Chapter 185 Then Don’t Pretend to Be a Grandson

"My friend, is there a yard you like just now?" The waiter's tone became cautious.

Based on his experience, this guest seemed a little different.

Logically speaking, he was recruited by the city patrol, so he was on his way to death. How could he buy a house?

"No, play it again." Ding Huan said.

He had just been thinking about recording things in the crystal ball. He must refine some of these things and carry them with him.

The formation flags need to be refined, the talisman pens need to be refined, and this thing also needs to be refined. It seems that he needs to learn how to refine equipment first.

Han Weicheng from the Tianqi Sect is a really bad person. I saved his life and approached him several times, but this guy didn't think highly of him and was unwilling to make friends with him, so he had no choice.

Otherwise, he could ask Han Weicheng to learn some basics of refining.

The guy didn't dare to ask for the crystal again and took the initiative to put it down again.

"It's the sixth yard." Ding Huan stopped the waiter from moving on.

The sixth courtyard looks quite large, with five separate rooms and a reception room.

The most important thing is that behind the yard is the Xifeng River.

If there is any emergency, you can jump to the West Wind River to escape.

"You really have a good eye for gems. This courtyard was originally occupied by a sect disciple. It has plenty of spiritual energy, but the price is a bit high. If you are willing, I can take you to see the house."

When the waiter heard Ding Huan decided to buy a valuable house at once, his tone became much more flattering.

"You don't have to look at it. Just tell me how many crystals this yard is worth and help me get the title deed."

Ding Huan didn't care about anything else. He just wanted to be quiet and find the way to build his foundation.

"The original price of this courtyard is 370 crystals. I can decide to give the customer the lowest preferential price and sell it to my friend at the price of 350 crystals."

The guy's tone was even more humble.

Ding Huan was too lazy to talk nonsense and directly took out 350 crystals from his bag:
"This is the crystal stone. Take out the title deed."

The waiter thought Ding Huan would bargain, but he didn't expect the customer to be so generous. He quickly said:
"Guest, please wait a moment."

After saying that, he quickly sent a message out.

In less than half an incense stick of time, Ding Huan's spiritual sense swept over a middle-aged woman walking in.

He is at the fifth level of Qi training. Probably because of his old age he is unable to advance, so he does business here.

Those who can do real estate business here basically have some connections.

"My fellow Daoist, are you going to buy the yard in the Great Crystal District?"

After the middle-aged woman came in, she bowed to Ding Huan and said.

Her eyes then saw the three hundred and fifty crystals on the counter.

"Yes, it's me. After the title deed is handed over, just send someone to take me there." Ding Huan's answer was clear and concise.

"Okay, just sign your name here."

The middle-aged woman took out a leather scroll with many marks on it. She first erased a name on the mark and then handed it to Ding Huan.

Ding Huan took a look and saw the simplest rune array engraved on it.

After he carved his name, the title deed became his private property.

If he wants to sell the house, he needs to remove his name from the title deed himself. If someone else removes it forcibly, the title deed will be damaged.

With his current means, he could easily remove this kind of rune array, even if it was someone else's name.

Generally speaking, people who can easily remove runes probably wouldn't look down on the houses here.

He is a special case. He started studying formations in the Qi Refining Stage.

Ding Huan took out the house deed, signed his name on it, and put it into his bag.

The middle-aged woman only collected 300 crystals and pushed the remaining 50 crystals to Ding Huan and said:
"I'll charge you 300 crystal stones for this house, fellow Daoist."

As expected, she was a businesswoman. This woman should know her identity and what she had just done, otherwise she would never ask for fifty less crystals for no reason.

"Thank you very much." Ding Huan was not polite and took back the fifty crystals.

Seeing Ding Huan taking back the fifty crystal stones, the woman said, "My fellow Taoist, why don't I take you to this small courtyard?"

"Thank you very much." Ding Huan clasped his fists.

After the two of them walked out of the dental clinic, the middle-aged woman said:

"If I'm not mistaken, you should have just become the captain of the West Wind City Patrol Guard, right? Is the incident on Shengdao Street related to you?"

As expected, I was right. This woman knew everything.

Yes, such a big thing happened in Xifeng City, and this woman is in the real estate business, it would be strange if she didn't know about it.

"Your information is very accurate. I am the captain of the West Wind City Patrol Guard." Ding Huan said calmly.

The middle-aged woman smiled and said, "If my shop has any difficulties in the future, I will trouble Captain Ding."

Ding Huan laughed: "This is our duty as city patrol guards. We have no choice but to do it."

Having said that, Ding Huan didn't believe that under normal circumstances, the city patrol guards would not collect protection fees from these merchants.

If there is protection money, then Lao Liu can come out and take care of it. If there is no protection money, then he will not interfere.

There are too many cities like West Wind City, and he is not a saint who has to interfere in everything.

What he wants is quietness. If he interferes too much, who knows if it will cause bigger trouble?
If he could take control of Xifeng City without any trouble, Ding Huan wouldn't mind doing so because it would only benefit him.

But he had just arrived here and was not familiar with West Wind City at all.

