Volume 3, Chapter 258 – Going to Five Immortals House

“Okay, Sister.” Lu Zhuxin obediently nodded at Chi Xiyan.

Going to the broker’s house to buy personal maids?

Strictly speaking, Hu Mei’er and Hu Xian’er by the Fox Monarch’s side also belonged to the category of maids.

When Chi Xiyan said she would take her to buy personal maids, the first thing Lu Zhuxin thought of were those two girls.

During the days Hu Mei’er and Hu Xian’er weren’t here, Lu Zhuxin rather missed them.

If they were still here, they could save Lu Zhuxin quite a bit of trouble.

“Little Xue’er.” Chi Xiyan brought Lu Zhuxin to the northern side of the Chi family ancestral home. “Here is the courtyard Father has prepared for you.”

Lu Zhuxin looked at the courtyard before her, her eyes brightening involuntarily.

The Chi family was indeed one of the wealthiest merchant families in the human empire.

The magnificent courtyard before her could rival the Fox Monarch’s Fox Palace.

The flower beds and greenery in the courtyard all emanated faint spiritual energy. Even the decorative plants were no ordinary things.

As for the rest—artificial mountains with green vines, pavilions and towers—they were too numerous to count.

Water gurgled as spiritual koi swam freely within, full of spirituality.

After following Chi Xiyan through the garden, Lu Zhuxin’s elegant brows furrowed slightly.

She could feel a surging spiritual power flowing underground.

The entire courtyard was shrouded by a powerful formation.

Heh… No wonder preparing a single courtyard took so much time. It turned out all the time was spent on this.

Lu Zhuxin understood in her heart.

If she didn’t possess Eighth Realm cultivation, she truly would have had difficulty discovering this hidden formation.

However, Lu Zhuxin wasn’t that afraid of formations.

With the System’s help, she’d had several experiences controlling top-level formations.

Although it hadn’t truly made her into a formation master, she had vaguely and hazily grasped some understanding of formations.

Rеαԁ oո KаtReаԁiոɡСαfе

The formation the Chi family had prepared for her wasn’t a killing formation but more inclined toward an imprisonment formation.

This formation wasn’t constructed to target Eighth Realm experts, so it posed no threat to Lu Zhuxin.

“Little Xue’er, from now on this will be your home. Do you like your new home?” Chi Xiyan asked.

“I like it.” Lu Zhuxin answered sweetly.

A courtyard with a built-in sealing formation.

She absolutely loved it.

Lu Zhuxin followed Chi Xiyan, simply strolling through the garden for a while.

To be fair, the Chi family had truly invested considerable capital here. If not for an Eighth Realm great demon’s divine consciousness penetrating the profound and perceiving all things, Lu Zhuxin would have quite liked the courtyard the Chi family had prepared for her.

In the courtyard, Lu Zhuxin also saw Lin Xiu, whom she hadn’t seen for several days.

“First Young Lady.” Lin Xiu wore black fitted clothing. He cupped his fists in salute toward Chi Xiyan, then looked at Lu Zhuxin beside her.

“And Second Young Lady.”

When he saw Lu Zhuxin, Lin Xiu’s gaze was somewhat complicated.

When Chi Xiyan had him protect this girl, she’d never told him the girl’s identity.

He hadn’t expected that this girl would actually become the Chi family’s Second Young Lady.

Lu Zhuxin noticed the strangeness in Lin Xiu’s eyes, but she didn’t care.

By now, Chi Xiyan wouldn’t come to suspect her because of a word or two.

So this martial artist basically posed no threat to her anymore.

“Senior Lin Xiu.” Chi Xiyan said, “In a bit, I need to help Little Xue’er go to the broker’s house to select some maids. Help me go to the martial hall and find a few capable guards for Little Xue’er.”

“Alright.” Lin Xiu nodded. His answer was very brief.

This task wasn’t difficult for him.

After touring Lu Zhuxin’s new courtyard, Chi Xiyan led her away from the Chi residence, heading straight for the broker’s house she was familiar with.

Originally, selecting maids wasn’t something they needed to personally handle.

Rеαⅾ оn ΚatRеaⅾіnɡСafe

The broker’s owner would naturally make the selections and send them to the Chi family residence.

But Chi Xiyan felt that choosing personal maids couldn’t be so casual.

As a young lady of an aristocratic family, she understood all too well the importance of personal maids.

Giving up on selecting from the Chi family’s existing maids and instead going directly to the broker’s house was to choose some with clean backgrounds, avoiding some unnecessary troubles.

After all, no one would want their personal maid to be a spy planted by others.

The broker’s house was quite far from the Chi residence. Lu Zhuxin and Chi Xiyan rode in a carriage for a good while before arriving.

Getting off the carriage, Chi Xiyan didn’t linger outside but led them straight into the largest broker’s establishment.

“Young Lady Chi!” The broker’s owner hurriedly came downstairs to receive them.

He welcomed Chi Xiyan and Lu Zhuxin into the shop.

He also served the two young ladies a cup of clear tea.

