Where Had the Money Gone?

A gust of cold wind swept by, stirring up a withered leaf from who-knew-where and sending it fluttering into the distance.

The streets were a little quiet—no, "desolate" was more accurate. They even seemed utterly lifeless.

This was a city in the heart of the Azure Wolf Dynasty. It had once been prosperous, but for some unknown reason, it had inexplicably fallen into decline.

Most of the shops lining the streets were closed, as if all their former prosperity had vanished overnight.

It was deeply abnormal, yet it was happening.

A few shops were open, but their owners and servants all looked bewildered. Even worse, they seemed to feel a nameless fear deep inside.

Why had a city bustling just yesterday suddenly become so desolate?

This wasn't happening in just one particular city. It was unfolding in nearly every city across the Azure Wolf Dynasty. They had all inexplicably fallen into decline!

Why had this happened?

The answer was one word: money!

The people of the Azure Wolf Dynasty had run out of money. Their money had inexplicably vanished. Merchants were broke and couldn't keep their shops open; ordinary people had no money, so fewer transactions took place. Then the cities fell into decline.

But where had the money gone?

Some people were asking themselves that question, but no matter how long they pondered, they couldn't figure it out. How could all that money have simply disappeared?

It was simple: someone had earned it. But how they had earned it was something people couldn't immediately wrap their heads around.

Ordinary people wondered, Where has my money gone? Some factions wondered, Where has our money gone? Even the Azure Wolf Dynasty's government wondered, Where has the money gone?

Bai Yang had taken it all!

The lottery had reaped a wave of