Two Women Clash

Chen Nan wandered through quite a few places in the casino. Since he had not spent a single cent, naturally no one came to serve him.

For someone like him who was merely making up the numbers, they could not be bothered with him either, so long as he did not ruin the casino's atmosphere. Such magnanimity was practically comparable to Jiang Taigong fishing with a straight hook.

While the casino staff were in no hurry, Feng Wu was beginning to get anxious.

She pressed Chen Nan, "What exactly did you come here for? Other than staring blankly into space, all you do is stare blankly into space. Can staring blankly into space win money?"

Chen Nan smiled. "Other people might not be able to win money by spacing out, but I may be different. All right, we won't gamble today. We'll come back tomorrow."

Feng Wu said angrily, "Are you trying to use me for free?"

Chen Nan glanced at her, but he was too embarrassed to say anything vicious. He could only force an awkward smile. "Don't worry, I've always kept my word. There's no reason for me to use you for free and end up gaining nothing myself. Wouldn't that be foolish?

I have my reasons. We'll come back tomorrow, and then everything will become clear."

Feng Wu had no choice but to let Chen Nan have his way, and the two of them left.

They had just stepped onto the Great Dao when they saw someone charging toward them as fiercely as a tiger. She grabbed Feng Wu's simple yet far-from-simple clothes and reached for her face with one hand.

Feng Wu knew full well that she still had to make a living off her face. She was comparable to a celebrity, only lacking the glory of the stage.

If her face were ruined, it would be like losing money. Even if her clothes were torn to shreds, it would merely mean returning to the innocent truth of infancy. What was the big deal?

So she focused entirely on protecting her face. At the same time, she launched an attack with her feet and struggled to free her other hand so she could grab the other woman's hair as well.

In the end, both women had seized each other's hair with both hands, heads pressed together, bodies bent forward, building a bridge of "friendship."

Chen Nan stared, dumbstruck. This looked exactly like a wife catching her husband's mistress, but the key 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 flushed red as she cursed, "Good thing I was alert! How could you come out in the middle of the night with a slut like her?

Do you think I don't know what kind of place you went to?

Chen Nan, was I wrong about you?"

Feng Wu was just as fiery with her curses, hurling every sort of personal insult at Jiang Lili and sending greetings to her ancestors. Chen Nan could not help being shocked. The national curse truly possessed the power to cross the universe, and Feng Wu had brought it to life in all its glory.

Come to think of it, this place even had dice. Without national curses, it would be like eating zhajiang noodles without garlic—its soul would be missing.

But such insults were no different from pouring oil onto Jiang Lili's blazing fire. It was no longer a matter of burning more fiercely; it was an explosion on the spot.

Chen Nan could clearly feel a vision of flames exploding behind Jiang Lili. Then one of her hands suddenly transformed into the Nine Yin White Bone Claw. With one swipe, there came a ripping sound.

Feng Wu's simple clothes instantly became "simply revealing."

This also showed that Jiang Lili, as a housewife, had formidable practical ability. Feng Wu, restricted by her profession, only had the skill of her mouth. Once the other woman broke through her defenses, she had no power to fight back at all. Perhaps it was because she had grown accustomed to being passive in action.

Chen Nan saw that this could not go on. Though it was already past midnight, that did not mean there were no pedestrians on the street.

The occasional people on the road all looked over. Watching the two women's behavior, they could piece together a whole story in their minds, proving just how powerful human imagination was.

Chen Nan did not want the city gate to catch fire and the fish in the moat to suffer, so he had to stop them. His fingers, like an immortal pointing the way, tapped beneath each woman's armpit.

At once, both women felt their arms go numb and weak.

Chen Nan took the chance to pull them apart and stood between them, making them speak properly.

Seeing curious, enthusiastic spectators gathering around, Chen Nan immediately told Jiang Lili, "Sister Lili, if this keeps up, you'll be in tomorrow's news. If there's anything to say, let's go home and talk, all right?"

Feng Wu still wanted to keep going, but the moment Jiang Lili rushed at her, she immediately shut up and retreated, just like a little dog whose ferocity was inversely proportional to its distance from home.

Chen Nan turned back to warn Feng Wu to shut up, but when he caught sight of the pale flesh beneath her "simply revealing" clothes, his face reddened.

Jiang Lili was, after all, someone who cared about appearances. Knowing Chen Nan was right, she immediately said, "Come on, all of you get in the car. We'll go home, and then I'll get to the bottom of this with you."

With that, she headed toward the car. Chen Nan could not worry about anything else and hurriedly got in as well.

Seeing that she was outnumbered and that the people gathering around were all men, Feng Wu feared she would come out on the losing end, so she immediately got into the car too.

