Xiao Yunlong also pulled up a chair and sat down, directly opposite Tu Sandao.
The entire casino hall fell silent, everyone's eyes fixed on the gambling table, or more precisely, on the two people seated before it.
On the table was a single dice cup, half-lifted, revealing two dice. It seemed the beautiful dealer had only managed to open it halfway in her panic.
Tu Sandao's large palm gripped the dice cup and he began to shake it with practiced ease.
"I've always liked things straightforward. Like when I was young, butchering pigs. Whether the pig was fat or thin, small or large, I just went for the kill with one swift cut!"
Tu Sandao grinned coldly and extended his hand. A follower beside him immediately offered a cigar and lit it for him.
After taking two deep puffs and exhaling a long ring of smoke, Tu Sandao continued, "Kid, be quick about it. Big or small?"
With that, Tu Sandao slammed the dice cup onto the table. The entire gambling table vibrated, almost shaking apart from the force.
Xiao Yunlong lazily glanced at the dice cup and said, "Then let it be big!"
As soon as his words fell, Tu Sandao flipped the lid. Inside were three dice: four, five, and six. Big!
"My apologies, I win. It seems even fate wants you dead today!" Xiao Yunlong smiled.
Unexpectedly, Tu Sandao suddenly threw his head back and laughed heartily, "Ridiculous! This is my territory. Even the heavens are useless here. What does it matter if you guessed correctly? I'll still take your life. You must die, kid!"
Xiao Yunlong shook his head slightly and sighed, "It seems you're a sore loser."
Tu Sandao sneered, "This is my turf. If I lose, I take your life. Even if you win, I'll still take your life. That's my rule, understand?"
"Understood. So you were deliberately playing me!" Xiao Yunlong nodded.
Tu Sandao laughed heartily again, his head thrown back in triumph. The entire casino hall seemed to thunder as if from nowhere.
"A stinking brat, still wet behind the ears and fresh out of the cradle. So what if I played you? With your meager abilities, you dare to challenge me? You're still too green!"
Tu Sandao slammed his large palm onto the table again, his pockmarked face filled with intense mockery and disdain.
Xiao Yunlong looked up at him coldly and asked, "I heard you have a swift blade. No one knows what it looks like to this day?"
Tu Sandao's expression was one of smugness as he coldly snorted, "The reason no one knows what that blade looks like is because everyone who has seen it is already dead by its hand!"
"And what if I wanted to see it today?" Xiao Yunlong slightly raised the corner of his mouth.
"You want to see it? You're not worthy of such a sight!"
Tu Sandao snorted, "I see it now. You're just a lily-livered coward who's just entered the martial world, putting on airs in front of me. You four, go get him!"
With a wave of his hand, four burly personal guards stepped out from behind him.
Though these four were also robust, their movements were not slow at all. In an instant, they were in front of Xiao Yunlong. One of them, with fingers like an eagle's talons, lunged straight for Xiao Yunlong's face, while another threw a punch. The remaining two attacked from the flanks.
Xiao Yunlong's expression remained as calm as a still ancient well. He didn't even bother to look at them directly.
As the eagle-like claws were about to strike, Xiao Yunlong's right hand shot out like lightning. The arm of the foremost villain was instantly rendered limp.
Then, he followed up with a punch, meeting the second man's fist. With a "bang," the burly man was sent flying backward.
Simultaneously, Xiao Yunlong unleashed two consecutive kicks. The remaining two burly men on the left and right grunted and fell to the ground.
It happened so fast, it was merely a blink of an eye.
The surrounding crowd, and even Tu Sandao opposite him, hadn't fully grasped what happened. These four guards and bodyguards were already lying on the ground like dead dogs, groaning in pain.
Throughout the entire ordeal, Xiao Yunlong remained seated, merely raising his hands and kicking his legs, without even standing up.
The gamblers around the hall were stunned by this sight, exclaiming, "This... this kid is actually a master!"
"Those four just now were Boss Tu's expert bodyguards, and they were taken down by this short-haired young man surnamed Xiao in just one exchange!"
"This short-haired youth seems to have some real skill!"
Tu Sandao was also greatly shocked. His pupils constricted as he stared intently at Xiao Yunlong, as if trying to see through him.
After a long moment, the beast-like man finally spoke, "So I misjudged you. You've been trained, kid!"
Xiao Yunlong remained seated, only slightly lifting the corner of his mouth, "Boss Tu, do I have the qualifications now to see your swift blade?"
"Yes, you certainly have the qualifications!" Tu Sandao said, slowly standing up.
At that very moment, the atmosphere in the entire casino hall became tense and肃杀. Tu Sandao's subordinates retreated, realizing their boss was about to take action personally and wield his swift blade.
