I open a restaurant in Mysterious Recovery

Chapter 592 Peach Blossom Island Formation? The Old Man in the Ancient House
Lin Yuan felt relieved, but others couldn't.

"Brother Yuan, is the place we are going to this time so special? Does it have anything to do with us?" He Yiner was very confused.

On the way to Dadong City, she roughly figured out the situation.

It was Awu who spent money to buy a dinner spot from Fang Shiming, and then used it to ask Lin Yuan to help find Ye Zhen who had been missing for a long time.

There is no problem with this. It’s a simple matter of spending money to find someone.

But what does this have to do with me?
From what Lin Yuan said before, it was clear that he had great expectations for her, which made her very puzzled. And what about Zhang Youhong, a remnant soul who found an opportunity to live from the Republic of China period to the present? What does that have to do with her?
And there is no relationship between her and Zhang Youhong at all?
"You have a close relationship with Xiao Zhang. I asked you to go over there to see if I could borrow your ancestral craftsmanship. Didn't I just say that?"

Lin Yuan still didn't explain it very clearly.

In fact, if Meng Xiaodong hadn't left early in the morning, he really wanted to try to bring Meng Xiaodong over to see what the scene would be like when she met Zhang Dong.

Of course, he also had the opportunity to contact Meng Xiaodong.

However, Meng Xiaodong has taken the haunted bus countless times in the past few decades. Is it possible that it has never passed by Zhang Dong's home once?
This is absolutely impossible.

Decades of time, countless times of passing by, but never once getting off the bus, is enough to illustrate Meng Xiaodong's attitude.

Even if he contacted Meng Xiaodong through supernatural powers, Meng Xiaodong would probably have a hundred reasons to reject him unless he forced her.

He doesn't like to force others.

Otherwise, Meng Xiaodong, Zhang Bohua and others would have already become pieces of the Peace Hotel and would not have retained any sense of self. It is the same now.

This time, I'm going to go there to see Ye Zhen's joke and test Zhang Dong's thoughts.

The bus passed stop after stop, and Lin Yuan had no intention of getting up. He just kept his eyes closed, as if he had fallen asleep.

Lu Zhiwen has been in control of the bus.

The rear door will be opened at every stop, but the front door is absolutely well controlled to prevent unnecessary people and ghosts from getting on the bus, ensuring that no accidents will occur on the bus.

What surprised him was...

With the "store manager" on board, he no longer needed to use his own supernatural powers to control the bus. It was as if this was just an ordinary bus that he could manipulate at will.

This is something incredible.

You have to know that with his current strength and terrifying level, even forcibly opening and closing the car door once would greatly strengthen the revival of the evil spirit.

If he had not undergone some "treatment" at the Peace Hotel after sneaking into Taiping Ancient Town last time, which restored his condition to his heyday, he would not have been able to spend most of his time on the bus like he does now, or at least he would not have been able to forcibly control the vehicle so frequently.

But if driving in the future is as easy as when Lin Yuan is in the car, then...

There was a strange flash in Lu Zhiwen's eyes, but he knew that he was daydreaming because Lin Yuan couldn't stay in the car all the time.

"But there are always ways to solve some things, and it doesn't necessarily have to be a straight path."

Lu Zhiwen was thinking, and Zhang Youhong's eyes were always looking out the window.

The scenery outside the window was very ordinary, or rather non-existent. It was all dark and distorted, with no visible road signs. But it was different for Zhang Youhong.

When leaving Dadong City, she was not particularly clear about the route that the ghost bus passed.

But after two or three stops, she had a familiar feeling. It was as if she was on a bus route she had taken countless times.

"Could it be that it's really what I thought? I had almost given up, but I didn't expect that I would have the opportunity to come here and find the real me?"

This is the bus route to her brother Zhang Dong's house, she definitely couldn't be wrong!
If I really get off at that stop, then...

When she had completed most of the supernatural powers, she tried to bring Liu Qingqing over, but was later stopped by Lin Yuan and has been delayed until now.

Especially after she went to that strange county town and found several so-called companions who were no longer human, she was forcibly separated from Liu Qingqing's body and possessed a spiritual body.

She had originally given up hope of going to the old house in Zhangdong, so she thought of looking for an opportunity in the middle of the night to meet the real store manager, the real him.

But what is the situation now, a pleasant surprise?
Time passed by minute by minute, and platforms passed by one by one. Lu Zhiwen was no longer clear about Lin Yuan's thoughts. He even suspected that Lin Yuan came here deliberately to entertain him.

Until another stop, the haunted bus stopped automatically. There were no ghosts on the roadside, but the rear door opened automatically.

