0713: You who shine in the parallel world

Chapter 358 A Sudden Snowstorm

After coming out of the Palace of Versailles, the brothers and even the program crew began to look forward to how magnificent Alaric's palace would be, the Esplendor Palace, which is known as one of the six largest palaces in the world along with their Forbidden City, the Kremlin of Russia, the White House of the Free State, the Palace of Versailles in France, and Buckingham Palace in Great Britain.

Of course, during the recording of the program, the old guests were chattering and praising the sponsor in anticipation, while the program staff could only keep their curiosity in their hearts and remain silent. Occasionally, when they were far away from the guests and the camera, they could not help but gossip with the people around them.

There are ways and channels to visit the interior of the other five palaces, but as the residence of Grand Duke Alaric, the Esplendore Palace is not accessible to outside media or tourists, so the only photos of it now are of the exterior from a distance.

Its appearance alone would rank it among the world's six greatest palaces, and its interior is certainly even more luxurious.

As the brothers were talking, they couldn't help but glance at Yu Yu. The others might not know that they had seen a corner of the bedroom in Esplendore Palace before, from the big-eyed photo that Yu Yu posted last Christmas.

At that time, some haters even suspected that he was posing for photos in the Palace of Versailles.

Feeling the eyes of his brothers falling on him from time to time, it was obvious that their gossipy eyes hinted that they wanted him to secretly reveal some inside information, so Yu Yu would of course do as his brothers wished.

"Who knows, the facilities inside might be very old and there might be cockroaches and rats? After all, it costs a fortune to maintain this old house every year, right? Uh-huh!"

"Hey, hey, sorry, sorry, children's words are not very smart. Our beloved sponsor, he was talking about his own home, not the six largest palaces in the world." Lu Hu immediately covered Yu Yu's mouth to stop him from speaking.

They can say whatever they want in private, but in front of so many uninformed outsiders and the camera, such nonchalant remarks will definitely attract negative attention. They were just planning to listen to you pretend, so why did you suddenly expose your shortcomings? You used to be very good at pretending!

Of course, Land Rover, who is not good at lying, did not lie this time. Isn’t Esplendore Palace Yu Yu’s own home?

Wait a minute, so there really are rats and cockroaches in his house?

Lu Hu realized it belatedly and looked at Yu Yu, whose mouth was covered by him, with horror.

Yu Yu blinked her blue eyes, as if she understood Lu Hu's fear, and nodded obediently. She could even hear the sound of cockroaches crawling on the floor.

Oh my god, it’s demystified, it’s demystified!

After leaving Versailles, everyone headed southwest.

This time, because the distance was longer, all the drivers except the newbie who was afraid to get on the Land Rover joined the rotation.

But they underestimated the climate of the French Central Plateau.

It was already early February and the temperature should have started to warm up, but after traveling all the way down from cold Paris, the temperature didn't warm up much. Instead, it started to rain.

Not long after, the drizzle turned into snow.

“Wow, it’s snowing!”

Zhang Yuan leaned against the window and looked at the falling snow. He had never expected that they had traveled north from the relatively warm Rome to Switzerland, which was surrounded by snow-capped mountains. The temperature had dropped along the way, but there was no snow. The weather was always sunny. However, when they arrived in France, they actually saw snow in February.

"Will the snow stop eventually?"

Chen Fusheng, who was driving, was a little worried. They were on the highway, and the endless snow had covered the road with a layer of white gauze. There were not many cars on the road, and the white road ahead was waiting for them to explore on their own. He was worried that if the snow didn't stop and continued to fall heavier, they would be in danger on the highway.

Yu Yu looked at the map and then at the current temperature. In fact, it is rare for it to snow in February in central France, at least it has not happened in recent years.

However, given that the Central Plateau is different from other parts of France in its elegance and slenderness, it is a magnificent paradise of volcanoes, snow-capped mountains and canyons. The higher you go south, the higher the altitude is, so it is possible to snow in February. After all, the snow in some mountainous areas of the Central Plateau has not melted even in May.

But since it was snowing, they had to change their navigation route. They should stay away from the southeast area and take a detour to the southwest, or at least stay away from the rain and snow area, in case the snow got heavier and they were trapped on the highway.

Many ski resorts will be closed when there is heavy snow. The weather in the mountains is ever-changing, and it is impossible to predict the weather for the whole day through the weather forecast. Closing the mountains due to heavy snow is no joke.

"Brother Sheng, let's pull over when we get to the next service station. I'll drive. We need to change the route." Yu Yu leaned on the driver's seat, looked at the distance to the service station on the navigation, and said to Chen Fusheng.

"Okay." Chen Fusheng knew that Yu Yu had his considerations, so he did not insist on letting Yu Yu continue to rest.

Unfortunately, the more you fear something, the more likely it will come to you.

