"Thank you, Grandpa Feng."
Lu Tao put away the jade slip on the table and thanked him with a smile.
When Manager Feng heard Lu Tao address him, he was not angry at all; instead, he smiled.
Previously, his relationship with Lu Tao was merely that of a shopkeeper and a guest; now, the two have developed a friendship.
Despite the significant age difference.
Manager Feng asked, "Lu Tao, when do you plan to move out?"
When Lu Tao asked him to buy the formation, Manager Feng had already guessed this.
Normally, he would have tried to persuade them to stay, since the array and power of Tianyun Inn deterred others from causing trouble and allowed Lu Tao and his group to live in peace.
However, with so many people staying at Tianyun Inn these days, and the mix of all sorts of people, a conflict could easily break out if he wasn't careful, so he didn't intend to keep them.
"We're moving today. The mansion has already been purchased; it's at No. 77 Changshun Street."
Lu Tao smiled and said, "Manager Feng, you are welcome to visit us anytime you have time."
"Okay, I'll have time later."
When the topic turned to the future, the tone became heavy again. Then, as if he had thought of something, Manager Feng asked, "You... don't plan to run away?"
Lu Tao shook his head. "If I were to encounter some powerful sects and couldn't win, I would definitely run away. But now it's a war between two countries, so how can I desert my post? If Dafeng Town, Mufeng City, or even Yongkang Prefecture were to be lost, I would live with guilt for the rest of my life. Those days would probably be very bitter."
"Not bad, you have a strong sense of patriotism."
Shopkeeper Feng looked at Lu Tao with a smile, then slowly took out two jade slips and a pile of milky white stones, and placed them in front of Lu Tao.
"???"
Lu Tao stared at Manager Feng in surprise, only to hear Manager Feng say, "Of these two jade slips, one can directly release a protective array using the power of the five elements, which can withstand an attack from a Perfected Innate Realm expert for a quarter of an hour and can withstand a strike from a Grandmaster Realm expert; the other is a diagram for setting up the protective array. Whether you can set it up depends on your comprehension."
"So you were testing me before?"
Lu Tao gave a wry smile.
He had been touched earlier, but it turned out to be a misunderstanding. Now that Manager Feng had pulled this stunt, Lu Tao didn't know whether he should be touched or not.
I can't figure it out for him.
It should be noted that Manager Feng was only at the peak of the Innate Realm. This jade slip, which could directly activate the protective array, would definitely be a life-saving item for him, but he gave it to Lu Tao.
This is no small favor.
"For someone who can abandon their country, no matter how talented they are, who will respect them?"
Manager Feng smiled, then said heavily, "Lu Tao, I hope you live well. The future of Da Gan Kingdom still depends on geniuses like you."
"I will."
Lu Tao nodded silently. He sensed that Manager Feng seemed to lack confidence in the upcoming battle, as if he were saying goodbye to him.
With a heavy heart, Lu Tao put away all the jade slips and spirit stones, saying, "Take care, please."
Manager Feng smiled and said, "Alright, go ahead, I won't see you off."
"No need, no need, you go ahead with your work. Lu Tao, goodbye!"
This can also be considered a farewell.
After bidding farewell to Manager Feng, Lu Tao passed through the messy hall and returned to the courtyard.
"Brother Lu, how is it?"
He Yuanshuang had been waiting at the gate of the courtyard. When she saw Lu Tao return, she immediately came to greet him.
The others followed suit.
"The fighting on the front lines is intense."
Lu Tao relayed the information he had obtained from Manager Feng to everyone.
Upon hearing this news, everyone tensed up. In a battle at the national level, even the slightest aftershock was something they couldn't withstand.
Once the front lines are lost and the enemy forces surge in, not even a trace of them will remain.
"Don't worry, even if the sky falls, there are tall people to hold it up. You just need to focus on your cultivation."
Lu Tao offered a word of comfort, then turned and looked around, asking, "Where are Chen An and Old Master He? Why aren't they here?"
The town mayor was also not there; Lu Tao guessed he must have gone back home.
“My dad went to find out more information.”
He Wenjing explained, "Chen An has already bought the mansion. He went there after he came back for a while."
Lu Tao nodded, just as he was about to say something, when He Zongming returned.
"Now that everyone is here, let's go."
For martial arts practitioners, having a storage bag makes moving a breeze; they can just pack up and go whenever they want.
Lu Tao and his group, along with a group of children and a large black dog, walked out of the courtyard to check out of the hotel, attracting a lot of attention.
Many people smiled mockingly, thinking that Lu Tao and his group checked out because they were worried about their own weakness and feared being kicked out by other sects or forces.
Some people think that Lu Tao and his group are sensible.
Others, seeing He Yuanshuang's beautiful face and figure, couldn't help but reveal frivolous expressions, wanting to flirt with her, but suddenly heard the waiter's surprised and puzzled voice, "Young Master Lu, are you checking out?"
His words were full of respect.
The respect shown by the waiter was something they had never seen since arriving at Tianyun Inn, not even when receiving guests at the Innate Realm.
In an instant, the mockery, disdain, and frivolity on their faces vanished.
