This was evening.
Xu Lian lives alone in a room.
It's not easy to live with so many female confidantes. After all, the Lin family is in mourning, and basic customs must be observed.
Xu Lian sat cross-legged on the couch and took out the spiritual fruits he had picked from his Qiankun bag. When he was happily counting them, the White Fox Mine Patrolman arrived. This made him a little embarrassed. It was not right to put them away, and it was not right not to put them away.
Xu Lian stood up and bowed, then asked tentatively, "Sir, would you like some spiritual fruit, Mine Patrol Officer?"
The White Fox Mine Patrolman didn't even look at the spiritual fruit, his eyes fixed on him, "It's only been a few months since we last met, and you've already reached the Huajin stage. I now feel that you're not a genius, but the reincarnation of a powerful being."
"..." Xu Lian didn't know what to say, so he could only say, "Whether I am a genius or the reincarnation of a powerful person, I am loyal to the Mine Patrol."
The White Fox Mining Patrolman remained noncommittal. "Fortunately, the Yi Cult allowed me to quell the rebellion. If other experts had been allowed to come, you would have been in great danger today."
Xu Lian also felt that plundering the spiritual fruit was a bit reckless. Of course, he also had his own trump card. If the Sword of World-Slaying and the Heavenly Snake Grass were used to deal with ordinary masters, they should be enough to protect themselves, as long as the one who came was not an "unsolvable" master like the White Fox Mine Patrol. "I am sorry for my inconsiderateness and for causing trouble to the Mine Patrol."
Then.
He asked, "What is the use of this spiritual fruit, and why are so many people fighting for it?"
The White Fox Mining Patrol was speechless for a moment. "You don't even know what the spiritual fruit is for, and yet you're trying to steal it?"
Xu Lian explained, "I thought that since so many people were fighting for the spiritual fruit, it must be worth a lot... so I took advantage of the situation and robbed it."
The white fox said, "This is the Yanyuan Fruit. It is quite valuable, worth several million spirit stones each. Taking one can increase your lifespan by ten years. Taking ten can increase your lifespan by a hundred years at most. Any more will be useless."
Xu Lian's heart moved. He practiced cultivation quickly and did not need to worry about the issue of lifespan. However, so many of his confidantes practiced cultivation slowly, or some were not practitioners at all. They could not resist the passage of time, and would need their skills sooner or later. He could not sell them unless it was absolutely necessary.
The white fox said, "The current garrison commander of the county has failed to protect the spirit tree and has been dismissed from his post and transferred to another place. I have been appointed as the garrison commander of Pingyang County. From now on, I will live near the spirit tree.
I don't have enough time to manage the spiritual houses on First Street. I will transfer you to be the manager of First Street and be responsible for the leasing and sale of spiritual houses.
In addition to the spirit stones that you normally hand over to the Yi Sect every month, you can collect the extra spirit stones yourself. Now that you have reached the Huajin stage, the price of the cultivation resources you use has begun to rise. These spirit stones can be used to purchase cultivation resources and improve your strength. "
Xu Lian was overjoyed, "Thank you very much for your cultivation."
The white fox said, "I have killed most of the people from some sects and demons who came here to cause trouble. The rest have been captured by the county magistrate and imprisoned in the dungeon. You will be in charge of supervising their execution and establish your authority as the manager of the First Street. This will also make it easier for you to manage the First Street in the future."
Xu Lian responded with “yes”.
The white fox said no more and turned away.
Xu Lian put away the spiritual fruits. After the commotion caused by some people from various sects and forces lurking in and all kinds of demons and monsters, he was the one who benefited the most.
It's really like an old lady crawling into bed - it made me laugh.
Bai Hu served as the garrison commander of Pingyang County. According to Bai Hu's style of doing things, he was basically just a figurehead and did not really manage the affairs. In other words, all the power of the garrison commander was in his hands...
He is the garrison commander.
He is also the patrol officer.
It is no exaggeration to say that he has absolute power in Pingyang County.
Turn your hand and it becomes clouds; turn your hand back and it becomes rain.
Those who obey will prosper, those who disobey will perish...
It is equivalent to being a "local emperor" in Pingyang County.
The next day.
Xu Lian announced in public that he was the manager of the First Street. He intended to take the initiative to improve the practice environment for his confidantes.
Except for Jiang Yunyan, everyone was happy for Xu Lian, and also happy for their own family, because they knew that Xu Lian was in control of First Street and would definitely not treat them unfairly.
Xu Lian immediately made arrangements, "Since I am the manager of the First Street, I will definitely let all of you have the best spiritual houses to use.
The inspector lives in House No. 1 A... I can't do anything about this, so let's start from House No. 2 A.
I plan to assign House No. 2, Jiazi, to Zhaoxi, that is, the Pei family.
House No. 3, Block A, was given to Sister Wan, which is the Lin family.
House No. 4, Jiazi, is for fun.
I will keep House No. 5, Jiazi, for my own use. I plan to bring my family from Green Bamboo Town to live in the city so that we don’t have to travel back and forth.”
