Yangzhou is the land of fish and rice, located in the south of the Yangtze River, although it is not as comfortable as Sichuan, nor as rich as Zhejiang and Suzhou, but since ancient times, scholars and scholars and dignitaries have to witness the style of Yangzhou, just because its tenderness is like water, and the places of interest and historic sites set off the beauty of this ancient city.

Ten miles away from Guiyuan Building, separated by two streets, is the 'Tan Casino' in Yangzhou City, this casino has been rooted in Yangzhou for more than ten years, has been quite famous in Yangzhou, some rich businessmen are gathered here, because most of the gamblers who come and go here are noble, there is no less than one hundred taels of silver in a bet, so not anyone can have a pastime, but the casino has an unwritten rule, that is, as long as you have gold and silver, whether it is a Jiangyang thief, a high-ranking official and a strong man, all come and do not refuse.

The crowd in front of the Tan Casino is dense, and a stone statue of Pixiu lies under the plaque, which stands out in front of the spacious doorway. Almost all the gods believed in casinos are this ferocious beast, Pixiu is a kind of beast that exists in legends, it has the ability to ward off evil spirits, Tianlu said, its body shape is like a tiger and leopard, its head and tail are like a dragon, its color is also gold and jade, its shoulder length has a pair of wings but can not be extended, and the head of a horn and leans back; since ancient times three hundred and sixty lines, all walks of life have their own beliefs, but for the casino that makes a living from gambling, no Bodhisattva Buddha is willing to bless the three religions and nine streams of the door, so most of the casinos believe in Pixiu, it not only has the role of fortune and good luck, suppressing evil spirits, but also the ability to 'only eat and not pull', quite in line with the characteristics of the casino.

In the endless stream of people, a horse-drawn carriage slowly drove and finally stopped in front of the Tan Casino. The little thing waiting at the door saw that the comer was riding three horses and was luxurious, so he stepped forward with a smile to entertain the rich man in the car. The dots in these casinos are commonly known as 'dotting', and their identities are different, including handymen, thugs, dark lights, and dealers, and they have a clear division of labor and are responsible for the order of the entire casino.

"Second master, can you make an appointment in advance, it's better to arrange it for the little one. The young man stood respectfully in front of the horse, watching a young man in white and a bearded man step down from the carriage one after another.

From time to time, the young man in white shook the paper fan in his hand, raised his head slightly and asked, "What's the matter, you still have to make an appointment in advance for this Tan Casino?"

"No, no, no, I'm afraid that the little one is afraid that the son and the uncle have made an appointment to gamble, so they took the liberty to ask. Looking at the two of them carefully, the white-clothed young man with a white crown and a fair face seemed to have a sense of vicissitudes, but there was an air of elegance on his body. Looking closely at the bearded man, his face was full of fierceness, there was a shocking scar from his left forehead to his chin, and he wrapped a piece of cloth on his back, and he didn't know what it was.

Obviously, these two people are Lu Tiandi and Hu Yidao, they pretend to be rich and noble, after many days of viewing, it was found that only the gamblers in and out of this Tan casino are more 'fat', after all, their purpose is to make a lot of money in the casino in Yangzhou City, and observing the situation in advance is the basic skill of a thousand tips.

Entering the casino, it is much more magnificent than the gambling house in Lishui, with two floors up and down, but the second floor is full of private rooms, and there is no pomp and circumstance, but the hall on the first floor revolves around the dice sub, Tianjiu, mahjong, and all kinds of ways to play, which makes people dazzled.

Hu Yidao stared at the gamblers in front of him, they were engrossed in the fight, not affected by the outside world at all, and couldn't help but have a whim, and their eyes were straight. When Lu Tiandi saw his expression, he knew that he was addicted to gambling in his heart, so he gently put away the paper fan, and under the leadership of dots, they came to a colored table and sat down.

The dice of the big casino is based on the casino, a total of thirteen people enter the game, and bet in the size and leopard in turn. According to the rules of Tan's casino, each note of silver two shall not be less than one hundred taels, and the odds are also based on one hundred taels; Lu Tiandi slightly looked at the left and right gamblers, most of them are dressed in fine clothes, graceful and luxurious, at a glance know that this casino does not have a dark light foil, then the only possibility of a thousand is in the dealer dealer's body, if the Tan casino does not have a few old masters, it is by no means able to stand in Yangzhou for ten years.

Lu Tiandi's heart is already bright, Qianmen has been planning with a 'thousand' word, relying on the means of deception and wisdom strategy, but the earliest Qianmen is to live by gambling, which is why there will be so many thousands of methods in the Qianmen Secret Classics, Lu Tiandi has been practicing day and night in the cave, and now it is time for him to show his kung fu.

The dealer began to pick up the cup, and the rule in the big casinos was to drop the color first and place the bet, and the reason for this was to reserve the winning points for the dealer. I saw that the color cup was like a living thing, jumping around in the hands of the middle-aged man, vividly, this seemingly juggling act was mysterious, and the reason for this was to disturb the old man's hearing. Among the many tricks, listening to color is also a unique science, relying on sensitive ear power, the shaking of the color cup, the sound of the landing point have subtle judgments, especially the vast majority of the casino dice have moved their hands and feet, so that the dealer takes advantage of the right time and place, and can control the dice as he likes.

With a 'ping' sound, the color cup fell heavily on the table, and the dealer motioned for everyone to place bets. Hu Yidao grabbed a silver ticket in his hand and asked Lu Tiandi's opinion, Lu Tiandi

took out a hundred taels of silver ticket and threw it on the 'small' at random.

After everyone finished placing bets, the dealer uncovered the cup and said expressionlessly: "Three, three, four, ten o'clock." ”

A few gamblers who won were happy, but those who bet on the wrong treasure were depressed, only Lu Tiandi did not move, still sitting at the table calmly, not at all annoyed by the fiasco of the first game of the opening.

Immediately after that, the dealer opened four rounds in a row, and Lu Tiandi increased one hundred taels of bets in each game, but all four games were lost. At the same time, the stakes on the gambling table are gradually rising, and at the beginning of the fifth game, Hu Yidao gently attached to Lu Tiandi's ear and said: "Our whole body is only 2,500 taels in total, and now there are only 1,500 taels left. ”

"There's no hurry. Lu Tiandi glanced at the silver tickets built on the gambling table, his goal was to achieve that he deliberately increased the stakes, just to lure this group of fat sheep to enlarge the gambling addiction in their hearts.

This time, Lu Tiandi simply threw the remaining 1,000 taels of silver tickets on the word 'big' after the drop, and the dealer held down the cup bone at this time, looking at Lu Tiandi's slightly moving ears, he seemed to notice a trace of abnormality. However, he immediately uncovered the skull, and it appeared in front of everyone's eyes as 'four-six-six, sixteen o'clock in sight.' ’

Lu Tiandi won 10,000 taels with a bet of 1,000 taels in the fifth game, which made Hu Yidao happily unable to bear it, and slapped Lu Tiandi on the shoulder with one hand, which almost made Lu Tiandi fall from the seat to the ground.

"Old Hu, I'm not a practitioner, your palm can kill me. Lu Tiandi touched the aching shoulder and said stupidly.

Hu Yidao retracted his right hand a little embarrassed, and laughed like a child after an 'oh'.

The dealer looked at the two of them in high spirits, and couldn't help but say intriguing to Lu Tiandi: "Childe's ears are very peculiar." ”

Lu Tiandi couldn't help but play with the paper fan in his hand, touched his earlobe disappreciatively, and said with a smile: "Each other." ”