Chapter 930: Manipulating Human Hearts

Chen Guanlou had a new question. "Since he was your classmate, why did he become a bandit?"

"Naturally, because he committed many evils and harmed the local people, he met with retribution!"

Zhang Yushi Geng gritted his teeth, clearly hating the bandit he spoke of to the extreme.

Chen Guanlou was half-believing.

This person, Zhang Yushi Geng, was hypocritical, as could be seen from the moment the other party uttered the words "ruler as ruler, subject as subject."

"I'll offer five thousand taels!"

Seeing that Chen Guanlou was unmoved, Zhang Yushi Geng was crisp and decisive, resolutely offering a price.

"You can pay half the deposit first, and as soon as you see the bandit's head, you will pay the remaining half immediately. How about it? This matter is a small thing for Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen. Taking a trip won't take much effort."

"Zhang Yushi Geng misunderstood. When I do things, I always collect the full amount at once. Whether the matter is accomplished or not, I will not refund the money. Of course, if the situation is special, I can refund half the money."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yushi Geng frowned slightly, then gritted his teeth and made up his mind. "Okay! Five thousand taels, you kill this bandit for me."

"Whether I kill or not is up to me. I am not an executioner; I don't kill just anyone."

"You took my money!" Zhang Yushi Geng shouted in dissatisfaction.

Chen Guanlou sneered. "You can choose not to give the money; I didn't agree to your commission."

"What does Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen mean by this? Are you refusing my commission?"

"First tell me the name of the person you want to kill and where he has become a bandit. Also, write a note, and I will go to your house to get the money."

"I'll write the note immediately once I'm sure he's dead." Zhang Yushi Geng proposed a condition.

"Zhang Yushi Geng doesn't seem to understand what I mean yet. Whether I kill or not is up to me, understand?" Chen Guanlou emphasized his principles again.

These imprisoned officials are getting more and more bizarre every year.

What does he take him for? A hitman who kills for money?

This is the Heavenly Prison, the bottom line of the law!

One by one, they know the law and break it; it's absurd!

They should all be dragged out and beheaded.

Zhang Yushi Geng was stimulated to the point of jumping with rage. "A mountain bandit who has committed many evils, shouldn't he be killed? This bandit has harmed the local area for several years, and the local government has never been able to do anything about him. Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen, as a martial artist and a government official, shouldn't you take the initiative to uphold justice when encountering such a thing?"

"It is not within my duties. If I run to the local area to kill, that's called overstepping boundaries! Not everyone is like you censors, who have to manage everything!"

Chen Guanlou said sarcastically.

Imperial Censors of the imperial court, reporting on hearsay!

This is their duty!

Likewise, not overstepping boundaries is also Chen Guanlou's duty.

"You, you, you..." Zhang Yushi Geng was furious. He never expected that Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen would be such a big oddity, completely different from the temperament of martial artists in the underworld.

Ordinary martial artists, upon hearing that someone humiliated a wife and daughter, would definitely feel empathy, share the same hatred, and immediately take a knife to kill after taking the money.

When it comes to Chen Guanlou, giving money isn't enough, and the other party repeatedly emphasizes that whether to kill or not is up to him. What does this mean? Taking money and not doing the work?

Zhang Yushi Geng's eyes rolled. "What will it take for Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen to be willing to kill this bandit?"

Chen Guanlou yawned, feeling a bit lazy. "Kill what kill! He hasn't committed any crime against me."

"You won't earn money even when it's offered?" Zhang Yushi Geng was very surprised.

Chen Guanlou laughed. "You write the note, I'll take the money first and then we'll talk."

This is unreliable!

Zhang Yushi Geng shook his head; he didn't want to gamble! He wanted to find someone from the outside to ensure nothing went wrong.

Chen Guanlou was not disappointed.

From the very beginning, he had no intention of taking this commission.

Watching Zhang Yushi Geng's eyes rolling around, he knew he had no good intentions. The so-called bandit, the grievances involved, were all one-sided words. Playing the game of hiring a killer so smoothly, he must have done this kind of thing many times.

