Chapter 1067.1: A Daoist in the First Place - Part 1
The little incense burner was startled, then spat out a mouthful of incense ash. It was about to make a fuss, but then it remembered the things it had sensed earlier and had no choice but to fall silent.
The letter-writing gentleman smiled. “There is clearly a mountain of gold right in front of him, and I've clearly already told him that he can take whatever he wants, yet he has never once taken even a single tael for his own private use. Is a person like that rare or not?”
The little incense burner nodded solemnly. “It's like hanging a fish in front of a cat and even telling that cat, ‘Go ahead and eat it, it's no big deal,’ yet that cat still refuses to eat it. That's very difficult.”
The letter-writing gentleman smiled broadly. “There's one more point. He is only thirty this year. At such an age, to be like this, isn't easy.”
The little incense burner frowned unhappily. “You didn't tell me about this either.”
The letter-writing gentleman smiled without speaking, merely shifting his gaze back to the skygold coin in his palm.
The little incense burner thought for a moment and said, "If I grit my teeth, it won't be a problem to eat a bit of his fortune."
“No need.” The letter-writing gentleman shook his head, rejecting the little incense burner's suggestion.
The little incense burner frowned in confusion. “Then you've made up your mind to make a transaction without capital? You should know, without payment, no matter how much you give, it's a losing transaction. It's only a question of how much you lose.”