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Get rich gambling house.
One of the three gold selling caves in Changningwei.
It is said that at the beginning of opening up wasteland in Changningwei, Fa Cai Gambling House had already stood on this land.
Some pioneers of land reclamation often spend a lot of money in gambling houses after earning wealth, and naturally most of the results are tragedies.
The behind-the-scenes boss of Fa Cai Casino is very secretive. Some say it is the Heavenly Man Huangfu, some say it is the Heavenly Lei's, and some say it is the first generation of the city lord who is secretly manipulating behind the scenes.
But none of them admitted.
After all, relying on gambling shops to make money is also a stain on the aristocratic family.
In short, the background of this rich gambling house is unpredictable. So far, no one can not pay back the money owed to Fa Cai Casino.
At the entrance of the gambling house, Wang Zongwei's carriage stopped slowly.
This is a three-story attic with a fairly large area, with carved beams and painted buildings, a mass of brocade, and the towering vermilion lacquer archway at the entrance is also quite magnificent. At first glance, it looks more like a restaurant than a gambling house.
Only the cloth fan hanging under the archway, embroidered with the word "gambling" and swaying slightly in the cool wind in early autumn, shows its identity as a gambling shop.
At the entrance of the gambling house, a few strong men wearing the standard uniforms of the gambling house stood around the threshold with their hands behind their backs. They were Xuanwu monks who were specially raised in the gambling house to watch the game and frighten Xiaoxiao. The cultivation base also looks like the fifth or sixth floor of the Qi refining period, which is not weak at all.
Before Wang Zongwei got off the carriage, a middle-aged man came out from the gambling house with a big smile on his face.
Behind him, there are several personal followers who are not weak.
The middle-aged man with a moustache and an amiable appearance is Ding Youde, the second shopkeeper of Fa Cai Casino.
Just listening to his name and looking at his appearance, it seems that he is really a man of high morals, but only those who are familiar with him, or those who have suffered a lot, know how cannibal Ding Youde is.
"Master Zongwei." Ding Youde greeted him with a smile, and helped Wang Zongwei off the carriage with his own hands, "You haven't come for seven or eight days. Could it be that you dislike old brother for not being well received?"
"Where, where."
At this time, Wang Zongwei was already in his early thirties, with a small beard, and he looked like a mature man with a successful career.
He laughed and said, "It's just that I won too much a while ago, I'm afraid you'll despise me, bro, and don't welcome me anymore."
Ding Youde was stunned for a moment, then he laughed loudly and said: "Master Zongwei is really good at joking. We run a gambling shop, winning or losing depends on luck, how can there be a reason why we don't welcome a guest who wins two dollars? "
"Master Zongwei has been so powerful recently, and his fortune is overwhelming. It is reasonable to win money. Even if you win our gambling house to bankruptcy, it is your ability."
"Just joking, Brother Youde, don't take it to heart." Wang Zongwei smiled calmly, and then entered Fa Cai Casino with Ding Youde.
Fa Cai Gambling House is still so lively, in the hall, every gaming table is full of gamblers, men and women.
No matter when, there is always no shortage of gamblers, and there are always people who are addicted to the excitement of getting something for nothing.
"Master Zongwei, do you want to warm up your hands in the hall first, or let Youde arrange a private room for you?" Ding Youde asked enthusiastically.
"Human luck is limited, how can it be used in such a small place?" Wang Zongwei glanced at the hall with his hands behind his back, showing a lack of interest.
The gambling in the hall is relatively small, and there are many tables whose gambling funds are still calculated in large coppers. Even for those high-end tables, the win or loss in a day is at most dozens of dry gold.
At that time, he, Twenty Lang, was gambling outside.
"That's true." Ding Youde flattered with a smile, "What is the identity of Master Zongwei? How can he play with these mud legs."
After finishing speaking, he led Wang Zongwei directly to the private room on the second floor.
The decoration on the second floor is much more refined than that on the first floor. Not only are the floors covered with thick carpets, but also the small tables placed in the corridors are all made of nanmu, and there are also exquisite calligraphy and paintings hanging on the walls. Upstairs is much more upscale.
There are rows of boxes on both sides of the corridor.
These boxes are obviously sound-proofed. Standing in the corridor, you can only vaguely hear bursts of yelling and laughter coming from the door, but you can't hear the voices that are too specific.
