Gambling on stones was indeed a matter of luck, something no one could deny—not Gu Masters, nor Gu Immortals.
But the Yellow Scale Merfolk had great confidence in himself.
Because he had prepared long ago.
Over the years, while running this Golden Jade House, he had often gambled on stones himself. After many years of observing, speculating, and analyzing, he had selected certain stones whose contents he was highly confident about.
Naturally, the things inside these stones were not very valuable. If they had been, he would have impatiently opened them himself long ago instead of keeping them in the shop until now.
He was thinking of his business.
Nine out of ten of these stones would yield Gu worms. Though they were not worth much, they gave customers little thrills time and again. Like bait dangling from a hook, they lured them into continuing to gamble and pour in their funds.
The Yellow Scale Merfolk clearly knew where these stones were placed. Sometimes, before important customers, he would even deliberately peddle his stone-gambling experience. By opening such stones and often revealing Gu worms, he built up an image of being deeply learned and highly skilled in stone gambling.
Now, the Yellow Scale Merfolk had used these stones to wager against Xia Lin. He was extremely confident.
Yet in the very first round, he tasted defeat.
Xia Lin had actually opened a Rank 3 Gu, crushing him by a level.
That was an auspicious opening!
The surrounding Gu Masters exclaimed in amazement.
The Yellow Scale Merfolk's gaze also turned uncertain. Could this merfolk girl before his eyes be concealing her true abilities?
He had previously proposed a best-of-three wager, only for Xia Lin to proactively demand a change to best-of-five. The stakes became greater, encompassing the entire Golden Jade House.