Chapter 28: Hooked on Fishing

  The Purple Air Coming from the East is the largest casino in the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty, with a daily income of thousands of gold. It is divided into several levels: the lower level and the luxurious room. The lowest level is a large room where people are crowded together in disorder, and as soon as you lift up the big curtain, you smell a foul odor and hear deafening screams.

  Shang Xiao pulled back a little, tightly grasping Su Mu Jin's arm and loudly said in his ear, "Young Master, let's go back!"

  Listening to the thunderous sounds inside the house and the strange smell coming from the tip of her nose, Shuang Xiao almost vomited. Such a place was where some peddlers and gamblers came, how could a noble lady like her stay in such a place?! If the old lady in the mansion found out... Shuang Xiao didn't dare to imagine the consequences.

  Su Mojin smiled and opened her folding fan with a "whoosh" sound, walking in with an elegant smile. Her temperament was refined and elegant, and she stood out even in the crowded room, giving off a sense of being a crane among chickens.

  Shuang Xiao watched as Su Mu Jin entered the house, her face suddenly urgent. She gritted her teeth and stomped her feet, quickly following after him.

  A sharp-eyed waiter in the gambling house immediately came up and smiled, saying, "Young master, would you like to go to the elegant room upstairs?"

  Su Mojin shook her head, gently fanning herself with a folding fan, and a relaxed smile played on the corners of her lips. "It's only fun to play here if you're going to bet big." She said, closing the paper fan again and lightly tapping it in her hand. "Take me to the table with the highest stakes."

  The little servant's eyes lit up and he shouted loudly, "Alright! Young master, please follow me!"

  The young waiter led Su Mu Jin to a table closer in, the people at this table were dressed slightly better than those before, although not silk or satin, but also not coarse linen. There were fewer people at this table than at the previous tables.

  Su Mu's eyes fell on Liu Guang without leaving any trace, and she slightly narrowed her phoenix eyes!

  The simplest bet on the table is big or small, the banker is the person in charge of the game, three simple dice are used, covered with a bowl. On both sides of the long table, one side writes "big" and the other side writes "small". The people betting on big or small put their chips on either "big" or "small".

  Liu Guang took out two taels of silver and bet big, Su Mu Jin smiled lightly, put away the folding fan, and signaled to Sheng Xiao to start betting. This round unexpectedly brought out twenty taels of silver.

  Everyone at the table was shocked and looked up at Su Mochen.

  Su Mojin smiled faintly and looked at Liu Guang, saying with a light laugh, "I think this big brother looks like he's got good luck, so I followed suit and placed a bet."

  Everyone looked at him with an extraordinary appearance, dressed in luxury but very low-key, knowing that he was the young master of a wealthy family, and they all smiled secretly. Liu Guang's forehead was about to sweat, listening to Su Mochen say this, couldn't help but laugh and pat Su Mochen's shoulder, "Thanks for looking up to me, little brother."

  Opened the skull, one two two, five points, is small!

  Liu Guangyu gritted his teeth, but when he turned to look at Su Mochen, he saw that he had lost twenty taels of silver and was still smiling warmly as if nothing had happened. He knew that he had encountered a big shot and felt a sense of fawning in his heart.

  Liu Guang hesitated again and finally put down another two taels of silver. Su Mu Jin smiled slightly and followed with twenty more taels of silver.

  Fifty-five six, is sixty points, is big!

  Lost again!

  In the end, Liu Guang lost all his money and left with a humiliated expression.

  Su Mojin also lost two or three hundred taels of silver, laughing very casually, and followed Liu Guang's footsteps to leave together.

  At this time, in the elegant room upstairs, a man in a black robe sat in a wheelchair with a mask, and a noble and proud man in a light yellow dress sat by the window, taking in the scene below.

  Looking at the black-clad man staring silently downstairs, the yellow-clad man smiled slightly and said sharply, "The white-clad man just now must be a lady."

