Chapter 31 A Dark Arrow
Because of her solid foundation in weapon crafting, Lele was directly noticed by the weapon crafting instructors, and she went to the weapon crafting department without any objection.
After settling the two children, Yu Shan and his group went to the brokerage firm in Five Elements City. This place was similar to a real estate agency on Blue Star, but in addition to buying and selling houses and renting them out, it also sold and rented out servants.
The brokerage firm was packed with people today, and although the workers were busy, they all looked dejected.
The once-every-five-years entrance examination for Shifang Academy brought a surge in rental demand. However, now that the examination is over, apart from a very small number of family members of the successful candidates who stay temporarily because they are worried about their children, the vast majority of people are here to cancel their leases.
A long queue had formed at the rental cancellation window. When Yu Shan and his companions approached the rental window, they found it empty.
The clerk saw that the window next door was too busy, so he went over to help verify the information and refund the deposit.
One of the staff members, noticing them waiting at the rental window, kindly reminded them, "Guests, please queue at the next window to check out!"
“We’re here to rent a room,” said Feather Fan.
Half an hour later, under the double pressure of Matt's shrewd bargaining and Bo Yiyan's picky remarks, they rented a large courtyard at an extremely low price.
There are twelve suites inside, three large and nine small, all of which are bedrooms with bathrooms, as well as two kitchens, two storage rooms, a small garden, and a small training ground.
It is said that this place was once the self-built residence of a small sect. Later, the sect collapsed, and the courtyard was sold to a brokerage firm.
Such courtyards are generally not suitable for wealthy families, and small families cannot afford to rent them.
Occasionally, when a caravan passes by, people might temporarily rent the space for the safety of their goods. Or, if an inn is full, people might rent it temporarily. Another reason is to take advantage of the academy's assessment held every five years to rip off those who come to accompany them to the exam.
But now that the assessment is over, it will remain vacant for the foreseeable future and will be difficult to rent out.
Matt is adept at striking the right balance and understands the mindset of brokers, which is why he was able to rent them at extremely low prices.
The monthly rent is 3,000 low-grade spirit stones, with a minimum rental period of one year. This price is only equivalent to the price for three days during the major exam.
However, the next assessment will not be until five years later, and the courtyard will be empty and the brokerage will need to send people over to maintain it from time to time. It would be better to rent it out cheaply, which would at least bring in some income, and the courtyard would still have someone to take care of it.
The three large suites are: one for the Yu Shan couple, one for Matt and Achen, and one for Mina and Lele.
There are nine small suites, one for each of Xiao Ran, Oma, Madam Xuan, Bo Yiyan, Hua Jingyishu, Master Liu, Mao Li, and Panda. There is also a guest room left, which is reserved for the Jin Ding brothers.
The rooms were assigned, and Yu Shan decided to set off for Baiyang Town the next day.
Jin Ding waited at the entrance of the warehouse on the outskirts of the city early in the morning. When he saw Yu Shan and the others' spirit boat approaching from afar, he flew directly into the air on his sword.
Panda had already opened the cabin door of the spirit boat and welcomed him inside.
Jin Ding was somewhat surprised when he saw Mao Li, who was in charge of piloting the spirit boat; this was the first time he had ever seen Mao Li.
Unable to sense any spiritual energy fluctuations emanating from him, he couldn't guess the other's cultivation level.
But then Yu Shan introduced them: "These are my two younger brothers, Mao Li and Panda. They just arrived in Wuxing City yesterday to meet us."
This is Xiao Bao, my spirit pet, and also my family and companion.
Having memories of being a saintess for hundreds of years, it's normal for her to treat these two as her younger brothers.
"Hello, gentlemen! I am Jin Ding, it's an honor to meet you!" Jin Dinghan didn't know how to address them, so he just gave a vague greeting.
Today, there are only Feather Fan and Little White on the Spirit Boat, plus Little Treasure, Chestnut, and Panda.
As the former Holy Maiden of the Holy Witch Clan, Yu Shan was reincarnated and returned to her clan's territory with her memories intact. It was against the rules for her to bring outsiders with her, but Xiao Bai, as her partner, was allowed to do so.
Xiao Bao can serve as her spirit pet, while Mao Li and Panda can disguise themselves as her puppets.
As for the others, although they were close to her, they were considered outsiders in the clan's territory.
If she were still a saintess, she could naturally bring her friends into the clan's territory at will, but given her current status, she must keep a low profile to avoid being picked on by those with ulterior motives.
Five hundred years have passed, and the world has changed. Yu Shan doesn't know what her people's attitude towards her is now, and she's not even sure if they will still welcome her back.
But she wouldn't feel at ease or satisfied without seeing it for herself.
After all, they were her people whom she was willing to sacrifice her soul to save!
Baiyang Town is more than 500 miles away from Wuxing City. At the speed of a mid-grade spirit boat, it only takes a quarter of an hour to get there. This is because the speed is too fast and it is difficult to brake, so the speed is deliberately slowed down.
To avoid attracting attention, the spirit boat was taken away by the feather fan five miles away from Baiyang Town.
Jin Ding didn't ask any questions he shouldn't have throughout the entire process. When Yu Shan and the others put away the spirit boat and said goodbye to him, he simply cupped his hands in farewell and exchanged communication talismans only when they parted.
He chose a short-range communication talisman that could transmit messages within a 500-mile radius, since their relationship wasn't deep enough yet, and long-range communication talismans were extremely expensive.
He chose another road leading to the nearby villages, but after Yu Shan and the others disappeared, he concealed his presence and followed them at a distance.
Feather Fan and his group walked unhurriedly towards Baiyang Town. Just as they were about to reach the boundary marker of Baiyang Town, they suddenly heard a lewd voice coming from ahead:
"Wu Xiaoyu, stop pretending to be high and mighty. Do you think that just because you have the character 'Yu' in your name, you can be as noble as your former Holy Maiden?"
Let me tell you, you'd better be sensible and obediently serve this deputy envoy!
As long as you please this deputy envoy, I can put in a good word for your Holy Witch Clan in front of the clan leader, leave you a few mountain strongholds, and let the old, weak, sick and disabled in your clan live a few more years!
Otherwise, don't blame me for reporting to the sect leader that your Holy Witch Clan is attempting to defy the orders of our Nameless Sect and failing to pay protection fees on time.
"At that time, with a single command from the sect leader, your entire clan can be wiped out in an instant!"
This passage conveyed a lot of information, but Yu Shan didn't have time to analyze it; he just felt a surge of anger welling up inside him.
At that moment, she didn't even bother to assess the person's strength. She directly formed hand seals and launched the attack towards the source of the sound.
She used the most ferocious magic seal in the Temple of the Witch God, instantly draining all the witch spirit power from her body.
After the magic seal was released, it formed a jet-black arrow in the void, piercing straight towards the man's heart.
Sensing a strong fluctuation of spiritual energy, the man grabbed the girl opposite him and used her as a shield in front of himself.
He thought that even if she couldn't withstand the attack, she could at least reduce it by more than half.
Unexpectedly, the black arrow pierced straight through the girl's body, like a phantom, without harming her in the slightest.
The man was secretly delighted, realizing that this was just a scary thing.
Unexpectedly, the arrow pierced his heart the next second.
He didn't even have time to let out a scream before all his spiritual power was devoured by the arrow.
His body went limp and fell to the ground, instantly drained of its contents into a dried-up corpse. Even his soul didn't have time to escape before it vanished into nothingness.
"The Holy Maiden of the Feather Fan has appeared!" The girl knelt down with tears streaming down her face, bowing devoutly to the void.
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