Runeterra: I actually know a little bit about everything

Ahri knew why, because the place she and Zuo Chi had arrived at was the largest casino district in Bilgewater, and the buildings on both sides of them were almost all packed with gamblers.

Ahri seems to have guessed how Zuo Chi is going to make money.

"You're also skilled in cheating?"

Unfortunately, Zuo Chi's ideas are always so unconventional that they always leave Ah Li completely baffled.

As Ah Li had imagined, Zuo Chi would rush into the casino and use his superhuman strength to win a lot of money. But to Ah Li's surprise, Zuo Chi simply pulled her in through the back door of the casino and then walked out through the front door in the blink of an eye.

Moreover, Zuo Chi was sighing and complaining the whole way, looking exactly like someone who had lost all his wealth and didn't want to live anymore.

Leaning close to Zuo Chi's ear, Ah Li whispered, "Zuo Chi, weren't you going to help me win money from these gamblers?"

Zuo Chi looked at Ahri with a lifeless expression: "It seems we don't even have the capital, and they won't even buy maple seeds from Ionia!"

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Well, Ahri was speechless.

However, she still asked Zuo Chi, "Do you have any ideas? Is there anything I can do?"

"Hmm~"

Just as Ah Li thought Zuo Chi was pondering something, she suddenly heard him shout, "We lost everything! We lost everything! I don't want to live anymore!"

Ahri: "???"

"I was so close! I was so close to turning the tide! So close! I'm not willing to accept this!"

Standing by the river, Zuo Chi beat his chest and stamped his feet, his expression incredibly realistic.

Ali looked at Zuo Chi with suspicion, only to find that Zuo Chi was pounding his chest and stamping his feet while winking at her.

"Huh? Oh!"

After exchanging glances with Zuo Chi, Ah Li put on a knowing look and then rained punches on Zuo Chi's chest.

"It's all your fault! You gambled away our wedding money! What are we going to do now?!"

"Wow~!"

Suddenly, both Ah Li and Zuo Chi paused, and simultaneously looked up ahead.

What no one noticed was that Zuo Chi's "sad" eyes were now filled with a smile of impending success.

Ah Li was different, because she genuinely had no idea what Zuo Chi was doing.

Just as Zuo Chi and Ah Li were watching, the river water in front of them suddenly burst open, and an incredibly fat catfish monster slowly emerged from the water.

"Hey, you two, my good friend!" the catfish demon spoke.

Zuo Chi grabbed Ah Li and shielded her behind him, while looking warily at the catfish monster in front of him.

"Who are you?"

"Me?" The catfish monster raised its short hand, took off its top hat, and bowed to the two of them in a gentlemanly manner.

“I’m here to help you! It seems you’ve lost all the money you had to marry this lady at the casino? Oh, what a beautiful lady.”

Zuo Chi snorted coldly: "Hmph, I know you, you greedy demon. You want to lure me step by step into the abyss of greed!"

"No! No! No!" The catfish demon waved its fat hand: "I always believe in mutual consent!"

You love me

Ah Li felt like she'd just heard Zuo Chi say that.

So after all that, these two are still going in the same direction!?

At this moment, the Catfish Demon's voice rang out again: "My friend, I can tell that you seem to be just one step away from turning the tide?"

"Hmph!" Zuo Chi sneered, "I'm just one point away from winning all their money!"

"Looking at it this way, you really are just a tiny bit short of a chance!" The Catfish Demon echoed Zuo Chi with a look of agreement.

Zuo Chi pulled Ah Li back a step and said to the Catfish Demon with an impolite expression, "This has nothing to do with you. I will not accept your money!"

"That's not how it works." The catfish demon moved even closer.

"I'm just giving you a chance to turn things around. No one would refuse a chance to make a comeback, right? Besides, a box of Golden Sea Demon Coins can be exchanged for a single hair in my hands."

"Just think about it, my friend. Countless amounts of money to give the lady next to you a lavish wedding and a good life."

The catfish demon's voice was full of seductive meaning, and his words seemed to reach the deepest part of the soul.

Zuo Chi suddenly stopped in his retreating steps, a hint of hesitation appearing on his face.

Seeing Zuo Chi's expression, the Catfish Demon continued, "Just take it, my friend! Go to the casino behind you and win back all the money you lost before, then return it to me."

