Thousand Stars (Part 2)

Creak!

The wooden door opened, and a graceful young girl appeared behind it.

She ignored Pei Yan standing at the door and scrutinized Wang Chen with wary eyes.

Pei Yan called out, "Sister Zi Ling, this senior cultivator is looking for somewhere to stay. Isn't your guest room still empty? Why not rent it to him at a cheaper price?"

"Wait!"

Before the young girl could answer, Wang Chen could no longer hold back. "I said I was looking for a place to stay, but I never said I wanted to lodge in someone else's home!"

Renting someone's vacant guest room was entirely different from staying at an inn. The former was bound to come with certain inconveniences.

Especially when the landlord was a young girl in the bloom of youth.

Though her features were merely delicate, with a scar on her face.

"Senior cultivator, there haven't been any vacant rooms at the inns in town for a long time."

Pei Yan explained aggrievedly, "If you don't want to sleep on the streets, you can only rent a room from someone else. Sister Zi Ling's place is much cleaner than the others, and she's never rented rooms to anyone before."

Fine, then.

Wang Chen looked at the young girl and asked, "May I ask how much the rent is?"

The young girl hesitated for a moment, bit her lip, and answered, "Thirty Lower Spirit a day."

Thirty Lower Spirit?

Wang Chen was stunned when he heard that.

Even if prices in Thousand Stars Immortal City were steep, this was merely a small town at the foot of the Immortal City. An ordinary household was charging thirty Lower Spirit a day for a guest room?

Wang Chen shook his head. "Sorry to disturb you."

He was not short on Spirit Stones,