Chapter Eighty-Three: The Human Heart Is Greedy
Shen Sumaung continued: "Da Luo was born at the beginning of the Shang capital, and thirteen unknown gods were enshrined in it, with different appearances and demeanors, and the only thing in common was the auspicious clouds in the shape of ingots. It is rumored that there is a secret technique hidden under the thirteen auspicious clouds, and whoever worships the most devout will fall on the top of his head. ”
"The secret to winning?" I speculated, "it sounds like a pretext to attract visitors." ”
"The so-called worship of the gods, faith is spiritual. Shen Su's face was unfathomable, "No one knows whether there is a secret technique under the ingot-shaped auspicious clouds." It's just that a few years ago, a poor boy from a foreign country worshipped the thirteen gods, and became rich overnight, making a lot of money in the seventy-two gambling houses in the commercial capital, and suddenly spread the reputation of Daluo Temple. After that, those who come to the business capital to gamble must first come to Daluo Temple to worship. These thirteen unknown gods are also known as the God of Gambling. ”
After the words fell, Shen Sumaung and I happened to step into Daluo Temple, which was brightly lit and lively. As he said, the thirteen gods enshrined on the high platform all stepped on the ingots and happily overlooked the bustling beings.
I don't know if there is a secret technique to win money under the auspicious clouds, but there are a lot of offerings to the gambling god. Among them, there is also a golden God of Wealth Bodhisattva, which looks very familiar.
"The items that can be enshrined around the God of Gambling have a lot of origins. Seeing that I was staring at it for a long time, Shen Suxiang smiled with me, "It is said that the God of Gambling prefers treasures, and the more precious and rare they are, the more they can show their piousness." There are many people who take family heirlooms to worship, asking the gambling god to appear and help others. ”
I nodded, "Local gods have the rules of local gods, I probably already understand. But what is the matter with the God of Gambling who said that the God of Gambling can eat people?"
Looking around, one of the thirteen gambling gods had the most incense around the statue, and the most people gathered. The crowd was chattering and didn't know what they were talking about, and all I could see was the excitement on the faces of the people.
"What's going on?"
Shen Sumung sneered and pointed at those people, "Look at them, maybe someone will be eaten in a while." ”
My face changed, and I was about to take a closer look, but I saw that the movement in the crowd was getting louder and louder. The push-push and shoving were not arguing, and there was some excitement hidden in everyone's expressions.
"What are they doing?"
"They are choosing a man to make a bet with the messenger of the God of Gamblers. ”
"The messenger of the god of gambling - is it a man?" I was confused, "isn't this a temple, how dare they gamble under the gods?"
"Xiao Ye'er, do you remember what I said before? Although Daluo Temple is called Daluo Temple, it is not exactly a temple. To be precise, Daluo Temple is a gambling house. ”
We were stunned.
His voice came again, "The world is so big, there are no surprises. Shangdu has a Daluo Temple, although it is in the name of a temple, it is actually the most dangerous legendary casino among the seventy-two gambling houses. Not only are the messengers of the God of Gambling human, but the thirteen God of Gambling on the high platform are also man-made. As you said, the secret trick of winning money can be a pretext for attracting visitors. The so-called worship of the god of gambling is the same. The greater the greed, the easier it is to be eaten by the gambling gods. ”
Shen Sumaung motioned for me to look at the statue of the god with the most incense, "This is the God of Gambling in December, and it is his turn to be the dealer of Daluo Temple this month, so he has the most offerings around him." As long as you wish, bet with a silver ingot and the messenger of the December God of Gamblers. If you can win ten consecutive bets, you can take all the gold and silver treasures on this table. ”
"What if you lose the bet?"
"It depends. He took a few steps forward, staring at the statue of the December God of Gamblers, his eyes clear, "If you lose any of the first nine rounds, you will only lose a silver ingot, but if you lose the tenth time, the messenger of the God of Gamblers will take something from that person according to the instructions of the God of Gamblers." ”
Shen Surong's eyes turned to me, and his tone gradually became gloomy, "The God of Gambling also favors treasures, and the things he took away are not ordinary." Title deeds and deeds are small things, if the eyes or tongue are taken away, or the life of the family...... In short, everything is possible, and the legend of the God of Gambling cannibalism comes from this. ”
After he finished speaking, his face suddenly became clear, a pair of eyes stared at me, and he laughed again: "Xiao Ye'er's face is pale, but she was scared by me? Xiao Ye'er, you say, how big is this person's greed, and if he doesn't move, he has to win ten times in a row with his luck. ”
"You know, this last time, if you win, you will go to the sky, and if you lose, you will go to hell. ”
"Xiao Ye'er, you say," Shen Sumaan leaned his head closer to me again, lowered his eyes, and whispered in my ear, "Isn't this exciting?
"This kind of gambling method is strange at first glance, the so-called gambling god will still take people's lives?" I took a few steps back, and my tone was a little colder, "You still say it's fun?"
"Xiao Ye'er, you're too pedantic!"
Shen Sumian straightened his back and twisted his eyebrows, as if he was quite dissatisfied with my attitude, "Gambling is something you and I want." The dealer of Daluo Temple came up with this trick to calculate the greed in the gambler's heart. If you think there is something wrong with this gambling method and you are afraid of losing your life, you can not play it. After all, there are many people who are greedy for life and afraid of death, but if you can win all the offerings, aren't you a little excited?"
I never thought that I could explain some truth to Shen Sumaung, and I couldn't see through him anyway.
The Tao is different, and it is not conspiratory.
Now I look at the light in the eyes of those people and the excitement and patience on their faces, and I understand that it is the greed of man.
In the past, I chose to sit in the corner of the alley, because it was easy to see the faces of the people in the restaurant.
Others drank and chatted, chanted poems and had fun, and I could always hear some secrets of the rivers and lakes and the wild history of the court.
And in this casino, the group of people was humble in their mouths, but their faces were full of desire, and their eyes were still looking around the statue.
"Eh, this brother, why don't you go and see the messenger first? ”
"Brother, what you said is not right! You want me to go to the bottom first, right? Aren't you afraid that I will get all the offerings on the table with my hands wet today?"
"Heh, if that's the case, then the little brother doesn't worship the December God of Gambling, but he wants to worship you!"
"You think that the messenger is a vegetarian? No one has won ten of him in a row for most of the past half a month, so just because you and a few others want to win away the treasure on the table? Beware of taking Qingqing's life!"
"Then you go, you go!"
......
In fact, what Shen Sumaung said was also right.
The dealer of Daluo Temple came up with this trick to calculate the greed in the gambler's heart. It's not like someone is being forced to gamble.
There are wins and there are losses.
O greed of man......
“...... This is the largest gambling city in the four continents, everything is born for greed, so it is also called the city of greed. ”
Suddenly, this sentence appeared in my ears, and a blue shadow slowly painted in front of me......
The huge hall really became a miasma.
I turned around like this, and after returning to the same place, I exhaled and said to Shen Sumaung: "You brought me to Daluo Temple just to let me see these?"
"Who said you wanted to help me?"
My tone became a little uncomfortable, "Or is it that Shen Sumaung, are you teasing me again?"
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