On the White Horse Gang's martial arts field, Yi Tian was practicing alone. It had been a few days since Yi Tian had caused a ruckus in Nan City.
The other two gambling houses received the news and closed in advance. Ren Kui and Ren Liang brought their men but failed to find anything.
They rushed into the gambling house only to find it empty. They were so angry that they smashed the gambling house.
Yi Tian was glad that he only had to do it once. He even took five hundred taels of silver from Ren Kui, saying that it was for his hard work.
Anyway, he won it from the Green Bamboo Sect's gambling house. Yi Tian was indignant. He was the clearest about the situation that day. Ren Liang came out with a few thousand taels of silver in front of his chest, but he only gave him five hundred taels. He was bullying him because he was young.
Fortunately, Wang Gui praised him greatly after the incident and finally taught Yi Tian the entire set of Tiger Fist.
Thus, Yi Tian and Little Fatty Wang Bao began their miserable life every day. Instructor Wang Er gave them special treatment and taught them martial arts separately from the other children.
Wang Bao was also happy. With Yi Tian as an opponent, he had someone to accompany him in his martial arts practice. Moreover, Wang Bao always had the upper hand when they practiced alone.
When they were free, they could chat. Unlike the other children, who called him Young Master in front of others and Fatty Wang behind his back.
Wang Erchu briefly explained the remaining nine fist techniques to Yi Tian. In the end, he left the job to Yi Tian and gave him a thin manual of the Ferocious Tiger Fist, and that was it.
At night, Yi Tian slowly read the book under the oil lamp. He then realized that Wang Er was really misleading his disciples. He couldn't even learn how to read. When he practiced martial arts, he only looked at the pictures in the book. His disciples were also not good.
He heard Little Fatty Wang Bao say that his father was illiterate when he was young. He practiced according to the pictures in the book. He only learned to read when he was thirty years old. Unfortunately, he took a shortcut when he practiced martial arts. Later on, it became harder and harder to practice. That was why he couldn't make any progress after reaching Houtian Realm Level Nine.
On the contrary, Wang Bao's brother and Ren Liang had a good foundation. If he practiced according to the manual, as long as his foundation was stable, he would be able to reach Houtian Realm Level Five in a year's time. Defeating Wang Er would be a piece of cake.
The next day, Yi Tian practiced the Eighteen Stances of the Ferocious Tiger Fists during the day. Whenever he had the chance, he would find Wang Er to spar with him.
Little Fatty Wang Bao saw how hardworking Yi Tian was, so he was also motivated. The two of them would spar once every three days.
Wang Bao relied on his strong physique and special training to beat Yi Tian up many times. When Yi Tian was familiar with the moves, he found that he was slowly losing the upper hand.
Yi Tian practiced his moves diligently. Using his advantage of being agile, he gradually expanded his advantage in sparring with Wang Bao. Similarly, his Tiger Pounce, Whip Kick, and Tiger Claw were fiercer, more accurate, and more ruthless than the little fatty.
After a month, Wang Bao no longer asked Yi Tian to practice alone. In his own words, it was boring to be beaten up every single time.
During the day, he practiced. At night, Yi Tian still had the opportunity to go to the gambling den. After the previous incident, Ren Kui fully recognized Yi Tian's gambling skills and courage.
Now, Yi Tian could go to the Four Seas Gambling Den every afternoon to be the banker for Ren Kui. He could also get a cut of five percent of the money he won.
At his age, Yi Tian was already earning more than his uncle's grain store.
Half a month later, the gambling den's gatekeeper found Yi Tian and said that a worker from the grain store had come to ask Yi Tian to go back.
Because it was the day that his father, Yi Er, had agreed to send the grain, Yi Tian estimated that he hadn't seen his father for more than a year. He asked for leave from Ren Kui and went home.
In the past year, he had grown a lot taller. In addition, the gang had good wine and meat. He practiced martial arts every day and was almost as tall as his father. After entering the house and greeting his uncle, he went to the hall to talk with his father.
After his father, Yi Er, relayed the instructions of his father and mother, his uncle roughly explained the situation outside. When he heard that his son had come to the gambling den, he trembled.
Now he saw that his son was promising. This time, he had brought back a thousand taels of money. He had money, but his life was not as comfortable as before.
Yi Tian disagreed. Now that the two sides were fiercely fighting, if the grain store did not find a backer, in the future, when the fight was over, it would be settled together. Now, he could rely on the White Horse Gang to grow.
