Leaving Hangzhou in the west, passing through Huangshan and entering Huainan, Zhou Ziheng drove a "cloud car" carrying Xiao Ding, Tang Qingqing and Ye Rongqiu on the official road back to the middle of Shu.
This trip is thousands of miles away, and it will take at least half a month to reach Shu.
Even though Tang Qingqing was eager to return home, she still couldn't help it. People could endure the long journey, but the horses couldn't. They had to replenish fodder and trim the horseshoes at any time. Fortunately, after being comforted by Xiao Ding, she has let go of her grudge and no longer carries the guilt.
Along the way, Xiao Ding carefully analyzed the current situation of the Evergreen Escort Bureau, and constantly comforted Tang Qingqing, telling her that although the Evergreen Escort Bureau was facing disintegration, her father would not be in any danger for the time being.
"Everything was caused by that bitch Chen Xiang'er. She is the instigator. I will skin her sooner or later." Tang Qingqing cursed fiercely.
Her hatred for Chen Xiang'er has penetrated deep into her bones.
Xiao Ding couldn't help but smile when he saw Tang Qingqing pretending to be fierce: "Although Chen Xiang'er has some tricks, she is just a tool after all. The power behind her is the reason that threatens your father."
Tang Qingqing snorted coldly. No matter what Xiao Ding said, she decided not to let this woman go. In her heart, her mother died because of this woman.
"Regardless of whether the force behind Chen Xiang'er is the Qinglong Society or the Money Gang, I believe that the Qinglongmen has been involved, and we are not fighting alone." Ye Rongqiu's eyes revealed a look of perseverance.
"This is what I have always been puzzled about. According to Uncle Tang, when he was following Chen Xiang as a child, he met a masked man. The man's attire was the same as that of the Money Gang. His martial arts were unfathomable, and I asked Uncle Tang if he had ever heard of the Money Gang. With Uncle Tang's cultivation and the intimidation of the Biluo Needle, he couldn't even touch a corner of that person's clothes. I have never heard Master say that there are such people in the world. Powerful people, and why the Qinglong Society no longer gets involved in the place where the Money Gang appears. Isn't it the business category they covet, such as the Eighth Escort Bureau? "Xiao Ding leaned against the window, no. He kept frowning.
"Do you suspect that the Money Gang and the Green Dragon Society are not a cooperative relationship, but controlled by the same group of people?" Ye Rongqiu opened his mouth. Xiao Ding's assumption was too bold.
Xiao Ding smiled bitterly and said: "I'm not sure, I just think it's a bit unreasonable. If these two forces are in a cooperative relationship, why haven't Qinlongmen and various martial arts people found any clues about it?"
Ye Rongqiu was silent for a moment, thinking about Xiao Ding's words, and suddenly felt that this was really the case. For example, in the martial arts conference held in Shaolin a few months ago, the Qinglong Society tried their best to snatch the secret letter, but there was no trace of the Money Gang. The Nangong family had semi-openly defected to the Qinglong Society, but in the territory of Sichuan, they never Without intervening in the business involved in the Money Gang, Qinlongmen has not found any information about the Qinglong Society in Shu. Could it be that they have reached some kind of agreement? Or is it, as Xiao Ding said, the same group of people secretly controlling these two forces?
"There is another thing that is even more troublesome." Xiao Ding sighed helplessly.
Tang Qingqing smiled and said, "Did Mr. Ruyi sneak in to see you while you were taking a shower to give you a headache?"
Xiao Ding rolled his eyes at her and frowned: "If the Evergreen Escort Bureau continues to operate, the beneficiaries will naturally be the money gangs who secretly control it, right? But Young Master Ruyi blatantly robbed the escorts and destroyed the Evergreen Escort Agency. This is obviously Cutting off the Money Gang’s financial path and openly challenging them, who among ordinary people would have such power?”
Ye Rongqiu asked in confusion: "Master Ruyi and the Qiang Gang are at odds with each other, and together with Qinlongmen and us, shouldn't it be the Qiang Gang that has a headache?"
