After entering the Doujin Palace, Yamada Keiko was immediately shocked by the luxurious decorations in front of her.
The white and flawless marble floor, the resplendent gilded walls, the simple and elegant expensive furniture, the exquisite and beautiful glass palace lamps, and even the gambling equipment was made of pure white ivory!
What a place with wealth comparable to that of a country! Yamada Keiko praised in her heart!
She had been to the Japanese Imperial Palace with Tokugawa Ieyasu and had been shocked by the noble atmosphere of the Japanese Imperial Palace. However, compared to the Cuiming Hall in front of her, the Japanese Imperial Palace could only be considered a thatched hut.
The luxurious scene in front of him made Long Zhijie, who was dressed in a white robe, whistle excitedly.
The Ise Grand Shrine in Japan was already luxurious enough, but he didn't expect this place to be dozens of times more luxurious than the Ise Grand Shrine!
"Good place, it really is a good place." Long Zhijie muttered to himself as he slowly walked inside.
Next to dozens of huge and exquisite gambling tables, gamblers from all over the world spoke different languages and used the chips in their hands to make various kinds of bets. Every table was piled with shiny gold and silver chips.
The atmosphere here was warm and quiet. The rich and noble guests talked and laughed freely, and their manners were elegant. They were completely different from the gamblers in the city's casinos.
Regardless of whether they won or lost, they had a calm smile on their faces, and their mood was not affected by the wins and losses of a few rounds.
In their eyes, money was nothing, and happiness was the most important thing.
After watching a few gambling tables with interest, Long Zhijie smiled and brought Yamada Keiko directly to the counter where the chips were exchanged.
"Do you two want to exchange chips?" The counter clerk, who was dressed in a luxurious golden robe, had a smile on his face as he spoke politely to the two of them in Japanese.
"Yes, we want to exchange chips," Long Zhijie said with a smile. "How do we exchange?"
"One silver coin represents one thousand taels of silver, and one gold coin represents ten thousand taels of silver." The counter clerk said with a smile as he placed two exquisite chips, one gold and one silver, on the counter.
"Interesting," Long Zhijie said with interest as he picked up the two chips with a smile and looked at them in front of his eyes.
"How much do you want to exchange?" The counter clerk asked politely.
"Well …" Long Zhijie said as he turned his head to Yamada Keiko beside him with a smirk on his face.
Yamada Keiko's expression changed. She seemed to have guessed Long Zhijie's intention.
"Keiko, give me the knife." Long Zhijie extended his hand to Yamada Keiko and said with a smile.
"Sir, you don't want to use this knife …" Yamada Keiko frowned and asked.
"It's okay. Just use it," Long Zhijie said with a smile.
"But …" Yamada Keiko hesitated.
One had to know that she was carrying the Imperial Sword of Tokugawa Ieyasu that was personally bestowed by the Emperor.
Shua! Just as Yamada Keiko was hesitating, the golden cloth bag on her back suddenly flew into Long Zhijie's hand.
"Sir …" Yamada Keiko said anxiously.
"How much do you think this knife is worth?" Long Zhijie smiled as he placed the cloth bag in his hand on the counter and said to the shop assistant.
The shop assistant smiled and reached for the golden bag. He took out the golden saber and examined it carefully.
He wasn't surprised by Long Zhijie's telekinesis.
The people who came here to gamble were all rich and respectable. They usually had experts by their side to protect them. To these experts, telekinesis was a piece of cake.
Speaking of which, those who could work in the Doujin Palace were not ordinary people. Any random person who did odd jobs and swept the floor was a first-rate expert.
When he saw the golden pattern on the saber and the two words "Tokugawa," the shop assistant's expression changed.
"How is it? How many chips can I exchange for?" Long Zhijie asked with a smile.
"How much would you like to exchange for, sir?" The shop assistant said as he sheathed the saber and raised his head to ask Long Zhijie.
"A hundred thousand. Is that okay?" Long Zhijie asked.
"A hundred thousand?" The shop assistant was slightly surprised.
"No? Then fifty thousand. "Long Zhijie saw the shop assistant's surprised expression and immediately answered.
"I'll exchange it for two hundred thousand." The shop assistant smiled and said to Long Zhijie.
"Two hundred thousand? That much? "Long Zhijie was surprised.
