Soul Return Town, the Third Ring Town.
Following the route from his memory, Jiangnan arrived at the shop with the sign "[Tu's Rabbit Meat]".
He stepped into the store and quickly scanned the first and second floors.
However, they did not find any trace of Guo Shuai and the others.
"Oh! It's you, distinguished guest!"
When the boss, Tu Xiaogang, saw Jiangnan, he immediately put down his work and warmly greeted him.
Jiangnan expressionlessly pulled a Memo Paper from his pocket, flicked his pen, and handed it over.
Have you seen my companions?
Tu Xiaogang slapped his forehead, suddenly realizing what was happening.
"Oh, by the way! You stayed somewhere else last night and haven't come over yet."
"Your companions specifically asked me to pass on a message to you before they left, saying they went to work early this morning."
"The town has strict rules; if you don't work, you'll be caught by the ghost messengers and punished."
"They probably won't be back until the afternoon!"
"As for my daughter Xiao Wu and son-in-law Si Rui, they also went along to help them boost their sales figures."
Jiangnan nodded slightly, indicating that she understood.
Since he's not here, there's no point in him staying.
Just as he turned to go out for a stroll...
Tu Xiaogang, however, stepped forward enthusiastically and stopped him.
"Honored guest, please wait! You must be hungry after running around so early in the morning!"
"It's almost noon, let's eat something before we go!"
Without saying a word, Tu Xiaogang invited Jiangnan to sit down at a table.
He turned around and brought over a large plate of rabbit meat.
The rabbit meat was cut evenly, garnished with chili pepper pieces, and interspersed with a few strange blue leaves.
As soon as it was served, a fragrant aroma mixed with numbing spiciness wafted over.
"Honored guest, this is our family's signature dish: [Bluegrass White Cut Rabbit]!"
"A super nourishing tonic! Would you like to try it?"
Jiangnan looked at the plate of rabbit meat, which looked and smelled delicious.
He hasn't had a drop of water since he entered the Weird Island yesterday.
Saying you don't want to eat is definitely lying to yourself.
So he didn't refuse the kindness, wrote "[Thank you]" on Memo Paper, and picked up his chopsticks.
The first bite of meat is soul-stirring.
Jiangnan's eyes lit up slightly.
The refreshing aroma of the blue herb perfectly neutralizes the gamey smell of the rabbit meat, while the spiciness of the chili peppers awakens the taste buds.
He still ate with an elegant pace, but at an astonishing frequency.
The plate of rabbit meat was devoured in no time, like a whirlwind.
Jiangnan, still savoring the moment, pointed to the empty plate.
Tu Xiaogang was an honest man; seeing that his distinguished guest liked it, he immediately brought out another plate.
And they're going all out with non-stop, generous subscriptions!
Time passed by second by second, and before we knew it, it was 11 a. m.
The restaurant gradually filled up with customers.
When the townspeople went up to the second floor.
When they saw the young man sitting by the window, they all gasped.
On the table in Jiangnan, the white porcelain plates, larger than a face, had been piled up into a small mountain half a meter high!
"My goodness... is this young man a reincarnation of Hungry Ghost?"
"Is this guy's stomach a bottomless pit? He must have eaten over thirty plates!"
"My goodness! This Tu Ji's bluegrass-cooked rabbit costs five taels of silver a plate!"
"This stack of plates looks like a tower... how much does it cost?!"
Several townspeople exclaimed in surprise.
Hearing the word "money".
Jiangnan, who was about to put a piece of rabbit meat into her mouth, stopped in her tracks.
He slowly put down his chopsticks, and his left hand naturally reached into his pocket.
Empty.
He reached into his coat pocket.
It's still empty.
It's over.
Jiangnan's heart skipped a beat.
He had just arrived in town and hadn't even worked his first day yet, so where would he get the money?!
Thinking of this, even Jiangnan, who had never panicked in the face of countless battles...
At this moment, cold sweat was seeping from his forehead!
Is he planning to dine and dash here today?!
Jiangnan glanced around at his surroundings out of the corner of his eye.
Dozens of eyes were fixed on his plate-shaped mountain, marveling at it.
Although most of them are probably soulless human-machine NPCs.
But his underlying logic and self-esteem in Jiangnan.
