Chapter 1746: This woman deserves to die

"Could it be that it will implicate the Jade Spring Palace?" Pure Yang Zhenren mutters to himself, unable to believe it, and begins to doubt his own abilities.

Medical Official Mu is shocked upon hearing this, "You mean the Song Wu case will implicate the Jade Spring Palace? How is that possible? Zhenren, don't scare yourself. Perhaps you calculated it wrong."

"It's not necessarily that it won't be implicated. The Jixia Academy next door wants to take back everything they lost, so they have to create incidents, attempting to drive the Jade Spring Palace out of Jade Spring Mountain. If Jade Spring Mountain loses the Jade Spring Palace, the fortune will return to the Jixia Academy next door. This Song Wu case, safflower, alchemy..."

Chen Guanlou opens his mind wide, speculating with the greatest malice.

The premise is that the Old Daoist's calculation is accurate.

Both of them look at Pure Yang Zhenren.

Pure Yang Zhenren puts away the copper coins, "My learning is not refined, so it may not be accurate. However, this matter also gives me a reminder, as the saying goes, nip it in the bud. If the Jixia Academy is truly insane and forcibly pins the case on the Jade Spring Palace, I am not someone to be trifled with either."

"Do you want me to accompany you to the place next door for a trip?"

Chen Guanlou volunteers, "Let's find the head of the academy next door and discuss the truth together. Master Qi will die, and what Master Wu and Master Zhang will also die."

Pure Yang Zhenren is both moved and unable to laugh or cry, "This isn't you reasoning with them; it's clearly a naked threat. Although the relationship between the Jade Spring Palace and the place next door is not very harmonious, it hasn't reached the point of swords drawn and bows bent. If you say this, it really will reach the point of life and death. Don't harm me!"

Chen Guanlou says, "Sometimes, only when your fist is harder will the other party understand the truth. Old Daoist, you came out of the Great Desolation; you should know the importance of a hard fist better than I do."

"This is the Capital!"

"Everyone next door is well-read and learned; what are you going to use to reason with them? Alchemy? Comparing your shortcomings with others' strengths, can you win?"

Chen Guanlou looks disdainful.

One should use one's own strengths to compete with the other party's strengths; that is called being evenly matched.

"I have my own plans, don't be anxious yet. If I need your help at that time, I won't be embarrassed, and you are not allowed to refuse."

Chen Guanlou reluctantly agrees.

After all, the premise of their negotiation with the place next door at this moment is that the Song Wu case implicates the Jade Spring Palace.

Things haven't developed to that point yet; perhaps he calculated it wrong.

Since it is rare to come to the Jade Spring Palace, Chen Guanlou asks about Daoist Ziwu (Su Yun) and asks about her recent situation.

"Excellent!" Pure Yang Zhenren is concise, "She has already started learning to prepare alchemy. If there are no accidents in the second half of the year, she can start learning to refine the most basic alchemy."

"You actually taught her to refine alchemy; are you willing?"

"She has high talent, so I am willing to make an exception for her. I also have to thank you for sending me such a good seedling."

Chen Guanlou laughs, "After all, she is a daughter of an official family, with a family tradition of learning, and she has been reading since she was young, so her brain is smart. Compared to your disciples and grandchildren, her learning ability is certainly much stronger."

Pure Yang Zhenren cannot help but sigh; one still needs to read to open one's wisdom, otherwise, one can't even understand the alchemy recipes and can't grasp the essence within them.

"What about the other Daoist, Zixing (Guan Mei); what is the situation now?"

"Forgot to tell you, Guan Mei has already returned to secular life and left the Jade Spring Palace long ago. I heard she got married and became someone's concubine." Pure Yang Zhenren says casually.

Eh?

Chen Guanlou raises his eyebrows; Guan Mei returning to secular life is within his expectations, but also outside of them.

From the very beginning, just by looking at Guan Mei's words and actions, he knew that this woman couldn't endure the bitterness of being a Daoist and couldn't stand the life of being accompanied by blue lamps and ancient Buddhas. She was a secular person, greedy for the red dust and secular world, greedy for secular love. She would rather suffer the bitterness of the secular world than leave the red dust.

