Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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Jiang Lan stood there with a smile on his face. He came in a hurry, so he didn’t even change into a formal suit. He wore a gray-blue casual shirt and a pair of light khaki casual pants. He looked young and fresh. He also looked innocent. He didn’t look like the ancient beast, Taotie at all. He looked more like a young man who had followed his brother out to broaden his horizons.
Before Bi’an introduced him, Long Bing didn’t even look at Jiang Lan. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have wanted to use Jiang Lan as a warning to the reception group.
It was a pity that he was short-sighted and picked the wrong person and kicked a hard steel plate instead.
Not only did he fail to show his power, he almost broke his own leg.
Long Bing forced a fake smile on his face and said to Jiang Lan, “I have heard of your great name for a long time. It is true that hearing about one is not as good as meeting them in person.”
“I heard that Mr. Long Bing has done extensive research on Chinese culture?” Jiang Lan suddenly mentioned something irrelevant. Under the puzzled eyes of the crowd, he smiled and said slowly, “We also have an old saying, ‘You can’t judge a person by his appearance, and you can’t measure the depth of the sea just by looking.’ This saying comes from the Ming Dynasty novel Journey to the West. If you haven’t read it, I can give you a copy someday.”
“Read more books, and you can learn more about how to be a good person.”
His words were apparently polite and courteous, but implicitly he was mocking Long Bing for judging people by their appearance and hitting a wall. He was just short of pointing at his nose and calling him an idiot for looking down on others.
It just so happened that Long Bing was the first to make a move, and now that he was being ridiculed, he could only hold his nose and endure it: “Thank you for your kindness, I’ll take a look when I have time.”
Jiang Lan had a you’re teachable expression on his face as he nodded slightly at him, and stepped back.
They had just met and such a good show was staged. The expressions of the other people present varied.
The people in Long Bing’s camp looked particularly bad. They looked like they had eaten shit, their faces were blue with their eyes filled with resentment, but they dared not speak out. The taciturn werewolf Ed had an expression of watching a show. The one with the biggest reaction was the vampire Hai An. He clapped his hands a few times, ignoring the ugly expressions of Long Bing and others. He just smiled and walked to Jiang Lan, politely extending his hand to him: “China is indeed a land of talented people. I haven’t met someone as suitable as Mr. Jiang for many years. May I have the honor to be your friend?”
Hai An was wearing a well-fitting white suit with a bright red rose stuck in his suit pocket. His fluffy blond hair was neatly combed behind his head, and his pair of green eyes were looking at Jiang Lan intently.
His expression looked very sincere, but Jiang Lan was not stupid enough to believe that he was friendly and harmless as he was someone who dared not even give Long Bing face.
After all, he had used Long Bing as a vivid negative example to warn everyone – don’t judge a book by its cover.
“It’s my honor.” Jiang Lan shook hands with him, his smile more sincere than his, and his words were very effective: “You all came from afar, you are all our friends.”
Hai An tilted his head, then the smile in his blue eyes deepened, and he said, not knowing whether it was true or false: “Jiang, I really like you so much.”
Jiang Lan smiled at him implicitly, but did not say anything else, and handed the home court back to his fourth brother.
Bi’an looked at him with admiration, thinking that Lao Wu had grown a lot in the past year of training alone. He even learned to curse without using dirty words. Look how angry Long Bing was. If he had a weak heart, he would probably faint on the spot.
The surprise in the eyes of the monsters from the Monster Management Bureau who followed the reception was no less than that of everyone else. This was their first face-to-face encounter with Taotie. Before this, their impression of Taotie had always been “ferocious beast”, “tall and strong with a ferocious appearance”, “vicious and always hungry”, etc.
It was already shocking enough to see Jiang Lan looking like a sunny and cheerful young boy today, but now he was able to give the US delegation a warning in a clear and bloodless manner, which not only saved their face, but also made the other side suffer a loss but be unable to speak out.
This was so fu**ing awesome!!
When dealing with these idiots with their eyes on top of their heads, you should be as ruthless and cruel as autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves!
The Monster Management Bureau, including the Taoist priests next door, all changed their views on Jiang Lan, wondering who spread those rumors before? It was simply outrageous!
Starting today, they also wanted to be friends with Taotie!
Jiang Lan didn’t know that his actions had won the hearts of his colleagues. He just followed Bi’an and sent Long Bing and others to the hotel together.
The vampire Hai An didn’t follow Long Bing, but followed Jiang Lan closely, and would find something to talk to Jiang Lan even if he had nothing to say.
But the more he talked, the more Jiang Lan became wary, suspecting that Hai An was trying to find a breakthrough from him and get inside information. He responded warmly and politely on the surface, but in fact he didn’t say a single useful word. However, he did get a lot of information about Hai An.
For example, Hai An was over 1,600 years old this year. He was a vampire prince of high status. He also owned numerous manors, castles and offspring in the United States and European countries.
The reason why he came to China as a member of the visiting delegation was because he once owed a favor to a senior American official, and he felt too bored staying in the castle, so he agreed to join the tour at public expense.
No wonder he was not afraid of Long Bing. Jiang Lan glanced at him from the side, but he didn’t expect that the vampire prince would look so young.
But then he thought about himself and felt that it was nothing surprising that Hai An had a tender face.
Hai An was still talking and even exchanged WeChat with Jiang Lan. He probably felt that after some friendly exchanges, the two of them were already familiar with each other, so he directly said: “I am still single, how about you?”
Jiang Lan: ???
He looked at Hai An in confusion, wondering if they now had to introduce their relationship status to foreign friends when they met for the first time?
