Immediately afterwards, Zhi Ning thought of another even more serious matter. Suo Lun not being dead meant that Mengtuoluo had lost control. This was her most important chess piece in the barbarian tribes, and now it had actually betrayed her.
Why did Mengtuoluo not kill Suo Lun? Could his charm really be so high that he could subdue the terrifying Black Widow?
Impossible, absolutely impossible. Mengtuoluo could no longer fall in love with a second man.
Moreover, there was no point in dwelling on the reason why Mengtuoluo did not kill Suo Lun. The key was that the consequences of Mengtuoluo’s betrayal were too severe. It meant that she and Zhi Li had lost control over the ten thousand great mountains.
Then, Zhi Ning immediately got up. She did not even have time to put on her clothes. She sat directly at the table and wrote more than ten secret letters in succession, sending people to deliver them to more than ten different places.
After writing the secret letters, she had originally planned to go and meet Zhi Li, but after a slight hesitation, she decided to go to the Silver Casino first.
Zhi Ning never went to casinos, nor could she go to casinos. Although this was a force she used to amass wealth and gather intelligence, it was ultimately too unseemly. Noble members of the royal family could not get involved.
However, Zhi Ning ultimately could not hold back. She directly put on her clothes and headed to the Silver Casino to see Suo Lun.
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The casino boss said, “Young Master Suo Lun, my master would never come to a place like this. So, if you have any gambling game, you can just tell me. I can make the decision.”
“Very well.” Lan Ling said, “I bet on whether I can pass the Royal City Academy’s major exam and whether I can obtain the noble warrior medal.”
The casino boss laughed loudly and said, “Alright, this kind of bet is a guaranteed win with no loss. I like it the most. I will go and ask someone to calculate the odds.”
Just a moment later, the casino boss came out and said to Suo Lun, “Young Master Suo Lun, the odds are out. One to ten. Of course, this is already the capped odds. It cannot go any higher, otherwise I would set it at one to one hundred.”
Lan Ling said, “These are the odds for me obtaining the noble warrior medal. What about the odds for me not obtaining the noble warrior medal?”
The casino boss said, “Sorry, that odds cannot be made, because you have zero chance of passing. Even at one to one point zero one we would lose everything.”
Lan Ling took out five gold notes and said, “Here is five hundred gold coins. I bet on myself passing the graduation major exam, entering the top ten, and obtaining the noble warrior medal.”
The casino boss was stunned. Had this spendthrift burnt out his brain? Throwing money into the water?
This was the entire family fortune of the Earl’s mansion. Lan Ling had taken it all out to gamble. This time he wanted to make a huge profit.
If he passed the graduation major exam and obtained the noble warrior medal, he could earn five thousand gold coins.
“Hahaha, let alone five hundred gold coins, even five thousand or fifty thousand we will accept.” The casino boss said, “This kind of guaranteed profit business makes money easier than if it was blown in by the wind.”
Just as his words fell, a burst of fragrant wind swept in. Dozens of beautiful women walked into the casino.
“We will also bet on Young Master Suo Lun winning. We bet that he will pass the graduation major exam and obtain the noble warrior medal.” The leader was Yi Manman from the Yuhua Pavilion. She directly slammed the gold notes on the table and said, “I bet three hundred gold coins.”
Next was Ye Little Cat. She had been completely promoted to fame by Lan Ling. In just four months, after deducting the Yuhua Pavilion’s share, she had earned several hundred gold coins, dozens of times more than what she had earned in the past few years combined.
“I bet two hundred gold coins on Young Master Suo Lun winning.” Ye Little Cat slapped the gold notes on the table.
The remaining dozens of famous women all slapped their gold notes on the table, some with dozens of gold coins, some with more than ten.
Of course, none of these women were optimistic about Lan Ling. None of them thought he could obtain the noble warrior medal. They were simply expressing their full support for him.
