Legend of the Great Sage (Chapter 101-Chapter 200)

TL: If you’re wondering why eating, drinking, visiting prostitutes, and gambling are listed together, there’s a Chinese idiom that basically describes the four activities. Basically, they go hand-in-hand for indulging in worldly pleasures. Li Qingshan wants to try them all.

TL: Big or Small is a rather common gambling game in China. Basically, you just roll one or several dice and see whether the sum of the dice forms a larger sum (‘big’), or a smaller sum (‘small’). There’s more information here. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sic_bo)

This surprised the gamblers, but they had seen larger bets before. As a result, they just dismissed him as some ignorant young master who had managed to escape from his clan.

“The bets have been cast! Roll!” And just as expected, it was big.

Li Qingshan accepted his silver cheerfully before betting it all on big again.

A while later, the ruckus in the surroundings gradually vanished. The gamblers’ mouths all hung agape with mixed expressions as they looked at the small hill of silver notes and silver pieces in front of Li Qingshan. He had already won sixteen rounds consecutively. The dealer had been changed twice as well, but that was not enough to stop his winning streak. He threw all of that into a bet once again.

In the beginning, there were still some gamblers who gambled with him and managed to win some money, but now, there was no longer anyone bold enough to gamble the same as him.

A boy servant arrived beside Li Qingshan. “Brother, our boss has invited you to the second floor for a talk.”

Li Qingshan glanced upstairs and said loudly, “If you want to talk, then get down here and talk. What, you’re afraid of people winning against you while you run a casino?” He slammed the marble table and left behind a faint print on the thick, heavy stone.

Shi Jixiang finally could not smile any longer. Afterwards, he issued orders, Clear the casino and gather the people. A tough one has come this time, a second-rate master at the very least. He seems like he has come to make trouble. He can’t just be appeased with money.

Li Qingshan lowered his head and his lips curled into a smile. It would be for the best if you cleared the casino, and the more people the better. If you can gather a thousand people, I’ll burn some incense on your grave, if you have a grave that is.





Chapter 152: Flaws in the Plan | Legend of the Great Sage




A while later, there was not a single gambler left beside him. Several dozen hostile men replaced them, armed with swords and blades; they either sneered or glared at Li Qingshan.

All of the doors and windows were shut now; not even a fly would be able to escape from here.

Only then did Shi Jixiang slowly make his way down from upstairs. He spoke like everything was under his control, “May I ask who you are, brother? If you tell me about your identity, you might even make a new friend today. If you’re lacking money to cover travelling expenses, feel free to mention it. I, Shi Jixiang, am not a stingy person.”

Li Qingshan looked around and said in a pity, “Just this much?”

Although he had originally come with the intention of purging evil, it was obviously impossible for him to scour every corner of Silver Mountain town after killing Shi Jixiang. He lacked both the time and energy for that. There were still another twenty-six missions and over nine hundred people waiting for him.

However, when it came to something like teaching a lesson, basically everyone who should have been here was here!

Shi Jixiang was unsure about his motives, but he could tell that Li Qingshan had no plans to answer him. He was infuriated, and he took off his thin clothes, revealing a bulky upper body and the tattoo of a buddha. He sat down in front of Li Qingshan. “I’ll gamble with you this time.”

Li Qingshan saw him strip and was ready to fight, but when he heard that, he was slightly surprised. Then he said, “That works.”

Rattle, rattle, rattle.

Shi Jixiang rolled the dice viciously. He stared firmly at Li Qingshan with his small eyes. For some reason, he felt uneasy when he met those calm, unperturbed pupils that clearly divided the colours of the latter’s eyes. However, he had fought and killed for many years now, so his mental fortitude was rather impressive. He forced back his uneasiness and slammed down the dice cup with a bang. He asked aggressively, “Big or small?”

Li Qingshan casually cast his bet. Just like before, he bet all the silver on the table and went with big once again.

Shi Jixiang raised an eyebrow. He channeled inner force into the cup before immediately lifting it. He roared with laughter. “One, two, and four. That’s small. You lose?” At the same time, he circulated his true qi, and the men in the surroundings eyed Li Qingshan closely, ready to fight at any time. They were all wary of Li Qingshan flying into a rage from his loss and trying to hurt any of them.

Li Qingshan laid out his hands. “And then?”

Shi Jixiang was stunned. Originally, he thought that Li Qingshan would furiously label him as a cheat. “What and then? If you’re willing to gamble, then you need to be ready to lose.”

“Alright. I’ve lost. All of the silver is yours.” With that, Li Qingshan kicked the marble gambing table.

Not a single person present had thought that the heavy, sturdy, still table could be launched with such terrifying speed and might in a single instant, whistling through the air.

Shi Jixiang’s eyes narrowed as he was shocked. Even masters of external martial arts do not possess such strength! At the same time, he reacted by leaping up. The extraordinary martial arts he took pride in seemed so slow now. He could only watch as the dice and dice cup was launched into the air while the marble table slammed into him.

Boom!

Dust was kicked up into the air as the marble table slammed Shi Jixiang into the wall. It firmly lodged the lower half of his body into the wall as his bones shattered under the collision of the table.

The men in the surroundings still seemed to be lost. Didn’t they win? How had their mighty boss Shi been reduced to such a horrible state in the blink of an eye?

Li Qingshan ignored them. He walked over to the marble table.

Shi Jixiang really was a first-rate master after all with how tenacious his vitality was. His lower body was crushed, but he still managed to remain conscious. “W- w- who are you?”

Li Qingshan said, “A Hawkwolf guard on a mission. I find it annoying when people like you smile. This expression suits you better.” He conveniently caught the falling dice on his side, “And, you can’t decide big or small through these.” Without even looking back, he threw them backwards.

The dice pierced a man who was just about to launch a sneak attack on him with his blade.



“Just what are you going to use for a gamble with me?”

Everyone immediately understood their disparity in strength and the fact that death was near. They rushed for the entrance without any regard anymore. They wanted to open the main entrance that they had just shut firmly.

A man looked back in fright. A stream of fire that seemed like a dragon rolled over from Li Qingshan’s waist. Wherever it passed by, everyone was reduced to nothing, only leaving behind a set of clothes that fell to the ground slowly. This was basically even more terrifying than any bloody sight. He pushed against the entrance firmly before losing all consciousness.

The fire snake opened its mouth and lunged towards Shi Jixiang before pausing again and looking at Li Qingshan.

Li Qingshan waved his hand to express there was nothing more he wanted to say to him. However, Shi Jixiang opened his mouth. He was the one who had something to say, but his face was already lit up by the firelight.

The fire snake immediately swallowed Shi Jixiang.