Chapter 1669 - 622: Staying at the Inn (Part 2)
The woman saw this, a slight smile appeared on her lips, and she nodded in satisfaction, continuing to eat and drink.
Su Mo lightly shook his head, having gained some understanding of this person’s depth.
With the waiter’s chatter, he led the three people to the counter.
The shopkeeper, with one eye closed, was sitting behind, looking at the ledger, and glanced at Su Mo and the others, asking with a neutral expression:
"Are you staying over, guests?"
"Indeed."
Su Mo nodded: "Please prepare two rooms for us."
"Get back to work."
The shopkeeper suddenly glared at the waiter, scaring the waiter, who immediately returned to the door to repair the door panel dutifully.
Su Mo watched him leave, then heard the shopkeeper with a forced smile:
"Guests, our rooms here aren’t cheap."
"One room is one tael of silver, are you sure you want two rooms?"
Su Mo was stunned upon hearing this:
"What? How... how is it so expensive?"
"Forgive me, guest."
The shopkeeper lowered his head, checking the ledger again, and said without looking up:
"Our inn is built here for convenience to others.
"But it’s not very convenient for us.
"Often self-sufficient and without the light capital like inns within the city.
"Hence the price is naturally a bit high... if you three decide not to stay, the door is right there, you can leave at any time."
Su Mo suddenly showed a look of hesitation.
He squeezed his belt, somewhat indecisive.
Just then, Little Situ hugged Su Mo’s arm, sweetly said:
"Husband... let’s stay here for one night.
"I, my foot, hurts terribly..."
"Ah, fine, fine."
Su Mo softened upon hearing this, pulled out a silver coin from his belt, and handed it to the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper was taken aback, seeing this unimpressive scholar in modest clothing, not expecting him to have such wealth.
He immediately took it with both hands and changed his previous cold demeanor:
"Guest plans to open two rooms?"
"One room!"
Su Mo held up one finger, resolute: "Give me the change!"
"Yes, yes, yes."
The shopkeeper didn’t mind anymore, money talks, and immediately cut the silver coin, weighed a tael, and returned the rest.
Then smiled and said:
"Follow me, guests, I’ll lead you upstairs."
"Uh... much obliged."
Su Mo nodded, seemingly only able to say ’much obliged.’
The shopkeeper smirked in his heart but hurriedly led Su Mo and the others upstairs.
Stopping before a door, he opened it to introduce the room.
Su Mo patiently listened, waiting until this person finished, then said:
"Is food included with such an expensive room?"
"Included... naturally.".
The shopkeeper nodded repeatedly:
"Shall I have the kitchen prepare some dishes for you?"
"Good."
Su Mo nodded: "Much obliged to the shopkeeper, it’s more reassuring to eat and drink in the room. I see those in the hall don’t seem like good people."
"Hahaha."
The shopkeeper laughed suddenly:
"Guest is joking, all are Jianghu wanderers.
"You are a scholar, naturally disdainful of those uncouth fellows."
Su Mo nodded repeatedly, seeming pleased:
"Exactly, that woman I saw at the door is so fierce, probably unable to marry."
The shopkeeper inwardly despised this scholar with little knowledge yet inexplicably arrogant, but kept a smile on his face:
"Guest is bold indeed, facing that scene without leaving?"
Su Mo patted his chest immediately: "A scholar, with righteousness in his heart. This is the just aura of heaven and earth, how can one fear those evil demons and deviants?"
"Truly impressive."
The shopkeeper extended a thumbs-up in admiration.
But then Su Mo asked:
"What was the conflict about earlier?"
The shopkeeper saw his curiosity, then stealthily checked outside the door, seeing no one, whispered:
"You might not know, but something big happened recently in the Jianghu.
"The famous Nong Yue Villa was wiped out overnight, leaving not even dogs and chickens, and even the eggs were shaken yellow.
"Turns out, a young master managed to leave.
"Now this young master..."
Evidently, the shopkeeper enjoys gossip.
He detailed the matter thusly.
The content was no different from what Su Mo had leaked, and at last, spoke about the secret regarding the Blood Lotus Sect known by the young master.
Recently, someone speculated this secret might be related to Jingxin Hall.
Some immediately conjectured was the Blood Lotus Sect colluding with Jingxin Hall?
It’s not baseless speculation.
After all, Nong Yue Villa’s location was Jingxin Hall’s territory, there’s some connection between the two.
And Nong Yue Villa was cleaned out.
Jingxin Hall didn’t even respond.
Previously, everyone was dissatisfied, but after the rumor spread, some pondered, was Jingxin Hall deliberate in not intervening?
Some even believed it outright.
Treated it as truth.
It is said that "three makes a tiger", and in no time, this rumor spread like snowflakes, fluttering across the Jianghu, creating an uproar.
"Today, most people in our inn are Jianghu experts passing through to Jingxin Hall, intending to ask for accountability."
The shopkeeper spoke mysteriously with Su Mo.