secrets
What should you do when you are troubled by something?
Should he find someone or something to vent his anger on?
Or was he torturing himself by thinking about it alone?
You might be able to shift your attention to other things and keep yourself busy.
However, these were not the best methods.
Yu Mu knew the best way.
He found a comfortable bed and had a good sleep.
When you're troubled, go to sleep. When you wake up, you will feel that everything will be much better.
Pei Shengxin was also amazed by Yu Mu's self-recovery ability. Yesterday, his body was still filled with the haze brought by Yan Qixuan's death. Who knew that after a nap, he would become smug and full of energy.
Yu Mu was a cheerful person. A cheerful person would not let himself fall into the swamp of self-blame.
Pei Sheng said,"You must be looking for gambling monsters when you came to Jade Tiger Casino."”
"Oh?" Yu Mu asked. You've heard of betting on monsters."
"I heard that he knows everything about Jianghu."”
"Hey, Blackface, you still say you're not from Jianghu. I think you know as much as I do."”
"When my father was still alive, he let me experience the martial world for a period of time."”
"I think the only person in the world who is confident of finding out the origin of this monster is the gambling monster, and if you want to see it, you have to go to Jade Tiger Casino."”
"I heard that it's not easy to see gambling monsters."”
"Yeah, there are so many people in the world who want to make money, and there are also people like us who want to ask questions. If he could meet the gambling monster so easily, he would be so busy."”
"Are you sure you can meet him?" Pei Shengxin asked.”
"You don't have to worry about that." Yu Mu said. How much silver do you have on you?"
"Why are you asking this?" Pei Shengxin asked.”
"Of course, we're going to gamble in Jade Tiger Casino." Yu Mu said."You're going to the best casino in the world. Can you resist the itch in your hands?"”
"Get lost!"
The 7th of September was supposed to be the day that the Jianghu people would look askance at. Yu Mu would be challenging the Four Great Young Masters at the peak of Weiwei Mountain.
Many people guessed that Yu Mu would become famous in one battle, just like his father, Yu Sheng. Unfortunately, no one was looking forward to the battle on the seventh of September anymore.
The news of Yan Qixuan's death the day before shook the entire Jianghu like a gale.
Three of the four most promising young talents in the martial world in the past twenty years had suddenly gone. There was no news of the only remaining Wei Yuxie, and no one knew if he was dead or alive.
No one knew who the murderer was, but some people said that the murderer was Yu Mu.
No matter how the situation in the martial world changed, the days had to continue. Yangzhou in autumn could also attract countless tourists to come here to take a look at the scenery.
Li Bai said,"My old friend left the Yellow Crane Tower in the west, and the fireworks went down to Yangzhou in March."”
These words were true, but not entirely true.
Yangzhou should not only come in March, but every month.
Yu Mu stood outside Yangzhou City. He wasn't sure if this was his third or fourth visit to Yangzhou this year.
Normally, it wouldn't be a bad thing for Yu Mu to come to such a good place a few more times, but there was still a difference between taking the initiative and coming here passively.
After all, he did not come to Yangzhou for sightseeing this time, but to investigate a case.
"Let's go into the city."”
" Blackface," Yu Mu said," I think you should go to the yamen in Yangzhou first to ask if Second Miss Yin has returned." I'm still a little worried that I didn't personally send her back.”
"If you're worried, we'll go ask him together."”
Yu Mu pulled Pei Sheng and said," I mean, I have something to do. Help me ask first. We'll meet at the entrance of Jade Tiger Casino later."”
Pei Shengxin looked at Yu Mu suspiciously and said,"What are you going to do again?"
"Private matter, private matter," Yu Mu replied vaguely. If I can bring you along, I will definitely bring you along. Just enter the city first, okay? I'll take it that you're doing me a favor. Thank you, thank you."
Pei Shengxin was also quite helpless in the face of Yu Mu's attitude. He had no choice but to enter Yangzhou City alone.
What did Yu Mu want?
In fact, he was fine until the time it takes for half an incense stick to burn. However, he accidentally saw a donkey, an old donkey.
His old friend.
Since his old friend was here, Ye Shu was also nearby. Yu Mu couldn't bring Pei Shengxin to see Ye Shu, so he tricked Pei Shengxin into entering the city first.
Yu Mu walked to the old donkey. He squatted down and gently stroked the old donkey's neck. The old donkey also rubbed its head against Yu Mu affectionately.
"Old friend, you've gained quite a bit of weight recently." Yu Mu laughed.”
"Yes, yes."
"Are you complaining about how uncomfortable you were when you were with me?" Yu Mu shook his head. If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have let you go with her.”
"It will definitely be more comfortable following me than following you.”
A familiar voice rang in Yu Mu's ears.
Yu Mu raised his head. Ye Shu was sitting on a tree, swinging her legs. She was smiling at Yu Mu.
"Yeah, why don't I switch with it? I want to live a comfortable life too." Yu Mu crossed his arms and said.”
"Hooligan!" Ye Shu took out a stone from nowhere and threw it at Yu Mu's head.
The throw hit Yu Mu's forehead, causing him to rub his forehead and gasp in pain.
"You always throw stones at my head."”
"I didn't throw it fast, you could've dodged it." Ye Shu laughed.”
