Fantasy: After transmigrating, I effortlessly became a god.

"There are only ten catties of gold in this shop. I'll have someone deliver ten thousand catties in a moment so we can make a deal."

Feng Wuhen's words left Zheng Qian even more confused. "Trying to bully me with money?"

"Feng Wuhen, a gentleman loves money but earns it in a proper way. You are insulting me."

Zheng Qian was very serious. He wanted the Bitter Spirit Crystal, but he would not accept Feng Wuhen's insulting offer of 10,000 catties of gold.

Feng Wuhen sat down, took a sip of the tea brought by the servant, and slowly spoke after the servant left.

“Zheng Qian, I am not insulting you, but the people need you.”

What? The people need me?

Zheng Qian was even more confused and asked, "Has something happened?"

Feng Wuhen nodded, his eyes filled with pain and anger.

"The north suffered a severe drought, while the south was flooded. Lu Cilin, who was in charge of finances, actually withdrew all the money meant to provide relief to the north and south, and plundered the people's money on a large scale, all to buy a smile from Empress Bohan, the Qing Dynasty's emperor. As a result, corpses floated for miles around in the north and south, and people even resorted to cannibalism."

"Lu Cilin amassed wealth not just in one or two years, but in five years. The people of the whole country suffered terribly and could not even get enough to eat. If they hadn't been so weak, they would have rebelled long ago and stormed the palace."

Zheng Qian was shocked by Feng Wuhen's news. Lu Yan's gift was a longevity pill, which almost caused the Xuanlin King to slaughter Jinlan City and invade Guangxiang Kingdom's territory.

Unexpectedly, Lu Cilin was even more ruthless, directly plundering the wealth of the people across the country, disregarding their lives and deaths, all to win a smile from Empress Han.

Of course, their goal was not Empress Han, but to please Crown Prince Lu in order to seize the throne.

Thinking of the gentle and refined Lu Cilin, Zheng Qian felt a chill run down his spine.

This guy is ruthless and heartless.

Although he felt sympathy for the people of Guangxiang Kingdom, Zheng Qian still did not understand what Feng Wuhen meant, and took out all the gold and placed it on the table.

"I have neither money nor power, so I can't really be of much help. But I do have 608 taels of gold, which I will donate to the people as a small contribution."

Feng Wuhen shook his head and pleaded, "Zheng Qian, there are two people who are receiving the most attention in the martial arts competition right now. One is Lu Yan, who is the pre-selected winner, and the other is you."

"You gave each of your opponents a three-move handicap today and were guaranteed to win, so everyone bet on you to win, and all of us bookmakers lost terribly. So now the bookmakers have changed their strategy and are betting on how many moves your opponent can last against you."

Zheng Qian was speechless. Was this even a way to play?

"You want me to expose fakes?" Zheng Qian was very serious. This was a matter of credibility, and he had to consider it carefully.

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Feng Wuhen knelt down, and Zheng Qian hurriedly helped him up, but Feng Wuhen refused to get up.

“Zheng Qian, Guangxiang Kingdom is rotten to the core. All the grain is in the hands of high-ranking officials and nobles. Not only do they not help the people, they also raise the price of grain. Neighboring countries are also raising the price of grain. Fengzhi City can't afford to spend a single extra penny, but there are still millions of mouths waiting to be fed. They need to survive.”

In Zheng Qian's eyes, Feng Wuhen's image became incredibly tall. He helped Feng Wuhen up and said...

"You decide how to fight."

For the sake of the people of Guangxiang, Zheng Qian was willing to accept Feng Wuhen's arrangement, not for any other reason than to be able to buy more grain so that the people could have something to eat.

"To go from 200th to 64th, you need to fight three matches. The highest stakes in these three matches are three to five moves to win the match. You either have to win within three moves or after five moves. Each match will earn us more than 300,000 taels of gold. If you win after ten moves, you will earn more than 500,000 taels of gold."

Zheng Qian nodded; he understood Feng Wuhen's technique.

There are no more bets left for him to lose at the casino; now it's all about how many moves he can use to win the game.

"If I go all out to win the game as soon as I step onto the field, will my income also be 500,000 taels?"

