AI: My Path to Grandmastery
Chapter 35

Two Women Fight

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Chen Nan wandered through many parts of the casino. Since he hadn't bought anything, no one naturally came to serve him.

They didn't bother with people like him, as long as he didn't disrupt the casino's environment. This level of tolerance was comparable to Jiang Taigong's straight-line fishing.

Although the casino staff wasn't in a hurry, Feng Wu was getting anxious.

She urged Chen Nan, "What are you doing here? All you've done is space out. Can you win money by spacing out?"

Chen Nan smiled and said, "Others can't win money by spacing out, but maybe I can. Alright, we're not gambling today. Let's come back tomorrow."

Feng Wu said angrily, "Are you trying to freeload off me?"

Chen Nan glanced at her but couldn't bring himself to say anything harsh. He forced an awkward smile and said, "Don't worry, I always keep my word. I wouldn't do something that yields no benefit for myself just to freeload. Wouldn't that be foolish? I have my reasons. We'll come back tomorrow, and everything will be clear then."

Feng Wu had no choice but to let Chen Nan have his way, and they left.

As soon as they reached the main road, they saw someone rush towards them like a tiger. The person grabbed Feng Wu's simple yet elegant clothes and started clawing at her face.

Feng Wu knew she had to rely on her looks to make a living, comparable to a celebrity, just without the stage glory.

Being disfigured would be like losing a fortune. Even if her clothes were torn, it would only be a return to the innocence of infancy. What was the big deal?

So, she focused on protecting her face, then launched an attack with her feet, while also trying to grab the other person's hair with her free hand.

In the end, both women had a handful of the other's hair, heads butting together, bodies hunched over, forming a bridge of "friendship."

Chen Nan watched, dumbfounded. The scene had the intensity of a wronged wife confronting a mistress, but the key point was that both of them were single.

He immediately stepped forward to mediate, "Sister Lili, Feng Wu, let go! What are you doing?"

The tigress who had arrived was Jiang Lili. Her face was flushed red as she cursed, "Good thing I'm alert! How could you come out with this slut in the middle of the night? Do you think I don't know what kind of place you went to? Chen Nan, have I misjudged you?"

Feng Wu, equally feisty, started cursing back, hurling personal insults and greetings to Jiang Lili's ancestors. Chen Nan was horrified. He marveled at the power of what was known as the "national curse," which Feng Wu wielded with cosmic might.

He mused that with dice present, the absence of the national curse would be like eating zhajiangmian without garlic—lacking soul.

However, such a tirade was like pouring oil on Jiang Lili's inferno. It didn't just make the fire burn hotter; it caused an immediate explosion.

Chen Nan clearly felt the image of a fiery explosion behind Jiang Lili. Then, her hand suddenly transformed into the "Nine Yin White Bone Claw." With a swift strike, a ripping sound was heard.

Feng Wu's simple clothes were instantly reduced to a "revealing" state.

This also highlighted Jiang Lili's strong executive ability as a housewife, while Feng Wu, limited by her profession, only had verbal skills. Caught off guard, she was defenseless, seemingly accustomed to being forced into action.

Chen Nan saw that this couldn't go on. Although it was late at night, there were still pedestrians on the street.

The occasional passersby on the road were all looking over, their minds conjuring up certain scenarios based on the two women's actions, demonstrating the power of human imagination.

Chen Nan didn't want to be caught in the crossfire and had to stop them. His fingers moved as if guided by a deity, tapping each of them under the armpits.

Instantly, both women felt their arms go numb and lose their strength.

Chen Nan took the opportunity to separate them, placing himself between them, urging them to talk properly.

Seeing the curious onlookers gathering with a sense of morbid fascination, Chen Nan immediately said to Jiang Lili, "Sister Lili, if this continues, it'll be in tomorrow's news. Let's discuss this at home, okay?"

Feng Wu wanted to continue the argument, but as soon as Jiang Lili lunged, she immediately shut up and retreated, much like a small dog whose ferocity is inversely proportional to its distance from home.

Chen Nan turned back to warn Feng Wu to be quiet. Glancing at the bare skin revealed by her "revealing" clothes, his face flushed.

Jiang Lili, being someone who cared about appearances, knew Chen Nan was right. She immediately said, "Let's go, get in the car. I'll explain everything clearly when we get home."

Saying this, she walked towards the car. Chen Nan couldn't worry about anything else and quickly got in.

Feng Wu, seeing herself outnumbered and surrounded by men, and fearing a losing deal, also quickly got into the car.

The car sped away from the crowd, like an engine starting just before the zombies arrive in a zombie apocalypse.

