Volume Four: The Buddha Saves No One, but I, the Demon, Will - The Business District (Part One)

How much resolve could those freeloaders have? In less than three days, the former nobles and their descendants could bear it no longer. The bodyguards had already been ordered to let people out but not in. The three old men still wanted to hold on, but some of the younger ones had quietly withdrawn. The timid ones took their Immortal Jade and left Jade Clarity Heaven. This was no longer a place for them.

Most of the former nobles and their descendants still gathered to discuss how to protect their "legitimate interests." They had taken the compensation, but they had no intention of living in the homes Luo Qian had provided.

"To the Celestial Palace!" One of the three old men slammed down his fist. "We'll go to the Celestial Palace and bring our grievance before His Majesty!" Everyone was startled. The idea was rather bold, and few agreed. They knew who they were. Why would the current Heavenly Emperor support them? "That's what you don't understand. It's precisely because we served the previous dynasty that His Majesty the Immortal Emperor must support us. Otherwise, what would people say about him?"

Everyone's eyes lit up. "Exactly!"

The Celestial Palace had stood since ancient times. Back in the previous dynasty, a few of these former nobles and their descendants had visited it on the strength of their families' standing, so finding the way there would be no problem. They dressed themselves in beggar's rags and coarse hemp clothes, ready to make their "ultimate appeal" at the Celestial Palace.

Luo Qian sat in a chair with narrowed eyes. A thin Immortal stood beside him, head bowed, reporting every detail of the former nobles' plan. Luo Qian sipped his fragrant tea and smiled to himself. *I really do have a talent for playing