As soon as Guan Shanyue arrived at the Daoist temple, someone reported that people from the Treasure Appraisal Bureau had come by.
However, Host Guan had only just emerged from the Small World and had far too many loose ends to deal with, so the matter was only brought up now.
Tang Wenji immediately chimed in. "It must have been Yue Yao. I never thought he looked like a good person."
Zhang Caixin raised her brows, somewhat puzzled. "That guy was scared witless that day. Why would he still do something so thankless and troublesome?"
"Heh." Zhang Dongyuan gave a cold, disdainful laugh. "That guy just wants chaos in the world. He's done plenty of things that hurt others without benefiting himself, and he took a huge loss this time. It's perfectly normal for him to want revenge."
Guan Shanyue was more particular about rules in her dealings. Though she agreed with the guess, she still took out her phone. "I'll ask someone."
Host Guan had some reputation in the area, and she quickly learned the truth. Sure enough, it was said that a monk had personally gone to the Treasure Appraisal Bureau to report them, and he was even a monk with official ordination papers.
Zhang Caixin was still somewhat confused. "Wouldn't reporting this to the authorities be better? The Treasure Appraisal Bureau isn't all that powerful, is it?"
"Little Caixin, you've got that wrong," Elder Guo said with a smile. "People say the Treasure Appraisal Bureau is a clean and idle government office, but from what I know, many of its key personnel are far from poor."
"That's perfectly normal." Daoist Qiu spoke in the tone of one who had seen through worldly affairs. "Just like grave-robbing experts—most of them study archaeology... Turning knowledge into wealth is difficult,