The villainous magical girl's daily mission is to find fault.

Chapter 649 The Fox's Trip

This is Su Tianqing's first time visiting the mountain city.

Chengdu and Chongqing are actually very close. It only takes a little over two hours to get there by train, and if you fly, you start your descent as soon as you take off. If you want, you can go there in the morning and go home in the evening, but the itinerary will be quite tight and tiring.

"So we're planning to have a blast here for a week!" Su Tianqing said, raising her hands and jumping onto the catgirl next to her, transforming into a fox charm.

The two stood side by side in front of the Liberation Monument, looking up at the memorial building that had stood for decades. Nan Jiayu opened a can of ice-cold Coke in the midday sun and handed it to the fox girl next to him.

"Glug glug... Pfft! This kind of weather calls for an ice-cold cola!"

"Be careful not to spill it, we didn't bring many changes of clothes," Nan Jiayu said with a smile, opening a can of her own to temporarily dispel the heat emanating from her body with the cold drink.

There were quite a few tourists around, and many people stopped to take photos. Su Tianqing didn't hesitate either. She wrapped her arms around the neck of the catgirl next to her, casually put the cola on the edge of the flower bed, took out her phone, and seized the opportunity to take a selfie with the two of them.

"Snap."

Before the catgirl could even get ready for the photo, she looked at the camera with a surprised expression. The foxgirl's sideburns fluttered in the wind, making the originally static photo more dynamic.

"Hehe, it's pretty good!" Su Tianqing grabbed a can of cola and took another sip. She quickly handed the selfie she had just taken to Nan Jiayu, and the two little heads huddled together to admire it.

"Hmm... why do I look so blank with that expression?"

"No, isn't it very lively?"

"It's like someone caught you by the tail... Look at that expression, it's exactly like that."

"Hehehe... How about we send this photo to Tao Tao and the others? They're probably still on the train right now."

Su Tianqing smiled and opened WeChat, sending the photo to a rabbit-girl who was still dozing on the train. She glanced around the square, her gaze sweeping over the bustling shopping malls and commercial areas, inwardly grumbling:

Why are there shopping malls and luxury stores everywhere around these scenic spots now?

But upon closer reflection, I guess these are pretty much all the modern leisure and entertainment venues there are. Moreover, scenic spots also have to consider commercial value, which makes someone like me, who is purely looking for fun, feel a little subconsciously uncomfortable.

With that thought in mind, Su Tianqing sighed inwardly, took a few steps to catch up with Nan Jiayu, who had already walked out of the Jiefangbei flower bed and was waiting for her, and they strolled around the area.

The mountain city has many tourist attractions, and there are quite a few cable cars to see.

But Su Tianqing firmly remembered her original purpose for coming to the mountain city—sightseeing was not the main point; the real point was to find the entrance to the mental world that trapped Qiu Gui and the others in the city streets, so that she could enter it to search for and rescue them.

But how to find that entrance? The "Tourism and Sightseeing" option suddenly popped up in front of Su Tianqing again.

You're not here for tourism, right? Then let's find the entrance.

How can we find it? Well, just wander around the mountain town.

Isn't traveling just about wandering around everywhere?

The feeling of going around in circles and ending up back at the starting point left Su Tianqing a little confused. She used a can of cola and a huge, bubbly fox burp to force her thoughts back on track. Wagging her fox tail, she followed Nan Jiayu, and the two embarked on a day trip to the mountain city.

For lunch, they ate Shancheng noodles, and Su Tianqing chose a bowl of spicy wontons, all recommended by Fei Yelan, the gray wolf.

Visitors to this mountain city might be intimidated by the fancy restaurants and "famous snacks" signs along the roadside, but if you ask locals what good food to eat, they will most likely give you completely different directions:

[You two are in Jiefangbei, right? Take XXX Road to the subway, and then there's a XXX shop in front of the XXX compound on XXX Road. Their noodles are super authentic, and I know the owner of that shop very well.]

If you want to eat hot pot, take the light rail to XXXX, then walk to XXX...

