96: One person, a bottle of wine, a song, sitting all night...

Walking out of Sichuan University with a slightly heavy heart, Yang Dian merged into the bustling crowd.

He walked through unfamiliar streets for a while, listening to the Western Sichuan dialect which, though somewhat strange, also felt a little familiar.

A thought suddenly occurred to Yang Dian.

He wanted to take advantage of the good times and peaceful country to travel around and experience the beautiful landscapes of his homeland.

But recalling the several Awakened who had illegally entered the country and were still at large, he suppressed this idea.

How could he be in the mood to wander around if he hadn't caught them yet?

He took out his phone, opened 12306, and selected a high-speed train ticket from Chengdu directly to Fuzhou for 7 AM tomorrow morning.

“There’s still an afternoon and an evening…”

“Even though we haven't broken up, and it's not September, going for a walk on Yulin Road and sitting in the little bar doesn't seem like a bad idea, does it?”

With this thought, Yang Dian opened his navigation app.

The Wangjiang Campus of Sichuan University was not far from the little bar on Yulin Road, only about 3 kilometers.

Yang Dian was too lazy to take a taxi, so he just blended into the crowd and walked towards Yulin Road.

As for Qingcheng Mountain?

He wasn't going.

Yang Dian had initially wanted to go to Qingcheng Mountain simply to understand the Martial Arts Cultivation Realms.

If he could spar with someone and gain a clear understanding of his own strength, that would be even better.

Since these goals had been achieved at the Armed Research Department, there was no longer any need to go to Qingcheng Mountain.

As for visiting a Martial Arts Grandmaster...

There would be opportunities in the future… Slowly, Yang Dian arrived at Yulin Road and stood in front of the little bar from Zhao Lei's song “Chengdu,” feeling a bit flustered again.

He had come too early.

The little bar wasn't open yet!

The glass door clearly stated that it opened at 5 PM!

“What a thing to do.”

Muttering to himself, Yang Dian opened his navigation again and found a pet shop.

The Little Black Cat didn't seem to have much conscience.

Normally, it would say, “Human, you are so good.”

And then, “Human, I really like you.”

But as soon as it got hungry, it would start meowing, turning into, “Human, I've noticed I'm starting to dislike you.”

If it could transform into a human, it would definitely be a KFC Great Master, capable of deceiving some pure-love warriors into becoming crippled.

So, to prevent the Little Black Cat's affection from deteriorating, he had to find it something to eat.

And while he was at it, he would find a restaurant to experience a Western Sichuan hot pot.

He hadn't had a proper meal in almost two days.

He needed to treat himself to a good one… Lights of ten thousand homes surrounded the city, and the Milky Way stretched across the water's center.

It was 7:30 PM, the sun had long set, and the stars were hidden by the dazzling city lights.

Yang Dian also followed the flow of people to the outside of the little bar.

Looking at the long queue at the entrance, he scratched the Little Black Cat, which sat steadily on his shoulder, possessing an automatic invisibility talent in the dark.

“Human, are we going to the little bar?”

“Human, there are so many people here.”

The Little Black Cat was a bit excited.

Its head swayed left and right to the music coming from the little bar, attracting several scantily clad and bold Sichuan girls who snapped photos.

Shifting his gaze to the girls with fiery eyes, Yang Dian pointed to his face:

“If you're going to post it online, remember to blur my face.”

The Sichuan girls laughed heartily:

“It's a shame to blur such a handsome face~”

After chatting with the Sichuan girls for a few sentences and seeing the long line ahead, the impatient Yang Dian walked to the very front and activated his money ability.

The young couples who came to check in at the little bar happily pulled out their QR codes, took the money, and went to the back of the line.

Seeing their beaming faces, Yang Dian only hoped they wouldn't become a scalper couple.

With an inexplicable feeling, Yang Dian was soon led by a waiter into the little bar and sat down at a solid wood table.

One person, one bottle of wine, a song, and sitting all night…

This was Yang Dian's ideal life.

And it was the life he was currently experiencing.

“If it could always be like this, without anything extraordinary, without any anomalies, with peace in the world and prosperity everywhere.”

“Just living a simple life like this, it doesn't seem so bad, does it?”

He picked up his wine glass and took a sip when three girls came up to Yang Dian, giggling:

“Hey~ Handsome, what a coincidence, we meet again.”

“Are you really alone?”

“Not just one person, there's also a little cat.”

“Do you mind if we share a table?”

Putting down his wine glass, Yang Dian shrugged, looking at the smiling girls in front of the table:

“If I said I minded, would you mind?”

The three girls laughed even harder.

They pulled out chairs and sat down, saying in unison:

“We don't mind!”

As their voices fell, they exchanged glances and laughed even, even harder… The Little Black Cat was snatched away by the girls.

And not just the girls.

The Little Black Cat, having been passed around countless hands, squeezed through the crowd, meowing as it jumped onto Yang Dian's lap.

It still had quite a few lipstick marks on it, and he didn't know which young woman had sullied it.

“Human, I'm so happy.”

“Human, I'm also a little unhappy.”

Yang Dian casually picked up the Little Black Cat and placed it on the table, then asked the waiter for a disposable plate, tore open a cat treat stick, and squeezed it onto the plate.

“Human, I'm unhappy, not because I'm hungry.”

The Little Black Cat put its head to the plate, purring as it ate:

“Human, I'm unhappy because I smell a very disgusting smell.”

Yang Dian, with one hand propping up his head, his thoughts immersed in the music, and the other hand instinctively stroking the Little Black Cat, paused.

“Disgusting smell?”

“Human, it's not a disgusting smell, it's a very disgusting smell.”

“Human, it's like the smell a human gives off after being buried in the ground.”

Yang Dian's movements paused again:

“You've seen people buried in the ground, and you've smelled the unpleasant odor they emit after being buried?”

“And, there's also the smell of a corpse here?”

The Little Black Cat, having finished its treat, sat up and elegantly licked its paws:

“Human, do you become corpses after you're buried underground?”

“Human, then I've seen people buried, and I've smelled the odor of corpses.”

“Human, but that person isn't buried, so why would he have the smell of a corpse?”

Yang Dian's expression became somewhat grim.

Why would someone be buried?

Perhaps a murder had occurred, and someone killed and buried a body.

Normal deaths usually involve cremation.

As for why someone would have the smell of a corpse on them?

Perhaps someone had come into contact with a deeply buried corpse, or they were a grave robber or similar.

“I didn't expect to have an unexpected harvest just by coming out for a drink.”

He murmured, and just as Yang Dian was about to stand up, the girl sitting beside him, wearing a warm yellow camisole, seemed to be overcome by alcohol, swayed, and then collapsed onto Yang Dian.

“Handsome, you can even talk to a little cat~”

“Actually, I'm a little kitty too~”

“Meow meow meow~”

“You talk to me too.”

“Meow meow meow~”

Yang Dian's movement to stand stiffened, and he turned to look at the girl whose head was resting on his shoulder, blinking her big, innocent eyes at him.

‘How girls flirt….’

“It's also this….”

“Rough?”