I'm Really Going to Become an Immortal
Chapter 120 - 108: Crocodile is Not on the Menu

Chapter 120: Chapter 108: Crocodile is Not on the Menu

After getting ashore,

No one mentioned what had just happened.

Sun Huwen had her eyes covered and only vaguely knew about the incident, but she didn’t see the specific details.

Jiang Anping remained calm and did not comment on the matter.

Ordinary people, upon witnessing such an event, would just gossip a bit and have nothing much to say.

As for Chen Yun and Bai Shi, well, there’s no need to elaborate.

One kills without blinking, the other has seen more dead bodies than anyone else.

Since the staff didn’t require pedestrians to stay and assist, they followed the previously planned travel guide and walked toward the nearby destination.

The area around Runyang Ferry’s Guangling station was quite remote, but there were plenty of buses heading to the downtown area.

Once they were on the bus and seated,

the group began to chat.

"What do you guys think? I’m going to meet up with some college friends next,"

Chen Yun glanced at the three followers beside him.

Usually, it was fine to take everyone out for fun, but the upcoming gathering with college friends was not suitable for bringing others.

That was what he meant by his statement.

"I’m going to eat fried rice,"

Jiang Anping replied succinctly.

When it comes to Guangling’s cuisine, most people’s first reaction is usually Guangling fried rice, which in a way, has almost become a stereotype.

Though Jiang Anping was a college student, this was his first impression of Guangling too.

"Then we’ll find a place to try the fried rice. In the afternoon, we’ll explore some of Guangling’s landscapes on our own; you don’t need to worry about us."

"We can play cards at the hotel tonight,"

Bai Shi suggested an itinerary upon hearing this.

Chen Yun was meeting old friends so they might as well explore the well-known places in Guangling City, such as Shou Xi Lake, which could be interesting.

After that, everyone would meet up at the previously booked hotel, and then head off together to catch the morning flight at Yangtai Airport tomorrow.

"Okay, I’ll get off in seven stops,"

Chen Yun said, looking at the current station displayed on the screen in front of the bus, having planned the trip beforehand.

Before long,

the bus reached the station, and Chen Yun along with Bai Shi and the others waved goodbye and got off.

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At half-past ten in the morning.

Chen Yun arrived at the arranged Huaiyang cuisine restaurant.

Huaiyang cuisine is one of the four traditional cuisines of China, filled with characteristics of both Huai and Yang regions. The ingredients mainly consist of aquatic products. Huaiyang cuisine primarily uses river delicacies, supported by top-notch culinary skills, focusing on original flavors and colors, striving for the delight of all palates, appreciated by both the refined and the common, and is especially known for its unique philosophy of harmony, precision, clarity, and freshness.

Having spent considerable time in Shu, Chen Yun eagerly anticipated the fresh tastes native to his homeland, Jiangnan Province.

Therefore, he decided to have the dinner gathering here.

Just as he reached the entrance to the Huaiyang cuisine restaurant,

Chen Yun saw his long-unseen classmate, Shi Jie, pacing back and forth by the store entrance.

Seeing him,

He quickly walked up and patted Shi Jie on the shoulder.

Shi Jie, startled by the pat, turned around about to say something but instantly froze.

"Hey? What’s wrong?"

Chen Yun waved his hand in front of Shi Jie, curious about why he had suddenly stopped moving.

But Shi Jie silently stared at Chen Yun for a long time before suddenly blurting out: "Holy shit! Are you on steroids? You look so buff now!"

There was skepticism in his voice.

Although he had occasionally heard Chen Yun mention working out while they played games together,

seeing such impressive results, Shi Jie couldn’t help but retain the excellent tradition of skepticism first.

Hearing this, Chen Yun’s face, which was full of smiles, paused.

Then without hesitation, Chen Yun stretched out his arm and wrapped it around Shi Jie’s neck from behind, using just a little force to put him in a headlock.

Allowing him to properly experience whether these muscles were a result of steroids or not.

"Cough cough... cough cough cough..."

"Wrong, wrong! Brother Yun, I was wrong!"

"Brother Yun, your greatness needs no further words!"

Shi Jie hastily patted Chen Yun’s arm, quickly conceding.

This is typical among college roommates: they love to tease but concede quickly.

The most common example is: the snacks you bring back to the dorm. If you offer them voluntarily, they assume it’s poisoned. If not, they will definitely snatch it!

All fun and noisy.

Seeing Shi Jie concede,

Chen Yun also laughed and released his arm, saying, "Where’s Old Wu? Didn’t you say he was coming too?"

Chen Yun had five college roommates, two of whom were still in Guangling City, so when he discussed the details of the reunion with Shi Jie in Guangling, he had asked Shi Jie to invite Old Wu as well.

However, Chen Yun could confirm through his "Transparent World 3.5" that only Shi Jie was around.

Hearing this,

Shi Jie, who had just managed to breathe after escaping the headlock, said, "Today is Friday, and I’m on holiday, but Old Wu’s boss didn’t approve his leave, so he really can’t make it."

