"Okay." Meng Qianyu agreed and quickly took out her phone to notify the two cars behind.
The rest of the journey finally returned to normal without further incidents, and the heavy rain gradually stopped.
At 2 PM, the three cars successfully crossed into Sichuan Province, though they were still far from Ya'an.
Due to the earlier traffic jam and the delay caused by the storm, everyone decided to drive to Xicang today, stay the night, and continue the journey tomorrow.
Not long after entering Sichuan, the dark clouds slowly dispersed, and a strand of golden sunlight broke through from behind them.
The three cars pulled into a highway service area for a bathroom break. The guys had a cigarette, then filled up the gas tanks and set off again.
Two hours later, around 5 PM, the three cars exited the highway toll station one after another and entered Xicang City, the capital of the Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture.
This was a multi-ethnic settlement with distinct Yi cultural characteristics.
By now, the sky had long cleared, becoming cloudless and sunny. After entering Xicang's urban area from the toll station, one could frequently see Yi compatriots wearing vibrant traditional costumes on the streets.
"This place is so unique~" Su Qingci leaned against the window, smiling as she watched the bustling street.
"Yeah, it suddenly feels different again."
"By the way, Brother Su Yang, where are we staying tonight?"
"Depends on whether you want to stay at a hotel in the city or at a guesthouse near Qionghai Scenic Area."
Hearing this, Pan Ning said calmly, "Have you been to Xicang before?"
Su Yang shook his head with a smile. "I haven't~"
"But you know about Qionghai."
"I have a phone, you know. I looked up accommodations and food around here while we were at the service area."
Pan Ning nodded. "So, did you find any good food?"
"Barbecue! Netizens all say you must eat barbecue when you come to Xicang."
Hearing 'barbecue', the three in the back seat perked up. Tang Ziyun thought for a moment and said, "It's been a while since we had barbecue. I didn't really feel it until you mentioned it, but now I'm suddenly a bit hungry."
Following the navigation, Su Yang turned right at an intersection. Steering the wheel, he laughed, "Then let's hurry up and decide on a place to stay first, so we can go eat."
"How about we just stay in the city? No need to go to Qionghai. Although it's quite beautiful over there, we're only staying one night and leaving tomorrow," Pan Ning suggested, looking at Su Yang.
Su Yang nodded. "Alright, whatever you say."
"Then let's pull over first and book a hotel."
"Okay."
As he spoke, Su Yang slowed down and pulled the car into a roadside parking spot. The two cars following behind saw this and also found places to park.
After parking, Liu Bo got out, took out a cigarette, and walked to Su Yang's car door. "Why'd we stop, Yang-ge?"
"To book a hotel, otherwise where would we drive to?"
"Ji Bo already booked the hotel."
"He did?" Su Yang stopped what he was doing and turned to look at Liu Bo.
"Yeah, I told him to book it earlier while we were in the car."
Hearing this, Meng Qianyu from the back seat asked, "Then why didn't you say anything in the group chat?"
"Ah, forgot, hehe."
"Where did he book?" Su Yang asked.
"Near here. I told him to book in the city."
Su Yang nodded. "That's fine then. I thought you might have booked near Qionghai."
"That area's a bit far. We'll just stay in the city for one night and leave tomorrow."
"Alright then. Tell Ji Bo to send the location to the group."
"Sure thing. Come on down for a quick smoke before we go."
"Ok."
A few minutes later, the three cars followed the location Ji Bo sent in the group towards a hotel called Bosite.
This was a newly opened five-diamond hotel in Xicang, located right in the city center, making it convenient to get anywhere. There was also a park next to the hotel.
Originally, Ji Bo had planned to book a five-star hotel, but he checked online and found that Xicang City currently didn't have any officially operating five-star hotels.
Anyway, they were only staying one night, and this group wasn't insistent on five-star accommodation. A decent place with a good environment to sleep and rest was enough.
Moreover, the hotel he booked wasn't bad at all, and parking was convenient.
Soon, the three cars arrived at the hotel's underground parking garage and parked.
Then, the eleven of them took only some simple luggage and took the elevator to the hotel lobby to check in.
This time, Ji Bo had booked rooms almost all next to each other. However, for some reason, he could only get seven Deluxe King Rooms; other room types were also fully booked.
Ji Bo walked over to the lounge area in the lobby holding seven key cards and looked at the group waiting there. "Only seven rooms~"
"Seven?" Zhang Ziming was taken aback. "How come there are only seven? It's not peak season."
"Who knows? It's just that popular. Other room types are fully booked too."
"So how are we going to split them?"
"Fatty and I will share one. The rest of you can figure out the others~" As he spoke, Ji Bo took one key card and placed the remaining six on the table.
Su Yang couldn't be bothered to scramble for one either. Leaning back on the sofa, he gestured for the others to choose first.
