Liu Lang was in charge of this matter and was more familiar with the situation than Du Rong, so the matter of purchasing the surrounding houses was handed over to him.
Chen Xiao was very confident in his abilities and did not have any other requirements. He only mentioned that he should buy as many as possible, preferably connected together.
After finishing this matter, Chen Xiao and Xi Yunting went out together and went straight to Jianzhai.
After entering, Xi Yunting directly showed the token given to him by the people from the last Equipment Refiners Alliance, and then the manager led them to the backyard.
Soon, a person who was also the person in charge of the Equipment Refiners' Alliance came to meet them. This person was Zheng Hong, the master of Jianzhai whom they had met last time.
Zheng Hong smiled and said, "I'm sorry for not welcoming you, two distinguished guests."
Xi Yunting said politely, "Thank you for coming in person, Master. I'm sorry to bother you."
"No way." Zheng Hong's smile was completely genuine. "Jianzhai welcomes you two to come anytime. If there is anything I can do for you, just let me know."
Xi Yunting and Chen Xiao looked at each other. It seemed that with the Chongshan inheritance, Zheng Hong's status in the Equipment Refiners Alliance had risen, and he had gained considerable benefits.
Otherwise, I wouldn’t be so enthusiastic when meeting them.
In this case, Chen Xiao said straight to the point: "This time I came here to entrust the Refiner Alliance to make a protective magic weapon."
"A magic weapon for protection?" Zheng Hong was very surprised. "I wonder which immortal sect entrusted it to you?"
Chen Xiao smiled: "It is the Dongyu Sect that I am about to establish."
Zheng Hong's eyes widened in surprise, and he said, "It's Daoist Chen! Daoist Chen is such a great man. I wonder if your sect is suitable for establishment?"
Chen Xiao smiled and said, "One year from now, I'll invite Master Zheng to attend the founding ceremony."
Zheng Hong twisted his beard and said with a smile: "Okay, I will definitely be there. The young are really formidable——"
He sighed deeply and thought that Chen Xiao customized the protective magic weapon to create momentum.
It must be said that using this magic weapon to create momentum has especially elevated one's status and position. Even before the Dongyu Sect was founded, it had already gotten rid of its status as a low-ranking or middle-ranking sect, and reached the upper class.
This protection device is like a luxury private jet, or a large one. In the entire cultivation world, only the big immortal sects and big families at the top of the pyramid can afford the protection device.
Chen Xiao nodded: "My apprentice and housekeeper will deliver the invitation later." After talking about this topic, he asked how long it would take to make the protective device and how much it would cost.
Zheng Hong knew all of this very well, and said without hesitation: "Ask the Grand Master of the Alliance to help, and it will take more than half a year to complete. As for the cost... it is 350,000 spirit beads to the public. Fellow Daoist Chen is a VIP of the Alliance, and enjoys the greatest discount. You only need to pay 230,000 capital and the Grand Master's hard work fee, and the Alliance will not charge any other fees."
Chen Xiao didn't expect that the discount for VIP status of the Equipment Refiners Alliance would be so big. It was equivalent to 35% off, which really saved a lot of money.
There is no such thing as paying a deposit first and then the final payment for custom-made magic tools. All spirit beads must be paid in advance.
This is to prevent customers from changing their minds midway. Although the magic tools made can be sold, the material costs are often something that the tool refiners are often unwilling to bear.
With all the income from the previous few years, plus the spoils from this campaign against the Huaiyin Patriarch, Chen Xiao now had a total of more than 300,000 spirit beads.
Two hundred and thirty thousand spirit beads were lost this time, and the rest had to be handed over to Du Rong and Liu Lang to purchase real estate, expand the sect's residence, and handle various preparations for the ceremony...
Chen Xiao's purse was suddenly emptied. After working hard for six or seven years, he was back to where he was before liberation.
After handing over the spirit beads, Chen Xiao couldn't help but complain, "Why isn't there an organization that specializes in renting out protective instruments and carrying people in need to and from other realms? The demand must be huge. Even if each person only receives dozens or hundreds of spirit beads, there must be many people willing to take a ride."
Zheng Hong smiled bitterly and said, "Do you think no one has done this before? Those who have this idea will suffer a miserable fate. Not only will their magic tools be robbed, but they will also be killed, including all the passengers."
Chen Xiao was speechless. He blinked and asked, "Aren't the robbers afraid of being hunted down? And the portal is within the sphere of influence of Zhishitang, right? Zhishitang just sits there and does nothing?"
Zheng Hong shook his head. "Since they dare to rob, they are naturally not afraid of being hunted down. As long as they succeed in one job, they will have enough to eat and drink delicious food, enjoy endless happiness for the rest of their lives, and have no worries about resources."
Chen Xiao heard his tone and guessed, "Was it done by the evil cultivator?"
Xi Yunting nodded at the side: "Initially, it was the righteous path. After being punished and hunted down by Zhishitang, the righteous path dared not commit the crime again, so it changed to evil cultivation."
"Yes, they are the evil cultivators from the Evil Realm - that is, the area occupied by the evil cultivators. Fellow Daoist Chen should know this, right?" Seeing Chen Xiao nod, Zheng Hong continued, "These evil cultivators are either in groups or powerful and shameless. They stole the protective magic tools, killed people, and immediately teleported to the Evil Realm through the portal. Zhishitang organized several hunts and tried to enter the Great Heaven Realm of the Evil Realm to retrieve them, but they were defeated every time."
