Daily Intelligence: From Water Snake to Jinghe Dragon King

Chapter 147: The Mountain God Opens the Stone Gambling Market, the Ancient Battlefield Conferred God Stone

The Water Spirit Officer Qu Yuan came to offer sacrifices to the Dharma Realm this time, not to buy things, nor to see the Water Moon Palace's good partner,

But for gambling.

It was not until Qu Yuan, the old waiter, brought Liu Qing, Hong Gu and the other two to a gambling den at the southernmost end of the market town that the purpose of his trip was revealed.

Beizhongshan gambling stall.

"Beizhong Mountain is a small mountain in your Qin territory, but it is a large mountain near the Jing River. This mountain has a mountain god called Beizhong Mountain God, who is of the seventh rank."

"Although a seventh-rank mountain god is considered a local god, he cannot be ranked among the many famous mountains and peaks in the vast Qin area.
However, the mountain god of Beizhong Mountain became famous among all the mountain gods, land gods, river gods and city gods because of a pioneering work.

This is the Beizhongshan gambling den."

It was the first time that the old man Qu Yuan showed his admiration for the creatures in Qin, as he had always been disgusted with them before.

Hong Gu curled her lips, looking down on the old man, and warned Liu Qing: "Xiao Qing, you must not learn bad habits. You must not get involved in eating, drinking, whoring and gambling."

Liu Qing quickly swore, "Don't worry, sister. I swear to never reconcile myself with gambling and drugs!"

Hong Gu nodded with satisfaction and gave Qu Yuan an glare.

Qu Yuan touched his nose and said vaguely: "Since you are here, I will show you around. It will be worth the journey."

As he spoke, he kept winking at Liu Qing. This gambling game was too boring to play alone. If you lose, no one will comfort you, and if you win, no one will cheer you up. It would be better to go with one or two good friends so that you can have more fun.

The old man had no friends in Qin, so for the sake of Hong Gu, he reluctantly accepted Liu Qing and had to force him to go in.

Liu Qing lowered his head and said nothing. This old man, didn’t he see that Master Liu had just been warned?
Although Liu Qing ignored her, he kept glancing at the gambling den from the corner of his eyes. It seemed that he was tempted. Hong Gu couldn't bear it: "Okay, Xiaoqing, if you want to go in, go in, but don't get addicted."

Liu Qing raised an eyebrow at Qu Yuan, feeling indescribably proud. Then Qu Yuan led the way and they headed towards the gambling den door.

Hong Gu and Shui Er followed closely behind, making sure to keep a close eye on them, lest their husbands really become spendthrifts.
No matter how rich Donghai is, it is still afraid of gamblers.

As they walked, Liu Qing asked, "God, what do they bet on in this Beizhongshan gambling den? Pai Gow, dice?"

Qu Yuan shook his head and smiled mysteriously: "Neither of them. How could such a trick of the human world make an old man like me so obsessed with it?"

"It's gambling on stones."

Liu Qing said "oh" and seemed to be indifferent.

What's so fun about gambling on stones? You should know that the bearded catfish under Master Liu have been gambling on stones for a long time, and have even creatively developed gambling clams.

A few days ago, if Master Liu hadn't tried his best to stop him, the catfish would have developed a shocking gambling method.

That is, put an underage eel on the table and let the gamblers involved guess whether the eel will become a male or a female when it grows up?

Whether you bet on a male or a female, there is a 50% chance of winning each. The stakes are large, the probability is high, and the outcome is determined in one go. It is extremely exciting.

Master Liu scolded sternly, saying that although the gambling method was unique and the profits should be lucrative enough, had you ever thought about the feelings of Eel Master and Shan Xiongxin?
If you want to develop gambling, I have no objection, but you cannot use this kind of game that is insulting and racially discriminatory.

After being scolded, the catfish left with its head down and never mentioned the eel gambling game again. But someone with a quick mouth spread the news.

