"Noble from the City, Ma Gu's Shock—Ma Gu, what is that? Is such lowly meat something people should even eat?"
The young man in splendid robes turned pale, pointing at the butcher's stall as he cried out in a somewhat shrill voice.
Especially the pig offal piled on the stall—an indistinct stench drifted over, making him nearly vomit.
Ma Gu followed his pointing finger and saw that he was indicating the pork stall. He could not help feeling helpless.
At that moment, the entire Da Ji had fallen silent.
As for the butcher, he was trembling like a cicada in winter. His sturdy body shook, and he nearly could not stop himself from crawling beneath the meat stall.
That young man in splendid robes was clearly some noble from who knew where.
Even Master Ma had to humbly attend to him. How could a country commoner selling pork possibly afford to provoke him?
"Young Master Wei, this is a rural place. Naturally, these poor folk cannot afford anything good," Ma Gu said with a placating smile.
"You possess a body worth a thousand gold. Naturally, you should not have to look upon such filthy things. Let us go elsewhere, lest these things soil your eyes."
"I have already ordered the residence cleaned up. You may move in whenever you wish."
"Then hurry, hurry! If I stay any longer, I fear I'll faint!"
The young man in splendid robes covered his nose and mouth, his face full of disgust as he hurried forward.
Ma Gu quickly followed.
As for the several guards accompanying the young man in splendid robes, not one of them spoke from beginning to end. Even their expressions barely changed.
Only after the young man in splendid robes and his group had left for quite some time did