I turned back and shouted to the girl peeling garlic inside the restaurant, "Add three more bento boxes. They came all this way to help, they must not have eaten yet."
To show the hospitality of the host, I stood by the roadside, greeted them with a smile, and waved to stop them.
The Mercedes ignored me and drove past, kicking up dust. Just as I was about to curse, the Mercedes that had driven a short distance backed up. The driver's window stopped in front of me. The window rolled down, and the driver was a young woman wearing large sunglasses, her face obscured. "Hey, Fanshen Village, how do I get there?"
"My surname isn't 'Hey', it's Wu," I replied softly.
"Who the hell asked for your surname? How do I get to Fanshen Village, I'm asking you!" The female driver was getting angry.
"...Go straight ahead. When you reach the first intersection, turn left. It's another ten kilometers ahead."
"Got it," the female driver said. She then pulled a pink bill from behind the sun visor, threw it out the window, and sped off without looking back.
Damn it, she took me for a beggar!
Even if they were from headquarters and came to help, I didn't want to tolerate such an ill-mannered and impolite person. So I gave them directions to the wrong road, which led to Hualou Town. I saw earlier that the navigation in their car wasn't on, so it was probably broken. This Mercedes isn't all that great either.
After the Mercedes had driven far away, I messaged Sha Wuji: "The three people from headquarters have arrived, but they spoke rudely to me. I've sent them on a bit of a bumpy ride. In about ten minutes, give them a call and direct them to Jiuxiandong."
"Qing, Sha Wuji replied with a voice message: "Impossible. They just called me saying they've only just entered Fucheng county. How could they be in Wo Feng Gou so quickly?"
"Nice Mercedes," I chuckled.
No, if they were driving from the capital, they should have exited the highway at the northern Fucheng interchange, driven through the city, and then traveled another thirty kilometers to reach Wo Feng Gou. I've been there two or three times. It's truly impossible to arrive so quickly. This means those three purple qi experts just now were not from headquarters!
I immediately entered the restaurant, gave the hundred yuan to the girl peeling garlic, and asked her to go to Hanyin Temple to deliver the meal on their electric scooter. Then, I drove my car to follow the wrong route I had given them.
They were fast. I only saw their taillights three kilometers out, and their speed had already slowed considerably. They occasionally tapped the brakes, likely realizing they were on the wrong path.
I reminded Sha Wuji again to be cautious, as they might be enemies.
Sha Wuji said it was fine; they could handle three purple qi cultivators. He told me to be extra careful and to come back if things got too dangerous.
I wasn't worried. They hadn't recognized me when they asked for directions, which meant they didn't know Wu Chengfeng at all. I accelerated to catch up. Just as I was about to overtake them, they suddenly pulled over without signaling. The road was narrow, and I almost rear-ended them.
After passing them, I immediately hit the brakes and stopped a short distance in front of them. In the rearview mirror, I saw the female driver had taken off her sunglasses and was looking at me with confusion.
I got out of the car and waved at them. As I ran over, the female driver rolled down her window. "Why are you chasing me? Do you think you didn't get enough money?"
"I'm so sorry, beautiful lady. I saw how beautiful you were just now, and I got a bit flustered, so I gave you the wrong directions! You should have turned right at that intersection! I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry!"
"Tch... what a fool!" The female driver shook her head and began to roll up her window, preparing to turn around.
I reached out and stopped the window. It was an anti-pinch window, so it stopped rising.
"What is it now?" the female driver asked, frowning. She really liked to invert sentences, didn't she?
"There are still quite a few forks in the road further into the mountains. I'm heading that way too. I'll drive you there! I won't charge you this time!" I said with a smile.
"...Alright, you lead the way then," the female driver said coldly.
"May I ask for your name, beautiful lady? I don't even know how to address you," I said with a grin, trying to charm her now that she needed my help.
"My name is... Lin Xi," the female driver hesitated.
As expected, they had some serious backing. She wasn't from Sha Biya at all, and was even trying to impersonate someone from Sha Biya!