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Because my biological clock is completely messed up, the update time is now two chapters before midnight, and extra chapters will be released in the early morning.

Normally, it should be three or four hours a day, right?

It's been too long since I've updated to 10,000 words. I tried yesterday and it was a complete mess. I guess I need to get used to updating in bursts now.

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Chapter 106 Auntie, your orientation might not be spirit stones!

"It would be good to go and have some fun. If you really can't win, just tell Aunt Hua Yu, and she'll send Wan Hua Pavilion's top assassins to take him out before he even appears!" Hua Yu encouraged Su Yan with a big smile.

As the madam of Xia Yu Wan Hua Ge, when it comes to educating monks, even the teachers in the academy might not be able to compare with Hua Yu. Over the decades, countless goddesses and courtesans have graduated from her tutelage. Encouraging education is one of the best educational methods besides life-or-death crisis education.

With a little encouragement, talented women can muster the courage to serve their first customer. If they do something wrong, just point it out and then teach them. A harsh, confrontational teaching method is more likely to breed rebellion in them.

Hua Yu is actually very skilled at both taming insects and training people. However, when she encounters the proud insects of Pingfeng Mountain, all her taming methods are useless. These proud insects know how to call their friends and elders. You can't even wait for the insects to be tamed before their elders beat you to a pulp.

Hua Yu couldn't even beat her aunt. After decades of being left to fend for herself, Hua Yu was almost tamed.

"Let's go take a look then? Anyway, spending 10,000 spirit stones isn't a big deal."

Su Yan glanced at the token in his hand, then at the gifts worth tens of millions in the cultivation room, and muttered a complaint.

You really can't get too close to Princess Wuxi; spending too much time with rich women almost makes your money sense collapse.

Not long ago, my aunt and I would struggle for ages to afford something worth over a thousand spirit stones, but now we can just waste it like that.

"It's all Xia Linghuan's fault, that rich little brat. She corrupted my simple, traditional money values," Su Yan thought to himself, criticizing the Princess Wuxi's practice of allowing purchases simply by stamping her seal.

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After complaining about Princess Wuxi, Su Yan went to her aunt's side to help deal with the expensive goods.

The contents are all-encompassing and include medicinal herbs, minerals, magical implements, and martial arts techniques. You can set aside what you might need and look at it later, or put what you don't need into another pile. If you can't identify the purpose of an object, just throw it away. After taking stock, use the treasure appraisal pavilion's catalog to check the purpose of the unknown objects.

It took most of the night for everyone to finish sorting out the gifts given by Princess Wuxi.

Looking at the mountain of colorful ores, Auntie said with a dark expression, "Why are there so many ores? And they're all worthless junk. Are these things even allowed to be auctioned at the Treasure Appraisal Pavilion?"

"Even if you're just trying to make up the numbers, at least bring out some decent stuff!"

Although my aunt wasn't highly educated, she had a lot of social experience. As a member of a bandit family, she knew exactly what was valuable and what wasn't after just one pass through her pockets.

While most of the minerals here are rare, there are different reasons for their rarity. Some minerals are truly expensive because the veins are almost extinct.

The ores that my aunt unearthed were mostly worthless in the demon realm but extremely difficult to mine in the human realm. These rare items, due to their geographical scarcity, weren't worth much money, but they could be sold as commodities with some scarcity and a slight premium.

Su Yan ignored all of that and sat on the floor, staring at the cruise ship model in the wooden box with a look of utter exasperation.

The wooden box is a sealing magic artifact. What is sealed inside is the 'Patrol' immortal ship that Su Yan saw before. It is a giant immortal ship that is said to be worth millions of spirit stones and can kill Nascent Soul stage cultivators and cripple Deity Transformation stage cultivators by crashing into them.

The immortal boat is powered by spirit stones, which drive the arrays inscribed by the weapon refiners. For example, when Su Yan took the immortal boat from the Southern State to the Central State, the journey of a hundred miles would require about three to five catties of spirit stones. Although the journey from the Southern State to the Central State is long, as a cargo ship for carrying people, the cargo is transported through storage rings.

The more storage rings a shipowner has, the more money he earns.

This cruise ship requires hundreds of pounds of spirit stones just to start. When it travels 100 miles without fighting, it consumes an absurd 20 pounds of spirit stones. And the spirit stone consumption during combat is even more questionable.

Su Yan originally thought he would be able to own a Celestial Boat, but now he finds that he can't afford to maintain this Xunyou at all.

Su Yan, the entire fox, fell silent.

