The Ancient Key stopped in front of the building in front of him, and finally stood still.

The three-storey luxury building is brightly lit, and the grandeur is comparable to the Lu family's mansion. On each of the four towering cornices hangs a red fire cage, in which are placed extremely expensive animal fat fire candles, and the cold wind rushes through them, and the flames will not stop for a long time. On each floor of the building, a green white wine curtain with the words "Qinshu Pavilion" is hung high, moving with the wind that can be traveled.

The pavilion on the second floor is full of the charm and softness of singing and dancing, and the charm and emotion of fireworks women. The crunchy sound of the staggered chips mixed with the laughter of the nobles intensified, and they stared at the tender woman like beautiful jade in front of them and sang and danced softly, and then turned to talk with each other, the streamer floating in their eyes gradually moved with the figure of the golden baht and the beautiful woman, and the evil desire also rolled up.

"Qinshu Pavilion is a gambling house? Senior brother, you didn't recognize the wrong place, did you? Sikong Xi looked up at the building in front of him.

"How?" Gu Jian glanced at Jiang Qian beside him.

"As far as I know...... Qinshu Pavilion should be a prostitution hall and a restaurant. ”

"But it's also a gambling house, and the leader of the shadows is here."

Sikong Xi was a little suspicious, "When I was a thief before, I only didn't dare to steal baht taels from here, and those nobles who were either rich or expensive inside, if they were caught, I would definitely not end well." ”

"But if you go and steal the things of the biggest ruler, Lu Dudu, do you have the guts?" Gu Key seemed to smile but not laugh.

"This ...... It's different. There are many people in the gambling house, and no matter how powerful I am, I can't withstand the siege of so many people. But the Lu Mansion is so big, I can do it at will, but I'm not afraid of this. Sikong Xi sneered.

"Are the bandits in the market still reasonable?" Gu Jian glanced at him, "If we are all like you, sooner or later, our Supervision Department will be removed by the Governor for a reason of poor management!" ”

"Often in such a large-scale gambling house, there will be a kind of part-time fireworks woman. They disguised themselves as normal rich girls and came here to gamble. "All they need to do is to set up tricks on people other than the dealer who entrusted them, so that they will have the illusion that they will win if they follow her, so as to achieve a surprise ending." ”

"In the end, the prostitute will deliberately lose. At this point, everyone bets in the hands of the prostitute, and the prostitute loses, then the dealer will rightfully win all the money. ”

"These shadows are really bold...... Sikong Xi couldn't help but be dumbfounded.

"Of course, they have such a big courage, it is just that the war in the north is tight, and the governor has no intention of managing the affairs in the city. Therefore, the film crowd became more and more arrogant, and even after they colluded with some nobles, they did evil! Gu Key lowered his voice, "It's just that those gambling prostitutes want money, and they still have to exchange it with their bodies." ”

"Haven't you already gotten the money?" Sikong Xi couldn't help but interject, "Why do you want to exchange your body for money that should have belonged to her?" ”

"The people of Youya believe in the national way. It is the Tao that exists in everything that is reasonable. There is a way to gamble, and the fireworks women also have their way. Even if it's not the Tao, it has to be done in a decent way! In principle, gambling prostitutes simply borrow the money of the dealer to be an insider, and in the end they lose the money, they do almost nothing, but act as intermediaries or gambling trusts. Therefore, if they want money, they still have to exchange it with their bodies. The ancient key gushed endlessly, as if he was the old bustard in the green building.

"This so-called Tao is well-founded." Sikong Xi pursed his lips disdainfully.

"It's all necessary to rule the hearts of people. And that's not what the gamblers want, it's all a game for the powerful, they're just pawns. The Ancient Key pushed open the huge wooden door carved with exotic beasts.

Inside the gambling house, the smell of extravagance greeted the face, and the air filled with the smell of tobacco leaves was mixed with the rouge powder on the prostitutes, which was disgusting. In front of the chaotic gaming table, there are a large number of people with bright eyes, all waiting for their bets. In the huge space, behind hundreds of gaming tables, under the strict screen, a large number of unclothed prostitutes and so-called guests engaged in male and female affairs in many beds. Sikong Xi curiously stretched his head inside, saw the scene inside, and was so shocked that he pulled his legs and left.

"How can this be?" Sikong Xi wiped away the hot sweat, and in the winter solstice, which was already very cold, the noisy voices and dense flow of people made him sweat surprisingly.

"It's a normal gambling house, and it's a normal prostitution house. You've never been in here, so how do you know what the darkness behind this is, and the so-called nobles are all on the upper floors of the pavilion, how can they gamble with these civilians? It's just a little bit of a fight. And on the second floor, there is a place for Cheng Bi. The ancient key didn't think so, and then walked inside, and as soon as the people around him saw the ancient key, their voices became quieter, and some people began to move.

"Is this normal? Look at the atmosphere here, it's a pile of garbage! Sikong Xi roared.

"What has a former market thief never seen? Where haven't you been? Why do you still care about this? I think you're jealous of what happened to you and the extravagance of these people! Gu Jian took the bill in Jiang Qian's hand and handed it to the woman sitting on a chair and smoking slowly.

