New and dark light years

Chapter 284 Thank you for your kind words
Wen Bi slumped back into his seat.

He smiled bitterly and said, "Then what is the purpose of my despicable act?"

“It’s not too late now.” Jiang Jili poured the other person a cup of tea: “It’s not right for us officials to hand over brothels to others. If you want to continue to advance in your career, you can’t get involved in this kind of thing at all.”

Wen Bi cupped his hands and said, "Thank you both for your guidance."

There are often taboos in officialdom.

There are explanations for what kind of things are good but shouldn't be done, and what kind of things are bad but not a big problem if done.

Wen Bi's gesture of gratitude at this moment was genuine.

This wasn't like the last time at the restaurant, where it had a performative aspect.

Wen Bi sighed, "If I had known there would be a profit share of over a thousand taels of silver, I wouldn't have needed to do this."

Jiang Jili laughed and said, "The thousand-plus taels is just the silver on the surface, that's for others to see. There are also jewelry, silks and satins, medicinal herbs and curiosities... those are the real big stuff."

Wen Bi was taken aback for a moment, then asked in a low voice, "County Magistrate, give me an answer: approximately how much silver per person would that be?"

“This number,” Jiang Jili said, holding up two fingers.

"More than two thousand taels?" Wen Bi nodded and said happily, "That is indeed a lot of money."

Li Lin is smiling.

Jiang Jili laughed out loud: "You're underestimating the wealth of those six rich merchants in the county."

"How much is that!"

"Ten times the amount you just mentioned."

Wen Bi's eyes went unfocused, and it took him a while before he finally burst out laughing.

So, when people are extremely speechless, they really do laugh.

If the profit sharing of over a thousand taels only shocked Wen Bi, then the actual profit sharing now caused his worldview to collapse instantly.

He took several deep breaths before he came to his senses.

"Twenty thousand taels of silver..."

"Twenty thousand!"

Wen Bi muttered to himself for a while.

Li Lin and Jiang Jili sat quietly drinking tea, without disturbing him.

After a while, Wen Bi finally came to his senses.

He felt his mouth was dry and muttered, "So...it was actually...so easy."

"You two are too kind," Wen Bi then said softly, "I thought that being transferred to the Southern Frontier would mean wasting at least a decade before I could be transferred back to the Central Plains, before I could... achieve wealth and honor. I never imagined that it would already be..."

He couldn't bring himself to say what was next.

Li Lin and Jiang Jili remained calm.

After waiting a while, Wen Bi said, "Since you two have treated me with sincerity, I will naturally reciprocate with sincerity."

Then he pointed to the small wooden house not far from the backyard: "You two must be very curious about what's inside."

Jiang Jili nodded.

Li Lin also raised an eyebrow.

As a cultivator, he had a strong sensitivity to 'energy', and he had known for a long time that the cabin had always been emanating a chill.

He thought it must be the 'Wen family's' trickery, after all, it's not strange for powerful officials to use trickery as a means to manipulate the emperor.

Therefore, he concluded that it was a mystery and had little curiosity about it.

But now, according to what Wen Bi said, the 'thing' inside doesn't seem to be a ghost?
"Please come with me."

Wen Bi stood up.

Jiang Jili said, "This isn't a good idea. This is a secret of your Wen family. Telling us..."

"This is why I'm spending so much money, and I'm just letting you two know," Wen Bi said. "Perhaps in the future, I'll need your help with this."

Li Lin and the other man didn't say anything, they just followed behind.

As they got closer to the cabin, both of them frowned more and more.

Because it's getting smellier and smellier.

They had sensed something before, a faint, unpleasant odor emanating from it. They thought it was just their imagination, but it turned out to be real.

Jiang Jili started pinching his nose because he couldn't stand it.

Li Lin, on the other hand, remained calm. It wasn't that he wasn't afraid of the stench, but rather that he was holding his breath.

He has been cultivating for over a year and has now switched to a spiritual energy foundation. In terms of strength, he is actually fully capable of being a sixth-grade Spirit Hunter.

As for holding his breath, he can hold it lightly for about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.

The three entered the wooden house, where the stench was incredibly strong.

Moreover, it's very dark inside, giving it a feel of a rural outhouse.

It smelled so bad it was unbearable.

Jiang Jili was so overwhelmed by the fumes that his eyes were almost watering.

This is even more outrageous than a dry toilet.

But Jiang Jili held back. Then he looked at Li Lin and saw that the latter was calm and composed. He was extremely impressed and tried his best to control his expression.

Pretend you don't care.

Although it was difficult, he still managed to do it.

There was only one large water vat in the wooden house, with talismans pasted on it.

"Please look at this, both of you."

Wen Bi opened the lid.

A stench assaulted our senses, and what was even more outrageous was that among the white worms writhing and twisting in the liquid that resembled feces, there was also a woman's head.

The woman's head even had its eyes wide open, staring intently at the three of them.

Seeing such a terrifying sight, Jiang Jili subconsciously took a deep breath.

But then came an overwhelming stench... His face turned deathly pale, and he finally couldn't hold it in any longer. He ran outside and vomited violently, as if he wanted to vomit out his heart and lungs.

Li Lin's expression remained calm.

Wen Bi turned to look at Li Lin and saw that he was staring at the inside of the water tank. Then he gently put the water tank back on.

Then he went outside, and Li Lin followed him out.

When they came outside, Jiang Jili was still vomiting.

After finally vomiting everything up, Jiang Jili wanted to say something cursing, but Wen Bi shut him up with a single sentence.

"That's my wife."

Jiang Jili was taken aback. He stood up, wiped his mouth with his sleeve, and asked, "Didn't you say... your wife is missing?"

"Isn't this considered missing?" Wen Bi asked.

Jiang Jili remained silent.

Li Lin said, "What kind of magic is this? It can actually forcibly trap a person's corpse and soul together."

"I don't know either, but it was a Taoist priest who helped me."

"What exactly happened?" Jiang Jili asked.

“When I went to the capital to take the imperial examination, my wife was defiled at home.” Wen Bi’s eyes were full of resentment. “I have killed that man. My wife was ashamed to see me and committed suicide. Fortunately, a master helped her and managed to protect her consciousness, but from then on, she could only live a wretched life in filth.”

"Is that why it costs money?" Li Lin asked.

Wen Bi nodded and said, "Yes."

Jiang Jili comforted him, saying, "Please accept my condolences."

“The Taoist priest said that if one day we can find the immortal medicine, the Resurrection Pill, we can save my wife.” Wen Bi said, “That kind of pill must be very, very expensive, so I need money, a lot of money.”

Jiang Jili was silent for a moment, then said, "I think..."

He wanted to tell her to let her go, that it was too painful, but after thinking about it, he didn't say it.

Li Lin was silent for a moment, then said, "Let's hold on for now. Maybe one day there will be hope."

Wen Bi looked at Li Lin and smiled, "Thank you for your kind words."

(End of this chapter)