222: Before the wedding

“These guys.”

Lin Xiao looked at the Disciples who had disappeared, then turned his gaze to the remaining Elders, and said with a smile, “How about it, does anyone want to go for tea with me?”

Currently, all the Elders of Wuji Palace, except for Bone Cultivator and Blue Heart's family of three who were at home, were all here.

“No.”

As Lin Xiao's voice fell, Qing Luo was the first to shake her head, swinging her legs while sitting on an umbrella, and said playfully, “I want to go to the casino.”

Upon hearing this, everyone present was stunned; no one expected such an unsuitable word to come out of Qing Luo's mouth.

“Casino??”

After recovering, Lin Xiao scrutinized her from head to toe, then opened his mouth in surprise, “I say, Qing Luo, who taught you that? Gambling is not a good habit.”

Qing Luo shook her head slightly and said, “No one taught me. It’s just that two days ago in the Palace, I saw some Disciples playing, and it seemed quite interesting.”

“Disciples in the Palace are gambling?”

Upon hearing this, Lin Xiao was first stunned, but then he shook his head.

The entrance examination of Wuji Palace included a test of the Heart-Nature of its Disciples; those who passed, if not entirely righteous, at least had firm wills.

Gambling wasn't such a terrible thing; if they wanted to play, they played. There was no need for them to interfere with such matters.

The current problem was that Qing Luo had actually encountered gambling, which, in Lin Xiao's view, was not a good thing.

“I say, Qing Luo.”

Lin Xiao raised an eyebrow and said, “How much gambling money did you bring?”

“Ah, let me see.”

Upon hearing this, Qing Luo scanned her storage ring, then looked up and casually waved her hand, “Not much, just thirty thousand Top-Grade Spirit Stones.”

“...Give it to me!”

Upon hearing this, Lin Xiao's face darkened, and he extended his hand to grab in the Void Realm; Qing Luo's storage ring instantly appeared in his palm.

“No, are you robbing me?!”

Seeing this, Qing Luo immediately became anxious. Just as she was about to say something, she suddenly froze.

She saw her Palace Revered Master casually take out ten Spiritual Qi-rich Spirit Crystals from it and throw them to her. She subconsciously caught them and stared blankly at him, not knowing what he meant.

“A small gamble is fun, a big gamble harms the body.”

Lin Xiao, unhurriedly, put away the storage ring and lightly coughed, “I’ll keep these Spirit Crystals for you for now. Those… no, those Spirit Crystals, you can go play with them.”

“What?!”

Upon hearing this, Qing Luo looked at the few countable Spirit Crystals in her hand and was instantly dumbfounded. Even the few people beside her looked at their Palace Revered Master with a hint of disdain.

This was pure robbery; he robbed her of fifty thousand Spirit Crystals, and then gave back ten for her to gamble. Their Palace Revered Master was truly generous enough.

“What?”

Seeing Qing Luo remain silent, Lin Xiao frowned slightly and said faintly, “Do you think ten is too many?”

“No, no, no, it's enough!”

Upon hearing this, Qing Luo almost jumped up, turned, and transformed into a streak of light, fearing that Lin Xiao would take away the remaining bit she had.

“That’s right.”

Looking at the departing streak of light, Lin Xiao's face showed relief. He then looked at the others and kindly said, “So, who wants to go for tea? I’m treating.”

Lin Xiao said this while showing off the storage ring in his hand, which made the corners of their mouths twitch involuntarily.

Finally, Zhang Liang chose to go watch a play with Li Ming, while Zhou Meng and Bai Jie prepared to visit Wu Family a hundred miles away to see Witch Cai Chan, who was about to get married.

The remaining five men, An Lan, Bai Xiaochun, Kaido, Zhu Rong, and Lin Xiao, looked at each other.

“So.”

Lin Xiao stood up, looked at them, and spread his hands, “Let's go for tea. I see you're all quite bored.”

They did not refuse. They had no interest in shopping or other entertainment. Since their Palace Revered Master suggested tea, they would drink it.

Lin Xiao had already located a teahouse before this. After descending from the sky with the others, he directly waved his hand, threw out twenty Top-Grade Spirit Crystals, and booked the entire place.

The owner immediately invited all guests out. Three minutes later, Lin Xiao and the others were seated in a private room on the third floor, with the aroma of tea spreading across the table and the beautiful scenery outside the window fully visible.

“Hmm, good tea.”

Lin Xiao drank the hot tea in his cup in one gulp, a comfortable expression on his face.

The tea he drank this time was not the Dao Comprehension Tea or other precious teas he brought from Wuji Palace, but merely a Low Grade Earth Rank tea, which was considered very precious by ordinary Cultivators.

In fact, for him, whether he drank Dao Comprehension Tea or the large bowl tea from the street, the only difference was the taste.