The grades of private rooms are also different. There are "Ren" private rooms with a starting price of 100 gold, and there are "Tian" private rooms with a starting price of 1,000 gold to meet the needs of customers of different levels.
In the past two or three months, Wang Zongwei has been playing in the private room of the "Ren" brand, and he has won one or two thousand gold one after another.
"This time I'm playing in the private room of the 'Di' brand." Wang Zongwei said, "I won a lot of money from your gambling shop before. If you are unlucky today, you will lose it all."
Even so, there was a hint of greed in his eyes.
Obviously, he is very confident in his recent luck.
"Young Master Zongwei is really proud."
Ding Youde wished that he could gamble a little bit more, so he and his followers naturally praised him vigorously.
While speaking, a group of people walked into the private room of the "Di" brand.
Compared with the corridor, the decoration in the private room is more luxurious, not only the craftsmanship of the carpet is more complicated and exquisite, but also the antique calligraphy and paintings used for decoration are of higher grade. To furnish this private room, the cost of these antique calligraphy and paintings alone may not be less than one or two thousand gold.
There is a red copper incense burner on the high table against the wall, burning the smoky incense, making the smoke curl up in the private room, revealing a mysterious and fascinating smell, which makes people's adrenaline surge.
Every gambler in the "Di" box is served by a beautiful maid. Even the croupiers in front of the gaming tables are well-trained beauties.
It was still early today, and there was no one else in the room of the local shop except the maid, the croupier. It's no wonder that the winning or losing of a room of a local name can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, and it's not every day that there are high-rollers visiting.
Wang Zongwei's eyes brightened, and he squinted his eyes when he saw the beautiful maid and the croupier, with a look of lust and soul.
"Master Zongwei is still satisfied?"
In Ding Youde's smiling eyes, a trace of contempt flashed inadvertently.
"Okay! Give me five hundred dry gold chips first."
Wang Zongwei took out a pile of gold tickets with great interest.
Two beautiful maids helped him to the gaming table, one on the left and the other on the right, and thoughtfully exchanged chips for him, and made a pot of spiritual tea for him.
Holding the chips in hand, Wang Zongwei immediately joined the game with bright eyes.
"Both of you accompany Young Master Zongwei well." Ding Youde said goodbye with a smile, "I won't bother Young Master Zongwei to win money."
He also knows that once a gambler is in the mood, he doesn't like to be disturbed by others.
Sure enough, Wang Zongwei waved his hand without even raising his eyelids.
After leaving the private room of the local shop, Ding Youde waved his hand to signal that he would guard the door, and went straight to the third floor.
third floor.
In a heavily guarded room, a middle-aged man in Chinese clothes, who looked only forty or fifty years old, was lying in a comfortable chair, smoking leaf cigarettes, puffing away from time to time.
His skin was a little sallow, as if his body had been hollowed out.
Beside him are two enchanting and beautiful women who are serving him obediently.
"Treasurer Huang." Ding Youde reported cautiously, "That Wang Zongwei came to the gambling house again. Obviously, we let him taste the sweetness when we released the water a while ago. However, he entered the private room of the 'di' brand this time, presumably Want to win a wave of big ones. How to deal with it, please show me the treasurer Huang?"
Shopkeeper Huang's eyes were half closed, and he said casually, "It's about time. Since he's here, let's close the Internet cafe."
"Yes, big shopkeeper."
Ding Youde responded, and a trace of cruelty flashed in his eyes.
Wang Zongwei, Wang Zongwei, you really think you are lucky.
Ding Youde sneered secretly.
I have flattered you for nearly three months, and it's time for you to pay back your capital with interest.
at the same time.
In the private room of Dizihao, Wang Zongwei was lucky, and he won hundreds of dry gold chips in a short while.
The two beautiful maids complimented each other with smiles on their faces: "Young Master Zongwei is really lucky! It seems that today is another big killing."
"Hahaha~ My luck is really good recently." Wang Zongwei laughed, and rewarded the two maids with a dry gold chip.
"Thank you, Master Zongwei!" The maids' eyebrows and eyes became more charming, and their bodies almost clung to him.
As if confirming Wang Zongwei's words, in a short while, he won another one hundred thousand gold.
