Chapter 25 Those who agree will breathe
Xiao Xuan is in the same room.
Chang Huaijin was puzzled. "The Ruan family is very strict with the monks in their jurisdiction. I see that people walking on the street are all in a hurry. The prices here are also a bit higher than in the Chang family's territory."
Xiao Xuantong sighed, "It's hundreds and thousands of times better than Penglai."
His sword tassel was ruined.
"With high tax rates, prices will naturally rise." Ruan Wei had just asked the shopkeeper about the taxes in this city.
She really didn't expect that in the original owner's memory, the Ruan family's inner city, where one high-quality spirit stone could buy a bunch of snacks, would become so harsh and complicated in just four years.
Her uncle Ruan He deserves to die.
Ruan Wei said, "With the Ruan family changing its patriarch, a lot of outsiders have been attracted to the Ruan family's inner city these days. The merchants are taking advantage of this opportunity."
"Normally, the price of this inn shouldn't be this high, otherwise the owner wouldn't have changed our room just because we had the Ruan family's jade token."
She smiled, but not sincerely. "He was afraid we would complain to the Ruan family, so he changed the room."
Wu Yu pondered, "It seems that this jade token represents more than just Ruan Jianjiang."
Ruan Wei looked at the Ruan family seal carved on the jade plaque in her hand. She gently brushed over the indentation. The carving marks on the jade plaque seemed very familiar to her, and for a moment, Ruan Wei was reminded of her father, who smiled gently under the blood-red sky four years ago.
“This is a brand of the direct lineage.”
Ruan Wei's voice was hoarse, "Originally, this should have belonged to my brother."
Ruan Wei tightly grasped the jade token, his hand tense and veins bulging.
She said word by word, "This was carved by my father."
"Ha, Ruan He didn't even change it and gave it to his cousin without any hesitation."
"My brother isn't considered a direct descendant, and neither am I—"
The twins were at a loss as to what to do. They only knew that the previous head of the Ruan family had died in mysterious circumstances, but his son Ruan Ruanzhi had become the young master as if nothing had happened. In fact, there had been many speculations in Tongzhou, but no conclusion had been reached.
Ruan Wei's nails dug into her palms. She had always been cold-hearted, but now she felt as if her whole body was burning like fire, as if she was about to burst into flames.
This was not her mood.
Ruan Wei lowered his eyes and his soul explored the sea of consciousness.
No.
Xiao Xuantong suddenly closed his eyes, and after a moment he came back to his senses and said, "Fifth Uncle sent me a message saying he would be arriving a few days late and asked us to play in the city for a few days first."
Ruan Wei's thoughts were pulled back, "What's wrong?"
Xiao Xuantong was silent for a moment.
"...He was recruited as a thug by the casino and couldn't get away for the time being."
"He also asked if we had many spirit stones left. If we had a lot, we could go to the casino to redeem him. If not, forget it."
Xiao Xuantong, "Fifth Uncle said that as long as we help keep it a secret from Master, he will—"
"That's our thug."
“…”
No wonder Fifth Uncle hasn’t returned to Penglai in all these years. Penglai doesn’t have as many entertainment venues as Tongzhou.
I really didn't expect that.
The casino can even let Fifth Uncle, the baby-faced one, in to play.
The successor of socialism is here.
Mission accomplished!
Crack down on illegal gambling activities!
Ruan Wei sneered, "Redeem him?"
Since they were all brothers and sisters, she no longer had the smile on her face that she used to have with outsiders, and her words were surprisingly cold.
The atmosphere was slightly stagnant.
Chang Huaijin raised his hand cautiously, "Senior Sister... then we, no, we won't redeem it?"
Ruan Wei, "Oh?"
She suddenly smiled and looked at Tianke, her junior brother.
Without waiting for Ruan Wei to answer, Xiao Xuantong covered Chang Huaijin's mouth.
He said seriously, "No redemption, of course not."
"Fifth Uncle made a mistake, and we must report it to Master with all honesty and integrity, and have Master give him a good scolding."
Xiao Xuantong forced a smile towards Ruan Wei, "Is this the right thing to do, Junior Sister?"
He was quick and skilled, a reaction speed condensed from the experience and blood and sweat of being tricked by Ruan Wei countless times.
Ruan Wei still had a sinister smile on his face.
When Xiao Xuantong and Chang Huaijin felt their backs getting colder and colder.
She finally said, "We won't tell Master."
"Doesn't Fifth Uncle like gambling? Isn't he happy to be his thug? We, his disciples, can't spoil his fun~ But we can't keep secrets for him in vain, right? Without some lessons, it will be bad if it happens too many times."
