Chapter 124: Truly a High-Stakes Gamble!
“If you don’t dare to gamble, then I never said anything.”
Seeing the confusion on Zhuang Hui’s face, Gu Yu didn’t have much patience.
Since they weren’t in front of Gu Qing now, and the Alliance had already made a move, after all the people who should be arrested were arrested, there was no need to give Zhuang Hui any more good looks.
At this moment, Gu Yu was simply bored and wanted to see what tricks Zhuang Hui was playing.
However, Zhuang Hui had already worn down most of Gu Yu’s patience, and it was almost completely depleted.
But, when it came to the word “gamble.”
Gu Yu’s spirits perked up again.
He disliked fighting battles he wasn’t sure of.
So every time he started betting with someone, he would only speak up when he was confident of winning.
If he wasn’t confident, he would never bring it up…
Just like this time with composing poetry, with knowledge from before his transmigration, encompassing the entirety of five thousand years, Gu Yu didn’t believe he would fail.
If Zhuang Hui agreed to the gamble, he would lose everything, down to his pants.
“A gamble is possible, but I don’t know how to gamble, or what to gamble on!”
“Simple, let’s gamble with money! We’ll use poetry to gamble. You and I will compose poetry together and see who is more skilled!”
“Money?”
“I have a million taels in silver notes here. If my poetry is not as good as yours, I’ll hand over this million taels! But, if your poetry is not as good as mine, then…”
Upon hearing that Gu Yu directly produced a million taels of silver as the stakes, Zhuang Hui’s expression changed dramatically. He never expected Gu Yu to be so crazy!
A million taels of silver just like that. Did his family live on a gold or silver mine???
However, thinking that Gu Yu was just a bumpkin from the countryside, the idea of gambling emerged, making Zhuang Hui grit his teeth fiercely, believing he could gamble!
Comparing poetry with someone like Gu Yu, who couldn’t recognize many characters, was not a big problem at all. Instead, it was a direct way to earn a million taels of silver.
Although Zhuang Hui knew that people who could produce a million taels of silver wouldn’t easily waste such a large sum of money.
Even if Gu Yu was just a villager, he had to be treated with caution!
But, a million was too much.
His savings for more than half of his life only amounted to a million.
And that was after embezzling quite a bit. Otherwise, relying solely on his own efforts, how could he have earned so much money!
However, it was also because he was an official in the capital… The rich people here were countless.
Naturally, there were large sums of money waiting for him to earn.
And Gu Yu was also a strange person. With so much money, he would gamble on a whim.
Such a person, apart from having too much money.
Was just brainless.
Regardless, he would win this gamble this time!
Thinking back, Zhuang Hui was also an outstanding figure among the top three in the Imperial Examination. Composing poetry on the spot was completely effortless for him.
“I’ll gamble! But, I don’t have that much money with me right now, how about…”
“It’s fine, I’ve already waited for quite some time, I don’t mind waiting a little longer.”
“…”
Hearing Zhuang Hui fall into his own trap, Gu Yu smiled with satisfaction.
As expected, the bait of a million taels had lured the fish.
Before, Gu Yu had wondered if a million was too little and worried that Zhuang Hui would be indifferent… But, fortunately.
Even with only a million taels, Zhuang Hui still took the bait obediently.
It’s just that he didn’t have money on him…
Even if Zhuang Hui wrote a written agreement, Gu Yu wouldn’t start the gamble until he saw the a million taels in silver notes.
After all, a million taels of silver was not a small amount, and for someone like Zhuang Hui, it was a huge sum.
If he broke the contract for money, where would Gu Yu go to seek justice!
“What, you don’t want to gamble anymore?”
“I’ll gamble! It’s just a million taels! I’ll go and get the money right now!”
Hearing Gu Yu’s words, Zhuang Hui no longer hesitated and immediately left to go home and get the money.
Due to the large sum, Zhuang Hui was not at ease leaving it to others.
Who knew if it would disappear halfway, then it would truly be a case of stealing a chicken only to lose the rice.
And Gu Yu was indeed able to wait. While Zhuang Hui went back to get the money, he called Ying Liu over and meticulously instructed him.
In exchange for a bottle of wine, Ying Liu immediately nodded repeatedly like a pecking chick and agreed.
Afterwards, Ying Liu directly called the people participating in the poetry gathering and explained the bet between Gu Yu and Zhuang Hui.
Upon hearing about the million tael bet, everyone was stunned!
Such a huge amount, it was truly a high-stakes gamble!
And the two participants in the gamble were, one was the famous Divine Doctor of the Gu family in the capital, and the other was the talented high official Zhuang Hui.
For these two to come together and make a bet… Just thinking about it made people incredibly excited, eager to see who would be the winner of this high-stakes gamble!
With such anticipation, the number of people attending the poetry gathering not only did not decrease but increased instead.
After everyone had called their friends and acquaintances, Zhuang Hui also brought the million taels in silver notes from home.
Although, this time, the plan was to get close to Gu Yu during the poetry gathering and apply the poison to his skin.
Applying this poison would not cause immediate death.
Normally, there were no symptoms at all.
It could not be washed off by cleaning, and only when it encountered another trigger would it act directly!
Causing those who smelled it to quickly fall into a coma, their bodies to weaken and dry up, and finally die miserably!
As long as Gu Yu could take the poison into the palace, Bai Qian had already made arrangements… Before, he had thought of using Gu Qing, but that old fellow was very vigilant, and he couldn’t get close enough to apply the medicine.
So, he changed his target to Gu Yu!
Unfortunately, before the poison could be applied to Gu Yu, such a thing as a poetry gamble occurred.
For the sake of a million taels of silver, Zhuang Hui felt it was fine to waste some time.
After all, it was a million taels!
It was not a small sum, but it was almost half of his lifetime savings.
Heaven was letting him get rich, so why should he refuse!
With such thoughts, Zhuang Hui, carrying the huge sum of a million taels, excitedly arrived at the poetry gathering, wanting to continue the gamble with Gu Yu.
As a result, the scholars attending the poetry gathering, the gazes directed at him now, were a little bit wrong.
They were even more excited than he, who was about to gain a million taels of silver.
This made Zhuang Hui turn to look at Gu Yu, who was standing in the crowd, wondering what kind of trick Gu Yu had played during his absence!
“Lord Zhuang, does our gamble start now?”
“Yes, I have brought the million taels in silver notes, but the people around…”
“It’s like this, if it’s just the two of us, it’s hard to judge who is better or worse… So, while you were gone, I directly found the ten most authoritative people present to act as witnesses for the gamble and to judge whose poem is better.”
Then, hearing Gu Yu’s words, Zhuang Hui pondered for a moment before immediately agreeing with a nod.
Coincidentally, he was also afraid that Gu Yu would renege on the debt!
