Chapter 72: We're all just trying to make a living

Su Zhenzhen never expected that the one-eyed old man had previously scolded Jiang Yichun for making a mess of social production, and now this Taoist master was saying that he was causing chaos in the country.

Therefore, it seems that Jiang Yichun truly did these things. Why were those military generals still so loyal? Were they really completely ignorant of civil administration and the people's livelihood?

"Since you know his approach is problematic, why don't you offer suggestions?"

The Celestial Master looked at Su Zhenzhen as if she were a fool. "I have some skills, but I just want to make a living. I'm not so great as to benefit the world. Besides, I need people to listen to what I say, and I don't know how to govern a country."

Su Zhenzhen understood. Jiang Yichun's approach was problematic, but those who could see the problem didn't know how to correct it, while those who couldn't see it still held hope for his policies, believing that these reforms could improve the country's overall capabilities.

After asking the questions, Su Zhenzhen was in a state of utter confusion. She felt as if countless threads of clues were intertwined in her mind, but for some reason, she just couldn't make sense of them.

Seeing her frown, Hensheng looked at her with concern and said, "Is it too windy? Let's go back to the tent and rest."

The Celestial Master still wanted to rush towards Hensheng, shouting, "He must die! If he lives, countless others will die because of him!"

After saying that, he looked at Su Zhenzhen and said, "You have such great abilities, why don't you do something about it? He should be dead. His living in the world is against the laws of heaven, and he will be punished by heaven!"

Su Zhenzhen didn't expect that the comments section would also start to stir up trouble.

Am I the only one who thinks this dynasty is crazy? To ensure its longevity, they actually pin their hopes on having a benevolent ruler. But will a benevolent ruler necessarily implement benevolent policies? It's just a title; who knows what kind of person the child will become when he grows up?

[Female lead, please stop getting involved. Just finish your work and come back quickly. This bunch of people seem insane. First, there was that old lady Xu, then that poisoned princess, the female ghost, and the most insane one is Jiang Yichun. In our ancient 906th century, no emperor has ever allowed aristocratic families and commoners to coexist, or implemented both the imperial examination system and the hereditary system. It's no wonder the country is going to go awry.]

Su Zhenzhen had a headache from the noise and yelled at the sky.

"Could you please be a little quieter? Let me calm down and think this through."

The Celestial Master looked up at the sky with a look of surprise and delight. "You can even communicate with celestial beings? Could you introduce me to one? I wish to attain immortality."

This time, Su Zhenzhen looked at him like he was an idiot. "You think becoming an immortal is so easy? And this blood sacrifice method you came up with, is it something an immortal could do?"

The Taoist priest smiled sheepishly, "That's just making a living. I work for whoever pays me. If you pay me, I'll work for you too, even murder and curses are no problem."

Su Zhenzhen became interested, "You can kill just anyone?"

Jiang Sijin, that little monster, is a ticking time bomb; who knows when she'll explode?

"You're not going to kill the one on the throne, are you?" The Celestial Master looked conflicted. "It's not impossible. Although he's a puppet, once he sits on the dragon throne, he'll be recorded in history. He's inherited the emperor's fortune. Killing him would harm my cultivation, so I'd have to pay extra."

Su Zhenzhen was completely convinced. "Someone like you wants to cultivate immortality? Immortals don't commit unnecessary killings."

"We haven't become immortals yet, have we? We still have to make a living, we're all just trying to earn a living, it's nothing to be ashamed of," the Celestial Master said with a fawning smile.

Su Zhenzhen actually had some ideas, "Besides murder, do you have any other businesses?"

"There are many, I can do everything a fortune teller or feng shui master can do. It's just that my daily work involves killing for the powerful and wealthy, so I just blurted it out."

Su Zhenzhen pointed at Hensheng, "Can you tell if he can ascend to the throne?"

“You are an insider, you should know that there are some people that cannot be calculated and should not be calculated. Emperors cannot be calculated, as it relates to the fate of the nation and heavenly secrets. Not to mention that this person should be dead. I don’t know why he can still live after leaving the thatched hut. There is no way to calculate this.”

Su Zhenzhen felt a little regretful, wondering if things would go smoothly from here on out, wishing she had made plans earlier.

"Can you kill the spirit of the unborn child?"

"Huh?" The Celestial Master didn't expect the topic to change so quickly, and quickly agreed, "I can kill you, but you have to let me go first."

Su Zhenzhen turned and left. She knew that eager people weren't going to make a sale, and besides, she had planted a landmine for Jiang Sijin.

"Hey! Wait a minute! Isn't business all about negotiation? Why are you leaving so fast?"

Su Zhenzhen stopped but didn't turn around. "Tell me your plan first."

“I can set up an array. All I need to do is take this person’s personal clothing and hair, place them in the array’s core, and they will die silently after forty-nine days. I guarantee no one will notice. Many mistresses of wealthy families deal with their favored concubines this way.”

Su Zhenzhen turned around and smiled slightly, "You are quite capable, but who should bear the consequences of this life and death?"

The Taoist priest immediately became serious. "I don't take on just any job. Basically, it's the concubines who provoke and plot against the mistress. I just lend a hand and earn some food on the side."

Su Zhenzhen looked at the Celestial Master with interest, "Aren't you afraid that I might ask you to kill some highly respected and virtuous person?"

"Hey, what's this about good or bad people? I've been in this business for so long and I've never seen a completely good person who's all right. Everyone has some selfish motives. As long as there are selfish motives, I can magnify them infinitely and use them as a reason to take someone's life. Even if I file a lawsuit all the way to the underworld, I'll still have a reason to refute it."

This put Su Zhenzhen at ease. It wasn't that she wanted to get rid of Jiang Sijin out of hatred, but rather that this little monster was just too abnormal, and she always felt that one day she would put a knife to her neck.

Then Su Zhenzhen told the Celestial Master about Jiang Sijin's origins and asked, "Is someone like her acceptable to Heaven and Earth?"

The Celestial Master did not answer immediately, but thought for a while before saying, "I am certain that such a demon is not tolerated by Heaven and Earth, but I don't know how she has deceived Heaven's eyes, or whether her cultivation is so profound that even Heaven has reservations. Moreover, the concept of the fetal spirit is too strange. Logically speaking, when the physical body dies, the soul will re-enter the cycle of reincarnation. There is no reason for it to stay, unless it is bound by something."

Su Zhenzhen nodded; this was consistent with what she had learned.

But right now, we really don't know what Jiang Sijin is.

But as long as there's a way to deal with her, that's fine.

"Are you sure your killing formation will work?"

The Celestial Master nodded firmly.

"Okay." Su Zhenzhen turned off the abdominal speaker, but didn't put it away, since she didn't have anywhere to put it. But leaving it on all the time would consume too much power.

Oh, right, we also need to prevent this sorcerer from bewitching people.

I was already very interested in doing business with him after only chatting with him for a short while.

Not to mention ordinary people, they would probably be easily fooled by just a few words.