Nan Qu pouted and turned to leave. She wanted to take the right path, but wasn't it that the other person didn't want her to?

"Clatter, clatter..."

The familiar sound of horses' hooves made Nan Qu turn around, and then she saw the person she had just asked for directions from.

Nan Qu looked up at the city gate, and the three large characters "Qianlong City" came into view.

This person is riding a horse slower than she is walking; is he directionally challenged?

Nan Qu saw him, and the man also saw Nan Qu.

"What a coincidence, young lady, we meet again."

Nan Qu smiled and said, "What a coincidence. I thought you should be in the city right now."

Su Jing smiled and said, "I'm naturally not very good with roads."

Nan Qu nodded: "Got it, you have no sense of direction."

Su Jing was a little embarrassed by Nan Qu's blunt words. He scratched his head, then regained his carefree demeanor and said, "What you said is not wrong. I have indeed taken many detours because of this problem. That's why I'm only just arriving at the gate of Qianlong City now."

Looking at his appearance, Nan Qu found him quite interesting and his previous aloofness disappeared. She teased him, "You'd better hurry up when you get to Qianlong City to handle your important business. Don't let your habit of getting lost ruin your important mission."

Su Jing sighed helplessly, "We can only take it one step at a time. But are you planning to go into the city, young lady?"

Nanqu pointed towards the city gate and said, "I lost my household registration certificate, so they won't let me in. I'm thinking of another way."

Su Jing was taken aback: "Is there any way?"

Nan Qu smiled and said, "I'm waiting for the right person. Look, haven't I found them?"

Su Jing was clearly surprised by Nan Qu's response and couldn't help but laugh: "In that case, I am Su Jing. Please come with me, young lady."

"Southern music".

Su Jing paused for a moment before smiling and saying, "Hello, Miss Nan."

Nan Qu was right; Su Jing was indeed quite capable. However, she hadn't expected that he would be the new city lord of Qianlong City.

Nan Qu stared wide-eyed at Su Jing in astonishment, never expecting that this man, who seemed to have a terrible sense of direction and appeared carefree and easygoing, would actually be the city lord of Qianlong City.

Seeing Nan Qu's surprised expression, Su Jing smiled and explained, "Miss Nan, please don't be so surprised. I only took over the position of city lord a few days ago and am still getting familiar with many things, which is why I was in a hurry to rush to the city, but I didn't expect to be delayed for a while."

Nan Qu quickly came to her senses and joked with a smile, "Oh, then I've made the acquaintance of a great person, Lord City Lord. I was just teasing you about being directionally challenged, I'm so sorry."

Su Jing quickly waved his hand and said, "Miss Nan, you're too kind. Being bad at directions is just a fact. Besides, we're destined to meet, so there's no blame involved."

As he spoke, Su Jing led Nan Qu toward the city gate. As soon as the soldiers guarding the city saw Su Jing, they immediately bowed respectfully and shouted in unison, "Greetings, Lord City Lord!" The guards who had been blocking them from entering were now filled with fear, afraid that Nan Qu would complain to the City Lord.

Su Jing waved his hand and said, "Get up, everyone. This Miss Nan is my friend. If you see her again in the future, you must not make things difficult for her."

"Yes, Lord City Lord!" the guards replied in unison, secretly memorizing Nan Qu's appearance.

After bringing Nan Qu into the city, Su Jingcai said, "Didn't you want to renew your household registration? Then come with me. I also need to return to the city government."

Nan Qu realized she didn't know the way, so she simply nodded and said, "Okay, thank you."

On the way, Nan Qu didn't ask you, as the city lord, why you let those people go hungry outside. One reason was that she didn't know the ins and outs of the matter, and the other was that she didn't have that much good intentions.

She doesn't even know what she's going to do next, yet she goes and questions a city official about lax enforcement; she must be tired of living.

Su Jing was indeed very busy, and left after taking Nan Qu to the destination.

Because Nanqu was brought by Su Jing, the clerk in charge of household registration was very easy to talk to and did not make things difficult for her after confirming that her household registration was missing.

“Miss Nan, since your household registration certificate was lost, it's not easy for us to handle this. How about this: if you have the means, you can simply buy a house in Qianlong City. That way, I can get you a household registration certificate in Qianlong City directly. Does that sound good?”

Nan Qu thought this was a good idea: "Okay, but how are the house prices here?"

Upon hearing Nan Qu's agreement, the registrar beamed with joy: "The price is very reasonable. Come, come, look, these are several private residences in the city, all in excellent locations, and at superb prices."

Nan Qu was stunned for a moment when she saw the registrar take out more than a dozen room invitations, but she immediately realized what was going on.

Nowadays, most people probably hollow out this place.

Thinking that this place was a world of delicious food, Nanqu asked, "Besides this private residence, are there any inns or restaurants?"

The clerk's eyes lit up even more: "Yes, yes, of course! Look, this is the largest restaurant in the center of Qianlong City. It's three stories high, surrounded by clear lake water, with a beautiful environment. It's definitely great value for money."

Nan Qu glanced at the pictures and prices on the property listing and chuckled.

"I'm not that rich, you're overestimating me."

The registrar smiled awkwardly upon hearing this: "Then, Miss Nan, how much silver do you plan to spend to buy this house?"

Nan Qu thought for a moment and realized that she didn't seem to have much cash on hand, but she did have some silver jewelry and the like.

"Um, do you have a pawn shop here? I need to exchange some money."

The clerk's smile vanished; it turned out this man had no money after all.

"The pawnshop is gone. The Lin family moved away, and the pawnshop went with them."

Nan Qu pretended not to notice the registrar's expression and instead took out a jade pendant of good quality. This item was from the cultivation world. Although she bought it when she was browsing a street stall and it did not meet the standards required by the cultivation world, it was definitely a top-quality item in ancient times.

"Does that mean I can't exchange this money?"

The registrar's eyes lit up again when he saw the jade pendant in Nan Qu's hand: "Oh, look at what you're saying. With such a good thing, why bother exchanging it for money? Wouldn't it be better to just exchange it for a house? It would save you the trouble."

Nan Qu glanced at the jade pendant and said nonchalantly, "Which house can I exchange this for?"

Without hesitation, the registrar took out the largest restaurant: "This! Your jade pendant is definitely worth this restaurant."

Nan Qu nodded inwardly, thinking that this person was honest after all.

However, he said, "I want this restaurant, and while I'm at it, I also want a nicer house, a carriage, and two servants. I also need a coachman. If there's anything left over, you can use it to buy me household goods. Is that alright?"