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Chapter 198 The Turning of the Tide
The muscles in Jiang Qingyu's face tightened. He looked at Mo Qian with a trace of helplessness.Ximen Kankan stood behind Jiang Qingyu and said quietly, "Qingyu, listen to Mo Qian."Before today he would have thought that was absurd. They had just walked in, had not even seen the cards, and Jiang Qingyu had already committed so much. Telling him to fold after all of that would sound like nonsense.But now he had complete faith in Mo Qian's read at the table.Jiang Qingyu turned his head and glanced at Ximen Kankan. He gambled regularly with Ximen Kankan and generally did not come out ahead. At the table, his trust in Ximen Kankan's judgment was real. And in truth, he had been feeling uneasy for a while. He had pressed on partly because things had seemed close enough to go either way.Having the two of them arrive and say the same thing helped some of his rationality return. The sunk cost was already heavy, but he could not make his decision based on what was already lost. He put down
Chapter 197 The Trap in the Gui Box
Jiang Qingyu and Mo Qian had not seen each other in some days. The moment he came through the door, Jiang Qingyu greeted Mo Qian warmly. Then he glanced over at Ximen Kankan and said, "Look at Mo Qian. Refined, composed. Then look at you."Ximen Kankan laughed. "This is a gambling house. Do you win money by being refined?"Mo Qian shook his head with a quiet smile. Ximen Kankan's mouth truly had no filter.The three of them sat down, shuffled the pieces, each drew three pieces, then rolled the dice to determine the banker. Ximen Kankan rolled highest.Ximen Kankan picked up the dice, shook them twice, then pressed down on the result, drew two more pieces, arranged them on the table, and dealt them out counterclockwise.Each person now had two pieces face down on the table.The three of them each touched their pieces, looked at them privately, then set them down again. Mo Qian caught the look on Ximen Kankan's face when he saw his hand and smiled faintly without showing it. His divine
Chapter 196 The Geng Box
Mo Qian touched his nose and looked at Ximen Kankan with private amusement. This person's range of entertainments is genuinely impressive."Are you coming?" Ximen Kankan said. "Weiyangfang is the largest and finest gambling house in Xiangu County."Mo Qian had been about to decline. He needed to get back to practice. But a thought struck him.He had achieved the second level of the Taizang Scripture and could release his divine consciousness.Was that not a tool that could be used in a gambling house?And he needed money. The registration fee for the Tai Yi Sect selection was sixty thousand taels.Painting for Ximen Kankan brought in some income, but every time he thought about trading those paintings for money, he felt a crawling sense of self-degradation that he could not quite shake.That feeling was unpleasant in a way that was hard to ignore.If a new source of income could be opened up at the gambling house, why not try?Before long, Ximen Kankan had brought Mo Qian to the entra
Chapter 195 The Path to Tai Sect
For the great cause of his spring palace collection, an outing and a couple of turtles were nothing.Mo Qian smiled, drew the blade, and the two came together again, steel moving like bright water, flickering left and right.This time, however, after only ten exchanges, Mo Qian suddenly shifted. His blade slipped through the sword net flickering from Ximen Kankan's right side, tapped him on the shoulder with the flat of the blade, and stepped back.Ximen Kankan stared at Mo Qian with an expression of genuine disbelief. This was the first time Mo Qian had actually beaten him."Again!" he called.After three exchanges, Mo Qian stepped away again.Ximen Kankan touched his own throat and was quite shaken. Mo Qian had fallen asleep, woken up, and could suddenly beat him.This was more than a little unsettling.Before, it seemed that thinking things through could make him stronger. Now, apparently, sleeping could too?"Why did you suddenly fall asleep just now?" Ximen Kankan had a genuine s
Chapter 194 Absorbing the Thunder Smoke Blade
The two came together in an instant, the crisp sound of crossing blades rising in rapid layers.Ximen Kankan was surprised. This was unlike the previous times, where Mo Qian could improve simply by thinking something through. This time, Mo Qian's swordsmanship had not improved slightly. It had jumped significantly.They had only been apart a few days. How was this possible?Ximen Kankan's competitive spirit rose. His swordsmanship grew fiercer and his eyes grew brighter and sharper.Mo Qian was equally shocked.Only now that he had reached the great success realm did he truly understand how terrifying and strange Ximen Kankan's Thunder Smoke Blade was. He had only been playing around before.With nowhere left to hold back, he showed his full ability.Using the great success realm Five Tigers and Sheep Knife combined with Xiao Zongting's three incomplete forms, Mo Qian found he could match Ximen Kankan to a draw.The two fought for nearly half an hour, blades flashing like moving water
Chapter 193 A Shared Dream
Mo Qian touched his nose and smiled. It was not even autumn yet. Going for an outing in this heat was inviting a windstroke."I had Shi Kang go to the bureau to look for you a couple of days ago. You weren't there. I thought you'd gone out on another escort run.""No. I had something to take care of." Those two days had naturally been spent in Wild Boar Mountain."Come along with me then. We can have a picnic, fly kites... I've got everything arranged here." Ximen Kankan extended the invitation with genuine enthusiasm.Normally Mo Qian would have declined without much thought, but this time he had something to ask Ximen Kankan. He laughed and nodded in agreement.Seeing Mo Qian willing to come, Ximen Kankan looked over at him and said warmly, "Brother, you actually have taste. Unlike Jiang Qingyu, who only knows how to chase after Lan Ying at Huaxing Tower. No wonder she pays him no attention."If Jiang Qingyu had been present to hear that, he would have been furious.Ximen Kankan pul
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