Chapter 397 Paradise Forest

"The investigation is clear, Lord Marquis."

"explain."

As a garrison envoy, Lu Mingfei would definitely not go to Fusang alone. The Great Zhou Dynasty assigned him 5,000 soldiers, all dispatched by the champion. With such an army, Lu Mingfei would not be able to go to Pingjianghu. What's more, this small country of Fusang is isolated overseas.

With an army in hand and being relied on by Dazhou, it was natural to say that he was now the de facto king of Fusang. Therefore, all the ministers who had been enjoying themselves at home day and night were all thrown into prison overnight.

These nobles are all in jail and they haven't realized it yet. Didn't I drink well? The little girl who contributed to so-and-so looks really good. I want to wait until dark to have a good taste. But now this is...

They were in a prison of withered grass and sludge, and the smell of rotten leaves, rotten eggs, and mixed fermentation constantly assaulted their nostrils. They had already vomited over and over again, but now they couldn't vomit even if they wanted to, because of the stench of vomit. Their stomachs growled with hunger. They swallowed saliva like dogs. Even though they were unwilling to do so, they finally couldn't help but look at the rice balls made of unknown materials on the ground. It was just this disgusting one. Is it really edible due to its yellow color and that smell?

The ministers who are struggling with food safety issues probably wouldn't have thought that boxes of gold and silver treasures were being moved out of their mansions at this moment. If they got the news, they would definitely not be in the mood to think about starvation, and they would probably want to die directly. , after all, those gold and silver are the people's treasure and the people's anointing that they have worked hard and worked hard to collect without complaint.

"Master Marquis, this is the list. Please take a look at it."

Lu Mingfei glanced at it. Even though he had seen countless big scenes, he couldn't help but be surprised by the numbers above. He couldn't tell that a small country like Fusang could support so many worms and fat pigs.

But when he thought about the thin peasants in the fields, Lu Mingfei felt relieved.

He made two moves on the list.

"Distribute these to buy wine for the brothers."

The soldier grinned.

"okay!"

Different generals have different styles of leading troops. Some are known for their strict military discipline, while others are brave and fierce. Lu Mingfei's military leadership is actually very simple, relying on his personal prestige.

Although it is simple, it has to be said that this move is very effective for Lu Mingfei. He believes that there is no benefit in thinking more about the soldiers under his own hands. When the servants come, there will naturally be people rushing to charge. .

Where in the world can you find that kind of good thing that allows a horse to run without giving it a chance to eat grass?

Lu Mingfei looked down upon gold and silver. He was already a champion. His glory and wealth were nothing more than that. He had experienced all the experience. For him, nothing was more important than Eriyi.

Leaving some gold and silver behind is also for the needs of Paradise Forest.

That is the most well-informed place in Fuso.

It is also an out-and-out gold-exploding cave.

It is said that you can get anything here.

As long as you can afford it.

that is, gold and silver.

When Lu Mingfei was attacking the ministers, he checked it out. The whereabouts of Eliyi's brother, the second prince of Fuso, are still unknown. Over the years, the ministers have been attacking openly and covertly, and members of the royal family have died one after another. The more they attack, the more the ministers take action. They became more and more crazy, and they understood the principle of eradicating the roots better than anyone else. It was inconvenient for Eriyi to do so because she was far away in Zhou Dynasty, so they turned their attention to the second prince who was living among the people.

However, the ministers' control over the people was very low. It was not like the royal family didn't send people to find the whereabouts of the second prince. In the end, it all ended in vain. What the royal family couldn't do, these ministers couldn't even do it.

It’s not like they haven’t brought their doctrine to Paradise Forest. For ordinary people, it’s not a problem for them to bite the bullet with gold and silver. However, there is some news that mere gold and silver are not enough to pay the price. Paradise Forest’s rules are very weird. If the guests want to The items you want are special to a certain extent. In addition to gold and silver, they must also meet certain conditions.

That's gambling.

Intelligence revealed that there was a mysterious banker in Paradise Forest, codenamed Dragon King. He had superb gambling skills. He once set up a game in Paradise Forest and allowed gamblers from all over the world to come and challenge him. For three days and three nights, he failed without a single defeat.

