Bengtie: My death fueled their madness.

Hundreds of years ago, Jing Liu would have never even seen such a thing, let alone encountered it.

But now, it feels somewhat familiar.

After searching her memory for a moment, she found the source.

Returning to Luofu after hundreds of years, I witnessed the frequent efforts to protect civilians during the restoration of Jianmu, which I saw at a leisure card hall.

I think it was called something like "Yaopai".

"What brand is this?"

Jingliu put away the strange expression on his face and sat down directly.

"I don't know," Black Tower said simply, shrugging his shoulders.

"...I didn't know you said you were missing one person for the mahjong game, and I was the only one missing?"

"Yesterday, when I went out with Zhimu, someone recognized my genius identity. The girl named Qingque gave me this deck of cards, saying it was perfect for passing the time."

Black Tower had an expression that said, "What can I do? This genius is too famous."

And that was indeed the case. To avoid anyone disturbing her and Qi Zhimu, she even used her spatial abilities to distort her appearance, but she was still recognized.

"That little girl even gave me a tutorial on how to play, look."

Hei Ta pointed to the booklet that Yu Qingtu was reading.

Just as Jing Liu's gaze fell upon Yu Qingtu, the latter had finished reading and placed the booklet in the center of the table.

"My hometown also has similar casual card games, with slight differences in rules and gameplay," Yu Qingtu said calmly.

"It should be the Imperial Jade Token," Xueyi suddenly said.

As a judge, she has the authority to access records from the vast database within the Ten Kings Court based on factors such as the criminal's crime, age, and status.

For example, past cases, characteristics of the perpetrators, etc.

In recent years, during the interrogations and searches conducted by Han Ya, it was discovered that some of the criminals had played with the Imperial Jade Tokens.

It's fine if you don't investigate thoroughly, but once you do, things will be surprising.

The casual game "Imperial Jade" is said to have existed since the time of the ancient empire, but it was lost during the long interstellar drift of the Immortal Boat Alliance.

It wasn't until recent years, when an anonymous diviner from the Taibu Temple organized the rules and brought them back to the modern-day celestial vessel, that people rediscovered this mind-bending card game based on celestial phenomena and celestial laws.

Of course, rules alone are far from enough. So, the diviner used blueprints from the library as bait to lure his close friend, a craftsman in the Imperial Workshop, into crafting her a set of jade chess pieces and a chessboard.

It integrates automatic shuffling, card dealing, and multiple other functions, and was quickly promoted through the Sizhi Chess and Card Hall under the latter's name.

Today, the Imperial Jade Tokens have become one of the most popular games in Luofu.

That's all the information I have.

"So, you're quite the player, huh?" Black Tower glanced sideways.

"No." Xueyi shook her head: "My hobby in my spare time is writing online novels, I've never played games."

"That's good. None of the four of us are old hands, so it's fair enough," Black Tower said with satisfaction.

Although there are similar card games in Yu Qingtu's hometown, from any perspective, it is highly unlikely that a genius like him would have any intention of playing them.

Moreover... Yu Qingtu had been searching for Qi Zhimu for thousands of years, so he had no interest in that.

To be fair, Jingliu doesn't want to play cards.

But when I think about how everyone here has countless connections with Master and will inevitably have dealings with him in the future, I realize that...

Choosing to work in isolation without understanding your opponent is unwise.

With this in mind, Jingliu patiently read the tutorial carefully.

After a while, she passed the tutorial booklet to the Black Tower.

"Let's begin after you've finished reading; you don't need to give it to me."

"How long did you spend watching the tutorial?"

"Less than two seconds."

"What do you mean?" Jingliu's eyes twitched.

"I'm a genius, is it strange that I can do quantum speed reading? Come on, let's play rock-paper-scissors to decide who goes first."

Four fair hands emerged simultaneously. After two rounds, Xueyi calmly took the dice.

"Just playing around isn't fun, how about adding some prizes?" Black Tower suggested with a smile.

"What kind of prize?"

"After ten rounds, whoever has the most chips will be exempt from disturbing Zhi Musan. How about two days?"

"You mean... the winner can stay with the master alone for two days?" Jingliu's gaze sharpened.

"Bingo." Black Tower snapped his fingers.

"I have no objection." Xueyi's expression remained unchanged as she was the first to speak.

She didn't have that many holidays to begin with, and the reason she was sitting here was because everyone here was Lady Zhimu's woman.

Yu Qingtu is not yet one, but in Xueyi's mind, it's only a matter of time.

"I have even less objection." Yu Qingtu could see what Xueyi was thinking and smiled slightly.

This child is quite good.

He is neither competitive nor arrogant, understands the bigger picture, and is easy to manage.

Seeing that both of them had expressed their opinions, Jingliu would not easily disagree even if he had any.

On the contrary, it was exactly what she wanted.

According to the tutorial, luck plays a very high role in the Imperial Jade Tokens, and as long as no one cheats, there are almost no tricks involved.

In terms of raw power and intelligence, she is no match for Yu Qingtu of the Black Tower.

But when it comes to something as mysterious and unpredictable as luck, who's afraid of who?

Receiving Jingliu's look, Xueyi didn't hesitate and threw down the dice to draw a card.

The game begins.

However, after a few laps, Jingliu felt that something was not quite right.

The first few rounds were relatively normal, with both wins and losses.

But now she has lost several games in a row, and all of them were lost by using the Black Tower.

"Playing the cannon" or "playing a discarded card" refers to a situation where a discarded card is used to win the hand against another player, and the player who played the cannon is the loser who has to pay out chips.

Therefore, players often follow the strategy of refusing to play a winning hand to avoid giving away points.

Jingliu stared intently at the black tower with his crimson eyes for a moment.

This face is flawless from every angle, like a work of art... Pshaw—

It's just a nonchalant, lazy mood; you can't see anything else at all!

It shouldn't be... right?

If Black Tower is indeed cheating secretly, then they're really going backwards.

"Five laps left, and you're already starting to feel frustrated?"

Black Tower took in Jing Liu's unpredictable gaze and smiled lazily.

"Everyone has their ups and downs, and you're already acting like you've got everything figured out. Isn't that a bit premature?" Jing Liu wasn't feeling the pressure.

Just because you can't beat Black Tower doesn't mean you're afraid to talk back to her.

She herself said that everyone should compete to take their master's food.

"With such a large lead, anyone would feel confident, right?"

Black Tower disagreed and suddenly asked a question that almost made Mirror Stream choke.

"By the way, when was the first time you imagined Zhimu masturbating?"

Why are you asking that?

"Of course it's curiosity. It's a perfectly normal topic of conversation. Don't keep speculating whether I have ulterior motives."

"You go first," Jing Liu said with a forced smile.

Even the Black Tower wouldn't dare to say that—

"When I was 17, I had a wet dream and woke up. Since I didn't get to go all the way in the dream, I took matters into my own hands and made up for it." Black Tower answered incredibly quickly.

Mirror Flow: "..."

This woman...

They act so self-righteously in front of others, they have absolutely no sense of shame!

"Without a friendly reminder, someone who only knows how to take without giving back has no right to ask Brother Mu for more. Pong, two of bamboo~" Black Tower played his card casually.

Jingliu felt that Black Tower's words had a hidden meaning, including the two of bamboo he played.