Knife splashing

Chapter 42 "Monkey Demon" Yuan Qu

Why is this bastard here too?

When he saw the people above, Sharifei's face twitched and he took a few steps back.

This man is Yuan Qu, the leader of the White Ape Gang.

He was born with visions since he was a child, and his mother lived in a half-open house, so he was often bullied. So he hung out on the streets and learned all kinds of vicious tricks.

At such a young age, he was nicknamed "Monkey Demon".

Unlike the leader of the Iron Knife Gang, Yuan Qu only learned some cheap street fighting techniques. Even though he became Zhou Pan's apprentice and had good aptitude, he only barely reached the level of dark power because he started late and his indulgence in alcohol and sex ruined his foundation.

Although his kung fu is ranked the last among the Eight Vajras, his reputation is not inferior at all and he is well-known for being full of evil intentions.

Dongcheng is the territory of the White Ape Gang, and it is rumored that the person behind this gambling house is a young master from Chang'an City. Even people from the government office don't dare to come and ask for money, so the White Ape Gang naturally won't come.

Sha Lifei chose this place specifically, and he didn't expect to run into Yuan Qu again when he returned. He couldn't help but curse his bad luck in his heart.

At the same time, Yuan Qu heard the man next to him whispering a few words, and immediately showed a sinister smile, "Is it related to that kid? Go, take him back and talk..."

"What are you doing!"

Upon hearing this, Sharifei immediately shouted, "Zhou Pan's disciples, are you trying to use dirty tricks before the fight? Fellow martial artists, you all saw it!"

"Damn it, I'm looking for death!"

Yuan Qu's eyes immediately turned sinister.

At this moment, another person walked out of the room. He was an old man dressed in official clothes. He was short and fat, with a white beard and a smiling face, and he had a kind look.

He stroked his beard and smiled, "It's just a small character, why should Boss Yuan get angry?"

"Besides, this is Jinbao Casino. They just spoke loudly, but they didn't break the rules. I can't explain why Boss Yuan is calling for war and killing..."

The words were polite, but in fact they didn't give any face at all.

Sharifei nodded quickly, "That's right, I was born with a loud voice. So, should I be beaten for having a loud voice?"

The old man stroked his beard and smiled, "In the gambling house, whoever has a low voice, the guests will enjoy themselves and shout as much as they want."

"The guest wants to gamble in the ring, and I happen to be interested in it."

"Afu, show your brand!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a cold-faced man walked out from behind the old man, raised his hand, jumped over the railing, and landed steadily with a front flip.

His body didn't shake, he didn't breathe hard, and even his footsteps made no sound.

"Good skill!"

There were many gangsters in the gambling house, and they all cheered.

The man's expression remained unchanged. He clasped his fists towards the people around him, then came to the stage at the back of the hall, took down two boards, and wrote down the names "Li Yan" and "Zhou Bai" and the odds with his pen.

Li Yansheng: One bet, one payout.

Zhou Baisheng: Bet one and you get 50% compensation.

Yuan Qu, the leader of the White Ape Gang, had calmed down by now, and said with a fake smile: "Boss Wu, you are not playing big..."

He got some information that the backer of Jinbao Casino was in trouble, so he came here in a hurry to discuss the acquisition to avoid being robbed of the fat piece of meat.

Unexpectedly, the shopkeeper directly refused and even tried to please him.

Although he was annoyed, he didn't want to get angry, lest something unexpected happen and things become difficult to deal with.

After all, this behavior is a bit like taking advantage of someone’s misfortune.

Shopkeeper Wu still had a kind smile on his face. "Just join in the fun and make the guests happy. What, Boss Yuan wants to play too?"

Yuan Qu was about to refuse, but his eyes rolled and he suddenly smiled and said, "Shopkeeper Wu wants to play, so I will accompany you."

"I'll bet two thousand taels. Does Shopkeeper Wu dare to accept it?"

Shopkeeper Wu kept smiling. He stretched out his hand and waved. Someone immediately wrote down a betting ticket, ran upstairs and handed it over respectfully with both hands.

"Boss Yuan is so heroic!"

"Shopkeeper Wu is so generous!"

After a verbal exchange, Yuan Qu saw that Shopkeeper Wu was not angry, so he changed his target and stared at Sha Lifei below, sneering: "Big guy, since you have confidence in that kid, I wonder how much you want to bet?"

