Chapter 9: Unexpected (Seeking Recommendation Tickets)

  Xu Mo's face sank, and Liu Qian glared at her.

  Guo Xia suddenly realized her mistake and dryly explained, "Hehe, I was referring to the two of them." She pointed at Zhao Hongzhe and Xu Tuo.

  Liu Qian let out a hum and then ordered, "I and Brother Xu will send the luggage over, you all stay here and rest for a bit."

  Su Yan smiled and said: "I'll take a walk around."

  "Don't run around."

  Xu Mo also said: "It's best not to go too far. Last night I went to a courtyard by the river, but almost got bitten by a dog."

  Su Yan said: "I'll just take a walk, not too far. By the way, when I came down from the mountain earlier, I saw some green onions in the valley, maybe it's sweet potatoes or something like that. If we dig them up, we can roast them for dinner tonight, I'll go take a look."

  She had a barbecue last night and seemed to have fallen in love with it. Today, while working, she couldn't help but mention it repeatedly.

  Xu Mo and Liu Qian no longer tried to persuade her. They walked to the car, opened the trunk, and took out two large suitcases.

  Two suitcases were filled with fragrance, Liu Qian lay on the suitcase, took a deep breath and said in a trance-like manner: "So fragrant, so fragrant, it must be from that little girl's body."

  Xu Mo smiled and the two of them each picked up a trunk and headed up the mountain.

  Liu Qian complained: "This little girl, just living on the mountain for a few days, brought so much luggage."

  "Did you know her?"

  Liu Qian said, "Shen Bancheng's daughter, how many people don't know her on the road?" He smiled awkwardly and continued, "I used to follow a big brother too, but later I felt there was no future in it, so I left. I just mixed around for a few years, didn't learn any skills, and when I got out into society, I couldn't make a living, and ended up like this."

  He glanced at Xu Mo and said, "Brother Xu, you look different from me, you should be a college student, why are you like this?"

  This remark stirred up a lot of thoughts in Xu Mo's mind, and he felt a pang in his heart, so he stopped talking.

  Liu Qian quickly changed the subject, "Shen Bancheng's daughter is said to have gone abroad for further studies. She shouldn't be back until winter break, I don't know why she's returned now. But after not seeing her for a few years, she's become even more beautiful."

  He then sighed and said, "This is what I should be looking for in a wife."

  Xu Mo, however, had lost the thought of speaking. The two suitcases were probably filled with clothes and other similar items, which weren't light either. After walking and resting for half an hour, they finally arrived at the villa on the hillside.

  The villa was built on a mountain and hidden among the trees, looking quite old but with a rich and rustic atmosphere.

  The yard was surrounded by a fence, and the two of them rang the doorbell. After a while, the man in the suit came over to open the door, looked at the two of them with displeasure, and said, "How come you're only arriving now? Can't even get this small thing done."

  Xu Mo and Liu Qian did not argue either.

  "The man in the suit said, 'Bring it in.'"

  With two people, walking into the courtyard, this courtyard also has many unknown trees. The trees are planted quite sparsely, but they are very harmonious and perfectly hide the scenery in the courtyard. From the outside, you can only see one corner of the villa, like a beauty holding a pipa half covering her face.

  The outer wall of the villa was dark green, with carved wooden flower windows and a thick pear wood door. From the doorway, looking inwards, the hall was very deep. The girl was leaning on a carved wooden sofa chair, her back to the door, holding a book and reading.

  For a moment, Xu Mo had an illusion as if he had traveled back in time to several decades ago.

  The hall was carpeted, but the man in the suit wouldn't let them go in. "That's enough, put it down," he said.

  Liu Qian looked at the girl's slender shoulders and couldn't help but swallow his saliva, saying loudly: "Miss Shen, we've brought your luggage over."

  The girl slightly turned her face, and at this time, from the doorway, only a small part of her white cheek could be seen. She didn't respond to Liu Qian's words either, softly saying: "A Jin, let them go."

  "Ah Jin is the name of that man in suit, he hastily replied: "Yes, miss." Then he waved his hand to Xu Mo and Liu Qian, "Put down your luggage, you can go now.""

  Liu Qian raised his voice, "Miss Shen, I used to be with Hu San's."

  The girl still didn't respond to him, this time she didn't even turn her face. Ah Jin said impatiently: "What's with the nonsense, let's go, let's go."

  Liu Qian's face showed a clear look of disappointment, putting down his luggage, and reluctantly gazing at the girl's back for another glance before leaving with Xu Mo.

  As soon as the two of them came out of the courtyard, the big gate closed immediately.

  "Did you know her before?" Xu Mo couldn't help but ask.

  Liu Qian shook his head, "This little girl is quite arrogant, how would she know me?" He paused for a moment, then continued: "As for Hu San, he was an old boss I used to follow, under Shen Bancheng's command. I thought this little girl might recognize him, and I wanted to use the opportunity to strike up a conversation with her. But unexpectedly, that Hu San seems to be doing quite well, in other people's eyes, he's just a small shrimp, not even worth listening to."

