Chapter 154: Let's Roll High or Low

Life is full of surprises everywhere...

That statement couldn't be truer. Seeing three monsters instantly burned into ashes, Li Changluo subconsciously touched his own body...

That was too close...

If he had been just a split second faster, he probably would have landed and turned into dust himself.

"Well now, is there anyone else here who is an employee of this tavern? Come on out, one by one, so I can get to know you."

The white-haired old man pointed at the monsters in the tavern and asked with a benevolent expression.

"Ah, Bai Xiaoni, you really know how to keep your composure. It's not like the old man is here to freeload off your tavern for food and drinks; I'm simply here to take back something that belongs to me. Look at you, refusing to come out and meet me no matter what, huh?"

The old man found a stool and sat down, leaning on his cane while taking a look at his watch.

Time ticked by second by second. None of the monsters in the tavern dared to make another rash move; they all nervously found seats and sat down, staring in terror at the white-haired old man.

"Alright, the time has almost come..."

"Which of you is willing to be the sacrifice, step forward..."

However, before the white-haired old man could finish his sentence, he was suddenly stunned...

To his surprise, the monsters in the tavern, as if they had discussed it beforehand, all took a step backward in unison. Even the honest and simple-minded Blackie followed suit and took a step back...

Li Changluo was utterly dumbfounded. It seemed that this dark-skinned fellow didn't miss many opportunities to study and observe our TV drama tropes.

"You guys sure catch on to the clichés quickly..."

"Since that's the case, let's play something a bit more high-end..."

The old man hadn't expected this group of monsters to be so united in a moment of life and death. He waved his hand at the Darlie toothpaste-like entities beside him...

"What are you guys doing?"

The white-haired old man hurriedly stopped his Silver-Box Guard Team...

Because, just as he waved his hand, those toothpaste-like monsters suddenly picked him up along with his stool...

Ready to leave.

"Leaving now."

One of the toothpaste monsters answered him very simply.

"I was just waving my hand, not waving goodbye to them! Can you guys be a bit more professional? If this keeps up, I really won't be able to stop myself from firing you. The old man is getting old and can't handle this kind of psychological torture..."

The old man was completely bewildered, tapping the four toothpaste monsters repeatedly in frustration.

"Take it out..."

Seeing that the four toothpaste monsters were still standing in place without moving, the old man grew somewhat anxious.

"Oh, you meant this? Why didn't you say so earlier? If you had said so earlier, I would have taken it out sooner..."

One of the toothpaste monsters hurriedly pulled a deck of playing cards from its pocket and handed it to the old man.

"Let's play something high-end, otherwise waiting is just too boring. Don't you all agree..."

The old man very amicably began to slowly open the deck of cards.

Li Changluo's eyes lit up the moment he saw the cards. Playing poker?

This was his specialty...

Was it Happy Landlord?

That's wonderful, there's hope...

I wonder if I can trade Happy Beans for my life?

"Let's play..."

"Let's just play high-card."

The old man held the cards in his hand and tried to shuffle them, but dropped them a few times. His technique was very clumsy...

The cards almost flew out of his hands several times, becoming a complete mess.

At this point, the captain of his Silver-Box Guard Team probably couldn't bear to watch any longer. He snatched the deck from the old man's hands and began expertly shuffling them in various fancy ways...

The playing cards flew back and forth in his hands, dazzling the eyes, effortlessly performing tricks that normally only appeared in God of Gamblers movies...

"Ouch!!!"

However, right in the middle of the toothpaste monster's showing off, he suddenly took a blow from the cane that made toothpaste ooze out, causing the cards in his hands to scatter all over the floor...

"The Great Tao is simple; don't you understand that? Is there any point in putting on so many flashy and empty tricks?"

The old man bent down and picked up the playing cards from the ground one by one.

"We'll just play high-card. If any of you monsters here can beat me, I'll spare your lives..."

The old man picked up all the cards, found a table, sat down, and said to the group of monsters before him.

Just as Li Changluo was daydreaming about how to use his skills to defeat this old man, the guy actually suggested playing high-card?

High-card my foot...

Whatever happened to playing something high-end?

This damn high-card game is a bit excessively low-end...

It's like two people challenging each other in League of Legends...

I wanted to compete with you on skill...

That kind of skill involving fancy plays...

Like, having a flashier skin than yours...

...

Whatever happened to high-end? Whatever happened to skill?

"Come on, let's start with you. Let's play a little game together. Don't be restless, okay? Keep a calm mind; the worst that can happen is losing your life, so don't be overly attached to gains and losses."

At that moment, the old man pointed randomly at a computer monster, inviting it to play a game with a benevolent smile, and even thoughtfully soothing its nervous emotions...

In other words...

Want to play a game? The kind where you lose your life?

The computer monster tried desperately to back away, but was still hauled in front of the old man by his toothpaste guards...

"Little computer friend, no need to be scared. Since you're the first, I'll give you two chances."

Like an eccentric old child, a mischievous smile appeared on the old man's face as he happily dealt the cards.

Although Li Changluo and the other monsters in the tavern were in a desperate situation themselves, it couldn't extinguish their passion for watching the spectacle. They nervously surrounded the gambling table.

"What's wrong? Look at your cards, stop staring at me all the time. Pay attention..."

"Have confidence in yourself, just like I am."

The old man looked with complete confidence at the computer monster, which had already been scared into rebooting several times.

Seeing this gambling match, Li Changluo wanted nothing more than to jump up and immediately activate escape mode...

Because...

This was by no means a fair gambling match! The old man dealt one card to the computer monster and kept all the rest for himself...

A standard deck has 54 cards...

Right now, it was a 1 versus 53 match...

What's the point of playing this nonsense...

With a survival rate of one in fifty-four, it would be better to just fight to the bitter end and die quickly.

"I have already guessed your cards..."

The old man said with a deadpan expression to the trembling computer monster.

All the monsters present dared to be angry but didn't dare to speak. Did he even need to guess?

"Reveal your cards..."

The old man motioned for the computer monster, which had just rebooted yet again, to show its hand.

The computer monster was so nervous that beeping error sounds kept issuing from its speakers. Trembling, it slowly flipped over its playing card...

However...

Heaven never cuts off all avenues; the card in its hand turned out to be the Ace of Spades...

"I won, I won..."

The computer monster was so happy it was almost in tears. It held up the playing card to show off to the surrounding monsters, kissing the life-saving card in its hand...

"Ah, you won. It seems my luck today is a bit off. However..."

As soon as he finished speaking, the old man waved his hand toward the computer monster, and the monster actually exploded directly. The deafening sound terrified the surrounding monsters into scattering in all directions, scrambling to hide underneath the tables.

"Every time I go into my grandson's room, he's just staring blankly at the desktop. I hate having identical desktops..."