Damn it, I'm in the garbage book I wrote

Chapter 827 It's just gambling!
At this point, it's no longer about money; it's about an urgent desire to get revenge and a desperate defense of male dignity.

This needs to be taken seriously.

So that afternoon, Xia Lin brought Douyazi over. The four of them—Xia Lin, Emperor Jingtai, Princess Baozhu, and Douyazi—stared at each other in the room. After hearing their bumpy and difficult story, Douyazi clearly stated that she was afraid she was powerless to help.

"No way, there's something you can't do about it?"

Bean Sprout shook his head and said, "It's not that they can't, it's that they don't want to. With their brains, even if I get them a beating today, they'll be back in there in a couple of days. Gambling is a bottomless pit."

"Let's gamble again and send her back to the grasslands."

Xia Lin glanced back at Princess Baozhu, who was genuinely flustered. She quickly lowered her head and said pitifully, "I'll never gamble again... I won't dare to again."

“Alright, since that’s the case, then I’ll go and take action.” Bean Sprout glanced at Xia Lin: “You’re in charge, I’ll be his deputy, let’s wipe them out without leaving a single survivor.”

Now it was Emperor Jingtai's turn to be curious: "Him? He gambles?"

How did you come to the conclusion that he wouldn't gamble?

"I have never seen him gamble."

Bean Sprout slowly lowered her eyes: "Who do you think invented and improved the cards and mahjong they play?"

"Ah...ah?" Emperor Jingtai pointed at Xia Lin: "Him?"

"I am indeed the one who knows a thing or two about gambling," Xia Lin nodded. "Actually, I do know a little about gambling."

However, Emperor Jingtai was still somewhat skeptical of this idea. Seeing that there were exactly four people present, he suggested playing a thrilling and exciting national board game – Mahjong.

As the mahjong tiles were placed on the table, Emperor Jingtai coughed and said, "Get ready, I want to see what you're really capable of."

Xia Lin glanced at everyone present and smiled slightly: "I'm sorry."

Thus, they witnessed the unparalleled skill of the world's number one gambler. The main difference was that while other gamblers relied on technique, Xia Lin relied entirely on memory. He could clearly remember the cards that everyone had played and the approximate positions of the cards shuffled in the previous round. He didn't make big hands, but rather small ones. However, he was the one who won every round. Even in one round, when he was just one card away from winning with Emperor Jingtai, he didn't draw that card until he discarded it. Looking back, they found that Xia Lin had three cards in his hand, and these cards clearly didn't match his other cards. It was obvious that he had broken up a gap to include this card.

“You… you fucking…”

Emperor Jingtai felt like he was about to have a heart attack. He never expected that the single card he had was the one that had won the game, and that the other player had chosen to play the same card even though they had to break up their hand to get the winning card. This was truly the death of him.

Xia Lin raised her head slightly at this moment: "Want to play something else?"

Clearly unable to win, Emperor Jingtai pushed the mahjong tiles aside and then took out a deck of cards.

But it was clear that poker didn't work either. Even when playing Turtle, he couldn't beat Xia Lin, and that was without Xia Lin using any cheating methods, relying entirely on psychological tactics and situation analysis.

"That's right, why bother playing tricks on him?" Emperor Jingtai stared blankly at the sky outside the window, feeling utterly despondent. "Baozhu, with your mediocre skills, you think you can win money from these people?"

Baozhu remained silent, only sighing quietly.

During the post-match review, Xia Lin defeated two opponents, while Dou Yazi neither won nor lost, effectively covering for Xia Lin. The remaining two, in terms of their usual betting amounts, lost over 40,000 taels and over 50,000 taels respectively, which is equivalent to the money an ordinary person could earn in two lifetimes.

“Remember this.”

Xia Lin picked up an ivory mahjong tile and said with a serious expression, "There are no winners in gambling. As long as you gamble, you are bound to lose. Everyone is the same, because there is always someone better. In addition to skill, there is also something called luck. If you have luck, even the God of Gamblers can't suppress you."

"Alright, people can't teach you everything, but you can learn it in no time by doing it." Bean Sprout raised his chin: "Let's pack up and get ready to go."

This time, apart from Princess Baozhu and Emperor Jingtai, Xia Lin and Douyazi all had to disguise themselves. Xia Lin disguised himself as a young scholar. With the help of the legendary Asian makeup magic, Xia Lin instantly returned to the appearance of a twenty-year-old. Emperor Jingtai was indeed older and did not look young, but since he was one of the victims, he did not need to disguise himself.