  Although Su Mu Jin had his back to them, they were all martial artists and could tell the difference between male and female by looking at their bones. The man in yellow clothes was none other than the current Emperor Ning Yi himself. He took a sip of hot tea and smiled lightly, saying, "Look at that woman's demeanor, it's not ordinary, she must not be from an ordinary family, I wonder which family's daughter is so bold, daring to enter even the gambling house."

  The man in black remained silent, without a hint of respect even when facing the Emperor, and calmly withdrew his gaze. "You came here just to look at this?"

  "Of course not..." Ning Yi withdrew his gaze, put down the teacup and said seriously, "That person in the palace is getting restless again!"

  Su Mojin had already caught up with Liu Guang, and seeing the puzzled look in his eyes, Su Mojin smiled and said, "Today I feel that we are very compatible, I'd like to make friends with you, but I don't know if you think I'm worthy of your friendship."

  "Little brother, what kind of talk is this? I see that your attire is not ordinary, how could you think to make friends with someone like me?" Liu Guang was a bit foolish but not stupid beyond salvation, and he still had some guard against Su Mu Jin.

  "To be honest, I can see a bit of destiny in your face." Su Mu Jin smiled slightly, "Looking at your face, it's full of wealth and nobility, your future achievements will surely be extraordinary! Moreover, having one more friend means having one more path, I think we're quite compatible, that's why I want to make friends with you."

  One sentence dispelled all of Liu Guang's doubts.

  Listening to Su Mojin say that his future achievements were extraordinary, he couldn't help but laugh heartily, "Little brother is really good at talking, okay, okay, today I'll acknowledge you as my younger brother. My surname is Liu and my name is Guang, what should I call you, little brother?"

  Su Mo's eyes flashed, and he cupped his hands together in greeting, saying "Younger brother Chu Mo!"

  Chu?……Liu Guang's eyes flickered slightly, and he smiled even more warmly. "Originally, I wanted to invite you to a big feast after we became sworn brothers, but unfortunately, I'm really strapped for cash right now, so let's just wait till next time."

  Seeing Liu Guang being caught, Su Mu Jin would not let him escape easily. He immediately took out five hundred-liang silver notes from his pocket, "Since big brother has acknowledged little brother, little brother wouldn't be disrespectful to big brother. It just so happens that today when I left the mansion, I brought a lot of silver with me. These 500 liangs will be given to big brother to temporarily help him out."

  Liu Guangming's eyes lit up, but he pushed it away, saying, "That won't do, how can I use my younger brother's money? Alright, I'll write you an IOU, and in two days I'll be able to repay you."

  Su Mu Jin said with feigned anger, "Big brother is being too polite."

  "A debt of one hundred and twenty will be repaid with interest, even close brothers settle their accounts clearly. Five hundred taels of silver is not a small amount, if it's not written in an IOU, the lender won't feel at ease."

  Su Mo Jin hesitated for a moment before softly saying, "Alright... okay!"

  They soon arrived at a shop selling writing materials, where they drew up the IOU. Su Mu-jin carefully put away the document and smiled as he bid farewell to Liu Guang: "Originally I should have gone out for a stroll with my elder brother, but in truth my family's rules are strict, so I must take my leave first. Elder Brother Liu won't mind leaving me his address, next time I'll personally go to your mansion to pay my respects!"

  Liu Guang obtained five hundred taels of silver to relieve his urgent need, and he was overjoyed in his heart. He also thought that among the people surnamed Chu in the capital city, there was a family of the Minister of War. Thinking that Su Mochen might be the young master of the Chu family, he laughed even more extravagantly and said, "Now I live in Jin Yu Alley, brother, when you have time, you must come to visit me." Without even asking where Su Mochen's home was.

  "Well, little brother will take his leave first!"

  When she saw the fish taking the bait, Su Mu Jin sneered inwardly, but her face remained calm as she bid farewell to Liu Guang. As they walked to the bustling Dongda Street, she noticed a commotion at the entrance of a shop and looked up in slight surprise.

  Mù Jǐn Xuān!

  This is an antique shop for calligraphy and painting opened by her father in her name.

  She pushed through the crowd and when she saw the painting hanging in the house, her blood rushed up and anger rose to her head!