Chapter 126: What Should We Call It?
The Jianghu is not only about fighting and killing, but also about human relationships and the necessities of life.
Once any organization reaches a certain size, accounting becomes an unavoidable aspect.
For a Ghostly Manor that “values people,” an accounting department is essential.
The accountant of Ghostly Manor was an old man who looked to be in his sixties or seventies. When Shi Feizhe found him, he was in his small courtyard, setting up a small hanging pot and cooking something.
It smelled delicious.
A small pot of wine sat beside him, and Accountant Fan Xiang was humming a tune, swaying his head: “What can relieve my worries? Only fatty intestines! After eating stewed fatty intestines, there are no worries in the Jianghu!”
Shi Feizhe did not conceal his presence, so Fan Xiang easily noticed him.
Seeing Shi Feizhe wearing a silver skull mask and a black windbreaker, he assumed he was someone from the manor and said, “Your meeting ended so early today!”
“The Grand Chief Manager is dead!” Shi Feizhe said bluntly.
“Oh~ I told him today that the budget for the gatehouse was so large, something was bound to happen! Which one of the Jiang family are you?” Fan Xiang asked.
He assumed Shi Feizhe was from the Jiang family, here to clean up the mess.
“Jiang family? The Jiang family of the Demon Sect?” Shi Feizhe hadn’t expected Ghostly Manor to be a subordinate manor of the Demon Sect’s Jiang family.
“Hmm? Who are you?” Fan Xiang sensed something was wrong and asked cautiously.
“I am the great hero, Fan Jianqiang! Now, Ghostly Manor belongs to me!” Shi Feizhe declared.
“Fan… Jianqiang!” Fan Xiang thought for a moment and said, “The one who caused a stir in Luoyang?”
“Indeed, it is I!” Shi Feizhe nodded.
Fan Xiang slapped his thigh and exclaimed, “The Bright Sacred Cult is under the protection of Luoshui King Zhen Ji! Now, even Luoshui King is searching for your whereabouts, and you dare to provoke the Jiang family’s Ghostly Manor? Are you tired of living?!”
“I, Fan Jianqiang, consider the world my home, what is there to fear!” Shi Feizhe said calmly.
All the credit for heroic deeds goes to Fan Jianqiang, what does it have to do with him, Shi Feizhe?
“Then… why did you occupy Ghostly Manor?!” Fan Xiang asked, puzzled.
“Because I want to sell Ghostly Manor!”
“Sell it to whom?”
“Sell it to Shi Feizhai!”
“Who is Shi Feizhai?” Fan Xiang inquired again.
Shi Feizhe removed his skull mask and said, “I am Shi Feizhai!”
Seeing Shi Feizhe’s action of removing his mask, Fan Xiang knew things had gone south!
He stopped pretending to be calm and hurriedly knelt down with a “thud,” covering his eyes with his hands, and exclaimed, “I didn’t see anything! I didn’t see anything!”
Shi Feizhe removing his mask meant he had the intention to kill.
Having seen Shi Feizhe’s face, he would not be able to live.
“Don’t kill me! I just want to spend my retirement peacefully at Ghostly Manor! I can do accounting, I can do accounting!”
“I don’t care who the Manor Lord is, I only know how to do accounting!”
“I can even cook the books!” he emphasized again.
Shi Feizhe, after removing his mask, initially wanted to end this pretentious old accountant with a single sword Qi. But the accountant’s repeated pleas of “I can do accounting, I can do accounting” reminded him of himself begging for mercy back at Three Talents Manor.
At that time, he had just started practicing sword Qi and only knew how to shout, “I can do accounting, I can do accounting!” It was Mister Wang who spoke up for him, which saved his life!
“Whoosh!” A sword Qi flew past Fan Xiang’s ear.
“You know what to do, right?” Shi Feizhe said in a deep voice.
His heart softened.
He remembered himself when he first arrived in this world.
“I know! I’ll be deaf, blind, and mute, I only know how to do accounting!” Fan Xiang said repeatedly.
