As soon as Boss Huang made this statement, the private room instantly fell silent. Luo Xiu was stunned for a long moment before he finally reacted, looking at Boss Huang with a peculiar expression.

"Brother Huang, are you drunk?"

The fat on Boss Huang's face trembled as he said in a deep voice, "Call me Ah Huang!"

"Uh... Ah Huang, are you drunk?" Luo Xiu asked again.

Boss Huang chuckled and slung an arm over Luo Xiu's shoulder. "Is my tolerance for alcohol really that bad? I'm not joking with you. The Lan Gui Casino is yours from now on!"

Luo Xiu was utterly speechless.

He had no idea what had gotten into Boss Huang, who suddenly wanted to hand over such a large casino. But he knew that if he agreed today, his life might never be peaceful again. The quagmire of this bustling city was unfathomable, and right now, all he wanted was to live out his last few years peacefully and without a care in the world. He didn't want to get too involved. And so, he planned to refuse.

But just as he was about to speak, Su Shenyun approached with her wine glass.

"Well then, congratulations are in order for General Luo."

Luo Xiu met her gaze, then lowered his eyes. Su Shenyun quietly pinched his waist, her bright, wide eyes seeming to speak, continuously signaling for him to agree.

After a moment's hesitation, Luo Xiu gave a helpless shake of his head.

He was ultimately defeated by this young married woman.

"Alright then, I can give it a try," Luo Xiu said, raising his glass to Boss Huang. "But let me be clear. I don't know the first thing about this, so if I'm not a good fit, I'll walk away at any time."

"Of course, of course," Boss Huang laughed, clinking his glass against Luo Xiu's. "You can rest assured on that, Xiao Luo. Let me make it clear: I'll arrange people to assist you with the casino's operations, so you won't have to worry at all. Just relax and be a hands-off manager.

"You'll just be a figurehead. Drop by every now and then, and if something comes up that my guys can't handle, you show your face. Other than that, you just wait for the money to roll in every month."

Having said that, he beckoned with his hand. "Wu Xin, go get everyone!"

Wu Xin turned and left the private room.

A short while later, Wu Xin led a group of people into the room, Wu Tianhua and Ling Feng among them. When they saw Luo Xiu seated between Boss Huang and Su Shenyun, with Boss Huang's arm slung familiarly over Luo Xiu's shoulder, they were both shocked, a chill running down their spines.

This Luo Xiu... his relationship with the Boss must be extraordinary.

"Ah Huang, these people are...?" Luo Xiu asked curiously.

Hearing the name "Ah Huang," Ling Feng and Wu Tianhua nearly stumbled and fell.

Holy shit... Ah Huang? In all of Sea City, you could probably count the people who dared to call Boss Huang that on one hand. Just who on earth was this Luo Xiu?

"Xiao Luo, let me introduce you. This is the management team from Lan Gui," Boss Huang said. "And this is Wu Tianhua, you can just call him Hua Zi. This is Ling Feng, call him Feng Zi. They were managing the Lan Gui Casino before, and from now on, they'll be working for you."

His expression then turned stern as his gaze swept over the crowd. "What the fuck are you all standing there gawking for? Address General Luo!"

Startled, the crowd quickly bowed and shouted in unison, "General Luo!"

Luo Xiu smiled and nodded.

"Come on, brothers, raise your glasses! A warm welcome for our General Luo!"

Everyone raised their glasses and drained them in one go.

Then, with a wave of Boss Huang's hand, a mama-san led a group of young women into the room, who lined up neatly in front of Luo Xiu. He glanced over them and saw that they were all beautiful, with incredibly hot figures. Dressed in either miniskirts or hot pants, the neat row of long legs was a truly magnificent sight.

Boss Huang laughed. "Xiao Luo, let me tell you, these are top-notch women. They're all part-time internet celebrities, flight attendants, or office workers... I'm usually not willing to bring them out."

"What are you standing there for? Pick whoever you like! A few of them, or all of them—just say the word!"

Faced with Boss Huang's magnanimous offer, Luo Xiu simply shook his head, indicating it wasn't necessary. He felt no great stirrings within him. Having tasted the company of transcendent beauties like Su Shenyun and Lin Xiyue, looking at these women now felt like viewing common street makeup.

After all, he wasn't a lecher, and certainly not someone who only thought with his lower half... except when Su Shenyun was seducing him, of course.

"Alright then! In the future, Xiao Luo, whatever kind of woman you like, just let your big brother know!" Boss Huang said, waving his hand to signal the mama-san to lead the women out.

