Chapter 1029: Chapter 39: Dumplings – Soaring Dragon!

Glamour Cuisine Pavilion ended their expensive whole-cow set meal.

The total cost was 72,362 yuan.

Roughly the price Glamour Cuisine Pavilion would pay for three cows.

Not those common cows, but the special kind that grow up drinking beer and listening to music.

Such expenditures were of course exorbitantly expensive.

One could tell just by looking at the old monk of Tongshou Temple.

His face was already deeply wrinkled, occasionally twitching.

The wallet was empty.

The cards were empty too.

Most importantly, the credit card was maxed out.

Goodbye, my retirement life.

Goodbye, my cats.

Goodbye, my dogs.

Goodbye, my big goose.

The old monk of Tongshou Temple’s eyes were shimmering.

He was really crying.

If it was just a dream being shattered, he wouldn’t be like this.

But the one who shattered the dream was himself.

Especially since Jason had repeatedly confirmed with him, yet he was oblivious.

This was truly hard for him to accept.

Indeed, I’m just born to toil!

I won’t have to toil until death, will I?

Just thinking about growing old and feeble, struggling to survive through a harsh winter, and ultimately collapsing at a street corner, covered by snow, only to be discovered after my body had stiffened…

The old monk from Tongshou Temple couldn’t hold back his tears any longer.

But as he kept weeping, the old monk of Tongshou Temple suddenly thought of something.

How old am I this year?

Ninety?

Ninety-two?

Or ninety-five?

Upon thinking about this, it seems like I have lived much longer than most people!

The more he thought about it, the less painful it felt for the old monk.

However, his wrinkled face did not smooth out.

He had to pay off the credit card!

Twenty thousand on the credit card!

Until what year and month will I have to keep paying!

“Master?”

Hui Lijing had been watching the old monk of Tongshou Temple’s expressions, alternating between crying and laughing, with a wrinkled face, the female detective truly worried that the old monk would collapse here, breathless.

Over seventy thousand, for the female detective, was already a huge sum without tapping into her sister’s money.

Or rather, it’s a fortune to anyone.

“It’s okay.”

“I’m used to it.”

“Life, how can everything go as one wishes?”

The old monk of Tongshou Temple said with his hands clasped together, his face now completely relaxed.

His mind was already pondering what his future would hold.

Now, he was no longer Master Tongshou Temple.

It’s not quite appropriate to stay in Tongshou Temple.

He could only move out and live elsewhere.

Fortunately, there was still some time before the real onset of winter, he could gather more cardboard boxes to build a home.

But under such circumstances, finding a new job was difficult.

Exorcism work paid well, but he truly didn’t dare.

He feared not only losing his own life but also failing the client.

The client trusted him, which is why they sought him out.

If he lost his life over such a matter, he couldn’t be at peace with his conscience.

Thus, throughout the last decade or two, he selectively accepted missions.

High-ranking executives and tycoons, he invariably refused.

For such people, there definitely was no shortage of real Onmyoji and Exorcists to help them, and if they hadn’t resolved the issue, that meant the task was extremely tricky, far beyond the reach of a ‘rookie’ like him.

Instead, he preferred to take on jobs from common folk because most of these tasks were relatively easy to complete.

Somehow, the more he did so, the higher his reputation grew, and the better it got.

Even some started calling him a ‘Bodhisattva.’

But he truly was a rookie!

Aside from mastering Substitute Hair, Boat Traversal Technique, and Silence Technique, he only knew Vajra Palm.

What about the secret Great Majestic Heavenly Dragon Technique of Tongshou Temple?

Until now, he had only grasped the bare basics.

How could he possibly undertake exorcism with such skills?

Harmful to others and himself, it was out of the question.

Sigh!

Thinking of this, the old monk of Tongshou Temple couldn’t help but let out a sigh.

Then, he looked pleadingly at Jason.

“Master, may I reside in Tongshou Temple for a while longer?”

“Please rest assured, it’s just for a while.”

“Just until I find a job, then I will leave.”

The old monk of Tongshou Temple looked pitifully at Jason.

“Mm.”

Jason nodded his head.

Deep down, Jason naturally had plans of his own.

Let the old monk of Tongshou Temple leave?

Impossible.

He was very clear about his own identity.

Or maybe, the problems he was considering now, were far beyond just Tongshou Temple.

Someone must stay in Tongshou Temple.

Who could be more suitable than the old monk of Tongshou Temple?

Nobody.

The old monk of Tongshou Temple was the best choice.

“Ladies and gentlemen.”

The hall manager who was serving as the waiter, stopped outside the bamboo curtain, gently reminding everyone.

When everyone turned their heads, the hall manager, smiling, said: “Our chef has specially prepared a post-meal snack for you all, would you like me to bring it now?”

“They’re giving snacks as well?”

Hui Lijing was startled, but then came to a realization.

After all, they spent such an enormous amount on the meal, it was reasonable to give something extra.

Just like in the coffee shop when someone buys a lot at once, she would give a Pudding.

It should be like that.

The female detective thoughtfully nodded her head.

It seemed that seeing the female detective’s expression, the hall manager immediately explained.

“It’s not a giveaway.”

“Or rather…”

“This snack is far more valuable than the beef set meal you all just had.”

The words of the hall manager left the female detective and the old monk looking at each other, with a look of astonishment.