The light of the sword is like the moon reflecting on Kyushu

Chapter 1974 The lingering ghost
After leaving Wei Qiang's silk shop, Feng Jiuxiao and Pang Shiwu strolled along the long street.

The night is cool as water and the sky is full of stars.

Apart from these two people, there was no other person to be seen on the entire long street.

Pang Shiwu sighed, "This place seems lively during the day, but so quiet at night. A small place is just a small place."

Feng Jiuxiao said: "No! Listen, it's very lively over there!"

Pang Shiwu listened carefully and indeed heard faint voices. It was very noisy, but vague.

"How could this happen? My hearing should be pretty good, why is it that the sound seems to be not far away, but I can't hear it?"

“Because they are underground.”

"underground?"

"Great! Follow me!"

The further they walked, the clearer the sound became!
Pang Shiwu's eyes lit up: "That's a casino! An underground casino!" He was excited because he recognized the source of the sound!
Feng Jiuxiao's eyes flickered, "The night is long and I have no mood to sleep. Why not try my luck there? Maybe I can meet an old friend!"

Pang Shiwu smiled somewhat wickedly: "Mr. Zhu Wu might be hiding there!"

Feng Jiuxiao laughed: "Not bad! Where can he hide in such a small place? The casino is a good place!"

Pang Shiwu said: "Since there are casinos, shouldn't there be brothels as well?"

Feng Jiuxiao said: "Given the fact that there are so many rich people here, there must be some! But this town is too small, so I guess that brothel should be together with the casino!"

"This place is so wealthy, why is the casino built underground? Are they afraid that the government will ban gambling?"

"I guess it's because the land area is too small! There are too many rich people here and too little usable land, so I guess the land price here is very expensive. It's not that they don't want to open a casino above the ground, but they can't get the corresponding land!"

"That makes sense! The people here are all rich, so they won't sell the land they own easily."

"If the casino is small, it won't make money. If it is large, there won't be enough land. What can we do? We can only develop it underground!"

"These guys are really good at taking space from underground!"

"I guess this casino might also belong to the Liu family!"

"Really?" Pang Shiwu was startled, then said, "Don't mention it, it's really possible! With his family's habit of taking advantage of others, it's almost certain! They dare to interfere with the salt, iron and war horses monopolized by the imperial court, not to mention these lucrative side businesses?"

The two walked through the streets and alleys for dozens of feet, and finally arrived in front of a large house. On the plaque was written "Heaven on Earth!"

Damn, you’re so arrogant!
I saw the vermilion lacquered and copper-nailed door was closed, and two huge vermilion lanterns were swaying in the wind.

There were two burly men outside the door, staring at them fiercely!

"What are you doing here, little brat?"

Feng Jiuxiao laughed and said, "Why does your mouth stink so much? I'm just a kid, why do you have to add the word stinky? Did you eat shit?"

The two big men looked at each other and flew into a rage at the same time! The big man on the left came up and was about to slap Feng Jiuxiao, but with a loud slap, he slapped the big man on the right hard in the face!
The big man on the right suddenly felt pain, his face burning with pain. He glared at the big man on the left, "Why the hell did you hit me?"

The big man on the left also had a confused look on his face, "I didn't hit you, what happened?" Seeing that his companions had misunderstood him, he became even more angry and immediately slapped Feng Jiuxiao again.

The big guy on the right learned his lesson this time and actually took two steps back, thinking: He won't be able to hit me this time, right?
Unexpectedly, with a loud slap, the slap could not escape and exploded on his own face!

"Fuck your mother!" the big man on the right cursed angrily. This time he was cursing at the big man on the left!

The big man on the left had missed the young man in white twice, and he already had a shadow in his heart. At this moment, seeing the young man's eyes as deep as the abyss, he felt a chill down his spine. When he heard his companions' angry curses, he suddenly felt a little dazed!
Feng Jiuxiao laughed and said, "Brother, we agreed to pretend to act, why did you do it for real? Look how you beat him up, his face is swollen!"

The big man on the right had anger in his eyes: "What? You two know each other?"

Feng Jiuxiao said: "Yeah, it was originally a joke. He pretended to hit me and then hit you in the face to scare you. I didn't expect him to really hit you!"

The big man on the right saw the big man on the left with a confused look on his face, and he didn't even explain. He immediately understood that the other party had acquiesced! Damn it, no wonder he acted like a Supreme Treasure these days, do you really think I'm a loser?
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He swung his fist and hit the opponent in the face again. With a bang, the opponent's left eye turned black and blue, turning into a panda eye.

