Seeing that she was being treated so coldly, the girl was not angry. She gently introduced the rules of their place, which can be summarized as: a variety of games with different rules and gameplay.
Those who can get in here, besides local regulars or introductions from acquaintances, only have one way: to pay money. Those who accidentally enter may not even exist. And for a guest like Yu Ling, who looks like an immortal and must have some money, who would be willing to let her go?
"Guest, it's alright if you're a little inexperienced. How about we play dice?"
"Guessing size? Not interested."
Yu Ling remained calm, casually tossing a few taels of silver to the girl as if it were a trivial matter, without the slightest hesitation.
"Aren't there any more interesting games here?"
Seeing his generosity, the girl was delighted and quickly replied, "Of course! But those are only for regular, distinguished guests. If you want to go, you'll have to spend at least a thousand taels of silver here."
"Yes, that's fine." Yu Ling nodded slightly. Although he didn't have any silver notes, only gold and silver jewelry, he should be able to exchange them directly in this kind of place.
After paying, the girl brought out a dice cup and set up a new table.
"If you think it's too crowded, I can give you a one-on-one game," she said with a smile. "We won't play big or small between the two of us; how about you just guess the number?"
After she finished explaining the rules, Yu Ling nodded slightly again.
"Excuse me, sir, what time would you like to guess?" The girl couldn't help but ask again, seeing her calm and composed demeanor.
\"fifteen.\"
The girl nodded in agreement and then pushed the dice cup in front of Yu Ling. Yu Ling casually picked it up and shook it to check it. He found that it was just an ordinary prop that had been tampered with, which was difficult for an ordinary person to detect with the naked eye. So he did not expose it and handed it back.
Open the lid, it's 3 PM.
"The number is... fifteen?" the girl said, a look of surprise flashing in her eyes. She should have rolled fourteen.
Yu Ling, however, remained calm and composed.
——Next Match——
"It really is 6 PM?!" The girl exclaimed in surprise. "Sir, you're so lucky!"
This place is big and powerful, and it's not like the guests can't afford to win. So she wasn't flustered and thought she was just out of practice. However, she didn't dare to continue playing.
"Hehe, two consecutive wins! It's not fair of you, a master like you, to pretend to be a newbie on purpose~" she said. "How about we give you a 50% discount? You don't need the prize money anymore, and I'll take you straight to the inner area, how about that?"
“Okay.” Yu Ling had come for this very reason.
【Host, it's wrong to get addicted to this kind of game~】The system is very afraid that Yu Ling will go astray, because this is not allowed.
"What's the panic? I'm here to cause trouble! I hope they can't keep operating anymore, and then the owner will retaliate, and I'll find an excuse to wipe them all out."
Yu Ling replied in her heart,
"Then the city lord will definitely turn on me because he protected them. I'm so disheartened and vulnerable right now. What if I'm saved by a kind person who is gentle and supportive? That would create a sweet romance, which would be a perfect excuse to destroy this heartless Dao heart."
[What if no one comes to the rescue? Wouldn't you be even more heartless then, host?]
"Then I'll just go along with it and wait for the city lord to punish me. At that time, it would be best if something happened that would make me see the inherent evil in human nature. If I get angry, I can destroy the Path of Ruthlessness."
Yu Ling's actions were merely for show, a way to fool the Heavenly Dao. She could indeed use her personal experience to eliminate the original owner's Dao heart, but that would be too obvious, illogical, and would easily cause her character to collapse!
It's always good to be cautious; this is his first high-level dimension, so expectations are very high.
The two arrived at an inconspicuous corner, through a hidden door disguised as a cabinet, and pushed it open. The girl said something to the person inside, then pushed Yu Ling inside before turning back to find other customers.
"Please follow me." The young waiter at the door was very quick and efficient. After realizing that the other person was a wealthy man, he led him into the inner room.
"Perhaps you are not aware, but we are all gentlemen of high status here, and you are probably already tired of these games."
Yu Ling agreed, but after looking around, she found that apart from the improved environment, the layout was no different from the one below.
The young man explained, "The people sitting here are all highly skilled. Over there is the viewing platform. You can choose to support the one you think is best. If he wins, you win. If he loses, you can consider it as paying for entertainment... Of course, if you're really angry, we also have a punishment service, which will also be charged."
[So, it's gone from playing games themselves to arranging for others to play games, and then watching them play?] The system concluded, "They really don't treat people like human beings, actually using real people for others' amusement."
"Okay." Yu Ling remained indifferent and randomly selected a lucky person who had no supporters to invest money. She then found a corner away from the crowd on the viewing platform and sat down.
Yu Ling began her own plan. There were many restrictions in the mortal realm, so rebuilding her cultivation wasn't considered dangerous. Once her Dao heart was strengthened, her cultivation level would rise rapidly once she went out.
Jiang Ying also lingered in cosmetic shops, handmade clothing stores, and even jewelry stores, spending money like water. It was rare for her to be away from the sect where she had to pay attention to her image. Letting loose like this, she was happy and carefree, and her cultivation level actually loosened a little.
Su Wang, along with his grand-disciple, began his own teaching, but first he had to deal with Wang Baofu's matter, and the two of them set off on a business trip.
On this journey to the mortal realm, everyone began to continue their work in an orderly manner, and everything seemed to be going very well.
Yu Ling didn't use any cheating methods to help the lucky person she supported, but as someone who came with a purpose, how could she let the day pass by peacefully? Sure enough, everything began to proceed according to her plan.
During a conversation deliberately designed to provoke conflict, the lucky man who had signed the indenture was already being brutally beaten by the other party. Yu Ling finally found an opportunity to stand up and protect the lucky man, trying to call a halt.
"I........."
Just as they opened their mouths to stop this atrocity, a figure appeared against the light at the doorway.
With a delicate face, a childish and eccentric appearance, and dragging a man missing an arm or a leg along, she stormed in angrily.
Yu Ling had been waiting for a long time to stir up trouble, but this person stole the limelight in an instant.
"I say, you guys have gone too far! You coax people into risking their lives for you, and then use such cruel methods to force them... Hey? Brother Mo Feng...?"
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