Song of Adolescence

Chapter 210 Nine Tables of Life-staking Gamble

The so-called nine tables of life-staking gamble was a rule unique to Under Heaven Den. There were nine tables in a row, with nine gambling games, and nine expert gamblers of Under Heaven Den as dealers. If you lost any one table, you wouldn’t really have to lose your life so miserably, but your entire person will no longer belong to you, but to Under Heaven Den.

These were the rules of Under Heaven Den.

"Luoxia Fairy has graced us with her presence. This is an honour for us at Under Heaven Den, and also an honour for this Peng." The middle-aged man sitting at the first gambling table smiled slightly.

"Oh, this is Dealer Peng of Under Heaven Den." Yin Luoxia also smiled.

"The last time I met Fairy was ten years ago. Now that we meet again, I’m already a middle-aged man, but the Fairy is still as beautiful as when we first met." Dealer Peng gestured with his hand. "Please."

"This is Dealer Peng of Under Heaven Den, Peng Qinhai. His skill at Chupu is unrivaled under Heaven," Yin Luoxia said to Luo Mingxuan.

Luo Mingxuan was stunned, not certain what she’d meant, so he cupped his fist and said, "Greetings to Dealer Peng."

"Go ahead," Yin Luoxia said mildly.

"Huh?" Luo Mingxuan asked in surprise.

"I didn\'t say I was going to play these nine tables of life-staking gamble. Would such a trivial thing require your shifu to use my own hands?" Yin Luoxia raised her beautiful eyebrows. "Didn’t you claim you’re going to break that Immortal Six Gambles? So, you’re not even interested in such a trivial gamble?"

"Trivial gamble?" Peng Qinhai smiled. "The Fairy is still as arrogant as ever."

"It\'s not that I\'m arrogant." Yin Luoxia glanced at the people at the nine gambling tables with disdain. "It\'s just that you’re all really trash."

"You!" Peng Qinhai retorted angrily.

"Okay, okay, don\'t argue, I’ll just gamble, alright?" Luo Mingxuan took a few steps forward and sat down at the first gambling table. "Come on, then."

Peng Qinhai looked down with disdain. "Little baby, how old are you to dare gamble with me?"

Without raising his head, Luo Mingxuan slowly said, "I am twenty this year. The year my shifu became King of Gamblers, she was only ten years old."

Unrivaled City Under Heaven.

Wushuang, the young citymaster carrying the sword casket and Lu Yuzhai, the head disciple of his generation, stood above the city gates and looked at a low mountain in the distance.

"Shifu is entering seclusion in the Sword House today. When he comes out again, I’m sure he’ll be in the realm of a sword immortal," Lu Yuzhai said slowly.

Wushuang scratched his head. "Perhaps, I guess. To be honest, shifu’s talent is a little short."

"Any news from the second prince?" Lu Yuzhai ignored Wushuang\'s unfilial remarks.

Wushuang thought for a while and shook his head. "I forgot."

"Forgot?" Lu Yuzhai was surprised. "Can you forget something like this?"

"Yes, I only remember that Zhao Yuzhen is dead, and Li Hanyi is suffering qi deviation. These two are sword immortals, so I won’t forget about them." Wushuang grinned. "I can\'t be bothered with the rest." After speaking, he took out a letter from his sleeve and handed it over to Lu Yuzhai. "How about you read it yourself?"

Lu Yuzhai received the letter, but the more he read, the more alarmed he became. "Zhao Yuzhen is dead, Li Hanyi is suffering qi deviation, and there was a huge battle in Lei Clan Fort. Lei Clan’s Lei Qianhu, Tang Clan’s Grandmaster Tang, and the Hidden River Xie House’s Xie Qidao died in the battle. So, the second prince\'s plan to destroy Lei Clan Fort has failed."

Heavenly Revelations City, White Prince Residence.

"Do you think we failed?" Xiao Chong asked softly. His eyes were covered with a while cloth while he sat in the courtyard quietly basking in the sun. Standing opposite him was the ninth prince, Xiao Jingxia.

