The Spirit of Gourmet

Chapter 396 Fleeing Overnight
When Qin Lang and his group arrived at the handicrafts exhibition area again, it was no longer as lively as before due to the end of the day's event, with only a few tourists who had not yet left.

And the stall owners were already packing up their things to leave.

Xu Guang sat at his stall, silently putting away the sign with the reminder, and then carefully packing up the rattan handicrafts that had not yet been given away.

His eyes were somewhat unfocused, and he seemed a little absent-minded.

Until they saw Qin Lang and his group walking towards them from a distance again.

"You've arrived!" Xu Guang immediately straightened his back, a hint of nervousness on his face.

"Yes." Qin Lang nodded with a smile. "You said you hoped we would come to your booth when the event ends today."

"Now we're here."

"Yes." Xu Guang nodded, turned around and looked around. Although there were still people in the exhibition area, no one was paying attention to him.

“Because there were many locals around, I didn’t continue telling you about the Silver Nightingale.” Xu Guang paused, a wry smile appearing on his face. “After all, there are some things they won’t accept.”

Qin Lang's gaze sharpened, vaguely sensing that what Xu Guang knew might be something very important. "What kind of thing is it?"

"I can't answer that for now," Xu Guang said, looking at Qin Lang and the others. "How much do you know about the Azure Silver Oriole?"

“I need to make sure you really understand it before I can reveal that secret that was so important to me and my ancestors.”

"Hey!" Cao Dongdong crossed his arms, his expression showing some dissatisfaction. "You're being unreasonable! You were the one who asked us to do it again, but now you're saying you can't tell us anything and you're trying to get clues out of us. That's going too far!"

"Dongdong!" Qin Lang grabbed Cao Dongdong, then looked at Zuo Ge and nodded slightly to him, "Zuo Ge, it's up to you."

"The Silver Oriole is a creature that exists only in legends," Zoge said quickly, speaking with the professional tone of a legend scholar.

"It is the embodiment of the blue sky, leaving its mark in many cities and regions, and also leaving behind countless legends in the places it passes through."

"In these legends, it may have different identities, but one thing is consistent: the description of the beautiful appearance of the Silver Oriole. It has a beauty that no one can forget after just one glance, and at the same time, it has powerful strength to match this beauty."

"The embodiment of the blue sky... a beautiful appearance..." Xu Guang murmured softly, then remained silent for a while before letting out a soft sigh.

"Yes, it's such a beautiful creature, how could it be vilified as an evil nightingale?"

"What nonsense are you spouting?!" Almost the instant Xu Guang uttered his exclamation, Wei Shasha rushed forward, her face full of indignation. "The legends of our ancestors are true; there's no slander involved!"

"Ancestors?" Xu Guang was stunned for a moment, then his face turned deathly pale, and his eyes quickly looked away.

"I...I was just saying it casually!"

He suddenly picked up his packed belongings, turned around and quickly walked a few steps, then, as if remembering something, turned back and bowed slightly to Qin Lang and the others.

"I'm really sorry to have called you all here today!"

"Eh? You..." Qin Lang was about to say something when the other person turned around again and jogged away into the distance.

"How could this guy spout such nonsense!"

Wei Shasha stomped her foot angrily, her eyes slightly red, clearly very angry. "Wei Ran's ancestor sacrificed his life for everyone in Lanqiu City, and he actually said such a thing."

"Sasha, don't be angry," Qin Lang said softly. "Perhaps the other party has some misunderstanding."

"It's a pity that Xu Guang left too quickly, and we didn't get the information he knew, otherwise we would have been able to make the corresponding judgment."

"He's lucky he left quickly," Wei Shasha snorted. "Otherwise, I would have definitely beaten him up!"

"Since Xu Guang has left, let's head back too." Cao Dongdong shrugged. "We've been playing all day, and we're a bit tired."

"Right now, I can't wait to lie down on the big bed in the hotel." The others nodded in agreement. After walking to the main entrance of the Magnolia Food Festival venue, Di You and Wei Shasha parted ways with Qin Lang and the other five.

Watching Di You and his companion leave, Qin Lang gradually became serious.

"Qin Lang, what's wrong?" Seeing Qin Lang standing still, Zhao Qian couldn't help but ask.

"I want to go and ask Xu Guang again," Qin Lang said softly. "I have a feeling that what he said just now was right."

"The Evil Nightingale may be the Silver Nightingale."

"It's just that, for some reason, the legend about it has become what it is today."

"Dongdong, you did a great job just now."

"Xu Guang is very wary of Sasha. If Sasha were present, he would definitely not be willing to tell the truth."

"So we parted ways with Di You and the others, and then went to find Xu Guang. Without Sasha present, we might have some new discoveries."

“Um…” Cao Dongdong couldn’t help but speak up, “Qin Lang, what I just said was true, I really want to lie in bed and take a long nap.”

Qin Lang: “…”

He turned to look at the others and saw that Zuo Ge and Zhao Qian also had blank expressions, completely unable to follow his train of thought.

As for Fatima…

"Where is Fatima?!"

As Qin Lang inquired, the others noticed that Fatima had disappeared from the spot at some point.
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"Huh...huh..."

Xu Guang returned home panting heavily, casually put the box containing the handicrafts aside, and slumped weakly into a chair.

"It's all over, it's all over." He clutched his head in frustration, his young face filled with worry. "I've made a huge mistake."

"I thought they were all tourists from out of town, I didn't expect there were members of the Wei family among them." Xu Guang got up again and paced back and forth in the room, looking worried.

"The Wei family has such a high reputation in Lanqiu City. If they find out that I spoke ill of their ancestors, they will definitely make things difficult for me."

"Should we... run away tonight?"

His gaze swept quickly across his somewhat shabby home, finally landing on an old book on the top shelf of a side bookcase.

"No, I can't just leave like this!"

"I have not yet fulfilled my ancestors' last wish."

"Sigh!" He plopped back down on the stool, then let out a deep sigh. "This is really a big problem..."

“Tuk-tuk-tuk~”

A dull knocking sound suddenly rang out, and Xu Guang, who was already extremely nervous, jumped up as if he had a spring in his butt.

“…Who is it?”

There was a moment of silence outside the door, followed by a calm voice.

“My name is Fatima.”

"There are some things I'd like to know about the Silver Oriole."

(End of this chapter)