The first of the updates,

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In a private room, the lighting was dim.

Miao Junfeng sat quietly on the leather sofa, cradling a stemmed glass in his hand, the red wine inside gently swaying with the movement of his hand.

He didn't bother to watch the gambling games on the casino floor—he had been so ruthlessly rebuked by that woman, almost losing all face.

Even without stepping out, he knew he had become the biggest joke among the young masters of Jincheng, especially since that woman actually used her own body to bet with another man, making it seem as though his head was instantly glowing green with cuckoldry.

The door to the private room opened and a slightly thin young man cautiously entered from outside.

"Is it over?"

Miao Junfeng didn't look at him, and asked in a very indifferent tone.

But the more indifferent it was, the more sinister it felt, and the better one knew Miao Junfeng, the more they realized that at this moment he was like a wolf on the verge of eruption, ready to devour anyone around him at any moment.

"It's over!"

The young man was Miao Junfeng's most loyal subordinate and naturally knew him best. Standing there, he had little reaction, merely bending his spine and lowering his head slightly.

"Won? Lost?"

Miao Junfeng remained unchanging, still swaying the glass in his hand, and softly spat out those words.

It seemed he was a bit tense himself—moving his arm to bring the glass closer to his lips as if he wanted to suppress his emotions by drinking.

"Lost!"

The young man became even more anxious, but unable to lie, he uttered these two words in a very low voice!

Miao Junfeng's hand paused, and the fine red wine that had reached his lips lost its allure; his facial expression instantly hardened, and a daunting gleam shot from his eyes, dimly visible in the darkness.

Smash~~

He violently hurled the glass at the young man who spoke, striking his head heavily.

The glass shattered instantly, making a crisp sound, and the expensive red wine splashed all over the young man's head, face, and body.

Blood started to trickle from the head wound, mingling with the red wine, indistinguishable whether it was wine or blood…

But the young man didn't move an inch, as if the person who had been hit wasn't him but someone else.

"Bastard! Bitch! Slut…"

Miao Junfeng's outburst had just begun, he was truly furious, paying no mind to the trusted subordinate whom he had struck till he bled, but instead continued to roar and curse frenetically, looking almost hysterical, on the verge of madness.

"In vain I loved you deeply…"

"In vain I abandoned all other women for you…"

"In vain I gave so much for you…"

Miao Junfeng was indeed losing his mind. His handsome face had already become incredibly fierce, his hands rubbing his head, his tidy hair now a complete dishevel, and the trace of tears that flowed during his madness were faintly visible.

The trusted subordinate just watched silently, his face showing no change of expression, seemingly indifferent to Miao Junfeng's emotions and reactions, standing there still as a pole.

Miao Junfeng's emotions were incredibly unstable, crying and shouting for a while before gradually calming down—perhaps his throat could no longer sustain such intense wailing.

"Zatai!"

Sure enough, Miao Junfeng's voice had become hoarse, speaking seemed difficult, he gently called out, but his tear-stained eyes shot out venomous beams of light.

Upon hearing Miao Junfeng's call, the subordinate, who had been standing upright, immediately bowed slightly, and even without speaking, his posture said it all.

"Help me with something…"

Miao Junfeng continued, "That woman... bring her to me!"

"Hmm!"

The young man named Zatai nodded slightly, giving a light hum from his nostrils before turning to leave the private room.

"Wait... alive!"

Just as Zatai was about to step out the door, Miao Junfeng spoke up again, adding that last command!

"Yes!"

Zatai's body trembled slightly, and he responded in a low voice before immediately pushing the door open and exiting.

The door to the private room closed once again...

Inside, the dimness from before returned. Miao Junfeng sat on the floor, leaning against the sofa, his eyes fixed on the dim light on the ceiling, his gaze utterly empty.

"Ye Huan! You've lost yourself... But the first man you'll be with will definitely be me, Miao Junfeng!!!"

Miao Junfeng's voice was quite hoarse, but even so, he used almost all his strength to roar within the enclosed space of the private room, his wailing voice sounding as if it could shatter his vocal cords at any moment.

These matters weren't of much relevance to Qin Fang, even though Ye Huan had already lost herself to him.

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"Exchange Sky with the Sun?"

