Z Province was still scorching at the end of September, showing not the slightest awareness that it was autumn. Temperatures could still reach forty degrees at their highest.
The moment Qi Gu and Lin Hanzhi stepped out of the temperature-controlled high-speed train carriage, a wave of heat hit them. This was a popular stop, and plenty of people got off with them, dragging their suitcases along with the crowd toward the exit.
Wearing masks, Qi Gu and Lin Hanzhi blended into the crowd. Although their excellent proportions and bearing drew a few extra looks, the passengers had just gotten off the train and were hurrying to the next leg of their journeys, so they paid them little attention.
Besides... what celebrity or influencer would walk around in public carrying a pig-feed sack over his shoulder?!
These two definitely weren't celebrities. They were just good-looking passersby.
With that thought, the passengers lost interest after a few glances and quickened their steps toward the exit.
Qi Gu reached for the other corner of the sack. "Let's carry it together. When we get back to Floating Mist Temple tonight, we'll steam them all and see how they taste."
Lin Hanzhi didn't want Qi Gu to do any of the work, but Qi Gu insisted. In the end, they walked forward with each of them holding one side of the sack.
Their appearance was so unconventional that even the taxi drivers soliciting fares at the exit didn't consider them potential customers and ignored them outright.
Eventually, the two waited at the station until Jing Ping arrived by car.
Jing Ping maneuvered precisely, intending to stop with the rear door close enough for the waiting Qi Gu and Lin Hanzhi to step straight inside, then have another showdown with Steward Yi over who was the