As for why the record stopped at three days and three nights, it was mainly because the Dragon King was tired. He said that if he didn't sleep for three days and three nights, his skin would become very bad. Sleep.

After this battle, the Dragon King was nicknamed the "Immortal of Gambling Skills". Many gamblers talked about it, and there were even people who were good at this skill. They traveled thousands of miles to the Paradise Forest for no other reason than to compete with this gambling skill. Immortals compete with each other in skills.

But after so many years, the Gambling Immortal is still the Gambling Immortal, and no one can win a game under him.

It was precisely because of his existence that the ministers' attempts to obtain information about the second prince from Paradise Forest were blocked.

"Is he a gambling immortal?"

Lu Mingfei rubbed the mask, and he groaned at the rough touch.

The soldiers knew that this was a sign that their general was thinking.

"What a coincidence."

Lu Mingfei smiled.

"There is a gambling immortal in Fusang, and we have a thousand-sect leader in the Great Zhou Dynasty."

"I remember, he is in jail."

"General, it was you who caught him."

"Ah."

Lu Mingfei smiled.

"Bring him here and tell him that as long as he beats this gambling immortal, I will make the decision and let him go free."

"yes!"

A few days later, when Lu Mingfei was still in the room looking through the information compiled by many parties, the soldiers came in with an unshaven middle-aged man.

Lu Mingfei looked up and saw an ordinary face. His face was full of traces of years of wind and frost, and he was no different from a middle-aged man of this age.

But he soon turned his attention to the man's hands.

Lu Mingfei raised his eyebrows.

What is surprising is that this person actually has a pair of delicate and smooth hands like a woman, covered with gloves as thin as cicada wings, carefully tucked into the sleeves. These hands are so beautiful, it feels like they are carved from jade. That way.

It is unimaginable that a middle-aged man who looks like a woodcutter or a fisherman would have such a pair of hands that would make women all over the world envy him.

However, Lu Mingfei just glanced at it, said in his heart "Not as good as Hui Liyi", and stopped paying attention.

The person in front of me should be Commander Qianmen.

he thinks.

Speaking of which, why don't you let him rest first when he arrives without having to meet him? This is...

He looked at the soldiers displeased.

The soldier gave an innocent look.

"That, hehe, that..."

The leader of Qianmen smiled.

"Master Marquis, I heard that you asked me to come over for a bet."

"And that... Gambling Immortal!"

As he spoke, the Qianmen Commander's eyes would shine, and his excitement was beyond words.

Lu Mingfei didn't care.

"Well, if you win the Gambling Immortal, I will let you go free."

he reiterated.

Just looking at the posture of the commander of Qianmen, it seems that he didn't hear anything about freedom or lack of freedom at all.

He just kept talking about Gambling Immortal Gambling Immortal over and over again, and the more he talked about it, the brighter his eyes became.

At this point, Lu Mingfei could see it no matter how dull he was.

The leader of the Thousand Sects in front of him was basically here for the Immortal of Gambling Skills.

Sure enough, subsequent developments confirmed Lu Mingfei's thoughts.

The leader of the Qianmen called himself Lao Liu. At that time, the soldiers were still arrogant and warned him not to lie in front of the champion. Lao Liu said helplessly that he was sold by his parents since he was a child and grew up begging for food. What is his original surname? He had long forgotten what his name was, and everyone called him Lao Liu. As time went by, he no longer cared about his original name and adopted this nickname.

Lu Mingfei waved his hand to stop his own soldiers. Lao Liu's situation was not uncommon. Although Lu Mingfei was born as a young marquis, he had been hanging out in the market since he was a child. He knew countless people from all walks of life. People like Lao Liu Don't see too much.

The leader of the Thousand Sects sounds really majestic, but in the final analysis, he is just a low-level person who cannot stand on the stage. Qianmen Qianmen sounds nice and sounds like a martial arts sect, but in fact it is just a movie studio.

After all, these thousand techniques are just deceptions with a nicer name.

The same goes for Lao Liu. When he met Lu Mingfei, he didn't have the toughness of the Jianghu sect leader at all. He just kept asking about the gambling immortal.

How old is this guy?

What method was used?

