Taming beasts starts with understanding bird language

At noon, at the dilapidated temple on East Street.

After nearly ten days of renovation, the dilapidated temple where Gu Chanzhi lived has now been completely transformed.

The entire three-story temple was renovated and became magnificent. The originally broken Buddha statue inside was also painted with gold paint, making it look brand new.

The people living on this street would stop and watch for a while when passing by, and then leave quietly.

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 people passing by here stop and look for a while, and then leave silently! Logically speaking, after this temple is renovated, everyone can come in to burn incense and make wishes!" Bai Jingtian said puzzledly.

The group of people he had found to come and repair the temple also finished their work, collected their money and left in a hurry, not daring to stay here for too long.

Gu Chan explained, "People 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 found any problems."

"Now that the temple has been renovated, what name do you plan to give it?" Bai Jingtian asked.

Gu Chan put his hand on his chin and thought for a while before saying, "Let's call it Jigong Temple!"

"What do you mean?" Bai Jingtian looked puzzled.

"Oh! Don't ask anymore. It's called Jigong Temple anyway. Just leave! Don't bother me anymore." Gu Chan waved her hand and said.

During this period, Bai Jingtian had been pestering her, persuading her every day to take over the Jiangnan area and become the lord there.

Of course she wasn't happy.

Now, the Crown Prince's 100,000 soldiers are already on their way. If she rushes up to oppose the Crown Prince at this critical moment, wouldn't she be just doing nothing and asking for trouble?

Bai Jingtian wanted to persuade her again, but Gu Chan ignored him and turned around and walked into the temple gate, slamming the door shut.

"Hey!"

Bai Jingtian sighed helplessly and could only leave in disappointment.

After he left, Gu Chan put on a small bag, quietly slipped out through the back door, and ran to the dilapidated temple on another street to find the nine-fingered old beggar.

After a while, Gu Chan came to the dilapidated temple and met the nine-fingered old beggar.

The two sat opposite each other. Gu Chan untied the bundle behind him and opened it. He took out the house deed and the land deed from it, put them in front of the nine-fingered old beggar and said, "Old gang leader, this is a great gift from me to you. Please accept it!"

"What is this?" asked the nine-fingered old beggar.

"The title deed and land deeds of the newly renovated temple on East Street, I have given it a new name, Jigong Temple. I will give that temple to you from now on. You can move there! It is much better than living here." Gu Chan explained.

The nine-fingered old beggar laughed, reached out and touched Gu Chan's head, looking really touched.

Then he did not refuse, and immediately put away the house deed and land deed, and said to Gu Chan, "It's rare that you have such filial piety, so I will accept it."

"Old boss, aren't you afraid that there are ghosts over there?" Gu Chan said jokingly.

"What's there to be afraid of? We beggars are just poor ghosts. Ghosts will take a detour when they see us, because they despise us for being poor! Others don't dare to move in, but I am very brave." The nine-fingered beggar said nonchalantly.

Gu Chan nodded with satisfaction.

The nine-fingered old beggar did not dwell on this issue too much, and instead asked, "By the way, I heard that the Second Prince's followers in the Jiangnan area are now trying to push you to take the blame. Is that true?"

"As expected of the old gang leader, you are well-informed. You know all this." Gu Chan said with a laugh.

"So what do you think?" asked the nine-fingered beggar.

Gu Chan did not hide anything and expressed her true feelings of rejection one by one.

After the Nine-Fingered Old Beggar learned of these details, he could not help but sigh and said, "I really didn't expect you to refuse now."

"Ah? What do you mean?" Gu Chan said in a dumbfounded manner.

"I originally thought that you would consider the people in the Jiangnan area and take on the position of lord despite the pressure. But judging from the current situation, I really overestimated you." The nine-fingered old beggar shook his head.

As he said this, the look in his eyes when he looked at Gu Chan clearly showed a hint of disappointment.

Gu Chan said angrily, "Old leader! Don't look at me like that. The prince's army of 100,000 is already on its way to Jiangnan City. If I stand out at this critical moment and become the first to do so, the prince will hate me to death! He is so cruel that he can even force his own brother to death, let alone me."

"Are you afraid, then? You have to understand that you are different from the second prince. If you become the lord of this place, the common people will probably have a good life in the future. But if the prince takes over and dominates the Jiangnan area, everyone's life will become more difficult." The nine-fingered old beggar said patiently.

"I'm not that great. This world is too chaotic. It's good enough that I can stay safe in such a troubled time. I won't be delusional and want to be a savior." Gu Chan said with emotion.

She knows best how capable she is. She has experienced so much hardship on her way up from the bottom. Now that she can finally live a good life, there is no need for her to take the risk again.

This was the truest thought in her mind at this moment.

The nine-fingered old beggar smiled faintly and said, "Have you ever thought about this: once the prince takes over the Jiangnan area, will you still be able to 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 the 3 billion taels of silver and complete your mission, but when the time really comes, do you think the prince will let you go back easily?" The nine-fingered beggar reminded.

Gu Chan was choked and speechless.

The prince himself is a ruthless character. He will definitely eliminate anyone who stands in his way of ascending the throne. So until then, it remains a big question whether she can escape successfully.

The nine-fingered old beggar laughed and said, "Okay, I'll stop here! I have to go pack my luggage, and then I'll move to your place this afternoon. Think about it carefully!"

"Okay, old boss, I'll go back and think about it first. You pack your things and come over here yourself!" said Gu Chan.

After saying this, she immediately stood up, said goodbye to the nine-fingered old beggar and left.

The nine-fingered old beggar quietly got up and packed his luggage, then called over the beggar leaders under him and told them about his move.

After Gu Chan returned to Jigong Temple, he locked himself in the meditation 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 right now. For a moment, she became very conflicted and really couldn't make up her mind.