Chapter 1: Chapter 1
At dusk during the mid-summer June, the weather was scorching hot.
After the last pa.s.senger had alighted, Su Qiubai planned to go home.
Today must be his unluckiest day since he started driving a taxi. Now, it was finally over!
He went out in the morning to work and after driving for a bit, his car tires were punctured!
After a while, the tires were finally fixed but the unlucky little mechanic suddenly informed him of the few screws which he had misplaced inside the tires. That ended up with the need for the tires to be unloaded again.
After he had returned to the road, he managed to meet many people beckoning on to him. However, those who stopped him only asked for directions. A grandfather actually asked him how to go to Tian Anmen!
Grandpa, this is not Beijing City, so how can there be Tian Anmen here!
After a good afternoon, a fat man weighing more than two hundred kilograms climbed into his taxi. He didn't speak but let the taxi carry on driving. Soon, after almost a lap around the city, the fat man suddenly burst out crying.
That gave Su Qiubai a shock. Without a choice, he lodged a police report and later learned that the fat man was actually a lunatic who had secretly escaped from his house.
It was almost dark when Su Qiubai left the Public Security Bureau. The last trip he made went smoothly as he peacefully brought the pa.s.senger to the destination.
However, just when he was ready to go home… Bang!
Obviously, by hearing the sound it made, whatever that had dropped on his car hood was not small.
"Do you want to die?! Don't you know that if you throw things from above, you might get someone killed?! Why am I so unlucky today!"
Su Qiubai yelled as he quickly opened the door to get off the car.
However, after checking around the car several times, somehow, there wasn't anything at all! Once he looked up, he found that he was quite far from the residential area.
Am I possibly so unlucky that… I became dumb?
Secretly muttering a few words, Su Qiubai got back into the car.
Just as he sat down, the navigation system next to him sounded off all of a sudden.
"Go straight ahead for 300 meters. At the traffic light, turn left. Then, go forward another 50 meters. Someone needs your help!"
This stunned Su Qiubai!
Since when did this navigation system become so advanced? It can actually speak!
Su Qiubai had a very strange feeling in his heart, but the destination was not far away. He had no problem heading there to have a look, so off he went with his foot set on the accelerator.
Turning past the traffic lights, the street suddenly became empty and it looked very secluded.
After going forward for almost 50 meters, he saw that a man was indeed standing there!
The man was very tall and half-naked. He was also holding a stick in his hand. At that moment, he was glancing around with a blank look on his face.
"Brother, where are you going?"
Su Qiubai stopped the car and asked the man through the window. The man looked a little weird, but after seeing various kinds of people throughout the year, Su Qiubai did not feel strange anymore.
"Warrior, I don't know where this place is? And where is Jing Yanggang?"
The man took two steps forward. His voice was loud and deep. This gave Su Qiubai a shock. Yet, the questions from the man made him even more bewildered.
Warrior? Jing Yanggang?
Could he have… met another lunatic today!
At the thought of it, Su Qiubai had the intentions of leaving, but his heart softened when he looked into the man's eyes.
Forget it, who cares if this man is a lunatic. I'm sure his family must be anxious.
"Get in the car first, I will send you home."
Su Qiubai said to the brawny man. But he later found out that this person did not even know how to open the door.
Su Qiubai had no choice but to get off the car and help him open the door. Initially, he intended to throw the man's stick away but the brawny man gave him a stare. That frightened him so he quickly put it into the car.
"Where is your house? What is your parents' name? Do you know their phone number?"
Closing the door, Su Qiubai turned to the back and asked the man.
"My name is Wu Song from Qinghe County. My parents died since I was young. It's my brother, Wu Da who raised me up. As for what a phone number is… I do not know what that is?"
The strong man occupied almost two seat. What he said was very clear but Su Qiubai, who was at the opposite, remained in a daze.
Wu Song? Qinghe County? Wu Da? And he said he wanted to go Jing Yanggang earlier?
This maniac was too focused in the play!
When Su Qiubai was a child, he also liked to say that he was Wu Song. He told others that his father was Wu Dalang and his mother was Pan Jinlian. His parents almost killed him because of that.