Even Dao Comprehension Tea had no effect on him, who had already Cultivated to the level of an invincible Genius; at most, it would just make him a bit more energetic.

“Hmm?”

Seeing Bai Xiaochun standing by the window, looking at something unknown, Lin Xiao put down his teacup and asked curiously, “What are you looking at, Xiao Chun?”

“Palace Revered Master.”

Bai Xiaochun turned sideways, the corners of his mouth twitching slightly, looking very hard to describe.

“I saw Qing Luo.”

“Oh?”

Upon hearing this, Lin Xiao raised his eyebrows slightly, slowly picked up his tea, and leisurely said, “How about it, those ten Spirit Crystals are gone, right?”

“No.”

Bai Xiaochun nodded slightly, then glanced out the window again, and the corner of his eye twitched slightly, “She has already won 300.”

“???”

Upon hearing this, Lin Xiao, who was about to drink his tea, paused immediately, turned to look at the other person, and his face was filled with surprise.

“What did you say?”

Bai Xiaochun said nothing, merely silently yielded his position. Lin Xiao immediately flashed forward and looked down.

He then happened to see Qing Luo walking out of the gambling house, twirling a money bag, while behind her, a group of Cultivators stared wide-eyed at her.

“No, this…”

Seeing this, Lin Xiao was also stunned. He didn't expect Qing Luo not only to not lose but to also multiply her gambling funds by dozens of times. Was she truly skilled or just lucky?

Holding this question, Lin Xiao's perception firmly locked onto Qing Luo. He saw her enter another gambling house. A quarter of an hour later, she emerged again, but with another money bag in her hand, and she strolled away under the resentful gazes of the gamblers behind her.

This time, Lin Xiao saw clearly that the girl hadn't lost a single hand after entering. She went straight for all-in bets, and within a few rounds, she had won the gambling house dry.

The most bizarre thing was that this girl didn't cheat; she won everything purely by her own skill.

During this time, there were indeed some who thought Qing Luo was there to cause trouble. Just as they were about to make a move, they were knocked to the ground by a trace of pressure emanating from her, unable to get up.

Seeing this, naturally no one dared to stop her, only able to watch her leave with their own eyes.

“Luck, perhaps…”

Lin Xiao still held a glimmer of hope, but it wasn't until Qing Luo emerged from the fifth gambling house, and he saw the several bulging money bags at her waist, that he finally gave up hope.

Good heavens, she truly had no tricks, relying entirely on luck! In just one hour, this girl won almost two thousand.

But she only had ten to begin with; that was the most outrageous part.

And after seeing Qing Luo enter the sixth gambling house, Lin Xiao withdrew his perception. There was no need to watch anymore. He was now curious about how much she would win on this trip.

“Palace Revered Master.”

As Lin Xiao returned to his seat, Kaido suddenly spoke, “In a few days, when we go to attack those southern forces, can I go too?”

“Dream on.”

Upon hearing this, Lin Xiao rolled his eyes directly and said unhappily, “Is it appropriate for an Emperor Realm to go? Stay put and let those young ones go experience it.”

Although there were many powerful forces among the remaining southern forces, no matter how strong they were, they couldn't surpass the Middle Domain Four Great Powers.

Lin Xiao had investigated; among the southern forces, there was only one Quasi-Emperor Third Heaven, and all the others were Great Saint Realm, posing no threat at all.

Therefore, this time, he didn't even plan to send out any Emperor Realm Cultivators. At that time, he would just let Qing Luo or someone else, with two Quasi-Emperors leading the team, and that would be enough. It would be a good opportunity to train the Disciples of Wuji Palace.

Especially Hu Qianxue and Qin Wudao, who had just broken through to the Great Saint Realm, they needed several battles to consolidate their combat power.

“Alright…”

Seeing Kaido's disappointed expression, Lin Xiao seemed to remember something and raised an eyebrow, “I say, if you're really bored, why don't you travel the continent after this, explore those ancient ruins or Secret Realms, and see if you find anything.”

“Hmm?”

Upon hearing this, the previously dejected Kaido immediately perked up, then nodded repeatedly, “Okay, Palace Revered Master, I will definitely complete the mission!”

“Mm-hmm.”

Lin Xiao smiled and nodded. As for this mission, he wasn't just using it to let Kaido expend his abundant energy. Another reason was that he wanted to find some fun in those ancient ruins, perhaps unearthing some unexpected surprises.

For example, ancient forces from hundreds of thousands of years ago, or rare treasures, flying beasts, and walking beasts that had long been lost or even extinct.

He was quite interested in these things, such as Divine Beasts like the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin, which were nowhere to be seen on the Tianxuan Continent.