Meng Wenzhou picked up the six cards on the table, thought for a moment, and said, "You two are sharing one, so that leaves six rooms for the remaining nine of us. That means six people will have to share. Ah well, anyway, I'm claiming a room in advance." After saying this, he took one card and put the remaining five back on the table.
Seeing the others hesitating for a long time, Chu Qiunan picked up a card with a playful grin. "I'm also not too used to sharing a room with someone, sorry folks. I'll take one."
Liu Bo looked at Chu Qiunan. "You rascal. Let's see what you do later when conditions are tough and we have to sleep in tents or in the car."
Chu Qiunan grinned. "Special circumstances call for special measures. When times are tough later, I won't be picky. It's mainly because they weren't taking any, so I reluctantly had to take a single room~"
There were now four cards left. Su Qingci glanced at the others, her eyes darting away quickly when they met Su Yang's.
She looked at Zhong Qing with a smile and invited, "Xiao Qing, how about you and I share a room?"
Zhong Qing smiled generously. "Sure~ I was actually thinking of inviting one of you to share with me, but I was afraid you might not be used to it."
"We're all pretty easy-going. So, it's settled then?"
"Alright, then I'll take one." Zhong Qing said, picking up a key card, standing up, and going to sit next to Su Qingci.
Now there were three cards left, with Su Yang, Pan Ning, Meng Qianyu, Tang Ziyun, and Zhang Ziming still unassigned.
Looking at the three cards on the table, Zhang Ziming glanced at Su Yang and the three other girls.
Being very perceptive, he picked up one. "I'll take a single."
After Zhang Ziming took his, Pan Ning put down her phone, proactively picked up a card, and said calmly, "Su Yang and I will share one. Qianyu and Xiao Tang can share one. That's settled."
Cheng's father told him he was getting remarried—to a wealthy woman. Cao Cheng realized his time had finally come: he was about to become a second-generation rich kid. Sure, it might be a watered-down version, but hey, at least he'd have status now, right? The wealthy woman also had four daughters!! Which meant, starting today, Cao Cheng gained four stunning older sisters?? But that wasn't even the whole story... "My name is Cao Cheng—'Cheng' as in 'honest, smooth-talking gentleman'!"
to panic—he has a system. As long as an investment target dies, he can claim a reward. And since he is immortal, the one thing he has plenty of is time. ... Countless years later. “Immortal Emperor of Longevity? I invested in him.” “Supreme Celestial Venerable? I invested in him.” “Undying Empress? I invested in her.” “...” “Heh. Once they’ve all died, even the Heavenly Dao will have to kneel and call me Dad.”
nd fell into a coma while saving his younger sister from an out-of-control car. He became a vegetable. No one knew that his consciousness had crossed into a world of cultivation. Over the course of sixty years, he began as the lowest kind of mine slave, struggling to survive amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood. By sheer chance, he eventually obtained the complete memories of a fallen Immortal King. Alchemy, medicine, formations, feng shui, physiognomy, artifact forging… Every great inheritance of the cultivation world was now his. But when he opened his eyes again, he discovered that ten full years had passed in the modern world. To pay for his treatment, his father had sold the family’s shop and house, leaving himself covered in lasting injuries and illness. His mother had cared for him day and night, and more than half of her hair had already turned white. His younger sister, who had been only fifteen back then, was now twenty-five. To help repay the family’s debts, she had been forced to lower her head and put on a smiling face in places of glittering lights and endless revelry. Only then did Chen Xuan understand that what he had lost was not merely ten years. He had lost the life his entire family was meant to have. The good news was that he had brought back the memories of an Immortal King’s entire lifetime. The bad news was that his soul had returned alone—his cultivation had not come with him. Spiritual energy was scarce, resources were depleted, and the modern world still had firearms, surveillance, capital, and laws. If he wanted to protect his family, break free from everyone’s control, and become truly invincible beneath the heavens, he would have to start all over again.
his freshman year, Su Bai accidentally bound the "Indulgence Tycoon System." 【Sleeping in? Reward: +$1,000】 【Spent $288 at a street barbecue stall? Cashback: +$2,880】 【Dropped $14,396 on in-game skins? Special reward unlocked: A brand-new Porsche Panamera!】 Luxury cars, penthouses, corporate shares, financial empires… College life was all about living freely and doing whatever he pleased! … When the adorably naive academic genius faced family medical bills and financial struggles, Su Bai waved his hand dismissively: "Your future is on me." "Wuwu~ Big Brother is so good to me! I’ll become a scientist to repay you!" When the genius girl got bullied by a shady professor? Su Bai casually dropped a billion-dollar investment, forcing the university to grovel and beg for her return. A company’s funding chain collapsing? Su Bai smirked—cash was the one thing he’d never run out of. Years later, when people traced the rise of the AI prodigy beauty, who was the man behind her success? Not just that—Su Bai also became the tsundere campus belle’s unattainable dream, the contrast senior’s daily necessity, and the beautiful counselor’s emotional anchor…
