Taichu Yandao: Starting from the Villain

"Not only can I dance, I can also play the guzheng, pipa, and jade flute. Hum, isn't that amazing!" Shen Chenqing said, and suddenly yawned, and then said:

"I'm sleepy, let's get a room and sleep!"

Zhao Rui was still immersed in the dance at this time and had no desire to sleep at all. He could not help but look at Qian Xiaoyi.

"Look, what use am I..." Qian Xiaoyi was speechless. He coughed and said, "My two Taoist friends, look, this... that..."

He spoke at the top of his voice for a long time, but it seemed as if he said nothing.

Shen Chenqing stood there, her pouting mouth becoming more and more exaggerated, as if saying, "If you don't agree, I'll cry for you."

After a long silence, Zhao Rui finally gave in and said, "Okay! After today's life and death test, I'm sure everyone is tired. Let's go upstairs and rest early!"

Hearing this, a sweet smile immediately appeared on Shen Chenqing's extraordinary face.

Led by a blue-shirted attendant, the three of them went up the stairs and soon reached the fifth floor.

The moment we entered the fifth floor, the noise downstairs stopped abruptly and everything became quiet and peaceful.

"My dear guests, above the fifth floor, soundproof formations have been set up. No sound will be transmitted up, and your practice will not be disturbed." said the blue-shirted attendant.

Zhao Rui and the other two nodded but said nothing.

Soon, they arrived at the eighth floor. The blue-shirted attendant took out three consecutive tokens and handed them to the three people, saying, "You are new to Panlong Valley. To express our welcome, these tokens will be given to you for free for the first seven days..."

"There's a Fatty Wang who said that we can stay here for half a month." Zhao Rui retorted.

The blue-shirted attendant kept smiling at all times and paused before saying, "Since you have just arrived at Panlong Valley, to express our welcome, the first half month will be given to you for free. If you need anything, you can ring the bell in the room or tell any of the blue-shirted attendants."

"Thank you, fellow Taoist, but... why do you have to repeat what you said before?"

The blue-shirted boy kept smiling at the same angle, and said, "There's nothing we can do. The manager has set the rules. We must follow the procedures. Otherwise, we won't get paid."

Zhao Rui did not make things difficult and told his servant to go.

The three of them went back to their own rooms. Before closing the door, Shen Chen poked his head out and said softly, "Master Zhao, do you like watching dancing? Come to my room later and I'll dance for you alone."

After she finished speaking, she winked and quickly closed the door.

Zhao Rui raised his eyebrows and thought to himself: "Dancing, why should I watch you dancing alone? I can't bet on you."

He shook his head and closed the door.

In the house, a landscape screen separates the rooms. Inside is the bedroom, while outside are tables, chairs, futons, alchemy furnaces and other things needed for spiritual practice.

On the tea table, a wisp of incense burned quietly, filling the air with a faint sandalwood scent.

Zhao Rui got familiar with the environment of the house and walked towards a wooden door with a window pane. He pushed the door open and a cool breeze blew in immediately, accompanied by the rustling of insects.

Outside, there is a small balcony facing the entire Panlong Valley.

Looking from a high place, the lights below are connected into one, reflecting the starry sky above, like a beautiful painting.

At the same time, in a secret room in Panlong Valley.

Taoist Panlong was also quietly appreciating all of this, but he was drawing a map using a piece of animal skin.

The animal skin map showed every detail, including buildings, rocks, paths, and even the movements of every pedestrian.

Taoist Panlong looked at Zhao Rui on the map, as if he was looking at a beautiful woman with curvaceous figure, and muttered to himself: "He has enough cultivation, treasures, and spirit stones. With him, my hundred-win game can be complete, and the golden elixir is just around the corner."

As he was looking at it, he suddenly put the map away and looked towards the wooden door of the secret room.

After a while, there was a knock on the door, and a voice said, "Valley Master, Fatty Wang wants to see you."

"Come in."

The door opened gently, Wang Pang bent over and leaned forward, but was stuck in the door.

He chuckled twice, pushed open the other half of the door, and then walked into the room.

"Valley Master, I have already made all the arrangements for the guy during the day and have lit some incense for him. I guarantee that within half a year, he will lose everything." Fatty Wang said with a smile.

Taoist Panlong twisted his beard, pondered for a moment and said: "This person is a little special. He is obviously a cultivator in the Qi training stage, but he has the strength to fight against the early stage of foundation building. Either you don't want to be the first to burn incense, or you can withdraw!"

Fatty Wang frowned and said, "It may not be easy to arouse his gambling nature just by relying on the power of the formation. If he leaves Panlong Valley, we will be helpless."

"Don't be afraid. With the descendants of old ghost Qi watching at the door, he can't run away."

"Is the other party so persistent?"

"Old Ghost Qi cares a lot about his reputation, so he won't suffer a loss easily. He might even come to my house in person in a few days."

Fatty Wang suddenly realized, and said, "The Valley Master has foresight and has thought of all this!"

Taoist Panlong smiled and said, "Let your senior brother take action. Act more convincingly and then go and kill one of the other party."

"Okay! I'll go inform my brother right away."

After Fatty Wang finished speaking, he bowed and left, not forgetting to close the door.

Taoist Panlong sat quietly in the secret room, and after making sure that Fatty Wang had left, he took out the animal skin map again.

He pinched the Three Pure Fingers, closed his eyes and chanted a spell, then suddenly tapped the animal hide.

The entire Panlong Valley shook slightly.

On the terrace of the gambling house, Zhao Rui was admiring the starry sky when he suddenly felt it shake.

He shook his head, but when he looked again everything was still the same.

Zhao Rui didn't think much about it, just thinking that he was too tired, and went back to his room.

The bed in the gambling house was very comfortable. After Zhao Rui lay down, he fell asleep quickly.

From that day on, Zhao Rui and the other two had a rare period of leisure time. Sometimes they would stay in seclusion for a few days, and sometimes they would go downstairs to play a few games.

Among the three, Zhao Rui is the most addicted, but he is also very restrained and only plays small games with one spirit stone.

Qian Xiaoyi is the second best, and he likes to bet on the first bet the most. In his own words, "It's not that easy to win against the banker. The best way is to bet on the first bet. If you lose, accept the loss, and if you win, leave."

As for Shen Chenqing, he had no gambling nature at all. Even when he was with Zhao Rui, he would feel sleepy after a while.

Therefore, every time before Zhao Rui had sat at the gambling table for long, she would drag him to play in the valley.

There are many shops in the valley, selling all kinds of magical instruments, talismans, pills, jewelry, weapons, etc. Shen Chenqing entered them like a wolf among sheep, and could stroll around from early morning to dark.

At first, Zhao Rui was extremely distressed, because every time Shen Chenqing picked up something, his heart would skip a beat: "This thing doesn't look cheap!"

But after a while, he found that Shen Chenqing didn't buy much, so he couldn't help but asked, "You're not buying anything, so what's so good about this place?"

Shen Chenqing didn't have a fixed answer, and would make up a lie when he was in a good mood:

"When I was a child, my family lived in a poor mountain valley. Every time my mother went out, she would only take one child with her. I had to wait a long time before I had the opportunity to go to the market..."

When I’m in a bad mood, I’ll act like a spoiled brat: “Oh! I just want to take a walk!”

When I’m in a bad mood, I’ll just go crazy: “Let’s go, let’s go, no more shopping!”