He wasn't lacking money. When the old monk left the monastery back then, he left him two thousand yuan. And before heading down the mountain to leave with Chen Yan, the two demonesses at home also gave him two thousand yuan each—he didn't even know where they got that money from.
But upon arriving here, he didn't spend a single penny—not leaving the academy meant there was nowhere to spend money anyway.
Over a few days, he got familiar with the others in the same Zen meditation class. Though their statuses were far superior, they were wealthy people in Chuyi's eyes. But once they learned he was a disciple of "Elder Zi," they treated him politely and would occasionally chat with him.
Chuyi, however, was the most inarticulate, often falling silent after saying just a couple of sentences, causing them to lose interest in deep conversations with him.
