Chapter 257 Unbelievable
As we are about to part ways, every second of getting along is particularly precious.
While Curt is excited, he can't help but envy his brother for being able to deal with the obstruction from his mother so easily.
But this envy was quickly forgotten.
After all, I can now spend a whole day playing in the town with my friends.
As for Zhuimu Town, Qi has visited it countless times and has long lost interest.
He even gave names to the kittens and puppies that roamed the streets.
But this time, he was in an unprecedented high mood and took the initiative to act as a tour guide, leading the way excitedly.
"This is the first time I see Brother Qi so excited."
Cotte approached Moreau and whispered, his eyes following the excited figure in front of him.
Morrow looked at Qi waving his hands and urging him not far away. Of course he knew why Qi was so excited, but he was still the same as before. He didn't talk about Yi Mi in front of Kurt, and just gave a casual guess.
"Maybe it's because you've been away from home for too long, and it's rare to meet him at the foot of the mountain - hurry up, your brother is urging you."
"Hmm."
Kurt smiled, stepped on his wooden shoes and ran towards Qi.
Morrow looked at Kurt's back running towards Qi with a smile, and then looked back at Kurapika behind him.
"Kurapika, the snacks in this town are very good, you can try them."
"Okay."
Kurapika tilted his head slightly and glanced at the neatly arranged stalls on both sides of the street.
The air is filled with the rich aroma of cinnamon, rosemary and other spices.
Even though I didn’t feel hungry, my appetite was aroused.
Kurapika subconsciously slowed down, his eyes lingering among the attractively colored foods.
Caramel-colored honey pastries, spice-coated kebabs, steaming rice balls, freshly baked fruit-flavored pancakes...
Moro noticed Kurapika's hesitation, and slowed down his pace in response, always maintaining just the right distance, neither leaving Kurapika alone nor appearing deliberate.
Ahead, Qi and Kurt's figures had already merged into the bustling crowd, and Qi's clear voice could only be heard vaguely from a distance: "Kurt, over here, here, I found it!"
Kurapika stopped after hearing this, but before he could speak, Moro had already walked to the stall.
He bought two nut pancakes, then took out one of the pancakes and cut it in half.
Half for himself and the other half for Kurapika.
The second nut pancake is for Curt and Qi.
There are too many special foods on the streets of Zhumu Town. If you want to taste more, you can’t eat too much of a single delicacy.
Morrow handed the nut pancake to Kurapika.
Kurapika took it and said thank you softly.
Morrow smiled and took a bite of the pancake. The roasting aroma from various nuts immediately filled his mouth.
The materials used in this stall are really generous.
A seemingly small piece of cake contains at least half of the nut ingredients.
Morrow swallowed the pancake in two gulps and gave a thumbs up to the fat boss of the stall.
This move resulted in a fat smile, and the wrinkles on his face were squeezed together.
Kurapika saw this, hesitated for a moment, and gave a thumbs up to Fatty.
This nut pancake is indeed delicious. The crust is crispy and the fruity aroma of the nuts is very rich, which blends perfectly with the burnt aroma of honey.
"Child, come."
Pang laughed loudly and waved to Kurapika.
Kurapika walked over with some doubts.
Pangda immediately stuffed a few candied nuts into Kurapika's hand and said with a smile: "I just made them this morning, I'll give you a few to try."
"Thank you."
Kurapika looked at the bright-colored candied nuts in his hand, with a smile on his face.
After saying goodbye to Fat Dao, Moro and Kurapika continued to walk along the market streets.
It was just a matter of buying two pieces of cake. Looking ahead, I saw that Qi and Kurt were nowhere to be seen, and I didn’t know where the two of them had gone.
Morrow simply slowed down and accompanied Kurapika to slowly visit the stalls on the street.
Kurapika finished the last bite of the pancake, and the faint aroma of nuts still lingered on his fingertips.
He looked at Moreau's back, then looked around at the lively street scene, and suddenly realized "·
He couldn't remember how long it had been since he had walked or stopped in a place without any burden, relaxed and comfortable like this.
Hands and laughter are always echoing in my ears, and the aroma of food in the air is intertwined.
