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Chapter 1822: Guimao Dragon Boat Comes from Behind

Yuan Zishan said: "With so many people participating in the gambling, the stakes must be huge. The Longyou Gang should have made a lot of money this time!"

Feng Jiuxiao said: "In fact, these gamblers in the open are all small characters. The real big gamblers are actually on the periphery!"

Yuan Zishan asked, "Are you saying that there is a bigger gambling game besides the gambling game?"

Feng Jiuxiao said: "That's right! The number of people who can participate in the big bet outside the game is definitely not as many as the people here. There are hundreds or thousands, but there should be dozens of people. Their bets are probably over 100,000 or even millions!"

Yuan Zishan was a little curious, "Who are these big gamblers?"

Feng Jiuxiao pointed at the observation deck and said, "Of course there must be rich people, very rich ones at that. There should be some up there, but as for how many there are, it's hard to say."

Yuan Zishan glanced at the observation deck and said, "Except for Lord Cao, they are all rich people. Could they all be involved?"

Feng Jiuxiao said, "It's hard to say! Some people would never gamble even if they were beaten to death! Those who do business are naturally brave, but they may not dare to take the risk of gambling. Nine out of ten gambling cases are frauds, or even ten out of ten gambling cases are frauds. They will not let their hard-earned money go to waste! These people's money can be obtained by deception, fraud, or even stolen. The risks are far less than gambling! There is no rich man in the world who made his fortune by gambling!"

Yuan Zishan said, "You are too absolute! Don't you have a friend named Zhang Jiuling whom you met in the casino? Isn't he the owner of the casino now?"

Feng Jiuxiao said: "Although he is a boss, he is definitely not a big boss! And even if he is a big boss, he definitely did not make his fortune by gambling! He relies on his ability to make friends and be good at dealing with people! To put it bluntly, he just has a lot of fans! Have you heard that there are ten great gamblers in the world? The first one is nicknamed the God of Gamblers, and the second one is nicknamed the Devil of Gamblers. Guess what these two are like now?"

Yuan Zishan shook her head. She was totally ignorant of the legends about the gambling world. "From your tone, I'm sure you're not doing very well! Otherwise, you wouldn't have mentioned their example!"

Feng Jiuxiao said: "Yes, the God of Gamblers now has all ten fingers on his hands gone, and his legs were broken, leaving him disabled for life!"

Yuan Zishan was startled: "Who is so cruel?"

Feng Jiuxiao smiled and said: "Guess!"

Yuan Zishan stared at Feng Jiuxiao with her big eyes that were as deep as the sea and as bright as gemstones. "From the tone of your voice, the person who did it shouldn't be his enemy. Could it be someone he knows?"

Feng Jiuxiao said: "That's right! It is said that he chopped off the five fingers of his left hand himself!"

Yuan Zishan was a little surprised. "Why did he chop off his own fingers? Was he forced?"

Feng Jiuxiao said: "Who can force him? He cut off his finger because he lost the bet!"

"Whoever loses will have his fingers chopped off? Or his legs broken?"

"Not bad!"

"Then this bet is too cruel, isn't it? Besides, since he is known as the God of Gamblers, his gambling skills must be unrivaled, right? Who else has the strength to defeat him? The gambling devil?"

"Really not! The Gambling Devil has never defeated the Gambling God! They seem to be born to be incompatible! The one who defeated the Gambling God was the Gambling Fairy who ranked third in the world!"

"Gambling Immortal?"

"Yes! He ranks third, nicknamed the Gambler God. Although the nickname of the Gambler God is good, he is not satisfied with being ranked third in the world, so he directly challenges the Gambler God! The Gambler God looks down on the Gambler God, so he said that he can gamble, but the stakes must be increased, and whoever loses will chop off his own fingers! Unexpectedly, he capsized in the gutter! In the first game, he lost the five fingers of his left hand. In a rage, he naturally wanted to win back a game, so he could only bet on the five fingers of his right hand, but he lost again! He was naturally unwilling to lose two games in a row, so he bet on his left leg! Fortunately, the Gambler God let him go and only said to break it, but did not cut it off! At that time, he was so angry that he was not grateful for the other party's kindness in keeping his leg. He only wanted to win back a game, but his right leg was broken again! Those gambling masters who were judging couldn't stand it anymore, so they carried the Gambler God away, otherwise he might have to gamble his own head!"

"The gambling skills of the Gambling Fairy are even better than those of the God of Gamblers? Has he been hiding his strength?"

"No! It is said that his gambling skills improved by leaps and bounds because of the guidance of an expert, which also gave him the courage to challenge the God of Gamblers! Do you think that if he was not 90% sure, he would dare to challenge the God of Gamblers at the risk of breaking his hands and feet?!"

"What's the nickname of the fourth-ranked gambling expert in the world?"

"Gambler!"

