Chapter 1319: Don't Shout About Fighting and Killing All Day

"You're really not going with me?"

Zhang Daohe wouldn't give up; he was counting on Chen Guanlou's luck to keep him safe and make his wishes come true. If he went alone, he was afraid the journey would be full of bumps and the results would not meet expectations.

"What would I go there for? You insist on going to the Great Wilderness to check, and I insist on my analysis. I think there's no need to go to the Great Wilderness; the capital is worth studying carefully. If I were an immortal, I wouldn't choose the remote Great Wilderness to descend, to promote the Great Law of Cultivation to a group of village women and ignorant people, and establish faith. The faith of the poor is worthless! Unless you are rebelling and need to use force, the poor are excellent consumables."

Chen Guanlou's words were very cruel and realistic enough.

There are no saints in the world; as long as they are people, they have selfishness and desires. Giving opportunities to a group of poor people is not as good as giving opportunities to nobles, which at least will have rich returns. Except for verbal gratitude and a body of useless strength, the poor are nothing in the eyes of immortals and have no value.

He dared to assert that Zhang Daohe's trip would definitely return empty-handed.

Clearly, Zhang Daohe was not someone who was good at giving up. He was very persistent; once he decided on something, he would walk it himself through thousands of dangers.

Chen Guanlou admired this, but didn't plan to accompany him!

Zhang Daohe was very disappointed, "I will stay in the capital for two days; if you change your mind, use the previous contact method."

"No need! I can tell you definitely now that I won't go." Chen Guanlou said decisively, "Don't waste your efforts. However, the Great Wilderness might not be all disadvantages. After you go to the Great Wilderness, you can try to find those ancient sects that are hidden in the mountains and have not broken their inheritance; maybe you will have some gains. Like the sect inheritance of Pure Yang Zhenren, the Great Wilderness should still be able to find a few."

Zhang Daohe nodded; he had also thought of this point.

Those sects that have not broken their inheritance, even if each generation is worse than the last, at least they still treasure some good things passed down from their ancestors, or some rumors and notes recorded by their ancestors. Especially the notes, which are of great help in finding the channel to the Cultivation World.

Before leaving, Zhang Daohe was thick-skinned and sponged a few more elixirs.

Chen Guanlou was extremely disgusted, "You are a dignified Grandmaster, do you have to fight with me for elixirs to eat?"

"It's useless, but it doesn't do any harm. Popping elixirs is like taking tonics; if you eat enough, there will always be some effect."

Chen Guanlou clicked his tongue twice, "I hope you die of poverty! You are a dignified cult leader, how could you be like this."

"Things that don't cost money are delicious." Zhang Daohe laughed, very smug. Being able to take advantage of the iron rooster Chen Guanlou was worth a big drink.

Chen Guanlou chased the person away with extreme disgust.

Since the former Chief Steward of the Marquis Prefecture went to the Northwest at the beginning of the year to run errands for Marquis Pingjiang, Chen Guanlou rarely went to the Marquis Prefecture to sponge tea.

The current Chief Steward, the nephew of the former Chief Steward. Because he was given the surname Chen, his name also followed the Chen family's generation, named Chen Guanping, in his forties, almost fifty. He had been studying and working in the Marquis Prefecture since he was a child, and after growing up, he had been running around doing business outside, earning money for the Marquis Prefecture. After returning to the capital, he became a steward in the mansion, with strong ability and was highly valued.

Now that he had been promoted to Chief Steward, Chen Guanlou was not familiar with him and hadn't had much contact, so it was not easy to go to the door to ask for tea.

Seeing that the tea was about to run out, he simply sent a message to Chen Guanfu, asking Chen Guanfu to give him some tribute tea.

As a result, two days later, Chief Steward Chen Guanping brought a line of little servants, holding all kinds of valuable items to his house, and apologized as soon as they met.

"It was my negligence here at Lou-ge's place, failing to supply materials in time, making Lou-ge suffer grievances. The Young Marquis has already punished me, and I have already deeply realized my mistake, and I hope Lou-ge has a large amount and doesn't hold it against me."

Chen Guanlou raised his brows slightly, casually looking at the items on the trays held by the little servants; there were all kinds of food and daily necessities, all very valuable. Tea, cloth, porcelain, medicinal materials...

These good things, falling into his small courtyard, were really a bit of a waste.

"Chief Steward is too polite! Chief Steward is busy with important matters, I am happy enough that you can remember me."

Hearing "busy with important matters," Chen Guanping was immediately anxious.

"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding, what kind of important person am I? I'm just sharing worries for the Marquis and the Young Marquis. Lou-ge doesn't hold it against me, that's your generosity, I can't be ungrateful. You also know, I just took office, many things haven't been sorted out yet, and I hope you will forgive me for any lack of consideration. Don't worry, from now on, all materials will be delivered in time."

Seeing that the other party's attitude was quite sincere and he didn't put on airs, Chen Guanlou reluctantly let the other party go and didn't hold it against him for the time being.

"Fine! Seeing that you are not familiar with the business, I won't hold it against you this time. My place is small, so I won't entertain you. Put the things down, you can go back."

After sending the people away, Chen Guanlou felt a bit uncomfortable.

This nephew of the former Chief Steward was a shrewd and powerful person, but he looked at people according to their dishes and was self-righteous!

If this problem wasn't corrected, he dared to guarantee that the position of Chief Steward wouldn't last two years before he had to roll away.

The position of Chief Steward not only required strong ability to handle affairs, but also required human sophistication and the ability to see things! One couldn't let people hold onto their handles.

Chen Guanlou looked at the room full of good things and sneered. Let's wait and see; he wanted to see how far Chen Guanping could go.

The days of working were routine, with nothing new.

Several prisoners died in the B-sized prison, and Prison Warden Miao was overwhelmed.

He also found that Li Shuan had been frowning recently, very irritable, a change from his previous slippery and resourceful appearance.

Chen Guanlou laughed; it must be that Concubine Liu had made a move, asking Li Shuan for money.

Li Shuan must have money.

But...

Concubine Liu's request for money was definitely not a one-time buyout, but a long-term, continuous request for money, asking every year, asking every month. The expenses in the Palace were huge, and Concubine Liu was getting older, not favored, and couldn't save good things in her hands, and her silver was not handy. Now, she was counting on her cheap stepson Li Shuan to support her.

Why didn't Li Shuan refuse?

No matter how unfavored Concubine Liu was, as the saying goes, a thin camel is bigger than a horse, and she still had the ability to cause trouble for her stepson.

Chen Guanlou watched the play silently; if Li Shuan had a problem, he would reveal his flaws sooner or later after being tossed around by Concubine Liu like this.

"What is Lord looking at?" Mu Yiguan Mu leaned over curiously.

Chen Guanlou pursed his lips, "I'm looking at Li Shuan."

Mu Yiguan Mu looked out through the window; Li Shuan was chatting enthusiastically with the logistics people.

"I said long ago that he should be killed to avoid future trouble."

"Don't talk about killing all the time. Besides, everything has a limit. When you killed him three or four times before, he dodged it, proving that Heaven wants to keep him, and his life shouldn't end."

Mu Yiguan Mu stopped mentioning killing and instead brought up another matter, "For so many years, he hasn't married; what is he thinking? Doesn't he want to leave a descendant for the Li family?"

"He said he married outside before, and later died of illness."

"I don't believe it!" Mu Yiguan Mu sized him up carefully, "He definitely doesn't lack women, but I am eighty percent sure that he has never been married."

"How do you say that?" Chen Guanlou was very curious. ===== CHAPTER 1320 =====