After the destruction of the Immortal Realm, I took in the fallen fairy.

"Young master, the tea is here!"

When the male cultivator came over again, he placed several cups of steaming tea in front of Lin Heng's table.

He deliberately took one less cup of Qingzhi grass to crush, leaving Yun Qinghe's cup empty, without a single drop of water.

Yun Qinghe frowned slightly, looking at the male cultivator with a puzzled expression.

"I'm so sorry, fairy."

The male cultivator quickly bowed and apologized, "We've run out of Qingzhi Grass at the Misty Pavilion..."

After a pause, he tentatively asked, "Why don't you come upstairs with me? Our Misty Pavilion has quite a few excellent spiritual herb teas."

"You've used it all up? Then you don't need it anymore. Just give me my spirit stones back. I don't like drinking tea anyway."

Yun Qinghe shook her head, showing absolutely no interest in this so-called spiritual herb tea.

At this moment, Mu Tinglan picked up her teacup and shared her tea with Yun Qinghe, saying, "Alright, then bring another pot of water, and I'll share my tea with my junior sister."

After a pause, Mu Tinglan turned to Lin Heng and said, "By the way, Master, I remember there's a shop selling iron swords up ahead. How about we have Qinghe go and pick one out later? I think that's what Junior Sister is really interested in, rather than drinking tea."

"Um."

Lin Heng nodded.

"Well... okay."

Seeing that Lin Heng and the others were already chatting, the male cultivator didn't know what else to say and could only turn around and leave.

Because when he came over, his landlady specifically instructed that Yun Qinghe must be called over separately.

If discovered, it's better to give up than to alert anyone.

"Boss lady..."

Back in the second-floor corridor, the male cultivator cautiously looked at Yun Yue.

"Alright, I saw it all."

Yun Yue crossed her arms and shook her head helplessly.

Actually, what she's more curious about now is Mu Tinglan's attitude.

The two of them used to be very close fellow disciples, so how come Mu Tinglan, the senior disciple, actively pushed Yun Qinghe into the fire pit?

Getting the slave master's attention to the fairy slave is just a trap, isn't it?

"Okay! Deal!"

Suddenly, a strong voice came from the first floor, instantly attracting the attention of the entire Misty Pavilion.

Not only Yun Yue, who was puzzled in the second-floor corridor, but also Lin Heng and others who were drinking tea on the first floor.

A fat man wearing a fur robe and a large chain of spirit stones around his neck slammed his hand on the table and stood up.

At the same table as him, the slender immortal with the fire spirit root also gracefully stood up, swaying her delicate waist.

She smiled slightly at the fat old man, her tone even carrying a hint of smug playfulness: "Future master, then it's settled, right?"

As she spoke, she picked up a piece of paper from the table, the ink still wet.

"Hehe, of course!"

The fat old man smoothed the fur on his collar, his gaze brazenly fixed on the waist of the fire spirit root fairy in front of him, his face so fleshy it was almost oozing oil.

At this moment, the male cultivator on the second floor tentatively asked Yun Yue, "Boss lady, shall I now...?"

"Go to work first."

Yun Yue waved her hand, her gaze calmly fixed on the fat man.

"This sir, and this fairy..."

Soon, the male cultivator arrived at the old fat man and the fire spirit root fairy.

Xianyuan handed him the papers in her hand.

The male cultivator cleared his throat and, looking at the ink on the paper, loudly announced: "The mine owner of the Xuanji Mine in Golden Deer City, Shen Zu, Boss Shen, and Liu Xiyue, the Fire Spirit Root Fairy who once served the Tianlu Sect, have formally agreed to a master-slave relationship. The master-slave agreement is as follows."

"1. The master must give the fairy ten spirit stones each month for her free consumption."

"2. The master must obey the fairy's wishes and must not make decisions on his own to cultivate with the fairy."

"3. The master must prepare a separate bedroom for the fairy. The master shall not enter without permission."

"4. The master must provide the fairy with additional cosmetics, jewelry and other decorations."

"5. Master must accommodate the fairy's diet and prepare the following ingredients..."

Holy crap!

As these restrictions were read aloud, Xia Feng's eyes widened in disbelief.

He whispered in Lin Heng's ear, "Damn it, Young Master Lin, that fat guy is probably an idiot, right? So many restrictive clauses... isn't he just buying a monster?"

Even Yun Qinghe and Mu Tinglan frowned slightly.

"Senior sister, why do I feel like... that slave master is the one who's been bound by a slave spirit seal?"

"Hmm, such terms are not even normal for human interaction, let alone for a slave master and a fairy slave."

However, the other fairy maidens around her looked at the fire spirit fairy who was about to become a fairy slave with genuine envy.

