Chapter 1306: Chapter 1305: West Suburb Mountains
"Oh, I can’t sleep. I was thinking....."
Tan Xianglan hesitated to speak. The words "I miss you" were indeed hard to say aloud, so after thinking it over, she said, "I’m thinking about having breakfast."
"Haha, is that so? Then let’s head to the dining hall quickly. Breakfast has been ready for a while."
Chen Tianlong guessed that today was the last day for everyone to depart. They probably had to leave early since it would take three hours to travel, and they needed to catch their flights or trains. Time was tight.
Tan Xianglan nodded, and the two walked rapidly towards the dining hall. On the way, Chen Tianlong unknowingly held Xianglan’s hand, making her feel extremely happy.
Yet Chen Tianlong was completely unaware.
Sure enough, the dining hall was already packed with people. Near the window, Chen Tianlong noticed Huang Zhong sitting alone. The others weren’t with him, possibly because they believed the seat should be saved for Chen Tianlong.
After the recent incidents, Chen Tianlong was known as a fierce figure at the Antique Manor. Who would dare to take his seat? It’s the last day, and they wouldn’t want to return home with broken meridians or missing limbs.
"Chen Tianlong, Tan Xianglan, you finally arrived. I’ve been waiting for half the day already. It’s as if you weren’t planning to come back," Huang Zhong said somewhat frustrated.
"Hehe, yes, Huang Zhong, how did you know? Xianglan and I aren’t going back. Oh, I forgot to tell you, I’m here this time to search for Energy Stones." Not daring to deceive his future brother-in-law, he confessed.
"Oh? Energy Stones? Those are very rare. Why travel all the way to Guiyang to find them?" Huang Zhong asked, surprised.
"Um, you might not know, but Guiyang is rumored to have a lot of Energy Stones. Anyway, it’s hard to explain everything at the moment," Chen Tianlong didn’t want to speak about it in front of so many people, wary of eavesdroppers.
"Alright then, safe journey, Chen Tianlong. If you have time, visit Ziyan in the Capital City; she misses you," Huang Zhong said, not wanting to say more. He glanced at Tan Xianglan and started drinking his porridge.
Tan Xianglan and Huang Zhong also ordered a bowl of preserved egg and lean meat porridge. The three of them ate silently.
About fifteen minutes later, they finished. Huang Zhong left with the big bus first, and Chen Tianlong was led by Yan Zheng, the young master of the manor.
Yan Zheng mentioned that on his way to school, he passed by the hills of the Dong Race in the West Suburb, and their journey could be shortened by taking the household car, as it happened to fit four people perfectly.
After seeing Huang Zhong off, Chen Tianlong and Tan Xianglan got into Mr. Feng’s car – the manor’s butler. Mr. Feng was very fond of Chen Tianlong, thinking that without him, the recent auction might not have been such a great success.
The profits exceeded the original estimates by several tens of hundreds, instantly reviving the Antique Manor’s economy. Strictly speaking, Chen Tianlong was a great benefactor to the manor.
The four of them got into the car and quickly headed down another highway straight to the hills of the Dong Race in the West Suburb.
Lei Laowu and Lao Feng were excited when they came and dejected when they left, especially Lei Laowu, who lost as much as a hundred billion.
"Old Wu, don’t you still have that map of the Dong Race Western Suburb Mountain Range? Where did you put it?" Lao Feng suddenly remembered that Lei Laowu had bid on two items, both of which were driven up by Chen Tianlong’s influence.
Even though one of them was driven up to twenty-five million, which wasn’t much for them, it was still a large sum of money for big families, tens of millions was negligible.
However, if Lao Feng had such an amount to spend, it would be quite delightful. So he quickly asked about the map’s whereabouts.
"Let me look for it... Wait a minute? I clearly put it in my pocket. I haven’t changed clothes for days, just the shirt. How can it be missing? Could it have fallen on the way?" Lei Laowu was puzzled.
Lao Feng was speechless again. The twenty-five million map seemed like a piece of scrap paper to Lei Laowu, lost just like that. It was hard to know what to say to him.
"Forget it. The map isn’t of any use to us anyway. We’ll just consider it lost." Lei Laowu was unconcerned. The two remained silent all the way to the airport.
Meanwhile, Mr. Feng the butler drove for two hours and finally reached the hills of the Dong Race in the West Suburb. This was where the road split, and after entering from another entrance, they reached the territory of the Dong Race in the West Suburb.
"Chen Tianlong, why are you going there? I’ve heard it’s very backward here, and there are plenty of bandits. Be careful," Mr. Feng advised.
"Got it, Mr. Feng, and thank you, Yan Zheng. Visit the East Sea when you have the chance; I attend East Sea University," Chen Tianlong replied, finding Yan Zheng a decent person, readily sharing his address.
"East Sea University? Got it, I’ll remember. Goodbye, take care, and look after Xianglan," Yan Zheng said, having a fondness for Xianglan, albeit purely without any intention of romantic involvement.
"Got it, I’ll keep her safe, don’t worry." After bidding farewell, Chen Tianlong and Tan Xianglan headed straight for the hills of the Dong Race in the West Suburb.
What lay ahead in this journey? Would Chen Tianlong encounter the bandits as rumored? No one knew. It was up to fate to lead Chen Tianlong back to his destined path.
As they gazed at the rolling mountains, the two felt a sense of awe. It truly felt like an adventure.
If they were ordinary people, they wouldn’t dare travel like this. If there were indeed bandits, they might be captured, with the female taken to be the wife of the bandit leader and the male made a slave, who knew?
The further they went, the more mystical it felt. The main road turned into a small path, then into a mountain trail. The rugged path eventually led to a suspension bridge. As they walked, it felt just like a vacation.
Tan Xianglan was the happiest, able to relax and enjoy nature with the person she liked.
At this moment, it felt like the entire world contained only her and Chen Tianlong, undisturbed. She wanted to hug and kiss Chen Tianlong since no one was watching.
However, Tan Xianglan didn’t dare.
She feared it would get out of control. Despite being an innocent girl, she had read enough books and novels warning that a man might do something foolish when impulsive.
Thus, she didn’t dare risk it with Chen Tianlong, even though she deeply trusted his character.
But exceptions exist, and if something really happened, that would be disastrous. Her father would come at her with a knife.
"Chen Tianlong, the scenery here is beautiful, so silent, I really like it...." Tan Xianglan used a string of praises to describe the scene, seeing such beauty, she was at a loss for words, only repeating "beautiful" as if there were no other words in the dictionary.
"Haha, yes, it truly is beautiful," Chen Tianlong couldn’t help but agree.
Previously, he had visited Yunfu, climbed mountains with Jiang Yufan, crossing pine forests, and witnessed many wonders, but this scene before him surpassed them all. It was truly like a heavenly paradise, a Peach Blossom Spring.
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