An important companion is right in front of you.
Obviously it was an ordinary sight, but Kurapika suddenly felt like he had found a treasure.
“What’s wrong, is there anything you want to eat?”
Morrow’s voice came from the front.
Kurapika came back to his senses, faced Moro's questioning gaze, smiled, shook his head, and quickly followed him.
"Moro, Kurapika."
A strange greeting suddenly came from the bustling crowd.
Morrow and Kurapika walked out, only to see Qi holding a bulging brown paper bag in his arms, with the ends of several bamboo sticks exposed at the mouth of the bag.
Kote followed Qi step by step. Unexpectedly, he unfolded the purple bamboo fan and hid most of his face behind the fan. "Here, I brought this specially for you."
Qi rushed in front of Moro and Kurapika, covering the mouth of the bag with both hands, with a particularly sincere expression, "This is the most authentic specialty skewers in Zhuimu Town."
Moro was about to reach out to pick it up, but out of the corner of his eye, he noticed that Kurt's fan was shaking slightly.
Happiness felt strange, and when he looked at Qi Shi, he happened to catch the fleeting cunning light in the young man's eyes.
"Really."
Morrow quietly retracted his hand and glanced back and forth between the brown paper bag and Kurt's trembling fan.
int is it a skewer?
Qi Fei quickly glanced at Moro, who was already alert, and quickly turned the paper bag to Kurapika, "It would be a pity to miss him. Kurapika heard this and held two bamboo sticks unprepared.
He thought of helping Moro get one by the way, so he held the tail of the bamboo stick and pulled it out.
But what came into view was not the barbecued meat at all.
There were several amber caterpillars stained with spices on one stick, and their plump bodies were twisting wildly in the spices.
On the other stick were several earthworms dyed gray with spices, curling up and stretching in pain.
The spice crumbs fell down as the insect struggled, and scattered on the back of Kurapika's hand
Kurapika froze in place, his pupils trembled, and he shuddered like a reflex.
Then his face turned slightly blue and he inserted the bamboo stick back into the brown paper bag at the speed of light.
「Hahaha!」
Qi couldn't hold back any longer, laughing with one hand.
Beside him, Kurt smiled so hard that his shoulders shook.
"Brother, let me say that Moro won't be fooled, only a fool like Kurapika will."
"Pfft, haha, it's really like that."
The prank was successful, Qi looked at Kurapika's reaction and laughed until tears came out.
Morrow smiled and shook his head as he watched, took the brown paper bag from Qi's hand, opened the bag and looked inside, and saw that there were all strings of insects.
In addition to caterpillars and earthworms, there are also insects such as centipedes, bees, and ants.
The only thing they have in common is that they are still alive.
"Don't tell me this is for eating raw."
Morrow looked at Qi and Kurt.
"How could it be~!"
Qi wiped away the tears from laughter, raised two fingers, and explained: "There are two ways to eat it, grilled or fried. I'm not lying. This is indeed the specialty food of Chuimu Town, but——"
He glanced at Kurapika, who was still in a daze, and couldn't help laughing, "You have to roast it first, hahaha!"
Curt covered the corners of his mouth with a fan and whispered, "Brother, stop playing, let's bake it quickly."
In fact, there were several kinds of spiders in the stall. In terms of appearance, they were Qi's favorite ultimate weapon for pranks.
It was just stopped by Kurt very carefully.
Qi glanced at Kurapika, burst out laughing again, then took the brown paper bag from Moro's hand and ran to the front to find the boss to bake it.
In a short while.
Qi ran back carrying a huge wooden plate.
The bugs in the brown paper bag have been roasted until golden and crispy, and the surface is evenly coated with a layer of spices that exudes an attractive aroma, and the burnt aroma is overflowing.
"Here, give it a try."
Hand up a high wooden plate.
Morrow picked up a bunch of grilled ants the size of a thumbnail and put it into his mouth. The carcass was broken into pieces like crispy chips, and he could taste some meaty texture.
“Not bad.”
With the smell of spice lingering between his lips and teeth, Moreau nodded.
