Huang Xiao had not expected to run into Tuoba Shun here again. Truly, enemies met on narrow roads.
However, Tuoba Shun's words made him realize that his staying here really was somewhat improper. Without Tuoba Shun, spending a night here would not have amounted to much. But if this affair blew up, Du Ge would be in the wrong: he had used his authority for private ends and violated the Six Gates' rules. Thus, Huang Xiao would not let Tuoba Shun seize on such a loose thread and directly handed the steward a hundred taels for his lodging.
After all, the guest rooms here were available to the public at a hundred taels a night. Huang Xiao was no longer staying for free on Du Ge's standing, but a legitimate guest who had paid a hundred taels of silver.
"What?" Tuoba Shun had been about to fly into a rage, but when he saw the hundred-tael banknote in the steward's hand, his expression turned as ugly as could be.
"Lord Tuoba, you see? This guest has paid as well, so naturally he is entitled to stay here. These are the rules laid down by the Six Gates, and I cannot violate them either." The steward inwardly breathed a sigh of relief. This lad is quick-witted. Otherwise, he would probably have had no choice but to drive him out.
Tuoba Shun stared at Huang Xiao, his face livid. He had not expected this brat to have so little regard for his own life. Did he think that having Du Ge's protection meant he could oppose him? He was a dignified First-Class Constable. If this Reserve Constable made him lose face, how could he have the face to remain in the Six Gates once word spread? Moreover, he could now neither advance