BXBX NOVEL Chapter 100 - 100: Inquiry (3/3)
After wandering around for a while, Chen An and the others saw an inn and walked in together.
Because of the Spirit Gathering Array, the rooms here were very expensive.
The cheapest room cost 30 low-grade spirit stones a night.
Mid-grade room, 50 low-grade spirit stones a night.
The most luxurious one cost one mid-grade spirit stone, which was 100 low-grade spirit stones a day.
Chen An thought that he would only stay for a few days anyway, so he booked a luxurious guest room.
After all, it was a family of five. If the room was too small, they might not be comfortable enough.
Moreover, he was no longer the same as before. He had become so rich. He had to reward himself occasionally and enjoy himself more.
“Alchemist Chen, I won’t be staying here anymore. I have a friend in the Redwood Forest. I plan to stay at her place for a while. Well meet again another day.”
After seeing that Chen An had booked the guest room, Shen Qingyi bade him farewell and turned to walk out of the door.
Chen An shouted, “Fellow Cultivator Shen, wait a moment.”
“Alchemist Chen, what’s the matter?” Shen Qingyi stopped and turned around to ask.
Chen Bo said, “Fellow Cultivator Shen, we’re in a foreign country now. We’re one of the few people who know each other. We have to walk around more in the future. I just don’t know how to contact you when we want to walk around.”
Shen Qingyi took out a voice transmission talisman from her storage bag and handed it to Chen An. “Alchemist Chen, take this voice transmission talisman. You can communicate with me via voice transmission at any time in the future.”
Chen An took the voice transmission talisman.
After trying to confirm that he could send a voice transmission to Shen Qingyi,
With a thought, he put it into his storage bag.
Shen Qingyi took her leave again. “Alchemist Chen, if there’s nothing else, 1’11 take my leave first. Well meet again another day.”
“Fellow Cultivator Shen, wait a moment.”
“Alchemist Chen, is there anything else?”
“1 just want to ask if your friend is a man or a woman. If 1 want to visit one day, it’ll be easier to choose a gift.”
“It’s a female Cultivator.”
“Fellow Cultivator Shen, take care. Let’s catch up again soon.”
“Okay.”
Shen Qingyi turned around and walked out of the inn.
She didn’t have any so-called female Cultivator friends. It was completely because she didn’t have many spirit stones on her now. She had to use them sparingly before finding a job to earn a living. She planned to find a place with fewer people to sleep outside for a few days to relieve her financial pressure.
When she found a job, she would rent a house and settle down in Redwood Forest.
Chen An did not know what she was thinking.
Otherwise, he would have paid for an extra guest room for her to stay in the inn.
He booked a guest room and settled his wives and daughter down.
Chen An went downstairs alone and stuffed a medium-grade spirit stone into the innkeeper’s hand. He asked him about the situation in this place.
After understanding, he found out.
Most of the people in this place hunted demons for a living.
The biggest hunting party was the Heaven Earth Sect.
Below them were various gangs and families.
Below that were the loose Cultivators.
Different from the Bamboo Leaf Forest, although the Redwood Forest was attached to the Heaven Earth Sect, the Heaven Earth Sect did not manage the Redwood Forest and did not provide protection at the same time.
Simply put, the Redwood Forest was not a residential area developed by the Heaven Earth Sect. Instead, it was a residential area formed by some gangs, clans, and rogue Cultivators in the past who took the initiative to come over and settle down under the shade of the trees.
However, the Heaven Earth Sect did not have any objections to this at all. They just allowed these people to live in the periphery of their sect.
It was not that the Heaven Earth Sect was easy-going. Rather, it was because the Heaven Earth Sect felt that this would be mutually beneficial.
For example, recruiting sect disciples and purchasing various materials could be done by the Heaven Earth Sect directly in Redwood Forest. There was no need to specially send people to travel the world to acquire goods like a long time ago.
As the Heaven Earth Sect was not in charge, the Redwood Forest was basically split up and occupied by various sects and clans.
For example, the inn that Chen An was currently in was opened by a certain Golden Core family in the forest.
There were many gangs.
As soon as there were more families, there would definitely be conflicts of interest.
