Chapter 39

The facilities here are quite complete. After a few people reached an agreement, they were about to go get the chips when a sudden cheer and noise came from downstairs.

The Land God frowned slightly: "Go down and see what's happening."

A thug ran down and came back after a while: "Land God, there's a little fatty downstairs betting on dice, his luck is incredible, he's won over a dozen times in a row, each time betting all his chips, he's already won several hundred thousand. The gamblers are all following his bets, and things downstairs are getting out of hand."

"A bunch of useless things!"

The Land God snorted coldly: "Clear the place. Tell them that those who don't want to play today can each receive ten thousand in cash and leave."

"Understood."

After about ten minutes, the noise downstairs stopped. The thug came back and said to the Land God: "Almost all the gamblers have left, except for that little fatty. He said he won't leave until he loses all his money."

"Hmph! Truly reckless. Just because his luck is good, he thinks he can do anything. A Jie, go down and play with him, find out where he's from, and don't let what happens downstairs affect us here."

Wang Baihua then said to a man in black standing beside him.

A Jie nodded: "Master, rest assured. There won't be any experts here. I'll take care of him quickly, one round to decide the outcome."

Seeing A Jie go downstairs, Wang Baihua said to the Land God: "Brother, don't worry. A Jie is ranked within the top two hundred in the world. It will be over soon, and we can start."

Chips were brought in, three million each, with a large pile for the boss.

Ma Yixiong sat down opposite the Land God, bracing himself.

At this moment, the Land God stood up and went to offer incense to the statue of the God of Wealth behind him.

It was a real statue of the God of Wealth, located diagonally behind his position. He went over, lit three sticks of incense, and bowed several times while muttering prayers.

Wang Baihua smiled: "Brother, you still haven't changed this habit. You call yourself the Land God, shouldn't you be worshipping the land?"

"That's an old habit, worshipping the land for good weather and harvest. But now I no longer make a living from the land, so there's no need to worship it. But the God of Wealth is different. I say, all the gods and Buddhas in the sky are not as good as the God of Wealth. These days, with money, you have everything."

"Brother, you're right. I also feel the same way."

Wang Baihua and the Land God both laughed heartily.

After the Land God finished worshipping the God of Wealth, he sat back down, wiped his hands with a towel, and said to Ma Yixiong: "Young man, since you're taking Yue Girl's place, let's check first to make sure there are no surveillance or cheating devices here, so there's no confusion after the game."

Ma Yixiong stood up nervously and began to inspect the room.

They were playing Texas Hold'em, so they needed to check not only for surveillance equipment but also ensure no one had any electronic devices. The playing cards and the dealer also had to be thoroughly inspected.

After checking around, Ma Yixiong found nothing unusual and returned to his seat.

"There's nothing."

"That's good. Let's start then."

At this moment, Yue Ge'er suddenly asked: "I see there are four seats at the gambling table, but there are only three of you. Does that mean if someone else wants to join, it's also fine?"

The gambling table was long, with the Land God and Ma Yixiong sitting on opposite sides, the dealer on one end, and Wang Baihua sitting opposite the dealer, leaving one seat between Wang Baihua and Ma Yixiong.

Hearing Yue Ge'er's question, the Land God was taken aback, then laughed heartily: "Miss Ge'er is right, there are indeed four seats. But it seems no one else wants to join. Fine, as long as someone can put up three million, they can sit here and play."

Just as he finished speaking, someone downstairs shouted: "Land God, are you serious?"

"Who is it?"

The Land God's voice was loud, and to show his determination, it was even louder than usual. Since there was almost no one downstairs, his voice was clearly heard.

Hearing someone respond downstairs, the Land God frowned and was about to stand up.

At this moment, someone ran up the stairs, their footsteps heavy.

Everyone upstairs turned to look and saw a fatty holding a large pile of chips appear at the second-floor entrance.

Yue Ge'er was taken aback when she saw the fatty.

Isn't this the little fatty who hitched a ride on the road today? How did he end up here?

The Land God and the others didn't recognize Ding Ning. Seeing him run up with the chips, they said to him: "Little fatty, if you can put up three million, you can join. Since we're doing business, we can't turn away the God of Wealth."

"Alright, wait a moment, I'll be back soon, or you can start playing slowly."

At this moment, A Jie caught up, and Ding Ning said to him: "Come on, let's hurry. I'll win three million from you and then come upstairs to play."

A Jie's usually unchanged expression turned a bit sour: "Since you want to hurry, let's hurry."

Ding Ning followed A Jie downstairs. The Land God and the others upstairs didn't take it seriously, and Wang Baihua said: "No need to worry, A Jie will take care of him quickly."

The chips were brought up, the dealer started dealing the cards, and the game upstairs began.

*****

Ding Ning and A Jie faced each other at a dice table downstairs.

Ding Ning lazily leaned on the table: "Brother, don't be so serious. Look, I have 300,000 here. If I win every round, I'll have three million in just seven rounds, very fast."

"You probably won't make it to seven rounds."

A Jie picked up the dice cup, slowly shook it, and kept an eye on Ding Ning's movements.

He didn't care that Ding Ning was leaning on the table; he cared whether Ding Ning had the skill to listen to the dice.

Experts who can listen to the dice can determine the final number based on the sound of the dice colliding and bouncing. Such people are very rare, but they can't be ignored.

However, based on A Jie's observation, Ding Ning didn't have that skill. A Jie was very confident in his technique. Even someone at his master's level couldn't completely determine the number he shook.

After a few simple shakes, A Jie put down the dice cup and gestured to Ding Ning: "Alright, you can place your bet."

Ding Ning held his chips, which he had all exchanged for three 100,000 chips. He turned them in his hand a few times, seemingly hesitating: "Should I bet on big or small?"

"Whatever, it's a fifty-fifty chance, you have a good chance of winning."

Seeing Ding Ning hesitate, A Jie's lips curled into a barely noticeable smile.

Ding Ning placed one chip on big, then thought for a moment and placed another chip on small.

A Jie was taken aback; he had never seen someone bet on both big and small.

Seeing A Jie's expression, Ding Ning asked: "Can't you bet on both big and small?"

"Normally, it's not allowed, but if you want to bet that way, it's your choice."

Ding Ning looked at A Jie's face and smiled playfully: "You actually allow me to bet on both big and small. That means I'll always win one and lose one, so you're not that boring to waste time with me. What are you up to?"

"What am I up to? Are you going to bet or not?" A Jie's face showed a bit of unease.

"Ah! You're uneasy, I hit the nail on the head, didn't I? Let me think. You allow me to bet on both, which means you're confident you can win my money. What situation would make both big and small lose?"

Ding Ning snapped his fingers: "I get it! You must have shaken a triple! And you'll deliberately show off by shaking the biggest triple to intimidate me. Fine, I have 300,000, and I'll bet it all on the biggest triple!"

Saying this, Ding Ning placed all 300,000 chips on triple six.

"Reveal it! One round to decide the outcome!"

Betting on a triple pays 100 to 1. Seeing Ding Ning pile all 300,000 chips on the spot, A Jie's face turned pale as paper!