The group walked over and sat down at the spacious tea table.
The other three tourists, two women and one man, were likely with the young man who had been checking in at the front desk.
Two men and two women in total, probably two couples who had arranged to travel to Licheng together.
Seeing Su Yang and the others approach, these three people politely greeted everyone.
Su Yang and his friends nodded and smiled, finding some seats to sit down. The innkeeper walked over and sat in the central position at the tea table to boil water and make tea.
"Where have you all traveled from?" the boss asked with a smile.
Meng Wenzhou, after looking around, replied, "Tianhai."
"Tianhai! That's quite a distance. But then, Licheng gets visitors from all corners of the country. Here, have some tea to wet your throats~" The boss poured ten cups of tea and slid them in front of Meng Wenzhou, Su Yang, and the others.
"Thank you~"
"You're welcome, you're welcome~"
Su Yang looked at the boss and asked, "What should we call you?"
"You can call me Old Ma or Brother Ma, whatever you like. I'm a pretty easy-going guy. Since you've chosen to stay at my place, us meeting is a kind of fate. Feel free to ask me anything you want to know about Licheng's various attractions, or if you have any questions. I'm a native of Licheng, born and bred, I know the place inside out, haha."
"Alright, Brother Ma, you seem like a straightforward person."
"Hehe, yes, I've always been this way. I enjoy making friends from all over, which is why I opened this inn in the first place."
"Fortunately, the reviews are pretty good, and the occupancy rate is high. Otherwise, it'd be tough to keep an inn running long-term among so many in the old town~"
"That's true."
As they were chatting, the young man from the front desk finished checking in and walked over.
The four young people exchanged polite greetings with Su Yang's group, then pulled their suitcases into the backyard.
Seeing this, Old Ma smiled and said, "You guys can go check in now."
"Okay~" Meng Wenzhou agreed, standing up and walking towards the front desk. The others continued sitting, drinking tea and chatting.
Seizing the opportunity, Su Yang looked at the girls and briefly explained the situation regarding Zhong Qing.
After he finished, the guys thought the four girls might be somewhat unwelcoming, but none of them reacted negatively, especially Pan Ning.
Tang Ziyun and Su Qingci even kept asking questions like whether this girl was pretty or not.
Precisely because Su Yang had never been short of female friends around him, everyone was already used to it.
Only Meng Qianyu seemed a little displeased at first after hearing it, but she quickly returned to normal and didn't say much more.
Su Yang then took out his phone, opened Douyin, and replied to Zhong Qing.
"We've arrived in Licheng."
Zhong Qing replied instantly again: "Finally!! Where are you?"
"At the inn, checking in."
"What's the name of the inn?"
"I think it's called something like Shuiyuntian Inn."
"Shuiyuntian?"
"Uh-huh, yes."
"Then wait for me a moment."
Su Yang was taken aback, thinking to himself: 'What's going on?'
'This girl isn't at this same inn, is she? It can't be... that much of a coincidence, right?'
Thinking this, Su Yang typed: "What do you mean? Where are you?"
After sending the message, there was no further reply.
Liu Bo leaned over at this point and asked, "So? Did you tell the girl?"
"I did, but she told me to wait."
"Wait? She's not just messing with you, is she? Maybe she's not even here at all," Liu Bo said with a wink and a smile.
"It'd be fine if she didn't come. But I think it's real, didn't she send me a screenshot of her flight ticket?"
"Brother Yang, don't you know flight tickets can be refunded?"
"I know. But if someone went through the trouble of buying a ticket just to take a screenshot and mess with me... well, I wouldn't have that much free time on my hands."
Liu Bo thought for a moment and nodded. "That's true. Then we'll just wait."
"Alright~"
Tap tap tap tap~
Two minutes later, a somewhat hurried set of footsteps came from the backyard. Su Yang tilted his head to look and was instantly stunned.
He saw a girl in a red T-shirt and skinny jeans running quickly towards them.
She ran to the tea table and looked around at the seated group one by one.
"Excuse me, do any of you know someone named Su Yang?"
Hearing this, everyone turned to look at her.
The girl then spotted Su Yang sitting among the guys.
Her face immediately broke into a bright smile as she ran to Su Yang's side and said loudly, "You really are here! Finally, I get to meet you!!"
That's right, the newcomer was Zhong Qing.
She had previously booked an inn near the old town at random after arriving, never expecting it to be the same one Su Yang and the others had booked.
In person, she looked even prettier than in her photos, perhaps due to her makeup.
Her long hair was now tied up in a bun, with straight-cut air bangs resting on her forehead. Her features were very delicate, her face small and cute. The sides of her cheeks puffed out slightly near her mouth, giving her a sweet and adorable appearance. Her figure was also excellent, not losing out at all to the four girls present.
Su Yang opened his eyes wide in confusion and asked, "You... how are you here too?"
He had never imagined in a thousand guesses that Zhong Qing would have booked the same inn.
"I just booked a random inn~ So this is fate, see? You booked this place too."
"Uh..." Su Yang scratched his head and turned to look at the group with their complex expressions.
He stood up and made a simple introduction: "This is Zhong Qing, the one I just told you about~ Well, other than her name, I don't know anything else either. This is my first time meeting her too."
"Hello, everyone~" Zhong Qing turned around, the corners of her mouth curving upwards into a radiant, flower-like smile as she greeted them.
Everyone replied very politely. Zhang Ziming immediately stood up and said, "Zhong Qing, right? I'm Zhang Ziming. Should we call you Qingqing? Or...?"
"Just call me Xiao Qing~"
"Alright. Well, have a seat. We're all friends of Su Yang~"
"Okay~ I could tell right away you're all nice people. The guys are handsome, the girls are beautiful, especially these gorgeous ladies. I swear I've never seen so many girls who are ten times prettier than me all together at once before."
Hearing Zhong Qing's words, Meng Qianyu smiled with great satisfaction. "Xiao Qing, you're very pretty too~ Come, sit with us."
"Okay~"
Zhong Qing was very good with words. She sat down among the four girls and had them all laughing heartily within a couple of minutes.
Except for Pan Ning, who still didn't show much emotional fluctuation.
At this moment, Meng Wenzhou, having finished checking in, turned and walked back to the tea table. He had already seen Zhong Qing earlier.
Seeing this, Su Yang introduced, "Xiao Qing, this is also our friend, Meng Wenzhou."
"Wow, this brother is so handsome!! Are you an actor?"
Hearing this, Meng Wenzhou stumbled, almost falling over. It wasn't that he didn't think he was handsome, but he hadn't expected this girl to be so effusive with her praise.
Meng Wenzhou chuckled and said, "You flatter me, you flatter me. Just a little handsome, a little handsome~"
"Brother Meng is way too modest!"
Zhang Ziming then leaned close to Su Yang, winked, and whispered with a smile, "This girl is quite something, huh~"
"Why don't I ever get that kind of treatment? Such a beautiful girl, flying all the way from Haicheng just to see you, and all because she watched one video? That's wild. I genuinely admire people who act like that."
"I was pretty surprised myself~"
"I consider myself decently handsome, so why is my luck with women so terrible?"
"Yangyang, be honest with me, am I good-looking or not?"
"Handsome!! Seriously handsome!"
"Really?"
"Why would I lie? You're just a tiny, tiny bit less handsome than me."
......

