◇ 【140】 Deja vu
"Thank you, mentor!" Wu Yu was already drooling, and like a fish he dived into the crowd to look for his favorite food.
Gu Juan greeted Liang Yuntang, bought a portion of exquisite shrimp dumplings, and ate them with a toothpick while walking. He searched the food shops on the street and accidentally discovered many couples. He couldn't help but feel sorry that Xi Lang couldn't come with them. This place is not only a place to enjoy delicious food, but also a good place for a date.
Just as he was thinking, his phone rang in his pocket. He took it out and looked at it, and smiled immediately. It was really a telepathic connection. He hung up directly and transferred the video call.
After the call was connected, he saw Shi Lang in the company office.
"You're still in the company so late?" Gu Juan frowned.
Xi Lang asked him to look at the folders on the table and pointed the camera at himself. "Sign a few documents and go back soon. Juanbao, where are you?"
Gu Juan showed him the shrimp dumplings in her hand proudly, "I'm eating shrimp dumplings in the food court over here. There are many special snacks here, but it's a pity that you can't have them."
Xi Lang looked at his smug little grin with amusement. A chuckle came from the phone, "What's going on?"
"There are a lot. Let me show you." Gu Juan walked forward with her phone and introduced him. "This one has steamed buns, this one has spicy hot pot, this one has boat porridge, and this one has seafood... I want to have seafood porridge, shahefen, and rice noodle rolls tonight, and I also want to try the honey-glazed barbecued pork."
Xi Lang listened to him with great interest, looked at him with a smile, and responded from time to time.
"Did you see it? This street is very long, and almost every restaurant has a different staple food. It's a pity that I can only stay here for a week, otherwise I could try every one of them." Gu Juan raised his mobile phone and took a long shot.
Xi Lang smiled. It would be easy to try every restaurant. He would bring Gu Juan here again when he had time.
"What are you eating for dinner?" Gu Juan finished the last shrimp dumpling. Because he had to hold his phone with one hand, he could only pour the shrimp dumpling into his mouth.
Xi Lang found it amusing. Was he really that greedy? He had made shrimp dumplings for him before.
"I'm going back home today and making some simple noodles tonight." The "home" Xi Lang was referring to was the house he and Gu Juan later bought in the capital. It was a high-rise apartment with two bedrooms, two living rooms, a kitchen, and a bathroom. It wasn't huge, but it felt cozy. Sometimes, when they weren't back at the villa, they'd stay here.
Gu Juan randomly picked an empty seat and sat down, calling the waiter from the restaurant. He ordered seafood congee, sha he fen (steamed rice noodle rolls), rice noodle rolls, and honey-glazed barbecued pork. Regardless of whether the restaurant was available or not, the waiter from that restaurant would run the errand. Almost every store in the food court cooperated in this way, which was one of the main reasons people loved eating there.
After the dishes were served, Xi Lang didn't hang up the phone. He watched Gu Juan eat while he went downstairs to the parking lot to pick up his car. In the past, he never let Gu Juan eat too much or too greasy food at night. Now that his cultivation level had reached a higher level, he no longer restricted Gu Juan. Seeing him eat with gusto was a pleasure for him.
"Old man, this honey barbecue pork is really good. Yours is also delicious, but it doesn't taste the same." Gu Juan picked up a piece of honey barbecue pork and shook it in front of the mobile phone screen, praising it highly. He decided to buy another one later, put it in the space when no one was paying attention, and take it back for Xi Lang to eat.
"Really?" Xi Lang took out his car keys, opened the door, and said with a smile, "I'll find a chance to learn from the chef again."
Gu Juan was stunned, "That's not necessary."
Xi Lang had made up his mind. He and Gu Juan hadn't needed to eat since entering the fasting period, and it hadn't affected them at all, but they were used to three meals a day. There was still a long time to go, and he couldn't abandon his cooking skills. Even if he ascended to the immortal realm, he wanted his beloved child to have everything she wanted.
Business at the food court was booming, and Gu Juan was sharing his table with two strangers. A quiet woman with side-swept bangs and a sexy woman with a bob haircut were stealing glances at Gu Juan's phone while waiting for their food, occasionally biting their ears and letting out odd chuckles, muttering words like "little bottom" and "little top."
Gu Juan felt an inexplicable chill. He caught sight of the girl with side-bangs trying to secretly photograph him with her phone. Without a word, he performed a spiritual technique, causing the air to fluctuate. The photo the girl took would be blurry.
Seeing that Xi Lang was about to drive, Gu Juan hung up the phone, finished his food, paid the bill, and leisurely went to meet Liang Yuntang.
"Let me see, let me see!" The beautiful girl with the bob haircut snatched the phone from the girl with the side bangs. "I wanted to take a picture too, but that handsome guy glanced at me with such a sharp look."
"Don't rush, let me see first." The girl with side bangs opened her phone album and was shocked. She stamped her feet in frustration, "How could this happen?"
Looking up, the young man with extraordinary temperament had already walked away.
Liang Yuntang was in a good mood today and decided to be generous to himself. He ordered spicy stir-fried clams, taro braised pork and garlic lettuce, and asked for a bottle of beer to drink by himself, enjoying himself.