However, Xiao Yunlong remained seated, showing no intention of standing up. Instead, he crossed his legs.
"Then show me your swift blade. Let me see just how fast it is!" Xiao Yunlong shouted coldly.
"You want to see my swift blade? Go see it in the underworld!"
Tu Sandao roared, and suddenly leaped up, charging towards Xiao Yunlong.
Despite his mountain-like physique, the butcher was incredibly fast. He was himself a grandmaster of the Hua Jin level.
As Tu Sandao soared through the air, the surrounding crowd saw a flash of silver. The silvery light, like a shooting star, instantly reached Xiao Yunlong.
But then, everything abruptly stopped. The silver light vanished as quickly as it appeared, and Tu Sandao froze in place, motionless.
The surrounding crowd stared intently, and the entire hall erupted in a clamor. Every face displayed extreme shock and astonishment.
Xiao Yunlong was still sitting with his legs crossed, but he had slightly raised his right hand, or more precisely, extended his index and middle fingers.
Between his two fingers, he held a blade!
The blade wasn't long. It was bronze-colored, with a peculiar and strange design, slightly curved, looking more like a boning knife.
Seeing this, the crowd understood. This was Boss Tu's swift blade, and it turned out to be a pig-slaughtering and boning knife!
The sharp tip was less than a centimeter from Xiao Yunlong's neck. Tu Sandao, as imposing as a great mountain, gripped the hilt and exerted all his strength, trying to thrust the tip into the other's throat.
But no matter how hard he pushed, even as his pockmarked face turned red and his body trembled, the boning knife remained utterly still, as if it had rooted itself to Xiao Yunlong's two fingers.
"You kid... you kid actually... actually caught my blade with your bare hands? How is this possible!" Tu Sandao roared through gritted teeth.
Xiao Yunlong's expression remained calm and composed. He raised the corner of his mouth in a playful manner, "I didn't expect your swift blade to be just a pig-slaughtering knife. What, are you trying to slaughter me like a pig?"
Tu Sandao did not reply. Seeing that he couldn't thrust forward, he decided to pull the blade back. To his horror, even with all his internal energy, he couldn't retrieve his swift blade from the man's two fingers.
A sudden chill ran through his heart. Tu Sandao finally realized that this short-haired youth, barely in his twenties, was an unfathomably profound martial arts master!
To everyone's surprise, after letting go, Tu Sandao unexpectedly knelt before Xiao Yunlong with a loud thud.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Xiao. I was wrong. I, Tu Sandao, was wrong. I was blind and shouldn't have offended or provoked you, let alone sent people to smash your sixth uncle's establishment. I beg for your magnanimity, Mr. Xiao, and ask for your forgiveness for my ignorance!"
Tu Sandao knelt upright, right at Xiao Yunlong's feet.
The surrounding gamblers were dumbfounded. Many rubbed their eyes, thinking they had seen incorrectly.
After all, Tu Sandao was a notorious figure in the underworld of the western district, and one of the seven protectors of the Jiangdong Pavilion.
In the past, many gamblers, upon encountering Tu Sandao in the casino, dared not even speak loudly. The timid ones would stay far away, fearing they might accidentally offend this "Living Yama" of Kaitai Casino!
But at this moment, this Tu Sandao, feared by so many present, had knelt down like a dog, begging the short-haired youth for mercy.
If they hadn't witnessed it with their own eyes, few would have believed this story, as it was simply too shocking.
Xiao Yunlong played with the boning knife and chuckled, "Your blade isn't that fast, you know. Not only is it not fast, it's as slow as a snail!"
Tu Sandao's eye twitched, and he fawningly replied, "My blade isn't fast because Mr. Xiao's hands are faster. Mr. Xiao, please tell me what you want to spare me. Just name your terms, and as long as Tu Sandao can do it, I will satisfy you!"
"My terms are very simple, and you can definitely fulfill them!" Xiao Yunlong said.
"What terms, Mr. Xiao, please tell me!" Tu Sandao immediately replied, a flicker of hidden joy in his eyes.
He wasn't afraid of the other making demands. As long as a demand was made and he survived today, he, Tu Sandao, would definitely seek out the Jiangdong Pavilion and have their leader eliminate this kid.
"In these past few decades, countless innocent people must have died by your blade, right? So, I think I'll use this blade to cut your throat!"
Xiao Yunlong finished speaking, handed over the boning knife, and smiled, "You can definitely fulfill this condition. How about it, do you want to do it yourself, or shall I help you?"
