Chapter 649: No Money Yet Still Likes to Show Off

"Uncle Lianye, medical expenses!"

Gangshou, unable to wait, brought Sasuke and Bó Rén before Lian Ye, thrust out her hand without courtesy, and shouted loudly.

Lian Ye: "???"

Medical fees, what medical expenses?

He didn't even ask Gangshou for help, so why should he have to pay the medical expenses himself.

But seeing the two behind Gangshou, he realized.

"Bó Rén, weren't you supposed to go to Konoha Hospital?"

Lian Ye said somewhat irritably.

Originally, going to the hospital for treatment cost nothing, but now Gangshou is extorting.

That girl has recently lost a lot of money gambling, probably about to open her mouth like a lion.

"I thought Grandma Gangshou would treat for free…"

Bó Rén said weakly.

In his timeline, Grandma Gangshou also charges for treating the wounded.

The just‑awakened Sasuke hadn't clarified the situation, assuming it was just ordinary medical fees, merely a matter of a few hundred thousand taels.

"How much? I'll pay."

After all, Gangshou is treating him, so Lian Ye shouldn't have to fork out any money.

If this guy really had to pay, there'd be no reason for him to cause trouble.

Gangshou's eyes lit up at the words; she hadn't expected that this one‑armed, shabby‑dressed fellow could actually pay the medical expenses himself.

Had she known, she wouldn't have traveled so far.

"Three million taels." Gangshou extended her hand, "Pay up!"

With this sum, she now has the capital to go to the casino and turn her losses around.

Today she is sure she can win back the money she previously lost, principal and interest included.

Those lost funds are only temporarily residing in the casino.

If she quits gambling, she'll truly never get them back.

Sasuke: "???"

Three million taels? Isn't that robbery?

Where does he have that much money!

He had earned a bit while wandering outside before, but upon returning to the village he found the house still paying the mortgage.

As a husband, he couldn't possibly let Sakura pay it all alone, right?

So he handed all the money to Sakura to pay the mortgage.

Thus his pockets are cleaner than his face.

Three million, he'd probably have to pawn his Sharingan to Orochimaru to get that much money…

"Forget it, I'll give it."

Lian Ye, seeing Sasuke's embarrassed look, knew the fellow had no money.

"Tsk, why pretend to be a big wolf when you have no money?" Gangshou said irritably, "All you do is waste my time!"

She sneered at Sasuke's behavior of having no money yet still trying to show off.

Only Bó Rén timidly shrank his neck; if memory serves, Grandma Gangshou's initial treatment fee was only a hundred thousand taels…

As for why, upon hearing Uncle Lianye's name, she opened her mouth like a lion, he guessed it was because she took Uncle Lianye for a patsy.

"Here, don't gamble it again." Lian Ye wrote a five‑million‑tael check, "Gambling really can ruin a family."

He truly feared that one day Gangshou would lose her temper and sell the house she gave him.

Then he might end up homeless.

Poor Jiatengduan, whose daily grueling mission fees aren't enough for Gangshou to squander a couple of rounds at the gambling table.

"Uncle Lianye, you don't get it." Gangshou said gleefully as she took the check, patted her chest and vowed, "I'm sure I'll turn a profit today! When I earn the money, I'll treat you to a meal!"

Lian Ye: "…"

"Treat me to a meal? It'd be fine if you just didn't make me cook."

As for turning a profit? No need to think about it.

Gangshou, as long as she wins a bet with someone, nothing good comes of it; fortunately she's never won a few rounds at the table.

So as long as you don't bet with her, there's no problem!

"Fine, as long as you're happy."

Lian Ye is completely at a loss against Gangshou's gambling‑obsessed nature.

If anyone's to blame, blame Uncle Hashirama, who idles away by playing dice with Xiao Gangshou.

Now the grandfather‑grandson duo is a famously fat‑sheep pair in Konoha Village.

I recall a few years ago, there was a gambling maniac in the village who played a few rounds at the table with this pair.

Later he seemed to buy a mansion, live a good life with his wife and children, and never entered a casino again.

Every time he sees Gangshou and Hashirama on the road, he greets them enthusiastically, calling them benefactors one after another.

Since then, Lian Ye no longer gives money to Senju Hashirama, but instead has Madara Uchiha guard the Living Expenses.

If Hashirama wants money to gamble, he can only ask Madara for it.

When Madara is in a good mood, he'll give a few hundred thousand taels; when he's in a bad mood, no amount of pleading works.

Hashirama has secretly come to Lian Ye several times to complain, saying Madara has changed and refuses to spend money on him.

It was Senju Feijian who stepped in to drive the person away…

When it comes to these troublesome kids at home, Lian Ye really doesn't know what to say.

In Orochimaru's words, it would be "Konoha Village, just go to ruin quickly!"

"Goodbye, Uncle Lianye, just wait for my good news!"

Saying that, Gangshou happily left.

Lian Ye helplessly shook his head; the money he just gave would be returned immediately.

Tsk, what a plain and unadorned investment!

Gangshou treats herself when she wins money, and loses nothing when she loses.

Fine, it's because I care about the juniors.

"Um… thank you."

Sasuke Uchiha hesitated for a moment, then finally voiced his thanks.

As he ages, he is no longer as unruly as in his youth; perhaps he's become more open‑minded, or perhaps time has smoothed his edges.

"No need to thank me; if you didn't know me, Gangshou wouldn't charge you that much."

Lian Ye knows Gangshou's nature; at most she'd take a hundred‑plus thousand taels, and if she's in a good mood she might not charge anything.

It was only because Bo Ren knows me that he came to the lion and spoke so freely.

Similar incidents have happened several times.

Bo Ren, hearing that, awkwardly scratched his head.

Had I known earlier, I wouldn't have mentioned Uncle Lianye's name.

He didn't know that in this timeline Lian Ye and Gangshou have such a connection.

"Never fought Otsutsuki Pu Shi?"

Lian Ye asked suddenly.

He recalled that Sasuke seemed to have been brought back by a few people including Uchiha Fugao.

That being said, it seems he really didn't defeat Pu Shi.

But it's understandable; Pu Shi's abilities are special, and ordinary means are indeed hard to counter.

Moreover, Sasuke lost an arm, so his strength is certainly greatly reduced.

"If you have time, install an arm." Lian Ye said, "Losing an arm certainly diminishes one's strength."

Sasuke Uchiha fell silent upon hearing that.

After the Valley of the End war, he used his broken arm as punishment and warning for past sins, voluntarily choosing not to have it transplanted.

Furthermore, he feared that, like Naruto, transplanting Zhuan Cells might cause some rejection reactions.

So he never transplanted an arm…

"If you think it through, you can have Orochimaru grow an arm for you; he's doing experiments in the Laboratory."

He believes Orochimaru would be happy, after all it would give him a chance to study Uchiha with the Rinnegan.

Lian Ye didn't press the matter, he just said it offhand.

He thinks that Sasuke, with two arms, can unleash stronger power.

Otherwise he'd easily become a roadside …