Jiang Yi had not intended to entangle himself with Lu Xuan. Getting involved with a gambling addict was like getting smeared with dung-both disgusting and troublesome.
But his thoughts suddenly turned to that opportunity to gain a master under an elder of the Illuminating Nether Sect.
What the Heavenly Book reveals sometimes requires my own judgment. If I add the condition [no future repercussions] every time, the time needed for divination will double.
Using that good-for-nothing Young Master Lu as a stone to test the road is not out of the question.
Jiang Yi looked at Lu Xuan with a mild expression, still undecided.
But the latter had already grown impatient. Dropping his earlier pretense of courtesy, he darkened his face and said, "My Grandpa is the chief steward of Three Harmonies Ward! Even if I borrow your Talisman Money, would I really refuse to repay it? Why all this dawdling?"
With both hands tucked into his sleeves, Jiang Yi raised his brows slightly and replied with a smile, "You misunderstand, Young Master Lu. I was just thinking where I should go to amuse myself if I basked in your good fortune and won a few tens of thousands in Talisman Money.
"After all, I've only just arrived at Three Harmonies Ward, and I don't know much about its amusements."
Lu Xuan paused, then lifted his chin and puffed out his chest.
Someone of such lowly origins knows to attach himself to a local clan's direct descendant, after all. At least he knows what's good for him!
"You've asked the right person! Those pretenders who pose as experts and old hands will only take you to Red Lantern Street."
Lu Xuan immediately perked up, his words pouring forth like a river. "To tell you the truth, dragons and snakes mingle