Lu Jing did not leave after hearing the footsteps, but temporarily jumped onto the nearby courtyard wall and hid himself in the shadow behind the wall.
The place where he asked Canniang to meet was relatively remote, especially since it was already dark now. Most people would not hang out here, so the chance of someone coming to find them was very high.
To be more precise, he should have come to see Canniang, because Lu Jing paid close attention to his surroundings when he came over and didn't find anyone suspicious.
It's not that Canniang's vigilance is very low. The main reason is that compared to Lu Jing, she is an ordinary person after all. If there is a master stalking her from behind, it will be difficult for her to detect it even if she is alert.
Of course, there is another possibility that the person coming is her companion who wants to help her solve her trouble.
If it was the latter, Lu Jing wouldn't be too lazy to take action. Anyway, he already had the money, so he could just slap his ass and leave. If it was the former, then the people coming would most likely be from the gambling house.
When Lu Jing was in Wujiang City, he was not acquainted with Hall Master Huang of Sanhu Hall. Since then, the relationship between the two parties has been good. Hall Master Huang started his gambling business, and now Sanhu Hall has almost monopolized the business of Wujiang City. As for all the gambling house business, Lu Jing also heard him talk about a lot of tips on running a gambling house when the two of them were chatting.
Therefore, it is not easy to know the power behind the owner of any gambling house, let alone a gambling house in the capital. Basically, everyone from the nobles to the three religions has to deal with them.
Without connections, financial resources, force, or vision, it will be difficult to gain a foothold.
According to Hall Master Huang, running a gambling house means dealing with all kinds of troubles every day, and each gambling house owner has different methods of solving troubles.
For example, tonight, the gambling house named Toujin Pavilion seems to be planning to use the simplest and crudest method to solve the trouble caused by Canniang.
The man dressed as a wealthy businessman was shocked when he saw another person suddenly appear in the alley. Hearing Lu Jing speak, he subconsciously retorted.
"What gambling shop owner? I just want to get back the money I exported from this wealthy woman."
Although it is quite common in some black gambling houses to kill fat sheep, in the serious gambling houses that are basically well-known, it is rare for them to bet against gamblers in person.
What's more, chasing someone after losing and asking for money is even more taboo. If word spread, the business will be affected immediately, so the man dressed as a wealthy businessman immediately denied his relationship with the gambling house without thinking. .
"You said she was cheating, do you have any evidence?" Lu Jing asked.
"She...won so many games by herself tonight, there must be something wrong with her." Naturally, the man dressed as a wealthy businessman couldn't produce any evidence, otherwise he wouldn't have to chase her out, but this did not prevent him from making excuses. road.
But Lu Jing was too lazy to argue with him, and said directly, "I have a friend who also runs a gambling house, and I know the rules on the road. If the gambling house cannot determine whether the gambler has paid a thousand dollars, at most he will wait until the opponent wins a certain amount. , politely invite the other party out, and prohibit the other party from gambling again. There is no reason to recover the money, let alone intend to hurt others."
"I told you, I'm not from a gambling house, and I won't follow the rules you mentioned." The man who looked like a wealthy businessman said with twinkling eyes, and at the same time, he quietly put a hand into his arms.
Lu Jing just looked at him coldly and did not stop him.
The man who looked like a wealthy businessman smelled a hint of danger. He knew that the guy in front of him was very difficult to deal with. In terms of Qinggong alone, Lu Jingneng suddenly appeared in front of him. He asked himself that he couldn't do this.
If possible, he didn't want to take action against Lu Jing.
However, he failed in his errand tonight. Not only was he unable to find out from Canniang how she made a fortune and recover the lost money, but his true identity was also revealed.
No one knows better than him what kind of person the boss behind Toujin Pavilion is. The four words "cruel and ruthless" are not even enough to describe him. This man is not only ruthless to his enemies, but also ruthless to his own men.
Just half a month ago, the man who looked like a wealthy businessman saw a blogger with his own eyes. Because his hands and feet were unclean, his boss tied a stone to his waist and sent him to the river.
If his boss knew about this, he would never get any good results.
So he had to take a risk. If he could catch the guy on the other side by surprise and kill him with a dagger, the remaining Silkworm Girl would be easy to deal with. After that, he could take advantage of the night to pull the two corpses out of the city. Buried quietly.
Then he prayed that the government would not find him, and that this level of trouble would be over.
The man who looked like a wealthy businessman was thinking in his mind while pretending to be nonchalant and leaning towards Lu Jing.
Seeing that there was only half a step between the two, Canniang on the side felt something was wrong and warned, "Be careful!"
However, before she could say anything, the man who looked like a wealthy businessman had already drawn out his dagger and pounced on Lu Jing. The latter stood still when he saw this. He didn't wave his hand lightly until the dagger was stabbed in front of him. Just as casual as swatting away flies.
The man who looked like a wealthy businessman felt a sharp pain in his wrist. The bone where Lu Jing struck was broken directly, and he could no longer hold the dagger in his hand!
Let the dagger fall to the ground with a clang.
He also fell down, and his face turned pale in pain.
Canniang's words of caution had just been finished at this time, but she didn't expect that the battle was already over.
Lu Jing did not look at the man who looked like a wealthy businessman on the ground, but turned to Canniang and said, "Okay, you should leave quickly. Remember what I said before. Don't come to this gambling house again. It's best not to do it during this period." Went to other gambling houses.
"Although you are good at Qian Shu, your experience in the world of martial arts is too poor. You were too high-profile in the gambling house before, and it is not your way to win money... As long as the people in the gambling house are not blind, they will definitely doubt you. Plus you don’t have any martial arts skills. To be honest, if you continue to gamble like this, similar things will definitely happen again, and your fate will not be so good by then."
Canniang not only did not feel sad when she heard what Lu Jing said, but her beautiful eyes lit up, "It doesn't matter if I don't know martial arts, as long as you can, why don't we just join forces, I will be responsible for gambling in the gambling house, and you will be responsible for it." Protect the slave, we might be able to win all the gambling houses in the capital! We will split the money we make in half."
Lu Jing shook his head, "It's not that simple. You think those gambling shop owners are too stupid. Your skills are not so good that there are no flaws, otherwise I would not have discovered them before. Besides, I still have business to do." , how can I have time to gamble with you every day."
Canniang was a little disappointed when she heard this, and she was also very puzzled. Lu Jing would come to the gambling house, which meant that he was probably a good gambler and greedy for money, otherwise he would not have robbed her of her money.
Now it is rare that there is a road to make money in front of him, but he seems to be lacking in interest.
Canniang couldn't guess what was going on in Lu Jing's mind for a moment.
But then she thanked Lu Jing for saving her life, then glanced at the wealthy businessman-looking man beside her, and lowered her voice and said, "I wonder if you can lend me a moment, sir?"
"No, just tell me if you have anything to say."
"Uh... I just want to ask the young master's name and where he lives in the city."
"Oh, my name is Feng Jiulang. As for my residence, it's temporarily undecided because I just arrived in Beijing from the North," Lu Jing said.
"Feng Jiulang." Canniang silently recited the name twice in her heart, remembered it firmly, and then gave Lu Jing a blessing ceremony.
"Young Master Feng is a great kindness. Can Niang will remember it in her heart. She will repay you in the future. I also hope that the Young Master will not forget the slave family."
