"So, it was Grandmaster Lin..." The waiter's gaze darted about before finally meeting the innkeeper's eyes on the second floor.
"Is the room I stayed in last time still vacant?"
"It is..." The waiter forced a smile. He wanted to say that room had remained empty from last year until now; everyone feared catching his bad luck.
"What luck! The room was actually vacant! I felt especially inspired staying in that room last time, with bountiful gains. I'll take it again today!" Lin Su said, tossing over a banknote and booking it directly.
In many rooms upstairs, many people nearly smashed the tea tables, windows, beds, and everything before them with a slap, yet all stopped at the very instant before their hands came down.
The moment Lin Su entered the Nether Capital, he had acted so arrogantly, rubbing salt into Great Corner's wounds. Every word and deed of his was a provocation.
A battle between dragons and tigers was unavoidable, but where things went against the norm, there had to be something amiss. With their status and standing, they were not even qualified to stand in the front row.
So, endure it!
Lin Su entered the room, and the waiter spoke up. "Grandmaster Lin, what wine and food would you like?"
"I feel particularly nostalgic about my last trip. Bring the wine and dishes according to the same standards as last time!" Lin Su said. "I'm rather sentimental."
"Yes!" The waiter bowed and withdrew.
Once the door closed softly, Bi Xuanji finally lowered her hand from her forehead. "There's no need to wait for the food and wine. Let's eat what we brought ourselves. We can't tell what sort of poison they might put in the food and wine, so there's no need to trouble ourselves over such things."