The Spirit of Gourmet

Chapter 425 The Moon Sets and the Nest Returns to Silence
"The power of nightmares?"

Wei Shasha stared at Qin Lang and the others, speechless.

“Now is not the time to explain.” Qin Lang took a deep breath and took out the Azure Silver Pearl from his pocket. “With the Azure Silver Pearl here, the nightmare power in the surrounding area should not be enough to affect us.”

"Everyone, stay close to me, let's get out of here first."

Everyone nodded in unison and followed Qin Lang quickly toward the exit of the venue.

The further they went, the more serious their expressions became.

Because there were already countless people lying down in front of us, and it was even difficult to find a place to put your feet.

Those who collapsed generally had expressions of pain, their limbs twitched unconsciously, and they would sometimes let out terrified screams.

Such a scene is truly chilling.

"Could the appearance of such a large-scale nightmare force be due to the Dream Hotel from yesterday?" Cao Dongdong couldn't help but ask.

"Possibly." Qin Lang nodded.

If nothing unexpected happens, the Dream Hotel should be the first place where the nightmare power appeared. However, no one expected that the nightmare power would intensify so quickly. In just one day, it evolved to the point where it could forcibly put people into a deep sleep and put them into a nightmare.

"I wonder how things are going with Captain Zhong?" Qin Lang said in a deep voice. "Captain Zhong took action yesterday."

"I think it's very likely that something went wrong with the operation over there."

As he spoke, he took out his phone and dialed Zhong Tu's number.

But no one answered the phone.

Could it be that Captain Zhong also got into trouble?
The thought popped into his mind, and Qin Lang's expression grew even more serious. "Let's go to the Dream Hotel now and check out the situation there first."

As he spoke, he glanced at Xiao Cai in the fish tank.

Xiao Cai and Cang Yin Bao Zhu are his greatest source of confidence right now.

After finally getting through the crowds of tourists trapped in nightmares, Qin Lang and his group arrived at the relatively empty venue and breathed a sigh of relief.

Without any hesitation, they strode towards the Dream Hotel.

Seeing Qin Lang walking at the front, Wei Shasha, who was following closely behind, tugged at Di You's sleeve, "Di You, what exactly happened?"

"Why am I already a little confused about the current situation after only being away from you guys for one day?"

"What nightmare? Could it be that the evil nightingale has appeared again?"

“This…” Di You was speechless for a moment. “Sasha, the situation is a bit complicated. In short, we only have some doubts right now.”

Wei Shasha nodded and followed in silence.

Soon, the Dream Hotel came into view.

"This is it." Qin Lang quickly arrived at the hotel entrance, but then paused for a moment.

The hotel doors were locked, and there was a sign that read, "Closed for renovations."

"It seems that the boss listened to your suggestion yesterday and decided to temporarily close down." Zhao Qian looked enlightened.

"We can't get in now, what should we do?"

"No need to go in." Qin Lang shook his head.

The Azure Silver Pearl did not heat up when it was brought near here, indicating that the problem is not here.

Since the Dream Hotel is now deserted, there's no need to worry about it anymore.

But if that's the case, where should we turn to solve the problem?

After frowning and thinking for a moment, Qin Lang looked at Wei Shasha and said, "Shasha, you are a member of the Wei family. You should know the legend of the Warrior of Light better than anyone else."

"Do you really have no clue whatsoever about the place where the legendary evil nightingale is sealed away?"

“This…” Wei Shasha frowned in thought upon hearing this, and after a moment of hesitation, she spoke, “If I remember correctly, in the original version of the legend, there was a description related to the sealed land.” “What description?” Qin Lang’s eyes lit up, and he pressed for an answer.

"It seems to be..." Wei Shasha said uncertainly, "The Nest of Moonset and Silence?"

Qin Lang and the others quieted down for a moment, then all looked in the direction of Zuo Ge and Fatima.

If I remember correctly, the clue that Zog and Fatima deciphered was "a hill covered with magnolias, a nest where the moon sets and silence reigns".

The phrase "Magnolia Growing Hill" precisely points to Lanqiu City, so after arriving in Lanqiu City, everyone almost forgot about the second half of the phrase.

And now, this second half of the sentence actually matches the sealed land!
After a moment of silence, Cao Dongdong scratched his head.

"So, what does 'the nest where the moon sets and all is silent' refer to?"

“I think these two sentences should be interpreted together,” Fatima said, adjusting her glasses. “The combination of the two is the precise interpretation.”

“The hill where magnolias grow in abundance, ‘magnolia’ should refer to night-blooming jasmine, and ‘hill’ refers to a place with undulating terrain.”

"So what this means is that there are many night-blooming cereus flowers growing in a place with undulating terrain."

“And the ‘Moonfall’ in the Nest of Moonfall and Silence…” Fatima looked up at the night sky, just as the moon was slowly rising from the east.

"Perhaps it refers to the direction the moon sets, which is the west."

"The Nest of Desolation is the temporary dwelling place of the Silver Oriole."

"Wait, west?" Di You suddenly exclaimed. "We are currently located west of Lanqiu City."

"As for where the night-blooming cereus grows..." Di You looked around and saw that the night-blooming cereus was in full bloom.

“But the ups and downs don’t match.” Qin Lang stroked his chin, a puzzled look on his face.

The area where they were located was a vast plain.

“It’s possible that the terrain has changed over the long years,” Fatima said, adjusting her glasses. “Moreover, the power of nightmares originated in this very area.”

"So we continue westward; perhaps we'll find something there."

Qin Lang nodded upon hearing Fatima's words.

Aside from the undulating terrain, this place fulfills almost all the requirements for interpretation, and it is also the area where nightmare forces appear.

There are no other ideas at the moment, so we can only give it a try.

"Let's go, let's continue westward!"

Having determined the direction, Qin Lang continued to hold the Azure Silver Pearl high above his head. In the hazy darkness, the azure light on the Azure Silver Pearl flowed, isolating the forces that tried to invade from all directions.

The group quickly headed west when Zhao Qian suddenly exclaimed and pointed to a spot not far away.

"Look, there's someone over there!"

anyone?

Everyone turned to look at him at the same time, and Qin Lang's expression immediately turned to surprise.

The unsteady figure was none other than Song Lichuan, who had given him his business card earlier!

"Let's go pick up Mr. Song quickly!" Qin Lang hurriedly said, "He's very old, and he doesn't look well."

The others naturally had no objections.

They soon arrived in front of Song Lichuan.

At this moment, Song Lichuan's face was extremely pale, and he looked as if he was about to faint, but he was holding onto something tightly in his hand, trying his best to stay awake.

He was slightly taken aback when he saw Qin Lang clearly.

"It's you?"

(End of this chapter)