"Gambler ghost? Haha, this sounds a bit careless, doesn't it? Almost all gamblers in the world are called gamblers ghosts. After all, he is ranked fourth in the world. This seems a bit disrespectful!"

"No disrespect intended! Quite the contrary, he is called the Gambling Ghost because his moves are so fast, like the hands of a ghost, coming and going without a trace, just like a ghost hand! Hence the nickname Gambling Ghost! Among the top ten masters, there are also Gambling Demon, Gambling Tyrant, Gambling Saint, Gambling Tyrant, Gambling Master... Each has his own merits!"

"The God of Gamblers has lost his fingers and broken his legs now. He must be living the most miserable life, right?"

"Not yet! I don't think so! He lost his hands and legs but he's still alive! The gambling devil lost his life!"

"The second-ranked gambling devil in the world is dead? Did someone kill him? Oh, seeing your weird look, I know, he must have lost the bet. Who did he lose to? Could it be the Gambling Fairy as well?"

"No, it's a gambler!"

"Ah? It's really interesting! The third best in the world defeated the first, and the fourth best in the world defeated the second! The first lost his hands and feet, and became disabled for life! The second best lost his life! Really! According to what you said, the God of Gamblers does not seem to be as miserable as the Devil of Gamblers, but I think that he is a disabled person, without hands and legs, and he should have no desire to live, and his life is worse than death, right? Isn't this more miserable?"

Feng Jiuxiao was stunned. "Yeah, it's really boring to live without arms and legs! If it were me, I'm afraid it would be hard to have the courage to live!"

Yuan Zishan glared at him and said, "Why are you saying such unlucky words for no reason?"

Feng Jiuxiao chuckled and immediately changed the subject, "Gambling is like a devil that can devour everything in the world. If you get involved with it, your life is over. Almost no one has a good ending! Isn't it strange? People know that gambling is a big pit, but they still jump into it! It is said that many people have already started to prepare to compete for the title of the world's number one!"

"The God of Gamblers is disabled, and they still have the nerve to fight?"

"They are not competing with the God of Gamblers. Their target is the Immortal of Gamblers! Ever since the Immortal of Gamblers defeated the God of Gamblers, the title of the best in the world has naturally fallen on the Immortal of Gamblers!"

"Is the title of the best in the world so important? Don't you know that false reputation is tiring? These people have no vision!"

"Yes, in the martial arts world, in order to fight for the title of Sword God, Sword King, Knife King, Spear King, the best sword in the world, the best knife in the world, countless people have sacrificed their lives for this false reputation!"

"Empty fame is exhausting! You need to face countless challenges and endless troubles!"

The gamblers on the other side were still queuing up to place bets, the Longyou Gang disciples who were keeping accounts were still making records, and the disciples who were making tickets were still making tickets. At this time, the person who stood in front of them was actually a young man with a folding fan in his hand. He was wearing a brocade robe embroidered with gold thread patterns, which made him look very noble. He put a silver note on the table and said softly: "I bet on the Guimao number to win the championship!"

The two members of Longyou Gang were stunned and stared blankly at the young man in front of them!

It was almost Mid-Autumn Festival and the weather was already cool, but this man was still holding a folding fan. Was he trying to be elegant or was he a little hot? What surprised the two was that the face value of the banknote was 10,000 taels of silver!

The Longyou Clan disciple who was in charge of accounting clasped his fists and asked, "May I ask your name, Excellency?"

The young man smiled and said, "My name is Cui Yuqing."

The account-keeping disciple said, "Sir, your bet is a bit high. The upper limit here is one hundred taels!"

Master Cui smiled and said, "So what you mean is... there is another place to place bets?"

The account-keeping disciple glanced around, leaned close and whispered, "Sir, do you want to place a big bet?"

Cui Yuqing said: "Not bad!"

The account-keeping disciple asked, "Sir, do you know the rules of big bets?"

Cui Yuqing smiled and said, "Tell me about it!" The account-keeping disciple whispered, "Each bet is at least 100,000 taels!"

Cui Yuqing's eyes flashed, "Okay, I have plenty of money, take me there!"

The account-keeping disciple seemed to have discovered another big fish and asked with a smile, "Sir, aren't you from Yazhou?"

Cui Yuqing said: "Yes, I was passing by here and heard that you can bet on the dragon boat race, so I came here to play!"

The accounting disciple waved to the side, and a disciple from the Longyou Gang immediately ran over from the crowd.

"Brother, take this young man to Mr. Ye and serve him well. Do you hear me?"

The disciple immediately shouted, "Don't worry, Brother Liu!"

He turned to Cui Yuqing and said, "Sir, follow me!"

Feng Jiuxiao on the other side noticed Cui Qingyu.

Yuan Zishan asked, "What are you looking at?" Her intuition told her that Feng Jiuxiao was looking at the other side.

Feng Jiuxiao said: "I suspect that someone who came to rob the money has appeared."

"Where is it? Why can't I see it?"

"Did you see that young man holding the folding fan?"

