Chapter 195 Jianfei, it's your turn to perform!
Qingyan Cave Temple.
The corpses of the 11 monks killed by Gao Jianfei were laid out under the pale moonlight, carefully studied and pondered by their three old friends.
A fat, slovenly monk devouring a chicken leg... a master of abstinence from lust;
A middle-aged Taoist priest with a refined and dignified air... Qingquanzi;
A graceful young woman with a terrifying birthmark on her face... Madam Gou.
In fact, these three people are all from temples and monasteries within the province, what we would call "people outside the secular world." To put it more elegantly, they are reclusive sages who have detached themselves from worldly troubles; to put it more bluntly, they are some mysterious monks. In short, these people don't really care about ordinary people in the secular world.
These three individuals have a very good relationship with the monks of Qingyan Cave Temple. They traveled from another city to celebrate the 60th birthday of the Venerable Huiyuan. They were among the first to arrive, and more of Huiyuan's old friends will follow.
Hongjie was extremely nervous in front of the three men. She gritted her teeth and said, "Please, you three esteemed masters, you must avenge Master Huiyuan and the others!" Hongjie trembled, clearly shaken. She already harbored considerable resentment towards her son… Jian'er! You truly don't know what's good for you! How could you offend such a devilish figure!
"If necessary, I...I will sacrifice Jian'er to save myself!" In a daze, Sister Hong glanced at Zeng Jian, who was standing beside her, trembling all over, looking terrified, with slightly sunken eyes and looking haggard.
"Mom..." Zeng Jian called out in a low, alarmed voice.
Sister Hong affectionately reached out and stroked Zeng Jian's hair. "Oh, son. Be good, don't be afraid." But in Sister Hong's heart, her resolve was as firm as iron... "I'm sorry, my son. If one of us has to be sacrificed, then, son... I'm sorry!"
“Alright, let’s cremate the bodies of our old friends!” The three Taoist priests, including Qingquanzi, stood up.
Madam Gou walked towards Sister Hong and Zeng Jian, a hint of pity on her face. "You two don't need to be too nervous or afraid. No matter how strong the opponent is, we can always deal with them if we all work together. Besides, in the next few days, more and more friends will gather, and with everyone pooling their wisdom and efforts, there's no one we can't handle!"
As she spoke, Madam Gou even took Sister Hong's hand to comfort her.
Hongjie was flattered and said, "Esteemed experts, my rival will be causing trouble at my casino tomorrow night. Please come and take a look!"
Gao Jianfei made an excuse to go to the supermarket in the community to buy cigarettes. He went downstairs, walked out of the community, lit a cigarette outside the community, put his hands in his pockets, and walked towards the direction where he had killed five little monks that day.
Originally, a group of young monks from Qingyandong Temple were blocking Gao Jianfei's way outside the residential area. However, now that Qingyandong Temple has suffered a great calamity and many people have died, these monks have all withdrawn and dare not wait any longer.
Gao Jianfei leisurely circled around and walked to that desolate area.
Empty and barren farmland, dried-up ponds.
Here, the lives of five young monks were lost!
Gao Jianfei, on the other hand, wanted to test the ghosts of the five young monks. Although the young monks were very weak in combat... to be honest, the first time Gao Jianfei fought them, he didn't understand the essence of internal martial arts or their attack methods, so he fought them head-on and suffered a slight loss.
Looking back, those five young monks weren't actually a match for Gao Jianfei. Their strength was relatively weak. However, Gao Jianfei still wanted to piece together their souls, at least to understand some details of internal martial arts.
Gao Jianfei glanced at the recovery status of his exorcism points. So far, they had recovered to 1050. He wondered if that was enough to reach the souls of those five little monks; he'd give it a try anyway!
Gao Jianfei immediately spoke directly to the intelligent program, "A few days ago, I killed five monks here. Judging by their strength, they should be level 2 ghosts. Therefore, I want to test their ghosts. You can give it a try."
The intelligent program's voice immediately rang out, "Dear user, as you wish, proceeding immediately!"
As soon as he finished speaking, gurgling radio waves appeared on the virtual display screen, accompanied by a hissing sound.