While he was guarding the area, a box covered with river grass appeared in front of Zuo Chi. The box was full of golden sea monster coins that radiated golden light!

Ahri: "???"

Zuo Chi gripped Ah Li's hand tightly, his face showing struggle: "I'll only use your money as capital. Once I win my money back, I'll stop and return it to you!"

"Yes, yes, my friend, I'll be right here waiting for you! Even if you lose all this money, I'll still support you!"

Zuo Chi looked at the Catfish Demon with suspicion, then glanced at the brightly lit casino behind him. Finally, he struggled to lift the box.

“Go on, win more money! If you don’t have enough, you can come back to me to exchange it!” the Catfish Demon said again.

And so, under the watchful eye of the catfish demon, Zuo Chi carried the box to the street corner.

To the left of Zuochi are inns, docks, and roads leading to ordinary life; to his right are casinos and noisy gamblers!

Zuo Chi could choose to use the money in his hands to live a happy, ordinary life, just like Tam said, giving Ahri a grand wedding and a good life.

Similarly, he could choose to use that money to win even more at the casino.

Finally, after standing on the street corner for a long time, Zuo Chi led Ah Li into the casino.

In the distance, by the river, the catfish demon witnessed all of this, its unusually large mouth gaping open as it emitted a series of eerie laughs.

"Yes, my friend, that's it!"

"Come back to me to exchange all this money after you've lost it all! When you've exchanged it all, that'll be when you're at your most delicious!"

As they entered the casino, Ah Li quickly grabbed Zuo Chi: "Zuo Chi, you're not really going to gamble with this money, are you?"

"What?"

As Zuo Chi walked towards the back door of the casino, he glanced at Ah Li and said, "How could gambling possibly be better than sleeping with Ah Li... ugh... being alone with Ah Li!"

"What did you just say to that catfish monster?" Ahri asked suspiciously.

"Oh, you mean that one?" Zuo Chi raised an eyebrow. "I lied to him."

Ah Li: "."

How could Zuo Chi, who possessed demonic perception, not know the identity of the greedy demon Tam?

His actions just now were exactly what those desperate criminals did.

Moreover, these desperate criminals often don't stop after getting money from Tam; instead, they choose to gamble again.

Their greed will push them step by step into the abyss, and Tam feeds on the greed of these people!

Following behind Zuo Chi in a daze, Ah Li looked at Zuo Chi with a suspicious expression.

She felt that Zuo Chi's behavior just now didn't seem like acting. Could it be that Zuo Chi had a similar experience before?

On the other side, by the river.

Tam was leisurely soaking in the river, his big eyes fixed on the direction of the casino.

"Judging from the timeline, it shouldn't be long before he loses everything and then comes to me to exchange his money."

"I'll wait a little longer~~"

Chapter 78 Omica Yalan Forest

With the help of the charity fund sponsored by Tahm Kench, Zuo Chi and Ahri finally boarded the ship bound for Ionia as they had hoped.

Not only that, the two also specifically chose the most luxurious room on the ship.

Inside the cabin, Zuo Chi lay lazily on the bed, resting his head on Ah Li's lap, his hands still fiddling with Ah Li's fluffy tail.

Ahri, suppressing the tingling sensation from her tail, blushed and poked Zuo Chi's face.

"You despicable human! You clearly said last night that you wouldn't come near me!"

Zuo Chi opened his eyes and looked up. His gaze passed over the mountains and landed on Ah Li's little face.

Zuo Chi winked at Ah Li: "How come I remember that last night someone told me to go to bed first?"

"I just didn't want you to sleep on the floor, I didn't ask you to rub against it!"

At this point, Ahri gave Zuo Chi a charming eye roll with her watery eyes, while also pursing her lips with a hint of lingering fear.

"I almost couldn't hold back then. If I hadn't controlled myself and had done something wrong, I would have regretted it for the rest of my life!"

Recalling what happened last night, Ahri felt both shy and worried.

Although she hadn't taken the final step with Zuo Chi yet, she still repeatedly succumbed to the instinct to absorb Zuo Chi's essence and memories.

Ali dared not imagine how Zuo Chi would face her future if she really hurt her.