Damn it, even when I try to find a place to retire peacefully, someone comes to take it over!
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I’m really unlucky!
“No! You’re not blind, how can a blind person do accounting?” Shi Feizhe patted his shoulder and planted a sword Qi within him, saying.
Feeling the sword Qi within his body, Fan Xiang knew he had survived.
“I will definitely keep my eyes wide open and manage the accounts meticulously for Manor Lord Shi!” Fan Xiang lowered his hands and said with wide eyes.
“What Manor Lord Shi, it’s Academy Head Shi! I want to transform Ghostly Manor into a martial arts academy, making it easier for everyone in the world to learn martial arts!” Shi Feizhe said with enthusiasm.
“……”
What a strange fellow!
Fan Xiang felt that he would soon have a new boss again!
But he had experienced countless bosses throughout his life, and he was used to changing employers.
As long as it wasn’t as dangerous as today’s change, doing accounting for anyone is still doing accounting.
So, Fan Xiang began to guide Shi Feizhe through the inventory of Ghostly Manor’s assets and properties, existing accounts, and so on.
It would be ridiculous if the Manor Lord of a manor didn’t even know how many houses or how much money he had.
By the time they finished all this, the sky had already begun to brighten.
Shi Feizhe finished reviewing a pile of account books with satisfaction. During his time at Three Talents Manor, he had spent a few days in the accounting department and was no stranger to the jargon used in this world’s accounting practices.
Old Man Fan’s accounting was meticulous, even if it was cooked, it was done so meticulously.
He was clearly an experienced accountant!
He stretched, preparing to practice his sword stance and then go back for a nap. Suddenly, he realized something was missing!
Oh, Guan Shan seemed to be waiting for him in some corner outside the manor!
Shi Feizhe hurriedly rushed to the small hill from before and found Guan Shan, who was sullenly munching on mooncakes.
“What’s wrong? Didn’t it go well?” Guan Shan, seeing that Shi Feizhe only returned after daybreak, assumed things hadn’t gone smoothly.
“Although the process was bumpy and tortuous, the result is good!” Shi Feizhe said, recalling his money-grabbing dance.
“Academy Head Shi, you’ve worked hard! Single-handedly taking down Ghostly Manor, we’ll have a foothold in this area from now on!” Guan Shan said while chewing on a mooncake.
He really didn’t want to eat it, but he was starving.
“Indeed! Come back to the academy with me!” Shi Feizhe beckoned him.
“By the way, Academy Head Shi, what’s the name of our academy?” Guan Shan asked while packing his things.
“I’ve already thought of it. Being invincible under heaven is so lonely. Why not call it Lonely Martial Arts Academy?” Shi Feizhe said, brimming with ambition.
“……”
Guan Shan said tactfully, “There’s a manor outside Luoyang City called Lonely Manor. Many people in the city go there. Academy Head Shi, if you name it Lonely Martial Arts Academy, it’s easy to cause misunderstandings.”
Shi Feizhe understood the implied meaning and said, “Then how about Invincible Martial Arts Academy?”
“Academy Head Shi, I’m not invincible under heaven yet, wouldn’t that be too ostentatious? What if word gets out and people come to challenge us, constantly harassing us, wouldn’t that be troublesome?” Guan Shan said tactfully again.
Wait until you’re invincible under heaven, why not wait until I’m invincible under heaven!
Shi Feizhe said, “Then what good suggestions do you have?”
“Academy Head Shi, you’re making it easier for all martial artists in the world to practice martial arts, why not call it World Martial Arts Academy!” Guan Shan suggested.
“No, no!” Shi Feizhe shook his head and said, “The world is vast and magnificent, how can a small academy encompass it all! Calling it that would be too arrogant.”
“Before I reach the True Realm, we still need to be low-key!”
So, once you reach the True Realm, there’s no need for being low-key anymore?
Guan Shan thought to himself.
Choosing a name is so difficult!