He thought Guan Mei wouldn't be able to persist for two years before returning to secular life, but he didn't expect her to persist for four or five years. She has some perseverance, but not much.

"Who acted as a matchmaker for her, and she just married?" Chen Guanlou asks curiously.

Pure Yang Zhenren snorts coldly, obviously extremely dissatisfied with Guan Mei, "This woman is extremely absurd. She actually treated the Jade Spring Palace as a filthy place to associate with the powerful, almost ruining the reputation of the Jade Spring Palace. She took the opportunity to take a fancy to someone, flirted with the other party, and hooked up to commit adultery. Before anyone in the Daoist temple discovered it, she decisively returned to secular life and entered the mansion to be a concubine. Otherwise, I would have definitely dealt with her according to the sect rules."

Speaking of this matter, the Zhenren is full of anger. He looks at Chen Guanlou with even more disdain.

Look, what kind of person did he arrange? She almost tarnished the reputation of the Jade Spring Palace.

Chen Guanlou is indeed a bit guilty.

"This woman is actually so absurd! Fortunately, no one knows, and it didn't cause any evil consequences."

He is very annoyed with Guan Mei in his heart. Even if she wanted a man, she should have returned to secular life first before hooking up.

He pacifies Pure Yang Zhenren, "Forget it, forget it, I'll buy some alchemy today."

"Not selling! Unless you pay off your previous debts."

"Is it okay if I pay you back a thousand taels?"

If it weren't for Guan Mei, he wouldn't pay back a single penny. A thousand taels will be considered a settlement.

Even the meat of a mosquito is meat.

Pure Yang Zhenren extends his hand decisively, "Give me the money!"

"You, a Daoist, and yet your eyes are buried in money." Chen Guanlou is very disdainful, and at the same time, his heart aches for his own money; a thousand taels are gone.

It's all Guan Mei's fault!

This woman is indeed a disaster!

Afterwards, he goes to see Daoist Ziwu (Su Yun).

As soon as Ziwu sees him, she immediately bows to apologize and plead guilty.

"Regarding Guan Mei, it was my lack of supervision that brought great trouble to the Jade Spring Palace. I am sorry for Lord Chen's painstaking efforts back then."

"Heaven wants to rain, and mothers want to get married; you can't stop it. It's just that she shouldn't have messed around in the Daoist temple. Do you know who she married?"

Daoist Ziwu is very self-reproachful.

Back in the Great Desolation, Lord Chen originally only saved her. It was her request that made Lord Chen go to save Guan Mei. Later, he settled them in the Jade Spring Palace, giving them both a place to stay.

But unexpectedly, Guan Mei failed all of this.

She is full of guilt, "I heard she married an official surnamed Zhang as a concubine. That person came to the Capital to seek a position, and now that he has obtained a real position, I guess he has already set off to leave the Capital. Fortunately, Guan Mei changed her name after returning to secular life, and no one knows she is Guan Mei."

"There is no Guan Mei in this world. Have you forgotten? Back then, you and Guan Mei both 'died' in the Heavenly Prison. On the household register, you are already dead people."

Ziwu, reminded, comes to her senses, "So she had already considered this point and changed to a new identity early on. That's good! There's no need to dig up past things."

"When she left, did she say anything?"

"She said she would never mention Lord Chen, and that the Lord should just treat her as dead." Ziwu is very uneasy, lowering her head, looking at a loss.

Chen Guanlou sneers upon hearing this, "She has some brains; she was afraid that I would find her and kill her, so she left that sentence. She also knows she didn't do human things. If she contacts you again, you tell her, never return to the Capital in this life. If she dares to return to the Capital, I will definitely kill her!"

Daoist Ziwu suddenly raises her head, "Definitely kill?"

"Does she not deserve to die?"

"No, it's not that! I just... Lord, rest assured, if she contacts me, I will definitely convey it to her truthfully." ===== CHAPTER 1747 =====