Episode 20: Gambling House Bully
In the Suzhou Silver Hook Gambling House, a fat man with bird's eyes and eagle eyebrows and a face full of meat threw a piece of silver ten taels into the betting area.
Seeing this situation, the gamblers around looked at each other, and the dealer who shook the dice grinned with a toad and smiled: "Master Niu, you are making a loud noise, depending on the situation, I want to pay for it." ”
The fat man rubbed the mud ball on his chest and scolded angrily: "Put your fart, Lao Tzu is about to lose his pants, this is a desperate gamble." ”
Seeing that the fat man was really angry, the dealer joked again: "Master Niu, our gambling house does not accept anything except real money." Besides, can the pawnshop accept your torn pants? ”
The fat man slapped the table and yelled, "You don't raise the bar here, hurry up and shake the dice." ”
The dealer held the dice cup in both hands, looked his head to the side, and then said: "Buy, buy, bet more and make more, is there anything to bet?"
As soon as his words fell, a man wearing a hat and a black veil covered his face burst out from the onlookers, and he said in a cold voice: "Wait a minute. ”
The crowd flashed aside, and the hat-bearer took out ten gold ingots from his bosom and threw them on the table. Then he said to the dealer: "Buy all big." ”
The gamblers next to him all discussed: "Nineteen in a row, can you open again?" This guy is crazy, is he going to send money to the dealer?"
Some gamblers said, "It's hard to say. Everyone was talking, and the fat man turned his gaze to the strange man, and he said, "You have money and nowhere to go, and I will kill you this time." ”
The hat-bearer didn't answer, but took out a pitch-black wine gourd from his waist, uncorked it, and drank it bitterly.
The dealer opened the cup and said, "Four, five, six, fifteen o'clock." ”
The hat-bearer made a lot of money, and he took out a cloth bag and put the silver on the gambling table into the bag one by one.
Together with the dealer, the fat man, and the people around him were dumbfounded, and the hat man packed the silver and was about to go out the door.
The fat man rushed forward and blocked his way. The hat-bearer threw the bag over his shoulder and said to him, "What do you want to do?"
The fat man said: "You are a very unauthentic person, you want to leave when you win money, and you don't give others a chance to turn over." ”
The hat man snorted and said to the fat man: "You have lost everything, what to bet with me." ”
The fat man said, "You lend me something, and I'll bet with you." I will give you double my loss, and if I win, you will be paid twice as much as you borrowed from me. ”
The hat-bearer pushed him away and replied in a nasal voice, "Why should I lend you money if I am not friends with you?"
When the fat man saw that the hat-man did not borrow the silver, he played a scoundrel, he rolled up his arms and sleeves, stretched his face, and said to the hat-man viciously: "Where did the hillbilly come from, dare to go to the Niu Ye's territory to beg for wildfire, if you know each other, leave the silver quickly." ”
The dealer lost a lot of money, and when he saw Erniu's mischievous temperament, he couldn't help but fan the flames on the side.
Seeing that the fat man would not give way, the hat man used the method of shifting and squeezed out of the door from his side.
The fat man grabbed his cloth bag and smiled proudly: "It's okay for people to go, but the silver is left." ”
The hat man stabbed his steps, and his right elbow suddenly exerted force, knocking the fat man to the side.
The fat man grinned in pain, and as soon as he opened his clothes, a fist-sized bruise appeared on his abdomen.
He said angrily to the dealer: "Chen Pi, why don't you send someone to stop this guy soon." ”
The dealer woke up from a dream, and he summoned a group of club-wielding thugs from the casino to surround the hat-bearers in the center.
In the face of a group of raging villains, the hat man was not cowardly, he poked forward with his left foot,
The body is slightly bowed, and the enemy is faced with a tiger out of the forest.
Chen Pi pointed at the thugs and shouted, "Give me a beating for him." ”
As soon as he gave the order, the thugs swarmed upward, and several sticks were fired in unison like the spokes of a wheel, straight towards the head of the hat-bearer.
Seeing that the stick arrived, the hat-taker jumped up with a move of "treading water without a trace", and after calmly avoiding it, he used his mandarin duck legs to kick down all the thugs.
When the fat man saw a group of thugs, he was instantly beaten and powerless, and he was furious, driving his body to hit the hat man with his head.
The hat-bearer flashed and pushed the fat man in the back, throwing him under the table. The fat man was bruised and swollen, and sat at the bottom of the table crying for his father and mother.
