webnovel

Shattered Gateway

The piece Hao Xuan was holding looked like it was an unrefined nugget of pure silver with a scant few impurities mixed in. Longtrouble's pupils turned into saucers the moment he laid eyes on the sparkling piece of ore.

"Oh, this one?" Hao Xuan brought it forward so he could get a better look, "It's for me. Hope you don't mind the extra five gold. With the one I gave you it should be just enough to cover both the cost of the fee and this piece-"

Before Hao Xuan could even get the words out Longtrouble swapped the piece in his hand for the one in Hao Xuan's.

"You take this, I take that!" he cried with surprising hostility- as if he was ready to fight Hao Xuan to death over it.

Hao Xuan put forward his most disappointed expression and lightly murmured, "Oh...okay...sure..."

次の章へ