Chapter 303: 303
The piece of gold in Su Gu’s hand was square in shape . Even after being left under the sand for such a long time, it didn’t have any mottles and still shone brightly in the sunlight .
Shao Xuan was not interested in gold stone, but was curious about it . He wanted to observe the gold stone carefully . However, since Su Gu was holding on to it tightly, Shao Xuan gave up on this idea and waited for him to stabilize his mood .
“Su Gu, have you finished enjoying the stone? If yes, let’s move on . ” Shao Xuan was thirsty . Since they were close to the oasis, instead of enjoying the beauty of the gold stone under the sun, he preferred to head to the oasis, to have a drink and take a break .
Hearing Shao Xuan’s words, Su Gu found himself staring at the “stone” on his hand while his attention wavered . He quickly wrapped up the gold in his hand and placed it in an inner pocket . The attire he wore that day was stitched with an inside pocket to hold things .
Su Gu continued walking after he put the gold in his pocket . After walking two steps, Su Gu felt that something was strange . He looked at Shao Xuan up and down, carefully scrutinized the expression on Shao Xuan’s face and did not let go of any minute details . However, Su Gu felt helpless because he couldn’t spot even a bit of greed or fascination from Shao Xuan’s face . It seemed like, in the eyes of Shao Xuan, what they saw just now was an ordinary stone and not any treasure .
“Don’t you feel that the stone is mesmerizing?” Su Gu couldn’t help but ask .
Shao Xuan shook his head, “Not at all . ”
“How?… . that’s impossible!” Su Gu looked at Shao Xuan again and saw that he didn’t change his opinion .
*How could there be someone who can resist its charm?!* Su Gu was puzzled at the moment . At the same time, he became doubtful that maybe only he himself felt the stone was so beautiful . If that turned out to be the case, would his father dislike it if he presented it as a birthday gift?
Shao Xuan’s reaction made Su Gu doubt his previous beliefs . *Am I too smitten, or is it Shao Xuan who doesn’t know about the things to appreciate in life?*
“When you saw it, didn’t you have a special feeling?” asked Su Gu .
*Special feeling?* Thinking about it, Shao Xuan only felt slightly surprised .
Noticing Shao Xuan’s expression, Su Gu didn’t give up and asked, “Don’t you have a feeling that you are standing in a palace and overlooking the whole city, when you see this stone?”
“I haven’t been to the palace,” said Shao Xuan . Meanwhile, he also understood Su Gu’s feelings from his words . What Su Gu had seen in the gold stone were power and wealth . As a young master of a city, no wonder Su Gu could appreciate such a treasure . If Lei and Tuo saw this piece of gold, they would probably be more indifferent than Shao Xuan, feeling that this “stone” was even less important than a piece of meat .
“Do you think the Fallen Leaves Lord will like it if I present this stone to him?” asked Su Gu .
“I think he would like it . ” As the Lord of a city, the Fallen Leaves Lord would be ambitious and pursue more power and wealth . Even if Su Lun saw gold for the first time, he would definitely like this “stone” that reflects golden light as long as his preferences were similar to Su Gu, .
Su Gu wanted to show it to the other three people to see how they react, but he gave up after thinking about it .
As they moved forward, there were some grasses distributed sporadically, clearly visible in the desert . Surrounded by yellow sand, looking at the green grasses made people feel energetic, like their vitality had returned .
As they continued to go forward, they could see more grass and some trees, that were not tall, which Shao Xuan couldn’t name . Dozens of camels, which were tied to the trees, were eating the grass nearby . Not far away, some slaves equipped with weapons patrolled back and forth, staring vigilantly at the desert in the distance to prevent or quickly handle any abnormal situations .
Shao Xuan followed Su Gu and Wu Shi to the oasis, and a team of slaves stopped them . After Su Gu gave an explanation, Shao Xuan and the other two were allowed to enter .
The area encompassed by the oasis was not large, but it was heavily guarded by about a thousand slaves stationed in this oasis .
After entering the oasis, Shao Xuan noticed a special group of slaves . The clothes these slaves wore were much better than the other slaves . Some of the other slaves also wore fabric clothes, but in most cases their clothes were tattered . However, even though the clothes worn by this special group of slaves were dusty and had some stains, they looked clean without a hole – they even had patterns on them . If Su Gu didn’t mention that those were all slaves, Shao Xuan might have mistaken the Head slave, whose clothes were neat, for a slave master .
“Those are the slaves of my father,” explained Su Gu, “There has not been so many people guarding the oasis before . Probably, because of something that happened just recently, more slaves have been sent here . ”
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