This situation has happened many times. Lu Zhiwen paused for three seconds and then prepared to force the door closed and start the bus to leave.

"Wait! Boss, we've arrived. It's time to get off the car, right?" Zhang Youhong suddenly said.

He Yiner, A Wu, and Lu Zhiwen in the driver's seat all looked over, but Zhang Youhong didn't care and just stared at Lin Yuan nervously.

In the silent atmosphere, even the air seemed a little stiff.

"Could it be that I guessed wrong?" Zhang Youhong's face changed constantly. Although it was clearly the appearance of a robot, the expression was extremely vivid.

You have to know that this robot is different from the robot that first appeared in the Peace Hotel, especially in terms of the head.

The latter is a display screen, and although it has a lot of expressions, it’s more of a human face projected on the screen, and no matter how vivid it is, it won’t be too surprising in the end.

But Zhang Youhong's robot has metallic facial features.

At least that's what it looks like on the surface, and even with these metallic facial features, they can express all kinds of emotions and changes just like a normal person.

In particular, the emotions of tension and loss do not experience any delay in progression, and are even more real and clear than those of ordinary people, allowing people to see them clearly.

Lu Zhiwen was just a little surprised. He then glanced at Lin Yuan who was still resting with his eyes closed. He didn't say anything else and prepared to close the car door.

This time, Zhang Youhong did not speak again. She just looked out the window with a look of regret, as if she wanted to remember everything here in her mind. "I don't know when I will be able to come here next time if I miss it this time."

"Wait! Have we arrived at the station yet?"

Lin Yuan suddenly spoke, and under everyone's suspicious gaze, he slowly opened his eyes and yawned.

It was obvious that he had just woken up and almost missed his stop. Everyone was speechless and didn't know what to say.

"Boss, did you fall asleep just now?" Zhang Youhong asked in an inexplicable tone. She really didn't know what to say.

But she had a very special feeling, which made no sense, but was very real, that is, she seemed to be teased by this man.

Lin Yuan glanced out the window, his hazy eyes gradually becoming clearer, "Well, this car is very comfortable to sit in, I fell asleep accidentally."

Sitting in the car is... very comfortable?

Do you want to hear what you are saying?

The car is filled with a gloomy atmosphere, as if an air conditioner is turned on at zero degrees in the middle of winter. Even a ghost rider would feel very uncomfortable sitting in it.

I guess only ghosts would feel comfortable sitting here, after all, this is a car meant for ghosts.

But you, old man, actually fell asleep while sitting and felt comfortable?
Sure enough, you are the ghost, right?

"Indeed, we have arrived at the station. I'm sorry, Xiao Lu, I almost missed my stop. I have to trouble you to make another trip now." Lin Yuan expressed his apology with a smile.

Lu Zhiwen shook his head, "Boss Lin, you are too polite."

"Let's go, get off the car, it's time to go find Xiao Ye. He works as a housekeeper here, and I don't know how his career as a housekeeper is going, whether he's been bullied, and how much he's been paid."

Lin Yuan seemed to be talking to himself, but he could hear Ah Wu getting anxious and a little angry.

If he hadn't been afraid of the "store manager's" power, he might have already gotten out of the car first. Fortunately, even if he was slow, it wasn't for long, just about ten seconds.

Lin Yuan and the other three got off the bus, and Lu Zhiwen started the supernatural bus. "Boss Lin, I'm leaving now. If you need anything, you can call me. It's just that sometimes the signal is not very good."

"Well, I understand. Be careful on the road."

Lin Yuan waved goodbye. He didn't care at all about the bad signal.

As long as he wanted, there was no place that could block his phone signal, because the reason his phone could get through was not because of the so-called electrical signals, but because of the extension of the spirit.

Lu Zhiwen and others have always had a deep grudge against the Peace Hotel and are unwilling to stay overnight at the Peace Hotel. They even rarely come to the hotel.

It seems that this can prevent Lin Yuan from planting the white mist seeds in their bodies.

But in fact, their analysis has limitations, especially the three conclusions: "Becoming an employee of the Peace Hotel will plant the seeds of white fog", "Staying at the Peace Hotel at night will be greatly affected, and will develop an unreasonable liking for the Peace Hotel and the manager, which is suspected to be mental pollution", and "The impact on going to the Peace Hotel during the day is very low and can be ignored." These three conclusions cannot be said to be nonsense, but they are only half right.

In the absence of Lin Yuan's will, these three conclusions are not wrong, and are also the natural state of conflict and confrontation between the Peace Hotel and the White Mist Ghost Domain.

But if Lin Yuan has the will, then there is no need for that.