Just look at this: when Liu Qing left Shetan, Shan Xiongxin had been blocking the door of the catfish's family with a knife for several days.

Liu Qing's lack of interest made Qu Yuan anxious. He blushed and asked, "How could you, that boy, understand the secrets of this?"

"Although gambling on stones is not uncommon, do you know the origin of the stones used in gambling?"

"The stone has a history? Could it be that there is a stone heart hidden in the stone, and the stone heart contains treasures from heaven and earth? Besides, this way of playing is already outdated."

Liu Qingzhen was not lying. The mandarin fish witch from Shuiyutan sent several batches of water jade stones, and almost all of them were taken away by the bearded catfish for gambling.

Qu Yuan paused, gnashing his teeth and saying, "If I tell you that the secret to gambling on stones lies in the stone core, what will happen to you?"

Liu Qing was stunned, his eyes flashing with surprise: "Stone fetus?"

"Yes, stone embryos. This Beizhong Mountain was once the site of the ancient battlefield of the Conferred God Tribulation. Most of the rocks in the mountain have stone embryos inside them. Stone embryos can produce all kinds of treasures, such as elixirs, magic weapons, talismans, ancient Taoist magic, and so on."

"It is said that the mountain god of Beizhong Mountain also seems to have derived his origin from a drop of ancient immortal blood that emerged from a stone womb in the mountain. He was then transformed into a demon and eventually became a revered god. It was truly a stroke of luck."

“Therefore, the gambling on stones in Beizhong Mountain is about the stone embryo of the great catastrophe and the pearl left over from the Conferred Gods. It can produce treasures that you cannot imagine. If you are blessed with good fortune and get an ancient fairy treasure from the Conferred Gods, you will make a fortune.” Qu Yuan’s eyes were filled with the greed of a gambler and full of desire.

Liu Qing's eyes gradually lit up, and even Hong Gu, who was following closely behind him, lost her original disdain for gambling and became eager to try.

The ancient battlefield of Conferred Gods, the stone embryo of the great catastrophe?

This is something I must see for myself.

The gambling den in Beizhongshan was built at the southernmost end of the market town, surrounded by a three-meter-high wall. The wall was made of the unique iron-backed bamboo of Beizhongshan. Although this iron-backed bamboo was not very graceful, it was also considered a rare object. It was extremely hard and was not inferior to gold or iron.

A circle of iron-backed bamboo walls, facing the road to the market, has a stone gate. The stone gate is naturally made of the waste materials after the stone embryos were mined from Beizhong Mountain.
There is a plaque on it with a few large gilded characters reading "Beizhongshan Gambling Shop" and a line of small characters below it reading "Seventh Rank Beizhongshan Mountain God".
Especially the words "Seventh Grade Mountain God", which faintly reveals the power of incense, not only explains the origin of the foot, but also implies a sense of deterrence.
After all, although there are many gods worshipped in this world, only a few can achieve the status of seventh-grade gods.

There is a guard on each side of the door. The guards are not like ghost soldiers, but stone men. These creatures look like humans, with complete hands, feet, limbs, facial features and torso, but they are quite rough. Their skin is rough, grayish white, and looks like stone skin.

"This is a member of the Beizhong Mountain God lineage. Because they have a layer of stone skin on their bodies, they are called Stone Skin People. It is said that these mountain gods were all created from the broken flesh and blood left on the battlefield during the great calamity of Beizhong Mountain. They have stone skin on the outside, but flesh and bones are intact inside."

Liu Qing was amazed that there was such a unique creature.

"Hey, isn't this Master Shuicao Lingguan? Did you bring enough money for incense offerings this time?"

Old Qu Yuan raised his head and looked at the two stone-skinned guards with his nose: "Master, I have brought enough money for incense and offerings. I will definitely have a good time gambling this time."

It seems that the old man Qu Yuan lost all his money gambling on stones the last time he came here, and this time he came to seek revenge.

