Chapter 1202

Now, they had finally arrived.

Lin Cheng was so exhausted he collapsed to his knees on the ground; after he finished speaking, all he could do was gasp for breath.

Just at that moment, a gold coin suddenly dropped in front of Lin Cheng.

In an instant, Lin Cheng's body seemed to regain its vitality; a surge of reverse flow rushed from his dantian straight to the top of his head, and he fiercely snatched up the gold coin, glaring furiously around him.

"I'm not a beggar! Who threw this coin!"

But at this moment, the people around all stared at Lin Cheng with blank, bewildered faces, clearly having no idea what this fellow kneeling on the ground was trying to do.

"Don't let me find out who threw this coin, or I'll summon my Demon Armor and kill them for sure!"

Tough talk had to be spoken, but the unclaimed gold coin also had to be pocketed; Lin Cheng stuffed the coin into his chest in a fit of anger, though in his heart he was actually overjoyed.

Picking up a free gold coin—who wouldn't be happy?

Tch!

The two women expressed extreme contempt and shame at Lin Cheng's contradictory behavior.

"Hehe, picking up money isn't bad, is it? Let's go in and eat first, and ask the boss about the rental when the time comes."

The restaurant Lin Cheng entered was called Flying Fox, a common three-story establishment.

The building used the restaurant as its main entrance, with a ring of square-shaped rooms surrounding it; the rooms encircled a garden as part of the restaurant's property.

Nowadays, the restaurant was doing poorly; to maintain expenses, the restaurant management resolutely decided to rent out the side rooms surrounding the restaurant.

After entering the restaurant, the three of them finally understood why the restaurant was renting out rooms—because inside it was simply too deserted. The entire hall didn't have a single dine-in customer, not even a single little attendant standing at the door to greet guests.

An ordinary customer, upon seeing this sight, would probably turn around and leave on the spot.

The first-floor hall was very large, with no fewer than ten or so empty tables and chairs; all the tables and chairs surrounded a performance round stage. Walking along the inside, the pleasant sound of a pipa mixed with a young girl's clear singing soon reached their ears.

Turning to look, they saw on the round stage a young girl wearing a light veil, playing the pipa and singing a little tune; pity that, apart from the three of them, almost no one below could appreciate it.

"What's going on here? We've been here so long and there's not even a single little attendant." Miss Qianhui couldn't help complaining.

Lin Cheng also cast a curious gaze toward the singing girl on the performance round stage; their eyes met, and the singing girl shifted her gaze to the other side.

In an instant, Lin Cheng seemed to understand something.

"The restaurant people should be on the other side; let's go over and ask."

Lin Cheng walked toward the other side where the singing girl was, which seemed to be the direction of the shopkeeper. The three quickly walked over, and looking inside, they saw a little girl fast asleep on the counter, a large puddle of drool spread out.

"Ahem." Miss Qianhui deliberately coughed twice, but it didn't wake the little girl.

It was Lin Cheng who took direct action, slapping the counter, that startled the little girl.

The little girl dazedly raised her head, wiped the drool from the corner of her mouth, and stared blankly at the three people before her, not knowing what they wanted.

"Are you still doing business or not?"

As if hearing the word "business," the little girl's eyes lit up and she was completely awake. She hurriedly asked: "Eating or staying? Welcome, welcome, a warm welcome! Let me tell you, the service quality of our Flying Fox Restaurant is absolutely the best in this whole area."

Those words left Lin Cheng speechless—as if he were blind.

Apart from them, there was simply no one in this restaurant hall, alright?

But in the little girl's heart, Lin Cheng and his group were no different from the blind; walking inside despite the obstacles—what else could they be but blind?

Oh right, they were here to deliver money.

"We'll eat and also stay. If possible, I'd like to discuss with the shopkeeper the rental posted outside your restaurant." Lin Cheng said very politely to the little girl.

What if she was the daughter of some important member of the restaurant? Offending her would be troublesome.

Setting that aside, the location of Flying Fox Restaurant was indeed excellent; the surrounding area was inhabited either by fairly well-off wealthy families or by mercenaries willing to spend money, and most importantly it was very close to the market, so the main foot traffic would inevitably pass through here.

It was also based on this consideration that Lin Cheng planned to come and ask; after all, in Boulder Fortress City, this was currently the only place he'd seen that was available for rent.

The opportunity was truly rare.

"Huh, you actually want to rent our rooms?" After hearing Lin Cheng's explanation, the little girl directly revealed a look of utter shock, her expression of bewilderment intensifying.

"What, you don't rent to outsiders? We have identity certificates right here." Lin Cheng thought the merchant was worried about outsiders being irresponsible or committing fraud, so he took out their identity certificates to prove that they intended to stay in Boulder Fortress permanently.

"We are very sincere."