Chapter 35: The Gambling Trap

My necklace?!

Jiang Yao was deeply surprised by the pavilion master's request, he really couldn't understand why this necklace, which had lost the pendant of the "electric light stone", was favored by the pavilion master who had seen the treasures of the world, but at this time, the female voice behind the bead curtain came again:

"Why, you don't want to? Such conditions should be a great thing for you. ”

Sounds like a 'good thing'...... But...... This is the only thing she left me Master......

Jiang Yao hesitated for a moment and asked, "May I ask a question? Why did you fall in love with this necklace?"

"You are not qualified to ask questions. This time, the pavilion master behind the curtain seemed to have finally lost his patience.

"After all, the reason why you have such an opportunity is also because I am in the mood for recreation now, but don't toast and don't eat and drink. I give you three seconds to think about it, and if you don't answer, you will be considered to have given up. Thou shalt compensate all the items destroyed, whether for ten or twenty years, and the pheasant will remain here as a hostage until thou pay it off. ”

"What...... Please, please wait a minute......" Jiang Yao was shocked, but saw several black-clothed guards rushing up and surrounding the white pheasant, and the controlled white pheasant had no ability to resist at all, so it could only be carried to the corner like a weak rabbit, unable to move in the enchantment.

"Three. ”

"Wait, this incident really has nothing to do with the white pheasant!"

"II. ”

"Pavilion Master......!"

"One ......"

"Good...... I bet!"

Jiang Yao's expression was grim, he gritted his teeth and took off the necklace, and said to the figure behind the curtain.

"Tell me, how do you bet?"

"Hehe, you should have done this a long time ago. Bi Fang, bring the table up. ”

The pavilion master smiled coldly and gave instructions to Bi Fang, who understood it, and then stretched out his hand and waved, and suddenly a strange wooden platform appeared in front of Jiang Yao.

I saw that this wooden platform is in the shape of a long strip, which looks like a coffee table, but the part of the stool leg is composed of four light bands, which at first glance looks like a wooden board that is about to float in the air; on the wooden table, there are three identical green jade teacups, in a row of straight lines, neatly placed on the table from left to right; and next to the teacup is a jade plate, in which there is only a bright red bead, I don't know what the origin is.

"The gamble is very simple, do you see the bead on the plate? It is the 'Red Blood Bead', which is refined from the demonic power of the demon beast 'Strange Snake'. Bi Fang picked up the beads on the plate and explained to Jiang Yao.

"At that time, I will put this bead into an upside-down green jade cup, and randomly shuffle the order of the three cups, as long as you can guess which cup the 'red blood bead' is placed in, you will win. How's that, easy, right?"

It is indeed a very common gamble in the market, but there are a lot of "cats" in this kind of trick, not to mention that the opponent is the "non-human" Bi Fang......

Jiang Yao thought for a while, looked at Bi Fang and the shadow behind the curtain, and said:

"I've heard that there are a lot of demons with outstanding spells, and it's not a problem for items to be transferred out of thin air, and I'm just an ordinary human, I'm afraid it's not fair in the first place, right?"

"Hmph, with your situation, are you still qualified to ask me for 'fairness'?" the figure behind the curtain sneered. "However, in order not to be too boring in this gamble, I can guarantee that Bi Fang will not use the technique of teleportation, and I can give you three chances, and in the three games, you only need to guess one game to win. ”

Jiang Yao thought about it, and felt that there was no room for further negotiations, so he could only nod and agree.

"Since there are no objections, let's prepare. ”

Bi Fang nodded, and the feather fan in his hand pointed lightly at Jiang Yao, Jiang Yao suddenly felt that the restraint on his body suddenly disappeared, and at the same time, a chair appeared behind him. Jiang Yao moved his stiff muscles and bones, and sure enough, the restraint barrier was temporarily lifted, so he didn't hesitate and sat in front of the wooden platform as instructed.

"There were three innings and this was the first inning. ”

Bi Fang said, sitting opposite Jiang Yao, only to see him stretch out two slender fingers to pick up the "red blood beads", put them into one of the green jade teacups, and then buckle it upside down. Jiang Yao stared intently at the cup containing the "red blood beads", and felt his heart start to beat faster.

"Are you ready?" Bi Fang looked at Jiang Yao's serious expression, put his white hands on the three green jade teacups on the stage, and the corners of his mouth hooked slightly.

"Let's ...... Let's go. ”

As soon as the words fell, Jiang Yao's eyes instantly filled with an afterimage! He stared at the wooden platform in front of him in disbelief, but he could only see a strip of light intertwined with blue and white, under the high-speed operation, a breeze spread out from the center of the wooden platform, blowing Jiang Yao's bangs, sweeping over his shocked face, and when Bi Fang's hands stopped, the three green jade teacups appeared on the wooden platform again, still neatly upside down, placed in front of Jiang Yao from left to right.

"Okay, tell me your answer. Bi Fang said.

Jiang Yao's cold sweat came down, the speed just now, not to mention the ordinary human beings with mortal bodies, even the demons are probably not so easy to see, right?

"Why, it's only the first game, and you're about to retreat?" Bi Fang looked at Jiang Yao, who was speechless, and said with a smile.

“…… Let me think about it. Jiang Yao lowered his head and stared hesitantly at the three identical cups in front of him, to be honest, he didn't see which cup with the "red blood beads" was at all, but in the current situation, there was only one way to be "blind".

Luck it, at least a third of the time.

Jiang Yao thought, stretched out his hand, and pressed it on the green jade cup on the right.

"I guess this one. ”

"Are you sure?"

"OK ......"

