Hearing his carefree explanation.
Everyone in the car couldn’t help but roll their eyes at him.
Just like that, amidst laughter and jokes...
The group arrived at the hotel and returned to their respective rooms.
Lin Beichen had just showered and came out, seeing his phone screen lighting up constantly, he walked over and picked up his phone for a glimpse.
It’s a message from the dorm group chat.
——[F4 Boy Band]——
Han Yuan: "@Lin Beichen, bro, my dear brother, did you go to Jingli Mountain?"
Liang Dong: "Is Jingli Mountain really as beautiful as the photos online show?"
Wu You: "To add, Dong bro was looking at this photo [Jingli Mountain].JPG."
Han Yuan: "@Lin Beichen!"
Han Yuan: "@Lin Beichen!"
Han Yuan: "Where are you? At this time, you can’t possibly still be engaged in academic exchanges, right?"
Han Yuan: "Oh, can’t say for sure, after all it’s Divine Light Country, ’teachers’ are plenty, having some academic exchanges is quite normal, @Lin Beichen, take care of yourself, don’t wear yourself out, today’s young people... tch tch tch."
Han Yuan: "No way, still not replying, this isn’t like old Lin at all, could he really be engaging in ’academic exchange’?! Damn, this is too... too enviable!"
"..."
Lin Beichen glanced through the messages from his roommates, shook his head with a bitter smile, and then replied: "@Han Yuan, you’ve completely tarnished my honor, if you keep talking like this, I’ll sue you for defamation."
Almost a second reply!
Han Yuan’s message appeared in the dorm group: "Yo, all done, so fast."
Lin Beichen: "..."
Lin Beichen: "Wait for my lawyer’s letter!"
Wu You: "Speaking of, old Lin, did you go to Jingli Mountain for a look?"
Lin Beichen: "Not yet, just arrived in Hengban County this morning, had academic exchanges in the afternoon, mostly student exchanges, just got back to the hotel and showered, haven’t had time at all, but starting tomorrow till the day after, it’s mostly teacher’s exchanges, I’ve requested permission from the principal to go out, can visit Jingli Mountain tomorrow."
After sending the message, Lin Beichen looked into the distance through the window.
The hotel he was staying at was the tallest building in Hengban County, and his floor was near the top, providing a broad view.
In the vast darkness.
A giant outline faintly appeared at the far end of his sight.
He took a photo of the outline with his phone and sent it to the dorm group.
Lin Beichen: "This is the place I’m visiting tomorrow, Jingli Mountain."
Han Yuan: "Looks pretty far, take lots of small videos and send them in the group, we all love to watch."
Liang Dong: "For once Han Yuan is right, love to watch!"
Wu You: "Indeed, many scenes in the anime I’m following use Jingli Mountain as a model for their maps, I want to compare with reality to see if they’re seriously creating."
"..."
Lin Beichen chatted with his roommates until nearly midnight, knowing he had to get up early tomorrow for Jingli Mountain, potentially gaining some insights, he decided to conserve his energy and went to sleep.
Slept until morning.
The next day, Lin Beichen woke up and took a look outside the window.
Not sure if he woke up too early or the weather was bad.
It’s gray outside, looking like it’s about to rain.
He got up and walked to the window, opened it.
"Whoosh——"
A gust of wind blew through.
The wind carried a damp soil smell.
"Looks like it’s going to rain."
Lin Beichen’s expression showed some helplessness, if he were researching Thunder Skill, he’d be delighted to see such weather.
But now...
He’s researching Fire Element at Jingli Mountain.
Water and fire oppose each other.
This might badly affect the research on Fire Element.
"Still have to take a look."
Lin Beichen didn’t want to cancel the trip before even reaching Jingli Mountain, it might just differ from his expectations?
Besides...
Even if there is an impact.
There’s always tomorrow.
Visiting one more day isn’t wrong.
Thinking so, he packed up quickly and left the hotel.
There were many taxis waiting for passengers outside the hotel.
Lin Beichen directly got into the nearest one.
Soon, the taxi left the hotel entrance.
Just as it exited the hotel premises.
A man wearing Divine Light Country’s popular attire emerged from one side of the hotel.
His expression calm and his gaze sinister, he looked in the direction of the departing taxi, then took out his phone and dialed a number: "Leader, the target just got into a taxi, I heard his destination is Jingli Mountain."
He spoke in fluent Atlantis language.
Whatever was said on the other end of the phone.
The man nodded, hung up, and also got into a taxi.
"Sir, where to?"
"Jingli Mountain."
...
Meanwhile.
Sitting in the taxi, Lin Beichen had no idea he was being tracked but knew he had caught the attention of the taxi driver.
Drivers in Divine Light Country generally don’t chat with passengers, preferring to keep quiet and maintain a calm atmosphere.
But this taxi driver seemed an exception.
Talkative...
If Lin Beichen didn’t hear him speaking in Divine Light language, he would almost think he was in an Imperial Capital taxi.
Such a chatterbox!
"Young man, let me tell you, Jingli Mountain is at its best for viewing now, you came at the right time."
"However, Jingli Mountain might have a lot of people at this time, getting a pure scenic photo might be tricky."
"But the weather’s not good today, maybe fewer people than usual."
"..."
It’s obvious the driver was very proud of his hometown having a spot like Jingli Mountain, never failing to mention it.
Though Lin Beichen could understand what he was saying, he pretended not to get it, just nodding and smiling while looking around aimlessly.
He saw...
The sky, expected to clear up gradually, became more overcast, even appearing as if a thin layer of dark clouds hovered overhead.
Slender rain streaks occasionally hit the car windows.
"Looks like this rain is coming down soon."
Lin Beichen closely observed the dark clouds, the more he observed, the more he felt they would gather over the Jingli Mountain area.
Feeling quite unlucky today, he stopped watching the weather and began to look elsewhere to shift his focus.
However, this shift of focus led him to...
The taxi meter.
"?????"
Lin Beichen was dumbfounded.
The meter was ticking faster than his heartbeat!
"No way..."
"This is outrageous!"
Lin Beichen had heard of the high taxi fares in Divine Light Country before coming, but didn’t expect it to be this expensive.
"Could this be an illegal cab?"
Such thoughts crossed his mind.
Once such thoughts emerged, they were hard to dismiss until reaching the destination—foot of Jingli Mountain, he asked for an official receipt on getting off, the driver issued it straightforwardly, everything conformed to regulations without any flaws, making him drop those suspicions and only think...
Taxi fares in Divine Light Country are really unaffordable!
Lin Beichen looked at the receipt in his hand, thinking about the money he just spent, ached in his heart, and his hand tightened around the receipt.
However, he did not forget his purpose here.
Soon, he put the taxi incident behind him, looked ahead, and couldn’t help but exclaim in his heart: "This is Jingli Mountain!"