I Slay Demons in the Demon City/
Chapter 22 Tuition Money
"Wow, wow, wow! I'm so angry!"
The monk slapped his sturdy chest and stomped his feet like a gorilla..
He was so angry that he started smoking.
Ma Ji's "last words" to his disciples seemed to have no regard for the duel at all, just like a live teaching.
And victory is in hand, ignoring the existence of a top-notch martial artist.
The elder also looked at each other. They had witnessed countless duels. Like Ma Ji, he was so calm and confident that he made people gnash their teeth..
What made Kong Monk even angrier was still to come--
Ma Ji turned around and cupped his fists to the four elders.
"This is because the upcoming sparring session will showcase our Chinese martial arts and mantras. I will also explain them on the spot..
Since you all want to learn, shouldn't you pay the tuition fee?"
"Uh…"
"Nani?"
"This…"
"You want us to pay?"
The four elders were all dumbfounded and their ears were smoking from the thunder..
One must know how noble the status of the four elders of the Golden Light Temple is. Anyone who asks them to do something or even wants to meet them and say a word is simply a great blessing..
That was simply not worth a million dollars!
Okay, now it's reversed..
Not only did the witness not receive the witness fee, but he also paid it back to the duelist. This…
Is there still law?
"Hmm? How's it going?"
Ma Ji frowned, obviously dissatisfied with the elders 'attitude..
If the elders are unwilling to pay, then the duel can be cancelled!.”
Ma Ji turned around and pretended to leave..
"I'll hand it over!"
The empty monk shouted loudly. Ma Ji turned around and smiled..
"I'll pay for the elders! Tell me, how much do you want for tuition?" Monk Liao Kong's expression was extremely ugly. It was even darker than ashes in a pot..
This was too weird!
How could a duelist not first "cede territory and pay compensation" before starting a war?
However, in order to stabilize Ma Ji, he is willing to accept any conditions..
He's dead, what's the point of asking for money?
Ma Ji asked Kong Monk,
"In Huilong County, how much does a martial arts class cost to recruit students?"
The elders and the empty monks listened, and their hearts immediately fell..
Originally thought that Ma Ji would open his mouth like a lion and start from the ground, but he did not expect the charging standard to be too close to the people!
The empty monk touched his bald head and said:
"I haven't been in contact with those martial arts schools on the streets for many years. The exact price…should be about 500 RMB per issue every three months!"
5 hundred pounds is actually not cheap, equivalent to 1 month's basic salary for county government officials.
But in the eyes of the noble elders, 500 is simply not worth mentioning..
Ma Ji nodded and said:
"The consumption in the county is more expensive than in the countryside!"
This was an indisputable fact. The elders nodded their heads one after another, thinking that Ma Ji's asking price would not even exceed 500..
Ma Ji touched his chin thoughtfully for a while, then said:
"The dojo fee in the county is 500 for the first session. When we reach the prefecture city, it will cost at least 800. When we reach the county city, it won't be lower than 1200…"
Seeing the numbers rising step by step from Ma Ji's mouth, the elders 'small hearts rose step by step with 1, and their blood pressure index rose step by step with 3. Naturally, they also rose..
Don't get excited when you're old.
However, hearing that number rising steadily, how could he not be excited?
Ma Ji did not mean to stop there:
"When we reach Beijing, I'm afraid we won't be able to enter the dojo without 2000!"
Although they were dissatisfied with Ma Ji's starting price, what Ma Ji said was the truth. The elders were speechless and all wondered:
"Ma Ji is new to Luosha Kingdom. How can he understand the market situation better than us?
He's simply a monster!"
Hearing this, Monk Liangkong gritted his teeth and shouted,
2000? I add 4 elders, 1 is 10,000.
Fine! Money is a fucking thing, isn't it? It's something you don't take with you when you're born and something you don't take with you when you die.
I'll pay!"
Then he paid out of his own pocket.
"No, no, no!"
Ma Ji raised his index finger and waved it at the empty monk, then said:
"What I just said is the market situation of ordinary people in Luosha..
. According to the exchange rate, the market price in the cultivation world in China during the Ming Dynasty is 50 times higher than that in the ordinary market. Each of you has to pay 100,000 yuan for tuition..”
