The Heavens Begin with Dream of the Red Chamber

Chapter 204 Gao Yanei repays his karma

These days, Mr. Zhan takes people out to play during the day and comes back to have fun at night. Sister Lin, who is jealous, is on high alert against him. She uses various tricks on him every night, vowing to squeeze him dry so that he won't harm other women again.

Regarding this jealous behavior, Mr. Zhan said that comrades still need to work harder!
Ever since Master Zhan became an immortal, his body has surpassed the limits of the human body and is no longer restricted by the mortal flesh. He has left all the women far behind.

If we say that in the world of Red Mansions, everyone has reached the limit of their physical fitness in the later period, and the women can still rely on their numbers to squeeze Master Zhan dry, then now, even if everyone rushes forward, Master Zhan will definitely be the final winner.

However, after coming to the new world, perhaps the world is different. The physical fitness of people in this world is generally higher than that of the world of Red Mansions, and the limits of the human body are far beyond the previous world.

This means that the women's physical fitness, which had already reached its limit, can be improved again.

This is also an important reason why the girls keep asking Master Zhan for more and want to evolve again.

Of course, Mr. Zhan also enjoys this and constantly tries to develop new entertainment content with the girls.

That day, Mr. Zhan woke up from a dream and was leisurely eating brunch when he saw Yang Yougong coming to report.

"Master, this morning, General Gao came again with his son and is now waiting in the reception room."

"In addition, the various powerful families have also sent many valuable gifts. I would like to ask for your advice on whether to accept them or not."

Master Zhan answered without even raising his head:

"We don't care about those gold, silver and gems, so what do we need them for?"

"Rouge and powder all contain lead poison, and are completely unnecessary for you ladies. You are not as beautiful as having a plain face, and there is no need to keep them."

"Can silk and satin be made into nylon stockings?"

"Only the patterns on the jewelry are interesting. You can take them and have a look. The medicinal herbs can be kept. In addition, the exquisite things that are the result of the painstaking efforts of the skilled craftsmen can also be kept."

"As for the rest, you can handle it as you wish. We will return all the items that are not needed in our palace."

Yang Yougong agreed, turned around and went out, leaving behind the things that Master Zhan had ordered, and threw the rest out the door, then raised his head and said to those who had brought gifts:

"My master said that among all the things in the world, apart from natural treasures, only those that have been carefully crafted by skilled craftsmen are worth looking at. Other things like gold and silver are not worth giving as gifts."

After hearing this, everyone hurriedly took note of the words, turned back to report to their respective masters, and collected all the strange and clever things to entertain the immortal.

As for Master Zhan, he finished his meal leisurely, let the girls go out and play on their own, and went to the reception room alone to meet Gao Qiu and his son.

Gao Qiu was really a man who knew how to handle things. When he saw Master Zhan coming in, he immediately pulled his son up, threw himself on the ground, and shouted:
"I am Gao Qiu, a lowly person, and I, along with my son Gao Jian, would like to meet the Heavenly Lord."

At this time Gao Yanei didn't dare to be arrogant anymore. He just knelt on the ground and kowtowed obediently, with his butt raised high, which made people want to kick him.

Master Zhan walked between the two of them, came to the table and sat down, then waved his hand casually and ordered:

"Get up."

Gao Qiu pulled his son up, still half-bending his waist, grovelling like a servant, and said with a shameless smile:

"Tian Zun, I was lucky enough to meet Tian Zun before, but unfortunately I didn't recognize you and rejected your kindness. I really deserve to die."

"I brought my son here with me this time because I wanted this evil creature to apologize to the Heavenly Lord, and to ask the Heavenly Lord to show mercy and give this evil creature another chance."

Gao Yanei knew that this was a critical moment, so he prostrated himself on the ground and kowtowed.

"It is all because of my ignorance that I did not recognize the good intentions of the Heavenly Venerable. Now I know I was wrong. I beg the Heavenly Venerable to show mercy and grant me the Sunflower Manual!"

Tsk!
Mr. Zhan smacked his lips but didn't say a word.

What he said about the "Sunflower Manual" that day was just a joke he made casually when he was in a good mood, but the father and son took it seriously.

With Master Zhan's current status as an immortal, it might not be impossible for him to come up with a set of cultivation techniques. However, Master Zhan is too lazy to do such things, let alone give these techniques to someone like Gao Yanei.

Seeing that Master Zhan had fallen silent, Gao Qiu also knelt down again and begged:
"I know that this opportunity is rare. I have not cherished it and have already lost it."

"Now he is willing to make up for it with all his heart. If the Heavenly Master has any test, just tell him. My father and I will do our best to fulfill the Heavenly Master's request."