What kind of gambling are you good at?

He kept asking questions one after another, stalking Lu Mingfei.

It seems that if this scene were seen by people in the world, many knights would be in awe and sincerely admire him.

Who is that behind the table? Champion, Tie Yama, who can stop a child from crying at night, actually someone dares to pester him and question him, how brave he is! What a hero!

But if they knew that the reason why this awe-inspiring hero dared to surround the champion and ask questions was actually because of his addiction, they really don't know what they would think.

Yes, that's right, the leader of the Thousand Sects, nicknamed Lao Liu, is an addict.

free? What freedom!

He didn't take the conditions mentioned by Lu Mingfei to heart at all. Freedom or not was not important to him at all. Lao Liu only wanted to bet with others, bet with powerful people, especially those who are known as gambling immortals. , and even dreamed of competing with each other.

Lu Mingfei was helpless and relieved.

It was helpless because the sixth man was really not afraid of death. Even the soldiers pulled out their knives, so he ignored them and continued to ask for information about the Gambling Immortal.

He was happy because Lao Liu's performance reassured him. He was so passionate about gambling, so his attainments wouldn't be too low.

The money and people were all in place, and then it was time to set off for Paradise Forest.

But before that, there is still a preparation step.

"Fuso Gambling is different from me, Dazhou."

"These people are the experts I invited. Lao Liu, you communicate with them. We will set off when we are confident."

"Okay, Lord Marquis, don't worry, it won't take long."

Lao Liu nodded and bowed, looking very much like an old farmer who had been working in the fields for most of his life.

Several men in fine clothes frowned slightly. They did not dare to be disrespectful to the champion of the previous country, but this guy who looked like an old farmer was nothing. If the champion was not present, they would have ordered his servants to beat the beggar with sticks. Got out.

The soldier looked displeased and put his hand on the handle of the knife, but Lao Liu had a simple and honest smile on his face, hunched his shoulders and held his hand.

"Everyone, everyone, please."

They bowed lightly and the gambling game began.

Mingfei had a panoramic view of all this. He had only been in Fusang for a few months, but the people of this country left a deep impression on him. They were humble and unethical. That was probably them. From Lu Mingfei's point of view, everyone here seemed to have two faces. They could seamlessly switch between being humble and cautious when facing the strong and arrogant when facing the weak.

However, every place has its own customs. It is just as the saying goes, where the soil and water support the people, Lu Mingfei didn't want to say anything more.

But can many people really accurately judge who is strong and who is weak because of their limited vision?

Lu Mingfei looked at Lao Liu, who looked like a farmer, and his eyes paused at the simple and honest corner of his mouth, with a slightly more meaningful smile.

interesting.

He waited with interest.

Soon, it was as he expected.

"How can it be!"

"Aren't you a newbie?"

"Why!"

"No! There's something wrong with your cards! There's something wrong!"

Several well-dressed Fusang gambling masters had long lost their previous demeanor, and their faces changed drastically. They either pointed at Lao Liu and cursed, or exclaimed in disbelief, and some vowed to check Lao Liu. pocket of his sleeve, saying that this man must have hidden his cards.

"Silence!"

The soldiers are fierce.

His cold eyes swept over the group of people.

They seemed to be aware of the existence of murderous intent.

Everyone was as silent as a cicada.

"You dare to make a loud noise in front of the champion. Why, you don't want to live anymore?"

They bowed deeply in unison.

"I am so sorry!"

This scene shocked the smiling Lao Liu. He had never seen anyone bow so standardly and neatly. Did they practice it specially?

The soldiers and Lu Mingfei were indifferent. They had been coming to Fusang for a long time. They were normal and had long been used to it.

Lu Mingfei ignored these people and looked at Lao Liu.

"Are you ready?"

Lao Liu still had that honest smile and nodded like an old farmer.

"Sure, no problem"

"Um."

Lu Mingfei waved his hand and asked people to take these Fusang people down.

Leave Lao Liu to drink tea.

