For Alan, these two days passed in the blink of an eye. Most of the time he was meditating while absorbing the energy to restore his energy channels and due to the constant energy absorption even his burnt skin mostly healed.
It has already been an hour since he has been waiting for Xiao Feifei but she hasn't shown up till now but he still endured his irritation.
Just as he was about to leave after waiting for two hours while cursing her in his mind he saw a Xiao Feifei leisurely walking towards him. It instantly ignited his anger but he managed to control it in time.
In case of Xiao Feifei, it was pure astonishment as his burnt body was back to normal. She also didn't expect Alan to be this good looking without those hideous burn marks. He was more handsome than most of the young masters that he knew.Due to that astonishment she neglected the main point that how did he recover so fast. Even with that, she didn't show any of it on her face.
"Sorry for being late, but were you waiting for me all this time? " with an innocent expression Xiao Feifei asked Alan.
With a poker face Alan said "No, I just came some time ago"
"Oh, so that's why you weren't here, when I came before in the morning. "she said with a straight face.
Infact she didn't lie about visiting this place.While she was still training in the early morning that is even before the sun has risen, there really was no one around here.
Alan was infuriated but he kept his silence by gnashing his teeth.They started walking towards the city centre where the most famous gambling house was located.
" second young miss why are we going to the city centre, didn't we agree to go to a gambling house? "
"Well we'll be going to Estreth Auction Hall," Xiao Feifei said.
"Estreth Auction Hall? auction hall but didn't we agree to go to a gambling house".
" Estreth Auction Hall recently opened a Gambling house " Xiao Feifei said.
"really...but would'nt it be more expensive"
"Although it will be a bit will be more expensive, it is genuine.So we might be lucky enough to obtain a some spirit stones."
"Is it really that difficult to find spirit stones from their ores"
"obviously, in addition to their toughness, spirit stone ores are also capable of obstructing all observation techniques. As such, the observation techniques that martial artists possess are simply ineffective against them."
"Because of this, a game originated. It is called Spirit Stone Gambling. This so-called Spirit Stone Gambling is to sell Spirit Stone Ores. Based on the sizes of the ores, their prices will differ too."
"The reason why it is called Spirit Stone Gambling is because it might be possible for one to open up a piece of ore the size of a small hill, only to find that it doesn't have a single Spirit Stone."
"However, it is also possible for one to open up a watermelon-sized ore to find out that it is completely filled with Spirit Stones, and that the ore is only a make up only the exterior surface."
"It is precisely because this is gambling with luck that this sort of game became known as Spirit Stone Gambling."
"young miss did you ever come to play gambling... how do you know so much about it"
"I have previously disguised my identity and secretly went to play this game before. It is extremely interesting. Unfortunately, my luck was not so good, and I ended up losing quite miserably," Xiao Feifei said with a beaming smile on her face.
Upon seeing the innocent child-like smile on Xia Xiao Feifei's face, Alan's heart skipped a beat.
"By the way is it your first time going to a Spirit Stone gambling house ?
Alan lightly nodded his head in acknowledgement.
Looking at his face that was filled with curiosity, Xiao Feifei understood that she had misunderstood him and it was his first time coming to a gambling house or else he would at least know it's history.
After that Xiao Feifei's warmed up to him a little.
" I've bought 100 gold coins with me so we can play for a while even if we loose "
"what only 100...is it really sufficient for use to play?"
"little brat it's 100 gold coins we are talking about. Even for me it's the savings of at least two months. Even a slave like you could be bought for nearly 2 gold ..... "
speaking till here she felt that she had said something she shouldn't have and quickly apologized him.
"it's alright. it's not a big deal and I won't be a slave for that long anyway"
Xiao Feifei was astonished by not only his confidence but also the aura that surrounded him at that moment. It was Noble 's aura.
"Very well, let us go to Spirit Stone Gambling Hall," Xiao Feifei said
"sure,". It could be seen that he was extremely interested in the Spirit Stone Gambling Hall.
Afterwards, Alan and Xiao Feifei proceeded towards the so-called Spirit Stone Gambling Hall.
The Spirit Stone Gambling Hall was not only a place of enjoyment for the arriving guests, it was also an important place of profit for the Estreth Auction Hall. Thus, a lot of gamblers would arrive at the spirit Stone Gambling Hall and become engrossed in Spirit Stone Gambling every day.
Some people had abandoned their path of martial cultivation because of this. Some had even lost all of their family fortune. From this, it could be seen that the fascination of Stone Gambling was truly extraordinary.
Although the Spirit Stone Gambling Hall possessed entrances especially for the gamblers, it was still located within Estreth Auction Hall.
Thus, it was not a long journey. Soon, Alan and Xiao Feifei arrived at the so-called Spirit Stone Gambling Hall.
