"Alas, perhaps I was wrong. Back then, Hao Yu made a grand promise, saying that the World Genius Challenge was his chance to reach the pinnacle of the secular world. Once he reached that position, it would be extremely beneficial to our Holy Land. Therefore, I agreed to it. I never expected... alas, such a loss of face! In the secular world, some ancient martial arts sects know that Hao Yu is a disciple of our Holy Land. He lost face in front of them, and they will inevitably say behind his back... 'A disciple of the Holy Land is nothing special'... Alas, I watched Hao Yu grow up, but he has disgraced the Holy Land... Alas... Alright, Junior Brother Gou, I'll leave this matter to you." The Venerable's eyes flashed with killing intent. He paused, then continued, "Don't drag this out until the competition is over. Once you arrive in the capital, deal with Hao Yu immediately... Alas... I actually can't bear to do it..."
Chapter 456 A Wasted Eye!
Chapter 456 A Wasted Eye!
December 22nd. Beijing, the capital of country Z. The fifth event of the World Genius Challenge, Gambling Skills, will be held today in the 100,000-seat stadium as scheduled.
In fact, this period of time is very close to Christmas, a traditional Western holiday. A large number of foreigners have come to China to watch the games and are too late to return home for the holiday. So, the people of Beijing and major businesses have created a purely Western, joyous holiday atmosphere for these foreign friends, entertaining them while also making a fortune for themselves.
Of course, the gambling match between Gao Jianfei and Feng Haoyu remained the focus of everyone's attention. This match was certainly full of hype... Gao Jianfei was currently ranked number one in the world of gambling; Feng Haoyu, who had never been involved in the gambling world before, defeated the world's number 2-6 gambling gods in a short period of time, becoming the world's number 2 outstanding figure!
The duel between Gao Jianfei and Feng Haoyu at the gambling table is a heavyweight contest in the world of gambling today!
The audience temporarily forgot the humiliation of losing three games in a row due to wind and rain, and came to the 100,000-seat stadium full of hope.
In the center of the stadium, a temporary platform was erected, upon which were placed several professional gambling tables and a large quantity of gambling equipment. Because the Song family, the world's top referee family, had exhibited clear bias and cheating during the match between Gao Jianfei and Chen Yifeng, although Gao Jianfei did not pursue the matter afterward, the Song family was clearly no longer qualified to officiate world-class gambling matches. Therefore, the referee for this match was from Scotland, from a hereditary gambling referee family second only to the Song family.
The judging panel for this competition included the world's top 20 gambling masters, as well as some retired super gamblers, making for an unprecedentedly powerful lineup.
Inside the stadium, numerous giant LCD screens were suspended, clearly displaying the entire situation on the high platform.
The host, Song Ying, was still dressed in a formal evening gown, hosting the program with a polite smile. However, she seemed somewhat distracted today. She knew that after this competition, she and her man would secretly leave the capital. In essence, the outcome of this competition was no longer relevant.
The game time was fast approaching, minute by minute. A dozen professional dealers, dressed smartly, appeared on the platform beside the gambling tables to inspect and organize the various gambling equipment.
The entire audience, as well as those watching on television, eagerly awaited the moment.
At this very moment...
"Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Feng Haoyu has made his appearance... Huh! What... what..." Song Ying saw Feng Haoyu walk out of the safety passage and immediately began to introduce him enthusiastically. However, she soon realized that something was amiss!
Feng Haoyu's right eye was covered by a black cloth. His face was slightly pale, but he was very excited as he walked towards the platform! His appearance was just like a one-eyed character on TV!
"Hey! Everyone look! What's going on with the wind and rain?" The audience gradually noticed the problem.
Feng Haoyu paced nervously, stepping directly onto the platform. His expression was cold as he asked Song Ying, "What? Gao Jianfei hasn't arrived yet?"
“This… Mr. Feng… Mr. Feng Haoyu… your… your eyes…” Upon closer inspection, Song Ying discovered that there were some light, dark red stains on the gauze covering Feng Haoyu’s right eye, resembling… bloodstains!
Song Ying was horrified... No way? Feng Haoyu, he... he has a problem with his eyes?
The audience, through the big screen, clearly saw the close-up of Feng Haoyu, and they were all stunned!
Just then, Gao Jianfei slowly walked out from another safety passage. Today, Gao Jianfei was also special. He was holding a bottle of eye drops, tilting his head back to put them into his eyes, and occasionally picking at his ears, looking nonchalant.
"Haha! Mr. Gao has made his appearance! The world's number one gambling god, Mr. Gao, has made his appearance!" At this stage of the competition, Gao Jianfei already had a large number of die-hard fans, so his appearance immediately drew thunderous applause.
Sensing this atmosphere, Feng Haoyu's face contorted with rage! He stared at Gao Jianfei with his single eye, his eyes filled with hatred and anger.
