She had never thought that something like this would happen. There was a reason why she had chosen Ancient River City.
This city was probably the safest city within a radius of ten billion miles.
There would definitely be all sorts of disputes. Whether it was the human world or the Milky Way, which big city would not have such things happening?
She had studied it carefully. As long as she was strong enough and kept a low profile, she would be able to live a good life here.
As for resources, there were so many of them. If they walked further, they would be able to find all sorts of cultivation resources.
By making this their base camp, they would at least be safe.
If they settled in the uninhabited areas outside the city, who knew when they would encounter a wave of fresh Milky Way creatures crawling out of the Milky Way?
That kind of precarious life was not what she wanted.
But who would have thought that a manor that she had spent a lot of money to buy and was even sealed with a formation barrier would have strangers coming out?
And they even dared to openly ask who she was?
At this moment, Shirō Makino and the rest also noticed that something was wrong. They all looked at the person who had walked out.
He looked to be in his forties. His face was slightly yellow, and he had a goatee. His eyes darted around, giving off a somewhat slippery feeling.
"I wanted to ask who you are and why you are in my manor." Sun Ting's voice turned cold.
"Your manor? Woman, are you joking? " The goatee's eyes darted up and down Sun Ting's body. He laughed coldly. "This is clearly my Young Master's side residence. Since when did it become your manor?"
Sun Ting took a deep breath and took out a contract, "I bought this manor from the Ancient River City's Bo Clan. Open your eyes wide and look carefully. In my hand is the contract for this manor. I don't care who you are, and I don't care why you are here. Immediately move out of my manor!"
The goatee's eyes fell on the contract. He looked slightly surprised. But then, he laughed coldly. "So what if there is a contract? Foreigner, I advise you to find out who my Young Master is first. Then, you can talk about chasing us away. "
Sun Ting was about to explode. With the contract in hand, she was very confident. Even a place as unreasonable as the Gong Clan Fort had to abide by such an obvious contract, at least on the surface.
Ancient River City was a city of tens of thousands of races. If everyone didn't abide by the contract, what was the point of living here?
Therefore, although this city didn't have a city lord, all the living creatures still followed the most ancient and simple rules.
At the same time, Ancient River City also had an arbitration team consisting of 18 people.
In the event of any irreconcilable dispute, they could apply for the intervention of the arbitration panel.
For example, if there was a particularly strong party that wanted to suppress the other party through pure force, the arbitration group could intervene in this matter.
All in all, it was relatively fair.
The attitude of the arbitration team was very simple. It was to maintain the basic peace of the city.
If they wanted to fight, they could do so outside of Ancient River City. No one would care even if they beat up a dog's head.
But in this city, if anyone caused too much trouble, they would definitely be suppressed.
Lin Quansheng secretly transmitted his voice to Sun Ting, telling her to control her temper.
The fact that the other party called him an outsider had already revealed a lot of information.
Obviously, they knew that the buyer of this huge manor was an outsider!
Since they knew and still dared to forcibly occupy it, it meant that they definitely had a certain background.
They weren't afraid, but they had just arrived, after all. It wasn't wise to directly cause a violent conflict with the local tyrant here.
The best way was to directly look for the arbitration team.
The arbitration team wouldn't care whether they were outsiders or local tyrants. They would still give a relatively fair result.
Sun Ting also understood this, but she couldn't stand being angry!
Based on what?
Everyone was very tired from the journey. They originally planned to have a good rest after reaching home and then have a celebratory dinner to celebrate finally escaping the evil claws of the Gong Clan Fortress and the Tai Clan.
Now that something like this had happened, how could they still celebrate?
It wasn't even bad enough.
At this moment, Zuoqiu Yun said, "So what if we're outsiders? Will the arbitration team be biased towards you just because we're outsiders? "
The goatee chuckled and shrugged. He spread his hands and said shamelessly, "Then go look for the arbitration team!"
Everyone was slightly shocked and couldn't help but frown.
Was this person really fearless, or was he deliberately trying to intimidate them?
"Fine, you said it yourself." Zuoqiu Yun sneered. "Come, let's go look for the arbitration team! An ancient city like Ancient River City will definitely have a place to reason things out. "
"Then please go ahead. Don't block my door," the goatee sneered.