Qin Fang heard Ye Huan utter this phrase, and while his surface composure seemed unshaken, inside he was quite perplexed.

Glancing again at Elder Lin, the on-site supervisor, who also appeared contemplative, his confusion only deepened.

Qin Fang closed his eyes slightly, his brain swiftly processing, searching through a vast amount of information for details on the "Exchange Sky with the Sun."

The Cheating Skills were a complicated skillset. At first, Qin Fang didn't pay much attention to them, considering them no different than simple card tricks used in gambling.

Since he wasn't a gambling addict, he naturally didn't concern himself too much with these things.

But soon, he realized an abundance of information about the Cheating Skills was flooding his mind, especially concerning the Thousand Gate matters–that was how he came to know of it.

Otherwise, how could he, a pseudo-member of the Thousand Gate, possibly know so many secret things?

Though his Cheating Skills were still low-level, perhaps it was because of his Advanced Detective Skill that he obtained relatively more information...

However, the volume of information was so vast that Qin Fang found it difficult to digest all at once; much of it resided in his mind, untouched and understood only when he deliberately searched and learned, and only when necessary.

Like now...

Qin Fang quickly located information on the "Exchange Sky with the Sun" from the immense pool of knowledge, but once he briefly reviewed it, his expression turned quite odd.

"Exchange Sky with the Sun" was a display at an extremely high level within the world of cheating techniques, which, according to the System's classification, was at least at the Grandmaster Level.

At the inception of learning Cheating Skills, most are simple sleight of hand tricks, akin to the most basic level of Qianmen Illusion Technique, such as Ye Ming's level. As for Qin Fang, if solely considering cheating technique proficiency, he had barely reached this level as well, except he hadn't yet mastered the Qianmen Illusion Technique.

As he progressed, Cheating Skills improved, and more sophisticated Qianmen Illusion Techniques could be employed, like "Move Flowers and Join the Trees" and "Steal the Beam Replacing the Pillar," similar to Ye Huan's current standard. She could even use secret moves like Guanyin Hand and Shadowless Hand.

And above that, there are "The Substitution of Plum for Peach Decoy" and "Secret Passage Chen Cang"...

As for this level, Qin had not yet encountered it directly, but he vaguely suspected that Elder Lin by his side might be an expert of this caliber.

And beyond that level... one would be approaching that of a Grandmaster, a realm beyond Qin's comprehension. Even his Advanced Detective Skill combined with Cheating Skills did not reach that level.

"Exchange Sky with the Sun" was something only a Grandmaster-level Expert or even a Grandmaster could achieve.

Throughout the history of the Thousand Gate, there have been many individuals who reached this level, and among them, the most famous was undoubtedly Zhuge Wuhou, whose Qimen Dunjia Eight Formations, in reality, was a highly advanced form of "Exchange Sky with the Sun."

As for Qin Fang's recent performance, if evaluated, it could only be considered at the beginner stage of "Exchange Sky with the Sun."

Of course, this was Ye Huan's assumption.

A single card—Ye Huan knew it was the ten of hearts even before revealing it but had not expected that Qin Fang would imperceptibly swap it for the current four of hearts. This was "Exchange Sky with the Sun."

And in reality?

Qin Fang had actually prepared the deck during the shuffle.

Once any card entered Qin Fang's Props Box, it was no longer a mere external object but became a prop.

These props, when taken out, appeared identical to ordinary items with no changes. Yet, in reality, if Qin Fang consciously applied his thoughts to them, he could freely manipulate their appearance and disappearance.

This was how, unbeknownst to anyone else, Qin Fang controlled the card in Ye Huan's hand and covertly exchanged it.

No one noticed the change. If there had been a camera monitoring Ye Huan's card from start to finish, it would show the switch from the ten of hearts to the four of hearts happened in an instant.

This process closely resembled the extremely powerful "Exchange Sky with the Sun" technique of the Thousand Gate world.

It was said that when "Exchange Sky with the Sun" was deployed, the cards would also be switched invisibly, without revealing the slightest anomaly.

It was this highly similar process that led Ye Huan to believe that Qin Fang had used such a formidable Cheating Skill to "Exchange Sky with the Sun," and that's how she ultimately lost to him...(To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you're welcome to vote and donate on Qidian. Your support is my greatest motivation.)

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