After supper, Beverly and her mom went to the kitchen to clean things up, leaving the parlor to Zhang Tie and her dad. Before entering the kitchen, Beverly glanced at Zhang Tie with a worried look. Zhang Tie gave her a reassuring smile.
"Beini once talked about you at home. I could see that she likes you very much!" Wearing a pair of thick crystal glasses, Beverly's dad glanced over Zhang Tie's expensive outfit with a critical and complex look like he was reviewing a balance sheet with beautiful data. Accountants always paid more attention to the internal, key logical connections between things instead of looking at its surface. "I know how rich people live. The clothes you're wearing might be worth several years of my salary. I also know how rich people treat women. I just want to ask you one question, will you marry my daughter in the future?"
Before Zhang Tie answered this question, a sound of metal plates falling onto the ground drifted from the kitchen, "Clang...".
Beverly's house was not large. It only had three bedrooms and one parlor, covering less than 100 square meters. Beverly's dad didn't lower his voice. The reason why he didn't ask this question in front of everyone at the table was that he didn't want to make Beverly feel too embarrassed. By asking this question at this moment, Beverly would not feel embarrassed and would know Zhang Tie's thoughts.
It was out of Zhang Tie's imagination that Beverly's dad could ask such a sharp question in the beginning of their conversation. He was very clear about the subtext behind this question — — Why should we believe in the bullshit of a man who is not responsible for his daughter's future and make the decision to leave Blackhot City so easily?
Zhang Tie became silent for a while. At this moment, the noises in the kitchen became normal once again. However, Zhang Tie knew that Beverly must be very nervous at this moment.
"Mr. Jon, perhaps you don't believe in my words. However, for me, what I wear and how much it's worth is worth. I really didn't care, because it meant nothing to me. I didn't care, not because I had money. I don't care about it. What I really care about is whether I can survive on or not! "
The moment Zhang Tie opened his mouth, Beverly's dad became stunned. At the same time, the sound of washing dishes in the kitchen slowed down a lot.
"Before I came to Blackhot City, namely over two months ago, I almost died. I was chased by a LV 10 strong fighter. Perhaps you don't understand the concept of a LV 10 strong fighter. Because before Blackhot City was incorporated into the territory of the Norman Empire, Blackhot City was a LV 10 strong fighter. Before Blackhot City was incorporated into the territory of Norman Empire, according to my knowledge, there were only a few strong fighters in Blackhot City. I couldn't defeat that man. Therefore, being severely wounded, I was hit off a mountain peak which was thousands of meters high. Fortunately, I didn't die. When I fell off the mountain peak, I was blocked by the branches and vines in the valley. Finally, I fell into a pond and survived... "
"After that, there were only two strong fighters chasing after me. Additionally, someone offered a bounty of 5000 gold coins for my head. I almost died!"
In Kalur Theater of Operations, the Iron-Blood Camp of No.39 Division was besieged by the Black Feather Army of Sun Dynasty. Although we finally broke out of the heavy encirclement, I almost died too. That time, I had 186 wounds, large or small, all over my body, including 47 fractures. Additionally, I was hit by a sky battle qi of a LV 8 officer of the Black Feather Army, severely wounding all of my guts. When the brothers of the Iron-Blood Camp sent me to the field hospital, at the sight of so many fresh blood and wounds, the doctor had already told my brothers that I was dead and didn't need to save me anymore. It was the brothers of the Iron-Blood Camp who put a saber on the doctor's neck and ordered him to save me! Finally, I survived. I thought I was very lucky; however, later on, I found out that a senior officer of Iron-Blood Camp whom I respected had sacrificed himself for me. He exchanged his life for mine! "
"After returning to Jinyun Country, I almost died twice. Firstly, I was betrayed by someone on my side and was chased by a lot of killers in the underground of the Dragon Cave. I was almost thrown into the magma and turned into ashes. It was my master who saved me. Secondly, it was the event in Heavens Cold City. You might have heard about it; however, as participants and witnesses of this event, you might not imagine how a troop was almost besieged by millions of demonized puppets, not to mention how dangerous it was for a person to be besieged by tens of thousands of demonized puppets like machines who didn't fear pain and death. Demonized puppets left 137 wounds on my body, which have just recovered!"
Zhang Tie's voice was very calm as if he was talking about someone else's business.
