I accidentally joined a group of charlatans, so I immediately called the police and handed it over t

The three-day deadline has passed.

Punctual.

Chen Xi's profile picture started moving again in the group chat that had been silent for a full seventy-two hours.

There was no unnecessary small talk, nor any insincere pleasantries.

It directly sent out a video file.

The filename contains only two simple characters: 【雀道】.

At that moment, the flow of energy in the entire Heavenly Court seemed to freeze.

Whether it's Laozi refining elixirs, Yuanshi Tianzun arguing with Tongtian Jiaozhu, or the Seven Fairies of the Spider Cave counting leg hairs.

Everyone's fingers pressed the play button at the same time.

The screen was completely black.

To seize the initiative from the outset.

"Splash—"

A crisp, melodious sound, like pearls falling onto a jade plate, resonated through the screen and struck the soul.

That was the sound of jade colliding with redwood.

That is the sound of searching for order amidst chaos.

Then, the screen lit up.

It was in an antique courtyard in the mortal world.

Four elderly men dressed in Tang suits, with white hair and youthful faces, were sitting around a square table.

Their expressions were solemn, as if they were performing a sacred ritual.

The camera zooms in.

The close-up shot focused on those wrinkled yet steady hands.

Push the cards, shuffle the cards, arrange the cards.

The movements were fluid and graceful, with an indescribable sense of rhythm.

Building the Great Wall.

Square blocks, as white as jade, formed a square city on the table.

Chen Xi's voice rang out at that opportune moment.

Deep, magnetic, like a narration from ancient times.

"Heaven and earth are ruthless, treating all things like straw dogs."

"Within the walls of Fangcheng, one can see the myriad aspects of human life."

As he explained, the card game on screen began.

The first card was played.

"East Wind".

"This is the aura of the Azure Dragon of the East, which governs growth and breaks through deadly situations."

Chen Xi's voice possessed a captivating, bewitching power.

"One hundred and forty-four cards, showcasing the variations of the thirty-six Heavenly Spirits and seventy-two Earthly Fiends."

In the picture, an elderly man is frowning, seemingly contemplating his next move.

He hesitated over the cards in his hand.

Finally, I slammed it down.

"bump!"

This shout was powerful and imposing.

The scene slows down instantly.

The three identical cards collided together, producing a crisp sound.

Chen Xi's commentary followed immediately:

"Those who touch it seize a sliver of hope and sever the cause and effect of others."

"This is a game of strategy, a calculation, a masterful plan."

The video is very short, less than three minutes long.

But when the final shot of the scene showed an old man pushing over his hand and shouting "Self-drawn pure suit!", the scene ended.

The sheer joy that overflowed the screen, the sense of clarity that came after solving an age-old problem.

The video sent chills down the spines of all the gods watching it.

There was a full minute of silence in the group chat.

No one speaks.

Because they were all reminiscing.

Let's reflect on what profound truths are contained within that thing called "Mahjong".

at last.

A big shot who had never spoken in the group and whose profile picture was a broken blue sword broke the silence.

[Master of Heaven]: @Chen Xi, this thing... is quite interesting.

A simple and straightforward comment.

This caused the entire chat group to instantly erupt in excitement.

That's the Tongtian Sect Master!

The leader of all immortals of the Jie Sect, a ruthless man who dared to confront the Four Saints head-on during the Investiture of the Gods!

He actually said "that's interesting"?

[Master Tongtian]: That seemingly chaotic shuffling is actually reshaping chaos?

[Tongtian Jiaozhu]: Are those so-called "bumps" and "squats" a struggle for fortune in a chaotic world?

[Tongtian Jiaozhu]: And that last "Hu" sound, why did I hear a sense of exhilaration from proving the Dao and achieving the Primordial Chaos?

Chen Xi sat on the sofa at Base 001, looking at the message, his mouth almost stretched to his ears in a wide grin.

Hooked.

And it was an enormous fish.

These powerful figures who have gone mad from cultivating immortality love nothing more than over-interpreting things.

Give them a fulcrum, and they can turn a brick into Pangu's axe.

Chen Xi quickly adjusted his mindset and typed a reply full of "Taoist rhyme" with his fingers flying across the keyboard.

【Chen Xi】: The leader is wise and sagacious.

[Chen Xi]: This item is called "Mahjong", also known as "Mahjong Way".