Three people appeared at the entrance to the food court. One was a girl, about eighteen or nineteen, with short, student-style hair and delicate features. She wore a simple white short-sleeved T-shirt and light blue jeans, a pure and charming look. Following closely behind her was a man with a bullet-shaped head, about twenty-three, tall and muscular, his clothes and accessories all designer. He gazed disdainfully at the bustling street. To his right and behind him stood another man, a thin man dressed entirely in black. His exposed skin had an unhealthy pallor, the veins faintly visible beneath. He was gloomy and radiated a sinister aura, causing passersby to unconsciously stay away from him. This man, oblivious to his surroundings, followed the young man closely. A close look revealed a constant thirty centimeters between his left foot and the young man's right, without a single error.
"Bingbing, what do you want to eat? I'll take you to a restaurant. Look, there's no table here, and it's so noisy." Xu Zhenze, the son of the Party Secretary of Yuezhou City, had been a playboy since childhood, unable to earn a living, unable to even get into a third-rate university. It was only through his father's extensive spending and favors that he managed to get him into a second-tier university. Unexpectedly, with only a few months until graduation, he spotted a beautiful, innocent girl on his own campus. He was immediately drawn to her and began pursuing her. They met again on the street today, and he followed her relentlessly.
Feng Bingbing was tired of his pestering and said coldly, "I want to eat here. If you don't like it, just leave."
"If you want to eat here, then eat here. I'll do as you say." Xu Zhenze didn't take it as an offense and continued to smile. This made Feng Bingbing feel even more terrified.
Feng Bingbing saw a man in his fifties sitting alone at a table. She walked over quickly and asked politely, "Uncle, can I sit here?"
Liang Yuntang nodded indifferently, "Sit down."
Xu Zhenze frowned and opened his wallet, revealing a thick stack of hundred-yuan bills. He pulled out a bill and plopped it on the table, saying impatiently, "Old man, be smart. Take this money and go find another place!"
"Xu Zhenze, stop making trouble here!" Feng Bingbing said angrily.
Liang Yuntang looked Xu Zhenze up and down, secretly shaking his head. He wondered whose child was using his parents' money to fool around outside. If his son did the same thing outside, he would definitely slap him down. He smiled, took a sip of wine, and said calmly, "I'm fine sitting here."
Xu Zhenze took a deep drag on his cigarette and raised his chin, "Xuanyuan Qing!"
The gloomy man behind him stepped forward, grabbed Liang Yuntang by the scruff of the neck without a word, lifted him up easily, and threw him away.
Liang Yuntang was shocked and fell on the table behind him, knocking over the table and chairs. Finally, he fell to the ground, groaning in pain, holding his waist, and turned to look at Xu Zhenze and the others, "You, why are you so unreasonable?"
"Xu Zhenze! Are you crazy?" Feng Bingbing was furious and hurried to support Liang Yuntang. "Uncle, are you okay?"
"Teacher!" Wu Yu saw this scene, threw away the food box in his hand, and ran over quickly.
Xu Zhenze pulled Feng Bingbing back and said gently: "Bingbing, why do you care about him? What do you want to eat? It's my treat. Xuanyuan Qing, why don't you throw that thing that's in the way away?" His indifferent attitude was as casual as throwing away garbage.
The man named Xuanyuan Qing remained silent, bent down to grab Liang Yuntang, and didn't care when he heard the people next to him say "Call the police quickly".
"Stop!" Gu Juan happened to come back at this time, and with exquisite steps, he grabbed Liang Yuntang's wrist before Xuanyuan Qing grabbed his shoulder. He wondered about this person's origin. For some reason, this person gave him a sense of déjà vu.
"Junior brother, you are finally back!" Wu Yu supported Liang Yuntang and was almost crying.
With so many people standing by and watching, Xu Zhenze saw someone actually dared to go against him and warned him viciously, "Kid, mind your own business!"
Xuanyuan Qing easily broke free from Gu Juan's hand and tried to grab Liang Yuntang again.
Gu Juan snorted coldly and easily put his arm against his arm.
"Xiao Gu, be careful, he is very strong." Liang Yuntang supported his waist and barely stood up, looking at his student worriedly.
"Xuanyuan Qing, teach him a lesson!" Xu Zhenze was humiliated and secretly resentful.
Xuanyuan Qing's eyes became fierce, and he punched Gu Juan in the chest with a straight punch. His eyes were fixed on him, and hatred flashed in his eyes.
Gu Juan did not miss his gaze and was secretly surprised, but his expression did not change. He raised his hand to lock his wrist, suddenly raised his right foot and kicked hard, kicking Xuanyuan Qing back several steps.
The onlookers quickly stepped back, and some even took out their mobile phones to take pictures without fear of death.
"Oh, Xuanyuan Qing, you're a martial artist." Xu Zhenze hugged Feng Bingbing tightly and smiled nonchalantly.
Although Xuanyuan Qing was knocked back, he quickly regained his composure, his aura growing even more fierce. He clasped his hands together and charged towards Gu Juan. In that instant, Gu Juan sensed the ripples of demonic energy emanating from him, and his astonishment deepened. The surname Xuanyuan easily reminded him of the Xuanyuan family, and he couldn't help but wonder if Xuanyuan Qing was from the family, but he also felt it might just be a coincidence. It was well known that the Xuanyuan family was a family of immortal cultivators.
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