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The members of the Thousand Gate naturally had their own way of distinguishing. It was easy to tell if someone was in the same profession.
For example, Ye Ming. As soon as he used the Thousand Gate Illusion, many people immediately understood. However, some of them felt that the Thousand Gate Illusion was an extremely powerful trick. Only the members of the Thousand Gate Illusion knew that although Ye Ming was only a beginner, he was considered a member of the Thousand Gate Illusion.
At this point, Qin Fang knew that it was impossible for him to turn back.
There were many rules in the battle between the members of the Thousand Gate Illusion. Although it had been passed down for thousands of years, many old rules had to be followed.
Either they could distinguish that the other party was also a member of the Thousand Gate Illusion and choose to avoid the battle, and this matter would be over. If Ye Ming found out that Qin Fang was also a member of the Thousand Gate Illusion, he would have to take the initiative to apologize and let this matter go. This was the most common way to leave the apprentice.
Or it would be like what was happening now, where the two of them sat at the gambling table to compete. The winner would naturally be the king, while the loser would be more miserable. If it was light, he would have to flee thousands of miles away and take the initiative to avoid the battle. If it was heavy, he would have to break his limbs or even lose his life.
This also depended on how big the bet was. If the bet was small, the result would naturally be better. However, if the bet was too big, not only would he lose his capital, but he would also lose his life. This was the rule of the Thousand Gate Illusion, a rule that no one could violate.
From the moment Qin Fang and Ye Ming sat down to start the bet, when Qin Fang found out that Ye Ming actually knew the Thousand Gate Illusion, Qin Fang knew that this matter would not be settled peacefully.
One million USD was not a lot, but it was not small either. This was relatively speaking. At least there was one thing that was good about the current situation, which was that Qin Fang and Ye Ming could escape with this sum of money. This would not make things worse.
Win, Qin Fang would definitely win.
Qin Fang could not afford to lose such a huge sum of money for nothing. No matter what, he had worked hard to earn it, let alone letting a rich playboy like Ye Ming benefit from it.
Pretending to be an ordinary person wouldn't work either. Qin Fang had caused a ruckus in the Blue Sea Pavilion, and this matter had already spread. The people of the Thousand Gate only needed to investigate a little to know that Qin Fang was also in the same profession.
The Thousand Arts also had another name, the Art of Deceiving the Heavens. It could even deceive the heavens.
It was not difficult to deceive ordinary people, but it also depended on the person's skills. Take Qin Fang and Ye Ming as an example. In terms of personal attainments in the Thousand Arts, Ye Ming was definitely better than Qin Fang. At the very least, he had mastered the Thousand Arts of Illusion, while Qin Fang's current proficiency level was still not enough to touch the Thousand Arts of Illusion.
However, in terms of personal ability, Qin Fang was miles ahead of Ye Ming. They were not on the same level at all.
Even if Ye Ming had the Thousand Arts of Illusion at hand, it was almost impossible for him to win against Qin Fang.
There were still many chairs under the gambling table. The spectators could sit there and enjoy the gambling between the two people. Qiao Zhenfei, Li Yang, and Jiang Li were sitting together and talking.
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"Brother Xiaofei, do you think Qin Fang can win?"
Li Yang and Qin Fang had only met today. His understanding of Qin Fang was limited to Qin Fang's name. As for the rest, he really did not know anything.
Jin City and Ninghai were thousands of kilometers apart, and they did not have any direct contact with each other. In addition, Li Yang was in the army, so he did not know much about the people outside.
Qin Fang might be famous in Ninghai's circle, but in Jin City, he was just a nobody.
"Don't ask me. I know that Qin Fang's gambling skills are pretty good, but this kid doesn't seem to be weak either … It's hard to judge who will win!"
Qiao Zhenfei had gambled with Qin Fang once and lost a lot that time. He vaguely knew that Qin Fang had some gambling skills. However, Ye Ming's Thousand Arts of Illusion earlier was quite scary. Just from its appearance, one could tell that it was quite extraordinary. Moreover, it seemed to have some kind of magical power. When he watched him shuffle the cards, he became a little absent-minded. When he came back to his senses, that deck of cards had been shuffled by Ye Ming several times. It was quite difficult for him to remember a single card.
