After finishing his sentence, Xavier ran off the same way he did before.


    "How childish!"


    Stefan rubbed his temples and shook his head speechlessly.However, he was a little worried that


    something bad might happen to Renee.He stood up and prepared to leave.


    The old man stopped him.


    "Young man, that is your friend''s fate.You don''t have to get involved.Why don''t you stay here and


    browse through these treasures? Perhaps, something you buy might one day be the thing that


    brings you and the love of your life together."


    It was strange.


    Whereas others would''ve thought this old man was making nonsense up, Stefan trusted him and


    stayed.He scanned the things on disy, and that was when a silk object caught his eye.


    To be more precise, the art on the silk object caught his attention.


    "How much is this?" Stefan asked.


    "Since you and I met by fate, I''ll sell it to you for a dor.Consider it as a payment for drawing the


    bamboo stick."


    The old man then put the silk object in a box and handed it to Stefan.


    "You''ve got a good eye.This silk object is very lucky to have found you as its owner."


    "Thank you."


    Stefan epted it.


    Although he still had many questions, he recalled that Renee''s situation was still unclear.He stopped


    talking and quickly made his way to the underground casino.


    The underground casino below Water Dock''s antique market was a dangerous ce.It was a ce


    unbounded by the rule ofw, where only the size of one’s fists mattered.


    This ce was dark, bloody, and full of violence.


    Countless lives were taken here.


    Stefan couldn''t understand why Renee woulde to a ce like this.She was constantly looking for


    trouble! It was very crowded in the underground casino.


    There was a heavy scent of various types of tobo present.


    One could also smell danger in the air.In thiswless ce, anything could be bought and sold.


    Gamblers stood around tables with intense gazes in their eyes.


    They could make a lot of money with a snap of the fingers, but they could also lose all their money just


    as quickly.


    As soon as Stefan walked in, he frowned at the disgusting stench that permeated his nose.


    After casually scanning the surroundings, he saw a bloody heart on a casino table that was still


    beating.


    A sexy female dealer in a tight ck leather jacket and leather skirt, who also had on a pair of bunny


    ears pointed at the heart.


    "Everyone, listen up.This is a cow''s heart that was just extracted.It''s still beating.If you eat it raw, it''ll


    improve your stamina and extend your lifespan.You''ll need a bit of luck to make it yours...Come on


    now.ce your bets!"


    Everyone began cing their bets.


    The dealer swayed her hips from side to side while she rolled the dice.


    After the results were announced, a plump man found out he had won.He smiled widely and began


    gnawing at the heart.His mouth was covered in blood, and everyone cheered.


    Feeling sick to his stomach, Stefan quickly looked away.


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    The heart might have belonged to a cow, but it looked no different from a human heart.


    The sight of it was revolting.


    When Stefan looked away, he saw other simr gambles taking ce.It didn''t look like the human


    world.It looked more like hell where demons roamed.


    He''d heard that the underground casino in Water Dock was famous for the wrong reasons, but he didn''t


    know it was this bad.


    Stefan''s haloemia was kicking in.He found it increasingly difficult to breathe, and his head was getting


    heavy.He probably wouldn''t evenst for a minute longer.


    After taking a deep breath, he forced himself to keep searching.