Four fruit plates, four cold cuts, eight wine dishes, and twelve meals.
A table full.
A fine vintage wine.
The two sat opposite each other.
Xie Daoling ate slowly and seriously.
Gu Qingshan was thinking about the ruins of the Evil Ghost Path, the immortals, and merits. He didn't let go of those thoughts until Xie Daoling reminded him that the dishes were cold.
——At this time, it seems a little wrong to eat leisurely.
But since Master ordered it, let’s eat it.
"Come, Master, I respect you." Gu Qingshan said.
"Come and have a drink." Xie Daoling raised his glass.
"Master has been trapped for too long, please eat more." Gu Qingshan said.
"That dish is good. Bring me the plate." Xie Daoling pointed to a plate of food.
"oh."
Gu Qingshan handed over the plate and said smoothly: "The food here is indeed pretty average."
"Oh? Do you have any experience in spiritual food?" Xie Daoling asked.
"Well, in the past, my second senior brother and I were responsible for the food in the sect." Gu Qingshan said.
"What's your level?" Xie Daoling asked.
"Second Senior Brother's craftsmanship ranks first in the world. I used to be inferior to him, but now I'm almost on par with him." Gu Qingshan said naturally.
This is a fact. Gu Qingshan is not a humble person and he doesn’t care much at all.
——In front of Xie Daoling, he was used to saying whatever he wanted.
Although this is Xie Daoling's previous life.
After hearing this, Xie Daoling put down his chopsticks.
"Master, don't you want to eat?" Gu Qingshan asked.
"When we are full, let's go." Xie Daoling said.
Gu Qingshan said: "Master, I haven't paid the bill yet."
"You pay." Xie Daoling said.
"Master, I can't pay." Gu Qingshan said helplessly.
Xie Daoling was slightly startled.
"What's wrong with you?" She looked at Gu Qingshan and asked.
"There's no other reason, I'm just simply poor." Gu Qingshan said seriously.
The two looked at each other and fell silent at the same time.
——It seems that they have never encountered such a problem in their lives. This is the first time.
"It shouldn't be. Is my sect very poor?" Xie Daoling thought.
"It has nothing to do with the sect. The main thing is that something went wrong with me. I owe other people money now..."
Gu Qingshan told him about the Book on the Sea.
Xie Daoling shook his head and said: "Disciple, you still have experienced too few things - take out that book and I will tell it."
Gu Qingshan followed the instructions and took out the Book of the Sea.
Xie Daoling said to the Book of the Sea: "My disciple Gu Qingshan owes you three thousand and one days of money and income, is that true?"
The Book of the Sea said: "That's exactly what it is."
"Okay, I'll pay the money he owes for him. You can forgive his debt." Xie Daoling said nonchalantly.
"Do you want to pay him back?" Undersea Book asked.
"Yes, he is just a disciple of my sect. How can I pay you back if I have any money?" Xie Daoling said lightly.
The Book of the Sea thought for a while and responded: "Okay, from now on, you owe me three thousand and one days of money and income."
"What about him?" Xie Daoling asked.
"He doesn't owe it anymore," said the Undersea Book.
"Okay, I want a contract to be kept." Xie Daoling requested.
"No problem." The Undersea Book said.
Following the sound of the Undersea Book, a contract emerged from the void and quietly floated in front of Xie Daoling.
After Xie Daoling read it, he nodded and said, "Not bad."
She clicked on the contract and put it in her sleeve.
"Well, that's enough—disciple, you also put that book away."
Gu Qingshan collected the Book of the Sea and said with some emotion: "Master..."
"It's okay, it's just some debt." Xie Daoling said.
"Yes!" Gu Qingshan said.
After all, he was a little worried and asked: "Master, how do you plan to repay the money?"
"Repay the money? Why should we pay it back?" Xie Daoling said.
Gu Qingshan was stunned.
Xie Daoling sneered: "I defrauded you of three thousand years of money by just saying a few words to you. Why should I pay it back?"
Gu Qingshan asked: "Then you won't pay back the money?"
Xie Daoling said slowly: "Money is a common thing. I will never get my hands on it, your master, so it won't have any impact. But after all, it is a contract you made with others, so it is not good for it to ruin the reputation of our sect."
"Master means-"
"When we came just now, the little world of the immortals was already in my hands."
"Then what?"
"This small world is a treasure, with the souls of a thousand and one immortals imprinted on it, and it is heavily guarded. Unfortunately, they don't know that all the treasures belong to me and are sent by me. Now I want to use the small world to bring this treasure to you." The debt covenant is apportioned to them.”
"……is this okay?"
"Why not? In the past, they helped the evil tyrants, but now that the Six Paths have been restarted, they are still clinging to it. They just want to live their lives without accomplishing anything. Now I will teach each of them to pay off your debt for three years and give you a light punishment."
While talking, Xie Daoling took out the contract and a cold jade ball.
The scene of the small world can be vaguely seen on the jade ball, and the cold air is too familiar, it is the cold power of the curtain.
Xie Daoling held down the jade ball with one hand, turned it into an afterimage with the other hand, and quickly clicked on the contract.
She muttered in a low voice: "Three realms obey the order and come to help quickly!"
In an instant, I saw the contract scattered like dots of light, flying into the jade ball, and gradually disappeared.
Soon, the entire contract was gone.
Xie Daoling put away the jade ball and said calmly: "It's done, now you can pay the bill."
"...Master."
"anymore question?"
"My debt is gone, but I still have no money."
"..."
"Master, don't worry, I'm going to find the shopkeeper of the restaurant right now."
Gu Qingshan opened the box door and went downstairs.
Xie Daoling sat there, holding a glass of wine in his hand, sipping it in small sips.
Lean less.
Suddenly her expression changed.
"A mere secret method of spiritual food... was sold for such a large sum of money... From this point of view, his spiritual food attainments should be much higher than this restaurant..."
Xie Daoling muttered softly, and his beautiful eyes slowly narrowed.
"...I need to think of a way to ask him to cook me something delicious..."
There was the sound of someone going up the stairs outside the door.
Gu Qingshan opened the door and said with a smile: "Master, the account has been settled, we can leave."
Xie Daoling's face straightened and he solemnly said: "Okay, let's go."
"Where are you going, Master?"
"The place of war among the five elements."
"kindness?"
"You are the successor of the Evil Ghost Way. If you don't go to the place where the Five Elements War, where else will you go?"
"But there are a group of immortals blocking it there, I'm afraid -"
"Well, I have lost all my strength. It is really not appropriate to alert the Emperor of Heaven too early before finding another room, but I have a way to send you in."
…
the other side.
The place of war among the five elements.
Entrance to the Evil Ghost Path Ruins.
One thousand and one immortals were arranged in a battle formation, with murderous intent emitting from their bodies.
"Report to the King of Heaven, the evil ghost Taoist has not come out yet."
"Well, it doesn't matter. Just wait slowly. I have a lot of patience."
Sudden--
There was a commotion.
As time went by, the noise did not diminish, but became louder and louder, gradually sweeping the entire battle formation.
"How presumptuous! What are they making a fuss about?" the King of Heaven scolded loudly.
An immortal flew forward in surprise and reported: "Sir, a strange thing has happened."
"What's strange?" asked the King of Heaven.
"Everyone's money is gone."
"The money...is gone? Strange, how many people are in this situation?"
"Everyone!"
The King looked at the panic on his men's faces and subconsciously touched his storage bag.
He suddenly froze in place.
Not a penny was left in the bag.
The money is really gone!