Pei Jing and Zuoqiu Yun pulled Sun Ting away.
Xiao Bai, who was wearing a human skin mask, turned around and saw the goatee's disdainful face. He even spat on the ground before turning around and going back.
"I'm so angry! I really want to slap him to death! "Sun Ting said angrily after taking a few steps.
"Let's find out who lives here first," Lin Quansheng said calmly.
Now, this group of people had all kinds of resources and cultivation techniques. The things that Cai Yi had stolen from the Tai Family's treasury were really valuable!
In fact, even if they didn't go out to look for resources, they could just sell the things that Chae Yi stole from the Tai Clan's treasury. It wouldn't be a problem for them to last hundreds or even thousands of years!
Although it was a little uncomfortable to spend the younger generation's money, this was where everyone's confidence came from.
They could use these resources to quickly improve their strength!
Therefore, what they lacked now was comprehending the Dao!
If they wanted to comprehend the Dao and cultivate, they needed a quiet place.
In fact, if they weren't worried about the threat of the Gong Clan and Tai Clan, it would be best for them to return to the human world.
However, it would be difficult to achieve this wish in a short period of time.
Since they were already in Ancient River City and this was a place to settle down, they might as well settle down here first.
In fact, from Lin Quansheng's point of view, it was not a big deal to give up this manor if they really couldn't do it.
Most of the time, it was just a battle of wills that would develop out of control in the end.
He had been secretly persuading Sun Ting along the way. After all, they were not just a few people, but a large group of people!
Compared to the Gong Clan Fort and the Tai Clan, this group of people could be considered as above average forces.
Even in Ancient River City, it could not be considered an inconspicuous small faction.
Sun Ting naturally understood these principles, but she was still angry and could not calm down.
In fact, it was not just her. Lin Zijin, Ji Chae Yi, Wen Jun, and Shan Gu, these hot-tempered people, were also full of anger.
Xiao Bai looked calm, but he was also silent along the way. No one knew what he was thinking.
In fact, he had already sent Gong Mingyue out to find out who exactly was living in the manor.
Soon, Gong Mingyue returned and came to Xiao Bai's side. She transmitted her voice, "Young Master, I found out that the person living in the manor is a young master of the Bu Clan!"
Bu Clan?
Wasn't this the family that sold it to Sun Ting?
Was it the same surname, or was it the same family?
Shirō Makino felt that this matter was getting interesting.
Gong Mingyue was still very reliable. There was no need for Shirō Makino to ask these questions. She took the initiative and said, "I found out that there are many people with the surname Bu in Ancient River City. However, there is only one true Bu Clan. The person who occupied the manor is this young master of the Bu Clan."
Shirō Makino nodded, a thoughtful expression on his face. He glanced at Sun Ting and told her what he had just found out.
Sun Ting suddenly stopped and looked at Shirō Makino, "Really?"
Everyone had a blank look on their faces. Was it real or fake?
Shirō Makino nodded and said, "Ming Yue just went to find out. It should not be fake."
Sun Ting took a deep breath and said, "Let's go. We'll go to the Bu Clan first!"
Shirō Makino asked, "So many of us are going together?"
Sun Ting was stunned for a moment, then said, "I'm a little muddled from anger. You guys wait here, I'll go alone!"
Shirō Makino shook his head and said, "I'll go with you."
Would the Bu Clan not know that their juniors had occupied the manor?
Perhaps, but it was more likely that they already knew!
They sold the manor, and then allowed their juniors to live there, forcibly occupying it.
Such a clan might not have any credibility to speak of.
If Sun Ting went alone and was left behind, it would be very lively.
The group discussed for a while and agreed to Xiao Bai's suggestion to let him go with Sun Ting to the Bu Clan.
No matter how angry they were, they had to get to the bottom of the matter first.
After that, the group of people found a huge restaurant. There were more than two hundred of them, and they occupied a large hall.
Shirō Makino and Sun Ting hurried to the Bu Clan.
Goatee, who had left the manor earlier, had already arrived at the Bu Clan.
He was in the backyard of the Bu Clan, reporting to a beautiful woman in her early thirties what had just happened.
Goatee appeared to be very obedient here. He lowered his head, and his eyes did not dare to look at the beautiful young woman.
