Chapter Nineteenth: The Picture of Exhaustion and Despair
He stretched his waist, and Jun Xie stood up, lightly smiling: "Is there still silver? If not, I'll go back to sleep! Having gambled for just a short while and only winning a few taels of silver is really disappointing! Miss Dugu, don't you think so?" Jun Xie knew that by now, he had already broken through the opponent's formation. And now was the time when the opponent should be at their wit's end!
"You can't leave!" Li Zhen and the others were indeed anxious. At this moment, including Meng Haizhou, everyone's mind was a mess, and they didn't know why they had lost, and it was a crushing defeat!
Everyone's trickery was supposed to be above Jun Mo Xie, but now the four of them joined forces and still lost miserably! Moreover, Jun Mo Xie had clearly taken the hallucinogenic potion earlier, and the dice were also tampered with by their own people. Additionally, a special fragrance was sprinkled on Meng Hao Zhou's body, which could stimulate the brains of those who took the hallucinogenic potion to become even more muddled, making them unknowingly fall under their control!
But even so, the four of us still lost our pants, what's the explanation for this?
Could it be that Jun Mo Xie's luck is too good!? However, each of his points is only slightly higher than his own, and there's no such coincidence law. If he's cheating, how is he cheating? Even someone who has taken a hallucinogenic drug and is terrible at gambling could cheat, that would truly be ghostly!
Everything was going smoothly according to the well-planned plan from Tangyuan to Rouli, but who knew that the master, Jiang Wuyue, had been waiting for them all along. Before they could even put their plans into action, they were already defeated and left with nothing - not even their pants. What's the point of talking about plans now?
But once they thought of the consequences of not completing the task and going back, several people shuddered, and their eyes couldn't help but reveal a fearful color.
Li You Ran's gentle and elegant face, in the hearts of these people, is even more terrifying than the devil's sinister smile! Because, even when Li You Ran gives orders to kill and exterminate, his facial expression remains gentle and elegant, kind and warm!
That's an existence even more devilish than the devil itself!
"I'm going to bet with you again! I still have capital!" Meng Haizhou slapped his waist, took off the jade pendant hanging from his waist and threw it on the table!
"Haha, you really think I'm a trash collector?" Jun Xie sneered with a smile: "You want to bet with me using some worthless stuff? I'd rather go home and sleep than that!" He shook his head and turned around to leave.
"Halt!" Meng Haizhou shouted loudly, his eyes sternly fixed on Li Zhen and the others: "Bring out everything you can!"
Li Zhen and others also knew that if they went back like this, the consequences would be disastrous. They took off their valuables one after another, including gems, pearls, jade decorations, and so on.
"This is Táng Yuán Gōngzǐ's sword and jade pendant, I'll also put them up! Originally it was 1.5 million taels, now I'm only betting 1 million taels!" Mèng Hǎi Zhōu stared tightly at Jūn Xié: "Jūn Xié, you must be eager to win them back for him, right?"
Dugu Xiaoyi was slightly stunned, and she also knew the origin of Tang Baozi's sword and jade pendant. The clever and intelligent her instantly understood that this gamble was not simple, but she didn't show any fear or intention to stay out of it. This kind of drama was quite interesting!
"He's him, I'm me! What does his stuff have to do with the bet between us?" Jun Xie looked at him like an idiot: "If I win, it'll be my spoils of war, mine! I love wallowing in the gutter, so I'll wallow in the gutter! I love giving it to whoever I want! What does Tang Yuan have to do with it? Help him win it back? You're really good at thinking! Tang Yuan used this as collateral for silver from you guys, that's his business, nothing to do with me. When Tang Yuan takes the silver to redeem it from you guys, that's also between you guys, what does it have to do with me?"
As he spoke, Jun Xie couldn't help but glance at the few pieces of jade pendants and sword pendants, and in his heart, he secretly rejoiced: Not ordinary goods.
Jun's mouth corner revealed a sly smile: "Young Master Meng, you said, is it this reason?"
Everyone in the room was stunned, including Tang Yuan and Dugu Xiao Yi, who were also beyond expectation! Tang Yuan had just revealed a delighted expression, but suddenly became disheartened.
Meng Haizhou's face suddenly turned pale, and he understood the meaning of Jun Xie very well. Because he understood, he was a little at a loss for what to do. If this sword and jade pendant were lost to Jun Xie today, but tomorrow Tang Yuan came with silver to redeem them, what should be done?
Although your words seem somewhat unjust, it makes sense that games have their own rules. The collateral can only be sold if it cannot be redeemed after the deadline. If it is sold now, it's really unreasonable!
Tang Yuan suffered an inexplicable loss today, would he be willing to let it go? With his vengeful personality, if he were to come and redeem himself but couldn't even get it out, it would surely be another great disaster! When the time comes, taking advantage of the situation to stir up trouble is a debt that will have to be repaid.
But then I thought: this pass in front of me is still difficult to get through, why worry about the future? Besides, I may not necessarily lose!
"As for the Tang family, we naturally have another way to deal with them! This is not something for you to worry about, Third Young Master! Moreover, these things, you may not even be able to win them! Meng Haizhou pushed all the jade pendants, pearls, and swords on the table forward, gritting his teeth, and said directly: "Third Young Master, this is a jade ruyi bestowed by my emperor father, this is my uncle's most treasured sword, this is the night pearl given to Li Feng by Li Taishi... These are all priceless things! I believe that if they were to be appraised, they would be worth at least tens of millions of taels! With your current amount of silver, it seems you can't afford them; but if you're willing to gamble, and your funds are not very convenient, I can take charge and allow you to use other stakes!"
"So what do you plan to use as a bet? You don't want me to pay with my life, do you?! Or is there another unmarried sister at your house who wants to marry me as her brother-in-law? But I've never heard that you have a sister." Jun Xie slanted his eyes and dug into his ear.
Dugu Xiao Yi couldn't help but snort with laughter, then immediately stiffened her face and kicked him hard under the table. Jun Xie instantly gritted his teeth in pain.
Meng Haizhou's face twitched with rage, his veins bulging as he struggled to contain his anger, almost to the point of vomiting blood. He forced himself to calm down: "Third Young Master is joking, the stakes are simple. If I lose, everything here will naturally belong to Third Young Master. On the other hand, if I win, Third Young Master must agree to do one thing for me. Will you?"
"Joking, how can that be!" Jun Xie's heart was calling out for a meat pie to come, and it must have been very hard for them to hold on until now. He couldn't help but secretly laugh, but shook his head in refusal: "If you want me to go kill myself, would I do it? If you want me to give all of my family's property to you, would I give it to you? This condition is truly ridiculous, do you think I'm stupid?"
"I can guarantee that none of the things you're worried about will happen; not only won't it cost Young Master a single penny, but it also won't bring any harm to him! Moreover, Young Master is absolutely capable of doing it! If later on he feels like he can't do it, then just forget about it, no big deal!" Meng Haizhou almost couldn't bear to pounce on this despicable guy and give him a good thrashing.
"So cheap?! Then why not gamble!" Jun Xie agreed in one breath: "What kind of gambling method?"
"Let's roll the dice!" Meng Haizhou's face showed a desperate expression, with a hint of classic gambler's color, his face somewhat ferocious: "Just you and I will bet against each other! Compare sizes, no banker! Whoever has the bigger number wins! Jun Mo Xie, do you dare?"
"Haha, are you kidding me? You think I'm afraid of a loser like you? Let's gamble! Do you think you can win against me?! What a joke!" Jun Xie had an airheadedly arrogant expression, as if he was about to ascend to heaven. If it weren't for the fact that he still had some substance holding him down, he would have probably floated away.
