Capital City used to be where the emperor stayed, and it served as Chinaâs capital!
Pricing aside, the land within Capital Cityâs 2nd Ring Road carried with it a special symbolism. It could be said that most of Chinaâs landmarks and pride were all on the 2nd Ring Road. The land within that ring was equivalent to being within the residence of the emperor!
To think that the Sun Nation was aiming to get a hold of such a precious plot of land!
What owning such a plot of land signified? It was equivalent to giving away Chinaâs most treasured land to the Sun Nation!
Wang Yunâs expression turned gloomy, saying nothing.
âHey, the likes of you are trying to get a hold of Capital Cityâs land? Dream on!â The flippant sound attracted everyoneâs attention. Miyakoâs beautiful eyes shot a cold glare at Ye Lingchen.
âHey beautiful. You look rather cute when youâre angry. Would you like to add me on WeChat? Perhaps we can get to know each other?â Ye Lingchen asked with a smile, looking directly at Miyako.
âAre you here to gamble as well?â Miyakoâs expression turned colder by the second, replying calmly.
âThatâs right!â Ye Lingchen nodded. âRight now weâre the only two left with chips. Did you think Iâm only here to flirt with you?â
Miyako stared at Ye Lingchen, blinking repeatedly.
Since entering the Casino, she had checked everyone out. That was the basic ability of an expert gambler.
Honestly speaking, Ye Lingchen did not pique her interest at all.
He was too ordinary. Too young.
Within the younger generation, Miyako never thought that anyone was worth her respect.
âYou have managed to survive all this while. Who is your sensei?â Miyako asked.
To her, Ye Lingchen must have a sensei just like her. Otherwise, he would not have lasted that long.
âMy senseiâs surname is Lao, given name Gong,â Ye Lingchen answered quickly while maintaining a serious expression.
âLao Gong[1]?â Miyako felt the name was weird, but she did not think much about it. Instead, she sneered, âI havenât heard of him! It goes to show that your sensei is nothing noteworthy. Even if heâs here, he wonât be my match, much less you!â
âItâs easy to arrange for a match with him. All you need to do is to call out his name a few more times and he will naturally show himself,â Ye Lingchen informed Miyako with a smile on his face.
âCall him out a few more times? Lao Gong, Lao Gong. Like that?â Miyako gave it a try.
âThatâs right. Keep it up, donât stop.â Ye Lingchen narrowed his eyes, showing a blissful expression on his face.
Pfft!
Hahahaha!
Around them, several people could not hold it in and burst out in laughter.
Countless eyes looked at Ye Lingchen respectfully. That was just amazing, daring to tease the disciple of the Gambling King. Scary, truly scary!
âYou dare toy with me?â Miyako had finally come to a realization. Her gaze turned into a chilling glare, staring directly at Ye Lingchen. At that moment, she emanated an unbelievably strong presence. âYouâre asking for death!â
âSigh, women are truly the most unpredictable creatures. Just a moment ago youâre calling me husband, yet in just another second youâre talking about killing me, not even reminiscing about our feelings,â Ye Lingchen began talking to himself as though he could not feel Miyakoâs rage at all.
âHmph!â Miyako harrumphed, the furious expression on her face slowly calmed down. She then looked at Ye Lingchen teasingly, âThis plot of land in China, the Sun Nation is taking it! Putting aside the possibility of you winning against me, as long as I refuse to gamble with you, Iâll be safely placing first! What do you have to compete with me?â
Miyakoâs words caused Ye Lingchenâs brows to twitch in silence.
âIf you want to gamble with me, thatâs possible! However, I will add another condition!â Miyakoâs smile turned icy. âIf you lose, you will become my slave and serve me forever!â
That move from her was extremely vicious. Ye Lingchen pranked her, yet she wanted him to be her slave, making up for that with a life of slavery.
âGrandmaster Ye, this...you must not agree!â Lu Tianxiong and Lu Hao quietly reminded him, unwittingly showing some anger on their faces. That was an outright insult!
âSure thing.â
To everyoneâs surprise, Ye Lingchen agreed to it without a second thought. He said with a smiling face, âSince this pretty lady yearns to see me every day, I canât let you down. However, if you lose, I want you to be my maid!â
âSure!â
Miyako similarly answered without hesitation. She had never thought of herself losing.
The people around them were flabbergasted. Nobody could have thought that things would turn out like this.
âThat kid must be crazy!â Jin Heng shook his head. âHe doesnât know how terrifying Miyako is. The ignorant are truly brave!â
Even the foreign expert beside him was crushed, what more could be said of Ye Lingchen?
âHeâs asking for it!â Wei Hong was still resentful about Ye Lingchen disqualifying him. âThis kid is just too insolent. This time heâs biting off more than he can chew.â
The rest were all shaking their heads. Such a young kid with so many years ahead of him, yet his life was probably done for on that day.
Lu Tianxiong could only smile bitterly. He knew about Grandmaster Yeâs temper. It was pride that ran in his blood. As expected, he had agreed to such a gamble.
âWhat are you best at? Make your choice.â Miyako asked nonchalantly.
âYou should take the pick. After all, youâre going to be my servant soon. This will be your last autonomous decision,â Ye Lingchen said with a smile.
Ye Lingchenâs words once again stunned the crowd. Even at such a time, this person still bragged. Youngsters truly are insolent and impulsive.
âHehe, youâre really asking for it.â Miyako did not bother to be courteous with Ye Lingchen. The only thought on her mind at that time was to quickly defeat Ye Lingchen, then she would make him regret those words he had spoken!
She immediately decided, âWeâll gamble in the simplest way by rolling dice!â
Just as she finished, someone immediately carried two brand new dice cups.
These dice cups were different from the regular dice cups. They were a good three times larger than usual. Furthermore, it was not the usual three or six dice in them. Each cup instead came with 24 dice!
âHeavenly King Dice!â
Quite a number of people in the crowd identified it by its name and exclaimed, changing into a serious look.
The difference between the Heavenly King Dice and regular dice was that the difficulty of rolling it was harder by over a hundredfold. The dice cupâs size, weight, and the number of dice was abnormal. To roll all 24 dice in one go required a strenuous amount of control over oneâs strength. It could be said to have reached the limits in the world of dice, hence the name of Heavenly King Dice!
Nobody would have expected Miyako to have chosen the Heavenly King Dice!
Unless one had put in the effort to practice, it was almost a guaranteed loss for whoever touches it!
Obviously, that was Miyakoâs strength. As for Ye Lingchen...he probably did not even know what Heavenly King Dice was, let alone roll them.
âThis kid is really in trouble this time...â some people in the crowd lamented.
Most of the people present were Chinese nationals. They were more or less a little biased towards Ye Lingchen. They just shook their heads with a bitter laugh.
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[1] å³é¾ (Lao Gong) is a wordplay here as it sounds similar to èå ¬ (Lao Gong / husband).