Yu Mu shook his head and said,"I think I'll just be smashed." If one day you cut my face and hit my head silly, then I'll have to rely on you for the rest of my life.”
Ye Shu said," You wish. The stones I threw at you were all carefully selected. They were all round and small." At most, I'll smash you until your face is swollen. I won't be able to scratch your handsome face.”
Yu Mu said,"Handsome is handsome, but you still have to add that in front."”
"Aren't you?" Ye Shu asked.”
"I've always thought that you followed me because of my handsome appearance." Yu Mu said.”
Ye Shu jumped down from the tree and landed beside Yu Mu,""What do you mean by following you? Don't flatter yourself. I live in Yangzhou, alright?”
"Then you don't have to follow me everywhere in the future. I'll come to Yangzhou often in the future."”
"You're so considerate, Young Master Yu," Ye Shu said with a smile."Are you this considerate to every beautiful woman?"”
Yu Mu waved his hand and said,"Not all of them. It depends on whether they look to my liking." Hey, hey, hey. Don't talk nonsense. When have I ever been considerate to other women?”
"Zhou Luan?" Ye Shu reminded. Yin Lanyao? Do you need me to remind you again?"
"No need, no need," Yu Mu said hurriedly.”
He immediately quibbled,"I didn't take the initiative to post these two." Meeting Yin Lanyao that time was purely a coincidence. As for Zhou Luan, I was entrusted by someone, so I had to be loyal.”
"Oh?" Ye Shu said. Was it something that she entrusted to you to hug her naked in the middle of the night?”
"Didn't I explain this to you last time? Why did you bring it up again?" Yu Mu said with a bitter face.”
"Okay, okay, okay. I won't mention it anymore, in case someone says I'm a narrow-minded woman behind my back."”
"How is that possible?" Yu Mu smiled apologetically.”
"Yes, yes."
"No, you perverted donkey, you still have the nerve to say anything. Eat your grass properly and don't randomly bark for no reason.”
Seeing Yu Mu pretending to teach the old donkey a lesson, Ye Shu laughed out loud.
"What are you doing in Yangzhou?" Ye Shu asked.”
"It's a secret," Yu Mu replied.
"I know even if you don't say it." Ye Shu said. Since August 15th, you have been investigating the case of Song Wanxiao's assassination with Iron Mask Constable Pei Shengxin. In the end, half a month has passed, but not only did you not find the assassin, but two of the four young masters were assassinated. So I guess you came to Yangzhou's Jade Tiger Casino to find gambling monsters.”
Hearing that, Yu Mu tore off his clothes and looked at his chest. Then, he undid his belt and looked at his thighs.
This action made Ye Shu blush.
"What are you doing?!”
"I'm going to find out if you've put something on me that can monitor me. How come you know where I am and what I want to do?" Yu Mu said.”
Ye Shu stole a glance at Yu Mu and saw that he had tidied up his clothes. He turned around and said,""Gambling monsters know everything. I'm the daughter of a gambling monster. Isn't it normal for me to know something about you?”
"You're the daughter of a gambling monster?" Yu Mu asked in surprise.!”
"What?" Ye Shu asked. Doesn't it look like it?"
Yu Mu remembered that the gambling monster was indeed surnamed Ye. Perhaps Ye Shu was really the gambling monster's daughter.
No wonder she said she was a demonic woman.
Yu Mu nodded and said,"From the aspect of 'monsters', you two are quite similar."”
"You're so pretty, your father must be very handsome." Yu Mu said casually.”
Ye Shu snorted coldly. Do you know how to meet gambling monsters?”
"Aren't you the daughter of a gambler?" Yu Mu asked. Can't you just bring us to see the gambling monster?”
"When did I say I'm the daughter of a gambling monster?" Ye Shu asked. Which ear of yours heard that?"
Yu Mu immediately followed Ye Shu's words,""Then how do you think we can meet the gambling monster?”
Ye Shu rolled his eyes at Yu Mu and said," You don't know anything and you just came here to see the gambling monster. You must be dreaming." Usually, there was only one way to see a gambling monster, and that was to gamble in Jade Tiger Casino until the gambling monster noticed you.”
"How much money do we have to bet?" Yu Mu asked.”
Ye Shu replied,"Not necessarily. It might be ten taels of silver, or a hundred thousand taels of silver."”
Yu Mu suddenly felt that his imposing manner had been lowered. He smiled bitterly and said,"I think I won't ask any more questions.”
"When the gambling monster notices you, you'll have the chance to use all your money to ask the monster to help you gamble," Ye Shu said. Most of the people who wanted to bet on monsters had this thought. However, some people only gave the gambling monster a few taels of silver, and the gambling monster helped them win thousands or tens of thousands of times. Some people gave the gambling monster tens of thousands of taels of silver, but the gambling monster lost everything. These were all uncertain. If you want to ask about the gambling monster, then you have to reject his request to help you gamble after seeing him. Instead, you have to propose a bet with him. If you won the bet, you would know the answer to the question you wanted to ask. If you lost the bet, you had to agree to help the gambler do something.”
"Why do I feel like I might not be able to ask the question?" Yu Mu said.”
"Don't complain about this yet." Ye Shu said. I was talking about the usual way to see gambling monsters, but today is not very normal.”
Yu Mu wanted to cry." This condition is already incredible. Now you're saying that I can't even see the gambling monster. What kind of condition do I have to fulfill?"”
