Chapter 69: Three Rounds of Ingenious Victory at Wan Gui Fang (Part 2)

  Xiao Shouren's words suddenly made the atmosphere in the gambling house lively again, except for Zhong Long and Wei Jian who were too angry to laugh, everyone else laughed happily, including Zhu Fugui.

  People are so wonderful, Zhu Fugui and Zhong Long work together under Wei Jian Tong, usually get along well, no conflicting interests, but just now after being ridiculed by Xiao Shouren's poisonous tongue, Zhu Fugui felt a little uneasy in his heart, when it was Zhong Long's turn to take the stage, he was very conflicted.

  Zhu Fugui hoped that Zhong Long would win against Xiao Shouren, but at the same time he also hoped that Zhong Long would lose to Xiao Shouren, what a contradiction.

  It's as if there are two little people in my heart, one is the "I want to win" little person and the other is the "I want to lose" little person. The two of them are arguing with each other, one holding a knife and the other holding a sword, fighting fiercely without any advantage.

  Xiao Shouren's lips suddenly launched a verbal attack, hoping to win against the two small men with one move. However, he was quickly overwhelmed and knocked down by Hope's sword. Then, Hope thrust his sword into Xiao Shouren's heart on the left side, killing him.

  Looking at the people around him laughing so happily, listening to those piercing laughter, Zhong Long really had a murderous heart, especially when Zhu Fugui was also opening his big mouth like a lotus leaf and laughing loudly.

  "I was at the tea house listening to a storytelling performance yesterday, and that storyteller even compiled your heroic deeds into a book! What bullying the weak, forcibly marrying young girls, occupying others' land, coveting widows... and so on. I was boiling with rage as I listened, brother! I really didn't expect there to be someone like you, Clock Old Brother. No, you're not human, you're not even a person! How can the word 'person' possibly highlight your extraordinary nature? The old storyteller even gave you a couplet: 'By the pond, fish die from washing hands; on the green mountain, trees wither from passing by.' How apt!

  Xiao Shouren continued his performance, full of passion and expression. "I hate it, I hate that heaven is blind! Why didn't I meet Clock Old Brother earlier? If I had met him earlier, I believe he would have been delighted too, wouldn't he?"

  This remark pushed the atmosphere of the entire casino to a climax, and people laughed even more happily. Especially Xue Xue, who was beside Xiao Shouren, laughed so hard that tears flowed out, laughing as if she wanted to cry out all her tears in this life.

  Uncle Qianqian was holding back just now, but he really couldn't hold it in anymore. Earlier when Xiao Shouren finished speaking and everyone burst out laughing, Uncle Qianqian held it in, storing his energy in the dan tian, but now he really can't hold it in anymore. It's too funny! Listening to Xiao Shouren speak and combining that with the sincere expression on his face is just too hilarious!

  Zhong Long himself had never thought that such a twist would occur, actually it was all his own doing.

  Xiao Shouren jumped out of Zhong Long's trap and immediately understood what kind of calculation Zhong Long was making. Wasn't it just to let himself quickly end the gambling game, strive to end this game before the rain, and then let Wei Jian Tong's precious son hold onto the beauty?

  Xiao Shouren took a look, the master hadn't even given any orders yet, and the dog by his side had already started jumping out to bite people. Is this still considered proper? Without rules, there's no square or circle, people's hearts are not ancient anymore!

  Since the master is not good at training, I'll reluctantly help you get rid of him. Severely strike him, make him collapse from the heart, and then make him obey obediently. As for those non-existent things, they're not important, just put them aside, find an excuse to humiliate him a bit.

  "Xiao Shaoxia is indeed a wonderful person, everyone should stop wasting time on his reputation. Xiao Shaoxia should hurry up and reveal the content of the gamble, don't waste everyone's time." Wei Jian Tong's voice calmed down the laughter.

  Wei Jian Tong's words still carried weight, just one sentence, but the gambling den had already fallen silent, as if the laughter from earlier was all fake, all imagined by Xiao Shou Ren, a hallucination.

  "Alright, since you all said so, and are eager to taste the flavor of failure, wanting to know the feeling of losing again, then I'll fulfill your wishes for the three of you." Xiao Shouren did not give up any opportunity to attack his opponent's psychological defense.

  "This time, let's bet on the things inside the casino. I think a big casino like Wan Gui Casino should be able to find two raw eggs for me, I need two raw eggs." Xiao Shouren tossed the dice in his right hand and made the request.

  "Go, get two raw eggs." As soon as Wei Jian Tong heard Xiao Shou Ren's words, he knew something was off and didn't know what kind of strange trick Xiao Shou Ren had thought of this time. Originally, he wanted to refuse, saying that there were no raw eggs, but Xiao Shou Ren was too ruthless and seemed to have anticipated that he would use this move, cutting off his retreat. The implication behind his words was very clear: could it be that the vast Wan Gui Casino couldn't even find two raw eggs?

