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Chapter 201 The Path Divided
Mo Qian went back through recent events carefully. He was certain that Xiao Zongting's attitude had been fine during the Ruan Jing incident. His behavior at the regularization assessment had seemed a little cold, but Xiao Zongting was always quiet, and Mo Qian had not paid it close attention at the time.But what had actually happened? Between the Ruan Jing matter and the assessment, he had not done anything unusual, had he? He had only gone to Wild Boar Mountain.Mo Qian turned it over for a while and could not work it out. He gave a smile toward Xiao Zongting and said, "Miss Yu and Xiaoqi don't seem to be around. Did they go out?"He had hoped to keep the conversation going, find out how he had caused offense, and then apologize properly. After two lives, there was no pride involved in admitting fault when it was called for.But the moment he said this, Xiao Zongting shot to his feet, turned on Mo Qian with a dark face, and said with sudden anger, "Whether she goes out or not is no
Chapter 200 The Prisoner of Perspective
The next day, just after dawn, Mo Qian got up and continued his stance practice in the courtyard.The key to cultivation is steady daily progress, never giving up.Mo Qian stood until the sky was fully light, then dispersed his energy. A solid white breath sprayed from his mouth and dissolved in the morning breeze.It was no longer the chill of early spring. It was late May, with the beginning of summer approaching. In such weather, Mo Qian was still producing white breath from his mouth, which spoke to how vigorously the blood and qi were moving through his body. The temperature of the air held in his lungs was considerably higher than his body temperature.His body, running on inner breath, was like a combustion furnace, and his lungs were like a boiler full of steam, absorbing the heat generated within.Mo Qian wiped his sweat and went to the large water tank at the kitchen entrance to wash his face.He looked up at the bright sky and felt a small stir of thought. He had not visite
Chapter 199 The Unforced Title
Mo Qian exhaled and said, "What a shame."Luo Zhoucheng sneered. "Too late for regrets.""The shame is that there isn't enough to follow fully. Only enough for one call." Mo Qian said. "Never mind. Win a little less. One thousand taels. Open him."The cards turned. Jiang Qingyu won.Ximen Kankan had been standing to the side watching the whole game. At this moment he looked like a chess enthusiast watching a masterwork being played out, his excitement barely containable.He understood Mo Qian's strategy.Six consecutive folds, pressing systematically on the opponent's rhythm and drawing him entirely into the tempo Mo Qian had laid down.Then, the killing blow.Skill and nerve in equal measure. A brilliant combination of psychological warfare and consummate technique.In less than an hour, Luo Zhoucheng had no silver notes left.In the final round, Luo Zhoucheng had drawn the sky card. He was certain he was about to reverse everything. He committed almost all his remaining notes.But t
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
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