Under the maid's flattery over and over again, his heart fluttered like a fairy, and he quickly accepted the maid's proposal, taking advantage of his luck to increase his betting efforts.
But in the blink of an eye, before he paid much attention to it, the chips of more than two hundred dry gold won were completely lost.
Wang Zongwei seemed a little anxious.
After losing a few hands in a row, he increased his betting again, trying to win back the lost chips.
But the more this is the case, the more it seems to be counterproductive.
After an incense stick of kung fu, he filled in all the five hundred chips he had exchanged himself.
"Master Zong Wei is not lucky today." A maid persuaded, "Why don't you stop here and come back next time."
"It was just a temporary loss." Another maid immediately advised coquettishly, "Master Zongwei is very lucky, and he will definitely win back soon."
"Another thousand gold chips!"
Wang Zongwei's breathing was a little short, and he had already lost five hundred thousand gold today, as if he was not reconciled.
The two maids looked at Wang Zongwei with adoring eyes: "Young Master Zongwei is really heroic, even the sons of the eighth and ninth grade families don't have such courage."
After taking a thousand gold chips, Wang Zongwei seemed to be a lot more cautious, he made a lot of calculations when placing bets, and gradually, he actually won some more.
But as the two maids stepped up the potency of the Ecstasy Soup, Wang Zongwei became ecstatic again, and gambled wildly.
In the situation of losing more and winning less, the mere thousand gold did not last long, and it was lost soon.
"Take another two thousand gold chips." Wang Zongwei slapped the table fiercely, as if a little out of breath.
After half a quarter of an hour.
"Take another two thousand dry gold!" His deep growl sounded again.
Like this, over and over again, his eyes were already scarlet, the brocade robe was torn out, exposing his chest, his hair was a little messy, and his body was covered in sweat.
He took a sip of spiritual tea and said in a rage, "Give me another two thousand!"
But this time, the two well-behaved and obedient maids ignored him, but retreated to the side and bent down.
"you… "
Wang Zongwei turned around angrily and cursed.
However, before he finished cursing, he stopped abruptly.
It's just because Ding Youde and a group of followers in this "Di" room have already stood behind him at some point.
His smile was a bit gloomy: "Young Master Zongwei, today is almost the end. Why don't you come and play some other day."
Wang Zongwei was shocked suddenly, as if he sensed something was wrong with the atmosphere, and immediately regained some sense: "Brother Youde is right, the luck is not good today, it is not suitable to continue playing, then I will leave first."
While speaking, Wang Zongwei lowered his head and walked out of the room.
"Wait."
Ding Youde sneered with his hands behind his back.
As soon as the words fell, a few strong men immediately blocked the door, and blocked Wang Zongwei in the private room of the "Di" brand.
"Brother Youde, what do you mean?" Wang Zongwei's face turned pale.
"Master Zong Wei, our gambling house has its own rules," Ding Youde said coldly with a half-smile, "Young Master, settle the money owed first before leaving."
"I owe money? How much do I owe?" Wang Zongwei's face became more and more ugly, and he felt a little bad.
Ding Youde slowly took out a stack of signed slips: "Master Zong Wei has exchanged a total of 8,600 dry gold today, of which 500 dry gold has been paid, and there are 8,100 dry gold left. Please trouble Zong Wei Eldest young master settle the bill."
"More than eight thousand dry gold?!"
Wang Zongwei's expression was shocked and angry, and he couldn't believe it.
He only played for less than two hours from the beginning to the end, how could he lose so much
"Young Master Zongwei might as well take a good look at it." Ding Youde sneered, "Every sign here is written in black and white. If you don't recognize it, I'll ask my brothers to 'help' you remember it."
Wang Zongwei hurried up and checked the signed bills.
Sure enough, each one is real.
He really owed so much without knowing it.
He was sweating profusely immediately, and cupped his hands towards Ding Youde: "Brother Youde, these lists are all correct. But this time I came out in a hurry and didn't bring that much money, how about..."
Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Ding Youde waving his hand.
He smiled sullenly: "It's okay, it's okay. As long as Master Zongwei signs, I will take my brothers to Ping'an Wang's and ask Wang Shouzhe for the money."
"Ask my fourth uncle for a bill?!" Wang Zongwei said tremblingly and furiously, "Brother Youde, this is too much! Aren't you driving me to death? Don't worry, I will pay for this sum of money." Pay it back as soon as possible.”
