Li Chengfeng knew very well that the female dealer in front of him was indeed a regular at the casino. At the same time, she was an experienced fighter. She seemed to understand his abilities, but at the same time, she was afraid of him.
That was why she blocked all possibilities of her cards being seen through, trying her best to make both of them look like ordinary people, then use her rich gambling experience and skills to defeat Li Chengfeng.
If they were just comparing mahjong skills, Li Chengfeng did not think he was a match for this old fox. Even if he had superhuman intelligence and wisdom, mahjong was ever-changing. It was not just a game of intelligence, it was also a game of experience.
Experienced top-tier experts could guess and deduce what their opponent's card pattern was, what cards they were going to eat, and what cards they were going to touch. While being on guard, they could constantly perfect their own card patterns, which involved psychological tactics such as inducement and deception.
Intelligent people like Li Chengfeng knew how to calculate cards. He could calculate the probability of his opponent's hand pattern as they played their cards.
However, a true expert would have all these data stored in their brain, and they could rely on their intuition and experience to fight on the table. This was the precious experience that was honed through countless trials and tribulations, and was not something an amateur like Li Chengfeng could compare to.
When Xiaobao and Han Tianxing saw that Li Chengfeng and the dealer had placed their cards on the table, they quickly played and drew their cards. The only cards on the table that were flipped over were the ones that had already been played.
Han Tianxing whispered, "Senior Brother, do you remember?"
Xiaobao whispered so only the two of them could hear, "Young Master is very good at remembering cards!"
As he spoke, the female dealer grabbed his One Circle card and shouted, "Bang!" Then, he played a Nine Circles card. The female dealer immediately shouted, "Bar!"
After a clear bar, the female dealer took out a card and slammed it down on the table without even flipping it over. She shouted in a threatening manner, "Hu!!"
She pushed the rest of the cards away. Han Tianxing stared, his expression terrified as he said in a trembling voice, "We lost just like that?
It's over?
Two million silvers is gone?! "
Two million silvers!
Two million silvers!
Some cities don't even earn that much in a year!
It was gone just like that?
Just as Han Tianxing was trembling in fear, Xiaobao rolled his eyes. "You idiot!
This is mahjong, not dice!
Mahjong cannot be decided in one round, otherwise, even if a fart won, would that still count? "
Han Tianxing felt like a clueless little brother. He shrunk his head and asked carefully, "What's a fart?"
"A fart is the smallest fart, it wins the least amount of money.
If both parties are betting on fart, there's no need to use mahjong, can't they just use dice? "
Han Tianxing was a scholar who studied hard, he only knew the basic rules of mahjong. How would he know these intricacies? He nodded, confused. Li Chengfeng threw a pile of chips on the table, then continued the next round without a change in expression.
Xiaobao continued to explain in a low voice, "The chips on the mahjong table are each two million silvers. Mahjong is calculated based on the number of turns, ten chips for every round, that's ten thousand silvers.
"After a round, the winner takes both players' chips and the turn is calculated based on the number of turns. Different cards have different turns, one turn is one chip, that's one thousand silvers. A fart is the lowest, the highest turn is three hundred and twenty-one. In other words, in theory, one can win three hundred and thirty-one thousand silvers in one round."
Han Tianxing reacted and whispered, "Which means, to win all the chips in your opponent's hands, you have to win at least six or seven times?"
Xiaobao nodded, then shook his head. "In theory, yes. But in reality, you might not even get to touch a card like this once in your life. That's why … if you really want to win all the chips in your opponent's hands, based on your current chips and turns, it's almost impossible …"
As if to prove Xiaobao's words, Li Chengfeng and the beautiful lady in front of him seemed to have entered robot mode. The two of them started a new round, and the situation was almost exactly the same as before. The two of them played blindly, trading cards back and forth. Li Chengfeng never touched his cards, but the lady seemed to be very cautious. She didn't even think about playing cards. Not only did she touch, she also ate whenever she could, and even won three times.
After losing four rounds in a row, Li Chengfeng had learned his lesson. He gave up on the idea of being a big shot and took a draw obediently. On one hand, he stopped his opponent's winning streak, on the other hand, he did not let his opponent know what he was thinking.
