I Can Devour Spirits

Chapter 169: Mr. Tang’s Fear

In less than an hour, Luo Zhoucheng had lost all the silver notes he had on him.

During the final game where everything was on the line, Luo Zhoucheng held the Heavenly Card and thought excitedly that he was about to turn the tables, so he wagered almost all the remaining silver notes.

However, the card Jiang Qingyu revealed was a pair of Monkeys (Supreme Treasure).

Supreme Treasure beats the Heavenly Card, a rare occurrence indeed!

Luo Zhoucheng’s face twisted, and he jumped up with red eyes, pointing at Duan Rong and shouted, "Go eat shit! You damn cheat! I don’t believe it, how can I just happen to encounter a game where the Supreme Treasure beats the Heavenly Card!"

"Hey... Young Master Luo, you can say anything you like, but don’t make false accusations. In the Xin room, someone just had their finger cut off!" Duan Rong looked at Luo Zhoucheng and said with a flickering gaze.

The muscles on Luo Zhoucheng’s face twitched, and he turned his head to look at Mr. Tang, a burly man sitting diagonally across from him.

Mr. Tang noticed his glance and merely shook his head gently, then lowered his eyelids...

This Tang fellow was actually a veteran gambler himself.

Luo Zhoucheng invited him over intending to learn some gambling skills from him, but unfortunately ran into Jiang Qingyu. He then deliberately provoked Jiang Qingyu a bit, setting a trap to lure Jiang Qingyu in.

Just as Jiang Qingyu was about to be stripped of everything, Duan Rong suddenly intruded, and the situation completely reversed. By the time Luo Zhoucheng realized what was happening, he had already been wiped out by the game where the Supreme Treasure defeats the Heavenly Card.

To say Duan Rong didn’t cheat, he absolutely couldn’t believe it.

But if Duan Rong cheated, how could that Tang fellow not have noticed?

Actually, Luo Zhoucheng didn’t know that the most shocked person in the room wasn’t Ximen Kankan or Jiang Qingyu, nor was it he himself.

The most shocked person was this Mr. Tang.

In fact, he wasn’t just shocked, he was terrified!

In the game, he had already used all his skills.

But no matter what he did, it was like a clay ox entering the sea, seemingly having no effect on the change of the situation. He knew best what this meant...

The seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy sitting next to Jiang Qingyu seemed to have the discerning eyes to see through everything and the magical hands to turn stone into gold. Not only did he control the entire card table, but even the people sitting around the table became puppets in his hands!

At the very moment he saw Supreme Treasure beat the Heavenly Card, he even felt a surge of desire to become his disciple!

He had always been quite confident in his gambling skills, but just now, his confidence was crushed into powder by that young man sitting behind everyone else opposite him.

Because he couldn’t figure out how the other party did it at all. He didn’t even find the slightest clue...

When Luo Zhoucheng asked him, he was still recalling the details of the game, trying to trace back some trace... even if it’s just a bit, at least it shows he’s on the edge...

No wonder the Tang fellow was shocked, Duan Rong’s gambling skills now truly overshadowed his. After Duan Rong absorbed Master Level Qingcha Skillful Hand and Master Level Hundred Transformations Thousand Techniques, even Fang Jingbao himself was not his match.

Because he also had the auxiliary tool of Divine Sense Projection!

Not to mention, to Duan Rong, this Tang fellow was actually just a clown who couldn’t be taken seriously!

When Luo Zhoucheng saw the Tang fellow shaking his head, he felt a pang of frustration and slumped back into his seat. Since the Tang fellow didn’t notice, and it was in their private room where the gamble occurred, how could he possibly find evidence that Duan Rong cheated?

Jiang Qingyu, holding a large stack of silver notes, excitedly left the Gui room with Duan Rong and Ximen Kankan. As soon as he reached the corridor, Jiang Qingyu grabbed Duan Rong and said, "Mr. Duan, did you see Luo Zhoucheng’s face just now? It was like he lost his father... tsk tsk tsk..."

Jiang Qingyu’s glee was evident, not only in deflating Luo Zhoucheng’s arrogance but what pleased him more was that the ugly guy wouldn’t be able to harass Lan Ying anymore.

