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Chapter 523: Celestial Maiden Scatters Flowers, Draw Cards

Chapter 523: Chapter 523: Celestial Maiden Scatters Flowers, Draw Cards

Hillman was unwilling to admit defeat. He was a genius in the art of gambling, and his teacher was even considered a gambling saint. After experiencing countless victories in gambling, it was unbearable for him to lose to someone like Xiao Zheng, an unknown nobody.

Moreover, just because Xiao Zheng possessed god-level skills with dice didn’t guarantee that his abilities extended to other forms of gambling. Hillman could simply choose another method of gambling, and the outcome might not be so certain then.

More importantly, he didn’t want to lose face in front of Leng Ruobing, especially since he was planning to pursue her. If he couldn’t win back this round and defeat Xiao Zheng today, how would he stand a chance at pursuing her in the future? It would be nearly impossible.

Faced with Hillman’s proposal, Xiao Zheng casually said, "Sure, the last method was my suggestion; now it’s your turn. How do you want to play?"

Hillman took out a deck of cards from the gambling table and smiled, "Let’s gamble on the size."

Xiao Zheng nodded, "No problem."

But Hillman shook his head and said, "If it’s just a regular game of guessing the sizes, that would be no fun. We could spice it up with a new twist."

"A new twist?"

The crowd was somewhat puzzled.

Isn’t the game of guessing sizes just about drawing a card from the pile and seeing whose card is bigger or smaller? How could there be any new twist?

Xiao Zheng was amused, "Whatever new twist you have in mind, just say it. I’ll go along with you no matter what."

This attitude was full of arrogance, as if he were saying, no matter what it is, I will win against you. If Xiao Zheng had displayed this attitude earlier, the crowd would have sneered at him in all sorts of ways. But now, none dared to do so. Who knew whether Xiao Zheng was truly a master gambler?

If they taunted Xiao Zheng and ended up being harshly slapped in the face again, it wouldn’t be fun at all.

Therefore, everyone just quietly watched on.

Leng Ruobing stood by, full of unwavering confidence in Xiao Zheng, certain that he would win.

Hillman smiled and said, "In a moment, I’ll throw this deck of cards into the air, and then each of us will draw three cards from it. Whoever has the highest total wins."

The crowd was astounded.

So that was the new twist.

It sounded very difficult!

With a fifty-some-card deck being tossed into the air, scattering every which way, who would be able to spot the high cards? Even if you did see them, could you really pick them out with your hands fast enough among all those cards?

This not only tested one’s visual acuity but also their reaction speed. The level of difficulty could be said to be hellish!

Hillman really dared to play this game; it seemed he indeed had extraordinary skills.

However, it remained to be seen how Xiao Zheng would handle it.

All eyes turned to Xiao Zheng, curious to see if he would agree to this method.

Under everyone’s watchful eyes, Xiao Zheng nodded, "Alright, let’s do it your way."

Hillman said, "You really are forthright, sir." And with that, he threw the deck of cards into the air.

Whirr!

The deck was tossed upward, reaching its peak before scattering in all directions with a rustling sound, falling like a shower of petals from heaven.

Swish, swish, swish!

Then Hillman’s hand moved like lightning, swiftly plucking three cards from the cascade of descending cards, his speed like a flash of lightning, eliciting gasps of amazement from the crowd.

Almost simultaneously, Xiao Zheng made his move. His action was just as swift as Hillman’s, his hands like the wind, drawing three cards from the shower of falling paper, then with a slap, he placed them on the table.

The two men acted at the same time, stopped at the same time, and from a technical standpoint, there was no difference.

The crowd was astonished.

They weren’t surprised by Hillman’s ability, but the fact that Xiao Zheng could match Hillman left them in shock.

It seemed that Xiao Zheng’s performance in the dice competition was not some fluke; he truly knew gambling and was exceptionally good at it.

In that moment, everyone completely dropped any doubts about Xiao Zheng.

Then, they began to look forward with anticipation.

Who would win this match?

Is it the gambling genius, the student of the Gambling Saint Hillman, or is it Xiao Zheng, who emerged out of nowhere with god-level gambling skills?

Everyone held their breath.

Clenching their fists, they watched nervously.

At this moment, Hillman smiled very gentlemanly and gestured toward Xiao Zheng, "Would you like to reveal your hand first?"

Xiao Zheng spread his hands, "Sure, I’ll go first then."

He flipped over the three cards on the table.

Three Kings!

The crowd exclaimed in surprise.

This was a massively strong hand.

Could Hillman win against it?

While everyone was still in shock, Hillman burst out laughing, "Hahaha, sir, I’m very sorry, but it looks like you’ve lost this time."

"Mine..."

Hillman’s face was smiling as he looked toward Xiao Zheng, "are three Aces!"

With that, he flipped over his own three cards to reveal the numbers on them.

Hillman, with his arms crossed and head slightly tilted back, wore a smile, waiting for the crowd’s exclamations of admiration.

However, he maintained this pose for quite a while, but no sound came from the surroundings.

Hillman was stunned.

What’s happening?

Even if these people were surprised, surely it wouldn’t be to this extent, would it?

Could it be that they were too in awe of him and were at a loss for words?

Hillman felt puzzled.

He looked toward the crowd and saw that everyone’s eyes were fixed on his three cards, their expressions strange. A sense of unease thudded in Hillman’s heart, and he hurriedly looked down at his cards.

At this glance,

He was struck dumb.

Mouth agape, eyes wide, disbelieving.

"GOD!"

Hillman shouted, "What’s going on here?"

The cards on the table were indeed three Aces, but one of the Aces had half of its design erased, leaving only two Aces.

Hillman stood frozen like a sculpture for a long time before coming back to his senses and said to Xiao Zheng, utterly dejected, "I lost. I had no idea your gambling skills had reached such a divine level. I am truly inferior."

Hillman conceded defeat completely.

He genuinely knew how difficult it was to erase a symbol from a card among countless falling cards!

What’s more, it happened right under his nose, right when Hillman had already grasped those three Aces!

The difficulty skyrocketed tenfold, a hundredfold!

It could only mean that Xiao Zheng’s gambling skills had far surpassed his own; they were simply not on the same level. Him challenging Xiao Zheng...

Was simply a joke.

As for how Xiao Zheng achieved it, no one knew, but everyone looked at him as if he were a freak.

This man’s gambling skills were perhaps on par with the Gambling Saint. Even if the Gambling Saint himself appeared, he could perhaps subdue Xiao Zheng, or perhaps not at all.