Battle Through the Heavens: I Am the Righteous Path

Chapter 299 Rent
"Xiao Yan! Where are you going?!"

After bidding farewell to Yunying, the little medical fairy followed closely behind Xiao Yan, who was running wildly. Xiao Yan responded without looking back.

"auction!"

auction?
The little medical fairy’s mind was filled with questions.

Why are you going to the auction house?
Although he was so confused in his heart, the little medical fairy did not continue to ask.

What Xiao Yan is going to do will be known when he gets to the auction house.

Ten minutes later, the little medical fairy followed Xiao Yan to the Black Seal City Auction House. Xiao Yan walked up to the counter before he could get out of his breath. The teller was slightly surprised, and then a professional smile appeared on his face.

"May I ask what you need, sir?"

"Hello, can you help me check the houses for rent in Black Seal City?"

Generally speaking, auction houses do more than just auction work. Basically, the auction houses in every city are the commercial gathering places of that city, and land sales and leases are also included.

"Okay, please wait a moment."

The teller nodded lightly and left the counter to look for information, but the little medical fairy behind Xiao Yan looked at Xiao Yan doubtfully.

"Xiao Yan, what are you doing with the rented house? We won't be able to stay in the Black Corner Territory for long. Can't we just stay in a hotel?"

Hearing the little medical fairy's inquiry, Xiao Yan turned his head slightly and looked at the little medical fairy with a serious face.

"I'm sorry, Little Medical Fairy." Xiao Yan did not directly answer the Little Medical Fairy's question, "We may have to stay in the Black Corner Territory for a while longer."

"what?"

The little medical fairy raised her eyebrows slightly and was about to ask again when the teller returned to the counter with a booklet and said softly.

"I'm sorry, sir, for keeping you waiting for so long." The teller opened the brochure and asked Xiao Yan, "What price range are you looking for?"

"Just look for it."

Xiao Yan was about to answer when he suddenly remembered the extremely high prices in the Black Corner Territory, and his expression suddenly froze.

Immediately, he asked in a low voice.

"Excuse me, how much is the rent for an average house that is neither good nor bad?"

"Is it an ordinary house?" The teller nodded slightly, flipping through the book in his hand. After a moment, he found the target and replied softly, "There is a three-story attic in the north of Heiyin City. It is not too far from the bustling area of ​​the city. The rent is, 180 million gold coins per month.”

"180 million?!"

Xiao Yan's pupils suddenly tightened, and the little medical fairy was also shocked.

She knew that things in the Black Corner Territory were very expensive. The hotel she stayed in last night was considered very low-end and cost one thousand gold coins a night. Renting a house would definitely be more expensive.

But the little medical fairy never expected that the monthly rent for an ordinary house would be 180 million!That works out to a day! ! !

The Little Doctor Fairy was numb. In the morning, she was so happy that she got 300 million gold coins for nothing. Looking at it now, this 300 million is nothing in the Black Corner Territory. She can't afford to rent an ordinary house for two months!
"what"

Xiao Yan also had a headache and pressed it against his forehead. He was mentally prepared for the high rent of the house here, but he did not expect that the real price far exceeded his expectations.

"Well, is there any cheaper one?"

It can be seen that the quality of the tellers at this auction house is indeed very good. He did not feel disdainful when he heard Xiao Yan's renewed inquiry. He lowered his head and flipped through the book, finally stopping on a page and speaking slowly.

"There is a house in the south corner of Black Seal City. Although the house is not small, it has been vacant for a long time and is sparsely populated. The monthly rent is about 60 yuan." The teller said this, flipping through a few more pages of the book, and then added, "This should be the cheapest house in Black Seal City. Do you need it?"

The teller's words caused strong black lines to appear on Xiao Yan's face.

With a monthly rent of 60 yuan and a daily rent of yuan, this is the cheapest house in Point Noire.

There was only one word that came to Xiao Yan's mind.

expensive!
You must know that in my hometown of Wutan City, the rent for the best location is only to yuan a month.
"That's it. Can I go see the house now?"

After considering the money on hand, Xiao Yan could only choose this at this stage.

No way, poor.

Xiao Yan himself had previously won 100 million gold coins from the Alchemist Conference. He thought he was already a rich man, but he did not expect that the money would be so unspent in the Black Corner Territory.

"Okay, please wait a moment, I will arrange for someone to take you there."

"sorry to bother you."

The teller put away the book and bowed lightly to Xiao Yan, then turned and left. After a while, he brought a man with a scar on his face.

"This is the employee who took you two to see the house. If you are satisfied after viewing the house, just sign a contract with him directly."

Xiao Yan and the Little Fairy Doctor felt the strength of the scarred man and were slightly shocked.