Wu Yu hesitated and said, "Then, what should we ask Fifth Uncle to give us?"
Junior sister is still on the right track.
Ruan Wei glanced at Wu Yu with admiration and said slowly, "As for the hush money—since you want to stop Uncle-Master from gambling again, then it would be inappropriate to pay less than the stake. If the price is too small, people won't feel bad."
"How about a set of top-grade talismans?"
When talking about the hush money, Ruan Wei's smile seemed much more sincere.
After drawing such a set of talismans, one has to calculate the success rate, the cost of talisman paper, spiritual ink, etc. In reality, one cannot go to the casino for at least a few years.
Xiao Xuantong, "One set???!"
Chang Huaijin was completely stunned, looking at the Peach Forest Fairy in his mind, his beloved second senior sister, with disbelief.
He mumbled, "This... isn't this a rip-off?"
It's still a big rip-off.
Such a bad thing was proposed by his senior sister who looked like an immortal.
Chang Huaijin's ideas suffered a heavy blow.
Wu Yu was the first to agree. "I think it's fine. Gambling is never a good thing. We can help Fifth Uncle."
Upon hearing this, Ruan Wei admired Wu Yu even more.
If she were to say, her senior brothers, junior brothers and sisters are just too straightforward.
Such a good opportunity to make money, but no one thought of it.
Ruan Wei slammed the table and said, "I am a fair and democratic person. Let's vote."
Upon hearing this, Wu Yu's hand was raised high.
The two brothers quickly held each other's hands and vowed to fight Ruan Wei to the death.
She spoke very quickly, "Those who agree will breathe, those who disagree will die—"
Xiao Xuantong just exhaled a breath, and he was so scared that he even wanted to inhale it back.
Chang Huaijin was choked and started coughing.
"Good! It seems everyone agrees."
She punched the eight-immortals table with such force that dust billowed in the air.
The final word.
Ruan Wei smiled, "Brother, send a message to Fifth Uncle. He has agreed, right?"
Seeing that the matter was a foregone conclusion, Xiao Xuantong reluctantly took out the communication talisman from the mustard seed bag and hesitated for a moment.
Xiao Xuantong, "Yes, how do you say it?"
Ruan Wei, "Just tell me, it's okay to keep it secret, but each of the four of you will get a set of top-grade talismans from the thick book in the library."
Chang Huaijin coughed even more violently.
One set per person——
Are you extorting me, Senior Sister? You're ripping off Fifth Uncle's very life!
Xiao Xuantong hesitated, "What if Uncle Master disagrees?"
disagree?
At this time, Ruan Wei had become the Ox-Head and Horse-Face in the Hall of Yama, responsible for skinning people.
"Oh, then let Master Uncle wait for Second Master Uncle to pick him up at the casino."
Ruan Wei sneered. She didn't believe that if Second Uncle knew that Fifth Uncle had been hanging out in casinos in Tongzhou all these years, she would still be able to resist flying from Penglai to give Fifth Uncle a few large sums of money.
Xiao Xuantong couldn't help but shiver.
Weiwei is indeed Second Uncle’s favorite niece.
Intelligent, unbreakable.
It’s really Uncle Xiao, my nephew.
She is a replica of Second Uncle.
Xiao Xuantong's hands trembled, but he finally polished Ruan Wei's threatening words and passed them on to Lun Zhen.
The four of them rubbed their hands together and waited.
The scale of conscience was beating in the hearts of Xiao Xuantong and Chang Huaijin, each time harder and harder.
A long time passed.
Lun Zhencai replied: [...Okay. Weiwei, be quiet. Next time, send me a message yourself with the talisman. Don't harm your brother. I almost thought your brother was kidnapped and needed five million spirit stones to ransom him, so he was asking me for such a huge ransom.]
Seeing that he agreed, Ruan Wei took the message from his senior brother with a smile: [Uncle Master, what are you talking about? Thank you for your patronage, dear.]
Lun Zhen: [We agreed to give one set per person, no more price increases! If you raise the price again, I will be the one to blame——]
Ruan Wei: [Of course. How many more days will Fifth Master-Uncle remain employed?]
Lun Zhen paused for a long moment. "I don't know yet, but I'll get back to you as soon as possible. Xuantong, let Ruan Wei lead this training. She's more familiar with the Ruan family. If you're unsure about anything, let me know."
Xiao Xuantong: [Okay, Fifth Uncle.]
The other end hastily cut off the communication.
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