Ninth In the World

Feng Qi’s lips curled up with a hint of mockery as he uncovered the dice cup under everyone’s watchful eyes. He knew very well what the numbers were. They were 2, 4 and 6, so definitely not triple sixes.

As an experienced casino worker, he inevitably flipped one of the dice with a gentle push as he was uncovering the cup.

Di Jiu, who could see everything through his mental strength, combined his Quintessential Essence with his mental strength and changed all three dice to 6.

No matter how good Feng Qi was, he only knew the numbers he had shaken up. He would never be able to tell that the numbers on the dice had changed, no matter how exceptional his skills were.

As soon as the dice cup was uncovered, everyone gasped.

All three dice displayed the number 6, so the result was truly a triple 6.

Di Jiu did not wait for Feng Qi and Qian Qijiang to speak. He quickly clicked the “confirm” option on the laptop, successfully transferring 250 billion alliance dollars to his bank account.

“Stop!” Qian Qijiang’s forehead was covered in cold sweat. Losing those 250 billion alliance dollars would not cause his casino to go bankrupt, but it would put his life in danger.

Alas, he had spoken up too late. Di Jiu had taken his bank card as soon as the computer had confirmed that the transfer was successful.

Yelps of surprise were heard, followed by a huge round of applause. Most of the spectators were admiring Di Jiu’s luck, while a few of them were secretly impressed by his underhand methods.

It would be too naïve to believe that Di Jiu had gotten a triple six based on his luck alone. One would definitely have to cheat or use underhand methods to be able to get a triple six at a casino.

“You cheated!” Feng Qi yelled as he slammed the table.

Di Jiu stood up calmly. “When I said that you cheated just now, you said that no one could cheat in the Heavenly Immortal Casino. Don’t be a sore loser. You are only saying that I cheated just because you lost. You also mentioned earlier that since no one can cheat here, any cheating would be ignored if no one found out about it. Did you not mean it? A sore loser like you shouldn’t be a casino dealer. You should just go home already.”

Di Jiu then turned towards the spectators and told them as he held up his fist, “Think about this, everyone. Don’t tell me that people can only lose when they enter this casino. I didn’t know that this casino worked this way. Looks like we all have to be really careful in the future. If anyone wins, then they must have cheated.”

Feng Qi was pale with rage. He just couldn’t think of anything to rebut Di Jiu in time. The words he had used to mock him earlier had just been thrown back at him with full force.

This issue no longer involved Feng Qi. Qian Qijiang held his fist up at the onlookers and said, “Dear guests, the casino will be closing temporarily to settle some issues. Please kindly take your leave.”

Qian Qijiang would never dare let Di Jiu walk away with the 250 billion dollars, even if this meant tearing down the reputation of the Heavenly Immortal Casino.

Everyone realized that, even though the game was over, the matter was yet to be resolved. The Heavenly Immortal Casino could not afford those 250 billion alliance dollars.

As the crowd started to disperse, some people threw pitying looks at Di Jiu. Although it seemed like he had won the 250 billion alliance dollars on the surface, everyone knew that he had really lost.

If Di Jiu had not asked the casino to proceed to the final stage of the online bank transfer, the Heavenly Immortal Casino would not have coughed up the 250 billion alliance dollars even if he had won.

Did Di Jiu have foresight, or had he just gambled his life away? Most of the players believed that Di Jiu’s life would be spared if he left the 250 billion alliance dollars behind. However, things would get out of control if he walked away with the money.

Di Jiu had not only taken the casino’s money. He had also brutally revealed its true colors.

“Please stay, my friend.” Qian Qijiang hastily stopped Di Jiu when he saw him pick up his bag and get ready to leave with the rest of the crowd. He would not allow Di Jiu to leave, even if he had to destroy the casino’s reputation.

Di Jiu casually swept up the 50 chips on the table into his pocket before he turned around to grin at Qian Qijiang. “You are welcome to visit my room anytime. Now that I’ve won some money, I would like to get back and celebrate.”

He immediately disappeared into the crowd walking out of the casino.

“I want to exchange these chips,” he said as he walked briskly. He was one of the first few to reach the doors of the casino and take out his bank card to exchange his chips.

Although he had already won 250 billion alliance dollars, he refused to give up the five billion dollars he had also won.