Tu Sandao's eyes, which had shown hopeful joy, instantly turned grim. He gritted his teeth, "Xiao, although your skills are good, you should know that I am one of the seven protectors of the Jiangdong Pavilion. If you..."
However, before he could finish, Xiao Yunlong slashed with the boning knife.
As a silver light flashed across Tu Sandao's neck, his massive, mountain-like body slowly collapsed like a landslide.
Tu Sandao's subordinates, seeing the situation turn dire, scattered in a panic and fled.
The gamblers, realizing the situation had escalated, also dared not linger and left one after another.
Xiao Yunlong tossed the so-called swift blade beside Tu Sandao's corpse, clapped his hands, and then slowly stood up.
Throughout the entire process, Master Mo had been watching from a corner. Although he knew Mr. Xiao was skilled, he didn't believe that Xiao, in his early twenties, could contend with Tu Sandao's swift blade.
It was only then that Master Mo recovered from his extreme shock.
Xiao Yunlong also looked towards him and said, "Master Mo, please inform the people of Jiangdong Pavilion to come and collect a corpse. Oh, and remember to tell those three so-called Pavilion Masters that I will personally visit Jiangdong Pavilion tomorrow!"
Master Mo's heart, which had just begun to calm, suddenly clenched again. Just as he was about to say something, Mr. Xiao had already turned and left.
Buddha suddenly stepped forward and chased after Xiao Yunlong, "Mr. Xiao, although Tu Sandao is dead, he still has vast assets, especially this building. Should we..."
Xiao Yunlong didn't stop, saying as he walked, "If you want it, then come and take over. However, I have other matters to attend to recently and probably won't have time for this. Moreover, I won't be staying in Jiangdong for long, so... you'd better act within your means!"
Buddha's expression sharpened, and he nodded repeatedly, "I understand, Mr. Xiao. I was too hasty. Jiangdong Pavilion is still here. I'll manage the affairs of the entertainment city for Brother Shan Bao first."
Xiao Yunlong said no more. In fact, he didn't want to meddle in these so-called underworld affairs. If it weren't for his sixth uncle being involved, he wouldn't have bothered to act.
However, as the saying goes, heroes defy the law. The Jiangdong Pavilion, now entrenched in the provincial capital of Jiangdong, had clearly become a cancerous tumor in the Jiangdong martial arts world. Xiao Yunlong could not tolerate it. Since he had encountered it, there was no reason not to eradicate it completely.
Exiting the Kaitai Building and getting into the car, Xiao Yunlong originally planned to return to the Tang family with his two uncles. However, thinking of his two aunts' faces, he decided against it.
After a moment of thought, Xiao Yunlong suddenly thought of Liu Ruyan.
It had been some time since Liu Ruyan came to Jiangdong to film. He hadn't visited the set once. Thinking of this, he shook his head, turned the steering wheel, and headed straight for the film set.
The film set was at a film base in the suburbs. Half an hour later, Xiao Yunlong arrived at the set. It was noon, and the crew members were finishing work and preparing for lunch.
"Yunlong, why are you here? How come you have time today?" Seeing Xiao Yunlong arrive, Liu Ruyan was first stunned, then overjoyed and ran over with a smile.
Xiao Yunlong teased, "You've been in Jiangdong for a while now. If I don't come to visit the set, people might think you, the starlet of this crew, are single. If some ill-intentioned person were to poach you, wouldn't I cry my eyes out?"
Liu Ruyan pouted and gave him a look, but didn't reply. Instead, she asked, "By the way, you probably haven't had lunch yet. Do you want to share a bento box?"
"Sure, it's a good chance to see how the catering is for your crew!" Xiao Yunlong nodded.
Liu Ruyan then waved and pointed to the bento boxes piled in the corner. The assistant immediately understood and hurried over with the boxes.
"Let's go, Yunlong, we'll eat over there!" Liu Ruyan pointed to a pavilion not far away.
The two then walked towards the pavilion. Most of the crew members were from Suzhou and naturally recognized Xiao Yunlong. They knew that although this short-haired youth looked young, he was someone even the big boss, Buddha, had to treat with respect.
Therefore, some young men who had recently joined the crew, thinking they were handsome, wanted to flirt with Liu Ruyan, the beautiful starlet. However, when they learned of the terrifying background of this stunning starlet's fiancé, they were all so scared that they no longer dared to act presumptuously, and later even stammered when speaking in front of Liu Ruyan.
The pavilion was quiet, and the lake was filled with lotus flowers. Although they were eating bento boxes, because Xiao Yunlong was by her side, Liu Ruyan looked happier and more joyful than any other day.
However, just as the two were about to enjoy their lotus lunch, a middle-aged man in a suit, accompanied by two assistants, walked directly towards them.