Daily Intelligence: From Water Snake to Jinghe Dragon King

Chapter 148: Jiejiao Pills are fed to spirit beasts, and Lingguan loses again and again in gambling

The river monsters and mountain monsters that were surrounding the gambling table were driven away, leaving only Qu Yuan Laoer alone. A stone-skinned man opposite, called Shi San, wiped his mouth with a wave of his hand and took out a group of stones of various sizes, colors, and shapes.
Putting it in front of Qu Yuan, a cunning glint flashed in his little eyes: "Master Lingguan, this batch of robbery stones were just dug out by the men of our clan. Which ones do you want to choose to open?"

The rules of gambling on stones are that gamblers choose their favorite stones based on their experience and then pay a certain amount of silver to buy them. If the treasure that comes out is more than the silver paid, the price will rise, otherwise it will fall.

The incense silver is delivered before the stone is opened. The rise and fall depends entirely on luck and has a strong gambling nature. This is called gambling on stone.

After the Qingming Festival, the Dragon Boat Festival is coming soon. People in the world are already anxious and have made rice dumplings to satisfy their cravings. Of course, when satisfying their cravings, they also don’t forget Qu Yuan.

Every zongzi thrown into the water turns into Qu Yuan's incense power, and the incense power is incense silver.
Therefore, around the Dragon Boat Festival, no god in the world is as wealthy as Qu Yuan.

The old man Qu Yuan waved his hand, his nose turned up to the sky: "No need to choose, all of these are opened for me!——"

hiss--

Even though they were chased away, the other gamblers who were watching the monsters and were unwilling to leave all took a deep breath.
Even Liu Qing and others who were planning to learn from him were shocked by the heroism of the old man Qu Yuan.

The stone-skinned man Shi San on the opposite side could not help but be shocked, and in the shock there was also surprise. He was indeed worthy of being the Master Lingguan. He was betting on being bold and generous. He was lucky to meet him today.
The Mountain God Ancestor had already stipulated that every time a robbery stone was opened, there would be a corresponding commission, and whoever was responsible for the gambler would get the commission.

Even though he couldn't contain his surprise, Shi San, who was kind to the demon, still asked, "Master Lingguan, are you sure all these need to be opened?"

"Stop talking so much nonsense. Just open it if I tell you to. I'm very rich these days and I don't need your money!"

Well, I gave you a kind reminder, but you were blamed instead. Bah, you gambler, I will kill you if I lose everything.

The stone-skinned man, Shi San, didn't bother to remind them. He pointed at the robbery stones on the table in front of him and said, "This one with white skin is worth one thousand taels of incense silver. This one with black skin is worth three thousand taels of incense silver. This one with red skin is worth ten thousand taels of winter melon robbery stone. And the one next to it, red with gold, is worth thirty-five thousand taels."

The old man Qu Yuan had a smile on his face and a heroic look on his face. He casually pulled his hands a few times on his body, and pieces of incense and divine power were torn off and thrown onto the gambling table, where they immediately turned into piles of incense and silver.

"I told you not to talk nonsense, but you insist on talking nonsense. Do you think I am short of money, sir?"

"Hey, little bastard, hurry up and I'll open all the doors--"

Liu Qing wanted to give some advice, but when he saw the divine incense emanating from Qu Yuan, which was almost thick enough to be tangible,

I was speechless anymore. Well, it’s the Dragon Boat Festival soon, and I have a lot of money.

The stone skin man Shi San picked up the saw beside the gambling table and began to saw off the stone skin covering the robbery stone.
This saw is also a magic weapon. Judging from the precious light on it, it is probably not inferior to the top grade. The stone leather belt has a murderous aura and can block the penetration of the souls of monsters or gods, but it is not very hard, so it is not very difficult to saw it open.

Soon, the saw cut a hole in the white stone skin, which was about an inch thick. In an instant, the murderous aura that enveloped the outside burst out like a deflated ball.
Qu Yuan nervously released his spiritual consciousness, which penetrated into the hole that had been sawed open.

The mountain monsters and river monsters that were watching all held their breath and stared with wide eyes. Liu Qing was full of anticipation.

The next moment, Qu Yuan's nervous and expectant expression quickly dissipated: "Damn it, it's a hollow egg!"

The mountain and river monsters all cried out in regret, feeling incredibly sorry. Liu Qing couldn't help but exclaim, "How unlucky I am! I opened a hollow one and wasted a thousand taels of incense silver for nothing."

Qu Yuan waved his hand, not caring at all: "It's not uncommon to find a hollow egg when robbing a stone. Keep on digging for me, little bastard—"

The white-skinned robbery stone did not produce a stone embryo, but was a hollow egg. In order to stimulate the wealthy gambler, Master Lingguan, Shi San did not continue to open the white-skinned robbery stone, but chose a black-skinned robbery stone to open.

This time, when the magic saw cut a hole, the murderous aura wrapped in the stone skin dissipated, and Qu Yuan released his consciousness.
Suddenly, he was surprised and smiled.

The mountain and river monsters who were watching suddenly shouted in surprise: "It's rising, rising, damn it, Goddess Wangshu, it really is rising!——"

"Oh, this is good. I've opened a top-grade elixir stone embryo from the Conferred God era. Although it's blocked by the Tribulation Stone outside, after a thousand or two thousand years, the elixir's medicinal power has dissipated. Now it's just a low-grade one, but it's still a good sign."

Qu Yuan took the calamity stone, and the divine power of incense turned into a short sword, splitting the calamity stone, and took out the elixir that was used to confer the godhood inside. After taking a look at it, he casually threw it to Liu Qing.

"My flesh has long been eaten by fish and shrimp. Now I am just a body of incense. I don't need this thing, so I will give it to you as a reward."

