I courted death and then tried to escape, so the whole sect wants to get rid of me.

Xie Zhou frowned slightly: "Zhu Zhao is awake?"

Song Yao nodded.

It was rare to see Zhu Zhao so calm and generous, and she was very surprised. Her eyes lit up, and she couldn't help but share, "Second Senior Sister said that I can have anything I want, and she will give it to me."

Xie Zhou: "..."

His eyelashes fluttered slightly, and after a moment, he asked, "So what did you want?"

Song Yao: "I haven't decided yet."

She's always been stingy, always trying to swindle money from others, and has saved up some spirit stones.

Leaving the cultivation world and returning to a normal life doesn't actually cost that much money; it's enough for her to live on for a long time.

and--

She had already taken everything she wanted in her past life, so she was now somewhat indifferent to desires.

Xie Zhou pushed the bamboo slip back: "Second Senior Sister usually likes to practice with swords and spears, and is not very careful. She can't take care of everything. If you like something, you don't need to tell her. Just ask me for it."

Song Yao shook her head again: "Really, no need. Thank you, Fourth Senior Brother. I don't need anything."

Xie Zhou looked up at her.

She was born with delicate features, her eyes slightly drooping at the corners, and her pupils a pale color, as if veiled by a thin mist.

But at this moment, she was so obedient and understanding, that air of aloofness seemed even stronger.

That shouldn't be the case.

Xie Zhou's fingertips, gripping the teacup, turned white, his knuckles tensed slightly, and his voice was a fraction lower than before: "You don't want the 150,000 either?"

Song Yao coughed and said, "100,000 or 150,000 is still required, we'll split the cost among ourselves."

Xie Zhou lowered his eyes, his long eyelashes casting a small shadow beneath them, concealing the turbulent emotions within: "Alright, let's each talk our own way."

He pushed the bamboo slips towards her again: "She repays her debt of gratitude, and I repay mine."

Choose.

Song Yao: "......"

No.

She only treated his injury once and asked him for 150,000 yuan. How can that be considered a favor?

Why is he so insistent on making her buy things?

He has too much money and nowhere to spend it.

Song Yao didn't consider herself someone who could resist temptation. Since he insisted on giving her something, she had no reason to keep refusing. She unfolded the bamboo slip and glanced at it.

The auction items were plentiful, including all sorts of rare treasures and fun things.

Most of them are things she would have been interested in in her past life.

But in this lifetime...

I wasn't interested.

She flipped through a couple of pages but didn't see any furnaces for sale, so she had to settle for a wooden amulet that was neither too expensive nor too cheap. It was said that as long as a person carried the amulet, evil spirits would ignore them and they would not be harmed.

When we move out, we can put them in chicken and duck coops to prevent the chicks, ducklings, and forest water from being eaten by evil spirits.

Unfortunately, the fourth junior brother still didn't seem very happy: "That's it?"

Song Yao nodded: "This one."

It wasn't cheap either; the starting bid was 100,000 spirit stones, and it was eventually sold for 170,000 spirit stones.

If I run out of money later, I can sell it.

The servant quickly brought over the wooden carving, which Song Yao picked up and played with for a moment. "It's getting late, I should go back now. If I get caught, the teaching elder will deduct points from my score."

That's just an excuse.

She was in a hurry to buy some wine.

Xie Zhou replied, "Wait a moment."

As he spoke, he got up and left the private room. When he returned, he was followed by a woman dressed in luxurious clothes.

She wore a string of pearls around her wrist, her hair was adorned with gold, silver and jade ornaments, half of her face was covered with a gilded mask, and she held a tray in her hand.

Song Yao recognized her.

Cai Dongsheng, the manager of Wanchunlou.

She's a very capable girl; she was brought back by the eldest brother from his travels.

It is said that she originally lived in a small mountain village and was the daughter of a hunter.

As a result, several evil cultivators passed by, seized the village, committed all sorts of evil deeds, and imprisoned all the villagers for their own sexual exploitation.

The other villagers had all given up struggling, but she endured and lay low, even secretly learning many evil cultivation techniques. In the end, she attracted demons and killed the evil cultivators, but in the chaos, she also had half of her face disfigured.

The eldest brother happened to be passing by and offered to treat the villagers.

After her parents passed away, they brought her back to Sichun City, hoping to find her a job so she could make a living.

Unexpectedly, she was incredibly resourceful and capable, eventually becoming the manager of the Wanchunlou restaurant in Sichun City, where she made the business a great success.

Song Yao had invited her for drinks a few times back then.

She removed her mask, revealing her scars, and said with great pride, "Isn't it beautiful? Isn't it amazing? What's this called? This is called a woman's achievement."

Song Yao looked on with envy and said, "Then I'll get one next time too."

Cai Dongsheng burst into laughter: "How can something done on purpose be called a merit? Besides, it hurts quite a bit."

But to avoid scaring customers, she usually wears a mask.

The wine she brewed was delicious, and Song Yao liked her very much.

Seeing her come in, the corners of his lips curled up slightly before he suppressed it, a hint of curiosity in his expression.

What is she here for?

Cai Dongsheng sat down at the table, smiling as she placed the tray in front of Song Yao. She lightly tapped each item with her fingertips and introduced them one by one: "These are Wanchunlou's account books for the past three years, this is the seal, these are the land deeds and house deeds of the building, and the official deeds of the managers and staff are all here."

As she spoke, she took out a translucent white jade pendant from her sleeve and placed it on the ledger: "This is the revenue jade pendant; the profits for the first half of the year are all stored in it."

Song Yao was stunned, not understanding what she meant: "Huh?"

Cai Dongsheng was also taken aback for a moment, then smiled knowingly: "Didn't the Fourth Young Master tell you? Wanchun Pavilion will be transferred to your name from now on, and all the profits from the pavilion will be at your disposal."

Song Yao: "?"

She looked at her fourth junior brother with a confused expression: "Why, why?"

Xie Zhou's answer was succinct: "To repay a debt of gratitude."

Song Yao: "......"

She thought that charging 150,000 yuan was already a huge rip-off.

Did he simply give Wanchunlou to her?

Moreover, she remembered that the Wanchunlou restaurant in Sichun City was handed over to the fourth junior brother by the eldest senior brother because he was too busy to take care of it. The fourth junior brother also spent a lot of effort to revive it.

Now is the peak time to make money, is it really... a good deal to give it to her?

The fourth junior brother is very smart; she doesn't believe he would do such a losing business.

Cai Dongsheng glanced at the two of them, put down her things, and went out with great tact.

Xie Zhou paused for a moment, then explained, "The Nine Saints Hall has been unstable lately, so I need to leave the sect for a while. I trust you with Wanchun Tower."

"Moreover, since you have just entered the main peak, you have neither your master's help nor any other senior brothers and sisters to assist you, which is improper. Consider this a small gift from me on behalf of your master."

Song Yao suddenly realized.

Fourth Junior Brother is indeed a very well-behaved and polite child.

It's something he's capable of doing.

After all, he was the same in his past life. Even when faced with a very wicked senior sister, he was willing to take out his secret stash of money.

Not to mention, in this lifetime, if he were to face another well-behaved and polite junior sister, he would probably be even more willing to spend money.

With that thought, she felt relieved, gathered the items into her bag, and smiled at him, "Then thank you, Fourth Senior Brother."

Xie Zhou nodded.

Song Yao thought for a moment, then pressed, "Fourth Senior Brother, are you going to investigate Fifth Senior Sister's matter? Have you made any progress?"