"That had to be the reason," Uchiha Madara said.
"You eat and stay here for free without paying, yet you don't want people to mistake you for a con artist. Do you think that's possible?" Uchiha Madara asked Qiying Fofeng helplessly.
Uchiha Madara had never expected the young man he had initially thought was so dependable to be this kind of person.
By now, even Uchiha Madara himself felt that this man might really be a con artist.
"Although I eat and stay at his tavern for free, it was their city lord who allowed it," Qiying Fofeng said.
"I came to their country to help them solve their problems. Am I supposed to pay for my own food, drink, and lodging?" Qiying Fofeng asked Uchiha Madara.
Hearing Qiying Fofeng's words, Uchiha Madara replied with a smile, "Normally, paying to stay at an inn is only natural."
"But since their city lord gave the order, they really shouldn't be asking you for money," Uchiha Madara said.
"I knew you'd understand me," Qiying Fofeng said.
"After all, the two of us came all this way, only to receive so much unfair treatment," Qiying Fofeng said helplessly to Uchiha Madara. "It's really hard working in our line of business these days. People are so quick to take us for frauds."
"That's right," Uchiha Madara said with a smile. "Some people even think that everyone in our profession is a fraud by nature."
"Still, I saw upstairs just now that the tavern owner treated you pretty well," Qiying Fofeng said.
"How much did you pay them for your room?" Qiying Fofeng asked, looking at Uchiha Madara.
"I didn't pay anything. Not a single coin," Uchiha Madara said with a smile.
"Not a single coin?!" Qiying Fofeng stared at Uchiha Madara in surprise. "Then