People like Yi Manman and Ye Little Cat stood wholeheartedly on Lan Ling’s side. As for the remaining members of the Royal City Nineteen Beauties, they were worried that their promotion and packaging would be affected, so they also spent large sums to bet on Suo Lun winning.
As for the remaining famous girls, they hoped to enter the next round of the Royal City Nineteen Beauties list.
In short, they all felt that Suo Lun was definitely going to lose. They were just spending money to buy goodwill and express their intention to offer help in his time of need.
The casino boss was truly overjoyed. These thousands of gold coins had completely fallen from the sky.
This spendthrift Suo Lun wanted to obtain the noble warrior medal and enter the top ten in the graduation major exam? Dreaming. Even if the sun rose from the west, it would be impossible.
So let alone a few thousand gold coins, even tens of thousands he would accept.
At this moment, a bold voice suddenly rang out from outside, “I bet seven thousand gold coins on Suo Lun winning.”
Then, the round and fat Duke Zhi Ting, supported by two people, walked in and slapped a thick stack of gold notes on the table.
Last time, because he had opposed Zhi Li, Duke Zhi Ting had been placed under house arrest by the king for three months and could not step out of the duke’s mansion even half a step. Now the three months had ended.
“Greetings to Your Grace the Duke.” Lan Ling immediately bowed deeply towards Duke Zhi Ting.
Duke Zhi Ting laughed loudly and said, “We meet again.”
Lan Ling said, “Thank you, Your Grace, for thinking highly of me.”
Duke Zhi Ting said, “No, I do not think highly of you at all. I think your chance of obtaining the noble warrior medal is zero. But I think you are a decent person, so I just want to support you and throw money into the water to bet on you winning.”
Lan Ling was immediately startled. Although Duke Zhi Ting was extremely wealthy, seven thousand gold coins was still a huge sum. When he did not think highly of Suo Lun at all, he was willing to throw away so much money just to cheer him up. He was truly a man of temperament.
“Young man, will you accept my seven thousand gold coins?” Duke Zhi Ting asked the casino boss.
At this time, the gold coins bet on Suo Lun obtaining the noble warrior medal had already reached more than ten thousand. And if Suo Lun really won, according to the odds this Silver Casino would have to pay out one hundred thousand gold coins.
The entire assets of this Silver Casino added together would not exceed fifty thousand. It would be completely finished.
Although Zhi Li and Zhi Ning were extremely rich, one hundred thousand gold coins was almost a year’s tax revenue from an entire province. Paying out this sum would definitely hurt them badly.
This casino boss was after all only Zhi Ning’s lackey. Although he felt that earning this ten thousand gold coins was like money falling from the sky, Duke Zhi Ting’s involvement was too significant. He did not dare to decide on his own and immediately fell silent.
“Accept it, of course accept it.” From outside came Zhi Ning’s voice. She sneered and said, “Why not pick up gold coins that fall from the sky?”
Then, the incomparably beautiful Zhi Ning walked in gracefully.
“Accept Duke Zhi Ting’s seven thousand gold coins.” Zhi Ning ordered. Then she bowed slightly to Duke Zhi Ting and said, “Uncle, your body is heavy. What wind could blow you here? Moreover, you have too much money. Seven thousand gold coins thrown into water would at least make a sound, but throwing it on this waste can only bring ridicule from others.”
“Who told me to have money?” Duke Zhi Ting said coldly.
Lan Ling looked up and down at Zhi Ning’s figure, staring brazenly at her round and perky raised hips, and said brazenly, “Your Highness the Princess, seeing me still alive, you must be very disappointed.”
Zhi Ning said, “Yes, your life is really tough.”
Lan Ling said, “I have opened a gambling game. Since Your Highness the Princess has come, how about you also place a bet?”
Zhi Ning said, “Alright, bet on what?”
Lan Ling said, “Everyone knows that I covet Your Highness the Princess’s beauty greatly. If I win this graduation major exam, you will let me give you a snake kiss, and I can choose any part, how about that?”
Yes, he said snake kiss, the snake of a venomous snake. After speaking, his gaze fell most brazenly on her most private place.
