The Spirit of Gourmet

Chapter 447 Information on the New Rare Spirit
"Eh~"

Zog stretched out his hand in the direction Fatima had left, then scratched his head awkwardly. "I was thinking of seeing if I could hitch a ride."

"You rascal." Qin Lang looked at him, both amused and exasperated.

The sorrow of parting that had just begun to brew was thus dispelled by Zuo Ge.

"Just kidding, I have money now, I can take a taxi myself." Zuo Ge chuckled. "But I should go now."

"I bought a cruise ticket and boarded the ship directly in Lanqiu City. It went down the river to the sea and eventually entered the Qili Bay area."

"I wonder if my cruise ship will encounter the Qili Bay Monster..." Zuo Ge said with an expectant expression.

"This doesn't sound like good news." Qin Lang shook his head, both amused and exasperated. "Alright, you should set off too."

"Don't miss boarding."

"I know, I know." Zuo Ge nodded, pointing to another taxi that slowly pulled up outside the hotel. "Look, the car's here."

He glanced around at everyone, then smiled casually, took out the musical instrument he never parted with but hadn't taken out for a while from his bag, and as he casually strummed it, melodious music filled the air.

"I'm dedicating a new song to you, 'Birds and Fish'."

As the music played, Zog hummed a new poem he had composed for the Leaping Fish and the Silver Oriole. When the song ended, he gave a gentlemanly bow to the crowd.

"Gentlemen, let us salute our friendship."

"Like the leaping fish and the silver oriole, we will meet again someday."

After saying that, Zuo Ge picked up his suitcase, strode out of the hotel, and eventually disappeared from everyone's sight.

"This guy..." Cao Dongdong couldn't help but mutter to himself, "He's actually quite handsome when he's not being silly."

"To be honest, Zuo Ge was originally very handsome, but after spending a lot of time with someone, he gradually became a goofball," Zhao Qian ruthlessly remarked.

"Huh?" Cao Dongdong clutched his chest, looking hurt.

"So is this my fault?!"

Everyone couldn't help but laugh at his exaggerated movements.

"Dingling bell~"

A sudden ringtone startled Cao Dongdong, who had been joking around just a second ago, and he immediately stood up straight and took out his phone from his pocket.

"Hey?"

The next moment, a loud voice came from the other end of the phone, loud enough to be faintly heard by others even though it wasn't played on speakerphone.

Cao Dongdong sighed, said a few words to the person on the other end of the phone, and shrugged at Qin Lang after hanging up.

"Is that Uncle Cao on the phone?" Qin Lang recognized the caller's voice. "Could it be about the restaurant chain?"

"That's why." Cao Dongdong nodded. "Old Deng asked us why there hadn't been any progress after more than a month."

"But Qin Lang, you don't need to pay any attention to him."

"Just do everything according to your plan."

"We came to Mingjingzhou to help him with his work, which was just a side thing."

"You can't say that," Qin Lang said, both amused and exasperated.

During my stay in Mingjing Prefecture, all my expenses, such as buying groceries, were reimbursed by Cao Dongdong's husband, "Old Deng"!

Previously, due to various matters, there had been no opportunity to help Uncle Cao with the matter that the other party had entrusted to them. Now that there are no other matters to attend to, it is a good time to seize the opportunity to complete the task that the other party has given them.

"I remember Uncle Cao mentioned a restaurant chain, I think it's called 'Hai Ba Wang'." Qin Lang looked thoughtful. "Which city is the problematic store located in?"

“Next to Lanqiu City, is Xianyu City,” Cao Dongdong said casually.

"It's actually Xianyu Market?" Qin Lang couldn't help but show a surprised expression, and took out a hand-drawn map from his pocket.

This is the nineteenth painting unlocked in the Traveler's Book.

Because the harp statue in the picture is not very famous, Qin Lang has not been able to find an exact replica of it during this period.

However, after learning about the unique characteristics of each city in Mingjing Prefecture during the investigation, Qin Lang had almost locked onto his target: Xianyu City, known as the "City of Music" in Mingjing Prefecture.

The harp is a musical instrument, and the fish market is located by the sea, which matches the ocean in the background of the picture.

Therefore, Qin Lang has decided to go to Xianyu Market next.

In this way, it was a perfect opportunity.

"The city I plan to visit next is Xianyu City," Qin Lang said with a smile, patting Cao Dongdong on the shoulder. "It will be a good solution to your family's chain restaurant problem."

"As long as it doesn't bother you." Cao Dongdong shrugged.

"You're going to Xianyu Market?" Du Ziyan, who was standing to the side, looked surprised when he heard this. "That's quite a coincidence."

"Could it be that you also..." Qin Lang blinked.

"No," Du Ziyan shook his head and smiled, "I'm not going."

Before Qin Lang could say anything, he immediately changed the subject.

"but…"

“A few days ago, a rare spirit that had just been born appeared in the String Fish Market, and I happen to have some information about this rare spirit.”

"Perfect, it's yours."

As he spoke, Du Ziyan found a file folder and handed it to Qin Lang.

Ok?
Upon hearing this, Qin Lang and the others widened their eyes simultaneously.

"Don't look at me like that." Du Ziyan scratched his head. "I have absolutely no connection with criminal organizations like the Rare Animal Hunting Team."

"I only have some special access to information in this area because of my family."

"I see." Qin Lang nodded in understanding, then became somewhat curious, "But since you had the intelligence, why didn't you go?"

"Because I have information on two different rare spirits." Du Ziyan chuckled. "Compared to this one, I'm more interested in the other one."

"With the Guanling City Food Festival just around the corner, I plan to first subdue that rare spirit, and then compete with you at the festival."

"how?"

"If I can make it to the food festival, of course I can." Qin Lang smiled and took the file bag from the other person. "In that case, I won't stand on ceremony. If you need Quanzhen Fish, feel free to contact me anytime."

"Okay!" Du Ziyan's eyes lit up. "In that case, I'll be going now. See you at the Guanling City Food Festival!"

After saying that, he waved his hand and turned to leave.

"See you at the food festival!" Qin Lang nodded, his gaze immediately falling on the file folder in his hand.

A new rare spirit...

He curiously pulled out the documents inside and began to read them.

The document contains very little information, including a brief introduction to the rare spirit, a few marks of locations where it has been seen, and a very blurry picture of the spirit that can only be vaguely made out to resemble a ball.

Qin Lang finished reading it quickly, and his expression became strange.

He finally understood why this rare spirit was no longer very attractive to Du Ziyan.

Because this rare spirit's species is actually...

chili!

As an ingredient that is mostly used as a secondary ingredient, its appeal is naturally not as great as that of rare spirits, which are the main ingredients.

but…

Qin Lang couldn't help but glance at Lala, whose expression was blank.

This rare spirit is really suitable for him.

(End of this chapter)