I run a casino in the immortal realm.

After passing through several bustling streets, the convoy finally stopped in front of a vast government office, with the words "Yuanyang Prefecture Prefectural Magistrate's Office" written on the plaque above the gate.

Officials from the Bureau of Records led Liu Zhengyi and his entourage into a secluded courtyard in the backyard of the government office.

"Lord Liu, please rest here tonight. Tomorrow morning, the Prefect will host a welcome dinner for you in the main hall and handle the handover procedures."

The official said respectfully.

"Understood, you may leave."

After the official left, Liu Zhengyi turned to Zheng Yifei and said, "Yifei, I'll be very busy these next few days, sorting out the relationships within the yamen. You don't have any official duties for now, so you can lead your men and move freely around the city. Remember, don't let me down in the next two weeks."

"Rest assured, sir, I understand."

Zheng Yifei understood immediately. Liu Zhengyi was urging him to hurry up and gather the ten million gold coins needed to buy the official position.

The next morning, Liu Zhengyi changed into a brand-new sixth-rank official's robe and, accompanied by several attendants, went to the government office to complete the handover procedures.

Zheng Yifei then called Li Jianfeng, Ye Xiao, Wang Changsheng, Su Wanqing, and Zhao Ling to the guest room, closed the door, and set up a simple soundproof barrier.

"Everyone, we've arrived at the prefectural city."

Zheng Yifei sat at the round table, his gaze sweeping across everyone's faces: "Liu Zhengyi has taken up his post. In the next two weeks, we need to get our own things done."

The first thing is to find a place to stay. We can't keep living in the backyard of the government office; it's too crowded and inconvenient for us to do our work.

Li Jianfeng nodded: "That's right, we have a lot of secrets, so we need to have our own territory."

"Sword's Edge, Immortality."

Zheng Yifei looked at the two of them: "You two have worked hard today. Go to the brokerage firm in the city. The requirements are very simple: the location should be a little quieter, the area should be large, and it would be best if it had a back garden and a secret underground room."

Money isn't the issue; the key is good concealment, so that Changsheng can easily set up high-level formations and Ling'er can refine pills.

"Leave it to us."

Li Jianfeng readily agreed, and Wang Changsheng nodded in agreement.

"Wanqing, Ling'er, you two stay in the backyard and rest today. Don't go anywhere. The situation in the city is unclear, so try to show yourselves as little as possible."

Zheng Yifei turned his head and gave instructions.

Su Wanqing smiled gently: "Don't worry, I'll take good care of Ling'er."

Zhao Ling pouted. Although she wanted to go out shopping and see the excitement, she knew that important matters were more important, so she obediently nodded.

"Night Owl, come with me."

Zheng Yifei stood up, a glint of shrewdness flashing in his eyes: "Let's go to the city and find some suitable 'supply' channels."

After the arrangements were made, everyone went their separate ways.

Zheng Yifei and Ye Xiao changed into ordinary blue robes, concealed their auras, and looked like two ordinary Foundation Establishment stage rogue cultivators as they swaggered out of the Tongpan Office.

The streets of Yuanyang Prefecture were more than ten times wider than those of Liuhua County, and the shops on both sides were even more luxurious and grand.

Instead of browsing the shops selling pills and magical artifacts, Zheng Yifei led Night Owl to the busiest and most crowded streets.

To acquire ten million gold coins in a short period of time, it's impossible to do business legitimately. The only way is to "take" them from those lucrative dens that rake in money every day.

The two spent most of the day walking through almost the entire main urban area of ​​Yuanyang Prefecture.

By subtly inquiring in teahouses and restaurants, Zheng Yifei gained a general understanding of the gambling dens in the city.

Unlike Liuhua County, Yuanyang Prefecture had an extremely developed gambling industry, with hundreds of gambling dens of all sizes.

But only four are truly high-class, financially strong, and backed by powerful forces: Wanli Casino, Daheng Casino, Jinyu Mantang, and Sihai Guiyi.

