"Greetings, Lord Luosheng!"
At daybreak, Du Feng arrived at the city gate. When the guards saw the Huang Luosheng medal on his chest, they greeted him respectfully.
"Brothers, you've worked hard. I want to find out if there are any suitable houses here."
Du Feng greeted the city guards enthusiastically as he secretly stuffed two blue crystals into their hands. The two city guards had exactly one blue crystal each. Du Feng was really generous.
"Lord is new to Stone Plain City, there are many things you don't know. Why don't you let my younger sister accompany you?"
One of the guards was called Xiao Chengjiang. He wasn't tall, but he had a dark face and was quite quick-witted. He knew that Du Feng was a foreigner. He had heard about the news of a newly promoted Luosheng defeating a Lacerator. That person even bet 10 blue crystals on him, earning 100 blue crystals in one go. There were only two possibilities for such a person to survive in Stone Plain City. One was to die halfway through the Luosheng Gate, and the other was to become rich and powerful. No matter what, Xiao Chengjiang felt that this person was worth a gamble.
As he spoke, he took out his voice transmission talisman and called his younger sister over. Although he was short and dark, this younger sister of his was tall and beautiful. Moreover, her skin was fair and tender. She didn't look like Xiao Chengjiang at all.
"Hello, I'm Xiao Qianqian."
Xiao Chengjiang's younger sister acted naturally and gracefully. Not only was she beautiful, but her voice was also pleasant to the ears. Of course, this beauty was only compared to ordinary female martial artists. There was still a gap between her beauty and her beauty.
"Hello, I'll have to trouble you with the house."
Du Feng was handsome and polite, unlike many Luosheng who looked down on others after receiving the medal. He immediately left a good impression on Xiao Qianqian.
"Old Xiao, you're really working hard. You even brought out your younger sister."
"Sigh, I have no choice. I heard that Stone Plain City needs to strengthen its defenses. Next year, the city guards will be at least at the Grandmaster realm. Martial Condensation realm Cultivation practitioners like us can only go to the border. "
The border Xiao Chengjiang mentioned was the place where the northwest corner of the Southern Continent and the Western Continent bordered. It was a barren desert. Other than the defensive line made of boulders, there were only a few lonely trees. Further west was the Western Continent, where Demonic Beasts roamed freely. From time to time, Demonic Beasts would attack the defensive line.
"Starting from the Grandmaster Realm, Xie Qifan is really crazy."
"Otherwise, why would I call him an extraordinary person? It's better not to call the City Lord by his name."
If those Sects of the Eastern Continent heard this, they would definitely think that it was a joke. The Sect Masters of many sects were only at the Grand Master Realm. The city defense of Stony Plain City had to be adjusted to the Grand Master Realm. In other words, if one wanted to remain in the city as a guard, they would need to be at least at the Grandmaster Cultivation Realm. Of course, Luo Sheng was an exception. As long as he could maintain his identity as Luo Sheng, he could at least become a team leader.
"Aren't you afraid that Lord Luo Sheng will do something to your younger sister?"
Li Yibin still felt uneasy. Xiao Chengjiang's sister was so beautiful, yet she followed a stranger around the city looking for houses. Many of the houses were in the winding alleys. Those places were very dark and usually, there were not many people. Even for the city defense, there were many places that they couldn't go to during their patrols.
"I'm not afraid. I have a certain level of understanding of him."
Xiao Chengjiang's words weren't baseless. He had noticed Du Feng and Feng Siyuan yesterday. Feng Siyuan was a kid who wore tattered clothes and sold maps. Everyone knew that he often didn't meet a single sucker in a month. In the end, not only did Du Feng buy his map, but he also stayed in his grandfather's tattered tent. He heard that two ignorant hooligans tried to rob Lord Luo Sheng. In the end, they were smashed into meat patties and burned to ashes.
"Fine. If this person becomes your brother-in-law, I will also benefit from it."
The city defense's life wasn't as good as expected. Although they worked for the City Lord and received a monthly salary, they had to use this salary to support their family. However, this salary had to be used to support his family and pay for the rent. Most of the residents rented a house from the City Lord. Very few of them could buy a house directly. As the Xiao Family was a permanent resident, renting a house was relatively cheaper. For a temporary resident like Du Feng, the price of renting a house was even higher.
"Big Brother Du, if you don't mind, you can stay at my house."
Xiao Qianqian's face turned red when she said this. She was afraid that the other party would misunderstand, so she immediately explained. Originally, the Xiao Family had five people, so they rented a house with a courtyard. After the two elders passed away, only she, her brother, and her nephew were left. As for her sister-in-law, because she disliked her brother for being useless, she had already married someone else.
Her nephew was about to reach the age of 12, but he still hadn't summoned a beast. If he still couldn't summon a beast during the God Sacrifice Ceremony at the end of the year, he would be chased out of Stony Plain City. Thus, the Xiao Family's house was relatively empty.
"Sure. Bring me over to take a look first."
Actually, Du Feng wanted to find a quiet courtyard without anyone to disturb him. He had a lot of secrets that he couldn't let others know. However, thinking that he still had to bring Feng Guozang and his grandson back, he agreed to take a look first.
As a temporary resident, renting a house from the City Lord's Mansion was very expensive. Renting a house from a resident was cheaper. They first passed through the main street of the outer city, then entered a long alley. After walking for a long time, they still hadn't reached their destination. If not for the fact that the other party was only a Condensing Martial Realm Level 3 girl and that he was strong enough, Du Feng would have suspected that he had met a human trafficker.
After walking through a few more alleys, they finally reached their destination. When Du Feng entered the Xiao Family's courtyard, it was more spacious than he had imagined. Although the location was a little off, it was exactly what he wanted.
After all, a house was not a hotel. The cheapest hotel was one yellow crystal a day, but it was just a small house. Other than sleeping, they couldn't do anything else. The house had a gate and a courtyard. The front yard was where Xiao Qianqian, her brother and nephew lived. The back yard used to be where the elderly lived, but now it was empty.
There was an empty space in front of the door that could be used to practice martial arts. There were also some chrysanthemums planted in the flowerbed. It was autumn, and the flowers were blooming. It could be seen that this family used to be in a good condition, but they had fallen now. Actually, it wasn't that the Xiao Family had fallen, but the treatment of the city guards was getting worse and worse. Or it could be said that the prices of goods in Stony Plain City were getting higher and higher.
"Alright, I will temporarily set it at one year."
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