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"Hey, if you have the guts, just stand up and challenge me. If you don't, get lost. Why are you following me around like a shadow?"

Qin Qi looked into the forest and called out.

Jing Ni immediately looked into the forest. She looked around but didn't see anyone or hear any signs of their presence.

But she did not let her guard down in the slightest. She believed that Qin Qi's judgment was correct, and that there was a master watching them nearby!

That person was very skilled; at the very least, their lightness skill was exceptional, so much so that she didn't even realize she was being followed!

"It's alright. This time, it's not an assassin. It's probably someone from the Hundred Schools of Thought who wants to challenge Qin Qi."

"Since leaving the Yan Kingdom, more and more people have come to challenge us. We encounter several every few days."

Xue Nu explained to Jing Ni that if they were assassins, Qin Qi would have killed them long ago. The fact that Qin Qi spoke up now meant that they were not assassins.

"Hehehe, I'm just afraid of suddenly appearing and scaring you. Besides, if I get too close, I'm afraid you madman will just kill me, Shen."

Jingni turned around when she heard the sound and found a sleazy-looking guy who had somehow appeared next to them.

"What an amazing Qinggong!"

Jing Ni was somewhat surprised. This person was not only incredibly fast, but also moved silently. Such lightness skill was rare in the world!

"Your habit of stealing is not good, you thief."

Qin Qi reached out and grabbed Dao Zhi's arm, and said.

"Sorry, I just reached out without thinking, hehehe, it wasn't intentional."

Dao Zhi smiled and subconsciously reached out to take it; it really wasn't intentional.

(You might think I'm just padding the word count by writing about Jing Ni and the main character's daily life, but that's not true at all; I'm laying the groundwork.)

Chapter 75 Everyone has weaknesses, but I don't!

Dao Zhi released his hand and returned the ornament. He then tried to pull his hand away, but Qin Qi's hand gripped him tightly like a pair of pliers.

"Um, I really didn't mean to just now, bro, can you please let go?"

Dao Zhi tried his best to break free, but Qin Qi's strength was too great, and he was unable to break free for a while.

Having no other choice, he could only speak with a forced smile.

"Don't reach out your hand recklessly next time. Be careful not to run into a troublesome person. They might just chop your hand off."

Qin Qi released Dao Tuo's wrist and said, "You came to find me also wanting to have a match with me?"

"Hehehe, I heard from others that you're pretty good. I happen to be nearby, so I came to check it out."

"It is Robber Zhi who speaks," said Robber Zhi.

"I remember you should be a disciple of the Mohist school, right? What do you want to compete with me in? Mechanical arts? Or the doctrine of universal love and non-aggression?"

Qin Qi has always been open to all challengers. As long as someone from any of the Hundred Schools of Thought comes to challenge him, he will accept the challenge no matter what the competition is about.

"Just like you said, I'm a thief at heart. I don't understand complicated things like mechanical arts."

"I don't know any of those troublesome doctrines like universal love and non-aggression; all I know how to do is steal."

"So... let's have a competition to see how good our techniques are."

After Dao Zhi finished speaking, two dice cups appeared in his hands, with a die held between each of his fingers.

There are a total of eight dice.

"Let's roll the dice and see who's bigger. If yours is bigger than mine, you win. If mys is bigger than yours, I win."

Dao Zhi placed four dice on the ground in front of Qin Qi, then covered them with a sieve cup. He then placed four more dice in front of himself and covered them with the sieve cup as well.

Xue Nu shook her head as she looked at Dao Zhi. This man didn't look like a master at all; he looked more like a lazy bum.

However, the title of King of Thieves is truly renowned; legend has it that if he wanted to leave, there was nowhere that could confine him.

Whatever he wants, no matter where he hides it, he will steal it silently.

'When exactly did this person arrive? How did he manage to evade my senses?'

Jing Ni was very puzzled, as she was certain that there was no one around her before Qin Qi spoke.

This Robber Zhi must have come over right after Qin Qi spoke, but I didn't even notice!

Is the opponent's agility so high that they can't even react to it?!

Jing Ni was extremely wary of Dao Zhi. She kept a close eye on him, ready to kill him at the slightest move he made.

"You can gamble with dice, but you need to put my dice back first. You really need to change your habit of stealing."

Qin Qi reached out and lifted the dice cup in front of him. There was only one die left inside; the other three had been stolen sometime earlier.

"Hehehe, sorry, sorry, this 660 die is a little sticky. I didn't mean to, I didn't mean to."

Dao Zhi's left hand was empty, but the next second, he flipped his fingers and the dice appeared between them.

After putting the dice back, he said, "Can we begin now?"

"This guy truly lives up to his title of King of Thieves! I didn't even see when the other person stole the dice!"

The Snow Woman rubbed her eyes. She had been staring at the other person the whole time, but she hadn't noticed when the other person had stolen the dice.

Jingni noticed something was amiss, but she couldn't quite place when Dao Zhi had stolen the dice.

"You stole the dice before the duel even started. You're a real thief, you have no shame at all."

