Extreme Almightiest Young Master

Chapter 814: Isn’t it Just a Gambling King?

"I’ll see and raise you a billion," Lin Feng said nonchalantly, as if the money was nothing more than a bunch of numbers to him.

"You! I’m not playing anymore!" Catherine was so infuriated upon hearing Lin Feng’s words that she almost jumped up. Lin Feng was blatantly oppressing her! What kind of gambling was this? It was outright bullying; it made Catherine feel utterly depressed. She truly feared that Lin Feng might pull another trick and cause her to lose the round. One billion US dollars was just for the second card; she couldn’t imagine how many billions would be at stake if they called all the way through. She didn’t dare to gamble with all her wealth.

Thinking this, Catherine had no choice but to cover her cards with a helpless look. Her heart was already dead from anger due to Lin Feng’s playing style. Even though she knew her cards were stronger than Lin Feng’s, she still didn’t dare to call. It felt as though her chest had been punched hard, leaving her almost breathless. She hadn’t expected such a turn of events. She opened her mouth to speak to Lin Feng but couldn’t bring herself to say anything...

"Mr. Lin, I need a break. Is that okay?" Catherine could hardly restrain herself from taking action, as Lin Feng was driving her nearly insane. She decided to take a break to calm her emotions; otherwise, she truly feared she might lose her composure and attack Lin Feng here. In her view, dealing with Lin Feng, a young punk, would be easy, but doing so in front of everyone would mean no one would gamble with her again, something she certainly didn’t want.

So, the best option was to take a break and stabilize her emotions before starting anew with Lin Feng. Catherine hesitated for a moment, then directly stated her need for a break to Lin Feng, which was quite reasonable.

However, Catherine also had another task to do during the break. She needed to head to the surveillance room to find out how Lin Feng had manipulated his first hand of cards without her noticing. It was incredibly mysterious. If Lin Feng was indeed cheating, she had to catch him in the act...

"Of course you can," Lin Feng said, not objecting to Catherine’s request. After speaking, he got up from the gambling table and settled on a nearby sofa, pulling out his phone to chat with Ding Wan’er and Leng Mei to pass the time.

Meanwhile, the audience in the main hall, having witnessed this, all withdrew their gazes from the big screen and began discussing fervently.

"What... what exactly is going on here?"

"Yeah, I really don’t understand any of it, do you guys get it?"

"Who can understand? Don’t you think today’s events are a bit strange?"

"Yes, you could say Lin Feng is cheating, but his hands haven’t moved at all, not even near the gambling table before."

"What’s going on then? Catherine is acting weird today!"

"I feel that too, Catherine is really not herself today!"

"Could it be that Catherine has feelings for Lin Feng, making her unsure how to gamble?"

"Get lost, you always talk nonsense, but that might actually be possible!"

"What a nonsense; Catherine is already in her thirties, though she looks like she’s in her early twenties. There’s no way Lin Feng would be interested in her!"

"Right, does Catherine want to rob the cradle?"

"..."

...

They all discussed their own ideas, each trying to understand what was happening right before their eyes. However, watching the battle unfold on the big screen, they couldn’t determine what exactly was going on. Initially, some speculated that Lin Feng might be cheating, but they immediately dismissed the idea. They had clearly seen that Lin Feng’s hands only touched the gambling table when he was revealing his cards. Therefore, it was impossible for Lin Feng to cheat.

In the end, they couldn’t figure out why today’s gambling game was so bizarre. Catherine’s gambling skills were without doubt; these past days, everyone challenging her had lost completely, not even knowing how they had lost. Only then did they really believe that Catherine was extraordinarily skilled. Facing today’s strange situation was truly unimaginable. Somehow, the discussion diverted to Catherine’s apparent interest in Lin Feng. In their view, this seemed to be the only explanation that everyone could agree on...

After leaving the private room, Catherine went directly to the surveillance room and pulled up the video from just before. She watched the entire process of the first round of cards but still found no flaws. Lin Feng really hadn’t done anything, and the croupier who shuffled the cards didn’t show signs of foul play either. But then... where did the problem arise?

No matter how much Catherine thought, she couldn’t figure it out. Not cheating physically, that was simply not possible. So... what was really going on, and why did the cards end up so different from her calculations?

Could it be... could it be that Lin Feng had merely been lucky with the first two rounds of cards, coincidentally catching her mistakes? Otherwise, there was no other reason to explain what was happening. But why was she making so many mistakes today? It was too bizarre, given that in all her years since becoming famous, she had rarely erred. Today’s errors were too numerous and strange.

