Chapter 123

Of course, I couldn't just sleep through this hour.

Without Bai Xuechao saying much, Xiao 6 proactively opened the Green River Comic website and the latest chapter of the manga.

The cover of this chapter featured a huge Ace of Spades poker card in the middle, with Q-version images of Bai Xuechao, Zhou Chenhao, Gong Ting, and Ling Feng scattered around it. A closer look at the background of the cover revealed a large part of a display screen obscured by the poker card, with some numerical values visible on it.

[Everyone's Q-version is so cute! Even Jade Liquor's is cute (pouts). Of course, Axue's Q-version is the cutest, I'll kiss it, I'll kiss it, I'll kiss it like crazy!]

[The Player C displayed on the screen is wifey, why does it start with 600 million? Did he lose?]

[The City Lord's starts with 800, not even in the hundred millions. Did he lose so badly that he's about to lose his pants? (Dying of laughter)]

[I'm back from reading this chapter to tell you, it's not what you think.]

[To the person above +1, after reading it, I just want to say that Bai Xuechao is so crazy.]

The first page of the manga was filled with Gong Ting's stunned face.

Next to his face were several inner monologue bubbles. The first one told the readers that Bai Xuechao's game coins were exchanged with his life. The second bubble was him exclaiming that to lose is to die, that's a true gambler! The third and fourth bubbles were his inner turmoil, raising the question of "Did I lose to Dongfang Bubai because I didn't bear this kind of pressure?"

[Confirmed, wifey's game coins were exchanged with his life!]

[I feel like Jade Liquor has fallen into Axue's trap.]

[I bet 1 game coin that Gong Ting is going to exchange his own life.]

Turning to the next page, Bai Xuechao in the manga said that playing with Gong Ting was too boring. The manga gave a special close-up of him here. He tilted his head, his chin slightly raised, his half-closed eyes as if looking down at Gong Ting, an expression of disinterest on his face, as he said, "A game where you know the outcome is extremely boring."

The bullet comments were a solid wall, all repeating this sentence.

[So B-king, so cheesy!]

[Ahhh, I think this sentence is so cool! So handsome!]

[Wifey's cheesy quotes +1, I dare say the cheesiness of this sentence has already defeated "this boring world"!]

Next, Bai Xuechao stated that he liked excitement and felt that Gong Ting was no match for him, so he proposed to leave.

Not only did Gong Ting not want him to leave, but Zhou Chenhao and Ling Feng didn't want him to leave either. The manga also showed two panels of their surprised expressions, placed side by side, sharing an inner monologue box in the middle, indicating that Bai Xuechao had won over 100 million game coins. If he left, how would they be able to gather enough game coins to save Xia Xiaoxi?

Thus, under this "threat," Gong Ting also exchanged his life for game coins.

[I told you, Jade Liquor was going to fall into the trap.]

[Damn, wifey's smile is so meaningful. I feel like Gong Ting's actions were completely within his expectations.]

[Lighting a candle for Gong Ting in advance, I feel like he's going to get a bento box in this arc.]

In the manga, Gong Ting said that his life was worth 360 million game coins, but the waiter's appraisal was only 180 million.

Bai Xuechao asked if the value of a life could decrease.

Gong Ting replied that his freedom had been exchanged, and then said that if Bai Xuechao felt it was not enough, he could add more.

Thus, with Bai Xuechao's authorization, Gong Ting's special ability was also exchanged.

[I'm starting to feel sorry for Jade Liquor, this is a fool.]

[Brother Hao and Ling Feng's expressions also look like they're looking at a fool, hahaha!]

[He just exchanged his special ability like that?? (Scratching head)]

[Didn't the last chapter's update of Gong Ting's flashback say that the most important things in his life are freedom and card shark skills? Freedom has already been exchanged, so only card shark skills are left. Now his card shark skills are being completely crushed by wifey. In order to continue playing with wifey, he's definitely willing to do anything.]

[I feel like defeating wifey has become an obsession for Jade Liquor. He doesn't care about his life, he doesn't care about his special ability, he just wants to win.]

The previous game continued.

