"Master Qingquanzi, I am utterly baffled. Why would you gamble the formula for the 'Health-Building Pill' on the formula for that poison? We all know that the 'Health-Building Pill' is one of the three great 'medicines' of your Taoist temple. Those who take it can eliminate some germs from their bodies and improve their health. Even those suffering from serious illnesses will see some improvement after taking the 'Health-Building Pill'... I cannot understand why Master Qingquanzi would use one of the 'Three Medicines Temple's' treasures to exchange for the formula for a poison..."
Qingquanzi smiled but remained silent.
In fact, Qingquanzi is a selfish and self-serving person. He came to avenge Huiyuan with ulterior motives in mind! The 'Health-Strengthening Pill,' although touted as one of the three miraculous medicines of the 'Three Medicines Temple,' its formula is never to be revealed. However, this pill only has the effect of clearing the mind and strengthening the body. For those who are ill, taking this pill will absolutely not cure their illness; it will only slow down the spread of the disease. Minor illnesses can be treated with the 'Health-Strengthening Pill,' but for serious illnesses, it can only alleviate some of the pain!
The "Health Pill" is far less valuable than the outside world claims!
Of the three miraculous medicines in the "Three Medicines View", the "Health-Building Pill" is only ranked last!
Qingquanzi was different from the monk who abstained from lust and Madam Gou. He knew how to make medicine and was well aware that poisons were more difficult to make than tonics. The value of a highly poisonous medicine powder formula was higher than that of a tonic formula.
Qingquanzi had always been somewhat ambitious. After carefully studying the condition of the monks, including Huicong, after they were poisoned, he came to a conclusion: the poison formula used by the other party was absolutely extremely potent!
It's extremely valuable!
Obtaining this poison formula can double one's combat power!
Therefore, although his ostensible purpose in coming here was to avenge Huiyuan and the other monks, in reality, Qingquanzi's selfish and self-serving thoughts only intensified!
At this moment, Gao Jianfei saw that the three strange men had all sat down properly next to Sister Hong, seemingly no longer interfering with the competition. Gao Jianfei breathed a slight sigh of relief and said to Song Ying, "Miss Song, we can begin."
He turned his head to look at Shen Hong again, "Mr. Shen, are you alright?"
"No problem! Let's begin!" Shen Hong grinned, shifting his attention back to Gao Jianfei. "However, I have to say something. This time, when we're playing dice with Mr. Gao, I think we can't do it the same way as usual. After all, Mr. Gao is an expert, so we need to increase the difficulty. Mr. Gao, do you have any questions?"
"Huh?" Gao Jianfei was taken aback. "Increase the difficulty? What do you mean?"
Chapter 198 Winning!
Chapter 198 Winning!
"Oh?" Gao Jianfei was taken aback, thinking, "What tricks are you up to, kid?" Naturally, Gao Jianfei wasn't afraid of Shen Hong when it came to gambling skills. He'd rather hear what he had to say! "How do you want to play?"
Song Ying and Chen Yaohui, who were sitting on the sidelines, were also watching Shen Hong intently.
Shen Hong smiled slightly and snapped his fingers at Old Zhao, the casino manager who had been standing by the side door.
Immediately, Old Zhao came running over, carrying two bottles of red wine.
Old Zhao placed two bottles of red wine on the gambling table, then gave Gao Jianfei a sly smile and stepped back.
As Shen Hong opened the red wine, he smiled and said, "It's Bordeaux red wine, with a wonderful taste and a mellow flavor." Suddenly, he grabbed the two dice cups on the table with both hands and poured the red wine into them.
In an instant, Gao Jianfei understood what Shen Hong wanted to do!
Put red wine in the dice cup, then throw the dice in and shake it. This increases the difficulty for the person guessing the dice roll!
Red wine is a liquid, and it has density and weight. When dice are submerged in red wine and shaken, the sounds produced by their collisions with each other and against the dice cup will vary due to the presence of red wine! Guessing the dice numbers requires a high level of hearing!
People with slightly weaker hearing simply can't play like this!
Shen Hong poured some red wine into the two dice cups, then threw 6 of each of the 12 dice into one of the cups.
“Mr. Gao, your world ranking is higher than mine. Surely you won’t mind this slight increase in difficulty?” Shen Hong looked at Gao Jianfei with a playful expression, his eyes filled with provocation.
At this moment, Song Ying's face also showed surprise and doubt. She thought to herself, Shen Hong's hearing must be very strong! Since he dared to play like this, he must have strong confidence and control over his hearing! Song Ying couldn't help but look at Gao Jianfei, "Mr. Gao, you can choose to refuse. After all, neither of you mentioned beforehand that you wanted red wine in the dice cup."
"Oh, Miss Song, starting to protect her now? Ha, so this is the Song family? The family that claims to be fair referees in the gambling world? Ha!" Shen Hong laughed disdainfully, with a hint of sarcasm.
Hongjie's side burst into laughter.
