Chapter 50: The Gambling
The martial arts hall was full of people, but Zhao Chenguang turned a deaf ear. His eyes were slightly closed, he sat cross-legged in the middle of the martial arts training ground, and his hands were gently pressed on the sharkskin sheath steel knife on his lap, like a tiger ready to attack, and he might draw his sword and jump up at any time.
Seeing him like this, no one couldn't help but stretch out their thumbs, and secretly sighed that he was really a disciple of the sect, and he was a master who was not shocked by the wind and rain.
More people turned their eyes to the crystal hourglass in front of Zhao Chenguang, there were only more than a hundred grains of sand left, and when they were all gone, it was the moment when the two of them went to war.
It is best that a grain of sand falls reluctantly, and an hour has finally passed. As if he had a sense in his heart, Zhao Chenguang's eyes opened at this time, looking at the closed door of the martial arts hall, and a disdainful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
The hour had come, and Wang Ke had not yet appeared, Zhao Chenguang took a deep breath and shouted loudly: "Time-".
As soon as he shouted the first word, the closed door was gently pushed open, and Wang Ke and Tie Bi walked out with a smile and a smile, holding back all the words behind him. If it weren't for Zhao Shao's success, he would have to cough non-stop, and Rao would have been so suffocated that his face turned red.
Wang Ke was startled when he saw the crowd in the martial arts hall, and couldn't help but say, "Why are there so many more people?"
Tie Bi said with a smile: "I heard that the young head of the Qianren faction personally took action, and everyone who could come came, and the owners of several nearby martial arts halls also came, so I'll take you over to say hello." ”
Wang Ke followed Tiebi from Shanruliu, as for Zhao Chenguang, he had been waiting for an hour anyway, and he didn't care about such a little time. Let him keep waiting.
Tie Bi introduced several hall owners to Wang Ke, and these people all praised Wang Ke, but those words sounded a little awkward.
"Thank you, Pavilion Master. Otherwise, we won't see Zhao Shao's head make a move. ”
"Yes, yes, to be able to fight with Zhao Shao, although the master of the Wang Pavilion is defeated, he is still glorious. ”
These pavilion owners kept saying that Wang Ke would be defeated, and he was extremely depressed when he heard it, and finally a pavilion owner said bluntly: "Wang Pavilion Master, don't listen to them, you must win, I just bet you fifty taels of silver." ”
Wang Ke bowed his hand to the man and said, "Thank you for your support." I don't know where Brother Ren bets, please tell me. ”
"It's right here!" the man replied with a salute in return, and replied happily, "Nirvana Casino heard that you are going to compete with Zhao Shao's master." I came to open the outer plate, but I bet on you for fifty taels. ”
"I don't know how many odds are playing?" Wang Ke asked.
"One to ten! So you must win, I will make a fortune by the owner of the Wang Pavilion!" the man said loudly, attracting a lot of echoes.
Hear the odds. The corners of Wang Ke's mouth twitched. Gritted his teeth and said, "What about the people in the rich casino!"
"It's coming, it's here, the little one is here. A short and thin man came out of the crowd, nodded and said, "Say hello to the owner of the pavilion, I don't know what the owner of the pavilion has to tell you to find the small one, but you also have to bet on two bets?"
Wang Ke grabbed the short and thin man's collar violently and shouted, "You are so bold, you dare to open a market with me and Zhao Shao!"
The short and thin man was taken aback, and just as he was about to argue, he saw a strange smile suddenly appear on Wang Ke's face: "But if you come up with 20% of the gambling money." I might consider licensing it to you. ”
Hearing his words, everyone couldn't help but be on the spot. The guy in front of him who was full of philistines was really the owner of Wang Daguan, who had just defeated Songjiang's No. 1 swordsman, and then looked at Zhao Shao, whose expression was still unwavering, and the head of Zhao Shao, who was full of masters, and the two of them immediately met.
Xia Xueqing couldn't wait to hide her face and run wildly, so she hurriedly grabbed Wang Ke and dragged him to the side, and said, "Senior brother, don't talk about it, it's a shame!"
Tie Bi and Zhang Ye also followed suit: "That, he was joking, joking, joking." ”
The important words were said three times, but even if they repeatedly emphasized that Wang Ke was to liven up the atmosphere, no one believed it, but the same thought popped up in everyone's hearts: "Could it be that Wang Ke knows that he will definitely lose, and is ready to make up for the loss with money?"
"Pavilion Master, there is really no such rule, and it is difficult to obey your orders. Or...... Do you bet on it yourself? Zhao Shao's odds are one to one, and he is still a little profitable. The short man spoke with pity, but he didn't forget to expand his business further.
Wang Ke glared at him and shouted: "Even if you buy it, you have to buy it yourself, how can there be any reason to buy someone else's win! Senior sister, how much money does our martial arts hall have, all of them will be bet on me!
Tie Bi also said angrily: "Zhu Xiaozi, you are a sloppy goods, what nonsense are you talking about there, believe it or not, the Sprinkle family slapped you to death? Bet five hundred taels of silver on the Sprinkle family, and bet Wang Ke!" As he spoke, he took out a handful of silver tickets from his arms and smashed them.
Zhu Xiaozi was not annoyed, he took the silver ticket with a smile, and said: "Little thank you Tie Boss for cheering up! Come on, give Tie Boss a gambling bill! Wang Pavilion Master, do you bet or not." ”
"We don't bet!" Xia Xueqing said busily.
Wang Ke said: "Bet, why don't you bet, tell me the odds." ”
Zhu Xiaozi said: "The current odds are that Zhao Shao's head wins one to one, and you win one to fifteen, how do you bet on Pavilion Master?"
"Isn't it ten to one? Why did it drop again?" Wang Ke asked.
"No, just now, that, you know. Zhu Xiaozi said with a grin.
Wang Ke knew that his performance just now had lowered the odds, so he said happily: "Senior sister, go get the money, bet it all on me!"
Xia Xueqing was willing to go, but she was worried that her refusal would affect Wang Ke's confidence, so she nodded and said, "You go to the competition, and I will take the money." ”
Zhang Ye rubbed his hands and said embarrassedly: "Big brother, I'm really embarrassed, I'm a little tight on money, otherwise I would have bet on you to win." ”
"yes, yes, we don't have a lot of money. Hong Qi and the four of them also said in unison.
"Senior sister, give them a month's salary advance first, and everyone can earn money. Wang Ke shouted at Xia Xueqing's back, who obviously stumbled under his feet.
Wang Ke happily walked into the martial arts training ground, hugged his fists at Zhao Chenguang and said, "Zhao Shao is really embarrassed, it's a little trivial matter to delay." ”
A sneer appeared at the corner of Zhao Chenguang's mouth, and he said, "It's okay, let's start here." I also asked the lord of the royal pavilion to let me see what it means to 'use the way of the other and give back to the other'. As he spoke, he slowly stood up and pulled the steel knife in his hand.
Song Que also handed over Wang Ke's knife, which was still used by Jiang Zhen at that time, and was taken away by him after his death, but it was never used.
Wang Ke took the knife in his hand and said in a deep voice: "Zhao Shao will see it." ”
The two of them looked at each other, and they slashed out at almost the same time, and they had a tacit understanding.
(To be continued.) )