"My son is devoted to Taoism now. Even if he cannot become a disciple of the Heavenly Lord, it would be good for him to stay with the Heavenly Lord and be a boy."

Although they were very sincere, Master Zhan still shook his head and refused:

"You are also educated, so you should know the saying, 'If you don't take what heaven gives you, you will suffer the consequences.'"

"Your fate is shallow. After wasting one chance, how can you get a second chance?"

"This 'Sunflower Manual' is named after the sunflower that faces the sun. It is a divine skill at the highest point in the body. After successfully practicing it, one can transform into the Great Sun of the Sun, live as long as the heaven and earth, and shine as brightly as the sun and the moon. How can one achieve this easily?"

"I have traveled all over the world for thousands of years and seen billions of people, but I have never seen a suitable candidate. So when I saw that his physique and background were suitable for practicing the Sunflower Manual, I was tempted and asked him without even examining his nature."

"After he refused, I sent someone to the City God to look up his past life and found that he had low moral character and bad behavior. If he succeeds in cultivation, it may be a disaster rather than a blessing. He may even cause chaos in the world, which is not appropriate."

After hearing this, Gao Qiu and his son were shocked at first, and then felt even more regretful.

"God, please forgive me. As the saying goes, a prodigal son who returns is worth more than gold. My son was young and ignorant in the past, and he did commit many heinous crimes."

"But ever since the last time I was punished by the Heavenly Lord, I have come to my senses and decided to turn over a new leaf!"

"For many days, my son has been confined at home to reflect on his mistakes. He has never gone out and has never done anything bad."

"If the Heavenly Lord doesn't believe it, he can just summon the City God to ask for advice."

Gao Qiu said this with absolute certainty, because he had been keeping a close eye on his stupid son these days, fearing that he would get into trouble again at a critical moment, and making sure that he had done nothing evil these days.

Mr. Zhan pinched his fingers and pretended to calculate, then frowned and looked hesitant.

Gao Qiu continued to pray:
"Tianzun, you also said that the "Sunflower Manual" has not had a suitable candidate for many years. If I miss you, you may have to waste another thousand years. Why not give me another chance to correct myself?"

"It is said that no one is without faults, but it is the greatest blessing to be able to correct them. I have sincerely repented, so I hope that the Heavenly Master will show me mercy."

It was really a pity for Gao Qiu, the father, that for the sake of his stupid son Gao Yanei, he even lost his reputation and kept kowtowing there, making so much noise that he even left blood marks.

Master Zhan crossed his legs and watched him perform until Gao Qiu's face was covered with blood. Then he said in a pretentious tone:
"Well, since you said your son is willing to correct his behavior now, I will give him another chance."

Gao Qiu's head hurt from knocking his head so much and he felt dizzy, but when he heard these words, he felt as if he had heard an imperial decree and was overjoyed.

"Thank you, God. Thank you, God."

Master Zhan waved his hand and said, "Don't thank me yet. If he can't complete the test, then forget it."

"Don't worry, my Lord. No matter what the test is, I will definitely supervise my son to complete it and will never slack off."

"Good!" Master Zhan praised, and then said with a smile: "Everything in this world has cause and effect. There is a saying that cause and effect will go round and round, and retribution will come."

"Since Gao Yanei has committed evil deeds, he should pay for the consequences."

"As long as he pays off the karma, he will pass the test."

Repay karma?

It's that simple?
Gao Qiu and his son looked at each other, thinking that Master Zhan had let them off, and were overjoyed. Gao Yanei immediately patted his chest and made a promise.

"Don't worry, my Lord. No matter how much evil I did in the past, I will definitely do ten times as much good to make up for it."

"Oh, that's wrong!" Master Zhan waved his hands and said, "This matter of cause and effect should be treated separately. You can't do evil to Zhang San and do good to Li Si. That's not called compensating for the cause and effect."

"You must pay back the consequences for the evil you have done to others!"

"For example, if you punch Zhang San, you have to let Zhang San punch you back. That's called tit for tat!"

"Uh... this..." Gao Yanei's face immediately drooped, and he smiled bitterly: "But I was young and ignorant in the past, and I don't even remember who I hit. How can I repay you?"

Master Zhan smiled and said:
"Originally, I could have asked the City God for your past evil records. Your past actions are clearly remembered there, but I don't intend to do that."

"You need to recall the evil deeds you have committed over the years, one by one, one by one. You need to think about them carefully. This will help deepen your memory and help you truly realize your sins."

Looking at Gao Yanei, whose face was already as pale as ashes, Master Zhan smiled even more broadly.

"Also, the karma must be repaid with more, not less, otherwise it will not be clean."

