The sun was setting in the west, seeing that the evening was coming, the faces of the three of them became more and more dark blue, and they felt that the cool air was about to come out of their throats, their limbs were cold and weak, and the sweat could not stop flowing down from their foreheads like a waterfall. ”

When Chu Xunyu heard this, he surprisingly did not respond, but leaned his head on the tent with his long sword, touched the hilt of the sword without saying a word, and prepared to call Ting'er out at the last moment to ask for his last words;

After another half an hour of silence, suddenly the door curtain was lifted, and Katong bent down and came in, and said with a happy brow: "Three, we are saved." ”

"Say it quickly!" The three of them were suddenly shocked, and hurriedly looked at Katong.

Katong sat down casually, and hurriedly said a rough idea: it turned out that Katong went to find some villagers who planted terraces in the surrounding mountains to inquire about the news, this is a dignified "Yuman" big village, not to mention the dense population within a radius of 100 miles, the cup master is running all over the street, but it is not so easy to find a master who can dissolve the corpse and bury it. So Katong inquired among the grass people in the market, and in the end, the hard work paid off, and finally there was a harvest.

There are a lot of farmers in the vicinity of the local area, they go up the mountain to plough the fields during the day, and go back to their homes at the foot of the mountain at night to live, so what to do to pass the time? That is "gambling", don't underestimate the gambling thing, whether it is Han or other famous ethnic groups, most of the farmers are made at sunrise, and gamble at sunset, especially in winter, everything withers, there are no crops to plant, then it is even more necessary to gamble, otherwise how to spend this time? Katong is from a villager's mouth to find a news, there are a lot of grass huts in the nearby farmers, are some of the climate of the grass platform team, the furnishings are also simple, first find a few pieces of wood under the pile, set up a grass shed, and then put a table even if the gambling is opened, where the flow of people is mixed, well-informed, Katong will drill into it, to see if there is anyone who knows the Dai Cup.

These gambling houses are not open in the afternoon, after all, the farmers are farming at that time, no one has time to gamble money, Katong took the opportunity to enter to find out the news, drilled five gambling houses in a row and found nothing, to the sixth time, Katong went in to meet a fair-eyed Dai brother, the little brother was digging the black mud in the nails with straw, and listened to Katong's intention to find a Dai cup master to solve the cup, and it was going to be powerful, I couldn't help laughing, saying that I knew one, that was amazing, Katong didn't believe it, seeing that he was young, not like the appearance of knowing a master, so he would be suspicious, saying that his friend's cup was amazing, and ordinary people couldn't solve it。 The little brother patted his chest and said that he had not seen the cup that the master could not solve for so many years, and swore an oath and promised his ancestors. You must know that swearing to the spirit of the ancestors in southern Xinjiang is very serious, dare to say and do, Katong is overjoyed, and he will be invited in a hurry.

But when the little brother heard that he was helping the Han people to solve the cup, he shook his head and refused to allow it, because they were traditional Dai people, and there was an order from above, and the Han people could not help, and if they stabbed people out, they would be cut off by the owner of the village. Katong was anxious, hurriedly sent silk, salt and silver, the little brother received something, his eyes rolled, he took it into account, and gave a move, although there was a life on it, but it was natural to repay the debt, if the Han people came to the gambling house to gamble money, take the solution cup as a bet, and win themselves, and they were not afraid to spread it in the future, just say that they won the gambling money, and they could escape a catastrophe. This is indeed a good move, the heaviest promise of the gambling house, if the dealer loses and does not admit the account, people from all over the country will look down on him, and they will not come here, so Katong feels that he can, and hurriedly came over to inform the three of them.

This method is indeed okay, but it always sounds a little unreliable, what is wrong and can't be said, anyway, the three of them are hanging by a thread, the dead horse should be a live horse doctor, it's a big deal to lose your head, even if you don't go to gamble, you still have to die of poison, both horizontal and vertical, Chu Xunyu simply gritted his teeth, that is a word "go"!

At this time, the sun was setting, the people in the fields came back one after another, the lights in the villages at the foot of the surrounding mountains were scattered and lit up, Katong took the three of them all the way through the houses, and after a while, they saw a grass hut with brilliant lights, crowded with people, cheering, it seemed that it was there, and the three of them hurriedly rushed over and squeezed in.

