I really don't want to take shortcuts anymore

When the two gatekeepers saw the bronze fish talisman, they both smiled: "It turns out that a distinguished guest has arrived."

They moved out of the way, and Luo Qianhuai ducked in through the half-open door, and a voluptuous woman came to greet them.

The woman had not seen many female guests here, so she couldn't help but look at her a few more times. The system seemed unaware and strode behind her, passing through a sloping downward passage and entering an extremely lively place.

It turns out that there is a luxurious gambling room hidden beneath the tea shop.

There are at least a hundred guests in this gambling house, all of them are dressed in luxurious clothes and wearing masks, and they are accompanied by beauties to wait on them. It is not like the few small gambling houses in Changling City, where there is a mixture of fish and dragons. There is something for everyone.

In Dayu, you can't help but gamble in brothels. After Emperor Gaozu conquered the world, he built a long street, which included but was not limited to cockfighting, dogfighting, and gambling houses, for the old-hearted Emperor Taishang to have fun every day.

Even so, after several generations, the imperial court gradually increased restrictions, including civilians and dandies. Officials at all levels and those with titles were strictly prohibited from entering gambling houses and brothels. Lose your official position.

However, for many things in this world, there are often countermeasures from above and countermeasures from below. The harder the pressure from above, the heavier the rebellious psychology from below. This is how underground places like this emerged.

A woman like Luo Qianhuai is probably the daughter-in-law of a powerful family. She came here with a token of her father and brother, just to enjoy the scene, it doesn't affect anything, and she doesn't need to be treated specially.

The steward winked at the maid behind Luo Qianhuai, who asked respectfully and understandingly: "I wonder what the young lady wants to do?"

The system walked forward without saying a word. Wherever she passed, people stared at her from time to time, but they only smiled and nodded, and did not take the initiative to strike up a conversation.

This is the advantage of this kind of private gambling house. Everyone hides their face to enjoy themselves. Everyone wants to hide their traces and will not casually engage in friendship with others.

The gambling methods of this era were still quite simple and boring. Luo Qianhuai looked around and found that most of them were rolling dice to bet on big or small. There were also some customers who worked in groups of two and gambled with six bets.

Without stopping, System quickly passed through the entire gambling house and stood in front of a double brass door.

"It turns out that I was wrong. The young master wanted to watch a gambling match." The waitress said softly, and then scolded the two waiters guarding the door: "Why don't you open the door quickly?"

The heavy door opened in response, and the thick smell of blood and noise came instantly. The system walked in with an indifferent expression, which surprised the waitress behind him.

Most of the female guests who entered here before stopped here. They were very curious and would shrink back in fear when they smelled the bloody smell inside. No one would really go in.

The charming little lady in front of me is bold and cruel, and the adults in the family must also be very cruel.

Luo Qianhuai was secretly speechless. Compared with the peace outside, this place has awakened the most primitive violence and wildness in human nature. People seem to have forgotten the benevolence, etiquette and music passed down from generation to generation. They all blushed and shouted at the huge animal cage. , the brown bear stood up tremblingly and shouted loudly: "Kill him, kill him, kill him!"

The bruised boy used his last strength to climb to the cage door and shook the chain wildly: "Open the door, please, open the door and let me out, I don't want to die!"

There were four deep claw marks on his face, one injured eye was dripping with blood, and the other was wide open due to fear, but the door was locked tightly, and the beast behind him became more and more fierce. close.

"System, can you save him?"

As soon as she finished speaking, the bear had already grabbed the boy's leg, lifted him up, and pulled him casually, causing blood and flesh to fly everywhere.

"..." Witnessing this tragedy with her own eyes, Luo Qianhuai felt sad, angry and helpless, but the cheers that came to her ears became louder and louder, making her heart completely sink.

"Okay! Tear it cleanly!"

"Good job!"

"Hahahaha, I won another round!"

"I will pay you a hundred gold to buy a pair of the bear's forepaws, they must be delicious!"

The waitress was used to this kind of scene, and she said softly in Luo Qianhuai's ear: "The next game will be in a quarter of an hour, one person versus two wolves, young master, do you want to place a bet?"

The system nodded, stretched out his palm and waved it in front of her. The maid seemed to understand something, and she didn't ask for money. She just left on her own and gave some instructions to the waiters around the place.

Taking advantage of this gap, the system quickly reached the wall and got into an inconspicuous corner door.

Inside the wall is a dark and damp path. The oil lamp is dim and jumps out from time to time, adding a strange color to this narrow path.

The system certainly won't be deterred by this. It quickly crossed the path and opened an iron door at the end, revealing the dungeon inside.

Within the fences on both sides, there were more than a dozen men locked up, ranging from teenagers to young adults. They were all languid and unresponsive to her arrival.

Wenjia sat weakly with her back against the wooden fence, feeling filled with regret.

He and several brothers followed Le Bao to find the outer disciples of Mingjian Villa and recommended themselves. The other party accepted him as a favor fee of one thousand and five plants, but in the end they were brought here, saying It is a test that must be passed to get started.

The passionate young man is never afraid of any test. But within two days, the brothers who came with him were taken out one by one and never came back. No matter how slow he reacted, he had already discovered something was wrong.

Le Bao would occasionally come down to see him, but his attitude and opinions were completely different from before.

"Do you know how much I envy you?" He looked down at Wen Jia:

"You have parents and family, and you are an only child who is loved and loved. Even if there are constant misfortunes, there are always people to help you. How can it be like me, who was struggling alone in Changling City when I was less than ten years old?"

"Don't look at me with that look." He smiled self-deprecatingly: "Yes, Brother Wen, you treat me well. If I don't have to, I don't want to scheme against you like this."

"But since we are brothers, we should help each other - instead of dying together, Brother Wen, why don't you use this life to pave a smooth path for the younger brother - then the younger brother will take good care of Brother Wen's parents and family, and also There is your beautiful and rich little cousin..."

"What's the matter with Guan Yinyin?" He remembered that he was completely blind at that time, and he rushed towards Le Bao crazily, but was dragged to the ground by the chains around his ankles: "If you dare to touch her, I won't even act like a ghost. Let you go!"

But apart from these meaningless words, he could do nothing.