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Just as Gu Xi finished giving himself a mental pep talk and prepared to approach the former Guild Master as Xu Zao, the Chaoyang Radiance Guild's Guild Master had already finished eating and vanished into the crowd.
Gu Xi hesitated for a moment but ultimately did not follow him.
After all, in Gu Xi's eyes, this former Guild Master no longer had his original aura.
There was no point in following him anyway.
Gu Xi merely walked over to where the Guild Master had been sitting and looked up at the menu.
"Give me a bowl of the freshest instant noodles."
That was right. This stall sold instant noodles, though not the kind soaked in boiling water. They used all kinds of rich broths and ingredients to prepare them.
Setting everything else aside, Gu Xi could see several types of soup, including mutton offal, lamb, beef offal, and beef.
Chunks of meat of all sizes rolled about in the broth, making it clear that the ingredients were genuine.
After Gu Xi sat down, the stall owner merely asked whether he had any dietary restrictions before getting to work.
He sliced fresh fish, cooked the instant noodles, ladled out the mutton offal soup, and kept his hands moving without pause while chatting with Gu Xi.
Gu Xi had nothing else to do, so while waiting for his noodles, he was happy to chat with the stall owner.
After all, some of the information he heard from him differed from what was reported in the newspapers.
A few exchanges later, Gu Xi steered the conversation toward the Cattle and Horse Special Train running from Moluan City to Peixin City.
At the mention of that, the stall owner burst into