Abuse of power for personal gain is so blatant...
"Thank you, husband."
Pei Zhaoxi was delighted.
Of course, she had heard about the value of the Class A houses on the first street in Pingyang County. Only the wealthy families in the county could afford them!
The Pei family has acquired a spiritual house with such a high spiritual concentration, which will play a huge role in the development of the Pei family!
Of course, there was more than just this that made her happy. The most crucial point was that when Xu Lian distributed the houses, he ranked her first, which was enough to show her position in Xu Lian's heart.
Xu Lian smiled and raised his hand, scratching her nose, "I told you Zhaoxi is my baby, of course I will treat Zhaoxi well, don't be so irritable with me in the future."
Pei Zhaoxi said "hmm".
Lin Wan smiled and expressed her gratitude to Xu Lian on behalf of the Lin family, "Thank you, my husband, for your love."
She had had men before and was very clear about her position. Of course, she would not compete with Pei Zhaoxi for it. Moreover, Pei Zhaoxi followed Xu Lian earlier than her. From this point of view, it was impossible for her to compete with Pei Zhaoxi. Anyway, Xu Lian treated her and the Lin family equally and did not treat her and the Lin family unfairly. This was enough.
Xiao said jokingly, "Xu Lang, I am alone and cannot live in a whole house. Just give me a room."
She was sold to a brothel when she was young. By chance, she became a cultivator and redeemed herself. She had already severed ties with her family.
Xu Lian said, "All my women can be allocated a Class A house, and you are no exception. If you can't live there alone, you can rent it out and collect spiritual stones for rent, which can be used to buy spiritual resources."
Seeing that he insisted, Xiao Xixi didn't say much.
In fact, even though the Pei and Lin families had obtained Class A houses, it was impossible for them to live in all the rooms themselves. This would be too wasteful and extravagant. They would definitely rent out some of the rooms and collect rent in spirit stones to purchase supplies for their practice and to develop their family.
Of course, how the Pei family and the Lin family use the house is their own business, and Xu Lian will not interfere.
Everyone's eyes turned to Jiang Yunyan. Pei Zhaoxi, Lin Wan, and Xiao Xixi were each assigned a Class A house, but she didn't. This made everyone curious about her relationship with Xu Lian.
Jiang Yunyan blushed and snorted, "Why are you looking at me? My Jiang family is a big clan in Taizhou Prefecture. It is not a problem for us to buy the entire Pingyang County. Why would I want a house from him?"
Except for Xiao Xixi, everyone was surprised. They didn't expect that she had such a great background.
Xu Lian felt strange about what Jiang Yunyan said. It was not a question of whether the Jiang family needed the house, but that she was not his woman... She didn't explain the point at all.
Xiao Xixi also noticed that there was something wrong with Jiang Yunyan's words, but she didn't want to point it out, so she smiled and said, "Miss Jiang, please live with me in house number four."
Jiang Yunyan nodded, "Okay."
She's not going to Guitongling anymore? Xu Lian now completely understood her intentions.
After the Lin family buried their deceased relatives, everyone started moving, preparing to move together to First Street.
This is the way the world is. The dead will be quickly forgotten, and no one will be immersed in grief. After all, living is also difficult...
They had just moved into the Class A house on First Street when Lin Ying followed.
There was no trace of sadness on her face. She chuckled and said, "I did the same as my elder sister before. I returned to the Lin family's former residence."
Hua Rongjun sighed, "You don't have any offspring in the Tong family, so it's not convenient to live there. It's good for you to come back."
Originally, this would be nothing, but Lin Ying always hovered around Xu Lian, and her intention was obvious, which made everyone look at her strangely.
Lin Yue and Hua Rongjun pretended not to see it, obviously agreeing with it.
Perhaps because she felt sorry for Lin Ying, Lin Wan didn't say anything.
Xu Lian was not happy about it, and always avoided Lin Ying and expressed his refusal in a tactful way.
He could understand that people in this cruel world were more snobbish and utilitarian in order to survive, but Lin Ying was too snobbish and her drive to climb up was too strong. She was not the type he liked.
Seeing that he was always avoiding her, Lin Ying simply told him straight out, "Didn't you say before that you wanted me to be your concubine? Now I am your concubine."
Xu Lian frowned, "I just said that in anger, don't use it as an excuse."
Lin Ying's eyes were red. "Do you dislike me? I had a man before, so why don't you dislike me? You dislike me. If it's because I offended you before, I apologize to you. You can punish me in any way you want."
Xu Lian said, "I don't dislike you for having had a man before, it's just that our personalities are not compatible... You should find a suitable man."
Lin Ying grabbed Xu Lian's arm pleadingly, "But I think we are a good match."
"I don't want you to feel, I want me to feel."
Xu Lian waved his hand and left.
He left First Street and took a boat back to Green Bamboo Town to avoid Lin Ying's entanglement. Of course, the main purpose was to bring Wang Cuiyun and the others to the county town.