The car started like one that had come to life just before zombies descended in an apocalypse, bursting through the crowd and speeding away.

The onlookers sighed in disappointment. Having failed to witness the spectacle, their hearts and mouths alike spilled malicious speculation.

When they arrived at Jiang Lili's home, she tossed a piece of clothing at Feng Wu. "Have you no shame? Cover yourself up!"

Since this was someone else's territory, Feng Wu did not dare talk back. She wrapped the clothes around her exposed body.

Standing in the middle of the living room with the air of an interrogator, Jiang Lili said, "Go on, then. What exactly is going on?"

Chen Nan looked at Jiang Lili, feeling utterly helpless. He sighed inwardly that a quasi-Transcendent like him had actually been followed by an ordinary woman. It was simply too humiliating.

In truth, this only meant that he was still a novice when it came to dealing with women. He truly did not understand women's sharp instincts regarding men.

Since she had already caught him red-handed, Chen Nan laid everything out honestly, point by point.

After hearing him out, Jiang Lili found that it did fit the facts. With a faint sense of heartbreak, she said, "Chen Nan, haven't I told you? If you need money, I can give it to you. I still have several apartments. If I sell two of them, it will be enough to support you through the Preparatory Academy. Why do you have to demean yourself like this?

For that tiny bit of male pride? But you have to understand—you're still just a child!"

Chen Nan was nearly speechless. This was an age-old dilemma: when someone used their pure goodwill toward you to bind you hand and foot, you could hardly respond.

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

Seeing that if this continued, her business would fall through, Feng Wu immediately said, "Now this is strange. What are you to Chen Nan? Are you his mother? Isn't it ridiculous for you to control him like this?

What Chen Nan wants to do is his freedom. You're interfering so brutally—there's no reason for it at all."

"Bitch, shut up!" Jiang Lili roared. "This is none of your business. When daybreak comes, get the hell out of here."

What insult had Feng Wu not endured before? To her, this was already practically gentle. She believed Chen Nan was still worth fighting for, so naturally she would not leave right away.

Chen Nan finally spoke. "Sister Lili, I know you care about me. But I didn't go to the casino because I wanted to fall into depravity.

You should understand the environment I grew up in. Feng Wu came from the Orphanage too. Her fate was set there, and there was already no way to change it.

So you should understand that I have my own plans for going to the casino."

Jiang Lili's tone softened. "What plans?"

Chen Nan said, "First, naturally, it's to make up the money for school. Second, I also want to train my abilities. I won't become a gambling addict there and ruin my life."

Both Jiang Lili and Feng Wu became interested, but Jiang Lili was still the one who asked, "What ability?"

Chen Nan smiled. "Do you have any dice here?"

Jiang Lili said, "Of course." Sometimes she played Aeroplane Chess with a few friends, and dice were one of the game's tools.

After bringing over a die, Chen Nan took a bowl and first shook the die around inside it himself.

When he was done, he handed the bowl to Jiang Lili. "Find a black cloth and blindfold me. Then you throw the die, and I can guess what number you roll every time."

This was a startling claim, and Feng Wu's mouth fell open in surprise.

Jiang Lili's curiosity was piqued as well. After finding something to cover Chen Nan's eyes, she threw the die into the bowl.

The die fell into the bowl, bouncing and tumbling as it made crisp, pleasant sounds. It frolicked for a moment before finally settling at the bottom of the bowl, showing a "3."

Both women looked at Chen Nan. A smile appeared at the corner of his mouth as he said, "Three."

"Wow, no way!" Both women exclaimed, feeling that Chen Nan was simply unbelievable.

Because it was so hard to comprehend, they assumed Chen Nan was playing some trick. They checked his blindfold, covered him even more thoroughly, and even had Chen Nan turn his back to them.

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

Chen Nan answered immediately, "This time, it's five."

The tremendous shock almost made both women go limp. They had never imagined that such a young child could possess such an ability.

However, when they remembered he was a potential Transcendent, their surprise eased somewhat.

What they did not know was that this ability was not something a Transcendent possessed.

It was an ability unique to Chen Nan, born from the fusion of the AI System with his brain nerves.

They tested him several more times afterward, and Chen Nan got every answer right. At that point, the game had lost all its fun.

The two women sat there somewhat weakly, their gazes toward Chen Nan truly complicated.

This child was practically a prodigy descended from heaven.

Chen Nan removed the cloth over his eyes and smiled at Jiang Lili. "This is the ability I want to train in the casino, because things are more complicated there.

While training my ability, I can also earn enough money there. Why wouldn't I do that?

That casino is also a den of sin. If I take its wealth to relieve my own poverty, that counts as robbing the rich to help the poor. That's doing a good deed too, isn't it?"