The Spirit of Gourmet

Chapter 370 The Ominous Nightingale
"Hey Lomi, did you hear me?"

In another car behind Qin Lang and the others, Liu Chuang, wearing a headset, stared intently at their vehicle.

“I heard it.” Lomi, sitting next to him, nodded, a hint of excitement in her eyes. “Luckily, I guessed they might be in this car, so I hid a bug in the back seat beforehand.”

"I didn't expect to receive such good news so soon after arriving in Lanqiu City."

Within the Lan Jin Garden lies a precious spirit!
After being soundly beaten by the Leaping Fish at Leap Lake Amusement Park, which destroyed their diving equipment, Luo Mi and Liu Chuang calmed down for a while and temporarily gave up their intention to harm Qin Lang.

Unless they are certain that the Leaping Fish have completely left Qin Lang, they will definitely not easily appear in front of him.

But this means their chances of being promoted to cadre positions are now extremely slim.

Unless, of course, they can acquire a rare spirit.

If there were a way to obtain a rare spirit outside of Qin Lang, that would be ideal.

Lomi's expression quickly turned serious. "According to Di You, that rare spirit has been hidden away, and tourists cannot access it."

"So we need to pinpoint its location and devise a sound plan to steal it from Lanjin Garden!"

“You’re right.” Liu Chuang nodded, then changed the subject, “But it seems like you need to make an appointment to enter Lan Jin Garden.”

Can we make an appointment?

"Let me see..." Lomi took out her phone and fiddled with it for a moment, then clicked her tongue softly, "The appointment slot is already booked for six days from now."

"Looks like we need to figure out a way to sneak in beforehand."
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"Puff~"

Xiao Cai gracefully leaped into the large fish tank specially prepared for it in the hotel room. Qin Lang skillfully sprinkled a handful of premium rice into the tank. "Xiao Cai, we're going to visit Di You's house later. Do you want to come along?"

Xiao Cai wagged its tail and blew a bubble.

“Okay.” Qin Lang nodded knowingly. “You’ve been on the train all the way, you must be a little tired, so I won’t take you this time.”

After putting down their luggage and tidying up a bit, Qin Lang led Danbao and Lala downstairs to the hotel lobby, where the other four had also finished packing.

“Let’s go!” Di You glanced at the time and smiled. “It’s lunchtime now.”

Di You's home wasn't far from the hotel; the group arrived smoothly in about ten minutes on foot. As Di You opened the door, a man with features that were eight or nine parts similar to Di You's, but with a more robust physique, came out.

"You must be Di You's friends." The man smiled broadly. "I am Di You's father, Di Zhao. You can just call me Uncle Di."

"Hello, Uncle Di!" Qin Lang and the others greeted each other at the same time, and then took out the gifts they had prepared on the way.

"You're here, why did you bring gifts?" Di Zhao smiled as he accepted the gifts from everyone and placed them aside. "Come in, everyone."

"Di You's mother is already preparing lunch."

"Di You, you go and help too."

"Okay." Di You nodded and smiled at Qin Lang and the others. "Please sit in the living room for a while. It will be ready soon."

As he spoke, he strode toward the kitchen. The moment he opened the kitchen door, he could vaguely see the figure of a woman, and a fragrant aroma wafted out of the kitchen, making Qin Lang and the other four, who had not eaten, feel extremely hungry.

"Don't be shy, make yourself at home." Di Zhao sat down first, patted the sofa next to him, and gestured for Qin Lang and the others to sit down as well.

After everyone was seated, Di Zhao took the initiative to speak, "I'm not very good at cooking, so my wife usually does the cooking."

"Di You, on the other hand, took after his mother in this respect, having developed a strong interest in cooking since childhood."

"Di You's culinary skills are superb." Qin Lang nodded seriously. "If he hadn't been unlucky enough to encounter strong opponents in the cooking competition, his ranking should have been higher, at least in the top four." "I also watched the live broadcast of the cooking competition." Di Zhao nodded with a smile. "Although his results weren't very good, he witnessed more outstanding spirit chefs among his peers, which I think was a good experience for him as well."

Once they started talking, Qin Lang and the other four quickly became acquainted with Di Zhao. After a while, Zuo Ge curiously pointed to the bookshelves that covered the wall next to the living room.

"Uncle Di, are all these books yours?"

"Yes." Di Zhao nodded and explained with a smile, "I don't have many hobbies. I just like to read all sorts of books."

"Then...can I take a look?" Zuo Ge asked expectantly.

“Of course,” Di Zhao waved his hand. “Take a look at whatever interests you!”

"Then I won't be polite." Zuo Ge chuckled, strode forward, and tiptoed to take a book from a certain position on the top shelf. He had clearly been eyeing that book for a while.

"So you've been eyeing Uncle Di's book for a while now," Qin Lang joked, then leaned closer to take a look at the title.

The Legend of the Heroes of Light

So it was a book related to legends; no wonder Zuo Ge was interested.

The group continued chatting in the living room, while Zuo Ge sat down to the side and began to read the book with great interest.

Soon, Di You's shout rang out.

"dinner time!"

Everyone stood up at the same time and walked towards the dining room.

Seeing Zuo Ge's lingering expression as he put down the book, Cao Dongdong couldn't help but ask curiously, "Is this book really that good?"

“Not bad.” Zoge nodded. “It tells a legend of a hero that took place in Lanqiu City. I’ve only read the beginning, but my legend scholar’s ​​intuition tells me that this legend will be very interesting.”

"Ok."

Cao Dongdong shrugged and found a seat at the dining table.

One dish after another was served to the table by Di You. The last soup was served by Di You's mother, a quiet and gentle woman. She smiled kindly at Qin Lang and the others and then invited everyone to sit down and have their rice served.

"Chirp~"

A clear chirping sound suddenly came from outside the window.

Qin Lang and the others looked in the direction of the sound and then saw a round, yellowish-gray warbler that had landed on the windowsill.

"Wow, so cute..." Zhao Qian couldn't help but exclaim, but before she could finish speaking, she was interrupted by the sound of a window being pushed open.

"Wow--"

"Go! Go! Go!"

With a shout, the startled warbler flapped its wings and flew away into the distance.

Qin Lang and the others blinked, looking blankly at Di You, who had been scared away by their outburst. "Why did you chase it away?"

"Oh right, I almost forgot to mention." Di You slapped his forehead and quickly explained, "In the eyes of us locals, orioles are unlucky, especially when they land on the windowsill, so we will make noise to drive them away when we encounter them."

Qin Lang and the others were immediately taken aback.

Such a lovely warbler... ominous?
(End of this chapter)