Chapter 22: The Gambling

(I bet on Ding Qi to win 2333)

Baiquan Restaurant is very lively today, unlike in the past, most of them are gorgeously dressed nobles. Today, the Baiquan wine family is overcrowded, but most of them are Jianghu people.

Chen Hui and the scholar are also among them, and naturally no one will collect black taxes today, but the store is very nervous.

He was accustomed to entertaining literati and artists, and suddenly so many people from the rivers and lakes came, so he was naturally nervous. Nervousness is nervousness, and in addition to doing business, I also want to hear what these people have to say.

Chen Hui and the scholar came here naturally because of this incident.

Today, the first sword in the world, the first family in martial arts, and the head of the Qi family, Qi Linya, will face the current head of the Ding family, who did not lose to the Qi family in the past.

Qi Linya looked down on Ding Qiliang very much, but he attached great importance to this competition, and invited famous people to verify this competition.

Naturally, there are also many people who come uninvited.

As a restaurant with a panoramic view of Qinhuai Bridge, Baiquan Restaurant is naturally the best place to watch the game.

Chen Hui drank tea and looked around. He had rarely seen so many people.

There were a lot of people coming and going at Baiquan Restaurant, but Chen Hui only noticed four people.

The first person was a young white-clothed swordsman, this person was handsome, although he couldn't recognize what kind of sword it was, he also knew that this sword must be not small. What's even more remarkable is that this swordsman is flanked by stunning women. No matter how handsome and handsome the young man is, he will not attract too many men's attention, but there are two young women around him who are shy of the moon and are completely different, one of the two women is plain white, the other is green, the plain white is pure and lovely, and the green is charming and charming. For a while, most of the eyes of the entire Baiquan Restaurant fell on this table.

The swordsman and the two beauties had long been accustomed to it, and they ate deliciously, completely ignoring so many eyes.

Chen Hui also looked at it for a while, and then stopped watching. But the scholar said, "You are sick. ”

Chen Hui was surprised: "Why did Mr. say this? ”

"It's all deliberate to be unconventional, but no matter who it is, such a beauty should always reveal its true nature in front of it, and it's good that you didn't look at the two women, but stared at the man. Are you...... Curved? The scholar looked shocked.

Chen Hui was full of black lines, crying and laughing, but replied: "I stared at that handsome boy, but you also stared at me, does Mr. have intentions for me?" That's better, be my bookkeeper. ”

The scene was awkward. The scholar pulled his seat a little farther away.

Chen Hui smiled and continued to eat.

The second person was a teenager. If Chen Hui and the scholar are also teenagers, then to be exact, the second person Chen Hui pays attention to should be a child.

Apparently only fifteen or sixteen years old, the child's expression was very indifferent, and the childishness of a child was long gone. The reason why Chen Hui attracted his attention was because there was at least one person at every table in the entire restaurant, but after this child came in, there was no one near the place where he went.

Chenhui noticed that the steaming dish was placed on the child's table, and it quickly cooled, and then he saw the frost.

It's frozen.

The young man didn't think much about it, it was already common for him to get cold when the food just got out of the pot, and eating cold things would not be the slightest uncomfortable for him.

"Sir, look at that table, is that kid the one you said to be from the Hanyin Sect?" Chen Hui still thinks it's amazing.

The scholar nodded and said, "He is not only from the Cold Yin Sect, but also a master of the Han Yin Sect. Most of the disciples of the Hanyin Sect have extremely cold physiques, otherwise, the exercises cannot be completed, but there are probably not many like this child, and he is only this age, it is really rare, and he is a genius among geniuses. ”

Chen Hui was surprised, he didn't expect to hear such praise from the scholar's mouth, so he glanced at the child a few more times. But he was also very puzzled: "I heard that the people of the Han Yin Sect are all materials that take the assassin route, but the Han Yin Sect has this kind of kung fu, and the movement of the cold qi is so big, how can it be unaware?" ”

The scholar shook his head and said patiently: "This young man did it on purpose, he didn't want people to get approached, and the frost and cold qi of the Cold Yin Sect were not always exposed. The most terrifying people of the Cold Yin Sect had no way of telling that they were from the Cold Yin Sect, and when the opponent felt the cold, it was often too late. ”

After the scholar finished speaking, he also fell into thought. He didn't reply, of course he knew who the white-clothed swordsman in front of him was, that person was notoriously high-profile and fun-loving.

But he never expected that the most low-key Han Yin Sect would also come to Qinzhou City.