Gao Jianfei walked up to the platform with a smile and immediately noticed that Feng Haoyu's eye was the problem! Gao Jianfei was a medical professional, and from Feng Haoyu's complexion and some acupoints on his face, he could directly deduce that... Feng Haoyu's right eye was blind!
"No way? He was perfectly fine a few days ago, and today, he's blind in one eye! Who did this? Damn it, Feng Haoyu is from the Holy Land, with immense power, and he's protected by other Holy Land disciples. Who would dare to mess with him and blind him? Uh... wait! Could it be that he blinded himself? That's right! Blinding his eyes can improve his hearing and memory! Holy crap! This Feng Haoyu has started self-harming to defeat me in the gambling competition! What a sin, what a sin, damn it, what a pity, why didn't you just poke both your eyes out! Idiot!"
Gao Jianfei understood the crux of the problem and felt a chill run down his spine. He felt that Feng Haoyu was truly abnormal. However, it was entirely his own fault, and Gao Jianfei didn't feel any sympathy. He teased, "Brother Haoyu, what happened to your right eye? Is it alright?"
"Enough talk! Let's start the match!" Feng Haoyu's lips twitched slightly. He had tested it yesterday; after losing one eye, the vision in his other eye had improved, and his hearing had increased significantly. His overall gambling skills had also improved considerably, and coupled with his internal energy cultivation, it wasn't impossible for him to fight Gao Jianfei!
"Alright, let's start the competition!" Gao Jianfei shrugged and smiled, tossed away the eye drops in his hand, and then rubbed his eyes.
The two walked to a gambling table and stood facing each other.
The referee from Scotland, Fry, said in English, "Boyfriends, I will be officiating the gambling aspect of this talent challenge. Now, I will announce the rules of the competition..."
"Wait!" Gao Jianfei interrupted Frye, "Your Excellency, um... Mr. Feng has a black cloth covering his eyes. Um, before the match starts, may I... check it? Yes, I'm a little worried that Mr. Feng Haoyu might be hiding an advanced X-ray vision device or other cheating tools in that black cloth."
Upon hearing this, Fry paused for a moment, then nodded and said, "Mr. Gao, your request is reasonable." Then, he turned to Feng Haoyu and said, "Mr. Feng, please remove the gauze."
"Hmph! Idiot! Would I cheat?" Feng Haoyu scoffed nervously, then directly untied the black cloth!
"Ahhh!" The audience members were immediately startled and screamed!
Song Ying was so frightened that she quickly took a few steps back!
All that could be seen was that Feng Haoyu's right eye had become a dark red scabbed wound, with a dark eye socket and no eyeball!
He's blind! Feng Haoyu's right eye is blind! And it's obvious that it was punctured by a sharp object!
"Is everything alright now?" Feng Haoyu grinned maliciously, then rewrapped the gauze.
The gambling masters on the judging panel exchanged horrified glances. They all understood that Feng Haoyu's self-harm was aimed at improving his gambling skills in a short period of time!
At the same time, they were directly intimidated by Feng Haoyu's power!
"Tsk tsk tsk..." Gao Jianfei shook his head and chuckled... "Mr. Feng, it seems you've really sacrificed far too much for this match... Sigh, why did you have to do this?"
"Stop talking nonsense! As long as I can defeat you, what does this little price matter! Let's begin!" Feng Haoyu was already getting impatient, his single eye filled with excitement and a morbidly twisted expression.
This person has gone a bit insane!
Referee Fry, recovering from his shock, shook his head as he prepared to announce the rules of the game.
At this moment, Gao Jianfei shouted "Stop!" again... "Wait! Mr. Feng, you should have told me beforehand if you were going to poke out my eyes. Actually, you're wasting your time! I was prepared to forfeit today's gambling match! Sigh! Why did you do this? My eyes have been inflamed these past few days, and I've been using eye drops. Also, my ears are very uncomfortable, and my hearing has been affected. Sigh, maybe I'm too nervous; my memory is also very slow... So, I'm here to admit defeat!" After a pause, Gao Jianfei laughed, a very mocking laugh, "Mr. Feng, congratulations, you've won!"
Silence!
Feng Haoyu himself was dumbfounded!
No one's brain is functioning properly anymore!
Time seemed to stand still!
In order to win this gambling competition, Feng Haoyu has blinded himself in one eye, and from then on, he has become a one-eyed disabled person!
Having paid such a high price, Gao Jianfei came over today and casually said... "I'm not playing anymore, I forfeit!"
It's like a person using all their strength and potential to punch another person, but when they hit that person, they find that the person is actually a shadow, unable to feel the force!
This feeling is truly incredibly frustrating!
"Excuse me, everyone, I'm really not in good shape lately. Let's just say Mr. Feng won this round. I need to go home and rest for a few more days to prepare for the next competition. Well, that's all." Gao Jianfei casually greeted the referees and judges, then walked down from the platform and through the safety passage towards the lounge.
No one in the audience could react in time; they all watched Gao Jianfei leave.
Despite the wind and rain, he stood still, like a clay or wooden sculpture.