Besides, Wang Gui took good care of the grain store and winery. Every month, he would introduce some business to them. This could be considered as giving some face to Yi Tian and giving him some benefits.
His father, Yi Er, did not have any opinions. He just repeatedly said to be careful.
At worst, he would just go home and farm. He did not want to live a life of licking blood.
If it was before, Yi Tian could accept it. Now, it was easy to get on the boat and hard to get off.
Besides, last time, he had thoroughly offended the Green Bamboo Sect. Now, he could not retreat even if he wanted to. If he didn't kill them, he would be killed by them. There was no third way.
Yi Tian also asked how his uncle's business was recently. He also asked if the Green Bamboo Sect's Xu Lao Er had come to cause trouble.
In his memory, the gambling den was almost a month ago. It was very strange that the Green Bamboo Sect did not make any movements.
Yi Da smiled knowingly. He lowered his voice and whispered to Yi Tian. The Xu Lao Er was greedy and lustful. A while ago, Wang Gui sent someone to ask Yi Da to pull strings with the Xu Lao Er. In the end, the person who did it was Tu Jiaojiao.
After listening, Yi Da suddenly realized that Tu Jiaojiao was the White Horse Gang sending people and money. There should be some unknown agreement.
It seemed that the White Horse Gang's think tank was very thoughtful. They knew how to divide and suppress the Green Bamboo Sect. On one side, they chose the gambling den, and on the other, they bought the Xu Lao Er.
In the evening, Yi Da entertained his brother and nephew with good wine and good food. Everyone ate and drank well. The next morning, Yi Er drove the ox cart back to his hometown.
Yi Tian also wanted to rush back to the White Horse Gang. He planned to pay a visit to Wu Youdao before going back. After all, they were master and disciple in name.
Since last year, Wu Youdao had tricked Yi Tian into the White Horse Gang. He had always felt guilty about this matter. Fortunately, Yi Da did not pursue this matter. In addition, Yi Tian was now doing well.
Hearing that Yi Tian had returned home to visit his relatives, Wu Youdao came to visit the next morning. After sighing for a while, he asked about Yi Tian's recent situation. Yi Tian generously informed Wu Youdao.
On the way back, Yi Tian learned that Wu Youdao still had time to gamble. However, he heard that these few days, he was only playing in Bei City.
He could not help but think. When did a gambling den open in Bei City? He did not know, so he wanted to go take a look. Wu Youdao could not dissuade Yi Tian. He could only lead the way. In any case, he could also send Yi Tian on his way.
The two strolled towards the White Horse Gang's encampment. Wu Youdao suddenly pointed to the side. On the side of the road, there was a sesame seed cake stall with a sail. On the sail, there was a sign that read, "Gambling does not necessarily lose. Gambling for a long time is the winner." Below the stall sat a man in his thirties. He looked very gentle and dressed like a scholar. Yi Tian wondered where this person came from. To be able to set up a stall here, he must have given a lot to the Green Bamboo Sect.
Wu Youdao proudly told Yi Tian that this was a small gambling stall. The stall owner was called Tong Sha. Ten days ago, Wu Youdao had come here to gamble. The most Wu Youdao had won was five taels of silver. Yi Tian thought that Wu Youdao's words were exaggerated. He was afraid that he had lost more than five taels of silver.
This person must have a problem. However, he did not know the details. It was better to go and investigate first.
It just so happened that there was a fat sheep nearby that he could test his knife on. Therefore, he lent Wu Youdao five taels of silver and encouraged him to play again.
Wu Youdao's hands were also itching. In any case, his disciple lent him money to gamble. He did not need to return it. This kind of good thing had not happened for more than a year.
The two stood in front of the gambling stall and looked around. It turned out that today's game was dice. Both sides threw the dice in a bowl to compare big and small. On the paper beside them, one tael was written.
The banker's fingers were slender, and his palms were white with rosy skin. His hands were soft like cotton. He must be an expert in this field.
Wu Youdao played five rounds with him and lost three. He repeatedly shouted that his luck was not good. The surrounding gamblers also went up to try, but they lost more than they won. Yi Tian looked and knew that the banker was definitely throwing the game. Otherwise, these people would not be his opponent.
With such a person in Bei City, could it be that the Green Bamboo Sect was planning something? He did not know.
After watching a few rounds, he lost interest. He greeted Wu Youdao and went straight back to the White Horse Gang.
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