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Chapter 450 Big Gambling Game and Senior Paparazzi

As soon as the 10 Jin Shuwei led by Eunuch Zhao left, the masters of various factions in the lobby of the Yinshu Inn couldn't help talking.

"The Lily Novel School intends to rebel. When did this happen? Why haven't I heard of it?" President Wu of the Tailor Novel School was full of surprise.

Diaosi, the head of the Diaoyu Novel School, said: "The Lily Novel School is just a group of weak women, there is no reason to fight against the court, isn't this hitting a rock with an egg? This matter is probably not that simple."

"Anyway, Lin Ajiao Lin's head is a failure this time." Li Dazui, the head of the food novel school, put down the wine pot and wiped his mouth, "Jin Shuwei's tracking skills are amazing, as long as Jin Shuwei wants to arrest No one has ever been able to escape, Lin Ajiao is hard to fly this time."

Diao Si, head of the Fishing Novel School, agreed: "Just now, the 10 Jin Shuwei brought by Mr. Zhao's side are all first-class masters, with at least 20 years of skill. Among them, one of the Jin Shuwei is from the Sima family, a family of swordsmanship. Sima Kong, and Ye Feng, a master of the Shenleg Hall, are all veterans who have been famous for many years!"

The head of the Gourmet Novel School added: "The most terrifying thing about Jin Shuwei is not their martial arts, but their methods. It is said that Jin Shuwei once captured many masters in the Demon Cult, and learned many secret techniques that are not passed down in the Demon Cult. , The methods are extremely cruel, and there are even members of the Demon Cult in Jin Shuwei. It is easy to hide from the open spear, but difficult to guard against the hidden arrow. So, don't provoke Dongchang if you provoke anyone."

President Wu of Tailoring Novel School nodded and said, "Jin Shuwei is coming so violently this time, Ajiao Lin probably won't survive today..."

"Not necessarily! It's too early for you to draw conclusions!"

While chatting, a sudden man's voice sounded in the hall. Everyone turned their heads and saw a man in a suit and leather shoes sitting in the east corner of the hall, wearing a black suit and a white tie. , with well-combed hair, looks energetic and has an extraordinary temperament.

This man in a suit also has a background. He is the head of the gambling novel school and the number one gambler known as the "gambler"——Zhou Daqian.

"Master Zhou, what do you mean by that?" President Wu of Tailoring Novel School asked.

Zhou Daqian explained: "There are no absolutes in everything, as long as things that haven't happened, there will be a turning point. Although Jin Shuwei is like a cloud, and his tracking skills are unparalleled in the world, Lin Ajiao's head may not be able to turn danger into good luck."

Diaosi, the head of the Fishing Novel School, smiled and said: "Master Zhou, are you kidding me? Lin Ajiao is only in her early twenties, and any Jin Shuwei's skills are higher than hers. May I ask how she escaped from the 10 Jin Shuwei?" Shuwei's hunt?"

Zhou Daqian suggested: "We can't argue here for a reason, how about Zhou opening a gamble, and how about we gamble together?"

"bet?"

Hearing this, everyone in the hall realized that Zhou Daqian was indeed the number one gambler of the gambling novel school, and he would never let go of a chance to gamble.

"Master Zhou, I don't know how you want to bet?" Diaosi, the head of the Fishing Novel School, asked.

Zhou Daqian said: "I open a gamble, and you are free to bet. Betting on Lin Ajiao being arrested by Jin Shuwei today, the odds are 1 to 1.3; betting on Lin Ajiao escaping Jin Shuwei's arrest today, the odds are 1 Pay 1.9."

Diaosi asked: "How do we know if Lin Ajiao's head is arrested today?"

Zhou Daqian reminded: "The book conference is about to be held. Recently, there are many paparazzi from the Paparazzi Pavilion in Feilong Town doing news reports. They are well-informed and will know as soon as they ask. How about it, are you interested in taking a gamble?"

Everyone in the hall looked at each other.

"There are such good things to make money, why not gamble?"

Diaosi, the leader of the fishing novel school, was the first to express his opinion, "With Jin Shuwei's tracking skills, it is impossible for Lin Ajiao to survive today. I bet 500 taels that Lin Ajiao will be seized within today."