"Come on, let's drink! We're not going home until we're drunk tonight!"

Just then, Luo Xiu remembered something and took a pre-written list from his pocket.

"Oh, right, Ah Huang. Take this list of medicinal herbs. Get them to me once you've gathered everything on it."

"No problem, no problem!"

***

The drinking party didn't end until after three in the morning. Boss Huang was once again dead drunk and unconscious. Luo Xiu and Su Shenyun took him home.

「In the living room.」

Luo Xiu sat on the sofa, holding a glass of plain water. His gaze rested on Boss Huang's sleeping face, his expression pensive. In the quiet, he finally asked, "Did he suddenly hand that casino over to me because of you?"

Su Shenyun sat beside him, wrapping her arms around his waist and resting her head on his shoulder. "That's right. It took a lot of persuasion from your big sister to convince him."

"Why?" Luo Xiu looked puzzled.

Su Shenyun leaned in and kissed his cheek, pouting. "Baby, didn't you promise me before that you'd get close to him and help me earn his trust?"

Luo Xiu winced. "Don't call me baby. I can't stand it." He then added, "So, what exactly do you want me to do? Or rather, what do you want me to get from Boss Huang?"

Su Shenyun's expression was mysterious. "I can't tell you that just yet. For now, just follow my arrangements."

Luo Xiu asked, "Why do you need me to do this?"

"Because you're the best to me, baby."

Luo Xiu said, "Be serious."

Su Shenyun's tone became earnest. "Because I believe that for someone like you, neither beauty nor money can make you fall. You truly don't care about those things.

"Actually, I've arranged for other people to get close to him before, but they all succumbed. I had to dispose of them quietly.

"You have no idea how tempting power, sex, and wealth can be in this mortal world."

"Sigh," Luo Xiu sighed. "But I was still seduced by your beauty."

Truth be told, he didn't want to get involved in any of this. But Su Shenyun had asked, and he found it hard to refuse. Who could he blame but himself for being unable to control his own body?

Su Shenyun smiled seductively. She stood up, walked over to Luo Xiu, and slowly knelt before him. Her slender, delicate hands rested on his hips, fingertips gently hooking the waistband of his pants.

"It seems your big sister will have to use quite a bit of persuasion to convince you again."

Luo Xiu's face flushed, and he quickly pressed a hand on her head.

"Auntie Su, don't..."

***

By the time Su Shenyun dropped Luo Xiu off back at Sea City Riviera, it was already past six in the morning.

He set his alarm for nine, dozed fitfully for a couple of hours, and upon waking, went straight to find Su Shanyue to begin her treatment.

「On the living room sofa.」

Su Shanyue lay quietly, dressed in her nightgown.

"Xiu, what are you going to do next?" Sun Li asked from the side, her large, limpid eyes filled with curiosity.

Luo Xiu's expression was serious as he arranged the Silver Needles of varying lengths from his kit.

He felt there was no way to explain this to Sun Li. Su Shanyue's condition wasn't an illness; it was a strange power inside her body that prevented her from speaking. What he had to do now was use acupuncture to apply external pressure and guide that strange power out of her. He was completely confident he could do it. What he wasn't sure about, however, was whether drawing out that power would cause Su Shanyue any harm. So, he decided to proceed cautiously. He would start by guiding out a small portion to see how she reacted.

With this in mind, he reached out and untied the ribbon bow at the neckline of Su Shanyue's nightgown. He pulled the collar down slightly, revealing her pale, sexy collarbone.

Su Shanyue's body trembled slightly as she tensed up, her face flushing hot.

"Relax," Luo Xiu said. "It's okay."

With a flick of his wrist, too fast for Sun Li to see clearly, he inserted eight Silver Needles into various acupoints on Su Shanyue's neck. Immediately after, Luo Xiu placed his other hand over the Dantian on her abdomen, quietly infusing a trace of Spiritual Energy to begin forcing out the power within her body.

A moment later, Su Shanyue's body began to tremble violently. Her eyes snapped open, and her mouth gaped as a pained cry escaped her lips.

Seeing this, Sun Li's eyes lit up with excitement. "It's working! It's working!"

Though it was only a cry of pain, it was the first sound Su Shanyue had ever made.

"Keep going, Xiu—"

However, before Sun Li could finish, she suddenly clutched her head and collapsed to the ground, letting out her own agonizing scream. In that instant, for reasons she couldn't comprehend, it felt as if her head had exploded, the pain unbearable.

Luo Xiu's head snapped up, his expression changing dramatically as he saw Sun Li bleeding from all seven orifices

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