"No Wedding Unless Enemies and Lovers" 《不是冤家不拜堂》Chapter 118

 Ji Ling Xue looked at the clouds in the sky, saying with a little doubt: "Should be ok."

Ji Ling Xue had been bored in the prince's residence during this time, she had learnt dice from Xiao Si, she didn't learn any other gambling skills, so of course she couldn't.

Xiao Yi Chen's lips twitched: "You won't lose this prince's entire property tonight right?"

Ji Ling Xue smiled her eyes and eyebrows curving, "Prince, how can you think of me like that, I'm a person with discipline."

At most I'll leave you as a deposit at the casino and sneak back home myself, she couldn't bear squandering all her money.

Ji Ling Xue said the rest of these words in her mind, she was afraid Xiao Yi Chen would strangle her to death if she said them out loud.

Xiao Yi Chen glanced at Ji Ling Xue having heard what was said, he continued to shuttle over roofs as if he was flying.

"Stop!" Ji Ling Xue suddenly slapped Xiao Yi Chen's shoulder.

Xiao Yi Chen stopped and asked: "What's wrong?"

Ji Ling Xue gave an awkward smile, "Let me check if I brought silver? Just now I was in a hurry, I might not have."

Xiao Yi Chen's lips twitched, turning to look behind him, a shadow flashed by, "The secret guard went back to get it."

Ji Ling Xue gave an oh, Xiao Yi Chen once again carried Ji Ling Xue on his back and moved on.

Not long after, Ji Ling Xue again patted Xiao Yi Chen's shoulder: "Stop for a moment!"

Xiao Yi Chen heart leapt, he turn his head to look at Ji Ling Xue, not knowing if this great auntie had left something again.

Ji Ling Xue pointed at the sky smiling: "Look, it's a shooting star!"

Xiao Yi Chen turned to look at the horizon, a bright start flashed by in the sky full of stars, a beautiful arc drawn in the sky before immediately disappearing without a trace.

The cold wind was quiet in their ears when they suddenly heard the sound of bells, beneath their feet was a tower, the tower's bells swayed in the wind, the sweet sound entering their ears.

Xiao Yi Chen said: "Shooting stars are pretty, it's the first time this prince saw one."

Ji Ling Xue said: "They say that a meteor shower occurs when an immortal fairy from the heavens falls in love with a mortal, but they can't be together, they're forced to be apart, and finding out her love is ill, the fairy cries every day in the heavens, turning her tears into a meteor shower so that the people who see them will be happy. Her beloved becomes better, but the fairy had passed away, when she died she became a shooting star, streaking across the sky."

Xiao Yi Chen gave an en, looking at Ji Ling Xue he asked: "So...we saw a shooting star, will we be happy?"

Ji Ling Xue looked at the sky, the side profile of her face looked very beautiful under the moonlight, Xiao Yi Chen was rather absent-minded looking at her.

Xiao Yi Chen turned his head, Ji Ling Xue was still looking at the sky pensively, he coughed, spoiling the mood he said: "It's not early, we should head to the underground casino?"

Ji Ling Xue collected her thoughts and nodded: "Let's go quickly." As she spoke she lowered her head, putting her face on Xiao Yi Chen's back.

The underground casino to the west of the city walls, Ji Ling Xue and Xiao Yi Chen successfully passed the inspection at the door and entered, shouting and calls for bets resonated in the casino.

Ji Ling Xue walked to a table to take a look, Xiao Yi Chen stood behind Ji Ling Xue with his arms crossed, preventing the surrounding men from accidentally touching Ji Ling Xue.

This game was betting large or small, whoever was least closest to the number lost to the dealer. Some people won so much in a night they couldn't hold back their smiles, some people lost so much in a night they only had their underwear left, leaving in tears.

Ji Ling Xue was in no rush to bet, Xiao Yi Chen nudged Ji Ling Xue's shoulder, indicating for her to look at the dealer, the dealer's expression would be different every time he started a round, each time the majority of people bet on large, small would be revealed.

After casually observing three rounds, Ji Ling Xue already knew how to play, undoing the embroidered pouch from her waist she began to bet.

It's not clear if Ji Ling Xue was especially lucky tonight, apart from losing the first two rounds, the other ten or more rounds she won. Quite a few people followed her on this table and also won quite a bit of money.

Ji Ling Xue counted the banknotes she had won, ten thousand, tonight's harvest wasn't bad.

Ji Ling Xue turned to say to Xiao Yi Chen: "It's not early, let's go back, we'll come back to play tomorrow."

Xiao Yi Chen nodded, pulling on Ji Ling Xue's hand he left with ease. Those who remained in the casino looked at each other, the appearance of those two were beyond ordinary, they had a deep impression of the young man who had such good gambling luck and planned to stick to him tomorrow night.

Xiao Yi Chen with Ji Ling Xue on his back flying on the roof like a swallow, he asked: "You ended so early tonight, the manager of the casino had their eyes on you, if my light martial arts wasn't good and ditched those tag a longs, you would have been robbed tonight."

Ji Ling Xue patted Xiao Yi Chen's shoulder smiling, "Don't I have you, I have nothing to fear."

Xiao Yi Chen was pleased, running as fast as flying he brought Ji Ling Xue back to the residence.

Xiao Yi Chen asked: "You still want to go tomorrow night?"

Ji Ling Xue nodded: "Tonight was just the beginning, tomorrow night is the main feature."

Xiao Yi Chen smiled, after seeing Ji Ling Xue into her room, he turned to the study, calling Chi Feng, "Go find out who opened the casino in the west outskirt of the city, every small detail."