  He let out a sigh towards the sky, and his voice was filled with intense resentment, as if he had suddenly become burdened with worries, lost in thought about something.

  His face was overcast, and after a long time, he lowered his head and muttered to himself in a low voice: "This won't do, I can't be like this for the rest of my life, letting people look down on me. Now that I've finally left that path, must I go back?"

  Xu Mo listened to him murmuring and didn't know what he was saying, so she couldn't help but ask: "What did you say?"

  Liu Qian didn't answer, but suddenly walked forward, kicked a stone far away with one foot, and his expression changed to an unspeakable solemnity in an instant. He gritted his teeth and said like a vow: "If I don't die, I will surely become rich and noble."

  "It was actually because of that girl's provocation." Xu Mo finally understood. But then he thought of himself, his situation and Liu Qian were almost the same, and even worse than him.

  He seems to have new plans for his own future, what should it be like?

  The two of them didn't say another word and continued walking down the mountain until they returned to that square.

  Su Yan saw the two of them and laughed from afar: "You're back! Look what I've found!" As she spoke, she raised her hand in a gesture of offering.

  Xu Mo only then discovered that she was holding several green fruit in her palm. The fruit was shaped like a date, covered with white hair all over its body, exactly the same as the picture on page three of the Book of Revelation.

  Xu Mo's heart suddenly shook violently and he hastily said: "This fruit is poisonous, can't be eaten, hurry up and throw it away!"

  "How is that possible?" Su Yan chuckled and said, "I tried one, it tastes pretty good, but you have to wash it first."

  As he spoke, he pointed to the green fruit in his hand and explained: "This wild fruit is very strange. With so much white fluff on the outside, I thought it was growing on top of it. But when I washed it with water, it all came off. Who wants to try some?"

  "How long have you been eating?"

  Su Yan said: "For a long time, it's not just me, Guo Xia and others have eaten too. Don't worry, there is no poison, if there is poison, I will die first."

  Xu Mo looked at the few people again, and indeed, they didn't seem to be poisoned. He was puzzled in his heart: "If this fruit is not poisonous, why did it appear on the cover of the Book of Revelation? And when that off-road vehicle came over, there was no accident either. Could it be that the Book of Revelation really has no meaning at all? If it has no meaning, how could the person who put the Book of Revelation in my house know in advance that I would come to this place and print these few things on the cover of the book?"

  While hesitating, Liu Qian had already taken a fruit from Su Yan's hand, washed it under the nearby tap and eaten it. Xu Mo wanted to stop him, but it was too late.

  Su Yan smiled and looked at him, asking: "Do you want to?"

  "What delicious food is being divided? Let's have a taste too."

  A voice suddenly came from behind, Xu Mo turned his head to look back, but saw that the thin and tall man 'Little Chen' and the driver of the off-road vehicle walked over together. When they approached, their eyes fixed on the green fruit in Su Yan's hand, and smiled: "What a good thing is this? Give me one."

  Su Yan handed over the green fruit in her hand, and 'Little Chen' and the driver each took one.

  "Remember to wash it before eating."

  "Little Chen" went to the well with running water and washed, but the driver just wiped his hands and put them in his mouth, chewing while mumbling: "If you don't dry it clean, eating it won't make you sick."

  Xu Mo felt anxious in his heart, looking at the two of them, thinking: After they eat the fruit, will something happen?

  Then he saw 'Little Chen' and the off-road vehicle driver get on the off-road vehicle together, and the off-road vehicle started.

  Upon hearing the sound of the car starting up, Xu Mo's heart skipped a beat again: Could it be that these two things are connected and only make sense together?

  Just as he was in a state of suspense, the car suddenly accelerated and rushed straight towards him. Xu Mo had been prepared and quickly jumped out of the way. The car accelerated too fast, only running for a short distance before immediately stalling and stopping at the edge of a small ditch. Xu Mo had already broken out in a cold sweat.

  "What's going on? Old Li, how did you drive like that?"

  "Good heavens!" Old Li exclaimed in surprise. "I was clearly reversing, so how did I suddenly accelerate forward?"

  "Reversing?" Xiaochen said loudly: "I clearly saw you in third gear."

  "How is this possible?" Old Li was still arguing, "I put it in reverse."

  Xiao Chen sneered, "How can a car in reverse move forward? Take a look yourself, that gear hasn't been touched by anyone, is it third gear or reverse?" Without waiting for Old Li to respond, he said, "Let's switch, I'll drive."

  Old Li also realized the problem and didn't insist, "Okay."

  As the two men got off the car, Xiao Chen glanced at Xu Mo and smiled: "Brother, didn't scare you, did I?"

  Old Li was afraid that Xu Mo would take advantage of the situation and extort money from him, so he hastily added: "I just saw him dodge out of the way, they didn't collide."

  Xu Mo subconsciously shook his head, his face pale, but in his heart he was thinking about the Book of Revelation, at this moment there was only one thought:

  "The contents of the Book of Revelation are true, and a car accident is going to happen here."