The Monk That Wanted To Renounce Asceticism

Chapter 1370: Laughing, Smugly Laughing

Fangzheng finally said, “What do you think?”

When Red Boy finally heard Fangzheng’s reply, he chuckled. “My guess is that with your personality, you are definitely heartbroken, right?”

Fangzheng didn’t lower his head and only said lightly, “Since you know that I’m very sad, why do you keep rubbing your nose into it? Are you doing it on purpose? Copy the scriptures a hundred times when you return. Don’t use divine powers!”

Red Boy: “Master, I was wrong…”

Fangzheng said, “It’s too late to say anything now. You can play by yourself. I’ll walk by myself.”

Red Boy came over and said, “Master, are you looking for a place to cry?”

Fangzheng’s face turned black when he heard that. He said angrily, “If you continue nagging, 200 times!”

Red Boy grinned and hurriedly ran off.

Not far away, there was a public square where many people were dancing. There were also small stalls selling children’s toys. It was very lively.

Fangzheng did not go there. He needed some quiet time… He secretly wiped his tears.

Fangzheng’s heart ached. He had never had that much money in his entire life!

Although Fangzheng knew very well that the money wasn’t his, having only used the money to make a profit, he still had it in his hands previously. It was rather sad to suddenly lose it.

A gust of wind blew, and the System’s voice sounded. “Are you done acting sedate and profound? You can begin your performance.”

When Fangzheng heard that, he looked around. After confirming that there was no one around, he could not hold it in any longer. He widened his mouth and said, “Wow! Hahaha! Haha! Awesome! Hahaha! That’s awesome!”

The System fell silent for a moment before replying, “Sigh. Poor child. He’s gone crazy.”

Apart from the System, no one knew what Fangzheng was laughing at. Even Red Boy felt that Fangzheng should be crying.

However, only Fangzheng himself knew that he had made a killing!

Just as Brother Mao was in a coma, Fangzheng had met Jing Yan. What surprised Fangzheng was that Mayor Qi had tagged along.

Mayor Qi didn’t have any requests. He just came to thank Fangzheng for helping him stop the trouble-makers who scammed and harmed people with their property speculation.

Fangzheng returned the card to Jing Yan while Jing Yan asked Fangzheng curiously, “How do we spend the money?”

Although the capital was Jing Yan’s, Fangzheng had exerted a lot of effort in the planning and execution. Therefore, Jing Yan believed that the money earned should belong to Fangzheng—at least fifty-fifty.

Although Fangzheng liked money a lot, he wouldn’t take such money. Therefore, he shook his head firmly. “Patron, This Penniless Monk is a monk. What’s the point of having so much money? It’s best you keep it, Patron. In the future, you can help others and accumulate a lot of merit.”

The moment that was said, Fangzheng wanted to slap himself! Why didn’t he think of using money to exchange for merit?

At this moment, the way he looked at the card was a little different. It was no longer that he was reluctant to part with it. Instead, he was filled with regret!

Only then did he realize that what he was giving was not money, but merit!

How many people could he help by throwing out billions? How much merit could he earn?

Fangzheng really wanted to cry…

At that moment, Jing Yan shook her head and said, “If I need money, I can get it from the butler. As for you, you don’t have any money other than incense money on the mountain. It’s better to give it to you…”

Upon hearing that, Fangzheng could clearly see Qi Dongsheng rolling his eyes that did not match his status. It was as though he was saying: “Damn it, how can you say that One Finger Monastery doesn’t have money when it’s receiving so much incense offerings? In the entire world, only a rich woman like you would think that Fangzheng is poor!”

However, Fangzheng did not care what he thought. If the money was pushed over, why should he be polite?

For his goal of becoming Buddha, Fangzheng immediately took it. “In that case, This Penniless Monk will accept it.”

At that instant, Fangzheng saw Jing Yan stunned. Qi Dongsheng’s jaw nearly dropped to the ground…

Fangzheng felt as though he had heard something shatter in their hearts.

However, would Fangzheng care about that? Of course not!

Therefore, Fangzheng took it and stuffed it into his pocket.

At this moment, there was an announcement on the news.

“As property prices increase, the pressure on young adults are increasing. The ancients said that a family is formed before a career, but now, it’s harder to form a family than a career. Infinite merit is on housing people! The high property prices are going in the opposite direction of this saying. Who will…”

Upon hearing that, Fangzheng was taken aback. Then, an idea flashed in his mind as he looked at Qi Dongsheng.

When Qi Dongsheng saw Fangzheng’s eyes light up, he felt his hair stand on end. He asked, “Master, what’s wrong?”

Fangzheng took out the card again and stuffed it to Qi Dongsheng. “This Penniless Monk can’t compare to a soldier when it comes to protecting the country, but This Penniless Monk is still capable of making contributions. Isn’t the country encouraging the building of cheap rental apartments to help the poor? Since this money comes from property, why not use it on property. Use it all to build affordable units. It should be enough, right?”

As soon as Qi Dongsheng heard that, he burst out laughing. “That’s enough! That’s enough! It’s definitely enough! Haha… How much does it cost to build a house? Nothing much! Our poor county has cheap land as well. We’ll definitely be able to build plenty. We can deal with most of the problems!”

Jing Yan suddenly said, “Mayor Qi, I can give you the money, but you have to manage the units well. Don’t let some bastards take advantage of it.”

With that said, Qi Dongsheng’s expression turned serious. “Don’t worry. In Black Mountain City, no matter who it is, if they dare to extend their claws into this and try to cheat a unit, I will not let them off.”

Upon hearing that, Jing Yan and Fangzheng felt relieved. After all, there were always people who liked to take advantage of others. Even if they were worth millions or billions, they still enjoyed taking advantage of the situation. They would not let go of tiny pittances of money as they robbed poor people. It was always good to be wary of such people.

Therefore, shortly after Fangzheng received the money, he scattered it out…

As a result, when Qi Dongsheng returned with the funds and got approval, Fangzheng immediately received fifty thousand merit points!

Fangzheng was dumbfounded. He had worked hard for a year before reaching close to a million. Now, he had obtained 50,000 merit points at once… He suddenly discovered a way to grind for merit.

However, that was just a thought… After all, he needed billions!

That wasn’t a small number. Fangzheng didn’t have that much to spend.

Fangzheng stopped laughing as the System said, “There’s good news. Do you want to hear it?”

Fangzheng hurriedly nodded. “Yes, of course!”

The System said, “The 50,000 merit points were awarded when the piece of news was announced. The societal attention it attracted is the reward. Once the units are built, any person who benefits from it will provide you with merit. This is a one-time investment for long-term income. It’s just like how you spread medical skills and crafting skills. This is a huge merit. It will go from 50,000 to hundreds of thousands to even millions!”