17 Good Luck (2/2)

”Playing across the board means making an outside bet. So, one can make a bet without participating in the game. For example, you can bet five silver liang on me. Both of us will lose our money if I lose the game. But, if I win the game… then your returns and interest amount will add up to ten liang,” Jun Xie explained.

”That’s alright.” Dugu Xiao Yi’s spirits seemed to have lifted. She said, ”So, I’ll bet five liang on you in the first round.”

Jun Xie laughed. ”A beauty like you is betting on me. My luck won’t betray me now.”

Li Feng sneered in his heart as he saw this, [Laugh as much as you want. But, be ready to cry soon.]

Everyone – except Jun Xie – had thrown their dice. Meng Haizou was currently leading the score. One of his dice showed six, and the others showed five. The total score had become 16 as a result. This score was quite high. The only way to beat him was to get at least seventeen points.

Li Feng looked exulted. It would be extremely easy to control Jun Mo Xie as long as Meng Haizou remained the banker. They wanted Jun Mo Xie to keep losing until he lost even his clothes. Their plan would start working as soon as he became mad owing to his loss.

Jun Xie smiled as he held the three dice in his hand. However, he was cursing in his heart. He knew that the dice had also been tempered along with his tea. They seemed to be filled with something else – other than lead – as their balance felt wrong to him.

The dice weren’t weighing to one side. This meant that the dice weren’t filled with lead. Jun Xie understood that the dice were filled with mercury as they were uniform in weight. Only the person familiar with these kind of dice could roll out his desired score. An average person couldn’t do anything about it even if he knew that he had been cheated. However, Jun Xie…

Jun Xie exhaled a long breath. He then twisted his wrist and tossed the dice into the dice cup. The dice collided with the cup with a loud sound. Simultaneously, Jun Xie placed his right hand on the table and issued a thin strand of Qi – as thin as a needle – towards the dice cup.

Everyone’s eyes were widened in shock as they saw the dice rolling in the cup.

The dice kept on rolling for a short while before coming to a stop.

”How’s it possible?” Li Zhen cried out. He looked depressed.

Meng Haizou and his group let out a sigh. However, Tang Yuan was cheering, laughing and dancing.

The three dice rolled by Jun Xie displayed the scores of six, five, and another six. His score was one point higher than Meng Haizou’s.

Meng Haizou and his group looked at Jun Xie in shock, [This bastard must’ve stepped on some lucky dog-poop today.]

Jun Xie cried out in excitement, ”Miss Dugu’s luck is working! Your presence has led to my fortune. There’ll be a bloodbath today.” He then picked-up the dice cup and shook it. ”Put down your bet… put down your bet… do it quickly.” He looked extremely impatient.

Jun Xie then slammed the cup on the table. His right hand was still placed on the table. There was a strained look on his face. However, his internal energy had already reached the cup.