sbdcsierra Chapter 213: The Succubus Appears
Chapter 213: The Succubus Appears
The proprietress raised her hand in assurance.
"Absolutely not, young lady, don't worry. This land is very clean, and the soil is fertile. Everything you plant will grow extremely well. It's just that this estate is quite old, and the houses are a bit dilapidated, but with some repairs, they'll still be habitable."
Li Shuchen, still uneasy, asked again, "What if there are other problems?"
"If you have any other questions, please feel free to come to me, and I will definitely give you a satisfactory answer."
"Row"
After the two finished exchanging documents, Li Shuchen took the land deed and got on the carriage road.
"Changning, let's go take a look at this estate. If there are any problems, we can come find her."
"it is good"
After a long while, they arrived at their destination. The two alighted from the carriage and looked up to see the plaque above the manor gate that read "Yiyuan Manor".
Princess Changning: "Yiyuan Manor? What's the purpose of it?"
Li Shuchen shook his head.
"I don't know either, Changning, let's go in and take a look."
"Walk"
The two entered the farm and were greeted by an endless expanse of fields, indeed clean, nothing but dirt. They walked a little further in...
Arriving in front of a row of houses, Li Shuchen pushed open one of the doors and went inside.
Princess Changning: "Cough cough cough, this is choking!"
Li Shuchen patted Princess Changning on the back and asked...
"Are you alright, Changning?"
"I'm fine"
Li Shuchen touched the dust on the table and rubbed it...
"These houses are indeed old. Look at the dust on the tables and the cobwebs in the corners; it's obvious that no one has lived here for a long time. Such a large estate, and the price isn't that expensive, so it's reasonable that no one should have bought it for so long."
Princess Changning, remembering the plaque above the gate, was startled and spread her arms to shield Li Shuchen.
"Li Shuchen, this seems to be a haunted house."
"Haunted house?"
Princess Changning's memories rewind to three years ago
"I remember when I was thirteen, everyone in the capital was saying that a succubus had appeared. There were more than twenty women in a manor on the outskirts of the capital who were all raped and then killed by the succubus. Their deaths were gruesome and inhuman. No one survived overnight. At the time, I thought it was a fantasy and didn't believe it at all. Now it seems to be true."
The memory of grapes also went back three years.
"Grape also knew about this. At that time, Miss was only fourteen years old. When this happened in the capital, all the girls were in a panic, fearing that the succubus was causing trouble in the city. Grape even kept Miss tied to her side and dared not leave the house."
Li Shuchen frowned upon hearing this: "A succubus? Where is he now?"
Princess Changning: "He disappeared after that night and has never appeared again."
Li Shuchen: "Disappeared?"
Princess Changning felt cold and rubbed her arms, saying, "Li Shuchen, let's not take this estate anymore, let's return it to the proprietress."
Upon hearing this, Li Shuchen pondered carefully. This estate was truly a bargain; six thousand taels of silver for a hundred acres of land was a real steal. The so-called succubus was nothing more than a human construct; if he appeared, she could simply capture him. After thinking for a moment, she spoke.
“You said the victim was a woman, so the man must be alright, right? We can have Brother Zhao and his group from Chenxi Fruit Farm come and guard the farm.”
Princess Changning stamped her foot upon hearing this.
"Li Shuchen, you really want this estate? This estate is considered unlucky."
Li Shuchen said calmly
"It's just that people do some unscrupulous things. There's nothing wrong with these lands. Besides, he hasn't shown up for three years. He might have already left or been captured by someone else. Even if he reappears, if I capture him, the girls in the capital won't be afraid anymore. That would be my contribution to our dynasty."
"OK then"
Li Shuchen pulled Princess Changning back.
"Let's go back to the inn first, and then come back after I've decided what to plant and hired some workers."
Princess Changning walked quickly while saying...
"Aren't we going to argue with the landlady?"
"What theory? I'm already getting a good deal at this price."
Princess Changning stopped talking, took Li Shuchen's arm, and ran back to the carriage. She finally breathed a sigh of relief, patting her chest to comfort herself.
"The noble heroine, the noble heroine will definitely make a move, don't be afraid."
Li Shuchen raised an eyebrow upon hearing this.
"Changning also knows about the noble female knight-errant?"
"It's a widely circulated story in the capital; everyone knows it."
"Huh? She only beat up three bullies, yet she's so famous?" someone chimed in.
"Indeed, this noble and chivalrous woman possesses superb martial arts skills, a chivalrous heart, and the courage to help those in need. She will surely resolve this matter."
"Yes, we will definitely take action to resolve this."
……
On the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, Happiness Inn opened for business.
Li Shuchen dressed herself up beautifully and went downstairs to help.
Yu'er: "Miss, you've recovered! That's wonderful!"
Xiao Feng: "Miss, please walk slowly and watch your step."
Li Shuchen waved happily to everyone: "Okay, okay, it's all done, everyone don't need to worry."
"Miss Li is better now! Congratulations!"
Congratulations, Miss Li!
Li Shuchen returned the greeting with clasped hands: "Thank you, thank you everyone, please enjoy your meal."
"la la la la la la la"
Li Shuchen hummed a song, in a good mood as he served the dishes. He had just served a three-color potato pancake to the guests when he heard...
[Congratulations, host, you have triggered the main quest of the inn. Please make the inn 'famous' within the specified time to achieve the condition.]
Happiness level ≥
[Profit value ≥ 2 silver]
[Popularity value ≥]
[After completing the task, the host will receive a mysterious reward.]
The deadline for this mission is 7 PM on the 30th day of the 12th lunar month in the tenth year of the Purple Star Dynasty.
Li Shuchen froze upon hearing this. How much silver? How much silver did Xiao Jizi say?
One million taels of silver?
Is she crazy? She needs to earn over 80,000 taels of silver a month to complete the mission. Where is she going to earn that much? Her inn only earns a maximum of 20,000 taels of silver a month, even when it's fully booked every day. How is she going to earn an extra 60,000 taels of silver?
Oh dear, this won't do. She needs to calm down and think of a solution.
"Grape, I'm tired. I need to go back inside and rest. Don't let anyone disturb me."
"Yes, miss"
Li Shuchen returned to the Sanbao Hall alone, closed the doors and windows, lay down on the bed, and closed his eyes to think. There were only so many rooms; more wouldn't appear out of thin air. Raising the price wasn't a good idea either; it would be terrible if he didn't make a profit and even lost money.
She's also put a lot of thought into the variety of food, and the inn is fully booked every day.
I have to find somewhere else, somewhere that's expensive, novel, and popular.
Difficult, difficult, difficult, more difficult than ascending to heaven.
The system task is really hard! Why give her such a difficult task all at once? Are they trying to exhaust her to death?
Stinky system, dog system, bad system
Aaaaaaahh ...
System? System?! Her shopping mall hasn't been upgraded yet; she'd almost forgotten about it.
Thinking of this, I couldn't wait to open the system store and click on the upgrade store.
[Does the host wish to spend 10,000 taels of silver to upgrade the in-game store to a premium version?]
"Yes"
[Congratulations, host! Your shop has been upgraded to advanced level.]
Upon hearing this, Li Shuchen began browsing the items. Logically, since it had been upgraded to "Advanced," there should be some useful stuff, right?
Swipe left, swipe right, blah blah blah