The big man on the left was hit by this punch and his eyes were full of stars. At the same time, he was also awakened. Seeing the opponent's ferocious face and the second punch coming at him, he instinctively dodged and then punched the opponent's left eye socket, and the opponent also had panda eyes!

This counterattack completely aroused the opponent's anger, and he punched like a storm!

After being hit so hard, I don't have the energy to explain anymore. I have to fight back. I can only fight back. Damn it, if you dare to hit me, I will beat you to death!
The two of them started fighting!

Feng Jiuxiao gently pushed the door open and entered. It was a very small courtyard. In the middle of the courtyard was a protruding small house, not much bigger than a toilet.

Feng Jiuxiao went straight in and found that there was indeed a passage extending downwards. On the walls on both sides, there was a lamp hanging every few feet, and the underground passage was as bright as day!

After walking down twenty steps, I saw a wall in front of me with two golden arrows painted on it, one pointing to the left and one to the right.

The left-pointing arrow says: The warmth of the hibiscus tent is worth a thousand gold coins every moment!
The right-pointing arrow says: Start small but achieve big, create a legend!
Pang Shiwu said: "On the left is a brothel, and on the right is a casino!"

Feng Jiuxiao said: "Of course, go to the right!"

The two walked down the steps on the right for several feet and felt a cool breeze. It seemed that the ventilation here was very good and it didn't make people feel stuffy.

At the end of the road, there was another double door, made of red sandalwood covered in gold, with a gluttonous animal head door knocker. It was guarded by two burly men, both wearing brocade shorts, with gilded copper sticks hanging from their waists, and their eyes were like hawks, scanning every person who came in and out. Of course, only two young men wanted to come in at this time.

Feng Jiuxiao walked over directly and looked into their eyes: "Open the door." The two big men saw a strange light flash in the eyes of the visitor, and their expressions froze for a moment. They had been hypnotized by Feng Jiuxiao. They immediately opened the door respectfully and made a gesture of spreading their hands to say "please come in"!

Feng Jiuxiao and Pang Shiwu swaggered into the underground casino!

The moment the door opened, Pang Shiwu's eyes lit up at the magnificent sight inside, and his body was shocked!
This place is so damn luxurious, isn’t it?
Twelve glazed palace lanterns hang high on the dome, the wicks burning with South China Sea mermaid oil. The flickering flames fill the room with floating golden light.

The ground was covered with a scarlet Persian carpet imported from the Western Regions. Stepping on it felt like walking on clouds. On the carpet were embroidered pictures of hundreds of children and grandchildren in gold thread, symbolizing "good luck in gambling."

The walls are covered with famous paintings and calligraphy. The most eye-catching one is a copy of "Night Banquet of Han Xizai". The characters in the painting have been changed into gamblers, throwing dice, betting, and playing cards, which are lifelike.

The beams and pillars were all carved with red sandalwood and covered with gold. On the pillars were coiled dragons and phoenixes, with night-shining pearls inlaid in the dragon's eyes and gold foil covering the phoenix's feathers, which sparkled under the lights. There were crowds of people inside, and no one cared who came in. Of course, no one cared who left!
All they have eyes for are the chips and gold on the table!

There is a round hole in each of the four corners, which should be a ventilation hole! There are several water buckets in the four corners, with red words written on the wall: For fire fighting only, not for drinking!

They even took the fire hazard into consideration!

There are a total of thirty large gambling tables and more than ten small gambling tables in the hall, arranged in a Bagua formation. Each table is surrounded by gamblers, and the sounds of shouting, dice, and the collision of silver and money are intertwined.

At the dice table, the dealer was a one-eyed old man wearing a jade ring and with three ivory dice in front of him. He flicked his wrist, and the dice cup drew a silver arc in the air, and finally "snapped" on the table. The gamblers around held their breath and stared at the dice cup, as if they could see through the thin bone.

"big big big!"

"Small! It must be small!"

"Leopard! I bet on the leopard!"

Four wealthy businessmen sat around a Pai Gow table, each with a mountain of silver ingots in front of them. One of them had a sullen look on his face, and his fingers trembled as he reached for the last card - the Heavenly Card.

"The combination of heavenly cards and earthly cards will kill both!"

"It's over... It's all over..." The loser collapsed to the ground and was dragged out by two security guards.