young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."

rowess are unmatched, commanding a million-strong army! Yet, the Emperor wants to depose him for the sake of a false prince? Hold on, are you throwing me into some female-oriented romance plot? How can I tolerate this? With a grand wave of his hand—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! Slander the Emperor? Very well, all of you shall die! ... The False Prince: "Although I am not the biological son, Father and Mother love me more. The throne should be mine!" The Female Lead: "Qin Xiao, you are the Emperor, and I am a commoner. If you wish to marry me, you must abdicate. Otherwise, you will never have me!" The Empress: "After we divorce, you must give me half the empire!" The Transmigrator Consort: "You worthless Emperor, why should I kneel to you? All men are equal—I advise you to be kind!" The Great General: "The enemy general is my childhood sweetheart. For her sake, I willingly abandon the frontier defenses!" The Retired Emperor: "Although Yu'er was adopted, I prefer him. Qin Xiao, you should abdicate and let him become Emperor!" ... Very well! So this is how you want to play? Facing this twisted world of female-oriented tropes, Qin Xiao grins and raises his hand to unleash—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! I am the Emperor. Why would I bother reasoning with you? Seal the gates! Leave none alive!

ose... to cooperate with the protagonist! Shen Yuan: I have a system! Protagonist: What? System: Holy crap, you're just spilling it out like that? Shen Yuan: Let's team up, we'll split the system rewards! Protagonist: Fifty-fifty split? Shen Yuan: No way! Protagonist: What!? I'm the one getting beaten up, and I don't get half? Shen Yuan: Forty-sixty split, I get forty, you get sixty! Protagonist: Deal! Big brother, come on, hit me! As long as it doesn't kill me, beat me like you mean it! Shen Yuan: Don't worry... I will definitely protect all of you! No one but me can lay a finger on you! Guard our Heaven's Chosen Ones! I'm the only one allowed to bully them!

saw a female celebrity tied up and stuffed in the trunk! Little did he know, countless cameras were aimed at him at this moment - this was a new type of reality show. The first randomly selected passerby was caught in less than an hour. But when Xu Moru was selected, things started to take an unexpected turn. "Damn, this isn't how the script goes. This Xu Moru is too bold, he's not following the rules at all." "Crap, is this guy taking it seriously?" "The female celebrity has been scared to tears!"