Chapter 40

"Leopard."

"Heavenly Harmony."

"Supreme Treasure."

Xun Yi used various methods to teach the two men a lesson, and several magical treasures ended up in Xun Yi's hands.

What treasures like the treasure basin, the wealth-attracting chime, the money-shaking tree, the golden ruyi, and the silver fan.

Xun Yi played with a small golden bell, gently tapping it with the chime's mallet.

"All the other magical treasures are related to wealth, but this golden bell is different. And it seems to be a part of a set of chimes?" It was a round chime, about five inches in size, adorned with various strange patterns. The gilded chime emitted a cool and refreshing melody, invigorating the mind.

"Again!" The two naked men's eyes blazed with fire, thinking only of turning the tide at this point, and not caring about anything else.

Xun Yi frowned and struck the golden bell hard.

Dang—

A green wave of light rippled from the golden bell, and the deep, resonant sound shook their spirits. The two men, as if splashed with water, became clear-headed, and their faces turned grim when they saw their situation. In their minds, a stream of information came, enlightening them about their origins.

"Gambling is harmful to the body; you two should take care of yourselves!" After reviving the two men, Xun Yi returned the magical treasures and various valuables to them.

The two men, awakened by the bell sound, had the talismans in their minds shattered, and they realized their true selves, feeling extremely ashamed. They put on their clothes, gathered their magical treasures, but refused all the valuables: "These things are for you, sir, as a token of our gratitude."

Xun Yi was about to return the golden bell to the two men, but they waved their hands: "This item is something we brought down during our transformation, meant to help us awaken our past. Now that our mission is complete, it is no longer useful. I see that you are skilled in music, so I will give this to you, sir." The two men then disappeared from the room, two red lights flying to the outskirts.

"Are these two from the Heavenly Realm?" Wen Pan and others were surprised.

"Perhaps they are some naughty children from a family in the Heavenly Realm who were demoted." Bai Fu smiled: "These two are addicted to gambling, and might have been demoted by a great deity to undergo trials in the mortal world. Your actions today have triggered their gambling nature, and the final bell sound interrupted them at their most excited moment, awakening them. From their behavior now, they seem to have realized their true selves."

Wen Pan used his magic to observe the outskirts, seeing red light surging, with the two men meditating.

Sensing Wen Pan's probing, the fat man activated the treasure basin, instantly emitting a myriad of golden lights, obscuring their traces.

The short man said: "We are about to sever our ties with the mortal world, but we must fulfill our obligations. Since this matter cannot be completed, we need to inform our employer."

Thus, they used magic to contact someone in the capital.

The person was packing at home when he received their message and asked: "Is everything settled in Qinglong City?"

The fat man shook his head: "Prince, it's not that we are incompetent, but there is an unusual person in Qinglong City with exceptional gambling skills. We are powerless against the Qiu Lan gambling house."

"Hmm?" The prince asked a few more questions, and the two men described Xun Yi and warned: "This person has supernatural abilities and is likely a literary cultivator with high cultivation. Prince, do not seek revenge."

"Literary cultivator, so young, he must be participating in the imperial examination this year. This is not good news." The prince narrowed his eyes, thinking: "If it were any other time, it would be fine, but this time, the top scholar of Longchuan must not be given to anyone else. I will have to take action myself and find a way to delay him."

Thus, the prince said to the two men: "Forget it, the favor you owe me is now repaid. As for this person, I will go to Qinglong City and meet him myself." The prince was skilled in gambling and had once subdued the two men, becoming increasingly interested in this mysterious person. Throughout his life, no one except one person had ever beaten him in gambling.

After breaking the connection with the capital, the two men were speechless.

The short man said: "Well, this prince has deep fortune and doesn't seem like someone who will lose. Since our ties with the mortal world are severed, we should return."

The fat man nodded, also curious to see what would happen when the prince met that young man. "Unfortunately, we are about to return to the Heavenly Realm, and we won't know the outcome."

After speaking, the two men transformed, and auspicious clouds spread over the outskirts. The fat man's body gradually shrank, while the short man's height increased.

Soon, they transformed into two similar-looking boys, with rosy lips and white teeth, handsome faces, holding the money-shaking tree, treasure basin, and other items.

The boy on the left, dressed in gold and silver, said: "We were demoted to the mortal world due to a bet gone wrong. We didn't expect to stay for a hundred years."

The boy on the right, holding a ruyi and wearing jade bracelets, said: "If it weren't for this gentleman using the magical bell given by the great lord to awaken us, we might have been blinded by our greed and never returned to the Heavenly Realm."

The two men were deeply afraid, having spent a hundred years in the mortal world, obsessed with gambling. If they had stayed a few more years, they would have been completely lost to material desires and never returned to the Heavenly Realm.

The two men sighed repeatedly, and seeing the civil and military judges investigating, they transformed into a rainbow and ascended to the Heavenly Realm.

After the boys left, Wen Pan landed at the original spot. Seeing the two men gone and unable to find any clues, he returned to the gambling house to bring Xun Yi back to the city god's mansion to discuss the epidemic in Miaoxian County.

At this moment, Xun Yi was telling Bai Shan and Mr. Qiu: "Gambling is harmful to the body. Look at the behavior of those two men; no matter how much money they have, they will squander it all. We should take this as a warning."

