Chapter 25: Openly swindling money? Well, you certainly can't leave me out of that!

Gu Dao soon arrived at the shop where he had agreed to meet Dong Kuo.

The proprietress certainly did not disappoint; she was curvaceous and possessed a silver tongue. She was charming and alluring yet maintained a perfect sense of propriety, never once appearing vulgar. Witty remarks flowed effortlessly from her lips, leaving everyone she spoke to beaming with delight. The shop was decorated with an elegance that captured the very essence of refinement, which explained why the students of the Imperial Academy were so fond of it.

He sat down by the window and ordered a pot of tea to wait for Dong Kuo, catching sight of his pursuers lingering at both ends of the alleyway out of the corner of his eye.

"Xiuzhi! What kind of incredible luck do you have? You actually bet on the right outcome! Who would have thought that after the middle game, Master Liu would play as if guided by a divine hand? He actually won the match. You’ve made a fortune!"

Dong Kuo burst in, bringing a chill from the outside air with him, his face flushed with excitement.