Chapter 2202 - 2203: Wager, Pay the Price (First Update)
Chapter 2202: Chapter 2203: Wager, Pay the Price (First Update)
Cheng Lixuan’s face instantly turned uglier than if he had eaten dung.
He never expected he would lose!
But the fact was right in front of him, and he had no choice but to admit it.
Yet, if he were to just bow his head in defeat and apologize to this young man in white, he was extremely unwilling.
So at that moment, he stood there stiffly.
Seeing this, Xue An couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow slightly, "What? Why are you standing there blankly? Didn’t we agree earlier that the loser would kneel and beg for mercy? So please, let’s begin now!"
Such aggressive words made many secretly break into a cold sweat for Xue An.
Because everyone knew that Cheng Lixuan, who was called the Gambling God, would never admit defeat so easily.
Sure enough.
A cold glint flashed in Cheng Lixuan’s eyes, followed by a burst of cold laughter.
"Admit defeat? Why should I admit defeat to you? On the contrary, I now seriously suspect you of cheating!"
Bang!
As soon as these words were spoken, the entire room was abuzz with whispers.
Because everyone knew what cheating meant in The Drunken Life Pavilion.
Xue An, however, remained calm, "Oh? Cheating? On what grounds do you suspect me of cheating?"
"It’s simple, because I’ve been at this gambling table for at least ten years, with no less than a hundred thousand rounds, and I’ve never seen it land on 00!"
"Just because you haven’t experienced it, does it mean it doesn’t exist?"
"Heh, how could it be so coincidental? Why did it just happen to land on 00 when you bet on it? So you must be cheating!" Cheng Lixuan said venomously.
Xue An laughed and suddenly said, "They used to call you the Gambling God, but now it seems you’re not even a gambler. The game is originally full of uncertainties. You say there’s no such coincidence, yet it happened. Do you not believe it because of that?"
"Don’t give me that uncertain crap. I just don’t believe in such coincidences. You must be cheating!" Cheng Lixuan screamed hysterically.
At this moment, a commanding voice came from behind the screen.
"Who dares to cheat in The Drunken Life Pavilion?"
As the voice faded, a bald man with an imposing aura stepped in.
This bald strongman stood at least two meters tall, muscular as a bull, his upper body bare, exposing muscles as if carved by blades and axes.
On his head, there was a tattoo of a bizarre two-headed venomous snake, with its tail extending to the corner of his mouth.
This gave him an extremely sinister and vicious look when he smiled.
Behind him were also all bald strongmen, with their heads tattooed with ferocious and terrifying demon beasts, paired with their cold demeanor, creating a horrifying aura.
Upon seeing this leading strongman, everyone’s heart skipped a beat, and they all stood up, bowing their heads in salute.
"Greetings, Captain Lu!"
"Greetings, Captain Lu!"
The shouts rung continuously, and even Cheng Lixuan, despite being a master of Immortal Venerable level, turned slightly pale upon seeing this strongman and stepped back half a step, bowing his head to speak.
"Captain Lu!"
Indeed!
This strongman was Lu Yushi, the chief captain commanding all the guards on the first and second floors.
His strength was formidable, and rumors even said he had advanced to a Half-step Saint.
But what was even more terrifying was his extremely brutal nature.
His lethal methods had long earned him the nickname Lu Yanwang.
In the first and second floors, everyone, whether gamblers or people from The Drunken Life Pavilion, feared him like the plague.
At this moment, seeing him appear, many felt things were about to get messy.
This matter probably wouldn’t end well!
"Hmm! I was wondering who it was, turns out it’s Cheng the Gambling God!" Lu Yushi said lazily.
"I wouldn’t dare!" Cold sweat dripped from Cheng Lixuan’s face as he kept being humble.
"Heh!" Lu Yushi sneered, then shifted his gaze from him to Xue An and Yue Qinghuan.
At that instant, Yue Qinghuan felt as if she was being eyed by an ancient venomous dragon lurking in Abyss, and all her hairs stood on end.
Such strong intimidation, such terrifying killing intent!
Yue Qinghuan’s heart rang with alarm bells.
But Xue An acted as if that gaze was merely air, not even changing the smile on his lips.
This reaction made Lu Yushi’s eyes narrow slightly, then he casually asked, "Cheng Lixuan, I just heard you shouting, saying someone cheated in The Drunken Life Pavilion, what’s going on?"
Cheng Lixuan felt a surge of joy inside and immediately stepped forward, "Captain Lu, this is the situation! I was gambling against this young man just now, he placed a bet on 00, while I covered all 36 numbers, and you should know what that means for roulette!"
"And? You lost?" Lu Yushi withdrew his gaze and looked meaningfully at Cheng Lixuan.
"Exactly! It actually landed on 00, but how could it be so coincidental, so I’m suspicious of him cheating!" Cheng Lixuan said, feeling pleased with himself as he glanced at Xue An, thinking.
Let’s see what you do now!
Even Lu Yanwang showed up, you’re definitely doomed this time!
And after hearing Cheng Lixuan’s words, Lu Yushi looked coolly at Xue An, "Young man, is what he said true?"
Xue An nodded.
Yue Qinghuan felt blood rush to her head.
How could he admit it at a time like this!
Lu Yushi was also stunned, about to speak.
At that moment, Xue An calmly said, "The gambling match he mentioned is true, but the cheating part is not!"
Phew!
Yue Qinghuan finally exhaled, feeling her palms sweating.
Lu Yushi then reacted, sneering, "You say there’s no cheating, but do you have proof?"
Xue An shook his head, "No! But I want to know, since The Drunken Life Pavilion is famous for gambling, it must know gambling is inherently uncertain, so why, when he lost, does he think I’m cheating?"
"You’re spouting nonsense; an outcome that never appeared happened the moment you bet; why?" Cheng Lixuan shouted.
Xue An raised an eyebrow, "That proves I’m lucky, any problem with that? Moreover, you keep saying I’m cheating, do you have any proof?"
"You...." Cheng Lixuan was at a loss for words.
Xue An looked at Lu Yushi and calmly said, "The Drunken Life Pavilion is renowned, it must understand the phrase ’a wager is a wager’, yet now when he lost, he refuses to own up, what do you think should be done?"
Yue Qinghuan was once again stunned.
She was shocked to find that Xue An managed to completely turn the situation around in just a few words.
Now it’s even tied to the reputation of The Drunken Life Pavilion.
And the logic given was impeccable!
Thus, if Lu Yushi couldn’t respond reasonably, it would harm the prestige of the entire The Drunken Life Pavilion.
So from the moment Xue An spoke, Cheng Lixuan’s fate was sealed.
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