Feng Jiuxiao's eyes wandered around and had already locked onto a table inside!
Master Zhu Wu is indeed there!

Although he restrained his breath, how could he escape Feng Jiuxiao's eyes!
Although Zhu Wu looked calm and composed while sitting there, as if he was gambling, he was actually keeping an eye on all directions and listening to all directions. He noticed it as soon as Feng Jiuxiao entered the hall!
At that moment, he was ready to escape! Especially since Feng Jiuxiao's eyes seemed to have locked onto him, he felt like a thorn in his side!

He whispered in Jian Nu's ear: "Go home now, don't wait for me, I'll come find you after I finish some things!"

The sword slave was very smart and nodded immediately, "Be careful." She also noticed the two young men at the door, one dressed in white as white as snow, and the other in black as ink!
Two young men were walking towards this side. They were just two young men, but they were walking out with an arrogant attitude that looked down on the world and no one else could match them!

A casino clerk suddenly jumped out and greeted them with a smile: "Is this your first time here, young masters?"

Feng Jiuxiao said: "Not bad!"

The guy smiled and said, "What do you want to play?"

Feng Jiuxiao pointed at Zhu Wu's table and said, "Play that!"

The waiter took a look over there and said with a smile: "They are playing dice over there, come with me, young master!"

Zhu Wu looked at Feng Jiuxiao sitting opposite him and couldn't help but sigh: "You really are haunting me!"

Feng Jiuxiao smiled and said, "It's just a coincidence, a coincidence."

Pang Shiwu said: "It's just a coincidence. Who made you unlucky?"

Zhu Wu said: "You'd better not do it here! There are rules in the casino, don't cause trouble!"

Feng Jiuxiao laughed and said, "You can't run away, why should I do it here?"

Zhu Wu frowned: "Then why are you here? Since you entered the Liu Mansion just now, you must have known that I was lurking in the Liu Mansion. If you were not tracking me, why did you come here?"

Feng Jiuxiao smiled and said, "Can't I come and play? The night is long and I can't sleep! I wanted to find a place to have fun, but the whole town was dark. We had no choice but to wander around and ended up here. Seeing you is purely a coincidence."

Master Zhu Wu sneered: "Do you think I will believe you?"

Feng Jiuxiao said: "Believe it or not! Want to gamble?"

Master Zhu Wu's eyes flickered: "What are you betting on?"

"Of course it's dice! Isn't this table full of dice?"

The dealer was yelling, "Buy now and leave now!"

Gamblers placed their bets one after another, some bet big, some bet small!
Feng Jiuxiao asked: "Do you want to bet on big or small?"

Master Zhu Wu sneered, "With his skills, when will I fail to win? When will you fail to win? We will always be tied!"

Feng Jiuxiao said: "You are right!"

The gamblers yelled, "Big! Big! Big!"

"Small! It must be small!"

"Leopard! I bet on the leopard!"

No matter how noisy the noise was, Zhu Wu and Feng Jiuxiao were not affected and they communicated as if no one was around.

The gamblers couldn't hear what the two were saying at all. They just saw two fools sitting there as steady as a rock, staring at each other.

Feng Jiuxiao said: "With your hearing ability, you can naturally hear the number of the dice. Then let's increase the difficulty. If you can hear the number of three dice, what about ten dice? What about twenty dice?"

Zhu Wu said: "Don't worry about whether I can hear the number of twenty dice, but I am sure that you can't hear the number of twenty dice!"

Feng Jiuxiao said: "Since you are so sure, do you dare to bet?"

Zhu Wu said: "Of course I dare. It's meaningless to bet money. How about betting your life?"

Pang Shiwu laughed at the side immediately: "Are you out of your mind? It would only take a piece of cake for my elder brother to kill you. Is there any need for him to gamble his life with you?"

Feng Jiuxiao said: "You can gamble your life! But the life you gamble on is yours! If you gamble, you risk your life! If I lose, I will let you go! Do you dare to gamble?"

Looking at Feng Jiuxiao's confident look, Zhu Wu suddenly felt that he was still careless! He actually agreed to gamble with him! What the hell! A layout of the casino began to emerge in his mind!
He got that from Liu Ruyan!
The layout map that others could see showed the location of the toilet, the location of the washroom, the location of all the gambling tables, and all the routes of action were clearly marked. There was only one entrance and exit marked on it.

However, Zhu Wu’s layout map shows three entrances and exits!

He was already planning how to escape!
Thank you Yudong for your strong support and encouragement!