Chapter 286: Dongtu Cuisine
Gu He, Lorna, and Pandora followed Lu Jiu to a hearty lunch at Zuixian Tower on Mingxing Street.
Lorna's appetite genuinely startled Lu Jiu. Tall and athletic as she was, the way she tore through an entire tureen of noodle soup and ripped apart a whole roast chicken barehanded was still staggering. She even ordered a pot of Zuixian wine.
She thought nothing of it. She belonged to the Hunter Profession System, and what was the point of hunting if not to eat?
"Uh, our heroine Lorna here," Gu He told Lu Jiu, "went hungry when she was little. She swore she'd never let herself starve again."
"You really know me. Spot on," Lorna replied. "I was a street rat for years and genuinely starved a few times. Hitting winter with an empty stomach, cold and starving—that was just miserable."
"I was an orphan too." Lu Jiu let out a long sigh. "Fortunately, the Master took me in."
Gu He packed away plenty himself during the meal. Zuixian Tower was famous across Mingxing Street and the entire Dongtu Street district for a reason; every dish was perfect in color, aroma, and taste. After putting away such delicious Dongtu cuisine, his Holy Water actually increased by 5%, reaching 45%.
When Lu Jiu went to settle the bill, the price didn't hurt his wallet too badly, but he still couldn't help laughing and cursing his Pixiu pendant for being useless.
He declared he was heading straight to the pawnshop to pawn the Pixiu pendant and buy a God of Wealth pendant instead, just to see if it worked better.