Chapter: 1140 (1/2)
AST 1140 – Manor, Black Tortoise Shell, Embarrassed Tantai Xuan
Searching for a manor was a very simple task. As long as one had the money, this kind of thing could be settled very easily. He found a manor in the northwest. It was relatively more secluded here but only comparatively so. After all, it was still a bustling area here.
This manor was bought through an auction. Before the auction house could even auction it, Qing Shui had already bought it. There were usually a few prices tagged on auction items, one was the base price while the other was the fixed price. If the seller had stated a fixed price, then the auction house may sell it directly at that price.
If the seller insisted that it had to be auctioned, then there was a possibility that it wouldn’t be sold off or it might be sold at the base price. But of course, it was also possible that it might be auctioned at a much higher price than the base price or fixed price
Although Qing Shui had spent a fortune, he didn’t really feel anything. He had quite a lot stashed in the Realm of the Violet Jade Immortal and had indeed accumulated a little too much over these years.
In the world of cultivators, money can’t buy you good things. Luckily, this kind of manor could still be purchased with money. This was mainly because this wasn’t the most ideal location. Even so, it was still sold at a sky high price.
The manor wasn’t small. There were no less than six courtyards in the front and rear. In every courtyard were two smaller manors. Every manor consisted of a building and a garden of its own. Within the garden, there were flowers, plants and trees, rock garden, pond, pavilion and an arch bridge. Otherwise, it wouldn’t have fetched such a high price.
“Qing Shui, why are you buying such a big manor for yourself?” Yu Ruyan asked Qing Shui while she walked around the courtyard.
“This is our first house in the Western Oxhe Continent and will forever be our home. It’s better if it’s a little bigger and relaxing. If we can’t live in all of them, then we can rotate around. We can live in this courtyard tonight, then the next one tomorrow……” Qing Shui answered casually.
“Sister Ruyan, you have to be cautious. Well… having a huge house isn’t necessary a good thing.” Tantai Xuan, who had been quiet all this while, spoke up just then.
Qing Shui shook his head at Tantai Xuan. “Although I already have a few wives, I don’t easily pick up just anyone.”
Tantai Xuan’s anger welled up in her heart. Although her emotions weren’t observable on her face, she was inwardly cursing Qing Shui as a bastard endlessly. The look in that guy’s eyes was blatantly telling her that she didn’t amount to anything in his eyes…….
A woman’s heart is very strange. Tantai Xuan had met him once at her home but her memory of that incident was very hazy. On top of that, she had only recalled it when he reminded her. Back in the Ancient Ruins, he had greatly helped her and she was also unexpectedly embraced by him………
It was for this exact reason that she actually hadn’t been able to find an equilibrium in her heart all this while. For a situation like this to befall a woman who had always been as clean as ice and as pure as a jade, it was quite a big shock.
She wasn’t a petty woman and it wasn’t like she had some feelings for Qing Shui from that. She had merely become curious about Qing Shui when they were in the Ancient Ruins. Her curiosity had stemmed from Qing Shui’s strength, rather than other factors.
It could be said that other than her own brothers, she had pretty much never interacted with any men. Even her sect, the Putuo Mountain, was all women. The married ones would leave the sect. Even if they left the sect, they were still part of it. Every single woman of the Putuo Mountain was exceptional. With the Putuo Mountain behind them, they were able to marry members of aristocratic clans and most of them were the primary wives.
It was also for this reason that the Putuo Mountain had a very high position in the Great Yu Dynasty. This was because the wives of many members among the royal family were from the Putuo Mountain!
Qing Shui rubbed his nose awkwardly when he saw that Tantai Xuan was ignoring him. He didn’t know what was going on right now. Perhaps it was because they had met a few times and also because she was one of the women among the Portraits of Beauty. She could pretty much be considered a friend now.
“Alright, Qing Shui, you’re a man. Be a little more magnanimous.” Yu Ruyan was watching Tantai Xuan who refused to look at Qing Shui. At least her expression was calm and it didn’t have any changes in it.
Qing Shui didn’t particularly feel that he was against her. He didn’t have that much of a desire to conquer this exceptionally beautiful woman. Even if there was a slightest bit of that desire, the Portrait of Beauty would probably be the reason behind it.
But he would never get himself involved with Tantai Xuan for this reason alone.
He had the feeling that Tantai Xuan was a woman whose personality could not be ascertained. There was a saying that a person’s personality was similar to the look in their eyes. This was what it means by the eyes are the mirror of soul. Her eyes were somewhat elegant, refined, sacred as well as slightly deep and impressive.
She was quite refined and didn’t gossip. She stood aloof from worldly affairs. She was somewhat elegant, intelligent and so pure that no one could bring themselves to taint her. Her voice was very similar to Di Chen, sacredly melodious.
Perhaps he felt this way because he missed Di Chen!
Tantai Xuan very rarely took the initiative to speak to Qing Shui. Now, she didn’t want to speak to him even more. This man was getting too brave…….
“Alright, alright. I’m giving this to you!” Qing Shui hesitated for a moment before passing a ring to Tantai Xuan. It was the Sacred Jade Divine Stone Ring.
Tantai Xuan only stared blankly at Qing Shui without accepting the ring. Her eyes were filled with bewilderment as she looked at Qing Shui, seemingly asking him the reason behind his action.