Chapter 164: Since I'm Not an Immortal
Silver Hook Gambling House is a very familiar name to the locals of the capital.
It's not just the one that Ren Zhen walked into, dozens of gambling houses in Chang'an City, large and small, all hang the same signboard, and the same owner is hidden behind it.
In other words, although the capital is large, most of the gambling industry is controlled by a behind-the-scenes force, and it is monopolized by a certain consortium into its own land.
But in the casino business, it is not enough to rely on strong financial resources.
The proprietor must have a deep enough background and a large number of thugs to be able to eat both black and white, control the field, hold the handicap, and let those ruffians who are addicted to gambling and playing tricks dare not make trouble.
The water in the gambling house has always been very deep, especially in the capital where there are many powerful people, and it is not easy to sit on such a large village.
Therefore, don't look at the faΓ§ade of this gambling house, but its energy should not be underestimated, and it is definitely not something that any martial artist alone dares to provoke.
Regarding this point, I don't know if Ren Zhen, a layman from other places, is really clear.
Walking into the workshop, the decoration that catches your eye is not luxurious. In the slightly cramped casino, the light is a little dim, except for a few tables with candles and lanterns hanging to reflect the cards.
Perhaps because of the afternoon, people's habits are tired and idle, and active gamblers are relatively rare, and they do not present a noisy and noisy picture as Ren Zhen imagined.
Recalling the demeanor of the God of Gamblers in the movie in his previous life, and then obsessing with the picture of himself killing the Quartet later, Ren Zhen was both excited and nervous, and couldn't help but rub his hands and walked to the counter at the door.
All the belongings on his body, a total of less than one hundred and fifty taels of silver, he exchanged them into chips, and he didn't plan to keep a little subsistence entanglement, obviously he was in his chest, and he wanted to fight big.
He could clearly catch the stray silver as he pulled out the loose silver, a flash of contempt in the eyes of the female dealer behind the counter, and then he didn't lower his eyelids and didn't look at him again.
Since he was a child, he has never known what his face is, and his face is still full of spring breeze, while putting chips in his sleeves, he glanced at people's towering breasts unscrupulously, and couldn't help but swallow saliva.
After asking about the betting limit, he took Gu Haitang into the venue on the side, and wandered between the gambling tables at will, not in a hurry to leave the game immediately.
"Don't blame me for slamming the door," his eyes wandered, wandering around the corners, and said casually: "You are a real hero, you don't care about the severity of your shot, if I give you the money to play, I will be defeated in a blink of an eye." β
Gu Haitang took off his hat and followed behind him, his brows furrowed unconsciously. She was obsessed with cultivation and had no interest in other things, and when she heard Ren Zhen's broken thoughts, she couldn't help but feel noisy.
"If you want to gamble, hurry up, I don't have the time to spend time here with you."
Ren Zhen took it slowly, picked a seat in the corner to rest, his eyes were still wandering around, "What's the hurry, gambling money is the same as cultivation, you have to wait patiently for the fire, follow the steps, don't be in a hurry." β
Gu Haitang sat down beside him and said indifferently: "Didn't you say that you accepted a few apprentices from the capital family for me?" Asking them for money directly is, why bother. β
Ren Zhen sighed, "Your heart is too straight. As I said, don't trust anyone easily, we can't show up rashly now. Besides, it's rare for me to gamble, and it's not just for the sake of gambling......"
Gu Haitang was slightly stunned, and suddenly remembered what he said outside the door, "Do you really want to fight the idea of this shop and do gambling business in the future?" β
Ren Zhen said with emotion: "If you want to live in Chang'an, eat, drink and Lazar, which one can't burn money?" The gambling money is cool for a while, and after spending it all, don't you have to continue to find input? Money can make grinding ghosts, to put it bluntly, as long as you make a lot of money, why worry about big things? β
Gu Haitang froze, feeling that this truth was wrong, and wanted to argue it, but he couldn't tell what was wrong.
Ren Zhen looked at her expression in his eyes, and said with a smile: "I was not wrong before, you just don't know the suffering of the world, there is a sect to worship, you don't have to worry about food and clothing, and you can take it with your hands, so you take it for granted that silver is useless in the eyes of cultivators." β
Gu Haitang didn't argue, thoughtful.
"In the past, you were so high that you could concentrate on cultivation and not ask about the world. But not anymore, you're on your own. Wu Xiu is also a human being, he can rest for a whole month, can he still go without eating for the rest of his life? Do you really think that Yunyao Sect is all bandits, relying on looting and looting to worship you? β
Gu Haitang lowered his head slightly, his eyes fell on the cloth shirt he was wearing, and he suddenly missed the days when white clothes were fluttering in the past.
It costs money to buy clothes, so it costs money to pretend to be a good person.
In this way, it can be understood why the two factions of Confucianism and Sword were willing to go down the mountain and intervene in the battle between the secular dynasties. Because they have had enough of living a life of poverty and want to enjoy the same clothes as you, stretch out their hands and open their mouths for food, so they have to fight for the tribute of the dynasty. β
After speaking, Ren Zhen leaned back on the back of the chair and said lazily: "So, as long as we haven't cultivated to immortals, we can't do without money." On the other hand, as long as I have enough money, I have that chair. β
Gu Haitang suddenly brightened up and understood his true intentions.
Since you are not an immortal, you have to spend money. He has to use all means, including money, to give himself a place on the chessboard.
As for the moment, in order to survive, they had to put their practice on hold for a while.
"What can I do to make money on this gambling house?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Lord Sword Saint had a rare flash of inspiration and said, "Could it be that you want to lure the dealer behind the scenes and gamble on this shop?" β
In her opinion, this solution seemed feasible.
When Ren Zhen heard this, he secretly slandered that the college bullies in his previous life were often nerds, and now it seems that obsessive cultivation will also have the sequelae of mental decline and dementia......
"What, isn't that right?"
Ren Zhen smiled faintly, stood up, looked around and said: "I just measured the feng shui, this casino is covered with the Qinglong Water Discharge Bureau, the gambler's financial luck is dark, the flow of wealth is not stopped, it is strange to win money!" β
With that, he walked to a gaming table. This orientation is the only loophole in the entire layout, which can ensure financial integrity.
At the table, the simplest way to bet is to guess the size of the dice cup.
Because it is the simplest, it can quickly decide the winner or loser, and it can make people rich or bankrupt in a short period of time, and the gambling game is often extremely exciting and tragic.
There are three dice in the cup, and the dealer shakes the cup and lets the gambler guess the size of the points. With nine points as the boundary, the largest result is three sixes, the leopard kills everything, and the smallest is three ones.
Ren Zhen found a seat and sat down at the table.
That's how he plays.
Of course, he loved it.
Will he lose money playing dice? Inexistent.