Just Discharged From the Military and Got Tied Down by A Cold Beauty
Chapter 603: How Did I Ever Tolerate Him Before?

Chapter 603: Chapter 603: How Did I Ever Tolerate Him Before?

After reaching the bottom of the rift, the four men and a horse began to climb up from the other side.

Eventually, it took them an hour and a half to all get up.

"I’m sorry for slowing you all down," Lu Xiao apologized to the three of them after they had climbed up.

If it weren’t for him bringing the black horse and deliberately slowing their pace, they probably could have gone down and up within an hour.

"Oh, it’s nothing, you even spoke up for me. It was really satisfying when you told Cui Yili to back off," Gu Xi said with a smile and a wave of her hand.

She had always disliked Cui Yili and Wu Feifei.

But unfortunately, since Cui Yili’s father was the Deputy City Lord of Longda City, she couldn’t openly confront him.

Luckily, today she had Lu Xiao and Ma Ziqian, and the way they scolded Cui Yili and Wu Feifei was truly exhilarating.

"Brother Lu, it’s getting late, we should hurry on our way," Ma Ziqian immediately stood up and said.

They had a little over an hour before Red Eyes would descend.

They had to hurry.

If they couldn’t reach a safe point before nightfall, it would be very troublesome.

"Alright, let’s go."

Just before nightfall, the four of them finally arrived at a fort.

In the Divine Continent Realm, such small forts were quite common.

These forts were generally set up and managed by large cities, specifically to provide refuge from Red Eyes.

Of course, there were private forts as well.

However, you needed enough strength to survive in a private fort.

"This is fort number 7 of Xuanyuan Tomb, we’re safe now," Ma Ziqian said, wiping the sweat off his face.

If they were ten or eight minutes later, Red Eyes would have descended.

"Let’s go to the fort’s lobby to handle the check-in," said Ma Ziqian, who was quite familiar with the forts set up along the road by Xuanyuan Tomb.

After all, this was his third time participating in the selection trial of Xuanyuan Tomb.

Naturally, it was also his last time.

Ma Ziqian had decided before he came that if he succeeded this time, he would shine in Xuanyuan Tomb; if he failed again, he would go to the First Academy of the Royal City.

With his skills and age, he could enter the First Academy of the Royal City without even taking an assessment.

"Ah, Xiao Ma, you’re here again."

"How are you feeling this year, confident?"

"I feel that you definitely can do it this time," the man at the front desk, a man in his forties, immediately smiled and waved as he saw Ma Ziqian.

Ma Ziqian also smiled and said, "Then I’ll take your good words, Brother Chai."

"You’ve come at just the right time, there are exactly two rooms left," Chai Tong took out two room tags with keys from behind the counter.

"Same rate as before, one hundred Divine Treasures for the two rooms."

Ma Ziqian nodded and began to take out his money.

But before he could get it out, someone else appeared beside him, snatched the two keys from the counter.

"One hundred Divine Treasures, I’m taking the two rooms," a voice said.

Clang, a one hundred Divine Treasure coin fell on the counter.

In the counter, Chai Tong’s brows immediately furrowed.

Ma Ziqian also saw who it was at the same time, his eyes darkening, Cui Yili.

"Young man, first come, first served, understand? Put the keys back," Chai Tong gently tapped the counter, his tone slightly displeased.

He had been working in fort number 7 for almost ten years and had not seen anyone trying to snatch rooms before.

"He didn’t pay, I paid first, so technically, I was first," Cui Yili said arrogantly, looking at Chai Tong. A person running a lobby at a fort, acting all high and mighty with me?

Ma Ziqian shook his head and curled his lips, thinking how idiotic Cui Yili was, wondering how he had tolerated him before.

This place was what? Fort number 7 of Xuanyuan Tomb.

Anyone with a brain should know that the forts were set up by Xuanyuan Tomb.

What did that mean? That meant the staff in the forts were also part of Xuanyuan Tomb.

"I said Xiao Ma was first, so he was first, put them down!" Chai Tong’s tone also grew colder.

"What can you do about it? Ridiculous, a nobody," Cui Yili sneered and then pocketed the keys.

"You..."

"Brother Chai, it’s fine," Ma Ziqian immediately stopped him as he was about to burst.

"Let’s not stoop to argue with a fool."

"I remember we still have shared dorms here, right? Three men’s bunks and one women’s bunk."

Seeing that Ma Ziqian didn’t mind, Chai Tong slightly frowned, "Xiao Ma, they’re bullying you right to your face now?"

"Oh! What can I do? Isn’t fighting forbidden in our fort? If I hit him now, I’d be breaking the rules."

"I’ll teach him a lesson once he leaves the fort tomorrow," Ma Ziqian said, raising his eyebrows.

Chai Tong immediately felt better upon hearing Ma Ziqian’s words.

Xiao Ma was as considerate as ever.

"Forget the shared dorm, come stay in my courtyard, let’s go," Chai Tong waved his hand.

He had always had a high regard for Ma Ziqian.

Whether in terms of disposition or talent, he was exceptional.

This time, he should be able to make it into Xuanyuan Tomb.