The fortune telling was so accurate that I accidentally accumulated a huge amount of merit!

Chapter 173 Young Master, You Have Fans Now! (2 Updates)
This scene immediately amused Yunran; this mutated Qilin-shaped ornament even knew how to beg for mercy.

After thinking for a moment, Yun Ran cast a spirit communication spell on the ornament. Just a moment ago, the ornament could only move its eyeballs, but now it could even move its mouth.

A mature, middle-aged man's voice came from the mutant Qilin's mouth: "Oh my god, I'm so suffocating."

Yunran: ...

Ginseng fruit: ...

Having grown accustomed to the cutesy voice of the little paper doll, the sudden appearance of a mature, middle-aged man's voice feels quite jarring.

The owner of the voice seemed to have been holding it in for a long time. Without Yun Ran even asking, he spilled everything like beans.

It turns out he was a mystic master from Japan, though his skills were only mediocre, but he was a kind-hearted person.

He never does anything bad, and often does good deeds for others for free, so he has a good reputation.

Just a year ago, he encountered a mother and child who were desperate. The child had been deprived of his life force and was mentally impaired.

Being a kind-hearted person, he naturally did his best to help. Who would have thought that after investigating, he would actually find out about the largest Xuan Master families in the Sakura Country.

It was too late for him to extricate himself. He didn't even know how he died. By the time he regained consciousness, he had become a mere ornament.

The genshi named Hirano Jiro spoke with a hint of sadness: "I wonder how that mother and child are doing. It's a pity that my skills are too low. I don't even know who sealed them into this ornament."

Yun Ran frowned slightly, as she couldn't sense any Xuanmen techniques emanating from the ornament.

She reached out and covered the mutant Qilin's body, and sure enough, it was just as she had guessed.

“You are not sealed within this ornament; you yourself are this ornament.”

Hirano Jiro paused for a moment, then asked in surprise, "What! You mean, I wasn't sealed inside?"

Yun Ran shook her head, then, as if remembering something, asked again, "What year were you born?"

After Hirano Jiro answered, Yunran fell silent. If this guy wasn't lying, then he must be almost 200 years old now.

In other words, he has been dead for over a hundred years, while this ornament was only made a year ago.

Hirano Jiro was startled: "Huh? Aren't I only 25 years old?"

Yun Ran shook her head: "It's 2024 now, you're almost 200 years old, and you don't have any mystical abilities. It must be a coincidence that you became a decorative object."

Hirano Jiro was suddenly in an emotional state. He didn't even know he had been dead for so long, nor did he know how he had died.

After a long silence, Hirano Jiro, his voice tinged with sadness, continued, "Could I ask you to help me find out how I died? I... I'll pay you."

For a kind-hearted person who loves to help others, not knowing how or where they died is indeed a painful thing.

Ginseng Fruit felt a lump in her throat: [Host, please help him, he's so pitiful~]

If a deceased Xuan Master has lingering attachments, he is easily tainted by evil desires and becomes a demon.

Since they were at least like-minded, Yun Ran nodded.

However, the doubts surrounding this incident did not completely convince Yunran of Hirano Jiro's words, who claimed that he had died a year ago while helping that mother and child.

This ornament was only made a year ago, but there was actually a gap of more than a hundred years in between. There must be something fishy going on.

It seemed the only way to find the answer was to locate the artist who created the decorative piece. Yunran pulled out the artwork's description, found the agent's phone number, and called directly.

She has now completely forgotten about the rare and precious herbs she bought, as well as the evil cultivator who had previously caused her trouble.

The phone rang for a while before it was answered.

A warm female voice rang out: "Hello, this is Brahma Art, I'm Cici."

"Hello, I'm the person who bought the Mythical Beasts series at today's auction. I really like these pieces. Could I meet that Blank?"

Cici paused for a moment. This mythical beast series was a major challenge for their Brahma Art, as it didn't fit their company's style at all.

Brahma Art represents works by internationally renowned masters, and any announcement of their work is guaranteed to be a resounding success.

Only this mythical beast series is too artistically advanced, and no one has been able to appreciate it yet. It has been included in several collections of other masters' works to try and gain popularity, but it hasn't been able to make a difference.

Unfortunately, the company's big boss insisted on promoting this series of works, and even made everyone push it with all their might.

In the end, having no other choice, she found someone to put it in the auction, but even so, it still failed to sell four or five times.

This time, they finally sold them all. The entire studio felt even more accomplished than if they had created a masterpiece exhibition.

Heaven knows, when she heard that this person was the one who bid on the mythical beast series, her heart skipped a beat, fearing that the person might change their mind.

Fortunately, the second half of the sentence saved her from her blood pressure rising.

If someone else who bought works by international masters wanted to contact the masters through them, she would definitely refuse outright.

But now, this lady has at least helped their company solve that problem they couldn't shake off, and she's very happy to help.

"Please wait a moment, madam. I will contact Master Blank's assistant to see if we can schedule a time."

The people at Brahma Art were quite surprised to see that Cici was willing to help a client find someone. When they heard that the person they were looking for was a master of the mythical beast series, they all understood.

When Tan Chengbi's assistant received the call, he was still somewhat incredulous. His young master actually had fans?

This is not to say that their young master is bad. Given his status, he usually has many people eager to flatter him.

But this time, the young master concealed his identity throughout, which means that he finally won people over with his talent.

"Young Master, Young Master, you have fans now!"

Tan Chengbi was drawing blueprints in the pavilion in the courtyard. The 'success' of the mythical beast series had greatly boosted his confidence, and now he was preparing to complete the design of the next series.

Tan Chengbi remained calm when he heard his assistant, who had grown up with him since childhood, shouting and yelling.

"It's perfectly normal for your young master to have fans, given my immense talent. Don't make a fuss about it, or I'll dock your bonus!"

assistant:……

The young master is good in every way, except he likes to deduct bonuses. Fortunately, every time he deducts them, he will find an opportunity to make up for it by doubling the amount.

"People from Brahma Art called and said that the lady who bought your work wants to meet with you and hear about your artistic inspiration."

Tan Chengbi's smile was harder to suppress than AK's, but he looked at his assistant with disapproval: "I told you to keep a low profile. Look at you, what kind of behavior is this, making such a fuss!"

(End of this chapter)