There was still a week to go until the Dragon Boat Festival.
We had three days off for the festival this year.
If I went to Pear Blossom Village, I would probably have to stay for a day or two, so I might as well wait until the holiday to set out.
Two more days passed, and Song Xiaotian returned.
He and Pan Xiaorou had finished their honeymoon.
Although they had been away for quite a while, they had actually stayed in China the whole time. After all, going abroad had been unsafe these past two years; you could easily get your kidneys harvested.
They had reasons for coming back now, too.
First, Pan Xiaorou needed to return to her company to handle business.
Second, the Dragon Boat Festival was coming up.
Third, renovations on the Horror Hotel were now complete, and Meng Yifan was impatient to open for business. The opening was set for two days before the festival.
After Song Xiaotian returned and heard about Fang Mingjie, he kept asking me to tell him the story to satisfy his curiosity.
Naturally, I couldn't pass up the chance to brag.
But Yi Yang knew what had happened, and I was afraid he would expose me, so I sent him out to hand out flyers before launching into my tale.
"Holy shit, that's badass!"
"There really are supernatural creatures in this world!"
Xie Peng listened in fascination beside us and asked curiously, "Then why did that Snake Immortal and Hedgehog Immortal want you as their younger brother? You're still a mortal, after all."
I said solemnly, "Maybe that's the thing about immortals. They can more easily see just how much potential someone has. Although they didn't say so outright, I could tell that I'm one of those people with extraordinary