358: Get the real estate in the imperial capital, Qin Yu is here to see you!

"The box contained a Destruction Talisman that I intentionally hid. Once the box is forcibly opened, it will unleash an attack comparable to a ninth-grade, ninth-tier expert."

Qin Tian said with some embarrassment, "Nineteenth Senior Brother knows, but..."

"But I didn't know, right?"

Guo Feng chuckled, "I knew at the time that you definitely didn't trust me. Moreover, when that old man came to snatch it, I already guessed that there was definitely nothing good in your box."

"Then give it back to me, and we'll go see Senior Brother together."

Qin Tian said.

"Haha."

Guo Feng just smiled, "Nineteenth Senior Brother, you schemed against me, so you'll keep this thing with me for now, and I'll return it to you later."

He paused, "As for seeing Senior Brother, let's wait a bit. We need to find a place to stay now, and then go register for the Emperor-Consort competition. That's the top priority."

"You really want to compete for Emperor-Consort?"

Qin Tian was a bit surprised.

"Of course."

Guo Feng waved his hand, "If I didn't have this connection, could you have been released so easily?"

He added, "Nineteenth Senior Brother, you're also a smart person. You should know why the Empress released you and had me supervise you, right?"

"Of course I understand."

Qin Tian smiled indifferently, "The Empress wants me to be your thug. It's fine, for this period, I'll be your thug."

"Good, next time we encounter that Grand Manager, you help me beat him up. If I don't give him a beating, where will my face be?"

Guo Feng said huffily.

"Uh... okay."

Qin Tian's mouth twitched, but he didn't really care.

If he gets beaten, he gets beaten!

He had wanted to beat these people for a long time!

"Guo Feng, how is it? Are you alright?"

As they were speaking, a group of people approached from the front.

It was Nan Liru and her servants.

"Miss Nan."

Guo Feng hurried forward and cupped his hands to Nan Liru.

Nan Liru smiled, "The commotion you've caused these past two days is really not small. Now the entire Imperial Capital knows about it."

"I just did what I should have done."

Guo Feng smiled slightly.

Nan Liru waved her hand, "I'm not joking with you anymore. Let's go. Our Imperial Preceptor's Residence has prepared a residence for you in the Imperial City District, near the Imperial Palace. It can be considered an early congratulatory gift for you, the Emperor-Consort."

"Oh? How can I accept such a thing?"

Guo Feng raised an eyebrow.

He had heard about the high housing prices in the Imperial Capital.

Properties in the Lower District cost from one million to ten million spirit stones per residence.

The Middle District was ten million to fifty million spirit stones per residence.

The Shangdu District was fifty million to one hundred million spirit stones per residence.

There was no upper limit in the Imperial City District; it could be hundreds of millions or even over a billion, and basically no one sold them.

Few people could afford them either.

The Imperial Preceptor's Residence giving a residence in the Imperial City District near the Imperial Palace was too valuable.

Nan Liru smiled, "It's just a small token of our regard."

"That's true."

Guo Feng nodded, and then said, "How about converting the residence into spirit stones for me? Then I can stay at your residence for a while?"

"What?!"

Nan Liru's mouth twitched upon hearing that.

How could you say such a thing?

"Ah, this..."

Qin Tian was even shocked. If it were him, he definitely couldn't have said that.

Seeing this, Guo Feng quickly said, "Is there any difficulty? How about I sell it to you at a low price of five hundred million spirit stones?"

"Haha."

Nan Liru laughed, "Let's go take a look at the residence first."

She didn't want to engage with Guo Feng's words at all.

Five hundred million spirit stones?

Who could easily come up with such a large sum of spirit stones?

"Alright."

Guo Feng shrugged. He was just trying his luck.

What if Nan Liru really gave him five hundred million spirit stones?

That would be enough for him for a very long time.

Currently, he only had over ten million spirit stones, which was a bit insufficient.

Soon, they got into a carriage and drove into the Imperial City District, directly arriving at a very wide street.

Each residence here was nearly one kilometer wide.

Although this couldn't compare to the Prefecture of the Princess.

