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“Oh my god, it really is you!”
Kui was carrying a heavy bag of gold dragons and walking down from the viewing platform when she heard a very familiar voice beside her.!
She turned her head and couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth. “Yo, Tiger Claw!”
“Hahaha, long time no see, Kui!” The big guy hugged her tightly and patted her back hard. “When His Majesty announced your name, I thought it was someone with the same name. I didn’t expect you to be able to beat the Chief Knight and Dawnlight. It’s really surprising! Wait… this feel, have you gained weight?”
Kui pushed him away with a smile and gave him a punch in the chest in response, “Screw you, before, it was all skin and bones, this is normal, okay!”
“No, I mean it’s better to be a little chubby,” Tiger Claw whistled. “At least you look more like a woman.” He looked Kui up and down. “But seriously, your appearance has changed too much… I wasn’t even sure it was you on the stage.”
“Really?” She shrugged. “Maybe my hair is a bit longer, and I’m eating a bit more. Haven’t you gotten a lot stronger too?”
“I’ve been working on construction sites every day!” The latter flexed his arm proudly.
“Huff… huff… Kui, wait for me,” Xiao struggled to squeeze out of the crowd, panting. “Oh, isn’t this Tiger Claw!”
“Look, this guy hasn’t changed much at all, still so skinny,” Tiger Claw gave him a warm hug as well. “Don’t tell me you ran all the way here too.”
“Cough, cough… easy,” Xiao said with a wry smile. “I came in the merchant’s wagon. If it weren’t for Kui wanting me to come with her, I wouldn’t have wanted to make this trip.”
“You’ve become a merchant?”
“Just an odd-jobber.” He scratched the back of his head embarrassedly.
“Doesn’t this guy know a few words?” Kui curled her lips. “He learned the elementary education course a little faster than others. After passing the assessment, he was spotted by a chamber of commerce and sits in a room dealing with account books every day. He’s living a comfortable life.”
“I see. It’s lucky you came, otherwise how could we have gathered together so coincidentally?” Tiger Claw laughed loudly. “Let’s go to Neverwinter and have a good night of drinking, to celebrate for Kui!”
“That’s fine, but…” Xiao looked around. “Where’s Snake Tooth? Didn’t he sign up for the competition?”
Kui felt a jump in her heart.
In fact, she had wanted to ask this question for a long time, but she didn’t want to seem too anxious. At this time, she pretended to be nonchalant and looked at Tiger Claw, “Could it be that he was left too far behind by you and went back first?”
“He…ran off to Hidden Forest to build the railway by himself.” Tiger Claw replied lazily. “Although the reward is good, you can lose your life if you’re not careful. What’s the point of earning so much then? He’s lived in the sewers before, and now he has proper housing and he’s still not satisfied, he has to pursue some double-room house, I really don’t understand what he’s thinking sometimes.”
Because that can provide a warm and comfortable home for a family, rather than just a place to shelter from the wind and rain, Kui thought with a bit of bitterness. “Of course, it’s for White Paper’s sake.”
“White Paper?” Tiger Claw asked inexplicably.
“Hey, you haven’t forgotten about White Paper, have you?” Xiao poked him. “She’s our companion.”
“I know, but what does this have to do with her?” Tiger Claw asked confusedly. “White Paper has now joined the Witch Union and lives in the Castle District, she doesn’t need us to provide a house. And Snake Tooth, he’s the same, he’s seen White Paper several times, but he doesn’t dare to say hello, and he pulls me aside to hide, so she still doesn’t know we’ve come here.”
“What?” Kui couldn’t help but be stunned. “Could it be that it’s been more than two years and you haven’t seen White Paper?”
Tiger Claw shook his head helplessly.
“Pfft—hahahahaha,” Kui grinned and laughed. “Then he really is a fool!” For some reason, she suddenly felt a lot lighter, and even her steps became lighter.
“Kui, keep your voice down,” Xiao said in a fluster. “Everyone around is looking at us.”
But Kui didn’t care at all, and instead waved to the crowd, exchanging for a friendly burst of laughter.
People undoubtedly regarded her as the champion Miss.
“Being famous is really good…” Tiger Claw sighed. “Two years ago, I couldn’t have imagined that there would be such a day.”
“More than fame, those hundred gold dragons are the focus,” Xiao had a different opinion. “If you use them to do business, the income is definitely higher than working. Even if you don’t know anything about it, you can find a chamber of commerce to co-invest. If you can make it big, you basically lie down and collect money—”
“No, I want to buy a house.” Kui interrupted. “In the Border Region.”
“Eh?” Xiao was stunned. “But this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! If you start from scratch, do you know how long it will take to save a hundred gold dragons!”
“I know, but I’ve already decided,” Kui said without hesitation.
“What about your job?”
“So I’m also going to buy a bicycle,” she said, following her thoughts. “You saw how easy it is to ride that thing. If I have a bicycle, I should be able to get back to Longsong District from here in a day… no, an afternoon. And there are a lot of letters being delivered between the two places, maybe I can earn even more money.”
“You…” Xiao looked at her for a long time, and finally sighed as if surrendering. “Whatever, I’ve never been able to convince you anyway.”
Kui smiled slightly, but her thoughts flew back to two years ago.
That day of parting.
The four of them stood on the dock, and she had asked Snake Tooth “Will you come back?”, but she never got an answer.
At that time, she felt that she might never see the other party again in this life.
The distance between Border Town and Longsong Stronghold was so far, even if they were merged into one city, in her eyes, it was the ends of the earth.
You have to know that the farthest place they had been to was just the garbage dump outside Longsong City.
Border Town, in her mind, was an unattainable place.
It wasn’t until she was seduced by the prize money of this sports meeting that Kui stepped onto the Kingdom Avenue for the first time. To cheer herself up, she even forced Xiao to come along.
Unexpectedly, the distance between the two places refreshed her imagination – more than winning first place, Kui was even more surprised that she and Snake Tooth were not so far apart. There were neither winding mountain roads nor bumpy roads. A straight black stone road connected the two places together. She had the feeling that this was a city for the first time.
In that case, why should she wait for the other party to come back?
Wouldn’t it be okay if she went over there herself?
Just like what His Majesty the King said.
The so-called “impossible” is probably a shackle to be broken – before trying, who knows if it will be another miracle?
“Let’s find a tavern, I’ll treat you to a drink.” Kui patted her purse.
“Whoa!” Tiger Claw clenched his fist excitedly. “Too bad Snake Tooth won’t be able to enjoy it.”
“Remember to go to the inn to deposit the money first,” Xiao reminded. “Four or five gold dragons will be enough!”
“Got it,” Kui laughed.
She didn’t know what the final result would be, but she wanted to try.
She already liked this feeling of chasing miracles.