Each of these four gambling dens was dozens of times larger and had a larger turnover than the gambling den in the southern part of Liuhua County.

It is said that tens of millions of gold coins pass through these gambling dens every day.

"Let's test the waters with Wanli Casino first."

Zheng Yifei stood at the end of a bustling street, looking at the five-story building in front of him with a huge sign that read "Wanli Gambling House," and a smile appeared on his lips.

The two stepped into the gambling den.

Upon entering, a wave of heat, a mixture of perfume, sweat, and a rich spiritual aura, hits you.

The lobby on the first floor is three to four thousand square meters, with hundreds of gambling tables for various games, including Pai Gow, dice, animal fighting, and spirit insect racing... you name it.

Thousands of gamblers surrounded the various gambling tables, their eyes bloodshot as they shouted loudly, creating an atmosphere of extreme frenzy.

Zheng Yifei went to the exchange counter and exchanged the few loose gold notes he had for 10,000 gold coins as chips.

He didn't go to the VIP rooms on the second or third floor, nor did he play those complicated gambling games. Instead, he led Night Owl straight to a very ordinary dice-rolling game table.

This is the simplest way to play. The dealer puts three specially made bone dice into a dice cup engraved with a divine sense isolation array, shakes it, and then puts it face down on the table. Gamblers bet on big or small.

Zheng Yifei stood on the periphery of the crowd, not in a hurry to place a bet, but quietly watching.

The dealer was a cultivator at the early stage of the Golden Core realm, and his technique was extremely skillful. The dice cup made a crisp clinking sound as it was shaken.

"Place your order now!"

The dealer shouted and slammed the dice cup down on the table.

Zheng Yifei narrowed his eyes slightly, trying to discern the shape from the sound.

The contents of the dice cup were clearly imprinted in his mind: four, five, six, fifteen points, big.

Zheng Yifei casually tossed a hundred gold coins into the "big" area.

"Open! Four, five, six, fifteen points, big!"

The dealer uncovered the dice cup and loudly announced the results.

Zheng Yifei won 100 gold coins.

For the next half hour, Zheng Yifei stood by this table. He didn't win every hand; he had both wins and losses. Sometimes he would deliberately bet the wrong number of times, then wait until he felt confident before placing a big bet.

His expression remained calm, like that of an ordinary gambler whose luck fluctuates, failing to attract the attention of the casino's dimly lit staff.

Using this method of slowly boiling a frog, half an hour later, Zheng Yifei's 10,000 chips had unknowingly turned into 110,000.

"That's enough, let's stop while we're ahead."

Zheng Yifei weighed the chips in his hand and gave Night Owl a wink.

The two left the gambling table without making a sound, went to the counter to exchange their chips for 100,000 gold notes, and then turned and walked out of Wanli Gambling House.

One hundred thousand gold coins is nothing to a behemoth like Wanli Casino; it wouldn't even raise anyone's suspicions.

By the time they returned to the backyard of the yamen, it was already dark.

Li Jianfeng and Wang Changsheng have returned and are waiting in the guest room, drinking tea.

"So, do you have a suitable house?"

Zheng Yifei pushed open the door, went in, poured himself a cup of tea, and drank it all in one gulp.

"We're lucky; we found a fantastic spot."

Li Jianfeng put down his teacup, a hint of excitement flashing in his eyes: "In Huai Shu Hutong in the west of the city, there is a three-courtyard siheyuan (traditional courtyard house). It used to be the ancestral home of a declining cultivation family. It occupies a huge area. In the backyard, there is not only an abandoned garden, but also an extremely spacious underground secret room, which was used by their family for seclusion and storage of supplies."

The location is quite secluded and quiet, surrounded by ordinary merchants and low-level cultivators, which is perfect for us.

"What about the price?"

Zheng Yifei asked.

"That family has made enemies and is in a hurry to move away from Yuanyang Prefecture, so they are eager to take action."

Li Jianfeng frowned: "However, their asking price is not low. They are asking for 500,000 gold coins and require full payment in one lump sum. They do not accept installments or spirit stones, only gold notes."