Chapter 1134: The Coffin Lid is About to be Unable to Cover

The fun ended, and Gu Yiyang was sent back to the supreme VIP cell to continue being detained.

Pure Yang Zhenren was a bit guilty, and he asked Chen Guanlou quietly, "Opening his mouth is twenty thousand taels, this, will it be too much. Now his emotions are excited, tomorrow he will calm down, recall this matter, in case he guesses we are fooling him, this is not very good! He is Imperial Consort Shu's brother after all, if he turns his face, this Daoist really doesn't want to be involved in the harem mud."

Chen Guanlou had an expression of not being afraid of anything, everything under control, "Zhenren, your courage is too small. Since I dare to ask for twenty thousand taels, I have the confidence to eat him to death, so he dare not turn his face!

Take a step back, twenty thousand taels is indeed a lot for people like us who are always short of money. But for those aristocratic families who have accumulated for hundreds of years and several generations, it is about the same as two hundred taels. Zhenren, you

Pure Yang Zhenren had unspeakable bitterness!

"This poor Daoist does not wish for this either. But alas, my purse is shy! The rewards from His Majesty are mostly various jade ornaments, with very little gold or silver. Imperial gifts cannot be exchanged for money and must be carefully enshrined. Yet, the expenses within the sect are enormous; we can only rely on selling medicinal pills and some tenant rents to survive. We cannot compare to the Jixia Academy next door, which has its own ways of generating wealth!"

Pure Yang Zhenren wiped his tears and began to cry poor.

Chen Guanlou's mouth twitched. A wealthy household crying poor in front of him—is there any justice or law left in this day and age!

Is this the degradation of morality, or the distortion of human nature!

"Zhenren, as far as I know, His Majesty rewarded the Jade Spring Palace with mountains, forests, and fields. The annual tenant rents alone are enough to keep you well-fed. Not to mention the produce from the mountains, which is another huge sum. Zhenren, you crying poor in front of me—are you trying to shame your ancestors to death?"

Chen Guanlou unceremoniously exposed him.

Perhaps the Jade Spring Palace really didn't have much cash on hand, but grain and charcoal—supplies that could be exchanged for cash at any time—were piled up like mountains. As long as the word was put out, a large amount of silver would be flowing in in the blink of an eye.

Emperor Jian Shi was truly generous to the Jade Spring Palace; it had nothing to do with being stingy.

For the Zhenren to cry poor was a bit dishonest.

Pure Yang Zhenren wiped his tears, looking a bit embarrassed. "One cannot put it that way. While there is income, there are even more places to spend money. This poor Daoist is in a difficult position!"

Chen Guanlou rolled his eyes secretly. Too lazy to continue exposing him, he simply said, "Since you are short on money, you should even more readily accept this money from Gu Yiyang. I won't ask for much—a fifty-fifty split."

"You want fifty percent?" Pure Yang Zhenren was greatly surprised and taken aback.

Chen Guanlou was furious. "I've been busy for a while; is asking for fifty percent too much?"

Pure Yang Zhenren said as a matter of course, "Shouldn't it all be given to the Jade Spring Palace? After all, that is the funding for scripture repair."

Chen Guanlou laughed in anger. "Zhenren, oh Zhenren, I've been busy for half the night, plotting and planning for you, and even secured a huge sum for you. Furthermore, all the expenses were paid by me. So, you don't intend to share a single copper with me? You really are an iron rooster.

Ask your conscience, is there any reason in doing this? You are poor, but am I not? I've been busy for a while; do I not seek money or profit, just to contribute selflessly and be a good person? Look at me, look at this face of mine—does it look like someone who is selfless?"

"Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable!"

Pure Yang Zhenren performed a Daoist salute. "Little Friend Chen, why must you contend with this poor Daoist? You even want the money of an outsider; are you not afraid that the Heavens will not look kindly upon this and send down divine punishment?"

Chen Guanlou sneered, "An outsider who is still so greedy—Zhenren, you really should reflect on yourself. I fear your ancestors' coffin lids are barely holding down."

"That is true. With so much money, if my ancestors knew, they would surely be so excited they'd jump out of their coffins to claim this money as their own."

Chen Guanlou was impressed.

So, being obsessed with money is a tradition of the Jade Spring Palace!

"In short, a fifty-fifty split, no bargaining."

Pure Yang Zhenren frowned, seemingly thinking about it very seriously and earnestly, before finally agreeing reluctantly. "Fine! Since you have worked so hard, and this money was all obtained through your trickery, let it be a fifty-fifty split. Next time there is such a deal, don't forget this poor Daoist."

"Stinking Daoist, I've finally seen through you—you're obsessed with money."

"Little Friend Chen, do not speak nonsense. This poor Daoist calls this cherishing wealth. Besides, 'obsessed with money' is your nickname."

Chen Guanlou was so angry he could spit blood. The stinking Daoist really had a way to mock him.

"I really didn't see it coming—you are actually this kind of Daoist!"

Obsessed with money! Shameless! Playing the victim! And he even dared to cry poor!

Shameless! Shameless!

There is actually someone in this world more shameless than him!

"Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable! Little Friend Chen, do not get angry. Next time, this poor Daoist will gift you a bottle of medicinal pills; I guarantee you will be satisfied."

"This official does not pop pills!"

"Life in this world requires popping pills! A life without popping pills is incomplete and flawed."

Fine! Can't afford to provoke him!

Chen Guanlou hurriedly sent this great deity away, letting him go into the palace to plague the Emperor.

He was full of pent-up anger.

When Medical Official Mu came to work early in the morning, he saw Chen Guanlou with a dark face and asked directly, "What is the matter, my lord? Did someone upset you? Who is so bold? Does my lord need this old man to contribute a bottle of my exclusive formula poison so the other party knows what's good for them?"

Chen Guanlou snorted, feeling very unhappy. Of course, this unhappiness was not directed at Medical Official Mu.

He beckoned for the other to come closer. "Tell me, why are Daoists so shameless? Even more thick-skinned than me."

He briefly recounted what had happened.

Medical Official Mu suppressed his laughter and said with a straight face, "Monks and Daoists have never been shameless since ancient times. It is precisely because of their shameless spirit that both Buddhism and Daoism have been able to spread throughout the world. And it is precisely because they are shameless that everyone who opposes them is eliminated into nothingness.

My lord, think carefully. Both are proselytizing, so why did the Bai Lian Sect become an evil cult? If one says the Bai Lian Sect took an evil path, have the Buddhist and Daoist sects not walked those same evil paths? Yet they received the recognition of the imperial court, while all others became street rats that everyone shouts to beat.

In the final analysis, they are shameless, able to bend and stretch, and can adapt according to the requirements of the imperial court. Those evil cults are just too 'principled' and too fond of opposing the imperial court. In the end, they are too concerned with their 'face'!"

"Makes sense!" Chen Guanlou nodded repeatedly, deeply convinced!

Medical Official Mu added, "Old man Pure Yang is a master of passive-aggression. Don't look at how he keeps a low profile and doesn't contend or snatch. But look at how many years it took him to bring his disciples to the capital and establish a foothold. It shows he has real skills behind the scenes.

He doesn't brag, yet he can influence His Majesty's decisions silently, cutting off half a mountain from the Jixia Academy. Others don't have this kind of ability. If you underestimate him, you will surely suffer."

"Old Mu, have you dealt with Pure Yang Zhenren before?"

"This old man said it—he is an old immortal with a belly full of schemes!"