[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-entertainment-told-to-stay-grounded-you-start-ta":3,"chapter-entertainment-told-to-stay-grounded-you-start-ta-entertainment-i-was-told-to-be-down-to-earth-not-chapter-198":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Entertainment: Told to Be Down-to-Earth, You Took Up Funeral Gigs?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1930783,2633,"Chapter 198","entertainment-i-was-told-to-be-down-to-earth-not-chapter-198",198,"\u003Cp>\"Oh? Is that so?\" Su Meng said nonchalantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then the incense money we believers donate, which was originally meant for the Buddha, is taken and spent by the monks.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stealing the Buddha's money, does that count as being disrespectful to the Buddha?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why haven't I seen the Buddha descend with thunderous wrath to strike these monks dead?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hiss... In the livestream, many people's expressions changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the scene, the two monks were also dumbfounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isn't this big fat sheep an idiot?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could he ask such a tricky question?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To this question, the two monks had no idea how to answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young monk was already getting angry out of shame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You donate incense money to prove your piety to the Buddha!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don't even have a shred of piety, and you still want the Buddha to bless you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Keep dreaming!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hehe...\" Su Meng sneered and said lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When you heard I donated incense money, you said my heart toward the Buddha was very pious.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now that there's no money, I'm not pious anymore?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, whether one is pious to the Buddha depends on the amount of money?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So this heart toward the Buddha... is just like trading in a vegetable market, weighed by the pound?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hiss...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the school, the director who stayed behind suddenly changed his expression, gasped, and collapsed to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a public figure, in such a public setting, Su Meng saying this...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holy crap! Is this the rhythm of shelling Buddhism?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, the director felt like a disaster was imminent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I'm just a small variety show, do you have to kill me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Xinghai Entertainment, Duan Duan Jiang and Sister Qin looked at each other and couldn't help but shudder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are you shelling Buddhism?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are you afraid you're not dying fast enough?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This involves religious issues!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you don't believe it, just pretend you didn't see it; why are you shelling them for no reason?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do you know how many wealthy people are Buddhist believers?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do you know how many bundles of cash are in the merit boxes of some temples, all put in by them?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If these people join forces, what will be the consequences?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Have you thought about it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only them, but the livestream was also completely blown up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless bullet comments flew by like a waterfall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Holy crap! Is Su Meng too brave? He dares to say anything～～?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What Su Meng said makes so much sense; I'm speechless.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They say sincerity makes it work, so what is the standard for sincerity? Is it money?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Money can make ghosts push the mill; now money can make the Buddha bless you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thinking about it is terrifying! It's really terrifying!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nonsense, Su Meng is talking nonsense! Buddhism leads people to be good; what's wrong with that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To the person above, can you answer Su Meng's questions?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I suddenly feel that Su Meng is going to be in big trouble!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Agreed, Su Meng's map-cannon is way too big!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mom, Su Meng has pulled many high-and-mighty things off their pedestals before; this time he's going big, wanting to pull the Buddha off the altar?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the entrance of Wang Dashan's house, Su Meng glanced at the shocked photographer and chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course, this question isn't something you two can answer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After all, you two... aren't real monks!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What? The two monks were instantly dumbfounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They stammered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You... what are you talking about?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How... how could we not be real monks?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Meng sneered and said lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've played with you for so long, I really don't want to play anymore.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since you say you are real monks, then... recite a passage of the 'Great Compassion Mantra' for me to hear?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What? The two monks' faces turned green instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Meng sneered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can't even recite the 'Great Compassion Mantra', and you dare to say you are monks?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You guys, you don't even do your homework when scamming people.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Begging for alms? Do you know that according to the 'Regulations on Religious Affairs', religious activities can only be conducted within religious venues?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you know that according to the regulations of the Buddhist Association of the Dragon Kingdom, begging for alms is prohibited?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No wonder you only dare to come to this mountain ditch to scam people...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that they had been completely exposed, the two monks could no longer hold it together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They collapsed to the ground, trembling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Benefactor... oh no, big brother, please let us go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, yes, I'm already this old...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old?\" Su Meng snorted and said lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Take off the fake beards on your faces!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With your clumsy makeup skills, you want to deceive my eyes?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But you are still quite dedicated; you even know how to dress up when scamming people, so you're quite hardworking.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Better than those little fresh meats who use body doubles for everything except kissing and bed scenes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>？？？\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Big question marks appeared above countless people's heads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I always feel like you're implying something, but I have no evidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that they couldn't hide it anymore, the old monk tremblingly pulled off his beard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without the beard, he looked much younger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Meng snorted and turned to ask Dashan's grandmother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dashan's grandmother, do you see it now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These two are scammers; how much money did they scam you out of?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dashan's grandmother was still a bit dizzy and said subconsciously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One... one hundred and twenty-three yuan...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you even human?\" Su Meng was instantly furious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it were a round number, that would be one thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the exact change, it shows that Dashan's grandmother gave everything she had!