There were Dai, Miao, Yi and other people of different races everywhere, and they suddenly saw three Han people squeezing in and all of them quieted down, looking at the three of them coldly. Katong pulled them to the table while saluting the surroundings, only then did he see clearly, a big table, with a straw mat on it, and the straw mat was scribbled with gambling lines, scattered with a bunch of gambling money, there were scattered silver and what salt, jewelry, etc., there was a worn-out clay dice cup in the middle, and there was a little brother with clear eyebrows standing next to the dice cup, blue clothes and slender, a pair of eyes blinking and blinking at the three of them, although there was a lot of dust on the face, but it was difficult to hide the smile, ten slender fingers touched the dice cup and asked, "It's them?" As soon as the voice came out, it was just like a yellow oriole singing willows.

Katong nodded, Chu Xunyu bowed slightly, and said, "I'm tired." ”

"What is not worked. The little brother laughed and said, "Those who come are all guests, and if you have money, you can gamble, our Dai family doesn't have so many polite words as you Han people, take things and bet on treasure, and talk about what you play." ”

"Who are you?" Suddenly a stiff Chinese sentence came, as soon as everyone turned around, Chu Xunyu and the three of them suddenly had big heads, it turned out that there were two fat and thin people from southern Xinjiang who came over, and the surrounding villagers seemed to recognize each other, and they all got out of the way, Chu Xunyu and the three of them also saved a lot, these two people have a Jindan period and a Yuan infant stage, it seems that they should be stationed in the local cup, if they drive themselves, just like this, I am afraid that there is no chance of winning when they start.

However, the little brother shook the dice cup in his hand and said with a big grin: "What about gambling money, just call him Han and Miao people, just have money." ”

The two cup masters circled around the three of them, looking carefully, Chu Xunyu and the three of them stood with their heads bowed, extremely uncomfortable, and the thin cup master sneered, pulled the fat man, and said: "Forget it, three dead people, don't worry about anything, we still have something to do." "It seems that they have already seen that the three of them are dying.

The fat man nodded, and put down a sentence: "Be careful, we don't make it difficult for the dead, but don't be too presumptuous, this is not the Central Plains, presumably you also know it now." After saying that, he walked away on his own.

Mu Yuan grimaced unwillingly behind his back, and the little brother hurriedly greeted everyone: "Come, come, come, buy and leave, everyone will continue to gamble." Everyone suddenly resumed their excitement again, and they all started to buy big and small.

Chu Xunyu nodded, took out a fine silk and put it on the table, causing a lot of exclamation around him, and the little brother said with a smile: "This Han friend, your thing is too expensive, and I won't have to pay if I lose." ”

"No, I don't. Chu Xunyu smiled bitterly, "If there is Brother Lao, if we are lucky enough to win, just help us introduce a cup master to detoxify." ”

"What if I lose?" the little brother stared at Chu Xunyu and asked rhetorically.

"Lost?" Mu Yuan said puzzledly, "If you lose, this silk is yours." ”

"That's not going to work. The little brother of the Dai people suddenly sneered and sneered, "Could it be that the lives of the three of you are worth a piece of silk?"

"And what are you going to do?" asked Forget Dust.

"Nothing. The little brother smiled slightly, "If you lose, you will leave brocade and ......"

"Leave your right hand. There was a Miao man next to him who answered.

"Hahahaha......" There was laughter all around. Another of them shouted, "I heard that the Han people are very knowledgeable, so they chopped off their right hand to farm, and gave our dolls to taste, maybe they will be smarter in the future." After saying that, the people around laughed even more.

Mu Yuan was furious, He had been insulted like this, and he was about to attack on the spot, Chu Xunyu stopped him and shook his head, this is the only way out at the moment, but he is not sure whether this little brother wants to save himself or harm himself, anyway, the dying person is not afraid, so he nodded and said, "Shake the dice." ”

"Okay, happy!" the little brother asked, "each of the three of them bets once, each of them has a fine silk, even if you win once, you will chop your hands if you lose three times, how about it?"

"Good. Mu Yuan gritted his teeth, took out another piece of silk and put it on the table, and exclaimed, "Big." ”

The little brother smiled slightly, but when he saw that his ten fingers were holding the dice, he shook it left and right three times in a row, and shouted: "Look at it!"

