Mushroom Man

Chapter 4: Outspoken, Generous Compensation

All of a sudden...

Everyone in the scene felt ashamed and annoyed, whether they were from the main family or the branch family, they all felt as if their faces were burning with pain.

Chief Wu had a gloomy face and said nothing.

That's why Wu Xingzhe was present, so he couldn't get angry.

Otherwise, he would have scolded Wu Liang, a young man who didn't know what to say or not.

It is true that the descendants of the main family were wrong. They should not help outsiders and bully their own family members like this.

However, even though Wu Liang suffered a great injustice, he was just a junior of the branch family.

Under no circumstances should we say such words that undermine unity in public and in front of outsiders.

At the same time, Wu Liang saw that the clan leader remained silent, so he pointed the finger at Wu Xingzhe.

"Master, I really want to know..."

"If we meet again in the future, will you, the masters of the fertility temple, have no choice but to hand over the women in your families to them and let them bully you?"

"You monks, do you really have no precepts to follow?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Xingzhe frowned and remained silent for a while.

He also did not answer Wu Liang's question, but spoke coldly.

"Don't worry, benefactor. Sekong has violated the precepts. When I find him, I will bring him back to the Songzi Temple and hand him over to the abbot for punishment."

"The abbot has a heart of great love and is known for his kindness. He will definitely give you an explanation."

"But before that, I have another question for you..."

Wu Xingzhe said just a few words and put the matter behind him.

His eyes were fixed on Wu Liang, bringing an indescribable sense of oppression.

"Since you hate Sekong so much, have you ever thought about taking revenge on him?"

"Now Sekong's whereabouts are unknown. You are the only one in the Wu family who has this motive. How do you explain it?"

Wu Liang seemed unconcerned about the overwhelming sense of oppression.

He laughed bitterly and said, "Master, are you suspecting me, which is why that lecherous monk is missing?"

"Let's not talk about that lecherous monk for now. He's the prodigy of your Son-Giving Temple. Although he and I are both at the same level of cultivation, the mushrooms we possess are vastly different."

"In this situation, even if I wanted to retaliate, I would be powerless."

"I am just a descendant of a branch family, living in the clan territory all day long. Even if I really harmed that lecherous monk, I am afraid I would have been discovered long ago."

"As for the Master's motives, that's nonsense..."

When Wu Liang said this, he raised his hand and pointed at the people who were watching the excitement.

"After that lecherous monk came to my Wu family, he acted arrogantly and domineeringly, and I don't know how many people he offended."

"Most people here have a grudge against that lecherous monk, they just don't dare to show it."

"And the last time I saw that lecherous monk was when my little sister fell into the water."

"At that time, the lecherous monk was being helped away by those disciples of the clan."

"Master, even if you have doubts, you should doubt them."

Seeing Wu Liang being so frank, Wu Xingzhe made up his mind.

He turned to look at the group of clan disciples and said in a deep voice, "Who helped Shikong leave that day?"

"Is what this person said true?"

As soon as he finished speaking, several members of the Zong family who had shrank back and looked quite nervous stood up.

"Reporting to the Master, we did take Sekong away at that time."

"But later on, Sekong felt that he hadn't had enough fun and started clamoring to go to the brothel in town to listen to music."

"We have clan rules that prohibit us from leaving the clan territory without urgent matters, so we didn't go with him."

"Se, Sekong's whereabouts are unknown, it's none of our business..."

When Wu Xingzhe heard that Sekong finally left the Wu family and went to the brothel in town to listen to music, he couldn't help but frown.

If Sekong just lost his trace in the Wu family, that would be fine. We just need to search carefully and I think we will definitely get something.

But now...

Wu Xingzhe shook his head, asked some random questions, and then planned to go back to the abbot to report the situation.

Before leaving, he looked at Wu Liang. "I know you're resentful, but Sekong's whereabouts are unknown, so I can't give you an explanation for now."

"Since you are an innocent and poor person, you can take this silver water."

Perhaps he felt guilty, or perhaps he didn't want the Songzi Temple to have a bad reputation, so he planned to shut Wu Liang up.

Wu Xingzhe was rich and powerful, so he directly handed the gourd filled with silver water to Wu Liang.

This amount of silver water is enough for a mushroom master to buy a few third-level mushrooms.

Wu Liang had no reason to refuse and accepted the gourd directly.

He watched Wu Xingzhe leave, and a heavy stone in his heart fell to the ground.

But he knew very well that this matter was far from over...

"Clan leader, this is the silver water I just obtained. Please count it."

Wu Liang calmed himself down, turned around and handed the gourd he had just obtained to the leader of the Wu clan.

According to the Wu family rules, no matter whether it is a branch family or the main family, any gains obtained outside must be handed over unconditionally.

Finally, the clan leader or elders will distribute the wealth according to each person’s contribution to the clan.

Ever since his younger sister got into trouble, Wu Liang has not worked for the clan anymore.

Because of this, he has now found himself in a situation where, although he has already opened up his Dantian, he doesn't even have a single mushroom that can be used by others.

"Well...there's no need to take inventory."

"You are a good kid in every way, except for your bad temper. You are naive and have no scheming, just like your deceased parents."

"I don't even know what to say or what not to say."

After Chief Wu accepted the silver water, his originally gloomy expression eased a little.

"Forget it. Considering that you have your reasons, I won't hold you accountable for your outspokenness and disrespect."

"Your sister has fallen ill after jumping into the river, and you need to take good care of her."

"So it's better to have less trouble than more. For your sister's sake and your own, stop complaining about this and that and calling me a lecher."

"Luckily it was a martial artist who came this time. If it were someone else, your head would have been chopped off long ago."

"Yes... I just lost control of my emotions just now. It won't happen again in the future." Wu Liang had no expression on his face and spoke in a calm tone.

Seeing that he was so obedient, Chief Wu nodded with satisfaction.

"You had just opened up your Dantian when something happened to your sister. I guess you haven't had time to refine your natal mushroom yet?"

"This time, the Zong family went too far. I'm sorry."

"I will make a decision for you today. I will allow you to go to the Zong family's mushroom room and select two mushrooms to refine."

When Wu Liang heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned.

He obviously didn't expect that the patriarch would be so generous today. The sun rose from the west!
The mushrooms in the main mushroom room and the branch mushroom room are completely different.

The mushrooms that the clan can choose are usually rarer, and for most of them, the clan has subsequent mushroom recipes.

Exchanging a gourd of silver water for two rare mushrooms, it’s hard to say whether it’s a loss or a profit.

After all, there are many things in the Zong family mushroom room, such as wine-flavored mushrooms, which are not easy to buy.

"Thank you, Patriarch, for your cultivation..."

Wu Liang came back to his senses and spoke loudly, vaguely guessing something in his heart.

The purpose of Patriarch Wu's move was nothing more than to make up for the mistakes of the main family and balance family conflicts in front of everyone.

And he just took advantage of it and got the advantage.

About an incense stick later, Chief Wu said some nonsense and dismissed everyone.

After Wu Liang left the ancestral hall, he went to the clan's mushroom room immediately.

The Zongjia Mushroom Room is located underground and is covered with dense mycelium.

From time to time, there are slaves who water the dazzling array of mushrooms here with silver water and feed them.

Wu Liang was soon dazzled by the choices here.

"Fetal Mushroom, Wild Boar Mushroom, Book Mushroom, Sword Mushroom, Wine Mushroom..."

"Which style of mushroom should I choose?"

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