Su Qiubai muttered in his heart. He planned to ask again. If he still failed to get any information from this man then he would send him to the police station. At that moment, the navigation system sounded.
"Navigation to Jing Yanggang started. Go straight a kilometer then turn left…"
It was the voice from before. If it was not its usual emotionless tone, Su Qiubai would have thought that this was someone's mischievous act!
Turning his head and gently tapping the navigator, Su Qiubai wondered something was wrong with it. But it spoke again, "Don't doubt it. Go straight a kilometer then turn left…"
This time, Su Qiubai's chin was about to fall. This day was really bewitched!
Turning his head back to look at the brawny man once again, he suddenly became energetic! "I still don't believe it!"
As he said that, he stepped on the accelerator with one foot and off they went.
"Turn right at the traffic light, go straight for 500 meters…"
"Continue straight for one kilometer, then speed up, pay attention to the pedestrians on both sides…"
"Opening the shuttle channel. Take note that the road is not flat, please slow down and drive slowly…"
Driving forward, the more Su Qiubai drove, the faster his heart pounded. When the car finally came to a stop, he was already sweating a lot!
With the last bit of sunlight, he saw a big flag on a wooden pole in front of him written with the words:
Three bowls of our potent liquor, and you will not make it through the forest.
"Haha… Thank you my brother for sending me here. I will walk the rest of the road on my own!"
Su Qiubai, whose mind went blank, suddenly heard the strong man at the back seat laugh, followed by a 'bang' sound of the car door!
Looking back, the door was unexpectedly and directly kicked open by the man!
After getting out of the car, the strong man leaned over the window. Bowing with his hands in front of his chest, he said to Su Qiubai happily, "Brother, this really is a good horse. What is your name, brother? I hope you are willing to let me know so that if you need me in the future, I surely will not reject!"
Hearing this, Su Qiubai finally came back to reality. He quickly opened the door and walked towards the brawny man.
"Are you really Wu Song? Wu Dalang's younger brother, the fighter who bare-handedly killed the white tiger at Jing Yanggang and, beat up a thug known as the G.o.d of Jiangmen while drunk, the most courageous Wu Er?"
[TLN: 'Wu Er' means the second brother in the Wu family.]
Su Qiubai's eyes did not even dare to blink as he stared at the brawny man and asked.
"Without a lie, without a doubt! I am indeed Qinghe County's Wu Song! But all these things you said… were not done by me."
Wu Er smiled. His pair of eyes were really like what was described in the novel, as if they could shoot out cold star.
Upon listening to him did Su Qiubai realise that the current Wu Song had not yet beaten up the tiger, so the following events also did not happen. Naturally he did not know all these events.
In Su Qiubai's mind, he had finally determined that he did not meet a ghost. Instead, he really saw Wu Song and even sent him back to Jing Yanggang.
Su Qiubai used a sentence to describe this in his mind: Oh my G.o.d!
Seeing that Wu Song was still going to say something, Su Qiubai immediately interrupted!
"Don't talk, let's take a photo!"
Hastily popped his head out of the window and took out his mobile phone, Su Qiubai quickly snapped a dozen selfies with a stunned Wu Song.
As for why he took so many photos?
Are you joking? What if he lose them! This is Wu Song! Do you think you still can see him in person now?
"Brother, after drinking at night, don't sleep at Jing Yanggang. Listen to my words, there really are darn tigers! Also, your elder brother, Wu Dalang is now at Yanggu County… Forget it. You will meet him anyway. In addition, your sister-in-law and that Xi Menqing… Forget it, I am not going to talk about these anymore. Take care!"
Seeing that Wu Song was going to leave, Su Qiubai suddenly stopped him and urged him again.
Although Wu Song did not understand what Su Qiubai was saying, he still nodded. After bidding goodbye, he strode swiftly into the tavern.
It was late. Su Qiubai suddenly realised that he was alone in the wilderness ridge. What if a tiger came out to eat him first!
Besides, this was the Song Dynasty… He did not know if he could go back. He had not fed his dog at home yet!
