The Spirit of Gourmet

Chapter 256 Rescue and Departure
"Is this the treasure left behind by Ye Zhen's father?"

Qin Lang carefully picked up the wooden box, a look of confusion on his face.

Ye Zhen's father left behind a treasure map, which is only a few decades old, but the wooden box in his hand is covered with the marks of time. Even if someone said it was an object from a thousand years ago, Qin Lang would not doubt it at all.

But this is indeed something Qin Lang found using the treasure map given to him by Ye Zhen's father, there is no doubt about that.

"Let's open it and take a look." Qin Lang carefully opened the wooden box. Inside the small box were only two items.

A letter, and a feather as long as Qin Lang's forearm.

Qin Lang picked up the former, which clearly read "To my son Ye Zhen." Without a doubt, it came from Ye Zhen's father.

Without opening the envelope, Qin Lang carefully placed it in his bag, then looked at the long, slender feather beside him.

It was a wing feather, entirely silvery-white, and unlike the texture of ordinary feathers, this feather was extremely hard; even the finest barbs could not be bent even slightly.

"I'll take it out with me first." Muttering to himself, Qin Lang put the feather into his backpack as well.

After carefully inspecting the cave space and confirming that nothing else had been missed, Qin Lang led Egg Baby out of the cave.

"Next, we need to find a way out."

As he spoke, Qin Lang glanced helplessly at the treasure map in his hand.

This icon marks the location of the treasure, but it doesn't seem to indicate the location of the exit, which is rather abstract.

The arduous task of finding a way out is something he can only accomplish on his own.

A few minutes later…

"Oh no, we seem to be completely lost." Qin Lang sighed and hugged Danbao tightly.

"Gulu~"

Egg Baby also sighed, but the next moment its ears twitched, and a look of surprise appeared on its face, "Gurgle!"

"Someone called me?" Qin Lang blinked. "How come I didn't hear it?"

He quickly quieted down, and the two of them listened patiently to the sounds.

Soon, a faint call came from somewhere.

"Qin Lang~"

really have!
"I'm here!"

Qin Lang's eyes lit up, and he responded in the loudest voice.

Seemingly having heard Qin Lang's voice, footsteps soon approached, and several figures quickly passed through the passage and appeared before Qin Lang.

"Qin Lang, I've finally found you!" Cao Dongdong excitedly rushed over and punched Qin Lang hard in the chest.

"You've been going around in circles in the tunnels, we can't catch up with you."

"It's good that we found it." Zoge also breathed a sigh of relief. "I didn't expect something like this to happen in Rosemary Castle."

"What happened?" Qin Lang asked curiously.

"The mechanisms inside Rosemary Castle malfunctioned, so tourists weren't allowed in for the time being," Cao Dongdong couldn't help but say. "I knew the mechanisms this time didn't look quite like the ones I remembered!"

"I'm so sorry, this was our mistake." A staff member said apologetically. "We will definitely find those two people who impersonated staff members."

"As for your losses, we'll talk about that after we leave here."

"Impersonation..." Qin Lang was stunned for a moment, then thought of Liu Chuang and Luo Mi, and everything suddenly became clear.

But that's not the focus right now. "Where's Zhao Qian? Have you found her?"

“Found her.” Zuo Ge nodded, his expression turning strange. “Her situation is a bit special; she has already returned to the surface ahead of us.”

"Special circumstances?" Qin Lang blinked.

"Just remember this," Cao Dongdong said in a deep voice, "when you see her later, whatever you do, don't laugh."
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"Pfft-"

Seeing Zhao Qian's face covered in scribbles, Qin Lang's lips twitched, and he quickly covered his mouth, forcibly suppressing his laughter.

Danbao, who was standing to the side, pursed his lips tightly, and then suddenly seemed to remember something, slowly turning his head to face away from Zhao Qian.

"Is it that funny?!" Zhao Qian looked at the others who were also trying not to laugh with a mournful expression, then gritted her teeth and said, "Damn it, if I find out who did it, I'll definitely beat him up!"

"It's not funny." Qin Lang shook his head vigorously. "We're professionally trained; no matter how funny it is, we won't laugh."

"Unless you can't hold it in any longer."

"Pfft-"

Zuo Ge and Cao Dongdong, who were already holding back their laughter, burst into laughter upon hearing Qin Lang's words.

Seeing Zhao Qian's increasingly resentful look, Qin Lang quickly added, "I should know who did it."

“I met Liu Chuang in the tunnel.”

"The other party was someone posing as a staff member."

"If nothing unexpected happens, the person who drew on your face is probably..."

"Luo! Mi!" Zhao Qian gritted her teeth, "Next time I see that girl, I'm going to beat her ass to a pulp!"

As they were talking, two staff members walked over and looked at Qin Lang with regret. "I'm sorry, we didn't find the two people you mentioned in the underground labyrinth of the castle."

"They're not here?" Qin Lang looked surprised.

He had assumed that the staff's extensive search of the maze would surely bring the two men to justice, but to his surprise, they couldn't find them.

“But we found this.” As he spoke, one of the staff members took out a photo showing a hole dug downwards.

“If I’m not mistaken, they must have escaped through this cave entrance.” At this point, the staff member’s expression turned angry. “We have contacted the security management team, and this matter will soon be handed over to the Spirit Chef Association. They will trace the trail along this cave entrance.”

"That's good." Qin Lang breathed a sigh of relief.

"Hopefully they can be caught soon."

“This is also what we hope for.” The staff member nodded seriously, then took out four cards and handed them to Qin Lang and his companions. “After some discussion, the manor has decided to provide compensation for your ordeal.”

"These are four VIP cards. With these cards, you can enter Rosemary Manor at half price, and your ticket price for this trip will also be refunded."

"This is a small token of the manor's appreciation; please accept it."

"Then I won't stand on ceremony." Qin Lang smiled as he took the card from the other person and then distributed it to the other three.

The ink that Lomi used to draw on Zhao Qian's face was a special ink that couldn't be washed off with water. It would only come off naturally after a day. With her face covered in scribbles, Zhao Qian just wanted to go back to her room on the cruise ship and see no one.

After experiencing this accident, Qin Lang and his two companions temporarily lost interest in continuing their trip. After leaving Rosemary Manor, they returned to the cruise ship together.

Then, they all went to Qin Lang's room.

"Let us see what the treasure is!"

(End of this chapter)