Chapter 0437: The Tricky Betting Scheme

Chapter 0437: The Tricky Betting Scheme

Shui Tianzi was quite headstrong and didn’t listen to Old Lady Du. She smiled coquettishly at Qin Yun, "Cousin, what’s your name, huh?"

As she spoke, she used her delicate fingers to pinch a carved purple jade phoenix hanging on her chest and continued to giggle, "Cousin, do you think this little purple jade bird of mine is pretty? I just bought it!"

"I think the nest is even prettier," Qin Yun replied indifferently.

This caught Shui Tianzi off guard, then she burst into a series of soft, enchanting laughs. Her laughter was incredibly pleasant, making one’s bones feel weak.

"Cousin, you still haven’t told me your name," Shui Tianzi stood in front of Qin Yun, smiling lightly as she asked.

"Just call me Handsome," Qin Yun’s tone remained calm, his eyes fixed on Shui Tianzi’s charming, pale blue phoenix eyes.

Zi Qingcheng hurried over, grabbed Shui Tianzi’s waist-length hair, and dragged her aside, "Enough already, you little siren! Take a page from your sisters’ book; they’re so well-mannered!"

Shui Tianzi looked at Zi Qingcheng with a pout, cooing, "Zi, is this your guy? Why are you in such a hurry?"

Old Lady Du and the two elder women seemed accustomed to Shui Tianzi’s behavior and didn’t say anything more.

However, they secretly admired Qin Yun, whose eyes remained clear and steady.

This was why Shui Tianzi couldn’t help but tease Qin Yun.

"Sister, is there anything fun outside? Take me out to play! I’ve never been outside," Xiao Guoer walked over, holding Shui Tianzi’s delicate hand and shaking it.

Shui Tianzi snorted lightly, "There’s nothing fun. I just blew a few million purple crystal coins!"

Zi Qingcheng approached Qin Yun and said, "Cousin, this is Shui Tianzi. I’ve warned you about her, so watch out."

"This is Xiao Guoer, Shui Tianzi’s third sister, Shui Xin. And this is Xiao Guoer, her second sister, Shui Guo."

"Nice to meet you," Qin Yun greeted.

"Handsome, why are you wearing a mask? Are you ugly or something?" Xiao Guoer asked curiously.

"Yes, because I’m too ugly. I don’t want to scare people, so I have to wear this," Qin Yun nodded.

"Then why not wear a better-looking mask?" Xiao Guoer, emboldened by her sister’s presence, asked again.

Shui Tianzi laughed, "Little sis, don’t trust what men say. He’s pulling your leg!"

"You’re still green and don’t know how to read people. This guy’s got the most stunning eyes. I’ve seen many men, but I’ve never seen eyes like his before."

"Plus, this guy’s got incredible poise and depth. From his eyes, I can tell he’s a seasoned veteran with a lot of experience."

"Zi, is this guy really your cousin?" Shui Tianzi became even more curious about Qin Yun’s identity.

"Yeah, he’s my cousin. Why? You into him?" Zi Qingcheng retorted.

"Well, I’d need to see his real face before I can think about the next move," Shui Tianzi, a woman with a strong sense of curiosity, replied.

She couldn’t wait to tear off Qin Yun’s mask.

Zi Qingcheng asked, "Shui Tianzi, how many groups have shown up in North Spirit City? Have the bloodline folks arrived yet?"

"Not yet! I hope they show up soon… I just blew a few million purple crystal coins. I need to reel in some big fish to cover my losses," Shui Tianzi brushed her hair back, looking extremely alluring.

Qin Yun was taken aback. He hadn’t realized that Shui Tianzi saw the bloodline family disciples as easy prey.

"Sister, how did you lose so much in gambling?" Little Snack said with a hint of regret.

"I’m doing alright! Hong Mengshu from Hongwu Country, known as the Gambling Queen, took her father, the Martial King, to gamble and lost twenty million Purple Crystal Coins!" Shui Tianzi chuckled. "It’s okay, when those rich kids and princes show up, I’ll take them for all they’ve got!"

"Is it about gambling on stones?" Qin Yun asked, surprised that Hong Mengshu had lost so badly.

Shui Tianzi replied, "It’s not about gambling on stones. At the entrance of the newly built Qiwen Hall in Beiling City, there are a hundred large vats, specially forged and covered with lids!"

"They call this game 'Guess the Vat,' a new scam Qiwen Hall came up with a few months ago."

Then, Shui Tianzi explained the game in detail.

There are a hundred vats, each numbered from one to a hundred.

Before the game starts, the people from Qiwen Hall place a puppet bird into the first vat. Then, they activate a grand array, which activates the spatial arrays inside the hundred vats, making them interconnected.

After a short while, the activation stops, and everyone guesses which vat the bird has flown to.

Guess right, and you win ten times your bet!

You can bet as little as ten thousand or as much as ten million Purple Crystal Coins!

They play every two hours, six times a day!

Qin Yun quietly looked down on Qiwen Hall for pulling such a cheap trick to scam people out of their Purple Crystal Coins.

"I want to give it a try!" Qin Yun said.