Good guy, a person who leads people to look after a house has the strength of a great fighting master. Is this the Black Angle Domain?
At this moment, Xiao Yan thought of the girl who died due to theft again.

In this black corner realm, the girl who has nothing really can only make a living by stealing.

"Let's go."

The scarred man tilted his head slightly and left the auction house first. Xiao Yan and the Little Medical Fairy followed behind and walked toward the south of the city.

On the way, the little medical fairy leaned into Xiao Yan's ear and asked in a low voice.

"Hey, what exactly are you doing renting a house in Black Point Domain?"

"I'll tell you later."

Xiao Yan responded like this, not that he wanted to show off or anything, but he didn't have a specific plan yet, and he would slowly explain it to the little medical fairy after he confirmed it.

After hearing Xiao Yan's response, the little medical fairy was silent for a long time, and finally sighed softly.

Although I don't know what Xiao Yan is going to do, but according to his character, he should do something stupid.

After counting for 10 minutes, the scarred man led the two of them to a rather remote corner in the south of the city.

It's still noon, but it's so dark here that even the sun can't shine in.

After glancing at the environment here, Xiao Yan and the little medical fairy both had strange expressions.

The house here costs 60 yuan a month. Is it possible that no one will take it if it is given to others?
The two followed the scarred man for dozens of steps and stopped in front of a house. The scarred man turned slightly sideways and said to them in a deep voice.

"Here we are, this is the house."

Xiao Yan and the Little Medical Fairy looked at the house in front of them. Not to mention, although the geographical environment here is indeed not good, the house is really not bad. Originally, they thought it was that kind of house after hearing the teller's introduction. It's in tatters.

In this case, that's okay.

At this time, the scarred man suddenly frowned and shouted loudly.

"Stay there!"

Just when Xiao Yan and the little medical fairy were confused, the figure of the scarred man rushed to the side of the house in an instant, pinching the two petite figures with one hand and pressing them to the ground.

Xiao Yan and the Little Medical Fairy hurriedly followed, and when they looked closer, they saw that the ones being pushed to the ground by the scarred man were two ragged children, a boy and a girl. The boy looked to be only six or seven years old, and the girl was only four to five years old. appearance.

Next to it, the window on the side of the house had been opened. It was obvious that the two children had just climbed out of the house.

The scarred man looked coldly and stared at the two children who were struggling on the ground.

"Who allowed you to live here?"

As the scarred man spoke, he pinched the two children's necks slightly harder, and pain gradually appeared on the faces of the two children.

It was obvious that Scar Man wanted to strangle these two children to death.

It would be fine if no one came to inspect on weekdays, but now that they are here and they are seen occupying the house privately, these two children deserve to die.

"Wait!" Xiao Yan quickly stretched out his hand to stop him, causing the scarred man's hand to relax slightly and turned to look at Xiao Yan.

"The houses here are private property and they deserve to die if they trespass."

The scarred man's tone was cold, and he didn't have any kindness because the other person was just a child.

Here, in the Black Corner Territory, regardless of age or gender, as long as they are weak, they will all suffer the same fate.

It can even be said that Scar Man's behavior is very kind and reasonable. If these two children had not trespassed into private property, Scar Man would not have wanted to kill them.

Xiao Yan naturally knew about this, and he also understood that he really couldn't blame the scarred man.

Xiao Yan glanced at the two children and whispered.

"I rented this house, let them go."

"."

The scarred man was silent for a moment, and finally let go of the two children's hands. As soon as he let go, the two children turned to their sides, coughed, and fled in a hurry.

"You wait."

Before Xiao Yan finished speaking, the two children had already slipped into the dark alley, and they couldn't catch up even if they wanted to, which made Xiao Yan sigh deeply.

We'll go find them later. For now, let's settle the house matter first.

"I just need to sign the contract with you, right?"

Xiao Yan looked at the scarred man, who nodded lightly, then took out the contract from the ring and started to sign the contract with Xiao Yan.

A few minutes later, accompanied by the Little Medical Fairy, after confirming that there was no problem with the contract, Xiao Yan paid one month's rent. Most of the 100 million gold coins he won from the Alchemist Conference were gone at once, which made Xiao Yan feel My body aches.

This is without the need to pay a deposit, otherwise Xiao Yan may not be able to keep the remaining money.

But it’s understandable if you think about it. If you charge a security deposit for such a remote house, I’m afraid no one will be willing to rent it.

"The contract is completed." The scarred man put away the contract, handed the key to Xiao Yan, and said calmly: "In this month, this house and the surrounding land belong to you."

"Excuse me."

Xiao Yan took the key and nodded lightly, and then the scarred man turned around and left.

When leaving, the scarred man turned his head slightly and glanced at Xiao Yan.

