Chapter 6 Paying Rent

When the two figures disappeared, another person came out from the back hall. This time it was a little girl of only eleven or twelve years old. Her cultivation level was the same as Xu Feng, both of them were at the third level of Qi Refining.

Seeing her appearance, the shopkeeper who was busy at work immediately put down the things at hand, hurried to greet her, and said respectfully:

"Miss, why did you come out? I'll take care of it here. You should go back to the back hall to rest. The master has ordered me to take good care of you."

"It's boring to stay in the back hall all day. Can't you come out for some fresh air?"

"I dare not. As long as the young lady likes, she can go anywhere!"

The shopkeeper hunched over and answered with his eyebrows lowered.

"Humph, this is more like it!"

The little girl raised her head, her nose facing the shopkeeper's face, and said proudly.

Then she tilted her head and saw the tables and chairs placed in the hall, so she walked over and sat on the top chair.

The shopkeeper did not dare to neglect her and followed her, standing by and preparing to make tea, but was stopped by the little girl.

"Let me ask you, I just listened to your conversation in the back hall for a long time. Why did you lend spiritual stones to the boy to pay the rent? Aren't you afraid that he can't pay it back?"

Hearing the question, the old man did not rush to answer, but took out the talisman that Xu Feng had brought from his pocket, raised his hands above his head, hunched over and held it in front of the little girl, and answered respectfully:

"Miss, please look, I have carefully checked the talisman brought by this boy, and the quality is extremely good.

That means there is indeed a talisman maker behind him who is about to break through to the first-level middle grade, this is certain.

And our store has only been opened for a short time, and there is no fixed talisman maker to reach a cooperative relationship with us.

If this boy's master succeeds in breaking through, then he is still worth winning over. Judging from the talismans he brought, This time won't be too long.

And the seal on the notice he took out just now is indeed exclusive to the patrol team of the market town. Ordinary people don't dare to pretend to be, so we can be sure that it is true.

As for the patrol team members colluding with him to deceive us, it is even more impossible. It is worth thousands or tens of thousands of spirit stones. The spirit stones I funded him and the materials for making talismans only add up to fifty spirit stones. It is not worth taking such a big risk.

Finally, I sent Yinglong to accompany him to handle the formalities and send him back at the same time. These are all to verify the truth of his words. If he really dares to lie, I will make him disappear in the market town without anyone noticing. "

Although the old man was very humble when he said this, his words were so decisive, and there was a sense of unquestionable meaning in them.

The little girl nodded in agreement, then rested her chin on one hand, put her elbow on the table, and said lazily:

"You are very thoughtful, but you should not be careless. I just used the mirror my father left me to look at this kid, and found that he looks like a human.

But his eyes are moving around when he is not looking at you. If it weren't for the eye sockets, they would have been out long ago. He looks cunning, so you have to be careful."

"Don't worry, miss, I will be cautious!"

"Okay, then you take care of the business, I'll go back first."

After saying that, the little girl trotted back to the back hall. The shopkeeper looked at this scene and smiled dotingly, then turned back to the counter and looked through the account book.

Back to Xu Feng, Yinglong did not lie. He was indeed familiar with all parts of the market, but it took less than a quarter of an hour.

He took him to the house rental office to handle the house rental matters in the four districts of 'Chen', 'Si', 'Wu' and 'Wei'.

This place covers a very large area, and there are people guarding the door. They were allowed to enter only after checking the identity tokens of the two people.

When they entered, they saw a courtyard divided into four parts. They walked quickly through the courtyard and came to the house with the sign of "Si District".

As soon as they walked in, a cultivator in the early stage of Qi Refining came up and asked politely:

"I wonder what business you two are here to handle?"

Seeing that Yinglong had no intention of speaking and was just looking around, Xu Feng then took over and said:

"My fellow Taoist, the lease date of the house I rent is about to expire. I came here today to renew the lease. I don't know where to go to handle it?"

Just now he took a moment to look around and found that there were five or six counters in the hall, and there were people in front of each counter. He didn't know which counter to go to.

"For renewal, the two fellow Taoists can go to the counter on the far left to ask."

Hearing that the two of them were renewing their lease, the cultivator in the early stage of Qi Refining who had just received them lost his original enthusiasm on his face, pointed casually, and then left quickly.

Seeing that he was puzzled, Yinglong coughed and explained:

"These people work here, and their basic salary is actually only a few spiritual stones a month.

Their main source of income is the commission after renting out the house. The reason why he was so enthusiastic just now was because he regarded us as renters."

"Thank you, Brother Ying, for clearing up my doubts. I have learned a lot!"

Alas, it seems that no matter where you are, the reality is the same!

After sighing, he followed Yinglong to the counter on the far left. They were lucky. As soon as they walked over, someone finished their business and left. They didn't have to queue up, and it was their turn directly.

"Give me the house token."

A hand stretched out from behind the counter, and said in a cold tone.

"This is the token, please check it."

His master did not take this thing with him before he left, but left it in the wooden house. He took it with him when he went out this time.

"Huh? Your time is due today, why don't you come to pay it earlier, and have to wait until the last day?"

The monk behind the counter took the token to check it, then looked through the registration jade slip for a long time, and then complained.

"Hehe, I'm short of money. I just got enough spirit stones today, and I'm here right away, right?" Xu Feng replied.

"By the way, the market regulations stipulate that when the house renewal deadline is half a month, the market patrol team will go to urge the rent. Do you know about this?

Generally speaking, they will also leave a notice. Did you bring it this time? If not, you need to go back to get it."

"Oh, I brought it, here you go."

After all the procedures were completed, the monk behind the counter reached out again.

At this time, Yinglong, who was standing aside, moved and handed over the storage bag containing 150 spiritual stones. In the end, the spiritual stones were taken away and the storage bag returned to his hand.

Xu Feng also got a brand new house token, which meant that he could live in the market for another year.

After finishing the business, the two did not delay and went straight to the ‘Si’ area, but they did not expect that a very infuriating scene was being played out there at this time.