When Yu Yu drove the car back on the road, less than ten minutes later, the light snow in the sky became heavier and the wind became stronger. The brothers in the car had stopped chatting or playing with their mobile phones, and their drowsiness was swept away. They looked at the heavy snow with worry and solemnity on their faces.

It is obviously not appropriate to stay on the highway any longer.

At this time, the phone in Land Rover rang. The caller was Zhao Hao. The director team's car had been following them. Normally, they would only communicate using walkie-talkies, but now they made a direct call, which meant it was an urgent matter.

"Hey, Brother Hao, wait a moment, I'll use the hands-free mode, okay."

After the call was connected, Land Rover quickly turned on the hands-free mode and held up the phone for the guys in the car to listen together.

"You can't go any further. The snow is getting heavier and it won't stop any time soon." Zhao Hao reminded them nervously.

"I know. I'll get off at the next intersection." Yu Yu said, glancing at the map.

Zhao Hao was obviously relieved. He was afraid that Yu Yu would rely on his skills and experience in dealing with adverse environments and would continue driving with them.

"The next exit from the highway will lead to a small town called Les leurs, which should be the translation. Larich's business just contacted us. They know we will be passing through the Central Plateau to reach the southern French border today, and they also know that we are facing a sudden snowstorm."

"They found us a temporary place not far from here where we can hide until the weather clears up. Oh, I hope we don't have to wait too long. Huzi, I'll send you the location directly on the green bubble. You can follow the navigation. I checked and it will be here in less than half an hour after getting off the highway."

"Okay, okay," Lu Hu responded repeatedly. "Ah, thank you to our sponsor, Larich, for keeping an eye on us the whole way. He's truly a travel companion."

He skillfully implemented a placement for Larich's travel insurance business.

The other brothers understood and immediately reacted and joined him in praising Larich.

Although their little brother didn't like Alaric and Larich very much, judging by their care along the way and their quick response to the emergency, there was nothing to criticize...

Um?--

Chen Fusheng, who was sitting in the passenger seat, placed the Land Rover's mobile phone on a bracket, ready for Yu Yu to follow the navigation on the phone. However, Yu Yu just took a look and never paid attention to the navigation route again. After getting off the next exit of the highway, he turned left and entered another road as if he was familiar with the route.

He seemed to know the location of the coordinates very well and could drive there without any navigation.

So the temporary residence Larich provided was actually another place for Yu Yu to stay? Then why didn't he say anything just now? The two previous times they stayed at his temporary residence, he openly told them that it was his property.

However, there was a camera in the car, so they couldn't ask directly. They could only exchange glances and watched with confusion as Yu Yu drove easily on the road that was already covered with snow and the road was almost invisible. They even wanted to tease them that the filming this time would probably be delayed due to the heavy snow.

At the rate the snow is falling, who knows when it will stop. Even if it does, it will take a long time for these French people, who are always on strike and marching, to clear the snow on the roads.

"No way, after I go back as scheduled, I can only rest for three days because there is another job waiting." After Yu Yu mentioned this, Zhang Yuan was the first to worry. If the heavy snow fell for several days and blocked the road, delaying more than five days, wouldn't he be in breach of contract for the next job?

"Don't worry, Xiaoyuan. Delays caused by extreme weather are beyond your control."

Wang Zhengliang comforted him and said that in fact, except for Yu Yu, they also had various jobs to do in the future, some of which were close and some were far away. They were trapped in an unknown small town in France because of the blizzard, which could not be considered as malicious breach of contract.

Zhang Yuan also knew this, but he was still a little anxious. Even if the breach of contract was not due to his subjective reasons, he would still feel a little guilty.

Yu Yu saw the hesitation and worry on Zhang Yuan's face in the rearview mirror. He gave him a reassuring smile and said, "It's okay. In my experience, this blizzard will last for a day and a night at most. As long as the snow stops, everything will be easy. You won't break your promise and miss the next job, I promise."

“Instead of worrying about the uncertain future, let’s look at where we’re going to live right now. Look, here we are.”

Yu Yu raised his chin and gestured to the front to everyone.

The wind and snow reduced visibility to a minimum. Even with the headlights on, one could only vaguely see five meters ahead. In the hazy snow, two tall iron gates came into view.

Yu Yu opened the car window, and a gust of cold wind blew the icy snowflakes in, making Wang Yuexin sitting behind him shiver.

He reached out and pressed the doorbell three times, then withdrew his hand and closed the window. Not long after, the iron gate in front of everyone opened inward. Yu Yu started the car again and followed the internal path, winding up in the woods.

At the end of the road, a huge monster gradually revealed its appearance.

It turned out to be a castle built in the mountains and forests!

"Dear guests, welcome to Alaric's 'Winter Palace', August Manor."