" You still have me," Ye Shu comforted." If I had no other way, would I come to you?"”
"What is it?" Yu Mu asked hurriedly.”
Ye Shu whispered into Yu Mu's ear.
Yu Mu heard it clearly, but because he was too close, he could smell the fragrance of a young girl on Ye Shu. As he sniffed, he actually closed his eyes and enjoyed it.
"Hey! Did you hear me clearly?"
Ye Shu's shout woke Yu Mu up from his intoxicated state.
"You should have heard it clearly," he said weakly.”
"I won't repeat myself if you hear me clearly," Ye Shu said unhappily.”
Yu Mu rubbed his face and said embarrassedly,"It seems, it seems that I didn't hear it very clearly.”
Ye Shu sighed helplessly and repeated what he had just said in Yu Mu's ear.
"Do you hear me now?" she asked.”
"I heard it clearly this time," Yu Mu said with certainty. But will this method really work?"
"It'll definitely work!" Ye Shu said. You don't believe me?"
"Yes!" Yu Mu said. Even though I know that the method you told me is useless, I still want to give it a try.”
Ye Shu chuckled." Alright, now that I'm done, I should go."”
"You're leaving so soon?" Yu Mu said regretfully.”
"What else?" Ye Shu asked. How long do you want the Iron Faced Constable to wait for you?”
"Actually, it doesn't matter if he waits a little longer," Yu Mu said.”
" We'll have many chances to meet in the future," Ye Shu said." Hurry up and go to Jade Tiger Casino to do your thing."”
Yu Mu said," If you say so, I'm embarrassed to keep you. Then, can we have another farewell kiss like last time?"”
"You want me to kiss you again?" Ye Shu asked.”
Seeing that Ye Shu didn't reject him immediately, Yu Mu thought that there was a chance. He quickly nodded.
"What's the point of just kissing? Should he do something more erotic and exciting?”Ye Shu said as he unbuttoned the two buttons on his collar.
Yu Mu swallowed his saliva subconsciously and murmured,""I think so."
Ye Shu's round and plump breasts were faintly visible, and her seductive expression made Yu Mu want to stare at her collar.
While Yu Mu was engrossed in the book, Ye Shu suddenly jumped up high, raised his hand and smashed Yu Mu's head.
"Roar!"
Yu Mu covered his head and retreated.
"Do you still want to do something sexy and exciting now?" Ye Shu laughed.”
"I'd rather have my parting kiss," Yu Mu said, feeling wronged.”
"Get lost!"
Ye Shu's back was always so beautiful when she left. It was so beautiful that Yu Mu leaned against the tree and supported his head until she disappeared.
"Is it beautiful?"
"Of course it's beautiful," Yu Mu replied.
"Haven't you seen enough?"
"How can I see enough?" Yu Mu asked.
Yu Mu only reacted after he finished his sentence. He turned around and saw Pei Shengxin standing behind him, looking at him coldly.
Yu Mu was so frightened that his body trembled. He exhaled and said,"Why didn't you make any sound when you walked? You scared me.”
"Is this what you want to do?" Pei Sheng asked.”
"Have you found out if Yin Lanyao is home yet?" Yu Mu immediately changed the topic.”
"She arrived home two days ago."”
"That's good. Let's go to Jade Tiger Casino." Yu Mu said with relief.”
"You haven't answered my question." Pei Shengxin said coldly.”
Yu Mu felt a little guilty when he saw Pei Shengxin's expression. His black face was now an iron face.
"I told you that I wanted to see her to know how I met the gambling monster. Do you believe me?" Yu Mu thought for a while.”
"I believe you." Pei Sheng said.
"As long as you believe me." Yu Mu sighed in relief.”
"Tell me how to meet the gambling monster."”
"Don't worry, you won't see the gambling monster even if I tell you now. Let's talk about it when we get to Jade Tiger Casino." Yu Mu said.”
"I want to know now."”
"We'll talk when we get there. Why would I lie to you? I'm 100% sure I'll see the gambling monster when I get to Jade Tiger Casino.”Yu Mu pushed Pei Shengxin towards the city gate.
No matter how dark Iron Mask's face was, he was still defeated by Yu Mu's shamelessness.
Although Yu Mu already knew that Jade Tiger Casino was the best casino in the world, he still couldn't help but marvel at the extravagance of Jade Tiger Casino.
The Jade Tiger Casino was not glamorous on the outside. The most eye-catching thing was the plaque hanging on the casino. The plaque was actually inlaid with high-quality white jade to form a tiger with wings on its back. Just the white jade that made up this tiger was estimated to be more than a hundred pieces.
Yu Mu and Pei Shengxin had just walked down two steps when they found that the steps leading to the gambling house were made of pure silver.
The amount of silver needed to build these dozen steps was more than ten thousand taels.
Yu Mu couldn't figure out why no one had stolen the plaque, or why the two steps were worth at least a few hundred taels of silver.
Walking to the door, Yu Mu found that the door of the casino was just a wooden door. He was about to think that Jade Tiger Casino was just a golden jade outside, but after a closer look, he found that the door was made of golden Phoebe wood.
Yu Mu thought that if he tore down half of the door and carried it out, he would probably have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of his life.