"Oh, I see. Fanning yourself in this cold weather, isn't that a bit too pretentious?"

"He is the vanguard. If he wants to get close to the target quickly, he has to quickly attract the target's attention. So his every move, every word and every action must arouse the target's interest."

"It seems that he succeeded. The disciples of Longyou Gang have taken him away."

"Do you think that Gang Leader Ye will take precautions?"

"That should be the case, right? If he loses such a large amount of gambling money, it won't help even if he cuts off his head!"

"Hmph," Feng Jiuxiao snorted twice, "I don't think he'll do well!"

The total round trip distance of a dragon boat race is four miles, which means it is time to turn back after sailing two miles.

A mile away, there are several small boats with large flags flying in the wind. These boats are distance markers. All dragon boats must go around them to complete the halfway point, otherwise the results will be invalid.

At this time, the eight dragon boats had already distanced themselves from each other. The one closest to the marked ship was the Renyin, followed by the Guimao, Yichou, Bingyin, Xinsi, Renwu, Wuzi and Jichou.

The Guimao was actually only one position behind the first place Renyin!

The shouts and cheers from all around never stopped! Especially those gamblers whose dragon boats were in the first group were the most crazy! They didn't want their dragon boats to be eliminated in the first round! Hopes couldn't be shattered in the first round, right? They shouted the dragon boat numbers loudly: "Yichou! Yichou!"

"Bingyin! Bingyin!"

"Wu Zi! Wu Zi!"

……

He was shouting at the top of his lungs and his face was horrible!

The only thing missing from everyone’s shouts was the Guimao number!

Guimao is definitely a dark horse!

Yuan Zishan's eyes showed a little pride: "See, I was right, wasn't I? That Guimao is very powerful! Now it's ranked second, and it will take first place soon!"

Feng Jiuxiao narrowed his eyes and said, "The young man who is not afraid of the cold also chose the number Guimao."

Yuan Zishan said: "Hmm? What a coincidence? Did you read his lips?"

Feng Jiuxiao said, "Hmm. How can it be such a coincidence? You chose Guimao and he chose Guimao too. You chose Guimao based on your intuition. You just said that Guimao could win first place in the group, but that person said that Guimao could eventually win the championship! How could he be so sure?"

Yuan Zishan said: "Didn't you just say that he wanted to attract the attention of the Longyou Gang, so he didn't stop until he said something shocking. It must be a coincidence."

Feng Jiuxiao said, "There were sixty-four dragon boats, but he chose Guimao! There must be something wrong here! It doesn't matter what you choose, because you didn't place a bet. Now it doesn't matter who you say is the champion. I guess someone has noticed us, and may even be targeting you specifically."

Yuan Zishan was shocked, "How come I didn't notice it? Is this guy's martial arts very powerful?" To be able to spy on her without her noticing, this guy's martial arts must be terrifyingly high!

Feng Jiuxiao said: "I also noticed that person. His martial arts skills can't be too high. If they were too high, I would definitely be able to sense it."

Yuan Zishan said: "Could it be just your guess?"

Feng Jiuxiao said, "Of course it's just a guess." He looked around casually, "There is a magical tool in this world called Clairvoyance, which came from the Western Regions. I saw it once. It is a retractable copper tube with a transparent glass on each side of the tube. It has a magnifying effect. Through the copper tube, you can see very far away scenes very clearly."

Yuan Zishan asked, "Clairvoyance? There is such a thing in this world? It must be very expensive, right?"

Feng Jiuxiao said: "Of course! I dare to assert that there are no more than three such treasures in the Central Plains today!"

Yuan Zishan seemed to be interested. "If I get one, I'll take a look at it."

Feng Jiuxiao said: "The opportunity has come."

Yuan Zishan's eyes flickered, "Have you discovered the peeping person?"

Feng Jiuxiao looked at the hillside on the other side, where there was a forest. "That person is standing on a big tree and looking over here. He is hiding very well. If you don't look carefully, you can't tell that it is a person!"

Yuan Zishan asked, "Are you saying that the peeping person is in the same group with that guy who is not afraid of the cold?"

Feng Jiuxiao laughed.

Yuan Zishan frowned: "What are you laughing at?"

Feng Jiuxiao said with a smile: "You also said that you are not afraid of the cold, how come it is so funny when you say this?" He seemed to feel that something was wrong and immediately followed up with a sentence: "Oh no, how come it is so cute!"

Yuan Zishan was about to speak when Chang Zijin behind her smiled and said, "Yes, sister has always been reserved. We are all surprised that she is so casual all of a sudden."

Yuan Zishan turned around and smiled: "Sister Chang, what do you mean by being casual all of a sudden? I have always been casual, okay?"

Chang Zijin smiled and said, "Okay, okay, I'll always be casual."

Suddenly there was a burst of boos from the crowd!

Guimao is already ranked first!

Thank you Yudong for your strong support and encouragement!