"So, what are your names, everyone?" Yun Qingran asked with a smile.
"My name is Qian Sanxing."
"My name is Pang Xi."
"My name is Gao Muqing."
...
"Hey, why are your clothes all different?" Yun Qingran said, pointing to everyone's clothes after they finished introducing themselves.
"I am the Third Elder of the Heavenly Demon Sect, Pang Xi is the Fourth Elder, and Mu Qing is the Sixth Elder. We are elders, so our attire is naturally a bit special," Qian Sanxing explained to Yun Qingran, pulling at his black robe with red trim.
"Your Demon Valley has quite a few elders, and you must be quite powerful," Yun Qingran boasted.
"Of course, our Demon Valley has one Valley Master, two Priests, ten Elders, and seven thousand direct disciples, five..."
"Cough cough..." Pang Xi quickly covered his mouth and coughed a few times, then inadvertently nudged Qian Sanxing with his elbow.
This idiot revealed his entire fortune in just a few words.
Qian Sanxing immediately realized what was going on and quickly changed the subject, "Ranran, what do you want to play?"
This Pang Xi is quite clever, Yun Qingran thought to herself, feeling a pang of regret that she had almost learned the general strength of the Demon Valley.
"I'm fine with anything, it's up to you." Yun Qingran smiled sweetly.
Yun Qingran has soft facial features. Although she is extremely beautiful, when she smiles sweetly, she has no aggression whatsoever, which makes people unconsciously lower their guard against her.
"Wow, Ranran, you really can do anything?" Pang Xi was a little skeptical.
Gambling requires not only talent but also hard work. Without spending years in casinos, who dares to say they are an expert in everything?
She's not at an age where she should be proficient in everything.
“Really, anything is fine.” Yun Qingran nodded.
Gambling? Perfect for my profession!
"Let's play the simplest game, guessing high or low. We'll roll three dice. If the number is greater than nine, it's high; if it's less than nine, it's low; and if it's nine, it's middle," Gao Muqing suggested. He was an expert at guessing high or low; hehe, that jade pendant worth thousands of taels would be his.
“Okay.” Yun Qingran nodded. Guessing numbers was a beginner-level game that she had mastered when she was ten years old.
"Ranran, well, we need to place bets when we play?" Gao Muqing rubbed his hands together and chuckled.
"Is this alright?" Yun Qingran took off the jade pendant from her waist and placed it on the table.
“Of course.” Gao Muqing’s eyes lit up as she looked at the jade pendant on the table.
“This is ours.” Qian Sanxing placed his silver on the table in front of him.
The others also put their bets on the table, and the game began.
The person in charge of acting as the dealer started shaking the dice cup with great agility, before finally slamming it down on the table.
"Little Little Little," Gao Muqing called out first.
When others saw him call "small," they followed suit, because everyone knew he was best at guessing big or small, winning eight out of ten times.
Most people guessed small, while a small number, hoping to win big, guessed big.
Finally, everyone's attention turned to Yun Qingran, who had not yet placed her bet.
"Ranran, which one do you want to bet on?" Qian Sanxing asked.
“I guess the middle.” Yun Qingran placed the jade pendant in the middle.
"Are you sure?" Pang Xi reminded him, "If you guess wrong, you'll lose everything and have to pay us all back."
"Yes, I know." Yun Qingran nodded.
"Then open it." No one was exactly kind-hearted, so after a reminder, the dealer gently opened the lid of the jar and said, "Three, three, three, the middle."
When they saw the three dice with all three dots facing up, everyone was stunned. What a coincidence! They were all in the middle.
People haven't realized the seriousness of the situation yet, and they think Yun Qingran guessed correctly because she was lucky.
"Thank you for your generosity." Yun Qingran unceremoniously took all the money from everyone and placed it in front of her.
Looking at the large pile of loose silver in front of him, he thought to himself, "The Heavenly Demon Sect is all talk and no action, but judging from this, their treatment is actually quite ordinary."
Everyone felt heartbroken watching their money being taken away, and they all rolled up their sleeves, ready to continue.
After playing dozens of rounds, Yun Qingran won almost every single one. Before long, the silver coins in front of her piled up into a small mountain, and she won a fortune.
"Sixth Brother, lend me ten taels of silver." Qian Sanxing had lost everything and asked Gao Muqing for money.
"All my money was borrowed from my fourth brother." Gao Muqing was on the verge of tears. Why did this girl have to suggest playing a guessing game? She won every single time; she's obviously a pro.
"Fourth brother, lend me some money." Qian Sanxing asked Pang Xi for a loan.
"Third brother, I have none left either." Pang Xi turned the money bag over, and the money bag was even emptier than the three brothers' faces.
After borrowing from everyone else, they had already lost all their money.
"Are you still playing?" Yun Qingran asked them innocently.
"Well, it's getting late, so we'll stop playing for now. We'll play again tomorrow. Ranran, be here at this time tomorrow, we'll be waiting for you." Qian Sanxing thought to himself that he would try a different way of playing tomorrow and make sure to win back his money, which was his life savings for getting married.
"Okay, see you tomorrow." Yun Qingran carried the large pile of silver in her clothes and left.
"Sigh..." Pang Xi watched Yun Qingran's departing figure, his lips pressed tightly together, his face full of reluctance. That was his wife's dowry.
Yun Qingran returned to her room the way she came, carefully putting away the silver coins she had won, thinking that she might be able to use them to make her way out.
Just as she finished collecting the silver, a man dressed in the lowest-ranking robes arrived carrying food. "Princess Rongchang, this is your meal."
"Thank you." Yun Qingran took the food.
The servant turned to leave, but Yun Qingran immediately called out to him, "Hello, may I ask you some questions?"
The servant turned around and said respectfully, "Yes, but there are some questions I may not be able to answer."
Yun Qingran originally asked the question with the thought that it wouldn't cost her anything, but she didn't expect that she could actually ask it, so she quickly asked her first question.
Is this the Demon Valley?
"Yes, this is Demon Valley, the headquarters of the Heavenly Demon Sect." The servant answered in great detail, as if he were a search engine. "Demon Valley is located in a very secluded place. It can only be entered through a secret passage. It is unknown to outsiders and is easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is an excellent place."
"Who is your Valley Master?" Yun Qingran then asked her second question.
“We have a valley master, but we cannot tell you his name. We can only tell you that he is not in the valley,” the servant replied.
Not in the valley? Yun Qingran raised an eyebrow. He must be doing something wicked.
"Who is your high priest, and why did he bring me here?" Yun Qingran felt that the third question was beyond the scope of her knowledge, and guessed that the servant would definitely not be able to answer it.
Unexpectedly, the servant replied, "Our high priest is named Jinghongying. He brought you here to incite conflict between the two countries."
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