"For example, if you hit Zhang San with a board that weighs ten kilograms, but when you retaliate, Zhang San hits you with a board that weighs five kilograms, then you haven't repaid him cleanly."

"For example, if you destroyed a woman's innocence and hurt her three hundred times in one night, you must make her hit you back three hundred times, not even once less. The length, thickness, and size of the weapon cannot be any worse than yours."

This time Gao Yanei's face was not just gray, it had turned green, and he was shaking his hands in fear.

"No, no, no, no, I won't do it anymore. I won't study that damned "Sunflower Manual" anymore..."

This time, before Mr. Zhan could say anything, Gao Qiu next to him got angry first. He jumped up, glared at Gao Yanei, raised his arm, and slapped him in the face.

"I'll beat you to death, you little bastard!"

"This is a great opportunity for you to turn over a new leaf, but it's not up to you whether you're willing or not!"

"After we get back, I will have someone prepare your atonement ceremony. I will personally watch over it and it will be exactly as planned!"

In order to get the opportunity to become a disciple and learn skills, Gao Qiu had already put up a false front. If other people knew that his son did not actually have the opportunity to become a disciple, the backlash from being fooled would come quickly. Even with his status, he would probably end up dead and his clan would be wiped out.

As for the suffering that his son would have to endure as a result, Gao Qiu viewed it as nothing more than being poked with a stick. It would pass if he just endured it. As long as he was shameless, he would naturally be invincible.

If this evil creature was really unbearable, then he could have adopted a cousin as his son back then, and of course he can do it now!
Seeing Gao Qiu beating his son violently, Master Zhan smiled and did not stop him. He even added fuel to the fire:
"I don't care. After all, people can be deceived, but gods cannot be deceived. Whether he has really paid off his karma or is just dealing with it carelessly, I will know when I see him."

"But I also know that everything needs some motivation, so I can promise you that as long as he truly repents and pays for the sins he committed in the past year, I can teach him the first part of the Sunflower Manual, The Second Man's Way, and let him try to start practicing."

"After that, for every year he atones for his sins, I will pass on more of the knowledge to him, until he has completely paid off his karma."

Gao Qiu was indeed very excited. He thought, how many sins could his son commit in a year? Wouldn't it take only ten days or half a month to pay for them?
"Thank you for your mercy, Lord. I will take this evil creature back with me and try to atone for my sins. After I have atoneed for my sins, I will come back to see you."

Mr. Zhan smiled and waved his hand, not wanting to keep him, and let the father and son leave.

Gao Qiu dragged his son staggering out of the door, had him escorted back to the mansion, then called the clerk and began interrogating him.

"Let me ask you, what evil things have you done in the past year?"

Gao Yanei hugged Gao Qiu's thighs and cried non-stop, "Dad, I really can't learn it, please forgive me..."

"Shut up!" The furious Gao Qiu went up and slapped him hard, cursing as he hit him.

"I'll beat you to death you little bastard!"

"I won't let you learn!"

"I told you that you couldn't learn!" "Can you learn now, huh?"

“I ask you, can I learn now?”

But no matter how he hit, Gao Yanei, who knew the seriousness of the matter, still refused to learn and rolled on the ground.

"Dad, beat me to death. Even if you beat me to death, I won't learn..."

"Hiss..." Gao Qiu took a breath, knowing that the situation might be somewhat different from what he expected.

Seeing that Gao Yanei refused to tell the truth, he simply stopped asking him and pointed at his men beside him, shouting:

"Go and call all the hangers-on around Yanei over to me. I have something to ask you."

The subordinate quickly went out and called all of Gao Yanei's hangers-on, and brought them into the hall to wait for orders.

In order to prevent Gao Yanei from being here and those people from telling the truth, Gao Qiu had Gao Yanei escorted back to the backyard first. He sat upright on a chair before letting people in.

These people were just hangers-on. They used to just hang around Gao Yanei and had no chance to talk to General Gao. Now that they were called over, they were very nervous, not knowing whether it was a good thing or a bad thing. After coming in, they immediately knelt down and kowtowed, lying there like mice, cowering without moving.

Gao Qiu looked around and saw that all these people were kneeling on the ground, not daring to look at him. He snorted coldly and shouted:

"You may also know that Yanei is about to become the immortal's disciple, so he needs to clear up the cause and effect of the past."

"Now that I am asking you questions, you must tell the truth. If anyone dares to hide anything, it would be that they are deliberately ruining the good fortune of our Gao family, and then don't blame me for being ruthless!"

Everyone was so frightened that they trembled all over and kowtowed repeatedly, "Don't worry, Grand Marshal, we will never dare to hide anything."

