The floor of the gaming room was about thirty centimeters lower than the outside ground level. The walls were a pinkish hue, and the rows of cone-shaped lamp posts on both sides of the entrance looked like tiger’s teeth. The floor was paved with highly textured anti-slip tiles that resembled the sharp spines on a tiger’s tongue. The placement and color of the large gambling machines made the entire scene look like rows of blood-stained tiger fangs.
However, even the best Feng Shui formations have their weaknesses, referred to in the trade as “fa shui wei” (water release positions).
Shui Miao had heard from his grandfather, Xiong Ying, about the “Hu Kou Ju” (Tiger Mouth Formation). Xiong Ying had traveled extensively throughout his life, visiting many famous mountains and rivers, and countless gambling dens, personally witnessing and breaking the Tiger Mouth Formation. This formation is like a tiger, and the gamblers are the ones feeding it. When the tiger is full, it stops eating, and at that point, the power of the formation weakens. Of course, even without breaking the Tiger Mouth Formation, not every machine guarantees a win. Every Feng Shui formation has its “fa shui wei,” just like a grand mystical array, which has both life gates and death gates—one cannot exist without the other.
Therefore, if Shui Miao wanted to win money, he needed to find the “fa shui wei.”
Looking around, Shui Miao noticed two gambling machines at the far end, tied with chains as if they were broken, while a person was currently playing the machine next to the chains.
The two chained machines were clearly the “fa shui wei.”
However, Shui Miao hadn’t expected that the person who set up the formation was a master, actually using chains to block the “fa shui wei”!
As Shui Miao circled around the machines, he noticed that both chained machines had mold growing underneath them, while the other machines did not.
Seeing Shui Miao lingering around the chained machines, a female server in her early twenties approached and said, “Sorry, these two machines are broken. Why don’t you choose another one?”
“Why aren’t they removed if they’re broken?” Shui Miao asked casually.
The server hesitated for a moment and waved her hand, saying she didn’t know—she was new.
Shui Miao glanced at the server. She was wearing a bright red uniform, making her very noticeable. This showed how particular the shop owner was about details.
“Damn! I lost again!”
At that moment, the person playing the broken machine angrily punched it and stormed off. The server quickly approached to check if the machine had been damaged.
There were very few players, and none of them had purple qi around them.
Shui Miao didn’t act rashly and instead walked toward what seemed like the tiger’s throat—a restroom. The restroom was very clean inside, and outside there was only one server, clearly indicating that the gambling machines weren’t attracting many players. Thinking about this, Shui Miao realized the tiger must be very hungry indeed!
After using the restroom, Shui Miao suddenly had a strange idea—why not use toilet paper to block the toilet?
Amused by his own thoughts, Shui Miao imagined the toilet as the tiger’s throat.
Five minutes later, Shui Miao walked out of the restroom and found Huo Yuanliang waiting outside. Huo had just vomited on the young beauty’s chest and still felt embarrassed. However, shortly afterward, Shui Miao noticed a grayish aura entering the gambling room from the entrance. This kind of aura was invisible to ordinary people. Based on its color, Shui Miao determined it was a chaotic water-element aura. Since the place was close to a river and the house was directly facing the waterway, the stone lion formation had been broken. It was likely that this chaotic aura was the water malevolence.
Water malevolence was extremely dangerous and had a significant impact on one’s fortune.
Shui Miao wasn’t afraid and wanted to see how this aura would affect his gambling luck. He went to the gambling machine that the person had punched earlier, inserted ten yuan in coins, and played. These gambling machines required ten yuan for just one point, allowing only one bet and one play.
Shui Miao waited and, when the server wasn’t looking, shook the chained gambling machine hard. Then, as the water-element aura and water malevolence filled the entire gaming room, he randomly placed a bet. Seeing Shui Miao bet on the highest multiplier, Huo Yuanliang frowned and grimaced because Shui Miao had chosen a 100x payout, which had an almost zero chance of winning.
However, Shui Miao was trying his grandfather Xiong Ying’s method. Being near the “fa shui wei,” he should win.
Shui Miao didn’t start the game immediately but waited until the water malevolence had spread significantly before pressing the start button.
The female server noticed Shui Miao’s unusual behavior and approached.
But the result was a miss.
The computer room floor was about thirty centimeters lower than the outside. The walls were a fleshy pink, and on either side of the entrance stood a row of conical lamp posts that resembled tiger teeth. The floor was paved with highly textured anti-slip tiles, evoking the sharp spines on a tiger’s tongue. Combined with the placement and colors of the large gambling machines, the entire setup looked like rows of blood-stained, menacing tiger fangs.
