The innkeeper could only shake his head and watch as Wu wobbled off up the road. After a while Wu passed an official notice warning about the tiger, and realized that the innkeeper had spoken the truth. He considered turning round but then thought better of it, worried that he'd look stupid if he went back to the inn.
武松走了半里多路，見到路邊縣衙的告示，方知真有虎，想轉回酒店，又怕店家恥笑，只得硬著頭皮向崗上走去。