Chapter 504: Tangled
At noon, this side of the ruined temple on East Street.
After nearly ten days of repairs, the dilapidated temple where Gu Chanzhi lived has now been completely transformed.
The entire three-story temple was renovated and resplendent, and the dilapidated Buddha statue inside was also painted with gold paint, giving it a brand new look.
All the people living on this street would stop and watch for a while when passing by, and then leave silently.
Bai Jingtian stood at the door, looking confused.
Gu Chan walked out of the gate and said, "What are you looking at?"
"It's strange, why do everyone who passes by here stop and watch for a while, and then leave silently! Logically speaking, this temple has been repaired, so everyone can come in to offer incense and petition!" Bai Jingtian said confusedly .
The group of people he had found to come over to repair the temple also finished their work, collected the money, and left in a hurry, not daring to stay here too long.
Gu Chan explained, "People here on East Street say that this temple is haunted, so no one dares to approach it easily. Anyway, I have lived here for so long, and I haven't noticed any problems."
"Now that the temple has been repaired, what do you plan to name it?" Bai Jingtian asked.
Gu Chan reached out and touched her chin, thought for a moment, and then said, "Just call it Jigong Temple!"
"What do you mean?" Bai Jingtian looked confused.
"Oops! Don't ask. It's called Jigong Temple anyway. You should leave quickly! Don't bother me again." Gu Chan waved his hand.
During this period, Bai Jingtian had been pestering her, lobbying her every day to take over the Jiangnan area and become its lord.
Of course she wasn't happy about it.
Now the prince's 100,000 soldiers are already on their way here. If she rushes to confront the prince at this juncture, then she will be too full to do anything and will be in trouble for herself. ?
Bai Jingtian wanted to persuade him again, but Gu Chanli ignored him, turned around and went into the temple gate, slamming it shut.
"Hey!"
Bai Jingtian sighed helplessly and could only leave in despair.
After he left, Gu Chan took a small baggage on her back, slipped out of the back door quietly, and ran to the ruined temple on the other street to find the nine-fingered old beggar.
After a while, Gu Chan came to the ruined temple here and saw the nine-fingered old beggar.
The two sat opposite each other. Gu Chan took off the bag behind him and opened it. He took out the house deed and land deed, placed it in front of the nine-fingered old beggar and said, "Old gang leader, this is a gift from me. Just accept the gift!”
"What is this?" asked the nine-fingered old beggar.
"The house deed and land deed of the newly built temple on East Street. I gave it a new name, Jigong Temple. From now on, I will give that temple to you. You can move there and live there! It is better than living here. More." Gu Chan explained.
The nine-fingered old beggar chuckled and reached out to touch Gu Chan's head. He looked really touched.
Then he didn't refuse, and immediately put away the house deed and land deed, and said to Gu Chan, "It's rare for you to have such filial piety, so I will accept it."
"Old gang leader, aren't you afraid of ghosts over there?" Gu Chan said jokingly.
"What's there to be afraid of? We who are beggars are just poor ghosts. If ghosts encounter us, they have to take a detour because they think we are poor! Others don't dare to live in it, but I'm too brave." The nine-fingered old beggar didn't care. explain. Gu Chan nodded with satisfaction.
The nine-fingered old beggar did not dwell too much on this issue and instead asked, "By the way, I heard that all the gangsters of the second prince in the Jiangnan area are now pushing you to take the shot. Is this true?"
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"As expected of the old gang leader, this information is really well-informed. You already know it." Gu Chan said with a smile.
"Then what do you think?" asked the nine-fingered old beggar.
Gu Chan did not hide anything and expressed her true thoughts of rejection one by one.
After the nine-fingered old beggar learned of these specific circumstances, he couldn't help but sigh and said, "It's really beyond my expectation that you want to refuse now."
"Ah? What do you mean?" Gu Chan said dumbfounded.
"I originally thought that you would consider the people in Jiangnan and take over the position of lord despite the pressure. But judging from the current situation, I do think too highly of you." The nine-fingered old beggar shook his head and said.
When he said this, he looked at Gu Chan with a look of disappointment.
Gu Chan said angrily, "Old gang leader! Don't look at me like this. Now the prince's army of 100,000 is already on the way to Jiangnan City. If I stand out and be the leader at this juncture, , The prince must hate me to death! He is so cruel that he can even drive his own brother to death, let alone me."
"Then you are afraid? You have to understand that you are different from the second prince. If you become the lord here, the common people will probably have a good life in the future. But if the prince takes over and dominates the Jiangnan area, everyone will The life will be even more miserable," said the nine-fingered old beggar.
"I'm not that great. This world is too chaotic. It's good that I can survive alone in such a chaotic world. I won't be wishful thinking and be a savior." Gu Chan said with emotion.
She knows best how capable she is. She has gone through too many hardships on her way up from the bottom. Now that she has finally been able to live a better life, there is no need for her to take this risk again.
This is the truest thought in her heart at this time.
The nine-fingered old beggar smiled lightly and said, "Then have you ever thought that once the prince takes over the Jiangnan area, can you still get the remaining three billion taels of silver?"
"Of course I have my own way." Gu Chan said confidently.
"Okay, even if you have the brains to get these three billion taels of silver and complete your mission, when the time comes, do you think the prince will let you go easily?" the nine-fingered old beggar reminded.
Gu Chan was immediately choked and speechless.
The prince himself is a ruthless character, and he will definitely eliminate anyone who prevents him from ascending to the throne, so until then, there is still a big question mark as to whether she can escape smoothly.
The nine-fingered old beggar laughed and said, "Okay, let me stop here! I have to pack my luggage, and then I will move to your place in the afternoon. You can think about it yourself!"
"Okay, old gang leader, I'll go back and think about it first. You can pack your things and come over by yourself!" Gu Chan said.
After saying that, she immediately stood up and said goodbye to the nine-fingered old beggar and left.
The nine-fingered old beggar silently got up to pack his luggage, and called his beggars to explain his intention to move.
After Gu Chan returned to Jigong Temple, she locked herself in the Zen room and thought alone.
She had to admit that what the nine-fingered old beggar said made sense, but she really didn't want to get into such a big trouble now. For a moment, she became so entangled in her heart that she really couldn't make up her mind about this idea.