Asura Emperor Venerable
Chapter 319: Switching Up the Game

Chapter 319: Chapter 319: Switching Up the Game

The guide was shocked and looked at Han Dong with amazed eyes.

How could this young wastrel have seen through it?

Wasn’t he always known as an incompetent, good for nothing but eating, drinking, and merrymaking?

Then, his gaze shifted to Shi Hao.

It must be this man!

The one who won against Xu Guanjue before was this man, and to have cultivated his gambling skills to such a height, could he not be of extraordinary intelligence?

So, it must have been him who saw through it.

As soon as Han Dong saw where he was looking, he immediately became furious, "Where are you looking?"

Although it was indeed Shi Hao who had seen through the deception and reminded him, it was now his turn to show off.

It was too embarrassing!

With a deep breath, the guide said, "Well aware of the tiger on the mountain, yet still one heads towards Tiger Mountain, admirable! Admirable!"

"Cut the crap with me, your lordship," Han Dong became arrogant, truly unadulterated, not having to feign at all.

"Lead the way!"

The guide’s face twisted for a moment, but he dared not talk back.

Even though Han Dong was just a profligate son of the Han Family and not given much thought, having the last name Han made him incomparable.

— If he were to kill Han Dong in a moment of impulsivity, he would certainly be executed by the Han Family, on the other hand, if Han Dong killed him, the most the Han Family would do is compensate; the Shi Family wouldn’t start a war with the Han Family over him.

This was their fate.

Under his lead, Shi Hao and another entered a private room.

Gambling dens generally provide private rooms for their distinguished guests, offering a bit of peace.

Of course, some guests prefer the liveliness, and naturally, they can also play in the main hall.

Inside the private room, there were a total of three people.

One was a woman, wearing revealing clothes, exposing large patches of fair skin, and two men, one was Shi Shaofeng, the other appeared to be in his twenties, with a face full of pride.

"Shi Quan!" Han Dong blurted out, revealing a look of surprise.

The Shi Family not only had Shi Taiyan, a star of his generation, but also the siblings Shi Quan and Shi Mei, although not as good as Shi Taiyan, were also exceptional among their peers.

An exchange between two wastrels unexpectedly dragged out Shi Quan, another genius, something he had never anticipated.

It was said that Shi Quan was from the Other Shore, Five Islands.

Shi Quan, however, didn’t even glance at Han Dong; his eyes were fixed on Shi Hao, "You’ve got nerve, daring to lay hands on people of my Shi Family!"

Shi Hao smiled, "I thought, we came here to gamble."

"You like gambling so much, fine!" Shi Quan said indifferently, "Today, we will still gamble on dice, but with a new method."

"Let’s hear it," Shi Hao said casually.

"We each pick a set of dice, say, you use black and I use red. We’ll put them in the same shaker, shake them together, and then compare the sizes. The larger one wins," Shi Quan explained a new method of play.

"Okay," Shi Hao nodded.

"Let’s talk about the stakes," Shi Quan said, "We’ll settle it in one round. First, you bet the Vermilion Fruit you won a few days ago. Second, Han Dong runs naked around the city. Third, I bet on your hand."

Shi Hao’s expression didn’t change as he asked, "And what will you wager in return?"

"First, I will stake a piece of Spiritual Medicine of equal value, that’s this Liuren Tiger Bone. Second, Shaofeng will also run naked, and third, if you’ve got the skill, you can take my hand," Shi Quan confidently declared.

He took out a piece of bone and placed it on the table.

"Good," Shi Hao agreed readily.

Although Han Dong’s mouth twitched slightly, Shi Hao was betting his own hand, so what did he have to fear regarding running naked?

However, Shi Quan was different from Xu Guanjue. If his hand were to be chopped off, the Shi Family would definitely not let it go, and vice versa, if Shi Hao were to suffer, Han Liren would undoubtedly wage war on the Shi Family.

Therefore, this third bet was like a powder keg, bound to intensify the conflict between the Han Family and the Shi Family.

But why would Shi Quan add such a rule? Doesn’t he know that a fierce battle between the two families would only benefit the other two major powers?

It’s simple, how could he know that Shi Hao is actually Han Liren’s junior fellow disciple, and also a junior of the Sect Leader? If anything happens to Shi Hao, Han Liren will surely go mad.

Because he doesn’t know, that’s why he would make such a bet.

However, whether it’s Shi Hao or Shi Quan, who would listen to him?

He couldn’t help but feel anxious. But on second thought, if Shi Quan’s hand were really broken, would the Shi Family really go to full-scale war with the Han Family?

At most they would make a symbolic compensation. After all, it was Shi Quan himself who proposed the bet.

With that in mind, he calmed down.

"Bring the dice," Shi Quan said to the scantily clad woman, who immediately bowed slightly, revealing a great expanse of snow-white skin that was distractive.

The chubby boy couldn’t help but take a couple more glances, drooling over her, but Shi Hao didn’t even spare her a glance.

Shortly, the woman brought over two sets of dice, one red and one black.

"You choose," Shi Quan said generously, letting Shi Hao pick the color of the dice.

"Red," Shi Hao said casually.

"Good," Shi Quan nodded, tossing both sets of dice into the shaker cup, then placed his hand on one side of the cup. "Let’s begin."

Shi Hao also reached out and pressed down, the two stood across the table from each other, hands seemingly braced against one another.

Shushushu, both began moving the cups simultaneously, clashing the six dice inside, creating a crisp sound.

Immediately, Shi Hao noticed that Shi Quan was using Dark Force to surround the three black dice, then knocking them against his dice.

From this, it was clear that Shi Quan really knew nothing about the art of gambling.

However, even if Xu Guanjue were to gamble with him like this, he would have no chance but to lose.

Not knowing the art of gambling didn’t matter because he didn’t care about the numbers rolled. As long as he could shatter all of Shi Hao’s dice, even if he rolled three ones, he would still win.

It was the crudest method, but also the most direct, simplest, and most violent.

Shi Hao smiled and wrapped his dice in Dark Force as well, the six dice constantly colliding and creating a continuous clicking noise.

After a lengthy period of dice clashing, a sudden loud crack was heard.

Shi Quan immediately showed a smile.

Because one of Shi Hao’s dice had been shattered by him.

He looked at Shi Hao, only to see him composed, without a hint of urgency.

Again.

Click-click-click, the dice continued to crash, and after another long while, a second loud crack sounded.

Shi Quan’s smile widened as the shattered die was still Shi Hao’s.

Hmph, I’ll shatter all three of your dice.

Click-click-click, but this time, no matter what Shi Quan did, he could not destroy Shi Hao’s last die.

Thinking about it, even if Shi Hao wasn’t as strong as him, he now only had to protect one die while Shi Quan had to protect three, and naturally, the level of difficulty was not the same.

This would go on forever.

Okay, let’s stop here.

Although he didn’t achieve the ideal result, the odds were too high in his favor when comparing three dice to one.

He suddenly stopped, and his forcefulness restrained Shi Hao from shaking the cup any further.

"Reveal!" He suddenly lifted the cup, his face full of triumph.

Damn it!

But when he saw the outcome, his eyes nearly popped out of his head.

How is this possible!