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two of them were almost crying, and they quickly took out money from their pockets and handed it over.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"We were wrong! We'll return the money to the old lady right now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That... big brother... we've already returned the money, how about you just let us go like a fart?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let you go?\" Su Meng sneered and said lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you have anything to say, tell it to the police.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Po... police?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two of them changed their expressions instantly and said with a forced smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Big brother, we just scammed a hundred or eighty yuan to make a living; it's not worth alarming the police, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not worth it?\" Su Meng looked at them with a strange expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I remember correctly, you just tried to scam me out of one million, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One million! This definitely counts as an especially huge amount, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Although you didn't get your hands on it, it's still attempted fraud, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tsk tsk tsk... such big guts...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holy crap!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only the two scammers, but countless people in the livestream almost spat out a mouthful of old blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the hell is one million?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isn't that you fishing for law enforcement?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You really are... well done!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Meng shook the paper in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is this your account?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You memorized such a long account number without even thinking.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It seems the amounts you scammed before weren't small either.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Meng patted Wang Dashan's head and said lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I remember correctly, you also wanted to take this child away?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So... trafficking minors?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Humph, so you're not just scammers, you're also human traffickers!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've already called the police; just based on these two charges, you can wait to pedal the sewing machine in prison!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holy crap!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two scammers collapsed to the ground, cold sweat streaming down their faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The livestream was also filled with \"holy crap\" sounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They originally thought they were just two fake monks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after Su Meng's analysis, these are actually two big fish?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Dashan blinked and asked curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother, when did you call the police?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Meng smiled and said softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is all thanks to Teacher Teacher Teacher Yuanyuan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The two of us cooperated just now; she has already gone to call the police.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone then suddenly realized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Su Meng letting Teacher Teacher Yuanyuan walk away earlier was to let her call the police?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Dashan scratched his head and said in confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But the police station is very far from here; the police uncle will take a long time to get here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aren't you afraid they'll run away?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What? The two scammers looked at each other, and their eyes suddenly lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why am I so stupid? Why didn't I think of running?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is the big mountain; although finding a place to hide...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two of them jumped up from the ground and ran away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Meng chuckled and said to Wang Dashan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dashan, help me find two ropes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After speaking, he exerted force with his legs, and his whole body instantly sprang out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are you kidding? With my physical fitness, you two fake monks want to run?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the gaze of countless people in the livestream, Su Meng ran at an extremely fast speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just a moment, he had approached the two fake monks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Exerting force with his legs, he flew up and kicked one of them hard in the back, knocking him to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After landing, he didn't stop, reached out, and grabbed the other person's arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using Tai Chi force, he directly swung the person up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a thud, he slammed him hard onto the previous person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Meng snorted, walked over, grabbed one in each hand, and dragged the two of them back like dead pigs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this scene, countless netizens were dumbfounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Holy crap! Is Su Meng too fierce? One against two, and he took them down just like that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Too violent! Too brutal! Too manly!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn't Su Meng a little fresh meat with no strength to truss a chicken? You call this a little fresh meat?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What the hell is little fresh meat! Have you heard of Li Li Yunlong?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Too handsome! May the Sect Leader live for thousands of generations and unify the martial arts world!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Su, the rope!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cameraman ran over with the rope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Meng threw it on the ground and said irritably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can't do all the work myself, can I?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Last time I didn't make you carry the coffin, and this time you still want to be lazy?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emmm... the cameraman instantly became autistic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How long has it been?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You're still thinking about making me carry the coffin?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he didn't refute, and nimbly tied the two scammers up tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Meng glanced at it, and his eyes suddenly changed a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your tying technique... is very practiced.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's right!\" The cameraman was also full of pride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When it comes to tying, my experience is very rich... uh...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Meng silently gave a thumbs up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Professional!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By the way, your previous job... were you a cameraman at Madou?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did you jump ship after Madou went under?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Over there!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a loud shout, seven or eight people rushed over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leading them was Teacher Teacher Teacher Yuanyuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others... Su Meng glanced at them and was also a bit stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps because all the men went out to work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These seven or eight people were mostly middle-aged women, and there were two old men who were not young.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each of them held sticks, and some even carried shovels.\u003C\u002Fp>",1871,"2026-06-14T05:02:39.376Z","2026-06-14T06:01:34.412Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","a029710436bb67e132a69229c42d9d4f185547233a52afd11ab63227114fee27","entertainment-i-was-told-to-be-down-to-earth-not-chapter-199","entertainment-i-was-told-to-be-down-to-earth-not-chapter-197",277,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fentertainment-i-was-told-to-be-down-to-earth-not-cover.jpg"]