NOVEL NEXT WORLD chapter 206
206. Gambling with Life
Two people suddenly appeared in the gambling den, their white clothes clashing with the environment inside.
Lin Nuo usually changed his clothes, altered his appearance, and used a pseudonym when entering such places. This time, he didn’t bother, appearing openly as Lin Nuo of the Xuanyun Sect.
The reason was simple, he had said it before, it was a matter of dignity, how could he hide and sneak around, even using a small account.
Lin Nuo’s actions left Qin Shili dumbfounded.
What happened to keeping a low profile? What happened to not causing a commotion?
You really did it, didn’t even bother to open the door properly, just kicked it down.
Still wearing your Taoist robe, unchanged in appearance, clearly telling everyone that Lin Nuo is here, right?
Even gangsters would come in groups to kick down the door, wouldn’t they?
And yet, a disciple of Xuanyun Sect kicking down the door, it’s really unbecoming.
But on second thought, maybe Lin Nuo did it on purpose to show her.
Leading by example, showing what it means to yearn for the blue sky, to wander the abyss. His actions shouldn’t be measured by the standards of Xuanyun Sect disciples, but rather with a different mindset.
【Is this a gambling den?】
Qin Shili looked around the gambling den and found a large crowd gathered, mostly men, dressed oddly, behaving rudely. Some men had fierce and angry faces, clearly people from the underworld.
It was her first time in a gambling den, and she felt somewhat uncomfortable. The air was murky, and there were some nauseating smells.
To be honest, she wanted to leave, but seeing Lin Nuo’s calm face, as if he was already used to such an environment, she decided to endure it.
This was also a form of cultivation, and just overcoming it was already a great achievement.
The gambling den suddenly fell into a terrifying silence. At the moment of the bang, everyone was scared, thinking it was some underworld boss causing trouble.
But when they looked, it was two people in white Taoist robes?
Perhaps people in such attire wouldn’t dare to enter a gambling den, yet you kicked the door, quite bold.
“Who are these two?”
“No idea, looking at their clothes, they seem to be cultivators.”
“What are cultivators doing in a casino?”
“Is there a monster in the casino? I knew there must be a thousand-year-old demon secretly causing trouble, that’s why I keep losing.”
“Stop talking nonsense, you’re just unlucky, I haven’t lost.”
“These seem to be disciples of Xuanyun Sect, I recognize them. That girl is Qin Shili, she’s amazing, always eliminating large spirit beasts. What are they doing in a gambling den?”
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The quiet atmosphere in the gambling den was broken, and the gamblers started chattering non-stop, each expressing their own opinions.
The arrogant young man and the cold and beautiful girl attracted everyone’s attention.
Of course, the most surprised was the owner of the gambling den.
Who are these people, so arrogant, breaking in directly?
And in white Taoist robes, are cultivators so arrogant nowadays?
“You, go find someone, inform the dark alliance people in town, and wait outside for an opportunity.”
The owner instructed his subordinates to find someone, worried that these two cultivators were here to cause trouble.
Generally, a gambling den could operate because there was a force supporting it. Part of the money earned by the gambling den was given to the supporting force, which could be understood as protection money.
Otherwise, a large gambling den, still cheating, without a force to support it, how dare it continue to operate, isn’t that courting death?
Just after giving the order, the boss led a few people towards Lin Nuo and said sternly:
“Gentlemen, what offense has my gambling house committed? Do you want to break down my door?”
“Here, compensate for your broken door.”
Lin Nuo tossed a gold coin over, more than enough to repair a door.
To the boss, this was an insult.
Damn it, my gambling house earns hundreds of gold coins a day, do I need your little silver coin?
This was an insult, this person was here to cause trouble.
“Brother, I have money, I don’t need your little bit. What are you here for? If you can’t give a good reason, don’t blame us for being rude.”
“What else can you do in a gambling house? Gamble. Oh, right, I want to place a big bet.”
“A big one? How big?”
“Over a thousand gold coins.”
Lin Nuo then took out the IOU from his pocket and placed it on the table, “By the way, I am the person you are looking for, Lin Nuo.”
“Lin Nuo?!”
The boss was immediately surprised, Lin Nuo actually came to him voluntarily.
It must be that his men had reached Tianling Mountain, and then he came over.
Speaking of his subordinates, where are they?
It is said that these cultivators can fly with swords, so they must have arrived here by flying, while his subordinates could only walk, so they were slower and couldn’t keep up.
Ha, thinking that Lin Nuo might have come to repay the debt, but he came to gamble.
That’s great, he really is a rich man, spending money like water.
Gambling here, you, a cultivator, want to win? It’s as hard as climbing to the sky!
There are spiritual power detectors here, if you try to cheat with spiritual power or spiritual tools, in front of so many people, do you still have any face? If this matter is reported to Xuanyun Sect, where will your face be?
The gambling house is just afraid that you won’t gamble, not afraid of how much you gamble.
The boss smiled, “Ha, Lin Nuo, it seems you are here for Li Ruo’er. Fine, we can gamble with you. But gambling requires stakes, I hope you can bring out the stakes.”
“Sure, but I have a request. Since this is a big bet, shouldn’t we have a separate table?”
“Yes, yes, you are right. You are a big gambler, we should have a separate table.”
The boss smiled and signaled his men to set up a special table, “How many rounds do you plan to play?”
“Just one. By the way, these are my stakes, worth over a thousand gold coins.”
Lin Nuo placed the spiritual bracelet and pendant borrowed from Qin Shili, as well as the heavenly soul fragments he had collected, on the table, and sneered, “These are worth over a thousand gold coins. If you have any doubts, you can get a professional to appraise them.”
“No need, with your name, Lin Nuo, and the name of Xuanyun Sect, that’s enough. Why would I need to question it?”
The boss held back his laughter, these were top-quality treasures, not something money could buy. If he got these treasures, he could sell them at a high price on the black market.
This is great, this fool named Lin is bringing money to the door. After all, it’s a righteous sect, for the sake of reputation, even if they lose, they wouldn’t dare to renege.
Very good, think about how to sell it at a high price.
“So, what do you plan to bet on? I have many types of bets here,” the boss asked.
“Card flipping, the kind where the cards are shuffled, and then you pick the correct card. I like to rely on my eyesight.”
“Alright, let’s bet on card flipping.”
The boss gave a signal, and at this moment, a cold-looking man with long hair walked to the opposite side of the table, holding some cards in his hand.
Lin Nuo recognized him. This dealer, in his previous life, he had gambled on card flipping and lost to him.
“Can I raise the stakes?”
“Yes, how much do you plan to raise?”
“Just my life and that brother’s life.”
Lin Nuo pointed to the long-haired man opposite him.