Buying a Car

After leaving the villa district, Su Ye took out his phone, searched for a car dealership, and headed over.

Su Ye arrived at the dealership, where quite a few vehicles were on display: sedans, SUVs, trucks, pickup trucks, and more...

When Su Ye came in, a saleswoman in her twenties stepped forward to greet him.

"Welcome, sir. Have you seen a car you like?"

The saleswoman wore a business suit with an employee badge on her chest. She had light makeup on, and her dark hair was tied in a ponytail at the back of her head, giving her an energetic appearance.

"Hello, miss. I'd like a vehicle with good power that can also carry some cargo. Could you tell me what models you have?" Su Ye asked her with a smile.

"Of course. If you're looking to carry cargo, sir, vehicles that can do that generally have decent power. How about this pickup truck?" the saleswoman said, pointing to a black pickup.

"This pickup is economical and practical. The engine is very quiet, and the cab has an elegant, luxurious interior. With four-wheel drive, you don't have to worry about power at all. Besides, the bed is one and a half meters long, which is enough for carrying cargo on a daily basis," the saleswoman continued.

"A pickup?" Su Ye murmured. To be honest, he was tempted. The front half of a pickup was similar to a sedan, while the bed could be used to carry cargo. Besides, this one had four-wheel drive and plenty of power, making it perfect for driving in the countryside.

Truth be told, Su Ye had already begun to envy the life Xiao Qiujun and the others led. But he couldn't rush things. If he revealed everything now, he would definitely be dragged away and sliced up for research. Hadn't Xiao Qiujun said there were grandmasters in Hua Country? Maybe some immortal cultivation family still remained in a secret realm deep in the mountains. He couldn't get carried away, couldn't get carried away...

"How much is this pickup?" Su Ye asked the saleswoman, pointing at it.

"Sir, the pickup costs 320,000 if you pay in full. The total on-road price shouldn't exceed 350,000. If you pay in installments, I have the authority to give you a discount of around 20,000," the saleswoman told him.

"No need. I'll pay in full. Let's go do the paperwork now!" Su Ye said.

"Sir, would you like to think it over? If you pay in installments, I can make the decision to give you a little discount," the saleswoman continued.

"No need. That's too much trouble. Let's do the paperwork!" Su Ye insisted.

In the end, Su Ye stood his ground and paid for the pickup in full. The final on-road price was 348,000.

Everything went smoothly, with no petty villains getting in his way and no scenes of showing off and face-slapping. Su Ye couldn't help wondering whether he really was the protagonist.

Su Ye drove the pickup all the way from the city back to Jiuhua Village. He had signed up for his driver's license with his roommates and gotten it while he was in college.

It was a little over eighty kilometers from Lingnan County to Jiuhua Village. Since this was Su Ye's first time driving on the road, it took him more than two hours to get home. On the way, when he saw that no one was around, he moved all the orange saplings from the Immortal Spirit Space into the truck.

He drove right up to the front of his house and stopped.

Father Su, Mother Su, and a few villagers gathered around and watched as Su Ye opened the door and climbed out.

"Oh, isn't that Little Ye? You're already driving a new car!" said an auntie who looked to be in her forties.

"That's right. Little Ye really is capable. He's only been back for such a short time, and he's already made so much money," another auntie chimed in.

"Little Ye, when did you buy the car?" Mother Su asked.

"Mom, I just bought it this morning," Su Ye replied.

"Honestly, child, buying a car is such a big decision, and you didn't even discuss it with us. How much did it cost?"

"Just under 350,000."

Once everyone had left, Su Ye drove the truck to the vegetable garden.

When Su Ye arrived, he spotted Zhang Erhu in the distance, hoe in hand, pulling weeds.

"Brother Ye, you're back?" Zhang Erhu immediately came over when he saw Su Ye.

"Yeah, Erhu. Has everything been all right these past two days while I was away?" Su Ye asked.

"Not bad. Nothing unexpected happened."

"Brother Ye, did you just buy this big pickup? It looks so cool!" Zhang Erhu said, running his hand over the truck.

"Keep working hard, and I'll buy you one too someday," Su Ye said, seeing how reluctant Zhang Erhu was to take his hands off the pickup.

"I haven't gotten my driver's license yet!" Zhang Erhu rubbed the back of his head and said sheepishly.

"That's all right. It doesn't take long to get a license. When you have some free time, go get one. How can a man not know how to drive?" Su Ye said to Zhang Erhu.

"Okay, Brother Ye!"

"Brother Ye, are these orange trees? Where are you going to plant them?" Zhang Erhu asked Su Ye when he saw the saplings in the pickup.

"Oh, these are a new variety of orange tree the laboratory just developed. I've decided to plant ten mu of oranges over there," Su Ye said, pointing to the empty land beside the watermelon field.

"Erhu, call a couple more people over to help tomorrow morning. Their wages won't be a problem," Su Ye continued.

"Okay, Brother Ye!"

That night, Su Ye was cultivating and studying the Spirit Gathering Array in the space when he opened his eyes after a short while.

After spending around ten days in total inside the Immortal Spirit Space, Su Ye had mastered how to draw the Spirit Gathering Array.

A little while later, Su Ye seemed to remember something and took out the rosewood box Xiao Xiao had given him from his storage bag.

Su Ye opened the box and saw a pale purple bank card inside.

"It's actually a card..."

Su Ye then put it away and left the Immortal Spirit Space in a flash.

Su Ye checked the time. It was two in the morning. He quickly got himself ready and headed for the vegetable garden.

A large pool had already been built on the land where Su Ye planned to plant the orange trees. Zhang Erhu had called two villagers over to help build it during the day.

Su Ye came to the pool. There was no water in it yet, and the cement at the bottom had not dried.

Su Ye leaped down to the bottom of the pool, took out a small shovel, and began carving the Spirit Gathering Array. Once he had finished carving the array patterns, he took out ten spirit stones and placed them at several corners of the array. After placing three at the array's core, Su Ye channeled spiritual energy into it to activate it.

Before long, the array was activated. The spiritual energy inside the spirit stones began slowly supplying the Spirit Gathering Array, and some of the spiritual energy in the surrounding world began gathering there as well.

After that, Su Ye brought over some bricks and laid another layer across the bottom of the pool, covering the Spirit Gathering Array beneath. Then he mixed sand and cement and covered the bricks with it.

By the time he finished, it was nearly five o'clock. Su Ye hurried back.