The Spirit of Gourmet

Chapter 252 Unexpected Events
"Uphill..."

"Uphill..."

Using the same method of judgment, Qin Lang quickly made a choice every time he encountered a fork in the road.

However, his good fortune didn't last long. Soon after, Qin Lang encountered a new fork in the maze, and both paths at this fork went downhill.

"hiss…"

Qin Lang gasped, looking at the two passages in front of him with a conflicted expression, "Which one do you think we should choose?"

Egg and Spicy, who had been following him, exchanged a glance. The former tentatively pointed to the left with its tail. "Gurgle~"

"Chapter chapter~" Lala shook her head and looked to the right.

"Since neither of you can make up your minds, let's just pick one and try it out." Qin Lang shook his head helplessly, and after some deliberation, finally chose the right passage to enter.

The next fork in the road leads to two downhill sections…

At the next fork in the road, there are two more downhill sections...

Qin Lang gradually fell silent. When he arrived at the fourth fork in the road, he looked at the two downhill paths that were still there, squatted down, and sighed.

"Okay, we're lost."

The two food spirits exchanged a glance and sighed simultaneously.

“But there’s no need to worry too much.” Qin Lang seemed to have thought of something. “The Rosemary Castle has been developed into an amusement park, so it’s impossible to keep tourists trapped forever. Maybe our current actions are under the control of the staff. They will appear after we have been trapped for a certain period of time.”

This seemed to make sense, and after hearing it, Danbao and Lala seemed to regain some of their optimism.

"So, we don't need to think about it so much now." Qin Lang chuckled. "Just wander around, maybe we'll get lucky and find our way out."

As he spoke, he leaned against the wall and stood up again.

"Click——"

A crisp sound suddenly came from beside my hand.

Qin Lang quickly turned his head and immediately saw a crack that was widening in the wall he was holding.

A hidden passage entrance appeared before him.
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"There's definitely something wrong with the design of this maze!"

Seeing the hidden passage that had been opened, Zhao Qian was furious. "What kind of decent person would design a hidden passage at a fork in the road?!"

"Do you think so?"

Bubu and Agate exchanged a glance.

It's best to agree with them at this point.

After reaching an agreement, the two food spirits nodded in unison.

"Bu-i-bu-i~"

"Jili!"

"Let's go!" Zhao Qian put one hand on her hip and pointed to the hidden passage that suddenly opened up in front of them. "Since there is a hidden passage, I guess it's the only correct path, and the other two are wrong!"

"From now on, we'll use the hidden passage every time, and we'll definitely find the exit smoothly!"

As Zhao Qian spoke with confidence, Bubu and Manao also showed anticipation in their eyes.

One person and two spirits quickly entered the hidden passage.

Time passed slowly, and soon they returned to the original fork in the road through another passage.

Seeing the familiar footprints left on the ground, Zhao Qian instantly went berserk.

"Ahhhhh!!!"

"I'm not playing anymore!" Zhao Qian plopped down on the ground, hugging the two food spirits. "After walking for so long, I thought I could find the exit, but I just ended up back where I started."

"Let's just wait here for others to come looking for us."

"Speaking of which, Cao Dongdong has been to Rosemary Castle before, so he should be able to get things done more easily..."
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"This mere maze, we've conquered it!"

After passing through a passage, they arrived at a much more spacious platform. Cao Dongdong snapped his fingers and winked at Tuantuan.

"This location is in the middle of the entire underground maze. Reaching this point means that we are only halfway to the exit of the maze."

"Although it has been several years since my last visit, my memory is still very good, and I can still remember the main route."

"Qin Lang and the others are probably still wandering around in circles in the lower level of the maze!" Thinking of this, Cao Dongdong's face showed a bit of smugness.

"Once we get out of the maze, we'll turn back and look for them."

"Let them know just how reliable I am as a guide!"

"Phi-la!" Tuan Tuan nodded emphatically, her face beaming with admiration for Cao Dongdong.

My own spirit chef is really amazing!
"Hmph!" Feeling the worship of the food spirits, Cao Dongdong became even more smug. He looked at the platform and the other six passages besides the one he came from. "Of the seven passages here, only one leads to the exit."

"The other six lanes will only send tourists back to the starting point."

“But such a little trick cannot fool this guide!” With that, Cao Dongdong pointed to the second passage on the left.

"This is the passage to the exit!"

As he spoke, Cao Dongdong walked towards the passage without hesitation. Just as he was about to enter the passage, a "click" sound suddenly rang out.

Immediately afterwards, a hole appeared beneath his feet without warning.

Caught off guard, he fell down the hole and quickly disappeared from the spot.

"Philip?!"

Tuantuan stared in disbelief at the scene, then rushed into the cave without hesitation to follow her spirit chef.

Once the person and the spirit disappeared, the cave entrance closed again.

Before long, Zuo Ge, holding a torch, carefully walked out from another passage next to the cave entrance. He glanced at the platform, which was clearly different from the other areas, and a look of surprise appeared on his face.

"My guess was right after all!"

With a soft exclamation, Zuo Ge took out paper and pen from his pocket and began to scribble and draw. "The former owner of Rosemary Castle was dedicated to taming a legendary creature, so he must have been someone who had done a lot of research on legendary creatures. This maze he designed is also related to that."

"From the moment I entered this place until now, my walking route has been..."

As he spoke, Zuo Ge traced the route on the paper from memory, watching the lines intertwine to form a mysterious and ancient symbol. An excited look appeared on his face. "This is half of the mysterious symbol that represents the original Food Spirit!"

"If I'm not mistaken, the correct route through the entire maze should be the complete symbol representing the original Food Spirit."

“I’ve already completed half the journey, and the next half…” Zuo Ge’s gaze swept across the other six passages on the platform, and he quickly locked onto one of them, striding towards it.

As expected, his figure disappeared back into the passageway.
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"Ahhh, there's a ghost!"

"Snapped!"

Lomi casually pulled out a flashlight, turned it on, and pointed it at Liu Chuang, who was wailing and howling while holding his head. A helpless look appeared on her face. "Stop howling."

"You're a boy, but you're not as brave as me, a girl."

"I..." Liu Chuang steadied himself under the light, and blushed as he thought about his behavior just now. "I've been afraid of ghosts since I was a child."

"Alright, what's so scary about ghosts?" Lomi rolled her eyes. "There are far more terrifying things in this world than ghosts."

"Summon the Food Spirits."

(End of this chapter)