20 You’re the God of Gamblers! (1/2)
Li Zhen, Li Feng and the other people seemed excited. They knew that Meng Haizou was quite accomplished in the game of dice. He had never lost before this occasion. Moreover, he had prepared the dice himself. It would be highly shocking if Meng Hoizou still didn’t win. Everyone was aware of Jun Mo Xie’s low skills in gambling. However, they were still clueless about how he had won the previous games. But, this game was between Meng Haizou and Jun Mo Xie. Therefore, it was almost impossible for Jun Mo Xie to win.
”Who’ll roll first?” Jun Xie’s legs shook as he asked. His leg was still paining from Dugu Xiao Yi’s kick.
”I’ll go first.” Meng Haizou grabbed the dice and held them in his hand. He then weighed them as he tried to calm his mind. He closed his eyes, and tried to suppress the rapid flow of blood in his nerves. He then murmured something; he seemed to be begging to someone. He had to win this round. This roll of dice contained the total worth of almost everyone present on the table. So, he knew that he couldn’t afford to lose this game.
Jun Xie sighed and gently tapped the table. He then whispered to Dugu Xiao Yi, ”Do you feel that he’s trying to summon the spirits of his ancestors to help him in the game? I feel very spooky. Something isn’t right.” Suddenly, he pulled-up his sleeves and shouted, ”See… I’ve got goose bumps.”
Dugu Xiao Yi was trying to maintain a straight face since she knew that this game was more than a gamble. However, she burst out laughing as she heard Jun Xie’s words. She couldn’t believe that this wastrel was such an amusing person.
Li Feng and his group stared at Jun Xie with anger in their eyes. They understood that he was trying to break the thread of Meng Haizou’s concentration. However, Jun Xie and Tang Yuan didn’t feel anxious. Instead, they stared back at them.
Meng Haizou let out a roar after a while. He then lifted his palms in the air, and revolved them. Suddenly, the three dice rolled down on the table and started to spin.
”Three sixes…” Li Feng and the other people in his group roared as they looked at the spinning dice. The atmosphere of the Thousand Gold Hall had become extremely fierce. It seemed as if they were in a casino surrounded by hundreds of people.
Two dice stopped spinning one-by-one. Both of them had rolled a score of six each.
Li Feng and his group burst out into an applause. It seemed as if they had already decided the winner even though the third dice was still spinning. Their eyes lit-up as they shouted, ”Six… six… six…” Jun Xie would certainly lose if the third dice too rolled a score of six. He could only be saved if he too rolled three sixes in that case. Otherwise, he would lose.
But, could three sixes be rolled out so easily? Everyone looked at Jun Xie with an elated look on their faces.
The last die finally started to slow down. Its spinning pattern indicated that this too would be a six.
Meng Haizou heaved a sigh of relief. This score had surpassed his expectations. Even scoring two sixes was considered to be a great feat in normal times. However, three sixes had assured his success.
But then, the third die started to roll towards the other two dice. It continued to spin between the two dice, and then knocked over the die to its left. Then, it started to spin towards the die on its right. It bumped into it and caused it to roll over. After that, it stopped spinning.
Suddenly, the room became dead silent.
Li Feng, Li Zhen and Meng Haizou couldn’t help but stare in amazement. Their expressions became pale, and their eyes became red. Li Feng and Meng Fei curled-up their lips. It seemed that they would start crying any moment.
The three dice now showed the scores of a one, a two and a three. This result would be known as the Common Loss if Meng Haizou was the banker. This also meant that Meng Haizou would lose irrespective of Jun Mo Xie’s score.
[It’s over.] Meng Haizou lost his consciousness. The rest of the people stood motionless with a dull expression on their faces. They seemed to be on the verge of crying out loud.