CHAPTER 783: CHAPTER 782: THE TALENTED MAN WHO HOGS THE TOILET BUT DOESN’T POOP

Ah Jiu and Wufu looked over at the same time and saw, to their left, a dark-skinned man standing there, dressed in an odd and incongruous outfit. He was staring at Ah Jiu with a face full of surprise and delight.

Why was it considered an odd outfit? A double-breasted, vivid blue coat that tapered at the sleeves, the cuffs adorned with a ring of white lace exposing both hands, lower body clad in white lantern pants with golden trim, and on his feet, a pair of black leather boots.

This attire was not unfamiliar to Wufu; it was the western suit from a future era. But why did this man have to wear his hair in a topknot fastened with a bamboo hairpin?

Was this a combination of Eastern and Western styles?

The unusual attire quite stimulated Wufu’s eyes, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.

Ah Jiu also failed to recognize the person at first, until the man rushed over to him.

"Ah Jiu, it really is you! What are you doing here? This is wonderful; to see a familiar face as soon as I return is just too good!" The man immediately grabbed Ah Jiu’s shoulders, extremely excited.

Ah Jiu’s body stiffened slightly, "Yan Er?"

"It’s me, it’s me." Yan Er released him and punched him on the shoulder, saying, "You’re a good lad, lucky that you haven’t forgotten me."

With that, he sat down, making himself at home. Seeing Yuan Ye standing to one side, he raised his hand in greeting, "Hey, little Yuan Ye has grown up too, but that face is still as stern as an old fuddy-duddy, not good, not good!"

Yuan Ye’s expression cracked, and he bowed in greeting, "Mr. Yan."

Before Yan Er could say more, he heard a cough and turned his head to see Wufu looking at him curiously. He immediately smiled, "Ah, there’s a beautiful young lady here too!" With that, he reached to take Wufu’s hand, which was resting on the table.

Ah Jiu’s chopsticks immediately struck out.

Yan Er withdrew his hand in pain, glaring at Ah Jiu, "What are you doing?"

"Men and women should not touch hands when giving or receiving objects," Ah Jiu said flatly.

Yan Er was taken aback for a moment, then said to Wufu, "Oops, I forgot that this is the Central Plains, not a Foreign Land. Miss, please don’t take it the wrong way; I am no rogue. In the Foreign Land, when you meet a beautiful young lady, it is acceptable to take her hand and kiss it as a greeting!"

Wufu, of course, was aware of this way of greeting and did not mind. She smiled and said, "So, sir, have you just returned from a Foreign Land?" She gestured toward his clothes.

Yan Er tugged at his clothes and replied, "Yes, that’s right. Looks good, doesn’t it?"

"If sir were wearing a top hat, it would probably look better," Wufu responded tangentially, glancing at his head and struggling to hold back laughter.

Yan Er said, "I had one of those too, but, you see, it was very windy when I disembarked, and it blew away. I couldn’t very well jump into the sea to fetch it, could I?"

Pfft!

Jadeite snickered with laughter.

Wufu also couldn’t help but laugh out loud, this Mr. Yan was rather amusing.

"Amusing, isn’t it? I also find it quite funny." Yan Er then turned back to Ah Jiu and asked, "Ah Jiu, what brings you here? This is Nanyue, right? And your face, why has it become so ugly?"

Wufu’s eyebrow twitched at hearing this and she looked at Ah Jiu. This esteemed appearance was considered ugly?

"You know this is Nanyue," Ah Jiu said blandly, unclear if he was addressing Yan Er or Wufu. He then asked, "And how did you end up in the Foreign Land? No wonder there’s been no news of you!"

"Isn’t it because I have longed to behold the sceneries of the Foreign Land? Think of me, Yan Er, a great talent determined to travel the world. How could my footprints not grace the Foreign Land?" Yan Er said with a proud look on his face.

"Hold on!" Wufu exclaimed upon hearing his self-proclamation, then turned to Ah Jiu, "Is this the man you mentioned before, the ’Master of Top Scholar’ who hogs the privy without taking a dump?"