244: Chapter 244 Fox Delusion, Do You Believe in Fate?

"A total of 1600 stones were purchased, costing 1.6 million credit points in total, with 16,000 Spirit Crystals used as a deduction. 160 valuable gemstones were opened, and after selling them back at market price, the total came to 532,900 credit points. I'll wipe off the remainder for you; just pay 10,000 Spirit Crystals in total..."

Emerging from the White Area of the stone gambling hall, Tushan Qing walked ahead happily, waving his folding fan, looking as if he hadn't had enough. Xing Yaoyan followed behind him, dejected, her resentment so palpable that everyone who passed by her instinctively edged away.

Suddenly, the handsome man walking in front stopped in his tracks.

Xing Yaoyan looked up and saw him staring at her earnestly: "What a pity, this round was on me."

What was a pity? May I ask...

Of course, Xing Yaoyan didn't dare to say that directly to him...

"It's fine... Mr. Qing, we shall try again..."

But before she could finish, Tushan Qing suddenly slapped his forehead.

"Oh no, I was having too much fun just now and forgot that the agreed-upon time for the competition is almost up!"

The time agreed upon by Tushan Qing and Hu Wang was two hours, and having just played three rounds in the White Area—or rather, gone all-in three times—there was only one round's worth of time left.

"Are we currently still at a loss?"

"Hmm..."

So you do know... Ten thousand Spirit Crystals... Looking at you, anyone who didn't know would think we had made a huge profit...

Xing Yaoyan no longer held any expectations for this competition. She had originally known that Hu Wang's Innate Talent could exhibit peculiar effects in such a place, and coupled with the fact that there was no penalty for failure, she really didn't care that much about it.

The urgent priority now was how to tactfully persuade Tushan Qing not to act rashly out of desperation, and for the sake of a final victory, drag her to the Red Area to gamble millions of credit points in a life-or-death struggle...

"Um... Mr. Qing, since there isn't much time left anyway, let's just go to the Blue Area and take a look, or maybe the Purple Area. It's the participation that counts, so let's just..."

"No, in our current situation, only the Gold and Red Areas can provide us with a possibility for a comeback."

Tushan Qing directly rejected her proposal.

"Believe in me, we will win."

Xing Yaoyan: It's over... hopeless...

Just then, a beautiful figure with a white ball on her shoulder walked out of the Purple Area. The arrivals were none other than Xiao Meng and Hu Wang.

"Hi~ Old Fox, how is it? Did you make a profit?"

To Xing Yaoyan's surprise, Tushan Qing actually took the initiative to provoke him.

"That's for sure, thousands of Spirit Crystals. How about you guys?"

"Not much, just tens of thousands. The goods in the White Area today were quite good, and there were many big hauls."

To be honest, Xing Yaoyan truly admired Tushan Qing's mental fortitude. Even after losing so much, he still had the nerve to say he had made a huge profit, and he did it without blushing or skipping a beat, looking completely serious.

"Hahaha... You? You're killing me. I really don't believe you could make money. I think, given your personality, you most likely bought all the stones. If you have the guts, let me see your receipt."

Xing Yaoyan secretly gave Senior Hu Wang a thumbs up, thinking to herself, as expected of him.

Logically speaking, once the conversation reached this point, it should have ended with Tushan Qing and her putting up a stubborn defense or fleeing in a panic, but Tushan Qing said something that left her confused.

"The results are only interesting when they are revealed at the end. Also, don't you believe in fate... Hehe..."

What confused Xing Yaoyan even more was that upon hearing this, the aura of Hu Wang seemed to shift. She could actually faintly sense his anger.

Hu Wang didn't continue the conversation with Tushan Qing, but instead signaled Xiao Meng to turn and leave.

"Let's go, we're going to the Gold Area."

"Wait, Xiao Bai, that place is..."

"Xiao Meng, I beg you... I want to prove it just once..."

...

The intermittent conversation between the human and the demon drifted away into the distance.

Xing Yaoyan looked in shock at Tushan Qing, who was still beaming. She completely didn't understand why a single sentence from him had seemingly broken Senior Hu Wang's defenses.

Seeming to see the deep confusion in her eyes, Tushan Qing didn't answer her, only smiled and walked in one direction.

"Come on, let's go to the Red Area..."

"Your Majesty! I think..." Xing Yaoyan was anxious.

"Rest assured, I won't buy anything..." Seeing her bristling like a cat, Tushan Qing smiled happily.

Just as Xing Yaoyan breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that her Your Majesty wasn't as irrational as she had thought, his next sentence left her dumbfounded once again.

"I won't buy, you will."

"Me... me? But... I don't understand this either..."

Xing Yaoyan pointed at herself with a blank look. This was a development she had completely not anticipated.

If there hadn't been the restriction of the special glass covers, she could have used her ability to analyze spiritual energy to determine the internal structure of the stones, and it would have been very simple to find valuable gemstones.

But the rules of the game here were that one could only look, and no other external tools could be used...

"Can... can I not buy?" Xing Yaoyan still felt pained by the money.

The cost of buying so many in the White Area just now didn't even equal one stone in the Red Area. A base price of ten million credit points; it truly was one step to heaven and one step to Hell...

"No, I don't care how much you buy, you must buy something. Otherwise, we will lose, and I will lose a lot of Face."

You know you'll lose Face, yet you still gamble!

Xing Yaoyan was completely speechless. But compelled by her superior's authority, she had to bite the bullet and walk towards the area that looked the most luxurious and prestigious in the entire stone gambling hall.

"Greetings, honored guests! I am your personal assistant, and I will be taking you on a tour of our stone gambling hall's most precious collection. If you honored guests have any questions, I will answer everything I know."

"May I ask if you honored guests would like anything to drink or eat? We have top-tier red wine, and premium Spirit Beast 'Holy Light' A5 Wagyu beef..."

Watching Xing Yaoyan take out 100,000 Spirit Crystals, a handsome man dressed appropriately and behaving elegantly immediately walked over, thoughtfully explaining the relevant rules and guest privileges of the Red Area to the two of them.

Since both of them had used "Hidden Edge" to hide their Faces, Xing Yaoyan was not recognized; otherwise, the level of service might have been even higher...