Chapter 86: Do You Know Who I Am?

On the streets of Sanshui County, Shen Yu walked along leisurely. Dressed in white, holding a folding fan, and possessing a handsome face, he looked just like a dashing young gentleman.

This was his first time properly strolling through Sanshui County; the bustling crowds and the streets filled with heavy traffic fully displayed the prosperity of Sanshui County. Compared to this, the previous Baian County was truly a small, rural place.

These past few days, Shen Yu had been quite comfortable. He had let Lu Ze take men to investigate the Three Great Merchant Associations day and night, and as a result, within three days, these people had come over to bow their heads and admit their faults, completely lacking the arrogance they had when they first met.

This group of people just needed a lesson; they needed to be made to recognize reality. No matter what connections they had, it was useless in front of him, the County Magistrate in charge. If they dared to play mind games with him, he would teach them how to behave in a matter of minutes.

Being able to make the Three Great Merchant Associations bow their heads made him feel quite satisfied. Having some free time these past two days, he wandered around Sanshui County. Wherever he passed, there were still quite a few young girls turning their heads to look at him.

"The public order in Sanshui County cannot be called excellent yet, but it is much better than when I first arrived. However, comrades still need to work harder!"

As he walked, Shen Yu sighed softly. But just at this moment, a cry for help reached his ears, the sound sorrowful and pitiable.

Following the sound, he looked over and saw many commoners gathered there. In the center of the crowd, a woman was kneeling on the side, bitterly kinking her head while clutching the trouser leg of a man with a ferocious face.

"Master Tang, please have mercy, she is still just a child. I will go with you, just let her go!"

At this moment, Shen Yu also saw the little girl, about eight or nine years old, being held by the middle-aged man. Right now, the man's face was filled with disgust and impatience, and he suddenly kicked out at her.

"What kind of thing are you, thinking you can go with me? A faded, yellow-faced woman wants to go with me? Don't you see if you're worthy?"

The powerful force kicked the woman quite a distance away. The woman, face full of pain, clutched her stomach and struggled to crawl up, but the man stepped directly onto her head.

"You watch closely!" As he spoke, the man took out an IOU and waved it in front of the woman. "You don't need to look like that; paying back debts has always been a matter of course!"

"Your husband owed our Datong Gambling House money, and now that you have no money to pay, you can only let this little girl go to settle the debt!"

"Master Tang, Master Tang, please have mercy. Our family's property and ancestral business have already been taken by you. Now A-Qing is my only hope, please have mercy, have pity on me!"

The woman's tearful plea made the surrounding commoners indignant, but no one dared to stand out. Clearly, this person's reputation in Sanshui County was quite overbearing, making the surrounding commoners afraid to resist.

However, the information given by Mr. Chen did not contain any details about this person; he should be a third-rate nobody. But even a third-rate nobody was still a terrifying existence beyond reach in the eyes of ordinary commoners.

"Get lost!" Just as he prepared to kick her heavily again, a foot suddenly intervened from the side, directly deforming the other man's thigh. This kick likely broke his leg.

"Ah, ah! My leg! Who? Who is it?"

"It's me!" After kicking him fiercely again, Shen Yu snatched the IOU from the man's hand. "It's only six taels of silver, and you want to take the little girl away? I'll pay this money!"

"What six taels of silver? With the interest rolling, it's already eighty-six taels!" Seemingly afraid of Shen Yu and fearing he would strike again, the man's voice became much quieter.

"This little girl is worth twenty taels at most, they can pay the rest slowly!"

"Six taels of silver turned into eighty-six! The date on this IOU is only five days ago! Good, very good indeed!"

Stepping down hard to break his other leg, Shen Yu said coldly, "Datong Gambling House, is it? I didn't expect there to be such a black-hearted place in Sanshui County. I, this official, would like to see just how overbearing this Datong Gambling House is!"

After having people settle the mother and child, Shen Yu went straight to the Datong Gambling House. Before he even entered, the deafening noise from inside already spilled out. His ears were filled with shouts and cheers, as if everyone were immersed in a crazy dream.

