Chapter Twenty-Four: Sighs of Life

  Gūyún City is the largest city in Gūyún County and also the county seat of Gūyún County. It is the political, economic and cultural center of the entire Gūyún County. Countless people drift and struggle here, just to have a chance to make a name for themselves one day, wash away their humble origins, and become famous throughout the land. However, such people are everywhere, but those who truly succeed are few and far between.

  Like Luoyang City, Gyun Castle is also divided into outer city and inner city. The distinction between the gates is very clear everywhere. People with high status and good family background can naturally live in the inner city, where the environment is suitable for living, with lush green trees and good public security, patrolled by heavenly soldiers at unpredictable times. Ordinary commoners can only live in the outer city, where the environment is noisy, with countless people rushing about for a living. The poor are hidden in some dark corners, unknown to the world.

  Not everyone is as lucky as Qin Huang.

  But this lucky guy was now like someone who had stepped on dog shit, with a mournful face, looking as if he had just lost his father.

  To put it another way, whoever encounters such a thing will probably have this expression. This is still Qin Cang's good mental quality. In Murong Fang's words, if he were to do it, he would directly give up and immediately return home.

  "Damn it, go back and get an earplug, block my ears, can't hear the sound, just look at her like that, still not bad." This is Qin's self-consoling words.

  The teleportation array was set up inside the inner city, and after leaving the teleportation tower, a group of people followed the Snow family's lead, passing through several streets to arrive in front of a small building with a pretty good taste.

  "Murong Tong leads, this is where we will be staying," said Xue Jia's guide to Murong Fang.

  "Hmm, Musou Pavilion, it's a pretty good name." Murong Fang looked at the huge sign above the entrance and nodded.

  At this time, several young men in their twenties wearing gray long robes walked out of the hotel and came to Murong's side, asking: "Have you seen Commander Murong, have you seen Lord Xue? Everything is arranged properly, can we move in now?"

  Murong Fang nodded silently, without saying a word.

  Xue Jian walked a few steps forward and said to the staff of Xue's family, "Send the luggage of the participating team members to their respective rooms, notify the hotel, and arrange the menu for each meal for the next two days." As he spoke, Xue Jian glanced at Qin Liang and smiled, saying, "We must ensure that the team members will not get diarrhea!"

  "Hahaha!" A burst of laughter erupted from the crowd, and Qin Liang also laughed along with them without any hesitation. At this moment, he too felt a sense of collective warmth.

  After checking into the hotel, Qin Huan realized that he had been cheated again.

  Such a hotel, if placed in Luoyang City, would be the top-rated hotel. Such a place, Qin Guang had seen before, but he never thought that one day he could stay here. In his opinion, the most glorious thing was to go to an ordinary hotel openly and honestly, have a meal, pay the bill and leave. Not like before, eating and running away without paying.

  However, these little thoughts were concealed extremely well by Qin Lang, and he didn't let anyone in the same profession notice.

  After settling in, Murong Fang also gave everyone a small break, allowing them to stroll around the city on their own. However, he repeatedly reminded them to keep a low profile and be cautious in everything they did. Return to the hotel before nightfall.

  After leaving the hotel, Qin Lang parted ways with the crowd. He didn't know these people and they had no common language to communicate with each other. It was better for him to wander around by himself, after all, it was his first time in such a big city. A country bumpkin entering the city, everything was fresh and new.

  Unconsciously, Qin Lang had already walked out of the inner city and onto the streets of the outer city.

  The hustle and bustle of the outer city contrasts sharply with the tranquility of the inner city. All sorts of people from the jianghu gather in this outer city, where all kinds of figures hurry to and fro.

  "This is what they call the rivers and lakes, this is what they call life!" Qin Lang looked at the scenes in front of him and sighed: "This is the life that I, Qin Lang, love. Hahaha!" After laughing loudly for a few times, Qin Lang took big strides forward, not caring about the strange looks from the people around him.

  Entering a wine house, Qin Huai found a position close to the window, raised his hand and shouted loudly: "Waiter, bring me all the good food and drinks."

