Blood-Soaking Stone, the Regretful Yuanhe True Person (Please Vote with Monthly Tickets)

Inside the grand hall, Ye Jingcheng slowly sipped his Green Xiao Tea, his gaze shrouded in its pale green mist.

The fragrance in his throat and the spiritual energy in his belly made him feel all the more that this Green Xiao Tea was extraordinary.

Before long, Xiao Wankun returned to the hall and spoke.

"Fellow Daoist Qianchen, we have investigated the matter. The Heavenly Origin Treasure Pavilion bribed Martial Nephew Wu, who was responsible for the shops. I have already removed him from his post. In addition, the Heavenly Origin Treasure Tower will be returned to its rightful owner, and the Heavenly Sand Sect may choose another shop in the marketplace, rent-free for fifty years!"

As he spoke, Xiao Wankun took out a jade talisman listing the shops currently vacant in the Xiao Mountain Marketplace and let Ye Jingcheng choose one.

Hearing this, Ye Jingcheng nodded with delight.

"Thank you for upholding justice on my behalf, Prefecture Lord Xiao!" Ye Jingcheng cupped his hands.

"I'll take this one!"

Xiao Wankun's gift was no small thing. In truth, Ye Jingcheng had long since seen that Xiao Wankun knew what his subordinates had done. After all, they had originally assumed that the Heavenly Sand Sect was beyond saving.

Once a subordinate faction was destroyed, its spirit mountain and marketplace shops would be reclaimed anyway.

They could hardly be left vacant forever.

This investigation was merely a way to let both sides save face.

Moreover, all the shops Prefecture Lord Xiao offered were fairly good. Judging by the Heavenly Sand Treasure Tower, the annual rent alone would cost seven thousand spirit stones. More importantly, fighting was forbidden in the Xiao Mountain Marketplace, so buying a shop from someone else required an additional payment of spirit stones.

Fifty years without rent amounted to