She Alone Against Everyone

Zhou Wanwan looked at him with a half-smile and said:

"Why is there such sarcasm in your words? So what if they're girls from the Court of Imperial Entertainments? They were once daughters of wealthy families too."

Besides, who can guarantee that their family will prosper forever?

The man's expression immediately changed, and he said, "Are you cursing my family?"

Zhou Wanwan laughed and said, "No! I was just saying, why are you so upset?"

The man was so angry his face turned red. Several young men from prominent families nearby pulled him aside and said:

"Alright, alright, let's go inside and play dice!"

Hey little girl, you've made a lot of money today, wanna play a few rounds?

Zhou Wanwan raised an eyebrow at them and said, "Playing is fine, but I'm afraid you can't afford to play."

The group of richly dressed young men beside them all held their chins high, exuding arrogance.

"Little girl, open your eyes and look carefully! Every one of us here is a scion of a prominent family from all over the country!"

In this Cloud Creek Casino, anyone you pick out is someone whose family can shake the entire area with a stomp of their foot!

The young master at the head of the group closed his folding fan and spoke arrogantly:

"My father is the prefect of Suzhou in Jiangnan. All the people and officials in the prefecture and its five counties have to obey my father's orders!"

My family owns countless shops and fields, and hundreds of thousands of taels of silver—my father could easily produce them with a flick of his wrist!

A person next to him immediately chuckled and chimed in:

"My father was the Salt Commissioner of Lianghuai, in charge of half of the salt routes in the country. Even making a fortune every day was considered a small amount."

Even high-ranking officials in the province treat my father with utmost respect!

Another person crossed his arms and said coldly:

"My father was a military officer in the Jiangbei General's Office, commanding thousands of soldiers."

City defense and local military preparedness are all within my father's jurisdiction!

Another richly dressed young man spoke calmly:

"My family were imperial merchants from the capital, specializing in supplying the palace with medicinal herbs, silks, and jewels. Our gold and silver were piled up higher than mountains."

You'll never see that much money in your entire life!

Another person spoke slowly and deliberately:

"My grandfather was the former Provincial Governor of Huguang, and his students and former officials were spread throughout half of the country."

Many of the prefects and governors who serve in local areas today are his former subordinates!

The last fat young man patted his belly and laughed:

"My family is the number one grain merchant in Jiangnan, controlling granaries in several prefectures, and storing grain in years of good harvest."

Even the local government has to give my family some face!

Zhou Wanwan's eyes were terrifyingly bright, while the maid beside her was looking down and taking notes.

Cheng Chao kept his head down, not daring to utter a sound, not daring to utter a single word. If these idiots knew that the person in front of them was the infamous Black Wind Stronghold Chief, would they be so scared that they would just kneel down?

He'd seen stupid people before, but never anyone this stupid—they actually introduced themselves!

Zhou Wanwan looked at them with a smile and said, "Wow! You guys are so amazing! So who's the most amazing one?"

Xie Cheng'en walked in with his hands behind his back and said, "The most powerful one is naturally me. Little girl, release all my guards."

Xie Cheng'en was truly furious. He appeared calm on the surface, but inside he was raging.

At noon, he felt that these guards were neglecting their duties and disobeying his orders.

Then he stormed home and lashed out at his grandfather, who thought something had happened.

When he heard Xie Cheng'en say that the secret guards had all disappeared, his expression changed. These secret guards were highly skilled and were originally prepared for Xie Cheng'en.

So how could he not listen to Xie Cheng'en?

In other words, all of these bodyguards have disappeared.

Zhou Wanwan heard Xie Cheng'en's words and said:

"Young Master Xie, that's unreasonable. I was standing right in front of you the whole time, without moving an inch."

Why do you always blame everything on me?

"So, am I clinging to you? Before I met you, everything was normal, but after I met you, everything changed."

"Release those guards right now!" Xie Cheng'en roared.

Zhou Wanwan frowned. She was helpless. These guards had already turned into fertilizer. Even with her extraordinary magical powers, she couldn't bring them back!

Zhou Wanwan shook her head and said, "I really have no choice. Can you please not make things difficult for me?"

Where did you hide those monsters?

Zhou Wanwan rolled her eyes and said:

"What spirits? You mean my friends? No, there were so many people watching! What did I tell you?"

I told you I've given you the medicinal herbs, so you must take good care of them.

Now that it's lost, why are you blaming me? Are you even being reasonable?

Xie Cheng'en pointed at her and said:

"Zhou Wanwan, you're messing with me, aren't you? Fine, fine, I've seen how powerful you are, you brat."

What are you doing here?

Zhou Wanwan smiled and said, "What can I do at the gambling den? Just wander around, of course."

Xie Cheng'en chuckled and said, "Do you know how to play dice? How about I take you to play dice? But do you have any money?"

Zhou Wanwan chuckled and said, "If you have money, let's get started now!"

Xie Cheng'en led Zhou Wanwan directly to a private room, and soon all the young noblemen walked in.

There were over thirty people in total. Xie Cheng'en laughed and said, "Did everyone have a good time today? Zhou Wanwan, do you know how to play? It's a game of comparing sizes."

A manager nearby explained the rules to Zhou Wanwan Zhou Wanwan, who nodded and said, "Oh, it's that simple! Okay! Let's begin."

Zhou Wanwan sat down, holding the chips she had exchanged for ten thousand taels of gold.

Xie Cheng'en looked at the croupier and said, "Shake it well. If I win big today, you'll get a good reward."

Everyone present knew perfectly well that everyone in the Cloud Creek Casino, from top to bottom, was acting on Xie Cheng'en's orders.

Cheng Chao, who was standing next to him, lowered his voice and said:

"Boss, maybe... we should just stop playing?"

This is a huge gamble; they're clearly trying to scam people!

Xie Cheng'en snorted coldly:

"The son of a county magistrate is so disrespectful."

If you keep spouting nonsense, believe me, I'll throw you out right now!

This is Young Master Xie warning Cheng Chao to keep quiet.

Zhou Wanwan smiled gently and said:

"Since we're already here, wouldn't it be a waste of our trip if we didn't play a couple of rounds?"

Anyway, this money was given to me by them, so if I lost it, so be it!

The spoiled young masters burst into laughter again.

"That's right! This money was originally given to her by us!"

"So what if she lost? She's just a country girl, what can she possibly do?"

"Don't you even know whose territory you're on? You dare to go against Young Master Xie? You're courting death!"

Zhou Wanwan didn't even lift her eyelids; she just stared intently at the dealer.

The dealer bowed and asked, "Miss, would you like to bet on Big or Small this time?"

Zhou Wanwan said calmly, "I want a big one."

Xie Cheng'en replied, "Then I'll take the smaller one."

The crowd around the table surged forward, piling all the banknotes and chips onto the smaller side.

On the larger side, there was only Zhou Wanwan.

One thousand taels of gold, all bet on big.

She fought against the entire field alone.