Chapter 22: The Gambling
The time for the start of the competition is getting closer and closer, and the disciples who came to watch the competition are gradually coming to the rings. And some of the disciples who participated in the competition couldn't hold back the excitement in their hearts, and they went on stage early to wait, only the fifth ring, and no one came for a long time.
In front of the ring, Tian Guang, who was in charge of presiding over the scene, lay lazily on the Taishi's chair, no matter how noisy and talked in front of him, he turned a deaf ear and slept soundly.
And in the audience, everyone gathered in a pile and quietly set up a gambling game.
At this time, a young disciple trotted over, came to Tian Guang, and said, "Uncle Shi, the list of candidates for the competition is out." After speaking, he bowed slightly and presented a note.
Tian Guang opened his eyes blankly, took the note and looked at it, yawned again and again, looked at the sundial not far away, and said, "Can you still be a little longer......"
When he had finished speaking, he went to sleep again. And the note also slipped out of his hand, and was picked up by several disciples who hugged each other, and read out aloud what was written on it:
"No. 9 sign Lin Yuan, against No. 10 sign Jin Ping'an!"
As soon as the news came out, in terms of the gambling game, it reached the ears of the entrants, like a hammer of sound, knocking on the eyes.
"I'll press Jin Ping'an, fifty taels!"
"I'll also press, thirty taels!"
"One hundred taels!"
“............”
With the sound of the wave, everyone took the money in their hands and surrounded the disciple who set up the game, wanting to bet.
The disciple who set up the bureau was full of helplessness, and said with a wry smile: "You senior brothers have a good calculation, you need to know that our junior uncle Lin Yuan is just a martial artist, how can he defeat Jin Ping'an, who is already a third-order questioner, this competition has not yet started, and the ending has been revealed, how can you bet." ”
Hearing this, everyone nodded, feeling reasonable, but quite unwilling, and someone said: "Then what do you mean, but don't gamble?"
The disciple shook his head and said: "Senior brother said that it was not once or twice that I Zhang Leming did this trip, everyone is an old acquaintance, how can I sweep everyone's interest, but since it is a gamble, of course I can't bet what I already know, this rule, I'm afraid it has to be changed." ”
"What's the change?"
Everyone was curious, and only listened to Zhang Le's eloquent words: "As we all know, this Lin Yuan defeated Li Shengfei once a year ago, although Jin Ping'an is not comparable to Li Shengfei, but it is enough to prove that our little uncle still has some means, so this gamble, it will be based on how many moves Lin Yuan can make in Jin Ping'an's hands, and he will lose within ten moves, the odds will be one to one, to lose more than ten moves, to lose less than twenty moves, one to two, and so on, until more than 100 moves, one to ten." ”
"Haha, it's novel to play like this, I don't have an opinion, just play like this. ”
"It's worthy of Senior Brother Zhang, this kind of play can also be imagined, exciting...... I raised my hands in agreement. ”
“ ............”
One person, one word, great praise. Zhang Le smiled proudly, and said: "Thank you for your support, but this gambling thing, playing is a heartbeat, if there is not enough excitement for the senior brother, you can also bet on Lin Yuan to win, I Zhang Le with a reputation guarantee, the odds are one hundred to one, and the account will never be bad." ”
Hearing this, everyone smiled disdainfully: "Don't fool me and others, don't say it's a loss of 100, I won't bet on you if you pay 10,000, only a fool will ......"
"Three thousand taels, win!"
At this time, I don't know which rich man was calming the audience as soon as he made a move, and the surrounding crowd was boiling after a short period of silence, and they all looked at the bettor with foolish eyes, only to see that it was a young man with a young face and a handsome appearance, but he was carrying a sword-shaped big stone mound on his back, and he looked quite stupid.
No, at this moment, in the eyes of everyone, this person is not only stupid, but also has a big heart.
Looking at the three silver tickets handed over in front of him, Zhang Le was stunned, and when he came back to his senses, he raised his thumb forward, greeted him with a smile, and said: "Senior brother has a very unique vision, but as the saying goes, gambling is character, that is, betting, and there is no regret." After speaking, he hurriedly took the ticket and held it tightly in his hand.
Lin Yuan nodded and said, "I don't regret it, you can bet it!"
"Okay, it's refreshing!" Zhang Le clapped his hands and smiled brightly.
Everyone around shook their heads and sighed, and some people were anxious, and said: "This junior brother, you have to think about it carefully, three thousand taels is not a small amount, unless Jin Ping'an abstains and does not come, otherwise if you want to win, the chance is less than one in 10,000, what is the difference between giving money." ”
Lin Yuan smiled and said nothing, but he was angry in his heart. As soon as he arrived here, he saw that someone had set up a game to gamble, and he was greedy for fun, so he came over, but he didn't expect this gambling game to count him down like this, and he immediately became angry and bet all his belongings down.
It's just that after the courtyard, he wants to go to the country of Unan to find his senior sister Sun Luanyue, and it is indispensable to be entangled along the way, in case he loses, but he has a headache, although he is bet, but he is still a little hesitant in his heart.