Nobody's a fool.
Tianyun Inn is located throughout the entire Daqian Kingdom and is renowned far and wide. It doesn't need to curry favor with anyone, not even the waiters.
But the respect on the waiter's face now felt like he was trying to curry favor.
This surprised everyone, who were curious about Lu Tao's identity.
“That’s good. We’re planning to move out. You can rent the yard to someone else.”
At Tianyun Inn, payment is made in advance before guests check in. When Lu Tao checked out, he simply informed the waiter so they could quickly rent the courtyard to someone else. Lu Tao waved and said, "Thank you for taking care of me during this time. Goodbye."
He then left Tianyun Inn with a group of people.
"Young Master Lu, please take care."
The waiter respectfully saw him out.
Someone asked curiously, "Waiter, who is this young man? He seems to have quite a background."
As a result, the waiter completely ignored him, pretending not to hear, and called out, "Another empty courtyard has become available, with six rooms. Anyone want it?"
"Even when other people like Young Master Lu check out, they at least say thank you. But you ask me a question and you can't even say 'please'? You have no manners at all. I'm not going to talk to you."
While greeting the waiter, I couldn't help but complain in my heart.
These waiters actually knew far less about Lu Tao than Manager Feng did.
But as far as they knew, whether it was selling 100 pairs of low-grade eighth-level chopsticks to Tianyun Inn first, or later selling 10,000 pairs of low-grade seventh-level chopsticks to Manager Feng, it was astonishing enough.
Furthermore, when Lu Tao moved in, he was only at the Blood Refining Realm. In just about ten days, he annihilated the Han family's powerful members and hunted them down throughout the city at the Perfected Organ Refining Realm.
Such talent and strength are far beyond what this person can compare to.
Besides, these waiters are all good at reading people. They can tell from Manager Feng's usual attitude towards Lu Tao that Manager Feng treats Lu Tao as an equal. Yesterday, he even specifically told them not to offend Lu Tao.
Just now, Manager Feng even abandoned a group of people at the Innate Realm to give priority to receiving Lu Tao.
How could they not respect Lu Tao and casually leak information about him?
The person asking the question looked very angry, with veins bulging on his forehead, but he could only suppress his anger.
He couldn't afford to offend Tianyun Inn, nor could he afford to offend its sect.
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"We are not selling this mansion. Please leave."
"Hmph, what do you mean by selling? Do you think you're the owner of this mansion? You clearly forced them to buy it. Otherwise, why would you be able to buy this mansion for a mere 500,000 taels of silver?"
Before they even reached the entrance of the mansion, Lu Tao and the others heard arguing coming from inside.
"Old man, tell me, didn't you forcibly buy him from me before?"
Lu Tao frowned as he listened to the arguing.
Clearly, the mansion they bought has now caught the eye of others who want to seize it by force, and they've even summoned the previous owner of the mansion.
Lu Tao strode into the mansion and saw a group of people surrounding Chen An. Judging from their clothing, these people belonged to the same sect.
"metropolitan."
Upon seeing Lu Tao enter, Chen An immediately went to greet him and whispered, "Sect Master, these people are trying to forcibly seize our residence."
"You think someone at the mere Refining Organs realm can establish a sect?"
When the group first heard Chen An call him "Sect Master," they were startled. But upon closer inspection, they realized he was only at the Refining Organs Realm. Then, seeing He Zongming and the others leading a bunch of kids in, they couldn't help but burst into laughter. "Your sect is too strong! You actually have a group of experts at the Opening Stance Realm. Impressive!"
The children couldn't understand such mocking laughter and naturally didn't care, but He Wenjing, Wu Tianyou, and others were very angry.
Lu Tao ignored the group and frowned at the old man who had sold them the mansion. "Old man, tell them now, are we going to forcibly buy this mansion from you?"
The old man wasn't very old, just over sixty, and he was at the late stage of the Bone Forging Realm. He hesitated for a moment upon hearing this.
Seeing this, Lu Tao calmly said, "Don't worry, they won't cause you any trouble afterward. If they dare to harm a single hair on your head, I will wipe them out."
Lu Tao's words were extremely forceful and threatening, completely unlike his usual behavior.
But he knew that at this moment, he had to be assertive, and he had the confidence to be assertive.
"How dare you threaten us!"
Do you know who we are?
"Is it because I haven't left Sunset Mountain for too long, or are the people outside just so arrogant?"
...
The disciples of Sunset Mountain were furious, glaring at Lu Tao, and some of the more hot-tempered ones were even ready to attack.
However, when Lu Tao looked at them and his divine sense landed on them, the people of Sunset Mountain immediately fell silent.
His face looked terrible.
They didn't expect that Lu Tao wasn't at the Refining Organs Realm, but rather at the Innate Realm.
The old man was also very surprised. Lu Tao looked young, but he had already reached the Innate Realm. However, he still hesitated.
Lu Tao could tell that the old man had been forced to come, so he stopped making things difficult for him. He turned to the people from Sunset Mountain and calmly asked, "Will you leave on your own, or should I kick you out?"
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