Indeed!
After his defeat, Xiang Dong turned directly to look at Shen Mengqing, giving her a subtle glance.
Seeing this, Shen Mengqing furrowed her brows slightly, staring silently at Luo Qiwén, as if trying to see through her.
But unfortunately, from beginning to end, Luo Qiwén wore a charming smile on her face.
Unable to find any flaws on Luo Qiwén's face, Shen Mengqing had no choice but to ask Xiang Dong, "Do you have more confidence in the second round?"
Upon hearing Shen Mengqing's question, Xiang Dong did not answer immediately but appeared to be in deep thought for a moment. Then, with a solemn expression, he said, "Sixty percent! At most sixty percent confidence!"
"A dice master who can roll nine sixes has no reason not to be able to roll nine ones!"
"As long as I roll nine ones in this round, unless she ups the ante and rolls ten ones to increase the difficulty, the worst outcome will be a draw!"
"If it's a draw and we drag it to the deciding round to bet on the long dragon, then it will be a fifty-fifty situation!"
"From what I know, the number of super masters who can roll a long dragon will not exceed five people!"
"And these five masters are all famous and influential figures in the underworld!"
"As for her... absolutely impossible!"
Hidden behind the dim lights, I immediately understood when Xiang Dong said this. Luo Qiwén was planning to go through the entire challenge alone, single-handedly!
In the Thousand Doors Blue Path, "going through the challenge" refers to a situation where, after pre-determining the competition items and rules, one side sends only a single person to compete and wins from start to finish!
The dice game in the first round was clearly a best-of-three format.
First, they would bet on the higher total, then the lower total, and finally, the long dragon.
The so-called long dragon is also called "a pillar reaching the sky."
It's like when Uncle Tuo fought Lin Zhenbei before, where he used ten sixes in "a pillar reaching the sky" to decisively defeat the dice demon Lin Zhenbei in a revenge match.
It is said that only super-class Thousand Arts masters can achieve a perfect "pillar reaching the sky" with ten dice.
Judging by the situation, Xiang Dong was betting that Luo Qiwén's dice-rolling skill had not reached the level of a super-class Thousand Arts master.
As I was concentrating in thought, the second round, betting on the lower total, began!
Xiang Dong picked up the dice cup in front of him and pushed it forward.
If I remembered correctly, this move was called "Dragon Soaring Through the Myriad Miles," a move with imposing momentum.
This time, Xiang Dong left himself no room for retreat.
After starting with "Dragon Soaring Through the Myriad Miles," Xiang Dong's left and right hands moved in succession. After shaking the dice for a while, he finally placed the dice cup down.
The moment the dice cup was opened, all nine dice showed ones.
I have to admit, when it came to rolling dice, Xiang Dong was quite commendable.
He withstood the pressure from the previous round, moved against the wind and current, and rolled nine ones, putting himself in an unassailable position.
Next, unless Luo Qiwén directly increased the stakes and rolled ten ones to win by difficulty.
Otherwise, it would most likely be as Xiang Dong had said, dragging her into the deciding round to roll "a pillar reaching the sky" to determine the final winner!
Of course, Luo Qiwén could also choose to roll nine ones in "a pillar reaching the sky" in the second round.
If that happened, Ruìchí would definitely lose!
However, did she have that kind of skill?
...
After Xiang Dong rolled nine ones, everyone on the Ruìchí side, including Shen Mengqing and all the other hidden observers, looked excited and invigorated.
After all, they had already lost one round in the best-of-three match.
If they lost this round as well, the dice-rolling competition would be a complete defeat for Ruìchí!
Just as Xiang Dong was regaining his confidence with his nine ones, he suddenly heard Luo Qiwén on the other side of the gambling table say with a charming laugh, "Nine ones are indeed quite stable, but..."
"What if I directly increase the stakes and roll ten ones, or do a 'pillar reaching the sky' right now?"
The moment Luo Qiwén finished speaking, Xiang Dong, Shen Mengqing, and the others' faces froze.
Although they were not sure whether the other party possessed such skill, this tactic of creating a diversion made them feel very uncomfortable.
Fortunately, Xiang Dong had rolled first this round. Otherwise, with just those few words, it might have caused a certain burden on his mind, leading to his hand movements becoming distorted.
Ignoring Shen Mengqing and the others, whose expressions had turned somewhat displeased, Luo Qiwén picked up the dice cup and, with it, scooped up ten dice.
The moment Xiang Dong saw this, a look of disbelief welled up in his eyes.
"You, you actually chose to increase the stakes!?"
Hearing this, Luo Qiwén remained silent but smiled charmingly. Her delicate hands hovered in the air, without any fancy gestures or movements. After shaking for less than a minute, Luo Qiwén slammed the dice cup onto the table with a bang.
In this round, the time taken to place the dice cup down after increasing the stakes was even shorter than in the previous round!
If Luo Qiwén was not bluffing, then she was a top-tier dice-rolling master!
The moment the dice cup was opened, the question of whether Luo Qiwén was a top-tier master was immediately answered clearly!
Ten ones!
Although it wasn't "a pillar reaching the sky," and it was a round betting on the lower total, everyone knew that Luo Qiwén, who could roll ten ones with ten dice, was definitely more than a little bit better than Xiang Dong!
Now, it was up to Shen Mengqing to make the judgment.
In front of so many gamblers, to stubbornly insist on the literal interpretation of betting on the lower total, where nine points would win, would only make the casino appear petty.
Because Luo Qiwén's ten ones had been deeply etched into everyone's minds!
It seemed that Luo Qiwén's earlier remarks were intended to sow discord among the people!
At this point, with this single move of ten ones, no one was foolishly doubting whether Luo Qiwén could roll "a pillar reaching the sky" anymore!
What everyone was more concerned about now was how Shen Mengqing would judge the outcome of this round.
And for the second round of gambling... who would step up?
"What's wrong, beautiful Shen?"
"Could it be that the result of this round is really that difficult to announce?"
As she said this, Luo Qiwén playfully winked at Shen Mengqing.
However, deep within her eyes, a faint, chilling glint flashed by.
Hearing this, Shen Mengqing's expression immediately became extremely solemn.
With her arms crossed and her beautiful eyes blinking continuously, Shen Mengqing took a deep breath and finally said, "This round, you... win!"
"We lost the first round of the match!"
"You can rest for a while. Once we have decided on the contestant for the second round, we can begin."
Upon hearing Shen Mengqing announce the result, Luo Qiwén immediately smiled happily.
By this point in the first round, I had lost interest in watching further.
At the same time, I understood why Li Sheng had rushed to call me down.
If nothing unexpected happened, I estimated that it would soon be the turn of the second echelon to enter the fray.
That drunkard Li Sheng was counting on me to step up for them again!