Chapter 199 Playing a Bronze Bell
Zhang Rishan looked at the teacup in his hand with a distant gaze, thinking about all sorts of irrelevant things in his mind, and emptied his mind in the quiet environment.
Suddenly at a certain moment, he seemed to hear the clear sound of a bell, but it seemed like an illusion.
Zhang Rishan glanced at the window on the side, then looked away indifferently.
None of the waiters employed by the Crescent Hotel are ordinary people. If any accidents occur, they can handle them themselves and there is no need for him to meddle.
He picked up the teapot and added some tea to the cup. Just as Zhang Rishan was about to drink it, he suddenly realized that something seemed wrong.
Although no one in the Crescent Hotel dared to make loud noises and his room was first-rate in soundproofing, he had sensitive hearing and could usually hear some noises coming from outside. Why was it so quiet now?
Zhang Rishan gently put down the teacup, calmed down and listened carefully, his expression gradually becoming solemn.
He really didn't hear any sound at all. Even the voices of people and cars that should have come from the street outside were inaudible. It was as if he was isolated in another lifeless world.
Zhang Rishan was a little unsure of the current situation and planned to leave the room first to take a look. He hoped that he was worrying too much.
As soon as he opened the door, he found that the slaves who usually stood at the corner of the corridor waiting for orders were gone. There was an eerie silence around him, with only the sounds of his own breathing and heartbeat.
"Someone come."
Zhang Rishan greeted them as usual, but what he was greeted with was deathly silence.
It's impossible that the guys from the Crescent Hotel disappeared for no reason, and Yin Nanfeng wouldn't joke with him like that. Something must have happened!
As for a more specific inference...
Zhang Rishan remembered the unusually clear bell sound he had vaguely heard while drinking tea just now, and some guesses came to his mind.
Although the bronze mother bell, the token of the Zhang family head's legacy, had been missing for many years, he had still heard of it.
Zhang Rishan felt that this time, there was a high probability that someone had come with this thing to collect a debt.
It might be Zhang Moyu and his group that he had been thinking about not long ago. He originally thought that the other party would send someone to contact him out of consideration for the influence of the Crescent Hotel.
Unexpectedly, he chose to take direct action and take them all down.
As for the bronze soul-catching mother bell, Zhang Rishan had never seen its power.
I heard that this bell is a rare magical weapon. A slight ring can captivate people, control the body, and bring people into a fantasy world. It is very powerful.
The Zhang family had made their own small bronze bells based on this one. They also had the ability to affect people's minds, causing ordinary people to become dazed upon hearing them. However, they were imitations, not as powerful as the Bronze Soul-Snatching Mother Bell.
At most, if these small bronze bells were arranged in a certain order and then played, they would trap people in their most terrifying memories.
After guessing part of the story, Zhang Rishan felt relieved.
What is meant to come will eventually come.
Even if he can hide for a while, he can't hide forever.
I stood there, took a deep breath, prepared myself mentally, and walked downstairs.
As expected, the first floor, which was usually bustling with people, was now empty.
Zhang Rishan walked out of the Crescent Hotel calmly and without looking around. He saw that the world outside was equally silent, as if all living things in the world except him disappeared the moment the bell rang.
With an inexplicable feeling in his heart, Zhang Rishan looked at the sunny sky, felt the cold sunlight shining on his body, and realized that the current weather was also an illusion.
Those who followed the current clan leader were obviously still following the old family rules. He didn't know what punishment he would face if he returned to the family.
Perhaps what he would face later would be dark imprisonment and various punishments. It would be hard for them to let him see the sunny day as a favor at the last moment before he was captured.
After feeling sad for so many years, Zhang Rishan calmed down completely. He stood in front of the Xinyue Hotel, without saying anything, and knelt down facing the main entrance with his eyes closed.
There was another crisp sound, as if a bell was ringing right next to my ear.
Zhang Rishan gradually heard some noises in his ears.
The sound of small bells rang out one after another, as well as the sound of wind like clothes passing through the air, the breathing of other people, the sound of feet stepping on the ground, and then from farther away came the chirping of sparrows, the roar of cars and the sound of people talking and laughing on the street.
When Zhang Rishan opened his eyes, he saw Zhang Qiling wearing a black classical dress embroidered with Qilin patterns. He was holding a handheld bell tied with a black rope. He was standing in front of him, looking at him silently with an expressionless face.
Glancing around with the corner of his eyes, Zhang Rishan discovered that the Crescent Hotel had been surrounded by circles of red ropes. Every few steps on the red ropes was tied a small bell, and each bell had the same rune on it.
Several men in the same black ancient costumes were constantly moving left and right, wandering among the seemingly messy red ropes. Using their hands, feet and wide sleeves, they skillfully pulled the red ropes, causing the bells to ring continuously.
Although the area outside the Crescent Hotel was not very busy in the past, there were still people coming and going. But now, apart from this group of people, there was no one else in sight.
Zhang Rishan heard the breathing sounds of many people behind him. He turned around and saw that it was Yin Nanfeng, Sheng Shengman, and the service staff of the Crescent Hotel. However, at this moment, they all had dull eyes and stood there blankly.
There isn't even a single guest?
Zhang Rishan pondered for a second, then turned around and bowed to Zhang Qiling.
"The Zhang family, this unfilial descendant, Zhang Rishan of the 'Shan' generation, is willing to be dealt with by the clan leader."
Since Zhang Qiling let go of all the guests who came to the Crescent Hotel and were accidentally involved without saying a word, as long as he got the most important person, he would not make things too difficult for Yin Nanfeng and the others.
This was already much better than he had originally thought...
Zhang Qiling and his team's operation this time went smoothly. Zhang Rishan was brought back without much effort. The Crescent Hotel and its subordinates' forces were temporarily assigned to Zhang Ben'an for management.
After Zhang Rishan's men were brought back, Zhang Qiling directly threw him to Zhang Benling.
If you want your children to be smart, beautiful and promising in the future, both parents must have excellent genes. It is better to leave troublesome matters like this to Zhang Benling.
With his methods, if Zhang Rishan falls into his hands, there is no telling how he will treat him.
Zhang Benling didn't know how Jinpo appeared. Although she could only live in water and had obvious weaknesses, she was very weak and rubbish, but the Wang family was able to cross species and fuse the two bloodlines together. It was really amazing!
He really wanted to get to the bottom of it...
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