An An: I, I'm not a wife!
I finished writing the v during the day, my darlings.
Chapter 20
Xie Chiyuan felt a sharp pain in his arm. After reviewing his thoughtless words, he looked at them again and a few seconds of unnaturalness appeared on his face.
Yu An kept her head down and whispered, "I'm not your wife."
Xie Chiyuan has wronged someone again.
The surrounding noise was incessant, and Yu An's clarification went unanswered. He was led forward by Xie Chiyuan.
As Xie Chiyuan passed by several gambling tables, he glanced at them out of the corner of his eye and saw that most of the bets on the tables were about lifespan.
At times like these, gamblers seek not just wealth, but something even more important: security.
On the table where chips were being exchanged, some people were even using the location where survivors were hiding as collateral.
Betraying one's own kind can yield high rewards.
Xie Chiyuan held Yu An's hand, and after casually mentioning that he had just made a slip of the tongue, he dropped the matter of his wife's dowry and didn't bring it up again.
Yu An was afraid of this place and didn't dare to be tough on Xie Chiyuan for a moment.
There were many people at the gambling table.
Xie Chiyuan chose a table that had just become available and sat down. The clown magician, grinning exaggeratedly, stood in the middle serving customers.
"Guest, please place your bet."
"Um."
Xie Chiyuan lost ten chips, which suggests he wasn't indifferent to his wife's savings.
Yu An stood next to Xie Chiyuan, nervously watching the clown magician and the gambler opposite them. The gambler was wearing a mask, so it was unclear whether he was even a person.
"Guest, please state your bet."
Xie Chiyuan had seen the gambling games at other tables, so he already knew the process. He said calmly, "I want all the humans in the city to leave alive."
The clown magician's smile remained unchanged: "Sorry, sir, you don't have enough chips. You can use your ten chips to bet on the whereabouts of your missing teammate."
Yu An tugged at Xie Chiyuan and kindly reminded him, "We can play with the smaller ones first."
What if you go all in right from the start and lose?
Xie Chiyuan listened to the advice and actually played with a younger woman.
The games often involve comparing dice rolls, and in addition to dice, there are also card games. These games are all quite simple, since games that are too difficult are not conducive to expanding the casino's player base.
Xie Chiyuan chose the dice.
Actually, it wasn't him who chose it; it was Yu An who kept glancing at the dice.
The clown magician grinned and began shaking the dice.
Yu An hugged Xie Chiyuan's arm, lowered her voice, and said to him, "I can play this. I'm really good at it."
He used to be bored at the research institute, and his little brother, Xiao Liu, brought him dice as if to show off.
When it comes to playing dice, none of the other kids can beat Xiao Liu. This includes the octopus kid with the most tentacles. The octopus kid lost so badly that he even beat up Xiao Liu at night.
The next day, Xiao Liu came to complain with a bruised and swollen face. Yu An was so angry that he dragged the octopus baby over and punished him by making him copy books for three days.
And from then on, playing dice became one of Yu An's pastimes.
Little Six taught him how to roll the dice; he could roll any number he wanted.
"Sir, would you like to bet on big or small?" The clown magician, having finished shaking the dice, smiled and looked over, asking Xie Yuanchi for his answer. The other customer had already bet on big.
Xie Chiyuan said calmly, "Little."
As soon as he finished speaking, the clown magician lifted the lid, revealing the dice inside: "Unfortunately, it's big. Guest, you've lost."
Xie Chiyuan glanced at the dice, then suddenly pointed to the table behind him.
"I don't like this way of playing, I want the latter."
"To get to the tables at the back, you need to bet 100 chips." The clown magician stated the price clearly, intending to plunder Xie Chiyuan's chip bag.
The gambling tables at the back allow players to roll their own dice. Each player rolls their own dice and compares the numbers.
Xie Chiyuan counted out another hundred chips and changed tables.
This time, Xie Chiyuan's bet was still on the whereabouts of his teammates. He personally rolled the dice, while Yu An watched eagerly from the side.
After losing four times in a row, Yu An grabbed his wrist.
"I can shake it."
Yu An ignored the masked gambler opposite him and the clown magician. He said to Xie Chiyuan, "Whatever points you want, I can roll them out."
Xie Chiyuan was slightly taken aback.
He lowered his eyes and met Yu An's clear gaze. Then, the dice were handed to Yu An.
How many points do you want?
"Three sixes."
"Um!"
