813 A Million Times for You 175 (2/2)

They carried their luggage along and made their way to a remote town in V Nation, Ekerum Town.

There were no luxurious hotels in the small town, which was full of hawkers peddling on the streets. The citizens of the nation were mostly suffering from poverty and struggling to make ends meet.

There were no policemen or environmental officers at all to chase the hawkers away.

In fact, cars were scarce on the streets and the environment was not exactly ideal.

The three of them checked into a cleaner-looking motel.

They had settled on that one after making comparisons with the other motels in the area.

Although it was the cleanest one out of them all, it was still rather unsanitary and cluttered by their standards.

However, they were aware that they were out on a quest, not a vacation.

They requested for a large room that came with an in-room bathroom.

There were two beds in the room. Needless to say, the two men would be sharing a bed while An Xiaoning had the other one to herself.

When it was time to take a shower, Fan Shixin instructed Xiao Bai to guard the room while he went out to buy three sets of clothes from local apparel stores.

It would be better to blend in with the citizens.

After taking a shower, An Xiaoning put on the clothes that Fan Shixin had bought — a long sackcloth skirt and a short-sleeved blouse. She then exited the bathroom with her hair wrapped in the towel.

She especially put on a pair of black-colored safety tights beneath her skirt.

After taking turns to wash up, the three of them proceeded to have lunch together while dressed like the locals.

An Xiaoning instructed, ”From now onward, Shixin will pose as my husband while Xiao Bai will pose as my younger brother. We'll address each other accordingly. I'll call Shixin 'Hubby' while Shixin will call me 'Honey.' Xiao Bai, you shall call me 'Sis' and call Shixin 'Brother-in-law.'”

”What do you guys call me, then?” Xiao Bai asked.

”We'll still call you Xiao Bai. After all, your name is too common. No one will suspect you anyway.”

”How are you going to answer when others ask for your names?” Xiao Bai asked.

After pondering for a moment, An Xiaoning answered, ”Good question. Shixin, what do you think we should name ourselves?”

Fan Shixin said, ”People here have really strange names. They don't take their father's last names either. Well, let's just say they don't have last names at all, only given names. If others ask for my name, I shall just say that I'm called 'Xinxin' while you're called…”

Xiao Bai interjected, ”Nainai!”

An Xiaoning snorted with laughter and asked, ”Huh? Nainai?”

Xiao Bai nodded earnestly and said, ”Your name shall be 'Nainai.' Chief Fan and I won't have to address you that way anyway. It's just for others to address you. What a great name.”

Fan Shixin gave Xiao Bai a thumbs-up and said, ”Exactly, 'Nainai' it is!”

”We'll do just that, then, since you both agree. Xiao Bai, remember, from now on, you're to address Chief as 'Brother-in-law,'” said An Xiaoning.

Xiao Bai chuckled and exclaimed gleefully, ”Brother-in-law!”

”Yes,” Fan Shixin answered.

The three of them burst into laughter.

After lunch, Fan Shixin took out a map and pointed at a certain spot before saying, ”This place is where the legendary treasure map is said to come from. That also means that many have gone there to look for the map countless times before but did not manage to find a single clue at all. Even if we don't manage to find anything, there's no harm in taking a look. After all, no one knows what the treasure map looks like at all. We just have to make guesses.”

”The information states that it's the address of an ancient family home. It dates so far back in history, and so many people have gone there before. Let's not carry any hopes and just take it that we're there for sightseeing. Without expectations, there would be no disappointment.”

Fan Shixin instructed, ”Xiao Bai, stay behind to look after the luggage. We were dressed differently from them when we first arrived, so they must know that we're foreigners. Besides, the crime rate is extremely high here and robberies are rampant. We can't afford to lose our luggage. Xiao Bai, contact me immediately if anything happens.”

”Yes, Brother-in-law!”Grandma.