"Momoshi-sama, there are guests who want to challenge you. ”

The top floor of the Golden Hook Platform is a two-story patio structure, which is very spacious, and after the guards brought Lu Ping'an and the three of them to the first floor, someone immediately trotted to the front of the largest room on the second floor.

"Well, got it, let him wait. ”

After a long while, a slightly impatient voice sounded like a young man from inside the elegantly carved four-open yellow rosewood door.

Hearing this, Lu Ping'an and Jiang Yuebai subconsciously glanced at each other, and they both saw an incredible look in each other's eyes.

At this time, among the guards on the field, a tall and thin man with a leading appearance saw the doubts of the two, and explained with a smile: "Our shopkeeper is the nineteenth son of the city lord, although he is young, he is an immortal genius, and no one has been able to beat him in the bet so far. ”

"Oh. ”

Lu Ping'an responded coldly, and did not give the eagle dog of the Golden Hook Platform a good look.

Having said that, this head of the Hundred Food Clan is quite capable of giving birth.

Moreover, Tao Shiqian is capable of doing it at a young age, and the shopkeeper of the Golden Hook Table, which occupies the majority of the family's income, shows that his talent is quite high and should not be underestimated.

"May I ask the three of you, will you compare them later, or will you come one by one?"

While waiting, I saw an old man dressed in a purple and gold robe and look like a housekeeper, carrying an iron tray covered with a black cloth from another room, and came to the three of them to ask.

The iron tray is made of solid materials, and it is roughly estimated that there must be at least a dozen catties, and this old dealer is lifted with one hand, and it is very easy, presumably there is also cultivation.

"Ask the two of them, I'll be there anyway. ”

Jiang Yuebai hugged her arms and looked at the two beside her.

"No, no, no, I don't compare. ”

Tian He didn't want to wade into this troubled water at all, and his head shook into a rattle.

"I ...... too"

Lu Ping'an originally planned to watch the battle from the sidelines, but after thinking about it, he felt that it was better to wait and see first.

So he changed his tone and asked, "Hm...... I don't know what project I'm going to do later, and if I'm not good at it, I'll have to quit. ”

"Hehehehehe, there's nothing bad at it. ”

When the old dealer heard this, he laughed, "The gambling method that Lord Peach Food came up with, as long as he is not a fool, he will play it." ”

"Come on, choose one of them, I'll get ready first. ”

As he spoke, the old dealer lifted the cloth covering the tray with his other hand, and saw that there were two rows of bamboo slips neatly placed among them, with a total of sixteen sticks.

The bamboo slips are marked with a variety of gambling games, but the names are stranger than the other.

Not only Lu Ping'an and Jiang Yuebai, but even Tian He, who claims to be an expert, has never heard of it at all.

Sheep's head dog meat, the fool gets it, it is difficult to collect it when it is covered with water, and the tiger dies and leaves its skin......

Those who don't know probably think that this is a private school tool for teaching children idioms.

"Old sir, sheep's head dog meat is ......"

"Don't ask, young man, we have a rule in the Golden Hook Terrace that you can't reveal the specific content of the game before the guests choose the project, otherwise it will be too boring. ”

Lu Ping'an was about to ask, but was interrupted by the old dealer who guessed his intentions.

"Just pick this one. ”

At this time, Jiang Yuebai, who had been silent for a long time, directly and decisively stretched out his hand and took out the bamboo slip with "life and death line" written on it in the iron tray.

"I'll go, this doesn't sound simple. ”

Lu Ping'an grinned.

The line between life and death, with the word "death" in the name, is too unlucky.

"Do you think there will be a simple one inside?" Jiang Yuebai asked rhetorically and handed the bamboo slip to the old dealer.

"Okay, then I'll go and get ready first. ”

The old dealer put away the tray and said to Lu Ping'an before leaving, "Don't worry, young man, after the gameplay is announced, you can make a decision." ”

In this way, after the old dealer left, several guards present began to get busy.

However, the young shopkeeper of the Golden Hook Terrace still did not appear.

The guards' hands and feet were very nimble, and they had less than half a column of incense to set up the props for the "life and death" gambling game.

I saw that in the center of the spacious hall on the first floor, two columns with a height of about one foot were firmly fixed on the floor by nails, standing steadily.

The distance between the columns is about two zhang, and the upper and lower beams are connected.

Among them, at the bottom of the beam above, a huge axe made of dark iron is hanging with a very tough gold wire rope.

The edge of the giant axe was abnormally sharp, and the cold light flickered, making people feel palpitations, and the volume was extremely large, about the size of two Eight Immortal Table tops put together.

Lu Ping'an estimated that even if he was equipped with the bloodline of the Jiaoneck Beast, he could only barely lift the axe now.

The plate-like beams below are designed as a row of shackles that are connected together.

There are five pairs of shackles, which can lock up to five people at the same time, and each pair of shackles is equipped with shackles to bind the hands, and the iron chains are rusty, and there are even blood stains on them, which is eerie.