  Before long, the young man from the gambling house came over with two raw eggs. Xiao Shouren took the raw eggs and checked them, they were indeed two raw eggs.

  "We're not betting on anything else today, just to see who can make a raw egg stand upright on a still and smooth table without breaking or cooking it, and whoever succeeds wins. How about that? Of course, the egg cannot lean against anything except the tabletop, and no adhesive substances like glue can be applied to the table. The method of placing the egg cannot be the same, and copying someone else's method is considered a loss." Xiao Shouren asked Zhong Long with a smile, his eyes still carrying a hint of provocation, as if saying "you can't do it, you can't do it, you absolutely can't do it!"

  Uncle Tang nodded straight away after listening, he didn't expect this somewhat crazy young man to be so meticulous, thinking of all the small details. The method seemed simple but the requirements were not, no overcooking, no breaking, no moving the table, the table had to be smooth, only allowed to touch the surface, no using adhesive substances to stick it down. No loud counting, even considering the volume of the counting, it was thoroughly thought out.

  "Alright, I've agreed, let's gamble, who's afraid of whom." Zhong Long responded.

  Zhong Long was also infuriated, so he hastily wanted to turn the tables on this round and win back the face he had lost earlier. But is it that easy to win back one's face?

  Xiao Shouren will use actual actions to tell Zhong Long that after losing face, it's not so easy to get it back.

  "Just now I've already let you win a round, let Brother Zhu guess the weather first, isn't it my turn to make a move and perform now?" Xiao Shouren suggested that he should be the one to place the egg first.

  "No problem, you want to make the first move, then let's do it." After Zhong Long agreed, he only discovered that this method was quite abnormal. He didn't have any confidence in his heart. If his kung fu was good enough and his internal energy was strong enough to be released externally, then this small matter would definitely be done in no time. However, his kung fu wasn't as good as his gambling skills, and he couldn't release his internal energy externally at all.

  Xiao Shouren himself said that he would take the lead, so Zhong Long was overjoyed and wanted to see how Xiao Shouren would do it. He also wanted to learn from him and perhaps gain some inspiration.

  "In that case, I won't be polite, let's get started!" Xiao Shouren said as he stretched out his right hand and picked up a raw egg. Under everyone's astonished gaze, he vigorously shook the egg, causing the yolk and white to mix together inside. After shaking it, he walked over to the gambling table, cleared away the dice and other miscellaneous items, and placed the pointed end of the egg on the tabletop.

  "Ah, it's really not bad!"

  "It actually stood up!"

  "What did he do?"

  Everyone was surprised to find that the raw egg in Xiao Shouren's right palm actually stood upright, and after losing Xiao Shouren's right hand, it didn't fall down as imagined.

  "One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten" Xiao Shouren took two steps back and started counting. After finishing, he looked at Zhong Long with a smile, stretched out his hand in an inviting gesture, wanting Zhong Long to also come and perform one.

  Zhong Long was stunned now, he himself didn't know how to do it, and he hadn't thought that Xiao Shouren could actually do it, and the method was so simple.

  Originally, there were many ways to cheat, such as using glue or rice to cook the egg, sticking it down, finding something on the table to support it, or manipulating the egg in some way to make it stand upright on the desktop. However, Xiao Shouren had already anticipated and prohibited all these little tricks beforehand.

  Since I couldn't make it happen myself, as long as I can sabotage Xiang Shouren's success, that's enough. I could shake the table, or count loudly, and secretly use my inner strength to drop the egg, but all of these have already been prohibited by Xiang Shouren in advance. Not a single drop of water can be spilled, he is flawless.

  Wei Jian Tong sighed and looked at Zhong Long who was standing there blankly, he knew that Zhong Long also hadn't thought of any solution, it seemed like they had lost this round.

  "Xiao Shaoxia, we admit defeat." Wei Jian Tong knew that Zhong Long would not swallow his pride to admit defeat, since he was also doing it for the sake of his own son, and had lost everything in one morning after being wise for a thousand years. So, he might as well be the one to admit defeat himself.

  As soon as Wei Jian Tong finished speaking, a loud thunder suddenly rumbled in the sky, indicating that it was going to rain. The clear blue sky from earlier had disappeared and was now covered by dark clouds. However, everyone's attention in the gambling den was focused on the upright egg, so they didn't notice the weather outside.

  The thunder was loud, and a single clap of thunder knocked over the standing eggs, drawing people's attention to the sky outside the gambling house. They looked at the dark clouds in the sky, with the sound of thunder still echoing in their ears. Everyone's gaze then focused on Xiao Shouren again, staring at him as if he were a monster.