Bai Xuechao stood at 17 points. Gong Ting began to brainstorm, analyzing a lot, and finally came to the conclusion that if Bai Xuechao cheated, he would be caught, and the penalty would be more than what he would lose. The best thing to do was to stand at 17 points, and there was a small probability of a draw.

Next, Zhou Chenhao hit and busted.

The manga gave a close-up of Ling Feng. His thumb was on his temple, and his gaze was somewhat solemn.

Gong Ting flipped over his face-down card, then took a card and flipped it over. The manga gave a close-up of his hand and that poker card.

That card was a 9 of Clubs. A small note next to Gong Ting's hand read "Slight pause," and next to it was an inner monologue bubble, explaining that he had made a mistake while shuffling, and questioning why he would make such a low-level mistake. You could feel his confusion and breakdown even through the screen.

The manga inserted two panels of flashback here.

The first panel was of Gong Ting being distracted while shuffling, his gaze shifting to Bai Xuechao, who was sitting opposite him.

The second panel was a close-up of his hand. The entire perspective was as if stuck inside the table, looking up at the face of the poker card. You could see the edge of the card Gong Ting had shuffled to the top; it was precisely the 9 of Clubs from just now.

The flashback ended. Gong Ting gritted his teeth, and next to him was his inner monologue: I'm going to cheat.

The manga also wrote a paragraph of narration below this panel, saying that ordinary people would not dare to cheat when they encountered someone with better card shark skills than themselves, but Gong Ting felt, that was a thought that only good-for-nothings would have! He was going to cheat right under Dongfang Bubai's nose!

[Ahhhhh Jade Liquor, Mommy loves you!]

[?? What was that thing in front?]

[To be honest, I really admire Gong Ting a little, for facing difficulties head-on... Unlike me, a professional at backing down.]

[(Tears) I'm that good-for-nothing. If it were me, I really wouldn't dare to cheat again, I'd be afraid of being caught.]

[He's definitely going to be caught by wifey, the poor child.]

[Axue will be his psychological shadow for life.]

As a result, the subsequent plot was beyond the readers' expectations. Gong Ting successfully cheated and reached a score of 20!

The narration explained that Gong Ting had drawn the fourth card when he hit, which was more likely to be exposed than drawing the second card, but Gong Ting had completed it perfectly.

The panel here in the manga was intriguing.

In the panel on the left, Ling Feng was frowning, his gaze glancing at Bai Xuechao next to him. In the panel on the right, Gong Ting was also looking at Bai Xuechao.

The next panel was a bust shot. Bai Xuechao, who was being stared at by both of them, was propping up his chin with one hand, a slight curve on his light red and rather moist lips, like a proud and beautiful cat. His other hand was on the table, his fingertips tapping on the tabletop, and next to it were four onomatopoeic bubbles, indicating that he had tapped four times.

After that, Gong Ting in the panel widened his eyes, his pupils shrinking, and the background turned a gloomy color, as if he had suffered a huge blow.

In the next panel, Bai Xuechao still had the same smiling expression, with no lines and no inner monologue. At first glance, it was confusing, and it was not clear what the author was trying to express.

In the next panel, Ling Feng withdrew his gaze from Bai Xuechao, his expression normal, as if he had not noticed anything just now.

After that was the display of the game coin count on the big screen.

[What does that mean?]

[What does that close-up of Gong Ting mean, what's wrong with him?]

[Wifey didn't catch him cheating, so he felt that wifey wasn't as amazing as he had imagined, so he broke down? (Scratching head)]

[I get it! Gong Ting was caught cheating by Axue! Axue tapped the table four times, indicating that Gong Ting had taken the fourth card! But Ling Feng didn't realize that was what Axue meant.]

[There's Gong Ting's inner monologue later, and it's indeed like this.]

[Why didn't wifey catch him? He just let him go like that??]

[A reward for the brave child. (Immediate answer)]

[Hahaha, the person in front is trying to make me die of laughter, and a reward too.]

The big screen updated the game coins, and Gong Ting got the game coins of three people.

An inner monologue bubble appeared next to him. The first sentence was "Dongfang Bubai didn't catch him cheating!", and then he expressed that he would continue to cheat until even Dongfang Bubai couldn't tell, and that he would win all of Zhou Chenhao's game coins and complete the leader's mission.

[Highlight, the leader's mission!]

