Who in the world does not know you?

Chapter 59 It's Perfect to Have You

Logically, the manager should be present on the first day a gambling den opens.

However, Li Zigui lost all afternoon at the Sihai Casino and only saw this one young clerk who was running the casino.

Casinos are places where all sorts of people mingle. Even if the manager isn't there, there should be several employees, each with their own duties, not to mention the ruthless thugs who should be kept in the back to maintain order.

"Shopkeeper...shopkeeper..."

The young man had never seen anything like it before, and he could barely speak.

Just as his lips trembled as he struggled to finish his sentence, someone outside lifted the curtain, and a moment later a fat man wearing a square hat with gold trim and a wide brown shirt walked in.

He was really fat, so fat he looked like a water tank.

The young man saw him as if he had seen a savior, and his eyes lit up instantly.

"Shopkeeper, you're back!"

As soon as he spoke, Leng Honglou and the soft sword in her hand changed their angle.

Looking at the broken gambling tables and the mess in the gambling den, the fat man who was the gambling den owner forced a smile, but kept taking steps back until he was next to the young waiter.

"Distinguished guests, I am Yan Hui, the manager of this Sihai Gambling House. I am unsure how I have offended you, and I would like to ask for your permission..."

Leng Honglou stood with his sword in hand, explaining the reason for his visit.

"My husband lost over six hundred taels of silver here this afternoon—six hundred taels in silver notes and some loose silver. How much loose silver is it approximately?"

Li Zigui whispered to Leng Honglou.

"Not many, I can't remember..."

Leng Honglou nodded slightly in response.

"Anyway, it adds up to more than six hundred taels of silver."

Upon hearing this, Yan Hui understood the purpose of their visit.

"I had something to do this afternoon and wasn't at the gambling den, but gambling dens are places where you win and lose. Even if you take it to the authorities, there's no way you can get your money back after losing..."

"Do you even know who my husband is? The master thief Hu Youxuan is his best friend. He learned the skill of identifying dice by sound from Hu Youxuan long ago. How could he lose over six hundred taels of silver in your Sihai Gambling House just by rolling dice to bet on big or small? You're clearly taking advantage of his easygoing nature and cheating openly!"

Leng Honglou raised his sword and pointed it at Yan Hui and the young man beside him. The two were so frightened that they immediately hugged each other.

"Could you two be Doctor Li and Madam Li from He Gui Lou? Oh dear, I was truly blind to your greatness... But cheating only counts if caught red-handed. Madam Li has come in a rage, and we..."

Before Yan Hui could finish speaking, the other gambling tables in the casino were shattered by Leng Honglou's swift and decisive sword strikes.

"Either pay with your life, or pay with your money."

"Pay up! Pay up! Hurry up and pay up!"

Yan Hui nudged the young shop assistant beside him, who quickly took out a stack of silver notes from the drawer and began counting them.

"Madam Li, here is six hundred and fifty taels, please take a look..."

"Six thousand taels."

Leng Honglou's voice carried an undeniable firmness.

"Six thousand taels? You must be joking with us?"

"Then pay with your life."

"No, no, no! We'll pay! We'll pay! But six thousand taels is just too much. This is the first day my Sihai Gambling House is open for business. Could you please make an exception..."

Yan Hui turned to look at Li Zigui beside Leng Honglou, her eyes filled with a plea for help.

Li Zigui responded to Yan Hui with his eyes and nodded slightly, then whispered to Leng Honglou again.

Just as Yan Hui thought Li Zigui could explain the principle of being forgiving, Leng Honglou, who had received a hint from Li Zigui, suddenly realized and continued to speak.

"You have property deeds, right? You can use that as collateral."

"..."

"Then pay with your life."

"We'll compensate you! We'll compensate you! I'll get the house deed for you right away!"

Yan Hui rummaged through the drawers in the counter, and finally reluctantly took out the house deed. She then put it together with a stack of silver notes, sighed, and walked up to Li Zigui, handing him the silver notes and the house deed.

Li Zigui glanced at it, then casually folded it and put it in his pocket.

"This isn't enough for six thousand taels, but let's leave it at that."

Seeing that Li Zigui had accepted the silver notes and the house deed, Leng Honglou temporarily put down the soft sword in his hand, but did not put it back at his waist.

"Leave Xichuan Prefecture before dawn tomorrow. If I see you again, you know what will happen to you."

She turned and walked towards the entrance of the gambling den, with Li Zigui following closely behind.

After Leng Honglou went out first, Li Zigui lifted the curtain with one hand, turned around and looked at the two still in shock inside the gambling house, a bright smile on his face.

"I don't need to say anything; my wife will speak for me."

Outside the Sihai Casino.

The couple stood side by side. Leng Honglou raised her hand and swung her sword, slicing the plaque above in two, which fell to the ground. Only then did she put the soft sword back at her waist, as if nothing had happened.

"Let's go home and have dinner."

"it is good."

Li Zigui followed Leng Honglou with a big smile, his joy evident in his expression.

"You knew they were cheating, so why did you willingly lose so much money?"

"Because I've always known that my wife can't stand to see me suffer even the slightest grievance."

Leng Honglou glanced sideways at Li Zigui beside her. The coldness in her handsome eyes, which had been present when she held the sword, was gone, replaced by a gentle and delicate gaze.

"You really enjoy being protected by me that much?"

Li Zigui walked along, shaking his head and swaying like a victorious soldier.

"In this noisy world, having you is just right."

As the sun set, it lengthened the shadows of the couple walking side by side on their way home.

The two shadows drew closer and closer, as if they were merging into one.

This little incident delayed the couple's dinner time.

Logically speaking, they could have easily gone out to find an inn to eat something before going home, but since Leng Honglou didn't say anything, Li Zigui knew that she originally had her own plans.

In the eyes of the world, Li Zigui was invincible, dashing and wealthy, the kind of life that everyone envied and could only dream of.

If others saw Li Zigui carefully chopping vegetables with a cleaver after gathering firewood to start a fire, they would probably be astonished.

When Leng Honglou returned from feeding the horses at the stable in the backyard, she saw Li Zigui chopping white radishes with a cleaver as soon as she entered the kitchen. She quickly walked over and snatched the cleaver away without saying a word.

"Wife, it's just chopping vegetables, it's not that serious..."

"What if you cut your hand?"

"My wife, I used to be the master swordsman of the world. How could a mere kitchen knife hurt me? If it can hurt me, I'll take it to the street and sell it tomorrow, saying it's the weapon that made Li Zigui bleed... let's just call it a weapon for now... wait, I think I've thought of a good way to make money. As expected of me..."

Li Zigui stood beside Leng Honglou, muttering to himself. The latter listened quietly to his rambling and then deftly chopped the vegetables he was going to cook, preparing them neatly.

With such a virtuous wife, what more could a husband ask for?