Hell Emperor.

Chapter 498 Ye Jie-Victory
“Where have all the stars gone?”

Nan Linghe's words broke the silence in the field. She put down her fingers with a confused look on her face, and her eyes showed a bit of loss. She had clearly intended to count the stars carefully, but in the end all the stars disappeared.

Su Miao's eyes were dull. This was not something that could be achieved by luck at all: "You did this, didn't you? What did you do?"

Even Ye Jie couldn't help but twitch his eyes. He thought that Nan Linghe could extinguish the six stars of the Southern Dipper like he did just now, but he didn't expect that now it was not only the six stars of the Southern Dipper that were extinguished. In the entire night sky, only the moon was still there, and all the stars had disappeared.

However, this is not a bad thing. At least the outcome of this bet has been decided.

The Immortal Official Li Shi opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but in the end, he didn't say it.

The scene of the stars disappearing into silence can only happen when the ancient immortal emperors achieve enlightenment. Now the night sky is pitch black, and no matter how many star officials he invites, they cannot surpass the scene today.

Half an hour passed in a flash, and until the end of the bet, the sky was still dark, the stars were extinguished, and the universe was without light. No matter how the creatures in the world called out, it refused to show up. Only the moon hanging high in the dome was still looking at the world like a huge eye.

"All the stars are destroyed, the winner of this bet is Nan Linghe!"

Shoufa was filled with excitement. He thought he was going to lose the bet, but in the end it was Nan Linghe who won, achieving an almost impossible feat. Not only did he bring honor to the Wanshou Kingdom, but he also regained 1.5 billion years of life.

"She won... She actually won against the Lishi Immortal Official?"

"I saw it clearly. When she raised her hand, she extinguished all the stars in the sky. She must be a star god from Ziweiyuan!"

"Who on earth is she? Why have I never heard of her name?"

As the results were presented, the crowd watching exclaimed continuously, praising this incredible moment. Even Fairy Wanshou couldn't help but take a few more glances at Nan Linghe when her eyes fell on him.

The fact that she was able to defeat the Immortal Official of Profit in the gambling game has already demonstrated her ability. Whether it was luck or manipulation behind the scenes, at least on this level, she possessed a power far beyond the reach of ordinary people, enough to gain the respect of the Fairy Wanshou.

"I lost... I never thought you would be so capable."

The Immortal Official Li Shi sighed and said these words with difficulty. He could no longer remember how many times he had won in the gambling game. He did not expect to lose this time, and he lost to Nan Linghe, whom he despised and thought had come to the wrong place.

"We won!" Hua Xiaomei was excited. She had beaten the God of Wealth at the gambling table. This result allowed her to brag about it for the rest of her life. Although most of the process had nothing to do with her, she had cheered Nan Linghe on all the way, so she had contributed part of the credit anyway.

"It's good that we won. At least we didn't let down Wanshou Country's trust."

Shen Qingge breathed a sigh of relief. If he had really lost, he would have owed a lot this time. Fortunately, he won in the end.

Xie Xinyu seemed to have thought of something, her eyes sparkling: "Sister He won the bet of 1.5 billion years of life. Although these years belong to the Fairy Wanshou and do not belong to us, we have made such a contribution, so we should be rewarded, right? I don't know how many years of life we ​​can get..."

Su Miao waved her hands and said with a look of disdain, "I was able to win the title of Lishi Xianguan thanks to Nan Linghe. If I have to share my life span, I'll give it to her. What does it have to do with other people? I don't care about these life spans."

As everyone was discussing, Ye Jie's eyes fell on Nan Linghe. Seeing that she looked unhappy, he couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong? You obviously won, why do you look unhappy at all?"

Nan Linghe puffed his lips and said, "But if all the stars in the sky are gone, how can we still see them?"

Ye Jie smiled helplessly. Perhaps for her, counting stars was more interesting than winning the bet.

After losing the bet, the Li Shi Immortal Official slowly walked over, his sharp eyes fell on Nan Linghe, as if he wanted to memorize her appearance:
"Your name is Nan Linghe, right? I'll remember you! You're quite capable to beat me, but don't be too proud. There are not only one God of Wealth in this world, but five. You win this time. I'll bring other Gods of Wealth to ask for advice someday. I swear to get back my place at the gambling table!"

After saying that, without waiting for Ye Jie and the others' response, he turned away. After losing this bet, he didn't even have the slightest intention of staying any longer and was not willing to stay in Wanshou City at all.

