Chapter 47 - Just Wanted to Have a Look (2/2)

Mn. I should help my in-laws to dispel their doubts.

Qiu Ling stood up, straightened his clothes and combed through his hair with his fingers. To make sure, he made the best possible impression, he even summoned a water mirror and made sure, he looked great.

Mn, handsome, he evaluated himself, put down the water mirror and let the spell hiding his figure fall.

The Zhongs sprang to their feet. Madam Zhong shrieked and grabbed her husbands arm, nearly darting behind him. Qiu Ling's gaze roamed around.

That … probably wasn't the best way to appear? He lifted his hand and coughed.

”I'm sorry. I was worried, you might not be able to adapt to the capital, so I swung by to have a look.”

”Have … have a look?” Mister Zhong gulped. This man's way of having a look was … too terrifying. He clasped a hand over his chest and took a deep breath, to calm down his heart.

Madam Zhong dared to step out from behind her husband, when she saw, that it was the daoist master, they had just spoken about. ”Thank you very much for worrying so much about us.”

Mister Zhong nodded. ”Yes, yes. But we're alright.”

”Mn.” Qiu Ling glanced at Jing Yi. The boy had stirred at Madam Zhong's shriek, but he was probably too tired, so that he only turned around in his sleep and didn't wake up. Qiu Ling's glance wandered further, seemingly taking in the room. ”This seems like an inn?”

”That … yes”, Mister Zhong confessed. ”We're a little early, so we didn't want to inconvenience my family.”

Madam Zhong threw him a glance and took the letter, he had crumpled at the shock Qiu Ling gave him. ”Daoist master, in fact, more than not inconveniencing him … we couldn't find their place. We've never been here. Was there something in the letter you could tell us?”

Qiu Ling extended his hand. ”Let me have a look again. I didn't read properly the last time.” Indeed, he had just skimmed the letter and not cared any further.

Madam Zhong didn't mind and handed it over. Qiu Ling read it carefully this time, then considered, where they were right now. ”You're at the wrong place indeed. What your cousin owns, isn't a food stall, like you imagine, but a restaurant in one of the smaller streets right next to the main road leading into the capital.” Reading this and having to say it out loud, he felt like apologizing to his in-laws. They had actually passed said restaurant this afternoon, when they left the main street! Why didn't he remember the name?!

Mister and Madam Zhong exchanged a glance. No wonder, they hadn't found anything …

”Thank you, daoist master.” Mister Zhong nodded and fell silent again.

Qiu Ling just murmured an acknowledgment, but didn't say anything else. Of course, he had heard every word the Zhongs said before, but it wasn't for him to start that topic. He could only wait.

Madam Zhong looked at her husband and then at Qiu Ling. She knew, her husband wouldn't ask. He would just hope, that the daoist would disappeared and never contact them again. But they both knew, that that wouldn't happen. Instead of always waiting and being worried about the future, why not make sure once and for all?

”Daoist master, I … would like to ask you a question, if I may.”