"I'm not bragging. I'm just telling you the things that I've experienced and the dangers that I've faced in the past year. To be honest, although I'm sitting here talking to you right now, I'm not sure if I'll still be alive in a year or even half a year. Because I don't know what danger I'll face next. When I'm struggling on the verge of death again, I don't know if I'll still be as lucky as before. Therefore, when you ask me whether I'll marry your daughter in the future, I really don't know how to answer you because I don't even know if I'll live until then."
"I don't want to live in a family where everyone lives in fear and worry every day, and where the wife worries about losing her husband every day. My kid is worried about whether his dad could come back every day! A man, a husband, has the biggest responsibility. He should free his family from fear instead of bringing his family into fear. Regretfully, I can't do that! "
"To me, surviving is the most important thing. Not only do I have to survive, but I also have to let the people I care about survive. This is why I came back to Blackhot City! "
"As long as I'm alive, as long as I can stay by Beini's side, I will try my best to treat her well. Cherish her, love her, don't let her be bullied by others, make her happy. Treat her happiness and smile as my pride and achievement. I can promise you that if I am still alive in the future, when I feel that I am qualified and capable of being a qualified husband, if Bethany is willing to marry me at that time, I will marry her. I will be very happy to have a wife like Bethany. "
...
When Zhang Tie left. With red eyes, Beverly saw Zhang Tie off downstairs and tightly hugged him. After burying her head in his chest for a long while, she reluctantly let him go.
Like today, if Zhang Tie stayed overnight at Beverly's home, Beverly's parents would look bad. It was also not good for Beverly to leave with Zhang Tie in the public. Beverly's excuse was that she went out to play with her friends. As their daughter had grown up, her parents sometimes didn't want to control her too strictly. However, if Beverly stayed overnight again today, it would be insulting her parents' intelligence.
...
After leaving Beverly's home, Zhang Tie sat in the vehicle and watched the gradually fewer pedestrians in Blackhot City. He estimated that he would spend the New Year's Eve alone in the luxurious imperial suite of Black Gold Hotel.
When the vehicle returned to Black Gold Hotel, the moment Zhang Tie arrived at the gate, he saw a familiar figure getting off the carriage. Her short black hair, beautiful face and alluring round, smooth calves under the coat made Zhang Tie recognize her at once.
The moment Zhang Tie got off the carriage, the mature and beautiful female first lieutenant also caught sight of Zhang Tie. After that, the two of them revealed a smile. Zhang Tie stretched out his arm. The female first lieutenant then walked towards him and held his arm, tightly squeezing her plump breasts under the coat.
"First Lieutenant Zhang Tie, you're really audacious. How dare you come to Blackhot City at this moment?" the female first lieutenant opened her mouth.
The moment she opened her mouth, Zhang Tie knew why this female first lieutenant didn't come yesterday. It turned out that she went to learn about his background. It seemed that she was very careful.
Zhang Tie didn't speak. He just stretched out his hand and pinched her butt. The beautiful female first lieutenant glanced at him in an enchanting way.
...
Twenty minutes later, on the sofa in the bar of the luxurious imperial suite, after drinking a bit, the mature and beautiful female first lieutenant blushed. Her clothes were half unbuttoned, revealing the greater part of her plump breasts. Lying sideways on the sofa, she leaned her head against Zhang Tie's thighs, seemingly ready to be tasted by Zhang Tie. Zhang Tie's one hand was moving around the plump thighs under the short skirt of the female first lieutenant while the other hand was holding a glass and shaking the liquid in it.
Drinking wine and beauties, Zhang Tie didn't know how long could he enjoy such a life. Zhang Tie looked a bit confused. What he said in Beverly's home today was his heartfelt words. After experiencing so many dangers and life and death experiences, Zhang Tie really didn't know whether he could still live in this world in half a year, even one year. Because of the event of all-purpose medicament, Zhang Tie was not sure whether a knight-level killer would suddenly appear in front of him and turn him into ashes with one palm strike.
At this moment, Zhang Tie finally understood the thoughts and mentality of those military officers in the Iron-Blood Camp who always indulged in women and alcohol as long as they had time.
Because he didn't know how long he could live, he could only try his best to squander and enjoy his life in every second he was alive.
The female first lieutenant had unbuttoned Zhang Tie's shirt. With her enchanting eyes, she was swimming around Zhang Tie's lower abdomen with her sexy lips and her nimble and moist little golden fish.