Gao Qiu then relaxed his expression and said in a gentle voice:
"After Yanei joins the Immortal Sect, you will be his immortal children. It will be of great benefit to you. You must do your best."

Seeing that everyone was delighted, Gao Qiu asked:
"Then tell me, what evil things has Yanei done in the past year?"

"Let's start from the end and work our way forward. Let's start from today and talk about it day by day. When you finish one day, you can talk about the day before that."

Although they had obtained Gao Qiu's guarantee, when it came time to ask them to betray Gao Yanei, everyone hesitated again. They looked at each other and no one was willing to be the first to take the initiative.

Seeing Gao Qiu's face darken again, the "dry-headed bird" Fu An hurriedly smiled and said:

"Mr. Taiwei, your question is a bit too vague. What kind of situation can be considered a bad thing?"

"I remember that this morning, the young master was dissatisfied with the food and threw it all away. Is this a bad thing to waste food?"

Gao Qiu frowned and thought carefully about what Master Zhan had said before, then shook his head and said:

"This is not considered an evil act. It is only considered an evil act when it is related to people."

"Then..." Fu An hesitated for a moment, then asked, "The young master slapped the maid Wan'er last night. Is this considered a bad thing?"

"Hmm..." Gao Qiu felt a little embarrassed after hearing this. He felt it was hard to judge. After hesitating for a while, he nodded hesitantly and said, "Even if...right."

"Tell us all about similar situations and have the clerk write them down first. We will see whether you have to pay for the karma later."

Gao Qiu thought very clearly, it was just a matter of a few slaps, at most he could just slap a few more times!
In order to successfully become a disciple, what does it matter if I get a few unfair slaps in the face?
It's not you who is being hit!
After hearing what Gao Qiu said, Fu An smiled and said:

"Well...I failed to do my job well yesterday and was slapped by the lord."

In order to prevent Gao Yanei from settling scores later, he quickly added, "This is all my fault. Yanei was right to beat me!"

Gao Qiu ignored all this and just pointed to the clerk beside him and said:

"Write it all down, one by one, in detail, don't miss anything."

After this beginning, Fuan felt that he had done enough, so he backed off and stopped talking, leaving the credit of informing on others.

When the others saw that someone had taken the lead, they felt a little relieved and began to talk one after another, picking out some so-called "evil things" that were not so serious and talking about them.

Gao Qiu supervised the clerk and recorded all the people involved in these events in detail.

Because of Tianzun's affairs recently, Gao Yanei has not been out much, so naturally he has not done many bad things. In addition, these hangers-on dare not mention some important matters, so they deliberately postponed them, thinking of letting other people around them to speak.

So after a while, there was soon nothing to say about the "bad things" that had happened in the past few days.

Gao Qiu looked at the few thin pages of paper and laughed out loud.

"It's not much!"

"If we continue at this speed, it won't take more than ten days to pay off all the karma for this year!"

"Come here, according to the records on this list, go and invite all the people involved to come into my house."

"Remember, this time we are here to atone for Yanei's sins, so you must be polite and don't use violence."

The people around him agreed and went out to "invite" people.

With the power that General Gao has now, if he wants to find someone to come, who would dare not come?
It didn't take long for everyone to arrive.

Gao Qiu had Gao Yanei pulled out and said to everyone with a smile:

"I was young and ignorant before, and I made many mistakes. Now I have been enlightened by the immortal, and I will turn over a new leaf."

"The sins he committed in the past are now being paid by him."

"Come on, come on, take revenge if you have grudges, complain if you have grudges, just do it, don't be polite."

Everyone then realized what the so-called repayment of karma was all about, and no one dared to really go up and fight. They all turned pale and retreated, bowing and kowtowed, saying:

"What are you talking about, Grand Commandant? It's just a small matter. I have already forgotten it. How can it be called cause and effect?"

"Let's just leave it at that. There's no need to fight anymore. There's no need to fight anymore..."

Gao Qiu tried to persuade them several times, but seeing that no one dared to do so, he immediately frowned and shouted:
"This matter concerns my son's cultivation and becoming an immortal, so there can be no mistakes. If I ask you to beat me, then do it. Are you afraid that I will blame you?"

Everyone hung their heads in silence, obviously having no confidence in Gao Qiu's promise, which made Gao Qiu furious, but he was helpless.

He had no choice but to act like a general again, slamming the table and shouting:

"If you don't fight, then you are trying to sabotage my son's cultivation. You have ulterior motives and I will not forgive you!"

"I'll ask you again, do you want to fight or not?"

