77: Set off for the southernmost territory of the Dragon Kingdom

Besides the five one-million-dollar prizes drawn, this batch of prizes also included some fixed assets and special items.

The fixed assets included an entire floor of an office building in Ba Dinh District, with an area of 2,000 square meters.

A villa in Tay Ho District, with three floors above ground and one basement floor, totaling 500 square meters.

A residential house in Cau Giay District, located between Hanoi National University of Education and Hanoi University, covering 175 square meters, 7 meters wide, 25 meters long, and 4 stories high.

The causality-based mysterious items included: Favorability Gummy (Within 3 hours of consuming the gummy, you will receive overwhelming favorability from everyone around you. Whatever your thoughts and needs, as long as they are within the other person's capabilities, they can all help you achieve your ideas.)

One-time Designated Information Probe (You can conduct an information probe on a designated person once, which might solve their most pressing problem recently.)

Primary Youth-Preserving Oral Liquid * 3 boxes, 6 vials per box (Each vial can maintain your current appearance level for 10 years, not stackable.)

Skill: Master Locksmith Skill (From primitive latches to the latest electronic combination locks, all will be like unguarded doors in your hands. If you are willing to spend some time, even a heart's lock can reveal its core to you.)

These prizes brought about earth-shattering changes in Li Qinghe's life. First, in terms of daily living, he no longer had to eagerly await his daily salary.

The millions of dollars in his bank account were enough for him to do many things he wanted and made him feel capable of solving many problems.

So, he took advantage of the Mid-Autumn Festival to fulfill his promise of taking Nguyen Thi Linh home.

Upon hearing the news that Li Qinghe was taking her home, Nguyen Thi Linh was also very excited. After all, three months had passed since she left home to work in a factory in Hanoi and then re-entered school.

Although she now ate well, dressed well, and had a good amount of pocket money, she still missed home very much, as she had never been away from home for so long.

The seventy million vietnamese dong pocket money Li Qinghe gave her, after she applied to Li Qinghe, she sent fifty million vietnamese dong back home.

This money greatly alleviated the current financial difficulties of Nguyen Thi Linh's family. After a video call with her mother, Nguyen Thi Linh thanked Li Qinghe profusely, at the cost of being limp for half a day.

However, sending money or video calls, after all, could not replace going home to see them.

Nguyen Thi Linh was a very well-behaved girl, and she didn't want to trouble Li Qinghe, because she felt that Li Qinghe had already done enough for her.

So, besides meticulously preparing Vietnamese delicacies for him when Li Qinghe was home, she also learned many ways to make Long Country cuisine from the internet, allowing Li Qinghe to enjoy authentic hometown flavors even in Vietnam.

As Li Qinghe's 'development' of her became deeper, the once innocent girl had grown into a very charming young woman.

When Li Qinghe set the time to take her home, she also took leave from school immediately.

Originally, Nguyen Thi Linh wanted to take A Ying home to play as well, but A Ying had already promised her family she would go back for the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Thai Nguyen Province is not far from Hanoi, a distance of over 70 kilometers, so it can be reached quickly.

Li Qinghe could tell that A Ying also wanted to take him back for the Mid-Autumn Festival, but he had already arranged to go to Nghe An, so A Ying didn't say much.

She just occupied Li Qinghe for a few nights to express her feelings and spoke the Long Country language she had learned to Li Qinghe clearly and distinctly.

By the time Li Qinghe returned to the house next to Hoan Kiem Lake, it was already the day before they were to depart for Nghe An.

Seeing Li Qinghe return, coupled with the excitement of going home.

Nguyen Thi Linh made Li Qinghe take her out. That evening, she rode a motorcycle, screaming and speeding for a while until the fuel ran out before calming down.

Early in the morning, she had prepared breakfast for both of them and moved the things Li Qinghe had bought to take back onto the car.

After breakfast, Nguyen Thi Linh, dressed in a beautiful little dress, was already waiting impatiently by the car.

Today, she was dressed very charmingly. Under a black short dress with red trim, her straight, long legs wore a pair of white-soled, red-trimmed sneakers, making her appear both charming and delicate.