Qi Qi showed an expression of "I'm right" and picked up a bunch of grilled centipedes and started eating them.
"Kurapika, come and eat."
Moro looked back at Kurapika, who was some distance away, and said hello.
Kurapika shook his head quickly, covered his mouth and turned away, muttering in a low voice: "Absolutely, absolutely—don't eat!"
Looking at Kurapika's reaction, Qi and Kurt looked at each other, and couldn't help but laugh.
After eating the insect skewers, the group continued to move forward along the lively street.
Curt got his wish and bought the latest flavor of sugar cookies.
Erqi was attracted by the noise coming from the candy shop not far away.
"There is a lottery."
He ran to the candy shop and stared at the prizes on the display stand with shining eyes.
It is a blue and white skateboard with exquisite workmanship. The board is made of grained wood from the Dentola region. It is dyed into a gradient ocean color with pigments extracted from natural plants, and it has a pearl-like luster in the sunlight.
"Want to try your luck?"
The boss greeted enthusiastically: "If you buy a pack of our special chocolate candies, you will win a prize, and the grand prize is this limited edition skateboard!"
Ten minutes later.
Beside Qi’s feet were piles of packaging bags containing chocolate candies, as well as many consolation prizes that were not worth mentioning.
"Ten more packs!"
"Damn it, it's the second prize, just shy of it!"
"Twenty more packs!"
Qi rolled up his sleeves, with the aura of never giving up until he won the grand prize.
The boss smiled and took out twenty packs of chocolate candies, and then pushed the lottery box in front of Qi.
A few minutes later.
There are a few more consolation prizes at Qi's feet, as well as raffle tickets to thank you for your patronage.
“Damn it, give me another twenty packs!”
“Damn it, give me another twenty packs!”
“Damn it,” Qi shouted unwillingly.
Not far behind.
Colt and Kurapika look at each other.
Morrow was not surprised at all. He vaguely remembered that Qi had a great gambling habit.
Furthermore, the environment given to Qi by the Ke family allowed Qi to dabble in and master many hobbies at a very young age, such as skateboarding, yo-yo, darts, billiards, etc. Needless to say, playing cards is probably among them.
Hence, it’s not surprising that he is a bit of a gambler.
It's just that Qi's luck didn't seem to be very good this time. He had drawn the lottery countless times, and the best one only got the second prize.
“Ah!”
After the odd round, the result was another pile of consolation prizes, and I was holding my head in discomfort.
「I don’t believe it!」
He shouted, something suddenly occurred to him, and he turned back to Morrow and the others who were watching, "You guys should try it too."
"Then let me draw it once."
Morrow walked over and picked up a ticket from the lottery box.
Curt and Kurapika also drew one card when they saw this.
Morrow was the first to open the lottery ticket and was shocked when he saw the words "First Prize" on it.
Qi's ears suddenly stood up and he looked towards Moreau.
Morrow held up the lottery ticket and said with a smile: "I'm pretty lucky, I got the first prize."
"!!!" Strange.
"Hey."
Kote also followed suit.
Looking at it as if it were a strange reflex.
!!! !!!』 !!!‖ Odd.
"Congratulations to the two guests, you are really lucky."
The candy shop owner shook the bell in his hand, smiled and said congratulations.
This time it’s Kurapika.
Qidun looked at Kurapika in disbelief, widened his eyes and said, "You shouldn't have also won the first prize, right? There are only three awards, how could one of you win once!!!"
"It's not the first prize."
Kurapika shook his head.
Qi Wenyan breathed a sigh of relief.
Kurapika was holding up the lottery ticket at this time, and turned the coupon with the words "Grand Prize" toward Qi.
Are you kidding?
He has drawn hundreds of times, and the best one is only the second prize.
But, but...——!
Qi Qi’s eyes were dull, and he doubted his life for the first time since childhood.
However, after receiving the skateboard from Kurapika, Qi instantly recovered and hugged the limited edition skateboard happily.
"It's almost time to send you back."
Morrow glanced at the sky.
Cotter originally looked happy, but after hearing Moreau's words, his smile faded slightly.
