Jianghu One Word Secret

"Zhong Shan." Tian Ling'er immediately said with pleasant surprise.

Hearing Zhong Shan's voice seemed to give Tian Ling'er a shot of confidence. For some reason, ever since the Frost Crow incident last time, Tian Ling'er had always trusted Zhong Shan implicitly, as if there was nothing Zhong Shan couldn't accomplish.

Everyone quickly made way, allowing Zhong Shan to walk over slowly.

Zhong Shan was carrying a large saber on his back, and beside him was a white-robed man holding a long spear.

"Tang Xiao You?" Zhao Suo Xiang looked at the black-robed man with the sword on his back and frowned.

"Senior Brother Zhao." The black-robed man with the sword on his back also called out to Zhao Suo Xiang, but there was no hint of respect in his tone.

"Your junior brother?" Zhong Shan looked at Zhao Suo Xiang and asked with a frown.

"No, he's a disciple of Bright Sword Pavilion. It's just that Bright Sword Pavilion is relatively close to my Iron Spear Sect, and we often interact," Zhao Suo Xiang said.

"Okay," Zhong Shan nodded. Since he wasn't Zhao Suo Xiang's junior brother, that was good.

"Zhong Shan, you're finally here! He, he won all my money," Tian Ling'er said indignantly.

The black-robed man with the sword on his back, Tang Xiao You, immediately said a few words to the owner of Gold Brick Building.

"Everyone, my Gold Brick Building is closed for the day. Everyone, please come back tomorrow," the owner of Gold Brick Building immediately said, ushering people out.

"What? How can you just close down like that? We haven't seen enough yet," the guests said one after another.

However, everyone was quickly ushered out.

Inside, only the owner of Gold Brick Building, the dealer, Tang Xiao You, Tian Ling'er, Zhong Shan, and Zhao Suo Xiang remained.

"Since you're Senior Brother Zhao's friend, let's just forget about it," Tang Xiao You said with a smile.

"How can we just forget about it? Once you're at the gambling table, there's no such thing as forgetting about it. Don't you want to gamble? I'll gamble with you," Zhong Shan said, pressing the issue. He was also sticking up for Tian Ling'er, because Zhong Shan saw that Tian Ling'er had almost started crying just a moment ago.

Shaking his head, Zhong Shan sat down in the chair in front of the gambling table.

Hearing what Zhong Shan said, Tang Xiao You frowned, looked at Zhong Shan, and a hint of mockery flashed in his eyes.

"Okay, since you want to gamble, let's continue. However, this is a Void Spirit Pearl. What will you use as a stake?" Tang Xiao You said.

As soon as Tian Ling'er heard this, she was about to take out a treasure. She had been a bit reluctant before, but now that Zhong Shan was gambling, Tian Ling'er was about to take out something for Zhong Shan to use as a stake without hesitation.

"Take out that small wooden box for me," Zhong Shan said to Tian Ling'er.

"Huh?" Tian Ling'er frowned, but nodded. Then, with a flip of her hand, a small rosewood box appeared in Tian Ling'er's hand.

Seeing the small box appear out of thin air, the dealer and the owner of Gold Brick Building both widened their eyes, looking at this scene in disbelief. Immortal methods? Immortal methods?

"Zhong Shan, what is this?" Tian Ling'er asked curiously.

Gently, Zhong Shan opened the small wooden box, revealing a bottle of pills. There was only one inside.

"A Returning Spring Pill. That should be enough for a stake, right?" Zhong Shan smiled at Tang Xiao You, a glint flashing in his eyes.

"A third-grade pill?" Zhao Suo Xiang frowned.

Tian Ling'er also looked disbelieving. How could Zhong Shan have a third-grade pill? Where did a third-grade pill come from? It was too amazing. Was this real?

Tian Ling'er immediately took it and gently opened it. After opening it, a strange fragrance instantly rushed into everyone's noses. Everyone suddenly felt their pores open up and felt incredibly comfortable.

"It's a Returning Spring Pill," Zhao Suo Xiang confirmed.

"What about yours?" Zhong Shan asked with a smile, a hint of playfulness in his eyes.

"A Void Spirit Pearl." Tang Xiao You took out a Void Spirit Pearl and placed it on the table.

"Alright, dealer, you can start," Tang Xiao You said. The dealer slowly reached out his hand.

"Wait," Zhong Shan suddenly called out.

At Zhong Shan's call, the dealer's hand paused.

Zhong Shan gently opened the small wooden cup and picked up a die. The dealer and the owner of the Gold Brick Building showed nervous expressions.

"Loaded dice? Let's get new ones," Zhong Shan said, shaking his head.

"Loaded?" Tian Ling'er immediately exclaimed in surprise. Then, she also took out a die, squeezed it with her hand, and with a 'crack', immediately saw the small lead block inside. Seeing the position of the lead block, Tian Ling'er instantly understood why she had always lost before.

"Good, you're cheating!" Tian Ling'er immediately shouted angrily. With a flip of her hand, she took out her Red Silk, looking as if she was about to smash the entire casino.

"Stop!" Zhong Shan shouted at Tian Ling'er.

"They cheated me, they cheated me out of my silver notes!" Tian Ling'er immediately cried out.

"They're just silver notes," Zhong Shan said, frowning slightly.

Yes, to Zhong Shan, what were silver notes? He'd use them as toilet paper, and even then, he'd find them too stiff. What were silver notes compared to a Void Spirit Pearl?

"But, but..." Tian Ling'er didn't know what to say.

"It's alright, I'll just win them back," Zhong Shan comforted her.

"Okay, you absolutely must win," Tian Ling'er immediately said.

