In the private room.
Sun Yue'an said with a forced smile, "I'm sorry, Young Master Zheng, you lost."
The atmosphere in the room instantly became tense. The man in white stared at Sun Yue'an, trying to remain calm. "This young master just made a mistake. What if I lost? Do you really dare to cut off my finger? Hmph!"
"Are you trying to threaten me with the Zheng family, Young Master Zheng?" Sun Yue'an asked indifferently.
"It's not a threat, it's to make you recognize reality."
The man in white said proudly, "My Zheng family has a resounding reputation in Jade Void City. If you dare to harm this young master, aren't you afraid my grandfather will tear down your Ruyi Pavilion?"
"A mere Grand Tutor Zheng can scare my Ruyi Pavilion?"
Sun Yue'an paid no mind, his eyes turning cold. "My Ruyi Pavilion has always done business honestly and kept its word. Since we set up this gamble today, we are not afraid of anyone reneging. Guards, cut off his hand for me!"
"You dare!"
The man in white panicked. A long sword appeared in his hand, and he said angrily, "Whoever dares to come forward, this young master will not be polite."
As soon as he finished speaking, a beam of spiritual light suddenly flew out.
It was emitted by the burly leader of the thugs, hitting the long sword in the man in white's hand accurately. He then lunged forward, and the man in white was directly knocked to the ground, falling flat on his face.
The strong man, like an iron tower, tightly clasped the man in white's hands, making him unable to move. Sun Yue'an said meaningfully, "Young Master Zheng, do you think this young master dares to strike? Which finger do you want me to cut?"
"No, don't..."
The man in white was terrified, his face changed greatly. He finally begged for mercy, "Young Master Sun, wait, I'm willing to pay. Don't cut my hand."
"This young master keeps his word, how can I change the rules halfway?"
"No! I'll pay five million, please let me go!"
"So Young Master Zheng's finger is only worth five million?"
Seeing that his hand was about to be cut off, the man in white stopped caring about anything else. He frantically shouted out twenty million, and only then did he buy back one of his fingers.
He took out all the spiritual coins and wealth on him. He still hadn't gathered twenty million. In the end, he wrote an IOU, signed it, and stamped it with his handprint before he was finally free.
"Guards, go with Young Master Zheng to get the money," Sun Yue'an said calmly. Two thugs immediately escorted him away.
Everyone was uneasy, hesitating whether to leave.
Sun Yue'an acted as if nothing had happened. He changed his expression again and smilingly appeased everyone. His eloquence was excellent, and soon, under the temptation of one hundred million spiritual coins, everyone's fear subsided, and not a single person left.
The gamble continued.
As Su Luo had expected, the shills indeed appeared again.
The fourth person threw fifteen points, winning one million spiritual coins. The fifth person even threw thirty-three points, winning ten million spiritual coins. This made everyone's eyes shine, and they had forgotten the previous lesson.
Soon, the gamble had been going on for half an hour.
More than a dozen gamblers present were won over by Sun Yue'an through cheating.
Except for the three shills who won money, the others either couldn't pay and had their hands and feet cut off on the spot, or were so scared that they had to pay more money to buy their safety. Sun Yue'an made a large profit, recovering all his previous losses.
The smell of blood in the air grew stronger, making people's hearts pound. Finally, it was Jiang Muxue's turn.
Su Luo naturally would not let him lose. She secretly used the Seal of Gods Art to control the dice, and he successfully won thirty million.
"Luoluo, I won, I won!"
Jiang Muxue, overjoyed, grabbed Su Luo's hand, his handsome face beaming with a brilliant smile. "I thought I was going to lose. I didn't expect my luck to be so good, winning thirty million."
Of course, I wouldn't let you lose!
Su Luo also pretended to be surprised and said with a smile, "Xiao Xue, your luck is too good, thirty million! Young Master Sun..." She turned to look at the somewhat stunned Sun Yue'an and said, "Hurry up and pay, we won."
How could this be?
Sun Yue'an was somewhat dazed. He had used secret methods to control the dice smoothly before, but why did it go wrong this time?
"Young Master Sun, what are you愣着 (lengzhe - stunned) for? Don't tell me you can't afford fifty million and want to renege?" Su Luo urged loudly, completely disregarding the more than ten cold-faced thugs standing around, nor did she pay attention to Sun Yue'an's increasingly ugly expression.
"Miss, don't panic. Who said this young master won't pay?"
Sun Yue'an suppressed his confusion and reluctantly asked a maid to bring thirty million.
Jiang Muxue was about to tell Su Luo that all the money should be given to her, and that she should leave quickly. However, Su Luo was one step ahead. "Young Master Sun is indeed straightforward. Now it's my turn."
Knowing they were together, Sun Yue'an was waiting to get back at her. He forced a smile and said, "Miss, you were so lucky before, I'm sure you'll win this time. I'll be watching, please go ahead."
"Luoluo..."
"Xiao Xue, don't worry, watch me!"
Su Luo reassured him, then picked up the dice and threw them in front of everyone.
A moment later, the dice stopped one by one.
Sun Yue'an was about to activate his secret method to control the dice, but unexpectedly... Not good, the dice had lost control just now, and he didn't know what was going on. Now even the spiritual power in his body had disappeared.
Someone must be playing tricks, his expression immediately changed drastically.
All the dice stopped. Each one showed six dots facing up. Sun Yue'an's face was grim.
Thirty-six points.
This meant that Ruyi Pavilion had to pay out one hundred million spiritual coins!
Everyone stared blankly at the six bright red dice, silent. Even all the thugs were too shocked to speak.
It was incredible that someone could actually throw thirty-six points.
Su Luo happily grabbed Jiang Muxue's hand and laughed, "Xiao Xue, did you see? I won the grand prize, thirty-six points, one hundred million spiritual coins! My luck is really too good!"
Jiang Muxue was also happy for her, so excited that he couldn't speak complete sentences.
He had never met a girl like her before, cute, smart, and lucky. Feeling the softness in his palm and hearing her pleasant, sweet laughter, his heart raced. He couldn't take his eyes off Su Luo's smiling face.
Suddenly, there was a loud bang, and the table shattered into pieces.
"How dare you cheat and deceive this young master!"
Sun Yue'an, enraged, smashed the table. He finally understood that he had encountered a master.
He glared at the two with a livid face and said grimly, "You two seem to have forgotten the fate of those people just now!"
As soon as he finished speaking, more than a dozen thugs surrounded Su Luo and Jiang Muxue like hungry wolves.
Su Luo frowned and sneered, "Young Master Sun, so you can't afford to lose! If you couldn't afford it, you should have said so earlier. Then I wouldn't have played. It's really disappointing."
"You little brat, how dare you cheat in front of this young master! You're tired of living..."
"Stop being the villain suing first, Young Master Sun. It was clearly you who tampered with the dice, wanting to trap and kill everyone who won big money at Ruyi Pavilion. Now you're saying we're cheating? Have you no shame?"
Upon hearing this, everyone's expression changed drastically, and they all looked at Sun Yue'an.
"Nonsense, you're tired of living!"
Sun Yue'an's expression turned fierce. With a wave of his hand, a group of thugs rushed forward like jackals.