After being reincarnated, I cultivated immortality.

The people living here are all pragmatic. Lu Yuan admitted defeat very quickly on the surface, but in his heart he kept cursing Chi Yi and the others, waiting for his elders to deal with them when he got home.

"You say it's a misunderstanding, so it's a misunderstanding? How can you be so shameless!" Jin Haoyu looked at him unhappily.

The people around were still jeering, "Yes, fellow Daoists, quickly teach these people a lesson!"

"Go, hurry up and go..."

"Let's fight, stop dawdling..."

Lu Yuan's forehead veins bulged, and his vicious eyes swept around. The jeers gradually subsided, but some who were not afraid of him glared back fiercely.

He forced an ugly smile: "It was indeed my fault, but it's all that bitch Yu Fei's fault. Fellow Daoists, don't be fooled."

Upon hearing this, Yufei, disregarding her sadness, pointed at Lu Yuan with trembling fingers and cursed, "Shameless!" She knew Lu Yuan was no good person.

She then looked at Jin Haoyu with a pitiful expression: "Young Master, I truly only have feelings for you, and I have no ill intentions!"

The love that had once filled Lu Yuan's eyes was long gone. He had only been attracted to Yu Fei's face, hoping to improve his family's genes. But if it endangered his life, then he wouldn't stand for it. Lu Yuan looked at Yu Fei coldly and sneered, "Tch, you bitch..."

Jin Haoyu was too lazy to argue with the two of them any longer, and interrupted Lu Yuan before he could say anything: "That's enough, you two settle your own business. If you want to fight, then fight; if you don't want to fight, then show some sincerity!"

Lu Yuan immediately understood, and a guard behind him handed him a storage bag. Lu Yuan immediately presented it to Jin Haoyu: "It's just a small token of my appreciation, please accept it!"

Jin Haoyu scanned the area with his divine sense and found exactly 50,000 spirit stones. Seeing how skilled this kid was, it seemed he had used spirit stones to solve many problems and had a considerable fortune. Jin Haoyu's anger subsided considerably.

Jin Haoyu nodded coldly, "Get lost!" Lu Yuan immediately left with his men.

Jin Haoyu turned to leave, but he inadvertently saw the twisted and jealous look on Yu Fei's face as she looked at Chi Yi, Bai Shu, Xi Lan, and Yuan Jing beside him. Instantly, he decided not to let her off easily.

He said impatiently to Yufei, "Hey, and you, how do you plan to resolve this?"

Yu Fei lowered her eyelids, concealing her jealousy that Chi Yi and the others could stay by Jin Haoyu's side. She would definitely get rid of them once she got to that young master's side. Ling Lili and Yun Fan were always holding hands, and anyone with eyes could tell that they were a couple, so Yu Fei automatically ignored them.

She put on a smiling face and said, "Young master, you really misunderstand me. Yufei just wants to make friends with you!"

Jin Haoyu said coldly, "Enough nonsense! Fight or pay compensation." This woman in front of him is really troublesome; she's not as straightforward as that man from before.

Chi Yi and the others took a half step forward in unison, making it look like they were about to start a fight.

Yu Fei and the guards behind her took a step back in unison. They were no match for Lu Yuan's men; not a single one of them had reached the Golden Core stage. Although their young lady was at the Golden Core stage, it was all due to the use of pills to raise her level. It was all just for show. She couldn't stand women who were prettier than her. If it weren't for the Yu family's power, she would have died many times over. Now that they had encountered such a tough opponent, they were nothing.

Seeing that Jin Haoyu was serious, Yu Fei immediately took out the compensation and hesitantly handed it to Jin Haoyu. Jin Haoyu rolled his eyes at her, took the storage bag, and called to Chi Yi and the others, "Let's go, this is really bad luck!"

Yu Fei glared at their retreating figures with hatred, then turned and went home with her men, asking her father to thoroughly investigate them. Lu Yuan did the same at the same time.

After leaving, the group walked to a secluded alley. Chi Yibu set up a soundproof barrier, and Jin Haoyu stared blankly as Bai Shu took his pulse and examined his body. "Bai Shu, what are you doing? I'm fine!"

Bai Shu glared at him, "Don't talk!"

Jin Haoyu pouted, but obediently shut up.

