Dragon Raja: I practiced Naruto ninjutsu next to Lu Mingfei.

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"We've been waiting for you two for quite some time. Are you Mr. Gu, the guest who made the reservation?" a 30-year-old maid in a kimono asked.

"I'm."

"This way, please, both of you." The maid led the way and helped Gu Ran and Su Xiaoqiang with their check-in.

“Your luggage was delivered a while ago and I have put it in your hotel room. Now I will show you the way.”

With that, the maid led the two into the courtyard.

There was a mountain path in the courtyard that led up the mountain. After walking for about ten minutes, the maid led the two to a villa on the mountain.

"This is your accommodation. The rooftop has an open-air hot spring, which is the highest point in the entire hotel, so you don't have to worry about being exposed. If you don't like the open-air setting, we also have an indoor hot spring room," the maid explained. "Our hot spring has beauty benefits, but please don't soak for too long the first time, or you might get dizzy. If you need medical assistance, you can press the red button next to the hot spring. Our hotel has 24-hour emergency medical personnel."

Gu Ran asked with a smile, "Do many people often get dizzy from soaking in water?"

"Yes, because soaking in hot springs in winter is so comfortable, many people accidentally faint, so you two should be careful."

The maid smiled and handed a service bell to Gu Ran and Su Xiaoqiang: "I won't disturb you two any longer. If you need anything, you can press the service bell to call me. I am your personal maid."

"Okay." Gu Ran thought for a moment and said, "Arrange lunch for us first. Come to think of it, we haven't eaten yet."

It's 1:30 pm now, and they haven't had time to eat yet.

"Is there anything you two would like to eat?" the maid asked. "It's late autumn now, which is the best time to eat monkfish. Our hotel has the freshest monkfish."

Chapter 611 Hot Spring Street

“Anglerfish…” Gu Ran thought for a moment and then agreed, “Give us a pot, but I have a big appetite, so prepare two portions for me.”

"I know, the main family made the appointment by phone," the maid said, bowing her head.

"So this place is also part of the main family's property?" Gu Ran asked.

"Yes," the maid replied respectfully. "Then I will go and arrange the ingredients for our two distinguished guests. I am sure you will be satisfied."

After the maid left, Su Xiaoqiang asked Gu Ran, "What is an anglerfish?"

Gu Ran then took out his phone and showed her a picture he found online.

The anglerfish is a deep-sea fish with an ugly appearance. It has a large mouth, sharp teeth, and a fleshy protrusion on its head that glows in the sea, making it look like a small lantern.

Deep-sea creatures are generally attracted to light; anglerfish use the small lanterns on their heads to attract fish and shrimp to hunt.

"She's so ugly." Su Xiaoqiang looked at the picture on her phone with some disdain.

“But its meat is really delicious,” Gu Ran said with a smile. “I ate it when I went to Oarai to see Erii before.”

Since Gu Ran said it was delicious, Su Xiaoqiang also had high expectations, so his recommendation must be right.

“By the way, they need some time to prepare the food, so why don’t we go to the outdoor hot spring… and soak our feet first!” Gu Ran pulled Su Xiaoqiang’s hand and led her to the rooftop, which was connected to a platform on the back mountain, where there was a natural small hot spring pool.

Cushions were provided by the hot spring pool, indicating that they had anticipated guests would sit by the pool to soak their feet, so they made special arrangements.

Natural hot spring water is not crystal clear, but rather turbid, milky white or muddy yellow, because it contains a lot of sulfur and minerals, so there is a faint sulfur smell in the air.

Because it was a Japanese-style building, we had already taken off our shoes and socks when we entered, so Gu Ran was barefoot. She pulled up her trouser legs and put her feet in to soak.

Su Xiaoqiang was in a more complicated situation. She was wearing tight jeans and had to fold down the cuffs. She folded down one cuff herself and then stretched the other leg onto Gu Ran's thigh as a pillow.

Gu Ran understood what she meant, so he helped her fold down the other pant leg, revealing her taut and slender calves.

He pinched her smooth calves and tickled the soles of her feet, making her whimper softly.

"Wow, this feels so good!" Su Xiaoqiang put both legs in the hot spring. The water was just the right temperature, and the warm feeling went straight from the soles of her feet to her whole body, making her feel very comfortable.

