The market was not very big, at most the size of a small town. Both sides of the street were lined with various stalls, and the cries of vendors and haggling filled the air, bustling with activity. Jieyou immediately set her eyes on the best inn in the town. The inn was exquisitely decorated, with two large red lanterns hanging at the door, looking very grand—it was clearly the most high-end place in the town.

  Without saying a word, she walked directly into the inn, patted the counter, and said to the waiter confidently: "Give me the most luxurious rooms in the town, three of them. In addition, bring me all the signature dishes in your shop, the more the better—I have plenty of money!"

  The waiter looked at the dusty but imposing young girl in front of him. Although he was a little confused, he quickly replied respectfully: "Alright, miss, please wait a moment. I'll arrange it right away!"

  Jieyou pulled Xiao Bai, held Miss Jiu, and walked straight to the most prominent private room on the second floor of the inn, sitting down by the window. There was still a trace of unresolved chagrin on her face. She was venting her anger, engaging in retaliatory spending—blaming herself for walking an extra five thousand li and making such a big joke!

  And the target of her venting was no one else but Jiuge!

  "It's all Jiuge's fault!" Jieyou pouted her little mouth and said angrily, "Why didn't he tell Xiao Bai and Miss Jiu the destination? He only told me, making me remember the wrong direction and walk so far. My legs are almost sore to death!"

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  Miss Jiu chirped softly twice, as if comforting her or echoing her words. Xiao Bai also nodded, looking full of agreement—if Jiuge had told them the destination at that time, they could have helped keep an eye on the direction, and they wouldn't have ended up like this.

  After a while, the waiter brought a table full of dishes, filling the entire table. There were meat and vegetables, sweet and salty, fragrant and mouth-watering. Jieyou picked up her chopsticks and started eating without hesitation. While eating, she kept complaining about Jiuge's "mistakes", as if this could vent all the chagrin in her heart.

  "Fortunately, I'm smart and found out I went the wrong way in time. Otherwise, we might have walked to the ends of the earth. Then we'll see how Jiuge apologizes to us!" Jieyou said proudly while chewing the food in her mouth, as if finding out she went the wrong way was a great achievement.

  Miss Jiu was so annoyed by her nagging that her ears were almost calloused. She simply lowered her head, pecked at the millet in the plate wholeheartedly, and occasionally pecked at the green vegetables beside her, looking like she didn't want to pay attention to her.

  Xiao Bai ate the food voraciously, nodding from time to time to agree with Jieyou's words—he also thought that Jiuge was indeed responsible for this matter.

  As Jieyou ate, the chagrin in her heart gradually dissipated. In fact, she knew that she couldn't blame Jiuge entirely. It was mainly because she was too careless and didn't remember the direction clearly, which led to such a joke. But she just didn't want to admit her mistake, so she could only take all her anger out on Jiuge and comfort her injured little heart with this kind of venting spending.

  After all, she was the noble Miss Jieyou—how could she admit that she made such a low-level mistake?