Seeing that the other party was a practitioner, Chen Pi was like a deflated ball, he changed his arrogance just now, smiled at the hat man, and flashed to the side to get out of the way.
The hat-bearer carried the cloth bag on his back and walked out of the Silver Hook Gambling House.
Chen Pi came to be able at this time, and he scolded the thugs lying on the ground: "How did I raise you straw bale waste, more than a dozen people don't top one, and people take away hundreds of taels of silver for nothing." ”
Everyone was silent, and Chen Pi was scolding vigorously. A group of black-clothed guards broke in, and Chen Pi looked at it, and it turned out to be Li Kuilong, the commander of the Jinyi guard.
Chen Pi immediately stepped forward with a hippie smile and asked, "Master Li, what kind of wind blew you here?"
Li Kuilong pushed him aside, and a pair of sharp eyes emitted electric light, scanning the surrounding crowd. Then he said to the brocade guards behind him: "You go up and search for me, and see who carries a large sum of silver taels, and take it for me on the spot." ”
The brocade guards rushed up the stairs, lifted tables and stools on them, and searched room by room.
After investigating for a long time, they did not find any suspicious people, so they went downstairs to report to Li Kuilong.
Li Kuilong saw that the search was futile, and was about to leave with the brocade guards, when the fat man came forward and said to him: "Lord Li, go slowly, the villain has a love in return." ”
Li Kuilong saw that it was Chen Erniu and said to him, "You have something to tell him." ”
Chen Erniu said to Li Kuilong: "My lord, this person is a lot of mouthful, can we change places." ”
Li Kuilong glared at him, and shouted: "Chen Erniu, you have a fart to let go quickly, the envoy still has important things to do, and you need your head to delay the matter." ”
Chen Erniu was so frightened that he peed his pants, and he hurriedly knelt down and said, "Lord Li, the matter that the villain wants to tell is related to the bulk of gold and silver. ”
When Li Kuilong heard this, he ordered the guards to coax all the idlers in the casino out. Then he asked Chen Erniu: "Chen Erniu, do you know who carried a large amount of gold and silver?"
Chen Erniu told Li Kuilong: "Just now, there was a man wearing a hat and a black veil, carrying a lot of silver taels and coming to the gambling house. ”
After Li Kuilong inquired, he took out a gold ingot from his arms and showed it to Chen Erniu.
Chen Erniu replied, "Back to Lord Li, that hat man has exactly the same gold ingots as you. ”
Li Kuilong said: "It's really hard to find a place to break through the iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get it." Tell the state government to close the city gates, and give me a door-to-door search. ”
Chen Erniu said to Li Kuilong at this time: "Lord Li, if you only search nearby, I am afraid that the thief will take the first step and go out of the city gate." Adults should also send fast riders to track along the way. ”
Li Kuilong nodded, and divided the Jinyi Guard into two teams, leading one team out of the city to search, and the other team led by a thousand households to search for each inn in the city.
Chen Erniu opened his toad mouth, squinted his eyes and smiled: "Master Li, is there any reward for exposing the thief for the little one?"
Li Kuilong threw the ingot of gold in his hand to the ground and said to Chen Erniu: "This gold is for you." ”
Chen Erniu picked up the gold, took it into his arms, and then ran out like a dog to lead the way for Li Kuilong and them.
The man with the hat carried a large cloth bag on his back, went out of the city gate, and was eating snacks at a tea shop on the side of the road. Suddenly, there was dust flying behind him, and a group of men and horses followed in front of him.
Chen Erniu pointed to the hat man and said to Li Kuilong on the horse: "Master Li, it is the silver that this person robbed." ”
Li Kuilong immediately raised his whip, pointed at the hat man and said, "You are so bold that you dare to rob a silver car of nine thousand gold." ”
The hat-taker turned his back to Li Kuilong, poured tea, and said slowly: "The old thief has looted so much people's fat and people's ointment, I robbed some of them, which can be regarded as cheapening him." ”
Li Kuilong was furious, dismounted and came to the tea shop, and said to the hatholder: "Dare to speak disrespectfully to the nine thousand years old, I think you are impatient." After he finished speaking, he raised his palm and slapped it on the back of the hat.
Since Cunyi joined the Wuji Gate, he has been practicing diligently day and night. The gist of the practice of "Wuji Mind Method" is already clear in the chest. He was naturally gifted and intelligent, and when he was young, he was taught by the emperor's teacher Sun Chengzong, and he also had a deep and thorough understanding of Taoism.
