The waiter would not waste time chatting with Zhao Changhe and quickly went to greet other guests.
Zhao Changhe ate the steamed bun slowly, thinking that it might be more suitable as military rations than as a snack.
Now whenever I eat, I think of military rations.
Just as I was thinking about how to approach Mr. Dai and get close to him, I suddenly saw him leaving the temple alone and running towards the street.
Zhao Changhe hurriedly dropped a piece of silver and followed him out quickly.
But Master Dai took many detours and soon entered a dark house. Zhao Changhe followed him and saw that it was a casino.
Zhao Changhe: “…”
I thought you were there to worship Buddha, but it turns out you couldn't help yourself and sneaked to the casino to play. Okay, okay, it's the same as when I skipped classes to go to the Internet cafe, but the difference is that I have an incompatible relationship with gambling and drugs.
Although the casino was dark, it was not heavily guarded, so Zhao Changhe went in easily.
But a woman who looked like a proprietress smiled at Master Dai and said, "Master Dai, you are a little late today."
Different from the casino proprietresses I have seen before who were all a bit flirtatious, this proprietress was quite serious, her dress was a bit intellectual, and she looked very friendly with a smile on her face.
Master Dai seemed to be very familiar with her, and laughed, "My uncle has to go to worship Buddha when he has nothing to do. Who has the patience to listen to the bald man chanting? Looking at those bald men is not a good omen. I always feel that the gambling house is going to be shaved bald, which is unlucky."
"Mr. Dai is very lucky, how can this little bit of bad luck affect him?" The proprietress asked with a smile, "It's a bit strange. In the previous Buddhist-Taoist debate, Dayan Temple lost. Shouldn't the nobles have stopped going? Why did they suddenly go again?"
Master Dai waved his hand and said, "That new Buddha has some skills. His words almost made me want to become a nun. Maybe this is what is called a eloquent person."
The proprietress narrowed her eyes slightly and asked with amusement, "Why did Mr. Dai come here?"
Master Dai said confidently: "When I heard them say that we must abstain from sex and gambling, I stopped doing it. I am Dai Qingge, in my prime years, and if I can't do this or that, wouldn't it be a waste of my life? I'll have to wait until the New Year to run away!"
The proprietress laughed in silence: "That's right, what's so good about that ancient Buddha with green lamps? Young master is in the prime of his life, it's time to enjoy himself. Do you want to have fun in the hall today, or go to the VIP room to play a few hands with others in private?"
Dai Qingge said: "I won't play with you if there's anything fun to do in private. I can't win the bet against you. I'll go and bet on some ideas."
Zhao Changhe almost burst out laughing. The script is wrong. Shouldn't he have something going on with the boss lady in private that goes beyond the gambling game? And "I won't play with you"? How can such a woman be fun to play games with? You should be a game player in the real world. Men should keep their IDs and women should be strong.
The proprietress seemed to find it a little funny: "I am not the only one gambling with you. We have so many experts, are you not interested, Master Dai? Or you can play with other gamblers. It is not suitable for Master Dai to squeeze in the hall."
Zhao Changhe glanced at her and thought there was something fishy going on.
Why would anyone have to go to the VIP room to play privately? Wasn't this just to get more information? Yes, she had actually been trying to get more information just now, and now she probably wanted to get to know the new Buddha better.
I thought it was impossible to win 50% of the money just by entering a casino. It was a coincidence... Now it seems that it is very likely. After all, with the support of the Heavenly Ranking, it is not uncommon to be the best in any place. A rich man like Mr. Dai would naturally choose the most famous place.
The situation in Chang'an is already complicated enough, and with the addition of Ying Wu... it's going to be a complete mess.
Dai Qingge was saying, "I'm tired of playing with those masters of yours. Your level is very average."
The lady boss said with a smile: "Young Master is a hidden dragon. Few people can compare with you in terms of the ability to locate a person by hearing a sound..."
Zhao Changhe suddenly said, "Is this gentleman good at gambling? I don't believe it. Do you want to compete?"
The proprietress was stunned for a moment, but Master Dai's eyes lit up: "Is this stranger the new expert you recruited in your gambling house?"
Zhao Changhe said, "I'm new here, isn't there any gambler here? Do you have to be a casino expert?"
Dai Qingge said with a smile: "Newbies, don't be too confident. It won't look good if you lose everything and Li Banniang takes off your pants and throws you out."
Li Ba.
It's definitely the Win Five Series, and it's so open and aboveboard without even a hint of covering up.
A thought flashed through his mind, and he said casually, "If you lose, you lose. It doesn't matter if you win or lose. The process is the most important, isn't it?"
Dai Qingge clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Okay, okay, it's you." Li Ba looked at Zhao Changhe with some doubt in his eyes, and said with a smile: "Then you two follow me."
