"It's not that I wanted to mooch food and drinks at his little tavern. The old city lord told me to do so here," Qiying Fofeng said.
"You don't need to worry about that." Uchiha Madara smiled at Qiying Fofeng. "The reason doesn't matter. The owner of this little tavern is a businessman—he only cares about the final result and his own interests."
"So if you don't have money, traveling across the Elzeran Continent will be very difficult. Money makes things easier; that principle has endured through the ages," Uchiha Madara said.
After hearing Uchiha Madara's words, Qiying Fofeng thought it over and still felt that something was off.
"But aren't you the same, Teacher?" Qiying Fofeng asked, looking at Uchiha Madara. "I did mooch food and drinks at his tavern, but didn't you also fail to pay?"
"We're different." Uchiha Madara smiled. "From the very beginning, I said I would pay, and that I wouldn't be short a single coin."
"At that point, he already knew that I wasn't short on money and that I hadn't come here to swindle anyone," Uchiha Madara said.
"That's because I really do have money. I have the confidence to say that. But you're different—even if you wanted to pay him, you don't have any money yourself," Uchiha Madara told Qiying Fofeng.
Qiying Fofeng nodded thoughtfully after hearing Uchiha Madara's words. "It really does seem to be that way."
"Look, neither of us paid, but because I have money on me, people treat me differently. That is the power of money," Uchiha Madara said.
"So today, you must accept the old city lord's reward. Otherwise, you may truly find it hard to get by. Without money, it'll be like having one less leg," Uchiha Madara told Qiying Fofeng.
Hearing Uchiha Madara's words, Qiying