I run a casino in the immortal realm.

The cloud-piercing boat glided through the clouds and arrived at Blue Collar County in less than half a day.

As a large county under the jurisdiction of Yuanyang Prefecture, Lanling County got its name from the abundance of a kind of medicinal herb called "Blue Star Grass". Its commerce was even more prosperous than that of Liuhua County.

Having learned from the experience in Liuhua County, Xu Qian sent a message via jade slip before the flying boat took off, conveying the news that the new inspector was coming to inspect the area.

The airship slowly landed at the rest station square outside the blue-collar county town.

Chief Constable Zhao Tiezhu of Lanling County and Ma Han, the head of the patrol and inspection department, led more than two hundred people and waited respectfully below.

"This humble servant is Zhao Tiezhu!"

"Your humble servant, Ma Han!"

"Welcome, Inspector!"

Zheng Yifei, dressed in his blue official robes, stepped down the flying boat using the wooden ladder.

This time, unlike in Liuhua County, he didn't help them up. Instead, he stood on the steps, calmly scanning the kneeling crowd with his gaze until the scene was completely silent, before slowly saying, "Get up, all of you."

"Thank you, sir!"

Zhao Tiezhu, a burly man with a face full of scars, stood up, rubbed his hands, and approached with a big smile: "My lord, you must be tired from your journey. I have prepared a welcome banquet at the Chunfeng Tower in the city. Please do me the honor of joining me."

This time, Zheng Yifei didn't refuse to pay out of his own pocket, but nodded readily: "Chief Constable Zhao, you've gone to so much trouble. Lead the way."

Chunfenglou is the largest restaurant in Lanling County, and Zhao Tiezhu booked the entire floor.

During the meal, delicacies from land and sea, meat from rare animals, and century-old aged wine were served in a continuous stream.

Zhao Tiezhu and Ma Han took turns offering toasts, their words filled with sycophancy.

Zheng Yifei accepted all drinks without hesitation, his capacity for alcohol seemingly bottomless. After several rounds, it was Zhao Tiezhu and Ma Han who ended up with flushed faces and slurred speech.

"grown ups……"

Zhao Tiezhu let out a burp, leaned closer to Zheng Yifei, lowered his voice, and gave a knowing smile that all men understood: "We've had enough to drink. I know a new 'Drunken Flower Pavilion' has opened in the west of the city."

The girls inside were incredibly beautiful, and their singing and playing of musical instruments were superb, especially those few virgins who had just been bought from Jiangnan.

"If Your Excellency is in the mood, I will make the arrangements immediately and ensure that Your Excellency enjoys yourself tonight."

Zheng Yifei put down his wine glass, picked up a hot towel from the side and wiped his hands, saying indifferently, "Listening to music is fine, I have no interest in those matters concerning women."

Zhao Tiezhu was taken aback, and his heart suddenly pounded.

The new inspector doesn't like women? That's a problem. If an official is good at nothing, how can his subordinates please him?

"So, what does Your Excellency mean...?"

Zhao Tiezhu cautiously probed.

"I've heard that Blue-Collar County is a thriving commercial hub. With all sorts of people coming and going, the gambling dens must be doing quite well, right?"

Zheng Yifei leaned back in his chair, looking at Zhao Tiezhu with a half-smile: "I don't have many other hobbies, I just like to play a couple of rounds of dice in my spare time."

Chief Constable Zhao, which gambling den in this county is the most upscale?

Zhao Tiezhu and Ma Han exchanged a glance and immediately breathed a sigh of relief. It's not that they're afraid you have hobbies, it's that they're afraid you don't.

"You've come to the right person, sir!"

Zhao Tiezhu slapped his thigh, his spirits lifting: "If we're talking about the most upscale gambling den in this blue-collar county, it has to be 'Jinyuan Gambling Den.' It's a joint venture between several large chambers of commerce in the city, with strong backing, huge turnover, and a wide variety of games. If you'd like to play, sir, I'll take you there right away!"

