The overcast sky was damp with moisture, and outside the Meridian Gate of the Inner City, the sound of horses' hooves could be heard.
A rabbit with a broken leg limped through the crowd, finally crashing into Li Mo's leg and collapsing, too weak to move.
A pair of small hands lifted it up. When the little rabbit looked up, it saw a face wearing cool sunglasses, and its white fur stood on end.
"Big Brother Li, Sister Bing, Rabbit."
Jiang Chulong blinked and picked it up.
Ying Bing glanced at it, and the rabbit, which had been trying to struggle, immediately shuddered and dared not move.
"Big Brother Li, let's help it."
"Okay, let's save half of it first, the spicy kind or the braised kind?"
"Big Brother Li, it seems to have fainted from fright."
"So spiritual?"
Li Mo, with a fierce expression, actually took out medicine for injuries. The medicine smelled wonderful, and Xie Xuan was speechless. Apart from the sword he carried, even if he sold himself, he wouldn't be able to afford this bottle of medicine.
At this moment, the crowd parted, Xie Xuan turned around to see Jiang Yu and his entourage approaching on horseback. The princes and princesses were all dressed in military attire, as if they had just returned from a hunting trip.
"My rabbit?"
As he passed by, the Eighth Prince saw Li Mo applying medicine to a rabbit, then rummaged through the empty hunting bag, his brows furrowing and then relaxing.
"You're smart to know what's good for you, so the rabbit is yours."
"?"
Li Mo looked up, a question mark appearing above his head.
No, who are you?
Just as I was about to use my Heavenly Mandate Divine Eye to take a look, Xie Xuan beside me said:
"This is the Eighth Prince. He owns the Qianjin Gambling House and Wind and Moon Cottage in the capital. He lost to you by a score of one to eight last time. Brother Li, didn't you go and collect your losses?"
Li Mo has been extremely busy these past two days, his mind filled with nothing but investments, swordsmanship, and the jade-like legs of the Ice Block.
He placed the bet to give Little Jiang some confidence, and he really doesn't remember winning that small amount of money.
I forgot.
"Brother Li's view of money as dirt is no different from mine."
Xie Xuan wholeheartedly agreed.
"How much?" Zhong Zhenyue asked curiously.
"Uh, sixteen mountains of gold, four thousand Profound Crystals." Xie Xuan said indifferently, as if he really regarded money as dirt. Zhong Zhenyue was struck by lightning, his eyes began to glaze over, and he looked at the Eighth Prince in a daze.
"Give me the money, give me the money, you bastard!"
Eighth Prince: "?"
"Hello, I need your money back. It's not a lot, but I still want it."
Li Mo extended his hand, his words concise and to the point.
The Eighth Prince, who looked like a dashing young master, narrowed his eyes slightly. He had thought Li Mo was a sensible person, but he didn't expect the other party to actually dare to ask for it.
Why hasn't this matter been mentioned at all in the past two days?
Could it be that they really don't care about the money? Impossible, absolutely impossible!
"You're not broke, are you?"
Little Li looked at him with pity.
This was the first time in his life that the Fourth Prince had been looked at so rudely; a vein throbbed on his forehead.
"Since you haven't come these past two days, I've already paid out my money to other customers. Tsk, I wonder what kind of gambler they are, daring to bet at 1 to 8. Even I, a member of the royal family, am short of funds these days."
With so many people watching, he couldn't just renege on his debt.
"If you don't have money, just give me something as collateral." Although it wasn't his own money, Zhong Zhenyue was already starting to feel the pinch.
"Wind and Moon Cottage is quite nice," Xie Xuan suggested after thinking for a moment.
The Fourth Prince was enraged and sneered, "Although I am the abbot of Wind and Moon Cottage, I also gave a certain percentage of the shares to my elder brother, the Crown Prince. Why don't you go and ask him for them when you meet him on the arena later? Otherwise, just wait and see."
"Hey, Jiang Yu, are you going to help him renege on his debt?"
Little Li completely ignored the threatening intent behind it.
Jiang Yu: "?"
The murmurs immediately subsided. The Fourth Prince froze, his mind reeling. He hadn't expected Li Mo to actually ask for the money on the spot.
"Give it to him," Jiang Yu said calmly.
The fourth prince opened his mouth. Wind and Moon Cottage was not only a business, but also a place for them to associate with high-ranking officials and nobles, serving as a platform to connect and cultivate relationships with many people.
His greatest use to Jiang Yu was helping his elder brother manage the Wind and Moon Cottage and maintain relationships with high-ranking officials. If he was no longer useful...
But then he swallowed hard and suddenly understood what Jiang Yu meant.
This is in the Imperial Capital.
The Wind and Moon Cottage isn't money, and you can't take it with you. After the Hidden Dragon Assembly, who can afford to wait?
"Here you go, but don't come begging me to give it back later."
The fourth prince took out the land deed from the Sumeru Object, but before he could throw it on the ground, Xie Xuan and Zhong Zhenyue caught it with lightning speed, one on each side.
"Holy crap, does this mean the Divine Hammer Little Overlord will be the owner of the biggest brothel in the Imperial Capital from now on?"
"I guess it'll only last for a while..."
"Isn't it enough to be here today! Several beauties on the Hundred Flowers Ranking are in the Wind and Moon Cottage. I've had a dream since I was a child: to become the owner of the biggest brothel, and to do whatever I want behind closed doors."
"No wonder the Divine Hammer Little Overlord was willing to offend the royal family to get Wind and Moon Cottage. Could he be planning to do just that?"
"Holy crap, didn't Cold Fairy already have someone? How could he do this? What a scumbag!"
Li Mo's lips twitched slightly upon hearing their voices. "Ice Block, you know my interests and hobbies. I'm planning to renovate that place."
"You plan to change it to..."
"That's right, it's a foot massage parlor!"
For the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the royal family members would occasionally glance at this place, until the sound of the Morning Bell rang out, and the various lights and shadows on the Map of Mountains and Rivers descended.
Everything was the same as yesterday; the names drawn by the golden beads were projected onto them.
[Huang Donglai vs. Ning Que]
[Li Mo to Zhong Zhenyue]
"It seems that whoever wins between you and Ning Que, Old Huang, will have to fight Brother Li." Zhong Zhenyue's injuries haven't fully healed yet.
Why do I say this? Because the competition is conducted in groups of four, and the strongest player needs to be determined.
"I can't beat Ning Que. He's the perfect counter to me because his martial arts are based on music. He can hit me without even catching up to me."
Huang Donglai shook his head.
"I'll only be using a sword, but it will still take some effort to deal with this man."
Li Mo had observed Ning Que's performance.
Upon Huang Donglai touched one of the bottles inside his clothes and fell into deep thought.
"Little Jiang has actually gone up against Brother Murong."
Li Mo was smiling when suddenly his smile vanished.
Because another pair of players in the same group emerged.
[Jiang Yu's response to Qu Songyun]
In other words, if Jiang Chulong defeats Murong Xiao, her opponent will be Jiang Yu.