"Let’s go! We’re not heading to Yunlong Mountain Range yet, so we might as well have some fun!" Zi Qingcheng said.

"We’ll all go together!" Shui Tianzi chuckled.

"Sister, I’m coming too!" Little Snack quickly called out.

"Okay, Xiao Guoer, you in?" Shui Tianzi asked the cold Xiao Guoer by the window.

"Nope!" Xiao Guoer replied.

Qin Yun followed the three beauties out of the inn, turning heads as they walked down the street.

Especially Shui Tianzi, who had men stopping in their tracks, causing a stir as they went.

Zi Qingcheng seemed used to Shui Tianzi’s antics and didn’t say a word.

Qin Yun stayed a step behind them.

Before long, they reached the square in front of Qiwen Hall.

There, a hundred waist-high vats stood.

The black vats looked solid, impossible to peek inside with mental energy.

Qin Yun tried to probe with his mental energy the moment he arrived but hit a wall.

"It’s no use, even the Martial King can’t see through them! Two Martial Kings have already lost billions of Purple Crystal Coins!" Shui Tianzi said, feeling a bit annoyed as she saw Qin Yun looking at the vats so intently.

Because when Qin Yun looked at her, he wasn’t that serious.

She couldn’t help but feel the vat was more interesting to Qin Yun than she was.

Qin Yun frowned slightly and cast the Spirit Eye, instantly seeing through the large vat.

This filled him with pleasant surprise. He had originally come here just to see Hong Mengshu, not really to gamble!

But now that he had used the Spirit Eye to see through the vat, he decided he should make a good haul!

The Odd Pattern Hall had swindled him once, and he now harbored resentment towards it. This was a perfect opportunity for revenge.

Since he had reached the third level of the Martial Path, his cultivation of the Spirit Eye had progressed significantly, allowing him to see through many things.

"Now we will start placing the bird puppets. Everyone, prepare your purple crystal coins and line up to buy numbers! Those with over a million purple crystal coins can skip the queue!" A middle-aged man with a mustache chuckled.

"King Wu Huo and his Princess of Gambling have arrived!" someone suddenly shouted.

"They lost quite badly, yet they still came!"

"It's already better than that! The Yuewu King of Yuewu Country lost over a hundred million purple crystal coins!"

"And the Xiao Wu King of Xiao Hongwu Country also lost nearly a hundred million!"

After King Wu Huo arrived, he laughed and said, "A few tens of millions of purple crystal coins mean nothing to me. I just want my daughter to have fun! If she wants to continue playing, I'll keep giving her purple crystal coins!"

"I won't play anymore; this is too much of a scam!" Hong Mengshu huffed. "I just came to see if anyone could really guess correctly!"

There were indeed some who guessed correctly, but their winnings weren't substantial. Some only bet ten or twenty thousand purple crystal coins and won two or three hundred thousand, which wasn't much.

"Aren't those the Water Charm Demoness and the Purple Charm Demoness from the Moon Mystic Valley? They were known as the Twin Charms back then, causing chaos in Wuhuang!"

"The Water Sprite just lost a few million!"

"These two women are total heartbreakers!"

"Man, I’d kill to have them!"

"Don’t even go there! Women from Moon Mystic Valley are no joke. Messing with them will only end badly."

"I heard Moon Mystic Valley is deadly with poison and some creepy witchcraft!"

"Lust is a one-way ticket to trouble! It’s better to stay away from them!"

Qin Yun overheard the crowd talking about Shui Tianzi and Zi Qingcheng and couldn’t help but admire how dangerous these two were.

Soon, the formation stopped, and people lined up to place bets.

After betting, you’d get a jade tablet with your number, time, and the amount of purple crystal coins you wagered.

Qin Yun used his Spirit Eye to scan the vats and spotted the bird bouncing around in vat eighty.

Then he got in line.

"Cousin, who knew your cousin was such a gambler!" Shui Tianzi whispered.

"Aren’t you one to talk? He’s just having a good time!" Zi Qingcheng retorted.

"I’m betting five hundred thousand purple crystal coins on vat eighty!" Qin Yun took out his purple crystal card and wagered all his remaining five hundred thousand purple crystal coins.

Even the people from the Odd Pattern Hall didn’t know which vat contained the bird puppet.

Upon hearing this, Zi Qingcheng quickly approached, "Cousin, are you out of your mind? That’s way too much to bet!"

The crowd had been watching Zi Qingcheng and Shui Tianzi from a distance, after all, they were both stunning beauties, and no one expected that Zi Qingcheng would have a rather ordinary-looking cousin.

Many secretly envied this cousin for being able to mingle with the beauties of Moon Profound Valley!

King Wu Huo and Hong Mengshu were also somewhat surprised. They had heard of Zi Qingcheng's fame but didn't expect her to bring a cousin along.

"Cousin, last night I dreamed that I came here to buy number eighty, and it's bound to win! You should buy it too, it's sure to win!" Qin Yun smiled at Zi Qingcheng and said, "My dreams always come true. When I was a kid, I dreamed that I went to relieve myself, and then I wet the bed!"

This caused a burst of laughter from the crowd!

No one expected that Zi Qingcheng's cousin would be a fool!