Save the Bachelor of Heaven

The next day, Tiedan Shenhou went to Tianlao to see Gu Santong.

Xiang Nan did not follow him, because he knew what Shenhou would say to Gu Santong without going.

To Shenhou, Gu Santong was his prisoner, imprisoned by him on the ninth floor of Tianlao, and could only survive by eating spiders, mice, and cockroaches.

Seeing his miserable situation, Shenhou was very happy. He went to see Gu Santong not for friendship, but just to see Gu Santong's joke.

Although Gu Santong lost to Shenhou, he was still unwilling to accept it. He was not convinced that his martial arts was inferior to Shenhou, but he hated that his strategy was not enough, so that he lost to Shenhou by half a move.

So when he saw Shenhou, he would naturally not admit defeat, and he would not even bow his head. So the two of them were destined to have a verbal fight, which was nothing more than a trash talk.

Xiang Nan had no time to listen. After paying homage to Shenhou in the morning, he set off for Shennongjia.

Firstly, Shennongjia has dense vegetation and abundant grass essence; secondly, Tianxiang Cardamom is a tribute from Tianxiang, a small country outside the Great Wall. Tianxiang is in the Western Regions today, and the climate there three thousand years ago was very different from that of today.

The water and grass are lush and the climate is humid. Lakes like Lop Nur, Manas Lake, Taitema Lake, etc., were all large lakes covering hundreds of square kilometers. And the climate at that time was not much different from that of Shennongjia.

So Xiang Nan planned to plant Tianxiang Cardamom there.

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After arriving at Shennongjia, Xiang Nan went deep into the dense forest and found a place with the densest vegetation and the most abundant grass essence.

Then he set up formations around his subordinates to gather the grass essence to one point, and then planted Tianxiang Cardamom at that point.

In this way, under the nourishment of grass essence, this Tianxiang Cardamom should take root and sprout quickly.

In order to prevent being disturbed by birds, beasts, insects, and humans, Xiang Nan specially set up a protective spell to completely hide Tianxiang Cardamom.

Even if there are insects, birds, beasts, and humans passing by, they can't see this Tianxiang flower at all, and they can't even get close to it.

After planting, Xiang Nan returned to Hulong Villa.

In the future, he will go to check every few days to make sure that the Tianxiang cardamom can take root, sprout, bloom and bear fruit.

Then, Xiang Nan cast a transformation spell on himself, turning himself into an old man with gray hair and wrinkles on his face, and then came to Hongyun Casino.

He knew that Cheng Shifei was sold to Sun Gonggong in the palace as a eunuch by He Sheng, the owner of this casino, today.

And the purpose of his coming here is to ensure that Cheng Shifei will really be sold to the palace.

First, although Cheng Shifei is cynical and careless in his life and work, he is not bad at heart. He is a boy with a bottom line and deserves help;

Second, Cheng Shifei has a life-and-death friendship with Gui Hai Yidao and Duan Tianya. If Cheng Shifei loses his adventure due to some mistakes, Xiang Nan will feel sorry for him, not to mention Gui Hai Yidao. At that time, the rewards for completing the task will be reduced.

Moreover, Xiang Nan also needs Cheng Shifei to learn the Vajra Indestructible Divine Art. In this way, even if Shen Hou really rebels, he and Cheng Shifei can defeat Shen Hou together.

...

When he came to Hongyun Casino, Xiang Nan mixed in with the gamblers and gambled together.

He gambled with a few hundred coins, not caring about winning or losing, and soon it was Wei Shi.

Someone shouted, "Zhang Laosan, you are here again, do you have enough silver today?"

"Of course I brought so much money, I guarantee that I can make a profit today." A man shook his money bag proudly.

When Xiang Nan heard the three words "Zhang Laosan", he turned his head to look at the door of the gambling house, and sure enough, he saw a man in his forties, holding a bulging money bag in his hand, with a proud look on his face.

Xiang Nan recognized at a glance that this person was Cheng Shifei's friend Zhang Laosan.

Both of them were gangsters in the market, often cheating, eating, drinking and gambling together.

"Zhang Laosan is here, is Cheng Shifei still far away?" Xiang Nan thought to himself, and then he saw Zhang Laosan coming to the dice table, ready to gamble with dice.

Seeing this, Xiang Nan quietly approached him. He wanted to make sure Zhang Laosan lost money, so that he would mortgage Cheng Shifei to the gambling house to pay off his debts.

So Xiang Nan also came to the dice table.

Not only did he have amazing gambling skills, but he also had amazing hearing and the ability to see through. He knew whether the dice would open big or small.

So when Zhang Laosan bet on big, he asked the dice to open small; when Zhang Laosan bet on small, he asked the dice to open big; when Zhang Laosan bet on both big and small, he asked the dice to open leopard...

So in a short while, Zhang Laosan had lost everything and even borrowed fifty taels of silver from the gambling house. Of course, the result was naturally a total loss.

He was so upset after losing so much that he said, "Why is my luck so bad today? I haven't won a single bet since I came here."

But the debts owed still need to be repaid, otherwise, He Sheng, the owner of Hongyun Casino, is not someone to be trifled with.

Not only does he have many thugs under his command, but he also has connections with the government, and he doesn't take it seriously even if he kills someone.

Just when Zhang Laosan was worried about his life, a young man in his twenties walked in.

He looked embarrassed and was beaten black and blue.

Xiang Nan recognized him at a glance, he was Cheng Shifei.

"Zhang Laosan~" He came to Zhang Laosan.

"Oh, I told you not to go, look at how you were beaten." Zhang Laosan said when he saw this.

It turned out that they had just pretended to be father and son, fighting on the street, to attract passers-by to watch the fun, and they took advantage of the chaos to steal other people's wallets.

As a result, Cheng Shifei found a kind old lady with only eight cents in her purse, and gave him two cents. Therefore, he couldn't bear it and returned the old lady's purse.

But at this time, people had already discovered that their wallets had been stolen, so when they saw Cheng Shifei again, they rushed forward and beat him up.

"It doesn't matter, my conscience is comfortable." Cheng Shifei said indifferently.

Xiang Nan nodded when he saw this.

...

"How is it, how much did you win?" Cheng Shifei asked again with concern.

Zhang Laosan's eyes turned, and he immediately had an idea, "I won a little. So, I want to go out and buy a phoenix hairpin for my wife, you wait here for me."

"Okay, you go." The young man nodded.

Zhang Laosan immediately came to the owner of the gambling house, "Boss He, I'm going to raise money to pay off my debts now, and I'll pawn my son here first."

"Okay, remember, before closing the door at night, you must pay me sixty taels of silver, including principal and interest, otherwise you will have no son to carry on the family line." The gambling house owner He Sheng looked at him and said.

"Yes, yes, I will definitely come back." Zhang Laosan promised and then slipped away.

Cheng Shifei was unaware that he had been sold, and he was still foolishly joining in the fun at the gambling table. Although he had no money to bet, it was good to watch people gamble and satisfy his addiction.

It was dark and almost curfew, and the gamblers went home one after another. Cheng Shifei also wanted to go back to sleep.

As soon as he arrived at the door, he was stopped by the gambling house owner He Sheng and his men, "Where are you going? You can't leave!"