As for Xia Lin and Dou Yazi, they naturally disguised themselves as two high-class scholars, and were obviously the reinforcements brought by those two fat sheep.

They returned to the courtyard from that day, and found that there was another world behind the backyard. It was a secret club, and no one would have guessed that it was a gambling den.

There are already quite a few people playing games here, including dice, mahjong, pitch-pot, dominoes, poker, and even divination, cricket fighting, cockfighting, and so on. You can find almost any gambling activity you can think of here.

Princess Baozhu is a VIP user here. After all, including the past two days, she has lost more than 300,000 taels of silver. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that she supports half of the casino by herself.

She received the highest level of treatment as soon as she entered, and the people she brought were of the same high standard.

Casinos are the kind of places that fear no one seeking revenge. As Xia Lin said, unless a professional gambler is hired, no one can escape unscathed from such a place. So, the more people seeking revenge, the better.

This place is very luxurious, and the people who gamble are naturally all rich and powerful. The stakes are also very high, with bets often involving thousands of taels of silver. It can be said to be quite prestigious.

After entering, Xia Lin didn't rush to play. Instead, he asked Emperor Jingtai for twenty taels of chips, then started wandering around the venue with the chips in his hand. Emperor Jingtai asked curiously, "What are you doing?"

“If Nian Chen Daozai can win 3700 million with 20 dollars, it’s no problem for me, Xia Daosheng, to win 500 million with 20 taels.” Xia Lin tossed the chips in his hand and looked back at the thugs patrolling around the casino: “Whether they can continue operating peacefully today depends on whether they can afford to lose.”

"You? You want to win five million with twenty taels?" Emperor Jingtai clearly didn't believe it: "Do they even have that much silver for you to win?"

At this point, Emperor Jingtai's first reaction was whether there were five million here, rather than whether Xia Lin could win five million, which shows the extent of his blind confidence in Xia Lin.

Xia Lin didn't care about any of that. He first went to the dice-rolling area, watched twenty rounds with his hands behind his back, and then pushed his chips out with a smile. This round unsurprisingly turned his twenty taels into forty taels.

Looking at the chip in his hand, which had gone from one to two, he continued to bet. This time, however, he placed one of his chips on the triple, but the triple didn't come out. Nevertheless, he still won with the over/under bet.

He kept his chips at two until a triple six appeared, instantly turning his chips from two to one hundred and twenty-nine, or two thousand five hundred taels of silver.

Wow...that's amazing.

"Hey bro, place your bet! Keep placing yours!"

While everyone was watching Xia Lin, waiting for him to place another bet so they could follow suit, Xia Lin walked away cheerfully. He had already arrived at the poker table and said to a fat man covered in sweat, "Brother, you've lost quite a bit, haven't you?"

The guy chuckled and said, "Yeah, today's really weird."

“Let’s go together, we’ll split the winnings and losses 50/50.” Xia Lin raised his chin: “I still have over two thousand taels of capital.”

"Sure," the fat man readily agreed, seeing someone come to help. "How do we play?"

Xia Lin gestured for him to continue: "You can continue, we can look at the cards together."

"Okay." The fat man was honest and simple, and he listened to Xia Lin's arrangements. When Xia Lin told him to continue, he continued; when Xia Lin told him to pounce, he pounced. After a few rounds, Xia Lin's two thousand taels had become nearly nine thousand taels, and the fat man finally saw hope of breaking even.

"I'll take eight thousand of yours and eight thousand of mine, sixteen thousand taels in total, all in!"

"Really going all in?"

"Ok!"

Their demeanor seemed to intimidate everyone else, who all folded and threw down their cards, but when they revealed their cards, it was utter nonsense.

Xia Lin laughed heartily and gathered the chips back from the table: "Thank you for your kind gesture."

After that, everyone at the table realized Xia Lin's abilities, and soon groups of people took turns coming up, but in the end, they were all quickly drained of their energy by Xia Lin.

After about six rounds of player changes, Xia Lin's chips had increased from twenty taels to seventy-three thousand taels, and he finally attracted the attention of the casino's experts.

"Go to the next table." At this moment, a beautiful woman came to Xia Lin's table with a smile, chased one of the gamblers out, and sat down opposite Xia Lin.

"This young master seems to be quite an expert."

Xia Lin raised an eyebrow and whispered in the fat man's ear, "Hurry up and stop, a small win is enough."