Liu Qing quickly thanked him: "Thank you, Master Lingguan, for your reward—"

[Explanation 1: This elixir is called the Tiger and Wolf Pill. It was used by Jiejiao disciples during the Conferred Gods era to feed their spirit beast mounts. After nearly two thousand years, its potency has diminished to a fraction. Side effects may occur, so use with caution.]

The other river monsters and mountain monsters looked over with envy and drooling eyes, but Liu Qing did not dare to take it.

Not to mention the cheat prompts, the zombie-like nature alone was enough to deter Liu Qing. He wiped his mouth and swallowed the sac. When he returned, he would give it as a Dragon Boat Festival treat to the Snake Pond monsters who had worked so hard to cook salt.

A dragon and tiger pill stone embryo was opened, and Qu Yuan thought it was a good omen. He thought it would be a great success today, and the price kept rising.
Just a piece of black-skinned calamity stone can produce a stone embryo for the elixir. The red-skinned and gold-skinned ones can produce not only magical instruments for conferring gods, but also magical treasures of Taoism. Who knows, they can even produce acquired or even innate spiritual treasures.

When he thought of this, Qu Yuan couldn't help but feel his heart pounding, his eyes turned red, and his nostrils opened and closed violently.

He smoothed his sleeves again, then clapped his hands on the gambling table in front of him, leaned forward, and stared blankly at the saw of Shi San, the stone man.

"Open, open, open quickly!——"

"Raise, raise, give this old man a raise!——"

Qu Yuan was shouting crazily, and his appearance at this moment truly illustrated what a gambler who has gone crazy with gambling was.

But who would have thought that the good luck seemed to have run out.

A red-skinned robbery stone yielded a Bigu Pill from the time of the Conferred Gods. The remaining medicinal effect was not as good as the Dragon and Tiger Pill, not even of low quality.

Then he opened three more red pieces, two red pieces with gold, and the remaining ten or so white and black pieces.
Surprisingly, more than half of them were hollow eggs, and only a few stone embryos were opened, and most of them were Bigu Pills, Dragon and Tiger Pills, magic weapon fragments, etc.
There is not even a stone embryo of magic Taoist treasures, let alone any acquired or innate spiritual treasures.

Qu Yuan's face turned pale and ugly. He grabbed Shi San by the collar and cursed, "You little bastard, are you trying to trick me?"

After losing the bet, he lost his temper and lost all his former demeanor. He kept calling himself "I" and was a complete gambler.
Liu Qing was very disdainful of this, and so was Hong Gu, who had already glared at the old man Qu Yuan countless times.

"Master Lingguan, I can swear on the path of the Mountain God Ancestor that I have never deceived you!"

"Besides, even if I wanted to cheat, I don't have the ability. All these calamity stones are wrapped in a circle of killing calamity energy. As long as I tamper with them, this killing calamity energy will dissipate. Not to mention me, even my mountain god ancestor can't do anything about it."

The stone-skinned man Shi San explained with grievance that fortunately Qu Yuan had not lost his divine position. After thinking about it carefully, he realized that it was indeed his bad luck and he had misunderstood it.
Taking a deep breath, Qu Yuan's eyes regained clarity as he looked at the stone-skinned figure, Shi San. "I know you have a number of treasures hidden in your gambling den. Bring them all out to me. If you said we'd have a good time today, then we'll have a good time!"

The stone-skinned man Shi San hesitated and said nothing. The treasure that Qu Yuan mentioned was a purple stone-skinned stone excavated from Beizhong Mountain.

It has no say over these purple-skinned robbery stones.

Qu Yuan wanted to gamble to his heart's content and risk all his fortune on the Purple Skin Robbery Stone. As soon as he said this, most of the mountain monsters and river monsters in the gambling stall were attracted to come over.
There were even a few incense gods wearing black cloaks and magical instruments that could block out the aura, looking over curiously.

The noise was too loud for Shi San to control. At this moment, the Iron Man came out from the room inside the gambling den. He had almost perfected the cultivation of Lianxu Hedao and was a core member of the mountain god clan of Beizhong Mountain. His status and identity far surpassed that of the Stone Man Shi San.

When Shi San saw the tin man coming, he quickly leaned over and whispered the details. The tin man looked at Qu Yuan and his eyes flashed when he heard it.

"I am Tiewu, the manager of the gambling den. I am honored to meet Master Lingguan—"

Although he also had a round face and a smile, he was neither humble nor arrogant when facing Qu Yuan, the fifth-rank water official.

"You are the manager, you can make the decision?"

"Master Lingguan, are you going to gamble on the Purple Skin Robbery Stone?"

"Nonsense, I don't gamble on purple skin robbery stones, so why am I here at your gambling place? Take it out quickly, I want to gamble to my heart's content today!"

"Don't worry, the master has plenty of money!"

Qu Yuan was so excited that he didn't even need to use his hands to pull it. He just shook his body, dispersing all the incense and divine power on his body, turning it into a pile of incense silver.

Qu Yuan, whose body was devoid of all the divine power from the incense, no longer had any divine aura. Without the illusory smoke from the incense, all he showed was the appearance of an old man with white hair and a strange face.

Greed flashed in the eyes of the tin man Tie Wu, and he flattered even more. He immediately bowed and said, "Master Lingguan, please give me some food. I, the little demon, would like to thank you."

"Whether you'll be rewarded with food or not depends on whether you can produce it."

Iron Man Tie Wu quickly scanned the silver mountain and gave a quick answer: "Master Lingguan's incense and divine power are only worth about 200,000 taels. If we want to open the purple-skinned robbery stones in our store, each one will cost at least 250,000 taels. Master Lingguang, you don't have enough silver?"

(End of this chapter)