The woman said, "My name is Nurong, and I am also under the jurisdiction of the City Lord's Mansion." When Ding Huan heard Nurong's words, he felt that she seemed to be about to say something, so he immediately said:
"Sister Rong, I just arrived in West Wind City. I don't understand a lot of things yet. I need your advice."

Originally, Ding Huan planned to return to the city patrol and question those guards.

He was also very clear in his mind that it was not realistic to expect the few guards patrolling the city to know much.

Nu Rong nodded secretly in satisfaction. She only gave a slight reminder and Ding Huan understood. No wonder he was able to establish his authority in Shengdao Street with the Tieli League.

"Fellow Daoist Ding, do you know why there is no one managing Xifeng City?" Nu Rong asked.

Ding Huan shook his head. He had always wanted to know this.

The slave sighed:

"It's a long story, and I'm free right now, so let's talk while we walk..."

This matter was indeed a bit complicated. From Nu Rong's description, Ding Huan finally understood the general idea.

Many years ago, West Wind City was very famous and was even ranked high in the Daxing Sword Sect.

You know, on the outskirts of the Taoist world, there are small countries like the Burning Star Lordship that were established by sect disciples everywhere.

As for the Taoist cities in these small countries, they are countless.

The reason why West Wind City is so prosperous and famous is because of Cangjian Mountain.

Cangjian Mountain is just dozens of miles behind Xifeng City.

Hidden in Cangjian Mountain is a peerless immortal sword, which is a real immortal treasure.

Because of the existence of this magical sword, Cangjian Mountain often produces some top-notch swords.

Many cultivators who want to obtain the sword born from the immortal sword must go to Cangjian Mountain to look for it.

If you want to go to Cangjian Mountain to find the top sword, you need to pass through Xifeng City.

West Wind City became a place where various Taoists settled.

The Daxing Sword Dao focuses on sword cultivation, and is particularly eager for famous swords.

This made West Wind City's status even higher, and it received the support of the Great Star Sword Dao.

The Lordship State is considered the lowest level existence in the Taoist world, and it is very rare for an ordinary city in a Lordship State to gain the favor of a sect.

West Wind City did it, which shows how prosperous West Wind City was at that time.

Also because Cangjian Mountain was so famous, it spread to the Ascension Realm.

This was also the turning point for West Wind City's decline.

Ji Xinting, the strongest man in the Ascension Realm, heard about this. He came to Cangjian Mountain and took away this peerless immortal sword.

The magic sword was taken away, and Cangjian Mountain fell into decline, and was later filled with poisonous fog.

No one can enter this poisonous fog, let alone give birth to a sword.

Without Cangjian Mountain, Xifeng City was nothing. Xifeng City gradually fell into disrepair and finally became a place for some low-level monks to survive.

The Burning Star Lordship would not care about or manage a city that made no contribution to itself.

The mayor of Xifeng City has been replaced one after another, and every mayor comes here to find an opportunity to build a foundation.

They don’t care whether West Wind City is good or bad, as long as it doesn’t affect their foundation building.

The current Xifeng City is divided into three major parts, one of which is the part of the city under the jurisdiction of the City Lord's Mansion.

North City and West City are controlled by Gu Zhanjian. Anyone who is in these two places needs to pay a certain amount of crystals to Gu Zhanjian.

East City and South City are managed by Pan Qi. People who do business in these two places also need to pay crystals to Pan Qi.

Hearing this, Ding Huan asked:
"Sister Rong, from what you said, the place where I live now is considered the territory of the City Lord's Mansion?"

Nurong nodded:

"That's exactly what I wanted to tell you. The place where you live is actually allocated to the City Lord's Mansion, which is the city center.

But people from Guzhanjian often sell houses in the Great Crystal District. So I suspect your current house is occupied by someone else."

"Do they have a title deed?" Ding Huan asked.

“That’s not the case, but Gu Zhanjian is usually quite arrogant, so most of the time, in order to reduce conflicts, we don’t sell the house in the Great Crystal District.

If you don’t want to live there, I can help you change it or return it,” Nurong said.

Ding Huan glanced at Nu Rong:
"Sister Rong is doing well in business. In that case, I'll go check out my house first. If the other party is reasonable, wouldn't that be better?"

Nu Rong didn't know whether she understood what Ding Huan said, so she didn't continue talking about the house, but changed the subject:

"There is one more thing I want to tell you. Shengdao Street, where you are showing off your might today, is Pan Qi's territory. Pan Qi is not in Xifeng City these days, so there is nothing stopping you from doing things in Shengdao Street.

When Pan Qi comes back, I'm afraid this matter won't end so easily."

Hearing this, Ding Huan understood that Nu Rong wanted to make friends with him.

"Thank you, Sister Rong." Ding Huan expressed his gratitude and took note of Nurong's reminder.

At this time, Ding Huan already had a preliminary plan in his mind. Originally, he wanted to find a quiet place to build his foundation.

According to Nurong, Xifeng City is in a state where whoever is stronger is right. Neither the lord country nor the sect will care.

In other words, there is no need for him to pretend to be a grandson.

In that case, it would be better to just take control of West Wind City in our own hands.

He will be the first to know about any disturbance in the city that belongs to him.

(End of this chapter)