Yesterday, Wang Bin entered [Sky Academy] as a "winner in the arena". As an aboriginal, he seemed out of place among the bustling players.
Xiong Ba was also there, but Wang Bin regarded him as a lackey of the Li family and did not want to have more contact with him.
Wang Bin felt bored and was about to quit [Sky Academy] and go play with his adopted brother. Several players found him, and one of them had a bruised nose and face. Wang Bin looked familiar, he must have beaten him in the ring.
Wang Bin thought they were seeking revenge, but they were not.
The leader was named Chu Qiao, and he was very enthusiastic as soon as he met Wang Bin. He praised his martial arts profusely and wanted to make friends.
Wang Bin refused, but he didn't take it seriously and left in a friendly manner.
Wang Bin felt that he was "using the concerns of a villain to judge the heart of a gentleman" and felt ashamed. For a moment, he gave up all thoughts of retreating and wandered around in [Sky Courtyard].
A visit like this opened his eyes.
Biogas pool, quail fighting, Qin opera...
There was so much fun.
While walking, he saw Chuqiao.
Chu Qiao had an argument with someone, and a circle of people gathered around to watch, including Wang Bin.
Someone was selling a clay sculpture "airplane". Chu Qiao was passing by and accidentally stepped on it. The foreign merchant wanted Chu Qiao to pay compensation and said "fifty yuan".
Fifty dollars was nothing to Wang Bin. But looking at Chu Qiao's pale face, it was obvious that he couldn't afford the compensation.
Among the onlookers, some said that the merchant's lion had its mouth wide open, and some said that the clay sculpture was a "model" with a "sentiment bonus" and that fifty dollars was not expensive.
Wang Bin didn't know what "airplane" and "model" were, and what they had to do with "feelings", but in his opinion, the clay sculpture was really crude. Not to mention fifty dollars, even five dollars was not worth it.
Chu Qiao's face turned red, but there was nothing he could do.
Wang Bin couldn't stand it, but he was too lazy to chat with the merchant. He threw down a few five baht coins and took Chu Qiao away.
When the merchant refused to comply, Wang Bin drew his sword out of its scabbard and angrily shouted, "You cunning man, don't make any noise." Only then did he give up.
Chu Qiao was grateful to Wang Bin for speaking up and wanted to pay back the money, but Wang Bin refused.
Seeing Wang Bin wandering around aimlessly, Chu Qiao proposed to be a tour guide and show him the living conditions of strangers.
Wang Bin nodded in agreement.
With Chu Qiao's explanation, Wang Bin gained a better understanding of the current life of strangers and the once glorious modern civilization. He found it strange and indescribably interesting.
Among the many interests, Wang Bin was most interested in gambling.
Bo Opera, also known as Liubo, has existed since ancient times. It was established in the Yin and Shang Dynasties and flourished in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. In the Han Dynasty, there were innovations and was divided into Dabo and Xiaobo.
The big bo has six chopsticks, and the small bo has two chopsticks.
Wang Bin likes "Xiao Bo" the most. He often plays chess with his adopted brother, competes to catch fish, and stays up all night, which brings him endless joy.
But after talking to Chu Qiao, he learned about more and more interesting gambling, or "games".
Go, chess, flying chess, beast chess, pai gow, poker...
Seeing that Wang Bin was very interested, Chu Qiao said that he could play a "game" for him as a thank you gift for his rescue and relief.
That "game" is said to be "coinciding with the numbers of Tiangang and Earthly Evils", "containing the three talents and the principles of the five elements", which is extremely mysterious.
Wang Bin heard that only wood and pen and ink were needed, and thinking that it would not cost much, he happily accepted.
Chu Qiao called two friends to cut down trees, cut wood, draw pictures, and make 144 small wooden blocks.
Chu Qiao and others call it "Mahjong".
After Mahjong was completed, Chu Qiao explained the gameplay to Wang Bin in detail. Seeing that Wang Bin was really excited, he took his friend to find a shack and played a few games.
Wang Bin soon became able to skillfully call out "Nine Barrels", "Yaoji", "Gong" and "Hu Le".
After waiting for him to play two games, he was even more happy.
Just when Wang Bin was having fun, one of Chu Qiao's friends didn't want to play, saying that he hadn't gone to level up and kill monsters to earn food today.
Wang Bin casually took out some money and wanted to treat the three of them to a dinner party.
The friend said, "If you don't do any work, you won't get paid." The other person joked, "If you don't get paid, you can be gambled. You are so lucky, you will definitely earn some wheat cake money from Brother Wang."
Chu Qiao refused, saying, "It's just a game, not gambling."
Wang Bin thought it was okay. At his insistence, the four of them started fighting again.
At the beginning, Wang Bin was very lucky and made all kinds of mistakes. The one who wanted to go out to fight monsters lost three games in a row and lost 50 yuan.
After that, Wang Bin lost and won. By the time of lunch, he lost about 20 yuan.
Wang Bin didn't care and took the three of them to continue playing after dinner.
At the end of the day, he suddenly had bad luck. He lost nearly a thousand dollars.
Chu Qiao said not to fight. Wang Bin refused, saying that he had just taken the throne and was almost acting stupidly.
As the poker game continued, the situation took a turn for the worse. Wang Bin was not even a fool, let alone a fool.
Later, when he got desperate, he bet all the [jade swords].
But still lost.
Wang Bin felt unwilling and continued to beat him with red eyes.
As a result, [Jade Sword] was not won back, and Chu Qiao was still owed one.
In the groggy state, the card games were over, it was already half of the ugly time, and the rooster crows for the fourth time.
Wang Bin was confused and walking alone outside [Sky Courtyard].
