Shushan: Extinction

Chapter 90 Gambling Fight
After the retreat ended, Gong Tianwu did not sit idle and began to inspect the gang’s current businesses as soon as possible.

It is worth mentioning that the entire Zhenyu Gang’s industries are no longer limited to the Blood Field and the Spirit Cave on Xiaogushan Mountain.

In Kouzhenguan, there is already a shop selling fried meat nuggets, called Xiangchun Chicken, plus several mobile stalls specializing in purchasing the corpses of wild beasts and monsters.

Not only that, Xiaogushan also developed a Seven Days Inn and a restaurant called Shaxian.

Some people even came to apply to open a yard.

Yes, it is the kind of yard you think of, commonly known as the Big Sword.

Gong Tianwu agreed without hesitation, because he knew better than anyone how valuable the customer traffic brought by this thing was. After all, eating, drinking, whoring and gambling are inseparable, and the potential consumption power brought by prostitutes is particularly amazing.

Wherever there is interest, there is bound to be concealment and greed. However, during this inspection, Gong Tianwu relied on his unique ability to read minds and successfully caught two parasites.

Of course Gong Tianwu would never tolerate such things. Without saying a word, he crippled the man's hands and feet and threw him into the woods, leaving the wild beasts at night to clean up the mess.

At the same time, a group of members were organized to watch in groups, which served as a warning to others.

Of course, during the inspection process, Gong Tianwu will also take the opportunity to interact with those personal connections he has already developed. Although personal connections are based on interests, they also need to be maintained at all times.

It is said that Gong Tianwu first went to the fried meat shop in Kouzhen Pass for a secret visit, but then he saw a bookstore next to it, so he went in to have a look.

I found that the books sold here are very diverse, and are mainly novels of strange tales and major events in the world. On the contrary, there are very few books on poetry and imperial examinations.

But this is normal. After all, the consumers here are mainly those who are seeking entertainment or paying attention to world affairs. Those who want to take the imperial examination are probably rare.

Gong Tianwu flipped through it casually, found nothing worthy of attention, and put it down.

However, at this moment, the cover of a book underneath was revealed, and on it was written: Anecdotes (The seventh year of Guide in Nanyi Kingdom).

Since the collapse of the Hua Dynasty, a situation of coexistence of many countries has emerged. In order to grasp the general situation of the world more conveniently, the Immortal Sect allowed things like anecdotes to be circulated among the people.

Anecdotes record the major and important events that happened in a certain country in a year. After buying the book and reading it, you will basically know all the major events that happened in that country in that year.

Almost all anecdotes are divided into two parts.

The first part mostly comes from official reports, telling about major events that happened in the court and official circles.

The second part is the major events in this country.

For example, there is an earthquake somewhere, a landslide somewhere, a dragon appears in a river, a folk master has a fortuitous encounter and is promoted to a congenital state, a monster creates blood, and so on.

When Gong Tianwu saw the two key words "Nan Yi", it immediately reminded him of Xie Tianwu in his previous life, and he couldn't help but pick it up and read it.

After watching for two minutes, Gong Tianwu's whole body suddenly froze, and one could even clearly feel his breathing becoming rapid. It took him more than ten seconds to calm down.

It was because on the page of the anecdotes he opened at this time, there was a passage written:

"A child prodigy has appeared in Nanzheng. The seven-year-old scholar has passed the imperial examinations and won the third place in the imperial examinations."

"After I handed in my examination paper, the chief examiner asked me to write a poem about the new moon in the sky."

"The child prodigy took five steps and came up with a beautiful line: Who would scratch the blue sky with jade fingernails? The shadow falls on the river and lake, and the dragon dare not swallow it."

That would be fine, but the key point is that the name of the seven-year-old prodigy was clearly written below:

Strict, divided, and appropriate!
***
Gong Tianwu had originally planned to spend only one day on the inspection, but something went wrong when he arrived at Xuetian Quannongju.

The two managers who usually take good care of Gong Tianwu were put in a difficult position again.