[Chen Xi]: Just as the leader said, it's a game of four, each fighting their own battle.

[Chen Xi]: The upper house is heaven, the lower house is earth, and the opposite house is man.

【Chen Xi】: He must defend against the suppression of Heaven's Way, attack the obstacles of the terrain, and also calculate the cunning of people's hearts.

[Chen Xi]: It is ten thousand times more stimulating than simply meditating and seeking enlightenment, sitting in a dead-end state.

[Chen Xi]: Here, there are no absolute strongmen, only ever-changing situations.

These words directly hit Tongtian Jiaozhu's G-spot.

What are the doctrines of his Jiejiao sect?

It's about seizing a sliver of hope!

They just refuse to accept their fate!

This mahjong set is practically a magic tool tailor-made for him to practice his Daoist arts!

[Master Tongtian]: Good! What a brilliant strategy for playing mahjong! What a stratagem of fighting one against another!

[Tongtian Jiaozhu]: @Yuanshi Tianzun, senior brother, stop pretending to be dead.

[Master of the Heavens]: Your Jade Void Palace is always concerned with following the will of Heaven and responding to the people. You even have to calculate for tens of thousands of years to play a game of Go. Aren't you tired?

[Master Tongtian]: Do you dare to come to this Fangcheng and have a go with your junior brother?

The Primordial Celestial Venerable, who had been lying in wait, finally couldn't sit still any longer.

He was initially trying to maintain his composure, after all, he was the leader of the Chan Sect and had to keep up appearances.

But being provoked by Tongtian, and seeing that new way of playing the game in the video, did stir his long-dormant Dao heart.

[Yuanshi Tianzun]: Junior brother, stop making a racket.

[Yuanshi Tianzun]: Although this object may seem like a plaything in the mortal world, upon closer inspection, it does indeed contain the principles of the five elements' mutual generation and restraint, and the transformation of yin and yang.

[Yuanshi Tianzun]: Especially the number 144, which secretly corresponds to the number of Kun Ce.

[Yuanshi Tianzun]: Young friend Chen Xi, this thing... since it can reveal the secrets of heaven, its rules must be quite complex, right?

Chen Xi smiled.

Complex?

That's right.

The more complex and mind-bending the information, the more these deities like it.

If it were as simple as playing Dou Dizhu (a popular Chinese card game), they would get bored after a couple of rounds.

We must make them feel that this is a discipline, a "Tao" that requires tens of thousands of years of study.

[Chen Xi]: What the Heavenly Venerable said is absolutely right.

[Chen Xi]: The rules of mahjong are ever-changing.

【Chen Xi】: He has the cowardly survival of "Pihu", the ultimate purity of "Qingyise", and the heaven-defying destiny of "Shisanyao".

[Chen Xi]: In order to help all the seniors better understand the "Way of Mahjong", I have specially compiled a "Mahjong Beginner's Guide (Cultivation Edition)".

[Chen Xi]: Please take a look first, then we can discuss the price.

After saying that, Chen Xi uploaded a document.

This time.

No more gods or immortals mention "mortal trash" anymore.

No one said anything about "playing with toys and wasting one's life" anymore.

If the Three Pure Ones are researching something, who dares to call it rubbish?

That's called the "carrier of the Great Dao"!

Even Laozi, who had remained silent until now, quietly downloaded the document and set it to "pin to top of reading list".

Inside Base 001.

Li Guobang watched as the big shots on the screen, who usually only existed in myths and legends, were now studying the rules of mahjong like a group of elementary school students.

He felt that his worldview was not just shattered.

Chen Xi threw it into the blender and turned it into a paste.

"Old Chen..."

Li Guobang's voice trembled as he pointed at the screen.

"Are you... teaching gods how to play cards?"

Chen Xi picked up his teacup, blew on it to warm it, and looked as deep and cunning as an old fox who had been plotting for a thousand years.

"No."

"Old Li, you must remember this."

"I'm helping them... to resolve disputes peacefully through negotiations at the square table for the sake of world peace."

"Think about it, if the Tongtian Sect Leader and the Primordial Heavenly Lord were to fight over a mere 'bargain,' wouldn't that be better than them hacking at each other with the Immortal Execution Sword?"

Li Guobang was stunned for a moment.

Then, I felt a deep sense of respect.

"pattern!"

"Chen Xi, you really have a broad perspective!"