"Ah Xue, is this the 'Lovebird Stone' that the landlady mentioned?"
The two arrived at a large rock on the mountaintop. From a distance, the two large rocks, joined together, did indeed resemble two large birds nestled together.
Upon closer inspection, however, nothing particularly special was apparent, except that numerous "I was here" graffiti were written on it with various pens.
The two also found declarations of love, such as "So-and-so loves you," on the back of the large rock.
"This stone..."
Lin Xue didn't pay attention at first, but when she reached out and touched the stone itself, she suddenly felt something was off.
[Host, this is an Alpha Stone! I don't know how such a precious stone ended up here?]
The system, which had been silent for a long time, suddenly spoke up when Lin Xue touched the stone.
[Host, this Alpha Stone is a very precious cosmic-level material; we need to find a way to acquire it.]
Alphastone is an important material for building advanced spaceships and is very precious even in space.
I never expected this thing to appear in such a small dimensional world.
"I understand. We'll come back later. There are too many people around right now, so it's not a good time for us to make a move!"
Lin Xue was engrossed in chatting with 629 and didn't notice Xie Yuchen looking at her with a strange expression.
"Ah Xue, what's wrong?"
It wasn't until Xie Yuchen couldn't call her and gently nudged Lin Xue that she finally reacted.
"Oh, it's nothing!"
"I was just thinking, if only we had a camera, we could take a picture here and take it back to show Uncle Xie and Aunt Niu!"
Lin Xue didn't expect that the person next to her would notice something was wrong after she had only been spacing out for a short while.
Fortunately, she was quick-witted and soon came up with an excuse.
"Well, but the only place with cameras here is the photo studio. There's no one on the mountain to take our pictures!"
"How about we take some photos when we get back? The only photo we have at home is the one from my parents' wedding!"
Xie Yuchen perked up as soon as the topic of photography came up.
He had never thought about this before when he was in the village. Now that he had finally come to the county, it would be a real shame not to take a picture.
"Okay, whatever you say!"
Seeing that Xie Yuchen was interested, Lin Xue did not refuse.
The two strolled around for a while, then descended the mountain from the other side.
After returning to the county town, the two went to a photo studio.
With a warm welcome from the photographer, the two quickly took several photos.
Some were sitting, some were standing, and they were posed in several different ways.
Under the financial pressure from Lin Xue and her partner, the boss agreed to complete the film on the third day.
After taking the photos, the two strolled around the streets for a while before entering a Nanfeng Restaurant.
This restaurant is run by Tujia people and offers many ethnic specialties.
The two ordered the restaurant's signature dishes and two bottles of beer.
While the two were eating, several more bald men came in.
These people started cursing as soon as they entered the restaurant.
Lin Xue couldn't help but frown. She hated encountering such rude people when eating.
Not only does it affect your appetite, it also pollutes your ears.
Because of the arrival of this group of people, the two of them ate a little faster.
They were still cursing and swearing over there.
"Boss, where is the boss?"
"We have guests, didn't you see them?"
"Fuck your mother! Is this how you run a restaurant? Believe me, if no one comes out, I'll smash your place up!"
One of the men, wearing a floral shirt, put one hand on his hip and the other on his bald head, and started shouting into the back of the shop.
Hearing the commotion outside, the boss immediately ran over from the kitchen.
"Sorry, sorry!"
"What would you gentlemen like to eat?"
Even when faced with difficult customers, those who run businesses have no choice but to put on a smiling face.
Lin Xue felt that the boss was quite unlucky to have encountered such a low-class person.
"What are you going to eat? Your old mother!"
"I've been in here for ages and you're only just getting here? Are you lame? Don't you want those two legs anymore?"
The bald man was clearly not a decent person; he was currently beckoning to his underlings while staring menacingly at his boss.
"Dear customers, we are extremely busy now that our shop is officially open for business. Please forgive us if we have not been able to provide adequate service!"
"What would you gentlemen like to eat? I'll have the kitchen prepare it for you right away!"
The boss was already unhappy, but seeing that the other side had more people and more power, he could only suppress his temper for the time being.
"Bring me all the best dishes in your restaurant, and make sure the ingredients are the freshest. If I find out you're selling stale food, I'll kill you!"
With that, the burly man kicked aside the stool beside him and sat down at an empty table.
"Hurry up and serve the food, or I'll smash up your restaurant!"
When the bald man sat down, the others followed suit and sat down at the table.
The boss left, but they were still there cursing and swearing.
"Damn Zhao Si Gou, how dare he steal my business! After we finish eating, we'll get the brothers to teach him a lesson!"
"If I don't beat that old bastard to a pulp today, I'm not Sun Laoliu!"
After sitting down, the bald man continued to curse.
It seems they have a grudge against someone and are plotting how to get revenge!
"That bastard Zhao Sigou is so dishonest. He actually dared to steal our business from our territory. If we don't deal with him, won't we be looked down upon by the underworld?"
The henchman beside him also spoke up angrily, as if he had an irreconcilable hatred for Zhao Sigou.
"Xiao Ba, call our brothers later, we'll go and cause trouble for that Zhao Si Gou tonight!"
"And what about Wen Youcai? If he still doesn't agree to marry his sister to me, we'll find a way to snatch that girl away!"
"What is he? I'm doing him a favor by taking a liking to his sister, and he still dares to complain that I'm rude."
"Since open methods don't work, let's try covert ones. We'll bring that little wench here tomorrow!"
Lin Xue frowned as she listened to the conversation between the bald man and his companion.
Could the Wen Youcai they're talking about be Mr. Wen, the owner of the guesthouse where the two of them are staying now?
I'll have to ask when I get back. If it's true, I'll have to remind Mr. Wen.
"The boss is right. Taking a liking to his sister is already giving him face. These people are just shameless!"
When the bald man said this, the underlings all revealed greedy eyes.
If the eldest brother were to properly marry someone, that person would become their sister-in-law, and the younger brothers would have to behave themselves.
But if this person is taken away, after the boss gets tired of him, the brothers might be able to enjoy him too.
As the group was talking, a bald man suddenly spotted Lin Xue and her companion sitting opposite them.
He winked at the old ambassador, and then the bald men all looked in their direction.
"Boss, look at that girl over there, she's really pretty, much better than Wen Youcai's girl!"
"Yeah, boss, I've never seen such a fair-skinned woman before!"
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