"Damn!" Ding Youde sneered, "Only with your support from Wang Zongwei, can you repay the money? It seems that Master Zongwei hasn't figured out the situation yet. Someone, let the young master sober up!"
"Brother Youde! Don't be impulsive! Ah~~~~~"
A series of screams suddenly sounded in the private room of the local shop.
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Twilight gradually fell.
Outside Changning Weicheng, there is a low-key yet luxurious manor.
This manor was hung under the name of an unknown rich man from afar, but in fact it was the patriarch of the Tianren Huangfu clan, the secret palace of Huangfu Jinhuan, where many secret talks took place.
It can be said that this seemingly ordinary manor often influences some changes in Changningwei's layout.
The sky was getting darker, but the manor was still very bright.
Exquisite palace lanterns are hung under all the corridors, reflecting some of the courtyards as if they were daytime, with green trees, red flowers, and lush greenery.
At this moment, in the meeting hall deep in the manor, three people are sitting together and having a secret conversation.
These three people, two men and one woman, were all dressed in brocade and embroidered gowns, with an extraordinary style.
Curls of cigarette smoke rose from the red copper incense burner in the corner, like fairy mist, coupled with the exquisite and gorgeous furniture, it set off this room like a jade pavilion in the fairy palace, and also set off the three people on that seat, as if they were extraordinarily beautiful. There was a touch of immortality.
According to the theory, Huangfu Jinhuan is the real owner of this manor, but at this moment, the person sitting on the main seat is a charming and charming woman in her thirties.
She was born with a pair of flirtatious peach blossom eyes, and even her posture when she was sitting idle was very lazy, but her demeanor was like that of a fairy concubine, with a kind of condescending aloofness, as if everyone was born to listen Her average.
The magnificent and luxurious spiritual silk brocade robe, the exquisite and complicated embroidery, and the huge sea spirit beads inlaid on the embroidered shoes all showed her extraordinary identity.
Behind her, standing on one left and one on the right were two old men who seemed to be indifferent.
They look simple and unpretentious, with a restrained aura, but only real masters can feel the terrifying power contained in their bodies.
That's right, these two old men are monks at the Lingtai Realm.
For some Xuanwu families of the eighth and ninth ranks, every monk in the Lingtai realm is the ancestor of the family, with a respected status, and is the pillar of the family.
But they stood behind this woman with their heads down, as if they were two loyal old servants.
In this way, the background of that woman is even more extraordinary.
She just leaned on the main seat casually, as if it should be so.
But the famous Huangfu Jinhuan sat in the second seat, with a flattering expression on his originally majestic face.
As for the other middle-aged man, he was the former patriarch of the Ma Huangfu clan, Huangfu Deyun.
The patriarch of the eighth-rank family can be regarded as a big shot in the entire Changning Guard. But here, he unexpectedly accompanied the last seat.
In fact, it would be nice to have a seat.
Didn't you see that the two monks at the Lingtai stage behind that woman could only stand like old servants
Therefore, Huangfu Deyun didn't sit still, but only put half of his buttocks on the chair, with his entire upper body leaning forward, looking extremely submissive.
That's right, this enchanting and charming woman with a noble and extraordinary temperament is none other than Mrs. Ji!
Mrs. Ji's enchanting face was a little displeased: "Patriarch Deyun, you promised earlier that you would wipe out your opponents as soon as possible and completely control the raw silk industry. You also promised to expand the raw silk production base to the entire country in the next twenty years. Changning Guard and the surrounding guards have become one of Ji's supply bases."
"But now, a small eighth-rank patriarch, Ning Xu, is fighting so hard, do you have to give me an explanation?"
Facing Mrs. Ji's coercion, Huangfu Deyun felt a little terrified, wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Mrs. Ji, the Xu family in Changning has got their brains pinched by something? They are crazily competing with us for raw silk raw materials." , but don’t worry, they will soon be unable to hold on.”
"Can't hold on?" Mrs. Ji sneered and said, "How did I hear that the Xu family in Changning is backed by the Pingan Wang family. "
"Although the Ping'an Wang family is only an eighth-rank family, I heard that the land under their jurisdiction is well managed and has abundant financial resources."