Realizing that the Li Shi Xianguan was unwilling to give up, Ye Jie also felt somewhat embarrassed:

"This is bad. Although we won the bet this time, we have offended the God of Wealth. I am afraid we will never have wealth again. What should we do now?"

Ren Changhong seemed to remember something and said nonchalantly, "What are you afraid of? With Xiao Linghe here, if you want wealth, you don't even need to ask the God of Wealth for help. Her luck is enough."

"I hope so……"

Ye Jie stroked his forehead. No wonder even the star officials were willing to do things according to the orders of the God of Wealth. Once one offended the God of Wealth, one would lose a lot of financial resources in the future, which was something no one wanted to see.

Behind them, accompanied by the sound of heavy objects falling to the ground, Fairy Wanshou came over with crutches and spoke slowly: "Palace Master Ye, this time it's all thanks to you."

Ye Jie clasped his fists and said, "Fortunately, I have fulfilled my mission. If the Fairy Wanshou had not trusted me and entrusted me with this important task involving my life span of 1.5 billion years, I am afraid I would not have been able to achieve victory."

The Fairy Wanshou glanced at the birthday flags on the table, then took one of them and handed it to Ye Jie: "This birthday flag will be your reward for this commission."

Looking at the longevity flag, everyone's eyes lit up. Although it looks like just an unprepossessing khaki flag, it contains a lifespan of 100 million years. If a person uses it, he can live until the end of the earth.

This thank-you gift from the Fairy of Longevity was extremely precious. Even Ye Jie clearly felt the weight of the longevity flag when he received it. It turned out that his decision to win the bet even at the cost of offending the God of Wealth was the right one.

After putting away the birthday flag, Ye Jie said gratefully: "Then I would like to thank the Fairy of Longevity. This longevity is a rare thing. Even the God of Wealth is tempted by it and is willing to go to the gambling table. This is enough to show how precious it is." The Fairy of Longevity shook her head, her gray hair shaking slightly, and opened her mouth to correct:

"Palace Master Ye, you don't know that the Immortal Officer Li Shi came to the Wanshou Casino not because he coveted the longevity here. With the wealth of the God of Wealth, it is no problem to buy a life span of several hundred billion years. He came here just to humiliate me. Everyone knows that I control the Wanshou Casino. If he returns with a full haul, and word gets out, I will only be laughed at by others."

Ye Jie raised his eyebrows. He didn't expect that there seemed to be another hidden story. The Li Shi Immortal Official came here not just to win life, but seemed to have another purpose. So he asked:

"I don't know how the Fairy Wanshou offended the God of Wealth, causing the God of Wealth to disregard his status and want to humiliate you. Could it be that you didn't offer enough incense and offerings on a daily basis?"

The Fairy of Profit protects trade routes and business, and is worshipped by merchants. If one wants to have a prosperous business and make a lot of money, it is right to worship the Fairy of Profit. Could it be that the Fairy of Longevity came to cause trouble because the incense offerings were not enough?

Fairy Wanshou sighed, and after dispersing the crowd, she told Ye Jie the truth about the situation:

"This is about the internal struggle of the Qinglian Palace. In fact, the reason why the Qinglian Palace was able to grow from an ordinary ghost market merchant to a huge chamber of commerce that spans the three realms is because it has the support of the God of Wealth, which has given it sufficient trade resources. In the Qinglian Palace, the longevity trade that I am in charge of has been growing bigger and bigger in recent years. Not long ago, I brought back a huge amount of longevity from Dongsheng Shenzhou, which made me a thorn in the eyes of many people."

After a pause, Fairy Wanshou continued, "The Immortal Officer Li Shi came here to take this opportunity to warn me and let me know who is the master behind the Qinglian Palace. Unfortunately, no matter how much he planned, he could not have expected that I would have a helper like Palace Master Ye. No one has ever been able to beat the God of Wealth at the gambling table, but this iron rule was broken today."

Ye Jie was slightly stunned. He thought that the God of Wealth was short of life and came to the gambling house to win some money. He didn't expect that there was such a hidden story behind it.

Just as the Fairy Wanshou said, the God of Wealth, who controls a huge amount of business and trade, does not care about the billions of years of life that he has won. With their wealth, he can buy as much life as he wants. The Fairy Official Li Shi came here just to kill the Fairy Wanshou's prestige, but he failed. No wonder he looked so pale when he left.

Ye Jie hesitated and said, "In this case, am I making things difficult for you? If the entire Qinglian Palace is controlled by the God of Wealth, defeating the Lishi Immortal Official this time will definitely be disadvantageous to you..."

