Yu Shui City, Gu Huaiyu propped her chin up, utterly bored.
On the day of Li Beifei and Aotian's decisive battle, she had already seen Ye Hongyi and Gu Xiruo, but she wanted to give them a surprise, so she didn't immediately acknowledge them.
Now, Lu Chengfeng was in secluded cultivation, studying the ancient stone inscriptions she obtained from Zhang San, so naturally, all matters large and small in Yu Shui City were under her management.
Yu Shui City was now on the right track, and there weren't many things to busy herself with each day, but Gu Huaiyu was not one to sit idle.
Making her sit in the City Lord's mansion was no different from imprisoning her, but Lu Chengfeng had not yet emerged from seclusion, so she couldn't leave Yu Shui City to go play elsewhere.
"Report!"
At that moment, Steward Fu, the City Lord's mansion's steward, hurriedly walked in.
Seeing him in such a rush, Gu Huaiyu excitedly asked, "Could it be that enemies are invading my Yu Shui City? Quick, tell me, where are the enemies!"
Steward Fu was taken aback, and then felt ashamed.
After observing her for some time, he had come to understand the personalities of the two City Lords.
The Great City Lord was powerful, calm, and gentle, and her style of doing things, from the moment she took office, was to drastically reform the various systems of Yu Shui City, showing that she was a decisive person.
The Deputy City Lord, although also gentle, had a more lively personality, didn't like to be restrained, and was also warlike.
During this period, many pirates in the surrounding seas had been wiped out by her.
Although all she had done were good things, she had also earned a reputation for being warlike.
Steward Fu quickly recovered and said, "Deputy City Lord, the visitors are not enemies."
"Not enemies? Then why are you in such a hurry?" Gu Huaiyu's interest vanished when she heard they weren't enemies.
"Didn't I say that matters worth less than one million high-grade source crystals don't need to be reported to me? You can decide for yourself."
In order to be lazy, Gu Huaiyu had specifically created a value system for Steward Fu, converting most matters into corresponding source crystals.
Matters worth less than one million high-grade source crystals were to be handled by Steward Fu himself.
Of course, this method wasn't perfect, at least some things couldn't be measured by source crystals.
Steward Fu was also clever, he knew that Gu Huaiyu was just trying to be lazy, so he took care of everything he could, and only reported matters he couldn't decide on to Gu Huaiyu.
Steward Fu said, "Well, there are three people visiting.
A child said he was the City Lord's disciple.
The child spoke with certainty, and this humble servant didn't dare to neglect him, so I invited them to the front hall and hurried over to report this to you."
Hearing this, a glint flashed in Gu Huaiyu's eyes.
She said, "Is that child named Zhang San?"
Steward Fu nodded repeatedly, secretly relieved.
It seemed that he really was the City Lord's disciple.
It was a good thing he hadn't relied on his status to drive them away, or he would have committed a terrible blunder.
"So fast?"
Gu Huaiyu frowned slightly.
It had only been five days since the day of Li Beifei and Aotian's decisive battle, and Lu-jiejie and Zhang San had made the agreement seven days before the battle.
That made it only twelve days in total.
Lu-jiejie had only left Zhang San with one hundred thousand high-grade source crystals.
Linbei City was more than ten million miles away from Yu Shui City.
One hundred thousand high-grade source crystals seemed like a lot, but for Zhang San, it wouldn't even be enough for them to buy a ticket on a merchant ship, let alone for three people?
Hmm? Besides Zhang San's Uncle Quan, who else is there?
Zhang San's arrival aroused Gu Huaiyu's curiosity, and the boredom she had felt earlier vanished.
She said, "Take me there."
"Yes!" Steward Fu led the way.
Front Hall!
At this time, Zhang San had changed into a brocade robe and sat leisurely on a chair like a young master from a wealthy family.
To his left sat Uncle Quan, and to his right was a middle-aged man with a deep aura.
The middle-aged man was named Lei Heng, a rogue cultivator with a cultivation level reaching the third level of the Carefree Realm, and he was also the bodyguard Zhang San had hired for one million high-grade source crystals.
In fact, when Lei Heng saw that Zhang San had no cultivation and only a Void Realm small fry by his side, he had considered killing him and taking his wealth.
However, Zhang San had immediately said, "I am a disciple of the City Lord of Yu Shui City," which had shocked him.
Furthermore, a small, inexperienced child easily taking out one million high-grade source crystals made him hesitant.
Although he didn't understand why the disciple of the City Lord of Yu Shui City only had a Void Realm bodyguard, as a rogue cultivator who had cultivated to the Carefree Realm, besides having some talent, he also had a cautious personality.
He would never act without a 100% certainty.
After thinking it over, he still felt that earning one million high-grade source crystals safely was enough.
That would be enough for him to cultivate for decades, and there was no need to risk his life for a little source crystal.