"Oh, no, isn't this a guillotine. ”

Standing in front of the gambling props, Lu Ping'an looked dazed, and said in his heart Does this thing have anything to do with gambling?

At this time, the largest room on the second floor.

Tao Shiqian, who had just taken a nap, was yawning, and under the service of two personal maids, he put on a golden python robe embroidered with a domineering python pattern.

Back then, the ancestors of the Baishi clan helped the royal family lay the foundation for the current country, and the meritorious achievements were outstanding, and the children of the clan could wear python robes.

And the children of the head of the family can wear a golden python robe of the same level as the prince.

The family that enjoys such an honor is the only one in the entire Cangwu country.

Knock knock knock......

"Come in. ”

"Momoshi-sama, everything is ready. ”

With permission, the old dealer who had received Lu Ping'an and the three of them pushed the door in and said respectfully.

"What do you want to compare?"

Tao Shiqian played with the little hand of the personal maid and asked casually.

"Hehe, it's the 'line of life and death' that you just invented. ”

The old dealer smiled sinisterly, and an expression of impatience appeared on his wrinkled old face.

"Oh?"

When Tao Shiqian heard this, he was also interested, no longer grinding, and walked quickly towards the outside of the house.

Originally, he was going to replace his father in retreat today and receive a friend who came from Luyi City, and he was not interested in gambling.

However, since the game is "life and death", it is a different matter.

Before the arrival of the distinguished guests, it is time to spend some time.

After thinking about it, Tao Shiqian had already walked out of the door, and saw him clasping his hands into fists, and smiled hypocritically: "Haha, a few people have been waiting for a long time." ”

After saying this polite sentence, he cast his eyes and carefully looked at Lu Ping'an and the others who came to bet.

It doesn't matter if you look at it, when Jiang Yuebai's graceful figure came into view, Tao Shiqian's eyes suddenly lit up, and the sleepiness that he had just woken up was swept away.

Such a beautiful woman is really rare in the world.

But it's a pity that no matter who comes to challenge, he won't be soft.

Tao Shiqian, who was born in the peach food family, has mediocre cultivation qualifications, and the reason why he can have a high status in the family is precisely because of this, which can provide the family with half of the annual expenses.

This is the only foundation for his life.

Gambling with guests is not allowed to fail!

"Okay, everyone's time is precious, let's get started. ”

Tao Shiqian walked to the "guillotine" in the center of the venue, and as he spoke, he took the paper scroll handed by his subordinates and unfolded it in front of the three of Lu Ping'an.

The rules are written in black and white on the paper spool, in order to prevent gamblers from defaulting on their accounts after the gambling is over.

"To put it simply, whoever can defeat me can pick a treasure at random and take it away from the list of reward items posted on our Golden Hook Table. ”

"Of course, since it is a gamble, then both parties naturally have to take a certain amount of risk. In other words, several people must come up with enough bets, and before betting, I will first introduce the gameplay of 'life and death'......"

Tao Shiqian is very eloquent, although he has just woken up, he talks endlessly.

After his explanation and reading the rules on the paper spool, Lu Ping'an quickly understood what the so-called "line of life and death" meant.

First of all, before the gambling begins, in order to ensure fairness and justice, the gambling player will be allowed to avoid it, and at the same time, twenty gold wire ropes of the same length and thickness will be pierced into a row of round holes in the beam above the guillotine.

Next, the giant axe is suspended by a gold rope randomly selected by the dealer.

Then, the end of this row of gold wire ropes will be tightly covered with wooden planks made according to the size, and it is impossible to distinguish which gold wire rope is load-bearing from the outside.

Once these preparations have been made, the pre-evasive gambler will return to the scene and enter the shackles under the guillotine, where they will be shackled again.

After the gambling game officially begins, the two sides of the bet will take turns to cut the golden wire rope, and in the end, the person who has the courage to stay in the shackles is the winner.

It is worth mentioning that the shackles that are matched with several pairs of shackles are made of special materials, and most cultivators can easily break free.

When the chains on the shackles break, the color of the fracture will gradually deepen over time.

Based on this characteristic, it is possible to determine who is the last person to remain on the field.

"The axe of this Water Immortal Axe is the special blade of the fifteenth generation head of my Hundred Food Clan, and it is also the treasure of my Golden Hook Tower. ”

"If it falls and slashes from this height, even a cultivator of the Yuan Martial Realm will not be able to be unharmed. ”

"So pay attention, when the axe falls, you must dodge immediately. ”

Tao Shiqian finally explained.

"Ahem, Lord Momoshi has made it very clear, please confirm a few people who participate in the gambling at the end. ”

The old dealer on the side coughed lightly, took over the conversation, and looked at Lu Ping'an and the three of them with an inquiring gaze.

"I participated. ”

Jiang Yuebai took a step forward without hesitation.

Although the gamble seemed dangerous, she didn't back down.

Tian He turned his head sideways and did not reply, and his attitude was the same as at the beginning.

In the end, it was Lu Ping'an's turn......