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oached in high heels, bowed politely, and handed Fang Qi a number plate.

Fang Qi examined it in the light of the crystal chandelier and noticed the number “1” written bold on the number plate.

 

He turned his head to see what number the two bigshots were assigned, but the bunny girl disregarded the two men and strolled over to the next player.

The sexy lady’s body was veiled in the darkness, her voice growing more animated: “Dear guests, please take your seats!” 

Fang Qi wanted to question why they didn’t have a number plate, but he didn’t have time, so he had to settle for his seat based on the number plate.
His opponent arrived not long after he sat down.

The one-eyed man grinned at Fang Qi, displaying his yellow teeth that had dried up.
His number plate was also number 1.

Fang Qi’s heart stopped beating.

God alone knows how many rounds this one-eyed man had played in this casino.
He was afraid that this guy’s talents had advanced to the point where he, a noob, wouldn’t be able to last even two rounds. 

Fang Qi was about to lose his cool when he felt a hand on his shoulder.
Looking back, he could see Zhou Wenyan and Shen Dongqing standing beside him, flanking him on both sides.

Fang Qi instantly calmed down.

The one-eyed man wasn’t sure what was going on on the other side, so he raised his hand and said, “Isn’t he breaking the rules? Why are there still guests who are not seated?”

The croupier, who stood in the midst of both sides, was calmly cutting cards.
He lifted his eyes and looked over after hearing the one-eyed man’s questioning: “They are not guests.” He lowered his head again after speaking and resumed cutting cards. 

The one-eyed guy: “Illegal immigrants?” His remaining eye lit up.
“Hahaha, wait till I win this game instance and report to the game system after I leave.
I can get rewards, and maybe even get out of this hellhole.
Haha—”

The one-eyed man had been in the casino for several years.
In actuality, he was a gambler who could cheat and knew all the tricks used on the gambling table, which was how he was able to live till now.

So he was fearless.

It was merely that this space would be sealed off at the start of each gambling game and would not be opened until the winner or loser was established.
The one-eyed man could only report after the game had concluded. 

It didn’t matter, though.
The casino was limited in size, and the game could always locate players.

The one-eyed man felt proud of himself.

Zhou Wenyan did not feel anxious at all and stated, “You can’t win.”

The sexy lady over there began describing the rules of the game: “Tonight’s game is – Old Maid!” 

“There are 54 cards in a deck of playing cards.
The ‘Red Joker’ is removed, leaving 52 cards and one ‘Black Joker’.
The guests will draw each other’s cards.
If there are any pairs, they can be drawn and flung on the table until only the lone ‘Black Joker’ remains.”

“Do you know, the Black Joker likes liveliness.
It’ll be quite angry when left alone.
If a lucky guest draws the ‘Black Joker,’ they must play with it.”

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After all of the regulations were stated, the sexy lady bowed to the crowd and withdrew.

At the same time, the croupier handed the two players two stacks of similar-looking cards. 

Fang Qi swallowed his saliva and comforted himself with a dry smile: “It sounds quite simple, haha…”

It was the simplest card game that most people had ever played, and it all came down to luck and psychological quality.

In general, whomever had good mental strength could win by not letting the opponent know they had the Joker card.

It was just that Fang Qi’s psychological quality wasn’t all that great.
He shook as he drew five cards from the deck in front of him. 

Fortunately, no Joker appeared in the first round, only regular cards.

Fang Qi secretly glanced at the one-eyed man seated across him.

It has to be mentioned that the one-eyed man’s mental strength was far superior to Fang Qi’s, and he carelessly threw paired cards on the table with an unchanging cold smile.

Not to be outdone, Fang Qi drew out all the paired cards as well. 

The stack of playing cards progressively shrank, and more and more pairs of cards were scattered about the table.

Fang Qi never drew the Joker.
He automatically relaxed until it was time to draw the last card, seeing that the stack of cards in front of him was almost nothing, “I can’t be so unlucky, can I?” he whispered to himself.

Then he grabbed it and froze.

He was truly unlucky, as the final card was the Joker! 

This Joker card was not like the ordinary playing cards.
The clown inside the card was vivid and realistic, as if he was mocking the person outside the card.
It seemed as if its twisted laughter could be heard.

Fang Qi unconsciously sought assistance from the two bigshots behind him.

The two bigshots had each moved a chair and sat behind him at some point.

Shen Dongqing and Zhou Wenyan, however, didn’t care about the current situation at all.
They summoned a bunny girl and requested that she bring some fruit and snacks. 

The bunny girl was in charge of serving the guests.
She originally wanted to reject these two non-guests, but after being stared at by Shen Dongqing’s “sincere and kind” eyes, she eventually surrendered and fetched some refreshments.

Shen Dongqing: “I want to eat apples.”

 

Zhou Wenyan took an apple from the fruit plate and a fruit knife.
His slender fingers were placed on the knife, giving him a sharp imposing air even though he was just peeling an apple.

However, the peeling was done flawlessly.
With the rotation of the apple in hand, the peel just slipped off, and the apple was neatly peeled in no time. 

Shen Dongqing bit into it from Zhou Wenyan’s palm; it was crisp and sweet.
He took the fruit, leaned over, and fed it to Zhou Wenyan.

Fang Qi, who had been observing for quite some time: ???

Didn’t you say you’ll carry me so I’d lie down and win?

The croupier had already begun to indicate that they might begin drawing cards from each other on this side. 

Fang Qi could only turn around and take one of the one-eyed man’s cards.