Before he could think of anything else, the guards at the door stopped Yu Mu and his wife.
"Please show me your proof of entry to Jade Tiger Casino.”
The two guards 'voices were like a great bell. One could tell that they were people with extraordinary internal strength.
Evidence?
Pei Shengxin looked at Yu Mu, and Yu Mu looked at Pei Shengxin.
Yu Mu really couldn't remember what proof Ye Shu told him to get into Jade Tiger Casino.
He scratched his head and asked,"May I ask where I can get this certificate to enter the casino?"”
The guard burst into laughter when he heard this.
One of the guards said,"We come to Jade Tiger Casino to gamble. The proof is naturally silver." The smallest bet in the gambling den is ten taels of silver, so if you want to enter the gambling den, you have to take out at least twenty taels of silver in cash or banknotes from the six major banks.”
Yu Mu smiled at Pei Shengxin.
Pei Shengxin had no choice but to take out an ingot of twenty taels of silver.
When the guard saw the silver, he immediately pushed open the door and welcomed the two into the Jade Tiger Casino.
As soon as he entered Jade Tiger Casino, Yu Mu was attracted by all kinds of dazzling gambling methods.
At first glance, there were dozens of different ways to play dice on the gambling tables in the hall. There were also a few tables that were playing Pai Gow and Mahjong. Yu Mu couldn't recognize any more of them.
The most ridiculous thing was that the casino had even designated an area for cockfighting. A group of people surrounded the fence of the cockfight and shouted crazily. That was the noisiest and most chaotic area in the casino.
Half-naked maids were constantly walking around the hall, serving tea and pastries, but no one dared to do anything to them.
Yu Mu sighed." I don't think the boss of Jade Tiger Casino is good at doing business. He can come in and eat and drink as he pleases with only ten taels of silver. Wouldn't he lose a lot?"”
"Who would come in just to eat and drink? Anyone who enters this gambling den can't help but want to gamble."”
As he was speaking, a maid walked up and said,""Is this your first time here? Do you need me to introduce you to each area and the various ways to play?”
Pei Shengxin was about to refuse when he realized that the silver in his hand had been taken away.
He grabbed Yu Mu, who was about to rush into the hall, and said,""What are you doing?"
"What are you doing?" Yu Mu asked.”
Pei Shengxin said seriously,"We are here to find gambling monsters, not to let you come in and gamble for fun."”
"You're wrong about me," Yu Mu said."We'll have to go in and gamble to find the gambling monster." The only way to meet the gambling monster was to make it notice you. If you don't believe me, you can ask the maid or the other gamblers.”
After saying that, Yu Mu broke away from Pei Shengxin's hand and rushed into the hall.
Pei Shengxin immediately asked the maid beside him if what Yu Mu said was true, and the maid answered the same as Yu Mu. If you want to see the gambling monster, you can only go in and gamble until he notices you.
Pei Shengxin wanted to go with Yu Mu, but when he turned around, he couldn't find Yu Mu.
Yu Mu went to a table with more people.
The game on this gambling table looked simple. There was only one person in the gambling house holding a black gambling gu. There was a place for money on both sides of the table, and the words 'big' and 'small' were engraved on them.
Yu Mu patted the fat gambler beside him, whose eyes were shining, and said,"Big brother, what is the bet?"
"You don't even know that?" the fat gambler asked. This was the simplest way to gamble in the gambling den. A dice bet. One, two, three was small, four, five, six was big.”
"Oh, I see." Yu Mu nodded.”
The fat gambler saw Yu Mu's confused look and asked,""Little brother, is this your first time here?”
"Yes," Yu Mu replied.
"So you've never gambled before?" the fat gambler asked.”
"No," Yu Mu replied.
The fat gambler chuckled." How about this? Since it's your first time here, let me use your gambling luck first."”
"How?" Yu Mu asked.
"I've already lost several rounds in a row," the fat gambler said. Just now, I played two small rounds in a row. This round, I'll bet on whichever side you say is big or small.”
"Two small ones in a row, this one must be big."”
The fat gambler nodded in agreement." Indeed. I've played two small rounds in a row. The chances of this round being big are indeed higher." I'll listen to you and play big."
He bet all fifty taels of silver on the big one.
The dealer shouted,"The bet is off!"
He raised the gambling gu high above his head and spun it quickly. Then, he held the gambling gu with one hand and shook it back and forth in circles.
"Bang!"
The gambling Gu returned to the gambling table.
The gamblers around the gambling table all shouted rhythmically,"Big, big, big. Xiaoxiao."
The fat gambler craned his neck and shouted,"Big, big, big!"
The dealer opened the gambling Gu.
" Two points, small!!!!"
Cheers and boos rose from the gambling table. This was another 50 - 50 gamble.
The fat gambler looked at Yu Mu with disdain and said,"F * ck, how unlucky.”
He left the gambling table while cursing.
Yu Mu took over his position. He didn't wait any longer and immediately bought a big one that cost ten taels of silver.
He was also a person who did not believe in evil. One round was not big, two rounds were not big, three rounds were not big, but he did not believe that the fourth round was not big.
"The bet is set!"
The banker still said the same thing, but this sentence could ignite the enthusiasm of the gamblers every time.
" Big, big, big, big!!!!"
" Xiaoxiao!!!!"
Yu Mu and the other gamblers shouted.