As soon as Diaosi finished speaking, Li Dazui laughed and said, "Master Diaosi, betting only 500 taels is too stingy. I bet 3000 taels, and I also bet that Lin Ajiao's master will be arrested today."

"I bet 800 taels that Ajiao Lin will not survive today."

"I also bet 800 taels."

……

After Zhou Daqian's gambling market was opened, many people in the world bet one after another in the hall, and almost all of them bet on Lin Ajiao's arrest.

Seeing so many people betting, Bai Jian, the deputy head of the Hall of Love, asked, "Honey, do we want to join in the fun? Don't waste this kind of free money."

Hei Niu said: "Husband, do you also think Lin Ajiao can't escape?"

Bai Jian said: "I have seen Jin Shuwei's methods before. Prime Minister Guo's daughter once fell in love with me, but I didn't like her, so I used the "Splitting Technique" to cheat on her. As a result, Prime Minister Guo was furious, and he Using my connections, I got Jin Shuwei from Dongchang to trouble me. At that time, my "Splitting Legs" was not hot enough, so I was captured by Jin Shuwei within half a day, and there was nowhere to escape. If it wasn't for Master Save me, I’m afraid I’ll die in the hands of Jin Shuwei. Lin Ajiao’s skill in the sect is far inferior to mine, and the probability of her escape is almost zero. Therefore, there is no suspense in Zhou Daqian’s bet. As long as you bet on Lin Ajiao Jiao was arrested today, she must have made money."

Hei Niu said: "After all, Lin Ajiao is a member of our decent people. She has never done anything harmful to the world in these years. Now the court suddenly charged her with treason. Maybe there is something tricky in it." .It is really unreasonable for us to bet on Ajiao Lin's life at this time.

Bai Jian smiled and said, "Honey, I just like your kind temperament, which is not petty like other women. Come on, wife, give me a kiss."

"alright--"

Although Hei Niu and Bai Jian started kissing each other, other Jianghu people were not so calm. They left their seats one after another and went to Zhou Daqian to place bets, betting 200 taels for less and 5000 taels for more.

Among the hundreds of guests in the entire hall, there was only one person who always turned a blind eye to the roulette, and he was sitting in a fat man in the corner——Luo Ji, the head of the logic school of the mystery school.

Liu Xing walked to Luo Jitang's table with a plate of soybeans fried with black beans: "Master Luo, your appetizers."

"Thank you, little brother." Luo Ji said with a smile, "So many people have come to the inn these days, so little brother must be very busy, right?"

"It's okay, the disciples of the Flying Knife Hall are here to help, and they are still busy for the time being!" Liu Xing asked strangely, "Master Luo, everyone is participating in Zhou Daqian's game, why don't you take a bet?"

Luo Ji smiled faintly and said, "I never gamble."

Liu Xing asked: "Why? Afraid of losing?"

Luo Ji shook his head: "It's because I'm afraid of winning."

"Afraid of winning?" Liu Xing was puzzled, "What do you mean?"

Luo Ji explained: "If you win in gambling, people will become addicted. The more you win, the more you want to gamble, and the more you gamble, the more you want to win, and the cycle continues. The desire to win will be like a black hole, bottomless. In the end, I will inevitably lose my mind and lose myself. Our reasoning fiction school advocates rational thinking. To become a first-class reasoning novelist, one must first know how to restrain one's desires and emotions in order to have the most rigorous and objective thinking ability. Therefore, I have always Never gamble, never fall in love."

Liu Xing suddenly realized, and felt a little admiration for Luo Ji in his heart.

According to Lin Ajiao, desire and emotion are the Achilles heel of human beings, and they are also the mortal enemies of rational thinking.A purely rational person like Luo Ji seems to be developing towards a more advanced human form, and their ultimate form is a robot.

"Lord Luo, since you don't gamble, can you lend me some money?" Liu Xing said, "I'm going to gamble, and after winning the money, I will pay you back tomorrow."

Luo Ji laughed and said, "The younger brother seems to be a good-natured person, I wonder how much money you want to borrow?"

"Borrow as much as you have." Liu Xing said bluntly, this is a good opportunity to make money, naturally the more the better.

Luo Ji fumbled in his bosom, took out a stack of bank notes, and said, "I don't bring much money with me when I go out this time, so that's all I have for now."

