Unbelievable

"Wife!"

As soon as Lu Wanyuan stepped through the door, he shouted excitedly at Baili Qiuyue, who was busy working inside.

"Husband, you're back! Why are you so happy today?"

Baili Qiuyue stopped what she was doing, turned her head to look at Lu Wanyuan, and asked with a puzzled expression.

"Hehe, good news! Of course, it's something worth being happy about!"

"Oh? What could be worth being so happy about?"

"We have a nest! We have our own home!"

"A home? Isn't this our home?"

Baili Qiuyue naturally assumed that their current place was their little nest.

After all, being able to settle down here was already quite good. Back when they rented this place, she had to make a firm decision to do so; they had paid a high price to live here specifically for their personal safety. Because of that, she felt a great deal of emotion—she knew she hadn't followed the wrong man!

Hearing him say this now, she naturally didn't think he had the ability to set up another home elsewhere.

Seeing her indifferent reaction, Lu Wanyuan immediately understood what she meant. He pulled her into an embrace, his expression turning serious as he said earnestly, "You definitely didn't understand what I meant."

"Let me explain it to you clearly one more time, and you must listen carefully. I got lucky; I purchased a residence here in Yangmei Market. That will be our true home from now on. Look, this is the deed!"

With that, Lu Wanyuan immediately took a thin, yellowed piece of animal hide—the property deed—out of his Storage Bag and handed it to her.

Baili Qiuyue took the thin piece of hide and looked closely. It was indeed a house deed.

It marked the location of the house—Spring Wind Road No. 9527—and the approximate area. Most importantly, it bore two stamps with legal authority: the seal of the Yangmei Market Management Office and the seal of the Qingyun Sect.

Actually, the rest didn't matter; what mattered were these two stamps!

It meant that both the market and the Qingyun Sect recognized this property. They used these to manage the area; after all, since they were on someone else's turf, there were bound to be rules. Facing so many properties and real estate resources, they certainly used deeds they recognized to manage them.

"This is real!"

Baili Qiuyue clutched the deed and looked at Lu Wanyuan, asking in disbelief.

If it were just her, she wouldn't mind; wherever her husband was, that was home!

But now, the baby in her belly was nearly two months old. Of course, she wanted her child to have a home of their own after being born—it was every woman's dream, rather than living in a rented house like this.

However, she knew how much pressure her husband was under, so she didn't dare add to it. Yet, whenever she was working at Osmanthus Pavilion and her colleagues would subtly hint that they owned houses in the market, the sense of superiority they exuded always made her feel insecure.

She never imagined that she would now possess her own independent living environment—and one with a courtyard, covering a total area of nearly 30 mu.

I'm afraid there are very few people in this market who could own a place like this.

This was something she had never dared to imagine, but the issue was that the land deed was right there in her hands, and the owner was Lu Wanyuan.

"I'd only show it to you if it were real. Why would I share it with you if it weren't?"

Lu Wanyuan pinched her chubby cheeks with his right hand and said with a smug look on his face.

After saying that, he opened his arms and pulled her into a tight embrace.

Hearing this, Baili Qiuyue was overcome with excitement; she had never expected that her husband would actually pull it off.

"We finally have a place to live! Let's go right now!"

"Ah, go now? Look at what time it is. How can we go when it's so late?"

"Just look at the land deed in your hand and you'll know. Since this house is ours, are you afraid it's going to run away?"

"Get some good rest tonight. We'll prepare our things tomorrow morning and head over together. We'll live there from now on, and I'll let you experience it properly!"

Lu Wanyuan looked at the incredibly excited Baili Qiuyue and comforted her.

Early the next morning, the two of them excitedly headed toward Spring Wind Road No. 9527.

Baili Qiuyue hadn't felt sleepy at all throughout the night. She kept asking one question after another, brimming with excitement, and only managed to doze off for a little while just before dawn.

Lu Wanyuan had no choice but to dodge her questions and make small talk. It really wasn't convenient to tell her that his entire fortune had changed only after he became able to acquire Traits!

The problem was that even if he told her, she probably wouldn't believe him. This matter of Traits was truly inconceivable; since it was impossible to explain clearly, it was better not to tell her at all. It saved a lot of trouble.

Under Baili Qiuyue's urging, the two of them hurried toward their destination as fast as they could.

Before long, they arrived at a wall built of stone. They saw a massive plaque hanging above the mansion's gate with two characters inscribed on it: "Chu Mansion."

[Name]: A Mansion [Trait]: Minor Five Elements Art (Purchase successful, ready to harvest)

Lu Wanyuan immediately saw a string of Traits pop up over the mansion. He hadn't expected the Traits to appear again now, so without a second thought, he harvested the Trait right away.

He just couldn't figure out why this Trait would appear here.

But before he could wrap his head around it, a voice came from beside him.

"Husband, is this where you used to work? I had no idea you worked in a place like this, and now this mansion has actually become our property!"

Baili Qiuyue looked at the tall walls before her and the mansion gate, which looked a bit weathered but still retained a sense of grandeur, and said excitedly.

"Alright, alright, no need to sigh in wonder. Let's go, let's go inside and take a look. I can tell you're already impatient!"

Lu Wanyuan immediately waved the Token in his hand at a Restriction on the mansion gate. The Restriction opened, and with him leading the way, the two of them walked inside smoothly.

"Ah, there's such a huge Ginkgo Spirit Tree here, and a garden too!"

"Wow, there's even a corridor, a Rain Pavilion, and there's actually a pond and a rockery..."

Looking at everything before her, Baili Qiuyue was filled with excitement. She never expected this place to be so wonderful; it completely shattered her expectations.

She had originally assumed this place would be nothing more than a crude, dilapidated shack, and she had even planned to work hard to renovate it and build up their little home.

But now, seeing all of this, she suddenly felt as if the place were unreal.

This was no ordinary residence; it was a mansion, the kind that felt like an independent, private, high-class estate.

"Husband, are you sure this is the place you bought for those 3,000 Spirit Stones?"

Baili Qiuyue looked at Lu Wanyuan and asked, a hint of worry in her voice.

"Of course I am. You've already seen the deed to the property; how could it be fake?"

"I just find it hard to believe that the original Master of this house would sell it to you so cheaply. Could there be some danger involved, or perhaps... did they take a fancy to you? You mustn't sacrifice your virtue!"

"Why are you thinking about such nonsense? I'm just a penniless Rogue Cultivator; what could they possibly want from me?"

Lu Wanyuan said with a helpless sigh. However, seeing the nervous, caring expression on Baili Qiuyue's face, he patiently reassured her: "Don't worry. The original Master struck it rich and went off to develop in a much broader world."

"This place was no longer enough for their needs, and they had no intention of ever coming back, so they planned to sell it. By a stroke of luck, they decided to be generous and sold the house directly to me, allowing me to snag a massive bargain."

"Then we truly owe them our thanks. Otherwise, with just that small amount of Spirit Stones, we would never have found such a spacious living environment. Not only is it large, but it even has a defensive formation around the perimeter. It's incredibly safe!"