readytorunbook Chapter 224: Only Fate, Not Money
Chapter 224: Only Fate, Not Money
County Magistrate Huang took a step back under the sudden flames. The Taoist priest looked ordinary, just like an ordinary passerby on the street, but he did not expect that his magical powers were so great. County Magistrate Huang became even more respectful to him.
He looked pious: "Master, can I ask you for a peace amulet?"
Escort Ge froze for a moment, then shook his head: "Today is not the right time."
Huang County Magistrate did not give up. He had been greedy for so much over the years that he occasionally had nightmares in which someone cursed him behind his back: "Master Taoist, I will pay five hundred taels for my whole family to get a safe mansion."
Escort Master Ge remained indifferent: "In our sect, we only talk about fate, not money."
Jiang Lili laughed. Escort Ge's lines were quite humorous in their serious manner.
The talisman paper that Ge Tianshi had in his hand just now was the kind of talisman paper that is often used in magic. It will ignite when it is rubbed with phosphorus powder and meets air. She can wholesale a dozen of this kind of talisman paper used in magic! But Ge Tianshi can't draw talismans, otherwise it would be great to cheat County Magistrate Huang again.
Just when County Magistrate Huang was about to say something, an ethereal female voice sounded in the sky.
"The seven peaks reflect the sky's light,
All is quiet, just listen to the wind.
With clean sleeves and bright moonlight,
The silver light fills the whole garden."
The ethereal female voice disappeared after reciting the poem!
The three "Taoists" had already knelt on the ground in unison: "Thank you, Dragon Girl, for your guidance!"
County Magistrate Huang got goosebumps all over his body. It was the middle of the night, and he really saw a god appear!
When Master Ge and the other two stood up, he hurriedly asked, "Master, what did the goddess mean just now?"
Escort Ge recited the poem several times, his eyes flashed with understanding, and he said earnestly: "The Dragon Girl said that it was not her intention that it kept raining. She was influenced by the villain's treacherous behavior. Her magic power is not enough, and she needs our faith. And you, County Magistrate Huang, are the key to the turning point!"
"Misfortunes often bring blessings. Shopkeeper Ma is right. As long as we get rid of the villain, we can solve the flood problem and turn the disaster into a windfall. With overwhelming wealth, all these things are nothing!"
County Magistrate Huang was deeply moved by what Ge Tianshi said. This was a chance to change his luck and fate!
"I see!" County Magistrate Huang asked quickly, "Then how can we reverse it?"
Escort Master Cen explained, "Sir, this is an acrostic poem."
"Take the first word of each line of the poem, and add it up to - 7 taels of silver."
7 taels...
When County Magistrate Huang weighed this number, his temples began to throb.
But he was very tempted by what Ge Tianshi said, "huge wealth". Ge Tianshi said that after changing his luck and fate, everything in front of him would be fine, and the 70,000 taels of silver he spent might be able to double it in the future.
There is a comparison with the 100,000 taels of silver yesterday, and the fact that the goddess is indeed powerful.
Huang Jun Shou thought for a while. People are most likely to make impulsive decisions in the middle of the night. "In this case, I will grit my teeth and take out 70,000 taels!"
Escort Ge bowed and said, "Then please ask County Magistrate Huang to pile up 70,000 taels of silver around this incense burner, and we can start now."
County Magistrate Huang immediately ordered people to prepare the statue, and the Huang Mansion was brightly lit in the early morning.
After transporting more than twenty carts of silver back and forth, by the time daylight began to rise over the horizon, the 70,000 taels of silver had finally been piled up.
At first glance, it looks like a silver-white city wall with a beautiful metallic luster, very spectacular!
After Jiang Lili had a rest, she and Shopkeeper Ma came to the incense burner again and saw this scene.
County Magistrate Huang also yawned and came to the incense burner. He touched the pile of silver reluctantly, but there was no other way. If this unexpected disaster could not be rewritten as unexpected fortune, he didn't know what the consequences would be.
The three "Taoists" held incense sticks and recited the acrostic poem three times, then shouted in unison: "We are here to lend a helping hand to the Dragon Girl!"
After they shouted, a magical scene appeared - the silver piled next to the incense burner began to disappear out of thin air, as if it had evaporated from the face of the earth.
Jiang Lili lowered her head and happily put piles of silver into her personal collection under everyone's eyes. Ten thousand taels, twenty thousand taels...
Seventy thousand taels!
The overwhelming wealth and honor has once again come to her.
When County Magistrate Huang saw the silver disappear, he didn't dare to breathe, for fear that he would disturb the Dragon Girl to go and get the money, and his chance to change his fate would also be gone!
In the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the silver mountain disappeared completely, not a penny was left.
Huang Jun Shou felt empty inside. Shopkeeper Ma handed him a cup of tea and said, "Sir, haste makes waste. Let's be steady."
"This is the God testing your ability to withstand the storms and waves, so that you can grasp the great wealth."
Shopkeeper Ma was secretly shocked as he recited the words that Jiang Lili taught him. Shopkeeper Jiang was too powerful. Every word he said could touch people's hearts and sound very reasonable. If he didn't know in advance that this was a scam, he would definitely fall into it.
Jiang Lili observed that the expression on County Magistrate Huang's face changed from confusion to determination, and then to expectation and yearning. Two dimples appeared at the corners of her mouth, and the fish bit the hook even tighter.
After finishing the ritual, everyone left the Huang Mansion one after another.
However, at night, County Magistrate Huang hurriedly found Shopkeeper Ma with the birdcage clock in his hand and said, "Old Ma, please have a look at my precious ornament. Why is it broken?"
Shopkeeper Ma pretended to check it and asked, "Has this ornament been bumped?"
County Magistrate Huang shook his head suddenly: "No, I hold it in my hands every day to observe and practice, how can I bear to let it get bumped?"
Shopkeeper Ma first calmed County Magistrate Huang down and said, "Don't panic, sir. Give me this ornament first and I'll send it to the craftsman to have a look."
Shopkeeper Ma returned the birdcage clock to Jiang Lili, who then handed it to Xiaopang.
After taking out the miniature camera from the birdcage clock, Xiaopang found his grandfather's friend, Uncle Li, who was a watch repairman.
Uncle Li fixed the clock after tinkering with it for a while. Xiaopang took out the memory card from the micro camera and exported the video shot by the camera.
Relying on the video in the hidden camera, Xiaopang figured out the location and route from County Magistrate Huang to the small treasury in the Huang Mansion.
The small treasury also needed to open the mechanism hidden in the secret compartment, and the micro camera captured it all.
The treasury was so luxurious that it was jaw-dropping. Thick silver bills and gold melon seeds with golden leaves were neatly stacked in a wooden box made of golden nanmu wood. Ivory carvings and coral ornaments seemed to have become a background. There was even a jade bed in the small treasury, with a gold-woven quilt on top. County Magistrate Huang usually lay on this bed to count money.
【@张小胖: Sister Li, when can you rob the house of County Magistrate Huang? It's really too tempting to watch.】
According to the information Zhang Xiaopang compiled from the video recorded by the micro camera, this County Magistrate Huang has 50 taels of silver hidden in his home! This is what he has left after his life of debauchery. It is so terrifying. It seems that this County Magistrate Huang has a lot of gray income.