Three minutes later, the 100,000 spectators present began to sigh with sympathy... "Alas, although Mr. Feng won this round because of Mr. Gao's forfeit, he has lost an eye in vain!"
"Perhaps Mr. Gao sympathizes with Mr. Feng? That's why he deliberately conceded defeat!"
"Hmm, I think it's because Mr. Gao didn't want to win against a disabled person, because that would be an unfair victory, so he just conceded defeat!"
"Mr. Gao is truly an upright and honorable man!"
...
Suddenly! "Pfft..."
Feng Haoyu spat out a mouthful of hot blood, his face turned pale, and he knelt on the ground with both knees. He pressed his left hand against his blind right eye and his right hand against his chest.
He was in great pain!
…… …… ……
Meanwhile, Senior Brother Gou, who had traveled from the Holy Land to the capital, along with two guardian deacons, had already boarded an international flight from Indonesia and were heading towards the capital!
Chapter 457 Torrential Rain... Death!
Chapter 457 Torrential Rain... Death!
Gao Jianfei only wanted to leave the capital as quickly as possible. Therefore, he hadn't deliberately played dirty tricks in the gambling match just now. He had indeed been prepared to forfeit the competition long ago.
Winning or losing has become meaningless!
For Gao Jianfei, leaving the capital sooner meant escaping danger sooner!
Without thinking twice, I left the stadium and went straight back to the courtyard house, without going to the villa again.
"Jianfei!" Li Yun and the others had been waiting patiently for Gao Jianfei to arrive. They had immediately begun preparations after seeing Gao Jianfei forfeit on the television broadcast.
When Gao Jianfei entered the house, he saw that there were some spare clothes packed inside.
Gao Jianfei chuckled, “Why bring clothes? Didn’t I already tell you, you’ll be pretending to be men! Throw away all your women’s clothes, and you can revert to women’s forms once you get to America.”
"Oh..." The women of the Emei Sect stopped tidying up at the same time.
Gao Jianfei took out some cash and called Li Yun over. "Sister Li Yun, take this money to the mall and buy some men's clothing, and... hurry up, just buy one size larger than your sizes."
"Hmm." Li Yun, being a young married woman, was efficient and didn't drag things out. She took the money directly from Gao Jianfei and left in a hurry.
After Li Yun left, Gao Jianfei took out six human skin masks and a bottle of special cleaning solution from his pocket and handed them to Zheng Cuiyun and the others. He instructed them to wash off their original disguises and then apply the human skin masks. Naturally, these human skin masks were made based on the appearances of Song Tianjie's henchmen.
Zheng Cuiyun and the others cheerfully accepted the "medicine," first washing off the disguise from their faces, then putting on the masks and fitting them snugly. They looked in the mirror...amazing!
The girls have all turned into men! Their skin color, texture, and wrinkles are completely masculine! This human skin mask is amazing; it blends perfectly with the user's face! It can't be washed off with ordinary water and isn't afraid of being touched or stroked.
Zheng Cuiyun and the others looked at each other and burst into laughter.
Ironically, the man's face, delicate or slender figure, and the two bulges on his chest made him look truly ridiculous!
Gao Jianfei also laughed silently.
After everyone laughed and joked for a while, Li Yun also bought a lot of clothes and fabrics.
"Huh? It's all done..." Li Yun was taken aback when she saw that her apprentices had turned into men in the blink of an eye.
"Hurry up and change your clothes. The cloth is for binding your chest. Um, Cuiyun, your breasts are quite large, remember to bind them tightly and make sure they're flat, so they don't bulge out," Gao Jianfei said sternly.
"Pfft..." Li Yun couldn't help but laugh.
“Sister Li Yun, yours isn’t small either, don’t laugh, you’re the same, tighten it up!” Gao Jianfei reminded her. Then he took out another human skin mask and handed it to Li Yun. “Here, Sister Li Yun, this is for you.”
After giving his instructions, Gao Jianfei left the room, closed the door, and sat outside the bedroom to smoke.
Inside, the atmosphere was naturally romantic and alluring. The women stripped naked, wrapped strips of cloth tightly around each other's breasts, and then changed into men's clothing.
While the women were putting on their disguises, Song Ying had already rushed home from the Beijing Stadium at top speed.
"Jianfei, are we leaving right now?" Song Ying asked anxiously as soon as she entered the room.
"Okay, don't delay," Gao Jianfei took out a human skin mask and handed it to Song Ying. "Xiao Ying, go inside and find Sister Li Yun and the others. They'll teach you how to do it. Hurry up!"
"Oh." Song Ying took the human skin mask, seemingly understanding but not quite. "This... what is this?"
“A magical thing. A product of a miracle. Don’t ask any more questions, darling, go inside and get ready!” Gao Jianfei said with a smile.
Song Ying obediently stopped asking questions, opened the bedroom door, and went inside. Then came a scream… “Who are you? Men! Who are you?”
Half a minute later, Song Ying's panic subsided.