Chapter 328 Temporarily Staying in the Ancient City.
The Ancient City.
A city whose size is in no way inferior to Soto City in the Douluo Continent. Although located in the remote northwest, its geographical location is crucial, bordering the Gobi Desert to the north and the Forbidden Plain to the south.
It is a vital city that Xuan Mo and Ma Hongjun must pass through on their journey from the Gobi Desert to the Forbidden Plain.
However, this is also a good thing. Since disembarking from the Dragon Soaring Ship, they first broke through the encirclement of evil soul masters, barely escaping with their lives.
Then, due to an accident, they fell into the forbidden Gobi Desert and encountered a black sandstorm and an attack by death army ants.
They didn't even have a chance to catch their breath along the way.
So, this time, passing through the Ancient City, he and Ma Hongjun can take this opportunity to rest. Because most importantly, he and Ma Hongjun haven't had enough to eat along the way.
Entering the Ancient City, it looks like a city that has withstood the test of time and is on the verge of collapse.
Of course, if you ignore the huge cannons on the city walls.
In contrast to the ancient city's rustic charm, the atmosphere inside was bustling and noisy. The sounds were clearly audible even from a distance.
"Gulp! Brother Mo, what are we doing today…"
Standing at the city gate, Ma Hongjun swallowed hard, then involuntarily looked at Xuan Mo, clearly waiting for something.
"Let's go inside first."
Xuan Mo was exhausted from the events of the past few days. Entering the city and feeling the unusual liveliness and deafening noise, he immediately took a deep breath.
However, when he saw that Ma Hongjun was almost drooling, he shook his head and gave him a disapproving look.
"Also, wipe your drool. Embarrassing!"
With that, Xuan Mo strolled into the ancient city first.
"Hey! I didn't drool, don't talk nonsense."
Hearing this, Ma Hongjun subtly wiped his mouth, calling out as he chased after Xuan Mo. Because he didn't want to lose face in front of everyone...
Entering the city, Ma Hongjun caught up with Xuan Mo.
However, Xuan Mo noticed Ma Hongjun's hesitant expression, so he raised an eyebrow and smiled.
Seeing that it was about time, he stopped teasing him.
"We'll rest in the city for a day. But during this day, we need to buy some necessities. And I suggest we buy more. After all, we don't know when we'll be back. Of course, we'll set off tomorrow afternoon."
"Really?! A day off!"
Ma Hongjun almost jumped out of his skin upon hearing this news. But what followed was his face full of suspicion.
"Brother Mo, you're not kidding me, are you?"
Seeing Ma Hongjun's expression, Xuan Mo was immediately furious. Good grief, I gave you a chance to rest, and you immediately doubted me. Am I really that untrustworthy?
At this moment, Ma Hongjun obviously hadn't noticed that Xuan Mo's face was gradually turning ashen, covered with black lines. Instead, he continued to mutter to himself.
"This is really strange! At this crucial moment, Brother Mo is actually telling me to rest. Has he misunderstood something? Or perhaps…"
*Bang!* "Ouch, that hurts!"
Xuan Mo, unable to bear it any longer, didn't choose to listen any further. Instead, he raised a fist the size of a sandbag and slammed it hard onto Ma Hongjun's head, angrily shouting,
"Trying to fool you? I don't have the time for that!"
"Hmph!"
Glancing at Ma Hongjun, who was clutching his head, Xuan Mo strode forward. "I know how to balance work and rest. Also, before sunset, we need to find a hotel to stay in…"
As he spoke, a bag of gold coins landed in Ma Hongjun's hand.
As for the origin of these gold coins, Xuan Mo had already planned it out. Before parting ways with Dong Tianchi and the others, Ma Hongjun, at Xuan Mo's instruction, had melted down all his stored gold soul coins into gold ingots, exchanging them with Dong Tianchi for the corresponding amount of Sun Moon Empire gold coins.
After all, Dong Tianchi hadn't refused such a small matter.
"It smells so good!"
At this moment, Xuanmo and Ma Hongjun hadn't found a suitable hotel yet, but they were attracted by a restaurant.
After so many days of "wilderness survival," the smell of food was irresistible. Even Xuanmo's stomach rumbled, let alone Ma Hongjun's, which lacked self-control.
Right now, the aroma of meat and vegetarian dishes wafted from this rather unusual restaurant.
Ma Hongjun was already getting impatient.
Looking around, he saw that the restaurant not only cooked various meats but also other delicious dishes.
"Brother Mo, can we go eat now?"
Ma Hongjun asked, greedily inhaling the delicious aroma in the air and swallowing hard.
But after a while, there was no response.
"Brother Mo?"
Realizing what was happening, Ma Hongjun looked around, only to find Xuan Mo nowhere to be seen.
Xuan Mo had already abandoned Ma Hongjun and was rushing towards the restaurant. He kept glancing back at Ma Hongjun with disdain, yelling,
"Are you stupid? What are you standing there for?! Eat up!"
"Damn! Brother Mo, wait for me..."
Arriving at the restaurant, "Boss, how much is the food?"
"Hahaha! Just one gold coin per person, and you can eat as much as you want!" The portly owner smiled as he watched Xuan Mo and Ma Hongjun emerge, rubbing his hands together.
"Oh, one gold coin for all you can eat."
Xuan Mo raised an eyebrow, realizing it was clearly a buffet. But that suited them perfectly.
"Of course, one gold coin for all you can eat, until you're full. You know, I'm the only one like this, and although one gold coin is expensive, if you can get your money's worth, it's not a loss at all."
The owner said with a chuckle.
Xuan Mo's eyes immediately turned to Ma Hongjun, and both of them saw the smile in each other's eyes. Immediately, Xuan Mo took out two gold coins from his "King Kong" and handed them to the shopkeeper.
"Shopkeeper, it's a deal, one gold coin per person, no matter how long you eat, you can't go back on your word."
The shopkeeper was taken aback, but accepted the coins: "Of course, as long as you two can eat, then you can eat as much as my shop has."
Because in the shopkeeper's mind, no matter what, one person wouldn't eat much, so one gold coin per person was a huge profit for him.
Of course, if the shopkeeper could notice the playful smiles on Xuan Mo and Ma Hongjun's faces, he wouldn't think that way.
Later, of course, the shopkeeper regretted it deeply…
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