After the arranged marriage, I pampered the sickly regent.

"Your Highness, the gambling den is just ahead."

Led by the cold wind, Ye Qingwu arrived outside a restaurant. She looked around and couldn't help but feel strange.

"Isn't this a restaurant? How does it have anything to do with a gambling den?"

In response to Ye Qingwu's question, Leng Feng replied, "Your Highness, the gambling den is hidden in the backyard of the restaurant. I only obtained this information after conducting a thorough investigation."

"If someone is eating, the manager here will recommend them to the gambling den in the back to gamble on their wins and losses."

"In that case, the restaurant provides an excellent cover."

Ye Qingwu narrowed her eyes, her gaze filled with coldness. "Let's go inside first and talk about it."

If that dark cloud is hiding here, then this gambling den must be something special.

As soon as they stepped inside, several burly men walked towards them. They glanced at Leng Feng, and their gazes finally settled on Ye Qingwu. They shouted, "Get out, get out! Women are not welcome here."

"If it's a restaurant, how can you not serve us?" Ye Qingwu retorted.

"Stop talking nonsense. This is the rule in our restaurant. If you keep trembling, we'll have to take action!"

"You!" Leng Feng was about to make a move, but Ye Qingwu stopped him. She took out a bag from her sleeve and opened a corner of the bag.

Whether it was the burly man who was blocking the way or the people who looked over because of the commotion, everyone's eyes widened when they saw what was in the bag.

"Gold...gold!"

And it's a huge piece of gold. If I could get my hands on such a large piece of gold, I'd be set for life.

Ye Qingwu weighed the gold in her hand and sighed softly, "Fine, since this place won't let us in, we'll go to another one."

"It's a pity about this piece of gold."

"Wait a minute."

Just as Ye Qingwu was about to leave, she suddenly heard anxious voices trying to stop her. A middle-aged man rushed over, his face full of flattery, bowing and scraping to Ye Qingwu. A large mole on the corner of his mouth was very noticeable, and his eyes were full of greed when they fell on the gold in her hand.

“Miss, I am the manager of this restaurant. My staff doesn’t know the proper etiquette and is still asking me to come this way.”

The shopkeeper gestured for Ye Qingwu to move, but Ye Qingwu did not move and pretended to be hesitant.

"Shopkeeper, but these people just said that women are not allowed to come near. If I go in, wouldn't I be breaking your rules?"

"How could it be a bad rule?"

The shopkeeper, preoccupied with the gold in Ye Qingwu's hands, finished speaking politely and then reprimanded the burly men, "What's going on here?"

"When did I ever say that women weren't allowed in restaurants? What are you standing there for? Quickly apologize to this young lady!"

Under the middle-aged man's reprimand, all of them lowered their heads and dared not say another word.

Ye Qingwu remained silent, her gaze falling on the jade pendant worn by the middle-aged man. Its shape was extremely strange, and the carvings on it resembled some kind of symbol.

Most importantly, she sensed a malevolent aura emanating from the middle-aged man upon seeing him, which she suspected was coming from the jade pendant.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have taken out the gold. In a gambling den, who can resist the temptation of gold?

"Cold Wind, be careful, something's not right here."

As Ye Qingwu followed the innkeeper into the restaurant, she whispered a reminder to him.

Not only the shopkeeper, but everyone eating here was in low spirits, as if they had lost their souls.

"Miss, what would you like to eat?"

The shopkeeper led Ye Qingwu to a seat and asked her questions warmly.

Ye Qingwu placed the gold on the table. The palm-sized piece of gold was revealed, and its golden light further aroused the desires in people's hearts.

The shopkeeper rubbed his hands together, extremely excited, but kept glancing towards the cold wind.

The girl looked delicate and frail, but the man who came with her was carrying a sword and was clearly not someone to be trifled with.

But it would be such a waste to let such a large piece of gold go!

Seeing that Ye Qingwu did not answer, the shopkeeper asked again, "Miss?"

"I'm not eating."

"Shopkeeper, do you know any places in the capital that can make gold grow more and more?"

The shopkeeper's expression changed. How could he not understand the meaning behind Ye Qingwu's words? He tentatively asked, "Miss, there are places available, but whether you can increase them depends entirely on your own abilities. I don't know..."

"Just lead the way."

Ye Qingwu said that seeing the other party's quick reply and the lure of gold, the shopkeeper did not hesitate any longer.

This girl looks like she came from outside the capital. She dared to come here with such a large amount of gold; she's bound to fail here.

Even if there are guards protecting him, so what? There are more than one highly skilled person in this place.

The innkeeper quickly led Ye Qingwu and Leng Feng out of the restaurant's backyard, but unexpectedly, a dark alley appeared in front of them, making them hesitant to approach.

"Shopkeeper, what do you mean by this?"

Ye Qingwu asked the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper simply smiled and said, "Miss, don't worry. Once you cross this alley, you'll reach the place you're looking for."

"Since you've found your way here, Miss, aren't you here for the gambling den too?"

"The shopkeeper is a sensible man. In that case, lead the way."

Ye Qingwu replied.

The closer Ye Qingwu got to the depths of the alley, the more she sensed the malevolent aura around her.

Leng Feng followed behind Ye Qingwu, warily observing their surroundings.

"Your Highness, there are at least a dozen experts nearby, I'm afraid..."

"Cold wind said in a low voice."

"I know." Ye Qingwu was unconvinced by Leng Feng's concerns.

The other party must have made thorough preparations to bring her here, but if she hadn't made any preparations, how could she have appeared here?

Ah.

"Just follow me. Once we get there, do as I say," Ye Qingwu said to Leng Feng.

Thinking of the malevolent energy here, Ye Qingwu couldn't help but feel a little worried. She wasn't afraid of these things; in fact, when the malevolent energy reached her, it could be directly absorbed by the spiritual energy in the space and transformed into usable power.

But Leng Feng is different. If a dispute breaks out in the gambling den, Leng Feng will be troubled by the evil energy, which will inevitably distract him.

She took out another talisman from her spatial storage and handed it to Leng Feng.

"Keep this in your bosom to protect yourself from the interference of that dark energy."

Ye Qingwu said to the cold wind.

After passing through the alley, the gambling den came into view, with two or three people guarding it from the outside.

The group was somewhat surprised to see the shopkeeper and stepped forward to greet him, "Shopkeeper, what brings you here...?"

Before they could finish speaking, they saw Ye Qingwu walking towards them.

woman?

The group of people stared wide-eyed, filled with curiosity. They knew this was a gambling den, so why would a woman be here?

"Take this young lady inside."

The shopkeeper winked at the group, secretly pleased with himself. So what if they brought someone to protect them?