Since it's an inn of the Lan family, the service shouldn't be poor, the little old man thought. He was still very confident in the reputation of the Lan family.
With this thought, he walked right in.
"Gentleman, would you like to dine in?" The waiter came forward and asked after seeing the little old man.
"I want to stay in the inn," the little old man said lightly.
"Ah! I'm really sorry. There have been too many alchemists coming to our Blue Cloud City recently, so the ordinary guest rooms are already full. Do you want to change to another inn? There's a cheap and economical one just two streets away from our inn that is very suitable for you." The waiter was very polite, but his implied meaning was very uncomfortable.
Charm raised his eyes slightly and said lightly, "Old man, just stay here! I'll pay for it if you don't have money."
"Who said I don't have money! Which other rooms do you have? I want one," the little old man roared angrily. The way the waiter looked at him made him want to beat him up!
"Uh! There's only a luxury suite left, but it's very expensive for a night there," the waiter said carefully.
"Is this money enough?" The little old man took out a silver card from his ring and waved it in front of the waiter.
"E-enough!" the waiter stammered. He really didn't expect such an inconspicuous old man to have a silver card. One had to know that silver cards were issued by the Leng family of the Three Great Families. Moreover, they had established a contract, and the cards were under the protection of heaven and earth laws. No one could fake one. Furthermore, the minimum balance for owning a silver card was 50 million purple gold coins.
"Then why haven't you brought us to the room yet?" the little old man roared furiously. He had only been away from the continent for a little more than a decade, but he didn't expect the Lan family to become sn.o.bbish.
"Yes, please follow me." After knowing that this little old man was very rich, the waiter didn't dare to delay at all and directly led him to the luxury suite on the second floor.
"Is this the one?" the little old man asked as he stood at the door.
"Yes. Are you satisfied with it?" the waiter said respectfully and pushed open the door.
The little old man walked into the room, casually glanced around, and said coldly, "Barely!"
"Uh! I'll be leaving first." The waiter bowed and left the room.
After the waiter left, the little old man sat down on the bed gloomily and glared at Charm, who was covering his mouth and laughing. He said with slight displeasure, "Is it very funny?"
"Haha!" Charm couldn't help laughing hysterically after hearing this.
"Laugh! Laugh all you want! I'm going to bed!" the little old man said irritably, depressed to death.
"Haha!" Charm also lay down on the bed after laughing enough.
Before long, the human and beast entered dreamland.
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The next day…
After waking up, the little old man woke Charm up.
Charm opened his beautiful purple eyes and said with some displeasure, "I haven't slept enough!"
"Charm! It's almost noon. We can't sleep anymore. We have to think of a way to get close to Lan Ning'er!" the little old man said with a frown while thinking, Uh! How can I get close to Lan Ning'er to see her true appearance?
"You're the one who wants to get close to her, not me! I don't want to deliver myself to her door and make a scarf for her," Charm said without interest.
"Then, can you help me think of an idea!" the little old man coaxed with a smile. A day had pa.s.sed. He had thought of several plans, but he rejected them in the end.
"Actually, you don't have to get close to her at all." Charm smiled mysteriously.
"If I don't get close to her, how can I see her true appearance?" the little old man asked in puzzlement.
"Why don't you ask around on the streets and see what everyone thinks of Lan Ning'er," Charm suggested.
"Uh! That's a good idea!" the little old man said after some thought.
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go quickly! The bet between you and my master ends in only four days," Charm reminded very kindly.
"Let's eat something first! I'm a little hungry," the little old man said pitifully.
"Okay." Charm nodded and jumped onto the little old man's shoulder.
The little old man left the room with Charm and walked toward the dining room.
When they arrived at the dining room, the little old man found a window seat and sat down. He ordered a few dishes to eat, and Charm was naturally eating the food Leng Ruoxue had prepared for him.
While eating, the little old man suddenly heard the conversation at the next table. Moreover, the content of their conversation was about Lan Ning'er, so he p.r.i.c.ked up his ears to listen.
"Hey, did you hear? The Lan family's fifth young lady is about to become His Excellency Du Min's disciple," whispered a middle-aged man at the next table.
"Really?" a young man said in disbelief.
"It's true. This matter has been made public in the Lan family for a long time. All we can do now is wait for His Excellency Du Min to come to our Blue Cloud City," the middle-aged man said seriously.
"If Lan Ning'er becomes His Excellency Du Min's disciple, wouldn't she be the junior sister of the Alchemist a.s.sociation Headquarters' president?" the young man said in surprise.
"Yes! I really don't know what His Excellency is thinking. He actually accepted Lan Ning'er as his disciple. He really doesn't have eyes!" the middle-aged man said with emotion.
"If Lan Ning'er has such a big backer, won't she be able to do whatever she wants in the Lan family in the future?" the young man said in realization.
The middle-aged man looked around and lowered his voice. "Of course. She's very arrogant now. I heard that the young master of the Lan family is about to change as well!"
"Really? Tell me about Lan Ning'er." The little old man suddenly ran to the next table and interrupted curiously.
"How can you eavesdrop on us!" the middle-aged man questioned vigilantly.
"I didn't eavesdrop. You were talking too loudly. But don't worry. I won't talk nonsense. I just want to know about Lan Ning'er. Tell me about her!" the little old man said shamelessly.
"You really won't talk nonsense?" the middle-aged man asked doubtfully.
"Don't worry. I'm not from Blue Cloud City, and I don't know you.. How can I talk nonsense! But I want to understand this fifth young lady of the Lan family," the little old man said very sincerely.