Side Story 40. Can I Say I Love You?
(3) "Ugh...
I feel like I'm going to die."
"I'm already dead."
Jin Cheon and Peng Moojong truly felt as if they were on the verge of death.
Why?
From fighting fiercely with the unorthodox alliance? From pushing themselves to their limits through harsh training? If it were for such a noble reason, this disheveled state might be somewhat excusable, but...
"See, I told you we should drink... urp... in moderation."
"Who was the one who said let's go for an eighth round... ugh..."
This was just a hangover. In fact, it wasn't today that the two of them had arrived in Liaodong. They had already arrived two days ago.
However...
Having arrived in Liaodong, Jin Cheon's eyes sparkled as he spoke.
"Hoh? So this is Liaodong?"
Being a remote borderland far from the Central Plains, he had vaguely imagined it to be a rustic and rugged place. But now that he was here...
"It's bigger than I thought."
Liaodong was a rather prosperous city. As a border region, trade with other peoples was lively, and the streets were filled with haggling merchants, young men looking for work, and even processions of merchant groups from foreign lands. In a word, it was a bustling thoroughfare full of vitality.
"A good place to make money. If you're going to set up shop, it should be a place like this."