Chapter 16: Gambling on Stones
Jiang Chu finished his meal in a few seconds and went back to his room.
Fu Ciyan threw down his bowl and chopsticks and ran upstairs: "I'm done eating, I'm going to do my homework."
Tao Wan was speechless: "You're already seventeen and still so reckless. You're not steady at all."
Fu Qingan thought about Fu Ciyan sleeping all day at school, Jiang Chu also looking like he had just woken up, and how she went to look for Fu Ciyan last night and found his room empty...
What were these two doing out late last night?
As soon as Fu Ciyan went upstairs, she ran towards Jiang Chu's room and happened to meet Jiang Chu who was about to go out. She had changed into a dark blue Dacron shirt and her hair was tied into a neat ponytail.
Fu Ciyan became excited: "Sister-in-law, are you going to catch ghosts again? I want to go too."
Although he was scared last night, he was more excited because those were Taoist priests and ghosts that only existed in stories.
Last night, Jiang Chu's yellow talisman hit the ghost with a "swish swish" sound, and the ghost was destroyed. Also, the golden flame, which was unknown, changed into thousands of shapes in Jiang Chu's hands.
So handsome!
Jiang Chu originally wanted to refuse, but when she saw the light flashing in the boy's eyes, she couldn't bear to refuse.
"Okay, but you can't go too far away from me."
Although there shouldn't be any danger in just going shopping today, if something happens, she won't be able to explain to the Fu family.
Jiang Chu took him to the second-floor window and pushed him: "Jump down!"
Fu Ciyan looked at the height of more than ten meters in front of him, swallowed his saliva, and mentally prepared himself several times but failed: "I dare not jump. I won't die if I jump, but I will be crippled."
Jiang Chu grabbed the clothes from behind and lifted the 1.8-meter-tall man off the ground.
Fu Ciyan, who hadn't figured out how the 1.7-meter-tall Jiang Chu caught him, was frightened by the strong wind that blew in his face and his face turned pale.
Seeing the ground getting closer and closer to his face, Fu Ciyan closed his eyes to prepare for the impending impact.
"Open your eyes." Jiang Chu said with a smile, "How come you're so old, but jumping off a building can scare you so much?"
Fu Ciyan felt his limbs and breathed a sigh of relief when he found that he was not missing any arms or legs. He tried to save face and said, "I just didn't jump over the building. If it happens again, I will definitely not be afraid."
The two of them jumped off the building just to prevent others from knowing. Otherwise, it was almost dark now, and if they went out in public, they would definitely be asked where they were going.
The other people in the Fu family are still staunch materialists. If they knew that Jiang Chu could catch ghosts, they would definitely think that Jiang Chu had mental problems and would definitely send her to a mental hospital.
Jiang Chu now needs to prepare the magic weapon for self-defense as soon as possible. Every day of delay will result in another innocent person being killed.
Fu Ciyan followed Jiang Chu to an ancient street. The streets should have become deserted at night, but this street became even more lively at night.
This is Fu Ciyan's first time to come to such a place.
This is a night market and even more of a ghost market. Things that people usually don’t dare to sell are now placed on the ground.
The things on these stalls were both real and fake, and Fu Ciyan was dazzled.
Jiang Chu went straight to a jade shop and could see the purple air rising into the sky from a long distance away.
There are treasures here.
Seeing her about to go in, Fu Ciyan couldn't help but remind her: "Sister-in-law, you just came yesterday, you don't have any money on you now."
"I only have ten yuan left for my living expenses this month, which is not enough to buy a piece of jade."
Even though he said that, he still gave the remaining ten yuan in his bag to Jiang Chu: "Forget it, I'll give it all to you. Just in case you can buy more."
Jiang Chu was amused by him and returned the money in his hand to him: "How could I take your money? Don't worry."
A pot-bellied man nearby couldn't help but laugh at Fu Ciyan's words: "Where did this country bumpkin come from? He only has ten dollars and he dares to play with jade."
Fu Ciyan raised his fist and was about to hit him, but was stopped by Jiang Chu: "Comrade Li Gou should take care of himself first. If he doesn't pay his debt tomorrow, it will be a question whether he can live with his hands and feet intact in the future."
Li Gouzheng was the man's name. He stopped joking and his expression became serious. He looked at Jiang Chu with a cold sweat. "So it's Your Excellency Tianshi. I'm sorry for offending you. I hope you will be magnanimous and don't take it personally."
Anyone who can speak so specifically must be the Heavenly Master, because he doesn't think anyone would be so idle as to investigate his affairs.
He just wanted to use his last assets to gamble the last stone today. He hasn't been in a good mood recently, so he just laughed casually at the door.
I thought they were just two young people who had just arrived, but I didn't expect that the beautiful woman was actually a Taoist priest.
Let’s not talk about the endless stream of tricks that the Heavenly Master has and how many dignitaries owe her favors.
I really hit a wall today.
Fu Ciyan was very proud to see that his expression changed faster than turning the pages of a book.
Let this person mock him for being poor.
Jiang Chu pulled Fu Ciyan inside.
The house was brightly lit and a bustling crowd of people gathered where the stone was being cut.
One knife makes you poor, one knife makes you rich, and one knife makes you wear sackcloth.
Some are happy and some are sad.
Fu Ciyan saw with his own eyes several people mortgaging their houses, cars, and even some extreme cases, mortgaging their wives and daughters.
"He...they, broke the law."
Jiang Chu shook his head at him, signaling him not to meddle in other people's business: "This is originally a gray area. We can't help them."
On the surface, this place is a jade shop, but in fact, there is one of Kyoto's largest gambling houses underground.
Of course Jiang Chu in his previous life could have solved it, but Jiang Chu now is just an ordinary person with no power or influence.
The people behind the gambling house are not someone Jiang Chu can touch now.
Jiang Chu pulled Fu Ciyan to a large pile of stones. Seeing that the stone emitting a rich purple color had not been opened yet, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
She reached out to pick up the stone, but changed direction at the last moment.
Sure enough, the next second the stone was taken away by someone.
The person who stole her stones was Li Gou, whom she met outside the door.
Fu Ciyan cursed: "We were the first to see that stone. Do you understand the principle of first come, first served?"
With Jiang Chu's ability, what he saw was definitely a good thing, so he had to get it back.
Li Gou originally didn't dare to rob Jiang Chu's stone, but he had spent half of the money he brought today and had not yet made back his investment.
Only then did he remember Jiang Chu, the Heavenly Master.
A Taoist priest who can come to a jade shop to examine stones will definitely be able to identify top-quality stones.
He just needs to follow her and pick up the leaks.
As for whether he would offend the Heavenly Master and suffer retaliation, he no longer cared about that.
Compared to a young Taoist priest who he didn't know whether he had any power behind him, he was more afraid of those debt collectors who had no bottom line.
In the final analysis, Jiang Chu was too young and lacked intimidating power, otherwise how could he dare to steal something from a Heavenly Master.
Li Gou held the stone in his hand tightly and smiled proudly at Jiang Chu: "Master, please find another one. I will accept this one."
"Thank you so much for your help, Master."
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