Return of the King, Dominating the City-Chapter 1350 - 1335: Leisurely Moments

Xiao Hui’s face darkened for a moment and then he said, "It’s alright, this place is much bigger than the inn. Alright, let’s go inside; everyone can choose where to stay tonight. The owner is a friend of mine."

Just as he was speaking, a man in his early twenties came out.

"Xiao Hui, you finally made it!"

The man smiled and wrapped his arm around Xiao Hui’s neck.

"Haha, Feng Yue, long time no see! This time I brought my good friends over to have fun at your place. You have to take good care of us!" Xiao Hui said with a smile.

The man named Feng Yue nodded and called the waitstaff inside to carry everyone’s luggage upstairs.

"The rooms are upstairs, everyone can go up and choose one."

Feng Yue said, leading everyone into the building which looked like an inn but was labeled as a villa.

"In a place like yours, what’s the annual revenue?"

Lin Kai glanced around the shop and asked.

"Not much, just enough to make ends meet,"

Feng Yue said with a smile, "During the tourist season, it’s better; otherwise, we mostly cater to solo travelers, usually families going for a picnic or something."

"Not much of a profit, then." Lin Kai chuckled and said no more.

Everyone went upstairs together. The building was largely made with wooden structures, and the third-floor rooms were the best. Feng Yue arranged for everyone to stay on the third floor, two people per room.

Naturally, Xiao Hui shared a room with Big Head, and the other two men and two women each had separate rooms, the two school beauties in one room. Song Yun was a bit embarrassed, not knowing where to stay, but eventually got a single room.

After the accommodation was arranged, the host, Feng Yue, set up a large table downstairs and invited everyone for lunch. During lunch, Lin Kai and Wan Chunfeng were truly having a grand conversation, ranging from macroeconomics to micro-controls, from national policies to local regulations, talking about everything. Meanwhile, the two women named Bingbing and Dai Dai behaved quite well with no noticeable flaws, as if they were natural socialites, capable of chatting with anyone, but without delving into anything too deep.

Indeed, they were all social elites. Though their approaches to networking differed, they all left a strong impression in a short amount of time.

Of course, Song Yun had zero interest in these topics, but to give face to the others, he pretended to be amazed, watching them.

"There’s a special pool in the backyard, connected to the outside river. How about we rest after lunch and then go fishing there?"

Xiao Hui suggested.

"Fishing?"

Song Yun’s eyes shone and he said, "Why don’t we have a fishing competition, in teams? Whoever loses will be punished!"

"Oh? And how will we be punished?"

Xiao Hui asked.

"We’ll decide then; we could do Truth or Dare or something else, but basically, just have fun. What does everyone think?" Song Yun asked.

"We’re planning to go shopping this afternoon."

Lin Kai remarked, "Dai Dai, Bingbing, Wan Chunfeng, and I have made plans!"

Song Yun hadn’t intended to invite these four, so didn’t press further. Wan Chunfeng talked a bit with the two school beauties, asking if they wanted anything, offering to buy it for them.

But both beauties declined.

Quickly, they arrived at a pool. Though called a pool, it was more like a pond, located beneath a small hill behind the villa, with a stream flowing through it. It was said this stream could run through the entire ancient town.

Swimming creatures could be seen faintly in the pool, and Feng Yue thoughtfully prepared fishing gear for everyone.

"Here’s the deal; there are three men and two women, but Big Head doesn’t want to join, so that leaves two men and two women. As they say, ’Men and women working together get tired less,’ so when we form teams, let’s pair one man with one woman, okay?" Song Yun suggested.

"No problem," the beauty agreed promptly.

"I have none either."

"Me neither."

Song Yun smiled, taking out a pen and paper, writing everyone’s names down. He folded the papers, placing the men’s names on the left and the women’s on the right.

"So we pair up; draw one from the left and one from the right. Whoever’s chosen together are teammates!"

Song Yun instructed everyone to draw.

Each person picked a paper and unfolded it.

The pairings were quickly determined.

Song Yun was paired with a big-eyed beauty who looked very pure, who introduced herself as Xiao Sheng. Xiao Hui was paired with a rather mature-looking beauty, who introduced herself simply as Mimi.

"Our competition lasts for one hour; we won’t compare who catches the most fish, but rather the total weight. Understand? The team with the least weight will be punished. Everyone fine with that?" Song Yun asked.

"What punishment?"

Mimi batted her eyelashes at Song Yun and said, "Nothing too excessive, okay?"

"Certainly not; it’ll be within everyone’s capability. Alright, everyone has no more questions, right? Then, let’s start. Just so you know, I have fishing experience, and each team should spread out a little; otherwise, it’ll be hard to catch more. If neither team catches fish, it’ll be tragic!!"

Then the teams each found a spot and started fishing.

An hour later, the competition was over.

Using techniques learned during his wilderness survival abroad, Song Yun took first place.

Next was the punishment round. Song Yun’s punishment was unexpectedly simple: he asked Xiao Hui and Mimi to cook the caught fish as the evening meal for everyone, while the others went out shopping.

What’s the easiest way to spark romance between men and women? Doing something together.

Song Yun knew this well, so he sought to give his buddy some advantage.

"Cook fish?"

Mimi looked at Song Yun in surprise.

"Yes, we can’t just look at the fish we caught this afternoon for fun. Besides, their mouths are injured; they certainly won’t survive if released. We can only cook them, send them off. Your task today is to prepare a fish banquet for ten, and no one else can help you. If you cheat, the men will become impotent for life, and the women will never have pleasure!" Song Yun said viciously.