The chat box with the gray wolf girl kept popping up with local gourmet recipes, leaving Su Tianqing dumbfounded. She typed a reply:

[Dog, have you tried all of these? That's amazing!]

I am a wolf!!!

Adding a howling wolf emoji, Su Tianqing used a fox radish emoji to send the fox away.

In short, with the help of Ye Lan, a local, the cat and fox were able to successfully reach this old shop.

After explaining their purpose, the owner chuckled and placed a bowl of hot and spicy noodles in front of Nan Jiayu, and another bowl of wontons sprinkled with Sichuan peppercorn powder next to Su Tianqing, along with two braised eggs. The bright red noodle soup made the two of them break out in a cold sweat.

The braised eggs were complimentary, and when Su Tianqing mentioned Fei Yelan's name, the owner actually added two more eggs, giving her a more concrete understanding of the status of this local gray wolf.

"...Boss, is this really mildly spicy?" Nan Jiayu tried asking the boss in a Sichuan accent.

The boss, wearing an apron, chuckled and nodded.

"Yes, mildly spicy."

"...I'll give it a try first."

Adhering to the principle that it would be a waste not to eat when you come here, Su Tianqing picked up a spoon, mixed the seasoning of Lao Ma wontons evenly, scooped up a wonton, blew on it to cool it down, and put it in her mouth.

The fox's tail bristled and turned into a ball of fur.

The cat's tail then silently bristled.

Ten minutes later.

"Goodbye, boss!"

Take care, come again next time!

After saying goodbye to the enthusiastic shopkeeper, the two stood side by side on the street of the mountain city again and looked at each other.

Su Tianqing felt that her tongue had been numb to the point of non-existence. She stretched out her fingers and pinched it, using the stinging sensation to tell herself that her tongue was still in her mouth and hadn't been numb to the point of being sent to the star realm by that old numb hand.

Nan Jiayu was inhaling deeply to relieve the spiciness, and with her cat-like eyes narrowed to pinpoints at midday, she looked like a snorting cat, which frightened a stray cat on the roadside into hiding in a corner, too scared to make a move.

"It is indeed quite delicious... but isn't the flavor a bit too strong?"

Su Tianqing tugged at the hem of the catgirl's clothes beside her and whispered.

Nan Jiayu's face still bore traces of tears from the spiciness, and she was wiping them with a wet wipe when she heard Su Tianqing's voice beside her. She turned her head to look at her and nodded in agreement.

"Yeah, the flavor was a bit too strong; it made me sweat."

"Should we go eat hot pot next?"

"No, please don't. I'd like to eat something light to counteract the effects, and maybe have some sweet drinks."

"Okay—Little Fish, whatever you say we want to eat, we'll eat!"

But after taking only two steps, Nan Jiayu suddenly felt like she had forgotten something. It wasn't until the two of them walked to a Mixue Ice Cream shop and each ordered an ice cream cone that the catgirl suddenly woke up and quickly said:

"Wait a minute, didn't we come to Shancheng to rescue Qiu Gui and the others? Why are we playing around here?"

"Oh, it's alright. Anyway, we need to wander around to find the entrance to the mental image before we can go to rescue them. Besides, Qiu Gui and the others should be pretty tough. They can stay inside for two or three months without any problems."

The fox girl stuck out her tongue and licked the ice cream cone, speaking to Nan Jiayu.

The latter still wanted to say something, but couldn't think of a better solution, so he shook his head helplessly and muttered to himself:

Osmanthus blossoms, oh Osmanthus blossoms, where exactly did you open the entrance to your heart?

"Mmm...I feel it! The entrance is very likely right here!"

After staring at the map location on her phone for a while, Su Tianqing licked her ice cream cone again and pointed in a direction that was clearly a food street.

Nan Jiayu raised an eyebrow, but could only smile wryly and follow the fox girl's steps toward the bustling square.

The vast river in the distance reflected the shimmering sunlight, which, in their eyes, reflected the slight heat of late spring and early summer.