If I add money to become a layman, I can cultivate immortality

Chapter 30 Is this the ugly woman Mr. Luo called?
That evening, Ding Xiu and Pei Lun came to Sichengfang again.

The two of them dressed up as prodigal sons and went to a tavern to drink some wine, then got up and arrived at Hongyunfang.

As soon as he entered the gambling house, Ding Xiu subconsciously looked around.

In his impression, gambling houses were generally smoky, but he didn't expect that this place looked particularly elegant.

There are more than a dozen gambling tables in the hall, and there are people at almost every table. Some are rolling dice and betting, some are pushing Pai Gow, and two tables are playing horse-drawn games.

There is a stage about two feet high in front of the hall. On the stage, a woman plays the piano and another plays the harp and sings softly.

The long sound of the piano is mixed with the "clatter" of dice and Pai Gow, the dealer's shout of "buy the deal and leave your hand", and the roar of the gambler, seeming to form two completely different worlds.

There are both the fireworks of the world in the marketplace and the elegance of the snow in the spring.

There were also faint voices coming from the second floor. I guess there was a private room upstairs.

After observing for a while, Ding Xiu raised his hand: "Let's bet a few hands."

If you come to a casino and don't gamble, wouldn't it arouse suspicion?

Ding Xiu randomly found a gambling-sized table. When he saw that the gambling table was almost full of silver, there were almost no copper plates. He thought that they were all gamblers who were not short of silver.

Of course, it is also possible that he is the kind of person who licks blood from his knife and is drunk today.

Ding Xiu and Pei Lun sneaked in to find out the details. Naturally, they would not make real bets. They only bet one or two silver coins at a time. Winning or losing all depended on luck.

Unexpectedly, after betting on a stick of incense, the two of them won a small sum of more than a dozen taels.

However, the guy with a beard across from him lost all his luck. He lost all his cash, so he started touching the banknotes again. As a result, he also lost all his banknotes. He probably lost hundreds of taels.

"boom!"

The bearded loser was so anxious that he took off the ghost-head knife from his waist and slapped it on the table. He yelled at the banker: "I don't believe this evil. I bet 500 taels on this knife."

"What did you say?"

The dealer thought he heard wrongly.

An ordinary knife seems to be worth more than ten taels of silver at most. Is this guy crazy?How dare the lion open his mouth and bet 500 taels?
"Are you deaf? The uncle said, this knife costs 500 taels of silver!"

"Hahaha!"

This time, the other punters couldn't help but burst into laughter.

The dealer's face turned cold, and he pointed at the bearded man: "Sir, what's the point of your knife? Why can you bet 500 taels?"

The other party looked arrogant and said: "Why? Because of my reputation as a machete, and because of my sword, I have killed hundreds of martial arts masters."

The dealer replied calmly: "Sorry, our gambling house has never had any rules about pledging weapons."

"Then uncle, let me help you set this rule now, 500 taels, go all-in, roll the dice quickly."

At this moment, a delicate voice suddenly came from the second floor:
"Hey, this old man, are you taking advantage of me today? Come here, make a pot of herbal tea for this machete man to calm down the heat."

"Yes, shopkeeper."

Someone answered.

The hall suddenly became quiet, and almost everyone glanced at the corridor on the second floor.

Ding Xiu is no exception.

When he saw Su Niang's face clearly, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

Is this the ugly woman that Mr. Luo called?The old man's vision... was indeed beyond imagination.

Looking at the bright eyes of the gamblers, one can tell that this is a beauty that makes people think.

Charming yet dignified, gentle yet aloof, her whole body exudes a charming imperial sister style.

Su Niang lightly lifted her skirt, and Pingping Tingting walked down the stairs, like a lotus or willow in the wind, which was pleasing to the eye.

The bearded man who claimed to be a machete swallowed his saliva and asked Su Niang: "Are you the shopkeeper here?"

"It's the little girl."

"Well, come and see if this knife is worth 500 taels of silver."

"Okay!"

Su Niang smiled, walked to the gaming table, leaned down and looked at the scabbard, then pulled out the knife halfway and looked at it.

The bearded man asked anxiously: "How is it? Is it worth 500 taels?"

Su Niang straightened up and smiled: "Master, please tell me that this little girl is blind. In the eyes of the little girl, this is just an ordinary knife. If it is really inconvenient for the uncle, you can take the knife back and I can refund you the money." Twelve taels are used as capital."

Logically speaking, this is already a great deal of face to the other party. After all, gambling houses generally do not have rules about refunding money.

As a result, the bearded man slapped the table hard and said angrily: "You bitches, you look down on the master and send him to be a beggar?"

"The old man was joking, but the little girl is just..."

Before Su Niang could finish her words, the bearded man suddenly reached out and grabbed Su Niang. At the same time, he quickly drew the knife and put the knife on Su Niang's neck.

"Let go of my shopkeeper!"

The dealer shouted angrily.

At the same time, the guys from the gambling shop also rushed up.

The bearded Zangruo yelled crazily: "Back off, all of you, or I will kill this woman."

"Don't be silly..."

"Let go of the shopkeeper!"

"You all stand back." Su Niang looked calm and shouted at the guys.

Then he glanced sideways at the other party: "Master, what do you want by holding this little girl hostage?"

"Hehehe..." The bearded man raised his hand and rubbed Su Niang's face a few times, and replied: "Don't worry, I can't bear to kill a beauty like you.

However, you have to listen to the uncle obediently and ask them to get 5000 taels of silver for the uncle... No cash, I want a banknote.

Once you get the banknote, I will naturally let you go. Otherwise...don't blame me for destroying the flowers with my ruthless hands. "

At this moment, someone moved.

It was Ding Xiu.

As if nothing was wrong, he reached for the silver on the table.

"Stinky boy, stop!"

The bearded man roared with wide eyes, and the knife subconsciously left Su Niang's neck and pointed at Ding Xiu.

It's this effect.

"call!"

Ding Xiu raised his hand and threw out a piece of silver.

The bearded man was startled and hurriedly raised his knife to block it.

"call!"

Ding Xiu threw out two more ingots and jumped onto the gaming table at the same time. He didn't know when he had a knife in his hand.

At this moment, Bearded Beard couldn't care less about taking the hostages and hurriedly slashed at them with his knife.

The light of the knife passed by.

Ding Xiuren was on the gambling table. He moved his body slightly, dodged Beard's knife, and swung the knife diagonally at the same time.

"boom!"

"clang!"

There was a dull sound and the sound of the blade falling to the ground almost at the same time.

On the ground, there was an extra broken arm.

All this happened in the blink of an eye, so fast that the beard didn't even feel any pain, but his eyes widened, looking like he couldn't believe it.

Ding Xiu jumped off the gambling table and smiled at Su Niang: "Is the boss lady okay?"

"It's okay, thank you!"

Just after he said thank you, his face was startled: "Be careful!"

At this time, a middle-aged man suddenly appeared among the gamblers and stabbed Ding Xiu in the vest from behind.

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(End of this chapter)