Most players had habits they did not even notice when playing cards.
Some players, when lying, made movements to divert others' attention, such as suddenly saying something meaningless or looking in a certain direction.
Some players, upon receiving a great hand or a terrible one, unconsciously showed subtle expressions or movements.
For example, Lu Ze's lower-seat player, Chen Yiyun.
Chen Yiyun held her cards in her left hand, while her right hand lay flat on the table.
Whenever her hand was exceptionally bad, her right hand on the table would involuntarily curl into a fist.
Lu Ze had seen this happen seven times in total.
Of those seven times, Chen Yiyun had only one target card, or none at all, on six occasions.
The seventh time was now.
On top of that, the honest Xu Hao had played two Heavens. Lu Ze's conclusion was—
The Heavens were basically all in Wang Tianjing's and Xu Hao's hands; Chen Yiyun had, at most, one Heaven.
So he chose to strike first and threw out three fake cards.
Rather than sit and await death, he might as well muddy the waters himself.
Given Chen Yiyun's personality, the chance of her actively challenging Lu Ze while holding an abysmal hand was below thirty percent.
Seeing her hesitate and sink into thought, Lu Ze felt he had won his bet.
Her hand was just as terrible as his!
"Miss Chen, challenge him! Don't let him bluff you!"
Wang Tianjing, seated below her, grew anxious and hurriedly reminded her from the side.
"I have four Heavens in my hand. How could he possibly have three more?"
"Even if he did, he couldn't play them all at once! Otherwise, wouldn't he be doomed if someone challenged him later?"
Upon hearing Wang Tianjing's explanation, Chen Yiyun's brows suddenly