It was still a very large residence.

The main gate of the residence was very grand, and there were already more than twenty people lined up in two rows to welcome them at the entrance.

"Greetings, Young Master Guo, greetings, Miss Nan!"

As soon as Guo Feng and the crew got out of the carriage, these servants immediately bowed respectfully.

Nan Liru pointed to them and said, "These are the more reliable servants I selected. They are all experienced and very familiar with the Imperial City District. You can use them temporarily. If you feel uneasy, you can recruit your own later and let them return to my Imperial Preceptor's Residence."

Guo Feng nodded.

He was quite satisfied with Nan Liru's arrangement.

It saved him a lot of trouble.

Anyway, he didn't have too much to hide, so he didn't care if the other party had planted spies.

Afterward, they entered the residence and, led by a servant, took a tour.

Pavilions, towers, everything was available.

There were even fertile fields, medicinal gardens, and animal pens in the back.

The residence also had a Heaven-grade low-tier defensive barrier, which could resist strong enemies and prevent prying.

This barrier was somewhat similar to a modern security system.

Soon, Guo Feng became familiar with the residence and was very satisfied.

Nan Liru didn't even give him another chance to suggest converting it into spirit stones and handed the land deed and house deed to Guo Feng.

She also had someone record it.

Then, Nan Liru took out a beautifully made, grand 'Guo Residence' plaque that had been prepared earlier and gave it to Guo Feng.

Guo Feng personally hung it up.

This way, Guo Feng also had a residence of approximately one square kilometer in the Imperial Capital of the Yan Yang Empire.

His residence was considered a high-grade scale in the Imperial City District.

Calculated this way, there were only over a thousand residences in the entire Imperial City District.

Therefore, it was indeed very precious.

After all this was done, Nan Liru smiled, "It's getting late today, Young Master Guo. Please arrange the matters of the residence. When you are selected as Emperor-Consort, I will accompany my father to visit you."

She paused, "After all, as the Imperial Preceptor, his visit to you would cause unnecessary controversy."

"It's fine, I understand."

Guo Feng cupped his hands, "But, where do I register?"

Nan Liru took out a talisman imbued with spiritual energy, which had an imperial seal on it.

She smiled, "Knowing you're busy, I've already registered for you. Tomorrow morning, you just need to go to the Scholars' Academy in the Shangdu District to participate in the competition."

"Oh? Thank you very much then!"

Guo Feng took the talisman and glanced at it. The imperial seal on it was still in the shape of a sun god bird with its head and tail connected.

He immediately put it into his spatial storage.

Afterward, Nan Liru bid farewell.

Guo Feng and Qin Tian walked into the residence, and as they walked, they arranged for someone to go outside the Imperial Capital to deliver a message to Mo Daoqing.

Qin Tian gave the person a token.

That person left directly.

Then, Guo Feng learned about some of the Imperial Capital's situation from Qin Tian.

Qin Tian was clearly quite familiar with the Imperial Capital's situation.

Qin Tian still had many doubts about Guo Feng's certainty of becoming Emperor-Consort.

However, he didn't ask much.

Guo Feng also probed Qin Tian's feelings towards Qin Xiang Duke and initially found that Qin Tian seemed unwilling to talk much about Qin Xiang Duke.

Early the next morning.

Guo Feng prepared to go with Qin Tian to the Scholars' Academy to participate in the Emperor-Consort competition.

A servant came to report that Qin Yu, the hostage prince from Qin Wang City, had arrived with his butler to request an audience with Guo Feng and Qin Tian.

"Why is Qin Yu here?"

Qin Tian raised an eyebrow, seemingly without much emotion.

Guo Feng waved his hand, "Not sure, we'll know when we go out and see."

He sighed, "Alas, this Imperial Capital, it seems nothing can be hidden. Everyone's ears and eyes are so well-informed."

As they spoke, they arrived at the front hall and saw Qin Yu and the old man from Qin Wang City.

"Second Brother, save Father!"

Upon seeing Qin Tian, Qin Yu immediately stood up and bowed towards Qin Tian...