That hand of Lord Fǔjūn was truly something else, absolutely off the charts.

He lost with earth-shattering momentum,

Then, with equal momentum, snatched away what he'd bet on,

And the most speechless thing of all was that

He even made me his guarantor…

Am I that familiar with him?

Unfortunately, there wasn't a single truly living person present, so there was no way to argue about how a guarantor shouldn't be legally bound if they were "made" one unknowingly.

In this line of work, the size of your fist is the only logic.

So, Lord Fǔjūn lost the bet but still took what he wanted, carefree and unrestrained;

So, the old woman lost but didn't dare stop Lord Fǔjūn, instead finding Zhou Ze, the guarantor.

Boss Zhou believed that

If Lord Fǔjūn hadn't written "Zhou Ze" as the guarantor,

But rather "Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva" or "King Li of Chujiang",

The old woman would be preparing her coffin lid and her own funeral arrangements in peace, guaranteed not to dare utter another peep.

In fact, whether in the realms of the living or the dead, there are far too many matters where one can't find a place to reason.

Zhou Ze smiled and said to Yingying beside him,

"What to do, Yingying? Someone's treating us like pushovers."

Yingying took a step forward, her eyes beginning to glow with a yellow light. During this time, Yingying's decomposition and absorption of the Drought Demon's legacy had reached a certain level.

To put it in a very *chuunibyou* way, Yingying felt that she was filled with power!

Taking the boss's money was unacceptable!

Because taking the boss's money was the same as taking her money!

Taking the boss's lifespan was even more unacceptable,

Because she didn't want to be a widow in the future.

To go a step further, with Boss Zhou's personality, even if he hadn't gained any benefits this time, it would still be impossible to get him to give up even half a cent.

Thinking about it now,

Zhou Ze suddenly felt that when he received that painting earlier, subconsciously not letting the old Daoist come with him for fear that the old Daoist would be in danger was a very wrong choice.

No matter which generation that Lord Fǔjūn was, he was still related to the old Daoist's family, whether it was his ancestor or his ancestor's ancestor or even further back, maybe even another version of the old Daoist himself.

Since he had done such a classless thing, he should have let the old Daoist clean up the mess. If that wasn't enough, another city tour could be offered as compensation.

Unlike Boss Zhou and Yingying, who were shouting and killing with murderous intent,

The woman slowly raised her hand.

Immediately,

Three young men ran out from under her skirt, each holding a writing brush, ink, paper, and inkstone.

"Sign it yourself. I don't know how much lifespan I can extract from you, but I'll take as much as I can. I'll leave you with about thirty-five days to prepare for your funeral."

"Sounds like a generous offer," Zhou Ze said, stroking his chin.

Yingying clenched her fists.

But the woman remained calm and said,

"If you don't sign, you won't be able to leave this door."

A threat, a very blatant threat;

But Zhou Ze felt that the most painful thing about this was that he had actually come to the address she gave him, like a lamb to the slaughter.

Before, Zhou Ze mistakenly thought that the other party knew some of his secrets, so they were using this to force him to come. Who would have thought that all this originated from a Lord Fǔjūn with a very poor gambling habit?

However,

There was still one thing Zhou Ze couldn't understand. Lord Fǔjūn writing his name on the guarantee was equivalent to announcing to those who had seen the guarantee that he had a very deep relationship with the Fǔjūn lineage.

The possibility of splashing dirty water could basically be ruled out.

The gap between the two sides' statuses was too great. Why would the lofty Fǔjūn deliberately splash dirty water on a small constable like you?

Even if it was splashing dirty water, if the higher-ups of the Netherworld knew about this, they might not even bother investigating and would directly make the constable disappear without a trace.

Killing the wrong person was just a constable.

"Isn't there any room for negotiation?" Zhou Ze asked.

The woman shook her head firmly,

At the same time, her palm turned downward,

The dark red curtains that had been tightly wrapped around the circular hall were all pulled open,

Outside,

There was a huge casino scene,

Many people were gambling here,

Some looked no different from normal people,

Some could be seen to have died long ago, even their death appearances were revealed,

What was even more outrageous

Was that some were even mixed in, wearing the official uniforms of the Netherworld constables.

"Casino, bet big or small, each relies on their own ability, each relies on their own size.

The big fish eats the small fish, the small fish eats the shrimp, this is the natural order of things.

Since you've come, you can also choose to leave, as long as you can get out, this debt will naturally be written off.

This,

Is our family's rule."

The door Zhou Ze had come through opened slowly again at this time,

The woman made a "please" gesture.

