Before reaching the front yard, I saw two young men in brocade clothes walking over with a smile.
Ling Xiao calmed down and quickly greeted him with a smile.
He would never forget these two people, even if they turned into ashes.
The shorter man in the front is called Ling Fan, the son of Ling Xiao's fourth uncle Ling Shouzhi, and he is also an idle playboy. The man in the back is called Zhang Yifan, and he is the young master of the Zhang family.
The four major families, Ling, Zhang, Wang, and Chu, have almost monopolized all the industries in Black Rock City.
The relationship between these four families is also very subtle, with both marriages and cooperation and attacks on each other. Over hundreds of years, a strange trend has been formed. In this generation,
The Ling family has a good relationship with the Zhang family, and Ling Xiao and the legitimate daughter of the Zhang family have been engaged since childhood.
However, as the number one dandy in the Ling family and a third-generation scion, there are always some people in wealthy families who like to eat, drink and have fun. Ling Xiao also has a good relationship with the third-generation dandies from several other families.
Of course, it was just a relationship of fair-weather friends. In the previous life, Ling Xiao always thought they were good friends and good brothers, so he accidentally fell into the trap again and again.
At this time, the enemies met, but Ling Xiao did not show any emotion at all. Three hundred years of training in later generations have trained him from a useless playboy to a strong-willed hero.
The three of them had not seen each other for several days, but it seemed as if they had been separated for three autumns.
The things they talked about together were naturally about wine and women.
After chatting for a while, Ling Fan suddenly winked at Zhang Yifan secretly and said with a smile: "I heard you say last time that two more upright officials came to Cuixiang Building. The goods are not bad. Is it true?"
Zhang Yifan nodded repeatedly and said: "Of course it's true. How can I lie to you about this kind of thing? I happened to steal some money from me these days, why don't we all go and have fun together? I'm treating you!"
Ling Fan laughed and continued: "Wonderful, wonderful."
Then he turned to Ling Xiao and said, "Brother Xiao, look..."
"Of course I want to go." Ling Xiao had already noticed the little moves of the two people, but at this time he could hold his breath and waved his sleeves and said: "What are you waiting for? Hurry up and leave."
The three of them got on the carriage and soon arrived at Cuixiang Tower.
As soon as they got out of the car, a fat old madam waved a handkerchief and came up to her. Before she could say anything, Ling Fan pushed her away and said viciously: "Stop talking nonsense. You know a few of us. We call all beautiful girls."
Come up here and you won’t lose a penny.”
Then he turned back to Ling Xiao and said with a smile: "Brother Xiao, please go first."
It has to be said that Ling Xiao's attitude and actions have always made Ling Xiao feel very happy and satisfied. But now, looking at it, he feels that this person is quite dignified. He knows how to be forbearing, and he is obviously very resentful of himself, but he can always laugh at him.
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Going upstairs, the three of them chose the largest private room. More than ten girls walked in and served drinks.
There is no need to say more about Yingying Yanyan.
After drinking for three rounds, Ling Fan took out a medicine bag from his arms, sprinkled it skillfully into the tea, and handed it to Ling Xiao first.
"Five stones scattered?"
Ling Xiao recognized this thing, and all the dandies in Tianyuan Continent were very familiar with it. After eating it, his whole body felt hot and excited. To put it bluntly, it was a drug. His fragile meridians were thanks to it.
In my previous life, I always felt that these two younger brothers were very loyal and often gave me such expensive things. Now that I think about it, it is really sinister.
But he didn't care about this cup, thinking about the fun for a while, Ling Xiao drank the five stone powder with a smile.
At this time, he still has to pretend to be the old dandy, so he can't change too much, otherwise the two of them will notice something strange. Then the play will not be played like that, and it will be boring.
Ling Fan and Zhang Yifan smiled at each other and began to clear the table. After a while, four or five young people walked in from outside, smelling of alcohol.
Ling Xiao shook his head slightly. He also had an impression of these people. They were all descendants of some small families in Black Rock City. They were also the main force in playing with them over the years. They had similar personalities. They dug the graves of desperate families and kicked down widows' doors. In short, none of them were good.
As soon as there were more people, it became lively, and soon someone took out gambling equipment and started shouting.
This is also something we often play. Although everyone is just a teenager, they are all rich. Especially Ling Xiao, who plays the game even more. Anyway, he always writes IOUs, and Ling Shouxin always loves him. As long as there is Ling Xiao's signature, the IOU will be taken.
In the past, I paid no matter how much.
Perhaps because of this, someone set up this trap.
Ling Xiao was no longer the good-for-nothing dude at this time. With a little thought, he figured out the matter. Although these two people were not things, he was not a good person back then. If a fly doesn't bite a seamless egg, if it weren't for
I'm too much of a bastard to end up like that.
"Come on, brother Xiao, it's your turn to be the banker today. As per the old rules, one hundred taels of silver per handful?"
One hundred taels of silver is enough to cover the expenses of an ordinary person's family for at least half a lifetime. In the eyes of these dandies, they don't even bat an eyelid.
Before Ling Xiao could say anything, Ling Fan immediately reprimanded the young man and said, "You are so angry, do you think Brother Xiao is the same as you? One hundred taels of silver, that's your family's way of playing. When Brother Xiao is the banker, he must have at least one thousand taels of silver."
, if you can’t afford it, get out and don’t occupy a position here.”
These words were very rude. The young man's face turned ugly for a moment, and he yelled: "Let's play, no one can afford to lose. Brother Xiao, you are the banker and you have a thousand taels of silver. I will sacrifice my life to accompany you today."