Only when you were truly involved in something did you realize how fanatical it could be.
" Three points, small!!!!"
Yu Mu hugged his head and sighed.
It seemed that his luck was indeed not very good.
Yu Mu tossed the remaining ten taels of silver back and forth. He only had one chance left. This time, he was not in a hurry to place his bet. He decided to observe for a while.
The dealer's method of shaking the gu was quite tricky. If it was a casino veteran, he might be able to grasp the pattern, but how could Yu Mu, a newcomer, see through the mystery?
After a few rounds, an ordinary-looking man caught Yu Mu's attention.
He was much calmer than the other gamblers. He only placed the lowest bet, ten taels of silver each time.
He also won and lost, but as time passed, his silver slowly increased.
Yu Mu found the pattern of the man's bets.
With three rounds as a cycle, he would lose at least one or two rounds every three rounds. However, after three rounds, he would always win a little.
This was actually more difficult than winning all the rounds. If you won all the rounds, everyone would definitely bet with you. Even if he could earn money, the money he earned might not be enough to match the gambling house's commission because of the odds.
Yu Mu and the other ordinary gamblers were betting on the size of the table, while he was betting on the odds.
Even if he lost more than he won, he would always win.
The man had lost two rounds in a row. According to Yu Mu's observation, the man should be able to get back the money he lost in the first two rounds.
The man placed his bets very quickly. At the beginning, he placed ten taels of silver in the 'big' spot.
Seeing this, Yu Mu also placed the silver in the 'big' spot.
"The bet is set!"
Yu Mu crossed his arms, as if victory was within his grasp.
There was another wave of shouts.
The dealer shouted,"Two points, small!"!!!”
Yu Mu almost put his neck on the dice. He couldn't believe that he had lost.
If he lost, the man would naturally lose as well.
Yu Mu looked at the man and saw him smiling at him.
He had been observing the man without blinking, so how could the man not notice Yu Mu?
Yu Mu finally understood that no matter how small or simple the gambling table was, there would always be a hidden old fox on it.
After losing Pei Shengxin's bet, Yu Mu could only use his own silver.
He reached into his pocket and was about to take out the silver notes when he saw Pei Shengxin who was looking for him not far away.
Yu Mu stopped what he was doing.
It was better to use Pei Shengxin's silver than his own. At least he would not feel any psychological burden when gambling.
Having made up his mind, Yu Mu leaned towards Pei Shengxin again.
"You didn't bet?" Yu Mu smiled.”
"Are you done losing?" Pei Shengxin knew what Yu Mu was here for just by looking at his expression.
"What are you saying?" Yu Mu said helplessly."Those who don't know better would think that you gave me a few thousand taels of silver to squander." Besides, did I do that for the sake of gambling? I'm willing to gamble here? Wasn't it to find gambling monsters? Otherwise, I won't gamble even if you give me money. What's the point? It doesn't even make a sound."
Pei Shengxin said impatiently,"Don't talk nonsense. Just tell me how much more silver you want."”
Yu Mu thought for a moment and said,"Give me another five hundred taels."”
"Five hundred taels?!" Pei Sheng asked.
"Look, look," Yu Mu said. Are you the head of the Pei family in Hebei? Why was it so stingy to give him five hundred taels of silver?”
"I don't have my family's money on me. I only have my own salary."”
"Five hundred taels, five hundred taels, hurry up." Yu Mu waved his hand.”
"I think I'll give you fifty taels first."”
Yu Mu sighed." No, why are you being so girly? I'm tired from this trip." Besides, would the gambling monsters notice me if I kept going on and on?”
"You can only lose?" Pei Shengxin asked.”
Yu Mu's face changed." Fine. You think I'm unlucky? You can do it yourself."”
How could Pei Shengxin be interested in this kind of behavior? He still took out three hundred taels of silver and fifty taels of silver from his pocket and gave it to Yu Mu.
"Let me say this first, I'm going with you this time."”
"Please don't," Yu Mu said bitterly.”
"What are you afraid of?" Pei Sheng asked.”
"Let me tell you, the fact that this gambling monster can notice the gamblers proves that he is also hiding among them," Yu Mu explained. You have the Fiery Eyes. You can observe as you walk in here. You might have found him before he noticed me. Let's do both to save time. Ah, I'll go over first. You look for it seriously.”
Without waiting for Pei Shengxin to reply, Yu Mu slipped into the crowd again.
Pei Shengxin also admitted defeat and could only search for people who might be gambling monsters like Yu Mu said.
This time, Yu Mu came to the most lively place in the casino.
In the cockfighting arena.
It was hard to imagine that such a luxurious and decadent place would actually be filled with chaos.
Saliva, sweat, chicken feathers, and feces filled the cockfighting arena. The disgusting smell made other gamblers stay away. Many people were watching the cockfighting competition bare-chested. They waved their fists and roared, as if the two people fighting in the arena were not two chickens, but two people fighting to the death.
There was a cockfight on the field, and conflicts often arose due to the overly intense atmosphere. However, every time there was a conflict, there would be people from the gambling dens who would quickly pull them apart. No one dared to disobey the casino manager's orders, just like how no one dared to take advantage of a maid.
These were the reasons why the cockfighting arena was far away from the other gambling tables in the hall.