The fat man thanked him profusely, then grabbed his chips and ran out. Xia Lin, who was sitting in his seat, said with a forced smile, "This young lady doesn't seem like a simple person either."

"Haha, want to play a couple of rounds?" The woman lifted her chin and said, "If you can beat me, besides the chips, you might even get a night of passion."

Xia Lin didn't say anything, but just beckoned to her with his finger, and that's how the betting began.

"The Iron Lady is gambling with someone! Go see!"

"Really? That's the number one expert."

Many idlers from the casino came here. The rules for playing cards are similar to those for blackjack, but the rules are a bit more complicated. In fact, besides luck, it is more about the interplay of psychology and momentum.

Su Meiniang, nicknamed the Iron Lady, is a well-known female gambling god in the area. Now that someone has clearly come to cause trouble, the happiest people are naturally the onlookers.

"Let's begin." Xia Lin smiled gently and tapped the table with her finger: "Deal the cards."

Su Meiniang's delicate fingers rested lightly on the two hidden cards, her posture relaxed, but her eyes were sharp as a newly sharpened knife. Xia Lin, on the other hand, wore a smile, but his eyes were like those of a venomous snake lurking in the grass, ready to hunt.

Mei Niang placed her bet, the sound of the chips hitting the table deep and resolute.

Xia Lin didn't even lift his eyelids before placing his bet.

His movements were incredibly slow; what he was looking at wasn't the cards, but the fleeting glint of fire in his opponent's eyes. Su Meiniang's raise was too fast, carrying a deliberately created sense of pressure. Was she truly skilled, or just bluffing? Xia Lin's silence itself became a wall; all attacks crashed against it, leaving only echoes.

In just the first round of the exchange, everyone around couldn't help but gasp. This was a true duel between masters; every move they made could make the novices sweat.

"Pass."

Xia Lin passed the card, pushing the pressure back to him without any change.

Su Meiniang smiled, a smile that was clearly relaxed, even tinged with pity. She placed another bet, a moderate amount.

"Oh, buying information, huh?" Xia Lin toyed with the playing cards in his hand, pondering, "Trying to see how I react: fold, raise, or call?"

After Xia Lin finished speaking, he placed another bet. Still slowly, still silently, since the other party wanted to buy his information, he would make up a story for them.

After several exchanges, Xia Lin's brows furrowed slightly, but only for a moment. However, it was this fleeting moment that Su Meiniang noticed.

In that instant, she seemed to have caught a glimpse of information. As a seasoned gambler, she didn't hesitate and placed another bet.

"You're scared," Xia Lin said. "Isn't that right, little sister?"

"Hahaha, how could your hand possibly be better than mine?"

Hearing her tone, Xia Lin simply shrugged, placed his cards face down in front of him, and then pushed all his chips out: "Come on, it's here, call or not?"

Su Meiniang's hands trembled slightly. Even for her, losing all tens of thousands of taels of silver would be a huge deal, since she wasn't the boss but just a worker keeping things under control.

If we follow, our lives will be in this moment. If we don't act now and make a move, the maximum loss will be 15,000 taels.

Two conflicting decisions swirled in her mind, leaving her somewhat indecisive.

Xia Lin picked up his teacup and took a sip: "You're definitely not a top-tier player, but you're not a small one either. Let's take a gamble."

"Hahahaha..." Su Meiniang waved her hand: "You're really joking, I'll concede. But I have a request, I want to see the cards in your hand."

Xia Lin watched as the dealer pushed all the chips back in front of him. He gently unfolded his cards. The rules were similar to blackjack, where 22 was the highest score, and Xia Lin's hand was 22...

In other words, even if Su Meiniang's cards were a dog, it could still kill Xia Lin.

The whole place erupted in a buzz. Not to mention Su Meiniang, everyone was fooled by Xia Lin. Who didn't think he was holding a perfect hand? Turns out he was just a little rascal.

Xia Lin looked up and sighed, "Little sister, shall we come again?"

"Come!"

After Xia Lin disrupted her rhythm, Su Meiniang became completely disoriented. She was even led by the nose by Xia Lin from the beginning of the third round, and in the end, she lost nearly 200,000 taels of silver to Xia Lin.

After several rounds, Xia Lin had a mountain of chips in front of him, but Su Meiniang sat there with a blank stare...

"One last round? Shall we pool together a million taels?"

Finally, someone arrived and bent down in front of Su Meiniang, saying, "Meiniang, you should go first. You can't handle this person."

(End of this chapter)