A few minutes later, the AI's voice sounded again... "Dear user, there are indeed 5 Level 2 ghosts nearby. However, with your current exorcism points, you don't have enough to exorcise all 5. You can only exorcise 2 of them. Each of these two Level 2 ghosts requires 400 exorcism points. Would you like to try?"
"Alright! Let's take two of them!" Gao Jianfei snapped his fingers.
Soon, the jumbled electrical waves on the virtual display disappeared without a trace, replaced by two lines of message data...
Ghost name/Ghost level/Age in life/Gender/Occupation in life/Special skills in life/Cause of death/
Xuan Ku / 2 / 25 / Male / Monk / Internal Martial Arts (Town Level) / Combat /
Xuan Shui / 2 / 23 / Male / Monk / Internal Martial Arts (Town Level) / Combat /
The intelligent program extracted the souls of two of the young monks that Gao Jianfei had killed. The program then said, "Dear user, you have spent 800 exorcism points to extract the two level 2 ghosts of the monks. Would you like to reassemble them immediately?"
"Piece it together immediately," Gao Jianfei said without hesitation.
At this moment, a wave of doubt washed over him... What was going on? Just a town-level internal martial arts specialty had cost me 400 exorcism points. Wasn't that a bit too outrageous?
It's important to know that a national-level skill, such as memory or house-entry, only costs '1000' exorcism points.
This town-level internal martial arts training costs 400.
This is ridiculous!
Is it because 'internal martial arts' is a skill with higher technical content and more valuable exorcism points than other skills?
Gao Jianfei shook his head, and suddenly, a flash of inspiration entered his mind. He immediately asked the intelligent program, "Could you filter through the database for me? I want to find a Level 2 ghost who is proficient in internal martial arts!"
The level 2 ghosts who come out of the direct database are probably much more powerful than these little monks, right?
Just as Gao Jianfei was filled with hope, the intelligent program suddenly poured cold water on him… “Dear user, I apologize, but when Master Zhuoyue designed this Super Ghost Device, in the early stages, that is, when a Level 2 Exorcist was a Level 2 Ghost, there were no Level 2 Ghosts skilled in internal martial arts in the database! You should know that Master Zhuoyue is very interested in martial arts novels from Earth's Z country, and he has also studied the so-called external and internal martial arts. Master Zhuoyue himself believes that internal martial arts are stronger than external martial arts. Therefore, Master Zhuoyue strictly screened the category of Level 2 Ghosts, and there are absolutely no Level 2 Ghosts skilled in internal martial arts! Master Zhuoyue hopes that this software can progress gradually, and Level 2 Exorcists should not gain too much strength! Of course, if you can become a Level 3 Exorcist, then there are many Level 3 Ghosts skilled in internal martial arts! Of course, as a Level 2 Exorcist, you just cannot find Level 2 Ghosts skilled in internal martial arts in the database. In the real world, for example, you can find these monks skilled in internal martial arts.”
"Huh? It's not in the database. I can only use a level 2 internal martial arts technique in real life..." Gao Jianfei suddenly realized. "So, internal martial arts really does have a higher barrier to entry than other special skills!"
After a pause, Gao Jianfei countered, "So, if I become a Level 3 Exorcist, I can find Level 3 ghosts skilled in internal martial arts in the database?"
"Yes, dear user, there is no problem," the intelligent program affirmed.
"Alright, then... let's piece together the souls of these two level 2 monk ghosts and store them in the ghost den for now." Gao Jianfei nodded and went straight home.
Early the next morning, Chen Yaohui called Gao Jianfei...
"Jianfei, the schedule for your world gambling skills ranking match with Shen Hong has been arranged. It's tonight at 8 PM at Sister Hong's casino. The World Gambling Association has assigned a female referee from the Song family, 'Song Ying,' to officiate the match. Jianfei, what's interesting is that 'Song Ying' is actually a celebrity! She's the beautiful host of the treasure appraisal program on Beijing TV! Haha, I usually enjoy watching that program. 'Song Ying' is very charming and her hosting is excellent. I just didn't expect that 'Song Ying' would actually be from the Song family, the number one family of referees in the world. This... the Song family's influence is indeed immense!"
