One, one, two beats one, one, one
On the inn's second floor!
Seeing Chu He nod his agreement with an icy expression, the frail man shook his head with even greater disdain. "See? In the end, he'll reap what he sows!"
"Was I overthinking it?" The imposing man was a little puzzled too, but he could see nothing amiss.
At the same time.
He could more or less guess Chu He's fate. Zhao Yizhi's gambling skills far surpassed those of ordinary people. Beating him would be harder than hard.
Besides.
Chu He was young, yet his cultivation was far from weak. That proved he had been diligently cultivating all this time; he could not possibly have had time to practice useless gambling skills.
Down below!
Hearing Chu He agree, everyone's faces lit up.
They were no fools!
The reason they had put down their treasures as stakes earlier was that they acknowledged Zhao Yizhi's gambling skills. He was practically certain to win.
Coupled with Chu He's aggressive manner stoking the fires in their hearts, they naturally could not resist stepping forward.
"Good!"
Zhao Yizhi sat down opposite Chu He and pushed the dice cup in his hand to the center of the gambling table. "Company Commander Chu, how shall we do this? Who rolls first?"
"Of course you..."
Lu Feng spoke up.
After all!
In a situation like this, rolling after learning the opponent's total would be much more reassuring. Rolling first made it easy to lose out.
However!
Chu He stopped him and, with a wave, drew the dice cup straight into his hand.
His soul power probed inside!
Zzt!
A special kind of power blocked it!
As expected, this Heaven and Earth Dice Cup is extraordinary. It can even block the soul. Holding it in my hand, I can't sense anything at all.
Chu He thought to himself.
There was no way to tamper with this dice cup. One could only roll it with gambling skills honed over many years; there were no other methods whatsoever.
Heh heh!
Seeing Chu He's expression freeze, everyone guessed that he must have tested the dice cup and discovered that he could not sense its contents at all.
Then!
Their chances of winning were even greater!
"The highest total wins. I'll go first!"
As Chu He spoke, he shook the dice cup.
Rattle...
Bang!
The dice cup landed on the table!
Holy shit!
Everyone stared at the dice cup on the table in astonishment.
Was he playing around?
Just one shake?
Who did he think he was looking down on?
Even those unfamiliar with gambling knew that a single shake was merely the opening move. There was no way to roll the desired numbers, let alone with the Heaven and Earth Dice Cup.
"Sir..."
Lu Feng and the others spoke worriedly.
However.
Zhao Yuan and the other adopted orphans remained calm, because they had been conditioned to believe that Chu He was an omnipotent existence.
Whoosh!
Under the expectant gazes of every living being present, Chu He lifted the cup's cover.
The numbers:
One, one, two!
Four points. Low!
"Hahaha, four points! He actually rolled just four points, and he wanted to compete for the highest total? Has he lost his mind?"
"That's it? This young master could beat that with a couple of casual shakes..."
"A Sacred Blood Pill! That's a treasure exclusive to the Demon Suppression Bureau. Today, it'll belong to us."
Everyone burst into laughter.
At this moment!
They thought victory was certain!
Never mind that Chu He's opponent was the Gambling King, Zhao Yizhi-even someone who did not know how to roll dice would struggle to lose.
"Your turn!" Chu He's expression remained calm as he tossed the dice cup to Zhao Yizhi and said leisurely, "At the ends of the earth, there is a place to return; in the dungeon, there is no path to survival. The white-robed spider ghost, fallen on hard times, seeks a way to live."
What!
Zhao Yizhi's eyes widened, and veins bulged on both hands as he gripped the dice cup. Just as he was about to speak, Chu He spoke again:
"Roll carefully. Let this company commander see what the Gambling King can do."
As he spoke!
The copper coin in his left hand flipped up and down.
Although everyone was puzzled by Chu He's words, they did not pay them much mind and spoke to Zhao Yizhi:
"Hurry, roll the dice. Beat him easily."