"This is the Datong Gambling House?" Looking up, Shen Yu walked in. Just as he entered, he heard someone shout, "Bet big or bet small!"

"Big or small?" Following the sound, Shen Yu took out several hundred taels and threw them over. "I bet on a leopard!"

"Oh?" The man looked up at Shen Yu with some surprise; after all, not many people could pull out so much money at once. This was a fat sheep. Once they entered their Datong Gambling House, they could just wait to lose everything down to their underwear.

"Leopard wins all!" When the dealer opened the dice cup, a look of surprise flashed across his face. Could it be that he had slipped up just now?

"Again!" After shaking the dice cup rapidly for a while, the opponent stopped and shouted loudly, "Place your bets, be quick!"

Without thinking, Shen Yu pushed all his chips forward. "I bet on a leopard!"

"Good, open! Wait, this, how is it a leopard again?" At this moment, the dealer realized something was wrong. Once might be an accident, but twice definitely wasn't. This person was here to wreck the place!

By the next round, he had used almost all his skills. Unfortunately, Shen Yu bet on a leopard again, and after opening, it was still a leopard.

And what made him even more panicked was that the people around him were also following suit. The opponent bet on a leopard every time, and won every time. The accumulated number was already more than he could afford.

Sweat dripped down, and he no longer dared to be the dealer. If this continued, he would likely be chopped into eight pieces by the shopkeeper and thrown into the river to feed the fish.

Giving a look to the side, the person next to him nodded hurriedly and rushed inside. Soon, a group of people escorted two men over. One was the shopkeeper here, and the other was likely the one here to hold down the fort.

"I heard a master came today. I am untalented, but I would also like to witness it!"

"Very well, please!" With a faint smile, Shen Yu didn't care at all who his opponent was. The advanced gambling skills he had obtained from signing in earlier came in handy today, and coupled with his Xiantian Perfection cultivation and his already micro-level control, his real gambling skills were no longer comparable to ordinary advanced gambling skills.

"Good!" Nodding, the opponent quickly shook the dice cup. The technique was dazzling, but in Shen Yu's eyes, it was nothing special. After a while, the opponent stopped and looked up at Shen Yu.

"Place your bets, go ahead!"

"Leopard!" Without hesitation, Shen Yu bet all his money. Then, at the very moment the opponent was about to open the cup, he tapped the table lightly and smiled slightly.

"Still a leopard? You've lost! No, no, how is this possible?" Looking at the numbers on the dice, the man was filled with disbelief and sweat. At this moment, his full confidence was shattered. A master, a true master!

"Shopkeeper, a master!"

"Hmph!" With a cold snort, the shopkeeper expressed his dissatisfaction and then shouted coldly, "Close the doors!"

"Everyone get out! My Datong Gambling House is not open today!"

"You say you're not open, so you're not open? How can your Datong Gambling House be so overbearing!"

"Our Datong Gambling House has always been this overbearing. I already said we're not open today, is that clear enough?" Scanning the surroundings with cold eyes, the shopkeeper's icy gaze made everyone shiver. All the noisy sounds gradually faded until they were barely audible.

In the end, no matter how unwilling they were, everyone left quickly. They knew very well that what would happen next would be bloody, and staying would only make them suffer along with it.

After everyone left, the shopkeeper looked up at Shen Yu and gave a cold smile. "Kid, you've come to the wrong place. Do you know who our Datong Gambling House is backed by? Do you know that in Sanshui County, no one dares to go against us..."

Before the words were finished, Shen Yu's figure had already reached the opponent's side, and a light palm strike left him severely injured on the ground, wailing incessantly. With strength that hadn't even entered the Postnatal Realm, he dared to threaten him? He must not know how to write the word 'death'.

I really don't know why these people like to chatter first; can't they just do it directly!

Stepping on the opponent's chest, Shen Yu looked down and said coldly, "Then do you know who I am?"

"I am Shen Yu, the County Magistrate of Sanshui County. It's a coincidence, but on this patch of land in Sanshui County, there really is no one who can control me!"