Therefore, even though the Redwood Forest was attached to the outer perimeter of the Heaven Earth Sect and would not be harmed by the demons, internal strife still happened from time to time. There would often be conflicts between various factions.
People dying happened from time to time.
After understanding this, Chen An frowned.
Although living in the Bamboo Leaf Forest in the past was a little tough, at least it was much more stable.
He had lived there for more than ten to twenty years before he was forced to move away because of the war between the Bamboo Leaf Gang and the Black Iron Manor.
Now that he heard the shopkeeper say this, Redwood Forest seemed to be a little unstable.
Chen An fell into deep thought.
He thought about how he was now a Foundation Establishment expert. Could he find a place outside where there was no one to establish his own sect?
This way, he could avoid many unnecessary faction disputes.
However, on second thought, this method wouldn’t work.
The Mountain Sea Region was not like the Great Thousand Domain.
In the Great Thousand Domain, Foundation Establishment Cultivators could establish their own sects and protect a region.
In the Mountain Sea Region, Foundation Establishment demons would come out to hunt for food at any time. Occasionally, there would even be Golden Core demons coming out to hunt.
The so-called Foundation Establishment experts could not even protect themselves here.
Not to mention Foundation Establishment Cultivators, even Golden Core Cultivators did not dare to establish themselves in some deserted areas. They had to rely on some Nascent Soul Sects to survive.
After figuring this out, Chen An decided to stay in Redwood Forest.
However, he still had to spend some effort to understand where he wanted to live.
After all, the forces in Redwood Forest were complicated. If he chose the wrong place to live, he would probably be affected by various forces in the future.
Thinking about it, Chen An asked, “Shopkeeper Zeng, I’m an itinerant Cultivator who moved over from the Great Thousand Domain. I know some alchemy skills and want to settle down in the Redwood Forest. Do you have any good places to introduce me?”
Shopkeeper Zeng was also an honest person. After hearing this, he smiled and said, “Alchemist Chen, if you want me to introduce myself, I will definitely recommend myself to the Zeng family 1 belong to.”
“If your alchemy skills are superb, you can apply to become an Alchemist of the Zeng Family.”
“We can provide you with a free place to stay.”
“If we get along well, we can even deepen our relationship through marriage.”
“By the way, the Zeng family’s ancestor is a mid-stage Golden Core expert. He’s one of the top experts in the Redwood Forest.”
When he said the last sentence, a wisp of pride couldn’t help but appear on Shopkeeper Zeng’s face.
2Chen An knew how to be a good person. After hearing this, he bragged about the Zeng family, making Shopkeeper Zeng feel smug.
After that, he asked, “Shopkeeper Zeng, if 1 don’t want to join any faction and want to settle down here as a Cultivator, is there a good place to introduce me?”
Shopkeeper Zeng quickly replied, “If it’s the residence of a rogue Cultivator, there’s only Hundred Herbs Alley in Redwood Forest at the moment. There have always been private houses being rented and sold there. Alchemist Chen, if you have time, you can go there to take a look.”
“Thank you for telling me, Shopkeeper Zeng.”
Chen An said with a smile and quickly bade farewell.
He returned to the guest room and chatted with his wives about their future plans, asking for their opinions.
His wives were all very sensible. They said that they would listen to their husband.
After chatting for a while, his wife, Song Huaying, suddenly asked, “Husband, um… have you taken a fancy to Immortal Shen?”
As soon as these words were spoken, Wen Zhiyun and Gu Xinyue looked at Chen An.
Chen An didn’t hide it and said honestly, “To be honest, I do like Fellow Cultivator Shen.”
Then, he asked his three wives, “What do you think of Fellow Cultivator Shen?”
Song Huaying did not even think about it. Her face was filled with smiles and anticipation as she said, “Husband, that Immortal Shen’s temperament is so valiant. 1 want to have her as my sister. Can you work hard to marry her quickly?”
Gu Xinyue had no objections. “As long as you like it.”
Wen Zhiyun was unwilling, but as a concubine, she knew very well that she couldn’t make the decision at all. Therefore, she could only compromise. “Husband, we don’t know much about that Fellow Cultivator Shen yet. Let’s find out more about her first..”