Gu Long's World: Starting with the Legend of Chu Liuxiang

Xuanyuan Sanguang and the gamblers were having a great time playing "odds and evens".

A white cloth was laid on the octagonal table, with a black line drawn in the middle, indicating "odd" on the left and "even" on the right.

If the dice roll an "odd", the person who placed a "double" on top of the dice will have to either kowtow or get a spanking before they can leave.

If you bet correctly, you can quickly take the silver from Xuanyuan Sanguang. You can gamble again if you want. There are people who gamble here for a whole day and night until their foreheads are bleeding.

This method of gambling is truly exhilarating, simple, and easy to understand. Even those who have never gambled before can pick it up after watching someone else play a game.

According to the local thugs, Xuanyuan Sanguang and Black Spider have been gambling here for three days and three nights, and they haven't even lost a tenth of the two cartloads of silver they brought.

Others just thought they were crazy, spendthrifts, with so much money they didn't know what to do with it, that they came here to act as philanthropists for thugs and hooligans.

Several burly men in brocade robes had swept all the copper coins, stones, and silver coins that had been placed on the gambling table onto the ground.

Some of the people who had placed bets only showed slight anger on their faces, but dared not go forward to cause trouble for these burly men.

This gambling table has now become a contest between only two people.

Xuanyuan Sanguang is the bookmaker, and Jiang Fengyue is the gambler.

Xuanyuan Sanguang laughed loudly, "Young man, I've been here for three days, and you're the first person who has so much money to gamble with me. I hope you won't disappoint me too much."

Jiang Fengyue smiled and said, "Let's begin."

In Xuanyuan Sanguang's hand was an old, large bowl with two dice lying quietly inside. He then slammed the bowl down on the table and began shaking it at an astonishing speed.

No matter how good your hearing is, you can't tell what number the two dice will roll.

Even those with good eyesight could no longer see the movements of Xuanyuan Sanguang's hands.

The bowl stopped moving, but the dice inside seemed to still be trembling.

Xuanyuan Sanguang clapped his hands and laughed, "Alright, you can place your bets now, please!"

Murong Liu suddenly asked, "I wonder if there's a limit to the number of bets at your game?"

Xuanyuan Sanguang laughed loudly, "You can rest assured about that. No matter how much you bet, the bookmaker will pay you out without fail."

Jiang Fengyue smiled slightly and said, "Alright, I'll bet 100,000 taels, that's it."

When Jiang Fengyue said those words, the gamblers thought they had misheard.

But several burly men in brocade robes actually piled up 100,000 taels of silver.

The gamblers, seeing the dazzling silver light, couldn't help but drool with envy.

Some people were secretly cursing, "How can you gamble like this? Trying to lose everything right from the start."

The outsider sighed, "I don't think they came here to gamble, but to cause trouble for the bookmaker. People of the Murong family's status don't need to come all this way to gamble in a place like this."

When Black Spider saw that Jiang Fengyue had bet such a large sum of money, he seemed to wake up from a dream, his face glowing red. Clearly, only this shocking gambling could rouse him.

But his expression quickly darkened again, because the person sitting opposite him was Jiang Fengyue, and he also did not want Jiang Fengyue to lose too badly.

Xuanyuan Sanguang rubbed his hands together, laughing loudly, "That's great! I'm really thrilled that you dared to make such a bet."

He flipped the bowl over with his large hands and shouted, "Open!"

Two dice, one with the black side up showing three, and the other with the red side up showing four.

A gasp rang out from the crowd: "Seven points! The bookmaker lost!"

They never dreamed that someone could win 100,000 taels of silver in an instant. 100,000 taels of silver was enough for everyone in this small town to live a prosperous life for a year.

Xuanyuan Sanguang lost 100,000 taels of silver in one fell swoop, but his face showed no sign of distress. Instead, he became excited and laughed loudly, "Good! Good! Still want to bet?"

Jiang Fengyue smiled and said, "One hundred thousand taels of silver, please."

The 100,000 taels of silver he bet was his own winnings, so it didn't matter if he lost it.

Xuanyuan Sanguang shook the bowl in his hand again, and with a few clattering sounds, he lifted the bowl.

Keen-eyed observers have noticed that both dice are facing up, one with a 1 and the other with a 4.

