The Defeated Saintess Is On A Journey To Tame The Evil God Book 01 Chapter 05.10 - Gold

By the time Xing Mo returned to the gambling den with two cups of sweet iced tea bought at the hot springs' night market, everything had changed.

A large group of spectators gathered around Aurora's table, emitting shouts from time to time.

What's going on? Is there a fight?

Xing Mo hurriedly stepped forward, pushing aside the crowd, repeatedly saying words such as "excuse me" and "let me through".

But, when she squeezed herself up to the edge of the table, Xing Mo saw a golden radiance tear through the air—

Whoosh—

It was a female Knight riding a Dragon! She battled in the air with more than ten Dragons and released flashes of golden light, dropping a Dragon from midair with each flash of golden light.

Aurora sat at the table with a calm expression, her hands folded in front of her chest.

As for the other three people, they were frenetic, fierce expressions decorating their faces.

Xing Mo promptly grasped the current situation on the battlefield: the three people decided to gang up on Aurora, yet she was effortlessly handling them by herself.

The female Knight subordinated to Aurora cut through the battlefield like a knife through butter, causing the ranks of the troops in front of her to crumble.

The lass... probably granted the female Knight "life"... that was why she had become so powerful...

Xing Mo watched silently as Aurora won again and put a pile of chips into a basket.

She turned around, saw Xing Mo watching, and waved at her: "Sweet iced tea!"

Xing Mo handed her the sweet iced tea. Aurora took a sip and stuck out her tongue: "Too sweet, oh my..."

Then, she stood up and waved to the three people at the table, saying: "Let's call it a night here. It wouldn't be polite to continue playing. You need to practice more."

"Wait a minute!" The former champion's eyes were shot with blood at this time, "You... what's your name..."

"My name is Xing Yu." Aurora put her hands on her hips, "Remember my name! Next time I come, you better run~"

The onlookers chewed on these words over and over again: when Xing Yu comes... you must run...

The former champion stood up unsteadily and faced Aurora: "I lost... Ms. Xing Yu..."

"Yeah." Aurora nodded with a smile.

"I have a small request... I wonder if you could..."

"Come on, spill it out. I have an appointment with my sister." As she spoke, Aurora pulled Xing Mo by the hand.

The former champion swallowed and pointed to the female Knight on the table: "Can you sell me the Knight statuette?"

His question wasn't directed at the attendant, but at Aurora, as if the statuette weren't the property of the hot springs.

Aurora was silent for a moment, then nodded: "How much are you willing to pay for it?"

"It's not that simple..." Xing Mo leaned over and whispered in Aurora's ear, "It belongs to the gambling den..."

The next moment, the former champion quoted a number, and the surroundings fell into a silence.

When she heard the number, Xing Mo's pupils quaked, and her mouth fell open: "Ah...?"

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"I told you I could do it~" On the street behind the hot springs, Aurora led Xing Mo by the hand, in a pretty good mood.

The street was geared for people who finished bathing at the hot springs, selling things such as magic trinkets and commemorative statuettes, as well as some Sunflower Hot Springs-themed Golden Totem sets.

Of course, the most important thing was the food: the tantalizing aroma of meat feeling the street stimulated Xing Mo's empty stomach as she had yet to eat dinner.

At this time, Xing Mo had two golden tickets in her pocket. This was the highest-level of ticket the Sunflower Hot Springs offered. They could now enjoy a duke suite and receive every possible service.

Of course, if Xing Mo asked to "visit the hot springs' boiler room", her request would be satisfied.

But before that, even though the time was already approaching dawn, Xing Mo wanted to have dinner.

Looking at the little lass moving forward while holding her hand, Xing Mo smiled and shook her head: "Ms. Evil God, let me ask you, why did you sell the female Knight statuette?"

"Because that guy's offer was high." Aurora said nonchalantly, "You heard the number, as well. With this money, plus what I won tonight... I might be able to build a small church in the outskirts of Academia."

Indeed... the money Aurora earned tonight was equivalent to quite a few years worth of income of a middle class family in the Citadel. Anymore and she could indeed be able to build a small church.

"But the female Knight was looking at you pitifully at the end." Xing Mo said.

"Servants must sacrifice their lives for their lord." Aurora said lightly.

"Then will you sell me, as well? Aren't I also your servant?" Xing Mo asked.

Aurora appeared to be stunned for a moment. She shook her head a few times, then turned back.

Under the light of the night market's gas lamps, her blood-red eyes were coated with a warm yellow gloss: "I won't sell you."

"Why?"

"You can make delicious food."

Can't you come up with a more touching reason...

Xing Mo chuckled helplessly, then led Aurora to stop in front of a barbecue stall.

Imperials brought their barbecue customs from the desert to the Citadel with them. Unlike the White Tower District or the Western District, where people relied on gas stoves for cooking, the imperials' cooking stations were closer to nature—made of stone.

They covered the stations with large pebbles, lit wood underneath to heat the pebbles, and then rubbed sheep intestines strung on skewers on the pebbles, leaving fresh grease on the surface of the pebbles.

Subsequently, the chef laid out pieces of meat on the pebbles: sheep chops, pork belly, sheep thigh, and sheep kidney.

As sizzling sounds rose, the chef sprinkled the meat with coarse salt. From this point on, he didn't add any more condiments, letting the hot pebbles roast the meat.

When the meat was cooked, the chef picked it up with tongs, placed it on plates with a few pieces of flat bread, and handed it to Xing Mo.

Xing Mo and Aurora found a seat and sat down. Amid the hustle and bustle of the night market, while drinking sweet iced tea, the two wrapped the meat in bread, dipped it in honey, and stuffed it into their mouths.

"Mm... imperials' meat is really tasty..." Aurora said indistinctly.

"Why do you keep saying weird things..." Xing Mo smiled and enjoyed her meal.

The meat juices overflowed in their mouths, the fat was absorbed by the bread, making the meat neither greasy nor dry. With the addition of honey, it presented a sweet and juicy taste.

After she was half full, Xing Mo drank up the remaining sweet iced tea, and then turned to Aurora, who was still enjoying her meal, and asked: "By the way, Young Ancestor, you still have quite a lot of money left. Do you have any plans for it?"

"Plans?" Aurora swallowed the meat in her mouth, "Mm... I haven't thought about it yet... why don't I use it to pay wages?"

"Wages?" Xing Mo frowned, "What wages?"

"I intend to form my own armed religious order, and then pay them wages!" Aurora grew excited as she spoke: "Armed nuns... armed priests… armed Saintesses… armed Dragons... um... mere totems on the table are not satisfactory! I want to build a real army!"

Xing Mo: (˚ Д˚ ≡˚ д˚)!?

Shoot... I even got her the start-up funds...

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