"You should be the kind of person who is overflowing with compassion."

"Forget about other places, but in this Black Corner Domain, I still advise you to put away your compassion."

"This is my personal advice to my guests. It's up to you whether you want to listen to it or not."

After saying these words, without waiting for Xiao Yan to speak, the scarred man lifted his feet and left, leaving Xiao Yan and the little medical fairy standing outside the house.

Is compassion overflowing?
The little medical fairy gently crossed her arms and glanced at Xiao Yan helplessly.

This is quite correct when used to evaluate Xiao Yan.

But generally speaking, those who are overflowing with sympathy are the kind of bad good people.

However, when the little medical fairy recalled what Xiao Yan had done, no matter how hard he tried, he could not connect Xiao Yan with a bad good person. Instead, he was more abnormal than a bad good person.

Xiao Yan really killed people without mercy at all.

"Let's go take a look at the house first."

Xiao Yan said this, opened the door with the key, entered with the little medical fairy, and looked at the house along the corridor.

Immediately, both of them frowned.

Both Xiao Yan and the Little Fairy Doctor clearly remembered that the teller said that this house had been vacant for a long time, but there was not much dust in the house, and there were obvious signs of people living there for a long time.

Passing by the kitchen, Xiao Yan came to the stove and saw the wood that had been burnt to black charcoal on the ground and a shabby cloth bag in the corner. Xiao Yan knelt down and opened it to see that everything was inside. It's white rice.

"It seems that those two children have lived here for a long time."

The little medical fairy stood behind Xiao Yan and said calmly. Xiao Yan nodded lightly, stood up and left the kitchen. The little medical fairy followed him and went upstairs together.

There was nothing special about the room on the second floor, except that there were a few shabby pieces of paper on the table in the living room. Xiao Yan and the little doctor went up to check and found that they were all written with some basic pinyin and the like written in clods of earth. There are also incomplete books placed next to them, as if someone is teaching others how to read.

Seeing this, Xiao Yan and the Little Medical Fairy looked at each other, both seeing the confusion in each other's eyes.

The traces in the kitchen on the first floor proved that the two children cooked and ate by themselves on weekdays, but what was the writing on it?

Neither Xiao Yan nor the Little Medical Fairy believed that those two young children had the ability to teach people how to read. It was unlikely that either one of them could.

In this case, there is probably a third person who can read.

Immediately, Xiao Yan and the little medical fairy turned around and went up to the third floor. The third floor was basically full of rooms. Xiao Yan opened a few rooms casually, and all of them raised a puff of dust.

Then another room was opened. This time, no dust was raised. Xiao Yan and the Little Medical Fairy looked at this room. It seemed to be much larger than the other rooms.

The shabby wooden bed in this room was padded with various rags. Open the closet and there are various shabby clothes and shoes inside, which are about the same size as the two children.

"This should be where they usually live."

Xiao Yan murmured, and immediately returned to the first floor with the little medical fairy.

"The house is pretty good, but the location is a bit poor."

Xiao Yan commented softly, and the little medical fairy glanced at him lightly.

"If this house wasn't so remote, you probably wouldn't be able to rent it at three times the price."

"That's right." Xiao Yan scratched the side of his face in embarrassment, then frowned slightly, "Let's go and find those two children first."

By suddenly renting this house, he deprived the two children of a safe place to live. If something happened to those two children outside, Xiao Yan would really feel extremely uncomfortable.

What's more, renting this house is not just for yourself.

The little medical fairy also vaguely understood what Xiao Yan wanted to do by renting a house, and he spread his hands helplessly.

"Oh, I guess you are going to do something stupid again." The little medical fairy turned around and left the house, greeting Xiao Yan: "Come with me."

"Ok?"

Xiao Yan raised his eyebrows in confusion and followed the little medical fairy out of the house. Then the little medical fairy led Xiao Yan around the house, which made Xiao Yan feel strange.

"Little fairy doctor, what are you?"

"Those two children must have lived here for a long time. They must know that one day in the future, they may not be able to live here. If they really encounter an emergency like today, they will need things like clothes and food. Most likely I don’t have time to take them away.”

The little medical fairy explained softly.

"You also saw that the two children had nothing on them, right? They probably wanted to save their lives first, and then find time to come back and take away what they could."

"In this case, they should leave things that can ensure survival outside the house so that they can easily retrieve them when they come back."

The little medical fairy knows very well what these children think.

Before being adopted by Boss Yao, when his mother took him around, he would often hide things like this.

Xiao Yan followed the little medical fairy around the house with astonished eyes. Sure enough, behind the house, there was an inconspicuous place that felt different from other places when he stepped on it.

Immediately, the little medical fairy's eyes narrowed slightly.

"Found it."

(End of this chapter)