The Great Seminary

Chapter 332 Comparing Two Evils
Even the most powerful sects at their peak, their mere registered disciples are ranked last among the outer disciples, inner disciples, and true disciples.

In theory, the best one can hope for in a lifetime is to become a steward of an outer branch of the clan.

Moreover, even if one were to rise to a higher position, one would be far inferior to the stewards and elders of the outer sect.

Even if the inner clan stewards are theoretically in the same position, they can still look down on them with the phrase "there is a difference between inside and outside."

He's just a 'trash' in the sect.

Yet these seemingly insignificant people are now openly and brazenly discussing this in public.
The secrets of 'Sweet Lake City'.

It doesn't give the impression that they are making things up or spreading rumors.

Similar incidents have been breaking out one after another, and it is no longer possible to cover them up.

Therefore, the relevant bigwigs could only let it go, or even add fuel to the fire by mixing the truth with fabricated false information and spreading it, completely muddying the waters.

Among those 'capable' people who pull off these kinds of tricks, the True Dragon Emperor is undoubtedly the best!

So he eavesdropped for a while and then formed his own plan.

"It's true that Lu Miaowen and Liao Xinsheng, the captain of the 'Wind Whale' guards, secretly committed murder and robbery."

However, the fact that this matter reached the ears of the bigwigs of the 'Three Holy Swords Northern Sect' was not necessarily due to the announcement by Emperor Xia Que of the Great Qi Dynasty.

Buddhism emphasizes the concept of 'cause and effect,' and the great monks of Brahma are particularly skilled at calculating cause and effect…

"Ah, sir, are you looking to buy, or sell houses and fields?"

Suddenly, Zhenfeng, the junior sister, interrupted Zhang Gui's reverie.

At the same time, the entire dental clinic became quiet.

Zhang Gui snapped out of his daze and replied meekly, "Manager, I'd like to buy a estate."

Halfway through the conversation, Zhenfeng, along with the disciples of the 'Three Saints Sword Northern Sect' on either side, chuckled incoherently, "Manager Liu, you've arrived."
"Welcome, Manager."

"The manager is well; you look radiant today."
Then a burly man with a thick beard walked in smugly, ignoring the compliments from the crowd.

After standing still, he held up three fingers and said loudly:

Three things.

First, Steward Liao, who is in charge of the Left Market Brokerage in our 'Poyuan City', has been arrested by the Punishment Hall.

My whole family has been raided; I'm afraid we won't survive.

The second matter is that, effective immediately, I, Liu Ren, will be in charge of the Left Market Brokerage Office in Poyuan City.

Third, newcomers need to bring a fresh perspective. As Deacon Liao once said, since it's a "sectarian" brokerage firm, even in business, it needs to have a certain air of grandeur.

I said at the time that talking about "grandeur" when doing business is just to make oneself feel comfortable, and it does nothing to benefit the sect.

The prestige of our 'Three Holy Swords Northern Sect' is earned by our disciples striking our enemies with their swords.

It wasn't earned by giving a cold shoulder, a cold look, a cold word, or a cold sentence, nor by putting on airs when dealing with customers who come to your door with money.

Don't you agree?

As soon as he finished speaking, the atmosphere in the brokerage shop fell silent.

It wasn't because the disciples of the 'Three Holy Swords Northern Sect' present were all so loyal and righteous.

They might defy the new boss in order to support the old boss.

Instead, Liu Ren was a notorious "big mouth" among the outer sect managers of the "Three Holy Swords Northern Sect".

The character '一' can be exaggerated into '十' (ten) by adding fuel to the fire.

More importantly, he claimed to have taken over Zuoshi Ya Hang, but the brass hairpin he wore on his head was still the one for a "manager," not the silver one for a "deacon."

In other words, even if he does take control of Zuoshi Yaxing, it will only be temporary.

The final outcome is still unknown, so how can we easily express our opinion?

Liu Renyi could tell at a glance that he wasn't the type to empathize or be considerate of others. Seeing this, his smug expression instantly turned ashen.

But he knew the principle of "the law does not punish the masses," and besides, the fact that people didn't say anything meant they hadn't done anything wrong.

So he gritted his teeth, thought for a while, then suddenly stepped forward, patted Zhang Gui on the shoulder, and said with a forced smile:

"Sir, I just heard you're looking to buy a country estate in the suburbs, is that right?"

Zhang Gui was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, and really didn't want to get involved in such a ridiculous and absurd matter.

Given his current disguise, there are some things he can't hide from.

He could only feign ignorance and reply, "That's what I was thinking, but it's alright if it's inconvenient today."

"How could it be inconvenient? It's very convenient."

Liu Ren chuckled, interrupting Zhang Gui, and pulled out a thick stack of land deeds from his pocket.
"We have estates of any size you want to buy here. Large ones are sold together, and small ones are sold separately."

Zhang Gui immediately noticed that the first land deed was marked with the words "3,300 mu".

He simply pointed and said, "No need for the butler to go through all that trouble. Just this one, the price is right, I'll buy it."

Upon hearing this, Liu Ren glanced at the contract and said with slight surprise:
"Although this estate is located far away, it has a very grand layout. I didn't realize that the guests here were quite wealthy."

"To be honest, my family has suffered a major upheaval."

"I had no choice but to leave my hometown and move to Guizong's territory," Zhang Gui said with a sigh. "I have some money with me, but I have no way to make a living."

Fearing he would squander all his money if he continued with his old ways, he decided to buy a large estate so he could at least settle down and make a living from the land.

“The way you put it is quite reasonable and proper,” Liu Ren nodded and said.
“In that case, let’s not keep it to a fraction of a tael. Let’s round it up to five thousand taels of gold, and this ‘Liye Manor’ will be yours.”

"This, this is the deed for 'Liye Manor,' which Deacon Liao has been building around the Wild River in recent years?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Senior Sister Qingping suddenly opened her eyes wide and exclaimed in surprise.

"Isn't that the land deed for 'Liye Manor'?"

Liu Ren grinned as if he wanted to bite someone, saying, "Didn't I just say that Deacon Liao was arrested by the Criminal Division and his entire family was raided?"

Industries will naturally be sold.

After he finished speaking, he stared at Senior Sister Qingping, whose face was getting redder and redder, as if she was about to bleed, for a while, and then looked at the other dumbfounded disciples of the Yaxing Sect.

Their gaze finally returned to Zhang Gui.

"Give me the money. All you need to do here is buy a house or estate worth five hundred taels of gold, and we can even process your citizenship."

Zhang Gui chuckled dryly and said, "That is indeed very convenient."

He pulled out many gold notes from his sleeve, which he had exchanged in towns inhabited by humans after crossing the 'Crypt Boundary' boundary marker.

While counting, he muttered to himself:

"To be honest, it was because after entering the 'Dungeon Realm,' most of the 'flying coins' used wherever I went were issued by your sect that I decided to settle down and start a business in 'Broken Abyss City'..."

"As a newcomer, you've only just arrived in our 'Broken Abyss City' and you've already bought up a farm that the old folks painstakingly developed, which is worthless."

Do you think this is appropriate?

Suddenly a voice interrupted Zhang Gui's rambling.

But he pretended to be deaf and completely ignored Senior Sister Qingping's sudden outburst of anger.

I secretly thought:

"You are being manipulated by others, unable to resist, and unable to vent your anger, so you turn around and try to manipulate me, who is even weaker."

But don't you think that if I back down because I'm afraid of you, I won't offend you, but I'll offend someone with the surname Liu who is even more powerful than you.

Even if you have to choose the lesser of two evils, you can only pretend to be deaf and dumb.

(End of this chapter)