Half a month later, A-Jiang sat in a teahouse two streets away from the Bai residence, drinking spiritual tea in a private room on the second floor, watching the crowds coming and going outside.

The waiter came in to serve tea and snacks. A-Jiang tossed him a few spirit pearls and asked, "Tell me about the major events that have happened in Tianyu City in the last three years."

The waiter knew that this person had probably just come out of seclusion. However, seeing that this person was not very old, yet had been in seclusion for three years, could he have already reached the Foundation Establishment stage or above? So he carefully introduced the situation of Tianyu City to A Jiang.

"The first one is the Wang family. A year ago, the Wang family was squeezed out of the seven great families. Their strength was divided up, most of the direct descendants died or were injured, and the collateral branches were scattered in various places. Today, only six great families remain in Tianyu City."

A-Jiang remembered that Bai Yulan seemed to have married into the Wang family, so she asked, "What happened?"

The waiter, unaware of the details, only vaguely replied, "How would we outsiders know about the affairs of large families? The root of the problem lies within the Wang family itself. They started fighting amongst themselves, and other families saw an opportunity and..."

Ah Jiang understood.

"And then there are the princes who were granted titles, married, and settled in their fiefdoms. This is a long story. Do you have any particular princes you are interested in?"

Ah Jiang did have some information, and asked, "Is there any news about the King of Hua Nan?"

The waiter thought for a moment and shook his head: "It doesn't seem to be anything serious, but the young master of the Prince of Hua Nan's mansion is currently in the city."

"Which young master?"

When Ah Jiang asked this question, he felt a little nervous. He hadn't seen or heard from his friends for many years, and now they had all grown up.

The waiter said, "I heard it's Young Master Yi."

Ji Yi, it really was him!

Suppressing the turmoil in her heart, A Jiang asked Linglong again.

The waiter said, "Not much is known about the princess's residence. It is said that this young princess has been cultivating in the sect all this time, and she hasn't shown her face in Tianyu City for three years."

It seems that Linglong never came back after she left.

"There's a Bai family living nearby. Do you know anything about them?"

"Speaking of their youngest son, I do know some interesting stories," the waiter said with a smile.

Ah Jiang was also curious: what could be so interesting to this waiter?

The waiter began to explain: "This is also because it involves the royal family. It is said that three years ago, the Third Prince arranged for the Third Daughter of the Bai family to be his concubine. When the day came, the Han family went to pick her up, but it turned out that the bride had been switched. The Bai family actually dared to deceive the royal family on this matter, so the Third Prince was naturally furious."

"The next day, the Third Prince sent his steward to the Bai residence to demand the person back. It is said that the steward was still with the fake concubine who was carried in the day before. Tsk tsk, what a slap in the face for the Bai family! In the end, the Bai family had no choice but to tell the truth that they had run away from the marriage."

"The Third Prince was magnanimous and did not punish the Bai family. He simply said that the Third Miss was his person whether she lived or died. He made a dummy out of her clothes and carried it to the Prince's mansion as usual. The marriage was settled, and the Bai family no longer needed to concern themselves with the Third Miss's affairs. This matter became known to everyone, and it was quite a spectacle."

"People in the neighborhood still ask whether the third daughter has been found."

Xiao Er then recounted a few recent events, and A Jiang let him go.

She felt exhausted. What kind of situation was this? She had been forced into marriage, and as someone's nominal concubine at that! It was outrageous!

I need to sort this out now that I'm back, otherwise I'll be branded as a concubine when I travel the cultivation world.

In the south of Tianyu City, A Jiang is arranging for people to decorate his courtyard.

The Bai family is only the Bai family where she is!

Those who use the Bai family's name to sell inferior goods will have to pay their debts soon.

Actually, Ajahn had considered several scenarios before coming, such as:

She dressed herself up in a pitiful state, then found a local thug to take her to the Bai residence to collect a debt, and saw how her father would treat her. She then decided how to respond based on the Bai family's reaction.

But don't they know what kind of people that family is?

Why bother playing along with their act?

After resolving the issues in Tianyu City, I plan to continue my journey to the east to see the sea!

However, my grandmother has always been good to me. Once things are settled here, I'll bring her over to enjoy her retirement.

"I wonder where Xiao Songjing and Tao Pianpian are, and whether they have already arrived in Tianyu City."

Given the special circumstances, A-Jiang had no choice but to split up.

After resolving the matter with the Luyan Sect, he rode swiftly towards Tianyu City. If they were delayed on the way, they probably wouldn't have arrived yet.

Ah Jiang bought a three-courtyard house with a garden, covering an area of ​​28 acres. The houses were secondary; the main attraction was the large area of ​​small hills and lakes.

This house used to belong to the Wang family, and it was very well-maintained. A-Jiang found a broker to introduce some stewards and servants to help it get ready.

"Ah Jiang, why did you buy this courtyard? Are you going to live here permanently?"

The little turtle looked around.

"What do you know? Ah Jiang is rich now. What's wrong with buying things for fun? That's called spending money like water!"

Magikarp was acting very arrogantly on the side.

The little turtle thought so too. Since she had money now, what was the point of keeping it if she didn't spend it? So she followed the workers to the market to buy herself some delicious food and fun toys.

A-Jiang gave him some money and took several transformed little spirit beasts with him, asking Xiong Lan to watch over them.

"You don't want to go?"

Ajahn smiled and patted the Magikarp's head.

Magikarp shook its little head like a rattle.

Ajahn didn't force him, but Magikarp was a bit of a bully at home and didn't dare to face the outside world.

"How's your cultivation going lately? Should I send you to Wei Jiao's place?"

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