Just like that, Li Chengfeng quickly stopped his losing streak. He won twice in a row, once listening to his cards, and once playing with his cards. Even so, he only managed to win back the chips he had lost earlier. After a few rounds, the two of them were almost evenly matched.
From the side, Han Tianxing felt a headache coming on, whispering to Xiaobao, "How long are they going to fight?"
Xiaobao lowered his voice, "That's why mahjong is different from dice. Dice can be used to decide a nation, but mahjong is a skill that requires meticulous observation skills, meticulous reasoning skills, great endurance, and unparalleled determination!" Xiaobao explained.
Han Tianxing whispered, "But … it can't go on forever!
Senior Brother and this … Zhenren look like they're evenly matched. How long are they going to fight? "
As they spoke quietly, the lady seemed to realise this and smiled. "Zhenren Li, if this goes on, we won't be able to determine a winner even after a few days …"
Li Chengfeng nodded. "That's right, why don't we raise our stakes?"
The female dealer smiled and said, "Alright!
How about ten times? "
Li Chengfeng grinned. "Of course!
However, even if we raise our stakes by ten times, we might not be able to determine a winner in a short period of time. Why don't we … play 'All or Nothing'? "
The female banker stared at Li Chengfeng for a long time, then nodded. "Alright!"
The two of them quickly shuffled and drew their cards again. But this time, the two of them played quickly and didn't get hit again.
Han Tianxing was confused and whispered, "Why aren't they taking draws again?"
Xiaobao whispered, "They're playing 'All or Nothing'. This is a game where they don't take draws. They only play the cards, and if they don't take draws, they'll surprise everyone!
If they're lucky, they can win in three or four rounds!
If they're unlucky, they can win in ten or twenty rounds.
Of course … if they're really lucky … they can even win in one round! "
As they spoke, Li Chengfeng and the female dealer had already played twenty cards in a row. On the twenty-first card, the female dealer suddenly flipped the cover card over and said, "It's a draw!"
"Wow!"
Xiaobao's eyes widened. "Clear, Single Catch, Inlay, No Word, Three Colours, Three Steps … that's ten times!
Including the chips … Young Master lost … two hundred thousand silvers this round! "
Han Tianxing's eyes almost popped out of their sockets!
Li Chengfeng and the lady had gone back and forth for a few rounds and he had only lost two thousand silvers. Now … he had lost two hundred thousand silvers in less than a minute!
Li Chengfeng did not even look at the chips that had been moved away. He smiled. "Continue!"
The dealer glanced at Li Chengfeng and the two of them continued playing blindly. The speed at which they drew and drew their cards was twice as fast as before, so much so that the spectators couldn't keep up with them, let alone memorizing the cards!
The crowd watched with widened eyes, but they soon realised that even though the stakes had been raised by ten times, the two of them were still evenly matched. Li Chengfeng managed to win the second round by mixing in the 'One Clear Door' technique. The two of them exchanged blows, and for a moment, it was a pure competition of gambling skills.
Zhao Liexian opened the Hundred Opera Square to compete with his brother but he did not like to gamble. After a few rounds of mahjong, he was drowsy and yawning non-stop.
At this point, Li Chengfeng and the dealer were already at the twentieth round. Li Chengfeng calculated that he had only lost about two hundred thousand. His eyes darted around to see everyone looking impatient. He knew the time was right. "If this goes on, we might be able to hold on, but I'm afraid His Highness won't be able to hold on first!
Why don't we be more straightforward and bet a hundred times? "
Han Tianxing and Xiaobao sucked in a cold breath!
What did a hundred times mean?
A ten times bet was ten thousand silvers for each round. A hundred times bet was a hundred thousand silvers, not to mention the number of times!
Under the magnification of a hundred times, even a round of fart was extremely terrifying!
If he accidentally won a slightly bigger dish, then it would be over!
This … was going to be decided in one round!
The lady stared at Li Chengfeng and smiled meaningfully. "I'll do as you say!"