noffsinger Chapter 558 - 260: Proof of Allegiance
Chapter 558 - 260: Proof of Allegiance
"You came out, huh?"
Upon seeing Huang Li, Li Hengsheng also stopped his horse.
"Weren’t they checking if there was anyone named Li Hengsheng among all the people before? Since there wasn’t, they naturally let us go. Some people decided to stay and continue working at General De Kang’s mansion, but I still found the place too stifling, so I came out."
Huang Li chuckled, "But I never thought you were so impressive, actually becoming a captain at the General’s Mansion."
"Just making a living."
Li Hengsheng said with a smile.
"Gurgle."
At this moment, Huang Li’s stomach let out a sound, clearly indicating it had been a long time since he ate.
"Hehe, I’m hungry." Huang Li looked at Li Hengsheng a bit embarrassedly.
Li Hengsheng sighed lightly, acknowledging their brief acquaintance when Huang Li explained things to him in the dungeon. Out of courtesy, Li Hengsheng took out his purse from his waist and said, "I just became a captain, so I don’t have much money. My salary is advanced, but I can afford to treat you to a few meals."
With that said, Li Hengsheng took out a lump of silver worth five taels from the purse.
"Thank you, Captain Li Yun, for your help!" Huang Li was deeply moved and added, "If one day I get to meet that Li Hengsheng and bring him to the Cangyuan Realm Master, I will surely reward Brother Li Yun handsomely once I’ve made a fortune!"
Huang Li spoke with deep emotion, but his words made Li Hengsheng furrow his brow. He withdrew his hand from the purse, replacing the five-tael silver with a two-tael piece, and handed it to Huang Li.
"Go get a meal, I still have patrol duties, so I’ll be on my way."
After speaking, Li Hengsheng left with his men.
Huang Li looked at the two-tael silver piece in his hand, weighed it, and couldn’t help but sigh softly, "A bit stingy."
After Li Hengsheng left, he waved to someone behind him, and a Ghost Race soldier stepped forward. This soldier was one of Li Hengsheng’s three vice-captains, named Bai Ha.
"Sir."
Bai Ha approached with a cupped fist salute.
"Follow that Huang Li and see if there’s anything suspicious about him." Li Hengsheng instructed.
"Understood."
Bai Ha nodded, then looked back at Huang Li’s departing figure and quietly followed him, changing into plain clothes along the way.
Initially, Huang Li intended to get a meal, but as he weighed the silver in his hand, he felt that two taels were too little. Even after eating a meal, the remaining money would only last for at most three more meals. What would he do once that money ran out?
While pondering this, Huang Li suddenly heard a commotion around him.
Raising his head, he discovered he had arrived in front of a massive building, with the bustling sounds coming from inside—it was the gambling den of Ghost City!
There were many gambling dens in the entire Ghost City, but this one was the official business.
It belonged to the City Lord of Ghost City.
Huang Li looked at the two-tael silver piece in his hand, considered for a moment, and then resolutely entered the gambling den.
The gambling den was enormous, offering all kinds of games, crowded with not just the Ghost Race, but also the Human Race, and even other races. There were many tables with a variety of games.
Huang Li wandered around, pondering what games suited him best.
Ultimately, Huang Li found other games too complicated and directly went to the dice game.
After all, the dice game was the simplest.
Just bet on big or small, or guess the points.
With only two taels of silver in hand, Huang Li wasn’t in a hurry. After watching for a while, he placed his entire two taels on small.
"Place your bets, no more bets!"
The dealer announced, opening the dice cup—two, three, and three, for a total of eight points, small.
Huang Li’s eyes lit up!
The two taels of silver immediately turned into four taels.
Feeling that his luck was excellent, Huang Li continued to place bets.
Bai Ha, disguised as a bystander, watched from behind Huang Li. Even Bai Ha was impressed by Huang Li’s luck; in less than a quarter-hour, Huang Li had turned two taels into over two hundred taels.
He almost always guessed the size of the dice correctly.
Even Huang Li himself became excited; he hadn’t expected such great fortune.
Suddenly possessing over two hundred taels of silver.
At this moment, Huang Li’s eyes were already red with excitement.
When luck is on your side, nothing can stop it!
This time, Huang Li decided to push his luck, betting all his over two hundred taels on triple sixes, because he had a feeling that he would surely win!
The odds for triple sixes were thirty-six to one!
Others, seeing Huang Li win so much and now betting on points, thought he must be crazy.
But to everyone’s astonishment, when the dice were revealed, it was indeed triple sixes!
Even the dealer was stunned!
In an instant, Huang Li suddenly had nearly ten thousand taels of silver!
The trailing Bai Ha was utterly flabbergasted. What kind of crazy luck was this?
Bai Ha thought once Huang Li had ten thousand taels of silver, he would surely leave, but to his surprise, Huang Li wasn’t satisfied, feeling his luck unstoppable today, and continued betting, drawing widespread attention.
Many came to watch Huang Li dominate the tables.
And today, it was as if Huang Li was truly blessed by the goddess of fortune.
Ten thousand taels became twenty thousand taels.
And then a hundred thousand taels.
Then five hundred thousand taels.
Then three million taels!
It even became fifteen million taels!
Leaving everyone utterly dumbfounded, Bai Ha was bewildered too—what had he witnessed?