Yu An understood the request, straightened her face, and began shaking her wrist to count the points for Xie Chiyuan.
Xie Chiyuan bet big, and the person opposite him smiled sinisterly, saying, "Pretending. Do you think these dice are your offspring? You think you can make them whatever you want them to be?"
Just as Yu An was about to frown at the vulgar words, Xie Chiyuan raised his hand and covered his ears. Not only that, but perhaps because the ears felt so good, Xie Chiyuan couldn't help but pinch them.
"Go ahead and roll your dice properly."
Xie Chiyuan spoke casually, but his gaze toward the gambler was extremely cold, effectively silencing the gambler who was spewing profanities.
If he didn't shut up, he felt like he was about to be stabbed.
The gamblers shook the dice in front of them, and after a moment, the dice stopped rolling simultaneously. The winner was determined by who rolled the highest number.
Xie Chiyuan has never won a single game since he started gambling.
Before the number of highlights, he remembered how Pei Si and Lu Chao called Yu An "Little Lucky Charm," so he also called out softly, "Little Lucky Charm, share some of your luck with me."
Yu An: "..."
Yu An was conflicted. He wasn't some lucky little thing at all; he was just an unlucky little zombie.
No matter how conflicted Yu An was, the dice still had to be revealed.
The gambler opposite him revealed his points first: a 5 and two 6s. Such points would only be possible if, as Xie Chiyuan had said, three 6s were drawn.
Otherwise, we will still lose.
Yu An, however, remained completely calm. He confidently informed Xie Chiyuan, "We won."
Such a flippant tone almost made the other person swear again.
Fortunately, Xie Chiyuan's aura kept Yu An from hearing any more profanities.
Xie Chiyuan revealed his score, and the clown magician standing in the middle looked down and saw: three sixes.
"impossible!"
The gambler's face changed, and he cursed, "You fucking cheated! The dice have definitely been tampered with, dealer, arrest them!"
The gambler had a fiery temper, and the three sixes made him so agitated that he couldn't even sit still.
Seeing his menacing demeanor, Yu An instinctively buried her head in Xie Chiyuan's arm. So fierce, if he were a ghost, he'd be a vengeful one!
Xie Chiyuan raised his arm, allowing Yu An to crawl in.
He realized that Yu An had always been afraid of this environment.
"There was no cheating."
After examining the dice, the clown magician in the center expressionlessly concluded: "Congratulations, guest, you have won."
Xie Chiyuan won, so the gambler on the other side naturally lost.
As he was being dragged away, he struggled frantically, shouting, "I still need to pledge something! I still have things to pledge! My wife! My wife has turned into a zombie, a different kind of zombie!"
The gambler struggled desperately; he had just pawned one of his hands to win the betting chips.
Once the chips are lost, the casino will naturally take back the collateral.
He screamed and begged for mercy, offering his wife as his last collateral. Yu An, who had been looking up at some point, listened blankly as the gambler said his wife had turned into a strange zombie.
Instead of biting him and the child, she went outside to find them food. However, aside from that, she couldn't speak or understand anything.
"interesting."
The clown magician chuckled, "A mutated zombie, this can be used as collateral. Take him to the chip exchange area—"
"etc."
Xie Chiyuan's eyelids twitched, and he said, "I'll trade with you. Give me your zombie wife as collateral, and I'll give you the chips."
The man glanced at the clown magician, then at Xie Chiyuan. He knew that bringing his wife here would lead to certain death, but sustained by a sliver of conscience, he ultimately chose Xie Chiyuan.
Xie Chiyuan grabbed a handful of chips and gave them to him.
The clown magician did not stop their deal; in fact, he watched from the sidelines.
Yu An reminded us at the right moment: "We won, so you have to hand over our separated teammates! There are several, you can't deny it!"
Yu An urged anxiously; he wanted more than just teammates—he also wanted his Xiao Jiu!
The clown magician looked over, and Yu Anyi met his gaze before burying her head in Xie Chiyuan's elbow.
Between Xie Chiyuan and the ghost, he chooses Xie Chiyuan!
Yu An's urging was effective. In less than five minutes, Pei Si, who had been chased by a monster outside and almost eaten, appeared in the casino.
Xie Chiyuan glanced at the number of people; none were missing.
Pei Si, still shaken, stood there looking around. Upon spotting Xie Chiyuan, he ran over and called out without hesitation, "Father Xie!"