In Wu Shaozhen's residence in Vermilion Bird City...
"Pair of kings!"
"Pair of aces!"
"Pass!"
"Pair of aces!"
"..."
"You split up your four aces?" Wu Shaozhen stared at Old Teng, wide-eyed...
"What, can't I?"
"Uh... sure! Keep going!"
"Four twos with both jokers! I'm out! Haha, you lost!"
"..."
The corner of Wu Shaozhen's mouth twitched...
"Are you cheating? How come you get all the good cards..."
"Dust Boy, don't go making false accusations. I drew my cards fair and square," Old Teng declared righteously.
Wu Shaozhen eyed Old Teng suspiciously. He was the strongest one here, so even if he cheated, they wouldn't know...
"Are you a sore loser? Hurry up and pay..." Old Teng urged.
"..."
"Um... Master Teng, this is all the money I have left. Could you...?" The steward sitting across from them took out a pouch with a pained expression and pleaded pitifully.
The two of them had dragged him into this out of nowhere, and before he'd even figured out how to play, they'd cleaned out his entire savings. What kind of nonsense was this...
Old Teng, however, remained completely unmoved and took the steward's money pouch outright...
"Don't worry. Your master is loaded. Do your job well, and you won't be short of money. Don't sweat this little bit..."
"..."
Wu Shaozhen rolled his eyes and was about to take some gold coins out of his Heaven and Earth Ring when the contract power in his mind suddenly pulsed. An image flashed through his mind...
Wu Shaozhen froze for a moment. This had never happened before...
Although he didn't know what was going on, his instincts told him something had definitely happened. He immediately stood up and headed toward Zi You's room...
"What's wrong?" Seeing the change in Wu Shaozhen's expression, Old