19 The Gloves Are Off (2/2)
Jun Xie looked at the sword and the jade as he spoke. [These items aren’t ordinary from any standard.]
Jun Xie then smiled in an unpleasant manner and said, ”Young Master Meng, what do you think? What I’m saying is right or not?”
Everyone was shocked to hear Jun Xie’s words. Tang Yuan’s face had revealed an excited expression after he had heard Meng Haizou’s words. However, his face soon became pale.
Meng Haizou’s expressions changed. He had clearly understood the meaning behind Jun Xie’s words. He seemed confused. He wasn’t sure if he should still proceed with the game. What if they lose the sword and the jade to Jun Mo Xie? What will they do if Tang Yuan comes to them with the money to redeem his assets later on?
No one could deny the truth behind Jun Xie’s words. However, there were a few rules to the game. One’s assets could only be sold if one failed to redeem them until a certain period of time. So, it would be unjust to sell Tang Yuan’s possession at present.
Tang Yuan had suffered a huge loss at the hands of the Li and Meng brothers. So, he wouldn’t lose the opportunity to create a catastrophe if they failed to return his assets in exchange for money. Moreover, his own shortcomings would provide him with an opportunity to create a catastrophe.
Suddenly, a thought crossed Meng Haizou’s mind, [I’m already stuck in a problem. I should first think of getting out of it. I can think of the future later on. Moreover, I’m unlikely to lose the bet this time.]
”We can deal with Tang Yuan on our own. Third Young Master Jun shouldn’t worry about that. Moreover, there’s no guarantee that Third Young Master Jun will win all these items.” Then, Meng Haizou put a jade, a pearl, and a sword on the table. He bit his lip and said, ”Third Young Master Jun, this ruyi jade was given to me by His Majesty – the Emperor. This is my uncle’s most precious sword. And, this glowing pearl was given to Li Feng by the Grand Preceptor Li. These are extremely precious objects. Their combined cost would be in the range of millions of liang. So, the money in Third Young Master’s possession isn’t enough to bet against these items. But, if Third Young Master is willing to play… then I can allow him to play with something else.”
”What will you suggest me to play with? Will you ask me to gamble with my body? Or do you want to marry-off your still unmarried little sister to me? But, wait… I’ve never heard of this little sister of yours,” Jun Xie picked his ear and replied.
Dugu Xiao Yi burst out laughing as she heard these words. However, she controlled herself, and resumed her normal expressions. She then kicked Jun Xie from under the table. Jun Xie bit his lip and smiled.
Meng Haizou was so angry that he felt like vomiting blood. However, he controlled himself and said, ”So… Third Young Master Jun likes to joke. But, this bet is quite simple. These precious items will go in the possession of Third Young Master Jun if I lose. But, if I win… then Third Young Master will have to help me with something. Is that fine?”
”Are you serious? How can I accept such a condition?” Jun Xie thought, [They’re slowly coming to the point. It must’ve been very hard for them to hold-up until this moment.] He then laughed and said, ”Am I supposed to commit suicide if you guys ask me to die? If you ask me to give all the possessions of Jun family to you guys… then am I supposed to do that? This condition is really… tsk… tsk… Do you think that I’m a fool?”
”I assure you that such a thing won’t happen. This bet doesn’t involve any money. Moreover, Third Young Master Jun won’t be harmed in any manner. I’ll only ask you for something that you can easily manage to do. But, we can forget that something like this ever happened if you still think that this bet is impossible…” Meng Haizou felt like punching and kicking Jun Mo Xie.
”Well… in that case… why not?” Jun Xie nodded. ”How will we bet?”
”We’ll play a game of dice.” Meng Haizou had a curious expression on his face. He then said, ”This bet is going to be between you and me. There’ll be no banker. Whoever scores the highest will win. Do you accept, Third Young Master?”
”Hahaha… why would I be afraid of playing with a loser like you; that too a game of dice. Do you think that you can beat me? That’s funny!” Jun Xie’s face revealed an expression as if he was about to soar to the sky. In fact, he would’ve soared to the sky if he hadn’t been kicked below his belt a moment ago.