Chapter 1

In the twilight of mid-June, the weather was scorching hot.

After dropping off the last passenger, Su Qiubai planned to head home.

Today was definitely the unluckiest day since he started driving a taxi, and it was finally coming to an end!

When he got up in the morning and just stepped out, the tire blew!

After struggling to fix the tire, the unlucky young mechanic said he had dropped a few screws inside, so they had to take it apart again!

Once on the road, he encountered many people waving, but every time he stopped, they were just asking for directions. One old man even asked him how to get to Tiananmen!

Sir, this isn't Beijing, where would there be a Tiananmen!

He wandered around all afternoon, and then a man weighing over 200 pounds got in the car. Without a word, he just told Su Qiubai to drive forward, and they almost circled the entire city. Suddenly, the man burst into tears.

This scared Su Qiubai to death. He had to call the police and later found out the man was a mental patient who had run away from home.

By the time he left the police station, it was almost dark. The last trip went smoothly, and he safely delivered the passenger to his destination.

Just as he was about to turn home... Bang!

Something hit the hood of the car, and from the sound, it was quite large.

"Are you trying to kill me! Don't you know that throwing things from upstairs can kill people! Why is my day so unlucky!"

He quickly got out of the car and started cursing.

After checking thoroughly, nothing seemed to be wrong! He looked up, but he was quite far from any residential area.

Could it be that I'm just extremely unlucky... and have been cursed?

He muttered to himself and got back into the car.

Just as he sat down, the navigation system suddenly spoke.

"Three hundred meters ahead, turn left at the traffic light. Fifty meters ahead, someone needs your help!"

This made Su Qiubai's eyes widen!

When did the navigation system become so advanced? It can even say such things!

Although he was very surprised, the distance wasn't far, so he decided to check it out and stepped on the gas.

After turning at the traffic light, the street suddenly became very quiet and deserted.

About fifty meters ahead, there was indeed a man standing there!

He was very tall, bare-chested, and holding a stick, looking around with a puzzled expression.

"Brother, where are you going?"

He stopped the car and asked through the window. Looking at the man, he felt he was a bit strange, but in this day and age, all kinds of people exist, so he wasn't too surprised.

"Sir, do you know where this place is? Where is Jingyanggang?"

The man took a few steps forward, his voice booming, which startled Su Qiubai. The words he said left Su Qiubai completely baffled.

Sir? Jingyanggang?

No way... did I really encounter another mental patient today!

Thinking about this, Su Qiubai decided to leave, but when he saw the man's gaze, his heart softened.

Forget it, if he's a mental patient, his family must be worried.

"You get in the car, I'll take you home."

He told the man, but then realized the man didn't know how to open the car door.

Su Qiubai got out of the car to help him. The man had intended to throw the stick away, but the man glared at him, scaring him into putting it in the car.

"Where is your home? What are your parents' names? Do you know their phone numbers?"

He asked after closing the car door.

"My name is Wu Song, from Qinghe County. I lost my parents at a young age and was raised by my brother Wu Da. As for the phone... I don't know what it is."

The man, who almost took up two seats, spoke clearly, but Su Qiubai was still baffled.

Wu Song? Qinghe County? Wu Da? He mentioned going to Jingyanggang earlier?

This mental patient is really into his role!

When I was a kid, I used to say I was Wu Song, telling people my father was Wu Dalang and my mother was Pan Jinlian, almost getting beaten to death...

He muttered to himself and was about to ask more, but the navigation system spoke again.

"Jingyanggang navigation activated. One kilometer ahead, turn left..."

It was the same voice as before. If it weren't for the emotionless tone, Su Qiubai would have thought it was a prank!

He turned and patted the navigation system, thinking it was broken, but it said again, "Don't doubt it. One kilometer ahead, turn left..."

This time, Su Qiubai's jaw almost dropped. Today must be cursed!

He looked back at the man, determined to see this through. "I don't believe it!"

He stepped on the gas and sped off.

"One kilometer ahead, turn right at the traffic light, then go straight for 500 meters..."

"Continue straight for one kilometer, then speed up, watch out for pedestrians..."

"Activate the portal, the road is uneven, slow down..."

...

As he drove forward, Su Qiubai's heart raced faster and faster. By the time the car stopped, he was drenched in sweat!

