The Elixir is for You, The Poison is for Me

#267 - Sorry

The beautiful woman named Can Niang saw Lu Jing's hesitation and keenly sensed an opportunity to turn the tables.

So she became even bolder, taking another half step forward, almost touching Lu Jing's body.

It was strange, just a short while ago, she was worried that Lu Jing would make some unreasonable demands, but after discovering that Lu Jing was only after money, she began to hope that he would do something to her.

Not only to prove her own charm, but also to give her bargaining chips in the future, after all, more than seven thousand taels of silver was not a small amount.

But now, she had to stop before even reaching half of that amount, and even worse, after busying herself for half the night, she was about to lose even the only seven thousand taels she had.

Therefore, Can Niang wanted to try harder, to see if she could rely on her beauty to get some of it back.

But she didn't expect that her body would suddenly stiffen the next moment, as Lu Jing suddenly made a move, his fingers like lightning, touching the acupoints on her body.

After that, Can Niang felt that she could no longer move, nor could she speak.

Then she heard Lu Jing say, "Forgive me." After saying that, he waved to the eaves on the side.

Can Niang only heard something landing behind her. The footsteps sounded very light. Before she could see what it was, her left ankle was in pain, as it had been bitten by that thing.

Lu Jing was also stunned, seemingly not expecting that Can Niang also had luck on her.

However, this guy was so unlucky, encountering him while cheating, probably entangled by some bad luck. It was just right to feed the black cat, which could also be considered doing a good deed, helping her eliminate a disaster.

Of course, Lu Jing didn't tell Can Niang about this, because she probably wouldn't believe him if he told her.

So Lu Jing just said to the sated black cat, "Help me search out the silver notes on her body."

Upon hearing this, the latter put its paw into Can Niang's chest, felt around, and soon found the silver notes hidden on Can Niang's body. In addition to the seven thousand six hundred taels won from the gambling house, there was also her own capital of four hundred taels.

Can Niang's pretty face turned pale with anger.

Moreover, the black cat wasn't finished yet. It put its paws into her chest again and rummaged around a few times, confirming that she had no other valuables hidden on her before retracting its hand and jumping back onto Lu Jing's shoulder.

Then, after getting her hard-earned money, the latter cupped his fist at her and said, "Thank you for your cooperation."

Lu Jing paused, then continued, "Since I took your money, I'll give you a reminder. You'd better not go to that gambling house in the future."

A hint of doubt appeared in Can Niang's eyes.

"Your cheating skills are good, but that gambling house also has experts in charge. Among the three people who played cards with you, wasn't one of them a latecomer?" Lu Jing asked.

Can Niang couldn't speak, but she blinked her eyes as an answer.

"He is from the gambling house," Lu Jing said. "This shows that the gambling house is already suspicious of you, but because there is no evidence, they can only send someone to pretend to be a gambler to test you. If you go again, I'm afraid it won't be so easy to get out."

Upon hearing this, Can Niang's eyes seemed to show some unwillingness.

Lu Jing didn't try to persuade her any further. This matter had nothing to do with him. He was just giving her a kind reminder for the sake of the eight thousand taels of silver.

As for whether to listen or not, it was Can Niang's own business.

After Lu Jing finished speaking, he released Can Niang's acupoints and prepared to leave, but the next moment, his steps paused. Then, Can Niang's eyes blurred, and she saw that Lu Jing, who was originally in front of her, had disappeared from the alley.

And Can Niang then remembered that she didn't seem to have asked the name of that hateful guy.

Fortunately, the next moment, she heard another burst of footsteps behind her.

Can Niang thought that Lu Jing had returned, but when she turned around, she found that the person who came was not Lu Jing, but a gambler who had played Pai Gow with her at the table earlier.

After seeing her, the latter put on a surprised look, "Oh, what a coincidence, we meet again. I was just looking for you."

"Looking for me for what?" Can Niang was reminded by Lu Jing, and her expression became vigilant.

"I want to discuss a deal with you. You are very good at playing cards, and I happen to know a few very rich friends who like to play Pai Gow. I can arrange for you to meet them, play cards with them, and we can split the money we earn fifty-fifty," the man suggested.

Can Niang sneered in her heart, "Are you so sure that I can beat them?"

"Of course, they just like to gamble, but their card skills are very average, not as good as mine, so naturally they are definitely not your opponent. However, they play for high stakes, thousands of taels per hand, and you need at least twenty thousand taels of capital to get on the table. If you can't come up with it, I can provide the capital for you to play with them."

The man seemed very considerate, but after a pause, he added, "Of course, if you can tell me in advance how you plan to win them, so that I have more confidence, that would be even better."

Although unwilling to admit it, Can Niang also knew that this time she was probably right again. There was a ninety percent chance that the person in front of her was from the gambling house.

If she had heard of an opportunity to make a lot of money before, she would probably have been very tempted, but since she knew the other party's background, she refused very decisively.

"I don't have any skills in playing Pai Gow, I'm just a little luckier, and your friends play for stakes that are too high, which is not suitable for me."

The man didn't seem to expect that Can Niang would not even consider it at all. It was clear that she had shown a great desire for money in her performance at the table earlier.

However, upon hearing this, he didn't leave. Instead, he looked back at his back, confirmed that there was still no one outside the alley, and then turned his face back again.

But he had already put away the smile on his face, and changed to a ferocious look, "I know you are not winning money by luck, but by cheating at the table, right? You don't think that you can win my money by cheating and leave so easily, do you?"

Can Niang couldn't help but lose her color upon hearing this. She knew that the other party was trying to come at her hard after failing with the soft approach, but the problem was that all the money she had won before had been searched away by some bastard.

Now, even if she wanted to return the money to the gambling house, she couldn't do it.

However, just as she was feeling desperate, she heard a somewhat familiar voice ringing in her ears again, saying leisurely.

"It's just eight thousand taels of silver, is your gambling house's boss only so magnanimous?"