"Boss, I'll go grab her and use her as a hostage!"

Yingying was very smart and took two steps forward, heading straight for the woman.

However, the woman's mouth revealed a mocking smile,

And said,

"It's okay not to play by the rules, it's okay to flip the table, then everyone, let's just die together."

The woman's gaze swept to the bottom of the glass window, the dark mass of gamblers' heads,

"Choose among them yourself, don't feel wronged, who can be more wronged than me?"

Zhou Ze stood up,

Reached out and rubbed his temples,

And slowly said,

"There are some things I still don't understand, and I always feel a little strange."

The woman was silent.

"If you think this is a deal, I can really do it, but you should do less of those things that think you're smart but treat others as fools in the future, maybe others are laughing at you in their hearts."

Boss Zhou shook his head, sighed, and waved to Yingying,

"Yingying, let's go."

As he said that,

Zhou Ze walked back into the door he had come through,

Yingying glared at the woman and followed the boss into the door.

The door,

Closed slowly again,

Seamlessly.

After the door was completely closed,

Seven young men crawled out of the woman's skirt.

They all looked very young. This at least confirmed one thing, that they were not old when they died.

One of the young men looked at the woman and asked with some concern,

"If you do this, Mother-in-law will blame you when she wakes up."

The woman's expression suddenly turned cold and said,

"What else can I do? Mother-in-law doesn't have many days left to live! What will happen to this village after Mother-in-law dies? What will happen to this casino? What will happen to us?"

The woman's voice changed. Although it was still soft and sharp, it revealed a twist, as if she was deliberately raising her voice.

The seven young men present lowered their heads together, and everyone began to cry.

The woman also began to cry,

As she cried,

The thick makeup on her face began to fall off,

Gradually revealing some of the angularity of a male face.

"Everyone knows that Huang Mao and the others haven't returned, and what their ending is.

But they successfully invited that one,

They have already made sacrifices,

We can't let their sacrifices become worthless!

The arrow is on the string, and it must be fired.

This casino, this village, belongs to Mother-in-law, but it also belongs to us!

We are all Mother-in-law's gigolos, and we are protected by Mother-in-law, but now that Mother-in-law is not doing well, we have to learn to protect ourselves."

As he said these words,

The man wearing the skirt seemed very excited, but deep in his eyes, a touch of excited crimson flashed,

That was greed,

That was desire,

That was thirst!

A group of people like himself had been prostrating at a woman's feet for so many years, flattering and vying for favor!

People are actually no different from animals sometimes. Animals can be tamed, and so can people, but there are always some exceptions.

"But judging from that person's appearance, he seems to have already seen something." A gigolo said with some worry.

"Just let him know if he knows, just let him see if he sees, as long as he walks into that door, it's not up to him to decide where he goes.

Since he can be written as a guarantor by that kind of terrifying big shot,

He can't possibly be a simple character,

At least,

It shouldn't be a problem to deal with those people.

As long as those people are dealt with, after Mother-in-law's remaining lifespan ends in a few months, this village, this casino, will all be ours!"

"Why don't we just tell the truth to those constables in the casino? I think if we tell them..."

"Pa!"

The man wearing the skirt slapped him directly,

The gigolo who spoke was slapped to the ground.

"Colluding with Lord Fǔjūn, are you tired of living!

Those real big shots, how could they care whether we are reporting, how could they care whether we are countering!

In their eyes, we are just small fish and shrimps, not even a speck of dust. If the Netherworld knows that that one has been here, then, the only thing the Netherworld will do is:

That is,

To completely erase

This place!

Erase all traces of Mount Tai, you still want to use this to get promoted and make a fortune? You fool!"

"Yes, yes, yes, I was wrong, I was wrong, I was wrong."

"We must all block this news together, we must not let outsiders know, otherwise, everyone will 'die'. We are already people who have died once, no one wants to be deprived of even the chance to be reincarnated, right?"

"We listen to you, you say what to do and we'll do it."

"Yes, listen to you."

"We listen to you."

"Good…"

The man wearing the skirt began to put on makeup again, and at the same time said in a female voice:

"Pass on Mother-in-law's order to block the connection between the casino and the outside world, and appease the emotions of the gamblers in the casino, so that they don't notice anything wrong.

After that one has solved the few forces in the village, we will come forward to take over everything in this casino!"

"If...I mean if...if that one is dealt with?"

"Hehe, then we'll pack our things, choose our favorite clothes, and prepare to be buried with Mother-in-law."