Dragon Emperor, Martial God

Chapter 658: Ling Yun Versus Gambling Masters

When Ling Yun saw that he managed to infuriate the other party, he chuckled. “Straightforward! You’re indeed straightforward! This is what causing a scene should be like… I hope that you people can still be as straightforward later!”

The most fundamental explanation of gambling was the determination of personal belongings and a way to determine a winner and a loser.

There were countless ways and varieties in terms of gambling methods. However, there were still two prerequisites. One was the determination of belongings, and the other was that people had to gamble on something uncertain.

Once there was any measure of certainty, there was no need for gambling.

For example, Ling Yun gambled with whether he could make it into Yanjing University with Gou Junfa and Xie Junyan for one hundred million. Even now, there was no definite outcome as they needed to wait for the admission notice to be delivered by the university to determine the outcome.

Poker, mahjong, dice, pai gow, the lottery, sports betting, and horse betting were some of the most common means of gambling. These were also the few that most people were familiar with.

With gambling, there was naturally going to be a rise of gambling masters. There had been a growing number of experts specialized in analyzing all kinds of gambling techniques. Relying on years of hard work and the advancements of technology, many had been able to raise themselves to an unimaginable level.

Some techniques displayed by true gambling masters even exceeded that of a top magician.

People like them were most often known as Gambling Gods.

America’s Las Vegas and China’s Macau held grand competitions for Gambling Gods across the world, and these events were always extremely popular.

Profound gambling skills, when demonstrated in front of ordinary people, would make them go, “Wow, that’s impossible.”

However, the truth was that they were simply people who spent a lot of effort and many years training their eyesight, listening ability, memory, speed, as well as the ability to make a quick judgment in the shortest period of time…

As for luck… true gambling masters would say that they never believed much in luck. By gambling to win money, they would never depend on this illusory thing called “luck” because it would be too absurd.

If they really relied completely on luck, there wouldn’t be a need for them to practice so hard.

There was a saying, nine scams out of ten gambles. Gambling could also be considered as a cheating skill. To a true gambling master, they might be able to disregard luck, but they would always recognize something called presence.

When two top experts with similar skills went up against each other, the last one laughing would usually be the one with a greater and more imposing presence.

Ling Yun’s current presence was indeed flourishing and overbearing. He raised the stakes to two hundred million right from the start. He displayed an attitude that said he didn’t care whether he won or lost this two hundred million.

Just like that, he managed to knock all five gambling masters off their game. It could be considered as Ling Yun managing to gain the upper hand by a show of strength.

Not only that, but he was also aggressive, threatening them to strip naked and leave if they didn’t dare to gamble with him. Ling Yun was simply roasting the pride of these five gambling masters. Even if they didn’t want to gamble, they wouldn’t have a choice. In fact, they wouldn’t even be able to quit halfway.

This presence was simply too overwhelming. It was as though Ling Yun poured a huge pail of cold water over the arrogant attitude of the five men, which caught them unprepared.

It had been smooth sailing for them thus far. Gambling against people like Gong Hongguang was like playing with a kid, but after Ling Yun sat down in front of them, they realized they were completely unable to see through him.

Nobody was able to see through Ling Yun.

Ling Yun’s performance was too wild, too domineering, and too overbearing. He only said a few words to Young Xiao Wu, but he managed to force him into a corner. Not only did he have to gamble, but he had to put two hundred million at stake.

The five of them came to cause a scene but were completely overwhelmed by Ling Yun’s presence and even humiliated in front of so many spectators. That young woman couldn’t take it, so she instantly fought back in an attempt to win back the presence that they lost to Ling Yun.

However, she fell right into Ling Yun’s trap by doing so. Both parties placed two hundred million worth of chips on the table.

The flirtatious woman was even the one who personally took out the two hundred million yuan check to exchange for chips. What she got in exchange were two chips, each chip representing one hundred million.

Their checks were naturally not going to have a problem. Otherwise, they would have been beaten to death.

Of course, they couldn’t possibly place four hundred million worth of cash on the table, as it wouldn’t fit.

Gong Hongguang also personally went to retrieve six chips, and each chip was also worth one hundred million. Even though he looked calm and composed, his lifeless eyes grew redder, and he started sweating. His face was pale, as usual, but his legs couldn’t stop trembling. Even though the ground was flat, he returned as though he was walking through cracks on the ground.

The stakes that Ling Yun was about to gamble were the entirety of his assets! Even though Ling Yun was the boss of Green Dragon, nobody could be certain as to whether Ling Yun would actually win or lose. Three rounds and six hundred million at stake… If he lost, Gong Hongguang would be left with nothing in the blink of an eye!

When Gong Hongguang returned, he handed the six hundred million worth of chips to Ling Yun with his trembling hands.

Ling Yun didn’t bother consoling him as he casually received the chips in his hand. He weighed the chips in his hand before laughing and asking Young Xiao Wu, “Say, how would you like to gamble?”

Everyone around them knew that the gambling party was about to begin, so they were all focused and spirited, staring at the two men at the table. They were both excited and nervous to watch the game.

One round to determine the winner, with the stakes of each round being two hundred million. Such a high stakes game was indeed thrilling to the many ordinary individuals there.