Xiong Ba, who was guarding the Sky Courtyard Monument, noticed the movement and asked who it was. Wang Bin subconsciously responded.
Xiongba frowned and asked him what was going on. Wang Bin didn't want to tell him at first, but Xiongba asked him repeatedly, so he had to tell the truth about a bad night of gambling and losing everything.
Xiongba turned around and knocked on the [Village Committee Office]. Lu Xiuxi and others opened the door while rubbing their sleepy eyes.
As soon as they heard Xiong Ba's retelling, everyone immediately realized something was wrong. Li Min called up a few good players and went straight to the shack that Wang Bin mentioned.
The shack was empty, and Li Min found Chu Qiao and the other two people twenty feet away.
As soon as it surges up, it returns to [Sky Courtyard].
Until dawn, Chu Qiao insisted that they only came out of the shed to relieve themselves and took the [Jade Sword] with them because they thought the sword was valuable and were afraid of being stolen, rather than absconding with the sword.
Then Chu Qiao also asked Wang Bin, was it Brother Wang who forced us to bet?
Wang Bin nodded.
Chu Qiao asked again, had Chu Qiao tried to persuade or stop him many times that night?
Wang Bin nodded again.
Chu Qiao said: "Brother Wang thinks it's all my Chu Qiao's fault, so please take back the [Jade Sword]. I have nothing to say."
Wang Bin was silent.
Chu Qiao looked at Lu Xiuxi again, and Li Min said, "What do you two think? How are you going to deal with us?"
Li Min sneered: "You think we are stupid, we can't even see a 'pig killing bureau'."
When Wang Bin heard the words "Pig Killing Bureau", he twitched the corner of his mouth but said nothing.
Chu Qiao's expression did not change: "Whatever you say, we have no ill intentions towards Brother Wang. Yesterday, it was all about rushing things and talking, and we got into such a big deal."
Li Min said "cut" and said nothing, waiting for Lu Xiuxi and Li Hua's opinions.
After discussion, Lu, Li and others decided to return the [Jade Sword] to its original owner, and at the same time punish the three people from Chuqiao by "fining them a certain amount of money and driving them out of the [Tiankyuan]".
Lu Xiuxi handed the [jade sword] to Wang Bin, but he refused to accept it, saying, "A gentleman is not as good as his tongue." Although last night was a gambling game, the sword had been given away and there was no reason to return it.
Lu Xiuxi and others were speechless.
Li Min pulled Lu and Li outside the office and told him something personal about Dean Li - Wang Bin might become the dean's brother-in-law.
Not to mention how she knew it, Lu Xiuxi and others were even more speechless.
Originally, it was difficult for them to arrange for Wang Bin, an NPC whose thoughts were not in [Sky Academy]. Coupled with his status as the "uncle-in-law of the Dean", and the mess in front of him, it was even more troublesome.
Several people looked at each other, and Li Min was about to speak, when a burst of greetings of "Here comes the dean" and "Good morning, dean" came from a distance.
Lu Xiuxi, Li Hua, Li Min and others rushed to greet him.
After some conversation, Li Yu entered the [Village Committee Office] and saw Wang Bin with his head lowered.
Li Yu ignored him and turned to look at Chu Qiao.
Chu Qiao smiled and said hello: "Hello, Dean."
Li Yu nodded: "The mentality is quite good."
Chu Qiao said: "I am also a [Class C] talent rated by the [hospital]. This time it is true that I did it unintentionally. Dean, please look into it."
Wang Bin on the side raised his head and saw Chu Qiao smiling, smiling very calmly.
"Mingcha? Okay!" Li Yu said, "I'll ask you a few questions."
"Dean, please tell me." Chu Qiao still smiled.
"Did you meet Wang Bin before [the arena competition] or after?" Li Yu asked.
Chu Qiao's smile faltered and said: "Behind."
"When you took him to gamble, did you know that he had entered the [Sky Academy]?" Li Yu asked again.
Chu Qiao felt a sudden change in his heart and wanted to say he didn't know, but one of the three of them had been beaten by Wang Bin in the ring. It was impossible not to know that Wang Bin had joined [Sky Academy]. So Chu Qiao's smile faded and he hesitated.
Say: "I know."
Li Yu nodded: "Okay."
Chu Qiao was stunned, what is "ok"? He was about to ask, when he saw Li Yu on the opposite side raised the bronze spear in his hand!
"I……"
puff!
Chu Qiao only said one word before a spear pierced his throat.
Li Yu withdrew the bronze spear, and a few drops of blood splashed onto Lu Xiuxi and Li Min's faces.
Lu Xiuxi's eyes widened and he remained motionless.
Li Min laughed.
thump.
Chu Qiao's body fell to the ground, and blood gurgled from his neck, spreading to Wang Bin's feet.
Wang Bin looked down at the corpse, then looked up at Li Yu blankly, as if he were looking at a stranger.
Li Yu wiped the blood from the spearhead and said——
"First of all, [Sky Courtyard] is not a place to hide filth and evil. Anyone who harms others through fornication, promiscuity, theft, or gambling will be killed."
"Second, if there are any plots against members of our [Sky Academy], we will kill them."
The sound was not loud, but everyone in the room held their breath and did not dare to speak.
"can you hear me?"
"heard it!"
Everyone responded in unison.
Li Yu nodded and went out to find Xiong Ba. Li Min quickly followed.
After leaving the door, Li Yu slowed down and asked without looking back, "What's the matter?"
Li Min said: "Dean, the Ma Xiaojiao you asked me to keep an eye on has moved."
"What's the noise?"
"I don't know what kind of relationship she has with the thieves in [Black Tiger Village], and she has been trying to run there in the past two days."
