Volume Four: Buddha Saves None, Only I, the Devil, Shall Save Them - The Multifunctional Hired Muscle (Part Two)

Luo Qian sat on an old brown meditation cushion, facing three people. Duan Nian and Master Xuqing sat to either side of the third. Luo Qian said, "Masters, this is a young friend I've recently made. I'm sure you've both met him." Duan Nian was a blight on the Buddha Realm. Whose disciples had he not bullied? But for Luo Qian's sake, the two masters forced smiles and exchanged a few pleasantries.

"I had intended to offer this heaven-sized merit to you two masters, but my young friend is interested as well. I, Luo Qian, have always been fair and would never dare show favoritism. So I've invited all three of you here to write down your offers. The highest bidder wins!" Luo Qian had promised to take Duan Nian out of the Buddha Realm, on the condition that Duan Nian obey his every instruction.

As for the grave offense of leaving the Buddha Realm without permission, Duan Nian had never wanted to be a monk in the first place. How could those monastic rules restrain him?

The two masters cursed inwardly. They had seen shameless people, but never anyone this shameless. He wanted someone's help, yet expected that person to pay him for the privilege. And paying was not enough—they had to bid against one another for the job. If this man claimed to be the second most shameless person in the world, no one in all of history would dare claim first place.

Luo Qian finished speaking with a self-satisfied shake of his head, then said, "I'll give you the time it takes to drink a cup of tea. After that, please write down your offers." Duan Nian had nothing to consider. Luo Qian had already told him what number to write. He sat calmly, unlike the two