Yu Mu finally squeezed to the side of the fence, where two fighting cocks were biting each other.
The sharp beaks of the fighting cocks would peck off feathers and leave wounds. If the injuries were serious, they would even die in the fighting arena.
The fight inside the fence was intense. The two fighting cocks were evenly matched. It was an exciting and intense battle.
The people shouted and roared, their saliva flying everywhere, but no one cared. They waved their fists vigorously to cheer for the cockfights that they had bet on. They were also cheering for their wallets.
The winner of the two cockfights was finally decided, and the noise of the crowd also quieted down a lot. The people from the gambling house entered the cockfighting arena to clean up the chicken feathers and blood inside. The maids took the plates and began to let the gamblers place their bets on the next round of cockfighting.
Two caged cockfighting cocks were placed in the middle of the arena.
A gambler without eyes patted Yu Mu's shoulder.
He did have eyes, but his eyes were so small that they were almost negligible.
"Brother, is this your first time gambling on cockfighting?"”
"Yes, it's the first time."”
The small-eyed gambler said kindly,"Let me tell you, this cockfighting bet is not like betting on anything else. Other gambling methods could be said to be unpredictable, but in this cockfight, sometimes the outcome was unpredictable, and sometimes it was already decided.”
"Brother, please enlighten me." Yu Mu was interested.”
The small-eyed gambler explained," This cockfight can be repeated. That is to say, the results of each cockfight are recorded.”
He pointed at the cage in the middle of the arena and said,""Look, the fighting rooster on the right is called Overlord. Just by hearing its name, one could tell that it was a powerful fighting rooster. Its record in the cockfighting arena was thirteen wins in thirteen battles, and it had never lost a single battle. After so many battles, the Overlord had never suffered any serious injuries. Look at the cockfight on the left. It's called the River Crossing Soldier. It's the first cockfight. It's far inferior to the Overlord. Putting aside its battle record, it looked like it was no match for the Overlord in terms of size.”
"So you're saying that the 'Overlord' will definitely win this time?" Yu Mu asked. I'll go and bet on the Overlord."
"Wrong," said the small-eyed gambler. You shouldn't have bet on the Overlord."
"If I don't bet on the Overlord, then should I bet on the River Crossing Soldier?" Yu Mu asked doubtfully.”
The small-eyed gambler clapped his hands and said,"That's right."”
"I'm here to gamble, not to give money away. Do you think I'm a fool?" Yu Mu said.”
"Don't worry," the small-eyed gambler said,"I'll explain it to you in detail."”
"Alright, I'll listen to your explanation." Yu Mu said.”
The small-eyed gambler said," The Conqueror used to win against experienced cockfights. But today, the casino arranged for a cockfight that has never been used before. Don't you think it's strange?”
Yu Mu pretended to understand everything and said,"You're saying that the gambling den might let the 'River Crossing Soldier' win this round?”
The small-eyed gambler said,"Keep your voice down. Don't let others hear you." Look at the bet. There were already a few thousand taels of silver on the Overlord, but only a hundred taels of silver on the River Crossing Soldier. What does this mean?"
"This means that everyone thinks the Overlord can win," Yu Mu said.”
"Yes," said the small-eyed gambler. But let me tell you, gamblers care about winning or losing, while the dealer cares about the odds.‘Overlord's odds were low. If Overlord won, the gambling house would not be able to get any benefits at all. However, the odds of the River Crossing Pawn were shockingly high. If the River Crossing Pawn won, not only would the gamblers who bet on the River Crossing Pawn win make a lot of money, but the casino would also get a lot of commission.”
"Then I'll go and suppress the 'River Crossing Pawn'!" Yu Mu said.”
The small-eyed gambler said,"That's right." How many taels of silver do you have on you?"
"Three hundred taels," Yu Mu replied.
The small-eyed gambler said,"Go quickly and bet on the 'River Crossing Pawn'."”
Just as the small-eyed gambler said, Yu Mu took the three hundred taels of silver Pei Shengxin gave him and bet it all on the 'River Crossing Soldier' who was thinner than the 'Overlord.'
When everyone saw that an idiot had actually bet 300 taels of silver on the 'river crossing soldier,' they all burst into laughter.
Yu Mu returned to his original spot after placing his bet, only to find that the small-eyed gambler had already left. In fact, Yu Mu had already seen the small-eyed gambler and his companion bet heavily on the Overlord, but Yu Mu still bet three hundred taels of silver on the River Crossing Soldier.
Most of the words of the small-eyed gambler were lies to Yu Mu, but one of them was true.
It was possible that the outcome of a cockfight was unpredictable, and it was also possible that the outcome had already been decided.
Yu Mu wasn't betting that the soldier would win, he was betting that he would win!
The cockfight had already begun.
As soon as the River Crossing Soldier came out of the cage, it pecked at the Overlord fiercely. This newly arrived cockfight was like a newborn calf that was not afraid of tigers. At the beginning, it completely suppressed the Overlord.
Overlord was not in a hurry to fight the River Crossing Soldier in front. Instead, he steadily dealt with the River Crossing Soldier's attacks.‘River Crossing Soldier only managed to peck off a few feathers of the Overlord. He was already so tired that he could not keep up with the Overlord's rhythm.
Everyone saw that the River Crossing Soldier was already showing signs of fatigue, and they all waved their fists and roared to cheer for the Overlord they had bet on.
