Chapter 66: To Save the Beauty from the Gambling Den (Part 2)

  "Wait a minute, don't you want to hear Xiao's opinion?" Xiaoshouren finally couldn't help but speak up.

  "Great hero, you can't just stand by and do nothing! I've been an orphan since childhood, always relying on others. Now that I'm grown up, my family wants me to marry someone I don't like at all because of their own selfish interests. So I have no choice but to take a gamble. Great hero, you must help me!" Na Xuanxuan's face changed rapidly after hearing Xiao Shouren speak out. One moment she was discussing the gambling deal with her uncle in a serious manner, and the next second she was pretending to be pitiful in front of Xiao Shouren.

  But to be honest, even in modern times, when Xiao Shouren saw Qianqian's pitiful appearance in the hospital, he couldn't help but think of helping her out. It was clear that this girl's acting skills were exceptional. Fortunately, Xiao Shouren had seen Qianqian's expression when she was negotiating with her uncle earlier, or else he would have really been tempted to agree to her request.

  "I'm not in the habit of being a hero, helping people isn't my profession, so sorry about that, I'm afraid you'll be disappointed." Xiao Shouren didn't want to get into trouble, so he bluntly refused.

  "Oh? Really?" Xuan Xuan was surprised to hear that Xiao Shouren had not agreed to her request, and instead refused. This situation was rarely seen, and she looked at him with a curious expression, then took two steps forward, tiptoed and whispered slowly in his ear: "What if I tell my uncle right now that we've already privately settled our marriage, and even my chastity has been ruined by you? Do you think you can walk out of this casino alive? By the way, I forgot to tell you something - the young master I'm about to marry is actually the future owner of this casino. That means his father is currently the big boss of this casino, and he's watching from over there. If he hears these words, he'll definitely have you skinned alive."

  The mouth of a green bamboo snake and the stinger at the back of a yellow wasp are both non-toxic. The most toxic thing is a woman's heart!

  Xiao Shouren thought to himself, "Ancient people were indeed not deceiving me! What kind of woman is this that I've encountered? She's only in her early twenties, at most sixteen years old. How can she be like an angel one moment and a tormenting devil the next?"

  If Qianqian really said it out loud, she would definitely not be okay. No matter how hard she tried to explain herself, would people believe her? She's just a young girl, an unmarried girl who has already lost her chastity, would people trust her? Would they suspect that Qianqian is lying? In ancient feudal times, would a young girl joke about her own chastity?

  It goes without saying that everyone will definitely believe Xuanxuan, and even if they don't, they themselves won't have a good ending. Xiao Shouren is really done for this time, and he's done for thoroughly!

  "Qianqian, I'm not unwilling to help you, but my heart is willing though my strength is insufficient. Today is my first time entering the gambling den, with my three-legged cat skills, how can I possibly compete with those old slippery fish who have been mixing in the gambling den for years and making a living from it? You'd better ask someone else!"

  "Oh? Is that so? If you lose, it won't just be me who loses. At most, I'll just marry into this gambling den and become its future mistress. But if you lose, you'll not only lose your life but also have to tell my uncles everything was your idea, that you wanted to take me away with you so badly that you came up with this scheme. They'll definitely believe me, and in Yi County, there are many ways to make someone disappear. My uncles know even more, at least twenty or thirty methods." Qianqian said with a smile, speaking softly to Xiao Shouren.

  It seems that Miss Qian and the stranger are smiling and discussing the terms of the bet, but at this moment, Xiao Shouren feels like he is being entwined by a venomous snake and cannot get rid of it. As long as the snake is not happy, he will be finished.

  "Alright, I'll agree with you, but I don't dare guarantee that I will win. Let's take a gamble." Xiao Shouren bitterly smiled and nodded in agreement.

  "This time I'll take it, first declaration, I only bet on big or small, the rest I won't. Xiao Shouren is not afraid of boiling water, he immediately puts out his expertise in dice, this way others will also be embarrassed to bet on other things with him, seemingly foolish but actually wise."

  "You... you... actually... won't... can't..." A middle-aged fat man next to him laughed so hard that he almost cried. His whole body kept shaking, and the fat on his cheeks was also trembling non-stop. He pointed at Qianqian, panting: "Qianqian, where did you find this 'master'?"

  "This guy is the owner of this casino, Wei Jian Tong, my unexpected future father-in-law. He made his fortune through gambling and is extremely skilled in it. You need to be careful when dealing with him." Xuan Xuan reminded Xiao Shou Ren in a low voice.

