Wen s.h.i.+achen waved his hand and the three servants placed the objects they were holding onto the table beside Shen Tianyu . She opened the jade boxes to check the contents . Satisfied, she moved in to inspect the sack . Seeing everything was there, Shen Tianyu ordered Xia Ji to gather the things up . She then stood up and flapped her sleeve before leaving, not bidding farewell or giving the people in the Audience Hall a second glance .

When the group stepped into the street, Xia Ji, who was holding onto the "compensation"asked her with furrowed brows .

"Miss, why did you tell me to carry these things?" He had followed Shen Tianyu from Yaodu, so naturally, he knew she had a storage s.p.a.ce of some kind . She could just wave her hand and collect them, why did she have someone carry them?

"Tsk, tsk . You're still green, Xia Ji . (1)" Shen Tianyu clicked her tongue . "Of course, part of this is to show off . The Wen family paid us, we need to make a statement out of it . 'We ar not someone to mess with, even the powerful Wen family has to bow to us' is what we are saying by parading around with these . "

Xia Ji's eyes lit up in admiration . 'Miss is indeed smart . Not only will this make the Wen family loose more face, having to bow to a brothel house, it also warns others not to oppose us . All this just by carrying some items back!'

"The second part is, have you seen a prost.i.tute with a s.p.a.ce ring or some kind of storage s.p.a.ce?"

"It's very rare, but there are . . . " Xia Ji started .

"Right . " Shen Tianyu interrupted . "They key is 'rare' . Normally, s.p.a.ce rings are a valuable thing that not every n.o.ble family has, much less a courtesan, though the more popular ones like Luo Hua have received one . However, I just debuted last night, how popular could I be? And for me to have a s.p.a.ce ring? There could be another power behind me . If they are more careful, it would scare off the Wen family for at least a little while . But if not, they might start to covet what I have and scheme against me in the dark . On the other hand, they could also try to curry favor with me to gain additional support from whoever was behind me . Both of which are troublesome things . Either way, I am only a Qi Refining cultivator, it is not good for me to show my hand at such an early stage . Treasuring a jade ring can become a crime (2) . "

"Miss is so smart!" XianJi gushed out of admiration . His brothers also looked at her with s.h.i.+ning eyes .

Shen Tianyu turned around and lightly flicked his forehead with her finger . "You guys are just too green . Scheming can also be a strength, not just physical prowess . Tactics can win over physical power in the hands of an expert . "

"Yes, Miss!" They all responded with a face as if they had received great wisdom .

. . .

Back at Lavender Palace

After giving the jade boxes to Manager Sung for safekeeping, Shen Tianyu dismissed her guards . She picked up the bag of yuan and went looking for Su Yuan .

She found him on the first floor, helping take down the decorations . She called out to him and led him into a guest room on the second floor . She held out her hand containing the bag of yuan .

"Here . This is for you . "

Su Yuan looked at her, surprised and asked: "Why?"

"I went to the Wen Residence to get some compensation for the both of us . This is for you . I also got a Thousand year Bloodfruit and a Cleansing Pill, if you want them, I can give them to you, too . " Shen Tianyu responded .

"No need . But why are you giving this to me?"

"Because this is part of the compensation . Got for both of our incidents with Young Master Wen . " Shen Tianyu scratched her nose . "Actually, I mostly used your incident to demand compensation because it broke Lavender Palace's rules . So I feel you should get at least part of the compensation . "

Su Yuan smiled at her . "There's really no need . I'm glad I'm able to help Lavender Palace . The Palace Master has helped me so much, it's my honor to be of help . "

"No!" Shen Tianyu shouted . "At the very least, you have to take these yuan . You can save it for you and Che s.h.i.+an later in life or something . I don't care . Please, alleviate my conscience at the very least . "

Su Yuan smiled at her and sighed . He extended his hand and took the bag of yuan . "Fine . If it will help you, I will take it . I'll save it for the future in case anything happens . "

Shen Tianyu nodded with her hand she on her hips . The two then left the guest room, each going their own way . Shen Tianyu looked through the opened door .

"It's still the early afternoon . . . it seems my negotiations went smoother than I antic.i.p.ated . "

Shen Tianyu then turned around and went back to the office . She told Sung Ming she was going to the back mountain to cultivate and left after being reminded to return before opening hours .

. . .

As the sky turned purple, Shen Tianyu returned to Lavender Palace . 'I've been able to absorb more spiritual power, but as expected, advancing is not so easy . '

She entered her room on the third floor and got ready for work . She was now wearing a purple robe with flower embroidered lapels . Though this robe was much simpler than the one she wore the night before, it accentuated her elegance . She then went back down to the second floor guest room that was reserved for her to get ready before work hours .

Technically, she could stay in a room on the second floor, but due to personal reasons, she insisted that her official room be the Birds of Paradise room, her official residence . On the other hand, ordinary workers are not allowed on the Third Floor . Only Yaodu members are allowed there, and only with permission from Sung Ming . Though, Sung Ming and Mu Shenchou can enter whenever they want, and the Palace Master of course . They could just a.s.sign Yaodu's maids to do her makeup and make her presentable, but then that would make things a bit too weird . As if she was abnormally favored and she had explicitly told Sung Ming and Mu Shenchou before she didn't want to stand out too much, at least not yet . Therefore, they had to go to the trouble of reserving a room for her before the brothel opened for the night .