American comic book: The girl next door is Spider-Gwen

“It’s a coincidence, but I’m not surprised you’re here,” Ye Li said. Looking at the dice Tony had thrown, he added, “Your luck is bad. Be careful lately, Tony.”

Two dice, both with a "one".

"It really couldn't get any worse."

Tony didn't look at the dice; instead, he thought about his palladium poisoning. But he said nonchalantly, "But, isn't it good to enjoy the fun now and then?"

He glanced at the large pile of chips in Barbara's arms. "Looks like you've won quite a bit."

Ye Li modestly gestured with his index finger and thumb, "Just a little bit."

Then he introduced Strange and Barbara, who were standing next to Tony, to him.

"Stephen Strange, a genius in the field of surgery, if you want to remove shrapnel from your chest, you might want to seek his advice."

Strange nodded slightly to Stark. "You're Ye's friend. I'll do my best if needed."

"Thanks, buddy, I've heard of you."

Tony and Strange exchanged business cards. "Maybe I'll contact you sometime, maybe..."

He said no more.

Whether or not the shrapnel is removed is irrelevant to him unless the palladium issue is resolved.

Because those tiny fragments of shrapnel are very difficult to remove through surgery.

The surgery is too risky; if I die, I'll have nothing left.

It would be better to use the reactor to hold onto the debris and stay Iron Man for a while longer, so that he could die without regrets.

Tony thought to himself.

Ye Li then introduced Barbara to him—

"Barbara Morse, a former national gymnast, now works for the Ghost Spiders Club... uh... I guess she works?"

He wasn't sure if Barbara was doing anything productive at the club; Skye and the others said she spent most of her time playing...

"It's for work!"

Barbara confirmed Ye Li's question, then nodded to Stark with a formulaic smile, "Hello, Mr. Stark."

She's really good~

She is in no way inferior to Natasha.

Tony leaned closer to Ye Li and whispered jokingly, "I thought your beauties were limited to high school students, the kind no older than eighteen~"

[Bringing this up again...]

Regarding Tony's teasing.

Ye Li retorted helplessly, "I have to remind you, Gwen and the others are about to graduate, which is beyond what you're talking about."

"and then?"

Tony dismissed this as a weak argument, shrugging, "Your hunting targets have changed from high schoolers to college students?"

"..."

Ye Li was too lazy to talk to him anymore. Pointing to the cards on the table, she changed the subject and said, "Come on, Tony, you know this better than I do. Teach me how to play."

"what?

"Aren't you the God of Gamblers? Do I need to teach you?"

Tony started teaching Ye Li with some skepticism, then realized... he really didn't seem to know how...?

But strangely enough, whenever Ye Li gambles, he always seems to have the luck to win big...

"Li, if I didn't know you didn't need to do this..."

Tony said speechlessly, "I'm starting to suspect you're cheating."

Ye Li could not deny it.

He doesn't even need the ability to manipulate objects; he can dominate the battlefield simply by relying on his super spider senses.

Passive abilities aren't exactly cheating.

...

He won a considerable sum of money from the casino.

Ye Li didn't continue.

Gambling is fine to play occasionally for fun, but making a living from it is not advisable.

After all, money is something... I'm too lazy to deal with it myself anymore.

At his current level—

Money comes to him, not the other way around.

..

Time flies.

The competition is about to begin.

Tony led the way, bringing Ye Li and the others to the pre-match banquet.

Ye Li saw Natasha.

Barbara saw her too.

The two S.H.I.E.L.D. agents exchanged glances.

Natasha stepped forward first and started talking to Barbara, acting as if they got along very well.

Watching his new assistant go off to chat with Ye Li's female companion.

Tony chuckled at Ye Li, "They seem to prefer being together more than us."

At that moment, a photographer approached the two men with a video camera: "Gentlemen, may I take a picture?"

Tony: [No problem]

"...They might have something in common."

Ye Li smiled politely at the camera while chatting with Tony, "They went over there, and you still have Miss Pepper. I don't have a female companion."

"If you need a female companion, what about me, Ye?"

A confident female voice rang out.

Christina walked over with a wine glass in her hand and greeted Stark, "Hello, Mr. Stark."

Tony thought the girl looked familiar and whispered to Ye Li, "Who is she...? I can't remember."

"The Vanity Fair reporter, the one who interviewed you privately."

After answering Tony, Ye Li gave Christine a polite smile and said, "Hello, Miss Christine, it's nice to see you here again."

Christina smiled, revealing two rows of neat white teeth. "It's great to see you again, but I'm a reporter for Vanity Fair now."

Ye Li glanced at her a few times.

I wonder if his standards have risen again. Compared to the last time we met, this female reporter, while still beautiful, seems to have lost a bit of her charm...

It's said that the physical appearance of Europeans and Americans declines quite quickly with age...

Fortunately, there's no need to worry about Gwen and the others.

Gwen, Jessica, Skye, Felicia, Cindy... none of them have normal physical constitutions.

Moreover, Ye Li also possesses an enhanced version of the dog talisman.

Enhanced Dog Charm Ability —

Immortality and eternal youth!

This life force can be given and shared with others.

That's right, it's "the other person".

It's hard to go into details about how this power was given...

For example, Barbara doesn't have...

He would only consider granting her this power of immortality once she was persuaded to leave S.H.I.E.L.D. and turn to the light.

Furthermore, Ye Li is the sole master of the enhanced twelve talismans, and all the power he releases can be withdrawn at any time.

"Tony! Is that you?"

Ye Li's thoughts flashed by.

Then another person came over carrying a wine glass.

It's Justin Hammer.

He was all smiles, trying to strike up a conversation with Stark.

Conversation room.

Justin Hammer was relatively polite to Ye Li, and occasionally he would pretend to say a few words.