Qin Shiyue said, "Excellent. Innkeeper, I'll trouble you. I never expected that though your inn looked rather ordinary on the outside, the food within was absolutely first-rate. Truly, one cannot judge a person by their appearance."
The innkeeper's face reddened slightly. Cupping his hands, he said, "Sir, you misunderstand. How could my little inn possibly afford such grand arrangements? All this was arranged beforehand by another gentleman. Even the cook was brought by him. My little inn has never even processed such things before."
"Oh? Where is this person you mentioned? Why does he not come in and meet us?"
The innkeeper said with an apologetic smile, "That gentleman had already left before the three of you arrived in town. He merely instructed this little inn to attend to you three gentlemen properly."
"What did that man look like? How was he dressed? Did he leave a name?"
"Lord Qin, please forgive me. That gentleman specifically instructed this lowly one not to say much. He only said he was an old acquaintance of yours. This lowly one does not know that gentleman's name either."
"Oh, is that so? Very well, I won't make things difficult for you. We have eaten and drunk our fill. Arrange for us to rest early."
"Yes, sir. This little inn has been cleared out. Today, it is receiving only you three gentlemen. Please follow me."
With that, he led the three of them to a quiet little courtyard in the rear and said with an apologetic smile, "This courtyard has three guest rooms. Please rest here, gentlemen. This lowly one will wait right here. If you have any requests, simply call for me."
Qin Shiyue nodded, looked over the courtyard, and headed straight for the room in the middle. Ying Fei glanced at Zhang Xiaohua