On the other end of the phone, Chen Yaohui smacked his lips and sighed.
Gao Jianfei chuckled and said, "Alright, Yaohui, I already know about the competition. I met with Song Ying yesterday. Indeed, she is a stunning beauty, I admit that."
“Yaohui…you…alright, I only met her once. Okay, I won’t say anymore, I need to get ready today. We’ll arrive at Sister Hong’s Casino early at 7:30 tonight.” Gao Jianfei said to Chen Yaohui with a smile.
After the call ended, Gao Jianfei asked Chen Xian to accompany him to a bustling department store in ZG City. They bought a few outfits to relax and adjust their mindset before the big battle.
Take a break.
Dinner was at 6 o'clock. After dinner, Gao Jianfei changed into the clothes that Chen Yaohui had prepared for him during the competition with Wu Youcun.
Then, Gao Jianfei, looking dashing and composed, with a charming and confident smile on his face, left home and headed straight for Sister Hong's casino.
At the entrance of Sister Hong's Casino.
Chen Yaohui's extended Hummer was already parked there. There were also a dozen or so cars with license plates from Huzhou City, G Province. About 30 Dongxing henchmen were smoking by the car doors.
"Brother Jianfei!"
"Brother Jianfei!"
The Dongxing henchmen threw away their cigarette butts, straightened their backs, and respectfully greeted Gao Jianfei.
Gao Jianfei waved to them and then walked over to Chen Yaohui.
Chen Yaohui was holding a document, presumably the land deed for the Dongxing Casino. He put his arm around Gao Jianfei's shoulder. "Come on, Jianfei, let's go inside. Tonight, it's your turn to perform! Ha! Take down that Shen Hong!"
Chapter 196 The Uninvited Guest
Chapter 196 The Uninvited Guest
Gao Jianfei and Chen Yaohui, leading dozens of Dongxing henchmen, strode confidently into Sister Hong's Casino. Outside the casino, there were very few onlookers or bystanders. Perhaps rumors had already spread that something earth-shattering was about to happen at Sister Hong's Casino tonight. A large number of Sister Hong's elite henchmen had already swarmed to the vicinity of the casino, so in this tense atmosphere, the entire Red Square area was practically deserted!
When Gao Jianfei entered the casino, he found a large number of burly men spying on him from all sides, their eyes filled with viciousness and malice; they appeared to be the core henchmen of Sister Hong's group. However, they were relatively well-behaved and did not rush in to cause any trouble.
Inside the casino.
The casino is closed tonight; there are no gamblers.
A dozen or so dealers stood in the casino lobby with stern faces. When they saw Gao Jianfei and Chen Yaohui enter, they couldn't help but raise their eyes and keep scanning Gao Jianfei.
About a hundred elite thugs guarded the area around the casino. Inside the casino lobby, there was a large rocking chair where Sister Hong sat, legs crossed, smoking and giving Gao Jianfei a complicated look. Behind her, a dozen burly men stood in a line, looking menacing. Their waists were bulging, clearly concealing weapons.
"Hmph!" Seeing Gao Jianfei and the others enter the casino, Sister Hong snorted coldly. Her eye muscles twitched, and her lips twitched incessantly, as if she were experiencing a nervous breakdown. She stood up, pointed a trembling hand at Gao Jianfei, and her mouth moved unconsciously a few times, as if she wanted to say something but couldn't utter a word. Her eyes held a chilling hatred and resentment, mixed with a deep fear.
Gao Jianfei swore he had never seen such a complicated look in someone's eyes.
"Hello, Sister Hong," Chen Yaohui greeted politely.
Finally, Sister Hong said in a trembling voice, "Good...good...good Gao Jianfei...you killed my husband, and then, you hunted down my son, and slaughtered many monks at Qingyan Cave Temple...you have such cunning! Now, you want to take over my casino...good..."
Hearing Sister Hong say this, Gao Jianfei's heart trembled... What's going on? Sister Hong actually knows that I killed those monks in Qingyan Cave? What's going on?
