บท 124: The Lad Loved Fortune, but Got It Immorally

The people who really saw through the vanity of the mortal world were totally different from those who pretended to see through it but still wanted to take a shortcut to fame and fortune. The former nearly lived a solitary life in those secluded places, or waited to die in some remote and dilapidated temples. Thus it was impossible for them to come to the casino, the most popular place in Chang'an, for the sake of money, and even stare at the dicebox as if it was their enemy who had killed their fathers.