[So why didn't wifey catch him? He would have gotten game coins if he had!]

[Don't guess wifey's thoughts~ (singing out loud)]

[Please, let me get into Axue-baobei's brain, let me see what's in his little head.]

In the next round, Ling Feng was the dealer. When he was shuffling, the manga marked a "slow" next to it.

The other three people were all looking at him.

When he stopped, that panel only showed a close-up of his bust holding the cards, but there was a dialogue bubble next to it that said "heh," and inside the bubble, there was also a small note that said "chuckle."

Looking at the direction of this bubble, it was the sound of laughter from Bai Xuechao.

Gong Ting's panel was much more obvious. He was smirking with one side of his lips, his smile full of disdain, and next to it was an inner monologue box: Heh, a clumsy imitation.

The next panel was a close-up of Zhou Chenhao's expression. He looked a little worried about Ling Feng, but the author did not give his inner monologue.

[Is Bai old scoundrel trying to make us use our brains too? (Headache)]

[I get it, Ling Feng Maomao was imitating Gong Ting's shuffling to cheat, right? That's why Gong Ting said it was a clumsy imitation.]

[Wifey's chuckle was also laughing at this, right?]

[I wonder if this idiot Brother Hao has realized that Ling Feng is cheating. He seems to be quite worried about Ling Feng. (Laughing and crying) (Smoking)]

[I don't care, Chenfeng is giving out candy!]

Next was Ling Feng's deal.

The manga used a whole page here. In the center of the picture was a close-up of Ling Feng holding the poker cards. The background behind him was not a normal background, but a series of panels. The pictures inside were close-ups of every card he dealt, and next to him were distributed inner monologue boxes.

The readers learned from the inner monologue that his shuffling was not perfect. He could not accurately control the cards on top to be all high cards, but there were more high cards in general. His only worry now was that Zhou Chenhao would bust.

[I declare, Chenfeng is a two-way street!]

[I love the panel on this page so much. If you erase the inner monologue next to it, I feel like it could be used as a screen saver.]

[I think wifey wanted to laugh not because Ling Feng's imitation was clumsy, but because his shuffling was not perfect.]

[Everyone's score in this round is not small.]

In the manga, Bai Xuechao directly chose to stand.

The next was Zhou Chenhao. He chose to hit, and the result was an A. He began to struggle with whether to continue hitting.

His inner monologue expressed that the ideal result would be for him to exceed 19 points and for Ling Feng to have the same score as him, so that Ling Feng could both draw with him and take Bai Xuechao's coins.

[Damn, Brother Hao is planning to take Axue's coins, hahaha!]

[Don't forget that this kid is a naturally black-bellied one. (Clenching fist)]

[This idea is a bit idealistic. How much luck would you need for that? It's safer to stand.]

In the end, Zhou Chenhao also decided to do so and stood.

It was Gong Ting's turn.

Gong Ting analyzed it in his mind and finally decided—he had to cheat.

The manga suddenly inserted a panel of Bai Xuechao here, with "Gong Ting's perspective" marked in the upper right corner, indicating that Gong Ting was looking at him.

In this panel, Bai Xuechao was still propping up his chin with one hand, tilting his head and smiling shallowly at the camera, meaning that he was making eye contact with Gong Ting.

[I wanted to say this earlier, Axue looks so beautiful when he's propping up his chin with one hand and smiling! Let me kiss him, let me kiss him!!]

[I really want to take Axue home and raise him! Beautiful boys are the treasures of the world, wuwu!]

[But what does wifey's expression mean? Seduction?]

[To the sister in front, are you trying to make me die of laughter? Hahaha, seduction, I'm laughing so hard my mom is knocking on the door asking me what's wrong, if I'm sick, hahaha!]

[I have a bold idea. Wifey is giving Gong Ting a free pass to cheat. He's indicating to Gong Ting: I won't catch you.]

[Ahhh, I'm shocked by this explanation! But it feels so reasonable!]

Next, there was no inner monologue from Gong Ting to explain. He just asked Ling Feng to give him a card.

The manga showed a series of close-ups of Gong Ting's hands, with a panel of him smiling and saying, "I'm so lucky," in between. When he finally put down the card, it was a 2 of Spades. His score reached 20, while Bai Xuechao and Zhou Chenhao both had 19.