It was a club that happened to match one of Fang Qi’s cards, but it was completely meaningless.
After all, as long as he had the Joker card, he would still lose in the end.

Fang Qi looked at the one-eyed man expectantly, wishing he’d draw the Joker card from his hand.

The one-eyed man was not in a hurry.
He carefully stretched out his hand, which landed on one of Fang Qi’s cards. 

It just so happened to be the Joker.

Fang Qi’s breath caught and he continued to pray in his heart.

But perhaps his actions were too obvious.
The one-eyed man smirked, a glint of mockery in his eyes.
Instead, he drew the card next to the Joker.

Fang Qi realized his mistake.
In this situation, the battle was between mental fortitudes.
He couldn’t let the one-eyed man see his weaknesses. 

It’s a shame his abilities were so limited.
No matter how hard he tried, the one-eyed man could always see right through him.
After ten minutes, the two men had less than five cards left in their hands, but Fang Qi still had the Joker card.
It had never moved.

Fang Qi became anxious and glanced behind him.

Great.

After consuming the fruit, those two men began breaking melon seeds. 

Fang Qi was on the verge of crying from anxiety.

“Looks like your pals don’t want to help you,” the one-eyed man laughed.

 

Fang Qi disregarded the one-eyed man and focused his attention on the cards in his hand.
He only had four cards, therefore he only had three opportunities.
He couldn’t afford to waste this 25% chance.

“Draw a card,” he whispered as he closed his eyes. 

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The one-eyed man stroked each card while staring at Fang Qi, waiting for his face to alter before drawing a card.

As before, it was not the Joker card.

Fang Qi was virtually desperate, and the Joker card in his hand was taunting him by laughing “heeheehee.”

He made up his mind and chose to trust these two bosses.
After all, there was no other option except to trust them. 

Fang Qi drew a card from the one-eyed man, paired it, and tossed it on the gambling table.

The one-eyed man had just one card left in his hand, whereas Fang Qi still had two cards in his hand, with a 50% probability.

Even the one-eyed man wouldn’t dare to draw a card casually at this point.
After all, he didn’t want to capsize in the gutter, so he hovered between the two cards with caution.

Fang Qi’s mind twitched, spilling the beans. 

The one-eyed man burst into loud laughter: “You lost—” He was going to draw one of the cards, and it wasn’t going to be the Black Joker.

Fang Qi was completely paralyzed.

But the one-eyed man had only gotten halfway through drawing the card when he was abruptly pushed back.

The one-eyed guy: “You!” 

Snap—

Shen Dongqing didn’t control his strength well, and he directly broke the one-eyed man’s hand.

The one-eyed guy gritted his teeth, endured the pain, and wished to switch hands, but Shen Dongqing was one step ahead of him.
He removed the Joker card from Fang Qi’s hand and stuffed it in the one-eyed man’s hand.

The one-eyed man had not anticipated such deception.
His remaining eye which was about to erupt in flames widened as he fixedly stared at the Big Boss. 

“You’re welcome, I’m pleased to help others,” Shen Dongqing remarked.
He was quite ‘helpful,’ taking the A of Diamonds from the one-eyed man’s hand and putting it into Fang Qi’s.

This was good.
He’d gotten rid of the Joker card, and Fang Qi now had a pair of cards, which he tossed on the card table, leaving him with no cards in his hands.

 

“I won!”

The one-eyed man yelled at the same time: “He fouled!” 

The croupier said indifferently: “There is no foul, you lose.”

There was nothing in the rules that said such a thing couldn’t happen, thus it wasn’t a foul.

And the casino was more than happy to see players plotting and slaughtering one another.

The one-eyed man hurled the Joker card down and yelled angrily: “It’s obviously a foul! I’m not convinced! I want a rematch!” 

“There is no foul, you lose,” the croupier continued saying like a broken record.

The Joker, which was lying on the gambling table, was also cackling.

The one-eyed person appeared to have remembered something, as he grasped the Joker card with the intention of returning it to Fang Qi.

However, he was too late.
A silhouette stood behind him, its head resting on the one-eyed man’s shoulder, showing a clown face that appeared to laugh and cry. 

“Come have some fun with me hehehe…”

The one-eyed man had not expected to fall here and said hurriedly, “No, no!” He was desperately attempting to flee.

The Joker stood there, his face somewhat distorted, and he murmured in a strange tone: “Are you unhappy? Clowns make everyone happy; why aren’t you smiling?”

The one-eyed man on his way out looked to be gripped by an invisible hand, and his entire body lay still on the ground, unable to move an inch. 

The Joker leapt and bounced on his splayed feet, the blade in his hand flashing sharply in the light.

“Come on, smile, smile—”

The dagger stabbed over and over again, forcibly drawing a smile on the one-eyed man’s face.

The Joker laughed wildly: “This is awesome, come play with me!” 

The one-eyed man could no longer speak and could only keep a smile on his face.
As the clown dragged him into the darkness, he made “mmph mmph” sounds.

After a while, a bizarre laughter erupted from within, sounding both like the clown and the one-eyed man.

 

“Today’s game is over,” the croupier announced.

Fang Qi sat on the chair, paralyzed.
He wiped the sweat from his brow and stated solemnly: “Please, can we not do this again? I’m so scared that my legs are soft.” 

Translator:

Hello there, readers! It’s my first time translating an unlimited flow novel.
Please let me know if any terminology is mistranslated; I’ll gladly make the appropriate corrections.
That being said, I hope you enjoy my work.

See you soon~