"Sir, is there anything I can help you with?" the clerk asked with a smile.
It felt so familiar. Hearing those familiar words, Li Dalong felt a little dazed, as though he had returned to the Blue Planet.
He shook his head, dispelling the stray thoughts in his mind. "I need to find somewhere inexpensive to stay," Li Dalong told the Brokerage House clerk.
"Certainly. Do you have any requirements for the house?" the clerk asked.
"Preferably a small, private courtyard residence. Somewhere quiet. I don't mind if it's out of the way. The courtyard doesn't need to be too big, and it should be cheap." Li Dalong explained his requirements to the clerk.
"As it happens, there's just such a place by the city wall in the west of the city. It's just a little run-down, with four main rooms and a small courtyard. It has all the amenities.
"It also comes equipped with a protective array and a Spirit-Gathering Array. The rent is only a hundred Immortal Stones a month, with three months paid in advance and one month's deposit," the clerk told Li Dalong with a smile.
A hundred Immortal Stones a month. With three months in advance and one month's deposit, the rent alone will take four hundred Immortal Stones, and I only have five hundred altogether. Li Dalong calculated how many Immortal Stones he had.
"Could you make it a little cheaper? A hundred Immortal Stones is still a little expensive," Li Dalong said to the clerk, pretending to hesitate.
"Although this courtyard residence is a little run-down, it's still quite sought-after. But since you're my first customer today, how about I give up my commission and offer you a discount of five Immortal Stones?" Seeing Li Dalong hesitate, the clerk hurriedly offered a small