Chapter 16: Welcoming the Fourth Princess

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The high-ranking members of the Divine Sword Academy were discussing the fourteen portions of premium Foundation Building Spiritual Liquid, and the people from Yang Family Manor were discussing it as well.

That included Yang Chao and Huang Ying.

"If we could bid for two portions of premium Foundation Building Spiritual Liquid and let Xiaotian cultivate by taking it, he might quickly break through to the second tier, or maybe even the third," Huang Ying said.

Yang Chao grimaced, "Two portions of premium Foundation Building Spiritual Liquid would likely cost six to seven thousand gold, and we can't even afford one." Having said this, he sighed deeply.

How could he not wish to bid for the premium Foundation Building Spiritual Liquid for his son to cultivate? But now, even if he sold all he had, he couldn't scrape together enough money for one portion of the premium Foundation Building Spiritual Liquid.

"How's the search for a courtyard going?" Huang Ying also knew the situation at home and changed the subject.

They needed to move out of Yang Family Manor, naturally meaning they had to find a new place to live.

Yang Chao shook his head, "There are a few courtyards for sale in the north of Xingyue City, but their locations are too remote, making travel inconvenient, and the prices are not cheap either, going for seven hundred gold."

"In the south of the city, there's a larger courtyard for sale in a good location, but the price is too high at over fifteen hundred gold."

Although he had some savings over the years, it wasn't much. At most, he could only afford a thousand gold.

Huang Ying hesitated for a moment before saying, "Otherwise, I could go back and borrow some from my father." Her father was the Huang Family Patriarch of Lei City, and the Huang family was wealthy. Her father also doted on her, so she believed he would be willing to lend the money.

Yang Chao thought for a while, but still shook his head, "Let's not trouble my father-in-law until the last resort."

He knew his father-in-law would be willing to lend them money, but Huang Ying's sister-in-law was extremely difficult and sharp-tongued. If she found out that Huang Ying went back to her family to borrow money, who knew what unpleasant things she would say.

"I still have some jewelry. I can pawn them and should be able to gather around five to six hundred gold. Then, we can buy that southern courtyard first," Huang Ying said.

Yang Chao sighed, "That's all we can do for now." Then, holding Huang Ying's hand, he said tenderly, "Ying'er, following me has caused you to suffer."

Huang Ying shook her head, "It's not suffering at all. Having you, Xiaotian, and Ling'er, I am very content."

That day, Huang Ying pawned her jewelry and managed to gather six hundred gold.

Yang Chao and Huang Ying, bringing along Yang Xiaotian and Yang Ling'er, went into the city. After paying the money, they bought the courtyard in the south of the city.

The courtyard had three entrances and exits and seven rooms. Although some areas were overgrown with weeds and there were no furnishings, Yang Chao was very satisfied with the courtyard in front of him.

He said to Yang Xiaotian and Yang Ling'er with a smile, "From now on, this will be our new home. We'll move here in a few days, alright?"

"Yeah!" Yang Ling'er clapped happily and laughed.

Yang Xiaotian shrugged his shoulders. He naturally had no objections to moving out of Yang Family Manor.

In recent days, he had endured the discrimination and ridicule of Yang Family Manor. To be able to leave was for the best.

After completing the formalities, they locked the main gate. As they were leaving the small courtyard, they happened to encounter Zeng Hongsen, the patriarch of the Zeng Family of Xingyue City.

Zeng Hongsen was corpulent, accompanied by a group of bodyguards, and approached them. Upon seeing Yang Chao, he said with a smirk that didn't reach his eyes, "Oh, isn't this the Second Manor Lord Yang Chao? I heard you were driven out of Yang Family Manor?"

Then, chuckling, he said, "Is this your newly purchased residence?" Pointing to the dilapidated courtyard wall, he laughed and said, "I never thought that the Second Manor Lord Yang Chao could actually fancy such a rundown place."

Yang Chao's expression darkened: "Is there a problem?"