Xi Yunting said: "When the situation was dangerous, several people with protective magic tools were killed and their magic tools were stolen at the same time in one day. The losses were too heavy, and no one specialized in doing this business anymore."
Zheng Hong kindly reminded, "So, Fellow Daoist Chen, you should be careful when you hold a magic weapon, and be careful not to be targeted by evildoers."
Chen Xiao nodded solemnly and thanked him for his kindness.
Squeezing his purse, Chen Xiao decided to do the Feng Shui orders immediately, to earn money while replenishing his vitality.
He said goodbye to Zheng Hong, turned and walked out. When he went out, he found that Xi Yunting had not come out.
He couldn't help but feel a little strange, and when he was about to go in again, Xi Yunting came out.
"What are you going to do next?" Xi Yunting asked.
This made Chen Xiao forget about the little episode just now. He said, "I have a lot of Feng Shui orders piled up in my hand. I plan to do them all next."
Xi Yunting nodded, "Let's go, I'll go with you."
"Yeah." Chen Xiao smiled.
He had been away for nearly half a year, and even though Liu Lang had taken away a small part of the work, the remaining accumulated orders were enough to keep Chen Xiao busy.
After working non-stop for a month, his flat wallet was full again. Of course, it was still far from his richest time before.
After finishing his work, Liu Lang finally got the chance to report to him about the acquisition of the surrounding houses.
"What? You bought a total of 15 houses in the surrounding area? And they are connected to each other?!" Chen Xiao looked at the blueprint and his eyes almost popped out of his head in shock.
Liu Lang looked ashamed. "There were a few households that we couldn't get in touch with. We gave up because they were too far away to connect. These were the only ones that could be connected and met the teacher's requirements."
Including the one they live in now, they now own a quarter of the area of Tangyan Street, which is equivalent to the size of a royal palace in the heyday of the capital in their previous life.
This was enough in Chen Xiao's opinion, but Liu Lang was not very satisfied with the results.
Chen Xiao patted the drawings and praised Liu Lang's ability. This was really beyond his expectations.
The sixteen houses connected together could almost be considered a rectangle, which was most suitable for his favorite traditional Chinese architectural layout.
Chen Xiao waved at Liu Lang and said, "Come here, I'll tell you about the general layout. Uncle Rong has a lot of things to do next, so you will be responsible for demolishing all these old houses and rebuilding them."
Liu Lang listened carefully and nodded: "Teacher, just leave it to me. I will take care of it exactly. Just draw it the way you like it."
Chen Xiao smiled, took a new piece of white paper, and started drawing on it with a pen.
"In the central axis of this building, there will be a front hall in front, which is usually used for entertaining guests; a main hall in the middle, which is only used in important occasions; and a back hall in the back, in case there are more disciples in the future, so you can have classes here or have activities."
Liu Lang said: "The teacher is very thoughtful."
Chen Xiao added: "In terms of proportion, the area occupied by these three halls is the size of two courtyards in the front hall, four in the main hall, and two in the back hall. The main hall is larger, and the founding ceremony was held here."
Liu Lang confirmed, "The banquet is also here?" Chen Xiao said, "Okay, I understand."
Chen Xiao said in a low voice embarrassedly: "As for my residence, it will be arranged on the east side of the central axis. The area should be the size of two houses, and there should be an independent martial arts training ground." It was arranged on the east side because Xi Yunting liked that direction.
Chen Xiao used a pen to draw several circles on both sides of the central axis. "In these locations, the kitchen is arranged here, the carriages and horses are arranged here, and the running water is arranged here..."
As he was making arrangements, Liu Lang combined what he had learned, verified them one by one, and nodded repeatedly.
"Excluding these functional rooms, the remaining space can be used to arrange six courtyards." Liu Lang put away the drawing that Chen Xiao had just finished. "How should the other six courtyards be laid out? Isn't the teacher going to arrange a Feng Shui layout?"
"Haha, there's no need for a feng shui bureau. The feng shui of this place is pretty good, so there's no need to worry about it anymore." Chen Xiao laughed dryly.
Of course, he couldn't say that because Xi Yunting was there, even if he set up some feng shui plan, he would still be disturbed by Xi Yunting's powerful aura.
Liu Lang was a little puzzled, but he didn't ask any more questions. The teacher must have had a reason for this arrangement. He couldn't see it, which only showed that his skills were not good enough.
"As for the other six courtyards, it would be better to preserve the ones with unique features, such as the one we live in now," Liu Lang suggested.
Chen Xiao nodded: "Just make the arrangements as you see fit."
"What about the architectural style? What style do you like, teacher? Hanshan City style?" he asked.
Liu Lang knew that Chen Xiao came from Gengsheng Small Heaven Realm, where the architectural style was very different from that of Yingxian Island.
Chen Xiao shook his head: "No, the style of Yingxian Island is the same."
The architecture of Yingxian Island is very distinctive. The foundation is relatively high, the roof is high and steep, the eaves are raised as if flying, and the beautiful lattice windows make it full of fairy spirit.
Chen Xiao likes it very much and doesn't think there is any need to change it.
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