Under Li Heizi's reminder, Zhang Yonghui decided to let the old lady choose first. Anyway, no one knew if the next red lotus would be a single or a pair, so it didn't matter who chose.
The old lady snorted coldly, "Then I'll choose. When the time comes, you'll have to choose something different from me. Think carefully! "
Zhang Yonghui said, "Senior, you choose."
Before the old lady could say anything, she heard the black-headed guy say, "Aiya, single or pair? It's really hard to choose. If a boat operator loses, it'll be very embarrassing."
When the old lady heard this guy's words, it was as if she was listening to a magical voice. She immediately thought about whether to choose single or pair. She immediately became engrossed. Actually, she let Zhang Yonghui choose. This was a trick. On this boat, one would become engrossed in everything. As long as you were engrossed, you would become more and more engrossed. In the end, you would be like those gamblers, drunkards, and perverts.
If Zhang Yonghui continued to be engrossed in choosing single or pair, she would also be engrossed in it. Then, she would never be able to get off the boat, and it would only get worse.
But what the old lady didn't expect was that Zhang Yonghui actually threw this problem back at her. And under Li Heizi's guidance, the old lady actually became engrossed.
At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded in the old lady's ears, "Wake up!"
The old lady instantly woke up. Her eyes narrowed as she thought to herself that it was a close call. If she was also engrossed, wouldn't she become a laughing stock? Looking at the black-headed, black-faced guy, the old lady's eyes were filled with fear.
Although she couldn't see through this guy's cultivation, it was obvious that he wasn't someone easy to deal with! The old lady thought to herself.
Zhang Yonghui said, "Senior, do you choose or not? Hurry up and say something."
The old lady said, "I choose single."
Zhang Yonghui said, "Then I'll choose pair."
At the same time, someone in the pleasure boat quietly dived into the endless water. He was wearing specially made black armor, so the water here didn't have any effect on him. He searched ahead. Soon, he saw a red lotus blooming in the water. He hurriedly went up and counted the petals, "pair."
The black-armored man didn't hesitate to pluck a petal and swim to the next forbidden red lotus. He dealt with a total of three forbidden red lotuses, plucked the petals on them into odd numbers, and then snuck back.
However, what he didn't know was that after he left, another elder came over. This elder's cultivation was extremely high. He stepped on a small boat and flew over. He plucked another petal from the red lotus before disappearing without a trace.
Not long after, the pleasure boat slowly sailed over. The old lady smiled confidently and said, "Fellow Daoist Zhang, there's a forbidden red lotus in front of us. We just need to count the number of its petals to know who won and who lost."
Zhang Yonghui was nervous, but she saw that the black-headed, black-faced guy had a relaxed look on his face. She was very curious. Did this guy really have the ability or was he just making a wild guess?
The old lady had done something to it, so she wasn't worried at all. She docked the boat next to the red lotus, and under the watchful eyes of everyone, she ordered people to cut the red lotus and bring it over.
But when she counted, she was dumbfounded.
"Senior, is it a pair or a single?" Zhang Yonghui quickly asked, she had already seen the change in the old lady's expression.
The old lady thought that her subordinate was really incompetent. She immediately threw the red lotus away and said, "Alright, you win. Now that you have a hundred thousand bodhi beads, give them to me as the boat fare. "
Zhang Yonghui's face instantly turned pale again. Although she won, it was useless. Her fifty thousand and the fifty thousand she won had to be handed over to the old lady. Although everyone was safe, where would she find the money to treat her son's illness?
The old lady was already very annoyed after losing a round. She opened her mouth and chased them away. "Alright, go and wake up your guards. You can all leave now. Disembark."
But at this moment, the black-headed, black-faced Li Heizi spoke again. "It's boring to just bet once. Why don't we use these hundred thousand bodhi beads to bet again?"
Zhang Yonghui thought that since she didn't have the money to treat her son's illness, she might as well try her luck. It seemed like this old man was also willing to accept his loss. Thus, she opened her mouth and said, "Senior, let's bet again."
The old lady sneered. "You're not done yet. What if I'm not willing?"
Li Heizi said, "If you can't afford to gamble, then why do you still want to open a gambling boat? I thought that only gamblers don't dare to gamble. I didn't expect that even the banker doesn't dare to gamble."
The old lady's face turned green from his words. "If you want to gamble, then I'll make the bet. I'll choose first!"
Zhang Yonghui hesitated when she heard this. Li Heizi said first, "Alright!"
Zhang Yonghui wanted to stop him, but it was too late. She thought to herself, 'You Heizi, these hundred thousand bodhi beads aren't yours. Why are you in such a hurry to answer? She made the bet and chose first. Wouldn't she win for sure? '
Sure enough, the old lady smiled proudly and said, "Let's bet on whether there are ripe forbidden red lotus fruits in the forbidden red lotus! Of course I choose none! "
When Zhang Yonghui heard this, her face instantly turned pale.
It was very difficult for the forbidden red lotus to bear fruit. It could be said that there was only one in ten thousand. The old lady made the bet and chose first. This was too shameless. She actually said such a bet that she would definitely win. Then what chance did she have?
Looking at the black-headed, black-faced Li Heizi, Zhang Yonghui wailed in her heart. 'It's over. I'm going to lose all my money and myself.'
Not long after, there was indeed a forbidden red lotus in front of them. The old lady waved her sleeve, and the boat floated towards that red lotus. Looking at that red lotus, Zhang Yonghui's beautiful eyes lit up with hope. Although the chance was only one in ten thousand or even a hundred thousand, there was still a chance!
There was a slight possibility that the forbidden red lotus in front of him would give birth to a fruit. If he was really lucky, then he would be able to encounter such a fruit and overcome this crisis.
However, it was clear that her luck was not that good. There was nothing in the forbidden red lotus.
"Hahaha!" The old lady laughed wildly. Her white hair fluttered in the wind. Her eyes shot out a fierce look. "Now that you've lost the bodhi beads to me, you don't have any money to pay for the boat. So you can leave, but your guard has to stay!"
Zhang Yonghui thought, 'Oh no! What should I do now?'
But at this moment, the black-headed, black-faced fellow walked over again. "Hey, old lady, if you say there's nothing in there, then there's nothing. Do you dare to let me see?"
The old lady said, "Do you think I'm lying to you?" With that, she threw the red lotus to Ye Kong.
Ye Kong caught the red lotus, then took out a dark green jade slip and placed it in the heart of the lotus. He threw it to the old lady. "Look, there's one now!"
The old lady received the lotus doubtfully. She took out the jade slip and examined it with her mental power. Instantly, her eyes widened. The jade slip was actually an IOU. It was left behind by one of the three elders of Mai Valley. It said that he owed this person a ripe forbidden red lotus fruit.
The old lady's status in the valley was actually very low. Even the person above her was only a senior in Middle Valley. Now that she saw the message left behind by one of the three elders, she was instantly shocked. A voice sounded in her ear. "Let them into Middle Valley!"
Only then did the old lady respectfully return the jade slip to Ye Kong. "I admit defeat. I'll send you into Middle Valley now."
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