46: 舴苋西! The boss wearing a straw hat! 5/5

“Let’s not talk about that for now. We’re not afraid of any of that. The main thing is, where do we even begin to look for this Peach Blossom Garden?”

“Do you have any clues?”

Wu Tian asked Zhang Meng over the phone.

“That’s simple.”

Zhang Meng nodded.

“The Wuling where the Peach Blossom Garden is located, you can even find it by searching on Baidu; it’s in today’s Changde, Southern Hunan!”

“If we go directly, we should be able to narrow down the general area.”

“But if we want to find it…”

Zhang Meng pondered for a moment.

“Then we’ll have to ask the local residents, or explore it ourselves!”

“Understood.”

Wu Tian nodded.

“Thank you for telling me this information.”

“No matter how dangerous, I have an undeniable reason to go to this place. I’ll depart tomorrow!”

“That rushed?”

Zhang Meng was startled.

“Not rushed at all.”

Wu Tian chuckled.

“I’ve been at home for almost a week; it’s time to start the next adventure!”

“Alright then, that’s it.”

“I’m hanging up.”

“…”

“What the hell are you hanging up for?”

Zhang Meng’s blunt voice came from the other end of the phone.

“I spent all night looking up information for you, and you’re just going to discard me like this?”

“Huh?”

“Then what should we do?”

Wu Tian was taken aback.

“How about I offer myself to you?”

“Get lost!”

“What time is your flight tomorrow? We can meet at Southern Hunan Airport then?”

“…”

Wu Tian was stunned.

“You’re coming too?!”

“Of course!”

Zhang Meng said unhappily into the phone.

“I found the location, I’ll plan the route. Isn’t it better with my professionalism?”

“…”

After a moment of silence.

Wu Tian said in a low voice to Zhang Meng on the other end of the phone.

“Thank you!”

With that, Wu Tian hung up the phone.

“Hey!”

Zhang Meng raised an eyebrow.

“That damn guy, is he shy now?”

“Beep beep beep…”

“Damn it!”

“Hangs up so fast?”

…After hanging up with Zhang Meng, Wu Tian called Rice, the chubby guy who was far away in Ulan Country.

“Hello, Shifu!”

“Slurp slurp…”

Rice on the other end of the phone seemed to be eating noodles.

He spoke indistinctly.

“What’s up? New job?”

“Yes.”

Wu Tian nodded.

“My little mascot, I’m in Dragon Country right now. I have a flight to Southern Hunan tomorrow morning. Hurry and buy a ticket, and we’ll meet at Southern Hunan Airport tomorrow!”

“Southern Hunan?”

“Where are we going this time, Shifu?”

Rice asked, a little confused.

“Tsk!”

“What are you asking for? You’ll know when you get here, won’t you?”

“Alrighty!”

“Then that’s it, see you tomorrow!”

“Okay, Shifu, what do I need to bring tomorrow, Shifu…”

“Beep beep beep!”

Rice heard the busy signal on the phone and his mouth twitched!

He finally managed to utter the last few words after holding back for a long time.

“Food?”

…The night passed without incident. The next day, around noon, Wu Tian and Zhang Meng met the chubby guy who had just gotten off the plane.

Bang!

Bang!

Wu Tian and the chubby guy punched each other in the chest, then hugged tightly.

“Hehe!”

Then the two chuckled.

They turned their gaze to Zhang Meng on the side!

“Bang!”

Zhang Meng, with a calm expression, directly extended her hand and punched a nearby iron pillar, causing it to dent inward.

She chuckled at the two of them.

“Want to punch chests?”

“The kind that guarantees a fracture!”

…The two immediately coughed a few times, pretending nothing had happened as they caught up.

“My little mascot, I missed you a lot after not seeing you for a few days!”

“Haha!”

“Me too!”

“Shifu, when you said on the phone that there was a new adventure, I was so excited I couldn’t sleep all night.”

“Honestly, adventuring with you is just too thrilling!”

“Yes, it’s quite thrilling!”

Zhang Meng chimed in from the side.

“This time, we might encounter some ancient demons and ghosts from our Dragon Country. Is that enough excitement for you?”

“You wouldn’t be unaccustomed to it, would you?”

“…”

The chubby guy immediately shivered.

“Holy crap…”

“No way.”

“Ghosts again?”

“Shifu, I suddenly remembered I have soup simmering at home in Kyiv. Is it too late for me to go back now?”

Slap!

Wu Tian slapped the back of the latter’s head.

“Look at you, so timid!”

“It’s too late!”

“Miss Zhang Meng is just scaring you. Come on, let’s go grab a meal first, then we’ll inquire around the surrounding counties and cities of Southern Hunan!”

“We still have time, no rush.”

“…”

“Meal?”

Rice’s previous fear immediately vanished.

“I’ve long heard that Southern Hunan’s cuisine is very famous in your Dragon Country. I finally get to try it this time, hehe…”

“I’m going to eat my fill!”

[It seems that Rice, the chubby guy, possesses a magical charm. As soon as you arrived in Southern Hunan, he displayed an astonishing effect. You thought to yourself… perhaps giving the chubby guy the choice of where to eat might lead to encountering some interesting people.]

[Auspiciousness and misfortune are hard to predict; the coming fortune is completely unknown!]

“…”

Wu Tian was taken aback.

He then patted the shoulder of the chubby guy beside him, who was drooling.

“My little mascot!”

“What do you want to eat today? My treat, pick any place you like!”

“Really?”

The chubby guy was delighted.

“Then I won’t be polite!”

Saying that, Rice directly pulled out his phone from his pocket and started fiddling with it.

After a long while.

The chubby guy showed an address on the screen to Wu Tian.

“Shifu!”

“This is the place!”

“This is the most authentic ‘fly restaurant’ I found on a local Southern Hunan website; the Southern Hunan dishes here are absolutely delicious!”

“…”

“Zemeng Creek 138, Southern Hunan?”

Wu Tian was startled.

Zhang Meng also leaned over.

“Zemeng Creek?”

“This place seems to be in the vicinity of Changde as well, which happens to be one of the areas I marked for visiting.”

Zhang Meng nodded.

“We can go!”

“After dinner, we can also inquire about the situation.”

“Alright then!”

“Then let’s hurry, we’ll take a taxi directly!”

Wu Tian nodded.

The group set the tone for their day’s itinerary.

They hailed a taxi, and the three of them swiftly headed towards the address in the chubby guy’s hand!

…An hour later, Wu Tian and the other two got out of the car in a somewhat remote small town.

It seemed to have already left the hustle and bustle of the city behind.

The entire town was connected with the surrounding mountains and fields, no longer distinguishable from them.

Its only street ran through the entire town!

A sense of indescribable decay permeated the desolation.

On both sides of the street were rows of low-rise houses, and directly behind the houses were tall and steep small peaks, firmly blocking the scorching sun of a summer noon!

Even at noon.

Wu Tian and the other two could feel a slight chill around them.

The destination indicated by the address on the chubby guy’s phone happened to be one of the low-rise houses.

At this moment… the owner, wearing a straw hat, was waiting for customers at the storefront.

“…”

“Three bosses?”

“Here for a meal?”

The owner adjusted his straw hat.

Revealing a slightly pale and distinctly angular face underneath!

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