After a long while, Bai Shu finally released his hand from taking Chi Yi's pulse. Chi Yi asked, "What did you find out?"

Bai Shu shook his head, "There's no poisoning, the cultivation technique is fine, and I haven't been contaminated with anything. This is really strange."

"Do you think there might be something that affects a person's mind...?"

"It's possible, it could also be..."

Chi Yi and Bai Shu continued their discussion.

Jin Haoyu stood innocently beside the two of them, asking, "What are you talking about?"

Ling Lili asked him, "Don't you feel like you're any different from usual?"

Jin Haoyu shook his head: "No."

Ling Lili continued, "Don't you think you were a bit irritable today?"

Jin Haoyu recalled what had just happened and still felt a little angry, but he held back his anger when he thought about how many spirit stones he had obtained. He said, "Isn't this normal? Who wouldn't be angry in this situation?"

Ling Lili was speechless for a moment, then said to Yun Fan, who insisted on holding her hand after entering the city, "You tell him." Yun Fan probably felt insecure. Oh well, she chose him as her partner, so she would spoil him.

Yunfan nodded, gave Ling Lili a look that said "Leave it to me," and said to Jin Haoyu, "Jin Haoyu, don't you pride yourself on being a gentleman? Normally, you would get angry if you encountered something like this, but you wouldn't be so vulgar. Today, you are unusually irritable and have said a lot of swear words, which are things you would never have said before."

Jin Haoyu listened to his words and fell into deep thought.

Yuan Jing and Xi Lan understood as well, and they both carefully recalled their time with Jin Haoyu. Although they didn't know him very well, it seemed that he was pretty much as Yun Fan had described.

Yuan Jing said, "So Chi Yi and Bai Shu think that Jing Haoyu has a health problem, which is why his temper has become like this!"

Xi Lan nodded in agreement with Yuan Jing, "Do you all think so too?"

Yunfan smiled and nodded, "That's right, Lili and I think so too." He looked at Ling Lili tenderly, his eyes overflowing with affection.

Yuan Jing and Xi Lan rolled their eyes at the two of them and turned away from them. They had been fed too much dog food on the way here and were feeling a bit nauseous.

Chi Yi and Bai Shu discussed for a while, and although they had many guesses, they still couldn't come to a conclusion. Since they couldn't find the answer, they decided to put it aside for now and continue with what they were doing before.

After some thought, Jin Haoyu realized that Yun Fan was right. He secretly resolved to control his temper in the future, otherwise his image as a gentleman would be ruined.

Fortunately, no trouble came afterward, except for some ill-intentioned stares. They managed to get a general understanding of the power distribution in the City of Desire.

The power structure in the City of Desire is divided into three factions. First, there is the City Lord's Mansion, which manages all the city's guards and ensures the safety of the entire city. Second, there are the trading companies comprised of six families: Qian, Lu, Yu, Chu, Hei, and Yuan. These companies handle 90% of the business in the City of Desire. Third, there is the underground black market. Whatever you want, you can find it there, as long as you can afford the price. Although other cities also have black markets, they are under the jurisdiction of their respective city lords. This city is different, making it much more unscrupulous.

"Judging from the personalities of those two people we found out about today, they probably won't get away so easily. Lu Yuan is a petty person, and I imagine someone will come to take revenge soon. Yu Fei is an extremely jealous woman; the way she looked at us today probably meant she was already thinking about how to disfigure us," Yuan Jing analyzed.

Chi Yi nodded in agreement: "Everyone should be on high alert tonight. Our strength has already been demonstrated, and I imagine the other families will also send people to keep an eye on us. If we haven't made enemies yet, they'll probably try to win us over."

Bai Shu chimed in, "At that time, we can get to know the Qian family, the rival of the Lu family, and the Hei family, who are at odds with the Yu family, and make friends."

Ling Lili nodded: "Yes, that's fine. If they want us to join their family, we can use the Lu family and the Yu family as an excuse to avoid causing them trouble."

Xi Lan hesitated: "Wouldn't this be inappropriate?"

The group looked at Xi Lan and realized that she was indeed too naive. It would be good for her to broaden her horizons.

Jin Haoyu, now quick-witted, said to Xi Lan, "What's wrong with that? Friends aren't made for nothing. Of course, they'll receive corresponding benefits. Who would be friends with you for nothing?"