"With this windfall, I'll propose to my distant cousin when I get back. She'll surely agree."
"Hurry... go!"
Urging voices rang out one after another.
Even Jian Wu nodded at Zhao Yizhi, a smile of certain victory already on his face.
One, one, two!
Even a dog could win with a couple of shakes, right?
Bang!
Zhao Yizhi stared fixedly at Chu He!
The dice cup in his hands began to shake!
Rattle...
Rattle...
Even after dozens of shakes, Zhao Yizhi did not stop. Instead, cold sweat kept streaming down his face.
It was as though!
He was very worried about the numbers he would roll.
Just as everyone was growing impatient!
Bang!
The dice cup came down!
Before Zhao Yizhi could open it.
The onlookers said happily, "Sorry, Company Commander Chu, but your Sacred Blood Pill is ours now, along with ten years of your salary."
"We should discuss how to divide the Sacred Blood Pill in a moment..."
Whoosh!
With apprehension all over his face, Zhao Yizhi lifted the dice cup. Everyone looked:
One, one, one!
"Triples! As expected of the Gambling King, he actually rolled trip... holy shit, triples totaling three points! How is that possible?"
Bang!
A sect disciple spoke with disbelief all over his face.
It was not just him!
Everyone else, including Jian Wu, stared at Zhao Yizhi in horror. How could the Gambling King have rolled three points?
Had he misheard it as a contest for the lowest total?
That could not be!
How could the Gambling King make such an elementary mistake?
"Something's wrong. Zhao Yizhi, you're helping him!" a sect disciple said angrily.
None of them were fools.
How could the illustrious Zhao Yizhi, who bore the title of Gambling King, roll three points in a contest for the highest total? There was only one possibility:
He had done it deliberately!
At once, they shouted angrily:
"Zhao Yizhi, you're actually wallowing in the same filth as the Demon Suppression Guard! Have you forgotten how your wife died?"
"To think we trusted you so much! You actually betrayed us."
"This round doesn't count. We demand a rematch..."
Abandoning Zhao Yizhi, who had slumped dejectedly onto the floor, everyone turned their gazes to Chu He and demanded a rematch.
A rematch?
Disdain appeared on Chu He's face. "What trash. I gave you a second chance, and you still proved useless. Zhao Yuan, collect the treasures."
"Yes!"
Zhao Yuan waved his hand.
Several Demon Suppression Guards immediately stepped forward and collected all the treasures on the gambling table. Lu Feng even forcibly snatched the Heaven and Earth Dice Cup from Zhao Yizhi's hands, declaring with righteous conviction:
"Anything placed on the gambling table is a stake. Those are the rules!"
At this!
Zhao Yizhi could only swallow his bitterness in silence.
Boom!
Chu He rose from his seat.
He walked over to Jian Wu, patted his shoulder, and said with a wicked smile, "Crawl. Don't be a sore loser, or you know what the consequences will be."
"You..."
Jian Wu's face was utterly livid.
But!
He knew Chu He meant it. If he failed to honor the wager today, the other man might use it as a pretext to make trouble.
His own death was a small matter, but he could not let his fellow disciples suffer!
Thud! (ﾉ_ _)ﾉ
Under everyone's eyes, Jian Wu lay facedown on the floor. All pride vanished from his face as he crawled toward the inn's exit, inch by inch.
"Senior Brother, you mustn't!"
"Senior Brother, get up! We'll fight them to the death!"
Seeing Jian Wu's actions, the Divine Sword Sect disciples were about to draw their swords, but he stopped them with a wave.
He crawled all the way to the inn's entrance, stood, and turned back. "Chu He, I, Jian Wu, will repay today's humiliation tenfold."
With those words!
He led the Divine Sword Sect disciples away with long strides.
"Threatening this company commander? Very good!"
Watching Jian Wu leave, Chu He's expression turned cold. He turned and headed upstairs, saying icily, "Investigate everything Jian Wu has done in his life. I suspect him of colluding with the White Lotus Cult."