This time, Zhou Pang looked much rougher and more weathered than when he was seen at Boss He's place.
Or perhaps it's a kind of weariness that comes from working for a long time, a weariness that originates in the eyes.
He was no longer wearing the formal attire he wore when he took over the Riverside Hotel; instead, he was haphazardly dressed in the same tank top and shorts he had worn when we first met!
She was still wearing slippers!
His figure was just as bloated as when we first entered the hotel, and he was crawling on the ground, clearly the same as the fat man from before.
That's when I recognized him. He was definitely the same Zhou the fat guy who told us to guard the shop while he went to the pool to collect sea marrow by himself!
At this moment, his vest was torn in half, and there were traces of tearing at the hem. His shoulder no longer bore the wound from when he was accidentally injured by the lightning sword during his job search.
Instead, she had several more injuries on her arms, and a few strands of hair were stuck to her forehead. For a moment, I didn't even recognize her.
Only his eyes still held a hint of lingering fear.
"Boss Zhou, what are you doing here!"
Yi Yi was the first to speak, her expression full of surprise.
Wasn't that Boss He who was just over there calling Fatty Zhou, telling him to stay at the hotel? Why is he suddenly showing up here now?!
No! These two are not the same person.
The person who just called, Mr. He, is the one taking care of Fatty Zhou, who recently fell ill.
But this guy has been the store manager for several years now, and he's the real fat guy we met at the beginning.
Fatty Zhou propped himself up on his arms, trying to stand up but swayed and fell back down, his voice hoarse.
"No, I came to find you, I came to tell you a message! I don't know how I got here!"
I'm fleeing for my life, I've fled here!
Fatty Zhou's voice trembled slightly as he gasped for breath.
"Didn't I ask you to help me guard the inn in the first place? What are you doing here?!"
"How should I know! An old man came and blew a thick fog, and it turned out like this! I thought it would be fine once you brought back the sea marrow."
I never expected to run into you here.
I explained, while Fatty Zhou had a completely incredulous and astonished expression.
He took a few more deep breaths, as if he had just gone through a strenuous workout.
His eyes were filled with fear: "Didn't I go to the outskirts of the city to collect sea marrow? That place is a complete pit!"
The sea marrow was thin and black, and it was all wrinkled!
"ah?"
Upon hearing the fat man's description, the girl spoke up almost immediately.
Indeed, wasn't that fat guy in the pool supposed to be the best place for sea marrow to grow?
He risked his life to go there, only to be rebuffed?
Besides regret, I felt mostly confused.
At the same time, I subconsciously reached out and touched the sea cucumbers in the backpack behind me.
Mr. He gave me five in total, and the three I have here are a bit wilted than before.
However, just by touching it, I could feel a positive anode, and a warmth flowed into my fingers.
Give him one?
I hesitated.
"Master, don't give it to him! We might not even have enough! Doesn't he still have some aged sea marrow?"
"Lightning Sword is speaking in my head."
But then, as if possessed, I pulled out a piece of sea marrow from inside, which was a reddish-brown color.
Upon seeing this, Fatty Zhou's eyes lit up instantly.
And the fatigue I felt earlier has mostly disappeared.
I was thinking about how Fatty Zhou risked his life to go so far to collect sea marrow and even entrusted his entire fortune to us.
It's all for his son's sake; keeping four should be enough for us.
Besides, this thing is of extremely yang nature; giving him one is enough for us as well.
Most importantly, this fat man inherited Boss He's will to open a hotel near the roundabout. If his son were gone, I estimate he would no longer have the urge or the capital to continue operating the business.
This one pill might just give his son a few more days to live.
I handed over the sea marrow; its pale white body shimmered slightly in the sunlight.
"Take this and remember to soak it in water for three hours."
But at this moment, the fat man suddenly panicked, leaned forward in front of me, and grabbed my hand with his hand that was still slightly bloody.
"Listen to me first! It's this thing... Where did you get it?"
The only place where it could possibly be born, the best place in Chengde, is that pond I know of!
As he spoke, he looked at the wild grass in the distance, as if he were seeing the scene from back then.
"You should remember my buddy clearly, right?"
I nodded.
"It was him. When I arrived at the pool where he had been collecting sea marrow, I saw a scene of devastation. The makeshift shed that the guy had built there had collapsed."
Buckets and shovels were scattered everywhere; I thought they'd been blown over by the wind because no one had been here for so long.
Fatty Zhou swallowed and lowered his voice.
"But I saw him after just two more steps... I saw him!"
What?
That guy hasn't been back for several days now, has he?
At that time, Fatty Zhou was going out to look for this guy because he couldn't find him.
Yiyi's eyes were wide open at that moment.
Just as I was wondering what was going on, Fatty Zhou said something surprising.
"He was lying in the mud by the pool, his body cut into several pieces!"
My clothes were tattered, I smelled terrible, and flies were buzzing around me.
I looked closer and saw swarms of ants and bedbugs crawling on the cross-sections of the wounds; it was horrifying to look at!
As he spoke, Fatty Zhou's hands were still trembling, and his eyes were red.
"I was stunned. I just stood there, my mind completely blank."
At that moment, not only Fatty Zhou, but also Yiyi and I were stunned, just standing there dumbfounded.
Fatty Zhou took a deep breath: "This isn't the scariest part!"
I squatted there, wanting to leave but afraid of the short distance.
So I decided to go all in. Since I was already here, I figured I might as well look for something useful.
After searching for more than an hour by the pond, we finally found a few thin, black sea marrow pieces. Those things were not even as good as the aged sea marrow in my shop!
Just as I was about to walk away, the weeds beside me rustled.
As Zhou Pangzi spoke, he swallowed hard.
"At first I didn't pay attention and thought it was just the wind, but the noise got louder and louder, and there was a popping sound from inside."
I grabbed a shovel, parted the weeds, and holy crap! It was full of sea scabies mites! Larvae!
At this moment, Fatty Zhou was extremely anxious, as if a group of scabies mites were right beside her.
As he spoke, he immediately opened his mouth wide and spat a corrosive liquid onto the group of scabies mites.
But as soon as one fell, another pounced on it!
It's like weeds that just keep growing back after you pull them out!
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