Azure Heaven Saber
Chapter 677 - 677 212 Chase the Demon Emperor Strong Rent

Chapter 677: Chapter 212: Chase the Demon Emperor! Strong Rent! Chapter 677: Chapter 212: Chase the Demon Emperor! Strong Rent! Human kindness is one thing, business is another.

Feng Yin giving early notification was already a great favor, but he never intended to let Wu Tiejun have it for free.

If he wants it, then he should prepare his coin.

This is the way of the world!

In these past five days, Yuezhou City has become absolutely packed.

Not only are all the inns full to bursting, even many private houses are fully occupied.

Those in the martial arts community who hadn’t found a place to stay in Yuezhou City had no choice but to pitch tents in the ruins.

The large courtyard where Feng Yin and Zhuang Weiran live is surrounded by local residences, each with tenants from out of town.

Under such circumstances, these two vacant courtyards are inevitably a sore eye!

You have to understand, even the city lord’s mansion and dilapidated barracks have been rented out. Yet, here are two large courtyards sitting empty!

Unwilling to rent?!

Such a problem is easily solved by the martial artists!

They can always negotiate in person.

If verbal negotiations fail, they can always resort to ‘physical’ negotiation, which may even help them save on rent!

The issue facing Physician Feng now, was an unanticipated situation —

Every day, dozens of people knock on the gate.

Although these people certainly don’t have the ability to stay in the Physician’s courtyard, wave after wave of them arrive, becoming a bit of nuisance.

Moreover, letting too many waves of people come in and out seemed to attract quite a bit of attention!

The two large courtyards where Feng Yin lived were relatively secluded and would not typically attract much attention.

But now that Yuezhou City is bursting at the seams, including the ruins, these courtyards with very few people living there, are indeed attracting a fair bit of attention.

The easiest way to avoid attention would be to rent out half of each courtyard, and the attention would be immediately alleviated.

Unfortunately, this was impossible. The secrets hidden within the courtyards were far too many!

Any leaks could stir up enormous turmoil in the martial arts community.

There is no way they could be rented out!

But in the eyes of the martial artists… this is unreasonable. There are only a few people living in these courtyards, and they’re occupying several dozens of acres.

There are dozens of empty rooms left vacant. This is… a huge waste.

Not to mention the unused land that could accommodate hundreds of people.

They actually won’t rent!

They won’t even discuss it!

‘Wealthy and heartless’ doesn’t even begin to cover it. It’s more like a world of plenty, while people literally freeze to death outside!

The roving martial artists who are accustomed to solving problems with their fists come one after another.

There are those who try to appeal to emotions, those who try to stir emotions, those who try to entice with benefits, and plenty who threaten with force.

All these methods naturally do not trouble the Feng family, but these ongoing harassments are indeed vexing and disruptive.

“I’m afraid we’ll have to ask for your help in this matter.”

Feng Yin had no other options but to seek assistance from the Cat Emperor.

This was truly the last resort. After all, they couldn’t really go around killing all those pushing to rent, could they?

Wouldn’t that make them just like the demon lords?

Furthermore, under the current circumstances, just how many people would they need to kill before no more came to their doorstep?

Yuezhou City is now filled with concealed talent and power. A mere show of force would not be enough to contain and suppress it all, not even by Feng Yin and Zhuang Weiran!

The Cat Emperor rolled her eyes upon hearing the request.

“Alright then.”

Honestly, she’s already irritated by this matter. Anything happening in her vicinity is seen and heard by her. In a way, she’s even more irritated than Feng Yin or Zhuang Weiran.

But that’s the way the world works.

When everyone in the city is taken care of, you can live in your large houses. But once there are people without shelter, and particularly when the weather is poor and the snow is several feet high…

If you still refuse to let people stay in your empty house, it’s seen as unforgivable.

Of course, you can argue, “It’s my house, why should I let you live in it?”

But that can’t stop people from persisting, from ceaselessly using all means to make you comply.

Since ancient times, why do wealthy families provide food to the poor during times of war and disaster, whether they want to or not?

If they don’t, they’ll certainly face more than just accusations of being wealthy and heartless!

When you turn a blind eye, everything might still be fine. But once people gather around you, they may well destroy your home and leave you with nothing!

And now Feng Yin was facing such a predicament.

Promptly, the Cat Emperor appeared, shrouded in a black cloak from head to toe, and even her scent was completely concealed, revealing not a trace of her.

The top branches of the Iron Heart Tree grew naturally into a flat lotus-like platform.

The black-cloaked Cat Emperor sat cross-legged atop it, meditating.

Even though the Cat Emperor did not reveal its true form to denote authority, its imposing presence as an Emperor rank creature was real and tangible, causing the surrounding area to surge and tremble.

Then, quietness ensued.

All those who had come hurrying from far off in hopes of persuading Feng Yin to be compassionate, halted their steps and turned their heads to seek elsewhere the moment they felt the embrace of this force. They all, without exception, stopped in their tracks.

