Chapter 69: Renting a Courtyard, Exchanging for Elixirs

  Is that right, this is a rental room? It turns out these young masters and ladies still think they want to live in the best. Now I see it, large villas have to pay previous points every month. They are points, not spirit stones.

  One thousand academy points, that's equivalent to one hundred thousand spirit stones. Even in their family, it's not certain if they can have an annual income of one hundred thousand spirit stones, let alone use it as a month's rent. This is simply too terrifying. Even for a second-rate large courtyard, they need to pay one hundred points per month. How can they afford to spend so many points?

  At this time, Ji Mu pulled Ho Hai's arm: "Ho Hai, what kind of place do you want to rent?" Ji Mu was very familiar with Ho Hai's abilities. Maybe a large manor, he could afford it.

  So many terrifying insects, making Huo Hai's abilities in many aspects even more terrifying than those of a high-ranking Lingzhe realm expert. However, Huo Hai didn't have this idea because the large mansion looked like it was truly inhabited by people with status and position within the academy.

  Without a good social status and family background, relying on accumulated points to live in the mansion would not end well. At least it would provoke jealousy from the royal family or other families, which would lead to trouble, so it's better to forget about the mansion.

  After some thought, Huo Hai said: "It's better to have a small courtyard. Do you want one next to it?" A small courtyard only requires ten points per month, which is easily affordable with their current cultivation and completion of academy tasks. Besides, the Ji family isn't short on spirit stones, so this young lady should be able to afford it. Such a courtyard also suits their status better.

  After all, it's a relatively good family background, and it's impossible for them to live in ordinary rooms like ordinary mercenaries and adventurers. Even if they don't care about themselves, the family's face can't afford to be smeared.

  "Alright, a courtyard like this is a bit big for me alone, but it's still manageable. By the way, Yun'er's courtyard, will you help her with that too?" Ji Mu asked casually, as Yun'er was after all Ho Hai's younger sister, and naturally he would take care of it.

  Huo Hai's face was strange: "Such a big yard, Yun'er will of course live with me." Huo Hai's words made Ji Mu stare wide-eyed. What is this guy saying? He wants to live with Huo Yun'er, how can that be?

  "You, how can you live with Yun'er together? Isn't this ruining her reputation?" This remark made Huo Hai feel strange. What's wrong with living in the same courtyard as his own sister? The courtyard is so big, and besides, Yun'er is still so young, how could he possibly ruin her reputation? What was this woman thinking?

  At this time, the thinking on Earth once again took over, forgetting that the common sense of this continent was different from that of Earth. On this continent, as long as they were not father and son or mother and daughter, they could be together, regardless of whether they were siblings or not.

  Yun'er is already thirteen years old, in Nanyun country, at this age, she can even get married. However, Huo Hai's puzzled expression made Ji Mu finally remember that the guy had amnesia, but his own reaction was indeed a bit big.

  Although living together is not quite suitable, the saying that it would ruin one's reputation is unlikely. The courtyard provided by the college, although small in size, is indeed not small either. "No way, Yun'er and I are living together, how can you live with us?" Ji Mu argued reasonably and refused to budge. He even held onto Yun'er's hand, refusing to let her live with Huo Hai.

  Yun'er looked at the two of them, then suddenly grabbed onto He Hai's arm. "Yun'er wants to live with Gege, doesn't want to be alone." This time, even Ji Mu was speechless. This little girl, wasn't she too clingy towards He Hai?

  For some reason, Huo Yun'er's behavior made Ji Mu feel uncomfortable and uneasy. "No way, Yun'er sister, you're already grown up. You can't just live with a man like that, it's not good for your reputation."

  Huo Yun'er looked strange, these two siblings really didn't understand. "Ah, I get it, sister you also want to live with brother right? Why don't we all live together, the yard is so big anyway."

  When she heard this, Ji Mu's face turned red and she glanced at Huo Hai secretly. Dissatisfied, she said: "Yun'er, what are you talking about? Who wants to live with him? Sister is worried about your reputation, why don't you live with sister?" Ji Mu kept persuading, but Yun'er refused to listen, insisting on staying with Huo Hai.

  At last, Ji Mu had no choice but to glare fiercely at Huo Hai. He said in a low voice, "Hmph, you'd better be grateful, you little scoundrel. I'm living with Yun'er, and you're not allowed to have any bad ideas."

  What, this woman actually wants to live in the same courtyard as herself, now that's a problem. Ji Mu is very astute and Ho Hai knows it well. If they lived together, she would easily be able to see many of his secrets.