The two followed Li Ba into the side hall, and the noisy and bustling hall outside was soon isolated. The environment became quiet and elegant, with a faint scent of flowers.
Li Ba smiled and said, "What are you two playing? Pai Gow? Dice?"
Zhao Changhe glanced at her and said with a smile, "Can't I play with Master Dai in private? Do we need a dealer? Excuse me, but if it's a female dealer, it's not appropriate for the boss lady to be so serious."
Li Ba smiled and said, "Our gambling house doesn't rely on those things to attract people. But if you insist on playing by yourself, that's fine, but you have to exchange the chips, and you can't use gold or silver yourself. Otherwise, how can we collect commissions without anyone by your side?"
Zhao Changhe handed over a piece of silver: "Then help me exchange some chips."
Li Ba gave Zhao Changhe a deep look, took the silver and left: "Young Master, please wait a moment."
It seemed that the other party had sensed that something was wrong with this guest, except Dai Qingge, who was unaware of the situation and asked with a smile, "What are you good at playing, brother?"
Zhao Changhe lowered his voice and said, "I was sent by your father to take you back."
Dai Qingge jumped up in shock: "You fucking..."
Zhao Changhe waved his hand: "Young Master, why panic? I look down on those monks. I am willing to help you cover up."
Dai Qingge sighed and looked around, lowering his voice: "You also think that group of monks are not right, right? After all, I am at the top of the Hidden Dragon List, a master of the seventh level of Xuanguan, and I have fought and drunk with Zhao Changhe and Xia Chichi. I am very smart in the martial arts world! I say that the monks are not right, of course I have my reasons, but my father just doesn't believe it!"
Zhao Changhe was amused. Yes, yes, you and Zhao Changhe had a fight, but I don't remember it. You drank wine... Everyone drank at the Qianlong Banquet, so if that counts, then it does count.
He said, "This kind of thing requires evidence. Feelings alone are useless. Master Yuancheng laid a good foundation before, and everyone trusts him..."
"Who can have evidence?" Dai Qingge said, "In the past, Master Yuancheng chanted scriptures and preached. Although I disagreed with many things, I also felt that he made sense. The most important thing is that Master Yuancheng said that everyone can become a Buddha if they understand their mind and see their nature. That is cultivating the mind. Because it is down-to-earth and no longer so ethereal, many people are willing to believe it. And this..."
Zhao Changhe asked, "Doesn't this person say so?"
"Speak! He also said that everyone can become a Buddha, but what he secretly guides people to understand is martial arts practice. What the hell, isn't the use of martial arts in Buddhism to defend the way? If you become a Buddha through martial arts, isn't that Maitreya? If you introduce killing to become a Buddha, and introduce bliss, then that's the revival of Maitreya in Chang'an. I told my father about this, and he said that they didn't talk about killing to become a Buddha, nor about bliss, and told me not to make random inferences. But why do I feel like it's not right? It's only been such a short time, and the meaning of this sutra has been secretly misinterpreted. Can't it be that as time goes by, it will be secretly misinterpreted more?"
Zhao Changhe's heart moved slightly.
Don't underestimate this silly guy, his intuition is so sharp that he is worthy of being listed as a hidden dragon. The blind man is not blind, and the ranking is not random.
There is no doubt that when Yuancheng evacuated Chang'an and moved to Xiangyang, the new Buddha welcomed by the monks who remained in Chang'an was most likely... the demon Poxun, or at least a subordinate sent by him.
Dai Qingge said angrily: "If you are my father's confidant, please help me to say that I would rather believe Yuxu than this weird new Buddha."
Zhao Changhe tried to ask, "Sir, you didn't have much contact with Taoism in the past, right?"
Dai Qingge said, "Xuan Chong and I are familiar with each other, so it's not like we haven't had any contact. Anyway, Yuxu is now the number one person in Shenzhou, and his reputation is incredible. Even if I choose him obviously, my family will have nothing to say."
Zhao Changhe said, "Then you might as well go straight to Louguan Terrace. Even if it's just for show, I can't force you to come and listen to the Buddha. If we really want to make a choice, we have to wait until the result of their Buddhist and Taoist debate comes out."
Dai Qingge hesitated for a moment and said, "I want to finish this game before going."
Zhao Changhe wanted to slap him on the head, he didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Okay, okay, I'll play with you."
In the gambling house's secret room, Li Ba leaned on the receiver and listened for a while, frowning slightly: "Where did this dragon from across the river come from?"
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PS: There is more in the evening.
PS2: I originally randomly named him Yue Huafeng, but it turned out that he was a high-ranking official in Xi'an. Not only did they have the same name, but they also went to the same place, which was too coincidental. So I decided to change it and later changed it to Yue Fenghua.
(End of this chapter)