Jiang Qingyu, Duan Rong, and Ximen Kankan returned to their Geng room suite.

Jiang Qingyu carefully sorted the silver notes in his hand and respectfully placed them in front of Duan Rong, saying, "Mr. Duan, here are the silver notes you won today, please accept them."

Duan Rong smiled slightly and said, "I can accept the silver notes won from Luo Zhoucheng. As for Young Master Qingyu’s silver notes, let them return to their rightful owner."

Jiang Qingyu promptly said, "No, no, no. If Mr. Duan doesn’t accept them, I won’t have the face to leave here today."

Ximen Kankan chimed in from the side, "Brother Duan, just take it. This amount of silver coins is nothing to this kid, and you helped him teach Luo Zhoucheng a lesson, clearing the trouble from Lan Ying’s place too. He can’t thank you enough."

"Exactly!" Jiang Qingyu echoed, looking at Duan Rong with shining eyes.

Duan Rong felt a touch in his heart and took a deep look at Ximen Kankan.

Because Ximen Kankan just called him Brother Duan.

When he drew the portrait of Xia Shuangshuang’s body for Ximen Kankan, Ximen Kankan promised to acknowledge him as his big brother.

But later on, their interaction was rather indifferent, with Ximen Kankan mostly calling him by his name, Duan Rong.

However, this didn’t matter to Duan Rong as he had no intention of manipulating this kid.

But just now, Ximen Kankan’s call of Brother Duan was obviously heartfelt and natural, with no awkwardness, a genuine acknowledgment of Duan Rong as his big brother.

Duan Rong himself didn’t expect that the thing which ultimately won this kid over was gambling skills!

It seems this kid is just as passionate about gambling as he is about collecting erotic art!

Duan Rong felt a burst of joy in his heart, so he accepted the silver notes.

Jiang Qingyu was still ecstatic, and he wanted to invite Duan Rong and Ximen Kankan to Yan Yue Lou for drinks.

Ximen Kankan said, "Let’s forget about it. It’s getting late today. My father isn’t home, and there are daily chores to handle at home, so I must return."

"Let’s arrange another day. I’ll host then since I’ve won some money!" Duan Rong said, patting the silver notes in his hand with a smile.

"Then, when the time comes, I’ll make sure to have a good feast on your dime!" Ximen Kankan said, "Gonna bleed you good..."

Chatting and laughing, the three of them left Weiyang Square.

At the doorway, Duan Rong bid farewell to Jiang Qingyu and Ximen Kankan and set off alone towards the Yuan Shun Escort Agency.

By now it was already 7 p.m., the night was like water, the city lights just starting to come on, and Duan Rong hadn’t yet eaten dinner, so he bought some cooked beef, cold dishes, and buns from a street stall, intending to eat and drink back at Liu’s House.

Liu’s House was spacious, unlike the cramped quarters he was in before, where food smells would linger endlessly.

Holding the prepared food wrapped in dry lotus leaves and some buns, Duan Rong returned to Liu’s House alone.

Duan Rong began eating and drinking in the simple pavilion in the courtyard.

He had just started eating when he suddenly noticed a dark figure brushing against his feet; it turned out to be the little hedgehog drawn by the smell, foraging near his feet. Its small black nose lifted, sniffing continuously... evidently drawn by the fragrance of the cooked beef...

Duan Rong tossed a few pieces of beef and broke off some buns, throwing them on the ground of the pavilion...

Once both the man and hedgehog were full, Duan Rong stood up to practice the Complete Round Pile Skill in the courtyard.

The little hedgehog, now full and without needing to forage under the cover of darkness, found a dark corner and went to sleep...

Duan Rong continued practicing until midnight, then dispersed his energy, rinsed off at the large water tank by the kitchen, and went to bed.

Lying on the bed, Duan Rong shifted, causing the bed to creak, and he heard a rustle from underneath. Scanning with his Divine Sense, he found the little hedgehog nestled in the corner under the bed, sleeping.

Duan Rong chuckled to himself and said, "This little thing..."

Saying this, Duan Rong wrapped himself in a blanket and fell into a deep sleep.