Marrying Wives and Attaining Immortality in a Chaotic World

Chapter 83: Throwing Stones to Find the Way

At First Street, in an inconspicuous Class-C residence, there are five rooms.

Four of them are rented out, and several cultivators share each room for their cultivation. By renting together, they can save on spirit stones, and this practice is quite common.

However, there is one room that has been sealed off, and no one is interested in renting it. The reason for this is that a cultivator once died in this room during closed door meditation, and his body was found with blood flowing from all seven orifices, a gruesome sight.

It is said that after the cultivator’s death, the accumulated yin energy remained in the room, causing it to become haunted.

The leasing office had sent cultivators who were skilled in exorcism and ghost-repelling spells to perform rituals in the room. However, they were unable to dissipate the yin energy.

In the end, the rental office had no choice but to seal the room’s windows and doors and place talismans inside to prevent the negative energy from affecting the other rooms for rent.

Fortunately, there are a lot of poor, scattered cultivators in Pingyang County, and they were willing to rent the remaining four rooms in order to save spirit stones. As a result, the rental business of the other rooms was not greatly affected.

Over time, the Sealed Room was gradually forgotten, and no one spoke of it anymore.

At this moment, inside the sealed room.

The dust on the table began to move silently, as if an invisible hand was holding a pen and drawing something. First came the hair, then the eyebrows, nose, eyes, and mouth-gradually forming the image of an elderly man, vividly detailed, with deep, penetrating eyes.

The dust on the cabinet moved as well, without any wind, and coalesced into the image of an old woman holding a cane. The old woman seemed slightly unwell, coughing softly.

On the ground, dust particles rose and gathered into a shape like a compass. A hazy human face appeared on the compass, its features unclear.

The old man figure formed from the dust on the table opened its mouth and spoke, “The newly appointed inspector who has come to Pingyang County’s First Street has paid a visit to the town’s chief officer. It seems that the meeting went well, and the chief officer gave him House A. However, he has put that house up for rent, pricing each room at fifteen spirit stones a day. I’m sure you’ve all heard about this. What do you think his intentions are?”

The old woman figure on the cabinet responded, “A dignified inspector, even if he lacks spirit stones, is unlikely to need this small amount. His intentions are certainly not to collect rent.”

After a brief pause, the old woman continued, “There are two possible reasons for his actions. First, he might be trying to ask for bribes by signaling the various families of Pingyang County to send him gifts. Second, on the contrary, he might be fishing for people with ulterior motives, drawing them in so that he can identify them and report them to the higher-ups, eliminating them in one go”.

The old man figure on the table asked, “Which of these two possibilities do you lean toward?”

The old woman figure thought for a moment. “It’s hard to say. The Inspector has only just taken office, and we know very little about him, making it difficult to guess his true intentions.”

The blurry face on the compass spoke, “Since we can’t guess, we need to test him. Let’s throw stones to find the way.”

The old woman figure on the cupboard asked, “How do we test it? How do we throw stones to find the way?”

The blurry face on the compass sneered. “Isn’t he renting out rooms? Then let’s send him some tenants. Once we’re all living under the same roof, we’ll slowly figure out his intentions. Of course, we shouldn’t send anyone too conspicuous so as not to arouse suspicion – just normal tenants will do.”

The old man figure made of dust on the table said, “Agreed.”

The old woman figure on the cupboard replied, “Agreed.”

The hazy face on the compass said, “Since we all agree, let’s choose some tenants.”

With that, the hazy face on the compass blew out a puff of dust, which turned into the character “周” (Zhou).

The old man figure on the cabinet also blew out a breath, and the dust formed the character “郑” (Zheng).

The old woman waved her cane, stirring the dust to form the character “赵” (Zhao).

The three characters collided silently, and the characters “周” (Zhou) and “郑” (Zheng) scattered, leaving only the character “赵” (Zhao).

The old man figure on the table laughed and said, “Younger sister, your skill has improved. We will gladly submit to you. The task of selecting the tenant is now in your hands.”

The old woman coldly replied, “You two cheated. You didn’t try hard enough.”

The blurry face on the compass replied indifferently, “The result is decided. No further discussion is necessary.”

“Fine, I’ll accept it.”

The old woman grumbled, tapping her cane in frustration.

The three figures exchanged a glance, and in an instant, all the dust scattered into the air and vanished without a trace.

The sealed room returned to its quiet state.

Dust to dust.

Earth to earth.

On First Street.

A young woman in a pale yellow long dress and a girl in a bright green long dress were walking side by side. The young woman was stunningly beautiful, her light makeup accentuating her features, a picture of grace; the girl had a soft, round face and no makeup, appearing sweet and endearing.

The young girl asked Zhao Yuhe curiously, “Sister, you said that the family sent us to rent House A on the first street, and we have to pay 30 spirit stones a day for rent, which is 900 spirit stones a month. This is like giving spirit stones to the inspector. Is it to please the inspector?”

Zhao Yuqing, the older sister, gave a melancholic look, her brows furrowing slightly as she glanced at her innocent younger sister. “That seems to be the case.”

Zhao Yuhe asked, “What did the clan leader say to you when we left the clan?”

Zhao Yuqing got a little irritated. “Don’t ask. Once we get to House A, don’t ask questions or talk too much. Just follow my lead.”

Zhao Yuhe puffed out her cheeks and muttered, “Okay.”

They arrived at House A.

Zhao Yuqing composed herself and knocked on the door.

Due to the existence of a protective barrier, the air rippled in waves.

Inside the house, Xu Lian’s white cat avatar heard the sound and opened the door. It saw a young woman and a girl standing there.

Zhao Yuqing quickly bowed and then crouched down so as not to appear rude, looking down at the cat. “Inspector, we’ve come to rent the room.”

Seeing her sister’s actions, Zhao Yuhe followed suit, bowing and then crouching, her eyes curious as she gazed at the elegant white cat.

Has someone come to rent the room already? Xu Lian’s white cat avatar narrowed its eyes and rasped, “Do you have spirit stones with you?”