Knowing that Zhang Tie had been aroused by her, the female first lieutenant stopped. Watching Zhang Tie's face gradually turning red, she felt Zhang Tie's masculinity and hardness with one hand. She then giggled and asked Zhang Tie, "That day... what did you mean by that sentence in the reception room?"
"Which sentence?" Zhang Tie bottomed up the liquor in the glass and threw it onto the carpet. After that, he picked himself up from the sofa and changed his position. After coming to the back of the female first lieutenant, he put his hand on her waist, causing her plump buttocks to rise high in front of him. Zhang Tie's blood started to boil.
"You mean... the sentence that you asked me whether I was married or not?" The female first lieutenant turned around and watched Zhang Tie rudely lifting her skirt to her waist before pulling off her black lace underwear. Panting, she said, "I thought... I thought you were joking with me... actually... actually I'm married..."
After saying this, the female first lieutenant put her face on the sofa and lay down, closing her eyes. She was waiting for Zhang Tie's invasion.
After waiting for one minute, the female first lieutenant found that Zhang Tie had already helped her pull up her underwear and put down her skirt, covering her buttocks. However, she found that Zhang Tie had already helped her pull up her underwear and put down her skirt, covering her buttocks once again.
Panting heavily, she found that Zhang Tie had already pulled up her underwear and put down her skirt, covering her buttocks once again. He was gasping for breath. Panting heavily, he opened another bottle of liquor and drank up half of it.
"What's wrong?" The female first lieutenant was dumbfounded. She didn't understand why Zhang Tie stopped at the most passionate moment.
"It's too late. You should go back now." Zhang Tie raised his head as he bottomed up the remaining half of the bottle once again.
"Ah, why?"
"You won't understand!" Zhang Tie shook his head as he didn't want to explain anything. Instead, he directly pulled the bell on his side. Soon after, the steward appeared at the door of the bar.
At the sight of this scene, the female first lieutenant could only turn over and sit up. As she tidied up her clothes, she watched Zhang Tie with a confused look.
"Your excellency, what do you need?"
"Send this lady home in my car!"
"Lady, please..." The steward politely made a gesture of "please". The female first lieutenant glanced at Zhang Tie with a gloomy face. Closely after that, she shook her head and picked up her coat. After that, she walked away in high-heeled shoes while twisting her buttocks.
Only after 1 minute, the steward reappeared in front of Zhang Tie, "Your excellency, I've already arranged a car to send that lady away. Do you have any other orders?"
Zhang Tie waved his hand. After bowing, the steward left silently. Sitting alone in the room, Zhang Tie revealed a bitter smile. Zhang Tie knew that if what happened tonight was exposed to the public, he would definitely be scolded as an idiot. Perhaps other men would never stop in that situation; however, for Zhang Tie, it had already crossed his bottom line.
In this age, many people didn't care about their own wedding banquets, not to mention other people's marriages. However, for Zhang Tie, if he had to choose the most sacred contract between humans, he would choose marriage without any hesitation. In Zhang Tie's opinion, marriage was the most sacred and inviolable contract that humans could conclude.
Such an understanding came from his dad and mom. Through marriage, his dad and mom created his family and him. Although his dad and mom always lived a plain life in Blackhot City and sometimes quarreled with each other and even had a cold war for a few days, Zhang Tie's understanding about marriage and respect for the sacred contract between a man and a woman could not be influenced.
Zhang Tie really couldn't imagine what would happen to his family if one of his dad and mom betrayed their marriage during the dozens of years. As the old saying went, do unto others what you don't want others to do unto you. It was reasonable for Zhang Tie not to impose the problems that his family faced onto other families.
In Zhang Tie's eyes, the marriage contract between a man and a woman was more sacred and solemn than any law. Even though he would like to trample on the laws and regulations of the Norman Empire, he would never want to destroy the sacredness and solemnity of a marriage contract.
Therefore, no matter how much he liked married women, he would not touch them. Because in Zhang Tie's eyes, these women were protected by the sacred marriage contract. Even though this contract was insignificant and dispensable in the eyes of its creator, it was still inviolable for Zhang Tie.
Additionally, even though Zhang Tie had not met the husband of the female first lieutenant and didn't even know how that man looked, as a man, Zhang Tie felt that men should at least show respect to each other, even if they didn't know each other, even if they were enemies. This was a man's respect for another man's personality and dignity. This kind of respect would remind you not to steal from that man.
