Outsiders found it difficult to interfere in matters concerning the distribution of benefits, so Li Chenyu and Yu Qiushui both remained silent.
Luo Yan had already expected Monk Zhixin to react this way. It was only natural. As Great Monk had said, Zhu Jiuyin might have no merit, but they had certainly worked hard.
He thus said calmly,
"Before today, Gou Mang Department will not take a single coin from anything Zhu Jiuyin obtained in the south."
"Minister Zhixin, is that acceptable?"
A smile immediately appeared on Zhixin's face. He nodded vigorously. "Acceptable. More than acceptable."
"Minister Red Ghost is truly generous. No wonder Minister Yu and Minister Li are both willing to work under you."
"Earlier, I thought the two of you were involved romantically. I was being too shallow. Please accept my apologies."
"If Minister Red Ghost ever needs anything from our Zhu Jiuyin, just say the word. Don't hesitate to ask."
Great Monk was in high spirits.
It was true that Zhu Jiuyin had failed to establish a foothold in the south, but it was impossible to say they had gained nothing.
What Zhixin had been worried about was nothing more than Gou Mang Department forcefully inserting itself into the situation and dividing up the things they had worked so hard to obtain under the pretext of distributing benefits.
Now, Luo Yan's declaration that they would take nothing had undoubtedly given Zhixin a great deal of reassurance.
As for being excluded from the new distribution starting today, Great Monk naturally had no objection.
Although he was in the south, he still knew what had happened during this period.
Gou Mang Department had managed to stand firm amid all those undercurrents, and it also had allies such as Xuanming Department, Zhurong Department, and Tian Hao Department.
Red Ghost's