"One, three, four o'clock - small!" When the lid of the cup was opened, the people around him applauded, Mu Yuan's face was red and his neck was thick, it seemed that there was no hope this time.

"I'll come. Chu Xunyu also took out a piece of silk and persuaded in a low voice, "It's okay, we still have two more chances." ”

"Buy small. ”

"Good. The little brother re-covered, shook it up and down, and uncovered the lid with a button on the table, "Four, five, six o'clock - big!"

"My life is at stake. Chu Xunyu screamed in his heart, desperate at the moment, not because he lost, but because he saw that there was fraud in this, and the dice were filled with lead. It turned out that there were many sergeants in the army who gambled money, including the banker's dice and fraud, although Chu Xunyu did not gamble, but he saw it clearly from the side, and now don't look at the cultivation as poor, but the cultivator's five senses are psychic, he heard that the sound of the dice is different, and the same as in the army back then, this little brother is clearly asking for the lives of three people, this is a trap.

But at this time, it's the same whether to talk about cheating or not, Chu Xunyu knows in his heart that even if you expose the dealer, you won't be able to please in southern Xinjiang, and you can't help but feel like ashes, in the end it is still empty and happy, and when you turn around and are about to leave, the people in southern Xinjiang around you immediately grabbed him and said, "Do you want to repay your account if you lose?"

"Wait. Forget Chen also whispered, "And this time, I did." "In fact, how can a character like Wangchen who is high above the temple know the trick of pouring lead into the dice? He saw that Chu Xunyu's face was not good, thinking that he left in despair because he lost, and hurriedly reminded him that he had another chance, Chu Xunyu smiled bitterly, forget it, life and death are fate, let him go.

Forget Chen doesn't know how to gamble, he only knows a rough idea on weekdays, seeing that Chu Xunyu and Mu Yuan lost when one bought the big one and the other bought the small, he secretly thought that he couldn't buy the same, and there was only "leopard" left, so he opened his mouth and said: "I buy a leopard." ”

As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar around, Chu Xunyu didn't even have the mind to smile bitterly, only three of the three dice were leopards or three sixes, which was more difficult to fight than buying big and small luck, even if people didn't fill the dice with lead, it was difficult to shake the leopard, not to mention that he had already cheated, how to kill him this time.

The little brother laughed and asked in the noise, "Have you thought about it?" ”

"Think...... Think about it. In fact, Forget Chen didn't know what the people around him were laughing at, so he just closed his eyes and bet.

"Good. The little brother grabbed the dice cup, but when he saw that he was shaking up and down, opening the bow left and right, listening to the sieve sound endlessly like a Buddhist bell, he was dazzled by the technique, and at first glance he was a veteran who was well versed in gambling skills, and he shook it eighteen times in a row, Chu Xunyu knew that this famous hall was called "Eighteen Arhats", and the dealer who had cheated in the army in the past couldn't help but close his eyes in despair as soon as he wanted to do it.

With a "snap", the dice cup fell on the table, forgetting to hold his breath and staring intently, the little brother bent down and opened it to take a look, and shouted: "Dead!"

There was a round of applause, and the head of the forgotten dust drooped, only to hear the little brother scolding: "I'm going to die this stinky hand!" After speaking, he threw the cup lid on the ground, and there was an exclamation around him, and the three of them hurriedly looked at it again, "Six, six, six", three six, it is really a leopard!

Mu Yuan jumped up excitedly, grabbed Forget Chen in the amazed crowd and shouted: "The predecessor is really a god, and a blind cat can also meet a dead mouse!"

"Uh-huh...... Huh? Forget Chen coughed, and said with a red face, "When did I get blind, I calculated that there were both big and small, so I deliberately bought a leopard, in fact, all this was as I expected." ”

Ignoring the noise around him, only Chu Xunyu was dumbfounded, what kind of name is this? That little brother can still shake out a leopard if he cheats? Isn't it really saving himself?

The little brother took a sip and slapped himself, then grabbed a companion next to him, said it in Dai language, and then said to everyone: "You go on, if you want to lose the bet, I will take the three of them first." ”

After speaking, looking at Chu Xunyu and the three of them asked with a smile: "If you win, won't you go with me?"

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