That night.
Chen Zhixing and Elder You stopped in a city called Hong'an City.
In all of You Province, Hong'an City counted as one of the larger cities. Even though night had fallen, the city was still ablaze with lights, bustling and lively.
Chen Zhixing and Elder You found a place called Lai Fu Inn to use as their lodging.
"Innkeeper, two Premium Rooms."
Elder You glanced at the price board standing before the counter, then with a smack, pressed a Spirit Stone onto the tabletop.
The plump innkeeper had two wisps of mustache shaped like the character for "eight" and a pair of tiny mung-bean eyes. He had been smiling as he twisted his mustache with one hand and fiddled with his abacus with the other. At the sight, he immediately stumbled, his eyes going wide and fixed.
"Wha? A-a Spirit Stone?" The innkeeper lifted his head in dumbstruck shock and stared at Elder You, wearing an expression that said, Immortal master, are you serious?
"What? One Spirit Stone isn't enough?" Elder You frowned, somewhat displeased.
Chen Zhixing felt a headache coming on and held his forehead.
This Elder You had perhaps stayed too long in a Long-lived aristocratic family and truly knew nothing of the hardships of the mortal world.
To them, a single Spirit Stone was nothing, but in the mundane world, one Spirit Stone was enough to exchange for a thousand taels of gold!
What Elder You had just done was as absurd as going to a family-run motel in his previous life, throwing a million in cash onto the counter with a smack, and then asking the motel owner if it was enough to book a room.
"Enough, enough, that's far too enough! Esteemed immortal masters, please come upstairs. Stay as long as you like!"