Tang Qian and the Third Boss engaged in mutual flattery, enjoying each other's company.
One was eager to please, the other harbored ulterior motives, thus their interaction was exceptionally harmonious.
As they were drinking merrily, Tang Qian received a message from Tang Sanqin, who managed the family's gambling den. His face immediately darkened.
"Damn琅琊书院!"
Tang Qian's complexion turned ashen, and he lost some control over his emotions, crushing the wine cup in his hand into powder with a "crack."
The message stated that琅琊书院 had won tens of millions of taels of gold from the Tang family.
Although this sum was not a significant amount for the Tang family.
The fact that it was won by琅琊书院, whom they had never taken seriously, greatly angered Tang Qian.
"Patriarch Tang, what has happened? Has琅琊书院 offended you? My七煞盟 also has an irreconcilable enmity with that琅琊书院. Why don't our two families join forces to deal with琅琊?"
The Third Boss's eyes revealed a hint of joy.
Ever since their Seventh Boss met his end at琅琊书院, the七煞盟 had been at odds with琅琊.
However,琅琊书院 possessed a mid-grade immortal sword and a terrifying formation, which made the七煞盟 hesitant to send anyone to cause further trouble.
Now, upon learning that the Tang family also harbored animosity towards琅琊, the Third Boss felt it was a heaven-sent opportunity to win over Tang Qian and have the Tang family do a favor for him.
"Oh, the insignificant琅琊书院 actually dares to offend the七煞盟? They are simply courting death. Third Boss, I will find an opportunity to flatten琅琊 and avenge your esteemed alliance. A mere琅琊, my Tang family can easily destroy it."
Tang Qian spoke with full confidence, believing that a joint effort was unnecessary.
A mere琅琊书院, which couldn't even make it to the stage, was something he could easily handle.
The Third Boss's expression turned peculiar.琅琊 possessed a mid-grade immortal sword and a powerful guardian formation. Even his七煞盟 couldn't do anything about it. Where did the Tang family get the courage to speak such grand words?
However, he soon understood.
It seemed Tang Qian had not yet realized that琅琊书院 was no longer what it used to be, which was why he was speaking so boastfully.
The Third Boss couldn't be bothered to clarify. The more Tang Qian looked down on琅琊, the better. It was precisely an opportunity to leverage the Tang family's strength to accomplish something.
Thus, he flattered, "With the Tang family's immense strength,琅琊书院 is naturally not worth mentioning. I have a humble request.琅琊书院 has a student named Lin Mengmeng, who is currently in Chizhang City. I have some personal grudges with her. Would Patriarch Tang be willing to help me capture her?"
"Third Boss, rest assured. She's just a student. Once I arrange for my men, I'll have her captured for you tonight."
Tang Qian readily agreed, considering it a trivial matter.
In Chizhang City, for the Tang family to quietly capture someone, wasn't it simple? There was no difficulty at all.
"If Lin Mengmeng can truly be captured, I will owe you a favor."
The Third Boss said with a smile.
Tang Qian's smile widened upon hearing this. Capturing one person in exchange for the Third Boss's favor was a great bargain.
He immediately gave orders to his subordinates to handle the matter.
Then, he issued instructions to Tang Sanqin.
Tang Family Gambling Den.
Tang Sanqin's expression was extremely displeased.
He couldn't understand why the students of Jiga Academy were all useless, and why they had lost to trash like琅琊.
Moreover, it was a humiliating score of zero to three.
The few people from琅琊书院 had placed bets totaling hundreds of thousands of taels of silver with him.
With a payout of one to ten thousand, he would have to compensate them billions of taels of silver, equivalent to tens of millions of taels of gold.
This was no small sum, and Tang Sanqin dared not make the decision on his own, so he could only brace himself and report to the family head, Tang Qian.
"Hey, are you going to honor the bet or not? What are you dawdling for? Can't you even afford such a small amount of money?"