Chi Feng cupped his fist accepting the order, suddenly noticing the smile on Xiao Yi Chen's face, he looked like he was in a very good mood, he was in a bit of a daydream, the prince's mood was good having gone to the casino, he had won money? Or did he encounter a beautiful woman at the casino?

Xiao Yi Chen's eyebrows twitched, "Why are you still here, why are you standing here?"

Chi Feng hurriedly took his leave, making up even more scenarios of Xiao Yi Chen meeting a beauty at the casino in his head.

Thus the next day, there was a rumour around the residence Xiao Yi Chen had set his eyes on the thirteenth miss in the casino.

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Ji Ling Xue raised an eyebrow on hearing the rumour Mo Xiang brought back, she had gone to the casino with Xiao Yi Chen last night, who he met, she knew for sure so where did a thirteenth miss randomly come from?

Mo Xiang said: "Chi Feng investigated, that casino in the western outskirt is run by someone called Xiao thirteenth miss, thirteenth miss is as beautiful as a flower, supposedly she is twenty-two years old, those who go to her casino are the wealthy and nobles, no one dares to cause trouble at her casino."

Ji Ling Xue gave an oh, "This thirteenth miss really is a character, a woman opening a casino, she must have powerful backers."

"No, supposedly this thirteenth miss has a lot of admirers, I didn't imagine prince to be one of them..." Prince was too unfettered, no wonder her princess didn't like to see him.

On another side, Zi Ye also told what she heard to Ji Yu Qing who was having breakfast, Ji Yu Qing paled, ever since she married into the prince's residence, things happened one after the other, prince also didn't like her as much as before, instead he was getting closer and closer to Ji Ling Xue.

Ji Yu Qing said: "Why did prince go to a casino? He isn't someone who likes to gamble."

Zi Ye said: "The newly opened casino on the west outskirts is truly well known, all the noble men of the capital know of it, it is also normal for the prince to go."

Ji Yu Qing put down her chopsticks and bowl in thought, that mysterious person had not replied to the carrier pigeon she had sent, it seems she needed to make a visit herself.

Ji Yu Qing said: "This imperial concubine is also curious about the casino, let's take a look."

Zi Ye hesitantly said: "It's not good for imperial concubine of your status to go, in case prince discovers, you'll be prohibited from leaving your room."

Ji Yu Qing said: "Let's go discreetly, if I change my appearance no one will know I'm prince Chen's imperial concubine, look at my older sister, she also often show her face to the public, prince didn't say anything about it."

Zi Ye: "..." Imperial concubine seemed to make sense.

That night, Xiao Yi Chen came to Ji Ling Xue's room on time, Ji Ling Xue was as before wearing a plain grey man's outfit, turning a bulging embroidered pouch in her hands, looking very much like a son of a noble.

Xiao Yi Chen smiled, he leapt out of the window with Ji Ling Xue on his back.

A quarter of an hour later, Ji Yu Qing changed into men's clothing with a black cloak, under Zi Ye's guidance they bribed the servant guarding the rear doors and left the residence.

Tonight stars filled the sky, Ji Ling Xue appreciated the night sky on her journey, entering the lively casino.

Under a tree not far from the casino was Ji Yu Qing wearing the cloak, a strange smile on her lips, "Prince, older sister...so you like to come here to play."

Ji Yu Qing looked around, wrapping the cloak tightly around her she blended into the darkness, she walked through the woods, the leaves crunching beneath her feet, in the quietness of the dark it was especially horrifying. 

Walking for around a quarter of an hour, Ji Yu Qing suddenly stopped, the leaves above her head suddenly began to shake, a demon like shadow floated down in front of Ji Yu Qing, as always a black cloak was tightly wrapped around him, his face was unclear.

A cold faint voice rose: "I knew you would accept my offer."

Ji Yu Qing presented a sealed box in her hand, "I'll give you the map you need, now you can help me kill that older sister right? Now is a good opportunity, she is in the underground casino on the western outskirt."

The mysterious man in black nodded, "Fine, I keep my promises." He picked up the box, his figure disappearing in the dark, leaving behind the confident words: "Go back and wait for the good news!"

The mysterious man in black stood on the roof of the casino like a demon, under the starlight, he took out and opened the wooden box, taking out the map from inside, the next moment his eyebrows trembled, angrily he said: "That damn woman actually tricked me!"

There was a maze drawn on the paper with the words: "Play it, see if you can escape from my maze."

The man in black was so angry his hands trembled, he clenched his hand, squashing the paper into a ball.

In the casino, Ji Ling Xue and Xiao Yi Chen's arrival was like two beams, attracting a lot of people's attentions, which ever table they stood in front, behind them would be filled with gamblers, some were betting the same as them, others were enjoying the show.

The banker smiled at Ji Ling Xue and Xiao Yi Chen, it could be considered a greeting.

Just like yesterday, Ji Ling Xue didn't win her first two rounds, those who followed her bets also gradually decreased.

Xiao Yi Chen took the embroidered pouch from Ji Ling Xue's hand placing the entire bag down on the table, an attitude of throwing caution to the wind in order to win quickly.

Ji Ling Xue looked at the banker who couldn't hold back his smile, then looked at Xiao Yi Chen's go for broke expression, she pushed the money in front of her to bet large.

JI Ling Xue bet large, the remaining people all bet small, the silvers and banknotes were like a small hill

The banker picked up the large bowl beginning to shake the dices, everyone's eyes moved with the bowl in the banker's hands.

Xiao Yi Chen narrowed his eyes at the banker, the banker's hand shook under Xiao Yi Chen's gaze, the bowl was placed on the table, his heart pounding...