It was also because of this that Qiao Zhenfei was unsure. He vaguely felt that Ye Ming was quite powerful, and he seemed to be much more powerful than Qin Fang. In that case, it was really hard to say who would win this round. He even vaguely felt that Qin Fang would lose.
Hearing Qiao Zhenfei and Li Yang's comments, Jiang Li became very worried. Firstly, he was worried that Ye Ming would force him to drink with him, and secondly, he was worried that Qin Fang would lose money.
One million US dollars was definitely an astronomical figure for him. Although he had an uncle who was a general, his parents were only ordinary teachers. They did not have much money.
With this worry, Jiang Li felt that he had let Qin Fang down. In order to help her out and save his face, Qin Fang did not hesitate to gamble with such conditions. He could even lose one million US dollars at any time. When he saw more than six million RMB, Jiang Li's heart could not help but throb a little. When he looked at Qin Fang again, his gaze became much more mixed. He even faintly had some other thoughts in his heart.
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While Qin Fang was thinking about a thousand things and seemed to be a little absent-minded, Ye Ming had already stopped what he was doing. He had already shuffled the cards. He put down the cards and returned to his seat.
"Please cut the cards!"
After sitting down, Ye Ming was a little calm. He reached out his hand and gestured for the beautiful dealer to start cutting the cards. Then, he looked at Qin Fang very calmly. His eyes were full of confidence.
The first cut was done by the dealer. More or less, it was up to the dealer to decide. Qin Fang and Ye Ming did not have the right to speak.
The beautiful dealer walked forward and reached out to press on the shuffled poker cards. Her palm gently slid, and the deck of cards was spread out in an arc by her. She casually cut the card in her mouth from the middle, and then took the last card.
Cutting the cards was one thing. Which side of the card was taken in the end was also up to the dealer to decide.
However, when the sexy and coquettish female dealer took out the cards, Qin Fang's face suddenly revealed a trace of a bitter smile. His luck was really not very good. He lost in the first round.
Before the beautiful dealer dealt the cards, Qin Fang knew that he had lost the first round.
Why?
When the two of them were betting, Ye Ming was the banker. As long as Ye Ming got the 9 points, he would win directly. That was the case for the current round. The first four cards were 0, 9, 9, and 7 points respectively.
Qin Fang did not say anything. Although he would definitely lose the first round, he had to figure out the dealing order of the beautiful dealer first.
Some dealers were used to dealing cards in intervals, while some were used to dealing two cards in a row. There were even some who liked the dealing method of taking one card from the top and one card from the bottom. The specific method could be chosen by the customer, and it was usually decided by the dealer. Most of them used the most common method to deal the cards.
That was what Qin Fang wanted to observe at the moment. Confirming that first would be beneficial for him to be the banker immediately.
As for the first round, no matter which way the cards were dealt, Qin Fang would definitely lose. Unless the beautiful dealer dared to deal the first card to the idler, then Qin Fang would still have a chance to live. However, that was obviously impossible. The more one opened a casino, the more they would abide by the rules when it came to such details.
The beautiful dealer did not use a special dealing method such as dealing two cards in a row and one card from the top and one card from the bottom. Instead, she dealt cards from the top in intervals according to the rules.
"Haha, I won!"
Soon, both of their cards were dealt. In reality, Ye Ming already knew that he had won the first round when he saw where the beautiful dealer cut the cards. However, just like Qin Fang, he was also observing the dealer's dealing method. He could definitely win the first round, so he did not care. However, he had to pay attention to the next few rounds.
When he flipped his card, it was 9 points. Ye Ming defeated Qin Fang in the first round directly. Even Qin Fang did not need to continue bidding. There was no possibility of him winning at all.
"Mr. Ye wins the first round!"
In such a situation, the beautiful dealer only gestured to Qin Fang before immediately announcing the result of the first round. Qin Fang lost the first round, and the 200,000 USD chips in his hand became Ye Ming's.
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"I lost!"
Although he already knew that Qin Fang had lost the first round when he saw that Ye Ming's trump card was already 9 points, Jiang Li's heart could not help but tremble when the beautiful dealer announced it in her gentle voice.