Pitifully, many men in this world had forgotten how to respect a man they didn't know. They didn't care about trampling on and destroying other people's sacred marriage contract. They even regarded stealing from other men and belittling other men's personality and dignity as a kind of glory. In Zhang Tie's eyes, such people were no different than animals. They didn't know what was sacred and solemn. They didn't know how to respect their own kind. They were not afraid to be the most shameless thief or the most obscene thief.
Those who were not sacred could not feel sacred.
Those who were not solemn could not feel solemn.
Those who did not respect their own kind were different.
Those who were dominated by instinct and desire were wild beasts.
Those who enjoyed being shameless and obscene were cheap.
Those who were not beasts were what they were.
Zhang Tie didn't think that he was noble, but from the beginning to the end, However, he still felt that he was a man and had his bottom line. Therefore, when it was impossible for him to stop... He stopped.
This bottom line might be ridiculous in the eyes of many people. However, Zhang Tie didn't care about it. He only needed to satisfy himself.
...
After leaving the bar, Zhang Tie soaked himself in the icy pool for one hour before gradually recovering his composure.
On the New Year's Eve of this year, Zhang Tie stayed alone in an empty room in the luxurious imperial suite of Black Gold Hotel. He spent the long and desolate night by cultivating quietly.
...
After the New Year's Eve, Zhang Tie reunited with the brothers of the Hit-Plane Brotherhood. Everything started to move fast.
After seeing Zhang Tie, Barley's father was the first to make a decision to leave Blackhot City. The family members of Doug, Hista, and Leit also agreed after Zhang Tie visited them. Although some of them were still a bit hesitant, Zhang Tie told them that if they didn't want to leave Blackhot City, they could take it as a family vacation at the seaside. After three months, if they wanted to come back, Zhang Tie would send them back. This promise moved those who were still hesitant. Even Beverly's dad and mom agreed to take a look at Jinyun Country first. If they were not used to it, they could come back three months later.
Everything was going on in an orderly way. Even on Miss Daina's side, when the best private detective in Blackhot City constantly reported Miss Daina's situation to Zhang Tie, Zhang Tie gradually figured out the situation of Miss Daina.
Not until then did Zhang Tie know that Miss Daina was born in a single-parent family. After her father passed away, he left her a brother, who had been paralyzed in bed for many years due to a serious illness. Because of her brother, Miss Daina didn't get married these years. Instead, she worked for money and tried to cure her brother's illness.
Not only did she have to cure her paralyzed brother, but she also had to hire two people to take care of her brother's daily life. It was a huge expense. Therefore, even during the holidays, Miss Daina was still working two part-time jobs to earn money.
One was a private tutor of a rich lady in Blackhot City, the other was a vacation counselor of the No. 4 Female Middle School in Blackhot City.
The two part-time jobs could bring Miss Daina 2 gold coins and 74 silver coins per month. Plus her income as a teacher in the No. 7 National Male Middle School in Blackhot City, Miss Daina could make over 40 gold coins a year. However, she spent almost 30 gold coins a year on her brother.
Miss Daina was bright and beautiful like a goddess in the classroom; however, in real life, she didn't live a comfortable life. Instead, she was under great pressure every day. However, she didn't show it on her face, nor did she tell others about it. Instead, she just bore it silently and tolerated it. She resolved everything in her charming smile. Each day, whether she was walking on campus or outside, Zhang Tie would always see her as elegant and beautiful.
After knowing this, Zhang Tie had more respect for Miss Daina besides the secret love. Because Miss Daina was not only beautiful, independent, but also strong and kind.
On January 5th, the atmosphere of the new year gradually faded away in Blackhot City. On this day, Zhang Tie met the girls of Rose Association. They were Susan and Fiona.
At the sight of Zhang Tie, the two girls didn't smile; instead, they silently put a bunch of finger rings on Zhang Tie's hand.
— — To my beloved baby Angel — — Zhang Tie
— — To my beloved baby Sharapova — — Zhang Tie
— — To my beloved baby Hiltina — — Zhang Tie
— — To my beloved baby Niya — — Zhang Tie
— — To my beloved baby Mia — — Zhang Tie
Zhang Tie became dumbfounded as he watched the words carved on the back of the finger rings. At the same time, he had a bad premonition, "What's wrong?"
"They're dead!" Susan and Fiona burst into tears at once. "Angel told us to give these things to you before she died. She said that you would understand!"
'Dead? ' Zhang Tie became stunned for a second before dropping off tears at once...
"How did they die? Tell me everything!" Zhang Tie shed tears, but his voice was so cold that it was terrifying.
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