Chapter 962
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Chapter 962 Indigestion
After leaving Yinlin Manor, Fang Yu went straight home.
Fang Yu arrived at the clock tower’s rooftop, planning to take a noon break before heading to Baishizhou in Jiangnan.
But when he reached the rooftop, he saw someone was already there.
Zhao Zinan was crouching on the ground, constantly playing with the Void-Devouring Beast.
But the beast didn’t seem very interested, lying lazily on the ground with little response.
Ye Shengxue was sitting on a chair by the tea table, head down, knitting a sweater.
Seeing Fang Yu appear, Ye Shengxue immediately put down her needlework, stood up and bowed: “Mr. Fang, you’re back.”
“Don’t mind me, continue what you were doing.” Fang Yu lay down on the lounge chair facing the mountain scenery.
Seeing Fang Yu, Zhao Zinan’s eyes lit up, and she immediately picked up the Void-Devouring Beast and ran toward him.
“Brother Fang Yu, please look at little Kongkong… I think it’s sick, it’s been listless all day.” Zhao Zinan said anxiously.
Fang Yu glanced at the Void-Devouring Beast, snorted, and said: “It’s just eaten too much and has indigestion, nothing serious, don’t worry about it.”
“Indigestion? Then… is there no way to treat it?” Zhao Zinan asked, her beautiful eyes widening.
“This illness stems from gluttony. Think about little Kongkong’s full name, and you’ll know it’s incurable.” Fang Yu said, sitting in the chair with his legs crossed.
“Incurable?” Zhao Zinan bit her red lips lightly, looking down at the Void-Devouring Beast in her palm.
What if the Void-Devouring Beast remained this listless in the future… what would they do?
“Mr. Fang is just joking, Sister Zinan.” Ye Shengxue looked up and smiled gently.
Zhao Zinan looked at Fang Yu.
By now, Fang Yu had comfortably closed his eyes.
“Little Kongkong, you should listen to Brother Fang Yu and eat less in the future.” Zhao Zinan gently stroked the fur on the Void-Devouring Beast’s head.
The Void-Devouring Beast opened its mouth, yawned, its eyes half-closed, still not responding.
…
Fang Yu lay on the lounge chair resting, and soon fell asleep.
When he woke up from his nap, it was already past two in the afternoon.
“Perfect timing, let’s go.”
Fang Yu stretched, stood up, and activated his Void Ring, preparing to head to Baishizhou in Jiangnan.
“Whoosh!”
Just then, a black ball flashed from the sky and landed on his shoulder.
Without looking, Fang Yu knew it must be the Void-Devouring Beast again.
“You’re still having indigestion, yet you want to come along?” Fang Yu turned his head to stare at the Void-Devouring Beast, frowning.
The Void-Devouring Beast still looked listless, but remained firmly perched on his shoulder, unwilling to move.
It seemed able to predict the scent of food.
Whenever Fang Yu traveled far, it would actively follow.
But this time, even though it looked sick, it still insisted on coming along.
This made Fang Yu somewhat admire its persistence.
“Fine, dying from overeating would be a happy death for you anyway.” Fang Yu said.
As his words fell, the Void Ring emitted a glow.
Man and beast disappeared.
…
Jiangnan, Baishizhou.
This place was quite close to Jianghai City where Fang Yu had stayed for three years, about a half-hour drive away.
But it didn’t belong to Jianghai City; it was an independent scenic area.
The area where Baishizhou was located was on the coastal region of Jiangnan, with an overall crescent-shaped outline.
This terrain was perfect for developing beaches for tourists to swim and play.
Therefore, even on non-holidays, Baishizhou attracted many tourists.
After all, it was one of the few beaches in the Jiangnan region with both good and clean environment.
Additionally, the climate in Jiangnan was summer-like all year round, basically never getting cold.
Baishizhou’s popularity had never waned because of this climate.
The place where Fang Yu teleported to was an artificial lawn about three to four hundred meters from the beach.
At this moment, in front of Fang Yu, a couple was sitting on the lawn kissing.
Because the couple was very engrossed, and Fang Yu appeared behind them, they didn’t notice anything unusual and continued doing what they wanted to do.
