Universe in Hand (Request Monthly Ticket!)

In the courtyard of the former yamen treasury in Haiping City, Qi Yuantian was naturally beside himself with regret. He had still wanted to see where the "Fortune" character would be blown, wondering whether it might be possible to retrieve it. Yet he watched as the character rose higher and higher, vanishing directly into the lofty sky, utterly impossible to predict where it was headed.

Zhang Sui, standing beside Qi Yuantian and watching the "Fortune" character ascend into heaven, suddenly understood something in a daze.

"It was taken back... taken back..."

Zhang Sui muttered those words several times, utterly distraught. The heavy silver in his hands seemed especially glaring before his eyes at that moment, and he could not help tightening his grip on it.

Qi Yuantian came back to himself. Seeing Zhang Sui's despondent appearance, he thought Zhang Sui feared that he would demand the silver back because the "Fortune" character had been lost. He could only force a smile and offer a word of reassurance.

"Brother Zhang, there is no need to worry. The deal has already been made. I failed to hold the character securely myself, and the wind blew it away—it cannot be blamed on you. As for the matter at the gambling house, I won't neglect it either."

Zhang Sui's smile looked even worse than Qi Yuantian's.

"Yes, thank you, Mister Qi..."

After speaking, Qi Yuantian still raised his head toward the direction in which the "Fortune" character had vanished. On closer consideration, what had just happened seemed too much of a coincidence, forcing him to wonder whether the character had truly been left behind by a master. He looked down at the two copper coins clenched in his palm, shook his head, and tucked them into his robes before preparing to deal with the