After bidding Deputy Chief Administrator Yu farewell, Mo Hua went to find Tu Sheng. He gave him a few instructions, telling him to listen to an uncle surnamed Gu who wore a cold face year-round but had a kind heart.
He told Tu Sheng to work diligently, cultivate hard, and stay out of trouble. Mo Hua would come see him again before long.
Tu Sheng nodded, then asked with some uncertainty, "Mr... Mo, aren't the people at the Dao Court Office all hawks and hounds?"
Mo Hua said helplessly, "Don't say that again. At least, don't say it inside the Dao Court Office."
If someone overheard, they would make his life miserable.
"Mm..." Tu Sheng said.
Mo Hua glanced at him and explained patiently, "You're still young. You don't know how complicated the world is. The black and white of human affairs weave together into gray. Good places have bad people, and bad places sometimes have good people. Each side has something of the other."
"The Dao Court Office is full of people who draw a salary without doing their jobs, who take bribes and abuse their power. But there are also people of upright character."
"If you want to accomplish anything, you must befriend good people and kill the wicked. Don't let circumstances or titles bind you."
Tu Sheng did not quite understand, but Mr. Mo's words seemed to contain a certain crooked wisdom. He nodded.
After a moment's thought, Mo Hua took out a bag of Spirit Stones and handed it to Tu Sheng. "Take these."
The moment Tu Sheng touched the heavy bag and saw the glittering Spirit Stones inside, he jumped in fright.
He had never seen so many Spirit Stones in his life.
Life was hard in the Great Spirit Field Realm. Prices were low,