The Witch's Bodyguard [Comprehensive Anglo-American]

Stark tried on almost every suit he brought. He spread the expensive clothes all over the floor, as if they were only worth a few dozen dollars and could be trampled on. feet, leaving ugly marks.This can't be his fault, at least Stark is not like this usually, he cherishes his clothes very much, Stark will let Happy Hogan take care of his wardrobe every week.

But at least he was satisfied with the sunglasses he chose, even though Ma Linglong said he couldn't wear sunglasses.

Stark has never been so nervous as today. He refers to the negotiation later, or it can’t be called negotiation, because he feels that meeting the parents is much more difficult than negotiating. Stark can predict what kind of group of people he will face , but he couldn't choose to escape and find a reason that couldn't be regarded as an excuse at all like every time he planned a board meeting before.

Because those are Ma Linglong's parents, Stark hopes that his girl can get the blessing of her parents, not like elopement.But I have to say, Stark kind of wants to elope with Ma Linglong, that's right now.

"One hour has passed the estimated time, Mr. Stark." On the other hand, Ma Linglong was quite calm. She sat on the bedside and watched Stark take off the wine-red suit pants. "I think this one is pretty good."

"I won't believe you, your evaluation of everything is like this." Stark said, "Think about it, this is more formal than my meeting with the President of the United States."

"Since you're already an hour late, and you haven't made a choice yet." Ma Linglong took out her wand, and pointed at the dark gray suit that Stark had eliminated from the round at the beginning, "Let's go with it."

Guided by magic, the clothes were put on Stark's body abruptly.

"Oh, watch out for the zipper," he exclaimed. "It nearly tore my balls in."

Ma Linglong took Stark to the shrine away from the teaching area, where the tablets of Ma's ancestors were enshrined. Stark imitated Ma Linglong and kept bending over the erected pieces of wood , and banged his forehead against the edge of the futon below his knees at least 20 times.

Stark casually and roughly estimated that there are 109 pieces of wood on the opposite side, and each piece is written with Chinese characters that he can't understand.

Tang Yin was very displeased with the fact that the two of them missed the time, including other Kunlun elders of course, but this did not bring Stark a trace of guilt.

There was one thing that Ma Linglong was quite satisfied with. In this kind of place where seriousness was needed, but Stark didn't know why, he didn't show a hippie smile, which was the greatest respect he could give.So other people's expressions would not affect Ma Linglong's mood, the girls didn't even bother to explain why they were late, these old guys didn't want to hear it at all.

An old man with silver hair, white eyebrows, and beard came forward, and he sprinkled some rice-like grains on Stark's body. When Stark tried to stuff one into his mouth, Ma Linglong stopped.And then more, in Stark's view, there is no difference except that the length of the beard and eyebrows are a little different, and the old man like Santa Claus sprinkled different little things on him one by one, including sweet Taste of water.

This made Stark very uncomfortable, because he had spent a long time in the morning doing his hair, and now, he could imagine that a large part of those gadgets must be concentrated in his hair.

"Okay." Tang Yin said reluctantly, "You can go to see your ancestors." He said to Stark, "Please allow me to remind you, Mr. Stark, try to talk as little as possible, if possible, it is best Don't say anything."

He nodded pretendingly, reached out and patted Tang Yin's arm twice: "I know, let alone shake hands and hug."

Tang Yin took a step back uncomfortably, and patted the place where Stark touched him: "I hope you can abide by the rules, this is the tradition of the Ma family."

"I thought I had broken your tradition." Stark said, without scruple, "I'm just a scientist, but I almost became a wizard. Did Linglong tell you that my godmother is a wizard. She is A wonderful wizard and, by the way, she is also my aunt."

"I wish you pass the test of Ma's ancestors." Tang Yin did not extend the topic, "And, the tradition I mentioned does not refer to your identity."

Stark's concept of "god" has been completely subverted. It cannot be called a god at all, it is a dead person.

When he followed Ma Linglong to the inside of the blue-tiled building he saw yesterday, he found that there were actually many people living here.Stark wanted to greet them subconsciously. Ma Linglong told him that these were ghosts and they would not talk to living people. Stark noticed that the soles of those people's feet hadn't stepped on the ground, and they passed by him without turning their eyes. Sometimes I don't even look at him.It reminds Stark of the Hogwarts ghosts, which are far more interesting than these guys.

The deeper he went, the lower the temperature became. Stark began to have a very bad feeling. The feeling of being cold to the marrow seemed familiar. He recalled that time in the bar.Soon, he was led by Ma Linglong into a huge inner room, surrounded by candles, but it didn't bring any warm or bright feeling to Stark, but it was even colder.

"Sit down." Ma Linglong said, "Stop messing with your hair, they are all looking at you, you should say hello to them first."

"They?" Stark said, he looked around, the candle was blue, and the flickering light made the atmosphere of the whole room very strange, "Is there no one here?"

Ma Linglong combined the index finger and middle finger of her right hand, and then shook it slightly in front of Stark's eyes: "Sit down quickly."

Stark saw everything in front of him clearly. There were at least [-] people sitting in front of him. Their bodies were in a translucent state. There were men and women, all dressed in ancient times. Stark saw those people at first glance. Clothing recognized as a kimono.

"God, they're dead?" Stark said, his eyes widening, in astonishment.

"Disrespectful!" A soul body rushed towards Stark's face, he looked very fierce.