  Qing's face turned pale, biting her lip, a pair of clever eyes looked at Xiao Shouren and then at Wei Jian Tong, it seemed that she herself was also unsure about Xiao Shouren.

  The others on the table also had a smile of schadenfreude, only that uncle of Qianqian and the old man beside him had a few more sincere pity in their eyes.

  Xiao Shouren let out a breath, his expression unchanged, and said lightly: "Is it funny?" Xiao Shouren looked at them and muttered to himself: "I don't think it's funny at all. Do you think you have the right to laugh at me?"

  "Oh?" Wei Jian Tong said coldly.

  Xiao Shouren looked at him, then walked to the table where he had just gambled and gathered all the chips he had won earlier. The tens of thousands of chips still looked quite impressive, at least for ordinary people, but not for Wei Jian Tong, a big shot in the gambling world.

  A large pile of chips of different denominations piled up on the table in front of Xiao Shouren. He picked up a handful with his hand, then relaxed his fingers, letting the chips slide slowly from his palm.

  "This is my first time coming to Wan Gui Casino" Xiao Shouren said calmly: "At the same time, I want to tell you that tonight is also the first time in my life, entering a casino! Also, it's the first time in my life, gambling!"

  Xiao Shouren's eyes swept back and forth across the gamblers surrounding him, then he said coldly: "I exchanged a total of 100 taels of chips at the beginning of tonight, all of them were 10 taels each. Now I don't even care about them, I've thrown them away, leaving only 100 taels of chips..." Xiao Shouren smiled and continued: "Oh, right, can these chips be exchanged for silver tickets later? This is my first time here, I'm not familiar with the rules."

  "What did you want to say, young man?" Xuanxuan's uncle looked at Xiao Shouren with a smile.

  Xiao Shouren slightly raised his chin, because he had read psychology books before, which said that this kind of posture would make a person appear more powerful and give others pressure. The confident attitude he showed earlier was actually to create such an atmosphere, and as soon as he decided to help Qianqian, Xiao Shouren had already started planning quietly.

  Xiao Shouren said calmly, "There are tens of thousands of chips here now. I don't know the exact number, because I've already won so much that I'm dizzy, and earlier I even dropped a few under the table that I didn't bother to pick up." He smiled with his eyes narrowed, saying, "All this money is what I won back tonight! I came into the casino with 100 taels of silver notes, and all night long, I didn't lose once!"

  Wei Jian Tong finally furrowed his brow. He somewhat understood what this young man was doing, using the upper tactics to attack the mind. This young man had been flaunting his glorious battle achievements from the start, seemingly due to the usual youthful vanity, but now it seemed otherwise. Because after listening to his words, Wei Jian Tong couldn't help but feel a sliver of doubt about whether he would win the next round against this young man! A gambler, a professional gambler doubting his own skills and techniques - this was clearly a mind-attacking tactic!

  Wei Swordtong had already lost a move before the game even started.

  Xiao Shouren smiled and continued: "Of course, for you masters of gambling, this result is not even worth mentioning. Although any one of you can easily win back more money! However..."

  Xiao Shouren paused, then his tone turned cold: "This is my first time in a casino! What I'm more interested in now is, may I ask the masters present, what was your performance like when you first entered the casino or gambled for the first time? Did you also win as much as I did?"

  Laughter stopped abruptly!

  Wei Jian Tong's face turned as white as paper, he had lost, thoroughly lost. The young man's words of attack not only shook his confidence in winning but also ripped open the scars of his past, causing fresh blood to flow out and unable to be stopped. He felt like he was back in the days when he was deeply addicted to gambling, losing everything. If it weren't for later events, he would probably have ended up as a beggar on the streets of Yi County by now.

  Wei Jian Tong's face turned pale, and his uncle knew he was done for. He had already lost to the young man in front of him. The young man had only spoken a few words, but they were enough to make Wei Jian Tong lose all confidence, sweating profusely, as if he had just woken up from a nightmare, as if the words had pierced his heart.

  Qian Qian was very pleased with her choice. Just now, when she was wandering around the casino, she found that the men beside her were quite good. Every time they won money, it was clear that they were experts at a glance. When the dice were shaken, the man's ears even twitched, and his eyes were slightly closed, looking like an expert. She also tried her luck, treating a dead horse as if it were alive, and unexpectedly, she had bet on the right treasure.

  It's clear from the current situation that Wei Jian Tong, the owner of this gambling house, has already had thoughts of retreating, but things won't be settled so easily.

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