The Little Monk: I'm Going to Earn Money!

Anthony, his hair now gray, slowly awoke from his unconsciousness... He felt as if he were in a very bumpy place, like the feeling of riding a tractor a long, long time ago, jolting and shaking unbearably.

"Damn it, can't a man just get a good night's sleep?" Anthony muttered, then slowly opened his eyes.

Bright! So bright! Absolutely dazzling!

When he opened his eyes, he found himself surrounded by a bright, all-white light. This light illuminated everything from every angle, like a medical operating light, so bright that not a single shadow could be seen!

I could vaguely see that I was on a large ship. But if it was a large ship, why could I see white clouds drifting beside it?

Just then, a gentle voice sounded in his ear, "Child, you're awake."

"Child? I'm over forty, almost fifty, and you're still calling me a child?" Anthony's lips twitched, then he turned to look at the owner of the gentle voice.

He almost peed himself when he saw it.

It was a humanoid object, pure white as jade, flawless from head to toe, radiating a pure white light. Behind it, three pairs of wings flapped slowly, further emphasizing its sacred and inviolable nature.

"Heavens... angels? "Anthony's mouth gaped open.

Why do I see angels?

Could it be... that I'm dead? No way, that's impossible, there's no reason for me to die like this.

"Excuse me, where is this?" Anthony asked, his voice trembling with tears. He was still so young, he had so many experiments he wanted to try, so many dreams he hadn't yet realized. He felt he could still be saved!

"Don't panic, don't be afraid, child, this is Paradise." The six-winged angel had a loving smile on his lips and a gentle voice that brought a sense of comfort.

However, even the gentlest smile could not dispel Anthony's despair at that moment.

Paradise, have I really died? His eyes rolled back, and he fainted...

"Senior White Crane, don't scare him like that! What if he dies of fright? We still need to exchange him for Instructor Little Li." At this moment, a figure completely shrouded in black clothes quietly appeared beside the six-winged angel, chuckling.

"Why are you speaking such obvious truths? I didn't scare him at all from beginning to end. Besides, my ship is called 'Paradise,' so I didn't lie to him." The six-winged angel remained gentle in its tone. Then, with a slight sway, the holy light dissipated, revealing its true form.

It was a giant White Crane, pure white all over, with three wings on each side. This was its true form; the six-winged angel from before was merely its human form.

Coincidentally, it bears a striking resemblance to the archangel of Western legend. Perhaps because of its human-like appearance, it has achieved a rather high status in the Western world.

This True Lord White Crane was a good friend of the True Lord Yellow Mountain.

Instructor Little Li has been taken away by the FBI or a similar agency in the America. With the help of this True Lord White Crane, it would be easy to exchange Anthony for Instructor Little Li.

In fact, it would have been easy for True Lord Yellow Mountain to directly send someone to rescue Instructor Little Li —but that would have created a lot of unnecessary trouble.

Okay... actually, all of the above were just excuses!

In fact, this True Lord White Crane had received a great debt of gratitude from Senior White, a debt so profound it was like being given a second life. Whenever Senior White needed help, it was always the first to jump out and lend a hand.

However, there is a big problem here. True Lord White Crane is now unwilling or rather afraid to see Senior White. It is said that after receiving a great favor from Venerable White, it served Venerable White faithfully for about two months.

Then one day, it did something incredibly stupid: it proposed to Senior White.

He proposed... and the rest is history.

That was the most painful yet sweetest memory of True Lord White Crane's entire life, and even now, it still dares not see Venerable White.

However, it also really wanted to help Venerable White, even with the smallest things. As long as there was something it could do to help, it wanted to lend a hand.

Therefore, True Lord Yellow Mountain entrusted it with the task of 'saving Instructor Little Li's without any qualms.

Instructor Little Li was only taken to the FBI or a similar organization because of America Venerable White. Taking Little Li out of jail is tantamount to helping Venerable White.

Moreover, after True Lord Yellow Mountain entrusts this task to True Lord White Crane, White Crane will not only rush over to help, but will also owe True Lord Yellow Mountain a favor!

It's a win-win situation: you get others to do you a favor and they owe you one. Only a fool wouldn't do it!

"Speaking of which, Senior White has emerged from seclusion again, hasn't he? Who is in charge of guiding Senior White through the new era this time?" True Lord White Crane asked the man in black beside him.

The man, completely shrouded in black, was a subordinate of True Lord Yellow Mountain.

In the Cultivator World, Zhou Li is known as "Heaven-Hiding Hook." His duty is to handle all sorts of troubles for Doudou, perfectly cleaning up Doudou messes. True Lord Yellow Mountain has a large team of subordinates like him.

"Yes, Venerable White has been out of seclusion for some time now. However, this time, a newcomer is in charge of taking care of Venerable White," Zhou Heaven-Hiding Hook Zhou Li.