"How is it? Do you want to exchange it?" The shop assistant smiled and asked Long Zhijie.
In Japan, the emperor's saber represented supreme authority and glory. It was not something that could be bought with money. Moreover, it was a personal saber that the emperor gave to Tokugawa Ieyasu. If this saber was brought to the market, it would be worth at least two hundred thousand. Gold!
"Exchange, of course," Long Zhijie said with a smile.
"Sir …" Yamada Keiko said anxiously.
She did not think that the emperor's saber, which represented supreme authority, would be pawned by Long Zhijie for two hundred thousand.
Long Zhijie waved his hand at Yamada Keiko, telling her not to worry.
"Give this gentleman two hundred thousand in chips." The shop assistant turned around and said as he handed the emperor's saber to another shop assistant behind him.
The shop assistant behind him took the saber and put it away. Then, he took out fifty silver coins and five gold coins from the gold cabinet behind the counter.
"Here are your chips. Please count them." The shop assistant said politely as he placed an exquisite pouch of chips on the counter in front of Long Zhijie.
"Look after that saber. I'll come and redeem it later." Long Zhijie smiled as he took the pouch and left.
The shop assistant smiled politely and nodded slightly.
Long Zhijie carried the rustling money pouch and began to wander from table to table with great interest, looking for the way he liked to gamble.
Yamada Keiko, who was frowning, followed behind Long Zhijie with a worried expression.
She had said that she would come here to look for Cui Ziwen, but after she arrived, she started to gamble and even pawned the emperor's saber.
If she was in Japan, she would have been beheaded long ago.
After wandering around for a while, Long Zhijie stopped in front of a huge and exquisite gambling table.
This table was gambling with a dice cup, betting on big or small. The odds were one to one. It was very simple.
"Keiko, come and try your luck." Long Zhijie smiled as he took out two silver coins from the wooden box and handed them to Yamada Keiko.
"Sir, I don't know how to gamble." Seeing that Long Zhijie wanted her to gamble, Yamada Keiko quickly shook her head.
"This is very simple. It all depends on luck. Come, try it." Long Zhijie grabbed Yamada Keiko's hand and put the chips in her hand.
"Sir, this …" Yamada Keiko looked at the chips in her hand and didn't know what to do.
"Bet on big, bet on big, bet on small, bet on small." The dealer began to skillfully shake the gold-plated dice cup, making a crisp sound.
Pa! After shaking it, the dealer slammed the dice cup on the gambling table.
Clatter … Several European nobles sitting around the gambling table grabbed a handful of chips from their money pouches and placed them in the golden circle with the word "Big" and "Small" written on it.
"Keiko, quickly place your bet." Seeing the dice cup in the dealer's hand, Long Zhijie reminded Yamada Keiko.
"Sir, I don't know which side to bet on …" Yamada Keiko said nervously.
She didn't just hold two silver coins in her hand. It represented two thousand taels of silver!
"Just place your bet. Don't worry about winning or losing." Long Zhijie comforted Yamada Keiko.
Yamada Keiko glanced at Long Zhijie, then bit her lower lip and put the two silver coins in the golden circle with the word "big" written on it.
"Place your bets!" The finely dressed dealer shouted loudly.
Everyone stopped placing their bets and smiled as they whispered to each other, waiting for the dealer to open the dice cup.
Yamada Keiko's eyes were fixed on the dice cup. She looked nervous and her heart was pounding.
"Open!" The dealer opened the dice cup.
Inside the dice cup, three exquisite ivory dice inlaid with rubies lay quietly on the plate.
"Four, five, six, big," the dealer shouted.
Yamada Keiko let out a long breath. She was so lucky this time. She won two thousand taels of silver.
Some of the European rich people at the gambling table exclaimed in low voices, while others smiled and shook their heads.
"How is it? Simple, right? "Long Zhijie smiled and picked up the four silver coins that the dealer had pushed in front of him.
"You won these two chips. Take them and keep them to buy something you like." Long Zhijie put two chips in Yamada Keiko's hand.
"Sir … I … I can't accept this." Yamada Keiko immediately refused when she heard what Long Zhijie said.
"It belongs to whoever wins." Long Zhijie blocked Yamada Keiko's hand and said with a smile, "This is the rule of the gambling table. I can't break the rules."