An evil woman pointed at their noses and cursed them, but the two men couldn't talk back, as if they had been caught in a weak spot, and were therefore very embarrassed and passive.

For Gong Tianwu, although these two people did not have high status and did not seem to have much real power, they were very important to him at the moment, so he would definitely not sit idly by.

So when he saw this scene, he walked up to the counter and slammed it hard, shouting fiercely:
"Where are the seeds I wanted? Why haven't they arrived yet?"

While yelling, he winked at a manager.

This guy was feeling very embarrassed after being scolded so much. When he saw Gong Tianwu, his "own man", coming over, he gave him a way out and immediately continued the conversation as if he had been pardoned:
"Ah? What seeds?"

Gong Tianwu said angrily:

"What seeds? You still have the nerve to ask me. Aren't they the blood peanut seeds we agreed on last time? Why don't you go to the warehouse in the back and find them for me?"

The steward immediately said:
"Yes, yes! I'll be there right away."

After saying that, he immediately turned around and left, and his steps were extremely relaxed, as if a heavy burden had been lifted off his shoulders.

He was cursing when he was suddenly interrupted. The evil woman next to him immediately turned around and looked at Gong Tianwu unhappily.

Gong Tianwu glared back without hesitation. He had no sympathy for women, especially since this woman was dark and strong, neither "fragrant" nor "delicate".

After the two of them stared at each other for a few seconds like fighting cocks, the woman suddenly said:

"Are you A-11? The A-11 who killed Yaqi?"

Gong Tianwu said calmly:
"so what?"

The woman showed a mysterious smile on her face, turned around and left without saying a word, and soon left Quannongju.

Seeing the woman leave, the manager breathed a sigh of relief. The person who left also returned quickly, and of course was very grateful to Gong Tianwu.

Gong Tianwu appeared as a generous leader. He patted them on the shoulders and said, "We are family and should help each other." Before leaving, he threw a few gold ingots to each of them, buying them off completely.

As a result, Gong Tianwu had just reached the edge of the blood field when he suddenly saw several people approaching quickly from a distance. Leading them was the evil woman from before, and following behind her was none other than the Black Snake from the Punishment Hall.

Seeing this scene, Gong Tianwu immediately understood in his heart: It turned out that Yu Xiao from the Xingtang and the Black Snake gang had always wanted to make trouble for him!

It's just that the Blood God Sect occupies a very large area, and they don't take the usual route. They never go to Fuyanghai, where the people in the battle hall gather. Instead, they live in seclusion in Xiaogushan, and they can't find anyone at all.

What's more, Yu Xiao and Black Snake and the others probably didn't put all their efforts into looking for him.

So I gave myself the illusion that the Punishment Hall had stopped, but now it really looks like they are like a mad dog and refuse to stop.

Thinking of this, Gong Tianwu looked at the group of people approaching and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.

When killing Yaqi, he was actually confident that he could fight this black snake, not to mention that his strength has increased by several levels now?

Since this idiot wants to get killed, that's of course the best.

However, Gong Tianwu suddenly thought of something else:

I am actually developing quite well at the moment and haven't encountered any bottlenecks at all, so maintaining the status quo is actually the best option.

If you are too high-profile, you might attract Qi Liansheng's attention again!

Judging from the methods used by Deputy Hall Master Qi before, he is probably a typical extreme egoist.

A confidant like Senior Brother Deng can be dealt with without any hesitation. What about a lowly blood slave like me?
So, Gong Tianwu looked at the Black Snake gang chasing him, turned around and fled without saying a word, and stood directly next to a Grade A blood field.

After the Black Snake gang caught up with them, they looked at each other in bewilderment. For a moment, they felt like they were trying to bite a mouse and a turtle, not knowing where to start.

Because in that Grade A blood field, there were actually little kids the size of fists crawling around, sometimes appearing on the ground and sometimes quickly disappearing underground.

This is the blood ginseng field!!
To be able to control such a high-level blood field, the owner of the field must be a powerful figure in the Blood God Sect.

Of course, Black Snake can fight here and give Gong Tianwu a good beating or even kill him.