Hearing this, Zeng Hongsen's gaze turned unfriendly. With a smile, he said, "I heard you bought a new residence, so I came to offer my congratulations." After a pause, he added, "However, I've heard that this residence had previous deaths, heavy with evil spirits. Second Manor Lord Yang Chao should be careful living here."

"You might just end up dying inside after only a few days."

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Having said that, he led a group of guards as they all burst into laughter and left.

Yang Chao's expression was grim, and Huang Ying was seething with anger.

Yang Xiaotian watched as Zeng Hongsen swaggered away, his eyes cold.

The Zeng Family was in the silk business, and previously, when Father managed the Yang Family Manor's silk trade, they had numerous conflicts of interest, leading to fights on several occasions.

However, Zeng Hongsen was no match for Father and had lost teeth to him in a fight.

Seeing Zeng Hongsen's posture just now, it was clear that this matter was far from over.

At that moment, Yang Chao said, "I heard that Zeng Hongsen has recently ingratiated himself with Wen Jiawei of the Wind Cloud Commerce Guild."

"Is it the Wen Jiawei from the Wind Cloud Commerce Guild?" asked Huang Ying, her face showing concern.

Yang Chao nodded.

He wasn't afraid of Zeng Hongsen by himself, but if the Wind Cloud Commerce Guild was involved, that would be troublesome.

The Wind Cloud Commerce Guild was a major guild in Divine Sea Country, with branches in many cities.

Wen Jiawei? Yang Xiaotian made a mental note of the name.

In the following days, Yang Chao had his men gradually move things to the new residence, meanwhile having it cleaned and purchasing some new furniture. However, due to limited funds, they bought only the cheapest items.

As usual, Yang Xiaotian practiced his cultivation in the valley at night, while during the day he studied the Alchemy Secret Manual at Yang Family Manor. Through these days of accumulation, he gained a deeper understanding of elixirs.

Perhaps it was because he had awakened the Twin Supreme Martial Spirits, but he found his memory had become excellent. No matter what the elixir formula was, he only had to read it once to remember it.

As for martial techniques, after watching them once, he could perform them flawlessly and understand the intricacies of each move.

Two days passed quickly.

Just as Yang Xiaotian was about to go to the Wind Cloud Commerce Guild to pick up the rest of the medicinal ingredients, he heard a buzz among the guards and maids of Yang Family Manor, "Young Master Yang Zhong is back!"

In an instant, Yang Family Manor was astir.

Yang Ming, Yang Hai, and the others were thrilled and hurriedly led the experts of Yang Family Manor out to welcome the return of the Fourth Princess of Divine Sea Country and Chen Yuan.

However, no one came to inform Yang Xiaotian's family.

Under the respectful reception of Yang Ming, Yang Hai, and others, at last, the procession of the Fourth Princess of Divine Sea Country, Cheng Beibei, along with Chen Yuan and Yang Zhong, approached slowly. Cheng Beibei's entourage was quite grandiose, including dozens of experts.

"Yang Family Manor's Yang Ming and Yang Hai pay respects to Your Highness Princess," said Yang Ming and Yang Hai excitedly as they approached the procession and bowed deeply.

Cheng Beibei, three years older than Yang Zhong, exuded nobility with a touch of haughtiness. Mounted on a Spirit Beast, she looked down from her elevated position at Yang Ming, Yang Hai, and the others, and motioned for them to rise.

Subsequently, Cheng Beibei and Chen Yuan entered Yang Family Manor amidst the excited and respectful entreaties of Yang Ming, Yang Hai, and others.

Shortly after, Yang Ming and Yang Hai's brows were furrowed with worry. They had not expected the Fourth Princess to bring so many guards and attendants that the courtyard they had prepared was nowhere near sufficient.

"How about we have the second brother give up his courtyard? He was going to move anyway, and it doesn't matter whether he moves sooner or later. Let's have him move out today," suggested Yang Hai after some thought. "If his courtyard is vacated, it should be enough for the Princess's guards and attendants."

"That's a good idea," replied Yang Ming, unable to think of any other solution, and he nodded in agreement.