Seeing Gao Qiu getting angry, everyone was afraid and dared not stop fighting. They had to walk tremblingly to Gao Yanei, bowed and apologized first.

"Young Master, please understand. I didn't mean to hit you. I was forced to do so by the Grand Commandant."

Gao Yanei didn't care about the beatings and kicks. What really worried him was the method of atonement he would need to force the woman to use. Seeing everyone coming over, he didn't dare let anyone start this. He immediately got red eyes, jumped up and down, and cursed:

"Who dares to hit me?"

"I'll remember you. If you dare to do anything, be careful that I will kill your whole family in the future!"

The man was frightened by him and trembled all over, and he couldn't bring his raised hand down.

Gao Qiu saw this from behind and became even more furious. He stepped forward and kicked Gao Yanei to the ground, shouting:
"You evil creature, if you don't obey me, I will expel you from the Gao family and adopt someone else as my son!"

"Think about it yourself. How many people have you offended over the years? If it weren't for me and the Gao family protecting you, how long could you have lived?"

Seeing the murderous light in Gao Qiu's eyes, Gao Yanei shuddered all over, knowing that his adopted father was really angry. However, when he thought of the "atonement" he would have to endure in the future, he immediately wanted to die.

He was just hesitating whether to just kill himself, when Gao Qiu waved his hand and had his mouth blocked. Then, with a gloomy face, he shouted at the man who caused the cause of the incident:

"Hurry up and fight!"

The man quickly and lightly punched Gao Yanei, then bent over and smiled, "Master Taiwei, the fight is over."

Seeing him fooling around like this, Gao Qiu raised his eyebrows and shouted:

"What do you mean you've finished fighting? Don't you even have any strength left?"

"Hit me again, and hit me harder this time. The harder the better!"

The man had no choice but to put more strength and throw another punch under Gao Yanei's fiery glare. However, Gao Qiu was still worried that the punch was not strong enough and urged him on.

Seeing that he had completely offended Gao Yanei, the man simply gave up and punched him hard, releasing all the anger in his heart from the humiliation he suffered that day with the punch.

After the blast, his energy and spirit were different. He just felt relaxed all over. The feeling was so satisfying that he couldn't even describe it.

Especially after beating Gao Yanei, Gao Qiu came over with a laugh and held his hand with a grateful look, which made him feel even better.

Gao Qiu was a man who had seen all kinds of things in the world and was very sensitive to some of people's subtle emotions. After this man punched Gao Yanei, he could feel clearly the genuine pleasure that came from his heart.

This punch really paid off the karma!
The one who benefited from this punch was not only his son Gao Yanei, but also the other party in the cause and effect, who seemed to have thrown off a shackle.

If he had some doubts about Mr. Zhan's method of "repaying karma" before, he now believes it without a doubt.

He intended for this man to set an example for the people behind him, so instead of blaming him, he expressed his sincere gratitude in a kind way and gave him a gift to take back.

Sure enough, this method of setting up a tree as a token of trust always works. After this example, the others became much more relaxed. They lined up one by one and came in front of Gao Yanei. They fought back against those who had punched them, and fought back against those who had kicked them.

Gao Qiu watched from the side. If he felt that someone still seemed to be upset after being beaten and looked a little depressed, he would assume that he had not beaten him lightly and would ask him to beat him again. He would not let him go until he had beaten him to his heart's content.

Soon, it was Fuan's turn to pay the price.

He had deliberately lined up at the back of the team, and after carefully observing the attitude of General Gao towards the people in front of him for a long time, he had some idea in his mind, so when he came in front of Gao Yanei, he smiled and said with a wry smile:

"Yanei, it's not that I want to hit you, but I really have to hit you."

"This is all for your own good, please bear with me."

After he finished speaking, he lowered his eyes, not even looking at Gao Yanei's bloodshot eyes. He just gathered all his strength and blasted out all the insults he had received from Gao Yanei over the years.

"vomit……"

Gao Yanei was hit in the stomach by his punch and felt like he was vomiting all the food in his stomach. However, the towel was blocked in his mouth and he choked on it again. He almost choked to death. Fortunately, the guard next to him noticed something was wrong and quickly untied the towel. After a while of vomiting and rinsing his mouth, he was saved.

Fu An was also startled, fearing that he would be angered again, so he quickly jumped away and looked at Gao Qiu in panic, but saw Gao Qiu smiling at him gently:
"Don't be afraid, just go for it, that punch you just threw was great!"

Fu An laughed dryly twice, and then he felt relieved. Looking at Gao Yanei who was still retching, he said in his heart:

"You bastard, you've beaten me more than once over the years. Since you want to pay for what you've done, let's just wait and see!"

(End of this chapter)