Chapter 74 (1/2)
Chapter 74: Back to School
Translator: GravityTales Editor: GravityTales
Once gamblers lost, they would lose their reason, and lose their money to the bottomless pit. Even if their families’ fortune were a lot to begin with, they were usually unable to suppress the urge to throw everything on the table. Tang Xiu even had once witnessed a gambler sell his children and wife after the gambler lost his family’s fortune.
“Jia Ruidao still has yet to bet his life, hasn’t he? So he’s still lucky. I already know about your Master and disciples’ matter. So if you have no other matters, you can leave now.” He said.
Gong Dalong’s complexion was dull as he was dumbfounded. He had never thought that Tang Xiu would point him to the door even though he had listened to the whole story. What was his meaning? Refusing to help them?
“Master Tang, you …”
Tang Xiu interrupted him and spoke, “Could it be that my words were not clear enough? I really can’t do anything about this matter. Even though I sympathize with your problems, I have no way and ability to help you out.”
Gong Dalong asked with a difficult to bear expression, “Why? My Master said your gambling technique has to be more powerful than his. If there is somebody to teach you and train you a little bit, your gambling skill will far surpass my Master’s.”
Tang Xiu replied with a smile, “I’ll have to rectify some points of yours. Firstly, I have no interest in gambling, not even the slightest interest to even train myself for it. Secondly, a professional gambler’s life is just like waiting to shoot birds all day long but finally getting downed after getting pecked by the wild goose. Gamblers like you should have been mentally prepared for getting bankrupt and losing your families’ fortune. Thirdly, I’m going to have the College Entrance Test within a month. Let alone to have a leave of absence from my school, if my Mother knew about, there’s no way I have a just reason to explain myself to her.”
Gong Dalong’s complexion was anxious, he walked straight in front of Tang Xiu as he knelt and begged, “Master Tang, I beg of you. Please help my Master! As long you are willing to help us, not only will I offer all the wealth my family has, I will obey your every word just like the way I treat my own parents. I will promptly be there if you ever call me to serve you!”
“…”
Looking at Gong Dalong, Tang Xiu suddenly recalled his old servant in the Immortal World. In order to pay a debt of gratitude, his old servant had always been following him with unbending loyalty and devotion. But after he had fallen to a scheme schemed and suffered, he didn’t know about him anymore.
Gong Dalong begged once again, “Master Tang, you spoke about the matter at your school and your Mother, right? I’ll take care about that, and I give you my word that it won’t give you any problems.”
Tang Xiu was startled and asked with a confused expression, “You can take care of it?”
Gong Dalong replied confidently, “Yes I can. If I can’t do it, I won’t disturb you anymore.”
Tang Xiu got up and spoke, “That being the case, then I’ll be waiting.”
Gong Dalong was overjoyed. He also had the thoughts that he must put in some effort to obtain Tang Xiu’s promise to help. But he didn’t expect that Tang Xiu would easily agree. A deep feeling of gratitude was suddenly bred in his heart. However, looking at Tang Xiu’s expression as he was seeing him out, he immediately spoke, “Master Tang, please wait for my news! It’s already quite late, I’ll leave and won’t disturb you any longer.”
“Take care!”
Tang Xiu calmly nodded.
The bustling and noisy night in Beijing…
A white was moving in the traffic. Kang Xia was listening to the melodious light music in the driver seat. Her mind was wandering as she thought of something.
“Ring Ring Ring…”
Her cell phone rang abruptly, interrupting her train of thought…
Whilst putting on a Bluetooth earphone, she spoke, “Kang Xia speaking.”
“The information about Tang Xiu has been sent to your e-mail. But since you only gave me a little information, I have to filter out the data, and got 2 possible persons who meet your criteria.”
“Good!”
Kang Xia took off the earphone as she turned the steering wheel to turn right at the front intersection. After steering for 100 meters, she stopped at the roadside and immediately took a laptop from the front passenger seat and quickly opened her e-mail to read the incoming mail silently.
Shortly after…
A somewhat strange expression emerged from her face. She immediately tossed aside the information about the man called Tang Xiu who had a timber logging business. But the second one… how could it turn out to be a high schooler?
“Once a genius and turned idiot after getting into a car accident?”
Kang Xia’s eyebrows tightly wrinkled. An expression full of thoughts flashed from her eyes. Had it been not for this note, she could have been thrown the idea inside her heart. After a moment, she put the laptop back onto the passenger seat and decided that she must personally go to Star City.
Kang Xia redialed the number which called her a moment ago, and then spoke, “Andy, help me book a plane ticket to Star City, and schedule it in advance for the morning flight tomorrow.”
“No problem!”
A sensual voice replied, but she then asked curiously after hesitating for a moment, “Boss, what do you wanna do in Star City? Could it be that you want to see that Tang Xiu?”
Kang Xia’s lips bent, as a curving smile emerged whilst she replied with a happy expression, “Didn’t you feel bored for having no struggles recently? I think I can smell a trace of an opportunity. If this trip to Star City is successful, you’ll get the credit. And you are about to start your job again.”
“Good Lord!”
The sensual voice was pleasantly surprised.
As the common saying goes, early planning was the key to success, and the ideas for the day came in the morning.
The bright and beautiful sunrise was illuminating the earth, sending a warm and genial feeling to the world. After having been gone for quite a long time, Tang Xiu finally rushed to school.