The next panel of the manga was Ling Feng's shocked expression, with his inner monologue next to it saying that there was absolutely no small number like 2 in the cards he had shuffled up!

Ling Feng: "You cheated."

Gong Ting smiled, "Where's the evidence?"

The manga once again gave Bai Xuechao a panel, with "Gong Ting's perspective" marked in the upper right corner. The Bai Xuechao in the picture was still propping up his chin with one hand, his head tilted, but his eyes were slightly lowered, as if he were looking at the pile of cards in the middle of the table.

Below this panel, there was an inner monologue bubble, which should be Gong Ting's: I've been found out!

Immediately after, the manga used a flashback to reveal the secret.

After the last round of the game, Gong Ting had hidden a 2 of Spades when he was collecting the poker cards. Just now, when he looked at his cards and switched hands, he had stacked the 2 of Spades from his other hand on top. Therefore, when he finally put down the card, he had actually put down two cards.

The manga explained this process in great detail and in an easy-to-understand way, as if it were afraid that the readers would not understand.

At the same time as the reveal, Gong Ting's inner monologue was also attached. He was not clear about Bai Xuechao's card-hiding technique, but he could use card stacking to face others who accused him of cheating.

Regarding Bai Xuechao seeing through him again, his thought was: Damn it, is my card shark skill that trash?

[I, I, I've learned it. I'm going to the casino to confront others now! (Delirious)]

[I suspect that Bai Guzi is really trying to teach us. (Laughing and crying)]

[Brain: I've got it! Hand: No, you don't!]

[I feel like Gong Ting is a masochist. It's a thrill for him to be found out by Axue. He's always being found out, and he's always thrilled. He really cares about whether Axue has seen through him. (Laughing and crying)]

[I feel like he's going to become my wifey's only fan. This is his god of card shark skills!]

[Hahaha, damn, the bullet comments from the sister in front are killing me.]

In the following plot, Ling Feng checked Gong Ting's sleeves, but found nothing.

Just as Gong Ting was excited and happy, Zhou Chenhao raised his hand and proposed to look at the cards that Gong Ting had put down.

In the manga, although Gong Ting was smiling, the author had added a thunder effect to the background for him, indicating the uneasiness in his heart. At the same time, his inner monologue said: What should I do? I'm going to be found out.

The readers were beating drums and gongs, as excited as if it were the New Year.

[Yoyoyo, you've been caught by my Brother Hao!]

[Didn't expect that, Jade Liquor? Axue let you go, but you fell into Brother Hao's hands!]

[Cheating will be fined 100 million game coins~]

Who knew that the subsequent plot would greatly shock the readers.

Bai Xuechao took the initiative to propose to look at Gong Ting's cards, and gave an explanation. If Zhou Chenhao were to flip them, he would be suspected of colluding with Ling Feng to frame Gong Ting. But since he had caught Gong Ting cheating twice, it was impossible for them to be accomplices, so it would be fairest for him to flip the cards and check.

This reason convinced Ling Feng.

The manga once again used a series of close-ups of hands, showing in detail how Bai Xuechao flipped the cards over, fanned them out on the table to check for problems, and then flipped them back face up.

In the final panel, the close-up showed that the card on the table was still the 2 of Spades, as if in silent mockery.

—There was no problem with the card.

The readers of the high-dimensional world went crazy.

[Ahhh, how is that possible! If two cards are stacked together, they'll definitely separate with a single flick!]

[Is it possible that wifey helped him ( . )]

[It must be Bai Xuechao who helped him, how else can it be explained? But he wasn't acting when he caught Gong Ting cheating twice before, he almost drove Gong Ting crazy. Now he's suddenly helping Gong Ting, I'm really confused!!]

[Help, what does wifey want to do? Why is he helping the villain now... (Tears) (Gently kneeling)]

The manga gave a close-up of Gong Ting's expression as he stared at the cards, with his inner monologue next to it: Only I know the value of this move!

Next was another wave of technique reveals.