The chips were promptly exchanged for cash. As soon as the five billion alliance dollars were transferred to his account, Di Jiu followed the crowd out of the casino.

…

“I’m sorry, Brother Qijiang. I did not expect that this fellow would be skilled enough to trick me.” Feng Qi sighed as he apologized to Qian Qijiang after the casino patrons had left.

Qian Qijiang did not worry much. The only troublesome part was transferring the money back from Di Jiu’s card. No matter how much money Di Jiu had won, the Heavenly Immortal Casino would have easily been able to get it back if it wished to.

Feng Qi was almost an Earth Tier Warrior, so he could probably kill 100 men of Di Jiu’s caliber with one strike. Qian Qijiang himself was also an Earth Tier Warrior, so despite the fact that he had not practised his skills in years, Di Jiu would not be able to defeat him that easily.

Qian Qijiang calmed down completely and waved dismissively. “It’s not your fault, I was the one with the poor judgement. When that fellow did not even bat an eyelid after losing almost a billion alliance dollars, I assumed that he was just the heir of a large corporation. Looks like we were both wrong about him. I never expected him to have such tricks up his sleeve. Anyway, we will definitely get the money back by the end of the day. There’s just one thing I don’t understand. How did he pull off that trick?”

Feng Qi furrowed his brows in confusion. “I’m pretty sure the numbers I shook up were 2-4-6. I even flipped one of the dice when I opened the cup to reveal the numbers. How could this happen?”

Feng Qi had been trying really hard to understand. Di Jiu’s cheating methods had to be very scary if he had been able to cheat and win under these circumstances.

As they were speaking, Minnie re-entered the room. “That fellow has a ticket to a private room at the auction. It is Seaview Room 16. We couldn’t track down his name or origin,” she said in a hushed tone.

“A private room?” Qian Qijiang frowned. Only someone with power would be able to get a private room with a sea view. Even though he owned a huge casino, he was still considered a small businessman, so he did not have the power to investigate people who were able to obtain private rooms at the auction.

“Let’s go check it out, Qi!” Qian Qijiang told Feng Qi as he put his pipe in his pocket. He immediately started planning for the worst-case scenario. He wasn’t actually afraid of Di Jiu. In fact, he was more worried about the powerful people behind him.

Those 250 billion alliance dollars were very important, because they were supposed to be used to purchase something at the auction on behalf of someone else. This had nothing to do with the casino or Qian Qijiang personally.

No matter how powerful Di Jiu was, Qian Qijiang had to get that money back as soon as possible. If his and Feng Qi’s cultivation levels were combined, they would definitely be able to overpower Di Jiu and make him return the money. They could just deal with the consequences later.

…

Di Jiu was in a very good mood. Winning 250 billion dollars had actually only played a small part in his happiness. He felt the happiest about the fact that he had discovered how to effectively make use of his mental strength. He had also realized that his mental strength seemed to be emitted from the Zifu area between his brows.

Di Jiu knew his Zifu very well, so he had already noticed a change. His Zifu now felt peculiarly empty.

As he was thinking about experimenting to find out how much more he could see with his mental strength, he suddenly heard footsteps outside his door.

He consciously released some of his mental strength and quickly saw a clear image of Qian Qijiang and Feng Qi standing by his door.

When they knocked, Di Jiu pressed a switch beside the table to open the door. Feng Qi closed the door behind him as they entered the room.

“Do forgive us for coming here uninvited, my friend,” Qian Qijiang said in a seemingly polite tone as he cupped his fist.

“I don’t consider many people my friends, and definitely not either of you,” Di Jiu said coldly.

Qian Qijiang did not get angry. Instead, he told Di Jiu straightforwardly without even taking a seat, “I’ll be honest with you, my friend. The 250 billion dollars you won do not belong to the casino, neither are they part of my personal fortune. A senior man from the Fairy Planet gave it to me to buy some items at the auction on his behalf. Please return the money to me, my friend. Otherwise, neither of us will be spared.”

The faint threat in his words was obvious. Di Jiu had to hand over the money, no matter what. However, Qian Qijiang could sense that, no matter now nicely he spoke to Di Jiu, it would be impossible to get him to voluntarily give the money back.

Di Jiu pointed to the ship regulations pasted next to the door. “Do you know why I allowed the two of you to come in? Take a look at the first three regulations.”