Volume Four: Buddha Saves No One, but I, the Demon, Shall Save Them - Luring the Snake from Its Hole (Part Two)

"Your Majesty, I've earned another merit. Can't you stop making things difficult for me over this?" Luo Qian spread his hands, looking miserable. The Supreme Pure Emperor's face was stern. "No. My imperial word has been spoken. Do you think I'm joking?" Luo Qian helplessly clutched his head. "Can I choose neither?" The Supreme Pure Emperor flew into a rage. He snatched a writing brush from the imperial desk and hurled it at him. "Luo Qian, if you dare toy with them and cast them aside, I'll have you castrated and brought into the palace as a eunuch!" Luo Qian visibly shuddered, but inwardly cursed him hundreds of times.

"Then... since I've rendered such great service, surely you ought to reward me with something?" Seeing that approach was hopeless, Luo Qian settled for the next best thing. The Supreme Pure Emperor was so furious that smoke seemed to pour from all seven of his orifices. What minister, standing before the Jade Emperor, did not put on a show of fervent devotion, ready to die for any slight to his sovereign? Even after earning merit, a minister would decline a reward he knew was coming, just to show that he served his ruler and country rather than chasing fame and fortune.

But Luo Qian demanded rewards for his achievements, escaped punishment for his mistakes, and spent all day thinking of ways to fleece the emperor. He had quite shamelessly made the emperor one of his customers.

Angry as he was, the Supreme Pure Emperor could not help thinking that, among all the civil and military officials at court, this low-ranking brat was the only one who showed him his true self. And then there was the matter of those two children. He really did not want to do anything to Luo