Xiao Jingxia sighed. "We were actually so close. Just a little more and we could have wiped out the entire Lei Clan. Now, we’ve lost Grandmaster Tang and the Head of Xie House. We haven’t made much of a gain."

"You’re wrong." Xiao Chong shook his head. "I have never regarded Tang Clan as an ally. Grandmaster Tang\'s ambitions were too great. But, this time, Lei Clan and Tang Clan have forged an irreconcilable feud. With these two families on opposite sides, it’s a huge blow to Snow Moon City. After this, it’s hard to say whether Snow Moon City can remain the number one city in the martial world. Then, it’ll be time for our other ally, Unrivaled City, to rise again!"

"The Tang Clan is not our ally? What about Hidden River?" Xiao Jingxia asked in a low voice.

"Hidden River." Xiao Chong frowned slightly. "I’m starting to feel like we shouldn’t have gone looking for them when we started this. They are ferocious ghosts of the dark and beyond our control."

Xiao Jingxia lowered his head. "It was this brother who acted presumptuously that time."

"It\'s fine. Let me think again about the Hidden River." Xiao Chong waved his hand. "By the way, have there been recent developments in the Red Prince Residence?"

"He’s still singing every night, drinking and having fun every day. They said the Red Prince Xiao Yu has transformed his entire Residence into a hunting ground. How absurd," Xiao Jingxia replied.

Xiao Chong tapped his knees lightly with his fingers. "Red Prince Xiao Yu. This time, such a huge upheaval happened in the martial world but he didn’t get involved at all. It makes one feel unsettled."

Red Prince Residence.

Xiao Yu sat on a chair covered with fox fur and drank his wine leisurely. "The death of such a powerful chess piece as Grandmaster Tang, in exchange for an irreconcilable feud between the Lei Clan and Tang Clan, thereby weakening Snow Moon City’s power. For Xiao Chong who has pinned his hope on Unrivaled City, this is truly a profitable trade."

Standing beside him, Long Ye nodded. "A mountain can’t have two tigers. Since the White Prince has decided to support Unrivaled City, this will inevitably give rise to disapproval from the Tang Clan in the future. The death of Grandmaster Tang is a good thing for the White Prince."

"Let them fight it out." Xiao Yu drank the wine in his cup. "Let them fight until either the fish dies or the net tears. Then, all under Heaven will be mine. Only this time, I overestimated Xiao Chong. I didn’t think he would kill Xiao Chuhe, but unexpectedly, he’s even more cowardly than I thought. Bringing out that little brother of mine with his unmatched martial arts turned out to be a wrong move."

"I heard that Xiao Chuhe was able to survive in the end because of Ye Anshi and Confucian Sword Immortal Xie Xuan," Long Ye said.

"I was afraid that Xiao Chong would find Xiao Chuhe first and use him to do something terrible, so I invited my brother out to stop him. But Xiao Chong only wanted to kill Xiao Chuhe. Then again, if Xiao Chuhe does indeed return to Heavenly Revelations, regardless of what condition he’s in, at the very least he would hold some of the power. Where has Xiao Chuhe gone now?" Xiao Yu asked.

"We haven’t been able to ascertain this yet." Long Ye shook his head.

"Where is Yan Sen? Haven\'t you found him yet?" Xiao Yu frowned slightly. That day, they heard that Yan Sen received a message from Bai Xiao Hall and hurried to look for him. But, this number one intelligence expert in the Red Prince Residence seemed to have vanished like the wind.

"No, Yan Sen came from Bai Xiao Hall and he’s an expert at tracking people. Everyone in the Prince’s Residence was trained by him. None of us can find him for now." Long Ye shook his head.

"Forget it." Xiao Yu sighed. "I can\'t control that much now. I’m guessing that little brother of mine is on his way to Heavenly Revelations now. Before we see him again, we must be prepared."

"Long Ye understands!" Long Ye nodded.