Under this fanatical atmosphere, Overlord also began his counterattack against the River Crossing Soldier.
In just a few rounds, the River Crossing Soldier was already riddled with wounds from the Overlord's pecks.
Overlord continued his attack. This time, his peck left a huge wound on the soldier's body. The soldier's chicken blood spilled all over the ground.
Unexpectedly, the heavily injured River Crossing Soldier began to struggle violently as if he had gone crazy. The violent counterattack actually made the Overlord unable to withstand it for a moment.‘Overlord's feathers were constantly pecked off, causing it to cry out in pain.
The crowd was not in a hurry. After watching many cockfighting competitions, they knew that the soldier was already at the end of his rope and was making his final struggle.
Just when they thought that Overlord was going to regroup and take down the River Crossing Soldier, Overlord suddenly froze and fell to the ground of the cockfight arena.
How could the River Crossing Soldier let go of this opportunity? It rushed up and pecked at the Overlord who had fallen to the ground.
The people in the gambling den couldn't bear to watch the Overlord, who had won all thirteen battles, die at the hands of the River Crossing Soldier. They hurriedly separated the two chickens and announced that the River Crossing Soldier had won the cockfight.
It was normal for cockfighting to twitch during an intense fight. In serious cases, it could even be 'agitated' to death. However, the gamblers did not expect that such a thing would happen to the Overlord who had not even suffered any injuries.
All of them wailed, but there was nothing they could do.
The Overlord was facing a cockfight of the same level as the River Crossing Soldier. Although the River Crossing Soldier was in a sorry state when he fought back with all his might, the fight was far from intense enough to make the Overlord twitch.
This was Yu Mu's doing.
He spat at the Overlord when the River Crossing Soldier fought back with all his might and bit the chicken feathers all over the sky.
It was this spittle that helped the " soldier crossing the river " turn the tables, and none of the excited gamblers noticed Yu Mu's little trick.
Yu Mu wanted to find the small-eyed gambler to thank him, but he still couldn't find him after looking around.
The victory of the River Crossing Soldier had earned Yu Mu over three thousand taels of silver. He carried a large pile of silver to the counter to exchange for silver notes.
Jade Tiger Casino had set up an organization similar to a bank for gamblers to exchange cash and banknotes.
Yu Mu had just exchanged the silver for the silver notes, but before he could take two steps, a man in plain clothes put his arm around his shoulder and spoke to him.
The cloth-clothed man who was hugging Yu Mu looked like he was only thirty years old. Not only did he look very refined, but the few strands of white hair hanging on both sides of his temples made people feel that he was extraordinary.
Yu Mu didn't reject any of them. Originally, he only regarded the man in plain clothes as a fat gambler or a small-eyed gambler. However, the man in plain clothes looked much more interesting than them. Yu Mu thought that perhaps the man in plain clothes in front of him was the strange gambling monster.
"Little brother, you've won quite a bit of silver."”
"Yes, I won a lot of silver." Yu Mu replied.”
"I don't know if you want to win more silver, little brother."”
"Of course I do," Yu Mu said."Who would complain about having too much silver?"”
"That's right. Can a gambler who isn't greedy be called a gambler?"”
"How can I win more silver?" Yu Mu asked.”
Seeing Yu Mu's interest, the man in plain clothes immediately said,"That's simple. Let's cooperate. You pay, I'll do the work."
Then, the cloth-clothed man looked up at the sky and sighed."To be honest, I have the best gambling skills in the world. As long as you give me one tael of silver, I can win the entire gambling den. Unfortunately, sigh. I'm penniless now. Truly, truly a clever housewife could not cook without rice.”
He grabbed Yu Mu's hand excitedly and said,""But if you work with me, I'll give you a chance. I, a clever woman, met your bag of rice. It's a match made in heaven. The two of us will sweep through this gambling den.”
"Good!" Yu Mu said. Then just as you said, I'll pay, you bet, and we'll work together. But how are we going to split the money we won?”
The man patted Yu Mu's chest and said,"Since you trust me so much, let's split it fifty-fifty.”
"50 - 50?" Yu Mu was a little dissatisfied.
" You should be content," the man said." My gambling skills are comparable to gambling monsters. It's a blessing for you to meet me." 50 - 50, that's quite a lot."
"Alright, 50 - 50 then." Yu Mu said generously. What are we going to bet on?"
"Let's bet on dice," said the man in plain clothes.
"I've gambled on dice twice before."”
"What I want to bet is different from what you're betting on," the man in plain clothes said. I bet on that side. If they were to gamble there, they would have to bet at least a hundred taels each time.”
The cloth-clothed man pointed at a few tables in front of the hall.
Yu Mu looked over. Compared to the table where he was gambling, the people at this table were obviously dressed more luxuriously. At a glance, he could tell that most of them were wealthy businessmen.
"Isn't a hundred taels a bit too much?" Yu Mu hesitated.”
"The more you gamble, the more you win."”
"Let's go." Yu Mu made up his mind.
The two of them came to the table. Yu Mu first gave the man two hundred silver.
As soon as the man received the silver notes, he placed a hundred taels on the big side.
"It's not time to bet yet," the dealer reminded.”
"I want to place my bet in advance. Can't I?" The man in plain clothes puffed out his chest.”