Now that he was in the City Lord's mansion of Yu Shui City, he was very grateful that he hadn't acted, otherwise, even if he fled to the ends of the earth, he wouldn't be able to escape the pursuit of a Saint King expert.
After all, he didn't have the strength to cross the starry sky and leave the Ancient Star of Tianchi.
"So magnificent!"
Zhang San couldn't be serious for long and immediately revealed his true nature.
Where had he ever seen such a magnificent building?
Look, the pillars in this front hall are all cast from high-quality spirit gold, and even the chair he was sitting on was made of wood he had never seen before, but it didn't feel cold or hard to sit on, and it had a fragrant smell.
Also, the tea in his hand, he could feel the huge spiritual energy it contained.
Is this the world of cultivators?
Indeed, this was the world he yearned for.
What could he achieve by staying in his bamboo house all day?
In a few decades, he would just be a pile of yellow earth.
Not only Zhang San, but even Uncle Quan was shocked by everything in front of him.
He had cultivated for more than a hundred years, but his talent was limited.
If he could break through to the Life and Death Realm in this life, it would be because his ancestors' graves were emitting green smoke.
He had always been at the bottom of the cultivation world, where had he ever seen such a scene?
Brother Zhang, if you were still alive, you would probably be very excited to see such a scene!
Uncle Quan couldn't help but think of Zhang San's father.
"Deputy City Lord, this way!"
At this time, Steward Fu brought Gu Huaiyu to the front hall.
When Zhang San saw Gu Huaiyu, he quickly jumped off the chair and ran with his short legs, which showed that Zhang San's height was indeed not very good.
Zhang San ran to Gu Huaiyu and respectfully saluted, saying, "Zhang San greets Martial Aunt!"
"Zhao Quan greets Deputy City Lord!" Uncle Quan followed closely behind.
"Lei... Lei Heng greets Deputy City Lord!" Lei Heng didn't usually stutter, but he stuttered instantly when he saw Gu Huaiyu, not because he was amazed by Gu Huaiyu's beauty, but because he was nervous.
Only those with higher cultivation levels could feel the terrifying Saint aura on Gu Huaiyu, which was as deep as an abyss.
This was the first time in Lei Heng's two thousand years of cultivation that he had been so close to a Saint.
The saying that all beings below a Saint are ants was not a joke.
He, Lei Heng, was not a monster-like genius, he was just an ordinary cultivator who had cultivated steadily for more than two thousand years.
A Saint was like the heavens to him.
That's why he was so nervous.
Gu Huaiyu waved her hand, signaling them to be polite.
Then, she said to Zhang San, "Lu-jiejie hasn't promised to take you as a disciple yet, you're calling me Martial Aunt too early."
"Ah... didn't Master say that as long as I came to Yu Shui City from Linbei City, she would agree to take me as a disciple?
She is a famous expert, she can't go back on her word."
Zhang San's little face was full of nervousness.
"Hehe..."
Gu Huaiyu gave him a meaningful smile.
Seeing this, Zhang San became even more worried.
He had heard that the cultivation world was full of deceit and trickery.
His master was such a beautiful woman, she shouldn't be playing tricks on a child like him, right?
"This is..."
Gu Huaiyu looked at Lei Heng and then asked Zhao Quan (., Uncle Quan).
Zhao Quan said, "This is the bodyguard that Little Zhang San hired for one million high-grade source crystals!"
Gu Huaiyu looked at Zhang San and asked, "Where did you get these source crystals?"
"I can tell you, but you have to guarantee that Master will take me as a disciple."
Zhang San made his request.
Gu Huaiyu smiled.
How could she be manipulated by a child?
She wanted to tease Zhang San.
"If you don't tell me, don't even think about becoming my martial nephew!" Gu Huaiyu threatened.
"Ah... why is it like this?" Zhang San looked at Gu Huaiyu innocently.
At this moment, in his young mind, Gu Huaiyu was the super villain in the storytelling stories, preventing him, the protagonist, from becoming stronger.
"Girl, why are you teasing a child for no reason?"
At this time, Lu Chengfeng's voice sounded, and the next moment, she appeared in front of everyone.
"Master!" Zhang San immediately called out in surprise.
Steward Fu, Zhao Quan, and Lei Heng also hurriedly saluted Lu Chengfeng.
Lu Chengfeng nodded slightly and then glared at Gu Huaiyu.
Gu Huaiyu smiled playfully, like a child.
"It's just too boring, I'm teasing him a little," Gu Huaiyu said with a smile, then said to Zhang San, "What are you still standing there for? Quickly become a disciple!"
"Ah... oh oh!"
Zhang San immediately came back to his senses and didn't care about Gu Huaiyu's teasing him earlier.
He quickly knelt in front of Lu Chengfeng, kowtowed three times and bowed nine times, performing the grand ceremony of becoming a disciple.
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