But his aunt still told Su Yan to keep it. Although the consumption of this immortal boat was ridiculously high, the Treasure Appraisal Pavilion indicated that it could kill a Nascent Soul stage cultivator during its patrol. If Su Yan really encountered any emergencies, he could use the immortal boat as an emergency measure.

Compared to the potential crises, spending spirit stones to obtain a sturdy temporary shelter is quite reasonable.

"Take these to that girl Yan Ning." Auntie picked out some items from several piles of goods and asked Su Yan to deliver them to Yu Yan Ning. Among them were some pills that Foundation Establishment cultivators could use and two books of fire-elemental affinity techniques.

Su Yan no longer needed Foundation Establishment pills. After he cleansed and consumed the spiritual body in his arms, he should be able to break through to the Golden Core stage directly. Flame-attribute techniques were even more useless to him.

The treasures wouldn't fetch much money if sold at the appraisal pavilion, so it's better to do a favor and give them away to others.

Although Yu Yanning was a bit clumsy, it was thanks to her help that Su Yan was able to travel smoothly from the border of Xia Yu to the main city of Xia Yu. The aunt originally planned to ask other fellow Daoists for some spells to give to Yu Yanning as a favor to thank her for taking care of Su Yan along the way.

Now is just right. Princess Wuxi has sent a whole bunch of things that Su Yan and I both don't need, so it's perfect for doing some favors. I don't need to ask other fellow Daoists for some fire-based techniques.

"Auntie, you're really willing to do this?" Su Yan asked in surprise. Had her aunt changed her mind today?

"Before they turn into spirit stones, they're not worth much in your aunt's eyes. If you ask me for them, I'll take them as long as it's reasonable." Aunt patted Su Yan's shoulder meaningfully and said, "But it's absolutely impossible to get spirit stones out of my purse! Don't even mention it!"

Upon hearing this, Su Yan swallowed hard.

"Alright! Let's call it a day! I'll treat everyone to a meal out." Auntie stretched and said, "When the time comes, we'll send all those things we don't need to the Treasure Appraisal Pavilion to see how many spirit stones they're worth. We'll save all the spirit stones as capital for the little fox to find a wife."

Su Yan's aunt did not embezzle the spirit stones; Su Yan took only what was rightfully his, and rules are rules.

The rules that arrogant insects follow must not be changed!

Of course, being a penniless person, after selling all those things, the aunt had already decided to borrow some spirit stones from her nephew to help him out.

When they ascend to become true terrestrial immortals, they will no longer be dependent on spirit stones.

The monthly salary received can also be doubled.

"After dinner, let's go gamble a couple of times!" Auntie shouted happily, putting her arm around Su Yan's shoulder.

"Auntie, don't you want to? Have you forgotten about your martial arts exam betting?"

"It wasn't me who placed the bet, it was you! My little darling!" Auntie said with a serious face, patting Su Yan's shoulders with both arms: "My future life of feasting and happiness depends on your wicked luck!"

Su Yan's luck is neither good nor bad, which is perfectly normal, except when it comes to gambling, which is just bizarre.

The ladies were sobbing uncontrollably at the card table that after one round, they were too afraid to play anymore.

They were afraid of being forced to perform at Ruchun Garden as well.

I was so hungry I felt nauseous and couldn't stand it anymore, so I cooked some noodles. Update a little late.

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Chapter 107 Luohe Residence Rooftop (Third Update, Please Subscribe)

The aunt exhaled a purplish-blue turbid breath, covering all the goods in the cultivation room. Only after doing this did the aunt speak up and invite everyone and the talented women to go to Luoheju, the most upscale restaurant in Xia Yu, for breakfast.

Because my aunt and her son were present, the group of nearly forty people rode the rising plant for free again!

Previously, when Su Yan and Jiao Nanwu came here for a meal, they had to pay two spirit stones to ride the rising and falling plant.

Now, thanks to my aunt and the boy, Luoheju, which used to be as unapproachable as a latrine, has become more flexible. There are no service fees, no minimum spending requirements, and no maids even mention the cost of booking the top floor.

Although Su Yan had met him before, seeing him again still filled him with emotion.

"It's really good to have strong cultivation. Although Xia Yu doesn't have any special privileges on the surface, he's always doing favors for others."

As Su Yan sat down to enjoy tea and snacks, he was about to find Yu Yanning before the meal to complete the task his aunt had given him, but at that moment his aunt pulled him aside, signaling him to come with her.

Although this is also the top floor, the real top floor of Luohe Residence is not here. Auntie led Su Yanshun, who was originally forbidden from going up or down the stairs, but was not stopped by any maids or waiters. They went straight through the dazzling, illusory double doors at the end of the stairs to the top floor.

