episode_0150

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“I can’t believe it.”

Sima Kyung-hwi had nothing to say to Yu-gyeong’s mumbling.

“Even though I’m seeing it with my own eyes, I can’t believe what I’m seeing.”

It was such an unrealistic sight.

Yu-gyeong muttered blankly as she looked at the golden characters that continued to pile up in Ho Cheon-an’s place.

“How is this possible?”

All gamblers and members on the entire second floor of Cheonsangru were doing their best.

Gamblers who helplessly lose their gold coins to Ho Cheon-an. Are they bad gamblers? It wasn’t. They selected all the gamblers who were said to be good in Luoyang, selected and selected them, and put them on the table. Other gamblers who were not directly on the gambling table also put their heads together and came up with a plan.

Even to the laymen, they were planning to stick their tongue out and were ruthless, not even considering means or methods.

To put it in martial terms, the fight began with all the famous masters gathered together to form a high-ranking passing team and surrounding one person.

In a situation where you can be called an absolute expert just by enduring it…

Ho Cheon-an single-handedly killed all the gamblers and dominated the space called the second floor of Cheonsangru.

gulp.

Looking at Ho Cheon-an sitting at the gambling table in a moderately awkward posture, Yu-kyung remembered one word.

Absolute One!

Although it had the shape of a human, it felt as if it was as helpless as Mother Nature, which cannot be resisted by human strength. Just as no one thinks they can push down a mountain or dry up an ocean.

It didn’t seem like a target that a human could be an enemy of.

widely. widely. widely. widely.

Yu-kyung looked blankly at the back of Ho Cheon-an, who was shuffling his cards. Hakjo seems to have already let everything go. Heukjeo and Cheongseo stare in horror at Ho Cheon-an, who is shuffling his cards.

Honest and consistent hand shuffling that doesn’t seem to involve any tricks. But every time the cards were mixed, the three gamblers were just like a ferry caught in a storm.

As the emperor, he mobilized all of Dongchang’s power to lay the groundwork. However, Ho Cheon-an was trampling on the board with ease. Yu-kyung felt as if Ho Cheon-an’s back was saying this.

Is this all there is?

Then it’s your loss.

Awe. Feeling defeated.

Yu-kyung quietly lowered her head and closed her eyes.

[Ho Rongin will never be in danger at the gambling table.]

The conversation I had with Hyeok Kirin that day replayed in my head. Yes, that’s right. Who could steal Hu Cheon-an’s money at a gambling table?

“I…lost.”

Yu-kyung muttered that to herself.

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He won a huge sum of 300 gold coins in one night of gambling.

This body, Ho Cheon-an, completely destroyed the second floor of Cheonsangru today. But is this an efficient way to win money at gambling?

Not at all.

The basic idea is to continue to create the illusion that the opponent lost by a very narrow margin and that they can win with just a little more luck or skill.

In one sitting, the other person’s money, land deed, house deed, family heirloom, manu… no, this is done. In any case, if you can pull it out, it is good to pull out the soul, but there is no particular benefit in making the opponent acknowledge the difference in skill and accept defeat.

If he had continued to win by a narrow margin and instilled hope in his opponent that he could win, he might have won 500 nyang of gold within a day.

But why did I destroy the second floor of Cheonsangru?

Because I had no intention of faithfully filling the 500 nyang of gold.

Because I wanted to show only my skills as a warning not to make a fuss by showing off my skills.

I asked two people for collateral. Because Du Zac and Sima Huiqing were two people who could not be trusted at all.

Even though I received collateral, I still had doubts about the two people and this situation.

Are you setting me up on a plate worth 500 taels of gold? What do I believe in to do something like that? Is it reasonable to ask someone to retrieve a treasure worth 500 taels of gold without even checking the usual skills?

Even though I was a naekwan and had connections in my class, I was still a gambler who only lost money when I was known. The only one that won was Yabawi with Tang Do-gyeong. Let’s say I make a hundred concessions and know about Seongnak-ru, who hid my identity and disguised himself as a merchant.

Even if we evaluate Seongrakru’s case together, are my skills trustworthy? Can we trust a gambler who has been losing money for five years just because he recently won big? So much so that they put you on a 500-nyang gold plate without any verification?

It wasn’t.

So what on earth did these two people believe in me and brought me here, thinking that I would win in this ridiculous game?

The answer was simple.

Because there was no need for those two to trust me in the first place.

Those two didn’t need a gambler to win for them, they just needed a good player to sit in a well-organized game.

The moment I arrived at the second basement level of Cheonsangru and saw the gambling table, I knew this fact.