"Master Ruyi behaves strangely and is ruthless. Although we are all fighting against the Money Gang, we are not on the same path. And until now, we still don't know his true identity or his ultimate purpose. Do you think it's a headache or not?" Xiao Ding He smiled bitterly.
"If you keep talking, even I will have a headache." Tang Qingqing felt like her head would explode if she listened to them any longer.
"Do you think Sikong Zhaiyue will really find out some useful information?" Ye Rongqiu also sighed.
When he mentioned Sikong Zhaiyue, Xiao Ding couldn't help but smile and said, "Don't underestimate that skinny monkey. Although he usually looks cynical, in fact he is as smart as a monkey. In addition, he is very clever." With his disguise skills and extreme lightness skills, he will naturally be able to find out some useful things."
"I just hope he doesn't go to the gambling shop to gamble. Long-term gambling will cause trouble..." Xiao Ding seemed to be muttering to himself.
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Xiao Ding really knows Sikong Zhaiyue, just like Xuanyuan not only dares to bet with Sikong Zhaiyue, because they all know that people who often spend time in gambling houses will always be unable to help themselves, especially those who carry a lot of money. When voting.
Sikong Zhaiyue could not move his legs at this moment because there was a gambling shop right in front of him.
"Hengyun" gambling house.
Constant luck means always having good luck, but I don’t know whether it means the banker will always have good luck, or the gambler will always have good luck. Who’s luck will always be good?
Sikong Zhaiyue sighed. He not only promised Xiao Ding not to enter a gambling house when he came to Shuzhong this time, but he also made a bet with Xuanyuan. If he loses, he will bark like a dog.
"But who would know if you go in quietly? Just take a gamble and leave without fighting." When he was about to walk into the gambling house, he suddenly thought: "No, no, that bad gambler must be He would stare at me in the dark, and as soon as I walked in, he would suddenly jump out and point at me, laugh, and ask me to bark like a dog three times in public."
Sikong Zhiyue wandered around in front of Hengyun Gambling House. After struggling in his heart, he still couldn't make up his mind and scratched his head and ears anxiously.
Suddenly a man who looked like a clerk walked out of the gambling house. He walked straight to Sikong Zhaiyue and asked with a smile: "Is it Uncle Sikong? There is an uncle upstairs who asked me to give this letter to you."
What, a letter?
Sikong Zhaiyue took the envelope and opened it, only to see the letter read: "Brother Sikong, I have arrived in Shuzai. It is not convenient to talk outside. Please hurry up to the upstairs of Hengyun Casino to discuss important matters."
Signed: Xiao Ding.
Sikong Zhaiyue was overjoyed and thought to himself, this brat is finally here, and he knows that my delay in returning to Hangzhou must be due to something urgent.
He was about to stride into the Hengyun Casino when suddenly an idea flashed in his mind: No, that brat Xiao Ding would never call me Brother Sikong politely. This letter is fake!
"Hahaha, you rotten gambler, I'm sorry to disappoint you. I will never step into a gambling shop in these twenty days. Oh no, I won't even take a step inside. Just wait and do it for me." That's about it." Sikong Zhaiyue laughed and said to the upstairs of Hengyun Casino.
"Dear me, this skinny monkey is indeed smarter than a monkey." Xuanyuan not only cursed secretly upstairs in the gambling house.
"It looks like you are going to lose to him." Liu Yunfei leaned lazily on a big chair. His injury had almost recovered. Bing Hua Tuo's medical skills were indeed amazing.
"Impossible, you don't understand. A person who often spends time in gambling houses will get bored if he doesn't go there for a few days, let alone this skinny monkey. There are still twenty days left, and I will always find a way to make him Come in." Xuanyuan said with a strange smile.
"Is it interesting?" Liu Yunfei really couldn't figure out why Xuanyuan and Sikong Zhaiyue not only made such a meaningless bet, but also enjoyed it.
Xuanyuan not only looked back at Liu Yunfei, opened his mouth, and then closed it again. People like Liu Yunfei who never gambled could not understand the happiness of people like them. No matter how he explained it, he would not understand.
Some people gamble not for the results, but to enjoy the process of the game. In that process, they can strategize, cheat, and battle wits and courage, and never tire of it.
That's why gambling can become addictive.
