The servant looked bitter, but he didn't dare to disobey. These servants, their bodies and deeds were all in the hands of Master Shuo. If they made Master Shuo unhappy, there would always be a way to make their lives worse than death, and the government would not be able to pursue them. . The servant walked cautiously towards the loquat tree. He hunched over his waist. When he was two feet or ten feet away, nothing happened. Then he walked directly to the tree and found that nothing happened. The servant became bolder and touched the loquat. The trunk of the tree said "ouch".
Mr. Shuo looked at Shen Lian suspiciously, as if he was asking whether you could handle it or not.
Then I heard the servant say: "Master, everything is fine. I just got pricked."
He just saw clearly that there were no thorns on the tree trunk, so how could he reach out and be stabbed violently? The servant really couldn't understand.
Shen Lian seemed to hear the loquat tree residing in the wooden sword snort, as if to say, idiot, that is the remaining lightning from the thunder.
Shen Lian stared at the loquat tree, thinking that this day Lei Mu would make a statue for you. Sky thunder wood does not refer to a certain kind of tree, but refers to wood that has been struck by thunder but has not been burned. It is a good spiritual object.
Master Shuo was overjoyed to see that his servant was fine, and said, "The little Taoist priest is still capable, I don't know what to call him." There was a world of difference between Shen Lian and Sanguang Taoist. Master Shuo knew the current affairs and knew that what Shen Lian said was true. , the two of them are indeed not masters and disciples.
He was always respectful to strange people and strangers, and was unwilling to neglect them.
Shen Lian chuckled lightly and said, "Master Shuo, you are such a noble man who forgets things. I still remember that you came here when I opened an inn." He did not talk about the affairs of the Qingzhou Prefecture Yamen, but only mentioned this one thing. Naturally, It's because of this incident that it reminds Master Shuo even more of who he is.
Because Shen Lian clearly revealed his identity, he could avoid a lot of nonsense and unnecessary means.
Shuozhizhou was shocked when Shen Lian mentioned it. He looked at Shen Lian carefully, his expression changed, and then he said: "So it's you. You haven't changed in all these years."
Then he waved his hand and signaled the servant to step down. After all, he had been in an official position for a long time, and even if he stepped down, he still had dignity. Although the servant was puzzled, he still felt that the master had something confidential to say to the little Taoist priest.
After all the servants left, he looked around.
Shen Lian looked amused and said: "Master Shuo, I am here. You are still worried that others can hear us. Actually, it is not a big deal. Even the Holy One knows that I am Shen Lian. We have met twice, but she It didn’t do anything to me.”
This is what Shuozhizhou is worried about. The entire Shen family is attached to the traitorous Prince Qinghe. If others know that he has met privately with Shen Lian, the remnant of the Shen family, not to mention that he wants to keep the wealth of the family and his beautiful concubine, who is the head on his neck. Can't keep any of them.
There are two kinds of people in the world who are most greedy for life and afraid of death. ,
The first is the one with power. Power is like a glass of intoxicating wine. The longer it goes on, the more reluctant you are to let go of this feeling. Naturally, you don’t want to die and abandon this position of power.
The second type is those who have wealth. Although wealth is not omnipotent, it is the closest thing to omnipotence. If you have hundreds of millions of wealth, you will be as happy as a god. Who would be willing to abandon this wealth.
Mr. Shuo said: "Well, be careful to sail a ship that lasts ten thousand years. Be careful and sail a ship that lasts ten thousand years." He is already a retired old official, capable of bending and stretching. For a dangerous person like Shen Lian, if he should give in, he should give in. .
Shen Lian didn't bother to pay attention to his appearance. Back then, Shuo Zhizhou still had some spirit, but now he has a lot of wealth, many concubines, and he is old, so there is no ambition left. There are only a handful of reckless people like Mr. Shen in the world. The vast majority of mortals live a mediocre life. Even if they occasionally work hard, it is best to indulge in enjoyment.
Shen Lian said: "It doesn't matter if you recognize me. It doesn't matter if you pretend you don't know me. I don't need your thousand taels of silver. I heard that the Taoist temple and ancestral property passed down by the Sanguang Taoist family have been sold to you. You can Give me the Taoist temple and the original land title.”
A thousand taels of silver bought a Taoist temple, plus the fertile farmland around it. It was neither expensive nor cheap. Generally, such real estate can be passed down as ancestral property. No family member would be willing to sell it unless absolutely necessary.
When the last resort comes, there will be no room for bargaining.
Shen Lian used this to get the information he wanted when Taoist Sanguang was being discussed just now. He knew that Taoist Sanguang had sold his ancestral Taoist temple to Mr. Shuo.
Therefore, the price is indeed fair, and neither of them is taking advantage.
Mr. Shuo was startled and said, "What Taoist temple?"
Shen Lian said softly: "Then you ask your butler to find out. After you find out, you can send the things over."
Then Shen Lian walked up to the loquat tree and continued: "Send the land deed and house deed directly to the Taoist temple." Then he saw Shen Lian's body rolled up, and a violent wind blew away the charred body. The loquat tree was uprooted, soared for nine days, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Seeing Shen Lian's methods, it was even more impossible for Mr. Shuo to default on his debt. Besides, he really didn't know what Taoist temple he bought. Shuo Zhizhou went to ask the chief steward of the mansion to come over. This man was his confidant for many years. It was also the steward who took Shen Lian to the prison of Qingzhou Prefecture.
Although he was old, he had a good memory. When Shuozhizhou mentioned it, he remembered that when Shuozhizhou ordered him to purchase land and real estate, the housekeeper naturally complied with it. Qi Sanguang was anxious to ask for money, so the housekeeper naturally took this opportunity to get it at an extremely low price. There is a large piece of fertile farmland and a Taoist temple with intact buildings that are hundreds of years old. He has personally visited the Taoist temple. It is made of good materials and has not had any damage or leaks that need to be repaired for hundreds of years. The location is also perfect. , the scenery is pleasant.
The housekeeper told what he knew, along with Qi Sanguang's origins, and Shuo Zhizhou understood. Although he didn't understand the relationship between Qi Sanguang and Shen Lian, he still had no intention of defaulting on the debt. When Shen Lian was a teenager He has clearly remembered all the methods he used. Human memory is so strange. Sometimes you can't remember anything, but once you remember it, all kinds of details can come to mind.
Following Shuo Zhizhou's instructions, the housekeeper found the house deeds and land deeds and sent them to the Taoist temple in person. As expected, Shen Lian was seen, but the details were omitted.
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Sanguang Taoist priest was previously under the illusion of the ghost of the loquat tree. He thought he saw his dead father and came to settle accounts with him. After rolling around, he escaped in a panic. When we got to the street and the hallucination disappeared, we suddenly realized.
I didn't dare to go back to Shuo Mansion in the way he looked just now. I had no money and I didn't know where to go. After passing the casino, my hands were itchy and I wanted to go in and play, but the people in the casino had known him for a long time. He owed a lot of debt, so he beat him up hard and threw him on the street corner.