"No, once you say you'll give us three moves, you can't change it. You have to give us three more moves, otherwise the gamblers will say we're rigging the game. So you have to give us three more moves."

After a moment of silence, Feng Wuhen continued, "The national treasury is overflowing with gold and silver treasures. If you can win first place, I'm willing to take the risk and win the money from the national treasury, enough to help the people."

Lu Chu could not possibly be unaware that the people are living in dire straits, yet they hoard their wealth and refuse to provide relief. This is enriching themselves while impoverishing the world.

Zheng Qian stared at Feng Wuhen and said coldly, "Feng Wuhen, as long as you can take out the money from the national treasury to save the people, I, Zheng Qian, dare to guarantee you that I can get first place in the martial arts test."

Feng Wuhen clenched his fists under the table and promised, "For the sake of the people, Wufeng City has already been invested. I will take the martial arts test as an opportunity to take money from the national treasury to help the people and enable them to live a prosperous life."

Zheng Qian absolutely believed what Feng Wuhen said.

The third subject of the written exam: a puzzle involving the number of passages and solving riddles, which was basically about deduction. Feng Wuhen scored 96 points, ranking first.

Aside from the older generation, Feng Wuhen is the first among the younger generation to deduce this by the number of chapters he has written.

If you don't even believe the number one in fifty countries, who else can you believe?

Feng Wuhen suddenly asked, "Zheng Qian, are we friends?"

Zheng Qian was taken aback for a moment, then said, "We are not friends."

Feng Wuhen revealed a self-deprecating smile. The prodigy whom Dean Yun had chosen had scored full marks in three subjects and won first place in the group stage with a single punch. How could he possibly be his friend?

“We are brothers. If you need anything, just say the word. As long as it’s not something immoral or unethical, I, Zheng Qian, will go through fire and water for you without batting an eye.”

Feng Wuhen's eyes were filled with emotion; the sudden shift from sorrow to joy was a little unsettling for him.

Next time you speak, please finish what you said at once, my good brother.

After composing himself, Feng Wuhen slowly said, "Nanfeng Daoist is a decoy. I already have clues about Tian Jie, but I still can't pinpoint her location. This matter is too interconnected; both the Li family and the Tian family could be silenced. If possible, please help Li Mubai."

Zheng Qian's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that Tian Jie, this beautiful ice-cold woman and Li Mubai's fiancée, had encountered some danger?

"What clue?" Zheng Qian was still worried about Tian Jie. He didn't know many people in Guangxi, but Tian Jie was one of them. She even gave him a good sword.

Feng Wuhen shook his head and said, "There should be no danger to his life. I know you asked several princes to look for Tian Jie. Many of them died, but they found nothing. If our spies hadn't been his personal guards, we wouldn't have known any clues about Tian Jie."

“Zheng Qian, Li Mubai doesn’t know that Tian Jie has been arrested yet. I’m still looking for Tian Jie’s location. Once I find her, it will be a fierce battle. Don’t tell Li Mubai for now. When it comes to the fight, I will ask you for help. Right now, only the two of us know about this.”

Zheng Qian nodded: "If you need me to go through fire and water, just let me know, and I, Zheng Qian, will be there."

He received a precious sword from someone to protect her safety.

After the two parted ways, Feng Wuhen began to check the shop's ledgers. In reality, he had come to collect money to buy grain to support the people in the north and south.

When Zheng Qian came downstairs, Feng Wutong had already prepared 10,000 pieces of clothing and 5,000 pairs of shoes, which were packed and placed on the carriage.

"Young master, you are the young master's friend, so you are a friend of Feng Wucheng. You don't need to pay."

Zheng Qian tossed six hundred taels of gold to Feng Wutong: "Here are six hundred taels of gold. Is that enough to pay?"

"Oh dear, that's too much, only four hundred taels."

"Give the extra to Feng Wuhen, and say it's money I donated."

Zheng Qian drove the carriage out of the city, leaving behind eight taels of gold for his livelihood.

Upon arriving outside the city, Zheng Qian opened his spatial ring, instantly storing all his belongings inside before disappearing into the wilderness.