Nguyen Thi Linh

"A Ling, you're in such a hurry today."

Li Qinghe put several sets of skincare products into the trunk. Considering that Nguyen Thi Linh's family included her mother and sister, and her younger brother was not old, Li Qinghe did not buy any tobacco or alcohol, but rather some skincare and cosmetic products.

As for her younger brother, there was no better gift than cash.

"Brother, thinking about going home, I'm a little impatient."

Nguyen Thi Linh stomped her feet in place, a little excited.

Seeing that she was clearly a little anxious but still obediently waiting for him by the car, Li Qinghe waved to her.

"Haha, what are you waiting for then? Get in the car!"

"Okay!"

Nguyen Thi Linh cheerfully hopped into the passenger seat, thoughtfully helping Li Qinghe fasten his seatbelt first, before fastening her own. She then waved towards the front of the car and called out with a sweet laugh, "Let's go!"

It was clear that the girl was indeed eager to return home.

As the Wrangler gradually drove away from the center of Hanoi, Nguyen Thi Linh looked at the scenery on both sides of the road and the motorcycles speeding in front of the car with slightly dreamy eyes, then turned to look at Li Qinghe.

"Brother, I feel like I'm dreaming..."

Then Nguyen Thi Linh began chattering to Li Qinghe, recounting her journey from her hometown of Nghe An, following her aunt next door, taking a sleeper bus to Hanoi, and her emotional journey along the way... Experienced drivers who often travel long distances know that if there's someone to talk to, driving won't be so boring, and time will pass more quickly.

So, Li Qinghe intentionally chatted with Nguyen Thi Linh about her high school days, her school, and her hometown.

Talking about these things indeed easily opened Nguyen Thi Linh's floodgates, and she spoke with great relish about her past.

Along the way, she would also feed Li Qinghe various foods and drinks from time to time.

Sometimes, when she got thirsty from talking, she would grab Li Qinghe's half-drunk beverage and gulp it down herself.

The journey from Hanoi back to Nghe An is nearly 400 kilometers, passing through Hoa Binh Province and Thanh Hoa Province.

After entering Thanh Hoa Province, mountain roads began to appear more frequently, and the roads were not as easy to navigate as in the plains.

Fortunately, Li Qinghe was driving a rugged off-road vehicle. Although the chassis was a bit stiff, it was perfectly stable for mountain roads.

According to Li Qinghe's understanding of history, although Nghe An is classified as Central Vietnam, its geographical location should actually belong to Northern Vietnam.

The area of Nghe An Province was also once the southernmost territory of Long Country's Central Plains dynasty.

For a time, it was the southernmost frontier guarded by Long Country's imperial warriors and officials. A thousand years ago, south of here was dense jungle rarely visited by humans.

And in Nghe An, a famous great poet of Long Country, Wang Bo, is buried.

He was Wang Bo, one of the Four Paragons of the Early Tang Dynasty, who wrote the exquisite poem, "The setting sun and a lonely wild duck fly together." His father was demoted to be a county magistrate in Jiaozhi, and Wang Bo himself was expelled from Chang'an for offending Emperor Gaozong of Tang.

He traveled south to Jiaozhi to visit his father, leaving behind the timeless masterpiece "Preface to the Pavilion of Prince Teng" along the way, which can still be used as a ticket to the Pavilion of Prince Teng today.

Unfortunately, he drowned in the sea before he could even meet his father.

He was later buried by his father near the mouth of the Lam River in Nghi Xuan Commune, Nghi Loc District, Nghe An Province.

Because his father did many practical things for the local people during his tenure, he was deeply loved by them.

Later generations built a temple to enshrine both father and son there, and incense has been flourishing for a thousand years.

However, during the later Vietnam War, it was flattened by American planes. The current Wang Bo's Tomb was rebuilt later.

The original site is now an uneven wasteland.

Li Qinghe thought that he should visit Wang Bo's Tomb when he had time to experience this cultural connection of Long Country spanning a thousand years.