However, when I thought that the opponent was Jin Ping'an's house, I was a lot more relieved at the moment, even if I beat him later, I would lose my family and lose my money, and I would lose my money, so it was a big deal to find a bandit village to loot it, although disciples were strictly forbidden to disturb the world, but in the eyes of everyone, he was not a person who cultivated the truth, and he was not afraid.
When I thought about it, I was relieved.
Boom......!
A moment later, a bell rang, and everyone looked excited.
Tian Guang woke up from his sleep, stretched, glanced at the hour, got up and walked to the ring. He glanced left and right, and shouted, "Where did the people who competed?" ”
Hearing this, Lin Yuan was in good spirits, and hurriedly walked out of the crowd, not caring about the surprised eyes of others, Huo Huo walked to the ring, took out the bamboo stick in front of Tian Guang, and said: "Lin Yuan of Cangmu Yuan came to compete, senior brother, this is the lot I draw." ”
Tian Guang squinted his eyes, and did not reply, but looked at the crowd below, saw no one coming, and shouted again: "No. 10 signed Jin Ping'an, but is here?"
Suddenly there was silence below, silent, for a long time, there was no response, Tian Guang immediately frowned, glanced at the hour again, and said in a deep voice: "The time limit is a quarter of an hour, and after a quarter of an hour, if you don't come up again, you will abstain." ”
Hearing this, those who had just placed bets in the gambling game gradually began to panic, especially Zhang Le, who set up the game, looked anxious, kept his feet, stretched out his head to look around the field, and looked at the appearance, with the intention of abandoning the stall and getting into the crowd to pull Jin Ping'an out.
But it's no wonder that Lin Yuan bet three thousand taels on him, and if he wins, this loss will be 300,000, so how can he not be in a hurry.
"What is Jin Ping'an doing, find him out. ”
"Jin Ping'an, hurry up and come out for me..."
Everyone kept shouting loudly, looking in all directions, and for a while, at the fifth ring, most of the people were scattered.
Lin Yuan stood on the stage, he actually wanted to laugh, and thought in his heart, could it be that he couldn't even walk because he was drugged.
He waited quietly, watching the time pass breathlessly, but he still didn't see Jin Ping'an coming. A quarter of an hour later, Tian Guang walked into the ring again, held a gong hammer, and slammed it on one of the gongs in the ring.
"Boom..."
With the sound of the gong, Zhang Leyi sat down on the ground and looked at the ring sluggishly, his face like ashes.
Tian Guang announced: "The winner of this game, Lin ......"
"Uncle Slow down, I... I'm coming!"
Although the voice was loud, it was soft and weak, but in the ears of some people, it was like a spring breeze, which made them greatly relieved.
Everyone looked and saw Jin Ping'an pacing and climbing into the ring with great difficulty, as if he was seriously ill.
Jin Ping'an came to Tian Guang panting, and said weakly: "Uncle Shi, the disciple occasionally feels unwell, can you press the competition back for an hour or two, and wait for the disciple to breathe for a while." ”
Tian Guang glanced at him angrily, and said: "Hmph! It's okay if it's too late, and you still make such unreasonable demands, what is the comparison that you only have once in ten years, if you don't want to compare, you will abstain." ”
Jin Ping'an explained: "Uncle Shi, don't be angry, it's not that the disciple doesn't want to compare, it's really not in the state now, this is on stage, not to mention being beaten in vain, and not winning... Huh!?Uncle Lin Yuan. ”
Lin Yuan glanced at him and greeted: "Senior nephew Jin, we meet again." ”
When Jin Ping'an saw Lin Yuan, his face was overjoyed, and he said, "Haha... Cough... I didn't expect the opponent to be you. ”
Tian Guang waited very impatiently, and said coldly: "There are so many words, you can't compare, if you don't compare, quickly abstain." ”
Jin Ping'an nodded hurriedly: "Bibibi, Bibi..."
"Let's start!" Tian Guang didn't have a good face, and walked off the stage after speaking.
In the ring, the two looked at each other, and Lin Yuan asked, "Senior nephew Jin, why don't you look comfortable?"
Jin Ping'an said: "It's nothing, it's just a little weak, but fortunately, the spiritual power is running unhindered, and it is enough to deal with Uncle Shi." After speaking, he smiled on his face, and said in a consultative tone: "Little uncle, I still want to save some strength for the next competition, I don't want to make a big fight, if I want to, it's good to abstain on my own, and my nephew is grateful." ”
Lin Yuan frowned, and secretly said that this guy was not beaten, and he did not show weakness at the moment, shook his head and said: "Senior nephew said that I laughed, I bought your medicine before, and I was worried that it would be useless, but now it seems that the medicine is not fake, if it goes down, it will be a pity." ”
"It's just a pack of medicinal powder, why worry about it, if Uncle Shi agrees to go down, don't say a pack, I'll give you ten..." You..."
Lin Yuan smiled lightly: "If you do too much injustice, you will kill yourself, nephew, you have no eyes for your fists and feet, be careful!"
After speaking, he pulled away with a fist in his hand, and suddenly stepped hard under his feet, and hit forward.