In the last bit of sunlight, he saw a large flag on a wooden pole ahead.

Three bowls and no crossing the ridge!

"Ha ha... Thank you, brother, for the ride. I can manage the rest of the way!"

Su Qiubai, whose mind was blank, suddenly heard the man in the back seat laugh, followed by a loud bang!

He turned around and saw the man had kicked the car door open!

After getting out of the car, the man bowed and said through the window, "Brother, this horse is truly a fine one. May I know your name? If you need my help in the future, I will not hesitate!"

Hearing this, Su Qiubai finally came to his senses and quickly opened the car door to walk over to the man.

"Are you really Wu Song? Wu Dalang's brother, the one who killed the tiger bare-handed on Jingyanggang, beat Jiang Men Shen while drunk, and spilled blood at the Mandarin Duck Tower?"

He stared at the man without blinking.

"I am Wu Song from Qinghe County, but the things you mentioned... I haven't done them yet."

Wu Song smiled, his eyes shining like the stars in the book.

Hearing this, Su Qiubai realized that at this point, Wu Song hadn't killed the tiger yet, and the other events hadn't happened, so he didn't know.

He finally confirmed that he wasn't seeing a ghost but had really met Wu Song and taken him to Jingyanggang.

Su Qiubai's mind was filled with one thought: Oh my god!

Seeing Wu Song about to leave, he stopped him.

"Don't talk, let's take a picture first!"

He quickly stuck his head into the car to grab his phone and took several selfies with the puzzled Wu Song.

Why so many?

Are you kidding? What if he lost them! This is Wu Song! Do you think anyone can meet him?

"Brother, don't sleep on Jingyanggang after drinking at night. Believe me, there are tigers! Also, your brother Wu Dalang is in Yanggu County... but you'll meet him anyway. And your sister-in-law and Ximen Qing... forget it, take care on your journey!"

Finally, as Wu Song was about to leave, Su Qiubai called him back and gave him some advice.

Although Wu Song didn't understand what he was saying, he nodded and said he would see him again, then walked into the tavern.

It was getting late, and Su Qiubai realized he was alone in the wilderness. What if a tiger came and ate him first!

Besides, this was the Song Dynasty... he didn't know if he could go back, and his dog at home hadn't been fed yet!

Thinking about this, he didn't stay a second longer and got back into the car.

"Return system activated, portal opened..."

His vision blurred, and he found himself on an asphalt road, seeing a traffic light in the distance.

This... this is back!

To confirm whether what happened was a hallucination, Su Qiubai parked the car by the roadside, took out his phone, and looked at the photos several times, even slapping himself a few times.

In the end, he confirmed it was real!

Unable to describe his feelings, he quickly took out his phone and posted on social media.

"Today I met Wu Song and took him to Jingyanggang. What a great day! The sky in the Song Dynasty is so blue, and the air is so fresh!"

He attached a picture of himself with Wu Song.

Pleased, he put his phone in his pocket and decided to go home.

But just as he took a few steps, the navigation system spoke again.

"Detection activated... Driver's license E level, gained 10 growth points. Please choose an attribute to add."

After the voice ended, Su Qiubai saw many categories on the navigation screen, such as strength, intelligence, life, skills... a bunch of random things!

Su Qiubai was a bit confused. Wasn't his license an A? How did it become an E? He had never heard of it!

While thinking, he chose the life category and saw an option for animal language.

Out of curiosity, he added all 5 growth points to animal language.

Then... nothing happened!

Everything was normal until he parked the car downstairs and got out.

But just as he locked the car, he heard a man and a woman talking, and they sounded... out of breath.

"Oh... I'm dying, what are you doing! Can't you find it?"

"Wait, I need to rest, I'm too tired..."

Looking around, Su Qiubai saw two dogs nearby, but no one else.

"You... slow down! I told you to slow down!"

As Su Qiubai was still confused, the woman's voice came again.

And this time, he finally saw clearly.

It was the dogs talking!

The two dogs were staring at the stunned Su Qiubai, making the scene very eerie.

And he heard the woman's voice again.

"What are you looking at? Is this man a pervert? Have you never seen the next generation being created? Still looking! Your eyes are going to fall out..."

Oh my god, the world must be crazy!

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