The Zheng Household laid out everything they had endured and all their demands. In my view, their list of crimes was long enough to fill bamboo slips. I didn't give them many assurances, though. After all, the land deeds I held amounted to dozens of times theirs. I hadn't said a word—I was merely, as the largest property tycoon, raising my arm and calling out for them.
Once the meeting ended, I immediately brought Zheng Junnan aboard the Gathering Immortals Basin and headed toward the City Lord's Estate in the main city. During the journey, Beihu Yun followed us like a lingering ghost, seemingly intent on monitoring my every move. I had no desire to argue with her. As long as she didn't interfere with what I was doing here, I didn't mind refraining from violence.
The moment we entered the main city, three Dao Third Realm cultivators rushed out after noticing my arrival and blocked our path.
"Several fellow Daoists, have you come to the Star River Immortal Domain without reason? Is there some urgent matter?" one of the female immortals asked politely.
"We didn't come without reason. We're people of the Star River Immortal Domain now." Zheng Junnan hurriedly produced the land-deed documents, but he had no token from the Star River Immortal Domain.
The female immortal smiled and said, "The City Lord has issued an order: any transactions involving the private sale or purchase of land in the Star River Immortal Domain that did not pass through the proper channels are invalid. If you intend to trade goods in the city, please follow the procedures and sign the necessary documents before entering."
"Heh, what do you mean, invalid? Buying and selling are both matters of freedom. Which immortal domain isn't the same? We're here to see the