Easy Money
The female player looked at the blond man for a few seconds, then flipped her hair. "Boring. I'm done."
The strips of cloth fell to the ground one after another. The blond man patted the burly man on the shoulder again. "You've got to be more magnanimous. You got conned, so just make him give your money back."
The skinny monkey didn't need the burly man to say anything. He hurriedly returned the money, and even gave up on the knife.
Seeing this, the burly man grew even more irritated. As he returned to his seat, he glared fiercely at Xu Huo. "What are you looking at, pretty boy?"
Xu Huo flicked his lighter and raised it slightly. The burly man instinctively stepped back. But after dodging, he saw Xu Huo take out a cigarette, light it, and smile at him.
Fear showed in the burly man's eyes. Without saying a word, he returned to his seat.
The carriage settled down again. Seeing the danger had passed, the skinny monkey didn't plan to leave. He went around thanking the female player and the blond man, and even gave them some small gifts.
But after sitting in the carriage for a while, he grew restless. Before long, he moved to sit beside Xu Huo and lowered his voice. "Want to try some Drunken Dream? You look like you'd be into this sort of thing."
Xu Huo glanced at the little bottle sticking out of his pocket. It seemed to be something like High Agent.
"I'm not interested. What did you coat the short knife with?" he asked casually.
The skinny monkey paused, then gave a thumbs-up. "You've got a good eye, man. Most people can't tell. The knife's material isn't necessarily that great, but it's well made, and after