Chapter 137: The Governor of the Capital

Leng Ningshuang's Spartan education had only been going on for half a day when it was interrupted by an unexpected visitor.

The man had bloodshot eyes and a bald head. He looked very tired and impatient, with two account books on his shoulders.

"Du Taishou...what are you doing?"

Li Yanmo, who was kneeling on one knee and trying to catch the scabbard with his bare hands, raised his eyebrows in surprise. Then, he accidentally let the scabbard fall down and hit the top of his head, splitting his hair into a middle part.

"Mr. Li, I'm here to see you," Du Chen pulled out an account book from his sleeve and flipped through it, "Did you give Zhuge Liumu one million spirit stones in the past two days?"

"That's true," Li Yanmo stood up and used a blow dryer to blow his hair back to its original shape.

"It's like this. Zhuge Liumu lost one million spirit stones in my casino yesterday and still owes 760,000 spirit stones. He told me that you still owe him a large sum of spirit stones, so he asked me to ask you for it."

Leng Ningshuang was stunned for a moment, then became furious, "This Zhuge Liumu is really going too far, who owes him spirit stones!"

This time even Dao Hai couldn't hold back any more, "Captain Du, Brother Li did promise to invite the Zhuge family to Ganzhou with a reward of one million spirit stones a year, but the eight characters haven't been put into practice yet, and this is not how the account is calculated."

Du Chen closed the account book in his hand and said, "I am just relaying the message. If Zhuge Liumu fails to pay the money tonight, according to the rules, both of his hands will be chopped off."

Li Yanmo, who was thinking about the situation, couldn't help but cough, "Captain, what you said... sounds too much like what a governor of a city would say."

"Mr. Li, the person standing in front of you now is the behind-the-scenes owner of the Nanyang City Casino, a taxpayer who is suffering from Dayu's strict taxation. All the money Zhuge Liumu lost is recorded. If I can't collect the money, I will have to pay out of my own pocket," Du Chen explained calmly.

"If you want to discuss this matter with the governor..."

The governor raised his hand and put an official hat on his head.

"Master Li, I can't make the decision on this matter. Please wait for a few days and discuss it with the casino owner first."

After saying this, the governor took off his hat again.

"Mr. Li, let's continue our conversation."

Seeing that Du Chen was so clear about the distinction between public and private, Leng Ningshuang and Dao Hai were speechless for a moment.

"...Okay, let me take the blame for this. If Zhuge Liumu goes to the casino again in the future, let him gamble without worry and the blame will be on me," Li Yanmo thought for a while and then smiled and stretched out his hand to Du Chen.

When Li Yanmo said this, Daohai and Leng Ningshuang were shocked.

"Brother Li, you can't do this!"

"Brother Li, your behavior will only make Zhuge Liumu even more unbridled!"

Even Du Shen, who came to collect the debt, reminded him, “Brother Li, forgive me for being blunt, but your behavior is unheard of.”

"I'm here to invite someone," Li Yanmo reached out and took the account book.

After a long silence, they all nodded and added another sentence before leaving.

"Zhuge Liumu won't be grateful to you."

"No problem—"

As soon as Du Chen left, Dao Hai and Leng Ningshuang each grabbed one of Li Yanmo's shoulders and shook him left and right.

"Brother Li, are you crazy? The account books of the governor are all spiritual beasts! From today on, you will have to bear all the accounts of Zhuge Liumu!"

"Brother Li, you can only help those in need, not those in poverty! And you can't help those who are addicted to gambling!"

Li Yanmo was dizzy from being dazzled by Daohai and Leng Ningshuang and had to hold up the account book in his hand to stop Daohai and Leng Ningshuang from bullying the weak.

"You two, do I look like an idiot who is stupidly rich and eager to give away money?"

“…”

“…”

"You two, silence can hurt more than the truth."

Seeing that Li Yanmo said so, Daohai and Leng Ningshuang told the truth.

"picture."

"It feels like I have a grudge against the spirit stone."

"Well, you know, although I regard money as dirt, I will never waste spirit stones, let alone waste them on gamblers," Li Yanmo opened the account book in his hand. The first few pages detailed how Zhuge Liumu lost the one million spirit stones and then owed another 760,000 spirit stones.

However, the name of the repayer became Li Yanmo.

"I feel something is not right. The Zhuge family's affairs may not be as simple as they seem on the surface," Li Yanmo put the account book into his arms. "I can't tell you the details, but as long as I borrow the Flower Spirit Stone, I will definitely be able to know the truth."

"Emperor Yu visited me three times at my cottage. If he had insisted on going a few more times, he would not have missed such a good opportunity."

“…”

"I'm serious."

The next day, which was the third day as agreed, Li Yanmo visited the Zhuge family again.

Of course, in order to avoid accidents, only Li Yanmo came to the Zhuge family this time.

"Here he comes—oh—isn't this Mr. Li?"

As soon as he opened the door and saw that it was Li Yanmo who came, Zhuge Liumu immediately rubbed his hands in embarrassment.

"Mr. Zhuge, what do you think? Can you go to Ganzhou with me?" Li Yanmo asked with a smile.

"Ahem - I've thought about it carefully. One million low-grade spirit stones... is still too low! If this gets out, my Zhuge family will lose face. People won't believe that you can invite the Zhuge family with only one million low-grade spirit stones, right? So..."

Zhuge Liumu coughed and raised two fingers.

"Give me two million spirit stones, and I'll think about it carefully."

Li Yanmo raised his eyebrows, but did not ask any further questions. After picking and choosing, he handed the storage bag containing two million spirit stones to Zhuge Liumu.

"Mr. Zhuge, please take your time to think about it. I'll take my leave now. I'll come back in three days."

After saying that, Li Yanmo bowed, turned around and left, leaving Zhuge Liumu alone standing in the wind with the storage bag in his hand.

After returning to the courtyard, facing the questioning of Daohai and Leng Ningshuang, Li Yanmo told them what happened.

As expected, Leng Ningshuang and Dao Hai both felt that Zhuge Liumu was becoming more and more greedy.

But Li Yanmo calmly took a sip of tea.

"I heard that there are only three people left in the Zhuge family, but I only saw Zhuge Liumu, and I couldn't see the other two."

“…”

"He must be hanging out in the casino!"

Li Yanmo was not affected by Daohai and Leng Ningshuang's grumbling, and leisurely flipped through the textbooks of Dayu Dynasty.

Three days passed in a flash.

Zhuge Liumu didn't come, but he came over to update the account book.

After a few entries, the account book in Li Yanmo's hand gradually came to life.

According to Du Chen's meaning, this account book will be automatically updated next.

According to the time recorded in the account book, Zhuge Liumu went to the casino to squander the two million spirit stones on the day he received them, and did not go back until today when he had spent them all.

Even Dao Hai described it as hopeless.

Li Yanmo remained calm and walked to the door leisurely.

This time Zhuge Liumu was more direct and tougher.

"Five million spirit stones!"

"Okay - this is five million spirit stones, I won't bother you anymore."

After paying the spirit stones, Li Yanmo turned around and left. Before he had taken a few steps, he heard the unbridled, unscrupulous laughter of a gambler coming from the thatched house.

Li Yanmo seemed to be thinking about something, and was stopped by someone after taking a few steps.

"Which sect are you from?"

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