"No Wedding Unless Enemies and Lovers" 《不是冤家不拜堂》Chapter 119

 The banker stared at the bowl covering the dices, panic flashed through his eyes, but he was an old casino hand, very quickly he recovered his thoughts, hoping he hadn't slipped up.

Everyone waited for the outcome of the dices, urging him to open up, the banker closed his eyes, lifting the bowl in front of him, the outcome was large, he had slipped up.

The banker profoundly looked at Xiao Yi Chen, at this moment Xiao Yi Chen was looking down at Ji Ling Xue saying something, avoiding his probing gaze.

The old banker shook his head, it must be a coincidence, these two gentlemen were wearing rather normal material clothing, they don't seem to be anyone impressive.

Seeing that she was winning more and more money, Ji Ling Xue found someone to change them into banknotes, holding two million worth of banknotes, Ji Ling Xue beamed, at this moment, the old banker walked to Ji Ling Xue cupping his hands in greeting: "This prince is very lucky, are you interested in playing something else?"

Ji Ling Xue asked with an eyebrow raised: "Oh, there are other fun things to play?" She had won the most money tonight, the banker was of course not going to easily let her go.

Ji Ling Xue was very amiable, the old banker was very happy. He took Ji Ling Xue and Xiao Yi Chen into an empty private room, the old banker said: "Are you two interested in animal competition?"

Xiao Yi Chen asked: "There's even animal competitions, so fun, is it cock fighting or cricket fighting?"

Ever since the Tang dynasty, cock fighting has been ongoing until now, Chen Hong's <Elder of Dongcheng biography> recalled: "When emperor Xuan Zong was staying at the residence of a high-ranking official in a vassal state he enjoyed the commoner's cock fighting during Qingming festival, so much so, he maintained a chicken yard in between two palaces, a head rooster, gold haired, tie ju, gao guan, thousands were raised in the chicken yard."

The extent of cock fighting back then could be seen, however the current emperor didn't like cock fighting, thus a lot of chicken yards had closed down.

The banker laughed: "Not cock fighting, and it's not cricket fighting, those are nothing, if we're going to play we'll play something bigger, do you dare to play snake fighting?" He spoke looking at Ji Ling Xue in provocation, like she would be a coward if she didn't agree.

Ji Ling Xue eyes gleamed eager to give this a try, "Fine, tonight this noble will play."

Xiao Yi Chen frowned, he didn't think there would be such an exciting and mad thing as snake fighting in this underground casino, he only saw that old banker clap three times, like he was giving a signal, help dressed in black came from outside carrying ten or so cages covered with black clothes.

The black cloth hung the name of the snake inside, Ji Ling Xue randomly pointed at a blue snake asking the banker, tell me, where will the snakes be placed for the bet?

The old banker smiled, picking a pit viper, then they left the private room to the second floor, there were two windows on the second floor, the private room could be seen without obstruction.

The blue snake and the other five snakes were released, the helpers immediately left the private room.

The old banker said: "This round, how much is young master betting?"

Ji Ling Xue thought about it: "Hundred thousand."

The old banker's eyes shone, he was greedy towards money, but the next moment he controlled his expression very well.

The old banker said: "Very good, I'll also bet a hundred thousand, if your blue snake eats my pit viper then you'll have won."

Ji Ling Xue nodded in satisfaction, looking out of the window without blinking, a little nervous.

Xiao Yi Chen's large hand was placed on Ji Ling Xue's shoulder, smiling slightly at her. Don't worry, we will win, losing was not a word in his dictionary.

The old banker very politely invited Ji Ling Xue and Xiao Yi Chen to sit, a waiter brought over tea. Ji Ling Xue glanced at the tea beside her hand, outside of home, she didn't dare to casually eat things.

The blue snake and the pit viper circled around the room, getting familiar with the place, the next moment, the blue snake suddenly stretched its neck out to attack the pit viper, the pit viper wasn't weak, with the confidence of a snake it sprayed venom from its mouth.

The blue snake twisted in avoidance, reaching out with its mouth to bite the pit viper...

Ji Ling Xue asked: "They're snakes, why would they kill each other?"

The old banker chuckled: "These snakes hold grudges, as long as some snake blood on each other's body, they will attack each other."

Ji Ling Xue didn't speak anymore, she continued to watch the battle between the snakes downstairs.

Very soon a quarter of an hour had passed, the two snakes were covered in wounds but still they didn't let each other go.

Ji Ling Xue gave a yawn out of boredom, the old banker was calm, like he had a card up his sleeve.

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Another quarter of an hour passed, the old banker suddenly stood up, shocking Ji Ling Xue so much she suddenly opened her eyes from her nap and stood up.

Xiao Yi Chen said: "Both snakes are dead, neither side won, so it's a tie."

"How can this be?" The old banker opened his mouth, looking in pain, it wasn't clear whether he was in distress because the two snakes that were very difficult to catch were dead, or that he hadn't won any money from the draw.

Ji Ling Xue gave a faint smile at the old banker in discussion: "Then...can I take those two snake's bodies with me, after all you have no use for them, right."

