People in the Qin Dynasty, entertained during the Warring States period

"Brother Wei Zhuang, you seem even more nervous than I am?" Han Fei joked, trying to lighten the mood.

Wei Zhuang snorted coldly: "If Cao Ze wins, the debt will be yours. If Cao Ze loses, Liu Sha will lose Zi Lan Xuan, and you will be reduced to your original state, only able to be your Ninth Young Master."

Han Fei chuckled awkwardly: "How could Brother Cao possibly lose? To ensure his victory, I..."

His gaze fell on the younger sister sitting next to Cao Ze, his face filled with heartache.

To ensure everything went smoothly and to avoid being tricked by Cao Ze, he went to great lengths, even having his sister come over at night to watch the gambling game.

He refused to believe that with his sister personally supervising him, Cao Ze would continue to pull off such outrageous moves.

A loud shout rang out: "Place your bet! Ten thousand gold!"

Everyone looked at the fat man who had shouted.

The fat man's face, ears, body, and hands were all obese. After he laughed, his features immediately squeezed together, and his eyes were almost invisible. He was so fat that he was extremely unusual. Compared to him, even the skinny man with his sleazy appearance was a handsome young man from all around.

But no one dared to underestimate this fat man. Those with some status knew that this fat man controlled 80% of Nightfall's wealth.

Over the past three days, he has lost six thousand gold coins but remained unfazed, and was even able to take out ten thousand gold coins to bet, which secretly shocked everyone with the wealth of Nightfall.

If someone dares to play like this with just a Jade Tiger, then Ji Wuye of the Nightfall must be richer than a country.

Ignoring the surrounding chatter, Emerald Tiger arrogantly asked, "Mr. Cao Ze, Miss Zi Nu, do you dare to follow?"

Cao Ze feigned difficulty: "Zilanxuan only has seven thousand taels of gold right now, and it's really hard to come up with ten thousand taels."

Jade Tiger was just waiting for this sentence, and was very pleased with Cao Ze's cooperation.

"I never force anyone to do anything against their will. Zilanxuan can accept a bet of three thousand gold coins at a discount. What does Mr. Cao Ze think?"

Some astute onlookers had already sensed something was amiss, but no one dared to utter a word.

Night can really kill.

Cao Ze looked at Zi Nu: "Miss Zi Nu, you've already won six thousand gold coins, why don't you give up?"

Tonight, Zi Nu was still dressed in purple, with two thin purple-red trims on the round collar. Inside, a black silk collar covered her fair and beautiful neck, making it appear exceptionally slender.

She was plump yet without any excess fat, and stood quietly like a beautiful red rose.

Her beautiful hair was tied up with a purple hairpin, and two bright purple wisps of hair hung down from both sides of her face. Her purple arched eyebrows were exquisitely painted, and her purple eyes were deep, yet they showed both liveliness and determination in her glances.

Everyone held their breath, partly because of Zi Nu's stunning beauty, and partly because it involved a bet of tens of thousands of gold coins.

Such a high-stakes gamble is almost unheard of in the Seven Kingdoms today, and everyone wants to witness it.

Honglian, who was sitting next to Cao Ze, had long been annoyed with that fat bastard, Emerald Tiger.

"boom!"

Xiao Honglian slammed her hand on the table and stood up, rolling up her sleeves to reveal her delicate, fair forearms.

Her fair, snow-white face was now filled with murderous intent, her expression fierce and menacing, like a female bandit who had just entered the world of martial arts and was robbing people on the road.

She swung her bare forearm sharply and shouted like a little tigress, "Zi Nu, bet with him!"

Honglian was full of confidence. Based on her understanding of her brother and Cao Ze, she was certain that Cao Ze would win if she was asked to come to Zilanxuan at night to supervise the gambling match.

Han Fei, on the second floor, covered his face with his hands. Although he was not exactly considerate, he was still a gentle and lovely younger sister. How did he become like this? He could be Lin Daiyu if he wanted!

He wanted to slap himself right now. Why did he have to send his little sister out like that?!

Wei Zhuang gave a light snort, looking at Han Fei with a mocking expression, and said sarcastically, "It would be a miracle if your sister could get married."

Han Fei was displeased. "Brother Wei Zhuang, why can't my sister get married? Cao Ze is begging me every day just to marry my little sister, do you know that?"

Wei Zhuang's eyes still held disdain. "Only a man as desperate as Cao Ze would think of marrying your little sister."

"You—" Han Fei glared, almost slamming his fist on the table like his younger sister.

"In that case, Brother Wei Zhuang, are you willing to take a gamble? If my sister gets married, you'll bear this debt. If my sister doesn't get married..."

Wei Zhuang said calmly, "Become the crown prince and succeed to the throne."

Han Fei's breath hitched, and he gave a few bitter laughs. Wei Zhuang really knew how to exploit his weaknesses.

Jade Tiger was startled by Red Lotus, but after recovering, he laughed heartily: "Princess, you have some nerve! Miss Purple Maiden, do you dare to continue gambling?"

Han Yu, the fourth young master, who was hidden in the shadows, witnessed all of this and frowned slightly.

Han Qiancheng whispered, "Godfather, should we stop it?"

Han Yu shook his head: "No need."

He wanted to see what Ninth Brother, Nightfall, and Cao Ze were really up to.

Tonight's high-stakes gamble will make the situation even more complicated.

Before we knew it, the rain outside had intensified, the raindrops billowing in the wind as if engulfing the entire city of Xinzheng in an endless curtain of rain.