I absolutely will not allow myself to do something so degrading.
However, staying here indefinitely is not a solution.
Jiangnan sighed inwardly.
Alright, even a hero can be brought down by a penny. I'll just write a note and buy it on credit.
Although he has forgotten his roots again, it's all due to the pressures of life, so he can't be blamed.
However, just as he reached into another pocket to pull out Memo Paper...
Another unexpected event occurred.
His fingers groped around the bottom of his pocket a couple of times, only to find nothing.
Memo Paper...
We've run out of supplies!
Sweating profusely in Jiangnan!
The worst-case scenario has occurred.
He originally planned to leave a note and run away, but now he's doomed.
Jiangnan closed his eyes and took a breath.
My luck is exceptionally bad today!
But it doesn't matter. As a powerful figure with countless trump cards, when reality proves unreliable, he still has metaphysics to rely on!
While the surrounding diners and Tu Xiaogang were distracted serving other customers, they took advantage of the moment...
Jiangnan pointed one finger to the sky and then spoke.
"Fortune arises from the heart; faith brings divine favor; thus, Strong Luck!"
The Strong Luck of the Word Spirit has been triggered!
Jiangnan resumed his invincible, expressionless face, crossed his arms, and sat in the chair.
Wait.
However, ten minutes passed.
Twenty minutes have passed.
Half an hour has passed...
There was still no movement.
With the time approaching 11:30, only half an hour remained before the groom selection at Central Forest Garden.
Jiangnan looked at the mountain of plates on the table, his eyes turning dangerous.
Is there a bug in this mystical method?
He clenched his fist, seriously considering whether or not to abandon his principles.
When someone completely forgets their roots and dines and dashes...
Suddenly!
A furious roar echoed from the street below!
"Get down here! You lawless female thief!"
"This is all the hard-earned money I made selling rabbits!"
"I'm saving this money for my daughter and son-in-law to buy a house in the Second Ring Town!!!"
Tu Xiaogang rushed into the street, looked up, and shouted at the sky with tears streaming down his face.
Hearing the noise, the diners all craned their necks out, and Jiangnan raised an eyebrow and walked to the window.
Under the pale sky above Soul Return Town, there stood a figure dressed in tattered beggar's clothes!
A familiar figure with a few vegetable leaves on its head.
He was riding a flying sword, holding a large sack in his hand, and arrogantly circling in the sky!
It's Liu Ruyan!
Hahahaha!
Liu Ruyan, riding on her flying sword, laughed so hard she almost fell over.
"I, Liu Ruyan, am indeed a peerless genius!"
"As expected of the mighty Sword Emperor, using sword control techniques to become a thief is simply a game-changer!"
"No matter the industry, I can easily reach the top!"
Overjoyed, she patted the sack in her hand and loudly showed it off.
"On my second day at work, I earned a sales record of one thousand taels of silver!"
"I've even secured the money to buy a house!"
"Being a thief is so much more enjoyable than being a laborer, it's fantastic!"
With that, she lightly touched her toe to her flying sword and soared into the distance.
Only Tu Xiaogang remained on the street below, ready to draw his sword and give chase.
"Let me go! Let me chop her up!"
Tu Xiaogang struggled, his eyes bloodshot.
Several townspeople grabbed him around the waist, desperately trying to stop him.
"Gangzi! Don't go! That female thief is incredibly dangerous!"
"Last night, more than a dozen shops on East Street were burglarized. When the ghost messengers went to arrest her, three of them were injured by her Sword Qi!"
"You'd be throwing your life away if you went!"
"No! That money must be recovered!"
"That's my daughter's dowry! Let me go!"
Tu Xiaogang went berserk and got into a fight with several townspeople in the street.
In this chaotic moment.
A hand patted Tu Xiaogang on the shoulder.
Tu Xiaogang paused for a moment, then turned his head.
Jiangnan was standing right behind him.
He looked at Tu Xiaogang and spoke.
Leave it to me.
At this very moment.
The midday sun pierced through the clouds and shone upon Jiangnan.
Amidst the stunned gazes of all the townspeople and Tu Xiaogang.
They seemed to see a goddess standing behind the young man, smiling at them.
A lucky wind called "freebie hunting"~
The wind blew from behind Jiangnan, sweeping across the entire long street...