"One hundred thousand!"
"Everyone?"
"Puff…"
Three liters of blood..
Ma Ji…Fellow Daoist Ma, your asking price is too high! Even if it's taught by professors and experts from the highest institutions in the capital, or even by the state preceptor, the fee for one lesson won't exceed 50,000!
Cough cough cough…"
The Great Elder was so angry that his face turned red and he coughed until tears and snot came out..
Ma Ji quickly patted the old man on the back to calm him down. He said apologetically,
"So in Luosha Kingdom, experts have a higher status than immortal masters in our cultivation world?
You know, in China, when a king meets an immortal, he has to pay his respects respectfully..
Then do as the Romans do. For the sake of the Great Elder, I'll give you a 50% discount. One person will pay 50,000. No less.”
"Puff…"
"Puff…"
"Puff puff…"
The four elders were all so angry that they vomited blood. One of them did not vomit blood because the elder was old and did not have much health points. He was only swaying and almost fell to the ground..
"Fifty thousand per person…Ma Ji! You're so ruthless!"
Liaokong really wants to vomit blood this time.
He had said that he would pay for all the tuition fees of the four elders, adding up to 250,000!
Think about your own one heart cultivation, two sleeves clean wind, the entire family has 200,000?
I just have some hobbies. I go to see Cuihua once a week. I have to bring 1000 buttocks each time. All my private money is spent on Cuihua..
Now, where are we gonna get 250 grand for this damn horse?
First Elder was still fair. He said to Ma Ji,
"Our tuition fees are naturally paid by ourselves..How can you give up an empty bag?
Liang Kong is honest and honest. Except for the monthly allowance given by the monastery, he won't get rich like other deacons..
250,000, and he died!"
Since the Great Elder had spoken, the other three Elders did not dare to object and expressed their willingness to pay their own 50,000..
3 elders add 1 below:
"But, 50,000 is a huge sum of money. Who carries 50,000 cash with them?
Fellow Daoist Ma, why don't we write an IOU first and cash it after the duel is over?"
The other elders chimed in, and Liao Kong hoped so even more..
Ma Ji rolled his eyes:
"How can I do that? If I die, who will take the IOU and ask for money?
I want to see the money now!"
Ma Ji has seen a lot of IOUs. They are all official personnel. They will be repaid after two or three years. Even if they don't repay, no one can get the money..
Seeing Ma Ji's resolute attitude, there was no room for discussion at 1 o'clock. The First Elder had no choice but to say to the Fourth Elder,
"You're the youngest, so you'll have to work hard to run errands!
Hurry up and find the crazy abbot 9 and ask him to immediately approve 200,000…no, 250,000, that is, the tuition fees that Fellow Daoist Ma wants..”
Elder 4 is over ten years old and can be Ma Ji's grandfather, but he is really young. Under the command of the first elder, he started to fly..
For nothing else, but for the sake of money, 250,000!
"Look at his speed. He should be able to win the Olympic gold medal in the 100-meter race!"
Ma Ji judged that these elders had high cultivation, and their martial strength would not be lower than Kong..
……
"What? Ma Ji wants you to pay tuition fees?"
"Two hundred and fifty thousand?"
"Otherwise, we won't fight?"
9 Crazy Abbot listened to what Elder 4 said and immediately went crazy..
"Why don't we cancel the duel? 250,000 yuan isn't worth it!" Elder 4 suggested..
This morning, Abbot 9 Crazy led the 4 elders to visit Ma Ji, which was to cooperate with the duel of Kongwu Monk according to the plan..
However, he did not count on Ma Ji. He did not play according to the routine at all!
In the history of Luosha Sea, from ancient times to the present, which party had ever proposed such absurd conditions for a duel?
"No! Follow the plan!"
Time waits for no one. The abbot 9 turned his eyes and made a decision immediately..
"Just take my waist tag and go to the accounting room to use the special channel to get 20 + 5--
"No, just take 300,000 out to Ma Ji!"
Unexpectedly, the 9 Crazy Abbot, who has always been known as an "iron rooster," actually became so generous. Elder 4 was stunned and did not move..
9 Crazy Abbot 1 Stare:
"What are you waiting for? If you delay the duel, 300,000 will be on your head!"
……