The more he thought about it, the more worried he became, pacing back and forth on the carpet.
Papa!
Beside them, Anubis Dog could no longer stand it and shouted, interrupting Wood's self-muttering.
Jormungand is known as the Midgard Serpent, not only because his body can encircle the entire Earth, but also because his body can connect to black holes.. also known as the place where the primordial is conceived.. He is the condensation of the incarnation of the power of nature.. Wait! I seem to have said something I shouldn't have!
Something that shouldn't be said?
Wood's eyes lit up as he rushed toward Anubis, grabbing the Puppy by the neck and shaking him violently. "Quick! Quick! Quick! Tell Papa! What was the full version of that sentence just now!! What is something that shouldn't be said!"
I..
Dear Little Anubis, tell me the truth right now! If you don't, I'll call the Boss or Cain—
Before the words had even faded, three crisp knocking sounds echoed in his ears.
Wood looked toward the sound and saw Cain, with a White Silk Scarf wrapped around his neck, appearing out of thin air outside the floor-to-ceiling window on the Third Floor.
You're looking for me?
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Chapter 67 Quetzalcoatl's Secret Treasure (4)
“——!”
(Just like the Boss predicted, Cain has taken the initiative to come looking for me!)
Wood was stunned. After coming to his senses, he hurriedly released the Anubis Dog in his hands and asked with feigned composure, "What are you doing here?"
I cannot appear here?
Cain raised his hand and tapped on the window glass: "Open the window and let me in."
Before I understand your purpose, I will not open the window to invite you inside.
Wood said through gritted teeth. After the cat and dog guards arrived at the floor-to-ceiling window, he looked Cain up and down while he hovered in mid-air, then asked back, "Just returned from Japan?"
Yes.
Cain showed Wood a Japanese cloth gift box printed with the logo of a century-old shop: "A gift for you."
What kind of gift? It better not be—
Don't worry, it's nothing cheap like human flesh or bone, the kind of things you can find anywhere in the New York sewers.
Cain said with a smile, "It is a Nishijin-ori Kimono from Kyoto; its colors are brilliant, magnificent, heavy, which will suit your fair skin, blonde hair, green eyes perfectly."
“..”
“I never understood what was so cute about Kimono until this trip to Japan—now I completely understand the obsession men from all countries have with Kimono, or rather, the obsession with the person wearing it—because Kimono, especially Women's Kimono, represents the ultimate restraint. That's right, the torso is bound layer upon layer, wrapped in heavy, immobile, intricate obi filled with embroidery, with long, soft sleeves and narrow hems that rustle when walking, restricting every movement—unlike the vulgarity, directness, coercion of shibari, Kimono is an exquisitely elegant form of restraint that makes the bound person sink into it willingly, content to be enveloped by the smooth, delicate, magnificent silk—an instrument of torture stained with body heat—thinking about it like this, Kimono is just too erotic.”
Please provide the Chinese paragraph you would like me to translate.
Wood couldn't help but complain.
Fine..
Realizing Wood's displeasure, Cain restrained his excitement and asked with a smile, "What were you just discussing with your Kitten and Puppy?"
Does it have anything to do with you?
Of course—
Cain looked at Wood with ease. "Guess why I rushed back to New York from Tokyo overnight?"
You and your vampires and ogres have been too arrogant in your evil deeds within Japan, were they expelled by the Eight Million Gods who protect Japan?
Eight Million Gods?
Cain gave a disdainful laugh. "Even if I were to devour the entire Japanese Archipelago, they still wouldn't dare to face me head-on! Not to mention—on this trip to Japan, I only casually devoured a few fools who were willing to sacrifice their human dignity for immortality and power."
“..”
Wood took a breath and asked with forced composure, "You rushed back to New York to find me overnight because of that thing?"
That thing.. Yes, I rushed back to New York in an emergency specifically for that thing..
Cain narrowed his eyes, looking at Wood with the focused intensity of someone weighing the value of a commodity. "That thing is very important to me, you are the only person known to be able to approach it—Come on! Hurry up and open the window to let me in!"
“..”
Wood did not dare to respond; a strong intuition told him that Cain could not be trusted, he absolutely could not open the floor-to-ceiling window to let him in.
What? You don't trust me?
Please provide the paragraph you would like me to translate.
.. Because you have Master, Jormungand, Anubis by your side, so to you, I am a burden whose danger coefficient far outweighs my utility? You are always so proud and picky, wanting nothing but the best.. It was like this thousands of years ago, it is still like this now.. But I just happen to love this pride and caprice of yours, being abused, trampled, abandoned by you time and time again.. Even though I hate you to my very core and swore that I would kill you the next time we met, I always find myself involuntarily sinking back into you every time I see you again, proactively approaching you.. You are simply a natural-born Sadist!
