After parting ways with Liselotte, Elena went to the real estate office of the Sky Pillar City. As marquis Zhongnian was the ruler of the city, this real estate office also belonged to him. Without going through this place no one could buy any properties in the city.

Elena did not find properties that interested her too much, so she decided to buy a property that would at least be decently good. She went to the front desk and asked the receptionist to bring her the list of available properties.

The receptionist was a man in his forties. He was an experienced man who knew who could afford to spend a large amount of money. And from Elena's behaviour she looked like someone with a lot of money to spend. So he gave her the highest level catalogue right away.

This catalogue contained almost all the properties that were on sale and a normal person could buy it. There was one more catalogue which was for the VIPs and it had some special properties on sale which were directly under the marquis. But Elena did not need any special properties as she was only searching for a decent house to live in.

After taking a look at the catalogue, Elena found several properties to match her taste. The marquis is trying to increase the size of the Sky Pillar City in recent times, so the city had quite a few new houses that were on sale.

As Elena did not need to live in the central area of the city, she was more than happy to buy a house in the outskirts of the city if the house was good and comfortable. And she found just one such house which was a large villa in the newly expanded part of the city.

Just as the receptionist was going to explain the properties in detail, a commotion was heard at the doorway of the office. When both of them looked at the door to see what was going on, a muscular middle aged man entered the real estate office. He had a very handsome face with a hint of maturity that could make any young girl go mad. He was also exuding an overbearing aura that was very strong and oppressive. He had black hair and a beard. He also had a large spear in his back.

The receptionist who was talking with Elena hurriedly stood up and greeted that man -

"Your excellency, we would have gone to you if you needed anything. Why did you come here in person ?"

This man was none other than the ruler of the Sky Pillar City marquis Zhongnian Shudiang. He was an illustrated general of the Tang nation, who had stayed undefeated in the battlefield. Even large sects like the Hell's Paradise sect had to bow down in front of his might. That esteemed man brushed off the receptionist and came in front of Elena, then he let out a loud laughter and then said -

"Hahaha. Hey, so you're Lin Yun. My daughter had taken a liking to you and when I came back she even ignored me for you. Don't you think it is a great crime ?"

"Marquis Zhongnian. I do believe if your cute little daughter is not giving you enough attention, then you must be lacking a little something."

"I'm not a marquis any more. You can call me Duke Zhongnian. And according to you what might be that little something ?"

"Fufu, why should I tell you that ?"

"Hey, you're a brave one. Aren't you ?"

"I do believe myself to be a bit of a coward in most situations but I can also be brave when there is a need."

"Hahahaha. Good answer. Good answer. I like you and my daughter also like you, so let's shake hands. This is an honour, don't forget."

"Oh my my, dear duke. How indecent of you to propose to a little girl, especially to a friend of your daughter."

"I did not mean it that way and you know it. You really have some balls to tease me like this."

"Sorry to disappoint you Duke, but as I'm a perfectly beautiful female, I don't have balls."

Now the Duke was a bit dumbfounded. He was trying to get an upper hand while talking to Elena as she currently looked like a young girl. But she was beaten every time by Elena in taking.

"A young girl like you should not talk about balls so easily. It is not good."

"Oh, then should an old man like you talk about that all the time. Is that not even more indecent ?"

"You know what. I'm not talking about this anymore. I'm not good with my words anyway. By the way, are you here to buy a property ?"

While Elena and the new Duke were talking with each other, all the subordinates of the Duke and the people present inside the real estate office broke out in a cold sweat. The Duke was held as the incarnation of terror in the hearts of many people. So, having a little girl of only 16 or 17 years old speaking to him like that was like a fantasy to all of them.

"Yes, I do intend to find a property to buy."

"Oh, what kind of property do you want ? Is it a house ? Or a shop maybe ?"

"I want to buy a somewhat large house."

"Great. Then how about this ? Stay in this city and play with my daughter from time to time and I will give you the largest villa other than my own house in the central area."

"I plan to leave the city the day after tomorrow. So I have to decline your offer. I also don't have any need to live in the central district and I don't lack money either. So the offer was not very appealing to be honest."

Seeing Elena saying that the offer Duke gave her was not very appealing, all the people present inside the building almost collapsed. The house or rather the villa that the duke offered was a very important landmark of the city. Even one of the princes tried to buy this villa but the duke refused.

This was a famous incident that every resident of the city knew. That prince tried to force the duke into giving it to him by using his authority as the prince. But then marquis, Zhongnian did not give him any face and sent him back to the capital after beating him back and blue. And now here was someone who was rejecting the property that even an imperial prince desired.

"Hmm, are in a hurry to live. Where do you plan to go ?"

"I want to go to the capital city. And even though I'm not in a hurry, I have two students who need training. So I need to go out of the city in order to train them."

"Oh !! Are you even old enough to train someone. What are you ? A martial artist or an immortal cultivator."

"You don't need to worry about my age. And I'm both a martial artist and an immortal cultivator."

"Amazing. That means you're the same as me. This nation looks down on martial artists and I found that to be distasteful. More people had the talent to become a martial artist than an immortal cultivator so for a nation having a lot of strong martial artists is needed.

I had great talent as an immortal cultivator but I did not give up the martial arts either. So currently I'm also a dual cultivator just like you."

Elena had already noticed that this duke was quite impressive. For his level and for normal people, his combat prowess had reached the top. Without some special skills or opportunities, no one on his level would have a higher stat count than him. He was several times stronger than the supreme elder of the Hell's Paradise sect.

"That's impressive."

"I know right. Oh, if you can't live in the city, then please promise me that you will come to visit my daughter often. She had never shown such interest in anyone and I think you will not be a bad influence on my daughter. So I request you to visit her from time to time."

"Now that's a request I can accept. I also like her a lot so I do intend to visit her often without you asking me for this. Don't worry."

"That's a relief. So, now accept the house I previously mentioned as a greeting gift."

"Did you not hear what I just said. I already intended to visit Lise even without you asking me. So I don't need a gift from you."

"How can that be. You're the first person that my super smart daughter took a liking to. I have to give you a greeting gift."

Elena knew the duke would not stop giving her that house even if she rejected it. And it's not like she had a problem with accepting the gift. So she finally accepted it. The duke was very happy and asked her to come with him to see the house. Elena did not reject him and went with the duke and his guards.

"By the way, why did Lise have such a foreign name ?"

Elena knew the reason, but she had to ask it to the duke as she could not explain the reason why she knew it.

"In my youth, I left the goddess' zone to visit the larger world. I even went to different continents. Even though I look like this, I'm actually several hundreds of years old. In that long time, I had only once fallen in love and that was with a lady from a different race.

Lise's mother was a vampire. He was born with a special skill that had shortened her lifespan greatly. But she wanted to give birth to an offspring before dying so she gave birth to my beloved daughter. She was also the last gift that my wife Vanatis left for me. She named my daughter Liselotte as that was also the name of the Queen to whom she had given her loyalty to. And that's how my daughter got her name. I later gave her my title as her first name."

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