Goose City, Tongful Inn.
"Dear guest, we really don't have any rooms left," the innkeeper said helplessly. "All our guest rooms are full. I had to offer a silver incentive to persuade two guests to share a room just to free up a single one for your group. The only other place to sleep is the large communal sleeping area in the main hall."
Manager Xu drew a sharp breath. He glanced at Li Ang and the others behind him from the corner of his eye. Gritting his teeth, he took some silver pieces from his sleeve and placed them in the innkeeper's hand. "Brother, please do me a favor and talk to the guests upstairs again."
"You'd be doing me a favor too, brother. If I go upstairs again, I'm afraid I'll be chased out," the innkeeper said with a forced smile, returning the silver pieces to Manager Xu's hand. "If it really doesn't work out, I won't charge you for your stay."
