The man was utterly incredulous. In his mind, his master had always been high - above and self - confident. When had he ever begged anyone? Yet now, he was pleading for something...
"Master, please speak. Jian Yi will surely not let you down." Jian Yi knelt on the ground and respectfully looked at Tule Haojia.
"Jian Yi, you're the only one I can trust now." Tule Haojia looked at Jian Yi with a desolate gaze.
"Master..." Jian Yi had never seen Tule Haojia like this. He was a bit worried about him.
"I'm fine. I want you to go back to the grassland for me and check on my mother. Is she... still alive in this world..." After saying this, Tule Haojia seemed to have had all his strength drained away. He closed his eyes weakly.
"Yes, Jian Yi will surely complete the task." Just as Jian Yi was about to get up and leave, Tule Haojia called him back.
"If you encounter danger, stop and run away. Don't come back." After all, returning to his side would mean endless danger. By then, he wasn't sure if he could protect Jian Yi.
Jian Yi understood what Tule Haojia meant. A tall and strong man's eyes turned red because of these words. "Jian Yi understands. Master, take care."
After Jian Yi left, Tule Haojia adjusted his emotions and acted as usual. He couldn't let others notice, or the Grassland King would become vigilant.
On the bustling street, a noble - dressed young man walked through the crowd. People coming and going couldn't help but turn back to look at him. There was no other reason. It was just that the way he dressed... was really a waste of such fine clothes.
His temperament and figure simply couldn't carry such luxurious clothing. People watched as this man walked into the largest casino in the capital. A look of understanding flashed across their eyes. So he was a gambler. No wonder he looked so out of place.
"Manager!" As soon as the man entered the casino, he directly called for the manager. This time, he was determined to wash away his previous shame and make those who looked down on him kowtow and apologize.
Hearing someone call him, the manager turned around. Oh! Wasn't this Mu Rendong, who owed money to their casino? Looking at his clothes, he seemed quite wealthy. Could he be here to pay back the debt?
"I wondered who it was. It's you. So? Do you have money now and come to pay back the debt?" The manager said as he flipped through the ledger. "You owe our casino thirty - five taels of silver. So? Are you going to pay a little first or pay it all at once?"
Mu Rendong felt that the manager's tone was insulting him. In a fit of anger, he took out fifty taels of silver. "Keep the change. The extra is your tip."
The manager looked at the fifty - tael silver in his hand and didn't refuse. After all, the one who pays is the master. If the person was willing to give, how could he stop them?
"Alright. Thank you, Young Master Mu."
Seeing the manager's obsequious look, Mu Rendong felt extremely satisfied. "Alright, stop blocking the way. I'm going to play a few rounds."
Mu Rendong had brought out one hundred and fifty taels of silver from the palace this time. He had just given fifty taels to the manager, so now he still had one hundred taels, which was enough for him to squander for a day. If it wasn't enough, he could just go back and ask Mu Xingrou for more. Anyway, she had plenty of money.
Mu Rendong remembered that the last time he had bet big and won quite a bit of money, but in the end, he had lost it all. This time, he thought his luck would be excellent, so he went to that area again and bet twenty taels at once.
After losing the first time, Mu Rendong, not believing in his bad luck, played a few more times but still lost. Now, Mu Rendong was penniless. He originally wanted to go back, but he was not willing. He had just come out and was going back. It was really boring. He hadn't had enough fun yet.
Mu Rendong borrowed another one hundred taels of silver from the casino. This time, he didn't bet big anymore. However, even so, after one night, he still lost all the money in his hand.
Mu Rendong was so angry that he even got into a fight with the casino owner. Although Mu Rendong looked very delicate, when he got red - eyed, he fought recklessly.
People in the casino quickly came and separated them. Mu Rendong was covered in a lot of bruises, but they were all superficial wounds. However, the other person was in a worse state. Mu Rendong had broken his arm with a stool.
"I said, how could you beat someone?" The manager looked at Mu Rendong with a headache. He didn't expect that Mu Rendong would dare to cause trouble in his casino.
"No one died. What are you afraid of? I'll just compensate him. Also, calculate the losses of your casino. I'll pay you back all at once later." Now, Mu Rendong was somewhat sober, but he was still domineering and unreasonable.
Seeing his attitude, the manager didn't want to say more. He directly found the accountant to calculate the losses, then found a doctor to treat the man with the broken arm and estimated the cost of the medicinal herbs. It was about three hundred taels in total. After all, the things in their casino were of good quality. Asking him for three hundred taels was already very reasonable.
Adding the one hundred taels he had borrowed yesterday, it was a total of four hundred taels.
After hearing this, Mu Rendong showed no reaction. He simply told them to go to the palace to get the money.
"The palace?" The manager looked at Mu Rendong in surprise.
"Yes, it's the palace. Send someone to the palace to find my sister, Mu Xingrou. Everyone in the palace knows her. She will give you the money." Mu Rendong looked at them haughtily, as if he was looking at a group of commoners.
The manager understood. No wonder Mu Rendong suddenly had money. It turned out that his sister worked in the palace.
"We can't go to the palace. Without a token, we can't enter such a solemn place as the palace." The manager immediately refused Mu Rendong. "See if there's any other way."
Mu Rendong hadn't expected this situation. When he came out, he had just registered and hadn't used a token. For a moment, Mu Rendong was a bit stumped.
"Do you have any relatives outside the palace? You can borrow some money from them. You can pay them back later."
Hearing the manager's words, Mu Rendong immediately thought of Mu Fengqie. "Yes, yes, yes. I have a younger sister in the capital."
"What's her name? Do you know where she lives?"
"Her name is Mu Fengqie. I don't know her address, but you can check. She has a small pharmacy in the capital." Mu Rendong said excitedly. He hoped they could ask Mu Fengqie for more money so that he wouldn't have to go back to the palace to ask Mu Xingrou for money.
Hearing the name Mu Fengqie, a look of surprise flashed across the manager's eyes. He didn't expect this person to be related to that one, but he had never heard anyone mention it.