As long as he wanted, even if he didn't enter the Peace Hotel, as long as he appeared in front of Lin Yuan, he could plant the white mist seed, and no one could be spared. To a certain extent, the white mist in the new wine was also an initial simplified version of the white mist seed.

The white mist seeds did not appear on Lu Zhiwen and the others, not because they were well prepared, but because Lin Yuan now preferred to let nature take its course and did not force the white mist seeds on them.

Of course, this is also due to the strength of Lu Zhiwen and others, and they are not taken seriously by Lin Yuan.

It's just like a normal person seeing a cute rabbit. Unless he is hungry, or is tempted by food, or has some special killing fetish, he basically will not kill the cute rabbit. It's the same principle.

"Boss Lin, is Ye Zhenzhen here? There is just a forest here." A Wu stood on the side of the road and looked out.

Outside the road was a dense forest, and the environment was so dim that the trees ten steps away could not be seen very clearly. There was only a vague outline, as if there were twisted people standing there, which made people's backs creepy.

Fortunately, the people here are not ordinary people, so they don’t seem to be afraid or scared.

Before Lin Yuan could speak, Zhang Youhong pointed to a place not far away and said, "There is a road over there. If you want to know if Ye Zhen is here, just go in and take a look."

He Yiner and Awu looked over and saw a winding path.

This path was very hidden. If Zhang Youhong hadn't pointed it out, they would not have been able to find it for a while. However, they didn't say anything, but looked at Lin Yuan.

"Xiao Zhang, you seem very familiar with this place?" Lin Yuan suddenly said with a smile.

Zhang Youhong's heart skipped a beat. Looking at Lin Yuan's harmless face, she always felt that there seemed to be a skull emitting black air behind Lin Yuan, giving her a creepy smile.

After a short silence, Zhang Youhong lowered her head and confessed honestly: "Actually, this is my brother's home. His name is Zhang Dong, and he lives here."

"Your brother? Zhang Dong?" Ah Wu was stunned for a moment, and then seemed to have thought of something. "No wonder you call Zhang Xianguang your nephew. If I remember correctly, in Zhang Xianguang's information, his father is called Zhang Dong. Is he the Zhang Dong who lives here?"

"Yes, that's him."

Since everything has been confessed, Zhang Youhong no longer has anything to hide. However, this was said for Lin Yuan to hear. As for Awu, he was just a tool to bring up this topic.

Sure enough, she noticed that Lin Yuan looked interested.

"So that's how it is. Xiaoye should be fine working here. Xiaowu, you don't have to worry about it now. Even if Xiaoye broke some antique and couldn't afford the compensation and was detained here, with Xiaozhang here, he can still ask for a favor." Lin Yuan said with a smile.

I broke an antique and can’t afford the compensation, so I’m being held here!

Ah Wu secretly rolled his eyes, but his previously uneasy heart finally settled down. At least he didn't have to worry about Ye Zhen being suddenly buried somewhere and used as fertilizer for sustainable growth.

Led by Zhang Youhong, several people walked onto this path. After entering the path, they could vaguely see an old house at the end of the road.

The door of the old house was open, with two big red lanterns hanging above it.

There were two candles lit in the lantern, which became the only light in the depths of the dense forest. Under this light, a familiar figure walked out of the door, carrying a hoe.

"Ye Zhen!"

Awu shouted in surprise, but unfortunately before his voice could be heard, Ye Zhen, carrying a hoe, had already entered the dense forest nearby.

Awu ran over quickly.

The path was not very far, and he ran over it in a few steps. However, when he stood on the side of the road and watched Ye Zhen enter the dense forest, he could not see even a single figure.

Walking so fast?
After finally finding Ye Zhen, Awu followed him in.

At this time, Lin Yuan and the other two had also walked over and saw Awu go in with their own eyes. However, just after Awu stepped into the range of the first tree, his figure suddenly disappeared.

"Disappeared?" He Yin'er frowned slightly.

His originally calm eyes turned alert, and he was obviously extremely wary of this dense forest.

"There is actually a formation here. My brother likes to study it and has made some achievements."

Zhang Youhong spoke immediately, attracting the attention of the two people, but she stared at Lin Yuan intently. It was obvious that she wanted to learn from the people at the headquarters and give a reasonable definition in advance, so as to prevent the "store manager" from having wild thoughts and messing up the scene. It would be ridiculous to regard it as a nonsensical existence.

However, to give a reasonable explanation, a certain level of language organization ability is also required, otherwise you may end up trapping yourself or even bring disaster upon yourself.

For this reason, Zhang Youhong's brain began to overload, and she quickly found the source of a "theory" that was easier to believe: "It's just like the formation created by the owner of Peach Blossom Island in the novel using the peach trees on the island, but it's an advanced version. Once people enter the formation, they will be completely lost. Without specific means and knowing the secrets of the formation, they can't get out. At the same time, it will also block the line of sight outside the formation to prevent people from guiding or cheating from the outside."

