Chapter 274

When the Pandavas saw that their elder brother had won all of Duryodhana's wealth, they were overjoyed.

Tianshi was also a little surprised when he saw it. He thought you guys were setting a trap.

Losing all your money in the first round is unbelievable.

"Uncle!"

Duryodhana, seemingly impatient, growled, "You..."

"It's a matter of luck, a matter of luck."

Shakuni scratched his head. "We can still gamble."

What else can I bet on?

Duryodhana looked around and then at his younger brothers.

Several of the Kauravas stepped forward. "Elder brother, we are all loyal to you, so please use us as bargaining chips!"

"No!"

Tianshi stood up.

"Come!"

Duryodhana Di shouted, "Yudhishthira, do you dare to bet with me?!"

"Very well, Duryodhana for the prince."

Yudhishthira laughed loudly, "Since you want to gamble, how can I refuse?! You've staked your brother, so I'll stake all the wealth in our national treasury."

The dice spun and fell again, Duryodhana remained pale and did not look up.

But no cheers of Yudhishthira came from the front.

Duryodhana cautiously raised his head and saw Yudhishthira sitting in his seat with a gloomy face, his score being eight to six.

"I won? Haha, I won!"

The cheers Duryodhana.

"Did you see that? Did you see my good fortune?!"

Duryodhana stood up, raised his hands high, pointed in all directions, and danced with joy.

"Haha, great!"

"Big Brother is invincible!"

The Kauravas were making a great fuss, and even King Dhritarashtra himself, sitting on the throne, was delighted.

"Duryodhana the prince, let's continue."

Yudhishthira said with a gloomy expression.

Duryodhana looked troubled and turned to Shakuni: "Uncle, I'm a little scared... Why don't you try to persuade King Yudhishthira to let it go today?"

Know when to quit while you're ahead? Absolutely not!

Yudhishthira his fist on the table. "We Duryodhana the prince! We've only gone through one round, how can we end it like this? Continue!"

Shakuni, seemingly embarrassed, and only continued to roll the dice after seeing that Duryodhana had returned to his seat.

This time, Yudhishthira staked his own territory.

The dice rolled and tumbled on the chessboard.

Duryodhana he looked up, his face pale, and saw that the score was only five points.

But sweat poured down Yudhishthira's forehead—his score was even lower, only four points.

The Pandavas rushed forward. "Brother, let's stop gambling! Let's go back!"

"No!"

Yudhishthira pushed his brothers aside, his eyes gleaming, "It's one thing to lose the national treasury, but we must win back our territory, otherwise there's no point in us going back!"

That's true.

Arjuna and Bhima exchanged a glance, then reluctantly stepped back from Yudhishthira, watching their elder brother roll the dice once more.

This time it was seven points to eleven points. Yudhishthira, but Duryodhana only gave up half of his territory as a wager.

"How about we call it a day?"

No wonder he looked Duryodhana, and appeared to be in complete defeat.

"No."

The Yudhishthira was once again refused, which also extinguished Tianshi's desire to intervene. "I must take back all of this land!"

Yudhishthira rolled the dice. "Let's continue."

Both Duryodhana and Shakuni shared the same thought: now Yudhishthira has truly taken the bait.

Drona shook his head; he could tell that Yudhishthira was completely absorbed in the game.

On the other hand, although the other side also placed bets, they paid far less than Yudhishthira overall, with the majority of the bets going to Yudhishthira's own assets.

In this situation, even if Duryodhana loses, the worst outcome is that one neither gains nor loses; but if one loses Yudhishthira, the consequences will be extremely severe.

The dice rolled again, just as expected.

The territory that had just returned to the hands of the Yudhishthira has been lost again.

"Continue."

This time, Yudhishthira staked his own people on the battle.

Shakuni raised his head slightly, and this hostage from a foreign land finally revealed his unparalleled demeanor.

He raised his hand, and the long, thin die fell to the ground.

Victory! Victory! Victory! Victory!

In Shakuni's hands, the dice seemed to dance as if following his will!

On the gambling table, piece after piece moved forward, only to be snatched away one after another. The wealth in Yudhishthira's hands vanished like flowing water, and this "Chakravarti," who had been so full of vigor not long ago, was now completely bewildered.

When gamblers suffer heavy losses, they don't get angry or upset, but rather become numb.

"Let's continue."

Shakuni reached out and tapped the edge of the table. "King Yudhishthira, you still have wealth."

"I am now penniless."

"You still have brothers, royalty, and dignity."

Shakuni said, "Come on, let's continue."

Finally, Duryodhana stopped pretending and reached out to put the wealth he had won from Yudhishthira back onto the gambling table.