As soon as these words came out, Zhi Ning immediately recalled again the trembling and pain when her lips had been bitten by him.
This bastard was now openly molesting her again in public. This was a complete stain on her pure and clean reputation.
Was Lan Ling driven by lust? Of course not. He was only trying to anger Zhi Ning, and even more to create hype. He needed to let the entire royal city know about this gambling game in the shortest time possible, create huge public opinion, and force the royal family.
What were ordinary people most interested in? Of course, romantic scandals. Especially with Zhi Ning, the number one talented woman of the royal family. As long as it was her romantic scandal, it would spread throughout the entire royal city in an instant, and then Lan Ling’s gambling game would also spread throughout the entire royal city.
“What if you lose?” Zhi Ning asked.
“Then I will cut off this hand of mine.” Lan Ling raised his left hand and said.
Zhi Ning said, “How about adding another stake? If you lose, you will publicly announce that you will forever give up inheriting the position of Tianshui Earl and the position of master of Tianshui City, how about that?”
Lan Ling said, “Then what if I win?”
Zhi Ning said, “If you obtain the noble warrior medal, you will immediately inherit the position of Tianshui Earl and the position of master of Tianshui City.”
This was the gambling game that Lan Ling wanted. The previous two gambling games had been paving the way to lead to this one.
Lan Ling said firmly, “It’s a deal. If I enter the top ten in the graduation major exam and obtain the noble warrior medal, I win the bet. I can give you a snake kiss on any part of your body, and I will inherit the position of Tianshui Earl and master of Tianshui City.”
Zhi Ning said, “And if you lose, you will cut off one arm and forever give up inheriting the position of master of Tianshui City.”
“Words alone are not proof. Let us put it in writing.” Lan Ling directly took out paper and pen, wrote the entire gambling game clearly, then signed his own name and stamped it with the Suo family seal.
“Your Highness the Princess, it is your turn to sign.” He handed the pen to Zhi Ning.
Zhi Ning put on golden silk gloves, took the pen, signed her name on the bet agreement, and stamped it with her seal.
Instantly, this bet agreement was officially established and possessed absolute authority.
“Then we shall meet at the graduation major exam.” Zhi Ning said coldly, “Do not forget that I am also one of the examiners.”
Lan Ling said, “You mean that in order to seize my Tianshui City territory, you will suppress me during the major exam, right?”
After speaking, he directly bowed to Duke Zhi Ting beside him and said, “I ask Your Grace the Duke to uphold justice.”
Duke Zhi Ting patted his shoulder and said, “Rest assured, no one can suppress you. I will immediately request His Majesty and the cabinet to have the Divine Dragon Holy Temple send special holy envoys and monks to supervise the entire major exam process.”
And this was exactly the result that Lan Ling wanted, to have the monks of the Divine Dragon Holy Temple supervise the entire major exam. Otherwise, with the royal family’s nature, once they saw that Lan Ling had a chance to pass the graduation major exam, they would definitely use despicable means.
In this world, the only ones who did not fear the royal family’s power were the Divine Dragon Holy Temple.
At this time, the purpose of Lan Ling’s trip to the casino had been completely achieved, killing three birds with one stone.
First, he would earn a large sum of money, making Zhi Ning and Zhi Li bleed heavily and suffer great losses.
Second, he would ensure the fairness and justice of the graduation major exam.
Third, and most importantly, he had established an authoritative bet agreement. Once he really obtained the noble warrior medal, he could smoothly inherit the title and the position of master of Tianshui City.
Then, in just one day, through the mouths of these brothel girls, this huge gambling game would spread throughout the entire royal city.
By then, whether it was Zhi Ning or Zhi Li, it would be impossible for them to go back on their word or operate behind the scenes. That would cause huge damage to the royal family’s reputation.
“Your Highness the Princess, we shall meet at the exam grounds.” Lan Ling said. Then he bowed to Duke Zhi Ting again and said, “Your Grace the Duke, I take my leave.”