Inside the Dugu Manor, Ye Lengleng and the other two were playing Title Douluo, which was a card game Li Qing had invented, with some modifications based on the culture of the Douluo Continent.
Spirit Scholars were threes, Spirit Masters were fours, and so on.
K, A, 2, and the Jokers were replaced by ninety-sixth, ninety-seventh, ninety-eighth, and ninety-ninth level Titled Douluo, respectively, and 'Fight the Landlord' was changed to 'Fight the Title Douluo'.
Of course, not only 'Fight the Landlord', but many other gameplays were also created by him.
Li Qing's creation of this amusement was not purely for play, but for money.
He cooperated with the Seven Great Families' casinos, and as various poker games entered the major casinos, they quickly won the favor of a large number of gamblers.
Now, it has basically spread throughout the entire continent.
To invest in him, the Seven Great Families would give him some dividends each month under this pretext, and the Breaking Clan also earned a lot by manufacturing and selling poker cards of various qualities.
Furthermore, through negotiations with various forces, the Breaking Clan also opened a reasonably sized entertainment city in Heaven Dou City.
The entertainment city not only had casinos but also many modern entertainment projects created under Li Qing's guidance, and both the business and profits were very good.
In short, the Breaking Clan was no longer short of money, and Li Qing gradually became wealthy.
"Four Title Douluo, single card!"
Dugu Yan suddenly stood up, slamming the four Titled Douluo cards onto the table with force, a strange excitement appearing on her face, because this was her closest moment to victory today.
"Your card skills are terrible, don't you even remember the cards?"
Ning Rongrong complained with a look of exasperation, then gently placed down four ninety-sixth level Peak Douluo, causing Dugu Yan to stare dumbfounded.
"No — how do you still have a bomb?"
Ye Lengleng looked at Dugu Yan with a smile: "Not a single Peak Douluo has appeared, are you gambling on a split?"
They really didn't want to play with Dugu Yan, because winning her money gave them no sense of accomplishment, yet Dugu Yan was both bad at playing and loved to play.
She insisted on pulling them both to play.
"I————"
Dugu Yan hesitated, then said unconvinced: "Come on, continue, I still don't believe it, you don't have a single card, as long as you do, you'll definitely lose."
She dared to say this because the single card she called was a Great Peerless.
"I do have a single card, but unfortunately, I can't give it to you."
Ning Rongrong smiled as she arranged her cards, revealing that her remaining cards were three pairs, plus a small single, and Dugu Yan, as the dealer, was destined to be stuck with that Great Peerless until the end.
"Damn it, I'm not playing anymore."
Dugu Yan sat down with a speechless expression, looking utterly deflated.
"Hehe—"
Ning Rongrong and Ye Lengleng both couldn't help but laugh; they had long anticipated this outcome, as every time Dugu Yan pulled them into a card game, it ended this way.
"By the way, when is Brother Li Qing coming back?" Ning Rongrong propped her cheek, looking very bored.
Dugu Yan retaliated with a teasing remark: "Lengleng isn't even anxious, why are you? What, do you really want to have two women serve one husband with Lengleng?"
"You—what are you saying?"
Ning Rongrong's little face instantly turned red, and she cautiously glanced at Ye Lengleng, looking a bit guilty.
Ye Lengleng's expression remained unchanged, as if she hadn't taken it seriously.
Dugu Yan successfully caught Ning Rongrong's abnormality and widened her eyes, saying: "No, Rongrong, are you serious? You don't really like Li Qing, do you?"
"No, I didn't, don't talk nonsense."
Ning Rongrong looked at Ye Lengleng somewhat flustered and explained: "Sister Lengleng, don't listen to her nonsense, I didn't."
"It's okay," Ye Lengleng smiled slightly, not saying anything more.
Whether it was or wasn't, she knew it in her heart. At the age of ten on the Douluo Continent, it was precisely the time for first love, and Li Qing was so outstanding.
It was not surprising that she would fall for Li Qing.
Not only her, but Dugu Yan was the same, though perhaps even she herself hadn't realized it yet, but sometimes subconscious actions could reveal something amiss.
"Is it really okay?" Ning Rongrong blurted out, but immediately realized her mistake, "No, I didn't mean that—"
Ye Lengleng smiled and interrupted: "Didn't I say it's fine? You two also know how excellent Li Qing is; there will definitely be no shortage of women who set their sights on him in the future."
"Instead of letting outsiders benefit, it's better for us sisters to be of one heart and firmly keep him locked down."
"In short, if you like him, be bolder. I won't mind, but the premise is that you have to convince your family. I don't want this matter to cause any trouble for Li Qing."
Ning Rongrong's heart leaped with joy, but she dared not show it, still feeling a bit shy inside.
"You, you're truly hopeless."
Dugu Yan's eyes revealed disdain, her tone somewhat speechless, and she couldn't help but shake her head as she spoke.
Ye Lengleng didn't care at all; instead, she looked at her with a smiling face and teased, "Now you feel speechless about my attitude, but perhaps in the future, you'll have to thank me."
"Hmm?"
Dugu Yan didn't react for a moment, and after she did, she asked with disbelief in her eyes: "What are you saying? Are you saying I'll fall for Li Qing?"
"Him?"
"What kind of joke are you making? Even if I remain a widow for a lifetime, am beaten to death by a Titled Douluo, or bitten to death by a Spirit Beast while hunting for a spirit ring, it's absolutely impossible for me to like him."
Ye Lengleng smiled: "Don't speak so absolutely, it hurts when you get slapped in the face later."
"Hehe!"
Dugu Yan scoffed coldly, the word 'disdain' clearly plastered across her face.
"Hehe what?"
Li Qing walked in from outside the courtyard; he had just reached the courtyard entrance when he heard Dugu Yan's cold laugh.
"Brother Li Qing!"
Seeing Li Qing, Ning Rongrong was even more excited than Ye Lengleng, instantly standing up and hopping over to him.
Ning Rongrong was only a few months away from turning ten, so she had already started to develop, but she, Ye Lengleng, and Dugu Yan were clearly not of the same style.
Although her figure wasn't particularly outstanding, her beauty and temperament added points.
Ning Rongrong had a very pure appearance, and due to her birth, she naturally carried an aristocratic aura; in short, she was a well-behaved daughter from a wealthy family.
Li Qing said, "How come I feel like you've gained a bit of weight?"
She didn't always live in the Dugu Manor; she only stayed there when she was studying, and since the new semester hadn't started yet, she had just returned from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
Li Qing hadn't seen her for over a month.
"Where am I fat? I'm clearly not fat."
Upon hearing this, Ning Rongrong immediately became unhappy, though it wasn't genuine anger, but rather she just looked at him with puffed cheeks, like a frog with bulging cheeks.
Li Qing smiled: "Alright, you're not fat."
"Hmph."
Ning Rongrong let out a delicate snort.
Ye Lengleng came closer and very naturally linked her arm through Li Qing's, who then leaned his upper body sideways and lovingly ruffled her head.