Someone in the crowd shouted, "One, four, five, odd! Still odd! The banker has lost again!"

Xuanyuan Sanguang shouted excitedly, "Again!"

Jiang Fengyue bet on "single" six times in a row, and all six times she actually got "single".

He would always throw away all the silver he had just won.

At this point, he had 3.2 million taels of silver in his possession.

Half of the silver behind Xuanyuan Sanguang was gone, but he showed no sign of distress. Instead, he became even more excited and started shouting.

The onlookers thought that Jiang Fengyue would definitely stop now, and even if she didn't, she wouldn't push all the silver in her hand away like before.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Fengyue smiled and said, "Mr. Bookmaker, I wonder how much silver you can still afford to lose now?"

Xuanyuan Sanguang whispered to the black spider, "Brother, I've already lost my half. What about your half? Want to gamble?"

Black Spider's face flushed red, his eyes gleaming, so excited he could only utter one word: "Bet!"

Xuanyuan Sanguang then laughed and shouted, "I can at least afford to pay three million!"

Jiang Fengyue laughed and said, "Alright! Then I'll bet three million, one!"

The shout of "Three million" caused a stir in the crowd, with some shaking their heads and saying, "This is insane, this is truly insane."

"Who gambles like this? Betting on a single bet. If he loses, all his good luck from the previous rounds will be for nothing."

The silver coins on the gambling table were already piled high, and there wasn't enough room to add more. Occasionally, some silver coins would fall to the ground, making a charming "thump-thump" sound.

Xuanyuan Sanguang's eyes were bloodshot, and his hands moved even faster. He was a pure gambler who never cared how much money he won or lost. He gambled only to experience the thrill of opening the treasure.

He shouted, "Open!"

Two dice are placed with the black side facing up; one shows a five and the other a six.

This earth-shattering gamble has come to an end.

Xuanyuan Sanguang had lost all his money, and the sky outside was already beginning to brighten.

But he was very excited, and so were the gamblers. Envy, jealousy, and shouts for Jiang Fengyue filled the air.

Xuanyuan Sanguang, holding Jiang Fengyue's shoulder, laughed wildly, "Brother, you're truly my good brother! Do you know how much you've helped me?"

Upon hearing this, everyone present thought that Xuanyuan Sanguang had lost too much money and gone mad.

Jiang Fengyue shook his head helplessly; only he knew that Xuan Yuan San Guang was genuinely happy.

Xuanyuan Sanguang laughed and said, "Now I can finally get a good night's sleep. You let me gamble so freely, from now on you are my brother, my real brother."

Jiang Fengyue smiled helplessly, "You want to go to sleep, but I want to gamble one more time, what do you say?"

These words caused an uproar among the crowd, and even Xuanyuan Sanguang was taken aback.

Xuanyuan Sanguang laughed loudly, "Gambling? I'm always ready to gamble if you're willing. But I've already lost all my money. If you want to gamble, I'll have to gamble my life on you."

He continued, "My life isn't worth too much; how about one hundred taels of silver for my life?"

Seeing the fanatical light in Xuan Yuan San Guang's eyes, the gamblers thought that this man was really crazy. He could earn back his money, but if he lost his life, he would have nothing left.

Jiang Fengyue smiled and said, "I don't want your life."

Xuanyuan Sanguang said in a daze, "But I have nothing left but this life."

Jiang Fengyue shook her head and said, "I need someone. I need one of you to come with me."

The crowd was in an uproar. Some people could already guess that this was the real purpose of the Murong sisters' visit, but both their capital and methods were far too extravagant.

Xuanyuan Sanguang laughed and said, "Alright! Alright! I don't care. Brother Hei, what do you say?"

As he spoke, he patted Black Spider's thin shoulder.

Black Spider nodded.

Jiang Fengyue laughed and said, "Alright! I'll bet six million two hundred thousand, that's it!"

Could there really be someone worth 6.2 million taels among the greasy-faced, pig-butcher-like Xuanyuan Sanguang and the thin, dark-skinned man beside him?

Xuanyuan Sanguang didn't care about that and kept shaking the bowl in his hand.

The bowl stopped.

The large bowl was overturned.

One, two.

three.

one.