The third and fourth people were together, and they sat at the same table and chatted just like Chen Hui and the scholars. Chen Hui didn't notice them at first, but this time, on the contrary, it was the scholar who kept staring at these two, so much so that Chen Hui also began to stare at these two.

A swordsman in purple robes, and a ...... A merchant with a variety of rare ancient coins hanging on his clothes. This swordsman's face is like a spring breeze, and his elegance is peerless, but his gentle expression makes people look extremely comfortable, Chen Hui feels that he is very similar to himself, thinking of this, Chen Hui suddenly blushed and coughed dryly.

And the merchant is completely different, the same smile, but not the slightest sense of gentleness, only a bone-penetrating treacherous evil, his whole body is covered with all kinds of valuable coins, his body is short, round and fat, almost with the words Lao Tzu rich written on his face.

Such two people are naturally more strange together than the shopkeeper and the scholar together.

But no matter how strange it is, it is not as strange as the scholar's expression when he looks at them.

"You know them?" Chen Hui was curious.

"Didn't I tell you, there is an organization behind me, half temple and half rivers and lakes, there are not many people in this organization, but they are all monsters. These two are. ”

Chen Hui nodded subconsciously, he also felt that he couldn't see through the two of them.

Then the two also noticed the scholar, and actually walked over and sat down at the table unceremoniously.

The fat man covered in coins said, "Brother scholar, you are also here. ”

"What do you mean I'm here, didn't you already know that I was here?" The scholar stopped looking at the two and poured himself a glass of wine.

The purple-clothed swordsman looked at Chen Hui: "Who is this?" ”

Chen Hui wanted to answer, but the scholar said, "Okay, this fat man is so hypocritical, why should you be like this? ”

The purple-clothed swordsman smiled faintly, disappreciated, and said to Chen Hui: "Under Li Zangjian." ”

The fat man also looked at Chen Hui with a wicked smile: "Contemptible Gu Sanqiu." ”

Chen Hui remembered these two names and said, "My name is Chen Hui." ”

Gu Sanqiu said with a smile: "Shopkeeper Chen is really a young hero." The words were pointed, and Chen Hui naturally understood.

Chen glanced back at the scholar, and the scholar turned his head away.

All the cultivators in the rivers and lakes probably knew that there was a young man who had defeated the Dragon King, and that person was called the shopkeeper, but no one knew who the shopkeeper was. Even the Dragon King didn't know his name.

The scholar informed the two people in front of him of the whereabouts of his group, that is, the organization behind him. In a sense, Chen Hui was betrayed.

But Chen didn't have any displeasure after looking back, but said lightly: "I believe in you." ”

A trace of confusion flashed in the scholar's cloudy eyes, and he wanted to mock him, but in the end he didn't, just drank a glass of wine. Then he asked:

"I can understand that Li Zangjian came here, the sword is of the same origin, and it is also beneficial for him to see the strength of the sword ghost, but you, the third richest man in the world, are not busy making money, but you came here, what kind of fun?"

The scholar, of course, knew their plan, but he still asked on purpose.

Gu Sanqiu said: "Hey, hey, scholar, don't you know, now I'm not the third." The second money runs through the north, and he has made a fortune by doing foreign business over the years, and he has surpassed me, the master of the God of Wealth Pavilion. But this person couldn't get along with Qian, and for some reason, Qian Guanbei actually gave up this piece of fat. Now I am not as good as me, I am the second richest person in the world. ”

Hearing the three words of Qian Guanbei, Chen returned to Guan'er.

"Shopkeeper Chen, what are you laughing at?" Gu Sanqiu was curious.

"It's nothing, this tea, it's very sweet." Chen Hui naturally remembered Qian Guanbei, because he exchanged a pot of water for his 40,000 taels of silver tickets.

Gu Sanqiu didn't think much about it, and continued: "But I came here, naturally I also made money, and now the Ding family is aligning with the family, the rivers and lakes and even all over the country are opening and placing bets, I invested 50,000 taels to bet on Qi Linya to win, so naturally I want to come and see for myself." ”

Chen Hui was suddenly a little displeased when he heard this, and said: "Jianghu people are so not optimistic about the cook, I will also bet on the odds." ”

The scholar rolled his eyes disdainfully: "If you are willing to get along with the money, you will go to the charge." ”

Li Zangjian also spoke: "Ding Qiliang this person, we have investigated, not to mention the current knife ghost, it is the knife ghost ten years ago, Ding Qiliang has no chance of winning, although this competition is whether he can catch the knife ghost three times, but Ding Qiliang may not even be able to catch one knife." ”

Chen Hui finally knew why so many people came to Qinzhou City, it turned out that not all of them came to see Qi Linya.

