Chapter Ninety-One: The Owner Begins to Reveal Simon's Madness
The person who traveled in the past few months and has been with me is Hu Xiaoer. Although he often gags with me, I know that there is a serious thing in his playful face, and he always stands up when it matters most.
I met Hu Qing and this person twice. Once when a cave collapsed in Qingquan Mountain, I was trapped in the stone wall and could not move, and it was he who came to rescue me with a streamer sword. It's just that I ended up in a coma and missed him. Another time was in the Daluo Temple in the Shang capital, he pretended to be the messenger of the December God of Gamblers, saved me and hid something from me, I don't know what he wanted.
And the mysterious proprietor Hu Qi who runs through the alleys for ten miles, most people on the rivers and lakes have seen it for the first time, and so am I. I saw the pair of brocade shoes with white faces and blue soles stepping in, and everyone sighed deeply when they looked up.
In my opinion, Hu Xiaoer, Hu Qinghe, and Hu Qi have exactly the same face, but they are three completely different people.
The corners of Hu Xiaoer's mouth are often sunk into two pear vortices, and the smile on his face reveals a hint of essence; Hu Qinghe's pear vortex flickered brightly and darkly, and his expression was calm but a little soft; and Hu Qi, between his eyebrows, there was a kind of elegance between his eyebrows, and his body seemed to have a clean and pure temperament, and as soon as he walked into the hall, it suddenly became a little brighter.
No one is more suitable for the dark pattern aqua blue brocade robe on his body than him. With so many pairs of eyes, he probably wouldn't have noticed that someone in the corner of the Sifu Gambling House was staring at him intently.
In the silence, a person trembled and said, "This ...... This is really the owner...... I...... I saw a living ......."
Hu Yan seemed to hear the man's voice, and smiled with the man with a gentle expression. Everyone gasped again, and then they slowly realized that he had come alone.
I saw him holding a small wooden box in his hand, placing it on the high platform, and then sat down on the ninth golden chair.
There was a commotion under the stage again, and several of the famous people in front of him stood up to greet him, and he returned the salute and laughed with people very thoughtfully. I watched his reactions with some sophistication, but not offensive. It's just that Hu Qi is different from Hu Xiaoer and Hu Qinghe.
He was completely alien to me.
Hu Qi was talking to others, as if he had sensed something, and suddenly his eyes glanced at the corner where I was. I quickly lowered my head and moved a little closer into the shadows.
It was at this moment that I heard a brass bell ringing in the crowd, from far and near, from outside the door.
"Jiangnan Suyang Fangfang Fengyue Pavilion Su Pavilion Master arrivesββ"
In an instant, a white gauze blanket was rolled into the lobby from the doorway. Two rows of maids in white dresses stood on either side, and one person stepped on the white veil. This way of appearing is exactly the same as when the smoke girl first came to the alley five years ago. Only this time, a man walked on it, a silver-rimmed crescent-white robe, and a golden mask on his face. The original intention of these two things was obviously to be low-key, but when paired with him, they looked very eye-catching.
"Sue, the owner of the Su Pavilion...... He's really coming!"
"Hu Shangong, Pavilion Master Su, there is a good show to watch now!"
"This fame and fortune will really not come in vain......"
Shen Sumaung's steps towards the high platform were very light. I couldn't see his masked face though clearly. But I knew that the look under the mask must be extremely smug at this moment.
Nan Yu followed him, carefully holding a wooden box in his arms. It wasn't until the man and the wooden box were completely placed on the high platform that everyone withdrew their curious gaze and pretended to be very busy chatting with others.
It's just that these eyes will soon converge on one place again. The dealer of the Sifu Casino sent someone to send a sticker to each of the ten famous people who had arrived, and ordered someone to lift the wooden pallet to a high place. After the ten celebrities looked at their paper stickers, they all looked like they knew it well.
After reading it, Hu Qi put away the paper sticker, and his fingers couldn't help but fall on the handle of the golden chair and tapped it gently.
One, two, three, four...... I subconsciously followed the silent count. Eight times, Hu Qi tapped it until eight times, and then he didn't knock it down again.
Is he hinting at something?
An idea popped into my head.
Was he hinting to me that he got the "eight" number copy?
But......
How did Hu Qi know that I was here too?
"Everyone, everyone, be quiet. The dealer looked down the stage after giving instructions on all sorts of things.
Only a few people turned their eyes to him.
"Fame and fortune will begin soon! β
As soon as these words came out, everyone immediately fell silent. The banker's eyes lit up, and he solemnly introduced the ten celebrities on the golden chair. Then he cleared his throat and said, "Then the one who got the 'one' number is-"
The dealer dragged a long voice, and his eyes turned to the ten people. When he showed his urgency, the little young master of Ximen of Yuyang Pass stood up lazily.
"It's Master Ximen!" the dealer immediately continued excitedly. The crowd laughed.
Young Master Simon seemed to be very dissatisfied with the performance of the people in the audience, and when he saw him sneering, he ordered someone to hold the wooden plate high. He stepped forward and instantly lifted the red cloth that covered it.
"Wow-"
I saw that there were two crystal clear lion cubs on it, not tall, but they were both very finely carved, and their charm and appearance were vivid, especially the pair of eyes, which looked like the best of the best.
"Jade Lion!" one of them couldn't help but exclaim.
"Wrong!" Young Master Ximen glared at him, "I'm a ghost-eyed jade lion." β
Someone asked him, "What is the difference between a jade lion and a ghost-eyed jade lion?"
Young Master Ximen looked at the man with a rather contemptuous look, "If you don't see it, you don't know it, and this difference is so big." The eyes of my ghost-eyed jade lion can distinguish between truth and falsehood. If a person tells the truth to them, the eye will look upward, and if he tells a lie, the eye will look down. β
"Is it really that amazing?"
"That's nature!" Young Master Ximen looked quite proud, but he didn't notice that Granny Luo's tone was full of suspicion when she was sitting next to him just now.
Since the ghost-eyed jade lion was regarded as a bet, it could only be placed on the high platform in a regular manner, and it could not be used to find someone to verify the truth of his words.
But I think that even without this mysterious power to distinguish between truth and falsehood, this pair of jade lions alone can be called a rare treasure.
Little Master Simon took the lead, swinging the roulette wheel with his sleeves up. The wooden needle gurgled around and finally stopped at the number "two" in anticipation.
The dealer asked, "Who got the 'two' number?"
One hand slowly shows the paper sticker in his hand. Seeing that it was the person beside him, the young master Ximen frowned and snorted coldly, "How can a poor woman have any treasures?"
Granny Luo had a face from beginning to end with a solemn expression.
The dealer said, "Can Master Ximen want to re-elect?"
"Don't choose! Just this woman, no one will be better than my ghost-eyed jade lion anyway. Little Master Simon became proud again.
"Okay, then ask Granny Luo of Fulinhe to reveal her bet. β
The little girl behind her trembled and presented the tray, and as soon as the hand was opened, everyone exclaimed again.
It turned out that there was nothing under the red cloth.
Little Master Simon let out a wild laugh,
"Hahaha, I'll just say, that poor woman really can't take out any treasures. β
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