"You're here." Yelan smiled when she saw Aether.
"Mm, I'm here…" Aether nodded and looked around the room.
The environment on the second floor of Yanshang Teahouse was much better than the first floor: quiet, no strange smells, making it easy for one to relax.
Aether slowly walked over to Yelan and sat down.
The layout of this room was different from some teahouses Aether had seen in Liyue before.
Perhaps this was where Yelan usually lived?
Looking at the expensive-looking large bed behind her, Aether already had a rough idea of how tonight would unfold.
"Do you drink?" Yelan propped her head with one hand, and with the other, picked up a small bottle of alcohol on the table and gently shook it.
"Isn't this a teahouse?" Aether swallowed, then slowly asked.
"Does it look like a teahouse downstairs?" Yelan chuckled softly, asking in return.
"Not really… I don't particularly like it down there either." Aether pursed his lips and said, shaking his head.
The environment downstairs was really too bad.
It was hard to imagine that Liyue would allow such a place to exist, and even harder to imagine that Yelan was the owner of such a place.
"After all, I just took over this establishment from the Fatui; it will take some time for a complete change," Yelan sighed slightly, speaking with a hint of helplessness.
In reality, Yanshang Teahouse was already much better than before.
Leaving aside the Fatui's management level, those people wouldn't follow Liyue's rules when running a casino.
In fact, when she first took over, she found several corpses in Yanshang Teahouse.
Although it was still a casino now… at least there wouldn't be cases of broken arms and legs, right?
"So, Yelan, what exactly did you…" Aether opened his mouth, but then thought that Yelan probably wouldn't tell him the truth, so he stopped the question.
"Why exactly did you call me here?"
"To thank you for your help, of course," Yelan said naturally, but her gaze at Aether was somewhat hazy.
Aether, of course, wouldn't believe that.
He estimated that after a bit of thanking, they would end up thanking each other on that big bed behind them.
Yelan also knew that Aether might not believe this reason, so the corners of her mouth curved into a slight arc, and she rephrased it.
"Of course, besides that, I have some other ideas.
I'd like to invite you to play a game."
"What?" Stelle looked at Yelan curiously, wanting to see what kind of trick Yelan was going to pull.
"Here, look at the table." Yelan tilted his head slightly, motioning for Stelle to look at the things on the table.
It was then that Stelle realized that there was no teapot or teacup on the table, but a set of gambling tools.
"I... I don't know how to gamble." Stelle's face was a little conflicted, and besides, she didn't have much money to gamble with Yelan.
"It's very simple, it's just guessing big or small." Yelan said, picking up the dice on the table and throwing them into the bowl.
"A little gambling is good for the mood. You don't drink alcohol, but what's the point of just drinking tea?"
"I don't have any money either." Stelle said again.
"It's okay, I don't need money either, the prize can be exchanged for something else." Yelan seemed to have expected this, just waiting for Stelle to say that.
"The loser takes off a piece of clothing, how about it?"
"..." Stelle fell silent, staring at Yelan with wide eyes.
Playing something so exciting?
Then I have to gamble.
"Okay!"
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This kind of gambling is really simple and fast.
Two dice, with a fixed value of twelve, throw the two dice into a bowl, then cover it and shake it constantly.
Finally, guess whether the sum of the points of the two dice is greater than twelve or less than twelve.
Of course, there is also an equal to twelve option, but since they are not gambling for money, this option is useless. If there is a tie, they will re-roll.
On the surface, it seems to be a pure game of luck, but in reality, a master may not lose a single game even after dozens of rounds.
Unfortunately, Stelle was obviously not a master, and she even really thought that Yelan would have a gentleman's competition with her.
As for the result...
"Big, big..." Stelle shielded her chest with one hand, slumped on the ground, staring unblinkingly at the constantly shaking teacup.
The dice inside clattered.
She was left with only the last white soft item on her body. If she lost again this time, her last line of defense would be gone.
In contrast, Yelan on the opposite side had only taken off the white sleeved cape he usually wore outside and his long boots, which were placed aside, while his other clothes remained intact.
Of course, even so, Yelan's fair, long legs still attracted Stelle's attention, which was why she continued to gamble.
Once she tasted the sweetness, she couldn't stop.
She never thought that this bit of sweetness might have been given to her on purpose by Yelan.
"Bang!"
The teacup stopped on the table, and the sound of the two dice also disappeared.
"You still have one last chance, is it big or small?" Yelan's mouth held its usual smile.
"Big..." Stelle initially stuck to her choice, but now that Yelan asked her this, she hesitated a little.
She had lost so many times, would Yelan's reminder be to let her win one round?
"Then, let's go with small."
"Okay." Yelan nodded with satisfaction and opened the teacup that was upside down on the table.
The two dice showed a seven and a six, exactly thirteen, which meant the final result was big.
"No, that's not fair!" Stelle protested quickly.
"Where is a pure game of luck unfair?" Yelan tilted his head with a smile, pretending not to understand as he asked Stelle.
"I... I don't have as many clothes as you, it's too hard to win." Although it was an excuse, what Stelle said was true. All her clothes, inside and out, even including her leg rings, only amounted to a few pieces.
Yelan obviously wore more clothes than her, not to mention some jewelry.
"Alright then, let's gamble one last time. If I lose, I'll take off all my clothes, and all your clothes will be returned to you, how about it?" Yelan picked up Stelle's skirt by his side and asked Stelle with a smile.
"Okay!" Stelle immediately agreed.
"But if you lose..." Yelan suddenly changed the subject, "All your clothes will be mine from now on."
"Ah?" Stelle suddenly hesitated again. This outfit was very important to her, and she couldn't give it to Yelan.
...
"Okay, I promise you!"
After hesitating for a long time, Stelle finally made a decision.
What if?
"Okay~ But before that, the previous round can't be nullified." Yelan nodded with satisfaction, then extended his hand to Stelle.
Stelle also understood what Yelan meant, and her cheeks began to flush.
But a bet is a bet. After hesitating for a moment, Stelle still turned around and slowly took off her last white soft item.
"Here..." Stelle still didn't turn around, but just handed the item in her hand back to Yelan.
Yelan took it, held it in front of him and looked at it for a long time, then subconsciously sniffed it.
His face was flushed, but unfortunately, Stelle was still turned away and didn't see Yelan's actions.
"Are you just going to play like this?" Yelan looked at Stelle's fair back and couldn't help but ask.
"Just, just like this..." Stelle dared not let Yelan see her front, otherwise Yelan might lose control.
She had expected something to happen with Yelan before she came, but now that she was on a roll, she cared more about this gamble.
No matter what, Yelan had to finish this game before doing anything else.
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