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The two didn't pay much attention to Chu Zeng's little scheme.

After a satisfying meal, we left the restaurant.

To be honest, the food was really good, but the price was a bit high; the meal cost five hundred coins.

With so much money, he could find a young, strong man in the nameless village to work for him for a month, and the man would be grateful.

But in Lucheng, it's just the price of a meal.

This shows just how vast the gap between the rich and poor is between the two places.

After leaving the restaurant, Chen Xuening asked.

"My lord, where shall we go next?"

She was also somewhat excited at this moment, not because of Chu Zeng, but because Chu Xuan had brought her out this time to suppress bandits.

Chen Xuening had never experienced anything like this before, so she was naturally both nervous and excited.

Chu Xuan wiped his mouth, glanced casually at the entrance of an alley behind him, and then said.

"No rush, let's take a walk first to digest our food, and then your husband will take you to a nice place."

The two strolled around the street for a while, buying some trinkets for Chen Xuening and the other two ladies. Then Chu Xuan led her into a small alley.

Chen Xuening noticed that the path was quite spacious on all sides, suggesting it should be a place with a lot of people coming and going. However, the further she went in, the fewer people she saw, which was rather strange.

After she told Chu Xuan about it, he turned around and glanced at her.

"What? Do you think I'm going to take you away and sell you?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Xuening knew he was deliberately keeping her in suspense, so she simply rolled her eyes and remained silent.

After walking several hundred meters, Chu Xuan stopped outside a large gate.

The door looked ancient, with a few faint marks left by swords and knives, but other than that, there was nothing special about it.

Chu Xuan reached out and knocked on the door.

A moment later, a small window opened in the door, and a young man with a somewhat sleazy appearance poked his head out, looking the two of them over for a while.

"Who goes there? What are you doing here?"

Chu Xuan didn't reply, and threw over a gold coin engraved with a bird feather pattern.

Just as the man was about to reprimand him for not knowing the rules, his expression suddenly changed the moment he saw the gold coin. He became extremely respectful, and his previous arrogance completely vanished.

"It's a distinguished guest! Please wait a moment!"

He closed the small window and quickly opened the main door, welcoming the two inside.

"Husband, what is that?"

Upon entering, there was an ordinary-looking hall. While the person was leading the way, Chen Xuening asked in confusion.

"Given by Zhou Meng, it's a token for entering this place."

He then whispered out the general information he had received.

It turns out this was the hiding place of those mountain bandits.

According to Zhou Meng, there were many bandits in Wuming Mountain. They were all on their own, but a few years ago a strongman suddenly appeared and led his men to fight them all and forcibly integrate them into one group.

Those people were all dressed in yellow, hence they were called the Yellow-Clad Bandits.

Nowadays, most of the bandits on Wuming Mountain have joined the Yellow-Clad Bandits. Those who refuse to join are either like One-Eyed Dragon, who controls the salt fields and has considerable power, or like the Hanyang Gang, who resist.

However, Chu Xuan also witnessed the consequences of resistance: the entire village was beaten into a pulp, and the old village chief was beaten to death.

Just a few days before Chu Xuan arrived at Hanyang Village, Zhou Meng had already decided to surrender. He had someone bring over the gold coins, the token of the Yellow-Clad Bandits, and was preparing to lead the people of the village to surrender.

Apart from these two families, almost all the bandits in the nameless mountain were under the control of these yellow-clad bandits.

This place is the stronghold of the Yellow-Clad Bandits. After dominating the Nameless Mountain, Duan Yu, the leader of the Yellow-Clad Bandits, opened this gambling den, partly to cover his tracks and partly to conceal his business.

"So, my husband came here to find Duan Yu?"

Hearing this, Chen Xuening felt a little scared, but she also believed that Chu Xuan would protect her, so she was mostly excited.

"Ah."

Chu Xuan nodded, and seeing that they were about to reach the end, he said nothing more.

"My lords, this is the place you are looking for. I am not at liberty to enter. Please make yourselves at home."

Reaching the end of the hall, the man returned the gold coins to Chu Xuan and pointed to a dark wooden door in front of him.

Even through the wooden door, you could hear the commotion inside.

Chu Xuan nodded slightly, signaling the man to step back, and then pushed open the wooden door.

For a moment, it was as if my vision had been taken away.

After a moment, he gradually recovered and saw that there was a somewhat dark room in front of him.

Only a few candles lit the surroundings. The room was crowded with people. The area, which was about two or three hundred square meters, was filled with gambling tables. People were gathered around the tables, shouting and yelling as they placed their bets.

Chen Xuening looked around with some curiosity. She had never been to a gambling den before, so everything she saw seemed new and interesting.

Chu Xuan smiled at her and pulled Chen Xuening inside.

Her small hands were incredibly smooth and soft, as if boneless. If this place weren't so unsuitable, Chu Xuan would have loved to experience them properly.

He then found a gambling table with fewer people, sat down, took the ten-tael gold ingot handed to him by Chen Xuening, placed it on the gambling table, and laughed.

"Oshida."

One sentence immediately drew everyone's attention, and they looked at the unfamiliar young man with a stunningly beautiful companion with some surprise.

The game played at this gambling table is with ordinary dice; betting on big or small is the simplest way to play.

But under normal circumstances, it's just a few small amounts of silver; it's rare to see someone bet ten taels of gold right away.

The gambling den's henchmen, seeing this, practically grinned from ear to ear.

The person who can pull off such a move must be incredibly wealthy, and now he's at my gambling table. It seems I'll be able to make a good profit today!

He immediately smiled respectfully at Chu Xuan and nodded hastily, asking, "Young master, is anyone else following you after betting ten taels of gold?"

After saying that, several people hesitated for a moment before placing their bets.

Seeing that it was almost done, he shook the dice cup and lifted it up.

Unsurprisingly, it's small.

"oops!"

Upon seeing the numbers on the dice, those who had placed bets with Chu Xuan were filled with regret and despair.

Following such a big spender, I thought I could make some money, but I ended up losing everything.

Indeed, this kind of playboy doesn't seem to frequent gambling dens. He's probably just here for a change of pace. It would be a miracle if he won with him.

Chen Xuening felt a little sorry for him, but when she turned around and saw Chu Xuan's indifferent expression, she knew that he had his own plans, so she simply didn't say anything.

The man smiled and looked at Chu Xuan: "Young Master, would you like to continue?"

Chu Xuan's eyes showed some annoyance, but it was quickly replaced by a fervent look as he took out another ten taels of gold and placed them on the gambling table.

"Come on, continue. Ten taels of gold is nothing to this young master!"

"open!"