Su Yu glanced inside. A plainly dressed young matron, accompanied by two little girls, was being driven out of the courtyard. Her face was streaked with tears, while the two girls had gone pale with fright and hid behind her.
The scent of cooked Spirit Rice drifted from the hall. The ill-tempered male cultivator was eating while cursing under his breath.
The male cultivator's surname was Wang, his given name Wang Hong. He was at the Seventh Layer of Qi Refining and rather handsome. Perhaps he had taken a Youth-Preserving Pill or Beauty-Enhancing Pill; though nearly sixty, he still looked around thirty.
The young matron was named Xue Yingxiang, at Qi Refining Stage Five.
She seemed to have taken a Youth-Preserving Pill as well. Not yet forty, she still looked like a young girl and could be rated around seven out of ten. Yet two parts of her were the most outstanding, the most eye-catching Su Yu had ever seen on a woman.
So Su Yu looked twice more.
The younger of the two girls behind her was not yet ten, while the older was only eleven.
Su Yu had witnessed quite a few scenes of such "domestic violence."
Even an upright official found it hard to settle family affairs. He had no intention of meddling in such business. Su Yu merely glanced inside as he passed by, then returned to his own courtyard.
"Spirit Field rent has skyrocketed."
"Immortal City housing rent has skyrocketed."
"Even the city entrance fee has risen from one Low-grade Spirit Stone to two."
Su Yu recalled the heated discussions throughout Moon Worship Immortal City these past few days. This sudden move by the city had left many lower-class cultivators in misery, their grievances filling the air, as though they were being harvested like leeks.