When Bai Xuechao flipped the cards, he held the 2 of Spades that was stacked on top in his palm. When he fanned the cards, the camera's perspective was almost stuck below his palm, allowing the readers to clearly see that he could still make the card firmly "adhere" to his palm while fanning the cards, and finally, when he flipped the card back, he accurately stacked it back.

[Oh my god, I'm really kneeling. (Raising knees)]

[Bai Guzi seems to be really trying to teach me, but my hands are useless, I can't do it at all!]

[Hahaha, I'm really going crazy, why is Bai Xuechao helping the villain?!]

[Brother Hao rarely caught someone cheating once, ahhh, I'm really going to explode with anger. It feels like Bai Xuechao betrayed Brother Hao and Ling Feng, Maomao, who understands!]

[No... they're not allied, so there's no betrayal.]

[Have you all forgotten, wifey is a fun-loving person ( . )]

[It's time to pull out wifey's cheesy quotes! A game where you know the outcome is extremely boring. (Wearing sunglasses)]

[Axue helps when he wants to help. He doesn't have a side, and didn't he help the male lead before?]

[He's just a fun-loving person. As long as it's interesting, he'll do it. Calm down, sisters, it's not good to get angry and ruin your health. (Comforting)]

Ling Feng's revealed card was 20 points, so Bai Xuechao and Zhou Chenhao lost this round.

Below was a shot of the big screen, showing the current number of game coins for everyone. A few readers made a note of it here with bullet comments.

In the next round, Bai Xuechao was the dealer.

The manga once again used a series of continuous and smooth panels to show Bai Xuechao's shuffling actions. Each of his fancy shuffling and fixed-point actions had a separate large panel, and watching them in succession was a pleasure to the eye, like a performance.

After dealing the cards, he glanced at his face-down card and then flipped it over directly.

The manga used a whole page to give a close-up of Bai Xuechao's upper body. His slender, white fingers held two cards, pressed against his light red, thin lips. His frost-white hair was scattered beside his exquisitely beautiful face, and his magnificent red eyes were brighter than gems, full of smiles.

He said, "Black Jack."

[That's too lucky, getting 21 right off the bat!]

[I was hit by the beauty of wifey on this page, wifey kills with his face! I'm going to be mesmerized by him! (Inhaling oxygen)]

[Screenshotting this for my wallpaper, kisses for Axue-wifey, mua~]

[Well, I suspect that wifey cheated ( . )]

[I also... in front...]

[Damn, don't even say it (into deep thought), I also suspect that wifey cheated.]

[I'm dying of laughter, you Xue fans would rather question your own wifey's character than believe that he's really lucky, hahaha!]

[This is a sign of trust in his card shark skills. (Nodding)]

Bai Xuechao won this round directly and took the game coins of three people.

In the next panel, Zhou Chenhao, with an innocent expression, said something astonishing: "So lucky, it's like you cheated."

[Alright, male lead's intuition certified, cheating!]

[You scared me, I thought Brother Hao had found evidence of my wifey cheating and was going to slap my wifey hard in the face on the next page, but it didn't happen, it was all my speculation.]

[Wake up, Xuexue is at the top of the card shark skill food chain, it's impossible for him to be found out!]

[Sigh, Brother Hao is naturally black-bellied, it's normal for him to say something like that. He didn't necessarily find out, he's just used to saying things that make people's hearts skip a beat.]

[Did Brother Hao really not find out? (Devil's whisper)]

Later, Zhou Chenhao even apologized to Bai Xuechao for the ambiguity in his words, and Bai Xuechao smiled and said it was fine.

This round ended, and the number of game coins displayed on the big screen showed that Bai Xuechao had already reached 1 billion, looking down on the crowd. The readers continued to make a note of it in this panel with bullet comments.

Ling Feng pressed his temples, and next to him was his inner monologue analyzing the situation, and expressing that a fierce battle was coming.

The game turned to Zhou Chenhao as the dealer.

When Zhou Chenhao shuffled the cards, he shuffled them with all the poker cards face down on the table. This panel of the manga only showed a close-up shot, but when he cut the cards, the manga, as before, used several consecutive panels to show his strange, back-and-forth cutting technique.

In the next panel was a close-up of Bai Xuechao's expression, propping up his chin with both hands. He watched with great interest, a slight curve on his lips.

