After five trips, the porters eventually delivered all their luggage. Anji felt bad for them and told Gu Ying to give them a few extra silver nuggets as tips for their service. No carton was damaged, and the horses were cared for well.
Appearing again as the porters left, the manager bowed and asked if the ladies would like to rest first or meet with the guest who had been staying with them for the last week. According to him, the guest did not seem to be in a hurry to meet them, although he requested to have dinner with them.
Without Mingshen around, Gu Ying left the decision to Anji. It was obvious who the guest was. Anji missed the rowdy sect leader and promised to also deliver a personal letter from her third brother.
"I will see him now," she informed the manager. "Please prepare some good meat jerky and strong wine for him."