The Fairy Wanshou smiled and said, "It's okay. I have been running the Yangshou trade for so long, I am not afraid of those gods of wealth. It is something worth being happy to be able to make the Fairy Official of Profit suffer such a big setback."

Ye Jie nodded. After all, Fairy Wanshou was the second elder of the Qinglian Palace and had an extraordinary status. She also controlled important trade routes such as the Yangshou Trade. There was no need for her to be so timid.

Taking this opportunity, Ye Jie asked, "Speaking of which, I came here this time, in addition to looking for the Black Tortoise Shell, I am also looking for the whereabouts of the Qinglian Palace's main account. As the second elder of the Qinglian Palace, does Fairy Wanshou know any news?"

Speaking of the main account, Fairy Wanshou also glanced at Ye Jie. The matter of the main account should not be told to people outside the palace, but considering Ye Jie's previous help, she still spoke:

"Palace Master Ye may know that there is no Palace Master in the Qinglian Palace. All important matters in the palace are voted and agreed upon by the main elders. Among them, the main account has a clear price tag. Whoever can afford 100 billion Yin De can take the main account of the palace away."

Ye Jie took a deep breath. He had heard Shoufa mention the price of one hundred billion merits before. But no matter when he heard it, he still felt that the amount was quite exaggerated and it was not something that ordinary people could obtain. Even the Lord of Yama Palace could not afford such merits.

"One hundred billion Yinde... This is simply not a price that anyone can afford. Not to mention me, even the God of Wealth doesn't have so much Yinde, right?"

Ye Jie sighed helplessly. It was definitely unrealistic to want to buy the account of the Lord of the Qinglian Palace. No one could afford such a good deed, not even the Lord of the Demon Palace. It seemed that he could only choose other ways, so he asked:

"Since the Qinglian Palace does not have a Palace Master, who is usually in charge of the main account in the palace?"

Generally speaking, only the Lord of Yama Palace has the ability to control the main account. If the main account falls into the hands of others, the position of Palace Lord will not be stable at all, and it can be said that the title does not match the reality.

What puzzled Ye Jie was that the Qinglian Hall didn't even have a hall master, so which elder was in charge of this main account? Where was it usually kept?
Fairy Wanshou did not hide the truth and told the truth: "It's okay to tell you. The main account of Qinglian Palace was mortgaged to the God of Wealth a long time ago as a voucher for a trade channel. On weekdays, it is managed by Zhao Gongming, the God of Wealth in the Heavenly Palace. Ordinary ghosts dare not have any ideas about the main account."

After listening to the story told by Fairy Wanshou, Ye Jie couldn't help but take a deep breath. He thought that the main account of Yama Palace should be in the hands of ghosts, but he didn't know that the main account of Qinglian Palace had been mortgaged by the ghosts here a long time ago. Now the one holding the main account of Qinglian Palace is the God of Wealth in Heaven. Even the Lord of Moro Palace is at a loss as to what to do.

Ye Jie couldn't help but sigh about this. No wonder the business of Qinglian Palace was so big and far beyond the ordinary Yama Palace. It turned out that even the main account was sold by the ghosts here.

With the news from the Fairy Wanshou, Ye Jie returned to his companions with a heavy heart. Although he got the news, he had no idea how to get the main account. The road ahead was still filled with fog, which made Ye Jie feel stressed.

If he can't get the main account, he won't be able to gain stronger power, and he won't be able to save Xia Wei who was taken away by Taiyin Star Lord. He also doesn't know when he will be able to reunite with his disciple.

It was late at night, and after being silent for a long time, the stars once again twinkled at the end of the sky.

Nan Linghe sat on the grass, his fingertips constantly moving across the sky, accurately landing on one star after another, muttering to himself: "One hundred and seventeen... one hundred and eighteen..."

Ye Jie's return interrupted her thoughts. She smiled at Ye Jie, but when she looked up again, she had forgotten where she had counted to. Her eyes were a little dull: "Wow... why did you forget again?"

Ye Jie sat down next to her and said with a smile: "I heard you counted to one hundred and eighteen."

Nan Linghe then smiled and continued counting: "One hundred and nineteen, one hundred and twenty..."

Ye Jie said nothing, but slowly raised his head and followed the direction pointed by Nan Linghe. His eyes fell on the stars. Perhaps he was infected by her, and he felt that the stars that he had never paid attention to before had become interesting.

When the companions saw this, they also sat down. The maids brought wine, drinks and cakes for everyone to enjoy.

Under the night sky, people watched the stars and admired the moon, and laughter like silver bells could be heard from time to time. All the worries of the world seemed to have completely disappeared at this moment, leaving only a faint warmth.

(End of this chapter)