Thinking of that, he did not dare to stay for another second. He quickly returned to the car.
"The navigation to home is activated. The shuttle channel is opened…"
Just a flash before his eyes and he arrived back on the tar road. The traffic lights can be seen from far.
Just… Just like that and he was back!
In order to determine whether what happened earlier was an illusion or not, Su Qiubai specially parked the car at the side of the road before taking out his phone to check the photos several times. He even slapped himself several times.
Finally, he decided that it was real!
It was difficult to describe what was in his mind. He quickly took out the mobile phone and sent a message to his circle of friends.
"I met Wu Song today and even sent him to Jing Yanggang. Such a beautiful day. The sky of the Song Dynasty was blue. The air was really good!"
At the end, he also attached a picture of himself with Wu Song.
Su Qiubai put his phone back in his pocket happily. Then, he planned to go home.
He just moved two steps when the darn navigation system sounded again.
"Inspection is turned on… Driver license at E level, obtained 10 growth points, please choose to add items."
After the sound ended, Su Qiubai saw a lot of categories appearing on the screen of the navigator: Force, Wisdom, Life, Skills… and a lot more options!
Su Qiubai did not respond. Wasn't my driver license an A level? How did it change to E level all of a sudden? I have never heard of it!
Thinking about it in his mind, he had already chosen the Life cla.s.s in his hand. He looked at it casually. There was actually an option for animal language in it!
Su Qiubai added all five growth points to the animal language, purely out of curiosity.
Then… nothing happened!
Everything was the usual until he parked the car downstairs and got off the car.
However, just after locking the car, Su Qiubai suddenly heard a conversation between a man and a woman. They sounded…really out of breath.
"Oh oh… I'm dying, what are you doing! Can't you find it?"
"Wait, I'm taking a break. I'm too tired…"
Glancing around, Su Qiubai saw nothing except the two small dogs there. There was not even a ghost's shadow to be seen.
"You… slow down! I told you to slow down!"
While Su Qiubai still did not respond, the woman's voice sounded again.
He finally saw it clearly this time.
It was actually the dogs who were talking!
The two dogs froze as they stared at Su Qiubai's lifeless face. The situation was very strange.
Yet, the voice of the woman from before sounded in his ears again.
"What is he looking at? Is this man a pervert? Has he never seen what's it like creating the next generation? Look! He is still staring! His eyeb.a.l.l.s are almost dropping out…"
Mamamia, this world must be crazy!
Chapter 2: Chapter 2
Just as Su Qiubai dazedly continued to stare at the two dogs, he suddenly heard the sound of high heels clopping on the ground, coming from the side.
Su Qiubai turned his head and saw a woman who looked like a fairy who had descended to Earth!
Her skin was as fair as the warm jade, and her body was slender. Those two eyes were like two deep-coloured gems. The most important thing was her temperament. There was a certain serenity in her elegance, and from that serenity, there existed a trace of purity. Within that purity… there was a hint of playfulness!
"Baby, come home with me quickly!"
As Su Qiubai's soul was wandering off, the woman suddenly came over and spoke to him while smiling.
Ba…baby? Is she referring to me? Is this the legendary flag of romance?
Su Qiubai's brain short-circuited. He revealed a big smile and was about to give a reply.
However, a puppy, shaking its tail next to him, was already running towards the woman. Finally, the woman held it in her arms.
Er… So awkward!
Su Qiubai's hand was already stretched out, but it stopped mid-air. His greetings were stuck in his throat.
"Excuse me, is there anything?"
Gently scratching the puppy's head, the woman noticed the strange-looking Su Qiubai and asked softly.
Her voice was like the sound of a piano, bringing a slight breeze into Su Qiubai's mind.
"Hel…h.e.l.lo, my name is Su Qiubai."
Su Qiubai finally spoke and pulled back his hand hurriedly.
"He is a big pervert. He was peeking at me…"
The woman hadn't spoken yet, but the dog suddenly barked twice, making Su Qiubai's face to turn green.
"I am not a pervert!"
Facing such a beauty, Su Qiubai was anxious, and he hastily explained himself.
