The night breeze gently brushed past, and as he walked along the streets deep into the night, Gu Mo was slightly surprised to discover that this city had already unconsciously revealed a hint of autumn.

The greenery on both sides wasn't as lush green as in summer; instead, it was tinged with a subtle yellow, and the scattered fallen leaves lay quietly on the ground, appearing inconspicuous and sparse under the streetlights... Natural changes are often silent like this, and most people now haven't realized it.

"Summer is over..."

He gently stretched out his hand, catching a falling leaf just in time as the evening breeze blew by, Gu Mo softly murmured, expressing such a sentiment.

Recently, he hasn't been spending his days slowly in the real world; every time he leaves, it's often for quite a while, so upon returning, he's able to keenly notice the changes.

It's like people you meet every day, changing little by little in certain details. Those around you day in and day out may not notice this subtle process, but those who haven't seen you for a while can more easily discern the differences.

Upon closer thought, this is quite a natural thing. Recently, when he first encountered the dog system, it was still in the height of summer.

And now, calculating the time spent in various instances, more than three months have slipped by. Calculating the time in reality, although affected by the unequal speed of time's passage, it's been about two months. Seasonal changes are naturally quite normal.

Gu Mo released the leaf delicately pinched between two of his fingers, letting it fall alone, his gaze lowering as it descended.

Then—

At the very moment the leaf hit the ground, a gust of night wind blew through, and two red banknotes spun to his feet.

"..."

Gu Mo blinked, glanced around, and discovered nobody paying attention under the shadows of the trees, where even streetlights couldn't reach in the depths of night. So, he bent down and picked them up, money +200.

And before he could straighten up, three more red banknotes, blown by the night wind, rolled to his feet, stopping right in front of him, even flipping conveniently just shy of his fingertips.

This situation seemed rather oddly coincidental.

Gu Mo scanned around, assured that he felt nothing unusual, then examined the lazy fox accompanying him and the white snake encircling him. Seeing they showed no reaction, he frowned slightly and gathered the banknotes.

Could it be the luck bestowed by the Nine-tailed, or perhaps the fortune from the White Viper, or maybe the combined effect of both? A thought flashed through his mind; he wasn't particularly sure if that was the reason. After all, the Nine-tailed's luck is pretty broad-spectrum, and he does feel he's become rather lucky.

As for the White Viper's fortune, it probably leans more towards regular financial luck or adds to the quantities of money dropped when defeating monsters, not necessarily always resulting in him finding money outdoors. This also depends on someone just dropping money at the right time, along his route, and not being noticed by anyone else...

All these bits and pieces add up to a clear conclusion... The White Viper influences his financial luck but can't influence someone specifically to drop money for him to pick up.

Though he has the fortune blessings of two guardian spirits, such an instance of finding money directly while going out, especially rolling consecutively to his feet, is indeed a first.

He didn't just leave but waited patiently, standing in place on the night-street, looking around. Perhaps the unexpected windfall came from the constant protective aura effect of the guardian spirits. However, even before, he wasn't lacking that mere five hundred yuan and certainly didn't plan to take it away.

For anyone who lost the money, this five hundred yuan could be very important, maybe not to the extent of life-saving funds, but certainly enough to make a struggling person's situation harder...

As time ticked by, Gu Mo slightly furrowed his brow. Though he really had nothing particularly urgent to do, he could stand there all night, but that wasn't really feasible either. Why not look around to see if there's a police officer nearby to directly hand over the found money?

Just as he was about to step away, he saw three girls hurriedly running from the street's end in the distance.

"It was just here..."

"Maybe you didn't notice while playing around, and when Xiao Qiu took out her wallet, they brought it down together..."

"If we don't find it here... Ahhh, don't be like this, I just paid my rent, I barely have any money left now. It's only a few days into the month; do I have to live on air now?"

One girl calmly and rationally tried to deduce the path they'd just walked and, combined with their recent activities, analyzed where the money most likely fell and where it might have been lost. There's also the one directly involved, looking frantic and desperate, on the verge of tears.

—Looks like the person looking for it has come...

Gu Mo's gaze wandered over the three girls, each seeming ordinary, nothing special. If all this reaction was acting, it would be quite the performance. Moreover, his guardian spirits remained unresponsive, indicating no one nearby harbored any malice toward him.

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