living in the world of reincarnation

Chapter 197 The Leon Family
Entering the courtyard, a stone statue stood in the very center. At first, Lin Yiyi thought it was the work of those inexplicable cultists, but when she got closer, she realized that it was actually a bust of a man.

The bust faces the ocean. He wears a three-cornered hat, has a straight back, holds a telescope on one side, and puts the other hand behind his back.

Looking forward beyond the statue, Mu Lan discovered that the surrounding buildings are actually interconnected, which means that this area is all the house of the Leon family, so it seems that the Leon family is indeed the most prosperous family in Hezros Town .

The children in the courtyard were only four or five years old, and they were all curiously looking at the guests like Mu Lan at this time, not shy at all, and even followed a group of people into the hall.

The building of Leon's house is obviously imitating the Baroque style. There is a row of stone pillars erected in front of the main hall, but they are only used for decoration and have no load-bearing function. Various reliefs can be seen everywhere on the walls, and the windows are also vertically downward. floor-to-ceiling windows.

The main hall is more grand. The Leon family used a lot of precious metals to repair the dome, which seems to deliberately show off their wealth. The design of the whole building is too deliberately exaggerated, but it reveals a nouveau riche style.

"Guests, please sit down!" The woman wearing a veil led everyone to the sofa, and Lin Yiyi sat on it unceremoniously.

"Wait a moment, my husband will be here soon." The woman nodded to everyone, took the tea off the table with embarrassment, and then hurriedly disappeared into the corridor.

"Thank you, madam." Mu Lan smiled.

Although she was wearing a veil, Mu Lan could feel the real appearance of the woman, who looked similar to the residents of Hezros Town, with deformed faces, but she chose to cover herself with the veil, perhaps because of the woman's If you love beauty, you don't want your ugly side to be seen by outsiders.

Mu Lan sat on the leather sofa and looked around the living room. The oil painting in the east attracted her attention.

The oil painting depicts a large ship sailing in rough seas. Due to the angle of view, only the deck can be seen. It should be a multi-masted sailing ship. In the center of the painting is the sculptured man seen earlier. The pistol was fighting with the enemy. Judging from the wide tricorne hat and leather belt, this was obviously a captain. Mu Lan immediately thought of Captain Leon mentioned in the literature.

Lin Yiyi teased the three children, and they laughed together, but with the coughing sound coming from the corridor, the children hid behind the sofa in fright.

Mu Lan followed the reputation, and the man next to the veiled woman should be the owner of this place: Robert Leon, but Mu Lan was a little surprised by his appearance. He didn't look like other people in Hezros Town, and he didn't have protruding eyeballs. There is no flat head, wrinkles are all over the face, and there is a neatly trimmed beard. It looks like an ordinary person, except that the complexion is paler.
The veiled woman brought some refreshments and a plate of steaming meat, but the man waved his hand to make her retreat, then sat on the sofa by himself, smiling and facing the three of Mu Lan.

"Come here quickly!" Madam Veil called to the three children who were hiding, and said urgently: "Dad has something to do, don't disturb him."

After the woman led the reluctant children back to the corner of the corridor, the man said: "I am the mayor of Hezros Town, Robert de Leon, you can call me Robert." He gestured to the food on the table , said with a smile: "It's been a long time since I saw the guests from afar. You haven't had breakfast yet. This is prepared by my wife. Please try it."

Lin Yiyi reached out to bring the dinner plate over, and Mu Lan smelled a strong smell of spices. Leon's house is too heavy, and the smell can be smelled from such a long distance.

Lin Yiyi sniffed, feeling that the smell was a bit strange, just as she was about to pick up the knife and fork, Mu Lan held her down.

"Huh?" Lin Yiyi was puzzled.

"It's better not to eat food from strangers, let alone this kind of people?" Mu Lan said in the soul link.

"I don't want to eat it!" Lin Yiyi said aggrievedly: "I just smell it."

When the two people looked back and forth, Robert said: "I wonder if you guys are here. Do you have anything to do?"

Mu Lan looked at Professor Leonard who had been silent in the main seat. For some reason, he seldom spoke along the way, and he was always in a daze. Seeing that he was not going to speak, she introduced to Robert: "This Leonard The professor is a well-known historian, a life member of the British Historical Society, and a senior advisor to the Newport City Museum."

Robert was a little surprised, showing respect on his face, then got up and shook hands with Professor Leonard.

"We are here this time." Mu Lan said the excuse she made up long ago, "It is to find out about Captain Leon's experience. Professor Leonard is very interested in the history of the era of great geographical discovery. Captain Leon once discovered The many islands in the Atlantic Ocean have brought a lot of wealth to Britain, as well as many legends of unknown civilizations, and he is a respectable navigator."

Robert showed an expression of pride. He turned to look at the oil painting and sighed: "My grandfather is indeed a legend. I grew up listening to his stories. I have wanted to be a sailor since I was a child."

Then he sighed and said regretfully, "But that era is over."

The corners of Mu Lan's mouth curled up. These privateer captains did crazy things, colonized trade, plundered people, and robbed merchant ships. Britain has risen from a "pirate country" to an "empire on which the sun never sets". Captain Leon is an official pirate. , and his descendants will be honored by it.

Mu Lan patted Professor Leonard, he hummed, and saw everyone was looking at him, and then remembered the business, he took out a small notebook and a pen from his pocket, and looked at Mu Lan apologetically. Lan glanced at him, and then said to Robert: "I am very interested in his life experience, it is a pity that the deeds of such a navigator are not known to most people, I hope his image will not be buried in a corner of history "

Talking about his grandfather, Robert's interest rose. He drank a sip of black tea, and then vividly told those bizarre and mysterious stories with exotic colors. The language style was very similar to the stories that Mu Lan had read. Kind of fake.

Mu Lan senses the bottomless abyss underground. The entrance of the cave is tens of meters below the building. There is a platform every tens of meters in the cave, which should be built step by step. Unexpectedly, a project of this scale comes from man-made, not caused by some kind of miracle.

Maybe all the secrets will be unlocked in the bottomless abyss. Mu Lan suppressed the impatience in her heart and listened patiently to what Leonard and Robert said one by one.

(End of this chapter)