18 Winning Money... (1/2)
Li Feng and the rest of the group turned their heads to look at Meng Haizou since he was the most accomplished gambler amongst them. He was extremely proficient in listening to the dice’s movements; especially if he had prepared the dice himself. Everyone at the table – except Tang Yuan and Dugu Xiao Yi – were desperate to see Jun Mo Xie lose right down to his last piece of clothing.
Meng Haizou pondered for a while with closed eyes. He then opened his eyes and said in a confident manner, ”High!” Then, he placed fifty-thousand worth of silver bills on the big section. Li Feng and the rest of the group followed his lead. Their faces showed traces of excitement and curiosity about what was going to happen.
Tang Yuan was shocked. He knew that Jun Mo Xie was only carrying an amount of fifty-thousand liang with him. He wouldn’t be able to pay the money back to everyone in case he lost this round.
The dice turned over in the cup as Jun Xie’s internal energy moved. Jun Xie then shouted, ”All the bets have been decided now. So, I’m opening the cup.” He then opened the dice cup. One of the dice had scored two and two dice had scored one each. It was a total score of four – a low score.
Meng Haizou’s face became pale. How was it possible? He had clearly heard at least one of the dice scoring six. There were ninety percent chances of the total score being on the higher side. However, not a single dice had scored a six. He began to ponder if he had miscalculated and heard the score of a one for a six.
Jun Xie collected everyone’s bills without any hesitation, and put them on his side of the table. He then gave Dugu Xiao Yi ten silver liang out of them. After that, he gave her an additional amount of a thousand liang and said, ”Miss Dugu, congratulations! Thanks a lot for your good fortune. Please accept this one-thousand liang as a bonus.”
Dugu Xiao Yi received the silver bills with a joyful expression on her face. She had narrowed her eyes into thin lines. She then patted Jun Xie’s shoulder and said, ”Well done, Little Jun. I’ll bet on you again in the next round. I’ll place a bet for one-thousand liang.” Dugu Xiao Yi seemed to have forgotten in her excitement that she highly detested Jun Mo Xie and that he was a debauchee.
Li Feng faked a smiled and said, ”Third Young Master’s luck is on a high today. He has started the game so successfully.” He then secretly looked at Meng Haizou with a questioning look in his eyes. Meng Haizou’s face looked pale. He shook his head as an indication of his cluelessness regarding the whole matter.
Jun Mo Xie had consumed the drugs. Moreover, the dice they were using were the ones Meng Haizou was most familiar with. Could it all just be a coincidence? Was it possible that he had made a mistake? After all, he hadn’t still reached at a very high level of the skill of listening to the dice. However, he had still lost only one game. He would get more opportunities. He could try and win the next games. He had plenty of time and money.
However, it was Jun Xie who won the next games. He continued to win until he had earned around three-million liang. Dugu Xiao Yi had also won around twenty-thousand silver bills. The faces of the Meng and Li groups had lost their color.
”You… you… you… you’re cheating! You cheater!” Li Zhen jumped. His face had turned red. He had been betting with the biggest amount of money. His seven-hundred-thousand worth of silver bills had been reduced to a few liang. He pointed his finger at Jun Xie and spoke in an angry manner.
Even Meng Haizou had become doubtful. How could he make a wrong guess repeatedly? He noticed that Jun Mo Xie still look dazed from his eyes. Then, how could he keep on winning? Had the God of Wealth decided to bless him all of a sudden? It would’ve been a coincidence if it had happened a couple of times. However, the same thing happening over and over again couldn’t be a coincidence.
”You can leave in case you don’t have more money. Don’t play if you don’t want to lose anymore.” Jun Xie said without even looking at him. ”One must identify the stolen goods if one wants to catch a thief. Similarly, one must identify one’s cheating if one wants to point a finger at someone. So, did you see me cheating? Miss Dugu, you’re a high-ranked expert. Did you see me doing anything wrong?”
Li Zhen looked at Jun Xie as if he would kill him. However, he felt fearful since Dugu Xiao Yi had been involved in the matter. Moreover, he knew that he was wrong.
Dugu Xiao Yi didn’t have the slightest clue about the rules of the game. Moreover, she wasn’t as high-ranked as Jun Xie had claimed her to be. However, she had won twenty-thousand liang after betting in favor of Jun Mo Xie. So, she was ecstatic. She replied, ”You guys are a bunch of losers. You couldn’t stop laughing when you were winning. You even forced someone to get someone’s help. And now… since you’re losing… you’re accusing people of cheating on you. You people from Li family have some guts to do something like this. I’ve been sitting beside Little Jun all this time. All he had done is roll the dice. What else could he do? How could he cheat?”
”Who… forced whom to ask for help?” Li Zhen asked.
Dugu Xiao Yi pointed her finger at Tang Yuan and said, ”Him. He went to get Jun Mo Xie to this place. It would be really strange if he hadn’t been called for help. Moreover, Tang Yuan is only looking at you guys… and isn’t playing himself even though he’s a great gambler. This means that he has lost everything he had to you guys. He wouldn’t have just sat here if he had money to play with you. Do you guys think that this woman is a fool?”
Everyone was surprised. No one had guessed that such an impulsive young woman could have such an astute mind.
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The Grand Preceptor’s Residence…
”Jun Mo Xie has entered the Thousand Gold Hall. But, he’s been accompanied by Miss Dugu Xiao Yi of the Dugu family,” a bodyguard entered the room and reported.