Chapter 140: Treat Me to a Meal

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

The little beggar revealed his white teeth and smiled. “Sister, how about treating me to a meal? I haven’t eaten in several days.”

Xia Muqing threw a pouch over to him. The little beggar caught it and pinched it. There was quite a lot of silver in the pouch.

Xia Muqing said, “There’s at least 30 taels in this pouch. Take it as a thank-you gift.”

The little beggar wasn’t so easily dismissed. He ran away with the jade pendant and said, “Sister, I’ll wait for you at the Celebration Inn. I’ll return the jade pendant to you when you come.”

Xia Muqing frowned and could only follow them.

The Celebration Inn happened to be opposite the Shining Fortune Restaurant. Xia Muqing glanced at the second floor of the restaurant. That was the place Xia Chuxing had invited her to. It was already time, and she was probably already there.

She thought for a moment, and in the end, she turned around to enter the Celebration Inn.

As soon as she entered, she saw the little beggar taking out the silver from her pouch and throwing it to the waiter, “Arrange a premium private room for me.”

After saying that, he even generously offered a tael of silver to the waiter and said, “This is your reward.”

Xia Muqing walked in with a darkened expression. The little beggar stood on the second floor and waved at her. “Sister, here.”

Xia Muqing could only follow him. After entering the private room, the little beggar ordered a huge pile of the inn’s signature dishes. He then looked at Xia Muqing and asked, “Sister, what do you want to eat?”

The corner of Xia Muqing’s mouth twitched. He had already ordered almost all the dishes in this restaurant. Was the food only for him?

The little beggar could tell that she was surprised. He rubbed her head and smiled. “I just have a huge appetite.”

Xia Muqing was speechless. “I’ve already treated you to a meal and you’ve taken the money. Now, can you return the jade to me?”

The little beggar smiled again. “Sister, you really can’t recognize me?”

Xia Muqing frowned and took a closer look. Actually, she also felt that the young man looked a little familiar just now, but she couldn’t recall where she had seen him before.

The little beggar seemed to have realized that she really didn’t remember him, and so, he didn’t beat around the bush. “That iron slab and the green pearl should have merged by now.”

Although she didn’t know what the green pearl was, she immediately understood what he meant and remembered who he was.

This beggar was the young man who set up a stall outside the Sunset Mountains. She had met him before entering the mystic realm. Back then, she had bought the slab and black pearl from his stall.

She asked, “What are those things?”

The young man pointed at the stool opposite him and said, “Sister, do you have time to sit and have a good chat with me now?”

Xia Muqing sat down and looked at him, waiting for him to explain.

Coincidentally, a waiter brought the food over. Before long, the table was filled with food. Xia Muqing felt a little dizzy as she looked at the food in front of her.

The young man picked up his chopsticks impatiently and quickly ate. The way he ate made Xia Muqing believe that he was really starving. He wolfed down the food and had no time to talk.

Xia Muqing tried to wait patiently but she couldn’t help but ask, “How long have you been hungry?”

The young man muttered, “Five days.”

The corner of Xia Muqing’s mouth twitched. Looking at his frail body, was he really that poor to starve for five days?

However, she remembered that the first time they met, this young man had given her the stuff without any payment. If he did business like that, he would indeed be too poor to afford a meal.

Xia Muqing watched as the young man finished the table of food all by himself. “Will you really not be sick after eating so much?” she asked curiously.

The young man swallowed the last mouthful of food and burped. He leaned back in his chair with his hand stroking his bulging stomach. “I’m just taking precautions. I’ll eat all the food to sustain me for the next few days. That way, I can survive for a few more days.”

Xia Muqing was speechless.. “The money I gave you is enough for you to eat several meals.”