"Mm," Zhong Shan nodded.

Tang Xiao You frowned as he looked at Zhong Shan, while the casino owner didn't dare to be negligent in the slightest. Soon, he took out three more dice. This time, the casino owner didn't dare to play any tricks.

"Alright, now you can inspect them," Tang Xiao You said.

Zhong Shan believed that after what had just happened, the casino owner definitely wouldn't dare to play tricks again. However, Zhong Shan still said, "Inspecting the dice is a must. Not only do I need to inspect the dice, but I also need to inspect the dice cup."

"Please do," Tang Xiao You said with a cold smile.

Zhong Shan picked up the dice, gently weighed them, and carefully felt each edge and corner of the dice. After feeling them carefully for a while and confirming there were no issues, he put the dice down. He then carefully examined the dice cup, put the dice inside, and shook it a few times himself before confirming that there were absolutely no problems.

"Since the dice are fine, how about we find someone unrelated to shake the dice? What do you think?" Zhong Shan asked with a smile.

"Unrelated?" Tang Xiao You frowned.

"I'll do it. Anyway, I haven't played much, and shaking the dice shouldn't involve cheating," Zhao Suo Xiang suddenly said.

"Good," Tang Xiao You nodded.

"Alright," Zhong Shan also nodded.

The dealer and the owner both stepped aside. Zhao Suo Xiang placed his long spear to the side, picked up the dice cup, and gently shook it.

Inside, the dice made a rolling sound. Finally, Zhao Suo Xiang set the dice cup down on the table. The dice rolled around inside for a while longer before finally coming to a stop.

"Alright, let's begin," Zhao Suo Xiang said.

"I want big," Tang Xiao You guessed.

"I also want big," Zhong Shan suddenly laughed.

"You want big too? How do we figure that out then?" Tang Xiao You glared.

"How about we guess the total points and see whose is right?" Zhong Shan said with a meaningful smile on his face.

"Points? How could you possibly guess that?" Tang Xiao You immediately said.

"If I can guess it, then what?" Zhong Shan chuckled softly.

"You guess it? If you guess it, you win. If you can't guess it..." Tang Xiao You sneered as he looked at Zhong Shan.

"I can't guess it? Then naturally, you win," Zhong Shan laughed.

"Alright." Tang Xiao You immediately agreed. Not agreeing now would be foolish. Guess it? What a joke. With so many possibilities, how could anyone guess it?

"Alright," Zhong Shan said.

At this moment, Tian Ling'er suddenly grabbed Zhong Shan's sleeve, looking at him with some nervousness. Guess? How could he possibly guess it? She hadn't guessed it right even once before!

"Four, four, six, fourteen points, big," Zhong Shan said in a deep voice.

After Zhong Shan finished speaking, Zhao Suo Xiang slowly opened the dice cup with a doubtful heart.

At this moment, everyone watched nervously, waiting for the final result. Tian Ling'er, who had been lightly holding Zhong Shan's sleeve, was now gripping it tightly, as if the sleeve was about to be torn off.

"Four, four, six, fourteen points, big."

The moment the dice cup was opened, everyone was stunned. Fourteen points, truly fourteen points.

"We won, we won!" Tian Ling'er shouted excitedly, bouncing up and down while holding Zhong Shan's sleeve. Her face was flushed with excitement. They won, they won, they won it all back.

"Zhong Shan, you're amazing," Zhao Suo Xiang looked at Zhong Shan in disbelief.

"Just luck," Zhong Shan shook his head and said. However, at this moment, anyone who wasn't an idiot wouldn't believe Zhong Shan's words.

After her initial excitement, Tian Ling'er quickly swept the bets on the table clean.

Watching the Void Spirit Pearls being taken by Tian Ling'er, Tang Xiao You felt a pang of heartache. At the same time, he looked at Zhong Shan with a face full of resentment.

"Zhong Shan, the weather is turning cloudy now, and there might be a heavy rain. Let's find a place to stay. How about coming to where I'm staying? We can have a good chat," Zhao Suo Xiang said with a smile.

"Alright," Zhong Shan nodded.

Hearing what Zhao Suo Xiang said, Tang Xiao You frowned, and a thought suddenly flashed in his eyes, as if he had remembered something.

"Ling'er, those dice just helped us win so much. They're lucky dice. Take them with you. When you gamble with others in the future, you'll still need their luck," Zhong Shan said with a smile as they were leaving.

"Okay." Tian Ling'er immediately grabbed the three dice and skipped out, following Zhong Shan and Zhao Suo Xiang.

"Zhong Shan, you were really amazing just now. How could you guess that?" Zhao Suo Xiang walked ahead and laughed.

"Jianghu One Word Secret. If I say it, it won't work anymore, hehe," Zhong Shan smiled and didn't answer, nor did he deny it.

Tian Ling'er walked behind, holding the 'lucky dice', but she was frowning. This was because Tian Ling'er suddenly noticed that the eight edges of one of the dice were actually different. It was as if they had been subtly rubbed. Were dice supposed to be like this?

Of course, what Tian Ling'er couldn't have known was that when Zhong Shan checked the dice earlier, he had deliberately tampered with them and tested them with the dice cup. This was to listen for the different sounds the dice made when they collided.

Zhong Shan was over eighty years old and had long become shrewd. The nine-stream gambling techniques of the Jianghu were already deeply ingrained in his mind. It was simply a matter of listening to the sound to determine the position. With a few different edges, the sound would be different. When they finally settled, listening carefully would reveal the points. After all, Zhong Shan himself had a casino, which was much higher class than this Gold Brick Building, and their research was something they couldn't compare to.

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