However, Xun Yi had an idea and wanted to write this story into his "Mountain Ghost." A sudden inspiration led him to create two celestial boys who entered the mortal world out of curiosity, and he guessed the cause and effect of the story.

Hearing Xun Yi's words, Bai Shan was still shaken: "Even the young master's good luck almost led to trouble, let alone me? In the future, I will work honestly and not try to take shortcuts."

Mr. Qiu also gained insight and ordered the words "Small gambling for fun, big gambling for harm" to be written in large characters at the gambling house. He also established rules that the gambling house should not excessively pressure winners and should try to dissuade those who are desperate.

A compassionate thought, a good heart, Xun Yi agreed: "Leave a chance for survival, and there will be a chance to meet again in the future."

After further discussion, Xun Yi divided the money he had won and gave half to the gambling house, setting a rule: "If the gambling house makes more than 500 taels of silver in a day, it should return one-tenth to help others. This will also be a way to maintain good relations in the future."

Mr. Qiu nodded: "That's right, it's not a big deal, and it can be considered making a friend."

With a good heart, the evil aura above his head was suppressed by virtue. This boss, who started with blood-stained silver, eventually met a good end.

Xun Yi personally helped write the words and then went to the city god's mansion with Wen Pan.

Regarding the epidemic in Miaoxian County, the group was skeptical.

Xun Yi smiled and said: "You are all divine beings, accustomed to using divine power to investigate. Just seal off the area, and it will be hard to probe. But why use magic for this? I will go to the governor's office and ask."

This matter, the divine beings had their information sealed, but what about the mortals? If something really happened in Miaoxian County, wouldn't the county officials report it? Wouldn't the governor know? Wouldn't the road be sealed?

Just check the records of the road to Miaoxian County in the past few days.

"Leave the poor spirit here for now, and we will deal with it later." Xun Yi said, then went to the governor's office with Bai Fu, which was also Li Junde's home.

At this moment, Governor Li was in a panic, trying to seal off the information while gathering famous doctors to prepare medicine for Miaoxian County.

"If it really can't be handled, the information will have to be reported." But reporting it would mean he had failed to notice the problem. At best, he would be reprimanded, and at worst, he would lose his position.

"How hateful that the county magistrate of Miaoxian County sealed off the information and did not report it, wasting several days of my time. Now the epidemic is severe, and it will be harder to control." Governor Li was furious, thinking that if the county magistrate had not ignored the problem at the beginning and only burned the bodies to cover it up, none of this would have happened.

"Now that so much time has been wasted, the casualties in Miaoxian County must be severe." Governor Li paced in the office, thinking about his next move.

At this moment, a servant reported: "Young Master Xun Yi has arrived."

"Xun Yi? Looking for Junde? Take him to the back, Liu Zhenying is also there." Governor Li had no time to see Xun Yi, so he waved his hand and sent the servant to take Xun Yi to the back garden to find Li Junde.

"Uncle Li, I came specifically to see you." Xun Yi saw Governor Li's expression and had a bad feeling.

"What do you want?" Governor Li ordered the servants to leave, his tone not good.

"Junior heard that something happened in Miaoxian County?" Xun Yi took out the silver ticket he had just won: "Do you need my help with money or manpower?"

"News spread so fast? You know about the epidemic?"

"Is it really an epidemic?" Bai Fu's face changed, and the civil and military judges were shocked and angry, quickly summoning the guards to prepare to investigate Miaoxian County.

Bang—

Suddenly, a sound came from the door, and Li Junde said: "Liu Zhenying, what are you doing! Don't go!"

The door opened, and Liu Zhenying rushed to the back door, pulling a horse from the stable and galloping towards the west gate.

Li Junde originally did not want to participate in this year's imperial examination. But when his mother heard that Xun Yi was participating, she looked at Li Junde with disapproval.

"Look at you, and then look at others! Liu Zhenying got the title of juren two years ago. Xun Yi is also making a push this year. What about you! You hang out with them every day, but you haven't achieved anything? I heard that the Zhang family's boy is also participating this year?"

As a parent, he always found other people's children more appealing. Thus, he forced Li Junde to participate this year.

For this, he specifically invited Liu Zhenying to tutor him.

Just now, the two were studying in the back garden when they heard that Xun Yi had arrived. They came to find him and coincidentally heard Xun Yi and Governor Li talking about Miaoxian County.

At this moment, Li's wife came with fruit to find Li Junde, smiling: "I see you and Zhenying are tired from studying. Why don't you take a break?" Suddenly, she saw the expressions of Governor Li and Xun Yi and asked: "What's wrong? Is young Master Xun also here to study with Junde?"

"No, I don't think we will have the mood to study today." Xun Yi scratched his head: "I almost forgot, Miaoxian County is Liu Zhenying's hometown."

Liu Zhenying's hometown is in Miaoxian County, and his sister had just returned home a few days ago...

"Uncle Li, if Miaoxian County needs anything, let my brother Ming know. We will prepare the medicine and money, and we can also talk to the other families in the city."

"When the nest is destroyed, no eggs are left intact. If the epidemic in Miaoxian County spreads, our Qinglong City will also be in trouble!"

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