Three completely coordinated gamblers are put on the table, and all the spectators and other gambling customers are filled with gamblers. As if that wasn’t enough, even Giru’s employees join in and play the game.

What more needs to be said when the game has been laid out so blatantly that any gambler would have no choice but to lose?

The evidence was overwhelming.

Inside the gambling hall, the attitude of Dujak, who seemed to blatantly support the opposing gamblers, proved that fact, as did the entranced faces of the two people when I won 300 nyang in one night.

If it really was a situation where the two people embezzled the Pentagram and put their lives at risk, as they said, it would be normal for the two people to be crazy happy every time I win money.

Because the series of absurd situations were so absurd, he seemed to have even forgotten about acting.

When I thought about it, the timing that arrived was truly amazing.

After a huge fight with Hyuk Kirin. So, after it was proven that my friendship with Hyeok Kirin was nothing special, two people approached me.

Since this person had no close relationship with the princess, he must have decided that it was okay to tell her.

Perhaps, in the eyes of these two people, I was a very tasty prey.

The main body’s military power is top-notch at best. A lowly ronin with no friends will soon have an audience with the emperor and receive a huge reward.

There was a high possibility that the purpose of the two people was the real pentameter. So, wouldn’t the reward the emperor would give me be the Pentameter? No matter how much merit you have made, it makes no sense to award a treasure worth 500 taels of gold, so can it be said that the value of the Five Precepts they spoke of has been exaggerated?

They somehow got me involved under the pretext of a gambling debt, and then gave me a fake gift when I should have been awarded the actual Pentameter, and then took the Pentameter for themselves.

Anyway, it was clear that these two guys were planning to rob me.

And I am in a situation where I have to go back to the palace hall, acting completely unaware of the two people’s plot.

“It was a really tough game.”

I put on a heavy expression and let out an exhausted sigh.

“The entire gambling hall was planning to rob us. Once this incident is over, I don’t think you two should stop by that place called Cheonsangru again.”

When I looked at the two people with a serious expression, Sima Huiqing, who realized that he had to act now, opened his mouth in a hurry.

“So, you said that?”

“Yes. Even the customers who seemed to be gambling and the onlookers walking around were all gamblers and were deceived. He even completely conspired with Giru’s side. This is my first time seeing something so amazing.”

“That’s impossible! So does that mean we lost the same amount when we gambled before?!”

Wow, this guy is really good at acting. It must be a huge shock because the situation has completely turned upside down, but look at the situation being resolved right away. Is this really an internal affairs officer belonging to a classmate?

I said, pounding my chest.

“Don’t worry! You can win money to get the pentameter back by the time you go out.”

“Please hi! Because my neck depends on you!”

Sima Huiqing held my hand with tears in his eyes and a desperate expression on his face. Try hard, try hard. But what should I do? The two people behind them look as if their souls have completely disappeared.

“But Dujak.”

When I called, Dujak looked at me as if he had finally come to his senses.

“Why do you look like that? It’s like he wanted me to perish like a dog.”

Du Zuo’s expression turned pale, and Sima Huiqing’s expression suddenly changed. I burst out laughing when I saw that.

“Hahahaha! Nong! Nong! It seemed like you were quite shocked by the gambling house’s trick, so I tried a trick to freshen up the atmosphere!”

“Heh heh, heh heh! okay. I was really surprised too. I was leaning on you as if I was grasping at straws… but I’m really surprised!”

“Hahahaha! It’s a situation that can be quite surprising. Don’t worry! Next time, I will make sure to collect the pentameter by filling up the remaining amount!”

“Yeah, right! I only trust you…! Haha…hahahaha!”

I thought with a big smile along with Sima Hui-jing.

If we return to Gungcheongjeon like this, the situation is over.

All you have to do is run to Hyuk Kirin and tell him about the current situation. If I told Hyuk Kirin that I was caught up in something like this, pretending to be counseling a colleague, Hyuk Kirin would start an investigation and I would be caught right away.

It was an incident in which the emperor’s guests were taken out without permission and even the emperor’s goods were tried to be touched. There’s no need to mention Sima Hui-jing, and that guy named Du-Zhak will also be sorted out.

To put it bluntly, if Hyeok Kirin, who is not an emperor but a princess, decides to rob him, then how can he hold on? I burst out laughing and created a friendly atmosphere.

“Hahahahaha!”

“Hahahahaha!”

“Huh..heh heh..”

The refreshing sound of laughter between me and Sima Hwi-kyung. And he returned to the imperial palace accompanied by the sound of Duzak’s uneasy laughter.

After quietly returning to the palace hall, I immediately ran to find Hyeok Kirin.

You guys are dead now.