Qingquanzi, the monk who abstained from lust, and Madam Gou couldn't help but shake their heads and chuckle.
Chen Yaohui and his henchmen stared at Gao Jianfei with somewhat grim expressions. To be honest, Song Ying really shouldn't have said that. The rules of a gambling game should be discussed and decided by the two parties involved; Song Ying absolutely shouldn't have offered suggestions based on her own subjective biases.
At this moment, Song Ying also realized what was happening, and a blush of embarrassment immediately spread across her face. She lowered her head slightly, displaying the shy demeanor of a young girl.
Gao Jianfei chuckled, "Adding red wine to the dice cup only increases the demands on hearing. Okay, let's play like this!"
Shen Hong smiled slightly, his face showing a triumphant expression. In fact, everyone has a misconception that doing this only increases the difficulty of listening to the dice. In reality, the difficulty lies in... shaking the dice!
Shen Hong gripped the dice cup with both hands, mouth facing upwards, so that the red wine inside did not spill out.
"Well then, Mr. Gao, I won't stand on ceremony! I'll shake it first, and you guess!" Shen Hong shouted sharply, then his hands began to shake rapidly!
"Hiss... Splash... Splash..." The two dice cups in his hand made an extremely strange sound, which contained some sounds similar to splashing water!
It's extremely complicated!
Because Shen Hong shook the dice with incredible speed, not a single drop of red wine spilled from the dice cup, a truly remarkable sight!
Gao Jianfei's ears perked up, and he pressed his hands on the gambling table, his ears twitching violently.
Meanwhile, Qingquanzi, the monk who abstained from sex, and Madam Gou also strained their ears to listen carefully. However... although they had practiced internal martial arts and their senses were much stronger than ordinary people, they had not received any special training in listening to dice. After listening for a while, they found nothing and gave up.
However, they were all very confident... Since Shen Hong proposed this betting method, he should be certain of victory!
Hongjie also gazed at Gao Jianfei with high spirits. At this point, her confidence in Shen Hong was absolutely off the charts!
Chen Yaohui, however, began to feel a vague sense of unease.
Gao Jianfei, with his exceptional hearing, carefully discerned the numbers on the 12 dice. However, the density of the red wine and the splashing sound when the wine glasses clashed did indeed affect his judgment.
Of the 12 dice, Gao Jianfei could only manage to get 10 correct numbers; the other 2 were much harder to predict!
In fact, Shen Hong's hand speed was only '96', while his hearing was '105'. When he shook the dice, it was the interference of the red wine that prevented Gao Jianfei from accurately grasping the correct number of the 12 dice.
"Bang!"
After shaking it for a full two minutes, Shen Hong slammed the dice cup heavily onto the gambling table, causing red wine to overflow from the cracks and filling the entire table with its aroma.
"Guess!" Shen Hong looked at Gao Jianfei with an extremely wicked gaze. Just now, when he shook the dice, he, like Gao Jianfei, also listened to the numbers on the dice. Compared to Gao Jianfei, he was actually slightly inferior. The properties of liquids were indeed difficult to grasp. Although he practiced this regularly, he could only discern the correct numbers on all nine dice.
However, none of that matters; this is Gao Jianfei's guess.
Gao Jianfei sighed, "On the left, three 1s, two 4s, and one 6; on the right, four 2s and two 5s. I think I might have guessed two wrong."
"More than two?" Shen Hong sneered inwardly and revealed the results directly... On the left, there were three 1s, two 5s, and one 6; on the right, there were four 2s and two 5s.
Indeed, Gao Jianfei only guessed two wrong!
Shen Hong's expression changed slightly. However, he remained smug... "Wrong is wrong! As long as I guess wrong fewer times than you, then I win!"
Shen Hong grinned maliciously. He admitted to himself that Gao Jianfei's hearing might be better than his own, but he didn't believe that Gao Jianfei's hand speed could surpass his hearing!
Moreover, the posture and hand gestures for shaking dice in this liquid are extremely important! If Gao Jianfei hadn't practiced this shaking method before, his hand speed would be greatly reduced!
As long as Gao Jianfei's hand speed when shaking the dice is slower than Shen Hong's hearing, and Shen Hong has specifically trained in this ability to listen to dice in liquid, then Shen Hong will be able to guess the correct numbers of all 12 dice!
Shen Hong smiled and handed the dice, dice cup, and red wine to Gao Jianfei. "As long as I make fewer mistakes than you, I'll win."
Gao Jianfei took the dice cup and poured red wine into it.
Off the court, Sister Hong was already laughing... "Ha, he got two wrong! He got two wrong! He's doomed! A true master never guesses wrong even one!"
Chen Yaohui and the others felt as if their hearts were being gripped tightly.
Gao Jianfei took a deep breath, then threw the dice into the dice cup and began to shake it!
"Whoosh... Pfft... Pfft..."
As soon as the shaking started, Gao Jianfei felt... things were probably going to get bad!