But Black Snake must also bear the corresponding risks. Once the blood ginseng is damaged during the fight, Black Snake's master will kill him immediately to make amends.

The muscles on Black Snake's face twitched suddenly. After all, he and Gong Tianwu did not have any deep hatred. He just wanted to take this opportunity to lick Elder Lin's ass, so he could only point at Gong Tianwu and shouted angrily:
"You bastard, come out!"

Gong Tianwu spread out his hands indifferently and said sarcastically:

"Do you think I'm a fool? I'll come out if you tell me to?"

"You can be called a real person outside, why are you still talking so childishly?" After hearing this, Black Snake's eyes suddenly became more vicious:
"Okay, okay! You're very good. If you have the guts, just stay here and don't come out."

Gong Tianwu retorted:
"If you have the guts, you always have helpers with you! You son of a bitch, last time I was released from the cell, you attacked me from behind and took advantage of me, so you think you can defeat me?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the others couldn't help but glance at the black snake.

The infighting among the disciples of the Blood God Sect is very serious, and it is deliberately done by the superiors. Those who followed Black Snake may not really regard him as their big brother.

After hearing the news, 80% of people were thinking about what benefits this news would bring to them.

Gong Tianwu's purpose in saying this was also very straightforward:
Hit the Black Snake's pain point directly and force him to the point where he has no way to retreat, so that he will have the possibility of falling into his own trap.

Sure enough, Black Snake's face suddenly turned the color of liver, and he gritted his teeth and said:

"You are talking nonsense!!"

Gong Tianwu sneered:

"I'm talking nonsense. Which of my words are nonsense? Are you afraid that you can't beat me alone today, so you brought a group of people here?"

"Did you sneak attack me from behind when I was just released?"

"If I tell even a single lie, I will be killed by a sword tomorrow. Do you dare to swear the same as me?"

Black Snake was not very articulate to begin with, and under Gong Tianwu's barrage of words, he could not find any loopholes. He was so angry that his lips turned white, and he shouted out:

"I can't beat you? If you dare, let's go to the reincarnation platform!!"

Because of the high-pressure policy within the Blood God Sect, conflicts between disciples are very frequent. The Samsara Platform is a place specifically for duels, and it is also very considerate and has a forbidden method to "stop the war."

Simply put, when one party is about to suffer a fatal blow, the ban will be activated, then the fight will be terminated and the winner will be determined.

However, this kind of prohibition has a certain possibility of error for cultivators in the middle stage of foundation building.

Gong Tianwu laughed out loud after hearing what Black Snake said, and said sarcastically:

"Black Snake, are you out of your mind? If you ask me to go to the Samsara Platform, I will go. You are at least at the fourth or fifth level of Qi Refining, why should I do as you wish?"

Black Snake immediately said:
"You don't dare, do you?"

Then he looked around anxiously and said to the people around him:
"Look, he was already boasting before, but when it came to going to the reincarnation platform, he immediately became a coward! Hahahaha."

The rest of the people also laughed dryly.

Gong Tianwu, however, looked unwilling and suddenly sneered:
"Let's go! Black Snake, but you have to put up a bet. I'll take out a blood lotus and ten blood lotus seeds. Since you're so sure you can beat me, do you dare to bet with me?"

The black snake's heart suddenly skipped a beat. Blood lotus and blood lotus seeds are essential materials for refining several popular elixirs.

These two things were even more popular than spirit stones when taken outside, and they were definitely hard currency. He happened to be quite short of money recently, so he could not wait to say:

"How to bet?"

Gong Tianwu sneered:

"How else can I bet? You have to bet with something of equal value! Do you want to get it for free without giving anything? Do you really think others are fools?"

Black Snake was being stared at by the people around him, and he felt as if he was in a dilemma.

He knew very well that once he refused, his subordinates would definitely spread the matter immediately.

Yes, this is how the disciples of the Blood God Sect are involuntarily competitive! If the junior brother steps on the senior brother, he will have more resources!

So Black Snake stared at Gong Tianwu's eyes and sneered:
"Okay, then it's settled. In the name of the Blood God!"