Because they know that the higher the value of a Celestial Maiden, the more it reflects the background of a major sect.

Under the regulations of Golden Deer City, one can also gain more opportunities to draft terms when becoming a Celestial Slave...

Throughout the entire process, Lin Heng maintained a spectator's attitude, observing everything around him.

Although he knew beforehand that Xianyuan's purpose in raising her value was to sign such a clause, this was a characteristic of Jinlu City.

But he never felt that among the three—the slave merchant, the slave master, and the fairy maiden—the fairy maiden was the one who would truly benefit.

Even as the male cultivator announced these agreements, the fire-spirited fairy was beaming with pride, basking in everyone's envy...

"Alright, the above ten agreements constitute the master-servant contract that Lord Shen Zu formally signed with Fairy Liu Xiyue at a transaction price of 210 spirit stones. Witnessing place: Mizun Pavilion."

After catching his breath, the male cultivator returned the paper to the Fire Spirit Root Fairy with both hands: "Fairy, now you can go with the Lord to the Seal Formation Hall of the City Lord's Mansion to form the Slave Spirit Seal."

"Alright, let's go."

Liu Xiyue snatched the paper from the male cultivator's hand, glanced at the fat old man Shen Zu with a smile, and then walked ahead.

Shen Zu said nothing, but followed behind Liu Xiyue and left Mijin Pavilion together.

"Let's go take a look."

At this moment, Lin Heng also stood up.

"Master, are you going to watch the hand seals?"

Yun Qinghe and Mu Tinglan were both taken aback.

"Um."

Lin Heng nodded.

His conjectures about Golden Deer City and the Fairy Maiden industry have now reached their final stage.

He got up and left.

Seeing that he was the only one left at the table, Xia Feng quickly downed his cup of tea made with the herb "Jingzhuangcao" in one gulp, and then followed Lin Heng...

Following behind was Liu Xiyue, who swayed smugly, and Shen Zu, whose expression remained unchanged throughout.

Lin Heng and the others followed them to the town center of Golden Deer City, which was next to the city lord's mansion.

However, the hall for forming the slave spirit seal is guarded by guards.

Xia Feng turned to Lin Heng: "Young Master Lin, it seems we can't get in."

Lin Heng didn't speak, but looked at Mu Tinglan.

"Yes, Master, I have a way."

Mu Tinglan nodded in remembrance, then squatted down by the moat.

As she gathered spiritual energy at her fingertips and drew a neat circle on the water's surface, the circle was covered by spiritual energy.

Gradually, the spiritual energy dissipated.

On the surface of the water, which had been enchanted by magic, the image of the hand seal hall next to the city lord's mansion also appeared.

However, there is only one door in the picture, and you can only hear the sound of a chair being moved inside.

Turning her head, Mu Tinglan said apologetically to Lin Heng, "Master, the source water rules at the City Lord's Mansion are too thin. This is the most we can maintain, and it won't last long."

"Keep it like this."

Lin Heng nodded.

Suddenly, a red light spilled out from the crack in the door.

This is the unique radiance that appears when the slave spirit seal is formed.

But before the light of the Slave Spirit Seal had faded, a loud "bang" was heard from inside.

Then came Liu Xiyue's surprised voice: "Didn't we sign a master-slave contract? You, you're breaking the contract... Ah!"

Before she could finish speaking, there was the sound of her being thrown to the ground.

Strictly speaking, there was also a dull thud as if someone had been kicked.

"Master-slave contract? If that thing were useful, what would be the point of having a slave spirit seal?"

At the same time, the sound of paper being torn could be heard.

"What's wrong with you...?"

"Heh, you want my spirit stones? A private bedroom? Expensive jewelry? Your favorite food? I'm a mine owner, what do you think I bought you for?"

Glug glug...

"Why, why are you pouring water on me? What, what kind of water is this?"

"You dare stop? Keep drinking!"

"Gulp... Ptooey!"

Thud, it seems like a pebble fell to the ground.

At this moment, the fat old man excitedly shouted from inside, "I've long heard that combining it with the spiritual energy in the spirit stones can revive the refining function of the fire spirit root. I never thought it could actually turn this mineral water into minerals!"

"Huh? So from now on I'll..."

"That's right! From now on, you'll have to drink all the mineral water from my mine like this, then refine it into minerals and spit it out! If you can't spit out any minerals... hehe. Keep drinking!"

"Ugh!"

The entire room was filled with the fairy maiden's mournful sobs and the old fat man's excited shouts.

However, after the spiritual energy on the water completely dissipated, Lin Heng and the others looked towards the seal-forming hall, but they didn't hear any sound...