89: Big Gamble

"Damn it! How could I lose this!?"

Liu Jiangyi pounded his chest and stamped his feet in frustration, roaring, "It doesn't count! This round doesn't count, I'm not convinced, let's go again!"

"Doesn't count?" The boss's face immediately changed. "You set the rules, what do you mean by saying it doesn't count now?"

"Do you think Tianjiang City has no laws!?"

"Hmph! What are a mere hundred bottles of energy liquid? Would I renege on a debt?"

Liu Jiangyi turned to Ya Ya and said, "Ya Ya, bring out the energy liquid!"

"Alright!"

Ya Ya clapped her small hands, and a mountain of energy liquid appeared once more.

Seeing the energy liquid, the boss's face instantly bloomed into a smile. "Hahahaha, I knew you weren't short on money, you must have just been teasing me."

As he spoke, the boss was about to step forward to take the energy liquid.

"Wait!" Liu Jiangyi stopped the boss with one hand.

"Boss, what do you mean by this?" The boss asked, puzzled.

"Didn't I say we'd go again?" Liu Jiangyi looked unwilling, exactly like a gambler who refused to admit defeat.

Rich and foolish?

The boss was delighted.

Playing on his own turf, let alone one round, even a hundred rounds, the boss was confident he would win them all!

With this in mind, the boss said fawningly, "Hahahaha, of course, of course, you are a distinguished guest. As long as you want to play, I'll accompany you for as long as you wish."

"So, shall we continue with the old rules?"

"No!" Liu Jiangyi waved his hand. "Small stakes are boring, let's play for bigger stakes this round!"

The boss's eyes lit up. "Oh? How big does the boss want to play?"

Liu Jiangyi held up a finger. "Other rules remain unchanged, the bet is increased to a thousand bottles!"

"Good!" The boss was overjoyed, agreeing without a second thought.

"Damn! Is this old guy crazy? He actually dares to bet a thousand bottles?"

"Even if he has a lot of money, this isn't how you waste it. A thousand bottles of energy liquid are enough to buy a seventh-tier Magical Artifact!"

"This guy isn't young anymore, why is he so impulsive and brainless in his actions? Could he be a nouveau riche?"

"Looking at his attire, he seems like a bounty hunter. I think he might have accidentally found some peerless treasure in the wilderness, which is why he got so much money."

"Heh heh, a poor man is a poor man. A little money makes him arrogant, he doesn't know what he believes in anymore."

"With him being so wasteful, even if he had more energy liquid, it wouldn't be enough for him."

"Just wait and see, I have a feeling this kid is going to lose all this energy liquid today!"

"Once he's lost all his energy liquid, I want to see if he regrets it!"

"..."

The crowd's sneers were continuous.

Even Ya Ya frowned tightly.

Her father told her to listen to Liu Jiangyi, and he hadn't done anything foolish on this journey so far.

But his current behavior made Ya Ya feel a hint of unease.

Although she had a lot of energy liquid.

But she couldn't just give it away so casually, could she?

With this in mind, she whispered, "Don't mess around. All my energy liquid was given to me by my father. If I lose it all, I won't have the face to go back and ask him for more!"

"Don't worry, everything is under control." Liu Jiangyi gave her a confident look.

Then he turned back to the boss and said, "Since you have no problem, let's continue."

"Hahahaha, good, of course we'll continue!"

The boss didn't make a move first; instead, he kept a close eye on Liu Jiangyi.

He had to first confirm what Liu Jiangyi got, and then choose something of slightly higher value.

If it was too much higher, it wouldn't be good for his business.

After all, after he fleeced Liu Jiangyi, his business still had to continue.

Liu Jiangyi was unconcerned, striding towards the stall, then picking up a primordial stone still the size of a basketball.

Seeing this stone, the boss was in a difficult position.

This stone was not artificially made, but one of the few natural primordial stones.

Neither the Spiritual Qi nor the appearance of this stone was as good as the primordial stone Liu Jiangyi had just chosen.

Seeing this stone, the surrounding crowd's sneers grew even louder.

"What's wrong with this old guy? Why does he keep picking worse and worse stuff?"

"This stone doesn't look as good as the one he just picked, isn't he just giving it away for free?"

"Heh heh, a foolish rich guy, karma will catch up to him for showing off!"

"..."

The crowd was already prepared to watch Liu Jiangyi make a fool of himself.

But the boss was in a bit of a predicament.

He would rather Liu Jiangyi pick a better one; as long as it was artificial, he could control it.

But Liu Jiangyi actually chose a natural one!

He couldn't see any clues in such a natural primordial stone.

After pondering for a moment.

To be safe, the boss chose a high-value artificial primordial stone.

That primordial stone had average Spiritual Qi and appearance, but compared to the one in Liu Jiangyi's hand, it was much better.

"The one the boss picked is also just average, right?"

"Hey, what kind of eyesight does the boss have? The one he picked must be right!"

"The appearance of a primordial stone does largely affect what's inside, but this influence isn't 100%. The stone I once opened that had good stuff was a very ordinary-looking stone."

"That's true."

What the crowd said was true, but their reaction was somewhat hypocritical.

Why was Liu Jiangyi's choice of trash just trash, but the boss's choice of trash showed good judgment?

However!

This time, they were actually right!

The stone was opened.

The primordial stone Liu Jiangyi chose, valued at seven hundred energy stones, contained absolutely nothing.

And the boss's primordial stone, valued at two bottles of energy liquid, actually yielded a fifth-tier Magical Artifact worth five bottles of energy liquid!

"Alas, what a pity, it seems your luck isn't very good today, boss."

The boss's mouth was twisted in a smile as he stepped forward to take the energy stones.

However!

Liu Jiangyi suddenly pressed down hard on the boss's hand.

His face was flushed, and his angry eyes were filled with unwillingness.

"Damn it! I'm not convinced! Again! I want to keep going!"

Liu Jiangyi was like a rampaging beast!

"Still playing?" The boss was stunned.

The surrounding crowd was also stunned.

He had already lost over a thousand bottles of energy liquid, and he still wanted to play?

"What? Are you scared?" Liu Jiangyi asked, glancing sideways.

"Uh... not scared exactly, but your luck isn't very good, boss. How about we play another day?"

The boss also wanted to keep making money.

But if he kept winning, others might start to suspect him.

Fleecing Liu Jiangyi was a one-time deal.

But his business had to continue for a long time.

If a one-time deal ruined his business, it would be a losing proposition.

So the boss was unwilling to continue playing.

However!

How could Liu Jiangyi not understand his thoughts?

Want to take advantage and run?

Then let's see if you can resist the temptation!

Liu Jiangyi snorted coldly, pointing at the pile of energy liquid, "Last round, do you dare to bet all our assets, you and I!?"

"If you lose, all the primordial stones here are mine. If I lose, all the energy liquid here is yours!"