After hearing the last five words, Gong Tianwu obviously hesitated.

Because these five words "in the name of the Blood God" cannot be said casually, especially in public. If you say it but don't do it, you will be attacked by everyone and almost regarded as betraying your teacher and ancestors.

When Black Snake saw Gong Tianwu's hesitation, he immediately realized that he was bluffing. He immediately calmed down and laughed wildly:

"What? Are you scared?"

Gong Tianwu sneered:

"Don't give me that. I won't be provoked. Tell me what you have to offer first! Why should I fight you when our values ​​are not equal?"

Black Snake immediately took advantage of the victory and pursued:

"I'm going to bet you the Blood Snake Hand. It's a mid-grade yellow-level treasure! You have to add more money."

Gong Tianwu immediately said:

"These are all the valuable things I have. You can gamble or not. It's you who don't want to gamble. I'm leaving first."

The black snake has now determined that Gong Tianwu is strong on the outside but weak on the inside, and is even more greedy for the blood lotus and blood lotus seeds, so he hurriedly said:
"It's a bet! See you at the Samsara Stage tomorrow morning, in the name of the Blood God."

Gong Tianwu acted like he was in a dilemma and hesitated for a long time before saying:

"See you at the reincarnation stage tomorrow morning."

The black snake seemed to be pricked by a needle, and immediately pointed at Gong Tianwu and said:

"Stop it, add the name of Blood God right now."

Gong Tianwu added it again reluctantly at this time, and Black Snake then pointed at him, then laughed loudly towards the sky and left quickly.

***
The next morning,
Black Snake came to the reincarnation platform early in the morning and waited, but Gong Tianwu was late. Black Snake waited until he became impatient and swore all the time, and then he finally arrived.

Next, Black Snake appeared to be particularly strong, almost forcing Gong Tianwu to place a bet and record it.

Gong Tianwu had a sad face and was sighing. When people around him saw him, they wondered if this battle was even necessary, as it would definitely be a crushing victory.

However, when he was about to go on stage, Gong Tianwu suddenly said:

"Is this battle an open one or a covert one?"

An open fight means allowing people to watch, while a covert fight is the opposite.

Black Snake's original intention was to fight openly. He felt that he had already seen through Gong Tianwu's bluffing, so he deliberately let his senior and junior brothers watch so that he could establish his authority.

But Gong Tianwu strongly requested a secret fight, saying that he did not want anyone to see his methods, otherwise he would rather not fight!
After thinking about it, Black Snake felt that what he said made some sense so he agreed. This made the people brought by Black Snake feel a little regretful because they were actually very curious about Black Snake's current strength.

The entrance to the Samsara Platform is somewhat similar to a cave. After entering, there will be a passage more than ten meters long. Walking to the end of the passage is the battle venue.

The battlefield is quite spacious, about the size of two or three football fields, and it contains hills, trees, small lakes, swamps and other types of terrain. It can be said that it is small but complete.

Before the duel begins, both players need to wear a bracelet-like magic weapon, which is the core magic weapon of the "Stop War" forbidden spell, which can make the opponent stop at the critical moment.

Gong Tianwu slowly walked out of the passage and appeared on the west side of the duel arena, while the black snake could appear at any of the three entrances in the east, south, and north.

Of course, the other party also doesn’t know Gong Tianwu’s specific appearance position.

At this time, Gong Tianwu didn't think twice, he crouched down and rushed into the woods next to him, then planned to go directly to the hill near the north, which was the commanding height of the whole place, and he could easily overlook the whole situation.

As a result, when Gong Tianwu just entered the woods, the black snake had already rushed to the top of the hill with a ball of black mist. It was obvious that it was very excited at this time!
But when the black snake was full of pride and looked around, he was shocked to find that the entire battlefield was filled with desolate forests, lush vegetation, and no signs of human presence.

"I*****!"

Black Snake couldn't help but swear.

It's not like he hasn't been to this reincarnation stage before, but both sides just rushed up and started fighting. How could there be such shameless people who would play hide-and-seek as soon as they met?

(End of this chapter)