The beauty, who was smiling initially, froze after hearing this.
Only then did Su Qiubai return to his senses. His face became flushed with red. "I'm sorry… I often talk a lot of nonsense."
Oh no. The expression on the beauty's face is even uglier now.
Leaving things unexplained would have been better. His explanation simply made things worse. She would think that he was a real pervert!
The woman finally smiled politely and left with the puppy. Lastly, Su Qiubai heard the dog say, "Kid, you want to hit on girls with that kind of look? Go back and watch Teletubbies!"
Soon after, the woman and the dog disappeared in front of Su Qiubai's eyes, leaving him at a loss.
"It doesn't matter. I didn't perform well this time. But who knows, I might have a better chance next time… Still, I can really understand what that dog said!"
After giving himself a pep talk, Su Qiubai returned to the initial question.
The whole experience made him more convinced that something magical must have happened to his taxi. Sending Wu Song back to Jing Yanggang, and those growth points earlier must be true too!
Su Qiubai was unable to suppress his excitement any longer. He quickly returned home to talk with his house dog w.a.n.g Cai to fully ascertain the reality of this day!
w.a.n.g Cai was one of the most common Chinese garden dogs. Su Qiubai brought it back from his grandmother's rural house. It was also his only companion in this city.
That night, Su Qiubai and w.a.n.g Cai chatted until midnight in his 50-square-meter house that he rented.
From the past to the future, from ancient to modern times, to poetry and songs, just him and his dog, they chatted like they had not seen each other for a long time. It was so late that the neighbor could not help but knock on his door.
"Are you mad?! If I hear the dog barking again, I will call the police tomorrow!"
Su Qiubai's neighbor was a grandmother in her menopause. Her usual temper was very violent. For her to wait until now to knock on his door showed that she must have practiced some self-cultivation recently.
After apologizing continuously, Su Qiubai finally calmed his excitement down.
He had cast aside all the small setbacks during the day. But the only regret he had was leaving a bad impression in front of a beautiful lady whose name was not known to him.
After comforting himself that he might have another chance to see her, Su Qiubai prepared to head to bed as he would have to start work at 8 o'clock in the morning the next day.
He turned on his phone before going to bed, and found that there was an overflow of comments in the comment section.
Many friends who had never contacted him before left negative comments after seeing the pictures and texts he posted.
"You are such a no brainer…"
"He must be crazy already."
"Are you stupid?"
"Su Qiubai, where did you find this muscular man? Did he force you to post this?"
"Su Qiubai, who wouldn't think that you are still driving a taxi after two years."
Su Qiubai was taken aback by the last comment.
It was Su Qiubai's ex-girlfriend, Liu Mo. The two of them dated in university for four years. After graduation, they decided to stay with each other for the rest of their lives. However, it ended up with her eloping with a big boss from the entertainment circle.
Su Qiubai knew that Liu Mo had always wanted to be a movie star. Although the betrayal by the person he loved pained him, he could only accept it.
To his surprise, just because of the pictures and texts which he posted in his circle of friends, Liu Mo, who stopped contacting him these two years, reappeared and commented with such a sentence tonight.
Darn it, it's none of your business if I worked as a taxi driver! Trying to look down on taxi drivers, huh! If you think you have the capabilities, then go and take a picture with Wu Song!
Even though he silently scolded to himself, he knew that no one would really think that the brawny man, who took photos with him, was indeed the famous Guan Jiangkou Erlang Shen!
[TLN: Guan Jiangkou Erlang Shen is a t.i.tle given to Wu Song.]
But now, it didn't matter. With this powerful navigation system, he might even be able to meet Wu Song. At that time, he would brag to these people!
At the thought of that, Su Qiubai was once again happy and all the things relating to Liu Mo were thrown to the back of his mind. Soon, he fell asleep on the bed with w.a.n.g Cai in his arms.
This was really a wonderful day!
Su Qiubai was awaken by the ringing of his alarm clock the next morning. It took a while for his mind to realise that he should go to work because of a dream he had last night. He dreamed that he was watching a movie with the beauty from last night and how he wished he didn't have to wake up.
