After leaving the desert, Xu Qian finally got to live a normal life, such as the spicy crab that Meng Ziqiu had promised him.
"Okay, this is spicy enough." As a man from Sichuan, Xu Qian's love for chili peppers is no less than his love for games. He can be described as someone who can't live without spicy food. Heaven knows how he survived those decades in Wuqi Mountain.
While they were eating, Meng Ziqiu suddenly spoke up, saying, "Big brother, my brother and I are planning to go back to Weicheng tomorrow. Why don't you come along too?"
Xu Qian paused for a moment before wiping his mouth and saying, "I have something I have to do. I'll come to Weicheng to find you after I'm done."
Meng Ziqiu and Meng Liangchen exchanged a glance, and finally Meng Ziqiu asked him, "Is there anything we can do to help you?"
Xu Qian lowered his head and thought for a moment, then said, "I need a world map."
"……map?"
"Mm." Xu Qian nodded.
“…Okay.” Although Meng Ziqiu didn’t quite understand what the other party was looking for, it seemed to be something more.
After the three finished their meal and were about to part ways, a Cayenne pulled up in front of the door.
"Is this Mr. Xu? Mr. Shen is waiting for you in the car."
Xu Qian glanced at the car, and soon the window rolled down, revealing it to be Boss Shen.
"You two go first, I've written down the numbers," Xu Qian said to the Meng brothers.
“Um…” Meng Liangchen nudged his brother’s arm.
“It’s alright,” Meng Ziqiu comforted him. “Big Brother is much more capable than us. He’s probably been ‘recruited’ by the government.”
After the two left, Xu Qian opened the car door and got in.
"I want to go to the desert again," Xu Qian heard Boss Shen say as soon as he got in the car. Before he could speak, the other party continued, "I can give you another million."
"Looking for that Teacher Shen?" Xu Qian had a toothache. Was a million really that worthless?
"Yes." Boss Shen nodded.
“Not now,” Xu Qian said. Although he really wanted the million, he had more important things to do. “I have important things to do.”
Two million.
"Five million won't do." Xu Qian wanted to roll his eyes. You bunch of despicable rich people.
"..." Mr. Shen counted his personal savings and then blurted out another price, "Seven million? I really can't go any more than that."
"...I really can't, I have something urgent to do."
"One shouldn't be too greedy." That was the maximum number he could offer!
Just as Xu Qian was giving him a look that said, "Did you even understand what I said?", a phone call came in. It was for Boss Shen. From the moment he answered the phone until he hung up, Boss Shen's face was extremely ugly, as if someone owed him seven million.
Xu Qian overheard some of the conversation. The person on the other end of the phone was probably one of the boss's elders, telling the boss in front of him, Mr. Shen, to hurry home and go to work.
Xu Qian looked at his expression and clicked his tongue. "If Mr. Shen has nothing else, I'll be leaving now. I really have other things to do."
“Wait a minute,” Boss Shen stopped him, “How long will it take to get your business done? If it’s really too late, I can wait for you.”
Xu Qian scratched his head, wondering what was going on. Did he really have to go? "I can't say for sure. If things go smoothly, it might be done the next day. If it goes slowly... it's hard to say."
Mr. Shen twitched his eye. "How about this, we'll change our contact number. Contact me when you're done."
"Emmm...okay." Since the initiative is in his hands, it doesn't really matter.
After exchanging contact information, Xu Qian said he had to leave first. At this moment, Boss Shen tossed him a card.
"……this?"
"The agreed-upon 200,000 yuan, with the password being six zeros, is a thank-you gift for that bottle of water."
Xu Qian didn't refuse and accepted it directly, saying, "Thank you, boss."
"Don't keep me waiting too long."
"No problem, no problem," Xu Qian replied as he got out of the car.
When Xu Qian returned to the camp, Meng Ziqiu had already found the world map he had asked for.
Unfolding the meter-long map, Xu Qian's head nearly exploded. This was so different from what he had imagined! Wasn't Hidden God Valley a canyon?! How did it turn into a vast ocean?! Oh no, what do we do now?!
Xu Qian carefully read the small print of the annotation for that ocean, and his head throbbed even more—Wales Strait, Ulan Country.
It seems I'll have to go abroad to find this sea...
At this moment, Xu Qian felt deeply depressed about his unregistered status. A penny wouldn't stump him, but not having an ID card was a real problem. Life without a registered residence was truly difficult. He didn't currently possess the skill to fly on a sword; was he supposed to rely on his superior lightness skill? Oh no, just thinking about that distance made his kidneys ache…
Seeing his changing expressions, Meng Ziqiu hesitated for a moment before finally speaking, "Is it very troublesome?"
Xu Qian hesitated for a while, then said, "You said before that you wanted me to go to Weicheng with you, and I think... that's okay."
"...Huh???"
"By the way, if I," Xu Qian pointed to himself, "want to go to Ulan Kingdom, what should I do?"
"...Ulan Kingdom???"
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