The news of the Four Seas Gambling House being challenged spread quickly within a few days. Busybodies would use this matter as a topic of conversation before and after meals.
That night, Ren Baqian calmly accepted the challenge and finally defeated the Listening Dice expert Tong Sha.
It was said that after Tong Sha was defeated, he felt ashamed and resentful. He was depressed and finally broke the tendons in his right hand and left the Jianghu.
Yi Tian was sitting in a breakfast shop in the eastern market, eating steamed buns as he listened to the rumors being spread by the spies. He thought to himself, "What's with the gloomy mood? It's just the Green Bamboo Sect trying to save face and finding an excuse for their failure to challenge the sect."
This time, Ren Binghai returned in time to take revenge for the Green Bamboo Sect's challenge. It seemed that the White Horse Gang's Wang Gui had some skills.
Using the excuse of escorting goods, he secretly sent his junior martial brother and son back to the Green Bamboo School, catching them off guard.
This time, he had put in a lot of effort, so the gang wouldn't treat him unfairly.
After eating, he returned to the White Horse Gang's martial arts field as usual and began to practice. Recently, he had more and more opportunities to fight with others.
Yi Tian was twelve years old this year and was at most at Houtian Realm Level Four. He could mix in with a crowd, but if he fought alone, he could only run away.
The road ahead would only be more difficult and dangerous. Learning how to protect himself was the most important thing right now. He had already memorized the Ferocious Tiger Fist. If he continued to practice the Ferocious Tiger Energy, breaking through to Houtian Realm Level Five next year wouldn't be a problem.
There was also this little fatty who could help him practice. If it didn't work out, he would find Wang Er to practice with. Every day, he would practice the moves repeatedly. At night, he would practice three cycles of energy before going to bed.
On the seventh day after the challenge, the White Horse Gang's Wang Gui returned to the Four Seas Gambling House. Ren Binghai and the others were all called by Wang Gui to question them.
Ren Kui asked someone to bring Yi Tian to the White Horse Gang's main altar lobby. It turned out that Wang Gui had heard about Yi Tian's performance and decided to accept Yi Tian as an inner disciple.
Ren Kui usually taught Yi Tian gambling skills. Originally, Wang Gui personally taught Yi Tian martial arts. However, due to his busy schedule, Ren Binghai finally opened his mouth and asked Yi Tian to learn from him in the future.
After that, Ren Binghai gave Yi Tian the saber manual of the Five Tiger Gate Breaking Saber Technique and a secret manual called the Absolute Shadow Step. Then, he left Yi Tian to deliver the goods. Yi Tian took the secret manual and studied it carefully. If there was something he didn't understand, he would ask Ren Kui. After a long time, Ren Kui became more like Yi Tian's master.
Every morning, Ren Kui would take a few hours to guide Yi Tian in his practice. Last time, when he challenged the dojo, Yi Tian was very envious of Ren Kui's method of breaking the dice.
Fortunately, this time he had the opportunity to shamelessly pester Yi Tian to learn. In the end, when Ren Kuinian challenged the school, Yi Tian helped him a lot, so he taught all of his Nine Paths Soft Hands to Yi Tian.
After learning all of the Soft Hands, Yi Tian practiced hard every day. The Soft Hands was not only used to shake the dice, but also used to injure a person's vital points.
Yi Tian felt that these past few months were the busiest time of his life. Every day, he practiced martial arts in the morning, practiced gambling in the afternoon, and practiced three full cycles of the Fierce Tiger's Strength at night before going to sleep.
The White Horse Gang's martial arts practice field was large enough, so the Absolute Shadow Step could be used without any restrictions. Yi Tian practiced the most diligently every day.
Since the last time he chopped people, his life became more and more important. A person drifting in the Jianghu, who knows when he would be stabbed.
Good martial arts at least had a high chance of survival. Yi Tian put the idea of staying alive at the top of his list.
Two months later, Yi Tian could often be seen at the White Horse Gang's dice gambling table.
Yi Tian practiced the Soft Hands that Ren Kui taught him diligently. After a month, he had learned all of it. The only thing he was lacking was his power.
Yi Tian had to use his hidden strength to shatter the dice into pieces every time. Compared to Ren Kui, who used his hidden strength to shatter the dice into powder, there was still a big difference.
For this reason, Yi Tian repeatedly asked Ren Kui for advice. However, Ren Kui had no choice. The difference between Houtian Realm Level Seven and Houtian Realm Level Four was reflected, causing him to feel aggrieved.
In the end, the two of them made a bet. It was said that after the bet, Ren Kui decided on the spot to let Yi Tian and him take turns to be the banker at the Four Seas Gambling House.
On the martial arts practice field, Wang Er was still the instructor of the children. Originally, Wang Er was also taking care of Little Fatty Wang Bao. However, he was now left there without any care.