"The view outside is quite nice too!" Gu Ran pointed to the front of his line of sight, which offered a panoramic view of the entire hot spring town.

The hot spring town was covered with a thin layer of silver frost because of the first snowfall, but it didn't feel cold at all. On the contrary, the air was very warm because of the hot springs.

"Have you been very busy lately?" Gu Ran put his arm around Su Xiaoqiang's waist. According to the plan, she should have come to visit him on Tuesday, but she insisted on delaying it until the weekend.

"It's all because of you that you suddenly gave me so many properties. Although I signed to become the owner, there are still many things to deal with. For example, some shares exceed 5%, which requires public disclosure according to law. Before the disclosure, a series of certifications need to be done, especially for international companies, which have even more procedures to go through..."

She glanced at the man beside her and noticed that he had his cheeks puffed out like a pufferfish, and was pretending to be aggrieved.

So she angrily covered his cheeks with both hands and pressed hard, forcing out all the air stored in his mouth.

“Originally, I was thinking of starting a business and trying to be a strong woman, but suddenly I realized that I have become the richest woman, so it seems that starting a business again is meaningless…” Su Xiaoqiang hugged one of his arms to her chest and then leaned against him.

With her current net worth of hundreds of billions of dollars, she is indeed the richest person in the country. Of course, it cannot be ruled out that there are some hidden tycoons who secretly control huge amounts of wealth.

"Then you can be my little woman." Gu Ran hooked one of his feet around her slender ankle in the water and playfully tried to tickle the sole of her foot, but she saw through his intention and clamped his big foot between her two fair little feet, preventing him from succeeding.

Her small feet were fair and smooth, with crystal clear toenails that felt very soft to the touch.

"Oh, right, I have a small gift for you." Gu Ran, wearing a black executive bureau trench coat, took out an exquisitely packaged cardboard box from his coat pocket and handed it to Su Xiaoqiang.

"What gift?"

Although Su Xiaoqiang is now wealthy enough to buy anything she wants, she still looks forward to the little gift her lover specially prepared for her.

So she opened the gift box, inside was a ribbon for tying hair.

This ribbon is made of white silk, with intricate patterns sewn in gold thread in the middle.

Su Xiaoqiang touched the metallic texture of the gold thread and knew that it was real gold thread. The whole ribbon looked simple yet noble and elegant, which could be described as understated luxury.

She immediately fell in love with the ribbon; it would look beautiful used to tie her long hair.

"Do you like it?" Gu Ran looked at her expectantly.

Su Xiaoqiang smiled slightly, turned her head and kissed his left cheek: "I like it."

Gu Ran hugged her waist tighter: "You only kiss me if you like me, right?"

"One kiss is enough, so you don't get arrogant!" Su Xiaoqiang said proudly, her eyes fixed on the hairband, liking it more and more as she looked at it, unable to put it down.

Seeing the look of delight on her face, Gu Ran said with great pride, "I saw this by chance when I was passing by a shopping mall, and I immediately felt that it would suit you perfectly."

Su Xiaoqiang swept her long, flowing hair in front of her and tied the ribbon to Gu Ran, saying, "Then hurry up and tie it for me."

"But I only know how to tie simple bows."

"I'm good-looking; even a simple bow looks great on me!"

So, Gu Ran stroked her hair and carefully tied a bow where her hair reached her collarbone.

"Has your hair grown again?" Gu Ran looked at her; her hair was pulled up in front and hung down, the ends reaching her pelvis.

"I haven't been willing to cut it yet." Su Xiaoqiang ran her fingers through her long hair. Her hair color wasn't pure black, but a brownish-red with a hint of chestnut shell, seemingly inherited from her mother.

With her long hair flowing in front, Su Xiaoqiang possesses a gentle and graceful temperament, and has the beauty of a married woman.

"Take a picture of me quickly, let me see if it looks good." Su Xiaoqiang handed her phone to Gu Ran.

So Gu Ran stepped back a little and took a selfie of her. The photo was naturally beautiful because she was beautiful and looked good from every angle.

After the photo was taken, the kimono-clad maid who had been preparing to serve the food gently rang her bell and came up to greet the two of them: "Gentlemen, lunch is ready."

"Okay." Gu Ran stood up and pulled Su Xiaoqiang up as well.

