Chapter 46 - Where Did This Guy Come From?! (2/2)

Unfortunately, Qiu Ling also didn't know, what a normal price would be. It had been ages, since he had been in the human realm. And he had never bothered with things like inns. He looked at the owner and tried to gauge his expression.

Having that serious gaze directed at him, the owner started sweating. He felt like kneeling down to that guest and begging him to stop. He could have made so much money! And now he didn't only miss out on the money, he was even losing face! He felt like crying …

”Oh … Oh, look at this.” The owner slapped a different piece of paper, his hand covering as much of the writing as possible. ”You're in the capital for the first time, right?”

Qiu Ling didn't react, but Mister Zhong nodded.

”So, it's like this: For those, who come to the capital for the first time, we're giving them something like … a … present. Yes, that's right, a present. They … have to pay …” He took a peek at Qiu Ling and tried to ascertain how much he'd be willing to pay.

Feeling the mans gaze, Qiu Ling narrowed his eyes to slits. There seemed to be a dangerous glint in them, that sent shivers down the owner's spine.

”Half!”, he tried for the last time. ”They only have to pay half. So it would be 25 copper coins.”

”25 copper coins …” Qiu Ling repeated the number slowly. Mn, I should have taken someone with me who knows about such things. But … it doesn't seem much?

Really, who expects the dragon king to have any concept of money? Whoever does, certainly didn't know Qiu Ling. Was something expensive? Was it cheap? He didn't know. Though he could glean the quality of things, he never knew how much they were actually worth. He would just pay whatever was asked for, if he liked them.

But Qiu Ling knew, that the Zhongs were different. They didn't have much money. He should try to get a better deal for his future father-in-law.

With that thought in mind, Qiu Ling nodded slowly. ”Mn. So, since we're two people, that'd be twelve copper coins for each of us, no?”

”Tw— twelve?” The owner rubbed his ears. Did he hear wrong?

Qiu Ling nodded. ”Of course. You said to pay 25, we are two people, but you can't want half a coin from us, no? Don't you think asking for half a coin is ridiculous?”

”Yes, sure, bu—”

”Great. Then I guess, there should be no other problem.” He smiled and turned around to Mister Zhong. ”I seem to have seen, that your wife and child are waiting outside. Why don't you pay first?”

”Sure … Thank you very much, kind Sir.” Mister Zhong nodded and gave the stupefied owner the twelve copper coins. After that, he went out to bring the horses into the stable and get his family. Qiu Ling, too, went into one of the free rooms, though his body vanished as soon as the door closed behind him.

Meanwhile, the owner sat at the counter and pondered over a difficult problem: In the end, why did they each pay half, when they didn't come together?