Chapter 775 - Wanted to Sleep with Him (1/2)

The man who had been following Chu Lui around grabbed two blankets—one for himself and one for Chu Lui. Chu Lui walked over. Because of his stature, no one dared to vie with him. He found himself a spot to sleep on and lay down. He did not sleep because he did not know where he was. He was not the only one who had trouble sleeping, but there were others who—had perhaps arrived earlier—were fast asleep, oblivious to the happenings outside.

It did not really matter if they were old or new here since they were still alive. For all they knew, it would be their turn tomorrow.

Kicking off his shoes, he pulled one side of the tattered blanket up. It had been barely a few seconds since he lay down when someone walked in. It was the black woman from earlier. She walked over, her face round, with a nose ring, and smiling. She tossed a blanket to Chu Lui and touched him across the chest. Her eyes landed at a specific spot on his body as she flicked her eyes as if she was about to violate him.

Chu Lui watched stoically as she stripped him with her eyes. She disgusted him.

Despite her thoughts, the woman knew that now was not a good time. She touched Chu Lui’s chest happily again before she left. Chu Lui flicked his chest.

“Disgusting!”

He scoffed.

He kicked the blanket to the floor as the others watched in envy. He was the only one with two sets of blankets.

The next day, the people inside the room were awakened by a banging on the door. They walked out without wearing shoes after they sat up listlessly.

The newcomers just gawked, unsure of what to do.

At this point, a woman with a whip walked it and whipped the floor as she pointed toward the outside. She could not be any clearer. Gold deposits.

It was a rather wide river. There were both men and women in the river, all barefooted.

Chu Lui frowned. In this weather with such water, people would die from standing such long hours here.

The whip landed on a man mercilessly as he dropped to the floor and cried out in pain. He probably felt rather indignant too since he was the only one who got whipped in the crowd. However, it was just his luck.

Chu Lui finally understood why no one wore shoes here. It didn’t really make a difference either way. Bamboo woven trays used to sort through the deposits were piled on the side. They each took one, but no one went into the water.

Chu Lui kicked off his shoes and rolled up his pants stoically. He put one foot in, then the other. The water was freezing cold, it was humanly impossible to put up with this.