Qi did not think too much, and randomly selected a silk scarf from a pile of prizes as a gift for his mother.
After all, if you say something, you still have to do it.
The group of people quickly climbed up Mount Kukulu and arrived at the gate of the trial in the evening.
In the security booth.
Jie Xiajie, who was wearing a hat and security uniform, was suddenly surprised when he saw the odd few people.
He recognized Moreau's identity, but he didn't expect to come back with Qi.
After the brief surprise, Jie Bujie walked out of the security booth and greeted Chicote respectfully.
Qi nodded towards Jibujie, and then turned to Moro and Kurapika, with expectation in his eyes: "Shall we stay for dinner before leaving? I'll let the butler hold a banquet alone."
Yilmi, who was crippled by him, is lying at home now.
Then how could Tawen be so arrogant as a guest?
Seeing Moreau's decisive refusal, Qi Dun couldn't hide his disappointment.
He is really happy today, so he hopes this happiness can last longer.
Even if it was just for dinner -
But looking at Morrow's resolute reaction, Qi did not open his mouth again to try to stay.
Kote next to him was even more disappointed, pursed his lips, and looked at Moreau sadly.
Morrow stretched out his hand and placed it on Curt's little head.
Hence, as expected, he was swatted away by Kurt with a fan.
Morrow's lips raised a faint smile, and then he suddenly stepped towards the majestic trial gate in front of him.
The tall and thick stone gate casts a thick shadow under the setting sun.
Morrow walked into the shadows and came to the door of the Trial Gate.
His eyes slowly moved up along the mottled lines of the stone door, and he could clearly see the many traces left by the years.
The stone door in front of you was used to test the growth of Xiaojie and others in the original work. In a sense, it can be regarded as witnessing his growth over the past year.
Morrow raised his hand and placed it flat against the stone door.
Can feel a few eyes looking at him from behind, but he didn't pay attention to it. He opened his sperm hole to the maximum extent, and with the increase of his thoughts like a raging torrent, he used all his strength to push the stone door open.
Rumble—
With a heavy rumble, the first stone door opened, followed by the second, third, and even the tallest and largest seventh stone door.
The afterglow of the setting sun passed through the crack in the door and fell on Moreau's body, coating him with an orange-red glow.
Jie Bujie and Qi couldn't help but look shocked when they saw Moreau opening all the trial doors in one go.
The strange thing is that he felt a strong aura from Moro that was similar to his father's, and Jie Xiajie simply couldn't believe his eyes.
"Surprisingly, he pushed open the seven divination rings and stared at Moreau, who was radiating brilliance. Recalling the first two times he saw Moreau, the dreamlike feeling in his heart suddenly became stronger.
I just felt that what was happening in front of me had a strong sense of unreality.
What followed was deep doubt.
How did the young man in front of me do it in such a short period of time?
At this moment, a huge white figure emerged from the forest inside the door.
It is a strictly trained giant hound named Sanmao raised by the Hakka family.
It was obviously attracted by the sound of all seven trial doors being opened.
After seeing that the person pushing the door had an unfamiliar face, Sanmao's cold, machine-like animal eyes showed a trace of curiosity.
But the next moment,
The curiosity in the beast's eyes faded away like a tide, replaced by a fear that came from biological instinct.
Sanmao suddenly raised his head and looked up into the air. After just one glance, he lay trembling on the ground again, his head firmly pressed against the ground, not daring to move.
Morrow, who was holding the stone door with both hands, as well as Kurapika and others, noticed Sanmao's strange reaction.
Just when he was puzzled by this, he suddenly heard a whistling sound coming from the sky.
Everyone looked up and saw a huge strange beast, waving a pair of fleshy wings that seemed to block out the sky and the sun,
It was slowly descending from the sky towards them.
Ji Bujie had never seen such a battle before, and he was so frightened that he sat down on the ground.
Even if it is strange, it is also shocking.
This strange beast in front of me is much bigger than the monsters raised at home!
Morrow looked towards the sky and recognized that this strange beast was the Chimera. He also understood why Sanmao suddenly fell to the ground in fear.
was frightened by the Chimera.