Long Zhijie said and looked at Yamada Keiko with a smile.
"Then … then Keiko thanks you, sir." Yamada Keiko saw that Long Zhijie was determined to give it to her, so she had to accept it.
"Now it's my turn." Long Zhijie smiled and poured the chips in his money bag, along with the two silver coins in his hand, into the golden circle with the word "big" written on it.
"Two hundred thousand taels, I bet big." Long Zhijie threw the empty money bag in his hand and smiled at the dealer. "I'll bet with the dealer alone this round."
"Oh …" As soon as he said this, the several European gamblers at the table immediately let out a low cry and looked up at Long Zhijie.
In the Doujin Palace, there were many people who could bet two hundred thousand taels in one go. It wasn't rare, but it was rare to see someone who dared to challenge the dealer alone.
Those who could become dealers in the Doujin Palace were all first-rate experts.
These experts were different from the dealers in other gambling houses. They usually didn't cheat and were completely fair.
This was also the reason why the Doujin Palace was so famous. They didn't need to use a thousand arts to rob gamblers.
However, under special circumstances, these experts would show their skills.
This situation was when someone challenged the dealer.
The Doujin Palace had a rule. If a thousand arts expert challenged the dealer alone, the dealer had to accept the challenge.
However, since the establishment of the Cuiming Hall, no one had ever heard of a thousand arts expert winning against the Doujin Palace.
Today, seeing an expert come to challenge the Doujin Palace, these high ranking officials naturally wanted to feast their eyes.
"Sir, I haven't shaken the dice cup yet and you're already betting big?" The dealer smiled at Long Zhijie.
"That's right." Long Zhijie smiled.
"Good." The dealer said indifferently. He picked up the golden dice cup on the table again and threw it into the air with a whoosh!
Whoosh … In the air, the golden dice cup made a clanking sound as it spun endlessly.
"Oh …" The spectating gamblers let out a cry of surprise.
The gambling skills in front of them made them click their tongues in amazement.
Whoosh! The dealer stretched out his hand and the dice cup in the air directly fell into his hand.
Pa! The dice cup was heavily placed on the gambling table by the dealer's assistant.
"Sir, can you open it now?" The dealer's assistant asked Long Zhijie.
"Open." Long Zhijie smiled.
The dealer smiled slightly and opened the golden dice cup on the gambling table.
"Oh …" The moment the dice cup opened, the crowd let out a cry of surprise.
On the golden plate of the golden dice cup, three ivory dice inlaid with red gems were spinning endlessly!
The dealer's assistant smiled. Long Zhijie also smiled.
However, the moment the three ivory dice stopped spinning, the dealer's assistant's smile disappeared.
On the golden plate, right above the three exquisite dice, there were eighteen red gems the size of rice grains shining brightly.
Three sixes, big!
Long Zhijie won! The two hundred thousand taels of silver doubled in an instant, becoming four hundred thousand taels of silver!
Whoosh … The crowd burst into a round of applause!
"You won." The dealer's assistant calmly took out two hundred thousand taels of chips from behind him and pushed them together with Long Zhijie's two hundred thousand taels of silver on the table in front of Long Zhijie.
"Let's continue." As Long Zhijie spoke, he pushed the four hundred thousand taels of chips in front of him into the golden circle again. "For this round, I'll bet big again."
…
After the time it took for a stick of incense to burn, a man in luxurious clothes trotted to the door of the ninth floor of the stone tower.
"Reporting to Sect Master, this subordinate has an important matter to discuss with you." The man respectfully said outside the door.
Huala … The stone door opened automatically.
The man tidied up his clothes and quickly walked in.
At this moment, Cui Ziwen was lazily half lying on the enormous Azure Dragon Throne. His jade-like fingers lightly tapped on the armrest of the Azure Dragon Throne, producing a melodious sound.
"Reporting to Sect Master, a Japanese has come downstairs …"
"How much did he win?" Cui Ziwen, whose back was facing the man, interrupted him.
The man was stunned at first, then he lowered his head and said, "Eight million taels of gold. None of the dozen dealers are a match for him."
"You can leave first, I'll be right there." Cui Ziwen smiled.
"Yes, this subordinate will take his leave." The man bowed and left.
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