Chapter 38

Huang Xiaolong and his two companions, a monkey, walked on the streets of Luotong Royal City. Luotong Royal City lived up to its name as a royal capital, bustling and lively, with wide and spacious streets. Some of the main streets were fifty to sixty meters wide, filled with a constant stream of vehicles and people. Compared to this, Canglan County seemed like a poor, remote village.

Occasionally, people dressed in peculiar attire would pass by Huang Xiaolong. Luotong Kingdom had over thirty counties, and each county had dozens to a hundred towns. The cultural differences between some counties were significant, and the common people's clothing varied, somewhat similar to the various ethnic minorities in ancient China.

At this moment, a tall, muscular man, about two meters tall, with thick, coarse fur all over his body and tiger-like whiskers on his face, walked past Huang Xiaolong.

"Is this an orc?" Huang Xiaolong asked, looking at the man.

In the Wu Soul World, besides the human race, there were dozens of other races, and orcs were just one of them. Besides orcs, there were also half-orcs, who were the offspring of humans and orcs.

Huang Xiaolong walked with the crowd, and the Spirit Devouring Purple Monkey on his shoulder chirped excitedly.

Huang Xiaolong and Fei Hou strolled leisurely, looking around.

After a while, they passed by a restaurant called Delicious Grand Restaurant, and Huang Xiaolong couldn't help but stop.

"Fei Hou, let's go in and have something to eat," Huang Xiaolong said. After months of training in the Silver Moon Forest, his mouth was so bland it could have grown birds. Although they had eaten meat from creatures like the Saluo Beast, eating it constantly had made him tired of it. This time, Huang Xiaolong was determined to have a good meal.

As soon as Huang Xiaolong spoke, the Spirit Devouring Purple Monkey clapped and chirped happily.

"You're just a glutton," Huang Xiaolong said with a smile.

Entering the restaurant, they found it quite crowded, with the first floor fully occupied.

"Let's go upstairs," Huang Xiaolong said. Just as he was about to go up, a waiter suddenly approached, blocking Huang Xiaolong. He was relatively polite and said, "Young sir, I'm sorry, but our second floor is reserved for nobles."

"Again, nobles," Huang Xiaolong frowned, looking at Fei Hou. Fei Hou understood and took out a few gold coins, tossing them to the waiter. "This is a reward from our young master."

The waiter stared at the five gold coins in his hand, stunned. "This, this is for me?!" He usually earned only a dozen or so gold coins a month, and the most generous tips from nobles were a few silver coins.

"Can we go upstairs now?" Fei Hou asked calmly.

"Yes, yes!" The waiter came to his senses, overjoyed, and smiled. "Gentlemen, please, please!" He then bowed and personally led Huang Xiaolong and Fei Hou upstairs.

In fact, although the second floor was designated for nobles, it wasn't strictly limited to them. As long as one could pay, they were welcome.

Clearly, Huang Xiaolong and Fei Hou were wealthy.

The waiter led Huang Xiaolong and Fei Hou to a good seat by the window on the second floor.

"Gentlemen, what would you like to order?" the waiter asked with a bow after they sat down.

"What do you have for signature dishes? Bring a dozen or so, and three jars of your best wine!" Huang Xiaolong said.

"A dozen! Three jars of the best wine!" The waiter was speechless.

A dozen signature dishes and three jars of wine!

"What's the matter? Aren't you going to get them?" Fei Hou frowned, then threw a small cloth bag to the waiter. The waiter caught it, felt its weight, and opened it to see a gleaming pile of about fifty to sixty gold coins.

"Is this enough?" Fei Hou asked.

The waiter nodded frantically. "Enough, enough, there's even a lot left over!"

Fei Hou said, "The rest is all for you. Go quickly and bring the food and wine."

The waiter's eyes sparkled with delight. "Gentlemen, you can rest assured, very soon, very soon, I'll bring the food and wine!" He then wiped the sweat from his forehead and hurried away, unsure if he was scared or excited.

Soon, the waiter brought the food and wine.

A dozen dishes filled the table, their fragrances wafting and making mouths water.

"Gentlemen, these three jars of wine are our restaurant's best, called Snow Moon Wine, specially brewed by us," the waiter said with a bow as he placed the jars on the table.

"Snow Moon Wine?" Fei Hou nodded and waved. "I understand, you can go now."

"Yes, yes, gentlemen, if you need anything, just let me know," the waiter said with a bow and then retreated.

As soon as the waiter left, the Spirit Devouring Purple Monkey jumped off Huang Xiaolong's shoulder, went to the wine jar, and with a slap of its monkey hand, opened the lid. The aroma of the wine immediately filled the air.

With the jar open, the little monkey's eyes sparkled, and it lifted the jar, drinking greedily. After a few gulps, it grinned at Huang Xiaolong and Fei Hou and chirped.

Seeing this, Huang Xiaolong and Fei Hou couldn't help but laugh and shake their heads. They also opened their jars, lifted them, clinked them together, and drank.

The wine was cool and smooth, with a rich, sweet aroma.

While Huang Xiaolong and Fei Hou were enjoying their meal, in the Meng family's hall in Luotong Royal City, Meng Xia, who had been shaved bald by Fei Hou, was standing in the hall, angrily shouting, "Father, you must kill those two despicable commoners! Cut off their hands and feet! After cutting off their hands and feet, I will parade them through the city to show everyone the consequences of offending the Duke's family!"

Meng Chen, seeing his son's pitiful state, was filled with murderous intent. His son had been beaten by two commoners right in front of the city gates!

And the guards' hands had all been cut off!

This was a disgrace!

"Haven't you found those two yet?!" Meng Chen turned to the head steward, Xie Fei, and asked coldly.

Xie Fei was about to speak when suddenly, a guard who had been sent to investigate rushed in. "Duke, we have found those two. They are at Delicious Grand Restaurant!"

"Delicious Grand Restaurant!" Meng Chen stood up abruptly, his eyes flashing with cold light. "Very well, very well. They beat my son and injured my guards, and now they dare to feast at Delicious Grand Restaurant in the royal city!"

This was a blatant disregard for the Duke's family!

"Gather all the experts of the seventh rank and above in the family, and come with me to Delicious Grand Restaurant!" Meng Chen ordered.

"Yes, Duke!" Xie Fei said respectfully, hesitating for a moment before asking, "Duke, should we also summon the First Master and Second Master?"

Meng Chen said coldly, "Yes! No matter what they rely on, I will make them suffer a terrible death!"

At this moment, Huang Xiaolong and Fei Hou were still feasting at Delicious Grand Restaurant. After a while, Fei Hou stopped and stood up, saying to Huang Xiaolong, "Young Master, I'm going to meet someone. He is in Luotong Royal City and is also a disciple of our Asura Gate. I'll bring him to meet you later. He will be very happy to know that you are in Luotong Royal City!"

A disciple of the Asura Gate? Was this the reason Fei Hou dared to beat the Duke's son? Huang Xiaolong nodded. "Alright, go quickly and come back soon!" He didn't ask about the identity of the Asura Gate disciple in Luotong Kingdom, knowing he would find out when Fei Hou brought him.

"Yes, Young Master!" Fei Hou said respectfully and then left.

Not long after, Fei Hou arrived at a huge mansion. On the gate of the mansion, it clearly read: Marshal's Mansion!

In Luotong Kingdom, there were countless generals, dukes, and marquises, but there was only one Marshal!