The Rebirth of the Cultivation Leader Qin Zhao as a Celebrity
Chapter 184 - 181: Taking Chu Yan on an Adventure

Chapter 184: Chapter 181: Taking Chu Yan on an Adventure

"Owwooo! Let me go!"

Tengshe was completely unable to resist due to the contractual suppression.

When Chu Yan got home, he saw the little milk snake had been beaten up.

Crying out loud, "Don’t hit my butt! Snakes have dignity too! How can you hit my butt, wuwuwu, let me go! Waawuuuu!"

"What’s wrong?"

Chu Yan’s lips curled into a smile, taking a bit of pleasure in the misfortune.

"He hid all the snacks."

"No worries, I’ll take you to buy some more later."

"Then buy more, I’m going to take a long trip." Only then did Zhaozhao let Tengshe go and turned to pack her luggage in her room.

Chu Yan frowned and followed her, "Where are you going? When will you be back?"

"I’m going to the mountains, I don’t know when I’ll be back."

Chu Yan couldn’t help but think back to the last time they went to the Gulan Clan, knowing she was off to catch ghosts or something again.

"Can I go with you?"

"What for? Don’t you have to work?"

"I can take time off."

Classes can be skipped, but the wife must not run off.

Zhaozhao didn’t speak, seemingly not too keen to take him along, so Chu Yan played his trump card, "There’s not much to eat in the mountains. Are you going to go without food or drink for so many days?

Even if there is food, it’s probably very rough. I can—"

"Stop talking. You can come with me; how about we depart the day after tomorrow morning?"

Before Chu Yan could finish, Zhaozhao interrupted him.

Zhaozhao’s taste had been spoiled by Chu Yan; some of the dishes in restaurants outside no longer satisfied her.

She felt they weren’t as tasty as what Chu Yan made, so for a long journey, she needed to bring her chef.

"Okay, Xiangling City is quite far; I can make some bento boxes to eat on the way."

Zhaozhao’s eyes lit up as she pulled Tengshe over. This guy who could hide snacks definitely had storage space.

"Can your storage space keep things fresh?"

Tengshe looked at her warily, "Yeah, what’s that got to do with you?"

Zhaozhao said to Chu Yan, "Then make extra, and we can store it in Tengshe’s storage space, so it won’t go bad.

If there really is nothing good to eat in the mountains, we can eat the bento boxes."

"Okay." Whatever Zhaozhao said was the law.

In the following days, Chu Yan took leave from the hospital.

During this time, many scandals broke out in the Lu Family. Lu Tingming had long lost the chance to compete in the election.

With both his sons traveling abroad, he quietly lived his life in the country, hoping the negative attention would dissipate quickly.

Even though he found someone to take the fall, the alleyway whispers about him were not kind, and many still thought he was involved in the murder case, losing his good reputation.

Those affairs, layer by layer, peeled away his false mask.

So now, Lu Tingming no longer had much for Chu Yan to handle; he just hoped Chu Yan would manage the pharmaceutical company well and that no trouble would arise anytime soon.

As for the Imperial Capital First District Hospital, there were plenty of capable doctors on staff, so Chu Yan took an extended leave.

He drove Zhaozhao to the supermarket, bought lots of snacks and ingredients, and then went home to make bento boxes.

Each time he finished one, Zhaozhao and Tengshe drooled with envy. If not for Zhaozhao’s intervention, Tengshe would have eaten everything on the spot.

They didn’t seem like they were going on a mysterious adventure, but like a family going out for a picnic.

Soon it was the day after tomorrow, and Tengshe transformed into a bracelet. Chu Yan and Zhaozhao sat on the high-speed train together, heading for Xiangling City.

"Where’s the little guy gone?"

Sitting on the train, Chu Yan asked curiously.

"Right here."

Zhaozhao showed him the bracelet, and the shrunken Tengshe bared his teeth at him.

Chu Yan’s expression was somewhat surprised; he hadn’t expected the Snake Demon to be so useful, not only being able to change its size at will but also carrying a huge storage space for preserving freshness. He wondered where Zhaozhao had found it.

"This is for you, I just bought it."

Chu Yan took out a small gift box, which upon opening, revealed a ring.

The wedding ring he had custom-made was long thrown away by him.

The one Zhaozhao had was still kept, but she seldom wore it afterward.

"Don’t take it off."

Chu Yan pulled her hand and helped her put it on.

After putting it on, Zhaozhao tried to pull her hand back but he held on tightly.

Leaning back in the chair, Chu Yan pulled her hand into his own pocket and then started to rest with his eyes closed.

"......"

Zhaozhao tried several times but couldn’t succeed in pulling her hand back.

She really didn’t want to hit someone in such a public place, which would affect her ladylike image, so after glowering at him for a while, Zhaozhao simply closed her eyes and started to sleep as well.

They first took a plane, and then had to change to a train to reach Xiangling City.

Already tired from the plane ride, they slept on the train and arrived at their destination.

After getting off the train, Zhaozhao sent a message to the Wild Wolf Squad.

Their train hadn’t arrived yet, so Zhaozhao had to wait there for a bit.

"Chu Yan, I want to drink milk tea."

There was a row of food places at the entrance of the train station, and Zhaozhao, having eaten a meal box on the train, now felt like drinking something.

"Mmm, I’ll go get it."

Chu Yan stood up and walked toward the entrance, while Zhaozhao waited in the resting area.

Not long after he left, the Wild Wolf Squad’s train arrived, and they found Zhaozhao.

"Miss Qin, hello there!"

All three were dressed in mountaineering gear, carrying backpacks, resembling a professional adventure squad.

Two men, one named Xing Changqing and the other Si Xuekai.

The only woman in the team was Shangguan Qiu.

After a round of introductions, Zhaozhao remembered to mention, "I brought a friend with me, I forgot to tell you before coming."

Si Xuekai said with a laugh, "No problem, can Miss Qin’s friend also tell fortunes and do feng shui?"

He was the one who had chatted with Zhaozhao online.

"No, he’s a doctor."

As soon as Zhaozhao finished her answer, Shangguan Qiu’s expression soured.

"Why couldn’t you say something earlier? We need to screen people."

"Sorry, if it bothers you, we can part ways here."

Indeed, Zhaozhao was at fault, so she apologized first.

"Having one more person makes things livelier, Shangguan, it’s alright."

"If someone gets hurt, a doctor will be useful."

Hearing her teammates’ words, Shangguan Qiu’s expression eased a bit.

Her personality was rather cold, and she didn’t talk much after that.

"Zhaozhao, may I call you that?"

Xing Changqing sat directly beside Zhaozhao and whispered to her, "Shangguan has a bit of a temper, so don’t mind her. This incident is quite mysterious."

As he said this, he watched Zhaozhao’s expression.

His tone then shifted to become slightly mysterious.

"I can assure you that the photo of the monster online isn’t edited post-production, it’s really captured as is. Our trip to Wuchang Town is very likely to encounter it!"

Shangguan Qiu, seeing Xing Changqing making such friendly conversation with Zhaozhao, scoffed coldly.

Si Xuekai on the other hand seemed hesitant, but ultimately, he turned away.

Observing Xing Changqing’s facial features, Zhaozhao knew why his teammates wore those expressions.