Yu Mu had yet to see how brilliant his gambling skills were. In terms of confidence, the man in plain clothes was already on par with him.
"Small!"
The cloth-clothed man smiled awkwardly and placed another hundred silver notes on the small side.
"Big!"
Yu Mu looked at the man suspiciously.
Not only did the man's face not lose any confidence, but he even stretched out his hand to Yu Mu confidently.
Yu Mu simply gave the man five hundred silver taels.
"Big!"
"Small!"
"Small!"
"Big!"
"Small!"
The cloth-robed man lost five rounds in a row. Including the previous two rounds, he lost seven rounds in a row. He lost in a single breath.
Originally, there were two other people and the man in plain clothes betting on the side during the fifth and sixth rounds. However, the man in plain clothes 'heaven-defying luck made everyone place all their money on the opposite side of him during the seventh round.
"I'm not betting, I'm not betting." Yu Mu turned around and was about to leave.
"Please believe me one more time, okay?" The man in plain clothes asked.”
Yu Mu said," People always say 'one more time, two more, no more three'. I've already told you to do it again, two more, three more, four more, five more, six more, and seven more." Am I a fool? I watched you lose seven rounds in a row and still let you gamble?”
The cloth-clothed man wanted to persuade Yu Mu again, but Yu Mu didn't give him the chance. He just waved his sleeves and left.
"Young people these days just can't hold it in," the man in plain clothes muttered regretfully. Seeing that he had lost too much, he did not dare to gamble anymore. One had to know that if one was afraid of losing at the gambling table, they would never win.”
Yu Mu didn't feel bad for the seven hundred silver taels, but he suddenly realized that this man couldn't be a gambling monster.
Gambling Monster had been famous in Jade Tiger Casino for at least thirty years, so he should be an old man in his sixties. Besides the few strands of white hair on his temples, the man in plain clothes looked about the same age as Yu Mu himself. How could he be a gambling monster?
Since the man in plain clothes couldn't be a gambling monster, Yu Mu naturally didn't need to waste time and money with him.
After leaving the man in plain clothes, Yu Mu wandered around the hall. He still wanted to find some interesting gambling methods to try.
Just as he was about to try out the gambling method he had just taken a fancy to, a manager of Jade Tiger Casino came to him.
Yu Mu was wondering if the gambling monster had found him, but the manager of the gambling den gave him two notes worth 1,000 taels.
"This is?" Yu Mu asked suspiciously.
"This is what you won just now."”
"But I didn't place a bet, and I didn't win."”
The steward said," It wasn't you who placed the bet. It was the gentleman who was playing with you over there. He won."”
"Is it the man in the cloth?" Yu Mu asked.”
"Yes," said the steward. He also asked me to bring you a message."
"What is it?" Yu Mu asked.
"He said that he won six thousand taels of silver. He should have given you three thousand taels of silver, but you didn't believe him in the end, so he deducted another thousand taels of silver from you."”
Yu Mu smiled. Although this person wasn't a gambling monster, he was still very strange.
"Send him a message for me," Yu Mu said.”
"Please speak," the steward said.
"Ah pui!" Yu Mu said.
"Do I have to say this too?" the steward asked hesitantly.”
"Yes, we must." Yu Mu said. Just say that I haven't even settled the 700 taels of silver with you, and you're still deducting my silver. That's all."
The manager of the gambling den did not say anything and turned around to leave.
Just as Yu Mu was about to place his bet, he was stopped by someone.
He turned around and saw Pei Shengxin.
Yu Mu knew that he probably wouldn't have the chance to gamble anymore.
"Did the gambling monster find you?" Pei Shengxin asked.”
"Someone came to me, but I don't think it's a gambling monster." Did you find the gambling monster?"
"What do you think?" Pei Shengxin asked.”
"Then what should we do now?" Yu Mu asked.”
"What should we do?" Pei Shengxin asked. No matter what, you can't do it like before. I think if this goes on, you won't find me even if you gamble for three days and three nights. Didn't that woman tell you any other ways to find gambling monsters?”
"Yes, she told me a faster way." Yu Mu nodded.”
"Why didn't you say so earlier?"”
"We have to try them one by one." Yu Mu said innocently.”
"What method? Tell me quickly." Pei Shengxin also lost his temper.
"Give me that gold medallion first."”
"What do you want?" Pei Shengxin asked coldly.”
"Don't worry, I'm not gambling with it."”
"This gold medal won't force the gambling monster out. Jade Tiger Casino isn't afraid of the yamen." If it was useful, I would have taken it out as soon as I entered the door.”
"Aiya, I didn't take it to force the gambling den to let the gambling monster out."”
Seeing that Pei Shengxin still wanted to clarify, Yu Mu interrupted,"Can you trust me one more time? Just watch later. This method will definitely work.”
What could Pei Shengxin do to Yu Mu? He could only bear the consequences of his own sins.
He took out the gold medal and handed it to Yu Mu.
Yu Mu took the gold medallion and beckoned a maid over."Give this gold medal to the most important person in charge here and ask him to come and see me.”
Seeing Yu Mu's imposing manner and the words 'Imperial Gift' on the gold plate, the maid didn't dare to be negligent. She hurriedly held the gold plate with both hands and went to find the Chief Steward.
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