"The Ge family originally ran a tea business. Later, when it was passed down to Master Ge, it was said that he had an extraordinary talent for doing business since he was a child. With his management, the Ge family's business expanded beyond tea to include restaurants, gambling houses, and various other industries. Gradually, they became the richest family in Changfeng."

In his youth, he was focused solely on business, but later, for some reason, he became obsessed with romance and other worldly affairs, and from then on, he couldn't stop. He was indiscriminate in his relationships with both men and women, and he was very uninhibited in his pursuits.

"Later, his eldest daughter married the second son of the Lai family, the prefect, and the Lai family also married a daughter to the eldest son of the Ge family, thus the two families became in-laws. That Master Ge liked to share his concubines and male prostitutes with those high-ranking officials and nobles."

Those who associated with him praised his womanizing ways, and the eldest son of the Ge family, now the young master Ge Gao, not only inherited his father's business acumen, but also surpassed him in his father's indiscriminate love of women. It is said that he already has more than a dozen concubines in his mansion, and who knows how many male prostitutes he has...

As he spoke, the waiter's voice unconsciously rose a little, and several people at the next table, perhaps having heard him, looked at him with envious eyes.

The waiter, sensing the gazes around him, lowered his voice considerably. He took a few steps closer and said in a low, meaningful voice, "I've heard that the father and son sometimes take turns playing. I don't know if it's true or not, but it's still become a topic of conversation for many people."

Seeing someone bring back the food that had been taken down to be heated, the waiter bowed and raised his voice, "Young master, is there anything else you would like to know?"

Upon hearing this, Zheng Zhian glanced at the person serving the dishes, his eyes smiling, and said, "It's alright, you can go back to your work."

The waiter nodded and retreated as if nothing had happened.

So that's how it is. With the prefect as such a powerful backer, the Ge family naturally wouldn't take the old man's case. At first, we only thought that the Ge family had bribed them, but now it seems that it's more than that.

Could the old man who was blocking the gate of the Ten Turns Ninefold Pass today be Ge Gao?

Speaking of the saying "ten turns and nine complete", why hasn't Yuan Ming returned yet?

Not long after Zheng Zhian finished his dinner and returned to his room, he heard a loud 'bang' from Yuan Ming's room next door, as if something had hit the ground.

She immediately went out, pushed open Yuan Ming's door, and saw a man lying on the floor with disheveled hair and tattered clothes. He was half-lying on the ground, breathing rapidly, pounding his chest, and coughing incessantly, clearly having difficulty breathing.

"Yuan Ming, why are you arresting him?" This person should be the one sitting on the 10-turn, 9-step staircase.

The person coughing on the ground stopped what they were doing and turned to look at her. Zhao Erniu couldn't help but exclaim, "It's you again!"

Is this kid trying to capture me again?

Yuan Ming ignored him, and instead leaned against the window with his arms crossed, glancing at the person on the ground, "He still owes me a bet."

Otherwise, he wouldn't have gone to all that trouble to catch that loach.

Upon hearing this, Zheng Zhian looked at the person on the ground and asked, "Do you know me?" She felt that the person looked familiar, but she couldn't remember who he was.

"You don't recognize me? I'm Zhao Erniu!" Last time he had me arrested, then inexplicably released me. You've forgotten me so quickly?

When he mentioned the name, Zheng Zhian remembered it. "Why don't you just bet with him? Why run away?"

Zhao Erniu rolled his eyes without changing his expression, got up from the ground, and said, "He wants a life-or-death situation. I don't want to play that big." This guy's martial arts are so high. If that guy wins, my life will be over. If that guy loses to me, and he gets angry and kills me with one blow, wouldn't the outcome be the same?

He looked at the boy standing by the window, "Kill me or torture me, hurry up, I'm not betting with you anyway." After saying that, he turned his head to one side with a very tough attitude.

Zheng Zhian looked at Yuan Ming with deep, unfathomable eyes, "Why did you choose to engage in a life-or-death struggle with him?"

Noticing the change in her mood, Yuan Ming pursed his lips. "That was decided before." Seeing her increasingly unfriendly gaze, he lowered his voice, "I didn't say I would come to the life-or-death situation this time."

Zhao Erniu looked at him silently. "Are you sure?" If that's the case, he could play with this kid. This kid's gambling skills are indeed quite good. His hands were itching to play, which was the excitement of finding an opponent.

To be honest, I've never lost a game at a casino, no matter how big or small, as long as I didn't lose intentionally.

Zheng Zhian walked to the table in the center of the room and sat down, quietly watching the two of them.

Seeing that she didn't speak, Yuan Ming said resentfully, "Fine, we don't want to play a life-or-death match, then let's change it." The outcome must be decided, otherwise this matter will stay in my heart and I won't feel at ease.

But if there are no stakes, then it's not gambling.

"As long as it's not a life-or-death gamble, what do you want to gamble on?" Zhao Erniu relaxed now. He could tell that this kid was afraid of the person sitting there.

They didn't even know each other when they last met, so how come they're so close now?

“Gambling…” Yuan Ming’s eyes darted around. He thought that if Zhi’an, who wanted both hands and feet, was here, she might get angry. What else could they do besides that? The three of them weren’t short of money. They had it.

“Let’s bet that if you lose, you have to give it to me.” Yuan Ming then pointed to the person at the table. “Be her slave. If she says go east, you can’t go west. If she says eat, you have to hand her the bowl.”

Zhao Erniu's eyes flashed, and he pretended to be conflicted. After a moment of contemplation, he said, "Fine, but what if you lose?"

"You said."

"From now on, you'll call me 'Dad' and serve me like a slave, how about that?"

"Deal." Yuan Ming said without hesitation.

Yuan Ming went out to ask someone to bring the dice, and Zheng Zhian looked at the confident Zhao Erniu, "What are you doing here?"

Zhao Erniu tossed his head, raised his hand to brush aside the strands of hair that were obscuring his eyes, and laughed, "I'm just a beggar, drifting like duckweed, wandering around. What's so strange about me being here?"

"But you, a rich young master, how come you're with that kid?"

"We just clicked."

...

Yuan Ming brought in two sets of dice, walked to the table, and looked at the person who was still standing to the side with his head tilted to the side. "Come on."

Zhao Erniu walked over, took a set of dice, casually picked up the dice cup, spun it a few times in the air, and looked at him, "What do you want to play?"

Zheng Zhian was dazzled by the technique; it seemed this guy really had some skills.

There are many ways to play in StarCraft, including dice, but you don't need physical dice to play. This fancy method is quite eye-opening.

Not to be outdone, Yuan Ming tossed the dice cup in the air before it landed steadily on the table, staring at Zhao Erniu. "Let's play the simplest game, comparing sizes."

"Row."

As soon as they finished speaking, the two of them picked up the dice cups and shook them in the air, leaving only the sound of the dice clashing in the room.

bang~

The two simultaneously slammed their dice cups down on the table, their eyes blazing with intense, unspoken tension.

Bang bang~ Just as the two were about to dice, a knock sounded on the door.

The group looked towards the door at the same time. Yuan Ming's anger surged to his head, and he roared, "Who is it?"

"It's me. Is Master here with you?"

Recognizing the voices outside as Ling Fei and Zheng Zhian, they called out, "Come in."

Ling Fei pushed open the door and walked in, followed by two other people.

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