PS: The female protagonist has a bit of a万人迷 (charming)体质 (constitution/personality), and there will be male lead and supporting male role rivalries. Every world will have a supporting male role wh...
"Who are you?" Jing Jue looked Mu Tiantian up and down. She was dressed quite nicely, so why was she wearing a mask?
"Who do you care who I am? I'll just pay them back, that's all that matters," Mu Tiantian said generously.
"Alright, give me the money, and I'll release them."
System: [You don't have a single penny on you right now. Would you like to exchange points? How much?]
Mu Tiantian: [Who said I gave it to him now?]
System: [Are you trying to get something for nothing?]
Mu Tiantian ignored it and instead looked at the bearded man in front of her and said, "How about this, you lend me some money first, and I'll play with you. Once I've won enough money, I'll take them away."
Jing Jue chuckled softly, and the thugs laughed along with him.
"So you think you can save someone without a single penny? Girl, are you stupid, or do you think I'm stupid?"
Mu Tiantian raised an eyebrow slightly, not annoyed by their mockery, "Just tell me whether you'll lend it or not."
"Girl, thank you for your kindness, but please don't gamble with them! They're cheating!" Zixin shouted angrily. "They even stole my money!"
Ignoring Zixin's shouts, Jingjue asked Mutian, "Miss, what is your relationship with them?"
After pondering for a while, Mu Tiantian said, "A destined person."
"Pfft!" Jing Jue burst out laughing. There was someone with a special connection to her, acting like a monk. He looked up at her and said, "Interesting. How much do you want to borrow?"
Mu Tiantian asked, "How much do they owe you?"
"One thousand taels."
"Then I'll borrow a thousand taels."
What if you lose?
"Leave it to them."
"good!"
Jingjue didn't mince words and instructed his servants, "Invite this young lady to Chang Le Fang, and bring these two in as well."
"yes!"
Several thugs escorted Dongfang Zixin and Xiahou Yu behind them.
Zixin struggled for a moment, then said, "Let me go."
"Behave yourself!" one of the thugs shouted angrily.
Zixin felt a little scared when she looked at the burly thugs.
Xiahou Yu was relatively quiet. He raised his head and looked at the masked woman walking in front of him, sizing her up.
She was dressed quite brightly late at night, wearing a pale red dress with gold trim that shimmered in the moonlight. This outfit was not something an ordinary family could afford.
They were dressed conspicuously, but their faces were covered.
However, a piece of fabric was torn from under the long dress, and the cloth used for the mask must have been torn from her clothes.
Perhaps she doesn't want others to see her true face. Who exactly is she?
Xiahou Yu was lost in thought when a thug behind him shoved him, "Go inside!"
Mu Tiantian turned around and said to the bearded man, "Let them go. Once they're in your Chang Le Fang, it'll be hard for them to escape."
Jingjue gave those people a wink.
The thugs released their grip.
The two ran to Mu Tiantian's side, and Zixin looked worried, "Girl, are you really going to gamble with him?"
"Young lady, who are you? Why did you save us?" Xiahou Yu asked.
Mu Tiantian smiled and said, "I didn't save you for nothing. You two each owe me an arm."
Zixin and Xiahou Yu exchanged a glance. Although they didn't know why this woman was doing this, they did owe her something given the current situation. They just didn't know if this woman could win.
Jing Jue picked at his ear, growing impatient. "Alright, you three, tell me, what are we betting on? Dice or dominoes? Anything else is fine."
Mu Tiantian glanced around. The music hall was very large, with a stage in the middle for guests to watch plays and listen to music. The second floor was where guests played games, where Zixin and Xiahou Yu lost. The third floor had guest rooms for accommodation.
It's almost midnight now, and there aren't many people left in the music hall.
This is a legitimate music hall; it cannot operate after midnight.
Mu Tiantian thought for a moment and said, "Dice."
Jing Jue smiled slightly upon hearing this, "Alright, come with me."
Zixin was horrified when she heard this. "Girl, you absolutely mustn't compete with him in dice games. He's playing dirty tricks."
"Shut up, you androgynous bastard! You were just unlucky. Who would play dirty tricks on you?" Jing Jue won through skill, you know!
"Who are you calling neither male nor female? You big bearded man, do you believe I'll burn your beard off?" Zixin rolled up her sleeves, ready to punch him.
Two thugs emerged from Jing Jue's side and stood in front of Zi Xin, their faces full of ferocity.
Upon seeing this, Xiahou Yu immediately shielded her behind him, pulling her back to prevent her from moving around.
Zixin had no choice but to behave herself. A wise man doesn't fight a losing battle, and a good woman doesn't argue with a man. She'll wait until she goes back and tells her brother the Emperor. Sooner or later, she'll teach him a lesson!
"Have you thought it through? Want to play dice?" Jingjue asked again.
Mu Tiantian nodded, "Dice."
How do we compare them?
"Guess the numbers. Six dice, all six points. Guess all six and you win. If you guess even one wrong, you lose."
Jing Jue looked at Mu Tiantian with great interest. "Okay."
Zixin was stunned. Guessing numbers? How could she possibly guess?
Xiahou Yu was also puzzled. Even if he could hear it, could he hear it accurately?
I usually play with a maximum of five dice.
Unless you can see through the dice cup.
The group followed Jingjue to the table where they were playing dice.
The table is divided into betting areas, such as big, small, straight, three of a kind, etc.
Jingjue took the dice cup.
"We can't let him get the dice cup," Zixin said, trying to stop him.
Jingjue smiled, called over a servant, and handed him the dice cup.
Before the servant started shaking the dice, Mu Tiantian said, "After the dice cup stops, the two of you will simultaneously say the numbers on all the dice. If both of you say the correct numbers, the first one to say it wins. If you can't tell who said it first, then you continue."
“Okay.” Jing Jue responded, took out the IOU, a calligraphy brush, and a contract of servitude, and placed them in front of Mu Tiantian. “If you lose, you will have to sell yourself to me, and each of them will have one arm cut off.”
Upon hearing this, Zixin subconsciously touched her arm. If all else failed, she would invoke her status as a princess, figuring that Jingjue wouldn't dare to do anything to her.
Mu Tiantian glanced at the IOU, picked up a calligraphy brush, twirled it once, and then signed her name.
"Mu Mu." Jing Jue asked when he saw her name, "Your surname is Mu?"
"What, you've never heard of it?"
"I've heard of it, but I rarely see it. Where are you from?" He seemed to have seen this surname recently, but couldn't remember where he had seen it before.
"This has nothing to do with the young master," Mu Tiantian said, pushing the indenture back. "This indenture is unnecessary."
Jing Jue smiled, not annoyed at all. "It seems you're very confident."
"Otherwise, why would I come here to gamble with you?" She has a system, so looking at a dice cup is easy for her.
Mu Tiantian: [Seventh Commander, prepare.]
System: [How about you call me Lord Qiqi? I'll show you sixty dice, let alone six.]
Mu Tiantian: [...Taking advantage of someone's misfortune?]
System: [Am I that kind of system?]
Seeing that Mu Tiantian was very confident, Jing Jue said to the servant, "Begin."
As the dice cup was shaken, everyone stared intently at it.
"This girl dares to compete with the boss in dice; she must be from some remote mountain village."
"His clothes don't seem to match."
"This girl is definitely going to be sold."
The thugs nearby whispered among themselves.
Zixin and Xiahou Yu couldn't help but start to worry.