Chapter 105: It Worked Perfectly
The guard, whose name turned out to be Feng Niu, took me to what looked to be a small shack on the other side of the pit.
There were a lot of guys sitting around, their clothes hanging off their bodies as they waited for their turn in the ring. No one bothered to speak, and not a single person had food in their hands, even though there was clearly a reaver ready to feed them.
"Zhu Gen!" called out Feng Niu as he gripped my elbow, leading me deeper into the open area. It wasn’t a room, but it wasn’t outside either. "Meet the Harbinger! She just won her first fight today! Fastest time so far, too!"
The reaver with the spoon and half his bottom jaw missing nodded his head, grinning at me awkwardly. "Do you have enough for a bun?" he asked, his words coming out weird without part of his mouth.
"Not only a bun," chuckled Feng Niu excitedly. "She’ll have enough for a full menu for the next few days!" My guard held up both of his hands, full of my coins. While they still looked like the money I was used to in Country M, it was now official that I was probably nowhere near home.
Out of the corner of my eye, I could see a few men turning their attention to me. The look on their faces shifted between caution and greed, and I had no idea which one would win at the end of the day. But that didn’t matter.
I would never give up what was meant to be mine.
And that money was mine.
Vanishing the money I had tightly gripped in my hand, I turned to look at Feng Niu. "Could I treat you to a meal?" I asked, cocking my head to the side. "I know it’s not much, but you have been so kind to me."