The old banker nodded, then he raised his head again unconvinced: "Another go, another go." He didn't believe it would be a draw next round. 

Ji Ling Xue waved her hand: "It's late, I'm tired, why don't I come again tomorrow?"

The old banker stopped Ji Ling Xue: "This is the last game, we won't play snake fighting."

Ji Ling Xue crossed her arms, waiting for the old banker to speak.

Ji Ling Xue was taken to another private room, here there were all kinds of large animals, the old banker said: "This has just arrived, the plan is to use them in a beast fight tomorrow, we'll break the rules for this young master, take a look, pick a beast you like."

Ji Ling Xue walked past a tiger, past a panther, she stood in front of a bear in the cage, the bear's claws clutched at the cage roaring, Ji Ling Xue pointed at the bear saying: "I pick it." As she spoke she turned to look at Xiao Yi Chen who hadn't spoken in a long time, Xiao Yi Chen nodded, indicating he was fine with Ji Ling Xue deciding, he continued to admire the exceptional underground casino.

The old banker nodded, "Fine, then how much is the young master betting this round?"

Ji Ling Xue stuck up two fingers: "Two hundred thousand." This was the total of the amount she won tonight.

The old banker smiled brightly hearing this, if he won, the casino would have no losses tonight, he could give the owner a good explanation.

The old banker clapped his hand saying: "Young master has spirit, this old man will follow suit." As he spoke he made an inviting gesture, taking Ji Ling Xue onto the platform, this had clearly just been built, an intricate table was placed on it, three platters of refreshments were on it.

On either side of the platform were hunters, Ji Ling Xue's eyes were on leopard which was gracefully striding out onto the stage, it raised its head in a roar, the sound riled the black bear.

The black bear crawled out from the opened cage, glancing at the leopard in distaste, using its nose to sniff the air, it gave a disdainful snort. This action offended the proud leopard, the leopard bared its teeth as it circled the bear, pondering over how to eat the bear.

The black bear slowly stood up, it seemed to dislike being on all fours so it stood up looking down on the leopard, it opened its mouth roaring out, the next moment it raised its thick paw towards the leopard's back.

The leopard's gaze was always on the bear, seeing the violent attack by the bear, the leopard's eyes gleamed coldly, its body moving back, using its rear legs to pounce up, meeting the bear's attack.

In that split second, waves of sinister actions came from the fighting stage, rippling out like waves.

The two beasts on the stage were fighting wildly, in a few rounds, both the beasts were covered in wounds, these wounds were bleeding, exciting the beasts even more, their fighting got even more frantic.

Ji Ling Xue calmly watched, she wasn't worried at all.

The old banker however was preoccupied, he suddenly coughed, glancing at the waiter to the side, the waiter approached the old banker, he took a small white bottle from his sleeve handing it to the waiter, saying something in his ear.

Xiao Yi Chen had sharp eyes, he excused himself to the toilet, he walked out behind the waiter.

The waiter went to a secret door, saying to it: "Has thirteenth miss come?"

Ji Ling Xue glanced at the back of Xiao Yi Chen, she then returned her gaze on the fight, when Xiao Yi Chen returned, Ji Ling Xue stuck her head over asking: "Where did you go just now?"

"To watch a show." Xiao Yi Chen blurted out.

Ji Ling Xue curled her lips, not bothering with Xiao Yi Chen who was playing around.

The fight on the stage, the bear slowly lost its strength, from attacking it went into defence, waiting for this opportunity, the leopard seemed very irritable, its sharp claws scratched on the floor, venting its disagreement, the next moment it pounced suddenly, five hook like claws, grabbing the blood stained bear's fur, using the rush it ruthlessly pushed the bear onto the ground, biting the bear's neck.

The bear let out a painful roar, his body violently struggled, twisting and turning, but, the more it moved his wound got larger, the blood also flowed out more, its physical strength was also gradually disappearing, the fear of death filled it.

Xiao Yi Chen flicked his finger inside his wide sleeve, no one noticed his little movement, an invisible smoke quickly flew at the bear who was on the ground of the stage in a disadvantageous position.

The next moment, the bear abruptly freed himself violently pushing the leopard onto the ground, his boulder like body sat on the leopard's stomach, blood spurting from the leopard's mouth, no matter what it couldn't throw the bear off.

The complete shift in events stunned the three people watching, the black bear gave an ear-splitting roar lifting its thick paw hitting the leopards face continuously, it was like a person not just hitting the face, it even used its claws to tear at the leopard's skin, leaving fierce wounds on its body.

The leopard's angry cries were swallowed up by the ear-splitting roars, the leopard struggled hard a few times, still he couldn't escape from the bear's suppression. 

The black bear's eyes turned red, it used its strength to bite down on the leopard's neck, a sharp screech followed, the leopard's flesh was inside the bear's mouth, chewing on it before it entered its stomach.

The old banker's body swayed with a pale face, this couldn't be, this can't be, he had given the leopard a powerful drug, how can the leopard not struggle free from the bear?