Well, there were some who, despite their ignorance or believing in their advantage of having strength in numbers, still tried knocking on the door.

“Can we rent this place?”

“Scram!”

The Cat Emperor bellowed loudly from the sky.

The group immediately scampered off, finding the situation too formidable to mess with. Living in the snow was just a little cold, they could still survive. But if they angered this powerful figure, not only their lives would be at stake, but their deaths would serve no purpose.

Who would go out of their way for a bunch of blind fools who dared to provoke a mighty figure from the Cloud Top?

One by one, they all slunk away.

The Cat Emperor sat in the tree for three days, bringing tranquility to Feng’s residence. However, for the Cat Emperor itself, the longer it sat, the more stifled it felt.

‘I am the dignified Demon Clan Emperor, and a wise one at that. How did I ever get reduced to being a mere watchdog for Kid Feng?’

Moreover, it felt like it was being relegated to the role of a mascot, a kind of evil-warding talisman?

Thinking about this, it couldn’t help but grow more and more impatient with those seeking to rent the place.

“I am here leasing for cultivation, so riffraff should not approach. Trespassers will die!”

Over time, everyone came to know of the powerful figure residing here, and the wandering inhabitants renting nearby houses began to tread lightly, speaking softly and not daring to make loud disturbances.

However, these troubles were merely put on hold and not fully resolved. Once it accumulated to a certain degree, it was bound to burst out!

When the people from a few sects that were far away arrived, there was simply no more room left. Even though they knew the Feng’s residence was not to be messed with and had a great mastermind stationed here, yet, holding strength in numbers and having several Heavenly Level experts by their side, they came over in full force soliciting help.

“Sir, we just want to stay for a couple of nights.”

“No! Scram!”

“Don’t be inconsiderate, we are all struggling in this world. Why do you have to be so extreme?!”

“Scram!”

“We are just talking about renting some rooms. We assure you that we won’t bother you and are willing to offer ten times the rental cost and have presents for you when we leave. How about that?”

“…”

Seeing them continue to pester, the Cat Emperor didn’t bother to respond anymore.

Feeling the other party’s large force firsthand, the leading old man seemed to think the other party was… slightly stronger than him, but not by much. On their side there were numerous people, all the elite members of different sects.

The powerful people of each sect were equally matched with him. Teaming up, victory would be theirs.

He steeled his resolve.

“Sir, kindness is the greatest virtue in this world, and one must not refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit. We approached you with such courtesy, it does not mean we are afraid.”

The Cat Emperor frowned: “Oh?”

“What if we enter, even if you deny us? What can you do then?”

The old man, sporting a scar on his face, showed a cruel glint in his eyes: “When that happens, not only do we occupy the place, we don’t even bother to pay a dime, and if push comes to shove, we might even oust you. What can you do then?”

The old man said: “Everything should be done reasonably. Aren’t good terms after compromises better than conflict? Why do we need to resort to violence?”

“When we really fall out, neither side will look good. Who would benefit from someone who even turns down a friendly gesture?”

The old man proclaimed loudly: “I’m from the Thick Earth Sect, one of the six divine trails in the martial arts world, and we also have people from the Long Sky Sect, and the Ink Cloud Gate… You need to think it through – can you afford to provoke the three of us jointly?”

“Even if you’re incredibly powerful, are we incompetent?”

The Cat Emperor finally turned to look at him: “Just come straight to your point!”

“What I mean is that, whether you rent or not, you will have to rent! No matter what, we are going to stay here!”

The moment the old man’s words fell, over two hundred people from the other side unsheathed their swords simultaneously, flashing icy blades, exuding an impressive air: “Right, we ARE going to stay here today!”

“If you know what’s good for you, leave on your own. Once we start and blood is shed, it’s a problem!”

“Hehehe…”

The Cat Emperor couldn’t help but chortle coldly.

Such things actually happens in this world; it really was too amusing and definitely the first of its kind the Demon Emperor had ever lived to see.

In the distant sky, were people from two palaces, the other two mountains among the Three Mountains, and several other characters from all around, all watching from a distance.

Nangong Xue and Ximen Qianqiu’s families huddled together, watching the events unfold.

The situation here had caught the attention of the whole Yuezhou City.

“What do you think?”

Nangong Xue asked Ximen Qianqiu.

It must be said, these two, who were supposed to be archenemies, were the two who communicated the most after coming to Yuezhou.

To settle the scores of the past, Ximen Qianqiu intended to make amends and deliberately showed goodwill.

And Nangong Xue felt that Ximen Qianqiu didn’t have much longer to live, and there were many things about this old man that were worth learning. Being cordial for the time being had its benefits. As long as the divine physician doesn’t show up, there’s no need for a fight.

Although Ximen Qianqiu was on the brink of death, he still retained the strength for one last fight. If they had a fight at this stage, and this old fart decided to drag him down with himself… that would be a great loss indeed.

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[Updating early, going for a massage, had a neck sprain from last night…it’s uncomfortable to even move the neck now, my wife says I look like a zombie……]