After one of the stone figures exchanged greetings with Qu Yuan, he looked at Liu Qing, Hong Gu, and Shui Er. Seeing that they were unfamiliar faces, he hesitated.

The other stone-skinned man quickly nudged his companion and whispered something in his ear. The stone-skinned man who spoke first looked at Liu Qing in surprise.

"It turns out it's Master Liu who's here. Please come in, please come in quickly——"

He was even more enthusiastic than he was towards Qu Yuan, perhaps because he knew that Liu Qing was a wealthy man who used his power to buy the seeds of five kinds of grains.

The door opened wide, and two stone-clad men waved their hands.

It was as if I had entered another cave. As soon as I took a step in, the scene changed instantly, and all kinds of noisy shouts shook my eardrums.

Many creatures of various kinds, mountain monsters, river monsters, ghosts, and demons, with heads of fish and shrimps and tails of snakes and pythons, black-haired bears and colorful pheasants, no matter whether they had any grudges against each other or were natural enemies, were all in the gambling den at this moment, arm in arm, shouting excitedly with flushed faces.

Although the Dharma Realm belongs to the Jing River system, there is no dragon in the Jing River now, and there is no incense god. There is only Hong Gu, the authoritative god.

Therefore, it has fallen into a state similar to the public legal world. Among them, the river gods on the Wei River are the majority, but there are also mountain gods and mountain monsters near the Wei River and Jing River living here.

No matter whether they are mountain monsters or river monsters, or low-level mountain gods, land gods, city gods and river gods, they all gather in this Beizhongshan gambling den because of their love of gambling.

Hong Gu and Shui Er frowned unconsciously, feeling uncomfortable with the noise here. Old Man Qu Yuan took a deep breath and closed his eyes, seeming to be enjoying it.

You don't have to worry about being overwhelmed by the fishy and stinky smells emitted by various monsters in the water and on the road.

The old man Qu Yuan could no longer bear it, and hurriedly apologized to Liu Qing and Hong Gu, then squeezed into the crowd, rolled up his sleeves, and shouted,
"Everyone, get out of the way, get out of the way—"

The river monsters and mountain monsters, who were gambling with red eyes, saw an old man pushing them away with great force, cursing and about to fight back with his fists,

But when he looked back, he saw that the old man was surrounded by divine light and smoke from incense. It was obvious that he had already become a Taoist incense burner.
He withdrew his hand in dismay, but did not back down. He continued to yell with his neck stiff, "There is no big or small at the gambling table. Even if you are a god of incense, you still have to abide by the rules of the gambling den. First come, first served."

Tsk, you old immortal, even though I’m a demon, I’ve seen the God of Incense before, so I’m not afraid of you.

The old man Qu Yuan was a gambler, and he had no patience for the dirty talk of the little demons around him. He stretched out his hand and tore off a piece of incense from his body, which immediately turned into an incense silver in the shape of a rice dumpling.
He glared at the gambling den worker across from him and said, "Boy, give me this robbery stone!"

As soon as the incense and silver in the shape of a rice dumpling, which was unique to Qu Yuan, appeared, the mountain monsters and river monsters who were angry just now suddenly shut their mouths.

This old man is a fifth-rank water spirit officer, a true god, and he dare not offend him.

The Great Disaster Stone Embryo, also known as the Disaster Stone by gamblers, is covered with a layer of killing aura, which can block the spiritual consciousness and demonic consciousness of gods and monsters, and can not see what the stone embryo hidden inside looks like, so it can be used for gambling.

Inside the gambling den, there was a stone-skinned man, who was probably a descendant of the mountain god of Beizhong Mountain.

It was wearing a grayish-blue coat and a small hat, with a round face and small eyes. It smiled before it spoke: "So the Master Lingguan is here? Very well, all of you, get out of the way. I, Shi San, will serve the Master Lingguan alone today."

(End of this chapter)