Chapter 21: Midnight Terror
Under Wang Long's escort, Malu Mote moved into the Presidential Suite of the Mayflower Hotel at 11:30.
Maru Mouten chatted with Wang Long for a few words and then went to take a bath in her room.
Wang Long returned to his room, turned on the TV and started watching current events news. He had always been very interested in some domestic and international news events and wanted to have a good understanding of this world. The news channel was absolutely a good window.
After about half an hour, Wang Long heard the sound of knocking on the door. He opened it to see Maluomute standing at the entrance wearing a light red dress that reached her thighs, and her crystal-clear long white legs shone with a sacred and captivating glow under the hotel corridor lights. Her slightly damp golden curly hair was draped over her shoulders, and her fiery red lips were slightly parted, causing Wang Long's heart to beat faster instantly. After all, it was rare to see such beautiful women like Maluomute, although Xiao He and Maluomute's beauty was on par, their temperament was vastly different, a completely different kind of beauty.
"Mr. Wang, am I pretty?" The clear and crisp voice was as melodious as a water droplet falling into a jade plate. Wang Long touched his lips to calm himself down, smiling as he said: "Maludongte, you are extremely beautiful." Maludongte said coquettishly: "Don't call me Maludongte, just call me Malu. By the way, let's go eat together, you're my bodyguard, so you have to stay by my side at all times. I've heard that Chinese food is delicious, so let's go try it today, hehe." The charming smile made Wang Long secretly sigh in his heart: "This Maludongte, she seems like a super big star, but looks just like a little girl next door."
Malo Tong let his agent Petter and other staff go to dinner by themselves, and came alone with Wang Long to the Huangchao Royal Garden Chinese restaurant on the fourth floor of the hotel. The hall was decorated with luxury and richness, and there were 16 golden halls, three of which had independent toilets, three could be freely combined, and could accommodate 280 people for dining at the same time. Mainly serving sumptuous Cantonese delicacies and Hubei cuisine.
Wang Long and Malumot arrived at the hotel room with an independent bathroom. Malumot wanted to try some Chinese dishes, so she asked Wang Long to introduce her to some. Wang Long thought for a moment and said: "E cuisine is a general term for Hubei cuisine, which consists of three local flavors from Wuhan, Jingzhou, and Huangzhou. Hubei cuisine is composed of three local cuisines, emphasizing steaming, braising, frying, roasting, and stir-frying; its characteristics are thick sauce, dense flavor, strong taste, and pure flavor, with a rustic folk style. Wuhan cuisine has many varieties, paying attention to knife work and fire control, emphasizing color matching and shape creation, especially the technique of braised soup. Jingzhou cuisine is known for cooking freshwater fish, with various steamed dishes being its most distinctive feature, using thin sauce, clear and pure flavor, good at preserving the original taste. Huangzhou cuisine excels in roasting and stir-frying, using more oil, proper fire control, thick sauce, strong taste, slightly salty flavor, rich in rural flavor. Main famous dishes include steamed Wuchang fish, Tianmen three steams, red-braised Yihua clams, red-braised Mokou fish, Tianmen slippery fish, boiled eel, eight trigrams soup, red-braised fish fins, shrimp and sea cucumber bowl fish, eggplant sauce mandarin fish, Huangpi three combinations, Miyang three steams, whole family fortune, lotus chicken slices, yellow-braised turtle, tangerine peel fish balls, etc." Malumot smiled and said: "Mr. Wang, you're great! It seems like you've done a lot of research on your country's E cuisine!" Wang Long was embarrassed and said: "Actually, I also learned from books, and many of them I haven't even tried before."
Maruluo said, "Then help me order some of those famous dishes you just mentioned, okay?" Wang Long nodded and called the waiter over to order four or five of their specialty Hubei dishes. The steamed Wuchang fish was tender and fragrant, with a delicate flavor; the crispy fried eel had a sweet and sour taste that left Maruluo exclaiming "OK" and "Very good". Wang Long was also impressed by the high-end cuisine, thinking to himself, "It's true that you get what you pay for. Although it's a bit expensive, this flavor is really worth it."
After dinner, Maluomute insisted that Wang Long take her to the big street near the hotel for a stroll. Wang Long had no choice but to agree under her persistent persuasion. In order not to cause a sensation, Maluomute specially wore a pair of large sunglasses, covering one-third of her face and completely concealing her original appearance. Originally, Maluomute hoped to go shopping with Wang Long alone, but the chairman of the International Cultural Committee, Korister, had to have two black bodyguards follow them from behind, because they were not very clear about Wang Long's strength, if something happened to Maluomute, he as the person in charge would also be held accountable.