Huangfu Deyun was speechless immediately, and looked at Huangfu Jinhuan, as if asking for help.
"Ahem!" Huangfu Jinhuan said with a straight face, "Mrs. Ji, don't worry. The Ping'an Wang family only secretly supported Changning Xu's funds because of their in-law relationship. As long as we fight harder, Changning Xu's Sooner or later it will be overwhelmed, and we promise not to delay the interests of the Longzuo Ji family.
"Hmph! I hope so." Mrs. Ji's complexion eased a little. "The two royal masters, our Ji family trusts you to have absolute control in Changningwei, so we choose you as a partner. If you really can't solve it, hehe , don’t blame us for being ruthless.”
After finishing speaking, Mrs. Ji got up and left in a huff.
And those two old servants at the Lingtai stage followed step by step, without even raising their eyelids.
Huangfu Jinhuan and Huangfu Deyun stood up and said goodbye: "Madam Ji, don't worry. We will solve this problem as soon as possible."
Mrs. Ji didn't even look back, she gradually drifted away and disappeared from the sight of the two of them.
After people leave.
Huangfu Deyuncai looked a little ugly and said: "Uncle Jinhuan, if the Ping'an Wang family is determined to support the Changning Xu family, what should we do?"
"Hmph." Huangfu Jinhuan said with a sneer, "It is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for our Huangfu family to have the opportunity to cooperate with the Ji family and become one of their main silk supply bases. No matter who stands in front of us, I, Huangfu Jinhuan, will never let him go."
The Changning Huangfu family is a family that can normally carry out the alternation between man and nature.
But without a doubt.
In order to meet the alternation of heaven and man, most of the resources will be given priority to the seeds of heaven and man.
Although he, Huangfu Jinhuan, is the patriarch, he is not the next seed of heaven and man. Unless there are more resources overflowing, after the family satisfies the Alternation between Heaven and Man, and advances to the sixth rank, it is possible for him to obtain the resources for cultivating Heaven and Human Realm.
Longzuoji family.
It is an old sixth-rank family well-known throughout Longzuo County.
The background of this family is unfathomable, there are many gods and humans in the family, and the number of Lingtai is huge, and it is only half a step away from the fifth-rank Zifu.
This time they cooperated with the outside world to enter and seize the silk industry, obviously for the purpose of promoting the fifth-rank family.
Just hug Ji's thigh tightly and turn Changningwei and the surrounding areas into a raw silk base.
The Huangfu family has the qualifications to be promoted to the sixth rank, and he, Huangfu Jinhuan, will also have the capital to hit the heaven and the human realm.
At this thought, Huangfu Jinhuan's eyes flashed a blaze. As long as he has enough resources, he also has a chance to reach the Heavenly Realm, even if there is only a 20% to 30% chance.
"Uncle Jinhuan." Huangfu Deyun frowned, "I think about this matter carefully, and I always feel a little strange. We only dared to increase the purchase principal because of Ji's advanced technology. Now that the competition has reached this stage, even if there is Ji's advanced technology, we will also lose a lot in this wave."
"But why are the Ping'an Wang family and the Changning Xu family so courageous? Even we have lost a lot. Could it be that they have lost everything?"
"But with such a loss, why do they still insist on us and compete with us for raw silk resources?"
Huangfu Jinhuan said in a deep voice: "This matter is indeed a bit strange. At first I thought that the Changning Xu family was just dying, but now things may not be simple. Fortunately, I have made a plan, and it should be the time to close the net." gone."
While the two were talking.
Huangfu Jinhuan's bodyguard came in to report and whispered something in his ear.
Huangfu Jinhuan straightened his expression, and said, "Quickly invite the shopkeeper Huang to come in."
Not for a moment.
A young and capable young man came in to meet Huangfu Jinhuan. He took out a thick secret letter and handed it over, and said respectfully: "Our shopkeeper said it, luckily it's not disgraceful."
"Okay, okay." Huangfu Jinhuan stroked his beard and laughed, "I want to see, what the hell are the Ping'an Wang family and the Changning Xu family doing secretly?"
He took the thick secret letter, opened it and looked at it, the smile on his face gradually solidified, and gradually became more and more gloomy!
"boom!"
A fine rosewood table was shattered in his palm.
"Good, good, good!"
"Xu Shi, Wang Shi, you are looking for your own death!"
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