Ji Mo demanded the winnings, suspecting Tang Sanqin of reneging on the bet.
The surrounding gamblers, who enjoyed watching the commotion, excitedly egged them on.
Some of them had personally witnessed Ji Mo and the others placing their bets yesterday. At that time, Ji Mo had kindly invited them to bet on琅琊 winning, but no one believed him.
Now, these people were filled with regret.
If they had bet along at that time, they would have made a fortune today.
Tang Sanqin's face alternated between green and white. Fortunately, he finally received instructions from Tang Qian, agreeing to pay.
Compared to the Tang family's reputation, tens of millions of taels of gold were nothing. Moreover, even if the people from琅琊书院 took the money, they would have to live to spend it.
Tang Qian had already decided to deal with琅琊书院, so he would not openly clash with琅琊 to avoid gossip.
Ji Mo had bet one hundred thousand taels of silver last time and won ten billion taels, which converted to a full ten million taels of gold.
Looking at the large stack of gold notes in his hand, the miser grinned from ear to ear.
The feeling of becoming a multi-millionaire was wonderful.
Song Wei Qian, Lin Mengmeng, Xuan Yang, and Wang Wen Jian were also beaming with joy. They were not greedy for wealth, but the ability to earn money from the Tang family made them feel comfortable.
"I'll continue to bet on our琅琊 winning."
Ji Mo, still wanting more, slammed all the gold notes onto the table.
If the odds were still one to ten thousand, they could probably win half of the Tang family's fortune.
"That's right, we're betting again. We must win until your Tang family has nothing left but their underpants."
Song Wei Qian and the others were extremely excited, shouting that they wanted to place bets.
Tang Sanqin's scalp tingled, and his eyelids twitched. He was starting to get scared.
These people from琅琊 now possessed tens of millions of taels of gold. If they continued to bet and won again, the consequences would be unimaginable.
In the end, Tang Sanqin still dared not open the betting.
"Tsk, coward. If you can't handle it, why run a gambling den?"
Xuan Yang taunted fiercely, finally venting his pent-up anger.
Afterward, Ji Mo and his group left the Tang family gambling den and went to the largest restaurant in the city to celebrate and feast.
Fulai Inn.
"Ji Mo, Ji Mo, what is your background?"
The proprietress rested her chin on her hands, looking troubled.
For the past few days, she had been secretly investigating Ji Mo.
However, apart from knowing that Ji Mo taught at琅琊书院, she had not found any useful information.
Ji Mo seemed to have appeared out of thin air, shrouded in a mist that made him unfathomable.
However, based on other information, she could infer that Ji Mo was definitely not simple.
The broken immortal sword of琅琊书院 had been repaired, becoming a mid-grade immortal sword.
琅琊书院 had inexplicably become a holy land for cultivation, and it possessed a guardian formation capable of killing cultivators in the first stage of the Mortal Immortal realm.
Also,琅琊 had inexplicably gained three genius students, all of whom had Ji Mo as their teacher.
All these changes had occurred after Ji Mo entered琅琊书院.
In other words, these were likely all Ji Mo's achievements.
The proprietress guessed that Ji Mo's origins were definitely extraordinary, with the following three possibilities.
One, the reincarnation of a powerful being.
Two, an immortal who descended from the Immortal Spirit Realm. However, the immortal path had been severed, and Heavenly Immortals could not descend to the mortal world, so this possibility was unlikely.
Three, it was highly possible, similar to her own origins, that he was a super-expert from another realm lurking in the Xuanling Realm.
After careful consideration, she felt the third possibility was the most likely.
"Damn Ji Mo, I must find out what your game is!"
The proprietress had suffered a setback because of Ji Mo and felt extremely unconvinced. She wanted to find out Ji Mo's true origins to regain her honor.
That night.
The proprietress could no longer resist. She prepared wine and dishes with added ingredients and knocked on Ji Mo's door.