I'm Really Going to Become an Immortal
Chapter 434 - 280: Like Divine Punishment

Chapter 434: Chapter 280: Like Divine Punishment

May 10, in the morning, the weather was still not great.

However, the rain had momentarily turned into a drizzle.

Looking at the gloomy weather, it seemed likely that the rain would intensify after a while.

Therefore,

the entire city had fallen into silence.

Many people, unless necessary, were generally reluctant to go out at this time.

Of course, the city couldn’t just shut down because of the rain,

especially since today was a workday.

So, aside from the large number of vehicles constantly on the move, there were still some pedestrians sporadically passing by the streets, though it was indeed quieter compared to when it wasn’t raining.

Therefore,

Chen Yun, also walking along the street, wasn’t very conspicuous as he walked straight through the rain, merely holding up an umbrella for show.

This way, he didn’t attract much attention, and people hastening about in the rain didn’t pay much heed to him being alone.

So no one noticed

that despite holding an umbrella, Chen Yun’s body was completely dry, meticulously clean to the extreme.

Holding an umbrella indeed provided shelter from the rain.

But the rain didn’t fall straight down; the wind would change the angle of the rain’s assault. Plus, various splashes from different sources made it even easier to drench the pedestrians.

Therefore,

having not a single wet spot was practically impossible.

But nobody noticed this detail.

Very few people in the world possess such keen observational skills, and even fewer would pay attention to whether a random pedestrian was completely dry.

After all, most people out in the rain had their matters to attend to; they were mostly busy with their own affairs, hastily passing through the rain.

Chen Yun too, had his own matters.

After last night’s routine tasks of typing, practicing Transparent World Perception, and feeding the dog, he had headed out directly around eight or nine in the morning.

This outing was not for any ordinary reason.

It was purely to seek out the exotic scent he had smelled yesterday on the gourmet street.

It was a unique and unforgettable scent.

A fragrance mixed with earth, forest, and some ancient secret.

It wasn’t the fishy smell of fish, nor the gaminess of poultry, nor similar to the richness of beef or the blandness of pork.

It was wild, with a hint of damp vegetation and a faint metallic taste, almost evocative of the mystery and serenity deep within the forest.

This scent was not overpowering or pungent, yet it had a penetrating quality, able to easily stand out among other food scents and directly strike the depths of one’s senses.

It reminded one of ancient legends of mythical beasts, creatures that roamed the forest in the dead of night, and the stories and mysteries they carried.

For Chen Yun, the scent had sparked a bit of craving.

It was the smell of snake meat.

Chen Yun was one hundred percent certain.

And according to his extra-dimensional sense of smell, it was a rare species of snake caught in the wild.

No one knew snake meat better than he did, and nobody understood scents better than him.

Yesterday, while fortune telling and seeking destined people, he had tentatively confirmed that the restaurant secretly selling exotic meats had snake meat, but there was none available that day.

Thus,

Chen Yun had rushed to the gourmet street early in the morning.

Just to see if that restaurant had restocked.

He wasn’t exactly helpless without snake meat; in fact, since his first Evolution, he hadn’t needed to eat at all.

His global travels up to now had merely involved occasionally indulging in some dried snake meat to satisfy his craving, not out of a necessity for snake meat.

But the craving was still there.

He was quite curious about the taste of the snake meat here.

After all, Hua Country was vast in geography, and eating habits varied greatly from place to place.

Soon,

Chen Yun arrived at the gourmet street he’d visited once before.

Due to the rain, there weren’t many people around.

Many of the tents and stalls outside were unoccupied, but there were still quite a few pedestrians and customers inside the shops.

Chen Yun walked decisively into a certain restaurant.

The restaurant’s interior was simple yet elegant, with wooden tables and chairs neatly arranged; several ink paintings depicting local scenery hung on the walls, adding a scholarly touch to the otherwise ordinary restaurant.

A faint aroma of spices filled the air, contrasting with the dampness outside and involuntarily relaxing one’s mind.

At first glance, this two-story building looked legitimate and unlikely to be the kind of restaurant that would dare to sell exotic meats.

But that was also understandable.

Exotic meats weren’t something that could be openly sold.

But nothing could escape Chen Yun’s perception; he had already detected the hidden snake meat and other exotic meats somewhere inside the restaurant.

While Chen Yun was contemplating, a neatly uniformed waiter approached him.

With a welcoming smile, he said, "Welcome, sir, would you like to dine, or is there anything else I can assist you with?"

Chen Yun, with a sharp and profound gaze, directly responded, "Could you please ask your boss to come out? I have some matters to discuss with him."

The waiter was momentarily taken aback, clearly not expecting such a direct approach from a customer.

But his professional demeanor quickly adjusted his expression, and he politely replied, "Sure, sir, please wait a moment."

After speaking, he headed towards the back.

Leaving Chen Yun standing there.

In a short while,

a slightly overweight, shrewd-eyed middle-aged man approached from the direction of the kitchen.

He was dressed in a clean white chef’s uniform with a similarly pristine scarf draped around his neck, giving off quite the chef’s vibe.