Chapter 131 Old Friend (2/2)
The second one were those with money. Even though money was not that all powerful but it was the closest thing to being that all powerful. With billions in the family wealth, they were able to be as happy as the celestial beings. Who would be able to give up this wealth?
Master Shuo replied, ”Well, caution is the parent of safety. It indeed is.” He was already an old officer who had stepped down so he can be resilient. He would still bend one’s knees when dealing with dangerous people like Shen Lian.
Shen Lian did not even bother with Master Shuo’s countenance. Back then, Shuo Zhizhou still had some mettle but now, with his immense wealth and groups of concubines, plus the fact that he was old, there was not any aspiration left. Ultimately, those who fought like the snakes in the wilderness such as Master Shen were in the minority. Majority of the folks are content with the commonplace within their entire lives, even though once in a while they would rouse themselves up, they still preferred to enjoy their normal lives.
Shen Lian said, ”It does not matter whether you recognized me or you pretend to not know me. I do not want your one thousand sterling silver. I heard that Daoist Sanguang’s ancestral properties and Daoist temple, which had been handed down for generations, were sold to you. You just have to give me the Daoist temple and the title deed for the land.” To purchase a Daoist temple, in addition to the fertile farmland around it with one thousand sterling silver, it was said to be neither expensive nor cheap. Who would want to sell these real estates which could be passed down to the next generation unless there was no choice at all?
When the situation truly calls for such desperate measures, there was also no ground for negotiation.
Just now, when Daoist Sanguang was being discussed by the others, Shen Lian was able to obtain the information he needed from this, knowing that Daoist Sanguang had sold his ancestral Daoist temple to Master Shuo.
Even when the price was truly fair, neither party got the better end.
Master Shuo was stunned, he asked, ”What Daoist temple?”
Shen Lian answered lightly, ”You would need to ask your Chamberlain about it. Once you’ve gotten a clear picture, send over the items. ”
What followed was that Shen Lian walked to the front of the body of the loquat tree and followed, ”Send the title deed for the land and building directly to the Daoist temple.” After that, with a swirl of his body and a brutal stormwind, the burnt loquat tree was pulled out from the ground with its roots intact, ascended high up to the sky and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Watching this measure taken by Shen Lian, it was even more impossible for Master Shuo to repudiate this debt. Furthermore, he really did not know about buying some kind of Daoist temple. Shuo Zhizhou had someone summoned the chamberlain of the manor. This person had been his trusted subordinate for many years, it was also the same Chamberlain who brought Shen Lian to the prison in the government office of the state capital of Qing.
Even though the chamberlain was old, but his memory was superb. Once Shen Zhizhou mentioned it, he immediately recalled. Initially, Shuo Zhizhou had assigned him to purchase lands and properties. Naturally, the chamberlain did as he was told and Qi Sanguang was in desperate need of money. The Chamberlain simply took this opportunity and bought the fertile farmlands and a Daoist temple with an extremely low and cheap price. The Daoist temple had been around for hundreds of years and he had personally surveyed the building. The materials used were of good quality. There was hardly any damage or spots that required patching up. The location was the best and the view was pleasant.
The chamberlain told Master Shuo everything he knew, together with Qi Sanguang’s background. Shuo Zhizhou then understood. Even though he was unclear as to what relationship Qi Sanguang had with Shen Lian, he still did not have the means to repudiate this debt. He still remembered clearly until this day the methods Shen Lian used when he was ten over years old. This was the strange part of the human memory, sometimes one cannot recall anything but when one does, all kinds of details pop to mind.
The Chamberlain searched for the title deeds, as per Shuo Zhizhou’s order, and personally delivered it to the Daoist temple. So it was that with Shen Lian, these kinds of details could not be overlooked.
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Sanguang Daoist previously fell for the illusion by the loquat tree’s Yin spirit. He thought he had met his deceased father who came to settle scores with him. He escaped with panic once he got walloped. Once he was on the streets, he suddenly came to his senses when the illusion disappeared.
With what happened just now, he dared not go back to the Shuo manor anymore. With no money on him, he did not even know where to go. When he passed by the gambling tents, he could not resist the urge and really wanted to enter for a game. But the people from the gambling house already recognized him from earlier on, plus the fact that he owed a huge debt, he got vehemently beat up and was dumped at the corner of the street.