Your Majesty said that my life is worthless, so why are you crying when I increase my troops?

"What? What's the problem?"

Xia Mingyuan turned around and glanced at Lu Xiucai.

Lu Xiucai quickly shook his head and said, "No problem, I will do it when I get back."

"Hmm..." Xia Mingyuan nodded gently, "By the way, how much money do we have in our account now?"

"Yesterday, you withdrew five thousand taels from the account. Recruiting staff and handling miscellaneous matters at the mansion cost about one thousand taels. Today, ticket sales brought in seven thousand taels. The total balance is sixteen thousand taels."

Lu Xiucai handed the account book to Xia Mingyuan and said without thinking.

"Well, not bad!"

Xia Mingyuan stood up from his seat and took a few people with me. We still have some money to collect.

"There's still silver?" Lu Xiucai was slightly stunned, feeling a little confused.

He didn't ask any more questions, but gave Wei Saner a wink and followed with a few Qilin Guards.

"Snapped!"

Xia Mingyuan slapped the receipt given by the gambling house yesterday on the counter.

"Zhao Dabao made it into the top three. I'm willing to accept the loss and pay you according to your Changlefang's 1:5 odds. The total, including principal and interest, is 30,000 taels."

After hearing this number, the clerk in the gambling house did not react at all.

Lu Xiucai was completely dumbfounded!

Another thirty thousand taels of silver. It turns out that Master Xia still has some money left in the gambling house!

"Oh, sir, you've arrived just in time."

"We at Changlefang are currently settling our accounts and will be able to give you the cash shortly."

"How about this, you go upstairs and stay for a while. Our shopkeeper is here too, and he would like to have a chat with you, sir."

Hearing this, Xia Mingyuan couldn't help but frown slightly.

"With a place as big as your Changlefang, you can't even come up with 30,000 taels, right?"

"Let me go upstairs, are you planning to kill and rob people and then refuse to pay back the debt?"

The waiter's face changed slightly, and he quickly forced a smile, "Sir, judging from what you said, although our Changlefang's business has been average recently, we still have 30,000 taels."

"But the accounts are being settled right now, so please wait a moment. And before you can spend so much money, you must see our shopkeeper first."

"Okay, then let's meet. I don't think you dare to refuse to pay."

Xia Mingyuan waved his hand and called several Qilin Guards and Lu Xiucai to go upstairs with him.

As soon as they went upstairs, two waiters led them to the private room.

When he opened the door, Xia Mingyuan couldn't help but be slightly startled.

He saw that the Taoist priest who had placed a bet with him yesterday was also there. He was eating snacks ravenously and picking up the teapot to pour water into his stomach from time to time.

When Xia Mingyuan entered the room, a row of yellowed doors suddenly appeared.

"What a coincidence, you are here to ask for money too, right?"

"Come, sit down with us. Let's talk about this. Changlefang is a bit dark on weekdays, but the snacks they prepare are not bad. You can tell they are bought from Wanshengzhai in the city. The snacks there cost at least one or two taels of silver each."

As Chen Wenxin spoke, he pushed a plate of snacks in front of Xia Mingyuan.

Xia Mingyuan frowned slightly, feeling that something was wrong.

The clerk had previously said that thirty thousand taels of silver was a large expense for him, and it was understandable that the shopkeeper wanted to meet him.

But this guy bet one thousand taels yesterday, so even if he wins, it will only be about six thousand taels. Does the shopkeeper also want to meet him?

"Why, you don't want to have some of this delicious snack?"

Chen Wenxin grinned and looked at Xia Mingyuan while eating.

Seeing this, Xia Mingyuan smiled slightly, and without any hesitation, he picked up a piece of walnut cake from the table and put it into his mouth.

You know what, the pastries from Wanshengzhai are really good.

I'll have to ask someone to buy more so they can keep them at home.

While eating, Xia Mingyuan asked, "Why are you alone? Didn't the owner of this gambling house say he wanted to see me? Why hasn't he come yet?"

Chen Wenxin said calmly, "He's probably busy gathering his men right now so he can kill the two of us and save some money. I figured this out before I left today."

"what?"

"How dare this gambling house do such a thing?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Xiucai was startled and quickly looked at the Qilin Guards behind him with a panicked look.

"Sir, please leave quickly. I will lead the others to hold them off!"

Xia Mingyuan waved his hand and asked Lu Xiucai to retreat without any panic in his heart.

Not to mention that the four or five Qilin Guards under his command are enough to resist masters of Zhao Hongying's level. Even if he really encounters any trouble, he has the system on him and can directly produce troops.

He looked at the little Taoist priest in front of him curiously and smiled slightly.

"Since you knew they were going to kill you to silence you, why did you still dare to come?"

Chen Wenxin swallowed the pastry in his mouth and looked at Xia Mingyuan with wide eyes, his face full of shock.

"Sir, that's six thousand taels of silver! If I make a wrong calculation, wouldn't that be a waste of money?"

"Besides, although life is important, one can't just give up money just because one cherishes life, right?"

"Six thousand taels of silver is enough for me to squander for a year."

"But now it seems that your calculations are quite accurate. Aren't you afraid that someone will really do you a favor?"

Xia Mingyuan looked at him with interest and couldn't help laughing.

This little Taoist priest is quite interesting.

Chen Wenxin seemed to have choked on his food. He downed the tea in the bowl, burped, and then spoke slowly, "Of course I'm afraid, but as the old saying goes, wealth and honor are sought in danger."

"Maybe I'll meet someone noble."

"Since I have nothing to do, why don't we tell him a fortune and predict whether it's good or bad luck?"

After Chen Wenxin finished speaking, he took out a few copper coins from his pocket, placed them in the tortoise shell, and shook it while muttering something.

At this moment, the door of the box was suddenly kicked open.

The shopkeeper Jin from Changlefang rushed in with a dozen ferocious fighters.

"You damn Taoist priest, you really dare to come here and ask for money? You calculate all day and all night. Have you figured out that today is the day you will die?"

As Shopkeeper Jin spoke, he raised his head and glanced at Xia Mingyuan with a sneer.

"You are quite courageous, bringing just these few people with you to come to Changle to collect a debt."

"In all these years, I, Jin Daya, have never spent so much money. Don't even think about this money."

"However, considering your five thousand taels of capital, I can give you a quick death today!"

Xia Mingyuan smiled disdainfully and ignored him completely. Instead, he continued to look at the little Taoist priest who was still shaking the divination sticks.

"How's it going? Did you figure it out?"

"Is it good or bad?"

Snapped!

Chen Wenxin stopped what he was doing, looked at the scattered copper coins, and his eyes widened.

"Oh, the hexagram is very ominous."

He frowned, but there was no panic on his face.

"But the hexagram also said that when you are at the end of your rope, if you can meet a noble person, you may be able to find a way out of the desperate situation!"

"Tsk tsk tsk, I didn't expect that a dead Taoist like you could calculate so accurately."

"It's a pity that the results came out a little too late. You won't meet your benefactor. Remember to pay attention in your next life."

Jin Daya sneered and waved at a dozen thugs.

"Capture all these people, kill them, and bury them in a mass grave."