The hustle and bustle of the world is all for profit.

Chen got up and tapped the teacup with his chopsticks.

Ding dong.

Li Zangjian's eyes widened and he saw something interesting, he actually saw ripples in the air. Everywhere the ripples passed, they were silent.

This is called Chenhui, and he has a very deep internal force.

The voice that resounded in the soul made everyone look to the source of this sound.

Under everyone's gaze, Chen Hui said calmly: "Everyone must have participated in the gambling game of the duel between the two families of Ding Qi. If you don't want to lose all your money, bet on Ding's victory. Listen to me, the Ding family will win this time. ”

A wave of boos rang out. Some even scolded. Chen Hui sighed, not embarrassed, sat down and continued to drink tea.

How can others not believe what you say?

In fact, he also knows that it is difficult for a cook to win, but he believes in a chef. He knew that the cook might be seriously injured, and he would not even control life and death in front of the first knife in the world, but the cook would not be defeated, and he would not be unable to take even three knives.

Others didn't understand what the red knife on the cook's body was, but Chen Hui realized it when he was close.

The scholar pulled his seat away again, he couldn't believe that the shopkeeper would do such a shameful thing.

Chen Hui smiled bitterly: "Sir, don't feel ashamed of you, you are not missing, but there are some things that you will not understand." I really think that these people will lose very badly, and if they lose and have a bad temper, it will be equivalent to causing trouble for me. It's a pity they didn't believe me. ”

Li Zangjian took out a bunch of silver tickets and said to Gu Sanqiu next to him: "Old Gu, help me bet five thousand taels, and the Ding family wins." ”

Gu Sanqiu was surprised and said, "Why are you crazy too." ”

Li Zangjian smiled and did not speak.

The white-clothed swordsman not far away, hugged left and right, and was extremely happy, until after hearing what Chen Hui said, he touched his chin and said to the woman in plain white clothes:

"Shuang'er, why do I inexplicably think that person is more than me as the protagonist just now, oops, I really like it, it turns out that there is still this gambling game in the rivers and lakes, how much did we come out this time?"

Shuang'er replied: "Brother Yun, it's not much, it's almost all tossed by you, and there are still some silver tickets left, which are only a few thousand taels." ”

The swordsman who was called Brother Yun said: "Keep half of the money for the way back, and bet all the rest on the Ding family to win." ”

The green and enchanting woman next to her said, "Xiaoyun, you can think about it." Don't be impulsive. ”

The swordsman just smiled: "Sister Cui believes in me, as a protagonist, my intuition is never wrong. ”

……

At dusk.

Not many people listened to Chen's words. Actually, this behavior is also boring, at least that's what the scholar thinks.

The scholar naturally knows that the cook has a kung fu that he doesn't know how strong it is, and he has no regrets.

But in the same way, the shopkeeper and the cook don't know one thing, something that the vast majority of people in the rivers and lakes don't know, Qi Linya broke through the extreme intention.

The front of the Qinhuai Bridge should have been overcrowded, but it was empty. On the contrary, you can see that the restaurant in Qinhuai Bridge is crowded with people.

No one wants to see the world's first knife from too close a distance.

The noisy restaurants are slowly quiet at the moment. Because the main protagonist appeared.

Ding Qiliang walked very slowly and straight. There was not a trace of superfluous movement in his body. This was perhaps his best state in years, and he even felt that the inner diameter of his Qi Sea Inner Field had increased. Although the power of one more leaf had almost no effect on Qi Linya.

A lot of people started laughing.

Because Ding Qiliang actually brought a kitchen knife.

This person must have given up on himself, and in the face of the world's first knife, he actually brought a kitchen knife. Everyone was thinking so, and for a while, most of the visitors in the restaurant were ridiculing, ridiculing, how ignorant, stupid and arrogant the Ding family.

Only scholars and Chen Hui don't think so. Although the scholar was not optimistic about the cook at all, he knew that this kitchen knife was as easy as the chef's hand.

Qi Linya attaches great importance to this fight, although the outcome has long been known. But he came early anyway.

It's not like in most stories, where the two of them greet each other, compared to words like you're here, I'm here.

After making sure that all the witnesses had arrived, Qi Linya only said, "Let's start." ”

Ding Qiliang clenched the knife.

Here we go.

(4,000 words update, that's the chapter for now, and then, tomorrow there will be 6,000 words.) The battle between Ding Qiliang and Qi Linya ended directly in one chapter. )