Although Sha Lifei was frightened, he patted his chest and said, "Brother Yan will definitely win, so I, Old Sha, will bet my entire fortune!"

As he spoke, he took out a heavy purse from his pocket, came to the back, and slammed the counter.

The accountant was surprised at first, but after opening it carefully, his expression suddenly became strange.

Most of them were copper coins, and there was not much loose silver.

The waiter was speechless. After quickly counting the money, he shouted, "The customer has placed a bet, a total of nineteen taels and five cents..."

Before he finished speaking, Sharifei took out another tael of silver and muttered, "I almost forgot, I have to leave some money for the meal." The waiter had no choice but to say, "Eighteen taels and five cents!"

"Hahaha!"

For a moment, the entire gambling house burst into laughter.

Even Yuan Qu couldn't help laughing and sneered, "You poor fellow, you come here to pretend to be generous. How about I lend you a few hundred taels for fun?"

"no!"

Sharifei was thick-skinned and didn't care about people's ridicule at all. He put away the gambling ticket and walked out of the gambling house without saying anything.

How could he be fooled like this when he was traveling around the world?

If I lose the money I have, the worst that can happen is that I can start over, but if I borrow money from these guys, it would be a fate worse than death.

The so-called nine out and thirteen back still follows the rules.

Some scoundrels specialize in this job, and when they see that the time is almost up, they come to your house all day and make a fuss, insisting on getting some money before they leave, and they won't even include the interest in the calculation, and call it tea money or errand fees.

Some small business owners are driven crazy by these people.

Of course, these are all tricks used against ordinary people.

When they meet gangsters, they will specifically go after those who have tuberculosis and will not live for more than a few days, and pester them.

If someone in the underworld kills someone out of anger, he will fall into their trap.

By then, the corrupt officials in the yamen will also join in, like a pair of ghosts knocking on your door, making your life worse than death.

Besides, there was already a conflict between the two sides, so Sharifei would of course be on guard.

After leaving the gambling house, he ran away and disappeared in a flash...

In the gambling house, Yuan Qu saw that Sharifei was not fooled and felt bored. He turned his head to look at the shopkeeper next to him and whispered, "Shopkeeper Wu, please think about it again."

"The price I offer is low, but it's real money. If it really comes to that, there will be more than one person who wants to get something for nothing!"

After saying that, he smiled slightly, turned around and left.

Behind him, Shopkeeper Wu kept smiling but his eyes were dark...

In the casino, the old con man in white from the Hua family rolled his eyes and shouted loudly: "Hey, life and death competition, betting on human life is much more fun."

"Zhou Bai is the pillar of the next generation of the Zhou family. If you bet on him, you will get half of the profit. If you want to play big, bet on Li Yan. You can double your money in a short time!"

"Look for this good thing, be quick or you will miss it!"

"What? You don't have enough money, come to me..."

The older the people in the underworld get, the more they fear the dead, but more of them have their heads on their belts and are very gambling, so they immediately start raising money to place bets.

Among those here were coachmen from the carriage and horse companies, hard-working people from the dock gangs, servants roaming around in the city, and even bandits trying to cover their tracks.

There are all kinds of people here.

The news of this competition quickly spread throughout Xianyang City...

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On the other side, as soon as Yuan Qu, the leader of the White Ape Gang, came out of the gambling house, one of his men came forward and said, "Boss, that kid Sha Lifei is slick and has escaped."

"Just run away. He is not important."

Yuan Qu shook his head and said in a deep voice, "How's the investigation going?"

The man whispered, "After asking, I found out that the boy had been to Zhang's martial arts gym. After he came out, Zhang Yuanshang started to make arrangements."

"But they did it behind closed doors, and our people didn't see it."

"That's it..."

Yuan Qu seemed to be thinking about something, and said in a deep voice: "I'm afraid this matter is not safe. Go, ask Mr. Chen to come, and then find Zhou Bai. I will go to the master."

At the command, everyone split into three groups and left.

……

Yuan Qu led his men to a large mansion in the west of the city and ordered his men to wait outside while he respectfully asked people to inform them.

"Is the master here?"

"Yes, Uncle Yuan, please come in."

Not long after entering the mansion, Yuan Qu walked out.

Behind him, there was a carriage.

There was a huge iron cage on the car, covered with red cloth, which kept making clanging noises, and there were suppressed roars of wild animals...

(End of this chapter)