125 Whose Casino? (1/2)
Chapter 125: Whose Casino?
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At that time, a lanky man in a thin turquoise robe was enjoying the natural wind at the top of the gate of Western City. Due to his thinness, his turquoise robe looked like it was hung on a bamboo pole, uttering constant sounds every time the night wind came.
One would feel terribly uncomfortable on stuffy summer nights in Chang'an. In some rich families, maidservants made masters cool with fans, and ice cubes could also lower the temperature inside the house. For the common families, they could only open the door and then half-nakedly lay on their bamboo beds in the alleyway. It was known that the higher you went, the cooler the night wind was. However, the really high Tang palace and grand city wall were certainly inaccessible to the masses.
But the lanky man in a turquoise robe could stand on the city wall because he was Qi IV, the new leader of the Fish-dragon Gang in Chang'an.
Cruel Qi IV was well-known in the Jianghu World. But actually, among all top executives in the Fish-dragon Gang in the past, he was the most ineffectual one. However, Spring Breeze Pavilion Old Chao had left Chang'an, and other buddies like Chang III, whose identities had been uncovered, worked for the Imperial Court. In such circumstances, he naturally became the leader of the Fish-dragon Gang.
Nowadays, his one order was able to summon 3,000 brave and loyal men in indigo robes. In addition, official organizations would treat him well, because now all people had known that the Fish-dragon Gang was actually a fish that the emperor delegated to the Jianghu World in the past. Without a doubt, Mr. Qi was the only leader in Chang'an gangdom, so it was easy for him to have a view from the city gate tower.
However, Qi IV, who was holding a jug of wine in the night wind, had not a bit of pride on his face. Instead, some bleakness and paleness could be seen on it, while each sip of wine was accompanied by a sighing sound. He had successfully become an art-gang leader from an ordinary gang leader.
He missed Chao Xiaoshu and his other buddies very much. But now Chao Xiaoshu had gone traveling far, and it was also inconvenient to meet other brothers like Chang III and Chen VI due to their official identities. The wonderful memory of enjoying wine and meat in the past made Mr. Qi feel eager to return back to those times when he was under the leadership of other brothers, although now he had become a well-known figure in Chang'an.
Just then, a man rushed from the direction of the city wall. After greeting the city gate soldier, he hurriedly ran toward Mr. Qi and then shamefully said a few words by Mr. Qi's ear with his head lowered.
Mr. Qi spouted a mouthful of wine with a ”Pu!” sound. The wine, like some mist, fell to the ground outside the city wall from a great height, which might startle the eagles nesting on the city wall. He stared and asked, ”Are you sure?”
”Absolutely! I have sent someone to Yin'gou and got the specific information. That lad had won more than 1,000 taels of silver at Yin'gou Casino before.”
Still in disbelief, Mr. Qi touched the back of his head and said with hesitation, ”A cultivator illegally made money at the casino? Is there such a shameful person? I still feel kind of strange and confused.”
The subordinate helplessly said, ”Nobody would believe it. At the beginning, the manager of Yin'gou Casino also doubted it, but finally, he had no choice but to deliver the silver and then immediately inform us.”
Knowing that his subordinate did not dare to cheat him, Mr. Qi was certain that an extremely shameless cultivator was making money from his casino. He became furious at once when he thought of Chao Xiaoshu's previous instructions. Throwing away the little wine pot into the night darkness outside the city wall, Mr. Qi cruelly said, ”Force him to spit out all the silver, or let our fellows directly chop him into pieces! What the fuck! You aren't so powerful like those Seethrough sublime beings. You think I won't kill you just because of your so-called tricks?”
The words were true, but he could not do it directly. The Fish-dragon Gang was always disciplined and cruel. If Qi IV was forced to order his 3,000 fellows in indigo robes to hew a cultivator, he certainly could do it. However, what mattered was that there must be a sect or a master behind the cultivator. He had to look where the cultivator was from before making a decision.
The city wall of Chang'an was very high, so it was not an easy job to climb up or run down. When Mr. Qi ran back to the casino from the city gate, he had already felt tired and breathless. During that time, that shameless cultivator had won more silver.