Su Zhen and the boy maid sat on either side of Ruan Qing, facing each other.
The atmosphere was extremely tense.
Once all four participants in the gamble had no objections, the staff immediately started rolling the dice.
Then the four began drawing their tiles.
Although no one spoke during the entire process of drawing tiles, a dangerous air permeated the scene.
It was as if Su Zhen and the boy maid were not just drawing tiles, but could pull out a knife and kill each other at any moment.
Even the onlooking players and gamblers sensed a faint killing intent.
The players, although unaware of the exact situation, clearly anticipated that something highly thrilling was about to happen.
Who wouldn’t be curious about the process and outcome of a high-stakes gamble involving big shots?
The players present gathered around, some even calling other players to come and watch.
Ruan Qing tried hard to minimize his presence, quietly holding his tiles.
It was as if he was just another spectator, only he was watching from the gambling table.
The tension and danger at the table grew increasingly intense.
Although this was a game for four, it was actually a gamble between two people.
Either Su Zhen would win, or the boy maid would win.
Of course, it could also be Ruan Qing and the staff winning, resulting in a draw or both losing.
But neither of them intended to draw or lose; Su Zhen unceremoniously used puppet strings, aiming to control the boy maid.
He couldn’t bring himself to control Ye Qing, but he had no such reservations about the boy maid.
If he hadn’t lost the gamble to Ye Qing, he would have directly killed the boy maid.
Because he had to follow the rules of the Life and Death Casino, Su Zhen’s black strings turned transparent, invisible to the human eye.
This would allow him to silently and stealthily control the boy maid and easily win the gamble.
However, it didn’t go as smoothly as Su Zhen had hoped. When the black strings approached, the boy maid’s eyes narrowed almost imperceptibly.
Just as the black strings were about to reach the boy maid, a blade appeared out of nowhere and severed them.
The control attempt failed.
Su Zhen’s eyes deepened upon seeing this. Once again, he controlled countless puppet strings to charge at the boy maid.
However, they were all cut off one by one.
Unable to directly control the opponent, Su Zhen did not get angry but instead chose to control the staff member.
Ruan Qing saw the expressions of the staff change, knowing they were now under Su Zhen’s control.
He said nothing and continued to play his mahjong.
Because if he won, it would end in a draw, making this round of gambling meaningless, so Ruan Qing had no intention of winning.
His moves were somewhat casual, not fitting in with the intense atmosphere of the game.
The boy maid glanced at the staff member, and in the next second, the staff returned to normal, eerily breaking free from Su Zhen’s control.
If someone could see it, they would notice the black strings on the staff members being cut off.
Su Zhen naturally realized immediately that his puppet strings had been cut. He tried to control the staff member again.
But within three seconds, the puppet strings were cut again.
Su Zhen’s gaze grew colder, and the two began to use the staff member’s body as a battlefield for their confrontation.
They had no intention of moving Ruan Qing, so the staff became crucial, as neither of them was willing to give in.
The staff member’s pupils alternated between clarity and dullness, each state lasting less than a minute.
It looked very eerie.
But the staff member seemed not as strong as the two, unable to escape his plight, and could only be manipulated.
Since Su Zhen and the boy maid’s actions were very subtle, and the staff member’s changes were minor, no one among the onlookers noticed.
Only a few gamblers felt that the staff member’s moves were strange.
Sometimes it seemed advantageous to Su Zhen, other times to the boy maid, like a weather vane swaying back and forth.
The scene was very bizarre.
Generally, as the dealer, the staff member’s skills were formidable.
It was usually very difficult for gamblers to win against the staff.
But now, the staff member seemed almost mindless, playing moves that baffled the onlooking gamblers.
No one could figure out what kind of hand he was trying to complete.
Ruan Qing glanced over and understood the staff member’s situation but didn’t comment, keeping his head down and quietly continuing his game.
It was as if he hadn’t noticed the staff’s unusual behavior at all.
Ruan Qing was sitting between Su Zhen, who played before him, and the boy maid, who played after him. After Su Zhen drew a tile and discarded it, Ruan Qing immediately reached out to draw his tile.
However, the boy maid seemed to have not noticed that it wasn’t his turn yet and also reached out to take a tile.
Their hands coincidentally touched each other. At least it appeared as a coincidence to the onlookers.
But Ruan Qing knew it was definitely not. The boy maid was openly provoking Su Zhen.
Ruan Qing’s hand froze for a moment and quickly withdrew.
But it was clearly too late.
Su Zhen’s gaze turned colder when the boy maid’s hand touched Ruan Qing, with a hint of darkness in his eyes.
The temperature of the air dropped several degrees.
The boy maid, as if he hadn’t noticed Su Zhen’s expression, gave Ruan Qing a bright smile, “I...”
Before the boy maid could finish his sentence, he tilted his head slightly.
In the next second, a terrifying force brushed past his ear, whipping up a fierce wind that blew off the cat ears he was wearing on his head.
That force dissipated just before it could hit other gamblers in the Life and Death Casino, as if it had never existed.
But the oppressive force did not disappear, causing cold sweat to stream down the faces of the people around, their bodies instinctively trembling.
It was a feeling of fear, as if they had just brushed against death.
Not as if, they really had just brushed against death.
If Su Zhen hadn’t withdrawn his power quickly, those within the attack range would have instantly turned to ashes.
Because that attack was without any mercy.
Su Zhen did not move, still casually drawing and playing his tiles, as if the attack had nothing to do with him.
No one could say he violated any rules.
Because even though everyone knew he was the one who attacked, no one saw him do it.
Just like cheating, cheating that wasn’t caught could not be considered as cheating.
Even in a gamble, killing the opponent was a tactic.
If not caught, it was legitimate and wouldn’t even be considered using force.
Moreover, Su Zhen’s strike directly shattered the facade of peace in the gambling game. What was just moments ago a clandestine struggle now turned into a direct confrontation between the two.
when is boy maid gonna get a name? also ngl i think su zhen is gonna win this one
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