But there was nothing he couldn’t say. He raised his chin slightly, and his fake expression became much more real. He then said proudly, “I already have a boyfriend, he’s tall and handsome, but we’re not married yet.”
“…” Hai An’s enthusiastic smile suddenly froze on his face.
“You already have a boyfriend?”
“Yes.” Jiang Lan had dimples on his cheeks at this moment, and anyone could see the joy in his eyes: “He is a very nice person, but it’s a pity that I don’t have the chance to introduce him to you.”
After all, if you have an excellent boyfriend, you should take him around and declare your sovereignty!
Hai An, who had been chattering all the time, finally shut up with a look of loss and melancholy on his face after learning that he already had a boyfriend.
Jiang Lan didn’t understand why and thought that he was hit by the fact that he was still a single guy. He was happy not to have to deal with him, so he sent them all to the arranged hotel and had dinner with them at the party.
After suffering a loss previously, the camp headed by Long Bing became much more obedient and the atmosphere of the dinner was quite harmonious.
Hai An, who had a gloomy face before, became lively again. He approached Jiang Lan with a glass of red wine, and a faint and charming scent of perfume emanated from his body.
Jiang Lan politely clinked his glass with his.
“Jiang, I’ve thought it through.” Hai An said with some melancholy in his words.
“Um?”
While dealing with him, Jiang Lan quickly stuffed a piece of cake into his mouth. The sweet and smooth taste of the cream made him squint his eyes.
“Would you like to have another boyfriend?”
Hai An covered his heart with his right hand and said, “It hurts, but if it’s you, I’m willing to put aside my pride and share you with others.”
“???”
Hai An’s words were so shocking that Jiang Lan was unable to catch his breath and was almost choked by the cake. He quickly drank a sip of red wine before he could breathe smoothly.
His face turned red from choking, and he looked at Hai An in horror, waving his hands to refuse: “No, no, my boyfriend really minds.”
And I’m afraid you’ll be beaten to death!
That would become an international incident, and it might affect international relations, how bad!
Perhaps because he had never been rejected so cleanly and even avoided, Hai An’s expression froze for a moment. After a long time, he lowered his eyelashes, his green eyes filled with melancholy: “But I really like you, can’t you give me a chance?”
But I really don’t like you!
Jiang Lan waved his hands awkwardly and said frankly: “I’m sorry, I only like my boyfriend.”
Hai An: …
He pursed his pale lips, then turned away with a look of loss and hurt. His thin back looked like a falling butterfly, fragile and helpless.
Hai An knew his advantage very well, so he deliberately slowed down his pace. However, his tried-and-true method of taking one, two, and ten steps did not work this time, as he still could not hear Jiang Lan’s voice from behind him. He stopped unwillingly and looked back, only to see Jiang Lan holding a plate and selecting small cakes with a relaxed look on his face.
“…”
Hai An’s face twisted slightly and he fell into self-doubt.
Is it possible that my charm has declined?
Long Yue, who had come over with a glass of wine, looked at him sarcastically: “The famous ‘Prince of Blood Rose’ also has such a day?”
Although Hai An looked exquisite and beautiful, he was actually the most powerful of the thirteen existing vampire princes. However, he did not like being bound and liked to collect lovers from all over the world, so his territory was relatively weak. But in fact, everyone who knew Hai An knew that he was a smiling tiger who killed without shedding blood.
Hai An’s expression was not so friendly towards these annoying savage dragons. So, he rolled his eyes elegantly at him and passed by him without even saying a word.
Being ignored with such contempt, Long Yue’s expression became ferocious. It took him a while to adjust himself, then he walked towards Jiang Lan with the wine in his hand.
“Mr. Jiang.” Long Yue put on a friendly mask and greeted Jiang Lan politely.
Jiang Lan turned his head and looked at him, hiding the annoyance and vigilance in his eyes: “Mr. Long Yue.”
Long Yue raised his glass to him with a smile and started the conversation first: “Mr. Jiang has a deep understanding of Chinese culture, which I admire very much. To be honest, we came to Jiangcheng in advance this time so that we can have enough time to appreciate the scenery of the ancient city. It’s a pity that we are unfamiliar with the place, so I would like to take the liberty to ask Mr. Jiang to be our guide.”
Jiang Lan rejected it in his heart.
However, Long Yue’s request was not out of the ordinary. They arrived two days in advance, so the delegation basically had free time during these two days. Just in case, it would be best if someone could keep an eye on their movements.
He just didn’t want to, but he could only pretend to be willing because of the relationship: “I’m happy to do it. I wonder what aspect Mr. Long Yue is more interested in?”
“I personally like opera. Many years ago, I had the honor of coming to China to listen to several operas. I have a deep memory of that.” Long Yue said with a smile, “The reason I came early this time is that I heard that there will be an opera festival near Jiangcheng, and I want to go and take a look.”
A grand opera festival being held near Jiangcheng.
Jiang Lan’s heart skipped a beat, suspecting that he was referring to the outdoor water opera in Nancheng.
“Mr. Long Yue is talking about the open-air show being held in Nancheng this weekend?”
Long Yue looked as if he had suddenly realized something, and laughed out loud, “Yes, yes, that’s the outdoor opera in Nancheng. I forgot the name for a moment. I remember that Nancheng is not far from Jiangcheng, right?”
“It’s really not far.” Jiang Lan smiled at him, but his heart became lively.
He didn’t believe that Long Yue and others had arrived in Jiangcheng in advance just for tourism.
Moreover, how could Nancheng, a little-known town like it, be so famous for its open-air operas that it was singled just for the sake of its tourism features?
But Jiang Lan couldn’t figure out for the moment, what could be so attractive about Nancheng that made them go through so much trouble to make a special trip there?
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