Liu Xing took the bank note and looked at it, and was a little dumbfounded: "10 taels? Master Luo, don't you don't gamble, why do you have so much money on you?"

Luo Ji laughed and said, "I don't gamble, but it doesn't mean I don't have money. Only when a person has enough wealth and doesn't have to worry about money, can he think with peace of mind. Therefore, the students of our mystery school are never short of money." , so as to better focus on the spiritual realm of thinking. Even if you take the 10 yuan, you can use it at any time, and I have already reserved money for myself."

Liu Xingdao: "Master Luo is really generous! Don't worry, I will pay you back the money within a week at the latest!"

Luo Ji reminded: "Little brother, gambling is risky, you should think twice about betting."

Liu Xing said: "If I don't know what to do, I can't borrow money from you."

Luo Ji smiled: "Then Luo Mou wishes the little brother a good fortune."

"Thank you."

After a while.

With 10 taels of silver bills, Liu Xing walked towards Zhou Daqian's table. At this time, most people in the hall had already placed their bets, and more than [-]% of them bet on Lin Ajiao's arrest today.

"Second brother, why, you want to gamble too?" Zhou Daqian asked with a smile.

"Just play around." Liu Xing asked, "What's the odds?"

Zhou Daqian introduced: "The odds of Lin Gillian being arrested are 1 to 1.3; the odds of Lin Gillian escaping are 1 to 1.9."

Liu Xing thought for a while, and bet 10 taels of silver notes on it: "I bet Lin Ajiao will escape successfully today."

When they saw the thick stack of bank notes, Zhou Daqian and many people present were a little dumbfounded. Although they had seen many things in the world, such a large bet was rare.

"10 taels?" Zhou Daqian counted some bank notes, and his brows frowned immediately, "Second brother, are you really going to escape with Lin Ajiao for all the 10 taels? You can think clearly, if Lin Ajiao today I was arrested by Jin Shuwei, and the 10 taels belong to me."

Liu Xing said, "I know."

Zhou Daqian thought that Liu Xiaoer still didn't hear clearly, and reminded him again seriously: "Little brother, 10 taels is not a small amount, you should think about it carefully, if you make a wrong bet, you will go bankrupt."

"Master Zhou is right." At this time, a charming woman's voice came, and everyone's hearts skipped a beat. They followed the prestige and saw a young woman in a flower skirt coming. It was Yin Shushu, the proprietress.

Walking over, Yin Shushu educated Liu Xing: "Little Er, the boss Zhou is opening a gambling table in our inn, and you bet 10 taels in one go, which is really not sensible." Looking at Zhou Daqian , "Master Zhou, my junior is still young and doesn't know the rules, so I bet 10 taels of white indiscriminately, please don't be offended."

Zhou Daqian hurriedly said: "Boss Yin is serious. Zhou's betting market does not allow punters to go back on their word. But today, Boss Yin sells face, and you can get back the 10 bet, little brother."

"Master Zhou really understands righteousness." Yin Shushu said.

Liu Xing asked: "Miss Boss, don't bet 10 taels, how much should you bet?"

"You can bet as much as you want." Yin Shu touched her wicker-like slender waist with her slender hands, took out another stack of thick silver bills, and then lightly bet on Liu Xing's 10 taels of silver on the ticket.

Seeing this, Zhou Daqian was a little confused: "Boss Yin, you... what do you mean?"

Yin Shushu said sweetly: "It's rare for Master Zhou to open a gamble in a small shop. How can I not join in? Xiao Er just bet 10 taels, which is too little. I will add another 10 taels to bet all Lin Ajiao was able to escape Jin Shuwei's capture today."

"..." Everyone.

"..." Zhou Daqian stared blankly.

10 taels plus 10 taels, isn't it 20 taels?

Although Zhou Daqian was a gambler, it was the first time he encountered such a big bet.You must know that the annual net income of some small sects in Jianghu is less than 1 taels, and for 20 taels, they must work hard for at least 20 years.

"Xiao Er, don't stand here. There is still a pile of firewood in the backyard, and the meat will be steamed later."

"Oh."

"By the way, Xiao Er, after chopping firewood, boil some hot water for me, I want to take a bath."

"clear."

