Ninth In the World

“Great! I have finally met a young hero today,” Feng Qi said dramatically as he gave Di Jiu the thumbs-up.

Di Jiu’s voice seemed much flatter in comparison. “No, you have not. You will meet him later.”

“I’ll keep my eyes peeled then.” Feng Qi started shaking the dice cup in his hand. The three dice in the cup started twirling, as if controlled by a mysterious force.

The sound of the dice within the cup was sometimes crisp, sometimes muffled.

A few minutes later, the cup landed on the table with a thud.

“You may place your bet, my friend.” Feng Qi extended his palm towards Di Jiu with a smile.

Di Jiu, who had had a vague feeling while Feng Qi had been shaking the dice, now saw it very clearly. The numbers on the dice were 2, 4 and 6. His mental strength was as strong as ever, so he could see through the cup and look at the numbers on the dice with his own eyes.

It seemed like his initial feeling had been right, even though his mental strength had definitely not picked that up. He could see the numbers on the three dice under the cup, which was about a meter away from him.

Di Jiu breathed in sharply. The dice cup was black, so there was no way he could see through it with naked eyes. However, he could still see the three dice and the numbers on them.

Qian Qijiang’s face instantly darkened. “Did you come here to cause trouble, my friend? I meant what I said. We can afford to pay you. Do you really expect me to show you 250 billion in cold, hard cash?”

The Heavenly Immortal Casino earned up to 100 billion dollars a day, so Qian Qijiang would never allow anyone to cause trouble there.

Di Jiu took out his bank card. “I have some loose change of about two billion dollars in here. Transfer the money to this card and leave the card on the table. If I lose, you can take the card and all the money in it. You will get to keep the change. If I win though, the card belongs to me.”

“I wish I could say yes, but unfortunately, I cannot transfer the money out of your card once I put it in,” Qian Qijiang said calmly.

Then, he turned to the girl beside him without waiting for Di Jiu’s reply. “Minnie, bring me a blank card from the Starry Sky Bank. We will transfer 250 billion to a Starry Sky Bank account. How about you keep this card if you win, my friend? Everyone knows that the Heavenly Immortal Casino is a no-nonsense place.”

His last words had been directed at Di Jiu.

Di Jiu realized that the casino would have a huge problem if they transferred the money to his account. Although the casino did not expect to lose this sum of money, they would still not be able to get the money back after transferring it. Thus, they were not interested in Di Jiu’s bank card.

“Agreed.” Di Jiu nodded. If only he had a Starry Sky Bank account…

Minnie rushed off to bring the bank card and a laptop, even though she was extremely surprised that Qian Qijiang was really going to transfer the money.

Di Jiu’s suspicions had been right. The Heavenly Immortal Casino could not afford to pay him 250 billion dollars in cash. The money Qian Qijiang had were the funds various people had pooled together to attend the Fairy Planet Treasure Auction. Qian Qijiang was merely an errand runner who was supposed to help others buy specific items at the auction.

As this money was not solely owned by the Heavenly Immortal Casino, Minnie found Qian Qijiang’s words unbelievable.

However, she still reappeared in less than a minute with a laptop and a Starry Sky Bank card.

Under the watchful eyes of Di Jiu and everyone else, Minnie transferred 250 billion dollars into the Starry Sky Bank account.

“Feel reassured now?” Qian Qijiang asked Di Jiu once the card had been placed in the middle of the table.

Di Jiu gave him a faint smile. “Not really. Could you do us another favor, Miss Minnie? Transfer the 250 billion to my card, but don’t confirm the transaction. If I lose, you may cancel the transaction. You will only have to confirm it if I win. How’s that?”

Di Jiu knew that Qian Qijiang would have to enter a one-time password to authorize the fund transfer. The last step was pressing a confirmation button.

250 billion dollars was not a small sum, so if Qian Qijiang was not willing to cooperate, then there was no point in winning.

Qian Qijiang felt both enraged and amused at the same time. He turned towards Minnie, who had been looking at him expectantly. “Do as he says.”

“Yes, sir!” Minnie followed Di Jiu’s instructions and took all the necessary steps.

Everyone else thought that Di Jiu was ignorant. If the Heavenly Immortal Casino was not willing to part with the money, he would not be able to leave in one piece even if they had transferred the money to his account.

“Can we reveal the dice now? Or shall we get someone else to uncover the cup?” Qian Qijiang said with a hint of disdain.

Di Jiu laughed. “Not bad. Yes, we can reveal it now. You will reveal the dice, since I was the one who placed the bet. Show me!”