Chapter 13 Rent Collection

Five days flew by in a blink of an eye.

Yu Changsheng had accumulated another 675 essence points by feeding chickens in the past five days, plus the remaining 300 essence points after adding points last time, for a total of 975 points.

This amount is enough for him to add points to the skill of wind movement to become proficient.

However, Yu Changsheng plans to keep it alive. After all, these essences are hard-won. In the future, they will have to transform into spiritual beasts and fuse with them.

Moreover, his magic skills require a large amount of essence, so it is not worth spending all of them for an uncertain danger.

At present, his methods are enough to protect himself. When he really needs the wind movement, he can just add more temporarily!

At the end of the year, the day of rent collection comes.

Twenty servant disciples gathered in the courtyard and headed to the Yufang City Miscellaneous Hall under the leadership of an outer disciple.

In Yufang City's Handyman Hall, in addition to Yu Changsheng's group of handboys, there were many other handyman disciples from other peaks. Everyone looked at them curiously and whispered to each other from time to time.

On weekdays, there is little contact between Waifeng and Waifeng. It is rare that so many handymen gather together, and it is a bit lively for a while.

"Hey, isn't this Zhuang Yan? Haha, we haven't seen each other for five years since we joined the sect together last time."

Upon hearing his name, Zhuang Yan turned around and saw a rough-looking man approaching, shouting uncertainly: "Wu Shang?"

"It's me. I haven't seen you for five years, so I almost don't recognize you." Wu Shang came to Zhuang Yan and said with a smile.

"It's a bit unrecognizable. I remember you were so skinny before, but I didn't expect you to be so strong now. It seems you are doing well in Waifeng."

Zhuang Yan didn't expect to meet an acquaintance, and a smile appeared on his face.

Wu Shang glanced at the handyman disciples behind him and whispered: "It's all about luck. Two years ago, he was spotted by a nobleman and brought to Yufang City to work. He got along like a fish in the streets and earned a lot of tips. "

"Otherwise, how could I be in such a state now?"

Hearing this, Zhuang Yan noticed that the opponent's realm was already at the fifth level of Qi Refining, and he couldn't help but be shocked.

In the past, when both parties joined the Wanxiang Sect, he was still a small level ahead of the other party. Unexpectedly, he would be overtaken five years later.

He felt uncomfortable for a moment.

At this time, Wu Shang seemed to notice his depression, a smile appeared on his lips, and he said, "This rent collection is actually an opportunity."

"Oh? What do you mean?" Zhuang Yan raised his head and asked in surprise.

Yu Changsheng and others couldn't help but pricked up their ears.

When Wu Shang saw several handymen coming around, he did not chase them away. Instead, he said with a brighter smile: "Think about it, the sect asked us to collect rent. One house has ten spiritual stones a year, and those scattered in the shanty town Not everyone can do it."

"We can carefully report some of the strong ones to the sect and let the outer disciples drive them away, but there are some weak ones who can't pay the rent, so why don't they just let us slaughter them?"

"There is a dense forest outside the shanty town. You don't need me to explain the rest, right?"

Wu Shang narrowed his eyes and smiled slightly.

Everyone understood the chill in that smile and looked at each other. Some of the handyman disciples were moved, some remained silent, and some frowned like Yu Changsheng.

"If we can't pay the rent, the sect only orders us to evict us. If we do this, wouldn't it discredit the sect and go against the sect's wishes?"

Zhuang Yan stared at the other person with wide eyes, feeling unfamiliar.

Is this still his playmate from five years ago?

Wu Shang disagreed and said: "Who knows if you are dead? Moreover, it is more difficult for me and other servant disciples to cultivate immortality than ordinary disciples. If we don't fight and do nothing, when will we be able to enter the outer sect or the inner sect?"

"But, killing innocent cultivators for some resources"

Zhuang Yan felt a little depressed, gritted his teeth and said: "It's always a wicked way!"

Wu Shang looked him over and saw that his expression was serious, so he gave up persuading and said with a smile: "Sooner or later, they will die in the hands of others. Well, since you are not willing to do this with me, Then just collect the rent honestly."

"I still have some energy here, so I can help you get an easier order."

After that, he patted Zhuang Yan on the shoulder. He didn't know if there was any threat in his words, but as long as he was a normal person, he would not report it.

After all, this kind of thing is too common in this cruel world. Reporting it will only be thankless in the end, and the initiator will be punished at most.

Zhuang Yan didn't intend to offend Wu Shang. He nodded and said, "Thank you so much, Brother Wu."

Wu Shang smiled and waved, "Wait for me here."

After he left, Zhuang Yan looked at the others and said seriously: "You have all heard what I just said."

"I don't know who is moved, but if you call me Senior Brother Zhuang, you have to say some things that need to be said. Don't get involved in this matter. How can you, the third level of Qi Refining, see through whether the casual cultivators in the shanty town are real or fake? So take it back if you are tempted, I don’t want to collect the corpse for you.”

Hearing this, the expressions of several handyman disciples changed slightly, and one of them smiled and said: "Don't worry, Senior Brother Zhuang, we know that cultivating honestly is the right way."

"Yes, yes, those casual cultivators can survive here. Some of them are good people. We will not be stupid enough to deal with them."

"Hahaha, Junior Brother Yu, do you think so?"

Yu Changsheng nodded and said, "You can only live long if you keep growing."

Soon, Wu Shang got back several orders and keys.

"Here, this is yours."

He handed out the items one by one, saying, "Collect them according to the numbers on the signboard. One person is responsible for about 100 houses. Collect all the items and hand them in here before tomorrow morning."

"If you are in danger, you can ask for help from the errand disciples around you. Everyone is not far away."

Yu Changsheng took a list and a bunch of keys from him.

The list listed No. 550 to No. 650, Xilong Street, the shantytown, and the names of the tenants, the realm they registered in, and the rent they needed to pay.

Some of them owed two or three months' rent. If they wanted to continue living in the shantytown, they had to pay ten low-grade spirit stones a year and make up the arrears. If they did not continue to live there, they also had to make up the arrears, and then they would be ordered to move out tonight.

Yu Changsheng took a rough look and had an idea in his mind.

"Time waits for no one, let's get started."

Wu Shang clapped his hands and shouted, "Follow me from Xilong Street."

In the errand hall, hundreds of errand disciples were dispatched under the command of their respective leaders.

"Pah, pah, pah!!!"

"Rent is collected! Rent is collected!"

Rough knocks on doors rang out in the shantytown.

Yu Changsheng had never collected rent in his previous life. He followed Zhuang Yan and others into Xilong Street. He checked the name list and the license plate number, and was thinking about how to start.

The cultivator who heard the noise opened the door and knelt down to him with a pale face.

"Sir, Sir!"

"I went out hunting monsters a few days ago and was seriously injured. I used all the spirit stones on my body to buy medicine. I really can't take it out. Please give me a few more days!"