Jiang Yao swallowed nervously, looking at the green jade teacup on the right that was slowly uncovered, and his heart sank suddenly.

Empty.

"Unfortunately, I guessed wrong. Bi Fang smiled and opened the teacup in the center, only to see that the blood-red "red blood bead" was lying there quietly.

Really...... It's not that easy.

Jiang Yao's face was a little gloomy, if the next two rounds were still at this speed, then he would basically announce that he was out of the game early.

"Do you want to continue? Or do you want to ...... Admit defeat directly?" seemed to see Jiang Yao's mood, and Bi Fang deliberately laughed.

"Now that you have chosen this path, there is no reason to give up halfway. Jiang Yao raised his head, and his eyes returned to firmness. "Go ahead. ”

"Hehe, that's good. Bi Fang smiled, seemingly satisfied with Jiang Yao's answer. "In the second game, I'll let you go a little bit. ”

After speaking, Bi Yi once again put the "Red Blood Bead" into one of the green jade cups and buckled it upside down on the wooden platform.

"This time, you'll have to look closely. ”

Jiang Yao stared at the cup intently, and his heart was ready to face the afterimage again, but this time, he was surprised to find that Bi Fang's hand speed was a lot slower, and the water was not half a star.

"Alright, guess. Bi Fang stopped what he was doing and placed the three cups in front of Jiang Yao. "This time, it should be easy for you. ”

"......" Jiang Yao's gaze fell on the green jade teacup in the center, he could see Bi Fang's movements clearly before, there was no doubt that the "Red Blood Bead" should be in the cup in the middle, but such a simple process made him doubtful, he couldn't think of any reason for Bi Fang to release water to this extent, but in fact, the situation in front of him seemed so simple, thinking about it like this, there was only one possibility.

Isn't it going to be a fraud......?

Jiang Yao thought, looked up at Bi Fang's expression, and tried to see some clues from above, but unfortunately Bi Fang's face was always that playful smile, which was unpredictable at all.

Calm down...... Think about it, did you miss any details just now?

Jiang Yao can't help but think of the common routines in the TV series, for this kind of gambling game, generally those who go out of thousands are in the moment before the other party chooses to open the test, put the beads hidden in their hands into another cup, and the so-called beads into the cup before the start is just a trick, in fact, in the alternating process of the three cups, each is an empty cup. In other words, no matter how you choose, it is a doomed defeat.

If it's the same trick this time, then it's easy to crack......

Jiang Yao thought for a while, smiled at the corner of his mouth, and said, "I made a choice, but this time...... I want to open a glass and check it myself. ”

"Hehe, please. Bi Fang shook the feather fan, unmoved, but Jiang Yao saw the other party's casual attitude, and his heart was a little bottomless.

But now, I can only bite the bullet.

Jiang Yao stretched out his right hand and pressed it on the teacup in the center.

"I'll pick the middle one. Jiang Yao reported his choice, but did not immediately open the teacup. "But...... Let's take a different approach, let's take a look at the cup on the left. ”

Jiang Yao said, turning over the teacup on the left. As he expected, the teacup on the left was empty.

"The beads are not on the left. Jiang Yao raised his head, observed Bi Fang's expression, and then stretched out his hand to the teacup on his right. "Next, I'll turn over the cup on the right, if I don't even have this one......"

Halfway through his words, Jiang Yao's voice suddenly stopped, and he looked at the teacup on the right side in a daze, only to see a red bead lying quietly under the green jade cup on the right.

This...... That's impossible!!

Jiang Yao's face changed greatly, and he hurriedly opened the teacup in the middle, but saw that there was nothing under the cup in the middle, and this unexpected result made Jiang Yao suddenly fall into a daze.

"Hehe, did you originally want to say that there are no beads in the cup on the left side, and if there are no beads on the right side, even if the middle cup is not opened, you can be sure that the beads are inside?" Bi Fang's tone was not without mockery. "It's a pity, you failed to play smart, and in the second game, you lost again. ”

"......" Jiang Yao lowered his head and was silent, not saying a word.

Misguided...... Maybe it was a trap from the start.

Recalling the previous game, Jiang Yao's heart slowly sank. What he can be sure of is that the other party is indeed secretly playing tricks, and it is a trick that he doesn't know, but helplessly, he has no way to crack it, facing Bi Fang, who knows nothing about the magic power of the spell, even if the other party does not use the so-called "teleportation" technique, using other spells is enough to blind the eyes of a mortal Jiang Yao, that is to say, they have already prepared the script from the beginning, leading Jiang Yao to set up a trap step by step until the end of the game.

What to do...... Do you just sit back and wait?

Jiang Yao's fists gradually clenched, he turned his head to look at the helpless white pheasant on the side, and then looked up at the looming mysterious figure behind the bead curtain, his expression was cloudy for a while, and at this time, Bi Fang's voice sounded again, drawing his attention back to the wooden platform.

"The third game. Bi Fang said, raising the red "red blood bead" in his hand.

"This is your last chance. ”

Jiang Yao stared at the red beads in Bi Fang's hand, the bright red color was glowing with a strange shimmer, reflected in Jiang Yao's dark pupils, and in an instant, a strange feeling flashed in Jiang Yao's heart, Jiang Yao suddenly looked cold, but before he could continue to see clearly, he saw Bi Fang's finger wave and cover the beads under the green jade teacup.

"When you're ready, let's get started. ”

Bi Fang's hands flew quickly between the three green jade teacups again, but when he raised his eyes to glance at Jiang Yao, his eyebrows were slightly furrowed.

I saw Jiang Yao on the other side close his eyes, lowered his head, and didn't say a word.