Staying in the sect, controlling beasts and cultivating immortals

Chapter 13 Rent Collection
Five days passed in a blink of an eye.

Yu Changsheng had accumulated another 675 essence points by feeding chickens in the past five days, plus the remaining 300 essence points after adding points last time, for a total of 975 points.

This amount is enough for him to add points to the Fengxing Technique to become proficient.

However, Yu Changsheng plans to keep it alive. After all, these essences are hard-won. In the future, they will have to transform into spiritual beasts and fuse with them.

Moreover, his magic skills require a large amount of essence, so it is not worth spending all of them for an uncertain danger.

At present, his methods are enough to protect himself. When he really needs the wind movement, he can just add more temporarily!
At the end of the year, the day of rent collection comes.

Twenty servant disciples gathered in the courtyard and headed to the Yufang City Miscellaneous Hall under the leadership of an outer disciple.

In the Yufang City Miscellaneous Hall, in addition to Yu Changsheng's group of miscellaneous men, there were many other miscellaneous disciples from other peaks. Everyone looked at them curiously and whispered to each other from time to time.

On weekdays, Waifeng and Waifeng didn't have much contact. It was rare that so many handymen gathered together, and it was a bit lively for a while.

"Hey, isn't this Zhuang Yan? Haha, we haven't seen each other for five years since we joined the sect together last time."

Upon hearing his name, Zhuang Yan turned around and saw a rough-looking man approaching, shouting uncertainly: "Wu Shang?"

"It's me. I haven't seen you for five years, so I almost can't recognize you." Wu Shang came to Zhuang Yan and said with a smile.

"It's a bit unrecognizable. I remember you were so skinny before, but I didn't expect you to be so strong now. It seems you are doing well in Waifeng."

Zhuang Yan didn't expect to meet an acquaintance, and a smile appeared on his face.

Wu Shang glanced at the handyman disciples behind him and whispered: "It's all about luck. Two years ago, I was spotted by a nobleman and brought to Yufang City to work. I got along like a fish in the streets and earned a lot of tips. .”

"Otherwise, how could I still be in such a state now?"

Hearing this, Zhuang Yan noticed that the opponent's realm was already at the fifth level of Qi Refining, and he couldn't help but be shocked.

In the past, when both parties joined the Wanxiang Sect, he was still a small level ahead of the other party. Unexpectedly, he would be overtaken five years later.

He felt uncomfortable for a moment.

At this time, Wu Shang seemed to notice his depression, a smile appeared on his lips and said, "This rent collection is actually an opportunity."

"Oh? What do you mean?" Zhuang Yan raised his head and asked in surprise.

Yu Changsheng and others couldn't help but pricked up their ears.

When Wu Shang saw several handymen coming around, he did not chase them away. Instead, he smiled more and said: "Think about it, the sect asked us to collect rent. One house has ten spirit stones per year, and those scattered in the shanty town Not everyone can take it out."

"We can carefully report some of the strong ones to the sect and let the outer disciples drive them away, but there are some weak ones who can't pay the rent, so why don't they just let us slaughter them?"

"There is a dense forest outside the shanty town. You don't need me to explain the rest, right?"

Wu Shang narrowed his eyes and smiled slightly.

Everyone understood the chill in that smile and looked at each other. Some of the handyman disciples were moved, some remained silent, and some frowned like Yu Changsheng.

"If we can't pay the rent, the sect only orders us to evict us. If we do this, wouldn't it discredit the sect and go against the sect's wishes?"

Zhuang Yan stared at the other person with wide eyes, feeling unfamiliar.

Is this still his playmate from five years ago?
Wu Shang disagreed and said: "Who knows if you are dead? Moreover, it is more difficult for me and other servant disciples to cultivate immortality than ordinary disciples. If we don't fight and do nothing, when will we be able to enter the outer sect or the inner sect?"

"But, killing innocent cultivators for some resources"

Zhuang Yan felt a little depressed, gritted his teeth and said: "It's always a wicked way!"

Wu Shang looked him over and saw that his expression was serious, so he gave up persuading and said with a smile: "Sooner or later, they will die in the hands of others. Well, since you are not willing to do this with me, Let’s just collect the rent honestly.” “I still have some energy here, so I can help you get an easier order.”

After that, he patted Zhuang Yan on the shoulder. He didn't know if there was any threat in his words, but as long as he was a normal person, he would not report it.

After all, this kind of thing is too common in this cruel world. Reporting it will only be thankless in the end, and the initiator will be punished at most.

Zhuang Yan didn't intend to offend Wu Shang. He nodded and said, "Thank you so much, Brother Wu."

Wu Shang smiled and waved, "Wait for me here."

After he left, Zhuang Yan looked at the others and said seriously: "You have all heard what I just said."

"I don't know who is moved, but if you call me Senior Brother Zhuang, you have to say some things that need to be said. Don't get involved in this matter. How can you, the third level of Qi Refining, see through whether the casual cultivators in the shanty town are real or fake? So take it back if you are tempted, I don’t want to collect the corpse for you.”

Hearing this, the expressions of several handyman disciples changed slightly, and one of them smiled and said: "Don't worry, Senior Brother Zhuang, we know that cultivating honestly is the right way."

"Yes, yes, those casual cultivators can survive here. Some of them are good people. We will not be stupid enough to deal with them."

"Hahaha, Junior Brother Yu, do you think so?"

Yu Changsheng nodded and said, "You can only live long if you keep growing."

Soon, Wu Shang got back several orders and keys.

"Come on, this is yours."

He handed out the items one by one and said: "Collect them according to the numbers on it. One person is responsible for about a hundred houses. All must be collected and delivered here before tomorrow morning."

"If you encounter danger, you can ask for help from the handyman disciples around you. We are not far apart."

Yu Changsheng took a list and a bunch of keys from his hands.

The list says No. 550 to No. 650 Xilong Street, a shantytown, followed by the name of the tenant, the state of registration, and the rent that needs to be paid.

Some of them owe two or three months' rent. If they want to continue to live in the shanty towns, they have to pay ten low-grade spiritual stones a year and make up the arrears. If they don't continue to live in the shanty town, they also need to make up the money. Then tonight Order the other party to move away.

Yu Changsheng took a rough look and had an idea.

"Time waits for no one, let's get started."

Wu Shang clapped his hands and shouted: "Those from Xilong Street, follow me."

In the handyman hall, hundreds of handyman disciples were dispatched under the command of their respective leaders.

"Clap clap clap!!!"

"The rent is collected! The rent is collected!"

Brutal knocks on the door sounded one after another in the shanty town.

Yu Changsheng had not received rent in his previous life. He followed Zhuang Yan and others into Xilong Street, checked the names on the list, and was thinking about how to speak.

The monk who heard the noise inside opened the door and knelt down towards him with a pale face.

"My lord, my lord!"

"I went out hunting monsters a few days ago and suffered a serious injury. All the spiritual stones I had were used to buy medicine. I really can't get them out. Please give me a few more days of grace!"

(End of this chapter)