Chapter 86: Chased and Lost a Mother Insect

This bright small study was actually a corner room on one side of the main house; after Su Jian moved in, he rearranged the furnishings.

Anyway, this place was never a study before; instead, it was filled with toys, a place where Su Yan played with the children.

See, Su Yan took a group of children away and conveniently took all the handy toys in the house, leaving this room completely empty.

Then Su Jian redecorated it into a study.

Anyway, when his uncle returns, he will move the study out.

This small study was originally moved in and arranged for Su Jian by Su Hanlin.

Looking at the familiar room furnishings, Su Hanlin couldn't help but ask, "Three years from now, when your uncle and the others return, what will you do? Do you still plan to move to the outer city and rent a house?"

"That's not necessary. My cousin-grandfather found a small courtyard for me in the clan grounds. It's a bit smaller than this, about two-thirds the size of the current courtyard. It's said that the family living there died out completely. The house was taken over by the clan, and my cousin-grandfather bought that mansion and put it under my name. From now on, I am someone who has a house in the clan grounds." Su Jian said with a grin: "But right now I am taking care of Su Jin, so after these three years pass, I will move back to my own courtyard."

"I have already cleared out the courtyard over there; we can move at any time."

Su Changying once promised Su Jian that for every year he took care of Su Jin, he would receive five thousand spirit stones as a care fee.

Su Jian didn't want the spirit stones; he directly asked for a mansion.

Su Changying simply found him this small courtyard, which cost fifteen thousand spirit stones inside and out.

Su Hanlin directly swore.

"What kind of luck is this? I've been looking for so many years and haven't found a single mansion in the clan grounds."

"Haha, mansions in the clan grounds circulate at least among Foundation Establishment cultivators; where would you find one?" Su Jian laughed. "You should ask Da Hu Zi to find one for you. He will definitely find one. You need to know the clan grounds have expanded seven or eight times; how could there be no houses?"

"I heard that young man has already reached the late stage of Foundation Establishment. He is definitely qualified to find a house for you."

Hearing this, Su Hanlin realized what was going on.

Immediately, he became puffed up with anger.

"The family is too wicked; they actually don't release mansions to lower-level cultivators."

"What do you know? My cousin-grandfather said that in the current environment, hostile forces outside are constantly infiltrating our Xiancheng, and they are constantly carrying out large-scale sabotage activities. When it really comes down to fighting within the clan grounds, it will be the moment the entire family faces life or death. At that time, having one more Foundation Establishment cultivator can change the fate of many people later on."

"Whether the family lives or dies will likely be decided by the number of Foundation Establishment, Purple Mansion, and Golden Core Realm cultivators."

"Therefore, housing in the clan grounds is prioritized for trade with cultivators above the Foundation Establishment Realm."

Why can the family grounds be armed into a combat fortress?

Is it merely a matter of arranging numerous large-scale facilities and weapons?

It is entirely a defense system supported by the experts of the whole clan working together.

Su Hanlin was stunned for a moment before suddenly realizing: "I said no matter how I searched, I couldn't find any housing listings in the clan grounds. But some people can obtain them easily. It seems they all went through the channels of cultivators above the Foundation Establishment Realm."

"That's for sure. Living in the clan grounds is safe, and the spiritual energy is abundant. Who would think of living outside? To get housing in the clan grounds, first, you need a cultivator above the Foundation Establishment Realm to help you search, and second, you must also prove to others that you can achieve Foundation Establishment within the next thirty or forty years."

"If I hadn't reached the sixth layer of Qi Refining, even if there were housing listings, I couldn't get them."

"There are such requirements?" Su Hanlin was stunned again.

"Yes, but you don't need to worry; you are already at the seventh layer of Qi Refining. You have more hope of achieving Foundation Establishment than I do."

"But I am missing one eye; having a physical defect will greatly reduce the possibility of achieving Foundation Establishment in the future." Su Hanlin said with some worry.

"You should ask Da Hu Zi to check the black market for you; getting a Spirit Eye will make you complete again."

"Cough, cough, cough, won't there be any problems with a Spirit Eye?" Su Hanlin said, feeling a bit unnerved in his heart.

"I remember the Cultivation Technique you practice is one where Water and Wood generate each other, right? Wood-element Spirit Eyes and Water-element Spirit Eyes generally come from spirits. Swapping one won't affect you much; it won't cause any pollution. When looking for a Spirit Eye, have Da Hu Zi pay close attention. He will be able to get you a safe one with no aftereffects." Su Jian suggested with a smile. "If you are too embarrassed to say it, I will go find him and talk to him."

"Troubling him all the time feels not very good." Su Hanlin touched the missing eye covered by a black eyepatch.

"Finding a Spirit Eye is actually a very small, trivial matter for him, but for you, it is a life-or-death major event. Just figure out how to repay this favor later; first, ensure you can achieve Foundation Establishment. I think that is the key." Su Jian said seriously.

"Besides, you are currently in the Intelligence Bureau, working for him. As his superior, it is only right for him to think of your well-being."

Su Hanlin felt he was truly persuaded by Su Jian.

But doing this would be a bit like bullying Su Huchen.

Asking for a house and getting an eye.

Su Huchen doesn't owe him anything.

"Let's talk about it later. Although my relationship with Da Hu Zi is decent, and we grew up together to some extent, compared to someone like you who has an extremely good relationship with him, I am still one layer behind. It would be better for me to achieve some results in the Intelligence Bureau first before asking for his help, so as not to make Da Hu Zi think I am insatiable."

Su Jian rolled his eyes at him wordlessly.

He felt Su Hanlin's understanding was flawed. Su Jian believed that Su Huchen bringing Su Hanlin to the Intelligence Bureau was essentially planning to cultivate a dedicated assistant for intelligence analysis.

Da Hu Zi would likely take him away after his injuries heal in the future.

This guy still hadn't figured out what Da Hu Zi meant.

He was still thinking about working hard to achieve results before making a request?

"Your results are already very impressive, okay? You have only been in the Intelligence Bureau for a few days, yet you helped the Patrol Bureau find two mother insects of that mutated black locust. Although one escaped, didn't the other one fall into Da Hu Zi's hands?"

"With that mother insect, no one can take your credit away." Su Jian said.

"Cough, cough, still one mother insect escaped; it's said it was chased and lost right within our clan grounds. I am truly speechless." Su Hanlin said with a helpless expression.

"That is still quite impressive, okay? Didn't you analyze that there were at most five mother insects? If you weren't so capable, could your colleagues in the Intelligence Bureau secretly collude with your landlord to kick you out of your home, leaving you with nowhere to live?" Su Jian retorted sharply.

Su Hanlin fell silent again.

Although he didn't know which colleague in the Intelligence Bureau did this, it was absolutely them who made the first move against him.