The scholar picked up the "Wuji Heart Method" and asked them one by one, and they could answer them fluently.
The Master was overjoyed, and kept praising Cunyi as a material that could be made.
Zi Yan interjected on the side: "Master, the reason why my junior brother can make rapid progress is that I, as a senior sister, have contributed a lot. ”
The scholar laughed and said, "Well, your senior sister has a lot of credit, and I will reward you well for my teacher." ”
Cunyi stepped forward and bowed to the scholar, and said to him: "Thanks to the master who took him in and taught his disciples martial arts, this kindness and virtue disciples will not be repaid even if they are broken bones." ”
The scholar smiled and said to Cunyi: "As long as you can act chivalrous and righteous when you walk the rivers and lakes, and uphold justice for the people of Limin, it is the greatest filial piety to the teacher." ”
Cunyi knelt down on his knees and said to the scholar: "The teacher not only taught me martial arts, but also taught me to understand reason and righteousness, so that I understand the truth of being a man." Please rest assured that the disciples should remember the teachings of the teacher in this life. ”
Zi Yan stepped forward and pulled him up, and said to him with a smile: "It's so solemn, as if you're going to leave soon." The martial arts of Wujimen are unfathomable, and you haven't even learned the skin. ”
Cunyi clasped his fists and said: "Senior brother should remember the teachings of senior sister and study hard, and live up to the painstaking teachings of master and senior sister. ”
Zi Yan took Cunyi's hand and said with a smile: "I only hope that you can study martial arts diligently, my efforts are worth it." ”
Cunyi saw that Ziyan's beautiful eyes were full of tenderness, and he only knew that his senior sister cared for him.
Senior brother Zhang Jianfeng couldn't help but show anger on his face when he saw that Zi Yan cared so much about Cunyi. He and Zi Yan were adopted by scholars since they were children, and Jian Feng joined the school half a year earlier than Zi Yan. He is very concerned about this junior sister who is as pitiful as his own background, and no matter what he does, he will not go against his sister's wishes.
The younger brothers and sisters of childhood sweethearts have gradually grown up, Zhang Jianfeng has reached the year of dancing spoons, and Zi Yan has reached the year of golden hairpins. He secretly had feelings for his sister in his heart, and vowed to take good care of her in this life.
Who knew that God's will would make people, and now there is another Yang Cunyi for no reason, and his sister cares about him very much, teaching him how not to be angry?
Zhang Jianfeng looked Cunyi up and down, and said to him: "I often hear that the master praises the junior brother for his talent and intelligence, and if I think that the junior brother's achievements in the future will definitely surpass me." ”
Cunyi hugged his fist to Zhang Jianfeng and said: "Senior brother has followed his master since he was a child, and his martial arts attainments have been superb, otherwise the master can't be entrusted with a generous responsibility, don't worry about letting the senior brother go down the mountain." Senior brother, I need to study martial arts hard to reach the realm of senior brother. ”
Zhang Jianfeng snorted and said arrogantly: "If you want to reach my current realm, it will be another twenty years." ”
Cunyi nodded again and again after hearing this, and at this time the scholar said to Zhang Jianfeng: "Jianfeng should not be arrogant and arrogant, this is a taboo for martial artists. It is necessary to know that there are people outside the world, and there are heavens outside the sky. ”
Seeing his arrogant words, Zi Yan took Cunyi's hand and said, "Senior brother, you are practicing hard now, and you will be able to surpass your senior brother in less than five years." ”
Zhang Jianfeng listened to Zi Yan's words, and his heart was full of jealousy, and he said to Cunyi: "I have practiced for more than ten years, and my junior brother can surpass me within five years, so am I still worthy of being the senior brother of Wujimen? ”
The scholar was furious, pointed at Zhang Jianfeng and said: "You are still the senior brother of this faction, why don't you abide by the rules of the door and set an example for your junior brothers and sisters, what is the second rule of this faction?"
Zhang Jianfeng knelt down and said: "The second rule of this door is to prohibit private fights with the same door. ”
The scholar said, "Since you know, why do you want to commit it? Now I will punish you to go to the back mountain for one night." ”
Zhang Jianfeng glared at Cunyi and walked away with anger. Looking at his back, the scholar couldn't help but sigh, I am afraid that there will be many incidents in these three children.