Chapter 300 A lot of reflection

In Poplar Forest, the Daoist scoffed, "Stop playing dead, I know your injuries aren't serious. You've fooled them, reaped your benefits, and now what are you pretending for?"

The man lying down opened his eyes and casually tucked the Treasure Gourd into his bosom, chuckling,

"Without the Fairy's guidance, my injuries, big and small, would've been dismissed with their lousy elixirs. I should have shared the gains with the Fairy, but when you're poor and short of ambition, even your horse is skinny and its coat long..."

The Daoist glared at him, "Decent relations have been turned into a stench of money by you. Had you asked openly, wouldn't they have given you what you asked for?"

Hou Niao sighed, "It's different. There are no entanglements now, nor will there be in the future. If I had really spoken up, what if the Bai family asked for my help with their troubles later? Should I oblige or not? The merchant's troubles are endless and never-ending."