After saying that, she stared at Lin Yuan nervously.

Fortunately, this explanation was accepted by Lin Yuan. He nodded seriously and said, "I didn't expect that your brother is such an amazing formation master. He is amazing."

call!
Zhang Youhong heaved a sigh of relief, and suddenly her eyes rolled as she said, "Brother Yuan, since you're here, why don't you come in and sit down? I think my brother will also welcome you."

Lin Yuan turned around and looked at Zhang Youhong with a half-smile, without saying anything. Just this look made Zhang Youhong's heart beat faster and her face flushed...

No, Zhang Youhong was just feeling guilty, not shy.

"He couldn't have seen through my thoughts, right? That shouldn't be the case. If he was just an ordinary store manager, there's no reason for him to know what I'm thinking. Even if he's the real him, he shouldn't know what I'm thinking, right? Unless he knows Zhang Dong?"

Thinking of this, even Zhang Youhong was shocked and shook her head repeatedly, "Impossible, impossible, how could they know each other? If they really knew each other, then this situation wouldn't have happened. And how could they bring me here..."

Just because of Lin Yuan's smile, Zhang Youhong's heart was completely messed up.

"You've always called me boss before, but now you're suddenly calling me so intimately, do you have any intention?" Lin Yuan suddenly spoke.

Zhang Youhong's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly said, "Brother Yuan, you misunderstood. This is absolutely sincere. And didn't you ask me to come along? I didn't know you were coming here before."

"Right."

Lin Yuan nodded thoughtfully, and gave another guess that made Zhang Youhong a little overwhelmed, "Let me think, you are not tired of your family urging you to get married, so you pulled me over to pretend to be your boyfriend and be your shield, right?"

"what?"

Zhang Youhong was completely stunned. She had never expected that the "store manager"'s train of thought was so... strange. She could hardly keep up.

So before becoming "Him", the "store manager" actually also possessed such an interesting soul?

"Okay, Xiao Wu is still looking for Xiao Ye, and we still have some time, so we can go visit your brother. It's just that we came in too much of a hurry and didn't bring any gifts, which is a bit impolite." Lin Yuan said.

Zhang Youhong was a little regretful at this time, but the words had already been spoken, and the "store manager" had already agreed. She had no chance to go back on her words, so she could only bite the bullet and say, "It's okay, my brother has a good temper and doesn't care about these empty formalities. Just like the owner of Taohua Island who founded Taohua Town in the novel, his main point is to follow his heart."

After a pause, she continued, "Of course, it's okay if you don't want to, Brother Yuan. After all... pretending to be a boyfriend is a bit exaggerated, and..."

wrong!

I had never thought of bringing the "store manager" back to pretend to be my boyfriend, so how come I was suddenly led to this topic, and...

She glanced at He Yiner.

Sure enough, he saw He Yin'er staring at him with an extremely strange look, as if to say, "Great! You're exposed! You were called by Liu Qingqing to supervise me, but you are the one who coveted the position of store manager!"

Zhang Youhong didn't know what to say for a moment. She always felt that inviting the "store manager" to visit Zhang Dong was an extremely wrong decision.

But she has no choice!

Her previous life is still buried in a grave not far away. If she wants to recover all her previous memories and supernatural powers, she must take a stick of incense to the grave, light it, and bring back the consciousness that she had retained.

And this stick of incense is only found in the old house.

If you miss such an opportunity, you don’t know when the next time will be, and you don’t know if there will be another chance.

After all, you don't always have a super trump card like "store manager" in your hand.

Benedict! Benedict! Benedict!
"anyone there?"

Just when Zhang Youhong was daydreaming, Lin Yuan had already knocked on the door.

The door was open at this time, but he still raised his hand and knocked on the door, giving enough face and being polite. He could also see the scene inside from here.

Entering the gate is a courtyard, a bit like a siheyuan.

The yard was dark. Only the two lanterns above Lin Yuan's head provided a tiny bit of light, which was not enough to fully illuminate the yard.

Looking directly in from here, there is a lobby opposite.

The door to the lobby was also open, and it was a little dark inside. But when Lin Yuan knocked on the door and asked, an oil lamp in the lobby suddenly lit up.

As the lights flickered, one could see an armchair in the center of the lobby. An old man was sitting quietly on the armchair, his old eyes looking over calmly.

He just sat there quietly, without saying a word or making any movements, but he was like an insurmountable mountain, making people's breathing become rapid and oppressive.

(End of this chapter)