Chapter 168: The Missing Food
The masked man scratched his head, then clasped his fists and replied to Tuluo Cheng. "Reporting to the Military Advisor, this subordinate just held the tips over the flame and... they lit right away."
Recalling the earlier events, he reached into a small pouch at his waist and pulled something out.
Showing Tuluo Cheng a few pieces of braised chicken feet, he added, "After this subordinate prayed sincerely to Fairy Bai, her golden statue suddenly glowed, and these chicken feet appeared out of nowhere."
Tuluo Cheng’s brows furrowed as he slammed the table. "Impossible! There is no god in this world!"
Looking at his agitated looks, the masked man gently placed the remaining braised chicken feet on the table and said cautiously, "If you don’t believe me, Military Advisor, why not pray to Fairy Bai yourself tomorrow and see if it’s true?"
Hearing this, Tuluo Cheng clenched his fists so tightly that his fingers turned white. After a long silence, he rubbed his aching forehead and said, "I’m tired. You may all leave."
The masked men looked at each other for a second, then clasped their fists and bowed to him.
"Then, we will take our leave now," the leader said, and they quietly exited the room.
Left alone, Tuluo Cheng stared at the braised chicken feet for a long time before muttering stubbornly, "There is no god in this world."
The next morning, activity in Xiqiang City began even before the first sunlight broke through the eastern horizon.