The payment from Secretary Li was a real lifesaver!
His hands trembled slightly as he stared at the long string of zeros in his mobile banking app.
This is not just a sum of money, but also recognition of their abilities and... the possibility of achieving a small goal!
The idea that he would buy the yard when he had money grew wildly in his mind like weeds.
No matter how nice a rented house is, it ultimately belongs to someone else, and you don't feel a sense of belonging.
Especially after being targeted by Zhao Dingtian, a stable "base" that belongs entirely to them becomes particularly important.
He immediately contacted the landlord.
When the landlord first heard that he wanted to buy, he hesitated a bit, as he hadn't originally planned to sell the yard.
But Zhang Shaozhong quoted a price that was much higher than the market price and hard to refuse. The landlord hesitated for less than a minute before readily agreeing!
For the next few days, Zhang Shaozhong was extremely busy.
Running errands, signing contracts, transferring ownership... it was tedious, but he was full of energy!
Ling Qingxue and Ye Meier didn't have any objections to this, since it didn't matter much to them where they lived anyway. However, having a place that was completely their own sounded pretty good.
Ye Meier even started planning with great enthusiasm: "Once the house is transferred, I'm going to completely renovate that balcony! I'll put a hanging swing and a wine cabinet! Oh, and I need to reserve a plot of land in the corner of the yard for me to plant... um, plant something useful!"
Ling Qingxue, on the other hand, was more concerned about the overall "aura". She took a compass (from Taobao) and walked around the yard several times to identify a few key "nodes". She planned to set up a few improved miniature formations that would actually have some effect after the house was completely theirs.
When Zhang Shaozhong finally emerged from the real estate transaction center, holding the newly issued property certificate bearing the names of himself, Ling Qingxue, and Ye Meier (which Zhang Shaozhong had specially added), he felt a weight lift off his shoulders!
An unprecedented sense of security and accomplishment welled up within me!
"We did it! This yard is ours now!"
He returned to the courtyard and excitedly waved the red booklet.
Ye Meier snatched it and looked through it, then clicked her tongue and said, "Not bad, kid! You've finally done something serious! From now on, you're the real 'head of household'!"
Ling Qingxue took the property certificate and looked at it. A faint but genuine smile appeared on her cool face. She nodded gently and said, "Good. This place can be our foundation in this world."
Having their own territory, the three men's mindsets underwent some subtle changes.
This is no longer a temporary inn, but a real home.
As a result, I seem to have gained a greater sense of belonging to this world.
However, Zhang Shaozhong noticed something was wrong before he could enjoy a peaceful life for more than two days.
His five senses are now heightened, especially after the Chaos Qi has grown stronger, his perception of his surroundings has improved to a whole new level.
That day, he went out to take out the trash and inadvertently glanced at a black car parked on the street corner. There seemed to be someone inside the car, and when he looked over, the person subconsciously lowered their head.
At first he didn’t pay attention, but for several days in a row he saw similar suspicious vehicles or suspicious people in the vicinity, always loitering around the courtyard, neither getting close nor far away.
"We're being watched."
Zhang Shao returned to the room and spoke to Ling Qingxue and Ye Meier with a solemn expression.
Upon hearing this, Ye Meier was not nervous at all; instead, she excitedly licked her lips: "Oh? It's a fly sent by Zhao Dingtian? It's finally here! I've been so bored!"
Ling Qingxue's divine sense stirred slightly, and with a sweep of her eyes, she clearly "saw" the two men hiding in the street corner, pretending to be playing on their phones but actually keeping a close eye on the courtyard.
She said calmly, "Two mere ants, their breath foul, are nothing to worry about."
"Flies are disgusting, but their constant buzzing is also annoying."
Zhang Shaozhong frowned. "Besides, with them watching us like this, it's inconvenient for us to do anything."
"Isn't that simple?"
Ye Meier stood up, cracked her knuckles, and said, "I'm going to gouge their eyes out right now, let's see how they'll keep staring then!"
"No!" Zhang Shaozhong quickly stopped her. "My dear sister! This is a society governed by law! You can't just gouge out someone's eyes like that!"
He pondered for a moment, a sly glint in his eyes: "If they like to keep an eye on us, let them keep an eye on us. But... we have to find some 'fun' for them."
He looked at Ling Qingxue: "Fairy, didn't you research several improved versions of miniature formations? Are there any that... can cause people to have a slight illusion, or wander in circles and lose their way?"
Ling Qingxue nodded slightly: "Yes. A simple maze can be set up in the alley outside the courtyard, supplemented with mind-altering patterns, to make them uneasy and create illusions, so that they can go around it on their own."
"This is good!"
Zhang Shaozhong slapped his thigh, "It won't hurt anyone, but it will make them back down!"
Without further ado, Zhang Shaozhong and Ling Qingxue quietly made their way to the alleyway outside the courtyard under the cover of darkness.
Ling Qingxue took out several stones that she had carefully selected. These were the stones that Zhang Shaozhong had swallowed the stone marrow last time, and they contained some spiritual energy!
They buried it in a specific location, and then used a special "spiritual ink" mixed with a small amount of cinnabar and calming herbal powder to draw mysterious patterns on several key positions.
Ye Meier was in charge of keeping watch and... complaining: "Tsk tsk, what a hypocrite! If you added some music to this formation, it would be like a haunted house!"
Once the formation was set up, to the naked eye, the alleyway appeared to be the same, unchanged.
The next day, the two guys who were keeping watch came to the same spot as usual.
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