Chapter 1436: Too Poor to Afford Food!

"The head of a chicken is still a chicken! The tail of a phoenix is still a phoenix! You have no ambition!"

Eunuch Wang ridiculed.

Chen Guanlou sneered, "You, this phoenix tail, I see, are not more noble than me, the chicken head, and your life is not as good as mine! We are all dogs; at least I can be the master here. What can you do? You can't do anything."

"I can still do something; I can make people die!" Eunuch Wang laughed triumphantly.

Chen Guanlou's expression was very disdainful. "There are three prison blocks in the Heavenly Prison; if you want someone to die, I can satisfy you right now."

Eunuch Wang was annoyed. "You have to compare with me! Is it interesting? Can't you flatter me once or twice?"

"You and I are brothers from different fathers and mothers; to be brothers, we must be honest. Don't you like that empty and fake set? You are really hypocritical!"

Chen Guanlou scolded without using dirty words.

Eunuch Wang's face turned red.

After a while, he said: "Do you think I have hope of being promoted to a Grandmaster?"

As a newly promoted Grandmaster, Chen Guanlou said very seriously and objectively: "In your current state, you have no hope in this life."

Based on his martial arts cultivation, state of mind cultivation, longevity fruit, plus the unique essence of the secret room, and various conditions superimposed, it took him almost a year to be promoted to a Grandmaster.

One can imagine how harsh the conditions were.

Basically, all Ninth-Rank martial artists can only be Ninth-Rank for their whole lives. Some have been in seclusion for ten years and failed to achieve Grandmaster, instead going into demonic deviation and ruining their lives!

This path is really not easy to walk.

Although he stepped into the Grandmaster realm very smoothly, he must also admit, it's difficult! Difficult as ascending to heaven!

He was lucky and got the opportunity that belonged to him.

If there was no such opportunity, he estimated he would have to waste three or five, seven or eight, or ten years!

Everything is possible!

Heaven's time, earth's advantage, and human harmony—if one is missing, it won't work!

Eunuch Wang became dejected instantly. "I also feel that there is no hope in this life! But I am not reconciled. In terms of talent, I am much stronger than Eunuch Wei. Back then, Eunuch Wei could only be considered an ordinary genius. My talent is far higher than his. Why could he be promoted to a Grandmaster?"

"Perhaps because his thoughts were simple, his brain was straightforward, and his heart was without distractions!" Chen Guanlou tried to analyze.

Just like Guo Jing, burying his head in hard work, unaffected by the outside world. His talent was not as good as others, but he achieved the supreme status of martial arts!

"Are you saying I have too many thoughts?"

"We have discussed this issue many times. From the beginning, I said that you have too many thoughts, too many desires, wanting both this and that! Why don't you ask what Eunuch Wei did before he was promoted to a Grandmaster."

"He gave up everything! He resigned from all his duties, listened to the teachings of the school teacher, chose a secluded place to go into seclusion, and did so for years! Finally, he became a Grandmaster!"

After speaking, Eunuch Wang laughed at himself.

"I ask myself, I can't do it right now!"

"Since you can't do it, don't be unwilling, so as not to breed inner demons and go into demonic deviation."

"The inner demon has already formed!" Eunuch Wang was very irritable; he knew his situation like the back of his hand and knew he had fallen into danger.

Chen Guanlou clicked his tongue, his expression very disdainful.

"Why not take a long vacation."

"Working in the palace, if you don't advance, you retreat. It's easy to take a vacation, but it's hard to go back!" Wang Hai drank sullen wine; he had thought about giving up everything and focusing on martial arts.

But he couldn't let go!

"Forget it, take it one step at a time! Thanks for the enlightenment!"

Chen Guanlou patted the other person's shoulder. "Good brother, for a lifetime. If you have any difficulties, just come to me. If you want to go into seclusion, I have a few vacant mansions here, very quiet, don't worry about being disturbed."

"Thanks! I'll consider it!"

Wang Hai himself couldn't make up his mind whether to take a vacation and go into seclusion. He was very conflicted.

Chen Guanlou watched calmly as the other person worried because of greed. He warned himself again and again not to fall into such a situation. If one day, greed exceeded the warning line of desire, he must remind himself.

Life is long, everything can come slowly, don't be too hasty.

If things are urgent, slow down; if things are slow, they will be rounded!

With such long years, it's not too late to worry after lying down for a few more years.

Wang Hai left with a belly full of worries.

Chen Guanlou opened his eyes, watching the east turn white, watching the thick layer of snow accumulate.

Early in the morning, a few more frozen corpses were carried out of the prison, all prisoners from the C-block prison.

Chen Guanlou severely criticized Huang Ye and Xu Fugui.

"The C-block prison is not short of winter supplies, why do people freeze to death every three days. Do you want to freeze all the prisoners in the C-block prison to death so you can empty the cells?"

"The subordinate is guilty, please punish me, my lord!" Huang Ye was very straightforward, didn't argue, only admitted his mistake.

Xu Fugui was an old oily guy, his fat body, plus thick cotton-padded clothes, wrapped into a ball.

"My lord, this is not our fault. Every cell was issued with quilts; it's the prisoners' bodies that are too weak, not our mismanagement."

Chen Guanlou sneered, "Xu Fugui, how old are you this year?"

Xu Fugui was a bit stunned, having a bad premonition, and said slightly nervously: "Reporting to my lord, the small one is fifty-four this year. Still young, more capable than young people! I can eat three bowls of rice in one meal."

Chen Guanlou sneered, "At such an old age, coming to the Heavenly Prison to work every day regardless of wind and rain, it's wronged you."

"The small one is not wronged. The small one is born a Heavenly Prison person, and dies a Heavenly Prison ghost. The small one wants to dedicate this life to the Heavenly Prison. My lord, the small one can work for at least another ten years."

"Ten years?! That won't do! This is called mistreatment! The Heavenly Prison is an agency under the Ministry of Justice, how can it be so unfeeling. How about this, at your age, it's time to let the children at home take over. Think about it, which son do you want to take over?"

When Xu Fugui heard the word "take over," he felt the sky had collapsed.

He knelt down decisively and wailed, "My lord, the small one was wrong, the small one shouldn't have argued. People keep dying in the C-block prison, it's all because of my mismanagement, punish me, punish me however you want! Just don't drive me away! Those brats at home, none of them are capable, if they enter the Heavenly Prison, they will really add trouble to my lord. The Heavenly Prison still needs me! My lord, the small one cannot leave the Heavenly Prison!"

"Wailing! I'm not dead yet, what are you wailing about!"

Chen Guanlou was very irritable, looking at Xu Fugui, who was lying on the ground, looking aggrieved and pitiful, tsk, he still couldn't help but disdain him. His fat body, he almost rolled on the ground.

If the other party didn't want face and really rolled, he would have to admire that the other party really had no bottom line. Unfortunately, the other party still retained a little bottom line.

He rubbed his eyebrows. "Xu Fugui, you are full of calculations, full of bad water, thinking all day about how to squeeze money from the prisoners, I don't care about these. But, people dying every three days, I have to care. Do you want to continue staying in the Heavenly Prison?"

Xu Fugui nodded repeatedly; he wanted to, he wanted to in his dreams.

Chen Guanlou sneered, "Punish you with half a year's bonus, are you convinced?"

Xu Fugui felt the sky had collapsed again!

Half a year's bonus, it's killing him!

In this day and age, who still lives on salary, everyone counts on the monthly bonus.

"My lord..."

Too poor to afford food... ===== CHAPTER 1437 =====