Let's watch and see, then talk about other things.

He even instructed Chen Quan, "If Zhang Yushi Geng wants to contact the outside, don't stop him, just send someone to watch him."

"What is the Lord thinking?"

"Nothing else, just want to watch the show."

Debating the scriptures, this is a grand event!

Not to mention it's a debate between Buddhism and Daoism, it's a grand event among grand events!

Although Emperor Jian Shi would not attend in person, he sent the eunuchs around him to the scene to listen and record. Now, this pushed the scripture debate to an even higher level.

For a time, everyone in the capital, from high-ranking officials and nobles down to peddlers and pawns, was discussing this matter. As a result, the incense at Baoguo Temple and Yuquan Palace had been getting more and more prosperous these days! The roads were full of believers going to burn incense! It could be described as a sea of people!

On the day of the official debate, the official road to Jixia Academy was crowded with people, heads moving. It was as if everyone in the capital, and even the entire capital region, and the whole world had come.

Chen Xiaolan believed in Buddhism and Daoism, she believed in everything. So, she definitely had to go to the scripture debate. Not only did she go, but the whole family went.

Relying on Chen Guanlou's connections, they got a few tickets, and the seats were quite close to the front, right next to the female relatives of the Marquis's mansion.

Early in the morning, after packing up, the family took a rented carriage to Jixia Academy.

Brother-in-law Su asked her, "Do we really not need to wait for the brother-in-law?"

"No need to wait! He has his own plans. And his seat is not in the same place as ours."

"The brother-in-law has a grudge against Jixia Academy, aren't you worried that he will fight with someone again?"

"He won't fight! I asked him, he said it himself, as long as Jixia Academy is polite, he definitely won't make a move. Besides, today is a scripture debate between Buddhism and Daoism, how ignorant would the people of Jixia Academy have to be to struggle with him. You know his temper, if others respect him an inch, he will respect them an inch. As long as the other party doesn't use power to suppress people, he will also be polite, and everything can be discussed."

Hearing this, Brother-in-law Su couldn't help but feel relieved.

If the brother-in-law were to fight with someone, as a mortal, should he help, watch the show, or run away? It's really hard! It's best not to fight, so as not to embarrass him.

Chen Guanlou didn't intend to make a move, so he didn't even bring his precious sword, and went to Jixia Academy empty-handed.

He bet that Jixia Academy didn't want to cause trouble!

Others either took carriages or walked, but he walked directly from the sky, avoiding the crowd, and successfully entered Jixia Academy.

The big square!

Back then, he became famous in one battle in this square and was called the strongest of the younger generation.

Now, knowing one after another young and talented people, he was not panicked. He had the Dao Fruit of Longevity, he could even outlive these talented people!

"Why doesn't Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen take his seat?"

Wang Hai appeared and disappeared mysteriously, secretly coming to Chen Guanlou's side.

The two were on a corner of the roof of a building in Jixia Academy, the location was excellent, and they could intuitively see the situation in the square.

Chen Guanlou didn't even turn his head, and his opening was yin and yang: "You are sneaky and stealthy all day long, can you change this habit? Don't bring that kind of shady style of doing things from the palace out here."

Wang Hai was so angry that his fingers creaked. "Every time we meet, if you don't mock me a few times, will you be uncomfortable to death?"

Chen Guanlou laughed, turned his head and scanned the other party. "Brother Wang, why are you late?"

"I arrived just before and after you, how can you say I'm late."

"Have you ever dealt with the monk Jueneng of Baoguo Temple?" Chen Guanlou asked the other party.

Wang Hai raised his eyebrows. "This monk Jueneng, what's the story?"

"His talent seems to be a notch higher than yours."

One sentence was a kill!

Chen Guanlou knew how to sow discord and manipulate human hearts!

Wang Hai:...

Impossible!

Absolutely impossible!

He had to see how the monk Jueneng's talent could be a notch higher. Before he was promoted to Grandmaster, he would just kill the monk! ===== CHAPTER 931 =====