Chaotic World of Martial Arts: I Have a Spirit Pearl of Desire

Before everyone could recover from their shock, someone else spoke up loudly.

"My Xu family grows medicinal herbs and has a hundred-acre black soil medicinal herb field on the outskirts of the city. We urgently need a capable steward to patrol the territory and guard against mountain bandits and wild beasts."

The young steward of the Xu family stood up and announced loudly, "Brother Chen, if you are willing to come, the monthly salary is thirty taels of silver! Each month you can freely choose three qi-tonifying herbs that are over ten years old from the medicinal herb field. If you are unfortunately injured, the clinic under the Xu family will provide free treatment and the best healing medicines!!"

"Hehe, while your offers are good, our Hundred Refinement Armory is still more suitable for martial artists in terms of cultivation resources!"

At this moment, a capable-looking young man representing the Hundred Refinements Armory chimed in, "Our armory transports a batch of precious black iron ore every month and needs to recruit skilled escorts. If Brother Chen is willing to come here, not only will he receive a monthly settlement allowance of thirty taels of silver, but he can also choose any divine weapon from our armory. Furthermore, the armory will cover all maintenance and repairs of Brother Chen's weapons! In addition, he will receive five doses of Qi and Blood Powder and two Treasure Fish every month!!"

Bailian Armory is wealthy and powerful, and the conditions it offered were equally generous.

These three families are arguably the most powerful in the area.

The other families weighed their options and, realizing they couldn't offer a better price, could only keep quiet.

"Ahem, Junior Brother Chen..."

Surprisingly, Luo Yan spoke up at this moment.

"My Luo family has medicinal herb fields and a place to raise precious fish in Sanhe Bay, which need skilled guards. If you agree, you will receive thirty taels of silver per month, five doses of Qi and Blood Powder, and a private courtyard in the inner city. This private courtyard can be lived in as long as you like, except that it cannot be bought or sold."

After Luo Yan finished speaking, her older brother Luo Qiang was somewhat surprised.

After all, her sister had never said she would sponsor her disciples.

And even if you provide financial assistance, the terms are too good to be true.

Admittedly, Chen You is quite talented, but the Luo family is not short of people at the moment.

Over the years, his Luo family disciples and descendants have prospered, and each of them has considerable strength.

My presence here is purely out of respect for my sister's master; I'm just casually recruiting two disciples.

And now, the younger sister has actually recruited Chen You.

The key point is, they even gave us a separate little courtyard...

You should know that such a secluded courtyard is worth over a thousand taels of silver!

Moreover, its location is within the inner city.

Land is incredibly valuable in the inner city, and housing is scarce. I can't understand what my sister is up to.

But since my sister said so, let her have her way.

As Luo Yan finished speaking, everyone in the room stared wide-eyed at her incredulously.

"We'll send you a house with a small yard, this... this..."

Some disciples were so envious their eyes were practically red.

The people from the major powers looked at each other in bewilderment.

They can afford to meet this condition, but they won't.

The house is too valuable to give away.

"Junior Brother Chen, this is fantastic news! Aren't you going to agree?"

At this moment, Gao Chengyang quickly nudged Chen You's arm and said.

Chen You took a deep breath. Even though he had been making money recently, he hadn't paid any attention to houses in the inner city.

Because it's too expensive.

And now, Luo Yan is giving him a place to live for free!

It's like in a past life, someone offered him a villa worth tens of millions of dollars for free in order to recruit him...

This is simply unbelievable.

"Brother Chen, Miss Luo's treatment is indeed quite good, but my Hundred Refinements Armory can offer you one more condition: martial arts techniques! I can let you learn a third-rate martial arts technique!"

"The young man from the Hundred Refinements Armory said with a smile."

It's quite powerful, even though it's a third-rate martial art.

Luo Yan said, "It's just a third-rate technique; my family can provide it."

Luo Qiang froze, giving his sister a strange look.

But in the end, he didn't say anything.

The disciples below were filled with envy.

"That's an inner city house, Chen Youfa has made a fortune."

"Why is Senior Sister Luo being so nice to him? Didn't she always talk about him behind his back before?"

"That's because of talent. Who doesn't like someone with talent?"

Chen You was somewhat surprised by the envious looks on everyone's faces.

What does Luo Yan mean?

To find out what was going on, he turned the rosary beads.

"Research for information about me in the vicinity."

[Information 1: When you were demonstrating your kung fu, Luo Yan felt you resembled the person who saved her! She clearly remembered that the person who saved her used the kung fu style from the Yan Yang Martial Arts School, but she didn't know who it was. Just now, she seems to have confirmed it was you! Therefore, she wants to sponsor you.]

[Information 2: The Hundred Refinements Armory has made too many enemies lately, so they want to recruit people. Once you join, you'll face endless trouble.]