Losing the first round was not a good sign. Jiang Li could not help but feel a little gloomy. After all, if he lost this round, he would lose 200,000 USD and more than a million RMB …
"I can't tell anything from this round. I can only say that Ye is too lucky …"
Qiao Zhenfei, on the other hand, gave a rather pertinent evaluation. His skills might not be as good as Ye Ming's. If he really did not know the Thousand Doors Illusion Technique, he would be at a disadvantage.
However, Qin Fang had indeed lost the first round rather helplessly. The dealer cut the cards and took out the cards at the right position, which happened to be the most advantageous to Ye Ming.
No matter how capable Qin Fang was, it was useless. His luck did not seem to be particularly strong. He was killed instantly as soon as he appeared. He did not even have the chance to fight back.
Luck was also a manifestation of strength. Qin Fang's luck had always been better than others, but he did not expect that this time, it was actually Qin Fang who lost to his opponent's luck. This was a little terrible!
"That's true. It seems that the other party's luck is better …"
When the two of them compared their trump cards, Ye Ming had an absolute advantage with 9 points against 6 points. Even though Qin Fang's 6 points had a high chance of hitting 9 points, it was meaningless. Ye Ming was the dealer. He had already won if he got 9 points. Even if he got 9 points, it was meaningless. He would still lose!
Li Yang also agreed. He did not lose to others in the first round. He could not use any skills or tactics. The other party was too lucky and did not give him any chance.
Ye Ming's Thousand Doors Illusion Technique stole the limelight. At the same time, his super good luck also helped a lot.
The first round was quite controversial. Some people said that Ye Ming shuffled the cards well and did it very well. However, there were also people who said that Ye Ming was purely lucky. This time, he won the first round.
However, Qin Fang himself seemed quite calm. It was as if he did not lose the first round at all. The smile on his face was still as bright as ever, as if he did not care about the first round at all.
"For the second round, Mr. Qin, please shuffle the cards!"
The beautiful dealer was rather calm. Perhaps it was because she had seen many big shots compete, but she was not that excited just because Ye Ming won the first round.
However, what she found strange was that Qin Fang, who had lost the first round, was hiding in his room and crying at the moment. However, Qin Fang acted like nothing had happened. He did not seem to care about anything.
Hearing what the beautiful dealer said, Qin Fang stood up. He tidied his clothes and walked to the middle of the gambling table. At the moment, he had changed into a new deck of cards. As for the previous one, he put it aside. He could no longer use it. Perhaps he would clear it after the competition ended.
That had nothing to do with Qin Fang. He needed to shuffle the cards at the moment.
After taking a deep breath and gathering all the energy in his body, Qin Fang picked up the cards. Like Ye Ming, he split the cards into half and began shuffling the cards weakly.
"Eh …"
Ye Ming was slightly stunned when he saw what Qin Fang did. Shock appeared on his face.
There was no other reason. The way Qin Fang sat on the table looked very familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere before, but he couldn't remember it at the moment.
"Qian Men … doesn't seem like it!"
Ye Ming was not a fool. He knew that Qin Fang would be exposed as soon as he made a move. However, although Qin Fang used the Qian Technique of the Qian Gate, he did not perform the Qian Gate's Illusion Technique as vividly as Ye Ming's. It looked like he was watching a circus instead of gambling.
Qin Fang's technique was relatively simple. Qin Fang stood there, his hands constantly moving. The deck of cards was rarely moved, but the cards had been shuffled many times.
Ye Ming could vaguely see that Qin Fang's shuffling action was similar to the Qian Gate's. Ye Ming could not recognize him immediately.
"Heh … You have the Qian Gate's Illusion Technique, and I have the Single-Handed Weapon Mastery. I'd like to see who's the final winner …"
Although Qin Fang did not know the Qian Gate's Illusion Technique, Qin Fang naturally had ways to deal with it when he was at a disadvantage. For example, Qin Fang's Single-Handed Weapon Mastery had reached above the intermediate level.
Although the Single-Handed Weapon Mastery was a weapon in name, in modern society, firearms had become the main force. There were more and more weapons that could be used, and the range had increased as well. Almost any object could be used as a 'weapon'. At that moment, the 52 poker cards in Qin Fang's hand had become Qin Fang's' weapon ', and he was playing with it in a rather flashy manner …
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