  But this woman was determined to stay with Yun'er, and her gaze seemed to be guarding against wolves. Suddenly, it reminded Huo Hai of the way he had sneaked a peek that night, and his nose felt hot all over again. Feeling ashamed in his heart, he immediately softened. "Alright, I agree, but if so, let's live in a larger courtyard then."

  Although it's a bit showy, Hu Hai had no choice but to do so. A large courtyard, relatively speaking, can be bigger, and the possibility of exposing one's own secrets will also be much smaller. Later, Hu Hai added a sentence: "Don't worry, I'll take care of the points."

  Huo Hai is indeed a big shot, although the points are still not enough. "By the way, Ji Mu, when will you buy the bones in my hand?" This matter, Huo Hai had wanted to say it earlier. With this mention, Ji Mu also reacted.

  "Wait, let's get the accommodation settled first. Alright, let's go choose a courtyard together." Just now, Liu Yin had already told them where to handle the procedures. Then, taking his two subordinates with him, he left with a resentful face. He figured it out, these people didn't have any intention of surrendering to him at all, and this whole trip was just playing tricks on him.

  Liu Yin, who was furious in his heart, completed the task and didn't care about anything else. He turned around and left without looking back at them.

  Huo Hai thought for a moment, shook his head and said: "Forget it, you two go choose, anyway it's just one courtyard, no big deal. I still have something to take care of, I'll go handle it first." As he spoke, Huo Hai used his card to give Ji Mu 100 points.

  Huò Hǎi didn't want to say, and Jì Mù didn't go ask Huò Hǎi what he was going to do. He could only watch as Huò Hǎi left. Shaking his head in dismay, he said: "Yún'ér little sister, let's go choose a courtyard. Hmph, since he himself won't come, we'll just follow our own thread and make him regret leaving." Yún'ér nodded blankly, not understanding what Jì Mù meant.

  It's rare for someone from a large family to be as simple-minded as Yun'er. After leaving, Huo Hai began to wander around the academy. His real purpose was actually to exchange for the Blood Refining Pill.

  As his cultivation increased, Huo Hai felt that the blood in his body was becoming more and more difficult to suppress with each outbreak. If he didn't break through quickly, it would be troublesome. Anyway, his foundation after breaking through had already been solidified long ago.

  At this time, even if the Blood Refining Array is used, there won't be any problem. However, if one person were to exchange a large quantity of Blood Refining Pellets at once without an organization backing them, it's unavoidable that he would become suspicious and might even see through what they're cultivating. This possibility is relatively small, but Hao Hai still doesn't want any mistakes to occur and wants to eliminate this possibility.

  After strolling around the academy for a while, Huo Hai gradually had an idea. Even in the academy, there were many people who didn't want to expose their identities. For whatever reason, these wide cloaks sold very well here.

  As long as I wear the cloak, no one will notice me. Later, when exchanging for Blood Refining Pills, as long as we split up and exchange a certain amount each time, it's absolutely impossible to arouse the investigation of the academy's higher-ups.

  Even if there were measures in this world to monitor the consumption of one's own card, Chu Yun Tian wouldn't mind. Dividing it into so many batches wouldn't attract anyone's attention. In that case, who would come back to investigate their own secrets? Being cautious was always beneficial. Since he had made up his mind, he might as well start taking action.

  "Miss, I'd like a cloak, preferably one that can cover me entirely."

  In a clothing store, a young woman looked at Huo Hai smiling at her and nodded with a smile: "Young brother, you're so young to join the Imperial City Academy, you're really amazing."

  Huo Hai's request was not difficult at all, loose clothes that wrapped himself up, there were many here. Huo Hai felt a bit depressed, being called little brother by someone, always had a very strange feeling. Moreover, it was a woman who called him that.

  "Look, we have cloaks here that can meet your needs, and this black one is the best. It's the most popular style in the entire college, so if you don't want to stand out, this one is the way to go." The shopkeeper recommended a black cloak to Hohai, which was the most authentic kind. Hohai nodded in satisfaction.

  When Hohai took out his own card, the shop assistant was really surprised. Originally just joking around, thinking it was one of those kids from that family. The residents of the academy, their descendants, are also native residents of the academy.

  I didn't expect that this young-looking, absolutely not very old little guy would actually be a formal student of the academy. Maybe he was sent in using a quota by some family. The shop assistant is still relatively clear about these things.

  But this little friend is really cute, and seems to be very talkative. I don't know which family is so heartless, throwing him out at such a young age. The store clerk seemed to have forgotten that many of those who join the academy are still very young.