STAYING ALIVE CAUTIOUSLY IN THE CELESTIAL REALM AND BECOMING THE STRONGEST

Chapter 799: Chapter 799 City Dwellings

When Wang Chen was entering the city, he encountered trouble.

The city gates of Taiwu City were extremely tall, robust, and beside the main gate, there was a smaller door allowing passage for merchants and travelers.

Fully armed samurais guarded both inside and outside the gates, inspecting pedestrians who passed through.

There was no fee required to enter the city, but outsiders like Wang Chen had to undergo a rather strict inspection.

“Open your pack.”

A samurai, expressionless, pointed at the pack Wang Chen was carrying on his back.

After hesitating briefly, Wang Chen took off his pack and opened it, revealing the white fox that immediately poked its head out.

Clang!

The city guard samurai was startled and instinctively pulled out the longsword from his waist.

“What’s going on?”

The nearby samurais reacted swiftly, quickly encircling Wang Chen with a menacing look.

Without changing his expression, Wang Chen stroked the fox’s head and said, “Everyone, please do not panic. This is my beast pet, White Fox, which I have raised from a young age and am quite familiar with.”

White Fox cooperated well by chirping a few times, pressing its face tightly against Wang Chen’s palm.

It looked utterly harmless and adorable.

The samurais relaxed and sheathed their weapons.

The martial master responsible for inspecting Wang Chen furrowed his brows and said, “There are rules in Taiwu City that privately raised beast pets must be registered. Otherwise, they are treated as wild and can be killed. Considering this is your first visit, I will let you off this time, but you must go to the Governor’s Office to handle the registration.”

Wang Chen nodded, “Understood.”

The samurai waved his hand grandly, “Go ahead.”

Wang Chen replied, “Thank you.”

What Wang Chen did not expect was that just after he had stepped through the wide gateway and had barely walked a few steps into the city, someone hurriedly followed him, “Please wait a moment, sir!”

Wang Chen stopped, puzzled, “What’s the matter?”

The man was a refined-looking middle-aged man who said with a smile, “The white fox you are raising is very interesting. My master saw it and was quite delighted. I wonder if you would consider parting with it?”

They actually wanted to buy White Fox!

Wang Chen shook his head and said, “I cannot part with something I love, please understand.”

After saying that, he was about to leave, but the man stopped him again, “Sir, the price is negotiable, how about three thousand jade coins?”

The middle-aged man tenaciously raised three fingers, giving an expression as if to say “it’s a great deal for you.”

A murmur of surprise rose around them, and many people looked at Wang Chen with envy.

Many had witnessed the scene where Wang Chen negotiated with the city guard samurais over White Fox, and nobody expected that someone would offer a sky-high price of three thousand jade coins to buy a beast pet.

Wang Chen, however, was annoyed, “Not for sale!”

He hated such persistent people.

The middle-aged man, having his face swept in public, immediately frowned unhappily, “Do you know…”

He had not finished speaking when Wang Chen had already disappeared from sight.

The middle-aged man rubbed his eyes in disbelief and looked around to no avail. Finally, he had to return to a luxurious carriage parked by the roadside, dejected.

“Master.”

He reported tremblingly, “The man refused to sell and has now run away.”

“What a waste!”

A sharp voice came from the carriage, “That White Fox looked very spirited. Miss Shangguan would definitely like it. I don’t care what method you use, you must find that person, otherwise…”

“Bring your head to see me next time!”

The middle-aged man lowered his head, “Yes!”

While Wang Chen, at this moment, was unaware that someone actually regarded Hu Jiaojiao as a must-have, he followed the bustling crowd, walking along the main thoroughfare of the city.

Taiwu City was the largest city in the Mist Mountain Realm, not only in terms of scale but also in population.

It was said that within a hundred miles inside and outside the city, there lived millions of people!

Wang Chen had previously only heard of Taiwu’s reputation, but today he truly experienced its prosperity and flourishing state.

The people here, be it the passing merchants, city dwellers, farmers, or the attendants and maids yelling to attract customers in front of the shops, everyone was vigorous and spirited.

The proportion of martial artists was incredibly high.

Along the way, Wang Chen’s perception detected several Acquired high-tier experts!

In other cities, Acquired high-tier experts were only second to the City Lord, but here, in Taiwu City, they were quite common.

Elder Yao told Wang Chen that those Transcendent cultivators who entered Tao rarely settled in the city; most of them carved out Cave Mansions deep in Taiwu Mountain to cultivate in seclusion, while a few established Major Sects.

Unlike Red Cliff City, which had a rather simple power structure, Taiwu City had a very complex layout, with the prefectural office, Sects, families, and Martial Pavilions all intertwined, with deep-seated entanglements.

But Wang Chen wasn’t here to conquer the city. Once he found the Mysterious Fox Order, he and Hu Jiaojiao would definitely leave, so he wasn’t too concerned about these matters.

For Wang Chen, finding a place to stay was the most important thing at the moment.

This was quite simple since Taiwu City’s commerce was highly developed with many real estate agents. Wang Chen asked around and quickly rented a nice house in the eastern district of the city.

The house was not large but had a front yard, main house, side rooms, kitchen, etc., compact but fully equipped. The furnishings were all present.

However, the rent was astonishingly high, almost ten times more than a comparable house in Red Cliff City!

But for Wang Chen, this amount of “small money” was of little concern; he immediately signed a contract with the real estate agent and the landlord, and paid the rent for one year in one go.

When he left Red Cliff City, Wang Chen brought a significant amount of Purple Gold Coins.

Had it not been for the lack of storage equipment, which made it impossible to take Elder Yao’s hidden treasury, he could easily have bought an even bigger house instead of just renting one.

In the future, when Wang Chen returned to the Haotian Realm, he was not likely to take these coins back with him, so he didn’t mind spending them at all.

Seeing Wang Chen’s generous spending, the real estate agent was delighted and asked, “Distinguished guest, do you need servants in the house? I can arrange for a few efficient general hands and maids for you.”

“No need.”

Wang Chen threw him a Purple Gold Coin, “This is for you.”

After dismissing the real estate agent, Wang Chen closed the door and walked around the house inside and out again.

Now, he was truly settled.

Suddenly, Elder Yao said, “Lad, there is a secret storehouse of mine in this city, would you like to take a look?”

He emphasized, “It’s the biggest one!”

Wang Chen was immediately interested, “Are there any Pills that could help Jiaojiao increase her tier?”

Elder Yao, “There are no Pills, but there are definitely medicinal materials!”

That’s great!

Wang Chen immediately decided, “We’ll go take a look tomorrow.”

The next moment, following Wang Chen for a round, the White Fox leaped into his embrace, affectionately rubbing its head against him.

As Wang Chen gently stroked its tail, he wondered in whose hands the Mysterious Fox Order was and when the little fox in his arms could sense it again.

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