When he shook the dice in the liquid, he discovered that he couldn't actually use 100% of his true hand speed!
Just as Shen Hong predicted, Gao Jianfei hadn't specifically practiced filling the dice cup with liquid before shaking the dice! Gao Jianfei was completely unaccustomed to it!
The real trump card in this gamble isn't guessing! It's... swaying! Therefore, from the very beginning, Shen Hong was very confident!
"Pfft..." Shen Hong's ears twitched as he listened and chuckled, "Oh, dear Mr. Gao, could you go any faster? Could you move any faster? Ha! It's really not challenging at all! Now you know, right? Actually, guessing dice is a little easier than shaking them. When it's your turn to shake them, you feel very strained, don't you?"
Gao Jianfei started to get anxious, and because of his mindset, some of the wine in the dice cup almost spilled out! His hand speed was seriously affected!
"What should I do? I think I underestimated them! What should I do now?" Gao Jianfei was really getting anxious.
Meanwhile, Hong Jie and the others in the audience, observing the expressions, smiled even more broadly. "Ha! It seems the outcome is no longer in doubt!"
Chen Yaohui couldn't help but stand up, his eyes fixed on Gao Jianfei shaking the dice. He looked somewhat lost and dejected.
Song Ying bit her lip tightly. She was filled with anxiety… “Could it be that Gao Jianfei will lose? If he really loses, am I supposed to fawn over Shen Hong, that arrogant, narrow-minded, and twisted guy? What should I do? Gao Jianfei, please don’t lose!”
In the face of life and death, Gao Jianfei suddenly had a flash of inspiration and a plan came to mind... "Hmm! I understand! This is it, I'm sure I can beat him!"
In a flash, Gao Jianfei devised a brilliant plan, and that calm smile reappeared on his lips.
That smile made Shen Hong feel a mix of unease and disgust. However, he could clearly distinguish the numbers on the 12 dice!
Due to the influence of the liquid, Gao Jianfei's hand speed could only be utilized at about 70%, making it easier for Shen Hong to control the situation.
Indeed, in a container filled with liquid, guessing and rolling dice are both very difficult. However, rolling dice is even slightly more difficult than listening to them.
At least when Shen Hong rolled the dice, Gao Jianfei could still get the correct numbers on all 10 dice. But when it was his turn to roll, things were quite disastrous…
"Ha! You're still laughing? You can still laugh? You're really showing off without limits!" Shen Hong laughed wildly.
Success! It's within reach! Status is within reach! The qualification to be won over by the Song family is within reach! A beauty like Song Ying will be easily within our grasp!
Shen Hong was extremely excited.
"Ha! Ha!" He threw his head back and laughed wildly, his shoulders shaking with laughter!
A glint of light flashed in Gao Jianfei's eyes... "Alright! Let's do it now!" Suddenly, Gao Jianfei slammed his hands down heavily, placing the two dice cups on the gambling table. The instant the dice cups hit the ground, Gao Jianfei's hands moved swiftly.
"Alright, guess!" Gao Jianfei said with a faint smile as he looked at Shen Hong.
Shen Hong was still laughing so hard he was cramping. "What's there for me to guess? It's a piece of cake! Xiao Gao, you're dead! Your life is mine now!"
The entire place was so quiet you could hear a pin drop!
The moment Gao Jianfei lifted the dice cup, he would decide the fate of Gao Jianfei and Shen Hong! Therefore, even masters like Qingquanzi and the monk Jiese fell silent, focusing their attention entirely on the two dice cups that Gao Jianfei was pressing.
"Alright, friend, please reveal the secret!" Qingquanzi smiled slightly.
Gao Jianfei turned his head slightly to look at Song Ying. "Miss Song, please pay attention. Now, Mr. Shen will guess. After he guesses, I will reveal the answer immediately."
Seeing the confidence on Gao Jianfei's face, Song Ying felt a strange sense of loss and bitterness. She wasn't stupid; judging from Shen Hong's attitude, Song Ying herself had analyzed the situation and concluded that Gao Jianfei should indeed have lost! In that situation, who could guarantee their hand speed would be normal when rolling the dice?
To be honest, if Shen Hong wins, it's entirely due to his strategy, not his gambling skills!
"Guess!" Gao Jianfei glanced at Shen Hong indifferently.
"What's there to guess? The dice cup in your left hand has five 1s and one 2! The dice cup in your right hand has three 3s and three 4s! What the hell are you guessing?!" Shen Hong roared hoarsely. "I won! From this moment on, I am the 51st ranked gambling expert in the world!"
Infected by Shen Hong's emotions, Sister Hong also became almost maniacal, screaming hoarsely, "Husband, I'm about to kill this brat for you with my own hands! Master Huiyuan, if you know this in the afterlife, open your eyes and see! Wahaha!"
"A bunch of idiots!" Gao Jianfei sneered. "The real loser is you!"
Suddenly, Gao Jianfei revealed the answer!