Chapter 224 [Only consider fate, not money]
County Magistrate Huang was frightened by the sudden fire and took a step back. The Taoist priest looked ordinary, just like an ordinary passerby on the street, but he did not expect that his magical powers were so superb. County Magistrate Huang became even more respectful to him.
He looked pious and said, "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 Jun Shou did not give up. He had amassed so much greed over the years that he occasionally had nightmares in which someone cursed him in secret: "Master Taoist, I will pay five hundred taels for my entire family to obtain a peace amulet."
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 when he spoke them in a serious manner.
The talisman paper that had spontaneously combusted in Master Ge's hand just now was the kind often used in magic. It would spontaneously combust upon contact with air, rubbed with phosphorus powder. She could wholesale a dozen of this kind of magic paper! It was just that Master Ge couldn't draw talismans, otherwise she'd have been able to trick County Magistrate Huang into making another fortune.
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, listen to the wind.
With clean sleeves and bright moon,
Silver light fills the entire courtyard with fragrance."
The ethereal female voice disappeared after reciting the poem!
The three "Daoist priests" 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 actually saw a god appear!
After Master Ge and the other two stood up, he hurriedly asked, "Master, what did the goddess just say?"
Escort Master Ge recited the poem several times, his eyes flashing with understanding. He spoke earnestly, "The Dragon Girl said that the continuous rain was not her intention. She has been influenced by the treacherous villains. Her magic power is insufficient, and she needs our trust. And you, County Magistrate Huang, are the key to turning the tide!"
"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 in front of us 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 quickly asked, "Then how can we reverse this situation?"
Escort Master Cen explained, "Sir, this is an acrostic poem."
"Take the first word of each line of poetry, and the total is 70,000 taels of silver."
70,000 taels...
County Magistrate Huang weighed this number, his temples throbbing.
However, he was very tempted by the words of Ge Tianshi, "bursting wealth". Ge Tianshi said that after changing his luck and fate, everything in front of him would be nothing, and the 70,000 taels of silver he spent might be able to earn back double 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 moment. People are most likely to make impulsive decisions late at night. "Since that's the case, I'll grit my teeth and take out 70,000 taels!"
Escort Ge bowed and said, "Then please ask County Magistrate Huang to fill the area around this incense burner with 70,000 taels of silver. We can begin now."
County Magistrate Huang immediately sent someone to prepare the statue, and the Huang Mansion was brightly lit in the early morning.
After more than twenty carts of silver were transported back and forth, by the time daylight began to appear over the horizon, the 70,000 taels of silver were finally piled up.
At first glance, it looks like a silver-white city wall with a beautiful metallic luster, which is very spectacular!
After Jiang Lili had a rest, she and Ma Zhanggui and others came to the incense burner again, and this was the scene they saw.
County Magistrate Huang also yawned and came to the incense burner. He touched the pile of silver reluctantly. There was nothing he could do. If this disaster could not be rewritten as a windfall, he didn't know what the consequences would be.
The three "Daoist priests" held incense sticks and recited the acrostic poem three times, then shouted in unison: "We are here to lend a 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 prosperity 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 get the money, and his chance to change his luck and fate would be gone!
In the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the silver mountain disappeared completely, not a penny was left.
County Magistrate Huang felt a sense of emptiness in his heart. Shopkeeper Ma handed him a cup of tea and said, "Sir, haste makes waste. Let's hold 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 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 the ritual was completed and the work was called off, everyone left the Huang Mansion one after another.
However, at night, County Magistrate Huang hurriedly found the shopkeeper Ma with the birdcage clock in his hand and said, "Old Ma, please take a look at my precious ornament. Why is it broken?"
Shopkeeper Ma pretended to check it out: "Has this ornament been bumped or dented?"
County Magistrate Huang shook his head suddenly: "No, I hold it in my hands every day to observe and practice, how could I bear to let it get dented?"
Shopkeeper Ma first calmed County Magistrate Huang down and said, "Don't panic, sir. Just give me this ornament and I'll take it to the craftsman for 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 clock repairman.
Uncle Li fixed the clock after a while, while Xiaopang took out the memory card from the micro camera and exported the video footage.
Relying on the video from 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's opulence was jaw-dropping. Thick banknotes and gold melon seeds adorned with gilded gold leaf were neatly stacked in a nanmu wood chest. Ivory carvings and coral ornaments seemed relegated to the background. Inside the small treasury, there was even a jade bed, covered with a gold-woven quilt. County Magistrate Huang usually lay on this bed, counting his money.
@Zhang Xiaopang: Sister Li, when can you rob the entire house of County Magistrate Huang? I'm so jealous, it makes me itch.
According to the information Zhang Xiaopang compiled from the video footage recorded by the micro-camera, County Magistrate Huang had hidden 500,000 taels of silver in his home! This was all that was left after his life of luxury. It was terrifying, and it seemed that County Magistrate Huang had quite a bit of illegal income.
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