Li Wei looked forward, "Isn't there a suitable person here!"
Beside the bluestone road ahead, there was a man kneeling in ragged clothes. He had a bowl in front of him and a slender cane next to him. He was a beggar.
The beggar's broken bowl contained only three or two copper coins. Although it could fill his stomach, it could only fill his stomach for one day.
Suddenly, a strange force strangled the beggar's neck, making it difficult to breathe and struggling to stand up from the ground.
In panic, Li Wei walked up to him and asked, "A beggar?"
Although a beggar is poor, he is not a fool.
Unable to answer as he struggled, he could only nod.
Suddenly, the power disappeared and the beggar fell back to the ground.
"Let's make a deal!"
The panting beggar was so frightened that he shrank back, instinctively afraid of this strange person.
"You...what do you want to do?"
"There is a casino ahead. We have deposited one hundred thousand taels of gold there, and we will give it all to you!"
"What do you want me to do?"
"Go to the pawn shop to pawn two yuan beads, and then go to the grocery store to exchange for a qi and blood pill for us!"
"No, no...I won't go!"
The beggar continued to retreat in fear and wanted to escape.
An invisible force grabbed him and pushed him to the ground.
"Why don't you go? Isn't it worth it to exchange two yuan pearls for your life of glory and wealth?"
"Yesterday, Lai Sangang died in the wine shop because he cheated on the time. This is a deadly business!"
"Oh? Your information is quite good! It's hard to say whether Lai San died during the exchange, not to mention that he exchanged too many times. We only need you to exchange two. How can such a broken life and wealth be lost? not worth it?"
"this…………"
Seeing that the beggar was hesitant, Li Wei exerted a little force, and a force pressed the beggar almost flatly to the ground.
Li Wei pressed: "If you don't agree, you will die now. The gain or loss of a few hours, you choose one!"
"Okay, I agree!"
The beggar understands that because of his identity, he will be killed if he is killed, and no one will make the decision for him.
What's more, there is a full one hundred thousand taels of gold.
At this time, Yuan Cheng said nothing or stopped him.
The three of them came to the pawn shop, entered the door, and saw Uncle Qiu sitting in the middle.
"Three guest officers, what do you need to do?"
"How long does it take to make two yuan beads?"
"Each person's hour price is different. If there are two people, they may only need a few. If it is this person..."
Uncle Qiu said it very tactfully, a beggar's life is naturally not that important.
Li Wei: "He's the one to blame!"
"Okay, we need to test it first!"
"good!"
What follows is the same as what Li Wei and Yuan Cheng saw that night, the beggar's blood dripping into the bowl and the price of his hour was calculated.
"One thousand four hundred hours, two yuan beads!"
"Fortunately, it's not expensive!" The beggar calculated in his mind that it was worth it in less than half a year!
Immediately, after drawing out the hour, Uncle Qiu handed the two yuan beads to the beggar's hand.
"These two yuan beads can only be used by yourself, others cannot use them!"
When Uncle Qiu said this, he looked at Li Wei and Yuan Cheng.
"I know!"
The last time they saw the time of extraction, Yuan Cheng and Li Wei couldn't see clearly on the roof, but this time, Li Wei noticed something very strange.
When they were about to leave, Uncle Qiu froze, and at the same time a very strange smile appeared on his face, as if the corners of his mouth were being pulled up by someone.
Li Wei did not tell Yuan Cheng, and the three of them immediately went to the grocery store.
But as soon as he reached the door, the beggar's body softened and he fell down.
"What's wrong?"
Li Wei turned him over and saw that he had no breath at all and he was actually dead!
"What!"
The beggar's body did not have any new scars, his expression did not show any abnormalities, and he had not made any sounds of pain before.
The two yuan beads tightly clenched in his hands slipped to the ground and gradually disappeared.
remorse? !
Or hate it?
This is the second person to die in exchange for time, and it was also because of his own relationship.
Li Wei didn't care at first and stared closely at the disappearing Yuanzhu. The last time the incident happened suddenly and there was a slight distance, he didn't see it so clearly. This time it was close before his eyes and it was very real.
Yuan Cheng: "What should I do?"
Li Wei didn't know that he couldn't find another person to force him to change the time. The beggar was willing because it was profitable. A hugely profitable transaction could change his destiny. Who among ordinary people would throw away their lives for money?
But all they can afford now is money.
Just when they were at their wits' end, the person following them finally appeared.
"Do you two want to get Yuanzhu?"
The visitor did not know martial arts, so Li Wei and Yuan Cheng had naturally discovered it a long time ago and followed him all the way out of the pawn shop.
Li Wei and Yuan Cheng did not hide the fact that they coerced the beggar in exchange for Yuanzhu. Everyone could see that the beggar was not exchanging Yuanzhu for their own use.
Adding some blood and strength cannot change his fate.
The people who followed, Yuan Cheng and Li Wei, had also seen Mr. Zhang standing next to Uncle Qiu that night when Lai San went to exchange for Yuanzhu.
"Oh? Mr. Zhang?"
"How dare you, calling me "Master" in front of you two is too overestimating!"
"You know us?"
Yuan Cheng is not afraid that Zhang Feng knows why they know what others call him. Although Zhang Feng was not with Uncle Qiu just now when the Yuanzhu was exchanged, firstly, this town is not big, and it is easy to inquire about someone. Secondly, Even if you know, so what!
