Chapter 720

Chapter 720: Qianxing (Part Two)

Creak!

The wooden door swung open, revealing a graceful young girl standing behind it.

She paid no attention to Pei Yan, who was standing at the door, and instead scrutinized Wang Chen with a wary gaze.

Pei Yan called out, "Sister Ziling, this Higher Steward is looking for a place to stay. Isn’t your guest room still empty? Why not rent it to him at a lower price?"

"Wait a moment!"

Before the girl could respond, Wang Chen interjected, "I said I needed a place to stay, but I didn’t mean I wanted to live in someone else’s home!"

Renting a vacant guest room from someone was quite different from staying at an inn; the former came with its own set of inconveniences.

Especially when the landlord was a young girl.

Though her appearance was merely delicate, there was a noticeable scar on her face.

"Higher Steward, the inns in town have been fully booked for a while now," Pei Yan explained with a hint of grievance. "If you don’t want to sleep on the streets, your only option is to rent a room from someone. Sister Ziling’s place is much cleaner than others, and she’s never rented out a room before."

Well, fine.

Wang Chen turned to the young girl and asked, "How much is the rent?"

The girl hesitated for a moment, biting her lip before replying, "Thirty spirit fragments per day."

Thirty spirit fragments?

Wang Chen was stunned.

Even though prices in Qianxing Immortal City were high, this was just a small town at the foot of the immortal city. How could an ordinary family’s guest room cost thirty spirit fragments a day?

Wang Chen shook his head. "Sorry for the trouble."

Although he wasn’t short on spirit stones, he had no intention of being taken advantage of or flaunting his wealth.

In any case, not finding a place to stay in town wasn’t a big deal. At worst, he could go further out and dig a hole to live in.

He wouldn’t have to spend a single spirit stone.

After all, Wang Chen was most skilled in construction!

"Twenty-five! No, twenty spirit fragments!"

Seeing Wang Chen about to leave, the girl, Ziling, grew anxious and quickly added, "And I’ll even include breakfast!"

Wang Chen couldn’t help but smile.

Pei Yan clearly hadn’t lied; it seemed this was her first time renting out a room, and she had no experience in business.

Even if she wanted to keep a guest, she wasn’t supposed to undercut herself like this!

Pei Yan also seemed a bit flustered. "Higher Steward, I really didn’t lie to you. There truly are no vacant rooms at the inns in town, and Sister Ziling’s rent is really quite reasonable."

He said "really" three times in a row, clearly eager to seal the deal.

"Alright, alright," Wang Chen said, not wanting to waste any more time. "Twenty it is. I’ll stay for three days."

He pulled out sixty spirit fragments and handed them over, saying, "If I need anything, I will extend the lease."

Ziling took the spirit stones and nodded, saying, "Higher Steward, please follow me."

Pei Yan looked on eagerly, "Higher Steward…"

Wang Chen gave him ten spirit stones as a commission.

Pei Yan was overjoyed and smiled broadly, repeatedly thanking him, "Thank you, Higher Steward. You are truly a good person!"

Wang Chen laughed, "Don’t leave just yet; I have something else to discuss with you."

He followed Ziling to the second floor.

The exterior of the house looked plain and ordinary, and there were no luxurious decorations inside, but it was clean and elegant, showing that the owner took good care of it.

There were three rooms on the second floor, and the guest room rented to Wang Chen was located on the west side, not very large but simple.

It had a table, chairs, and a bed, and opening the window on the north side revealed a view of the little river below.

There were houses lined along both sides of the river.

Wang Chen was quite satisfied after taking a look, feeling that his sixty spirit fragments were well spent.

Ziling handed him a key and a talisman.

The key was for the door on the first floor, and the talisman would prevent the formations set up there from being activated as long as he carried it.

Indeed, this Small House had a warning formation!

Ziling informed Wang Chen that after the hour of Hai, every household would lock their doors, and the formations would activate by themselves.

It would remain active until the hour of Mao the next morning.

During that time, even if Wang Chen had the key, he wouldn’t be able to enter, nor could he stay in the town.

This was a rule that had been in place in Yingxian Town for hundreds of years.

Anyone who violated this rule would face serious consequences!

After settling into the rented room, Wang Chen went downstairs to find Pei Yan, asking him to take him to a tavern in town.

Yingxian Town had many inns and taverns, but at mealtime, almost all of them were full.

Fortunately, Pei Yan, being familiar with the area, finally found an inn with available seats for Wang Chen.

Once seated, Wang Chen casually ordered a few dishes and a pot of wine.

The prices were shockingly high.

It wasn’t that Wang Chen couldn’t afford it; it was just that the prices at this ordinary small town inn were three times more expensive than those in the grand tavern of Yongle Immortal City.

Simply ridiculous!

Despite the high prices, Wang Chen wasn’t stingy and invited Pei Yan to join him for a meal.

He also took the opportunity to ask for some information he wanted to know.

As the saying goes, "You soften a person’s heart when you feed them," and with his mouth full of magical beast meat, Pei Yan spilled everything he knew.

Wang Chen then learned that he had a bit of trouble.

Days had passed since Yongle Immortal City was captured by the Yishan Sect, and the news had already reached here.

Moreover, the Yishan Sect had successfully held a ceremony to open the town and city, legitimately taking over this Xuan level immortal city.

And Wang Chen, as a former townsfolk of the city, despite his immortal registry being recognized by the Nine States Immortal Alliance, now that Yongle Immortal City had become Fangshan Immortal City, Wang Chen’s immortal registry needed to be registered anew.

According to the rules, he had to go to Fangshan Immortal City to handle it!

This was quite a trouble.

The most important thing was, after he had barely escaped Yongle Immortal City, how would he willingly return to throw himself into the net!

The immortal registry couldn’t be forged, and Wang Chen didn’t want to gamble on whether he would return safely.

Apart from going back to Fangshan Immortal City, Wang Chen had another option.

That was to settle his immortal registry in Qianxing Immortal City!

Although Pei Yan was young, this little guy knew quite a bit. He told Wang Chen that as long as he submitted an application to the registry office of Qianxing Immortal City, and after approval paid a fee in spirit stones, he would become a formal townsfolk of this immortal city.

The system in Qianxing Immortal City was much larger than that of Yongle Immortal City, with seventy-two departments and hundreds of offices managing all affairs within and outside the city, along with thousands of townsfolk and villagers.

As for the required amount of spirit stones, Pei Yan didn’t know.

He had just heard others mention it before and had never handled it himself.

In fact, situations like Wang Chen’s were quite rare, as the immortal city war came around only every few years, and the Nine States Immortal Alliance has been quite effective in maintaining internal stability.

Additionally, if Wang Chen didn’t want to spend spirit stones, he could also find a higher-level Golden Core to vouch for him to transfer his immortal registry to Qianxing Immortal City.

Within the Qianxing system, higher-level Golden Cores and Nascent Soul true immortals had a varying number of admission quotas each year!

However, for Wang Chen, this option was practically useless.

Where could he find a higher-level Golden Core to vouch for him!