The snow woman spoke with a sarcastic tone.

"You're wrong. Even though I'm a thief, I still have my pride. I've said that from the beginning."

"We're competing on technique, technique."

"It is Robber Zhi who speaks," said Robber Zhi.

“He’s right, you’ve misunderstood. This guy has been talking about competition tactics from the beginning.”

"Dice are just one part of the technique; it doesn't mean that the outcome is decided solely by rolling dice."

"The match actually started right after he finished speaking. If I hadn't seen him steal the dice, I would have lost because I was simply not skilled enough."

After Qin Qi finished speaking, he reached out and picked up the sieve cup, then looked at Dao Zhi and said with a smile:

"I feel that simply comparing sizes is too boring. It's too easy for us to control the number of dice rolls."

"If we compete, it will only end in a draw. How about we change the game a little?"

"Huh? How do I play?"

Dao Zhi became somewhat curious.

“We will divide this game into three rounds. In the first round, you will roll the dice first, and then I will roll the dice.”

"If I roll a die that's slightly bigger than yours, then I lose; if it's slightly smaller, then I still lose."

"I only win if it's a draw, okay?"

Qin Qi spoke.

"These rules sound very favorable to me, so what about the second round?"

"Conversely, I roll the dice first, then you roll the dice, and the final result is the same as above."

"Okay, let's play however we want, I'll go first!"

After Dao Zhi finished speaking, he picked up the sieve and started shaking it, keeping his eyes fixed on Qin Qi the whole time.

"Jingle bells, jingle bells."

Everyone present was an expert, and the sounds from the dice cups were very clear, but there were too many and too many sounds.

"This guy put something in there!"

"The snow woman whispered. The dense sounds in the sieve bowl definitely meant there were more than just four sieves; the other person must have put something in it the moment they picked up the sieve bowl."

"Not only that, look at his fingers, they're tapping the dice cup at high speed."

"At the same time, the shaking technique is also very strange. All of these are to interfere with our ability to judge the number of points in the dice cup by listening to the sound."

Jing Ni spoke up.

"Did you hear the numbers in it?"

"The snow woman asked."

"No."

Jingni shook her head. She had always studied the art of killing; gambling was not within the scope of her training.

At this distance, she might be able to kill Dao Zhi with a single sword strike, but she truly couldn't guess the number rolled on the dice.

After a long while, Dao Zhi put the dice cup on the ground and then said with a grin, "Alright, expert, start guessing."

Qin Qi picked up the sieve cup and shook it slightly, then opened it directly. The four sieves were stacked together, and the final score was only one!

"You drive."

"Okay, then..."

"Wait a moment!"

"You're really too much of a troublemaker. I'm worried you'll move the sieve again while opening the sieve bowl, so I'll open it for you."

The snow woman suddenly spoke.

"No need. Although this guy is cunning, he is very confident in his methods, and don't be fooled by his glib tongue and unreliable appearance."

"Actually, this guy is quite proud. At the very least, he's confident in his methods and won't cause trouble at this time."

Qin Qi stopped Xue Nu, looking at Dao Zhi and said, "Open it."

"Everyone says you're an arrogant madman who looks down on everyone, but I didn't expect you to actually be a decent person."

Dao Zhi smiled, then opened the sieve cup. The four sieves were stacked together, and the top one had a score of one.

The numbers rolled by Qin Qi were exactly the same, so Qin Qi won this round!

"You're a real sly one!"

After seeing Dao Zhi's points, Xue Nu spoke up.

"Hehehe, all's fair in war."

"It is Robber Zhi who speaks," said Robber Zhi.

First they tricked us with four sieves, then with sound, but ultimately it was still about technique.

'This guy is too cunning; you might never know when he's being genuine or pretending.'

Jing Ni understood a little better why Dao Zhi was so famous. What's the most important thing for a thief? Lightness skill, right?

No, the most important thing is to avoid being discovered, to remain unpredictable and incomprehensible, so as not to be caught.

'But Mr. Qin Qi seemed to have never hesitated from the very beginning. Had he already seen through all of the other party's methods?'

Jingni looked at Qin Qi, her gaze fixed on his calm face. She couldn't quite decipher his expression, wondering if he didn't care about winning or losing.

Or did he already have a sure chance of winning?

"I'll go first in the second round."

Qin Qi covered the sieve cup without shaking it, and the sieve cup made no sound, but the invisible vibration had already changed the number on the sieve.

"Alright, it's your turn to guess."

Qin Qi spoke.

"Um…………"

Dao Zhi stared at the sieve in front of Qin Qi for a long time before finally picking it up and shaking it.

He shook it for a long time before finally putting it down. He also followed Qin Qi's example and opened the sieve directly, only to find that there was nothing inside.

"Not a single die, so that counts as nothing."

The snow woman spoke.

"That's right, I bet you don't have a single dot in your dice cup!"

Dao Zhi spoke up. At this moment, his expression became serious. Qin Qi's tremor was indeed silent, and Dao Zhi could not be sure what had happened.