The Elixir is for You, The Poison is for Me

Lu Jing walked around the gambling house, and in addition to the hunter from before, he also caught a wealthy merchant who had come to gamble heavily with his concubine.

Unlike the unremarkable hunter who tried to hide himself in the crowd, the wealthy merchant shouted loudly while playing leaf cards, so loudly that even the people next to him couldn't stand it.

Because of this, the wealthy merchant had a few words with a scholar next to him, and the two pushed each other a few times, but before the guards of the gambling house arrived, the wealthy merchant had already sat back down at the card table.

And he had only sat down for a short time when he saw Lu Jing walking towards him.

The wealthy merchant was very unhappy and shouted, "I haven't played enough yet, go play at another table."

"I'm not here to play cards," Lu Jing shook his head.

"Then what are you here for? Could it be that you have taken a fancy to my concubine and want to buy her?" The wealthy merchant's eyes rolled, "She is my beloved, so... how much are you planning to offer?"

The concubine, upon hearing that her master was going to sell her, didn't cry or make a fuss, but instead gave Lu Jing a flirtatious glance and giggled.

Her actions caused a burst of laughter from the onlookers, making the wealthy merchant feel embarrassed and lose face, and he glared fiercely at his concubine.

"Little slut, be honest with me, I haven't sold you yet!"

"A gentleman does not take what others cherish, you can keep your beloved for yourself," Lu Jing said, while suddenly reaching out and grabbing the scholar who had just argued with the wealthy merchant.

The latter was passing by him with his head down.

The scholar's face changed when Lu Jing grabbed him, and when he saw the hand that Lu Jing extended in front of him, his expression changed again, and then he involuntarily turned to look at the wealthy merchant.

The wealthy merchant was so angry with his actions that his liver hurt, "Why are you looking at me, why not just admit it! Alas, a bunch of useless people, if I hadn't been in a hurry and didn't bring my people, would I have spent money to hire you two idiots?"

After speaking, he clasped his fist at Lu Jing, "I am Miao Yuanyuan from Yanzi Slope, I have met Young Master Lu, Young Master Lu has good eyes, I lost without injustice."

"You're too kind," Lu Jing also clasped his fist and said politely, "Brother Miao's trick of trying to hide something is indeed impressive, but as you said, the level of cooperation is still a bit lacking, the person who switched cards with you and the person responsible for attracting attention both seem to be novices."

Miao Yuanyuan felt a little embarrassed when he heard this, scratching his head and saying, "My cheating skills value people over the skills themselves, to put it bluntly, it's not worth mentioning, anyone can do it with a little practice, but it does require a high level of cooperation, this woman was hired with money from the brothel.

"As for that scholar, he was simply grabbed at the entrance of the gambling house, seeing him so pitiful after losing and wanting to commit suicide, I gave him a way to make money, but I have been teaching these two for half a day, and Young Master Lu can recognize them at a glance, your skills are still a cut above, Miao is willing to admit defeat."

… … … …

"Two now," Zhang Sanfeng and Madam Qi upstairs also saw this scene, and at this time, the incense stick had already burned for nearly a third of the way.

Madam Qi shook her head, "He is indeed quick to find these two people, but it will only get harder and harder later, he…"

But before she could finish speaking, she saw Lu Jing walking towards another person.

Her words were originally a murmur to herself, and she didn't expect anyone to answer, but unexpectedly, Zhang Sanfeng next to her smiled and said, "I know how he found them."

"Could it be that Mr. Zhang also understands cheating skills?" Madam Qi was surprised.

"I don't understand cheating skills, but I understand Jianghu tricks, this move… I taught him, it's called 'Parting the Grass to Find the Snake'," Zhang Sanfeng said while swallowing a preserved fruit, "But honestly, I didn't expect that he could actually learn and apply it so flexibly, and use it here."

"Parting the Grass to Find the Snake?" Madam Qi seemed to understand when she heard this, "According to what Mr. Zhang said, Lu Jing deliberately chatted with Miao Yuanyuan for so long after finding him, in order to secretly observe the reactions of other people in the gambling house?"

"More than that, I think he was already doing this after catching the first person surnamed Lu."

"What a keen mind," Madam Qi couldn't help but praised, "These… were taught to him by Mr. Zhang?"

Zhang Sanfeng shook his head, "I only taught him some Jianghu tricks, but the person who really decides when to use them and how to use them is still himself."

After a pause, he sighed, "He has indeed improved a lot in the past two years, not only in his kung fu, but the whole person feels like he has been reborn, well, I don't know what kind of stimulation he received."

While the two were talking, Lu Jing actually found the fourth person, and since then he has reached the level that Madam Qi said was as excellent as her.

But to get Madam Qi's gift, he still had to find two more cheaters.

Lu Jing then circled around the gambling house twice, and just as the incense stick was about to burn to the bottom, he walked to the side of a young girl again.

When the girl saw Lu Jing's footsteps stop in front of her, she didn't say much, just nodded slightly to Lu Jing, and simply left her seat.

"It's good to be handsome," Madam Qi smiled, "Back then, Ghost Hand Hua Yin was known as the number one in the Cheat Sect, his granddaughter Hua Sisi may look young, but her cheating skills already have some of her grandfather's style back then.

"Of course, Lu Jing is also good, he should have noticed that she has a problem, but he hasn't figured out what the specific problem is in such a short time, Hua Sisi could have denied it, according to the rules of the gambling house, Lu Jing wouldn't have been able to do anything to her.

"But this girl left her seat as soon as she saw Lu Jing walking towards her, although there is a part of arrogance in it, but if he was a little uglier, she probably wouldn't have been so straightforward, it's a pity…"

"Pity what?"

"It's a pity that the incense stick is about to burn out, Lu Jing doesn't have any time left," Madam Qi said leisurely.

Zhang Sanfeng frowned upon hearing this.

Then the two saw Lu Jing standing in the middle of the hall, suddenly closing his eyes.

After a moment, Lu Jing opened his eyes again, but went directly to a table.

The people at that table were playing dice, unlike Big Pai Gow and Leaf Cards, dice are purely based on luck, so they are also the favorite of many new gamblers.

Lu Jing's eyes swept across the faces of the dozen or so people at the table, and finally walked to a gray-clothed old man with a blank expression.

"What do you want to teach me, Young Master Lu?" The gray-clothed old man asked calmly, without the slightest hint of panic.

"I have nothing to teach, just a temporary itch, I want to gamble with you, old sir," Lu Jing smiled.