Chapter 31: The Sky Changes in Miyun City; Waking Up to Find the House Gone

Xia Jingyan, who lived next door, naturally heard these sounds as well; her pretty face flushed red, she found it simply impossible to fall asleep, and her heart was filled with nothing but stifled rage.

"These two shameless people, they only know how to do this kind of thing day and night; don't they even know what shame is?"

Xia Jingyan was practically furious to the point of death.

She meditated for an entire night, and only then was she able to calm the blood within her body.

Otherwise, she felt she would have been unable to control her emotions and would have wanted to join in.

"It has nothing to do with Sister Ji; it must all be that scoundrel's fault, walking around the house all day with his chest and back exposed, without a shred of a man's sense of shame."

Xia Jingyan clenched her delicate fists, placing all the blame on Zhou Sui; if it weren't for this scoundrel, how could her sister have become like this?

Whenever she thought of how Zhou Sui would usually walk around the house bare-chested, showing off his sturdy muscles and six-pack abs, she felt her face burn with embarrassment.

She had seen men like this before and hadn't thought much of it.

But for some reason, after seeing Zhou Sui like this, she felt he was full of charm.

She simply couldn't control her emotions and longed to throw herself into his arms.

Fortunately, she possessed extremely strong self-restraint, which allowed her to barely suppress these feelings; otherwise, she would surely have lost face in front of the other sisters and never been able to hold her head up again.

"Calm down, Xia Jingyan, you must calm down; he is merely a man, not worth mentioning at all."

"You won't die without a man; what you pursue is the Great Dao of longevity, not these petty affairs of the heart."

"With no man in one's heart, one's cultivation naturally becomes divine."

Xia Jingyan took a deep breath, letting her restless heart gradually calm down.

…………

Several more days passed.

Although he had advanced to the Qi Refining Fifth Layer, Zhou Sui still had no intention of going out to roam; he remained honestly at home, cultivating diligently.

After all, he was merely a rookie in the Qi Refining stage, still a bottom-tier figure in the Immortal Cultivation World; if he were to roam about, he wouldn't even know how he died when the time came.

Boom~~

At this moment, a massive tremor suddenly spread throughout all of Miyun City, and every Cultivator staying in Miyun City could perceive this immense surge of Spirit Qi.

Immediately following, a large Flying Boat hovered over Miyun City, and a large number of Cultivators flew down from the boat, arriving one after another in the city of Miyun.

It was just that these Cultivators all had injuries on their bodies and were permeated with a terrifying baleful aura; they seemed like existences who killed without blinking, and one look was enough to know they were not to be trifled with.

"What is going on?"

Seeing such a change, Zhou Sui instinctively felt a trace of unease and could no longer sit still; he began to inquire for news, wanting to know what had happened.

It didn't take long before he learned the relevant news from his neighbor, Zhang Cheng.

"This is a Flying Boat from the Xianxia Sect; it is said that they have successfully opened the path to the Cloud Mist Mountain Range and slaughtered those few Second-tier Monster Beasts that were staying at the Red Gold Mine."

"And these Cultivators are some of the Disciples of the Xianxia Sect, while others are Cultivator families brought along by the Xianxia Sect."

Zhang Cheng said in a deep voice, stating the news he had gathered.

"Successfully opened the Red Gold Mine? Isn't this a good thing? From now on, Miyun City should return to tranquility, so why are you so worried?"

Zhou Sui frowned and couldn't help but ask.

"Things are not that simple."

Hearing this, Zhang Cheng shook his head and sighed: "It is said that the City Lord of Miyun City, Lu Hongran, has decided to hand over Miyun City to the Xianxia Sect; from now on, Miyun City will no longer be a city for Loose Cultivators, but a city affiliated with the Xianxia Sect."

What?!

Zhou Sui's expression changed; he never expected that things would take such a turn. The City Lord of Miyun City, Lu Hongran, was a Cultivator at the Foundation Establishment Late Stage.

It was precisely because of such a great Foundation Establishment Cultivator that the prosperity of Miyun City had been guaranteed for a hundred years.

But now, the other party was actually willing to hand this city over to the Xianxia Sect; this was no different from giving away his life's work to the Xianxia Sect—it was simply madness.

There must be some unknown deal behind this.

Of course, he didn't care why the other party wanted to give away Miyun City; after all, this matter was too far removed from him.

He was more concerned about what big moves the Xianxia Sect would make after taking control of Miyun City.

This was the only thing that concerned bottom-tier Cultivators like himself.

"As the saying goes, 'new emperor, new ministers'; after Miyun City is handed over to the Xianxia Sect, the rules will change completely."

Zhang Cheng said gloomily: "First of all, the houses we bought in Miyun City are all voided; we no longer have property rights to the houses. Every Cultivator entering Miyun City can only rent the houses inside, and we must pay high rent every month; otherwise, we will be driven out of Miyun City."

"How could it be like this? We bought houses in Miyun City and had lifetime rights; now the Xianxia Sect wants to take away our houses with just one word?"

Zhou Sui clenched his fists.

Although he had long known that the Xianxia Sect taking control of Miyun City would lead to great changes, he had not expected that overnight, the property rights to his house would be gone, all of them confiscated.

"Heh, power dictates the rules; they are more powerful than us Loose Cultivators, so even if they take away our houses, we have nothing to say and no way to resist."

Zhang Cheng was helpless, because the Xianxia Sect was too powerful; the rules were set by them, and other Cultivators only had the option to comply, lacking the courage to defy them.

"This!"

Hearing this, Zhou Sui's heart sank; in fact, this was the reason why Cultivators generally did not want to buy houses, because the variables were simply too great.

Once one faction is destroyed and another moves in, the original contract becomes completely void.

The contracts of the previous dynasty will not be recognized by the current one.

Therefore, the vast majority of Cultivators only rent houses; in this way, no matter how the power dynamics change, it cannot hurt their foundation, and they won't end up losing everything.

Previously, Zhou Sui's parents were just lucky; they bought a house in Miyun City at a low price in the early days, and Miyun City had developed steadily for a hundred years without any change in power.

But now it was different.

City Lord Lu Hongran stepped down, the Xianxia Sect moved in, and the power shifted.

This also meant that the property rights to his house were completely voided and would never be recognized by the Xianxia Sect.

"Then what should we do now?"

Zhou Sui asked.

"There are only two paths now: the first is to obediently pay the rent to obtain residency in Miyun City, and the second is to leave Miyun City and head elsewhere to make a living."

Zhang Cheng stated that there were currently only two paths.

But in reality, there was only one path, for after leaving Miyun City, other places might not necessarily be better; they might even be worse, and one might encounter even more vicious exploitation.

By comparison, the current Miyun City is still considered decent.

(End of chapter)