Walking on the crowded street, Marul dreamt like a little girl, touching and looking around here and there, especially interested in some small Chinese-style gadgets. When she strolled to Hongshan Square, her two black bodyguards were already carrying big bags and small bags full of things that Marul had bought, which were all Chinese specialties and small trinkets that couldn't be found in her own country.
Maruluo Mengte said to Wang Long: "Mr. Wang, I'm feeling particularly happy today. In the past, I've been busy striving for my own ideals and didn't have time to go out and stroll around." Wang Long looked at her joyful smile and smiled, saying: "It's good that you're happy. From now on, just call me by my name, Wang Long. My friends all call me that." Maruluo Mengte happily said: "Okay, Wang Long, so I'm considered your friend too?" Wang Long nodded and said: "Of course, you are my friend." Although Maruluo Mengte was wearing sunglasses, her devilish figure still attracted the attention of passersby. Fortunately, they couldn't see her face clearly; otherwise, this evening in Jiang City would have been bound to cause a sensation.
Back at the hotel, Malu went to the Mediterranean Health Center on the fifth floor for a post-dinner workout. As she sweated profusely on the treadmill, her slender and toned physique in her workout clothes was even more alluring. The young man next to her, who looked like he was in his early twenties, almost fell off the treadmill after taking a glance at her. He struggled to regain his balance, finally grabbing onto the handrail of the treadmill for support. His face turned bright red as he hastily got off the machine and walked towards the nearby swimming pool, sneaking glances back at Malu along the way. In his haste, he accidentally knocked over a small cart being pushed by a waiter, which was carrying fruit and drinks. Wang Long couldn't help but burst out laughing at the sight. The young man's face turned even redder as he quickly ran off towards the swimming pool. It wasn't until then that Wang Long truly realized just how potent Malu's charm was on men.
Back in the room, it was already past 10 o'clock at night. Wang Long opened the pink gauze window, and the entire WH city's night view was unobstructed: outside, a sea of lights shone brightly, the scene of fiery trees and silver flowers made this sleepless city as charming as stars scattered in the sky.
Wang Long faced the gentle evening breeze outside, feeling extremely refreshed and his mind clearer than usual. Seeing the starry sky, Wang Long's heart stirred, as if something had struck a chord, but that feeling vanished in an instant, and no matter how hard he tried to grasp it, it was gone.
Wang Long shook his head, pulled up the mosquito net, and sat down on the bed with his legs crossed. He started to operate the Five Elements Divine Technique, allowing his divine thoughts to instantly cover the entire hotel. He could even feel the faint sound of Maluomute's breathing in the next room. At this moment, every single movement in the hotel was under Wang Long's sharp divine awareness.
The night gradually deepened, and the stars in the sky slowly closed their bright eyes, also preparing to go back to sleep.
"As...as..." The alarm clock on the wall lightly chimed a few times, pointing towards three o'clock. Wang Long's exceptionally clear mind suddenly felt a faint "rustling" sound of footsteps approaching the hotel. Moreover, in the person's breath, Wang Long also sensed a killing aura and a familiar demonic aura. Wang Long could feel these dark shadows rushing towards Malumorte's room at an incredible speed that ordinary people couldn't measure.
Wang Long quickly sat up from the bed, tidied his clothes, and in an instant, he moved to Malumorte's room. Under the faint moonlight, Malumorte was fast asleep, with a gentle smile on her delicate face.
Suddenly, the gauze window seemed to be blown open by a gust of wind, and the bulletproof glass on the window shattered silently like paper. Wang Long stood in the corner near the wardrobe, his breath collected, without any external leakage. A black shadow darted towards Malu's large bed, just about to grab Malu, but when his hand was ten centimeters away from Malu, he couldn't stretch out any further. Just as the black shadow was stunned, Wang Long launched a five-line fist, with five-colored divine light coiling around his fist, emitting a faint glow. The black shadow reacted instantly, mobilizing its full strength to meet Wang Long's fist. With a "slap" sound, the black shadow flew towards the hotel door, and the hotel door shattered instantly under the impact of the black shadow. A loud "boom" echoed through the night.
The protective shield on Malumorte's body also shattered. Wang Long felt his breath was a bit disordered, and he slightly suppressed the surging blood in his heart. He became more cautious because he sensed that there were several accomplices of the black-clothed men outside, who were quickly heading towards the 20th floor where Malumorte lived.
Marudream woke up with a start from the loud noise of the door shattering, opening her sleepy eyes to see someone standing in front of her bed. She let out a loud shriek: "Ah, save me!" Wang Long quickly turned on the small lamp on her bedside table and said: "Don't be afraid, it's me. Someone was trying to harm you, I've already taken care of one." Marudream saw that it was Wang Long and finally felt at ease, letting out a sigh of relief as she patted her chest. The white nightgown revealed the faint outline of her spring-like curves, causing Wang Long's blood to surge again, his previously calm breathing becoming disordered once more.