Already."
Ling Xiao smiled. He still remembered that this young man was a young master from a family named Li, named Li Fang. He later recalled the events of that year in his mind countless times. It seemed that Li Fang was definitely a shill.
I'm in the same group as those two people.
Moreover, the Li family has opened several gambling houses in Blackstone City. As a descendant of the Li family, Li Fang must be good at gambling.
"good!"
Ling Xiao slapped the table and said loudly: "If you want to play, you have to play big. One thousand taels of silver is nothing. If I am the banker, who else will come?"
"I!"
"Brother Xiao, and me."
"Count me in."
Finally, three more people joined, including Li Fang, Ling Fan and Zhang Yifan, a total of six people.
The method of gambling is also very simple, throwing dice.
As soon as he got the dice, Ling Xiao couldn't help but snorted. There was indeed something wrong with it, and it was the most common lead-filled dice in casinos. If it were an ordinary person, he would definitely fall for it. The most important thing is that this dice was provided by Ling Fan.
It's not a trick, Ling Xiao wouldn't believe it even if he beat him to death.
After weighing it in his hand for a few times, Ling Xiao loudly said: "Buy it and leave!"
He shook the dice Gu hard, his ears flickered a few times, and then he pressed it heavily on the table.
Li Fang perked up his ears for a long time before picking up the banknote and pressing it.
The other five people looked at each other and all pressed forward.
Without even opening the dice Gu, Ling Xiao already knew the points inside. Only then did he realize that these people had actually formed a group for a long time. Unfortunately, he had always regarded them as brothers, which was really blind.
"It's really big!" Ling Xiao opened the dice Gu and couldn't help cursing. He took out a stack of banknotes from his arms and handed them out.
This time I lost six thousand taels of silver.
Since then, Ling Xiao has been throwing dice at will, and gradually got used to controlling these three lead-filled dice, but he won several times in a row. He knew very well that this was deliberately seducing him. If he didn't let it out, how could he lure himself deeper?
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If you follow the previous rules, you will start losing money soon.
But this time, how could Ling Xiao let these villains be proud?
When he put down the dice Gu, Li Fang listened to it for a long time and then said proudly: "Brother Xiao, I think it's too young to continue playing like this. It's boring to play with more than a thousand taels. I might as well press them all. You
Dare you take it?"
finally come!
Ling Xiao smiled coldly in his heart, but on the surface he looked even more arrogant. He held his head high and said, "I'm afraid you won't dare to play. A mere tens of thousands of taels of silver is nothing. If you dare to pressure me, I'll take it.
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"That's what you said." Li Fang grinned so widely that the corners of his mouth almost fell to his ears, and he pulled out a stack of banknotes and was about to press them on them.
Ling Fan and Zhang Yifan smiled at each other and took out their banknotes. The other two people did not hesitate. These four people actually had more banknotes than Li Fang, adding up to at least three or four hundred thousand.
If he calmed down, even the good-for-nothing playboy Ling Xiao would be able to see the clues. This group of people's usual pocket money only had a few hundred taels. If there wasn't someone behind the scenes, they wouldn't be able to get so much money if they were killed.
But casinos are like wine bars. When people get excited, they don’t even recognize their parents. How can you think of so many problems?
He saw a thick stack of banknotes on the table. Not to mention Ling Xiao, even the prostitutes and girls sitting next to him were breathing heavily and did not dare to say a word.
This money is so much that even the entire Cuixiang Building is only worth fifty or sixty thousand taels.
"I'll press it big!" Li Fang slapped the banknote heavily, his eyes almost popped out, "There must be four, five, six, big! Let's play the dice Gu, Ling Xiao."
He was probably too excited and called out the points directly. Even Brother Xiao didn't bother to call out and called Ling Xiao by his name.
There was no need to untie the dice Gu, Ling Xiao knew that it must be four, five, six, big.
Even Li Fang can hear it, so he will naturally have no problem.
"You guys have to think it over before you buy it! You can't regret it!" Ling Xiao sneered in his heart as he yelled.
Ling Fan and Zhang Yifan looked at the Dice Gu with pale faces, their Adam's apples rolling up and down, and they kept swallowing their saliva. The other two were even more unbearable, unable to stand steadily, and could only lean on the table, looking about to faint.
Four hundred thousand taels of silver, let alone a small family like theirs. Even for the Ling family, with hundreds of people, all together, it would take at least half a year of hard work to earn it. Even though he was tricked, he knew it would be fine.
, but when faced with this scene, several teenagers were still a little scared.
There is too much money and I cannot afford to lose.
Li Fang's eyes were red and he stared at the Dice Gu.
Seeing this scene, Ling Xiao was not in a hurry to untie the dice Gu. He also pretended to be nervous, looked at the pile of banknotes, and said excitedly: "Did you play too much? Here... how many are there?"
silver?"
"Hahahahahaha!" Ling Fan finally couldn't suppress the excitement in his heart and laughed in a high voice: "Ling Xiao, you know you are scared? This is 400,000 taels of silver, 400,000 taels! Let me see how you can accompany me this time."
"Really?" Ling Xiao also had enough fun, smiled, reached out and pressed lightly on the dice Gu, slowly opened the lid and said: "This is exactly what I want to say, four hundred thousand taels of silver,
Let me see how you can afford to accompany me this time."
The dice Gu was opened, and the three dices inside were lying there quietly.
One one one.
The three bright red and separate dots were extremely dazzling, like a sharp sword piercing the heart, causing Ling Fan to fall from heaven to hell in an instant.