“Stop him! Don’t let him get away!”
A flustered storeowner shouted as he chased a young boy through the streets.
The young boy looked to be around twelve years old and was wearing a ragged robe that could barely keep someone warm in this cold season. In his hands were two whole roasted chickens, which he hugged closely to his chest as he ran, seemingly afraid that he would accidentally drop them during his escape.
Despite the prosperity of Moonrise City, there were bound to be people who fell through the cracks. The scene today might not be too common, but it was not unheard of either.
“Hmm,” Zhao Yunxiao mused as he saw the young boy running in their direction from afar.
But before he could do anything, Zhao Yunxiao felt a slight tug on his sleeve.
He looked back to see Lu Zhiying shaking her head slightly, which surprised him a little.
After all, this was the first time that he was seeing Lu Zhiying stand up for a stranger. And this was just an ordinary mortal who was committing a crime as well.
“What’s the matter?” Gu Qiansi noticed this and asked with a similar level of confusion.
“He might die if he doesn’t escape here,” Lu Zhiying said nonchalantly, as though she was talking about something as common as the weather.
“He might... die?” Zhao Yunxiao raised an eyebrow in response.
While the young boy looked rather thin and malnourished, his youth helped bolster his vitality. In fact, he would probably be able to survive even without eating for the next few days.
“Not from hunger, but from beatings. His wrist has been branded with a special mark, which indicates that he is the property of an underground syndicate. If he doesn’t fulfil his quota, the syndicate might not want to keep him around anymore,” Lu Zhiying shrugged. “Then again, that’s not important. Let’s go get some food. I’m hungry!”
Zhao Yunxiao and Gu Qiansi exchanged glances once again, before realising that they seemed to have done that a lot on this trip.
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Full Moon Restaurant – this was the largest and most famous restaurant in all of Moonrise City.
The five-storey high restaurant boasted grand architecture and luxurious designs, truly living up to its illustrious reputation.
Just by looking at the exterior, it would make one feel that nothing could ever go wrong with giving the food a try!
Inside, each level was a large banquet hall in and of itself, holding numerous tables that were comfortably spaced out.
Under the lead of a well-groomed waiter, Zhao Yunxiao’s group settled down at a table before making their order.
This was not Zhao Yunxiao’s first visit, so he was able to quickly make the order without even having to look at the menu.
“How nice! I’ve always wanted to eat at a posh restaurant like this!” Lu Zhiying did not try to hide her excitement.
“Haha, is this your first time at such a restaurant?” Gu Qiansi asked.
“Hmm, it’s not exactly my first time at such a luxurious restaurant, either. But whenever I used to visit a place like this in the past, it would be for work assignments, so I don’t actually get to eat,” Lu Zhiying explained.
“I see,” Gu Qiansi nodded in understanding. “Well, you are a customer today instead of a staff, so make sure to eat your fill!”
It would appear that Lu Zhiying had worked at a restaurant in the past, which was not too uncommon a job.
However, Zhao Yunxiao felt that there was something strange with the way Lu Zhiying described it.
Would one usually call them work assignments if they were working at a restaurant?
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“Isn’t it obvious by now?” the young man continued. “Why else would he not return to the sect after the mission has been completed? Even if he really had a good reason to do so, he wouldn’t have left without telling anyone.”
“Enough talking. We will leave the verdict to the sect administrators after we bring him back,” the young lady said. “It is not up to us to comment.”
“You know I am right,” the young man shrugged.
The young lady remained silent, be it because she had no counterarguments or because she did not see the point in doing so.
Zhao Yunxiao’s group could not help but exchange glances.
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</a> Unfortunately, the pair from the Vermilion Bird Sect did not continue their conversation further, and left promptly after they were done with their meal.