The onlookers let out a collective sigh of regret, their minds and mouths simultaneously spewing malicious speculation, having missed out on the spectacle.

They arrived at Jiang Lili's house. She threw a piece of clothing to Feng Wu, saying, "Have you no shame? Cover yourself up quickly!"

Feng Wu, under pressure on someone else's territory, dared not retort and wrapped the clothing around her exposed areas.

Jiang Lili stood in the middle of the living room, adopting the demeanor of an interrogator. "Tell me, what exactly is going on?"

Chen Nan looked at Jiang Lili, feeling utterly helpless. He lamented that he, a quasi-Transcendent, could be tracked by a mere woman, finding it deeply embarrassing.

In reality, it only showed that he was still a novice in dealing with women, completely oblivious to their keen intuition about men.

Since he had been caught red-handed, Chen Nan confessed everything.

Hearing his account, which seemed to align with the actual situation, Jiang Lili felt a pang of heartbreak. "Chen Nan, didn't I tell you? If you need money, I can give it to you. I have several apartments; selling a couple of them would be enough to support you through the Preparatory Academy. Why do you have to degrade yourself like this? For that little bit of masculine pride? But you must know, you're still just a child!"

Chen Nan was almost speechless. This was an age-old dilemma: when someone tries to blackmail you with their pure good intentions, you're almost powerless to respond.

Could he criticize Jiang Lili? Clearly, that would be against his conscience. But this was truly not what he wanted.

Seeing the situation escalating, and fearing her deal would fall through, Feng Wu immediately interjected, "This is strange. Who are you to him, Chen Nan? Are you his mother? It's laughable how you're trying to control him like this. What Chen Nan wants to do is his freedom. It's unreasonable for you to interfere so crudely."

"Bitch, shut up!" Jiang Lili said furiously. "You have no right to speak here. When morning comes, you get out immediately."

Feng Wu had endured countless insults; this was practically gentle for her. She believed Chen Nan could still be persuaded and naturally wouldn't leave right away.

Chen Nan spoke up at this moment, "Sister Lili, I know you're good to me. But I'm not going to the casino to fall into depravity.

You should understand my upbringing. Feng Wu came from an orphanage; her fate was sealed there, and there's nothing that can be done about it.

So, you should know, I have my own plans for going to the casino."

Jiang Lili's tone softened as she asked, "What plans?"

Chen Nan said, "Firstly, it's naturally to cover my school expenses. Secondly, I also want to train my abilities. I won't become a degenerate gambler there and ruin my life."

Both Jiang Lili and Feng Wu showed some concern about this, but it was the former who asked, "What abilities?"

Chen Nan smiled and said, "Do you have dice here?"

Jiang Lili replied, "Of course." She sometimes played Ludo with friends, and dice were one of the necessary items.

After retrieving a die, Chen Nan took a bowl and began shaking the die inside it.

When he was done, he handed the bowl to Jiang Lili and said, "Now, find a black cloth, blindfold me, and then you roll the dice. I can guess what number you roll."

This was astonishing. Feng Wu's mouth fell open in surprise.

Jiang Lili's curiosity was piqued. After finding something to blindfold Chen Nan, she rolled the die into the bowl.

The die landed in the bowl, bouncing around with a crisp, pleasant sound. After a moment of playful movement, it finally settled at the bottom, showing a "3".

The two women looked at Chen Nan. He smiled, saying, "It's three."

"Wow, no way!" Both women exclaimed, finding Chen Nan utterly incredible.

Because it was too difficult to comprehend, they suspected Chen Nan was cheating. They checked his blindfold, ensuring it was tightly secured, and Chen Nan even turned his back to them.

Then Jiang Lili rolled the die again. This time, it landed on a five.

Chen Nan immediately replied, "It's five this time."

The immense shock left the two women feeling somewhat weak. They hadn't expected such a skill from such a young boy.

However, considering he was a potential Transcendent, their astonishment lessened slightly.

But they didn't know that this ability wasn't something a Transcendent possessed.

This was a unique ability Chen Nan had developed through the fusion of the AI System and his neural network.

After several more trials, Chen Nan guessed correctly every single time, and the game lost all its fun.

The two women sat there, looking somewhat drained, their gazes upon Chen Nan incredibly complex.

This child was practically a prodigy sent from heaven.

Chen Nan removed the blindfold and smiled at Jiang Lili, saying, "I want to train this ability in the casino because it's more complex there.

While training my abilities, I can also earn enough money. What's not to like about that?

That casino is also a place of sin. By earning money from them, I'm essentially taking from the rich and giving to the poor. That's a good deed, right?"

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