"Walk."

Zheng Yifei stood up.

Half an hour later, Zheng Yifei changed into an ordinary silk robe, a typical wealthy merchant's robe, and entered the Jinyuan Casino, accompanied by Zhao Tiezhu, Ma Han, and Xu Qian.

To avoid attracting too much attention, Zheng Yifei did not have a large number of constables follow him. The four of them went directly to the VIP area on the second floor of the gambling den, just like ordinary high rollers.

The VIP area was much quieter than the lobby on the first floor. The floor was covered with thick carpets made of monster fur, and each gambling table was flanked by a beautiful maid.

"Sir, what would you like to play?"

Zhao Tiezhu asked solicitously.

"Let's play the simplest game: guessing whether it's big or small with dice."

Zheng Yifei walked to a gambling table and sat down.

Zhao Tiezhu sensibly exchanged 10,000 gold coins for chips and placed them in front of Zheng Yifei: "Sir, please take these chips and play with them for now. Consider them a humble offering to you."

Zheng Yifei didn't stand on ceremony and casually fiddled with the chips.

The dealer was a middle-aged man. When he saw a big spender sit down, he immediately shook the dice cup.

The crisp sound of the clinking echoed within the well-insulated array dice cup. Although the array could block divine sense, it was useless against Zheng Yifei's abnormal hearing.

"Place your order now!"

The dealer covered the dice cup.

Without a second thought, Zheng Yifei pushed his 10,000 chips directly into the "big" area.

Zhao Tiezhu watched from the sidelines, swallowing hard. These ten thousand gold coins were his extra income for almost half a year, and he was betting them all in one go.

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

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

Ten thousand becomes twenty thousand.

Zheng Yifei remained expressionless and didn't even take back his chips. After the dealer finished shaking the dice cup again, he pushed his 20,000 chips to "small".

"One, two, three, six o'clock, little one!"

20,000 becomes 40,000.

For the next half hour, Zhao Tiezhu, Ma Han, and Xu Qian stared at Zheng Yifei as if he were a monster.

Zheng Yifei sat there, occasionally taking a sip of the spiritual tea offered by the maid, his betting actions casual yet decisive.

He doesn't win every time; he might lose a hand or two occasionally. But whenever he bets heavily, he always wins.

The chips piled higher and higher on the table, from 10,000 to 100,000, and then from 100,000 to 300,000.

The manager of the gambling den had been alerted and stood not far away, sweating profusely, but dared not step forward to intervene.

Although Zhao Tiezhu and Ma Han were dressed in civilian clothes, their imposing aura as officials was impossible to conceal. The supervisor naturally recognized these two local bullies from the blue-collar county, not to mention that the people who could be served like grandsons by these two must have extraordinary backgrounds.

When the chips on the table reached 500,000, Zheng Yifei stood up and stretched.

"I'm having a good run of luck today, let's call it a day."

He gave Xu Qian a wink, and Xu Qian immediately stepped forward, skillfully collected the chips into a tray, and exchanged them for 500,000 gold notes at the counter.

As they walked out of the Golden Resources Casino, a night breeze blew, and Zhao Tiezhu and Ma Han finally snapped out of their utter shock.

Half an hour, 500,000 gold coins! That's faster than the police raiding homes!

Zheng Yifei stopped and took the thick stack of gold notes from Xu Qian. He took out a few 10,000-yuan notes and handed 20,000 to Zhao Tiezhu, and 10,000 to Ma Han and Xu Qian respectively.

"My lord, this..."

Zhao Tiezhu's hands trembled slightly as he looked at the gold notes handed to him.

"Take it."

Zheng Yifei's tone left no room for argument: "When I eat meat, I have to let my brothers below have some soup. You had a good time with me today, so this is a reward for you."

The three men accepted the gold notes with both hands, trembling with excitement. Ten thousand gold coins! Just given away so casually?