"Waiter, bring a pot of wine and some fine dishes."
Chu Xingchen sat down casually in a plainly furnished inn and pulled a large silver ingot from his robes as he spoke.
The waiters who had been attending to other customers hurriedly dropped their work and rushed toward Chu Xingchen.
"Sir, is there anything else you need?"
Two or three waiters crowded over, wearing ingratiating smiles as they all reached for the silver ingot.
Chu Xingchen did not care which of the three took the silver. He merely smiled airily.
"And prepare three superior rooms for me."
As he spoke, Chu Xingchen casually tossed out another silver ingot, which was quickly snatched away as well.
The waiters' gazes grew even warmer, more affectionate than if they had seen their own fathers.
The Western Ox-He Continent was impoverished, and silver was already a rarity.
Besides, a generous patron who scattered money like flowing water would be welcome not just in the Western Ox-He Continent, but in any other continent as well.
The waiter who had grabbed the second ingot hurriedly spoke in excitement.
"Sir, I'll see to it right away! Only the finest! Only the most luxurious!"
Holding his fan, Chu Xingchen lightly tapped the table.
The waiter was perceptive enough to stop, his expression fawning.
"Sir, what else can I do for you?"
Only then did Chu Xingchen smile in satisfaction. Hiding his face behind his fan, he leaned forward and lowered his voice.
"I hear the women of the Western Ox-He Continent have fiery tempers but graceful figures. I've heard they even have waists you can wrap a hand around, and they're very uninhibited."
"I've only just arrived here. The places ordinary people recommend are nothing special. Only someone as well-informed as you would know where the real treasures