After speaking, Liu Xing threw the 20 taels of silver notes on the gaming table, and then turned around and walked towards the backyard.

Yin Shushu flicked her sleeves, and went upstairs to take a bath.

After the two left, Zhou Daqian, President Wu, Li Dazui, Diaosi and others came back to their senses.

"Master Zhou, you're lucky for money today!" Diaosi, the head of the Fishing Novel School, said enviously, "Boss Yin and the second brother bet 20 taels of silver in one go, and this money is like giving you for nothing!"

President Wu agreed: "Boss Yin and the younger brother are really generous. They don't even blink when they throw 20 taels. Master Zhou has picked up a big bargain today."

Hearing everyone's envious words, Zhou Daqian couldn't be happy.He also felt that he had picked up a bargain, but the 20 taels were like a hot taro, and he felt uncomfortable holding it in his hand.

As far as Zhou Daqian knew, Yin Shushu was definitely not an ordinary person. She had a very wide network of contacts, and even Bai Xiaoshu was courteous to her. If she offended Yin Shushu, she would probably cause some trouble.

If Yin Shushu really wins 20 taels of silver today, Zhou Daqian really doesn't know if it's a blessing or a curse...

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Six hours later.

It was already late at night, but the lobby of the Silver Book Inn was brightly lit and overcrowded. Zhou Daqian, Bai Jian, Hei Niu, Luo Ji, Diaosi, President Wu, Li Dazui, and hundreds of quack masters gathered here.

They are all waiting for news from Lin Ajiao.

It was past midnight at this time, and the result of the gamble would be announced immediately.Most of the hundreds of people present have participated in this gamble, and after making a bet, they naturally want to know the result as soon as possible.

Everyone was drinking and chatting in the lobby, waiting patiently.

Swish!
At this time, there were footsteps, and an old man with all white beard and hair walked into the lobby of the inn, wearing a black and white gossip suit, holding a silver gossip plate.

"Old Gou is finally here!"

It turned out that this white-haired old man was an old gossip paparazzi in Paparazzi Pavilion, who specialized in collecting anecdotes about celebrities in the world. His name was Gou Bagua, and he was known as "Gou Lao".

The disciples of the Paparazzi Pavilion are divided into grades, and the grades are measured by "guaparazzi". The highest level is gossip paparazzi.

It is very difficult to upgrade the paparazzi disciples. The entry-level disciples must pass strict assessments and obtain the "Paparazzi Certificate" before they can become "Yigua Paparazzi".

After becoming a first-class paparazzi, you must work for at least three years, complete the corresponding paparazzi tasks, and perform well before you can be promoted to the Ergua paparazzi.

The later the upgrade, the difficulty of the upgrade gradually increases, and many disciples of the Paparazzi Pavilion will not be able to reach the level of "Sigua Paparazzi" in their entire lives.

There is not one disciple in a hundred who can reach the level of Wugua paparazzi, and as for the paparazzi who are above the level of Liugua, they are all geniuses among paparazzi.

Over the years, a total of four people in Paparazzi Pavilion have reached the level of "gossip paparazzi", and the white-haired old man Gou Bagua in front of him is one of them.

It is precisely because of this that Gou Bagua is the most senior paparazzi in the paparazzi pavilion. He is considered a veteran of the paparazzi team and has a high degree of credibility. People in the world respect him as "Gou Lao".

Top-level paparazzi like Gou Bagua usually don't show up easily, but recently Feilong Town will hold a Shulin Conference, which is a grand event in the entire Shulin Jianghu, so Gou Bagua specially came to Feilong Town to be in charge of the Shulin Jianghu related news reports.

"Old Gou, you are finally here!"

Everyone came forward at the same time, and Zhou Daqian asked, "Old Gou, how is the situation? Did Jin Shuwei arrest Lin Ajiao as the head?"

Gou Gossip showed a faint smile on his wrinkled old face, and said: "The incident that happened today is really a twist and turn, even more exciting and bizarre than the plot of the novel. There has been no such interesting news in Jianghu for many years."

Hearing this, the interest of everyone present was suddenly aroused.Gou Bagua has been a paparazzi for so many years, and he has never seen anything before. The news that can make Gou Bagua so excited must not be an ordinary event...

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(End of this chapter)