In the present-day Huaxia, the Commander's Office and the Jixia Academy are the two major institutions that govern the world.
The Jixia Academy is responsible for education and talent selection.
The Commander's Office is responsible for all other matters, hence the many agencies listed below it.
Qingzhu Town Commander's Office Building.
Chen Jiuyang brought Ming Huatong here.
Chen Jiuyang, as the only publicly acknowledged living Martial Grand Sage in Huaxia, a Zhenshi-level combatant.
Except for the old district of Qingzhu Town where no one would monitor him, his every move would be noticed by many.
Especially today, when he had casually crushed three terrifying, mountain-like Flood Dragons with a raise of his hand on the Jialing River, a feat witnessed by tens of thousands, shocking countless people.
And shortly after disappearing, he had returned to Qingzhu Town so nonchalantly, now bringing a little girl to the Qingzhu Town Commander's Office Building. Someone immediately reported his arrival upstairs.
Soon, Yang Feng, the newly appointed Commander, along with the head of the Qingzhu Town Jixia Academy, warmly welcomed Chen Jiuyang and Ming Huatong, escorting them into the best reception hall of the Commander's Office Building.
Yang Feng said with a warm smile, "Thank you, Grand Sage Qianyang, for slaying the demon dragons on the Jialing River and saving Commander Nankong and Gong Zhenguo."
Chen Jiuyang's expression was calm and indifferent. "It's nothing."
"May I ask if Grand Sage Qianyang has any business at the Commander's Office?" Yang Feng inquired.
Chen Jiuyang stated his purpose. "It's like this, my family has returned, and the Qingzhu Museum, well, this was my home a long time ago. Now that my family is back, but we have nowhere to live, I've come to ask you about it."
"How much would it cost to buy the Qingzhu Museum, so I can build a house and live there with my family?"
"Ah?" Yang Feng and the head of the Jixia Academy were both taken aback, losing their composure for a moment.
Their minds went blank.
The dignified Martial Grand Sage, coming to the Commander's Office Building for this matter?
It was somewhat unbelievable to them...
After a brief moment of失态 (losing composure), the two regained their senses, exchanged glances, and Yang Feng said with a smile, "If it's about this matter, Grand Sage Qianyang, you need not worry at all."
"We can both handle this matter for you."
"The three demon dragons you just slew on the Jialing River are quite valuable. Flood dragon blood, flesh, bones, and hides are all worth a lot. Before you arrived, we were just discussing whether we could purchase some from you."
Ming Huatong looked at Chen Jiuyang with a hint of resentment in her eyes. It turned out she had gotten excited for nothing, thinking Chen Jiuyang was going to take her to book a room.
But in the end, Chen Jiuyang was just using her as a wallet.
Chen Jiuyang was also slightly stunned, then smiled and said, "In that case, it's easily settled. You can have all three Flood Dragons, consider it my payment for that place."
Yang Feng's face twitched slightly. "Grand Sage Qianyang, isn't that a bit... improper? Those are three Flood Dragons, very valuable and precious. You're using them to exchange for a small plot of land in the old district?"
Chen Jiuyang smiled. "You don't understand. In the era when I was active, that was my home, a place I longed for, where I was born and grew up. For me, it's priceless."
"As for creatures of the Flood Dragon's caliber, if I need them, I can simply go abroad and hunt some more. It's no trouble."
Yang Feng and the head of the Jixia Academy's faces twitched. Flood Dragons were also combat power at the Martial Saint level. In present-day Huaxia, very few people could slay such beings.
Yet, in his eyes, it was as simple as catching freshwater shrimp in a river.
Yang Feng's smile grew even warmer. He subconsciously stood up and extended his hand. "In that case, thank you, Grand Sage Qianyang, for your generosity."
After extending his hand, he realized and felt a sense of lingering fear. Unexpectedly, Chen Jiuyang stood up like an ordinary person and shook his hand, saying, "Not at all, it is I who should thank you."
Yang Feng smiled. "Then we will immediately send people to relocate the Qingzhu Museum, and perhaps provide you with some lumber and household appliances for building your house?"
Chen Jiuyang was also delighted. "Excellent."
Yang Feng's mention of household appliances brought Chen Jiuyang's thoughts back many years, to a time when his family was poor and had no money, and Yao Zixuan had bought him appliances.
Afterward, Chen Jiuyang left with Ming Huatong.
Yang Feng and the head of the Jixia Academy returned to the conference room, where numerous large screens were connected, displaying the Imperial Capital Commander's Office Headquarters, the Master, and Commanders from various regions, who were in a meeting.
Seeing Yang Feng return, the current Master asked, "How was it? What did the Grand Sage come to the Commander's Office for?"
Yang Feng replied truthfully.
Everyone's expression was somewhat lost. "Just for this?"
The Master's demeanor was gentle. He smiled and said, "This person is truly remarkable. Possessing peerless martial arts, yet he does not act recklessly. Instead, like an ordinary person, he abides by the laws of the current era, setting a good example for the old fellows who are yet to emerge."
If Chen Jiuyang is like this, then in the future, when other forbidden areas emerge, and people from the small immortal realm arrive, Chen Jiuyang will be the benchmark.
For those who break the law and cause trouble, the Commander's Office and Jixia Academy will have a legitimate reason to intervene.
They had been very worried before whether Chen Jiuyang would act recklessly due to his Grand Sage martial power and disregard the current laws and regulations. It was only after he killed the Flood Dragons and then came to prepare to buy land to build a house that they were completely relieved.
The Commander sighed. "As expected of someone respected by our ancestors. Even with peerless martial power, he possesses his own inner world while also obeying the law and maintaining social order. Truly a role model. Only now do I understand why our ancestors held him in such high regard."
"Since that is the case, we should see this through to the end. After providing the house materials and appliances, we should also give him a bank card with ten billion yuan."
"This person's character is impeccable, so we naturally cannot be stingy. However, we have still benefited; the value of the three Flood Dragons far exceeds ten billion."
"Yes, I will attend to it immediately," Yang Feng said solemnly.
...
Others could not understand Chen Jiuyang's feelings and thoughts. No matter how much the world had changed, this land, the location of his home, this Qingzhu spiritual domain, was the resting place of his soul, and a place where his family could live and survive peacefully.
Looking back at the past, his family had been kept within the True Demon Sect, afraid to venture out, fearing that the Five Great Sacred Lands would ambush them.
And due to its decline after reaching its peak, he had to seal them and place them in the village of the残老村 (Crippled Old Village).
This kind of life was ultimately not what Chen Jiuyang wanted.
The Commander's Office acted swiftly. They did not dismantle the Qingzhu Museum. Instead, a great scholar from the Jixia Academy arrived and, using divine powers, directly collected the Qingzhu Museum. Afterward, they delivered many items.
Chen Jiuyang also began to break the seals, reviving his relatives one by one.
"Jiuyang."
"Dad."
"Husband."
"Darling."
In this secluded old district, life began to become lively.
At this moment, the Qingzhu Spiritual Immortal Dao Fruit, hidden deep underground, fluctuated, contacting Chen Jiuyang.