Zi Nu lightly brushed her purple hair from her forehead and said in a charming voice, "I'm willing to gamble, but you have to stake Zi Lan Xuan on it. I want to gamble myself."

Jade Tiger hesitated. He would naturally feel at ease if Cao Ze participated in the betting.

But if it were Zi Nu...

The three leaders of the Hundred Birds—Mo Ya, Bai Feng, and Ying Ge—arrived together tonight, all dressed in black robes to conceal their faces, their expressions cold as they watched the gambling game in the hall.

Bai Feng whispered, "Mo Ya, something's fishy."

Mo Ya said calmly, "Don't worry about it. Winning or losing is none of our business."

He believes in doing less and making fewer mistakes, and doing nothing and making no mistakes at all; he would never take such a big risk for a jade tiger.

Zi Nu narrowed her phoenix eyes slightly, "It seems that Lord Jade Tiger is just putting on airs and trying to attract attention?"

Emerald Tiger glanced at Cao Ze, whose lips moved slightly. "I'm being suspected. Purple Maiden doesn't gamble."

Jade Tiger's expression relaxed slightly, and he chuckled wickedly, "I was just surprised that Miss Purple Maiden would agree to continue the betting! Since Miss Purple Maiden is willing to join the gambling table, I am more than happy to welcome her!"

Cao Ze left the gambling table, and Zi Nu sat down by herself.

Jade Tiger glanced at the incredibly confident Skinny Qian and thought to himself, "I've never heard of Zi Nu knowing poison. Even if she did, she shouldn't be as good as Skinny Qian. Plus, with Mr. Cao Ze still here, there's no reason for her to lose."

Cao Ze and Hong Lian stood beside Zi Nu and transmitted their voices to Ying Ge: "Begin the operation."

Yingge wore a rain hat, and a light blue veil covered her fair face. Her beautiful eyes narrowed slightly beneath the hat.

"Mo Ya Bai Feng, I'll leave first to report to the general."

Mo Ya paused for a moment, then said, "Okay."

Yingge slipped away from Zilan Pavilion and braved the wind and rain to reach the General's Mansion.

Inside the general's mansion, the main hall was dimly lit, with only Ji Wuye and Bai Yifei drinking silently.

Yingge trudged through the rain into the hall and called out urgently, "General!"

Ji Wuye subconsciously crushed the bronze cup in his hand.

"Say!"

Yingge quickly said, "Jade Tiger asked Zi Nu to gamble on Zi Lan Xuan. Zi Nu temporarily replaced Cao Ze and took the stage herself."

Ji Wuye's fierce brows furrowed: "And then?"

Yingge said, "Mr. Cao Ze secretly transmitted a message to me, saying that things had changed and that I should return to the manor to inform the general. As for Jade Tiger, with the arrow already on the bowstring, he chose to take a gamble."

Ji Wuye was unsure whether he should be angry or not, and stood there stunned for a moment.

Bai Yifei then said, "General, there must be a reason why Jade Tiger is doing this. Let's wait and see."

He received a message from Cao Ze today that he had found out the whereabouts of Tian Ze and the others. These remnants of the Baiyue tribes have now gone to the Ghost Mountain Blood Pool, which may contain Baiyue treasures.

For him, with such unexpected wealth, the outcome of Jade Tiger's wins or losses was insignificant; in fact, losing would be more advantageous for him to control Nightfall later.

Before Ji Wuye could make a decision, an assassin wearing a bird-beak mask and covered in blood staggered and collapsed in the hall.

"Report... Ghost Mountain Birds have been attacked by remnants of the Baiyue tribes..."

The assassin died instantly after speaking.

Bai Yifei frowned, while Ji Wuye suddenly stood up: "Tianze? He went to Ghost Mountain Blood Pool? Damn it!"

He was secretly furious that he hadn't sent Cao Ze to investigate sooner; it was all Zi Lanxuan's fault for keeping him bogged down in trivial matters.

"Parrot Song!"

Yingge cupped his hands and said, "Your subordinate is here."

"Take men immediately..."

Bai Yifei interrupted, "General, it's raining heavily tonight. Sending men to Ghost Mountain so easily is a major taboo in military strategy."

Ji Wuye's eyes were dark and uncertain: "My lord, what do you mean?"

"The heavy rain won't last long. Tomorrow, we'll surround Ghost Mountain, and not even a single bird will be able to fly out!"

Ghost mountain.

The rain kept falling, washing over the mountains, forests, and vegetation.

Tianze wiped the blood from his face and growled at the Hundred Poison King, "Keep killing! Leave no one alive!"

The King of Poisons moved his dark lips, constantly chanting incantations to control poisons.

These highly toxic creatures, under the cover of the rainy night, became excellent killers.

"The Corpse-Driving Demon, make the zombies carry boxes and throw them into the pool of blood."

Tianze restrained his greed for valuables worth thousands of gold coins.

He wanted the antidote, but he also didn't want to die.

The woman who delivered the valuables was even more terrifying than the Poison King and the Corpse-Driving Demon had described; she nearly seriously injured him with just one sword strike.

"It's the master."

The Corpse-Driver tightened his wide cloak; he hated rainy days and hated getting wet even more.

Dozens of zombies mindlessly moved treasure chests and threw them into the pool of blood. Each chest was aged, waterproofed, and inscribed with the unique script of the Zheng royal family. Without close inspection, one would not notice anything unusual about these chests.

Tianze hesitated for a moment and did not choose this time to open the road to the Baiyue treasure.

He has not yet received the antidote, and in the next few days, Ghost Mountain will be shrouded in darkness.

To think that one could obtain the Baiyue treasure at this time is nothing short of a pipe dream.