After much procrastination, the sky was already bright when he got ready. Su Qiubai went downstairs and walked over to his taxi.
Every taxi driver was on a two-shift rotation. Due to the fact that he had never found a reliable person, he had no one to change shift with, so he had to drive the taxi by himself.
Immediately after getting in the car, Su Qiubai heard the sound of the navigation system starting. He did not even know whether the navigation system was bound to the car or to himself.
Recalling the remaining five growth points which he had not used from last night, he urgently looked at the complicated interface.
Finally, he noticed a very interesting option in the skill adding interface called the romance value, along with it showed that it was consumable.
This tempted Su Qiubai. He had broken up with Liu Mo for two years. All the while, he had wanted to find a girlfriend, but to no avail!
A man's heart was always unrest, wasn't it?
With that thought, he added a growth point to the romance value. Then he hesitated and added another one. After dawdling for a long time, all five points were added to it.
"G.o.d bless me, please do not let this go to waste!"
He prayed silently in his heart. Su Qiubai's eyes kept looking out of the window as he thought to himself whether a beautiful lady would come over suddenly and leave her contact with him.
After waiting for ten whole minutes, not even a single man walked past him. Su Qiubai was somewhat depressed. It was time to resume work, so he started the car and drove out.
However, he had not driven a few meters when something suddenly hit the windshield.
Su Qiubai was startled for a moment. He thought that his luck today was going to be as bad as yesterday.
After getting off the car, he saw a white puppy lying on the ground. Its eyes were looking at him pitifully.
Su Qiubai recognized the dog at first glance. It belonged to the beautiful lady from last night.
"Quick… save my master, she fainted in a room!"
Just as he was wondering what was going on, the dog suddenly spoke to him.
So that's what happened!
Su Qiubai immediately panicked when he heard that.
"Hurry, lead the way!" Without thinking much, he pointed to the front and said to the dog.
An old man walked past Su Qiubai. After hearing Su Qiubai's words, the old man stared at Su Qiubai and then shook his head.
"My leg is injured when I jumped out of the window. Carry me, I will take you there!"
The little white dog's voice was really weak. Hearing that, Su Qiubai only noticed that its hind leg was slightly dangling.
Su Qiubai hastily picked it up. Then, he started running frantically. Along the way, many people were surprised by his speed.
The longer Su Qiubai ran, the more surprised he was. The little white dog was actually leading him to the rich people's housing area in the east. He often heard that the people who lived there were wealthy people. He had never roam in before and never imagined that his first time would be during such a situation.
When he reached the entrance, a security guard blocked him and demanded that he must show his doc.u.ments to be registered in order to enter the community.
"I have told you. A human's life is at stake in there. It will be too late if we drag on!"
Su Qiubai explained in a hurry as he held the white puppy in his arms.
"No, we must guarantee the safety of the owners. Besides, you must be a taxi driver, right? Don't tell me you have friends in there? You aren't a thief, are you?"
The fat security guard paused when he said that halfway, and he even lifted his eyelids. It was obviously a look of despise towards Su Qiubai.
"I… Forget it, I won't explain to you anymore. You have to let me in on the double! Any longer and it will really result in somebody's death!"
Su Qiubai felt that the back of his head spurting fire, but this security guard did not budge no matter what. He even took out the walkie-talkie to call several other guards to come over.
"I will call the police if you continue to be so unreasonable!"
As soon as Su Qiubai heard the security guard, he did not intend to delay anymore. The little white dog in his arms was also barking urgently.
Taking advantage of the fat security guard not paying attention to him, he rushed directly into the community.
"Quick, that building in front, my master lives on the third floor. The pa.s.sword to open the door is 778899. She had fainted in the kitchen when I left… You are such a good person. It was not in vain that I ran so far to look for you."
The little white dog in Su Qiubai's arms led the way and said.
Su Qiubai glanced at the group of security guards who were chasing after him and then turned to answer the dog.
"You can find someone else, but can they understand what you are saying?"
While answering, Su Qiubai had already broken into the building…
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