Li Yang, whose eyebrows were originally furrowed, actually relaxed at Qiao Zhenfei's remark, half-jokingly saying he didn't know where his confidence in Qin Fang came from.

"I... I also think Qin Fang will win!"

Jiang Li, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up. Although she seemed timid, she appeared quite certain of her judgment.

Qiao Zhenfei stopped talking. Originally, he was the one who trusted and understood Qin Fang the most, but ironically, he was now the one harboring the deepest doubts.

However, after being reminded by Li Yang and Jiang Li, Qiao Zhenfei came to a realization. He had been projecting his own mindset onto Qin Fang, naturally adopting his own approach to life, without realizing that it actually trapped him.

In Qiao Zhenfei's impression, Qin Fang's gambling skills were quite remarkable, yet today he had not performed at his usual level, almost like a commoner relying entirely on luck.

The only thing that stood out was his two instances of card shuffling technique, which seemed unremarkable but were actually quite magical.

...

"Has this young man gone crazy?"

"That guy with the surname Ye is clearly a master; the cards are to his liking, and he must have tampered with them. What are you using to win with this?"

"Exactly, it's too hasty. Isn't this just blatantly asking for a loss!"

The opinion of the audience below about Qin Fang's proposal to decide the game with one hand was mixed; some were negative about his approach, feeling it was too impulsive. They thought he should cultivate his character and enhance his current level of strength before achieving a sure-kill strike. After all, not even a fifth of the two hours had passed, and he still had quite a lot of strength.

Where there were denunciations, there were naturally also praises and support.

"I beg to differ, I think he might still have an ace up his sleeve, letting that Ye guy continue to be arrogant. Once he plays his ace, Ye will be completely defeated..."

"That's right, that guy Ye is just playing the same few moves over and over, he can't produce any new tricks..."

As for deciding the outcome with one hand, this was actually quite common in the Martial World, not to mention it still exists in real society. But Qin Fang had already decided to do this, and no one could stop him.

...

No matter what the debate was like on the other side, Qin Fang and Ye Ming remained unmoved, focusing on preparing for the upcoming decisive battle. The final outcome would be revealed in this gambling showdown.

"Please shuffle..."

Qin Fang did not do anything fancy with the shuffling, still politely offering the other party to shuffle, while he himself sat there leisurely, as if he saw nothing, maintaining the same demeanor as before.

Ye Ming also found Qin Fang's state quite strange and couldn't understand how he could still be so confident at this point. However, Ye Ming's mood was still very good, quite calm and without causing any ripples.

Ye Ming still used the Qianmen Illusion Technique, although this was the last hand. Even though he vaguely had an absolute advantage, he dared not be careless until the final victory was secured.

One million US dollars was not a small sum, and if he lost, he might even feel like dying. Who knows when he could amass such an amount again, so...

"I cannot lose! I must win!"

Deep inside, Ye Ming was continuously encouraging himself, perhaps in a few minutes his wallet would double in size—a definitely good deal.

However, he needed to maintain his composure before closing this good deal.

After shuffling the cards with the Qianmen Illusion Technique, Ye Ming handed the deck back to the beautiful croupier, then returned to his own place.

"Cut the deck!"

Qin Fang didn't want to waste time and directly ordered the beautiful croupier to cut the deck, seeming eager to finish quickly.

As before, the beautiful croupier cut the deck swiftly, then dealt two cards to each player. During this process, Qin Fang watched the entire time, afraid to miss the slightest detail.

Qin Fang, 4 points, 4 points, adds up to a total of 8 points.

Ye Ming, 3 points, 5 points, adds up to a total of 8 points as well.

Rivalry cards!

Incredibly, it's rivalry cards again!

And just like the fourth round, both persons' scores are 8 points.

The fourth round was Qin Fang holding the bank, where he aggressively forced Ye Ming into a corner, pulling the score back to a tie at two-all. But who could have expected that in this critical fifth round, rivalry cards would appear again, and still with both being 8 points, it was as if someone was being pushed into a fiery pit...

"Haha, this time I want to see how you can win against me! I'll stay..."

In this moment, Ye Ming was beyond excited, having not expected the last round to be rivalry cards again. Although it wasn't the decisive 9 points, 8 points were still significant. For Qin Fang to win, it would take dumb luck, like a blind cat stumbling upon a dead mouse, for him to draw a 1-point poker card from the difficult deck of dozens.

But the likelihood of that was just too slim, the chances of winning were minuscule. This was fully demonstrated in the previous two rounds and didn't need to be repeated.

Getting 8 points and being the banker, Ye Ming decisively gave up calling for another card. He was already halfway to victory, just waiting for Qin Fang to call a card and bust, then he could collect the money!

"Cut the cards!"

Qin Fang, however, seemed very calm, just casting a sideways glance at Ye Ming, the kind that barely even looked straight at him, undoubtedly full of contempt at that moment, as if he didn't respect him at all.

The beautiful croupier seemed quite surprised as well, but she didn't say anything, just obediently re-cut the cards, and then dealt to Qin Fang.

"One point! One point! One point..."

Holding this drawn card, Qin Fang seemed to become a bit excited as well, muttering to himself as if speaking to himself, giving a feeling of great tension and urgency.

The audience below seemed to be drawn into this as well, as if they were Qin Fang sitting at the gambling table, holding the last card in their hands, muttering along with him.

"Hahaha, stop dreaming, you could never draw a one point..."

Different from the behavior of the audience below was Ye Ming. At this moment, he was truly excited, as if he had already seized victory, pocketing Qin Fang's one million US dollars in bets. Seeing so many people muttering there, with faces full of deep desire, he couldn't help but stand out and strike.

Of course, he had to strike. Qin Fang was his opponent now. If Qin Fang really drew a one-point card, then Ye Ming would lose, which was not the outcome he wanted to see.

"One point! Come on!!"

Suddenly, Qin Fang leaped up and then, with a smack, slapped the card in his hand down onto the gambling table. The whole table seemed to have been hit with a sledgehammer, nearly uprooted, had it not been for the steel bolts fixing it to the floor; otherwise, it really might have been flipped by Qin Fang.

However, everyone's attention was obviously not on this. What really mattered to them was whether the last card in Qin Fang's hand was an Ace, whether it could make a total of 9 points to defeat Ye Ming's bank of 8 points.

"It's an Ace! It really is an Ace!"

"One point, it's one point!"

"Damn, won! He really won..."

And as Qin Fang slowly withdrew his hand from the table, dozens of eyes caught sight of the third card on the table before Qin Fang, which was indeed the Ace everyone hoped to see.

Qin Fang had incredibly reversed the tide at the very last moment, miraculously relying on that Ace to score 9 points, precisely overtaking Ye Ming's bank of 8 points!

Qin Fang won!

"Heh heh, today I'll show you what true cheating is all about!"

Looking at Ye Ming's face, which was nearly turning green with envy, Qin Fang felt like he had downed a powerful tonic, his entire self brimming with strength. Yet under the table, he was muttering very softly to himself. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation votes and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)

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