"A five-courtyard compound would normally go for around fifteen hundred taels. Master Lu, just pay fifteen hundred."
Zheng Shuang said no more, merely smiling and nodding.
He knew perfectly well that a five-courtyard compound couldn't possibly make a young prodigy like Lu Yuan feel indebted to him, so he didn't press the matter.
At least they had formed a favorable connection. There would be plenty of time to build on it.
"Deal!"
Lu Yuan nodded.
After that, Zheng Shuang personally took Lu Yuan to see the compound.
Lu Yuan was very satisfied with both its location and its surroundings.
Not only was it in a bustling district, it was also close to the county offices, and most of the people living nearby were wealthy merchants and gentry.
At least in terms of safety, it was far better than where they lived now.
Most importantly, behind the main house was an extremely well-hidden underground chamber.
If bandits came calling, Madam Yang could take Little Nannan into the chamber in the shortest time possible.
Even a Transformation Realm or a ranked martial artist wouldn't be able to break through an iron door several inches thick in a short time.
If they also had a Transformation Realm martial artist standing guard, then even after Lu Yuan left for the Prefecture Martial Academy, he would have little reason to worry about Madam Yang and Little Nannan's safety.
Zhang Mansion.
"Crash!"
Zhang Yida smashed a porcelain bottle onto the ground. "To think I'd lose to Zheng the Seventh! It makes my blood boil!"
"Ninth Master, if that boy hadn't killed Ba Hu, we wouldn't have lost. Should we ask a few of the clan's retainers to step in and make him pay?"
A Zhang Family clansman asked, his eyes cold.
"Smack!"
But when Zhang