Chapter 187: Chaoyang City

Zhen Yuan and Shen Xu arrived at the gate of Chaoyang city three days.

After paying the entrance fee, they entered the city and directly went to a popular restaurant.

Kaixuan restaurant was on the main street of Chaoyang city.

It had three floors and covered an area of about one thousand square metres.

When the two arrived, it was a little past the lunch hour but the restaurant was still very busy.

However, Zhen Yuan and Shen Xu didn’t dislike this.

After arriving, they asked for a hall seat and while waiting for their order, they resumed their eavesdropping career.

“I heard the old man of the Liu family has died. Do you think it’s true?”

“I don’t know if it’s true but I wouldn’t be surprised. Old man Liu was injured in his early years and has been unable to advance to the void refining realm. It’s not strange to die in his late four thousand.”

“I suppose so.” One of the gossip mongers sighed with a regretful expression.

“Old man Liu was a genius. Maybe he would have been able to advance to the fusion realm if he wasn’t injured.”

“You may be right but what is the use of speculating?”

“How many geniuses can reach their potential and live out their lifespans?”

“It’s good to be ordinary. Ordinary people don’t attract crazy jealousy and revenge.”

“If the old man is truly dead, the Liu family will be in trouble.”

“I agree. Unless one of the sons can hurriedly advance to the spirit transformation realm, the Liu family will soon be divided by the surrounding vultures. Many people have been eyeing it.”

Listening to this, Zhen Yuan and Shen Xu had no reaction.

After all, they didn’t know the Liu family and had no stake in their fate.

Thinking this way, they shifted their attention to another table.

“The Bai family has become a laughing stock.”

“Who would have thought that the legitimate children of the fourth house were killed but the family can’t track the murderer.”

“It’s really unexpected that they didn’t have blood marks.”

“I heard the fourth son doesn’t like his main wife and consequently, didn’t care about her children.”

“How shameful!”

“It’s really shameful to care about the concubine’s children but completely ignore his legitimate children.

“Shhh! How dare you say such a thing in the open? This kind of thing can only be thought about but not spoken aloud.”

“Anyway, it’s been more than five years. Do you think the murderer will ever be found?”

“Who knows? Maybe the Bai family is just putting on a show to save their face.”

“Whatever the case, we can only sit and watch the good show.”

Hearing this, Zhen Yuan and Shen Xu looked at each other.

However, they didn’t dwell on the matter and continued eavesdropping.

Over lunch, the two heard all kinds of gossip.

They knew who was engaged to who, who was fighting who, the latest clothes at which shop, …

After a late lunch, they left the restaurant and headed to the property management office.

In most cities, shops, houses, and land were under the purview of the city lord ’s residence.

However, in Chaoyang city, leasing and selling were outsourced to a property management office.

This property management office was on the street next to the city lord’s residence.

When Zhen Yuan and Shen Xu arrived, a female guide immediately greeted them.

“Welcome.” She said, leading them to a vacant table.

After sitting, the female cultivator looked at the two with a curious expression.

“How may I help you?” She asked.

“We want to lease a shop with an attached courtyard. Do you have such a property?” Shen Xu asked and the female nodded but soon frowned.

“Is there a problem?” The double questioned.

“We have three properties like that but the locations….”

“Please tell us about them.” Shen Xu urged.

“The first property, which is also the biggest is at the outermost part of the city. Excluding the shop, the courtyard has ten rooms and a large compound. However, that part of the city is not as peaceful as the central part of the city.”

Shen Xu nodded when he heard this but he wasn’t interested.

After all, he and Zhen Yuan had a space.

Considering that, they didn’t a big courtyard with ten rooms.

“What about the second property?” Zhen Yuan asked.

“The second is also in the outer city but unlike the first, it’s in a remote area. If you want to open a shop, such a property may not be conducive.”

“How big is the property?” Shen Xu asked.

“Excluding the shop, the courtyard has three rooms. However, the property has an attached piece of land. About one acre.”

“Tell us about the third.”

“The third is in the inner part of the city. It has the biggest storefront but a small courtyard of only two rooms.”

“What’s wrong with the location of this shop?” Zhen Yuan asked and the female cultivator sighed.

“There is nothing wrong with the location. However, the shop is surrounded by big businesses. You may not be able to compete if you open a shop there.”

Shen Xu chuckled when he heard this.

“Is it okay to be so honest? Won’t you lose a commission if you do this?” He asked and the woman blushed from embarrassment.

Her nature was so.

Although she wanted to lease the property in her hands, she couldn’t act without conscience.

Fortunately, she encountered Zhen Yuan and Shen Xu.

“Can we see the second property?” Zhen Yuan asked and the female cultivator couldn’t help but be surprised.

She didn’t expect the two would still think about the properties even after she explained their defects.

Most importantly, they wanted to see the second property which was the most unsuitable for business.

However, she didn’t try to dissuade them.

Since they wanted to see the property despite her explanation, it was not her place to worry about them.

After that, Zhen Yuan and Shen Xu inspected the property and directly leased it for five years.

When that was done, they didn’t linger in their new house.

Instead, they returned to the inner city and went to the Myriad Treasures Pavillion.

Compared to the Myriad Treasures Pavillion in Dragon city, the one in Chaoyang City was several times larger.

It had five floors and occupied an area of two thousand square metres.

“Welcome to the Myriad Treasures Pavillion.” A female guide greeted as soon as they entered the building.

“Where can we find level four resources?” Shen Xu asked.

“Level four resources are on the second floor.” The woman said, leading the way to the second floor.

“Is there anything specific that the two guests need?”

“We need fire-type and ice-type cultivation resources.” Zhen Yuan said and Shen Xu nodded.

Although they were both eager to explore the Myriad Treasures Pavillion, they had their priorities.

Before they could relax to look around, they had to acquire the resources they needed.

“Please follow me.” The attendant said and the two closely followed.

Soon after, they arrived in front of a shelf.

“The fire-type resources are on this shelf and the ice-type are three shelves down.”

“Thank you.” Shen Xu expressed his gratitude and the attendant stood aside to let them choose.

“Brother Yuan, help me choose.” The double said, winking at his husband.

After all, Zhen Yuan could see laws.

With him there, Shen Xu was confident in buying the best among the fire type treasures.

“Good.” Zhen Yuan agreed, rubbing his wife’s hair.

Without wasting time, Zhen Yuan chose three treasures.

These treasures were a bottle of fire spirit liquid, a fire crystal, and a fire ginseng.

Because level four natural treasures were not very precious in the Tianqi continent, the total cost of these three treasures was less than fifty million spirit stones.

After choosing the fire treasures, they chose four ice type treasures for Yang Shi.

However, ice-type treasures were more expensive than fire-type treasures.

After all, fire was a primary element while ice was a derivative element.

That said, the two were not stingy and only bought the best for Yang Shi.

Unfortunately, buying seven pieces of natural treasures decimated the spirit stones they earned on their way to Chaoyang City.

Still, they didn’t directly leave the Myriad Treasures pavilion but continued to look around.

When they were done, they returned to their courtyard and entered the space.

Three space months later, Shen Xu went into retreat and Zhen Yuan left the space.

First, he cleaned the courtyard and hired people to prepared the shop for business.

While that was happening, he went to the talisman association to certify as a level four talisman master.

This time, Zhen Yuan kept a low profile.

He drew a common talisman and passed the test with ordinary qualifications.

Three days later, the hired people finished the renovations and Zhen Yuan began stocking the shop.

On the right side, he stocked a variety of level one, level two, and level three wines.

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