Young Xiao Wu held the two chips in his hand, watching Ling Yun’s every move. While he looked as composed as before, his breathing was a little quicker than previously.

“This is your casino, so you can decide how you want to gamble. I’ll be more than willing to play anything you suggest…”

Young Xiao Wu looked calm, and he spoke at an appropriate pace. However, Ling Yun had already used his mighty divine sense to lock onto him. Not only did he notice the sweat on the back of his hands, but he could even hear the trembling in his voice.

Strong in appearance but weak in reality… Ling Yun sneered coldly in his heart. Just two hundred million, and he got so nervous? To think he dared to cause a scene at Green Dragon’s casino with that level of guts.

To be completely honest, the only one who could remain so indifferent about everything was Ling Yun, who never cared about money. Everyone else, including Tie Xiaohu, Tang Meng, and Abing, was so nervous that their hearts almost jumped out of their mouths.

They were talking about two hundred million, not two million.

Ling Yun chuckled. “I’m really sorry, but I don’t know how to gamble. Today is my first time at the gambling table, so Boss Gong, can you please enlighten me on how to play this dice game…”

The moment he said this, it caused an uproar in the casino!

He didn’t even know how to play dice, yet he dared to bet everything on one round with a gambling master? And he even put two hundred million at stake? Was he crazy?

Gong Hongguang was also shocked by Ling Yun’s statement, but he didn’t remain speechless for long. Shortly after, he whispered to Ling Yun, “There are three dice in the dice cup. After shaking, the numbers on the dice are tallied. The smallest is 3 points, and the biggest is 18 points. A total of 11 points is considered big, while a total of 10 points is considered small. Betting is on whether the total tally is big or small…”

There was never anything complicated about gambling. Once it became complicated, nobody would want to play. With such a simple explanation, Ling Yun understood the game before Gong Hongguang could finish.

“I see!” Ling Yun couldn’t be bothered to waste too much time with these five people, so he wanted to get rid of them as soon as possible.

“Then we shall play chuck-a-luck!” Ling Yun immediately made his decision before instructing the dealer, “Quickly shake that dice cup!”

Young Xiao Wu was slightly taken aback. He stared at Ling Yun in a serious manner. “That simple?”

Ling Yun laughed and said, “Yes! Weren’t you just playing chuck-a-luck earlier? We can just continue from there!”

“If you’d like to play something more complicated, why don’t we guess what the 5000th decimal point of pi is? Do you dare?”

During his time in school, Ling Yun felt that pi was really mystical, so he managed to memorize up to the 10,000th decimal points. He only stopped memorizing it because he felt that it was meaningless, which was why he was certain that he would win if he gambled on this. However, he didn’t want to be a bully.

Young Xiao Wu was dumbfounded, dazed, and tongue-tied. After a while, he nodded and said, “Alright, let’s play chuck-a-luck!”

Using dice to play chuck-a-luck was this youth’s strong suit. His jug ears were specifically made for this game.

When the dealer shook the dice cup, Young Xiao Wu was able to listen to the movements and collisions of the dice in the dice cup to determine the total points of the three dice.

He had trained so hard for this game that he could even successfully determine the final outcome of ten dice if they placed ten dice in the dice cup. He had been 100% accurate all the time.

Of course, if there were over ten dice cups and each dice cup contained three dice, he could still determine most—even if they were all shaken together—but that required an incredible memory and an extremely quiet environment. The difficulty was too much for Young Xiao Wu.

However, one dice cup with three dice was extremely manageable for Young Xiao Wu regardless of how noisy or how crowded the environment was.

The moment Ling Yun mentioned that he wanted to gamble on something so simple, Young Xiao Wu and the four gambling masters behind him heaved huge sighs of relief.

That flirtatious woman continued staring at Ling Yun as she let out a wicked smile. She was convinced that they had secured a victory this time.

Ling Yun couldn’t help but smile back at her as he said, “Hey gorgeous, I suggest that you go get more chips now. After all, the two chips that you have will be gone very soon. Then, you’ll have to make more trips…”

“Tsk! You don’t have to worry about me!” The flirtatious woman glared at Ling Yun before saying, “Just get ready to lose!”

Ling Yun chuckled and couldn’t be bothered with her anymore. He turned to the dealer and told him, “Let’s begin! You can shake it however you want!”

The dealer looked over at Gong Hongguang, and Gong Hongguang nodded his head. The dealer swallowed his saliva and started shaking the dice cup.

Everyone held their breath as they stared closely at the dice cup in the hands of the dealer. Nobody dared to make any noise.

Ling Yun didn’t look at the dealer or Young Xiao Wu. He simply looked around the place.

This scene caused the four gambling masters to look down on Ling Yun. They exchanged glances with each other before laughing out loud.

_I really thought that this kid was some kind of top expert, but he’s actually just a halfwit who knows nothing at all! _The flirtatious woman started to look down on Ling Yun even more than before.

As for Ling Yun’s side, everyone else, with the exception of Tie Xiaohu and Tang Meng, was completely dumbfounded. It turned out that Ling Yun really didn’t know anything, and he was really going to depend entirely on luck? How was he going to win?

Using two hundred million to play? Wow!

Some people started to sigh, while others started to shake their heads.

However, nobody noticed that Young Xiao Wu’s expression changed drastically!