His smile widened: "Young master, will you bet on big or small?"

Zuan glanced at the table and roughly guessed the other party's mindset. He knew they wouldn't scare him off by immediately betting on a triple or a banker-killer hand. So, whether he bet on big or small, he had a 50% chance of winning.

However, he wouldn't even consider odds as low as 1 to 1.

He immediately placed the thousand taels of silver on the 17-point board: "If you're going to play, play big. That's more in line with my extraordinary temperament."

Seeing that he casually placed a thousand taels of silver, Chu Chuyan frowned slightly. Even though she didn't know how to gamble, she knew that betting on the sum of a certain number was much riskier than simply betting on big or small, especially with 17 points, which had odds as high as 1 to 50, second only to leopard.

What does such a high odds generally mean? It means that if you invest one or two taels of silver, you will lose that one or two taels of silver completely.

Chu Chuyan originally wanted to offer some words of advice, but then she thought that it was better if he lost, so that he would give up completely and she could take him out as agreed. She disliked the smoky and chaotic atmosphere of the gambling den.

"Open! Open! Open!"

The gamblers watching started to jeer, clearly sharing Chu Chuyan's opinion and wanting to see how this arrogant guy would react when he lost his thousand taels.

It would be best if the eldest daughter of the Chu family could see this and realize that such good-for-nothings are hopeless and might even catch her eye after her disappointment.

Such a beautiful and noble woman, we don't mind that she has been married before!

Even Mei Huaqi laughed: "Young master is still too young and impetuous. You should play it safe and steady. How about the gambling house lends you some more money to make up for your losses? Don't worry, for the sake of the Chu family, we won't charge you interest."

Last time, they used the same method to gradually lure this guy into losing a full thousand taels of silver.

Back then, Zuan was still cautious, betting only one or two coins at a time. But in just a few days, he's already throwing away fortunes without even blinking.

Damn, she's really gone from a nobody to a phoenix. Is living off a woman really that appealing?

I'm getting a little jealous.

As he was speaking, he suddenly sensed something was wrong, because the once bustling gambling den had suddenly become quiet, and the gamblers around him were looking at him with extremely complicated eyes, and he could even see a hint of sympathy.

A terrifying thought flashed through Plum Blossom Seven's mind. He hurriedly turned around and saw that the three dice in the dice cup were six, six, and five, which added up to exactly 17.

Mei Huaqi felt a sudden jolt in her head, her mind went completely blank for a moment. How could this be?

With odds of 1 to 50, their gambling den lost 50,000 taels in this one round!

Fifty thousand taels!

Just thinking about that number made Seven of Clubs' vision go black; it was equivalent to half a month's net income for their gambling den!

He glared at his disciple, wondering if the guy had been bribed by the Zu family. But he immediately dismissed the possibility. He knew all his disciples well and trusted them completely. Was it really just good luck that the guy got away with it?

Zuan spread his hands at him with a smile: "Hehe, why are you brothers being so polite to me? Mei Hua Thirteen only gave me eight hundred taels before, but you gave me fifty thousand directly, hahaha, please exchange the money for me."

Mei Huaqi was so angry he almost vomited blood. What the hell is this money he's giving you?!

Anger value from the Seven of Clubs +543!

I was just looking down on Plum Blossom Thirteen for being played like a puppet, but now I've lost even more miserably. Wait, judging from his tone...

"Is the young master leaving?" Mei Huaqi asked hurriedly.

“Otherwise?” Zu’an laughed. “You’ve already won 50,000 taels, why gamble anymore?”

He couldn't help but marvel at how powerful the Lucky Pill was. He hadn't been very confident at first, but somehow he actually won by sheer luck.

Mei Huaqi immediately panicked. If he really won 50,000 taels and left, he would be skinned alive by the gang leader.

"Young master, please wait! Young master, please wait!" Mei Huaqi hurriedly blocked his way, and the men in the gambling den also surrounded him with weapons.

Zu An's face darkened: "What, you won money but won't let us leave? Is this how you run a gambling den?"

As he spoke, he pushed Chu Chuyan forward, saying, "Wife, these people are cheating!"

Chu Chuyan was very uncomfortable with him having so much physical contact with her, but she couldn't scold him, so she could only transfer her anger to Mei Huaqi and the others: "What, you want to fight?"

The other gamblers also joined in the commotion. Although they were unhappy that Zuan had managed to snag such a prize, as gamblers, what they hated most was the gambling den defaulting on its debts. Who would dare to come back after that?

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Gambling harms both the gambler and the player; the protagonist is overpowered, so please don't try it.