However, even the best Feng Shui arrangement has its weaknesses—in industry jargon, it’s called the “drainage point.”
Shui Miao had heard about the Tiger’s Mouth arrangement from his grandfather, Xiong Ying. Having traveled extensively throughout his life, Xiong Ying had visited many famous mountains and rivers, as well as countless gambling halls. He had personally witnessed and even dismantled Tiger’s Mouth arrangements. This setup was like a tiger—the players were the ones feeding it. The more they fed it, the more likely the tiger would eventually become full and stop eating. When that happened, the Tiger’s Mouth arrangement would weaken. Of course, even when the arrangement remained intact, not every machine would guarantee wins. Every Feng Shui setup has a drainage point, much like how mystical formations have both life gates and death gates—one cannot exist without the other.
So, if Shui Miao wanted to win, he had to find the drainage point.
As he scanned the room, he noticed two machines chained up at the far end, seemingly broken. Next to them, another machine was being played. The chained machines were clearly the drainage point.
But Shui Miao hadn’t expected the designer to be such an expert—they had actually chained up the drainage point!
As he wandered around the machines, he noticed mold growing at the base of the two chained ones, while the others were clean.
Seeing Shui Miao loitering near the chained machines, a young female attendant in her early twenties approached. “Sorry, these two machines are broken. Would you mind choosing another one?”
“If they’re broken, why not remove them?” Shui Miao asked casually.
The attendant was taken aback and waved her hand, saying she didn’t know—she was new.
Shui Miao glanced at her. She wore a striking red uniform, which showed that the owner of this place paid great attention to detail.
“Damn it! Lost again!”
At that moment, the person playing next to the broken machine angrily punched the machine and stormed off. The attendant hurried over to check if the machine had been damaged.
There were few players, and none of them had any purple aura around them.
Shui Miao didn’t act rashly. Instead, he headed toward what looked like the tiger’s throat—a restroom. The restroom was clean, and there was only one attendant outside. Clearly, not many people played these gambling machines. Shui Miao thought to himself, if that were the case, this tiger must be very hungry!
After using the restroom, a whimsical idea crossed his mind: what if he clogged the toilet with toilet paper?
In his mind, he imagined the toilet as the tiger’s throat.
Five minutes later, as Shui Miao stepped out of the restroom, he saw Huo Yuanliang waiting outside. Huo was still embarrassed about having vomited on the young woman earlier. But then Shui Miao noticed a murky energy flowing into the gambling hall. Normal people couldn’t see it, but based on its color, Shui Miao determined it was a chaotic energy dominated by water-element spiritual force. Given the hall’s proximity to the river and the direct impact of the waterway on the building, the stone lion formation had been broken. This chaotic energy was likely the notorious water煞 energy (water negativity).
Water Sha energy was extremely perilous and could profoundly influence an individual’s fortune.
Shui Miao wasn’t afraid. On the contrary, he was curious to see how this energy would influence his gambling fortune. He approached the machine that had been struck earlier, inserted a ten-yuan coin (which only granted him one credit, allowing for a single bet and spin), and waited. When the attendant wasn’t paying attention, he vigorously shook the chained machine. Then, as the water spiritual energy and the water煞 energy permeated the room, he placed a random bet. Noticing that Shui Miao had chosen a high multiplier, Huo Yuanliang frowned—a hundred-to-one odds meant the chance of winning was nearly nonexistent.
But Shui Miao was following his grandfather’s method. Since he was near the drainage point, he should win.
He didn’t spin immediately. Instead, he waited until the water’s energy had spread significantly before pressing the start button.
The attendant, noticing Shui Miao’s unusual behavior, approached.
But in the end, he didn’t win.
Seeing the loss, Shui Miao felt a deep sense of disappointment, as if a stone had sunk into the ocean, never to return. He began to worry: what if he couldn’t win? How would he explain his earlier boasts to Huo Yuanliang? It wasn’t like before when he had immortal powers—winning had been effortless. Now, with his powers sealed, he had no advantage.
Huo Yuanliang’s mood plummeted. He had thought this young man was something special, but he lost right away—thirty yuan gone in the blink of an eye!
Shui Miao’s mind raced. The drainage point was locked, and he couldn’t undo the chains in front of the attendant. His only option was to use the Five Elements energy in the room to boost his own aura.
The only thing Shui Miao could use now was his blood. He believed there was still some immortal power in it.
The energy of the Five Elements in the room wasn’t particularly strong, but a significant amount of water煞 energy had just surged in. Why not attempt to use a spell to amplify the water spiritual energy? With this idea in mind, Shui Miao used his finger, which he had previously cut outside, to inscribe a water-enhancing spell onto his left palm.