"Heh … It's no big deal. Three years ago, they didn't ask for my permission and casually sold the manor I left for my son. They bullied us orphans and widows who had no one to rely on. Now that my son has become a Talisman Emperor, that group of people came over one by one to flatter me. They took the initiative to return the manor to my son. So this matter is easy to resolve. Later, she will either come knocking on our door or find the arbitration group. No matter which one she finds, when the time comes, we will clear things up with her and return the money she paid back to her. "
"Madam is merciful!" Goatee first flattered, then said, "It's just that I feel that group of people might not be so easy to talk to."
"Hehe, not easy to talk to? What can they do? Do they dare to challenge us? " The beautiful woman sneered, "A group of foreigners. If they have a bit of brain, they wouldn't be so reckless."
"I don't know about that. In any case, they were aggressive at the time. More than two hundred people were quite scary." Goatee said.
"More than two hundred people?" The beautiful woman was also shocked. She looked at Goatee, "You said they had more than two hundred people?"
"That's right. The leader seemed to be about a dozen people, followed by more than two hundred people. It should be a small force of unknown origin." Goatee said.
The beautiful woman frowned slightly and said, "If that's the case, I have to go and inform the patriarch. Otherwise, don't cause any trouble."
Goatee said with a smile, "Actually, Madam is worrying too much. There's no need for that."
"Oh?" The beautiful woman glanced at him, "What does Mr. Goatee mean?"
"Madam, you said it yourself. Previously, that group of people from the patriarch's family bullied Madam's orphans and widows. Their subordinates played tricks and deliberately sold the manor at a low price. Now that Young Master has risen in power, they ran back to flatter him and took the initiative to return the manor. From beginning to end, what does this matter have to do with Madam and Young Master? "
The beautiful woman thought for a moment and her eyes lit up, "You're right! This matter should be left to them to deal with. It really has nothing to do with us! "
"That's why Madam doesn't even need to show up. Let them worry about this kind of thing." Goatee said with a smile.
"En, Mr. Goatee's words make sense!" The beautiful woman nodded lightly.
… …
… …
Shirō Makino and Sun Ting arrived at the entrance of the Bo family's mansion. They had someone inform them that they wanted to see their family's steward, Bo Yuanzhi.
Although he was only a steward, this Bo Yuanzhi was not simple. He was the favorite of the Bo family's patriarch and was equivalent to the Bo family's chief steward.
He had the right to ask about the size of the entire family.
Other than the patriarch and a few powerful elders, even many of the direct descendants were polite to this Bo Yuanzhi.
"Three years ago, it was their family's steward, Bo Yuanzhi, who made the deal with me. Therefore, I have to clarify this matter with him first."
Outside the Bo family's gate, Sun Ting explained to Shirō Makino in a low voice.
To be honest, although Xiao Bai didn't have much experience with this kind of thing, he had grown up in the human world.
Even if he hadn't seen this kind of thing before, he had heard a lot of it.
Therefore, he didn't think that this was something that could be easily resolved.
He looked at Sun Ting and asked, "How much did you spend to buy that place back then?"
Sun Ting replied, "A million-tier great herb!"
Shirō Makino was stunned and couldn't help but be a little surprised. "So expensive?"
Although Chae Yi had brought back over 300 of these million-tier great herbs from the Tai family's treasury, that was the Tai family's treasury!
Great medicine was a classic consumable item. A Great Medicine worth a million was something that even a Fourth Emperor Realm expert would fight over until their heads were broken and bleeding.
He didn't expect that he could only buy a manor in Ancient River City.
"The houses in Ancient River City are very expensive!" Sun Ting said in a low voice. "It's not like you don't understand a place like Tianhe. Once you leave the city, there will be danger. An ordinary house in this city isn't cheap. After all, it's a place to settle down. Actually, before I bought that manor back then, I had inquired about it. Do you know how much similar manors cost nearby? "
Shirō Makino looked at her.
"I want a million-tier great herb and five or six hundred-thousand-tier great herbs!" Sun Ting said. "Therefore, I was able to buy that manor back then, which was equivalent to taking advantage of it. But who would have thought that something like this would happen? I have inquired about it carefully before. The Bo family's reputation in Ancient River City is quite good … "
As Sun Ting spoke, she couldn't help but sigh.
