Starry Sky Railway: Opening Performance - Taixu Sword God

"So what exactly do you want to do?" Yan Huan blinked.

Chapter 1208: What happened to you, foreigner?

The bearded old man smiled faintly:

"The Eternal City was once open to visitors from other city-states, but as the Black Tide raged, the goodwill in people's hearts gradually withered..."

“Your Excellency Yan Huan, I have a feeling that you will understand me.”

"What I'm about to say is a bit long, would you like to continue listening?"

After thinking about it, Yan Huan agreed to the invitation from the bearded old man.

After all, it's none of my business right now, so maybe he can tell me some gossip?

"Just say it."

"Alright, I knew you had nothing better to do..."

"I misspoke, I'm busy." Yan Huan turned and left.

"Hey, hey, don't do that!"

The bearded old man quickly pulled him back:

"Just kidding, Your Excellency Yan Huan. How about we find a place to sit down and have a comfortable talk?"

"Let's choose the bathhouse at Marble Palace. I'm a VIP customer there."

"Are you a valued customer?"

Yan Huan looked at the old man's clothes. His clothes looked like rags and hadn't been washed in ages. How could he afford to buy a VIP membership at the bathhouse?

"Haha... Don't let my current state fool you, I'm just a little short on cash these days."

The bearded old man laughed:

"If you don't mind, I'll open a bathhouse. You can browse around here first, and we can exchange contact information. I'll call you when you're ready."

"Row."

Yan Huan nodded, watching the bearded old man walk into the bathhouse.

The passersby nearby gathered in twos and threes, seemingly discussing what had just happened.

"Laled is really asking for trouble, always making things difficult for foreigners. If Lord Yan Huan hadn't caught him red-handed, who knows which unlucky soul would have suffered..."

“Hey, don’t say that! With these foreigners coming into the city, it’s true that life isn’t as comfortable as it used to be for us citizens of Ohm.”

"So what? My son finally managed to marry a foreign woman. As long as they have food to eat, they don't even want a dowry..."

"Damn! Auntie, you're a real lifesaver! I'm single too!"

Upon hearing this, Yan Huan quickly moved closer and leaned down to eavesdrop.

Hearing the young man's words, the old woman became even more smug and said proudly:

"You single young men better seize the opportunity! My daughter-in-law is a wealthy heiress in her former city!"

"Do you understand, Qianjin? She can sing and dance, and is proficient in all the arts, including music, chess, calligraphy, and painting!"

"And her face! It's like a miracle from Meneta. My future grandchildren will definitely be very good-looking too!"

"Holy crap!" the young man exclaimed enviously. "She's absolutely gorgeous!"

"Auntie, do you know any other foreigners like this? Please, could you introduce me to one?! I'll give you a red envelope, okay?!"

"Hmph~ You've come to the right person."

The old lady looked smugly at the single young men present.

“Nowadays, foreigners who want to enter the city have to draw lots.”

"If you don't get a permit to enter the city, you'll be placed in a shelter outside the city."

"You guys, just wander around the city gate whenever you have free time, and if you see a girl you like, just strike up a conversation."

"Foreigners have a hard time getting by in our city. They'd be overjoyed if a local helped them out."

"As long as you know how to handle things, you'll definitely be able to find a good wife!"

"Um, I have a question." Yan Huan raised her hand:

"If your daughter-in-law is really that perfect, she must have a lot of suitors in the inner city."

"Why did she have to become your daughter-in-law?"

"Besides, someone who can sing and dance, play musical instruments, and is also good-looking is an ultimate talent. Surely they can find a good job."

The other single men were also very interested in the series of questions Yan Huan asked.

Beautiful girls are rare to begin with, and a top-tier heiress like this is even rarer.

Even foreigners shouldn't be so easily swayed.

"Ah? Lord Yan Huan? You've come to join the fun too!"

The old woman was taken aback at first, then smiled and said:

"You don't know this, but my son is a dark-skinned physical education student!"

"I see." The single young man next to him nodded repeatedly.

Dark-skinned PE student... that's normal.

"?" Upon hearing this, Yan Huan looked at the old woman. Although the old woman was old, her skin was not dark.

If she has a dark-skinned athlete son, that means her husband...

"What are you still doing here?" Suddenly, a middle-aged man stepped into the crowd and said hurriedly.

"My daughter-in-law wants to eat earthworm meat ribs, but my son and I don't know how to cook them. Let's go."

Yan Huan and the other young men sized up the middle-aged man. If they weren't blind, the man's skin was clearly not dark.

Only after the old woman and her husband left did the young man breathe a sigh of relief and say:

"Looks like it's just sun-tanned skin. What on earth are you guys thinking...?"

"Is it possible that this man has been cheated on?" someone suggested.

"Hey, hey, hey, how can you talk like that? This lady was kindly telling us her secrets to finding a partner, don't you know how to be grateful?!"

Just then, the young men saw the figure of an old woman in the distance; there were four of them in total.

An old woman, her husband, a seemingly extremely beautiful and youthful girl, and... a minor character.

"..."

Everyone fell silent.

"Okay, although we don't have that guy's abilities, now is indeed a good time to find foreign girlfriends."

The young men dispersed, some rushing straight to the city gate, while the rest continued to wander around.

"I think, apart from foreign girls, the rest shouldn't come into the city," the bakery owner said to the customers with a smile.

"Some of them don't follow the rules..."

“Take myself for example. My bakery doesn’t make much money usually, just enough to make a living.”

"Starting from about two weeks ago, there have been some foreigners sitting at the store entrance before closing time, hoping that I would give them the leftover bread that I didn't sell that day."

Hearing the discussion, Yan Huan came over again.

Someone saw Yan Huan and laughed:

"Lord Yan Huan, I didn't expect you to be here watching the drama unfold! You seem quite interested!"

The person speaking was one of the young men who hadn't gone to the city gate to wait for girls.

"No way! I just came to check on the bread." Yan Huan said with her hands behind her back, looking very serious.

"Alright, alright," the bakery owner said with a smile, looking at the two of them.

"Shall I continue... or shall I introduce you to our bread?"

"Introduce him to the bread, isn't he here to see the bread? Stop talking, stop talking!" The young man waved his hands repeatedly.

"You little rascal, are you joking with the Golden Descendant like this?" the bakery owner laughed.

"So you gave the leftover bread to the refugees from other countries?" Yan Huan asked.

"Of course I gave it to him," the bakery owner said, looking at him.

"Even though I run a small business, people are still human, aren't they?"

"I'm not the kind of person who doesn't sell all the bread today and mixes it with new bread to sell tomorrow or the day after."

“If they need it, I will definitely give it to them.”

"But then it got uncomfortable." The bakery owner shook his head slightly.

"Ugh……"

Chapter 1209 Let’s not talk about this

"Later, some citizens who could afford bread found out and came to take advantage of me, making everyone want to eat the free leftover bread, and my business got worse."

The bakery owner was quite helpless.

"Tell me, what exactly did I do wrong?"

"Why not just not give it to those citizens?" Yan Huan asked, puzzled.

"Since they can afford to buy bread, they shouldn't be given it away for free."

"Not give it? It's not that simple..."

The bakery owner looked worried.