The sixth man was not restrained and sat down opposite Lu Mingfei carelessly. His status as a member of a thousand families was a bit low, but being low also had the advantage of being low, that is, he was brave enough. No matter what the nobles did, what happened to the Marquis, why not just follow him? We all carry our heads on two shoulders, so there is nothing to panic about.

only……

Lao Liu looked at the soldiers sitting down in surprise, and then secretly looked at the Champion Hou opposite him. He clicked his tongue twice in his heart. Sure enough, the rumors were just rumors. They were far from the truth. Everyone in the world said that the Champion Hou was This is the King of Hell, with a ferocious face beneath his stern iron face. He likes to drink the three inches of tender flesh of a young girl's heart.

Lao Liu has to say, he is not sure about Yama or not, but it must be nonsense to drink wine with a heart-to-heart. Look at the masterful tea-making skills of the champion in front of him. It is not like he has never drank tea as a leader of thousands of sects. However, Lao Liu felt that the Tea Sage was not even worthy of being a disciple in front of the champion.

There is also this private soldier. Lao Liu can see that this is not deliberately played for him, and he also thinks that he is not qualified enough for Champion Hou to spend a lot of time on acting. In other words, what he sees is the champion Hou and the private soldier. daily relationship status.

If you can treat the people around you like this, I guess the champion won't be that bad.

"Drink tea."

"Yes Yes Yes!"

Lao Liu held the tea cup with both hands, looking flattered.

"You are a man of good taste. The Marquis's tea is delicious."

"Our madam likes..."

"cough."

Lu Mingfei glared at the soldier, who shrank his neck and immediately drank the tea obediently without saying a word.

Lao Liu kept smiling innocently, thinking of the rumors about the champion and his wife in the world. Now it seems that it is true. It is really strange that someone with the status of champion would treat a woman like this.

Many Jianghu knights secretly laughed at the Champion Hou, calling him childish and unambitious, but I don't know how many women in the boudoir envied the Champion Hou's wife and wished they could take her place.

Probably because the lady likes to drink tea, the champion marquis learned it specially. I don’t know what the tea sage would think if he knew that his superb craftsmanship was actually to win the favor of a woman.

In ancient times, King You of Zhou, who was a model of a cowardly king, was nothing more than playing tricks on the princes with beacon fire.

Lao Liu smiled in his heart, but he felt that the bronze masked champion opposite him had a little more human flavor, as if he had stepped down from a high altar and came from heaven to the world, and the wood carving and clay sculpture had also grown flesh and blood.

"How's the tea?"

The soldier still couldn't bear to show off, so he asked expectantly. Looking at his expression, it made people doubt that this check was not made by the champion, but was brewed by him.

But this is actually true. To the soldiers, the Marquis is the most powerful person in the world. He is honored for all the achievements of the Marquis.

Lao Liu thought for a long time and finally choked out a sentence.

"Delicious."

The soldier was overjoyed and laughed, making Lao Liu scratch his head in shame. He also thought that the man opposite him was a champion, so scratching his head in front of him didn't he think he was short of life?

Lao Liu's hand froze, and he couldn't put it down or raise it for a moment, showing his embarrassment.

It wasn't until Lu Mingfei knocked the soldier on the head and the latter stopped laughing that the sixth man was relieved.

After adding a cup of tea, the conversation got to the point.

Lu Mingfei and Lao Liu discussed the actions of Paradise Forest, shared intelligence, and then asked Lao Liu to give his opinion from an expert's perspective. How much gambling capital should be prepared? Which project should I choose then?

These issues require careful consideration by both of them.

"That's right, brother."

The soldier asked him curiously.

"In just a short while, you learned these gambling methods?"

"Well, it's not as powerful as you think, this gambling game in the world" To put it bluntly, it's just that. It never changes from its origins. Once you understand all the details inside, it's very easy to get started.

"Oh, that's it!"

The soldier's eyes lit up.

"It sounds really simple. Please tell me what's going on here."

"We Qianmen have a formula that emphasizes the three quicknesses, namely quickness of mind, quickness of hands, and quickness of eyes."

Lao Liu didn't hide anything, he just said it openly.

He could clearly see who the champion was. Even if he had learned a thousand secrets that were not passed on, could it be possible that this dignified prince would give up all his glory and wealth and come here to fight for food with low-class people like them?

If you say it, it will make people laugh out loud.