Please provide the Chinese paragraph you would like me to translate.
Wood said in a low voice, repeatedly reminding himself: Do not believe a single word from this first murderer and Vampire in human history; every word he speaks now is designed to pique your interest and trick you into opening the door to let him in!
“Do you really not know?”
Cain's Voice drifted and spread like mist.
“You actually know everything; you're just pretending not to.. You don't have MPD, nor does there exist any so-called second personality.. The so-called first personality and second personality are all you; you forcibly split yourself into two personalities to conceal your true nature.. Your true self is neither kind nor lovely; you are a guy full of ***.. Your true self possesses a blackness as deep as the Abyss, an unfillable ***, which is why you had to carve out an outward personality, using it to disguise yourself as someone more pure and innocent than a newborn infant..”
—Shut up!
Wood, heavily provoked by Cain's words, shouted out, reaching his right hand toward the floor-to-ceiling window, preparing to—
Seeing this, a sinister smile played on Cain's lips. "Is this all it takes to break you? Are you planning to kill me to silence me? Go ahead, follow the cut on my neck, shatter the sinner's mark on my forehead, then—"
I—
Papa! Don't fall for it!
At the very moment the latch on the floor-to-ceiling window was about to be opened, the voices of Jormungand and Anubis rang out like the bells of a church, liberating Wood from Cain's hypnosis.
I..
Wood, jolted awake, gasped and quickly withdrew his right hand, which was about to undo the latch of the floor-to-ceiling window: "Cain! You can't possibly think that doing this will make me fall for it!! That would be a massive understatement of my intelligence!"
Underestimate?
Cain rubbed the bridge of his nose in annoyance, glancing at the Jormungand Cat and Anubis Dog guarding Wood on his left and right. A bright smile suddenly bloomed on his cold, gloomy lips: "I never underestimate anyone. What happened just now—it was a basic test for you. Congratulations, you passed!"
“..”
It seems I am completely unable to earn your trust..
(Nonsense!)
Wood thought to himself, but on his face, he maintained a welcoming demeanor as he asked through the floor-to-ceiling window, "How much do you know about Maya Mythology, Quetzalcoatl, the Jungle Pyramid?"
Are you asking me for help?
Cain was interested.
No, I am verifying whether you are worthy of my trust.
Wood said with feigned composure, "I am currently dealing with matters involving Quetzalcoatl and the Amazon Jungle Pyramid, I hold some rare information in my hands—if the intelligence you provide largely matches the data I have collected, I will reluctantly believe you."
—So that's how it is.
Cain stroked the bridge of his nose once again, his gaze dark and subtle.
Wood remained silent, standing in a standoff with Cain through the floor-to-ceiling window.
A long silence—
“—What is it you want to know?”
Cain took the initiative to show weakness.
“The human civilizations in Maya Mythology exist in different eras, each era has its own Sun.. What on earth does this mean?”
This content..
A rare and strange expression appeared on Cain's handsome yet dark-natured face, as if this were a question that absolutely could not be answered.
What on earth do you mean?
It means..
Cain took a breath: "Before the existing civilizations emerged, another older and more advanced civilization appeared on Earth.. and, stories of similar civilizations rising and falling have occurred time and time again.. Earth Civilization is like wild grass on the wasteland, destroyed time and time again, only to flourish and be reborn once more.."
I didn't expect you to like Pulp Fiction too.
Wood acted as if he didn't care.
You don't believe me?
It's not that I don't believe you, it's just that there is currently no evidence to support such claims.
Alright..
Cain sighed, his attitude more calm and sincere than ever before: "There are many phenomena in our world that existing science cannot explain. But if civilizations existed before our current one, if that previous civilization—whether its name was Atlantis, Mu, or something else—chose a developmental path completely different from our current civilization, if the descendants of that destroyed ancient civilization still exist in this world today—then many things could be explained instantly."
“You want me to join Mysticism?”
No, I just hope you can give me a little more trust—even though I haven't stated my position yet, I am indeed on your side.
Sorry, I can't trust you.
Wood spoke coldly, prepared to end this meaningless conversation.
—Eye of Quetzalcoatl!
Cain let out a sudden shout.
Wood was startled: "What did you say?"
I said, I once entered the Jungle Pyramid and saw the Mysterious Stone Cabinet that contained the Eye of Quetzalcoatl..
Cain smiled triumphantly, the corners of his mouth curling into an evil crescent shape: "They were a pair of incomparably beautiful eyeballs, as bright as the Sun in the heavens, shimmering with a cursed, seductive light.. The moment I saw them, my heart, which had long been filled with nothingness, felt a long-lost, intense ***, I almost reached out to pluck them, if my companion had not stopped me.."
Who was your companion who stopped you? Lilith?