"Me, me, me! Come over here!"
"Hey, handsome! Over here, over here! I'm near the front!"
"Bro, I don't need fifty Gold Soul Coins. Forty will do! Pick me!"
"Fuck, someone's undercutting us!"
Everyone clamored over one another.
In the end, Gu Yunxiao chose a girl closest to the front and handed her the Gold Soul Coins.
After receiving the Gold Soul Coins, the girl let her gaze linger on Gu Yunxiao for a few seconds before running to the back of the line to queue up again.
Soon, it was Gu Yunxiao and Jiang Nannan's turn.
Gu Yunxiao looked at Huo Yuhao. "Two grilled fish. Grill one a little more charred, with normal seasoning. Grill the other normally, with lighter seasoning."
"Sure."
Huo Yuhao nodded and got to work.
Although they were roommates, both tacitly pretended not to know each other.
In truth, their relationship was no different from that of strangers.
A short while later, the two grilled fish were ready.
Jiang Nannan paid ten Copper Soul Coins.
Gu Yunxiao and Jiang Nannan took one each and savored their fish.
"Not bad."
Gu Yunxiao offered his verdict.
Jiang Nannan nodded in agreement. The grilled fish wasn't exactly stunning, but it certainly tasted good.
"Let's go look around somewhere else."
"Mm."
Just as they were about to leave, something suddenly whistled through the air. A golden streak followed, moving at tremendous speed.
Whoosh!
The golden streak was aimed straight at Gu Yunxiao.
Everyone froze at the sight.
"Yun..." Jiang Nannan reacted, instinctively trying to step in front of Gu Yunxiao.
But Gu Yunxiao was faster. He held Jiang Nannan back with one hand, tossed his grilled fish upward with the other, and caught the golden streak. It was a Gold Soul Coin.
Then the grilled fish fell, landing back