huge floor-to-ceiling windows were closed tightly, with blood-red velvet curtains hanging half-covered there. Next to them hung two gold hooks with silver tassels. Through the bright windows, in the distance was the endless blue, with a few strands of it.
Under the sparse white clouds, a flock of wild geese flying high can be vaguely seen.
Different from the habits of most wizards, the portraits hanging in this lounge are just two very ordinary oil paintings. There are no magical effects attached to the portraits, and naturally there is no residual shadow of an old man attached to them - of course, from then on
From an artistic point of view, these two oil paintings are very talented and do not lack the so-called "artistic soul". So much so that when Zheng Qing saw them for the first time, he almost threw out a few silence charms.
Of course, following the witch, he finally realized the mystery between the portraits, did not throw away the silence charm in his arms, and maintained a bit of poise that a boy should have.
Elena didn't notice the subtle movements in the boy's heart.
While leading the way, she casually introduced the furnishings in this lounge to Zheng Qing - as if this was her own home - giving people a very strange feeling: "...the two oil paintings, the one on the left is painted
The old man sitting with his face on the chair is Tony J. Black, the patriarch of the Black family with a long history. The book he is holding is the basic rule that the Parliament must follow throughout the month -
—"The Code of the Moon."
"The old handsome guy on the right is John Hugh Cullen of the Cullen family, a legendary figure among vampires. The cup he is holding is said to be the Holy Grail of the Vampires... Of course, no one has proven this. This is all
It’s a rumor spread outside.”
"And the maroon wooden table behind you is said to be made from the coffin boards where a certain vampire who surpassed the great wizard once slept. Only Friedman can afford this blessing...
"
Listening to the witch's introduction, the public-funded student who was leaning in front of the maroon desk suddenly felt a chill on his back and a creepy feeling. He immediately jumped up from the edge of the table and stayed away. At the same time, he was reviewing his own mistakes in his heart.
Be careful - he clearly knows that these vampires have unique hobbies, but he still carelessly touches things in this room. It is too inappropriate.
"As for the terrace in front, that's the purpose of my coming here today."
After saying this, Elena turned around and unknowingly turned out her set of tarot cards in her hand.
"Did you bring the Knight of Wands?" she suddenly asked in a confused manner.
Zheng Qing was stunned for a moment and then reacted immediately.
"Bring it, bring it." As he said that, he immediately opened the gray cloth bag and found the card that had lost most of its luster from a small purple wooden box.
This card was given to him by the witch a few weeks ago to calm his nerves after hearing that he had nightmares. Although it has long since expired, Zheng Qing has always kept it with him as a souvenir.
The witch's eyes flashed, and a satisfied smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.
"I just said I wanted to give you a gift..." Seeing Zheng Qing open his mouth slightly, as if he wanted to refuse, Elena immediately raised the tarot cards in her hand and shook her head: "This is a gift, you must
Take it...choose a card."
The young public-funded student hesitated for a few seconds and smiled - although this excuse was very cliché and hypocritical, but living in society, he had unconsciously contracted these habits - and then he squinted his eyes.
, pulled out the Knight of Wands that had just been stuffed back from the tarot cards.
Compared with other cards, the color of this Knight of Wands card is obviously a bit dim, and after he touched it for a long time, it was more or less stained with his breath, making it the easiest to identify.
When the witch saw his choice, she couldn't help but curl her lips: "You are cheating... Now, before I give you a gift, tell me how you killed so many monsters on the hunting ground? You really cheated."
?"
Hearing this, Zheng Qing subconsciously felt a little aggrieved and couldn't help but argue: "Why did you cheat? You also saw it on the hunting ground... that big black... tiger. It was the one who killed those monsters and followed me..."
Thinking of the documents that the professors asked him to keep secret, Zheng Qing became tongue-tied, and the 'big black cat' he was about to export suddenly turned into a 'big black tiger'. However, Elena only thought that he was in a hurry and did not say anything.
Pay attention to this detail.
But obviously, she was taken aback by the boy's sudden attack.
"Don't worry, don't worry, I heard what everyone said." The witch was obviously aware of the sensitivity of this issue, so she couldn't help but explain more: "...You were rescued by our hunting team on the hunting ground, but in the end
You won the title of the best hunter, but we didn't get anything. Everyone was a little unhappy, so naturally there were rumors...I'm not saying you cheated, I didn't mean that at all."
Zheng Qing was still a little angry at first, but seeing Elena's performance, that anger immediately dissipated a lot.
He simply waved his hands and smiled bitterly: "There is no way to discuss this kind of thing... After a while, everyone will naturally have other topics."
"Knight of Wands, with a sense of luck, move forward into the unknown territory. This is both courage and recklessness." Elena took the card from Zheng Qing's hand again and brought the topic back to the gift: "I want to
, I know what gift I want to give you."
"Were you not prepared before?" Zheng Qing's words were obviously thoughtless.
As soon as the words came out of his mouth, he immediately regretted it and couldn't help but explain: "I mean, I thought the gift you were going to give was a prepared gift bought from the store..."
"Why should you buy a gift from a store?" The witch looked a little surprised: "When giving a gift, of course you have to give it something you love! Otherwise, how can you show its preciousness?"
This statement makes so much sense that it is impossible to refute it.
Zheng Qing's lips trembled, expressing deep admiration for this logic.
"Turn around, I'll get ready first." The witch suddenly spoke and pushed the boy away.
Zheng Qing immediately turned around obediently, and at the same time, various appropriate scenes appeared in his mind, as well as various sweet words that might be used later. As he thought about it, he felt that his nose was a little warm, so he reached out and touched it.
Nosebleed.
"Shame, shame... you have to stay calm during big events." The boy muttered to himself, and at the same time, he quickly took out a few rain charms from the gray cloth bag and patted them on his nose.
"What are you muttering about?" The witch asked briskly from behind: "Okay, turn around!"
Zheng Qing took a deep breath.
Trying hard to push away all the charming images in his mind, he turned back stiffly.
"Hey, this is a gift for you! I just wrapped it!" Elena held a square wooden box in front of Zheng Qing with a look of reluctance: "You must cherish it...
"
She asked me to turn around just to wrap the gift...
Zheng Qing looked at the criss-crossed golden ribbons on the box with a blank expression, and the sadness in his heart was beyond words.