"That's right. Girls should smile more."
Seeing Su Jie smile, Du Feng grinned as well. From the moment they met, Su Jie had a cold expression as if she had something on her mind. From this point of view, she was not as good as her sister, Su Mei, at pleasing men.
"You offended that old witch most likely because of my sister."
Su Jie guessed correctly. Du Feng did not know any Madam Guo. It was indeed because of Su Mei. She had a gambling contest with Madam Guo, and somehow, the fire of jealousy was directed at him. Later on, Madam Guo's brother, Jia Kai, ambushed her and was killed by Du Feng.
"Let's talk about you. What's up with that Young Master Guo Qigang?"
Su Jie's expression turned cold again when this person was mentioned. No wonder she had a frown the moment she entered. It was probably because of this matter. The Su Clan's power in the inner city had weakened over the years. Hence, they wanted young ladies to join other major clans for marriage. This way, the Su Clan could maintain their position in the inner city and not be chased out.
According to the rules of the Stone Plain City, if a clan wanted to establish themselves in the inner city. They had to have at least three Void Sea Realm cultivators and at least twenty Origin Returning Realm cultivators. They also had to pay a large amount of tribute every year. Otherwise, they would not have the right to stay in the inner city.
Ah, they had to pay so much to stay in the inner city. When Du Feng heard that number, he felt as if his head was about to explode. He thought that he could save enough money to enter the inner city by opening a pharmacy and participating in competitions. It seemed like it was just wishful thinking.
If a martial artist did not have a clan to join in the inner city, then they would have to be at least at the Origin Returning Realm for Cultivation. Furthermore, they would have to bear a large amount of expenses. Only martial artists who had reached the Void Sea Realm for Cultivation could enter the inner city for free and would be given a decent residence.
Right now, the Su Clan had three Void Sea Realm seniors, so their clan members currently had three free houses to stay in. To expand the clan's influence, they rented a few more houses with courtyards. The huge daily expenses were already too much for the entire Su Family to bear. But the younger generations were disappointing and could not break through to the Origin Returning Realm.
According to the rules of Stony Plain City, only those who broke through to the Origin Returning Realm before the age of 70 could be included in the list of 20. If they were over seventy years old, no matter how much they broke through, they would not be able to enter the quota. Su Jie and Su Mei's father, Su Zhenyue, had broken through to the Origin Realm back then, which was why Su Jie could live in the inner city.
However, he was already ninety-nine years old this year, and there was only one year left of his quota. Next year, he would definitely be unable to break through to the Void Sea Realm. At that time, the Su Clan would have one less available quota. This was a crucial spot. Without this spot, they would not be able to reach the standard of twenty.
The plan now was to let the young ladies of the Su Clan marry the men of other clans who were less than 70 years old but had already reached the Origin Returning Realm Cultivation. For example, the Guo Family's Third Young Master was one of them. In fact, it was Su Mei who was forced to marry someone from the Yin family. In the end, she did not listen to his advice and married Old Gao from the outer city.
The Su Clan was so big, of course, there were more than two young ladies. However, the other uncles were not even 90 years old and were not in a hurry to marry off their daughters. Another uncle's daughter was married off in order to earn half a quota. However, not long after, she died mysteriously in the Guo Clan. It was the Guo Clan that Su Jie was forced to marry into.
"I can't help with this. Isn't there still the Xiao Clan in the inner city?"
Du Feng was right. Xiao Hu was from the inner city's Xiao Clan. With his talent, it was too easy for him to break through to the Origin Returning Realm before the age of 70. He would probably be able to easily break through before the age of 35. Su Jie was so familiar with Xiao Hu. Could it be that there were no Xiao Clan's young masters that they thought highly of?
"Don't mention it. What kind of young masters are they?"
Su Jie shook her head helplessly. Whether it was the Guo Clan, Yin Clan, or Xiao Clan, those who could reach the Origin Returning Realm were at least 50 or 60 years old. Because martial artists did not look old, they were called young masters in the outside world. However, she was only in her twenties. It would be awkward for her to marry a 50 or 60 year old man.
"I understand, I understand. Then next …"
After a discussion, Su Jie decided to learn from her sister, Su Mei, and move to the outer city. However, there was a condition to live in the outer city. That was to have a house. Otherwise, they could only learn from ordinary families and rent a house. Su Zhenyue would be the first to disagree and would feel that it was a disgrace to the Su Clan.
Even if Su Mei left the Su Clan to marry Old Gao, he was still someone with some status in the outer city. At least the Gao Residence's house was huge. If Su Jie left the Su Clan and ended up living as a tenant, her father would probably be angered to death.
"Alright, then come with me to the auction tonight."
Since he was Xiao Hu's friend and they were going against Shangguan Yun's Life Union together, Du Feng naturally had to help Su Jie. Why did Su Jie have such a good relationship with Xiao Hu? Aside from the fact that they knew each other for a long time, more importantly, Su Jie could not bear to see that woman, Shangguan Yun, constantly extending her dark hand to the Southern Continent.
The upper echelons of the Southern Continent turned a blind eye and did not care at all. Thus, some of the youngsters formed an organization called Sword Raining Tower, which specialized in opposing Shangguan Yun's Life Union. Xiao Hu was too daring. He simply left Stony Plain City and joined the Adjudicator Organization. From there, he was assigned to Sun Moon City and became Shangguan Yun's subordinate. This way, he could get a closer understanding of the situation there.
This matter was quite funny. Du Feng reincarnated into a young man who was not even 20 years old, while Shangguan Yun became an old woman over a thousand years old. Although her appearance did not change, she became a greedy old witch in the eyes of the young martial artists. She only wanted to expand her influence. Not only did she dominate the Eastern Continent, but she also extended her dark hand to the other continents.
A starving camel was still bigger than a horse. This saying was not false at all. The Su Clan was currently in decline, and Su Jie was still a member of the clan that was not welcomed. However, she still brought over 500 blue crystals with her when she sneaked out this time. In addition to the 1500 blue crystals that Du Feng had, the two of them had over 2000 blue crystals.
"2000 is still a little too little. Let's pawn a few things."
2000 blue crystals was not a small amount, but it was still a little too little compared to buying a house. If the house was too small, Du Feng would not be able to practice setting up arrays, and Su Jie would lose face if she moved in. Thus, she thought of using the auction to sell some things.
"That's right. I have an idea."
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