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"Young master, young master."

Zheng Zhian immediately stood up and looked at the two people behind Ling Fei with surprise, a smile spreading across his face. "Master, Danqin, what brings you here?"

After saying that, she hurriedly stepped forward and invited Xiao Huachi, who was at the door, into the house. She was not surprised that Danqin could come, but why did her master come along as well?

Logically speaking, Master should be on his way to Luxintuo or Fengding County right now!

It was within her expectations that he would go back to report the news. Her father would definitely send someone to investigate Yuan Yuanqing's matter, which was why she was able to take Yuan Ming on such a leisurely trip.

Now that Master is here, Father must have sent someone else.

"So you know you have a master?!" Xiao Huachi entered the room and glanced at her sideways.

Although the Emperor had originally planned for him to take the little guy out of the capital for a trip, who would have thought that the little guy would run away on his own without anyone keeping an eye on him?

If it weren't for the shadow guards the Emperor had arranged to stay by her side sending a timely message back to the capital, they wouldn't know where to look for her right now.

Danqin, who was following behind, also looked at her with resentment.

Zheng Zhian caught her gaze, chuckled guiltily, and took her arm. "Danqin~ I missed you so much, did you miss me?" His voice trailed off sweetly and tenderly.

Danqin is most susceptible to this trick; as long as you act cute, Danqin's temper will vanish.

Just as she expected, Danqing sighed helplessly, raised her hand and tapped her little head, "You."

Zheng Zhian then looked at his master, who was standing inside the house looking at the two people at the table. He first poured him a cup of tea and handed it to him, saying, "Master, have some tea."

"What is this?" Xiao Huachi took it. He had already recognized the beggar in tattered clothes. He remembered the man from the corner table when he was checking on Di Xingxian before. He only remembered him because of his clothes.

But why is he with the little guy? It seems he knows Yuan Ming.

Zheng Zhian immediately explained, "They're gambling, not gambling, they're playing a game." He couldn't say gambling, lest he start nagging again later.

The sudden addition of three people made the room feel somewhat cramped, but this did not diminish Yuan Ming's desire to settle things with Zhao Erniu.

He looked across at the other side and said, "What are you looking at? Hurry up and drive!"

Zhao Erniu withdrew his gaze from Xiao Huachi and the others, "Let's open it together."

Seeing his reaction, a deeper meaning flashed in Zheng Zhian's eyes.

Previously, I only thought that Zhao Erniu was a slippery person who traveled the world and had some ways to protect himself, so he was a capable person in the world. But now that he can remain calm when he sees someone like his master, it is more than just that he has some knowledge.

"Open." As Yuan Ming's voice fell, the two of them picked up the dice cups at the same time.

The dice in front of Yuan Ming showed a 666, while the dice in front of Zhao Erniu showed a 665.

"I lost." Zhao Erniu suddenly deflated, looked at Yuan Ming dejectedly, and said in a low voice.

His words startled Yuan Ming. He walked up to Zhao Erniu, took his dice cup, raised it to the light, and looked at it. Then he looked at the dice on the table, his astonishment evident in his eyes.

"I really won?" He had gambled with Zhao Erniu several times, and each time it ended in a draw. This time, he was prepared to change the rules and try out all the possible games, but he never expected to win like this.

This was so easy that he could hardly believe it.

Zhao Erniu rolled his eyes at him. "How about we have another match?"

"Trying to back out?" Yuan Ming immediately refused, "No need. Since you lost, you must keep your promise. Don't forget what you said before."

Although we don't know if he just had a bad day, now that there's a result, what's the point of competing?

Zhao Erniu looked dejected, but still unconvinced, "How about we have another competition?"

Xiao Huachi looked at him meaningfully. If he wasn't mistaken, the barely perceptible fluctuation when he entered the room was from the dice in the dice cup moving.

Although it's unclear what kind of bet they had, this person was deliberately trying to lose.

Although Zheng Zhian did not sense any movement, judging from Yuan Ming's persistence towards this person, this person's gambling skills must be quite good. Is it an accident that he lost so easily now?

Ling Fei also gave Zhao Erniu a meaningful look.

When Yuan Ming heard that Zhao Erniu didn't want to admit defeat, he immediately refused, even narrowing his eyes as he looked at him and said, "A bet is a bet. If you want to play again, you can."

"Cut off one of your hands first."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Erniu quickly hid his hands behind his back and shook his head vigorously, "I'm not competing anymore, I'm not competing anymore..."

He couldn't resist adding, "At such a young age, you always need help. Do your parents know how ruthless you are?"

Zheng Zhian's gaze turned cold, and he turned to look at Yuan Ming, worried that he would be saddened by this. However, Yuan Ming did not hear the sarcasm in his eyes at all.

Instead, he said, "That's how my godfather taught me. Is that cruel?" In the old man's words, this is nothing.

Zhao Erniu was speechless. It seemed that his godfather was still a pervert. No wonder this little pervert had no mercy for life at such a young age and could take people's lives so casually.

He hadn't forgotten how, when he encountered this guy in Jiangling, he had killed several people with a mere wave of his hand.

At such a young age, he possessed a cold-blooded ruthlessness surpassing that of assassins and death squads.

"Now that I'm following you, where will I live?" Zhao Erniu looked at Zheng Zhian. "You'll provide food and lodging, right?"

Zheng Zhian frowned. "You didn't deliberately lose just to find a long-term sucker, did you?!"

"How, how could that be? I'm honoring my bet and keeping my promise. How could you think of me like that?" Zhao Erniu turned his head to one side as if he had suffered a great humiliation.

Ling Fei, who was standing to the side, suddenly spoke up, "Master, there are no rooms left here." He had just booked the last two rooms for Elder Xiao and Danqin.

"Then Erniu, you and A-Ming..."

Before Zheng Zhian could finish speaking, Yuan Ming immediately said with disdain, "I'm not living with him."

"I don't want to live with you yet."

In the end, Zhao Erniu died and had to share a room with Ling Fei.

Zheng Zhian never expected that the group of tourists would suddenly grow so large.

After assigning accommodations, Xiao Huachi and the others returned to Zheng Zhian's room. As soon as Ling Fei entered, he reported on the old man's condition.

“Master, that old man is called Xiang Qingshan, and his son is called Xiang Ke. There are indeed a lot of betrothal gifts in the house, but they have not been opened. Xiang Ke’s mother died because she gave birth to him prematurely, and the father and son depended on each other for survival after that.”

Xiang Ke's mother had worked as a courtesan in Jiuyao Mansion. Xiang Ke's appearance was quite similar to her mother's. Because she was born prematurely, she looked weak and was raised by Xiang Qingshan with more care than ordinary farm children.

Moreover, he had studied poetry and literature with a tutor since childhood, originally intending for him to become a teacher or hold a sinecure as an accountant. However, the emperor later opened the imperial examination system, and he went to participate in the autumn provincial examination, until he was taken away by Ge Gao...

As soon as he finished speaking, Zheng Zhian's face turned cold. His promising future had been ruined by that beast in human clothing.

Enraged, she slammed her hand on the table, shattering it into pieces and leaving her with no complete body.

A mere tycoon from Changfeng dares to be so lawless.

"Go and check on the Ge family, see how Xiang Ke is doing now."