My Mr. Mermaid

Untitled Part 46

Chapter 46 by ryuxenji

The Asian Games were to be held from the 28th of September till the 13th of October this year at the cultural capital of Japan, Kyoto. The reporters from Yun Duo's agency headed to Kyoto in three batches. She was in the second batch and only arrived in Kyoto 3 days before the opening ceremony.

As soon as they landed, Lin Zi tried to convince Yun Duo to go with him to a hot spring. Yun Duo really wanted to ignore him. Hey, this big sister is here on official business, okay? Who the hell goes off to fool around immediately after landing?

But Lin Zi said, "I've already booked the hotel. You'll need to stay at a hotel at night anyway, does it matter which hotel you go to?"

"But I still need to conduct interviews today. We can't just go visit the hot spring in the middle of the night, can we?"

"Who are you interviewing? The national team will only be arriving tomorrow. Are you going to interview the Kazakhstan swimming team right now? Even if you interview them, will the agency let you publish the article?"

"Well, I want to go check out the athletes' quarters."

"That's even more unnecessary." Lin Zi was dismissive. "What's there to see in little Japan? Why don't you see it tomorrow after the Chinese athletes have moved in? There aren't any extra editions planned this time, so whether you interview people today or tomorrow, you'll still be publishing for the same edition. There's no point in rushing for your interviews. It's not like there's any major news."

And so, just like that, Yun Duo was twisted around by Lin Zi until she was unable to think for herself, and the two of them decisively slipped away from the rest of the group to go play.

Arashiyama was located on the outskirts of western area of Kyoto. Since ancient times, it has been a popular travel spot for royals and nobles. At this time, it was the season when the maple leaves were thick on the trees. The fiery red of the maple forests were like silk banners hung on the skyline, crystal clear waters flowed beneath the bridges, and soft green mist could be seen threading through the air... the scenery was very lovely. Yun Duo snapped a selfie and said, "If I post this pictures into my , everyone will definitely think that I'm at Qixia Mountain."

Lin Zi smiled. "Is Qixia Mountain very beautiful?"

"Yes, much more beautiful than this place."

"Will you take me there to see it?"

"Okay, we'll find a chance."

The two of them hung out around the top of the mountain for a while. They saw many monkeys — the monkeys were extremely skilled at acting cute, not at all afraid of humans. Yun Duo was left chuckling in amusement at their antics.

After that, they went to the hot spring. They were tired from their travels, so the hot spring really helped to relieve their fatigue. After soaking at the hot spring, the two of them went sight seeing. They saw white-faced geishas performing, bought many little trinkets, such as puppets, sweets, lucky charms, folding fans, and even oil-paper umbrellas. These Japanese-made items, whether or not they were useful or delicious, were all rather nice to look at — one really could not help but want to buy them. The oil-paper umbrella was made with bamboo. The white surface of the umbrella was hand-painted with crimson maple leaves of varying sizes, simple yet detailed, very appropriate for the season. Yun Duo was particularly fond of it. However, she wasn't the one to buy the umbrella — Lin Zi had bought it because she could not afford it...

The umbrella was said to have been made with the finest materials and had been hand-crafted by a master artisan. As such, its price was equivalent to more than 4000 yuan. So it was true that items sold at tourist attractions are always expensive, whether it was within China or overseas.