The two returned to the Japanese-style restaurant and dined in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows.

Monkfish hot pot is a stew made primarily with monkfish meat and liver. The liver is rich in vitamins and fatty acids and is known as "sea foie gras." It is served with kelp and bonito broth, which adds even more layers of flavor.

Soon, the Japanese-style room was filled with a rich aroma of fish.

The two of them each scooped a bowl of soup to taste. The milky white fish soup was very rich, and the fish meat was rich in collagen, which made the soup taste even more mellow.

Both of them were very satisfied with lunch, and Su Xiaoqiang even ate too much without realizing it.

"Come on, let's go shopping to digest our food." Su Xiaoqiang pulled Gu Ran, who wanted to take a nap, to wake her up.

"Hey... I stayed up all night last night, let's go to sleep together!"

"It's just staying up all night, not staying up all night! And if you sleep right after eating, you'll turn into a little fat pig." Su Xiaoqiang forcefully pulled Gu Ran up, wanting him to stay with her.

So Gu Ran could only smile and accompany her for a stroll around the hot spring town.

On the hot spring town of Noboribetsu, you can see ghosts everywhere. The ghosts in Japan are different from those in China. In China, ghosts specifically refer to phantoms or ghosts, but the ghosts in Japan are monsters with horns on their heads, just like the ghosts in "Demon Slayer".

The streets of Noboribetsu are filled with statues or stickers of demons, because in Noboribetsu, demons are not evil, but their guardian spirits.

The guardian deities of Japan are quite unique; they worship all sorts of strange and unusual folk monsters as gods, unlike the gods of China, which are all 'established' within the Taoist pantheon.

"Liu Miaomiao must really like this place. There's even a collaboration shop with Xiao Ai from 'Hell Girl' here." Gu Ran pointed to a pet hospital in front of them.

There's an episode in Hell Girl that punishes heartless veterinarians, which is why some veterinary hospitals collaborate with Enma Ai.

"She's recently become a fan of K-ON!, and she even asked me to buy her a limited-edition figure," Su Xiaoqiang said with a smile.

White steam often appears in the hot spring town; that's the source of the hot spring. A strong sulfur smell permeates the area, even stronger than in the hotel, along with the smell of rotten eggs.

"Logically speaking, the hotel is closer to the hot spring source, so shouldn't the smell be stronger? Why is it stronger on the street?" Su Xiaoqiang asked.

Gu Ran explained, "The luxury hotel we're staying in has plants around it that absorb and mask the smell, and our room also has an air purifier that specifically filters out the sulfur smell from the air."

The two strolled through the streets, buying all sorts of souvenirs and discussing how many gifts to buy and what to bring back for each other, much like a newlywed couple traveling together, discussing what souvenirs to buy for their families.

The two visited every shop on the street before finally returning to the hotel.

It was already past six o'clock in the afternoon.

For dinner, we had grilled beef. Hokkaido has many ranches, so its livestock industry is very developed, and the milk and beef are of very high quality.

This time, Su Xiaoqiang didn't eat until she was stuffed, but she was still a little hungry. So after she finished eating, she urged Gu Ran to finish the rest so that she wouldn't worry about it.

After dinner, it was time for Gu Ran's long-awaited hot spring time. Since it was too cold outside, they decided not to soak in the outdoor hot spring and instead went to the indoor one.

Indoor hot springs are clearer than outdoor ones because the indoor water is filtered of sediment, making it more refined.

Chapter 612 This world is never short of fools

Gu Ran was already soaking in the bathtub, which was just above shoulder height. There was a floor-to-ceiling window with electric curtains in front of the bathroom. When you were soaking in the bathtub, you could look out the window at the night view and even see the stars in the distant sky.

The snow had stopped and the sky was clear, with stars twinkling in the air.

At this moment, Su Xiaoqiang arrived late, wrapped in a bath towel, and walked to the edge of the bathtub.

She saw that Gu Ran had already reserved a seat for her, so she took off her bath towel, revealing her beautiful, fair body. She also put her hair up, showing off her long, slender, and fair neck.

She folded the bath towel and put it aside before slowly walking into the bath.

Gu Ran, who was standing to the side, kept admiring the figure with a smile. You could look at such a beautiful figure a thousand times and still want to look at it again.