Seeing Gao Jianfei's expression change slightly, Sister Hong grinned maliciously, "Gao Jianfei, let's settle our old scores tonight!" Her arrogance suddenly intensified, and the fear she once held for Gao Jianfei instantly transformed into fierce hatred and fury! She knew that the eminent Daoist masters from Qingyan Cave Temple would also be coming to witness the gambling match. If Gao Jianfei lost to Shen Hong, it would be easy; they could simply kill Gao Jianfei. But if Gao Jianfei won against Shen Hong, Sister Hong would incite those masters to eliminate Gao Jianfei and avenge Huiyuan and the other monks!
Seeing Sister Hong's assertive demeanor, more than a hundred of her henchmen in the casino stepped forward, hands on their waists, glaring angrily at Gao Jianfei, clearly waiting for Sister Hong's order to make their move!
At this very moment...
"Xiao Gao, you're here! Great! Our match is about to begin, I'm really looking forward to it!" A refined voice came from a side door of the casino, and then Shen Hong, dressed in a gentle and scholarly manner, walked out of that side door.
Gao Jianfei's gaze swept towards Shen Hong.
Shen Hong looked radiant today, wearing a snow-white shirt, a black gentleman's bow tie, and straight black business trousers. His hair was styled with gel, making it shine like a mirror.
His eyes flashed with a frenzied fighting spirit. As he walked, his gaze remained fixed on Gao Jianfei, as if the entire casino was solely focused on Gao Jianfei!
Gao Jianfei didn't like being stared at by Shen Hong like this, so he turned his gaze away, casually found a stool in the casino, sat down, and lit a cigarette.
"Sister Hong, tonight is a duel between me and Xiao Gao. We'll settle this at the gambling table. Therefore, I'm reminding you again, don't try to interfere with this fair and just competition using any other means!" Shen Hong coldly rebuked Sister Hong once more.
Of course, Shen Hong was certain that he would beat Gao Jianfei tonight, so this match was his chance to make a name for himself, and he would absolutely not allow anyone to sabotage it!
Sister Hong snorted coldly, sat back down in her chair and smoked, occasionally glancing at Gao Jianfei with a vicious look.
Just as the atmosphere inside the casino became somewhat tense, several people walked in directly from the casino's main entrance.
The first one was a stunningly beautiful woman, Song Ying, dressed in a smart black suit with an impeccable expression.
Following behind were four burly men dressed as bodyguards, each with incredibly sharp eyes. Further back were several assistant referees.
"Miss Song has arrived." Shen Hong looked at Song Ying with amusement, his mind wandering to the erotic scene of this seemingly cold and reserved woman lying naked on his bed.
Gao Jianfei also stood up, and together with Shen Hong, they walked directly towards Song Ying.
Song Ying and her group stood at a gambling table in the casino lobby. She glanced around the casino, her brows furrowing slightly, and then announced loudly, "Are all the participants for tonight's match present? Shen Hong, Xiao Gao! And the casino representatives from Sister Hong's casino, and the casino representatives from Hushi City, G Province."
This was a routine inquiry.
Gao Jianfei and Shen Hong had already stood by the gambling table and nodded and smiled at Song Ying at the same time.
Chen Yaohui and Sister Hong nodded slightly and greeted Song Ying.
Song Ying continued, "Today's match is a formal competition, a world gambling ranking challenge, with Shen Hong, ranked 81st in the world, challenging Xiao Gao, ranked 51st in the world. Shen Hong represents the local casino in ZG City, while Xiao Gao represents the Dongxing Casino in G Province. The bet is as follows... ZG City and Dongxing Casino in G Province; 300 million RMB; and, the lives of both sides! Please present the betting amount."
Song Ying's voice was husky, a typical contralto, magnetic, and perfectly captivating. Even when announcing the rules of this gambling game, her voice could transport people to an infinitely beautiful realm.
However, while officiating the match, her pretty face remained tense, without showing the slightest smile. This gave her an impression of being rigorous and impartial.
Chen Yaohui and Sister Hong each handed a thick document to their henchmen, and then took it to Song Ying's side for inspection.