It was said that because Wang Er kept pointing fingers at him, Little Fatty went to Yi Tian to help him vent his anger. Until one afternoon, after Wang Er and Yi Tian exchanged blows in the martial arts practice field, Wang Er shouted that he wouldn't care anymore.
In Little Fatty's words, the two of them couldn't do anything to each other. Yi Tian was even defeated by him, so what right did Wang Er have to care about him? Wang Er was so angry that he couldn't say anything. Yi Tian could only laugh foolishly. Wang Er, who was at Houtian Realm Level Five, couldn't do anything to him.
Previously, when Tong Sha said that Ren Kui was a member of the Thousand Doors, Ren Kui didn't deny it. However, he didn't know what this meant.
Yi Tian had specifically asked the people in the gambling house about this, but no one could answer. It seemed like he could only ask Ren Kui about this matter.
Who knew that when Yi Tian mentioned this matter to Ren Kui, Ren Kui's face became worried. The two of them found a room to sit down and slowly chat.
"Originally, even if you didn't ask me, I was prepared to discuss it with you." Ren Kui looked extremely serious as he continued, "Do you know about the Thousand Gates and Eight Generals?"
Yi Tian shook his head. He had eaten bean sauce and peanut butter before. How did the Thousand Gates and Eight Generals taste?
Seeing that Yi Tian didn't understand, Ren Kui patiently explained to him. After all, Yi Tian could be considered half his disciple.
Although they weren't formally apprenticed, he had imparted most of his martial arts to him. Since he had brought him in, he had to explain clearly. Now that Yi Tian had learned his Soft Hands, he could be considered a member of the Thousand Gates.
The Thousand Gates and Eight Generals were eight people. Rather than eight people, it was better to say that they were eight different professions of a gambler. Tong Sha and Ren Kui were experts in gambling. They were both part of the Thousand Gates and Eight Generals. This kind of person gambled for a living and was the head of the Thousand Gates and Eight Generals.
The generals under him were in charge of planning, but they were spies. The generals were in charge of dealing with the aftermath. The wind was in charge of scouting, the fire was in charge of fighting, the xu was in charge of cheering, and the rumors were in charge of spreading rumors.
After hearing Ren Kui's words, Yi Tian was a little confused. He couldn't help but think that Tong Sha was only one person. How could there be eight generals? Ren Kui smiled and said, "The generals are the foundation. The other seven people are just side jobs. Aren't the three bodyguards Fire? They fight to settle things. The generals are usually proficient in gambling, but their martial arts are sloppy. They're not like me, who has the cultivation of Houtian Realm Level Seven." After saying that, he looked at Yi Tian proudly. Then, a look of uneasiness appeared on his face.
The generals of the Thousand Gates and Eight Generals had a master. The others could be found when they were doing things, but the generals had been trained since they were young. It was already a hidden danger that they didn't completely get rid of Tong Sha this time.
The Green Bamboo Sect was a big family with a big business. They might even spend a lot of money to hire the person behind Tong Sha.
This time, Tong Sha's slip up was not a big deal. No one knew what would happen on the gambling platform. However, Yi Tian had severed his tendons, creating a huge grudge. If you cut off the other person's path of survival, how could the other person let you live?
After hearing Ren Kui's explanation, Yi Tian couldn't stay calm. His original intention was to use his victory over Tong Sha to get promoted. Cutting off his tendons was also an accident. He didn't expect this to happen.
No wonder Ren Kui was always absent-minded for the past two months. He was afraid that if he beat up the younger one, the older one would come. It would be difficult to deal with then.
Logically speaking, he was at most an accomplice in this matter. However, cutting off someone's livelihood was akin to killing their parents.
No wonder Tong Sha looked at him so fiercely that day. He probably put him at the top of his must-kill list.
Ren Kui looked at Yi Tian, who was deep in thought, and continued, "Yes, I was targeted by others. However, it was decided on the gambling table. Since you crippled one of their hands, it seems like the next bet will be your right hand."
Yi Tian was so frightened that he quickly retracted his hand into his sleeve. Cold sweat dripped down his forehead.
He wasn't afraid of thieves stealing, but he was afraid of thieves remembering. It looked like this matter wouldn't end well. He couldn't just walk away like Tong Sha.
His family and business were all here. The monk could run away, but the temple couldn't. He would still be fine at the Four Seas Gambling House. Once he ran away, the first to be targeted would be Yi Ji Grain Shop.
Ever since the two of them talked that day, Yi Tian spent all his time on cultivation. What would come would come, and what he was afraid of was unprepared.
Since he had caused such a problem, he had to face it.
Yi Tian set a rule for himself that Ren Kui would help him train every day. At night, he would train his inner strength for six cycles instead of three.
In an instant, the pressure turned into motivation. Yi Tian could faintly feel that he had consolidated his Houtian Realm Level Four and could break through to Level Five at any time.
He didn't even have much time to chat with Little Fatty. Wang Bao saw that Yi Tian was training so hard every day that he seemed to have been left in the dust. He also started to get serious.
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