Ma Linglong pinched the orchid finger with his right hand, and tapped the opponent's forehead lightly, before forcing him to retreat: "Do you expect a foreigner to bow to you three times and nine times, grandfather."

Stark didn't know how a group of "old people" understood English decades or even thousands of years ago, but he probably didn't have the extra thought to think about it.Because he noticed that Ma Linglong's ancestors could not only understand what he said, but also what he was thinking, and they seemed extremely annoyed that Stark regarded them as ghosts.

This is the so-called immortality and becoming a fairy?

It was hard for Stark to stop associating. Looking at the group of people in front of him, he finally understood what Ma Linglong said before, "get rid of the shackles of the body". Judging from the current situation, you are the other side of death. kind of explanation.

"Hi." Stark barely uttered a syllable, "I am..." He paused for a while, unable to decide whether he should say his name first or express his purpose first.

The ghost that Stark saw is of course not ordinary. The spirit body after death is actually the separation of human soul caused by a supernatural technique called "immortality". this.The real explanation for getting rid of the shackles of the body is not death, but to leave behind the spiritual power to be immortal. They can attach themselves to any living body at will, including human beings. As long as they want, they can live forever by constantly changing their bodies. go down.

However, people who have reached this stage usually have very strong spiritual power. Even if they sit here and don't go anywhere, they can know the world's affairs, and even understand the future.They can understand English and any language in the world. It can also be said that they can understand everything around them without relying on the five senses.

In other words, it can also be judged by Stark's every move that he is absolutely not qualified to be the son-in-law of the Ma family, let alone he is a foreigner.

Stark seemed to feel their disgust, so he thought angrily, what's wrong with foreigners, at least he can guarantee that the child he and Linglong will give birth to will be cute.

Wait, maybe this shouldn't be considered now, Stark thought, so who are Linglong's parents?

"Get him out of here!" The voice was sharp and mean. It was the ancestor of the Ma family, an ambitious woman, Ma Linglong's great-grandmother. In fact, her seniority was not only the great-grandmother, but even more Gao, but Ma Linglong only wanted to call her that.

"Now I am the master of Kunlun Mountain. You have no right to order me. Besides, I am not here to ask for your consent, but to bring it here for you to see." Ma Linglong glanced sideways at Stark, "He Pretty good, right, Mom and Dad."

"Anthony Howard Stark." A man's voice rushed into Stark's mind, "You don't have to pay attention to other people, you are a good boy, and you are even willing to sacrifice yourself for Linglong. You have a very rare quality."

Stark saw a black-haired man sitting on the far left futon, and he looked at Ma Linglong in a little surprise.

"Don't be afraid." The man's voice was still there, "I am Linglong's father." The man glanced at his wife beside him, "This is Linglong's mother, we like you very much."

Ma Linglong's father was named Ma Chenghong. When he was 35 years old, he and his wife had mastered the way of immortality. After that, they retreated for 30 years and never cared about the mundane world.They always accompany Ma Linglong in the form of souls, so for the girl, her parents are still alive, but they may not be alive in the eyes of normal people. 【Note】

Stark replied with a sigh of relief: "Thank you, thank you very much, I mean, I love her very much." Stark cast a proud look at Ma Linglong, as if to say "Hey, dear, I passed."But in fact, what he wanted to express to Ma Linglong's parents was that even if you disagreed, I would still be with her, but it would be much better if you agreed.

"Yes." Ma Chenghong said, "We know, we only have one question we want you to answer yourself, son."

Stark nodded and looked at Ma Linglong again.

Ma Chenghong's wife said: "If you have a daughter in the future, would you like to give her the surname Linglong? This is the tradition of the Ma family."

"I might not want the child's mother." Ma Linglong said.

"We just want to hear his answer." Ma Linglong's mother said, "We have to explain to our ancestors."

Stark shrugged: "It's no problem, as long as Linglong is happy."

The Ma couple nodded: "Very good."

Ma Linglong stood up suddenly: "You have seen him and asked him, now, give me the Ma clan's exorcism stick." [Note]

Stark also stood up, to be honest, he didn't like to be on top of a small ball, it would be uncomfortable underneath.He found that Ma Linglong didn't seem friendly to his ancestors, except that his tone was a little softer when he saw his parents. Although the girl's expression was always cold, Stark could feel that it was her face. The indifference of strangers.

"You are not qualified to take away the exorcism stick." Mashi snorted coldly, half of the candles in the room were extinguished.

"Of course I am qualified. In this world, there is no one more qualified than me." Ma Linglong took Stark's hand, showing a sweet smile that was almost dangerous, "If you don't take the exorcism stick Give it to me, Grandmother, and I will give him Kunlun Mountain and the Juxian Hall immediately."

The author has something to say: [Ma Chenghong]: The origin of the name comes from Liu Yuxi's "Seventy Rhymes of Liyang Shushi" in the Tang Dynasty: "The cocoon pulls the thorns, and the rhinoceros flames shine on the clear water", which means that the water is clear and deep.

[Exorcism stick]: The magic weapon of the Ma family in "I Have a Date with a Zombie".

Now it’s not that the sum of two chapters is as much as one chapter~

Later, the disadvantages of Linglong's inheritance of Kunlun Mountain and the fate of the women in the Ma family will be gradually revealed. I hope that some little angels have discovered that Linglong's purpose is not mainly to bring Nini to meet her parents.

This is the end of our trip to China, and we will return to the United States tomorrow.