Chapter 783 is exactly the same.

Wang Yang finally remembered. That's right, this map is exactly the same as that tattoo design.

"How did you meet Xiaochuan? Who exactly is he?"

“I don’t know either. We met during a fight once. He saved me, and then I saved him. We became friends after that.”

Wang Yang gripped Musk's hand tightly: "Call Xiao Chuan right now, I need to go find him. No, I need him to come find me. Oh, and I'll ask my aunt to send someone to escort him over."

"Wang Yang, are you sure you're not mistaken? How could this possibly be related to Xiao Chuan? He's an orphan."

Wang Yang shook his head firmly. He couldn't possibly be mistaken. Regardless of whether Xiao Chuan was an orphan or not, there was definitely something wrong with his tattoos. How could it be such a coincidence that they matched this map perfectly?
"Musk, don't you trust my memory? There's absolutely no way I could be wrong."

Seeing Wang Yang's serious expression, Musk knew that what he said was probably true.

"Well, I already had Xiaochuan's contact information. It's just that we haven't seen each other for a long time, so I don't know how he's doing."

Wang Yang wasn't even sure who Xiao Chuan was currently working for, nor did he know if Xiao Chuan would be willing to make this special trip.

"Musk, if you contact Xiaochuan and ask him to come over, will he agree?"

"Of course he will. As long as it's your business, he'll definitely do his best. You saved his life back then, and he's always wanted to find a way to repay you. It's just a trip to Haicheng, what's so difficult about that?"

Wang Yang nodded with satisfaction: "Okay, then contact Xiao Chuan now. Make sure to remind him to keep his actions discreet and not to let Auntie's people meet him."

Wang Yang worried that making too much noise might arouse Shen Qiang's suspicion. This matter had to be carried out in secret; even though he had already obtained clues about Peach Blossom Spring, he absolutely could not reveal a single detail to Shen Qiang.

Musk immediately took out his phone and contacted Xiao Chuan. Upon hearing that Wang Yang needed assistance, Xiao Chuan did not hesitate to cancel all his arrangements and agreed to take the earliest flight to Haicheng the next day.

"Don't worry, Xiaochuan will arrive tomorrow. I will personally pick him up from the airport and make sure he gets there safely."

The following afternoon, Wang Yang waited anxiously at home. Finally, at three o'clock, the door opened, and Musk led Xiao Chuan in.

"Xiao Chuan, we've been waiting for you to come."

"Did you run into some trouble? I heard you were in a hurry to find me, so I dropped everything and came right away."

Wang Yang nodded in acknowledgment and led him to the living room.

"Musk, were you followed on your way here?"

"Don't worry, absolutely not. I've instructed my entourage to be on high alert; it's very safe. Let's talk slowly."

Musk poured Xiao Chuan a cup of tea. Seeing Wang Yang's serious expression, Xiao Chuan guessed it must be something important.

"Oh, Xiaochuan, I remember when I treated you, I noticed a peculiar tattoo on your waist. Could you tell me its origin?"

Xiao Chuan's eyes widened in surprise, not expecting that Wang Yang had come to him in such a hurry because of this tattoo.

"Oh, that's what you wanted to ask. Why didn't you just ask over the phone?"

"I'm so sorry, this matter is of great importance."

Hearing Wang Yang say that, Xiao Chuan felt embarrassed instead.

"I actually got this tattoo when I was in the orphanage. I saw a friend with the same design on his body and I thought it was novel, so I asked him to draw one for me. At that time, I used paint to copy it, and it would fade every time I took a shower."

The child was later adopted. To commemorate this friendship, Ogawa redraws the design day after day, and it eventually becomes a habit. "It wasn't until the real tattoo became visible that I decided to get it permanently tattooed on my body."

"Could you please take off your shirt so I can take a closer look?"

Wang Yang then took out the map.

After Xiaochuan took off his shirt, Wang Yang and Musk carefully compared the tattoos and the map and found that they matched perfectly, without any difference.

"What is this map? How come it looks exactly like the tattoo on my body?"

"That's why I specifically asked you to come. This matter is of utmost importance. Do you still remember the specifics of that child from back then?"

Ogawa recalled with a heavy heart: "He was my only friend in the orphanage. He had a very good personality and was a little boy, about seven or eight years old. Later he was adopted, and I really don't know much about him."

That child was always quiet and reserved, not particularly outgoing, but he was just too lonely in the orphanage.

"However, he told me that the place the tattoo refers to is in the northwest of our country. He said there is a magical place there, but I can't remember the exact name. I just said that it is very different from other places."

Is it called Peach Blossom Spring?

Ogawa shook his head: "I really can't remember the name, but I'm sure it's in the northwest."

Later, in his spare time, Xiao Chuan often searched northwestwards, hoping to find traces of his companion, but to no avail. After all, so many years had passed, and even if they met again, he probably wouldn't recognize him.

“Even now, I still think that what he said back then might have been made up by him, or it might have been a child’s joke, or it might have been something an adult made up to fool us. But you’ve produced this map, proving that the place really exists.”

Wang Yang smiled with relief: "I've been looking for this place. Just when I thought it didn't exist at all, I suddenly remembered the tattoo on your body, and that made me realize that it might really exist."

It seems that Shen Qiang was indeed looking in the right direction. Although he was searching to the west, he should actually be in the northwest.

"Did he mention the specific location? The Northwest region is so vast, yet the area marked on this map seems very small."

Ogawa pondered for a moment: "This happened more than ten years ago, so my memory is indeed hazy. I only vaguely remember him saying that he would definitely go back if he had the chance, and that the place was built by the water. I really can't remember anything else."

Wang Yang understood that even if the boy had revealed more information back then, after so many years, very little of it would remain in his memory.

"If this person were standing in front of you right now, would you recognize them?"

"I'm still quite confident. I was very impressed by his appearance because he has very distinctive features and a noticeable birthmark on his neck."

Ogawa pointed to the side of his neck.

“I think finding a Shangri-La would be quite difficult. You see, although the water system in the Northwest is not dense, the areas along the rivers are still vast, and we can’t possibly search them all one by one. So finding you, my friend, is the key.”

Hearing Wang Yang say this, Xiao Chuan couldn't help but sigh.

"How could I not want to find him? I've inquired about him countless times over the years, but there's still no news."

“But you’re using the conventional search methods, which might not work for us. Besides, the characteristics you provided are so obvious that we should be able to find him as long as he’s still alive.”

Since he was once a person from Peach Blossom Spring, he would surely return to his homeland. For some reason, Wang Yang always felt that it was a magical place, as if everyone longed to return there.

(End of this chapter)

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