Sikong Xi scolded in a low voice and reluctantly followed. He saw the old woman's costume in front of him and guessed her identity, the old bustard. He followed the two of them to the attic quickly.

In the attic on the second floor, it was obviously much quieter, and many fireworks women stood everywhere, dancing softly. Compared with the inferior women on the first floor, these famous prostitutes who are proficient in singing and dancing have a few different layers of charm. The light and transparent jade body looked at everyone fascinated.

The men with the money in their hands were like male dogs in heat, impatiently waiting for the famous prostitutes to finish their dance, so that they could play with their waists in the palm of their hands, press them fiercely, and listen to the charming whispers of the warblers.

In front of the neat ten gaming tables, there was no noise and rudeness in the first floor, but their eyes were still full of fanaticism, but no one dared to be too arrogant. The expensive cigarette smoke was warm among everyone, and even the little people who ran the hall rose a little proudly in vain.

"The difference between these two layers is only the amount of gold baht and the status of the person." Gu Key explained in a low voice, "If the first layer is a petty fight between some slaves, then the second layer is the master-slave relationship between the real ruler and ordinary people. Of course, slaves are not subordinates, but are treated as objects, so those who can enter the second level can use some money for gambling. ”

"Isn't a slave like me?" Sikong Xi remembered that he used to be a begging on the street called Hanako.

"You're just an animal." Gu Key laughed.

"You!" Sikong Xi was humiliated by him, and just wanted to scold the past, but he stopped in the middle of his words, because he saw a familiar person, "It's Cheng Bi!" ”

"Shut down, I see it too." Gu Jian frowned, signaling Sikong Xi to shut up, he and Jiang Qian walked to the second gaming table together, Sikong Xi followed from afar, nervously observing the surroundings.

"Shadow Crowd...... Where are they? ”

"Boy, I want you to be smart! I heard the young master say that you are a clever boy, but not like this! Jiang Qian pressed Sikong Xi's head to prevent him from leaking anything more.

There were a lot of people around this table, and it seemed that the gambling game inside had a different kind of charm.

"Cheng Bi is sitting in the village......" Sikong Xi muttered quietly.

Gu Key didn't make a sound, just staring at Cheng Bi across the table and the dice in his hand. A moment later, with a "bang", the dice shook and fell on the table, and the dust settled.

I saw him slowly open the dice Gu, revealing the three dice inside, two dice six o'clock one dice one o'clock, thirteen o'clock! Everyone's heads were stretched out to that side, for fear that they would not see the number of the dice.

"Great!" Cheng Bi suddenly roared, and even if he was ecstatic. The two people standing beside him also showed joy, and began to stretch out their arms to hold the large number of silver taels on the table.

Some people in the crowd were happy, and some were angry and angry. But there was no one among them who left, for in their hearts there was always a little hope of luck that prompted them to have a valid reason.

"Let's take a look." Gu Jian said in a low voice, "This Cheng Bi and the shadow crowd are very suspicious, they are likely to collude together." ”

The next round began soon, Cheng Bi was still sitting in the village, and the two young men behind him were ready to bet again, and among the people around him, there were always a few people with low eyes who were carefully observing.

"Buy and leave, buy and leave!" Cheng Bi waved his hands and pushed away the player who was still hesitating. He stuffed the three dice into the dice Gu, "Teng" his hand strength, and began to shake the dice.

After a while, the dice Gu settled, and everyone's hearts rose to the tip of their throats again.

"The big one loses the big one, and the small one loses the small one!" Cheng Bi raised his head and uncovered the dice Gu suddenly, "Open!" ”

One dice, three dice, two dice, one dice, six, eleven! It's big again.

The two young men behind Cheng Bi were ecstatic, and stretched out their hands to take away the silver taels on the table.

"Cheng Bi is so good at playing? Why do I always feel a little wrong! Sikong Xi was a little angry, and a few people around him bumped into his body and walked out. He wanted to go back and see where those people went, but there were too many people around, and standing still was already the limit.

"The people of the film crowd can already be determined." Gu Jian said calmly, "They all know me, but I don't recognize them, I can only rely on details to identify, and now this kind of behavior like entering a tiger's den has put me in an extremely dangerous situation." ”

"Those people in the shadows are all Cheng Bi's bets?"

"Remember what I told you? The main practice of betting. ”

"Yes." Sikong Xi said, "So, next, the two are going to start losing, right?" After that, the money is returned to this banker? ”

"That's right. If you can guess a little more thoroughly, you will find that his method of making a thousand is extremely inferior. ”

Sikong Xi wanted to ask, but Gu Jian stopped him, and his eyes moved slightly towards Jiang Qian.

"Maybe we can change to a more exciting way to play, after all, there are only three of us, and he has the support of the shadows.

"Three?!" Sikong Xi was shocked, "What about those brothers in the Supervision Division? ”

"I've been training your sword skills all day, when are you going back to the division?" Gu Key's face was slightly solemn, "Remember, those shadows are all with knives, once the situation turns unfavorable, run!" This expedition was a bit beyond my expectations, and I didn't expect the shadows of the Qinshu Pavilion...... It's been so much. ”

"But my ancient key...... Nor was it intimidated. ”

Sikong Xi's face is like dead ashes.