Under One Person: I, Jiaqian Jushi, work from nine to five.

"The young master?" Zhou Fengliu raised an eyebrow upon hearing this number.

"Three thousand..."

"No, why would you risk your life for three thousand yuan? That's less than what a low-level employee at any company earns."

Zhou Fengliu truly did not expect that Tang Miaoxing, the generous head of the Tang Clan, would give his teachers such a small amount.

"Who says otherwise... even with such a small opening, I'm not allowed to slack off..." Tao Tao sighed.

"What makes you persist in teaching at Tang Sect?" Zhou Fengliu asked.

"Um..."

After listening to Zhou Fengliu's question, Tao Tao thought for a moment and then answered:

"Maybe it's because I've been training in the Tang Clan since I was a child. Everyone here speaks so nicely and they're all talented. It's really nice."

Um?

Upon hearing Tao Tao's words, Zhou Fengliu felt they sounded familiar, as if he had said them before.

Perhaps his desire to take action wasn't very strong tonight; after all, there was no overtime pay, and his motivation was lacking. Therefore, Zhou Fengliu spoke to Tao Tao:

"Alright, Teacher Tao, since that's the case... let's be frank with each other. I can tell you don't want to fight me either; you're a smart slacker."

"And I'm also a slacker, so if you're willing to pay more, I can naturally choose not to fight you."

“There’s no direct conflict between us, it’s just that we have different stances. Let’s make a bet, each of us puts in a thousand dollars, and then we’ll wait for your companions to finish fighting Zhang Chulan and the others.”

"If your companions win, then I won't enter the Tang Tomb, and you can take the money. If Zhang Chulan and his group win, then the money is mine, and you can't stop me..."

"?"

Is there such a good thing?

Upon hearing Zhou Fengliu's suggestion, Tao Tao naturally agreed; she had no reason not to.

"Can..."

With Tao Tao's approval, the two waited for the outcome of the battle around them as if they were buying a lottery ticket.

Although Zhang Wang sent out the elite of the outer sect this time, these outer sect disciples also had the advantage of the terrain and the assistance of the traps in the Tang Sect's forbidden area.

However, they still struggled against the team composed of Zhang Chulan, Ding Shian, and Feng Baobao.

In general, they lack practical experience... They appear somewhat inexperienced when facing seasoned veterans like Feng Baobao and Ding Shian.

Although Ding Shian had half of his upper body crippled by Zhou Fengliu, he was still known as a hero in the world of supernatural beings, and he could handle the situation with just one arm.

A 1v1 is a piece of cake for him in this state.

If he hadn't lost an arm and half of his body, he wouldn't have been at a disadvantage against five Tang Clan members.

Not long after, the battle ended in defeat for the Tang Clan.

Zhang Chulan and the others continued rushing deeper into the Tang Tomb. Tao Tao said that this result was within their expectations.

"The result is decided. Thank you, Teacher Tao, for the thousand yuan..." Zhou Fengliu accepted Tao Tao's thousand yuan without hesitation.

"Let's go. Next time, please find someone else to mess with," Tao Tao said to Zhou Fengliu.

"There's nothing we can do about it... we just happened to run into it," Zhou Fengliu replied.

Watching Zhou Fengliu's departing figure, Tao Tao clutched her chest in heartache.

That's a thousand yuan... a third of my monthly salary, gone just like that, a pittance to ward off disaster.

pain...

It hurts so much.

Half a bag went inside.

Tao Tao felt that she had suffered the most tonight.

Not only was I woken up in the middle of the night to protect the carrot—no, I mean, to protect the Tang Tomb—but I failed to protect the Tang Tomb and even lost a thousand yuan...

How can this be justified?

Tao Tao was heartbroken when suddenly, as if she had thought of something, a thoughtful expression appeared on her face.

So... does this count as an advance payment?

Can the school reimburse me?

For reimbursement... do I need an invoice?

I should have asked Zhou Fengliu to issue an invoice earlier.

After thinking about it, Tao Tao realized she had been a bit hasty.

...

the other side.

Not long after Zhou Fengliu left, he ran into Chen Duo.

Chen Duo had gotten separated from him earlier, but it seems she's been waiting for him for a while now.

"Are you hurt?" Zhou Fengliu asked upon seeing Chen Duo.

"No..." Chen Duo shook her head.

"What about the other side? Did you manage to kill them?"

"You told me not to kill..."

Hearing Chen Duo's answer, Zhou Fengliu nodded in satisfaction.

Then, with his sharp eyes, he seemed to spot a corner of red paper money in one of Chen Duo's pockets.

"This money..."

Upon hearing Zhou Fengliu's voice, Chen Duo subconsciously touched her pocket, seemingly feeling guilty.

Seeing her so guilty, Zhou Fengliu raised an eyebrow slightly.

"You wouldn't happen to be...?"

Chapter 305 Chen Duo: We are civilized people, we don't do such things! (Second Update)

"You didn't... rob someone, did you?"

Zhou Fengliu looked at Chen Duo and asked a thought-provoking question.

Upon hearing this, Chen Duo first shook her head, then began to speak:

“I won’t rob... You said robbery is illegal, we are civilized people, we don’t do that.”

"So this money?"

“He gave it to me voluntarily,” Chen Duo said seriously.

"..."

OK OK.

What a voluntary donation...

Upon hearing this, the Tang Clan disciple who was lying not far away and almost killed exclaimed that he knew it all.

Chen Duo did not rob him, but whatever he asked for... compensation for emotional distress, saying that his sneak attack had frightened him and that he needed emotional compensation.

Where can I even begin to reason with this...?

It's perfectly reasonable for a Tang Clan assassin to carry out sneak attacks and assassinations, right?

Besides, he didn't succeed in his sneak attack.

Why would emotional compensation be needed?

In the end, he was so troubled by Chen Duo's original Gu poison that he "voluntarily" gave away all the money he had on him as compensation for his mental distress before finally sending this old lady away.

...

After hearing what had happened, Zhou Fengliu looked at Chen Duo in front of him and didn't know what to say.

He's truly a top disciple of the lay Buddhist who adds money to his name...

They're almost ready to graduate.

Zhou Fengliu couldn't help but recall how, because of a casual remark, he had worked tirelessly for Old Ma, earning 998 yuan to buy Chen Duo's help in overthrowing the Heavenly Gang...

How naive Chen Duo was back then.

Now, Chen Duo...

They've even started demanding compensation for emotional distress.

They've really grown up; they're not the same as they used to be.

Zhou Fengliu shook his head; he wanted to say something to Chen Duo.

But at that moment, the thousand yuan in his pocket seemed to be burning slightly, silencing the words he wanted to say.

never mind...