  "Alright, sir, please wait a moment, I'll bring you the dishes right away." The shopkeeper shouted with joy. When encountering such generous customers, the store is most happy to serve them well, and who knows, maybe they will even get some extra tips.

  The wine and dishes were soon brought up.

  "Sir, this is the hot dish we have prepared for you: Steamed Prawns in Avoiding Wind Harbor, Fresh Fruit Eight Treasures Rice, Clear Steamed Green Wave Fish, Cold Dish Thousand Layers of Smooth Breeze Ear and Soup Product Mushroom Fragrant Turtle Soup. These are all our signature dishes, guaranteed to satisfy you. This wine is personally brewed by our boss, the Maiden's Lifted Leg - Kouzi Wine, with a rich aroma. Sir, please enjoy at your leisure." The shopkeeper introduced these dishes and then retreated, leaving Qin Lang alone to savor them.

  Looking at this slow-moving table of wine and dishes, Qin Lang stretched out his nose, took a deep breath, and sighed: "Damn it's fragrant!"

  He picked up a shrimp, peeled off the shell on its body and put it in his mouth. Then he scooped another spoonful of eight-treasure rice, Qin Lang seemed to have eaten the most delicious food in the world.

  In the past, when eating in a hotel, I was always anxious and didn't have the heart to savor the delicious food. Now, finally, I have such conditions.

  Watching Qin Lang savoring the wine and dishes seriously, the shopkeeper standing not far away was also very happy. The happiest thing for a store owner is to see customers enjoying their homemade dishes with a look of enjoyment on their face, which is a kind of affirmation for the store.

  Qin Lang didn't drink too much wine, just a slight taste and he stopped drinking. He ate until he was about 70% full, then Qin Lang called the shopkeeper to settle the bill. When leaving, he even gave some extra money to the shopkeeper, making him so happy that his mouth couldn't close.

  Walking out of the hotel, Qin Lang wandered aimlessly on the streets like a vagrant. He would buy some strange and unusual things from street vendors, such as a windmill he had longed for when he was young. When he came across someone selling candied hawthorns, Qin Lang would also buy a string to eat while walking. As a child, whenever he saw the vendor selling candied hawthorns, Qin Lang couldn't help but swallow his saliva. Along the way, if he saw beggars, Qin Lang would also squat down and give them some spare change, for this was a life he had once experienced.

  As he walked, Qin Huan saw a small vendor selling buns on the side of the road, shouting and holding a steamer basket with hot buns emitting waves of fragrance.

  A thin and small figure, taking light steps, walked to the front of a baozi shop. A pair of bright eyes appeared from a messy head of hair, looking at the baozi in the steamer basket, and those eyes became even brighter. After a moment of hesitation, a pair of black hands reached out, grabbed two baozi from the steamer basket, turned around and ran away.

  "You stinky little thief, you're here to steal buns again! Just wait and see if I don't catch you and flay your skin!" The furious owner of the bun shop shouted, grabbing a wooden stick and chasing after him.

  That small figure ran past Qin Lang, Qin Lang was knocked by the figure, his body slightly shook and he leaned to one side to let the figure pass.

  But the owner of the baozi shop who was chasing after him stopped in front of Qin Lang as if he had been blocked by Qin Lang.

  "What are you doing, can't you see? Can't you see I'm catching a thief?" The baozi shop owner, blocked by Qin Lang, watched as the thief's figure ran further and further away, and furiously shouted at Qin Lang.

  "Boss, don't chase him, I'll pay for the buns." Qin Guang took out some loose change from his body and thought for a moment before handing over more money to the boss, saying: "Boss, here's some money. If that person comes again to steal buns, just let it go."

  Holding the money given by Qin Lang, the owner of the baozi shop suddenly burst out laughing and said: "Alright alright alright, no problem! With this amount of money, you can buy this entire baozi shop. From now on, that little thief can steal as many baozi as he wants, I won't bother him anymore. Hehe, thank you thank you thank you."

  Looking at the street, that figure had long since disappeared without a trace.

  "I hope your life will change for the better someday."