Fang Yu had no intention of disturbing them. He took out the map Rao Donghai had given him and opened it to look.
“I should be at this position now, and the marked location… is in the ocean?” Fang Yu frowned slightly, thinking.
Looking carefully, the marked point on the map was indeed on the sea, but not far from the beach, at most fifty or sixty meters.
From this distance, the entrance to the ancient ruins wouldn’t be in the deep sea.
This was good news for Fang Yu.
If the ancient ruins were deep underwater, the difficulty of finding them would be too great.
“It’s now two thirty-seven, twenty-three minutes until three o’clock as Rao Donghai said.”
Fang Yu put the map back in his pocket and strolled leisurely toward the beach where the marked point was located.
At this moment, the couple in front finally heard footsteps, hurriedly stopped what they were doing, and turned around.
Seeing Fang Yu walking past from behind, they exchanged glances, surprised and blushing.
When did this person appear behind them? This was a secluded spot deep in the lawn, quite hidden, where normally no one would deliberately walk in!
This person must have come here on purpose… and might have been watching them for a long time!
He looked quite young, probably a student?
Students these days have such low standards!
The couple stared at Fang Yu’s back, feeling embarrassed and annoyed.
…
Fang Yu naturally didn’t know what the couple was thinking.
He walked out of the lawn, along the walkway, slowly moving forward, approaching the sea area where the entrance to the ancient ruins was located.
After walking for a while, Fang Yu became curious.
The further he walked toward the southern sea area, the fewer tourists there were on the beach, until there were none at all.
Why was that?
Soon, Fang Yu knew the answer.
It turned out that these beaches toward the south were all separated private areas.
These areas were provided for wealthy people who wanted to enjoy a beach to themselves.
Money could buy exclusivity.
However, each area wasn’t very large, at most about fifty meters wide.
“About a hundred meters further and we’ll be there.” Fang Yu took out the map and looked at it again.
After walking for a few more minutes, Fang Yu reached his destination.
He stood on the walkway, looking toward the sea.
Beyond was the private beach, with sunlight reflecting on the water surface, giving off a golden glow.
The entrance to the ancient ruins was in the direction Fang Yu was looking, about forty meters from the beach.
And there were no people visible on the nearby private beaches.
It was now two forty-five, and the ancient ruins would open in fifteen minutes.
Fang Yu simply sat down on a stone bench by the walkway, waiting quietly.
He was waiting for the ancient ruins to open, and also waiting for the black-robed man to arrive.
If what Bai Konggu and Rao Donghai said was true.
Then, the black-robed man should arrive on time.
So, Fang Yu sat on the stone bench, quietly watching the beach and sea ahead.
And the Void-Devouring Beast was lying on his shoulder, drowsy.
If outsiders saw this scene, they would surely think the person sitting on the stone bench was an elderly man in his twilight years.
…
At this moment, about two hundred meters south of the sea area Fang Yu was watching, on a private beach.
A young girl wearing a cartoon swimsuit was soaking in the seawater, her back against a life ring, looking up at the blue sky.
And behind her on the beach, under a sun umbrella, sat a woman in a purple gauze dress with an extremely beautiful face.
She was looking down, quietly reading a book.
“Sister, aren’t you really going to come in the water? It’s very comfortable, the seawater is so warm!” The girl soaking in the seawater turned her head and shouted.
“I’ll read for a while, I can chat with you sitting here, so I’d rather not get in the water.” Ji Rumei looked up, smiled gently, and said.
On a rare holiday, her cousin Ji Xiaoqian, who was studying at a university in Beidu, had returned to Jiangnan and invited her to the beach.
Ji Rumei wasn’t a good swimmer, having only learned the basics when she tried, so she didn’t want to get in the water.
The private beach was beautiful and quiet, with a gentle sea breeze, quite suitable for settling down to read.
“Sister… you said you’d accompany me to play… but you’re just sitting there reading, how can you do this to me? I rarely get a holiday to come back to Jiangnan, yet you treat me so casually…” Ji Xiaoqian lay on the life ring, pouting, complaining coquettishly.
