Buying a House

Jiangzhou City.

The capital of Jiangzhou, a place of exceptional natural beauty and talent.

It gathered the essence of tens of millions of people from the entire prefecture into one city. Tall buildings were everywhere, shops lined the streets, and all sorts of malls and businesses filled the city.

Li Pin's first impression of Jiangzhou, following Fang Lingjue, was the traffic.

Cars everywhere, people everywhere.

At an intersection, if you didn't wait three to five minutes, it felt like you were disrespecting the traffic light installed there.

"Choosing the weekend to come to the capital to look at houses..."

Li Pin rubbed his temples.

The traffic congestion in Jiangzhou was comparable to that of a first-tier big city.

The incident in Sanshun Town made him realize that his town and county were not safe. Furthermore, Canglong City didn't have any good universities, so he intended for Li Yunyao to study in Jiangzhou after her college entrance exams in June.

Coincidentally, Fang Lingjue mentioned that the Jiangzhou City branch had found a venue and invited him, the future resident curator for the next year, to take a look, so he came along for the ride.

The result...

A journey of less than a hundred kilometers took a full two hours, with one hour wasted after entering the city.

"Six months ago, when I came to Jiangzhou City, I didn't feel like there were this many people. How did so many appear all of a sudden?"

Fang Lingjue said, "Could the news circulating online be true?"

"What news?"

"Something happened in the Nanli Kingdom."

Fang Lingjue explained, "The Fallen Temple, the largest dangerous area in their country, experienced a monster riot. The Nanli Kingdom used its national strength to suppress it but suffered a great defeat. Now, those monsters have emerged from the Fallen Temple and invaded the Nanli Kingdom, ravaging hundreds of miles."

"Nanli Kingdom?"

Li Pin quickly learned the country's geographical location.

The Taibai Kingdom was blessed, with only Death Valley, a Level 4 dangerous area, within its borders.

Such dangerous areas could be explored by third-tier Star Refiners who had cultivated Gang Jin.

While there might be fierce beasts and monsters in other wilderness areas, their numbers were scarce, and they were generally not a significant threat.

Under these circumstances, the Taibai Kingdom had enjoyed a long period of peace.

The reason it was not threatened by the outside world was that the Taibai Kingdom was located almost at the center of the Tianyuan Federation.

And the Nanli Kingdom was the southern barrier of the Taibai Kingdom.

The Fallen Temple within the Nanli Kingdom was a dangerous area of Level 6.

Normally, it relied on the Tianyuan Federation to dispatch Top-tier Star Refiners from various countries to assist, utilizing the geographical advantages for defense. This time, such a major incident occurred...

Even with the Tianyuan Federation's swift response, it would not be a short-term task to drive these monsters back into the Fallen Temple.

"How did the Fallen Temple suddenly have such a major incident?"

Li Pin asked.

"Who knows? These are major events concerning a nation's stability and prosperity, not something we two Embrace Dan cultivators can get involved with."

Fang Lingjue paused, then added, "Even if you were to encounter such information in the future, it wouldn't be easy, unless you could cultivate to become a Martial Saint."

Li Pin nodded. He glanced at the congested road, "Did people from the Nanli Kingdom cross the border and flee to Jiangzhou? Or even, did people in the counties and cities below Jiangzhou sense the crisis and flock to Jiangzhou City?"

"Perhaps Jiangzhou City itself is also fanning the flames, absorbing the population from below to accelerate its own development."

Fang Lingjue continued, "The Taibai Kingdom's current administration just passed a strategic plan to establish two central cities in the east and south, in addition to the Capital and Yaozhou City. Jiangzhou City is a strong contender for the southern central city."

He paused, "Have you heard about the Lihuo Sect coming to Jiangzhou City to participate in the martial arts competition? The reason they chose Jiangzhou is precisely because of Jiangzhou City's upcoming strategic positioning. If this positioning is confirmed, and their Lihuo Sect sweeps the top three, or even top five, places in the Jiangzhou competition, it would naturally be a great honor."

Li Pin nodded.

After being stuck in traffic for a long time, the two finally arrived at the venue Fang Lingjue had chosen.

It wasn't in the city center, but it wasn't too remote either. The area was smaller than the Changfeng Martial Hall in Canglong City.

However, considering that land in Jiangzhou City was extremely valuable, having this much area was already considered a large martial hall, befitting his status as an Embrace Dan martial artist.

Li Pin was quite satisfied with his inspection.

"Next, I'll take you to see houses."

Fang Lingjue said, turning the steering wheel and driving the Swift towards a villa area.

It wasn't that Li Pin looked down on high-rise apartments, but rather...

He worried that as his cultivation improved, he might accidentally collapse the building while practicing martial arts.

Considering the long term, a ground-level villa was clearly more suitable.

This villa area was tranquil amidst the hustle and bustle, standing majestically on a small hill within the city. On the other side of the hill was an open park.

"You requested to be close to the martial hall and have a yard, so only Jiangshan Yipin fits."

Fang Lingjue added, "The price is very high."

"How much?"

Li Pin asked.

"The money you have on you is barely enough,"

Fang Lingjue replied.

When the car arrived at the villa complex, two meticulously dressed women in uniform were already waiting.

"Mr. Fang, Mr. Li, welcome. Thank you for your trust in Jiangshan Yipin. I am Ye Shu, your property consultant."

The older of the two women spoke, bowing as she handed over her business card.

Fang Lingjue nodded and turned to Li Pin, "Take a look."

"Okay."

Li Pin followed the two women into the complex.

Jiangshan Yipin, while not the most high-end villa district in Jiangzhou, was one of the most upscale that ordinary people could afford.

Its quality was beyond doubt.

The entire development had only thirty-two villas, and more than half had already been sold.

The environment was also extremely refined, with a park right next door for leisurely strolls. A large shopping mall was just a few hundred meters away, making daily life very convenient.

However, it was precisely because of these large shopping malls that the quality of Jiangshan Yipin declined.

The mall was composed of several tall buildings. Although the villa district had planted a large number of trees for landscaping and screening, the privacy was not good.

Furthermore, there was a park next door with an amusement park, bustling with people. While it offered a quiet escape from the city, it wasn't completely tranquil.

This was clearly unacceptable to the truly important figures who sought perfection and did not wish to expose themselves to the public eye.

Li Pin toured several properties but remained silent.

Seeing this, Fang Lingjue understood that Li Pin wasn't particularly fond of them. He said, "The only place that's quieter is Huayu Garden. It's about ten kilometers from the martial hall, so commuting back and forth every day would take over an hour."

"I'll take this one,"

Li Pin said, choosing the villa with the largest yard among the remaining nine.

Despite the existing flaws, the price of this villa was still a staggering twenty-six million when it came time to settle.

"Can I get a loan?"

Li Pin asked.

"Of course, but the loan amount won't exceed fifteen million,"

Ye Shu replied.

"Alright."

Li Pin nodded.

He didn't have enough money, so he had to take out a loan.

However, he believed that with his rate of progress, ten million in the future would not compare to ten million now.

At that moment, both parties signed the agreement.

Just then, his phone rang.

As he answered, Zhao Yuan's voice came through, "Something's happened! Some of Wang Daoyi's 'teammates' from when he hunted fierce beasts are trying to extort the Five Elements Sect under the guise of avenging him! We're already pulling strings, but for safety, you shouldn't return to Canglong City for a while!"