Longevity Begins With Zongmen Handyman

Chapter 75: Moving into a New Home

Xu Qiuhui.

Li An never expected to hear this name again after eight years apart, especially in Baihu City.

Back when the Demon Cult attacked Xuanyang Sect and specifically targeted Foundation Building stage cultivators, she miraculously survived?

However, Xu Qiuhui was the smartest person he had encountered in Xuanyang Sect, so it was not surprising that she managed to survive.

Moreover, even after Xuanyang Sect fell, she managed to thrive and became a disciple of the Nascent Soul stage cultivator Baihu Zhenren.

After some detailed investigation, Li An learned more information.

Xu Qiuhui arrived in Baihu City five years ago.

After entering the city, she went through various trials in order to become a disciple of Baihu Zhenren. Finally, half a year ago, she obtained Baihu Zhenren's approval.

It wouldn't be long before the true disciple initiation ceremony took place, making her the seventeenth disciple of Baihu Zhenren.

Baihu Zhenren treated his disciples well. In addition to guidance in cultivation techniques and cultivation itself, he allowed his disciples to receive the taxes collected from the designated area as a source of spiritual stones for cultivation.

From now on, Xu Qiuhui would be on a higher level.

Even during her time in Xuanyang Sect, she did not receive such treatment.

Among the remaining disciples of Xuanyang Sect, she might be the one who developed the best.

"Alright, I'll choose this place."

Li An spoke, "I'll pay for ten years in advance."

According to the current price, it would be twelve spiritual stones per month, which would amount to 1,440 stones for ten years.

But if it really became a designated area, it would cost nearly 3,000 spiritual stones for ten years. By deciding now, he was getting a great deal.

"Wei Big Brother is indeed generous. Manman didn't misjudge you!"

Manman smiled slightly, "Alright, I'll take you to pay."

Soon, Li An paid the spiritual stones and received the certification token for the small courtyard. Manman personally led Li An to the house he rented.

This small courtyard was located at the foot of a small mountain peak, surrounded by beautiful scenery and very secluded. It was a standalone building with its own entrance. There were also several similar residences nearby.

Apart from the slightly weaker spiritual energy, all aspects were perfect.

"How is it, Wei Big Brother? Is it good enough?"

Manman looked at the small courtyard in front of her, her eyes filled with a complex emotion.

In fact, she had originally planned to keep this small courtyard for herself and live there after getting married. However, three months ago, her fiancé died in the Yunhuan Mountain Range, and she couldn't afford it with her own financial resources.

It had been sitting idle all this time.

Seeing Li An being so generous and giving her so many benefits, she thought of introducing it to him.

"Manman, this place is so good. Thank you."

Li An smiled and suddenly took out a storage bag, handing it to Manman, "If you need anything in the future, feel free to come find me. If I can help, I will definitely do it."

There were a hundred spiritual stones in the storage bag.

It should be noted that Li An had been in the city for a few days but hadn't heard any news about the internal affairs of Baihu Mountain. The fact that Manman had access to information about Xu Qiuhui proved that she was well-informed in the city.

Such a person would be useful to befriend.

"Wei Big Brother, you're really generous... You're too good to me!"

Even though Manman had been in this line of work for many years, she couldn't help but feel a little excited.

The tips Li An had given her during this period added up to her annual income!

"It's nothing. You look a lot like my sister. Seeing you reminds me of her."

"If you don't mind, how about we treat each other as siblings from now on?"

Upon hearing this, Manman's eyes also became excited, "Brother!"

Li An smiled and agreed.

Manman then introduced Li An to many things, showing that she had put a lot of thought into it. This included people and matters that Li An should pay attention to in the city.

This made Li An feel that the hundred spiritual stones were well worth it!

After a long time, Manman finally left.

Li An cleaned up his residence.

The courtyard was not big, but it had an ancient well, a willow tree, and could accommodate a stone table. There were two rooms, a kitchen, and a hall.

After finishing the cleaning, Li An took out two sets of advanced formations and set them up.

One set was for main defense, and the other set was for main offense, complementing each other.

In fact, the same set of formations could achieve the function of both offense and defense, but Li An knew very well that unless it was a formation of the second rank or above, the functions of a Qi Refining stage formation would be weakened when pursuing comprehensiveness. It would be better to use multiple formations in coordination.

After resting in the courtyard for a while, he went to visit the neighboring residences.

It was necessary to get to know the neighbors since he would be living here in the future.

He knocked on the door of the first courtyard, and after the door opened, a middle-aged man looked at Li An with some confusion.

"Hello, Fellow Daoist. I'm Wei Ming. I just rented a house here for ten years and came to visit my good neighbor."

Li An smiled slightly and then presented a set of first-grade lower-quality formations, saying, "Just a small token of appreciation, not a big deal."

The middle-aged man's face immediately filled with joy and he laughed, "I'm Liao Cheng, a physician. Fellow Daoist Wei is a formation master? Please come in, please come in."

Li An immediately entered and sat in Liao Cheng's residence for a while, had a cup of tea, and then left.

Liao Cheng was quite polite and gave Li An some simple medicines for treating injuries before he left, saying, "By the way, Fellow Daoist Wei, there's no need to go to the neighboring house. Xiaoxiao is not here these days."

Through Liao Cheng, Li An already knew that there were four people living here besides him.

They were: physician Liao Cheng, talisman master Wang Can, alchemist Luo Yong, and Guo Xiaoxiao.

He didn't introduce much about Guo Xiaoxiao, only saying that she was beautiful and didn't usually stay here.

But from this sentence, Li An had already guessed a lot.

This meant that Guo Xiaoxiao had at least one other backer in the city.

Wang Can was already in his sixties and had a weathered appearance. He knew that Li An was a formation master and subtly asked if Li An knew talismans.

Generally speaking, formations and talismans had similarities.

Li An said he didn't know, and Wang Can finally felt relieved. His talismans were the best-selling in this area, and if a competitor suddenly appeared, it would undoubtedly affect his business.

Then he gave two of the lowest-grade talismans as a return gift.

Finally, Li An arrived at the door of the alchemist Luo Yong.

After knocking on the door for a long time, an impatient voice came, "Who is it!"

Opening the door, Li An saw a fat man with an impatient expression, a face full of flesh, and a look of superiority. He looked down at Li An.

"I'm Wei Ming. I rented a house here for ten years and came to visit my good neighbor. Just a small token of appreciation, not a big deal."

Li An presented a first-grade low-quality Spirit Gathering formation.

But Luo Yong just glanced at it casually and said, "Oh, I see. You can keep this gift."

Obviously, he looked down on it.

Alchemists were highly sought after, and he had the qualifications to be proud.

He also didn't invite Li An to sit in.

"Okay," Li An still smiled warmly, "Please take care of me in the future."

Luo Yong casually said a few words to Li An and then closed the door.

Back at his residence, Li An had a good understanding of these people.

Except for Guo Xiaoxiao, whom he hadn't met, Liao Cheng, Wang Can, and Luo Yong posed no major threat. They were only in the later stage of Qi Refining.

Liao Cheng's depth couldn't be determined for the time being, Wang Can had a narrow mind, and Luo Yong was arrogant and complacent. However, these were not problems.

He could now focus on cultivation!

(End of this chapter)