“I didn’t expect Young Lady Chi to personally visit. The preparations were hasty, please forgive us.”

“May I ask what Young Lady Chi needs today?”

“Mm.” Chi Xiyan said, “I need to select some maids for my younger sister.”

“They need to be clean, quick-witted, and sensible.”

“Not those with poor backgrounds. Not those who are illiterate, stupid, or dull either.”

Chi Xiyan paused and glanced at Lu Zhuxin beside her. “Of course, most importantly, not those who are ugly or old.”

“This…” Hearing this, the broker’s owner showed difficulty on his face. “Young Lady Chi, you’ve come one step too late. Today won’t work.”

“Hm?” Chi Xiyan frowned. “What’s wrong?”

The broker’s owner said, “Just before you arrived, the manager from Five Immortals House bought a batch of pretty and clever girls.”

“What’s left are either those with poor backgrounds or ugly appearances.”

“Moreover, among maids, those who can count and read are in the minority after all.”

“Such maids wouldn’t catch your eye, would they, Young Lady Chi?”

Rеаԁ οո КαtRеаԁіոɡCαfе

The broker’s owner was somewhat embarrassed.

The person before him was the Chi family’s young lady. He couldn’t afford to offend her.

But today’s matter was truly too coincidental. Usually, people from Five Immortals House wouldn’t come to buy so early.

It just happened to be when the Chi family young lady came.

“Young Lady Chi, your timing is truly unfortunate.”

Lu Zhuxin on the side heard the name Five Immortals House, and a trace of surprise flashed through her eyes.

Huang Huying, what was he doing?

“Five Immortals House?” Chi Xiyan’s elegant brows furrowed slightly.

As the Chi family’s young lady, she naturally knew what kind of place Five Immortals House was.

Previously, Yu Lizhi had nearly sold herself to Five Immortals House to save her mother.

“Five Immortals House still needs to come to this kind of place to buy?”

The broker’s owner said, “Young Lady Chi, Five Immortals House has always been a major client of our broker’s house.”

“You should understand that that place has always had a great demand for women.”

“…” Chi Xiyan clicked her tongue lightly. “There really aren’t any suitable people left?”

“None. The suitable candidates were all taken by Five Immortals House.” The broker’s owner said. “Why don’t you ask at Five Immortals House?”

“They just took the people not long ago. Perhaps they’d be willing to transfer some.”

Chi Xiyan’s elegant brows knitted together. Her impression of Five Immortals House wasn’t good.

Have her go to Five Immortals House to select maids for Yu Lizhi? Could girls who’d been through that place be clean?

“Sister, what should we do now?” Lu Zhuxin tugged on Chi Xiyan’s sleeve. “Should we go to Five Immortals House?”

The broker’s owner saw Chi Xiyan’s hesitation and said, “Young Lady Chi, you seem to have misunderstood.”

“Five Immortals House doesn’t entirely do that kind of business.”

The broker’s owner chuckled. “In fact, only a minority at Five Immortals House actually do that kind of business. Many of the girls inside are clean. Five Immortals House never forces girls to do that kind of business.”

Rеαⅾ оn КαtReαdiոɡСαfе

“Moreover, Five Immortals House is famous for its elegance. Their eye for selecting girls and their skill in training them can be called exceptional.”

“Girls educated by Five Immortal House have talent, beauty, and character praised by everyone.”

“So many sons from aristocratic families are willing to go to Five Immortals House to redeem the freedom of girls they fancy.”

“Even more, wives of aristocratic families will hire teachers from Five Immortals House to educate the women in their households.”

“Of course, the teachers at Five Immortals House are mostly women as well.”

Lu Zhuxin on the side listened with amazement.

Although she was the Fox Monarch, she wasn’t very familiar with the foxes under her command.

She only had a superficial understanding of Five Immortals House’s operational model.

So this was how Five Immortals House collected intelligence?

Lu Zhuxin turned to look at Chi Xiyan again. “Sister, what do you think? Should we go take a look at Five Immortals House?”

Chi Xiyan was still hesitating.

She truly didn’t understand Five Immortals House deeply, but she’d heard many romantic stories between aristocratic family disciples and Five Immortals House women.

The women of Five Immortals House, whether in talent, beauty, or character, were all top choices.

Chi Xiyan believed this.

However, Yu Lizhi had just become the Chi family’s Second Young Lady, and Chi Xiyan was going to take her to visit a brothel, and even help her select maids from the brothel?

This looked problematic no matter how you looked at it.

The broker’s owner saw Chi Xiyan’s hesitation and explained with a smile, “I know what Young Lady Chi is worried about.”

“But please rest assured, Young Lady Chi. Five Immortals House has always protected the girls very well. For girls whose freedom can be redeemed from the house, Five Immortals House never publicly reveals their identities.”

“Of course, Five Immortals House’s confidentiality measures for honored guests’ identities are also very well done.”

Lu Zhuxin looked at the broker’s owner with surprise.

If this person didn’t have any demon aura on him, Lu Zhuxin would almost suspect he was a shill hired by Old Huang.