193 The Man in White Takes Par (2/2)
”Therefore, I lean towards the possibility of this person being broke and coming here to try his luck. After all, the Towering Wind Pavilion has a good reputation. As long as the money is won with genuine luck or skill, you can bring however much you’ve gained home!”
”Logically, such an expert has no reason to be short of wealth. Even if he’s short of money, he will have his way of getting his hands on them. His presence here only means that there are two possibilities – either he has no channel of earning or he simply likes gambling.”
”He has chosen to earn his fortune by gambling, a risky business, but not in any other way… This person should a principled man.”
Shui Wuyin continued, ”Such a person will usually be well prepared, rarely putting himself in an awkward and tough spot, so… he must be facing some difficult circumstances.”
”Such circumstances… Other than a strong enemy, there’s hardly any other possibility that could force such a person to such a stage.”
Shui Wuyin spoke extremely slowly. Every time he finished talking, he would take some time to consider before resuming. He finally concluded, ”If my guess is correct, this person must have a formidable foe in Tiantang City against whom he’s unable to defend himself. Even so, this formidable enemy might be someone so mighty he has no chance of survival. Once they meet, even escaping will be a difficult task.”
Pure admiration poured from Yun Yang’s eyes; eighth brother was right, Shui Wuyin’s mind worked exceptionally well.
How precious it was that he could infer everything so close to the truth just by observing the man entering to gamble? If Yun Yang had not seen this man in white being chased by First Court King Qinguang, he might not have been able to guess things up to this stage. On the contrary, it was also because Yun Yang had known the capacity of this man in white that he knew Shui Wuyin’s guesses were accurate. It wasn't hard to infer the rest from the little he knew.
”Since he wants to win, make him lose! However, fifty silver taels is too little!” Yun Yang smiled and said in a low voice.
Shui Wuyin understood tacitly and replied in an equally low voice, ”I’ll go adjust it.”
He then left with a flap of his sleeves.
Yun Yang smiled faintly and remained where he stood, waiting for good news.
The abundant Forbidden Mystical Rock that was placed all over the casino was bona fide; every piece was the real deal. Even if a pinnacle expert had come in and used mystical Qi, he could never do it without giving himself away. The gamblers who were aware of the rock's capabilities were assured that there would be no illicit activity going on.
However, having Forbidden Mystical Rock did not mean there was no other way to cheat. At the very least, there was one person who could pull a fast one using external means here – Shui Wuyin himself.
When all the cultivators in this continent were cultivating mystical Qi, Shui Wuyin, who was a mysterious Eldar, cultivated the Eldar skills instead.
He could use the power of the soul to intervene and change the ultimate result of the games without the slightest trace of tampering.
”This is probably why eighth brother made the Towering Wind Pavilion a casino and not any other business…”
Yun Yang inwardly grumbled at his eighth brother's choice, ”This fellow had planned to trick others from the beginning… it’s hard not to earn when you open a casino with this stealthy scam existing here.”
The man in white who had been watching almost thirty different games seemed to have finally made a decision.
Seeing that Qiu Yunsan was about to put the dice cup down, he put all fifty silver taels on seven points without hesitation.
He had wagered everything on a single combination!
Betting on a combination was a rare betting tactic in the game of dice. Three dice would make at most eighteen points or at least three points in total; there would only be sixteen combinations, thus a winning wager would mean a ten to one payout was very unlikely.
If he had placed a bet on seven points, then Qiu Yunsan would have to payout five hundred silver taels – a payout multiplier of ten!
However, despite the extremely high payout odds, there was only one chance out sixteen that it would happen. How easy could that be?
Everyone around the table was shocked. Was someone actually playing like this? Was he that confident or was he impatient to lose?
Or was he going mad wanting to be rich?
Shui Wuyin stood near the outer circle of the crowd as he watched with his arms behind his back.
Amidst Qiu Yunsan’s chortling, the dice cup was opened. The three dice inside respectively showed two points, one point, and four points!
The combination of three dices had come up to seven points.
”F*ck me! Seven points?” Qiu Yunsan’s neck stretched, his eyes bulging. ”This is peculiar!”
The man was swearing aloud but his hands pushed five hundred silver taels to the man in white without any hesitation. Although the payout multiplier was ten times, the man in white had wagered very little; it was only fifty taels, an insignificant amount.
The crowd could not help commenting on the good fortune of this person. Why did such good luck go to him alone? They then sighed at their lost opportunity to bet hundreds and thousands of silver taels on seven points just now. Otherwise, they would have earned big too!
The man in white, however, stood tall, wearing a nonchalant expression. Obviously, he had expected this result.
The generals from the other countries were all experienced men who had seen a great deal in life. Witnessing this mysterious individual who looked like an expert, they were tempted to watch and see if this person would continue to lay down surprises and throw everything he had to wager on a single combination!