Chapter 82 (1/2)

Chapter 82: The Sadness from the Past

Translator: GravityTales  Editor: GravityTales

Jia Ruidao skillfully shuffled the cards. Then, he sent 3 dark cards to Tang Xiu and himself. Putting the remaining cards to the side, he continued explaining.

“After the dealer finishes dealing the cards, he will place it on the table in front of him. I have once heard that a Gambling Master shot at a card with his hand in the remaining cards pile lightning fast and took the card he needed. But his original card was left in the card’s pile. However, the gambler who could do this was definitely someone who has reached the God Gambler’s level. Such as the casinos in Las Vegas, there exists such God Gamblers.”

Suddenly, Jia Ruidao patted his forehead and spoke in a distressed tone, “Uh, I forgot the key point, that is, memorizing and calculating the cards. You must keep observe the dealer’s hands frequently. Follow his rhythm and remember them, figure out and calculate the card’s position, especially when the cards are cut, you must accurately point it out.”

Tang Xiu touched his three cards as per Jia Ruidao’s explanation. When he saw the card numbers, he suddenly frowned. As he saw that Jia Ruidao had just put the card stack down, he shot a card out lightning fast, and completely exchanged the cards in an instant.

“Was it replaced with a smaller card?”

Tang Xiu secretly sighed.

He finally realized that not only must he look carefully at Jia Ruidao shuffling the cards, but he also had to memorize the cards’ face and position. Jia Ruidao seemed to have yet to realize that Tang Xiu had swapped his card, as he took another card and swapped it once again immediately.

“4 of Spades, 5 of Hearts, 6 of Hearts, a straight?” Tang Xiu opened the card, “And you?”

Jia Ruidao said with a smile, “Your luck is good, I…”

Whilst he was talking, his hand moved extremely fast to sweep the card stack in front of him. But almost in an instant, Tang Xiu promptly acted and accurately grabbed his wrist. Since it was Jia Ruidao’s playing hand, he failed to swap his card.

“You can never play the ‘fast hand’ in front of me.”

Jia Ruidao’s expression froze, he was dumbfounded. He glanced at Tang Xiu’s hand with a disbelieving expression. His mouth twitched as he revealed a bitter smile, “Holy Lord, it’s already unbelievable that your eyes can be that quick, but even your hands are fast to such a degree! I have very fast hands due to my talent and through decades of practice, but you…”

Tang Xiu lightly replied, “I’m a martial artist. I have always been vigilant and alert toward my surroundings. My fists and palms are lightning fast. Unless the person is faster than me, I will easily find it if he were to cheat in front of me.”

Jia Ruidao was overjoyed, “Amazing! Brother Tang, I really have never thought that you were a martial artist. After teaching you and seeing you learn the skills today, I can finally feel at ease. Truthfully speaking, it’s a big loss for the gambling world since you don’t want to be a professional gambler. I can vouch that had you have the will to train in gambling techniques, it would only take you 3 to 5 years to be the most renowned Gambling Grandmaster.”

The Gambling Grandmaster?

Tang Xiu secretly turned supercilious inside. Had he had nothing to do, he could have fully given his all to become a Gambling Grandmaster. But, let alone having not the slightest interest in gambling, what he really wanted was to cultivate and enhance his strength, and then return back to the top in the Immortal World. He was racing against time and couldn’t afford to waste it.

“Grrr…”

Jia Ruidao’s stomach suddenly rumbled.

Tang Xiao smiled indifferently and said, “It’s already late. Let’s go out and eat something! I have already memorized all the gambling techniques you have taught me. I’ll practice again in the evening.”

Jia Ruidao’s mind had been consumed in the gambling bout during the day. And it was extremely taxing to the point that his state of mind was strained and stressed. After returning back and teaching gambling techniques to Tang Xiu, he found that Tang Xiu had a natural gift and easily absorbed everything he learned. The distressed and dejected feeling he had was replaced with an overjoyed mood, causing him to suddenly feel tired. He naturally agreed after he heard Tang Xiu’s suggestion.

“Brother Tang, my apprentices should have booked a private dining box, let’s go now!”

After leaving the presidential suite, Jia Ruidao’s First Apprentice, Gong Dalong, had been waiting outside the door. Upon seeing the two of them come out, he respectfully greeted, “Master, Master Tang. I have booked seats at the Everlasting Feast Hall. Second and Third Junior Brother are also waiting there.”

“Good!”

Jia Ruidao nodded with a satisfied expression. He looked at Tang Xiu and quickly said, “Brother Tang, this Everlasting Feast Hall is a special restaurant on Jingmen Island. It’s an extremely upscale restaurant. Nobody would be able to enter if they didn’t have a membership.”

“Hmm!” Tang Xiu didn’t nod. He had no favorable impression for those who were dead set on chasing status and identity at upscale restaurants or clubhouses. Because for all he knew, this era seemed to uphold the slogan that ‘everyone was equal for the common cause in building a harmonious society’.”

However, the threshold restrictions as to which type of people could enter, would only divide people into classes. Had it been in the cultivation world, where everyone strove to be immortal, Tang Xiu might have been able to get accustomed to it. But in this new era, more or less, this was giving him such a feeling of being a ‘hypocrite’.

Riding on a Mercedes-Benz through the feasting pleasure-seeking and bustling city, the car quickly changed direction as they approached the coastline. Lush and verdant greeneries were on both sides of the 2-lanes trail, as only dim yellow street lights were there with nearly almost nil cars passing by. Occasionally, security guard patrol cars were seen patrolling and passing by silently.

Gradually, the sound of ocean waves came, as though it were coming from the horizon. Along with the moving car, the sounds was becoming more distinct. Finally, up ahead, groups of stars were flickering as though flashing lights and appeared in front of Tang Xiu.

“Huh?”

After having observed those lights, Tang Xiu’s heart suddenly shook as he involuntarily exclaimed, “Water Block Dragon Pen Array?!”

Jia Ruidao at his side responded with a confused expression, “Brother Tang, what did you say?”

Tang Xiu heaved a deep breath as he could hardly control his breathing. He turned around and looked at Jia Ruidao, asking, “How much do you know about this Everlasting Feast Hall?”

Jia Ruidao shook his head and said, “Little do I know about it. The owner belongs to the kind of ‘Dragon God whose tail and head are unable to be seen.’ According to rumors, when Jingmen Island was firstly developed, the Everlasting Feast Hall had already been here, and the scale expanded along with time. But, there’s a particular circumstance I know of.”

Tang Xiu said, “What particular circumstance?”