However, one thing Catherine could confirm was that Lin Feng’s spiritual power was exceptionally strong, strong enough that her Soul-Bewitching Technique couldn’t affect him. This was not good news; it was as if she had lost half her strength. To defeat Lin Feng, she would have to rely solely on her real gambling skills; otherwise, it would just be a waste of energy.

With this in mind, Catherine returned to her room, walked over to the liquor cabinet, and poured herself a glass of red wine. After taking a sip, she closed her eyes. She needed to adjust her mindset and recuperate for the upcoming gambling bout while also contemplating how to win against Lin Feng...

Just as Catherine opened her eyes, a knock sounded from outside.

"Come in," Catherine casually replied, her mind still planning how to gamble with Lin Feng.

"Miss Catherine, I’m here. Miss Catherine, what happened? Why do you seem upset?" As soon as Huang Yu entered, he spoke with a smile. The thought of the substantial amount of money he was about to receive had already delighted him deeply. However, money was only reassuring when in one’s own hands, so after speaking with Catherine on the phone, Huang Yu rushed to the gambling boat, eager to get the money in hand as soon as possible. He did not want anything to change unexpectedly.

As soon as he boarded the gambling boat, he headed straight for Catherine’s resting area. Her bodyguards didn’t stop him, knowing that he was Catherine’s business partner, and let him through to find her. What he didn’t expect was, upon entering the room, to see Catherine lacking her usual composure and allure, which struck him as odd. What on earth had happened?

"It’s nothing. Your brother and Lin Feng came, and we’re gambling downstairs. I just came up to the room to rest a bit. You watch here; I’ll go back down and continue the game," Catherine glanced at Huang Yu, clearly knowing what he was thinking. He was just here for the money, but she had no time to entertain Huang Yu right now. After a brief explanation, she prepared to leave and head back to the private room for the ongoing game.

"Ah, they’ve arrived? Isn’t that perfect? It allows Miss Catherine to win a fortune. But Miss Catherine, you promised earlier..." Huang Yu saw that Catherine wanted to leave and couldn’t help but speak up. He had known about his brother and Lin Feng arriving on the gambling boat, exchanged pleasantries briefly, and then wanted to ask Catherine for money. However, before he could finish, she cut him off, leaving him extremely frustrated.

"Don’t say anything, we’ll talk when I get back." Hearing what Huang Yu said, Catherine waved her hand to cut him off. She didn’t want to hear Huang Yu’s nonsense right now. If it weren’t for the fact that she had won a lot of money from Huang Shi previously, she wouldn’t have bothered with Huang Yu at all. And Huang Yu was being utterly tactless, knowing she was gambling yet still asking her for money. It was as if he was inviting troubles deliberately—she couldn’t fathom what Huang Yu was thinking.

"But you promised me..." Huang Yu felt aggrieved, as Catherine had already promised him money. Why did he have to wait now? What did Catherine mean by this? Coming from someone who never gambled, Huang Yu couldn’t understand the protocol of not handing out money during a game. In his eyes, Catherine was certainly planning to welch on the debt. Thinking this, Huang Yu couldn’t hold back any longer and continued to talk to Catherine.

"Are you brainless? I am currently gambling against Lin Feng, and you come asking me for money? What are you thinking? Just stay here honestly, watch the game below, and I’ll naturally give it to you when I return, you moron!"

Upon hearing Huang Yu say this, Catherine immediately flew into a rage, lashing out at him, rolling her eyes, and then stormed out of the room, planning to continue in the gambling game below. The anger inside her simmered—could Huang Yu really be such an idiot, asking her for money at such a time? Wasn’t it obviously sabotaging her? How could this not infuriate her?

As she walked out of the room, Catherine took a deep breath to calm her earlier rage before continuing towards the private room for the gambling game. She couldn’t afford any further interruptions today, the stakes were simply too high.

"... Damn, just because he’s the Gambling King, what’s there to be so arrogant about?"

Watching Catherine leave the room, it took Huang Yu a moment to recover; he cursed under his breath. Spotting a wine cabinet in the room, he walked over, poured himself a glass of red wine, and savored it—truly, it was a fine wine. Holding the red wine, he walked to the glass wall, looking out at the gambling game in the adjacent private room, thinking it was just a gambling game. Catherine usually had it easy. Why was she so furious at him? Without him, how could Catherine have won so much money over these last few days...

Catherine returned to the gambling table, and Lin Feng also returned to the table. The croupier continued dealing cards. But since Catherine’s return, the atmosphere had started to relax, no longer filled with the earlier battlefield-like tension of smoke and fierceness.