Upon arrival, Alan finally managed to see the so-called Spirit Stone ore.
The Spirit Stone ore were completely black in colour. It was so black that it was actually reflecting the light shining on it.
Alan attempted to use his perception to observe the Black Stones. Sure enough, he couldn't.
From this, it could be seen that Xiao Feifei had not deceived him. It would appear that martial artists were truly unable to see through those Black Crystal Stones.
However, when Alan attempted to use his gluttony to try and absorb them, he discovered that there was a change.
Although his gluttony he was unable to see through the Black Stones, he could still differentiate them based on the energy leaked through them when he used his ability.
The most important aspect was his gluttony was the perfect tool for this sort of gambling game.
As for those Spirit Stones ores, regardless of how extraordinary they were, they remained material objects which contains spirit stones. Through his gluttony, Alan was able to discover the amount of energy stored in each one of them..
He didn't want to take risk so he would still have to study the Black Stones meticulously. As for success or failure, he must give it a try first.
"Shura, there are too many people here. Let's go to the second floor," Xiao Feifei said.
The so-called Spirit Stone Gambling Hall was actually a vast and extravagant building. There were a total of three floors to the building.
The Black Stones being sold on the first floor were all some leftover small stones. Even the largest among them would only be the size of a watermelon. The smallest among them were only as big as a potato. Because of that, their prices were relatively cheap.
The first floor had the greatest amount of people, so many that it could even be considered a vast crowd. It was truly a gathering of gamblers.
Xiao Feifei did not wish to linger on the first floor for too long. It might be because the Spirit Stone ores there were too small, and did not attract her.
On the other hand, it might be because there were too many people there, making things chaotic. As Xiao Feifei was akin to celebrity in this city, the moment someone recognized her, she would naturally be surrounded by others and stared at like a monkey.
"Look! Isn't that Xiao Feifei, the exceptional genius who got selected by the white tiger martial school?!"
"Woah! Who is that kid besides her?! He is rather handsome!"
"That is… that is… that is the Xiao clan's second young miss, Xiao Feifei!!!"
"What?! Xiao Feifei?! Heavens! I was actually fortunate enough to see the second young miss of Xiao clan! I have no regrets in life, no regrets in life!"
Unfortunately, Xiao Feifei's proposal to move to the second floor was spoken too late. They were immediately recognized right after entering the Spirit Stone Gambling Hall.
At that moment, everyone cast their gazes toward them. Those gamblers even let go of their most-beloved Stone Gambling.
A wave emerged from the vast crowd of people. That vast amount of people began to move toward Alan and Xiao Feifei.
Before they were surrounded Xiao Feifei held Alan's sleeve and dragged him to second floor.
Alan and Xiao Feifei arrived at the entrance of the second floor before the gazes of the crowd.
The second floor was not a place that just anyone could enter. The reason for that was because it was guarded.
Guarding the entrance was an aged old man. Not only did he appear quite strong, but he was actually pretty strong. Judging from his aura, he should be a peak stage tier 1 martial artist expert.
With an existence of his level guarding the entrance, it could be seen how much the Estreth Auction Hall valued this Gambling Hall.
Furthermore, with that old man guarding the entrance, it illustrated that the second floor was not a place that people could enter at will. Beside that old man was a signboard. On the signboard were several large words.
'A one gold coin per person.'
Xiao Feifei was prepared. She already had two gold coins in hand by the time she arrived before that old man.
"Lady Feifei,our young master said this before that you do not have to pay the entrance fee upon coming here," that old man said.
"Rules are rules. Please express our thanks to your young master," Xiao Feifei said with a smile on his face but she couldn't hide the deep frown on her .
Then, she placed the two gold coins in the hands of the old man.
With Xiao Feifei insisting on paying the fee, that elder in charge of guarding the entrance did not say anything, and immediately moved aside.
Xiao Feifei led Alan to the second floor of the Gambling Stone Hall.
Alan felt that a one gold coin would be able to stop a lot of people. After all, an ordinary family has an annual income of few gold coins. As such a gold coins were quite a sum.
While it would not be too excessive to pay that sum to purchase something, it was not a small fee to pay for an entrance fee.
Unless the ones paying the fees were truly rich, one would definitely feel pained to spend a gold coin on an entrance fee.
However, Alan and Xiao Feifei had both underestimated her charm. Immediately after Alan and Xiao Feifei ascended to the the second floor, a large group of people followed after them from behind.
All those people had prepared the money . They were planning to ascend to the second floor to continue to observe Alan and Xiao Feifei.
However, who would've thought that right after Alan and Xiao Feifei stepped onto the path to the second floor, the elder in charge of guarding the entrance waved his sleeve. The next moment, the words on the signboard changed.
It was no longer 'A gold coin per person.'
Instead, it became 'Five gold coins per person.'