At this moment, the guard came out and looked at the two of them expressionlessly. "I'm sorry, our housekeeper isn't here. Please come back later."
Uh …
The two of them were stunned and looked at each other.
They thought to themselves, Not here or not?
Sun Ting looked at the guard and asked, "Didn't you clarify our identities?"
The guard remained expressionless and said indifferently, "If the housekeeper isn't here, who should I look for?"
Sun Ting's chest heaved violently. This matter was really infuriating!
She looked at the guard. "Could I trouble you to inform them again …"
"The housekeeper said he isn't here!" The guard's voice became cold.
And this time, he didn't even try to be perfunctory. He directly said that the housekeeper said he wasn't here …
Seeing that Sun Ting was about to explode, Shirō Makino took a step forward and looked at the guard. He said loudly, "It's fine if the housekeeper says he isn't here. Please inform someone who can make the decision … The owner of the manor that your Bo family's housekeeper, Bo Yuanzhi, sold back then is here! Ask him why the manor was clearly sold to us. Why is the young master of the Bo family living in it now? "
"What are you yelling about?" The guard suddenly became a little angry.
Because of Shirō Makino's yell, many people on the street looked over in surprise.
Shirō Makino's voice was very clear and spread far. People immediately understood what was going on, and their gazes toward the Bo family became meaningful.
Shirō Makino said indifferently, "I'm not yelling. I just want you to go in and inform them. If you don't go, then it's very simple. We will go to the arbitration team now. There has to be a place to reason things out in Ancient River City, right? "
The guard's expression immediately turned ugly. He glared fiercely at Shirō Makino and said, "Wait here," before hurriedly running in.
If the arbitration team was alerted, then no matter what, the Bo family's reputation wouldn't be good.
The property that they sold was seized by their own family again.
Even if they were to break the heavens, the Bo family was in the wrong.
After a moment, the guard came out again and looked coldly at Shirō Makino and Sun Ting. "Follow me in!"
"Wait." Shirō Makino said.
"What else do you want?" The guard looked coldly at Shirō Makino.
"Can't I be afraid?" Xiao Bai giggled as he looked at the guard. He then turned to the crowd of onlookers and said loudly, "Friends from Ancient River City, please bear witness. We come from a foreign land and have no one to rely on in Ancient River City. Previously, my elder sister bought a manor from the Bo family. Now, that manor has been taken back by their young master. Here … this is the contract! "
Shirō Makino directly showed the contract to the crowd.
The guard's face instantly turned as black as the bottom of a wok. He glared at Shirō Makino with murderous intent.
"As for us, we want to seek justice from the Bo family and ask why. We don't want to go through the arbitration team directly. After all, the Bo family is a reputable family in Ancient River City, right? However, I'm a little afraid that we won't be able to come out if we go in. I hope that friends can speak up for us siblings! "
The guard said angrily in a low voice, "Do you think the Bo family is a devil's den? You're ruining our family's reputation. Be careful of your head! "
"Look, look! We haven't even done anything yet, and you're already threatening us. Even a guard is so fierce. "Shirō Makino's face was filled with righteous indignation as he shouted," Tell me, can we still enter a family like this? "
Slap!
A crisp slap rang out.
A figure walked out from inside and slapped the guard's face.
"You've made a fool out of yourself! What nonsense are you spouting here? "
Sun Ting glanced at the person and said with a smile that wasn't a smile, "Isn't this Steward Bu? Did you just rush back? "
The middle-aged man who came out chuckled and nodded. He looked at Sun Ting without the slightest bit of embarrassment, "That's right. I heard about this matter and rushed back. Miss Su, long time no see. You're still as elegant as ever!"
Sun Ting had used the alias Su Ting to buy the manor from this person, so Bo Yuanzhi had always called her Miss Su.
Sun Ting ignored them and looked at Bo Yuanzhi as she asked, "Steward Bu, shouldn't you give me an explanation?"
"Of course, but this isn't the place to talk. Please come in and let's talk. How about it?" Bo Yuanzhi asked.
Sun Ting glanced at Shirō Makino.
Shirō Makino nodded.
Things had gotten a little out of hand. At the very least, the Bo family definitely wouldn't dare to directly detain the two of them.
This kind of family, before they shed all pretense of cordiality, would still want their reputation.
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