I run a casino in the immortal realm.

Buying a large house with a secret underground chamber in Yuanyang Prefecture for 500,000 gold coins is actually considered a bargain.

The problem is that they only brought 100,000 gold coins in cash with them when they came.

"Five hundred thousand..."

Zheng Yifei stroked his chin, took out the 100,000 gold notes he had just won that day from his pocket, and slapped them on the table: "Jianfeng, take this 100,000 first thing tomorrow morning and give it to the landlord as a deposit."

Tell him we want the house, and have him prepare the land deed. I'll give him the remaining 400,000 in full tomorrow evening.

Li Jianfeng stared at the 100,000 gold notes on the table, paused for a moment, then realized: "You went to the gambling den?"

Zheng Yifei smiled and said, "I just wandered around and made some pocket money. Tomorrow is when we'll really get the goods."

The next morning, just as dawn was breaking, Zheng Yifei and Ye Xiao left the magistrate's office.

Their task today is very important. They not only need to raise the remaining 400,000 yuan for the house purchase, but also to lay the groundwork for Liu Zhengyi's 10 million yuan bribe to buy an official position.

For safety reasons, the two not only changed their clothes, but also used bone-shrinking techniques and disguise skills.

Zheng Yifei transformed into a middle-aged rogue cultivator with a sallow complexion and a mustache, while Night Owl became an old man with a hunched back and one blind eye.

Their auras were also firmly suppressed to the early stage of the Golden Core realm, making them impossible to spot in a crowd.

In the morning, the two arrived at the tycoon's casino.

The gambling den was decorated in an extremely luxurious style, with gold and glitter everywhere. Zheng Yifei still chose the simplest and most straightforward way to play dice.

He exchanged 50,000 chips and moved back and forth between several different gambling tables.

His strategy remains the same: small losses and big wins; he will never win more than three hands in a row at the same table.

Moreover, he specifically chose to join the fun at tables where high rollers placed large bets.

While everyone's attention was drawn to the high rollers who were betting big, he quietly placed his bets, won, and left.

Without any hesitation, he immediately exchanged the money for gold notes and left through the back door with Night Owl.

At noon, the two ate at an inconspicuous noodle shop and changed their clothes in the alley.

Zheng Yifei has become a portly, wealthy businessman, and Night Owl has become his bodyguard.

In the afternoon, they entered the Golden Jade Hall gambling den.

The game here is more advanced, so Zheng Yifei went to the Pai Gow area on the second floor. Pai Gow requires more memory and calculation than dice, but for Zheng Yifei, all the cards seemed to be laid out in front of him.

He deliberately pretended to be a nouveau riche who didn't know the rules and relied entirely on luck, shouting and betting loudly.

He would curse and swear when he lost, and laugh heartily when he won. This highly deceptive behavior made the casino's undercover agent see him as a easy target.

However, this "fat sheep" was unknowingly nibbling away at the chips of the other gamblers and the dealer at the table.

Two hours later, Zheng Yifei grumbled and said that he was having bad luck today and was not going to play anymore. Then, he took the 1.2 million gold notes he had exchanged and swaggered out of Jin Yu Man Tang.

As evening fell, the two, now in new guises, visited the Four Seas United Casino again and once more swindled out a million gold coins.

After a day of visiting three major gambling dens, Zheng Yifei and Night Owl, like two invisible ghosts, quietly siphoned off three million gold coins from the casinos in Yuanyang Prefecture.

Back in the backyard of the yamen, Zheng Yifei counted out 500,000 gold notes and handed them to Li Jianfeng.

"Go, take over the house, and get the transfer done tonight."

Li Jianfeng took the money and went to find the homeowner who was eager to sell the property that very night.

With a large sum of money paving the way, the procedures were completed very smoothly. In less than an hour, Li Jianfeng returned to his room with the land deed stamped with the official seal.

"The house is ours now."

Li Jianfeng placed the land deed on the table.

"it is good."

Zheng Yifei nodded and turned to Su Wanqing: "Wanqing, we'll move in first thing tomorrow morning. You'll take care of all the chores, like buying furniture, bedding, pots and pans."

"Don't worry, leave it to me."

Su Wanqing smiled and agreed.

On the third day, the group moved into a courtyard house located in Huai Shu Hutong in the west of the city.

As Li Jianfeng said, the house was indeed extremely large, divided into a front yard, a middle yard, and a back yard.

The front yard served as a reception area and gatehouse, the middle yard as living quarters, and the back yard as a garden with a rockery and pond. In the corner of the garden was a dry well, and below the well was a spacious underground chamber.

Su Wanqing demonstrated exceptional internal management skills.

She took the money and led Zhao Ling on a tour of the city, where they not only bought all the high-end rosewood furniture and the finest silk bedding, but also purchased a large quantity of spirit rice, spirit meat, and daily necessities.

In just one day, the once empty courtyard house was transformed and filled with the vitality of life.

After settling into his new home, Zheng Yifei didn't rest.

For the next three days, he and Night Owl became regulars at the four major gambling dens in Yuanyang Prefecture.

They change their identities, appearances, and auras every day.

Sometimes they were traveling together as independent cultivators, and sometimes they were gamblers who didn't know each other. They were no longer limited to dice and dominoes; they played animal fighting, spirit insect racing, and even guessing odd or even numbers—whatever made money quickly, they played.

In just three days, they swept through the four major gambling dens like autumn leaves in the wind, amassing wealth at an alarming rate.

In order not to arouse the suspicion of the casino owners behind the scenes, they strictly control the amount of money they win in each casino every day to around one million.

Even so, after three days, Zheng Yifei's gold notes had reached a terrifying twelve million!

The fourth night.

Zheng Yifei arrived at the Tongpan's office.

"My lord, this humble servant Zheng Yifei requests an audience."

Zheng Yifei stood outside the door and said in a low voice.

"Come in."

Zheng Yifei pushed open the door and entered. Liu Zhengyi was sitting behind his desk, holding an official document in his hand, his brows slightly furrowed. He had just taken over the duties of the prefect in the past few days, and with so many things to deal with, he was feeling quite overwhelmed.

"What urgent matter brings you to see me so late?"

Liu Zhengyi put down the official document, rubbed his temples, and spoke with a hint of weariness in his voice.

Zheng Yifei didn't speak, but walked to the desk, took out a thick storage bag from his pocket, and respectfully placed it in front of Liu Zhengyi with both hands.

"My lord, I have gathered everything you requested."

"What is it?"

Liu Zhengyi was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously picked up the storage bag and probed it with his divine sense.

The next second, Liu Zhengyi's eyes widened suddenly, and his wrist trembled so much that the storage bag almost fell to the ground.

He looked up in disbelief, staring intently at Zheng Yifei, his voice trembling slightly: "This...this is ten million gold notes?! Where...where did you get so much money?!"

Liu Zhengyi was truly shocked.

He gave Zheng Yifei half a month, but he actually felt it would be very difficult. He even made plans for Zheng Yifei to return to Liuhua County to withdraw funds.

But only a few days have passed? Less than seven days at most! Ten million gold coins are right in front of him.

Could this kid have some unknown tricks up his sleeve?