[This cutting method is so strange, I've learned it, hehehe. I'm really, I can't learn the real skills, but I've learned a bunch of useless things. (Just kidding)]

[Did my Xue's expression see something?]

[Now when I see Axue smiling, I feel flustered. I always feel like he's going to cause trouble, haha.]

[I've seen the rest, I just want to say that Brother Hao wasn't just randomly cutting the cards. He tried his best, but it's so heartbreaking. The harder he tries, the more heartbreaking it is, hahaha.]

After Zhou Chenhao dealt the cards, he glanced at his face-down card and sighed, saying that he thought he could get a blackjack.

Ling Feng retorted, how could it be that easy.

Zhou Chenhao contributed a Q-version of a fist-on-hip expression, bickering with Ling Feng, and was interrupted by Gong Ting saying that he wanted to hit.

So Zhou Chenhao gave Gong Ting a card.

As a result, Gong Ting got 21.

[Huh? What's going on? (Panda head confused.jpg)]

[If this were in mahjong, wouldn't Brother Hao's action be called feeding a tile? (Laughing and crying)]

[I feel like there's a problem! Jade Liquor must have cheated!]

[Could it be that he was really lucky?]

Without waiting for the readers to struggle to a conclusion, turning the page, the manga entered another round of reveals.

The first panel was a close-up of Bai Xuechao's smile.

Then, the second panel was a flashback, pulling the timeline back to when he was the dealer in the previous round, dealing a card to Gong Ting.

The third panel was Gong Ting's psychological activity after getting the card, explaining to the readers that Bai Xuechao had actually given him two extra cards using a card stacking technique, making it clear that Bai Xuechao wanted to cooperate.

In the fourth panel, Gong Ting took advantage of Zhou Chenhao and Ling Feng being distracted by Bai Xuechao's blackjack to quickly hide the two cards. These two cards were a 2 of Clubs and a 6 of Diamonds, and the 6 of Diamonds was the card that had just given Gong Ting 21.

The flashback ended, and the manga cut to a scene of Gong Ting excitedly kissing the poker cards.

Then there was a Q-version of Zhou Chenhao's dazed expression. His two eyes became dark brown dot-eyes, and his small triangular mouth was open, as if he had been completely dumbfounded.

The readers of the high-dimensional world were also dumbfounded.

[Holy crap! It was Axue who helped him cheat!]

[My expression is the same as Brother Hao's expression now, I'm dumbfounded.]

[My mother, my grandma, my pants, my jacket, my brain has turned into a jujube. (Dazed) (Drooling)]

[Wifey must be helping Gong Ting for fun. (Sunglasses)]

[I think so too. (Sunglasses)]

[To the sisters in front, take off your sunglasses! (Helping to take off sunglasses) (Finding that they are crying yellow beans)]

[I'm almost afraid to look at the rest, I don't want to see Brother Hao lose, wuwu!]

In the manga, Zhou Chenhao said, "Has the goddess of luck descended now?"

The next panel was a close-up of his eyes, with "blinking" written in small characters next to it, and he asked Ling Feng, "Can you also be blessed by luck?"

Ling Feng replied that it seemed not.

Zhou Chenhao said a long string of what seemed to be jokes, and as he spoke, he pushed a card to Ling Feng.

Ling Feng flipped the card and reached a score of 20.

Zhou Chenhao expressed that his blessings were still a little useful, and then said with his chin in his hand, "Unfortunately, it's still not lucky enough."

He said "lucky" too many times, and not only Ling Feng, but even the readers had reacted.

[Did Brother Hao cheat?]

[I've seen the rest, I'm back to tell you the answer, yes, and it's so heartbreaking, hahaha.]

Later, it entered the reveal session again.

Zhou Chenhao had cheated with a clumsy technique when he was cutting the cards just now.

When he cut the cards, he placed the cards with the faces towards himself, so that every time he cut, he could see the score of the card facing him, and then he used the back-and-forth cutting method to move them to the back.

Speaking of which, the manga changed to a new way of explanation, with Zhou Chenhao's Q-version little figure and a blackboard.

Thus, the readers all knew that Zhou Chenhao had arranged the order of each card when he was cutting. The first card on the back was a 10, the second was a 4... The blackboard had a picture that matched the explanation. As long as Zhou Chenhao dealt the cards in this order, everyone's score would be under his control.

