The Spirit of Gourmet

Chapter 397 A Fragment

Fatima?
A look of confusion appeared in Xu Guang's eyes.

He was unfamiliar with the name. After hesitating for a moment, Xu Guang walked to the door of the house and peeked at the person standing outside through the peephole.

A girl wearing glasses appeared outside the door.

It's the person who was with Qin Lang and the others earlier!
Xu Guang's expression tensed up again.

"What Silver Nightingale? I don't know."

"What I said before was just nonsense, you don't need to..."

Before Xu Guang could finish speaking, Fatima suddenly asked, "Are you a descendant of Xu Baichen?"

"How did you know?!" Xu Guang blurted out, then flung the door open with a "whoosh" and looked at Fatima outside.

“Just a guess.” Fatima pushed up her glasses. “Being able to say that the Silver Nightingale was vilified as the Evil Nightingale means you know about Wei Ran’s time. Your ancestors were probably from the same period.”

“As for why I guessed Xu Baichen…” Fatima’s eyes flashed with a strange look, “because I’ve only ever heard of this name with the surname Xu.”

"You..." Xu Guang was speechless with anger, "Just because we both have the surname Xu, you dare to make such a guess?"

“My teacher once told me to be bold in my guesses and careful in my verification,” Fatima said calmly. “Although I was guessing, your reaction has proven that my guess was correct.”

"Also, since you've opened the door, may I come in?"

"I'm a little tired after running alongside you all the way."

Xu Guang scratched his head silently, glanced uncertainly behind Fatima, and sighed after confirming that she was indeed alone.

"come in."

"Thank you." Fatima entered the room and sat down. After looking around, her gaze fell on several ancient books that looked very old on the top shelf of the bookshelf.

"Ahem!" Noticing her gaze, Xu Guang coughed twice. "Would you like some water or something?"

"Thank you, have a drink, please." Fatima looked away and spoke earnestly to Xu Guang.

Xu Guang turned around to pour water, but he could clearly feel Fatima's gaze fixed on him, making his movements somewhat stiff.

"Here's the water." After handing the water glass to Fatima, Xu Guang cleared his throat, as if he wanted to say something, but she interrupted him again.

“I will not tell Vesa any of the things you tell me.”

Xu Guang stared wide-eyed at Fatima. "How did you know I was going to say that?"

“A reasonable speculation.” Fatima downed her water glass in one gulp, then pushed up her glasses. “After all, whether the Evil Nightingale exists or not is directly related to the authenticity of the Hero of Light’s deeds.”

"And this will directly affect the reputation of the Wei family."

"So you don't want the Wei family to know, for fear they'll cause you trouble. Similarly, you don't want the people of Lanqiu City to know, for fear that if they find out, it will reach the Wei family's ears."

“You… are really smart.” Xu Guang shook his head helplessly. “That’s right, that’s exactly it. Although I’ve never had any contact with the Wei family, I know how prestigious they are in Lanqiu City.”

“If they find out, I might get into trouble with the Wei family, or even encounter some dangerous situations.”

“I don’t want to go against them, I just… want to fulfill the last wish of my ancestors.”

“I understand,” Fatima nodded. “So…”

Before she could finish speaking, the phone rang urgently.

Fatima picked up her phone and glanced at it, a look of helplessness flashing in her eyes.

“It’s me… I’m at Xu Guang’s house… um… okay.”

After exchanging a few words, Fatima put down her phone and glanced hesitantly at Xu Guang, "What if Qin Lang and the others are coming too..."

Are you still willing to talk?

Xu Guang: "?"
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"let me go!"

"Are you a robber? Let me go!"

"I... Waaah~" When Qin Lang and the others pushed open the door and entered Xu Guang's home, what they saw was Xu Guang being trapped by clumps of water and struggling desperately.

Not far from him, Fatima sat in a chair, sipping water, her expression calm.

Qin Lang and his three companions: "..."

"Let him go!" Qin Lang said, both amused and exasperated. "Fatima, what are you doing?"

"Be careful, the security team might arrest you."

“If you come over, Xu Guang will stop talking.” Fatima paused slightly. “He wants to run away, but I can’t let him get away.”

"You can't do this," Qin Lang sighed. "Let him go quickly, and then apologize to Xu Guang."

“Hmm.” Fatima nodded, signaling the food spirit to withdraw its power, and then quickly walked to Xu Guang, who was still in shock.

"sorry."

"No, you..." Xu Guang was about to speak when a shiny card was handed to him.

"Here is one million. Please accept my apology."

Xu Guang: "..."

Qin Lang and the others: "..."

It must be said that Fatima, who accompanied them all the way, often remained silent and almost invisible.

Even for them, this was the first time they had seen another side of Fatima.

“I… never mind.” Xu Guang sighed and stuffed the bank card back into Fatima’s hand. “I don’t blame you anymore.”

"But I don't want to talk about anything related to the Silver Nightingale."

"Please understand."

Hearing this, Qin Lang and the others were not surprised.

In fact, on their way here, they had already come to a similar conclusion as Fatima.

“Xu Guang, perhaps you don’t know, but we came to Lanqiu City to find the Silver Oriole.” Qin Lang said softly, “I was asked by a senior to return something to it.”

"So, if you really know anything about the Silver Nightingale, I hope you can tell me." Qin Lang grasped Xu Guang's hand.

“You meticulously prepare each craft based on the Silver Nightingale, persisting even though the vast majority of them will be burned, just so that a few people can keep them because they are exquisite enough.”

"Actually, you're also trying to subtly change people's impression of warblers in Lanqiu City, right?"

"If the Silver Oriole has truly been smeared, perhaps we can help you let more people in Lanqiu City know the truth."

As for the Wei family…

Qin Lang recalled his impressions of Wei Shasha and Wei Ya, "I think they might not be as bad as you imagine."

Xu Guang's expression softened. After listening to Qin Lang's words, he hesitated for a long time before slowly speaking.

"Can I really trust you?"

Qin Lang raised his head and looked directly at him. "Please trust us."

After their eyes met for a moment, Xu Guang nodded.

"I understand."

He turned and walked to the bookshelf, tiptoed to take down an old book from the top shelf, opened it, and skillfully turned to a page.

"My ancestor was Xu Baichen, who lived around the same time as Wei Ran."

As he spoke, Xu Guang pulled a torn page from between the pages of the book.

"This is an important record he left behind."

(End of this chapter)