Shi Jie shrugged, looking helpless.

That’s the life of a working person, often not by their own choice.

"Ah, fine, work is important."

"But when we play games together next time, you have to let this kid give me a gun every round."

Chen Yun sighed upon hearing this, then said with a hint of teasing.

However, when the topic of games came up,

Shi Jie immediately acted as if he remembered something, wrapping his arm around Chen Yun’s shoulder as they walked into the restaurant, and seriously asked:

"Brother Yun, tell me the truth. Did you really not cheat?"

When Shi Jie asked this, he spoke very quietly, with a pained expression, and a look that said, ’Tell me, and I won’t go crazy.’

When Chen Yun, who was opening the door to the pre-booked private room, heard this, he helplessly glanced at Shi Jie next to him.

"I’ve said it before, a prodigy, an epiphany overnight."

"I’m already over 2800 points now, isn’t the fact that I haven’t been banned telling enough?"

Chen Yun said this to Shi Jie with a smile.

Not being banned is naturally because of strong backing; otherwise, whether cheating or not, he would have been banned long ago.

But Chen Yun indeed had not cheated.

"It can’t be..."

"You kidding!"

"Why the heck?"

Shi Jie sat at the edge of the table in the private room, muttering teasingly.

"Don’t act smart, or I won’t bring you along anymore."

Chen Yun stated this quietly.

Upon hearing this, Shi Jie immediately sat up straight.

"From now on, if Brother Yun says to go east, I’ll absolutely not go west!"

Shi Jie, wearing a bootlicking expression, said so, changing his demeanor unexpectedly fast.

Obviously, the joy of riding on his coattails was unforgettable for him.

After that,

The two reminisced for a while, bringing up college memories and talking about them over and over.

They complained together about those fun times, such as Old Fifth who went to a buffet and only ate two bowls of egg fried rice; Old Li, who got drunk and wished everyone a happy new year in the middle of the night; Old Du, with his head full of poetry and art, fell asleep by the seaside and almost drowned.

And Shi Jie himself, who spent 380 yuan at the campus barber and got a haircut that hardly changed.

"If you mention the 380 yuan thing again, I’m going to get really angry."

Shi Jie rolled up his sleeves, looking like he was about to start a fight.

However, when Chen Yun quietly showed his muscular arm, Shi Jie immediately smiled broadly again.

Just then,

The food they had ordered was finally served.

The waiter brought out a big plate of braised dishes to the center of the table, then added a bunch of distinctive Huaiyang cuisine dishes, as well as several portions of dry stir-fried snake meat and snake soup, specially ordered by Chen Yun.

"Is this... crocodile meat?"

Chen Yun looked at the braised main dish in the middle of the table and asked with slight confusion.

"Yes, it nourishes the heart and lungs, builds blood and bone, strengthens the kidneys, and repels dampness and evil spirits—lots of benefits."

Shi Jie said and picked up a piece of crocodile meat with his chopsticks and put it into his bowl.

Chen Yun squinted his eyes on seeing this.

He wasn’t afraid to eat it; rather, he suddenly thought of something.

Crocodiles belong to the animal kingdom, the phylum Chordata, the subphylum Vertebrata, the class Reptilia, the suborder Amphisbaenia, the order Crocodilia.

Under the order Crocodilia, there are 8 genera and 23 species.

Crocodiles, like snakes, belong to the class Reptilia of the suborder Amphisbaenia.

It’s also worth trying if they can be eaten?

Thinking this, Chen Yun slowly stretched his chopsticks towards the crocodile meat in the middle of the table.

He picked it up steadily and put it into his mouth.

Upon tasting,

The texture felt somewhat like a mix of chicken and fish, fairly firm and fine, with low fat content, along with the flavors expected of a braised dish.

But...

Chen Yun could still discern the detailed flavors as always.

Yet he still had no appetite at all.

Eating crocodile meat, like many other foods, couldn’t pique his interest.

Only snake meat could still interest him.

Regarding this result,

Chen Yun wasn’t so disappointed.

Firstly, he had tried eating lizards, also from the class Reptilia suborder Amphisbaenia, and had felt no appetite then either.

So, he had expected the same result with crocodile meat.

Secondly, since he could already eat snake meat,

Being able to eat crocodile meat would just be icing on the cake, and it wouldn’t be a big deal if he couldn’t eat it.

Lastly, with Chen Yun’s mental balancing mechanism in place, the outcome with crocodile meat couldn’t affect anything.

Chen Yun calmly swallowed the crocodile meat, knowing all the details, yet still feeling it was tasteless, then nonchalantly picked up a piece of dry stir-fried snake meat.

Actually, this result served as a reminder to Chen Yun that there were still many animals he hadn’t tried yet.

Perhaps his thinking didn’t necessarily have to be limited to the class Reptilia suborder Amphisbaenia.

There was no rush with such matters.

But it might be worth remembering, and maybe occasionally trying out to verify if certain things are edible in the future.

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