As far as the eye can see, there is a blue sky. Unlike the stable cube-shaped structure from the first floor to the top floor, the rooftop of Luoheju is a circular space. In the very center of the rooftop stands a circular pavilion, which from the outside looks like the roof of Luoheju.

But this very pavilion and tower in front of us accounts for most of Luoheju's net profit for the whole year.

"Tsk tsk. I didn't expect that you people who are supposed to attend court would arrive even earlier than me."

After stepping out of the illusory door, besides the seemingly within-reach blue sky and the pavilions and towers that cannot be ignored, the most eye-catching sight is a large group of cultivators dressed in official robes of various colors. Their cultivation levels are different, but they chat quite harmoniously. You can even see Nascent Soul stage cultivators using official titles for Golden Core stage cultivators.

In Xia Yu's court, unlike the formal address Su Yan used in ancient dramas, the most formal form of address was to place the surname first, followed by the official title.

When not attending court, they would address each other by their given name or Taoist title.

The word "sir" is only used when addressing rulers or family elders.

"Senior Insect!"

Among the group of officials, a tall, thin young man greeted his aunt with a smile and clasped his hands in a respectful greeting, saying, "It is precisely because we need to attend the morning court session that we have come here a little early to place our bets. We can also enjoy a pot of fragrant tea to refresh ourselves before starting our work for the day. Winning or losing will not affect our mindset for the day's work."

The tall, thin young man was quite eloquent, describing getting up early to gamble as an elegant lifestyle.

Su Yan found his voice somewhat familiar, but couldn't recall where she had heard it before.

My aunt wasn't a stranger at all; she knew the names of most of the court officials. When the new faces saw her, they would clasp their hands in greeting and introduce themselves, showing extreme politeness.

Although they were court officials, they didn't dare to put on airs when facing their aunt.

Earthly immortals refer to immortals who walk on land.

Earthly Immortals only accept the laws and regulations of Xia Yu because they give face to Emperor Wusheng. Once you anger an Earthly Immortal, he may kill your whole family and you will be helpless. Unless the Earthly Immortal violates Xia Yu's principles or harms officials of the third rank or above, the most severe punishment Xia Yu's laws can impose on Earthly Immortals is only a fine plus a limited period of conscription.

These punishments are hardly a disciplinary measure for immortals with long lifespans; they are merely temporary stays within the territory of Xia Yu.

“This is my own nephew. If he gets into any trouble in the future, please be lenient with him. If it's something like being paraded through the streets, he can just pay a fine. He's a bit shy.”

After the officials finished introducing themselves, Auntie also introduced Su Yan, who was standing next to her, to everyone.

A female official dressed in a light scarlet official robe smiled and nodded to Su Yan.

Officials of the third rank and above were all local leaders, wearing crimson official robes and gold-embroidered belts. Fourth-rank officials wore dark scarlet official robes and gold and silver belts and were managers. Fifth-rank officials were the deputies of the fourth-rank officials, wearing light scarlet official robes and silver-embroidered belts.

The woman who greeted Su Yan belonged to the Ministry of Justice and her official title was Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice.

The Ministry of Justice held the power to draft and ultimately interpret laws, representing the justice of the laws of the Xia Dynasty.

If one is dissatisfied with losing a case in the yamen (government office) and is willing to spend a lot of money to hire a famous lawyer, one can file a lawsuit all the way from the local level to the Ministry of Justice, where the Minister of Justice will personally make the final decision on the case.

After both sides got to know each other, they finally got down to business.

Four notice boards were erected on the circular field, covered with dense writing and promotion charts.

The four bulletin boards correspond to the four ice cities.

Yu the Great built four ice cities, not only as limited-time attractions, but also to serve as preliminary venues for the imperial martial arts competition, firecracker display sites, and venues for the Lantern Festival.

The qualifiers officially begin today, and betting odds are now open.

The betting odds at Luoheju are directly controlled by someone of a different surname, making it a high-quality betting platform with worry-free payouts. High-ranking officials from the imperial court mostly gather at Luoheju to place bets.

It's discreet, safe, and hassle-free with claims processing, and its exclusivity also gives it a certain prestige.

Therefore, Luoheju was quite popular among officials.

While the officials were still looking at the contestants' cultivation level, physiognomy, and sect, his aunt had already taken Su Yan's arm and led him to the notice board on all four sides, asking Su Yan to directly use the "Gambling Immortal's Guidance" technique to help her make a fortune.

"Auntie, I'm afraid this won't work. I've never played this kind of game before."

"You've never even touched a mahjong tile before! Don't worry, your aunt won't bet too much. It's just a trial run, and the total bet amount won't exceed two thousand jin of spirit stones."