[Information 3: The Xu family mainly cultivates medicinal herbs, but the recent harvest has been poor, which may affect your compensation.]

[Information 4: In the Luo Family Sanhe Bay area, there are Grade 3 pearl oysters.]

Upon seeing this, Chen You's expression shifted slightly.

Based on this information, he already had an idea.

That is, choose the Luo family!

Not only are the conditions better, but more importantly, there are grade three pearl oysters.

"Since Senior Sister has said so, I choose the Luo family," Chen You said, cupping her hands in greeting.

The group below was not surprised.

After all, if they were in their shoes, they would also choose the Luo family.

"Haha, alright, since that's the case, then forget it. However, the doors of the Xu family will always be open to you, Brother Chen!"

"My Hundred Refinements Weapon Workshop is the same, Brother Chen. If you need any weapons in the future, you can come to me. Price is not a problem," said the young man in brocade robes from the Hundred Refinements Weapon Workshop.

Chen You nodded: "Thank you."

The young man in brocade robes changed the subject, tapping his folding fan lightly on his palm, and continued, "However, Brother Chen, you must be careful when you go to the Luo family, especially near Sanhe Bay!"

"How so?" Chen You asked, her brows furrowing slightly.

"The Luo family has recently offended a formidable expert. Quite a few people have died in Sanhe Bay lately. Brother Luo, don't you agree?" The young man in brocade robes glanced in the direction of the Luo family and said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, the atmosphere in the entire room instantly froze, and the temperature seemed to drop several degrees.

Many ordinary disciples in the training ground looked at each other in bewilderment. They had never heard of this matter before, but from the sudden solemn expressions of the representatives of several major forces, they could tell that this matter was by no means unfounded.

"Cheng Changyin, what nonsense are you spouting?!" Luo Qiang's face immediately darkened, and he slammed his hand on the table, shouting with vigilance and dissatisfaction.

The matter concerning Sanhe Bay was an internal affair of the Luo family, and he did not want to tell outsiders about it.

After all, those things are far too complicated.

"Hahaha, I'm just telling the truth, Luo Qiang, why are you in such a hurry?" Cheng Changyin laughed a few times, showing no fear whatsoever, and instead raised his voice: "Recently, your Luo family has lost no less than ten skilled fighters in Sanhe Bay, right? Especially your Luo family's young prodigy, that so-called second-rank peak genius who was expected to break through to the third rank, I heard that even his head can't be found, right? Tsk tsk, what a tragic death."

"You!" Luo Yan, the eldest daughter of the Luo family, gritted her teeth and said angrily, "This is an internal matter of our Luo family, and it's none of your business, Hundred Refinement Armory, interfering!"

"I was just trying to give Brother Chen a friendly reminder," Cheng Changyin shrugged, a forced smile on his face. "Your Luo family has provoked an unknown, ruthless assassin, and they're watching you closely. Joining your Luo family now would be like jumping into a fire pit and becoming their scapegoat, wouldn't it? Tsk tsk tsk..."

After saying that, Cheng Changyin turned his head and said, "Brother Chen, what do you mean? After hearing this, do you still intend to join the Luo family? The door of my Hundred Refinement Armory is always open for you."

Chen You watched this scene calmly, his mind clear.

He knew that Cheng Changyin was deliberately trying to sow discord between him and the Luo family, hoping to use the Luo family's crisis to force him to back out and, incidentally, damage the Luo family's reputation.

If it were an ordinary person, upon hearing that they would be facing a mysterious assassin capable of killing a peak second-rank expert, they would probably have been so frightened that they would have turned back and sought refuge elsewhere.

But Chen You was a man of deep thought. Now that things had come to this, and he had made his choice in front of the master and everyone else, he would never easily change his promise.

Those who frequently switch allegiances and change allegiances will never gain genuine trust from any faction.

Facing the various gazes of the crowd, Chen You remained calm: "Thank you for the reminder, Young Master Cheng. However, since I have already promised the Luo family, I will not easily change my mind."

Upon hearing this, Luo Qiang and Luo Yan both breathed a sigh of relief.

Although Luo Qiang didn't care about Chen You joining.

However, if he were to refuse again under these circumstances, it would undoubtedly cause the Luo family to lose face.

"Heh, you've got guts. Alright then, I hope Brother Chen can stay this tough."

Seeing that he had failed to poach Chen You, Cheng Changyin shrugged somewhat boredly.

Without saying another word, he turned around, flicked his sleeves, and strode away from the training ground.

"Junior Brother Chen, this is my brother, Luo Qiang."

At this moment, Luo Yan walked over with Luo Qiang.

"Young Master Luo," Chen You greeted him with a cupped-hand salute.

Luo Qiang said, "What Cheng Changyin just said about my Luo family is actually true!"