He had checked the history of the Tianxuan Continent. Hundreds of thousands of years ago, these three Yao Race almost successively disappeared, very abruptly.

Lin Xiao was very curious about where they went. Coincidentally, he had nothing much to do at this stage and had time to search.

It would be best if he found them, but it didn't matter if he didn't.

“Alright.”

Lin Xiao stood up and sat down at the nearby wooden table. With a flash of white light, a set of mahjong appeared before him. He turned to look at the others and said with a smile, “Just drinking tea is too boring. Let's play mahjong.”

“Come on.”

Upon hearing this, their eyes immediately lit up, and they all stood up and took their seats. Only Kaido had no interest in this game. He took out several jars of wine from his storage ring and began to drink by himself.

The four of them played from high noon until sunset. When they realized it, the sunlight streaming in from outside had already turned orange.

“Alright, no more playing.”

Lin Xiao said, standing up with a smile on his face, clearly in a good mood. The others, including An Lan and Zhu Rong, had dark expressions, and Bai Xiaochun looked at his storage ring with a pained expression.

Thus, who won and who lost was clear at a glance.

“Comfortable.”

A joyful Lin Xiao led the group out of the teahouse and towards the Imperial Palace, finally arriving at a magnificent courtyard.

This was specially built by Yun Xuan for Wuji Palace and others, and its specifications were even grander than his own main hall, out of fear of neglecting Lin Xiao and the others.

At this moment in the courtyard, Yun Ling'er, Hu Qianxue, and others had already returned and were sitting in the pavilion chatting animatedly. They stopped talking only when they saw Lin Xiao and the others return, and greeted them one after another.

“Revered Master, you’re back.”

“Mm.”

Lin Xiao sat in the seat Yun Ling'er vacated and looked around, then asked curiously, “Where’s Qing Luo? Hasn’t she returned yet?”

Currently, in the courtyard, besides his own Disciples, Zhang Liang, Li Ming, Zhou Meng, and Bai Jie had all returned. Only Qing Luo was still missing, having gone who knows where.

“Oh, everyone’s here!”

Just then, a voice came from outside the courtyard. Everyone subconsciously turned to look and saw Qing Luo floating back into the courtyard on her umbrella, humming an unknown tune, looking to be in a very good mood.

“Qing Luo.”

Kaido scratched his head and asked curiously, “Where did you go? Why are you only coming back now?”

“Of course, I went to win money,” Qing Luo replied with a grin, then raised her hand. As her storage ring lit up, more than a dozen money bags instantly dropped into her hand.

“Hmm?”

Everyone seeing this scene was also stunned. Just then, Qing Luo's voice continued, “Everyone's here, so I don't have to make an extra trip. Red envelopes for everyone!”

Qing Luo said, throwing out the money bags in her hand. Finally, one hovered in front of each person, even in front of Lin Xiao.

“Red envelopes…”

Upon hearing this, everyone, after recovering, did not decline. After exchanging glances, they all raised their hands to catch them. After checking, Qin Wudao was the first to exclaim in surprise, “Holy cow, over six thousand Spirit Stones! Elder Qing Luo, did you rob the Mobei Dynasty’s treasury??”

“I also have over six thousand.”

“Me too!”

Hu Qianxue and You Bao nearby quickly agreed, and others also responded, finally all turning their gaze to Qing Luo, looking at her with astonishment.

“Don’t count, they’re all 6666,” Qing Luo said, shaking the two remaining empty money bags in her hand, giggling, “I also left two big red envelopes for Little Yunzi and that girl Witch Cai Chan. I’ll give them to them tomorrow.”

“No, I say, Qing Luo.”

After listening to her, Lin Xiao finally couldn't hold back and asked in surprise, “How much did you win today??”

Although Lin Xiao had previously predicted that she would win a lot, looking at the current situation, it seemed he had underestimated her.

“It’s alright,” Qing Luo said casually, propping her chin, “Just about a hundred and twenty thousand.”

Upon hearing this, not only Lin Xiao, but everyone else also fell silent, looking at Qing Luo before them. Only four words remained in their minds: God of Gamblers Incarnate.

However, Lin Xiao's eyes suddenly lit up as he looked at Qing Luo.

Although he only discovered her ability now, it wasn't too late.

From now on, he would let Qing Luo go gambling. The speed of making money was simply more powerful than a printing press in his previous life!

One hundred and twenty thousand Top-Grade Spirit Crystals a day, this was almost catching up to the Mobei Dynasty's tax revenue.

“Hmm?”

Qing Luo, however, felt a chill under Lin Xiao's gaze. Although she didn't know what he was thinking, it definitely wasn't anything good.

“Ah, Qing Luo…”

Lin Xiao's face showed a kind and amiable smile as he slowly began, “Palace Revered Master wants to discuss something with you…”