Starry Sky Railway: The Slacking Sword Saint is Keeped by Fu Xuan

Fu Xuan's cool and aloof face instantly cooled down even further.

Her eyes gradually turned icy.

"How many cents? You dare call such a large sum of money that's sent out every month 'how many cents'?"

A blue vein suddenly popped out on her fair forehead, which could not be concealed by her delicate skin. The blue vein throbbed very conspicuously in her angry state.

"Hehe...hehehe! Your appetite is truly astonishing!"

She seemed to be suppressing something, and it was obvious that her breathing was becoming somewhat unstable.

Her fair face was slightly red, but it wasn't because she was shy; she was just angry.

Yu Chen raised an eyebrow, and looking at her expression, he suddenly had a bad feeling.

He quietly approached Jing Yuan and whispered in his ear, "Is my salary at the Imperial Apostle's Office very high?"

Jing Yuan smiled crookedly: "When I transferred your position, I increased your salary to this amount."

He stretched out both hands and gestured.

Yu Chen's pupils contracted, and his eyes widened instantly.

I became completely unsettled.

"Stealing the young master?!"

"Hehe... See how loyal I am!"

Jing Yuan shook his two hands, his face full of smiles.

Yu Chen's mouth twitched. "You really are incredibly loyal."

Damn it, this salary increase is so big, one month's salary is equivalent to two and a half years' salary before.

When you pay me, I feel an intense pang of guilt for even a penny more.

Now that they've dumped me on the Tabuan, they're suddenly being kind—damn it, they dare to mention so much!

This diviner's own regular salary isn't even as much as he receives, is it?

Yu Chen glanced back at Fu Xuan; no wonder this girl was so angry.

Although it's just a drop in the ocean for the entire Apostolic Secretariat, well, how should I put it...

That's a bit of an exaggeration.

Moreover, Jing Yuan is quite the player; he's generous with other people's money and helps others out of their pockets, isn't he?

The scapegoat was the Grand Diviner, and the good guy was Jing Yuan.

6 Ah!

It was only because this guy was a general that the Grand Secretary was able to suffer this injustice in silence.

He inexplicably gained a huge advantage.

"Then wouldn't I be rolling in money now?"

He lowered his voice again and whispered in Jing Yuan's ear.

Jing Yuan shook his head and said, "No, last year's salary was paid by the Yunqi, but since the beginning of this year it has been paid by the Taibusi."

"Oh, so how many months has it been? I don't even know the current date," Yu Chen asked again.

"It should take three months, and this month's payment should be due soon."

"Oh, okay, I've already made a profit anyway."

Yu Chen nodded, and the excitement subsided considerably.

However, I still managed to get a lot of free silver, which was quite satisfying.

"So, you've figured it out now?"

Fu Xuan's voice came again, and she stared at Yu Chen with an unusually cold expression.

"Well, it's only three months! Those salaries shouldn't mean much to you, Master Fu, right?"

He responded casually, seemingly not taking it too seriously.

"It's nothing?"

Fu Xuan's gaze grew increasingly cold.

"The Bureau of Taxation is incredibly wealthy. I know it's richer than the Bureau of Works and Equipment, only slightly less so than the Bureau of Alchemy."

Yu Chen shook his head and said that if those eccentric guys had any skills, making extra money wouldn't be too difficult for them.

"Heh...heh heh heh!"

Fu Xuan's laughter suddenly turned distorted.

A strange smile appeared on her delicate face, and her bright yellow eyes seemed to burn with raging fury.

An oppressive atmosphere gradually emanated from her, and a dark cloud hung over Yu Chen's head.

"Seclusion, is it? A hundred years or so, is it? Three months, is it?"

"I gave you so much money for nothing, and now you dare to tell me it's nothing... Hehehe... Hahaha!"

"This guy has been hiding for so long, doing absolutely nothing, yet he's receiving the highest salary in the entire company, and he hasn't even shown his face until today..."

Now they actually dare to shamelessly say it's nothing!

"Yu Chen, right?"

A voice filled with boundless rage came over.

"Yes, yes... what do you want to do?"

She approached him step by step, and Yu Chen felt inexplicably nervous.

"Let me tell you, a good man doesn't argue with a woman!"

"Hehe...hehehe!"

A ghostly laugh, like the sound of a midnight bell, rang out. Yu Chen swallowed hard and shuddered.

"Go to hell!"

With a sharp shout that echoed through the sky, Fu Xuan pulled out the hairpin from his hair and thrust it fiercely at Yu Chen.

Chapter 7 is all Jing Yuan's scheme.

Fu Xuan showed no mercy in his attack; his speed, the angles he used were so sharp, and his offensive so fierce that he couldn't help but be momentarily startled.

However, it was still quite difficult for the divination master, who was not a specialist in physical combat, to injure him.

A slight smile played on his lips as he sidestepped the seemingly fierce attack.

To his surprise, the hairpin seemed to have foreseen the future and slid towards the direction he was about to move.

Yu Chen raised an eyebrow in surprise, forcefully controlling his body to dodge the dangerous attack.

"I say, Fu Taibu, aren't you being a bit too ruthless? You're almost as ruthless as Jing Yuan's little apprentice."

Yan Qing, who was suddenly called out, was slightly taken aback and touched her face awkwardly.

"What…"

A small gasp escaped Fu Xuan's lips; she had clearly seen his next location through divination.

But this person…

Her attack missed, and she lost her balance slightly, lurching forward.

Yu Chen flashed to her side, watching the pink figure rushing towards him, and suddenly stretched out his foot to reach out.

"Ah~!"

One of his forward-leaning feet was suddenly tripped, and Fu Xuan, who was already somewhat unsteady, completely lost his balance, let out a small cry of surprise, and fell forward.

Seeing that her adult was about to fall flat on her face, Xingxuan silently closed her eyes.

It wasn't that she was unwilling to help, but she simply couldn't do anything about it...

Yanqing also silently turned her back to him, avoiding his presence for a moment.

It's best not to see the Grand Diviner in such an embarrassing state.

Jing Yuan, however, watched them with great interest, standing motionless as Fu Xuan rapidly fell downwards.

He calmly counted in his mind...

One,

two,

three…

puff~

Fu Xuan closed his eyes tightly, but the future he had predicted—lying on the ground—did not happen.

She felt no pain at all.