"King of the Yudhishthira, watch closely."

Duryodhana said, "This is your country, your people, your army, your treasures, your knowledge, your weapons and magical artifacts..."

Each time a piece was placed, Yudhishthira's fingers trembled slightly.

Duryodhana raised his head. "I will bet all of these things in every bet I make from now on."

There was an uproar.

"In other words, if you win, you can take back everything that belongs to you!"

Duryodhana stared intently at Yudhishthira, "But I don't believe you can do it! Because I have already heard the echo of 'strong fortune,' the destiny of Kuru belongs to me, Duryodhana, and the future of Bharata is in my hands— Yudhishthira, you are doomed to lose."

At this moment, even Tianshi was speechless. He looked at this junior whom he did not like very much with surprise.

King Yudhishthira grew increasingly agitated, his voice hoarse. "The young Anapasrita and Sahasra, the two princes, follow the Dharma and are learned... They are my dearest and most beloved, and I must use them as a bargaining chip to gamble with you, someone I am not close to."

"Alright, in that case, I'll bet my brothers too."

Duryodhana the cold laughter.

Yudhishthira dared not look back at his younger brothers.

But when the dice fell, his two younger brothers had already become Duryodhana slaves.

Shakuni stood at the edge of the gambling table, dice rolling between his fingers. What was disappearing and flowing away now was not only wealth, but also the fate that determined the lives of millions.

"I have already defeated the twins!"

Duryodhana stood up and knocked the golden crown Sahasra's head. "Now you are my servants, kneel down!"

But when he saw Anapasrita, who was several meters tall, he jumped again and again, only to find that even if he jumped, he couldn't touch Anapasrita's shoulder.

Duryodhana's actions were somewhat comical. He angrily walked back to the gambling table and stared at Yudhishthira.

"Even so, I am not happy, because I know that you feel closer to Bhima and Arjuna than to them."

Karna said the same thing back then.

Yudhishthira shouted, "Bullshit! You villain, how dare you sow discord?!"

"Then you can keep gambling!"

Duryodhana shouted, "I'm raising the stakes!"

"OK!"

The Yudhishthira roared, "This time I'm betting on the most unparalleled archer in the world, the son of Indra, the god of heaven, the hero bestowed by the heavens, Arjuna, the hero who burned down the Khandava Forest!"

The dice rolled, and unsurprisingly, Arjuna lost as well.

"Arjuna, kneel down!"

Duryodhana pointed to the open space not far away, "The weapon you carry must be the Gandiva, which you obtained during the sacrifice. Hand it over."

Arjuna fists. "No, I will not give my Divine Bow to anyone."

He stared at Duryodhana, as if he would draw his bow and shoot Duryodhana on the spot at any moment!

Extreme anger was brewing in the silence, but a voice broke the stalemate.

"The prince Duryodhana the Gandiva, a treasure bestowed by the heavens. Master Drona once taught us that these treasures all carry a certain 'destiny'."

Karna looked calmly at the two of them. "Prince Duryodhana, you don't want to be held hostage by a weapon and forced to do things against your will, do you?"

Arjuna stared wide-eyed at the face that was so pale it was almost blinding, and whose gender was indistinguishable.

He never expected that Karna would speak up for him at this time.

Arjuna instinctively opened his mouth, but in the end he said nothing, silently took off the golden crown, and knelt beside his brother.

The betting continues.

"Bhima is our leader on the battlefield. He is as brave as the god-king Indra, and with his vajra in hand, no one can defeat him!"

"I'm betting on him," Yudhishthira said.

However, Shakuni simply rolled the dice indifferently.

They won again. The mighty Bhima, who was invincible, was now a slave.

However, Bhima angrily stood up from his position, broke his vajra in half, and then went to Yudhishthira's side.

Everyone assumed he was going to reprimand his elder brother, so no one stopped him.

"Brother, now I'd like to ask you a question."

Bhima said, "You've gambled away all of us brothers. Do you still have any dignity left?"

Yudhishthira sat on the throne without turning around, tears streaming down his face.

"No, my brother. I have no dignity left."

"In that case, elder brother."

Bhima laughed, "Then you yourself can't be the bet."

Duryodhana and Shakuni exchanged a glance, their faces grim.

Bhima took off the golden crown and knelt down beside his brothers with a smile. The group slapped their knees and laughed heartily.

Just as Yudhishthira was about to get up, Shakuni suddenly knelt down and hugged his leg.

"Your Majesty, you have lost much in this gamble. I know I was wrong. In any case, it was all fate's arrangement. Please forgive me! Please forgive me!"