"Newcomers? Tsk tsk, those people in True Lord Yellow Mountain's group have all become old foxes, refusing to receive Senior White, huh? A bunch of unreliable fellows!" True Lord White Crane scoffed.

Zhou Li: "..."

You are the least qualified person to talk about the willpower of the fellow Daoists in the True Lord group. At least none of the fellow Daoists in the group have done something as shameless as proposing marriage as you have!

"So now, I bet the newcomer has already succumbed to Senior White's charm, hasn't he?" asked True Lord White Crane. He believed that with Senior White's charm, no matter whether the newcomer was male or female, human or demon, he would be unable to extricate himself from Senior White's charm!

Zhou Li thought for a moment and replied, "Well... I've heard True Lord mention it. Although this newcomer was influenced by Senior White's charm, they still maintain a normal friendship."

"What? They can still maintain a normal friendship? Is the newcomer male or female? Human or demon?" True Lord White Crane asked hurriedly.

"Human, male," Zhou Li replied.

"A man? Is this guy gay? He actually managed to resist Senior White's charm!" True Lord White Crane exclaimed in surprise.

Zhou Li: "..."

Senior White Crane, you've got it backwards! It's quite the opposite! It's precisely because that young friend Shuhang has a normal sexual orientation that he was able to resist Venerable White's charm!

Incidentally, True Lord White Crane is not exactly gay.

Its race is very special, being a lineage of divine beasts left over from ancient times. From the moment they hatch from their eggs, they are neither distinguished by gender nor by yin or yang.

Only when a member of their clan finds their true love and enters into a special contract similar to a marriage pact will they evolve a corresponding gender based on the gender of their lover.

In general, they are a very sophisticated yet utterly shameless race. Before marriage, they can date any girl they want, and any guy they want, truly achieving freedom in love.

"Tsk tsk, it seems that after I get that Little Li back, I'll need to meet this newcomer." True Lord White Crane rested his two wings under his head, assuming a thoughtful posture.

We must properly educate this newcomer so that he can understand the charm and beauty of Senior White.

In this world, there must be no creature that does not love Senior White! Any creature that does not love Senior White is a mistake of the world.

Let the True Lord White Crane personally correct the newcomer's flawed values!

A fierce fighting spirit burned in True Lord White Crane's eyes.

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On the other side, in the Jiangnan Region.

More than an hour ago, Song Shuhang and Venerable White, holding Doudou, waited for a long time in the air above the Jiangshui Civil Aviation Training Center. Finally, the professional sent by True Lord Yellow Mountain to handle the aftermath (clean up the mess) arrived.

Song Shuhang handed Anthony over to the team of professionals and told them the location of the 'plane crash'.

After that, incidents such as the 'Pekingese flying a plane incident,' the 'plane crash incident,' and the 'Instructor Little Li becoming an astronaut incident' can all be handed over to this team of professionals to handle.

After giving his instructions, Shuhang returned to the Medicine Master's building with Senior White and Doudou.

As soon as Song Shuhang returned, he called out, "Guoguo!"

--It's rather embarrassing to admit, but I told this little monk to stay home and not wander off, to watch the house. But I and Senior White rushed into space in one go, and with all the back and forth, I didn't even prepare lunch for the little monk.

I wonder if Guoguo is hungry?

Song Shuhang called out twice, but there was no response from inside the room.

"Strange, why isn't it responding? Is it asleep?" Song Shuhang wondered.

Then, he searched the entire building from top to bottom, but still couldn't find the little monk Guoguo.

"Where did that brat run off to?" Song Shuhang said through gritted teeth.

"Shuhang, come and take a look at this." At this moment, Senior White pointed to the dining table on the third floor, where there was a novel that Song Shuhang had rented from a bookstore and hadn't returned.

When Song Shuhang looked closer, he discovered that there were two large characters written on the cover of the novel.

First paragraph. "Brother Shuhang, I'm going to earn money, don't worry about me."

Second paragraph. "PS: I checked online this morning and found that hemorrhoid surgery costs between three and five thousand yuan, and hospitalization is even more expensive! I only brought one thousand and thirty-two yuan and sixty cents with me when I left home, which is a lot of money short of what I need for the surgery. So, Brother Shuhang, I'm going to go earn some money and I'll be back soon!"

"Aaaaah!" Song Shuhang clenched his fist. "You bastard, are you trying to piss me off? I told you to stay home and guard the house, but you went out and ran around, ignoring everything I said! Photoshop, Photoshop my ass! When I catch you, I'm going to beat the shit out of you, whether you have hemorrhoids or not!"

Doudou shrank back slightly. Was Song Shuhang really in a bad mood today?

Done, three chapters. I've made up for the missing chapter from yesterday. But the update time is getting later and later... I'm so frustrated. I'd appreciate some recommendation votes to cheer myself up.