However, for Liang Yida, luck was just a joke, his gambling was all about skill!
Of course, his skill was cheating techniques!
Liang Yida was well versed in the art of acting later to gain control, his cheating techniques, though not top-notch, allowed him to dominate Wu Laosi with a unique way of shaking the dice.
He had wanted to repeat the trick against Ling Zhenfei but unexpectedly, Ling Zhenfei let him roll first.
Liang Yida knew that Ling Zhenfei was in no way comparable to Wu Laosi, and in order to minimize all possibilities, and to give Ling Zhenfei a warning, he showed his prowess by rolling a one.
A one, even a layman knows, is undoubtedly the smallest number that can't be surpassed!
Liang Yida was curious to see what Ling Zhenfei could do, whether he could roll a number smaller than that!
"Good!"
Ling Zhenfei, as if he hadn't seen Liang Yida's arrogance or the mockery of the crowd, simply uttered one word and then casually grabbed the dice cup and began to shake it indifferently.
Liang Yida's cheating techniques might deceive everyone present, but they could never escape Ling Zhenfei's Perspective Eye.
In fact, before Liang Yida had opened the dice cup, Ling Zhenfei had already seen through the lowest number possible with the two dice stacked.
However, Ling Zhenfei's horizons were far broader than those gamblers, and he was utterly unconcerned!
Who says there's no number smaller than one? Who says he, Ling Zhenfei, is doomed to lose? He is set on turning the possible into the impossible!
Ling Zhenfei's leisurely way of shaking the dice might seem pretentious and pointless to others, but when Liang Yida caught sight of it, his eyes quickly narrowed.
"Little Brother Ling, hold on a second!"
Liang Yida watched Ling Zhenfei's movements for a while, his expression becoming increasingly unsettled. Finally, he couldn't contain his anxiety and stood up to intervene.
As a seasoned gambler, Liang Yida faintly felt that Ling Zhenfei's way of shaking the dice was very special, something he had seen used by a master before, but where exactly it was special, he was too blind to see!
"What's the matter?" Ling Zhenfei wasn't in a hurry to shake the dice, paused as asked, and smiled at Liang Yida.
For some reason, seeing the calm smile on Ling Zhenfei's face caused Liang Yida's heart to panic, and the air of victory he had before had vanished.
Seeing how composed Ling Zhenfei was, could it be... he really had the capability to break the norm and roll a more mysterious number than one?
"This…"
For a moment, numerous thoughts raced through Liang Yida's mind, but the more he thought, the more unsettled he became.
In the end, he gritted his teeth and with a grim face, spoke of the cheating technique he suspected Ling Zhenfei might use:
"Little Brother Ling, there actually is a number smaller than one… I once heard a rumor that a master of cheating techniques shattered the dice with his Inner Strength, resulting in zero points. You couldn't possibly…"
The rest of the sentence was left unsaid as Liang Yida looked at Ling Zhenfei with a look of surprise and suspicion.
In truth, he didn't believe in such a nearly mythical rumor, nor did he believe that Ling Zhenfei had the power to shatter dice.
However, by making such a preemptive statement, it seemed he could kill off all possibilities he could conceive of.
"Shatter the dice? Hehe, Boss Liang, you think too highly of me!"
Seeing Liang Yida's suspicious and tense look, Ling Zhenfei couldn't help but find it amusing, yet he remained outwardly as calm as ever and said, "Let alone how unlikely that is, even if it were true, that person would definitely not be me!"
"Uh... Ah! I was just talking off the cuff, Little Brother Ling, don't mind me! Please continue!"
Upon hearing Ling Zhenfei's denial, Liang Yida finally felt a weight lifted from his heart. Wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, he then waved at Ling Zhenfei in feigned nonchalance.
In fact, Liang Yida had his reasons for saying such a thing.
He couldn't be sure about just how good Ling Zhenfei's cheating techniques were; even if Ling Zhenfei really managed to shake the dice into pieces, Liang had already mentioned that it would still not count as a win for Ling Zhenfei!
Now, having ruled out the possibility of shaking the dice into nonexistence, Liang Yida really couldn't think of any other way Ling Zhenfei could beat him!
Next, under the intense gaze of Liang Yida and the gamblers, Ling Zhenfei continued to shake the dice...
Thud! Thud!
The way Ling Zhenfei shook the dice was indeed peculiar; though it appeared leisurely and unstructured, to the ears of the audience it was like the dull toll of a bell, making everyone's nerves tense up in anticipation.
Plop!
After flipping the dice cup up and down in his hand for a while, Ling Zhenfei suddenly slammed it down onto the gambling table. Everyone's attention instantly focused on the dice cup.
"Boss Liang, you'd better watch closely, I'm about to show you what the smallest number really looks like! Open!"
With one hand pressing down on the dice cup, Ling Zhenfei stared intently at Liang Yida, his face showing a peculiar expression. Then, without waiting for Liang Yida to express his shock, he shouted loudly and lifted the dice cup.
Ah!
As the dice cup was unveiled, everyone simultaneously gasped in astonishment.
Especially Liang Yida, who, upon seeing the number Ling Zhenfei had rolled, was so shocked that he jumped to his feet, his eyes nearly popping out!
The rolled number was indeed bizarre; the two dice were propped up against each other at an angle, in such a way that no single face was showing on top.
If no face is showing on top, then it's zero points!
Ling Zhenfei had actually managed to roll a zero without damaging the dice!
How... How is that possible?
Seeing the number Ling Zhenfei had rolled, Liang Yida was dumbfounded, staring blankly for a long moment, mouth agape, unable to utter a word!
Although Liang Yida knew that the only number smaller than one was zero, he had thought that aside from breaking or erasing the dots on the dice, there was no third way to roll a zero.
However, the outcome that Ling Zhenfei had just achieved was something that he couldn't have even dreamed of.
"What do you say, Boss Liang, would you agree that my number is a little smaller than yours?"
Ling Zhenfei paid no heed to Liang Yida's shocked expression, leisurely set the dice cup aside, and glanced meaningfully at Liang Yida.
"Bravo! Little Brother Ling's skills are truly miraculous, awe-inspiring indeed! Mr. Liang admits defeat and honors the bet!"
Staring at the pair of dice standing resolutely on the table, Liang Yida was utterly impressed and without further ado, signaled his subordinates to push the one hundred thousand yuan over to Ling Zhenfei.
"Thanks!"
Winning one hundred thousand yuan just like that, Ling Zhenfei's face remained unfazed by honor or disgrace. He collected the money from the table, thanked Liang Yida with a bow, and was ready to leave.
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