He himself admitted that this was a stupid method.

Unfortunately, just now, he knew that Gong Ting had cheated, but he couldn't catch him because he couldn't be sure that he could find evidence.

After the blackboard explanation, it returned to the flashback.

Zhou Chenhao had originally arranged a blackjack for himself, but he had cut one extra card.

In this panel, the manga enlarged his poker card, and comparing it with the cards listed in order on the blackboard before, it could be known that he had gotten a card that he had not arranged.

Because of this mistake, he had dealt the A that he had wanted to deal to himself to Gong Ting.

The manga pulled the timeline back to after Gong Ting had cheated, and the picture of his stunned expression. This time, his inner monologue was attached, and the text showed his frustration.

His inner monologue almost filled the screen: What is the ninth card, what is it! Help! Why didn't I remember, my sweat is about to drip, who will save me... Ling Feng, I'm sorry, ahhh, what's the ninth card! Oh, it seems to be a 7! I remember now!

[It's really the harder you try, the more heartbreaking it is, hahaha!]

[Let's hug our Brother Hao, I feel like he's really going to break, hahaha!! (Laughing crazily) (Beating the ground)]

[You guys stop laughing, hahaha, I feel sorry for him! Hahaha, I'm sorry, I can't help it.]

[He's really worried about Ling Feng. I'm shamelessly shipping them, cough.]

[I'm sorry, I'm shipping them too, hehe, Chenfeng is delicious.]

[This tells us that professional matters should be handled by professional people.]

[Cheating is not something you can do just because you want to~ (singing)]

[Brother Hao's action is just like me after watching the previous reveal. I thought I could do it just now, and I took the reveal as a tutorial, wanting to pretend to be a god of gamblers and show off to my friends, but the reality told me that I'm... a big fool... (sobbing)]

The timeline returned to the present.

Ling Feng said, "I'll accept your blessing."

Next to him was his inner monologue: Zhou Chenhao, well done.

[So touching.]

[Brother Hao has really reached his limit. For his brain to be able to think of this method, I feel moved for Ling Feng, Maomao. (Wiping sweat)]

[To the person in front, I want to report you to the police for Brother Hao! Are you trying to say he's not smart! (Funny) (Doge)]

[Am I the only one who thinks Brother Hao is actually quite smart ( . )? At least he could think of this stupid method and almost succeeded, but I can't. (Teary-eyed cat head)]

[Suddenly stabbed in the heart, even Brother Hao can do it, but I can't. (Peacefully passing away)]

[To the person in front, what do you mean by "even Brother Hao can do it," hahaha, I'm dying of laughter, you're looking down on him! (Doge)]

The next person to take a card was Bai Xuechao, who got 21.

Without needing a reveal, the readers also knew that he had cheated.

Finally, it was the dealer's turn to flip his card.

Zhou Chenhao's score was already 16. When he drew a card, he was still muttering, can the goddess of luck descend?

As a result, the flipped card was a King of Spades, and he busted.

Zhou Chenhao showed a bitter smile, "Even if you don't want to descend, you don't have to give me a kick, do you?"

After that, he collected the poker cards while complaining.

The manga here gave a shot of them from Bai Xuechao's seat. Zhou Chenhao and Ling Feng were looking at each other, and everything was understood without words.

The next panel was a split-screen of two close-ups of their expressions. Zhou Chenhao and Ling Feng were on the left and right, their eyes firm.

In the middle of them was a shared inner monologue bubble: We have to find a way to ban their cheating skills.

[I knew it, Brother Hao's complaining just now was definitely a secret signal to Ling Feng, Maomao!]

[They have such a good tacit understanding!]

[This is what you call teammates fighting side by side!]

[Speaking of teammates, how is my daughter Xiao Xi doing, wuwu, Mommy is so worried. (Clutching chest) (On the verge of tears)]

As if knowing that the readers would think of Xia Xiaoxi here.

The picture of the manga suddenly changed, and a dark place appeared. It was the secret room where Xia Xiaoxi was being held.

Xia Xiaoxi, who was lying on the ground, slowly opened her emerald eyes.