The Spirit of Gourmet

Chapter 516 New Information about Zhenling
"Ouch!"

After taking a bite of the meat bun, Lin Ping's eyes lit up. "This bun is really delicious, fluffy and soft, with a wonderfully flavorful broth."

"Captain Lin, eat as much as you like." Qin Lang chuckled as he brought out the second steamer of buns. "I made a lot, enough for everyone."

As he said this, he couldn't help but feel fortunate that he had prepared extra dough today. Otherwise, with his spicy cooking skills now cooling down, he wouldn't have enough buns to make more, which would have been embarrassing.

"Then I won't stand on ceremony." Lin Ping nodded with a smile and casually placed a file folder on the table. "Oh, by the way, this is for you."

"Let me see." Qin Lang curiously picked up the file bag and opened it. What came into view was a certificate of commendation, stamped with the seal of the Yuling Chef Association of Xianyu City. The certificate commended Qin Lang for assisting the security management team in capturing the hunting team.

"In addition to the commendation, the association has decided to award you three Clear Star Stones as a reward," Lin Ping said while eating a steamed bun. "However, this still requires application and approval, so it will probably be delivered to you tomorrow."

"It's already very good!" Qin Lang couldn't help but grin.

Three pieces of Chengxing Stone have a market value of three million.

The association was indeed generous, giving such a lavish reward.

He stroked the certificate of commendation in his hand and suddenly noticed something underneath it. As he picked it up and looked through it, Lin Ping casually explained.

"What remains are two survey results related to you."

"The first one is that you were targeted by the rare animal hunting team and became their mission objective."

Upon hearing this, the other three people who were stuffing buns into their mouths stopped at the same time and looked over.

"Qin Lang has been targeted by the treasure hunting team?" Cao Dongdong couldn't help but exclaim.

"This...is there any danger?" Zhao Qian couldn't help but show a worried expression.

Tang Yu, who was standing to the side, did not speak, but slowly frowned.

“This didn’t happen recently,” Lin Ping explained. “It must have been a while ago. The Rare Spirit Hunting Team assigned one of their action squads the task of investigating you, and if necessary, they can use force to seize the rare spirits you possess.”

"The reason we were able to investigate this matter is because this team was also in Stringfish City, but unfortunately they weren't there when we entered the base."

"I think I know." Qin Lang looked at the investigation report, his expression gradually turning from one of amusement to exasperation. "It should be Liu Chuang and Luo Mi."

"I just didn't expect them to be in Xianyu City as well."

They had previously found the two unconscious people in the underground ruins of Lanqiu City, but they hadn't seen them since.

Unexpectedly, they also came to the String Fish Market.

As for the fact that the two men's mission target was him, this did not surprise Qin Lang. After all, he had encountered them in every new city, which had long made him have similar suspicions and guesses. Now it was just confirmed.

Cao Dongdong and Zhao Qian's expressions gradually relaxed.

"Oh, it's these two guys. Oh, then it's alright." As he spoke, Cao Dongdong stuffed the half-eaten bun into his mouth, then his expression stiffened slightly.

Where's my minced meat?

Tuan Tuan secretly glanced away, while the other food spirits chuckled.

Zhao Qian, who was standing to the side, smiled and recounted their past encounters with Liu Chuang and Liu Chuang, saying, "If it were them, then there wouldn't be much of a problem."

“Next time we see them, we’ll definitely take them to the police station!” “It doesn’t sound too dangerous.” Tang Yu breathed a sigh of relief. “I was almost about to cancel my travel plans and follow you guys for a while.”

"Huh?" Zhao Qian was taken aback. "Sister Tang Yu, aren't you going to continue traveling with us?"

“Your next stop is Guanling City, we’re not going the same way.” Tang Yu shook his head. “I came to Xianyu City just to see Yifei. My next stop is Yezhi City, where a battle tournament is about to be held. I plan to participate in that tournament and see what I’ve accomplished during my travels.”

"So when you leave Stringfish City, we will also have to part ways."

"Okay..." Zhao Qian sighed and stuffed a bun into her mouth. The delicious meat bun didn't seem so tasty at the moment because of her low mood.

No, it's not just that it seems...

"Agate! Don't learn to steal meat filling from Tuantuan!"

Watching Zhao Qian and Cao Dongdong's frantic reactions with a smile, Qin Lang casually flipped through the document and found a new file below the previous investigation report.

“This should be something you’re interested in,” Lin Ping said slowly. “I heard that you’re looking for a rare spirit, and the rare spirit hunting team is also looking for it.”

"This is the intelligence the hunting team has about this rare spirit."

"Perhaps it will be of some help to you."

"Information from the Rare Spirit Hunting Team about the Rare Spirits?" Qin Lang was taken aback. "Captain Lin, is it appropriate for me to have something like this?"

“There’s nothing inappropriate about it.” Lin Ping smiled. “This isn’t important intelligence for the security management team. We’re mainly concerned with intelligence about the personnel and organizational arrangements within the treasure hunting team.”

"Well... thank you, Captain Lin." Qin Lang nodded, then couldn't help but look down at the intelligence report in his hand.

Immediately afterwards, a look of joy appeared on his face.

This intelligence came at just the right time!
The information Du Ziyan had given him previously listed the times and locations of the four appearances of the rare spirit. He had already searched all four locations, but there had been no further updates. He had seen the rare spirit at the concert, but unfortunately, the hunting team's interference kept Qin Lang focused on the battle.

By the time the battle ended, Zhenling had already vanished without a trace.

The intelligence he possessed not only detailed the locations and circumstances of the four times the spirit appeared, but also the location of an earlier appearance of the spirit!

As a regional criminal organization that has become a headache for the association, the Rare Spirit Hunting Team is naturally quite powerful, especially in the field of rare spirit detection, where their technology even surpasses that of the association.

And this fifth location is the spot where the treasure hunting team first discovered the rare spirit!
According to the hunting team's speculation, this is very likely the birthplace of this new rare spirit!
Therefore, as long as Qin Lang goes to that location to investigate, there is a high probability that he will be able to obtain more information about the precious spirit.

Moreover, the location marked in the intelligence report…

Qin Lang opened the map and quickly located the area where the location was.

That is an estuary.

Coincidentally, the twenty-first painting in the Traveler's Book is also a estuary.

Although it was still uncertain, Qin Lang's intuition told him at that moment.

That's the estuary depicted in the painting.

(End of this chapter)