If a person who doesn't know martial arts wants to kill him, he may not even have the chance to know that he is going to be killed.
"Of course, I heard a lot about the two people who gambled heavily in the casino that day!"
"We do want Yuanzhu, but not when it comes!"
Li Wei thought he was the pawn shop's lobbyist and blocked his mouth first.
"As long as you cooperate with me, I can give you Yuanzhu!"
"Oh? What kind of cooperation?"
"Can we use the yuan beads you gave us?"
"Of course it works!"
…………
"Help me win Yuanzhu in the casino!"
Li Wei and Yuan Cheng asked two questions at the same time, but Zhang Feng answered Li Wei's question first, and then revealed the method of cooperation.
"Help you win Yuanzhu in the casino, and then you share it with us?"
"I'll provide you with the betting capital. I'll give you 50% of how much you win. If you lose, it's mine. How about that?"
Li Wei thought for a while and said, "Why are you looking for us?"
Zhang Feng said with a smile: "Who in this town doesn't know that you won a lot of money in the casino. There are several masters in the casino but they can't do anything. It shows that you don't rely on skills!"
"Oh? If we don't rely on skills, then what do we rely on?"
"Martial arts, I can see that you are good at martial arts and can control objects from a distance, which is far more stable than relying on skills."
Li Wei didn't have much doubt about Zhang Feng's vision. His control over beggars and the outcome of the casino could explain some problems, but what he was curious about was why he, an insider of the pawn shop, also needed to gamble to win yuan beads?
"Aren't you from a pawn shop? Why do you want to go to a casino?"
Li Wei expressed his suspicions without thinking.
"Our internal rules are very strict, and it's not easy to manipulate them. What's more, Yuanzhu is very precious. Even Uncle Qiu can't keep a few of them, let alone us little ones!"
"Then where did yours come from?"
"Just because it's not easy doesn't mean it's completely impossible. The secret is hard to tell the public!"
"How can we use the yuan beads you won?"
"This is my secret, you just need to know that I can share it with you!"
Li Wei said doubtfully: "Sorry, if we are not sure that we can use it or know the method, then forget this deal!"
Zhang Feng thought for a while and whispered: "Okay, I can tell you, but you can't tell the third person!"
"good!"
"The yuan beads exchanged from the pawn shop are all in the form of pawning, and the pawn tickets are all with us, so outsiders cannot use them. The disappeared yuan beads will be returned to the pawn shop, so we have nothing to lose!"
"My day!!"
On the one hand, Li Wei and Yuan Cheng marveled at the despicableness of the pawnshop for doing such a business without capital; on the other hand, they marveled at the magic of Yuan Zhu, who could return to the pawnshop after disappearing.
Looking at the expressions of the two of them, Zhang Feng said: "You don't have to look at me like this. If they use the Yuanzhu in time, we won't be able to take it back!"
"Why can casinos and grocery stores also use yuan beads?"
"This is a secret, can't be told!"
"What are Yuanzhu made of? Can it disappear on its own?"
"This is a secret, can't be told!"
There must be some connection between the pawn shop, the casino, and the grocery store.
Now it seems that there may not be one force behind it, but cooperation may be more important.
"How about it, do you agree? I have said everything I can say to you, and I can't say anything I can't say anyway, otherwise this deal will have to be cancelled!"
"Okay, we agree, bet Yuanzhu is in which special rooms?"
"Yes, those rooms have different bets, and you can only enter if you bring something that meets the rules!" 33
"Aren't those rooms all for Yuanzhu gambling?"
"Of course not, only the room with six is for betting on Yuanzhu!"
"What are the other rooms for gambling?"
"Room 4 bets on Qi and Blood Pills, room 5 bets on the past life, room 7 bets on the next life, and I don't know the rest!"
"What, you can still bet on the past life and the next life?"
Although Qi Blood Pill is magical, Li Wei and Yuan Cheng have become accustomed to it after these two days. However, it is too absurd and false to bet on the past and future. How to bet on it? How to get it?
Li Wei couldn't hold his breath and grabbed Zhang Feng's collar with one hand and pulled him over, "Do you think we are three-year-old children?"
"No, no, if you don't believe it, just ask the casino. As long as it's something you have, they will tell you that you don't have the Qi and Blood Pill. They won't tell you about Room 4, but everyone has it in the past and next lives. , you can go and ask, maybe you can also bet on it!"
Yuan Cheng pulled Li Wei's hand away, and Zhang Feng staggered a few times and almost fell down. His figure, which was incompetent in martial arts, was clearly visible.
"Why do you know? Have you ever gone gambling?"
Compared with Li Wei's distrustful questioning, Yuan Cheng's question can better tell whether Zhang Feng is lying.
Zhang Feng did not answer this question immediately, but took Li Wei and Yuan Cheng to a yard not far away.
"I don't have this qualification yet. Once, a group of mysterious gamblers came to the casino and gambled for three days and three nights. Uncle Qiu took me to the side to testify for those gamblers. Only then did I know what the gambling rooms were for. !”
"Testify? What testimony? Why do you need to go?"
"Because of that big gamble, the gamblers bet everything they had. In their past life, this life, and the next life, everything they owned was placed on the casino!"
"What does this have to do with you? Wait, what is this life? Can you also gamble?"
Zhang Feng took out two yuan beads from his arms, raised his head, looked at Li Wei and Yuan Cheng strangely, grinned and said: "Isn't this life!"
Some people died, but not completely...