He did this discreetly.
The attendant watched him closely, suspecting he was using a remote device to cheat, and stepped closer to ask, “What are you doing?”
Shui Miao looked at her curiously, then opened his hand to show her. With a displeased tone, he retorted, “You’re just a lowly attendant earning a few hundred yuan a month. Are you going to micromanage me doodling on my own palm?” He was certain she wouldn’t recognize the spell, so he feigned annoyance.
The attendant felt she had overstepped and backed off.
At that moment, Huo Yuanliang said to her, “Xiao Hong, stop being so paranoid. I’ve lost over three thousand yuan today, and maybe it’s because you’re always hovering behind me. Go away and mind your own business.” Seeing that Shui Miao was irritated by her, Huo waved her off.
The attendant felt upset—was she really that unlucky?
After drawing the spell, Shui Miao felt his hand quickly moisten with water spiritual energy. He hurriedly inserted ten more coins, chose the same multiplier, and started the machine—but again, he lost.
“Damn it!”
Shui Miao suddenly stood up and kicked the chained machine hard, causing the chains to fall to the ground. The chains had only been hooked onto the machine, and Shui Miao’s kick was so forceful it nearly toppled the machine over.
“What are you doing?” The attendant, seeing Shui Miao’s childish anger, wasn’t intimidated.
Shui Miao smirked and retorted, “What are you doing? Standing behind me, trying to make me lose? That thing’s already broken—what’s wrong with me kicking it?”
“If you can’t play properly, I’ll have someone escort you out,” the attendant snapped, revealing a fiery temper.
Shui Miao turned to look at Huo Yuanliang.
Huo, already in a bad mood from losing money, felt inexplicably angry when Shui Miao glanced at him. He grabbed the attendant’s arm and pulled her aside. “You little brat, who do you think you are? We were playing just fine until you started bringing us bad luck! Come on, let’s go see your manager!”
Huo, being strong, dragged the attendant away. She, initially fierce, was now terrified and broke free, running to the exchange counter.
Shui Miao took a deep breath and felt a surge of energy. He glanced at the gambling machine but hesitated, fearing another loss. As he wavered, he noticed a massive wave of dark, ominous energy, resembling black fog, flooding into the gambling hall and converging in his palm. With little confidence, he slowly inserted his last ten-yuan coin, selected the hundred-to-one multiplier, closed his eyes, and slammed the start button. Suddenly, the machine erupted with music and flashing lights!
“Ah! No way! Did he really win?!” Huo Yuanliang was ecstatic. He knew that music meant the jackpot had been hit.
The attendant, seeing this, rushed out to find the manager, convinced there was something wrong with this young man.
A ten-yuan bet at a hundred-to-one odds meant a thousand-yuan win.
Shui Miao opened his eyes, astonished that he had actually won.
The contrast between winning and losing was like night and day.
Instead of cashing out, Shui Miao decided to ride his luck. He placed another bet—this time fifteen credits, though not at a hundred-to-one odds but around thirty-to-one. He quickly pressed the start button, and the machine again played cheerful music, showering him with credits. Shui Miao had hit all his multipliers, winning over three thousand yuan in one go.
After the music stopped, Shui Miao placed a heavy bet, going all-in, and started the machine.
Just as it began, the manager—a middle-aged woman with a mature and steady demeanor—was brought in by the attendant. She saw the machine’s reels spinning and checked Shui Miao’s bet. Seeing that he had won a medium multiplier, resulting in neither a win nor a loss, she smiled and asked Shui Miao to wait while she checked the machine’s records to ensure he hadn’t cheated.
As the manager was conducting the inspection, Shui Miao cast a glance at the attendant and observed that she was enveloped in a chilling aura of water energy, presumably from having ventured outdoors.
After verifying the records, the manager smiled and let Shui Miao continue playing.
Shui Miao looked at the other machines and said he didn’t want to play anymore—he wanted to try something else. He asked the manager to cash him out.
Since the records showed everything was normal, the manager had no choice but to comply, giving Shui Miao thirty-six hundred yuan.
With the money in hand, Shui Miao approached a machine heavily enveloped in an aura of water煞 energy. He requested the manager to load six hundred yuan worth of credits and placed a random bet—and once again, he won, this time over two thousand yuan. Observing that the water煞 energy surrounding the machine appeared to have lessened, Shui Miao pondered whether winning had the effect of diminishing the negative energy.
Curious, he tried a few more machines, placing random bets—and won every time!
The manager, who had initially thought everything was normal, now found it suspicious. She tried playing herself but lost.
Shui Miao asked Huo Yuanliang to play, but Huo lost every time.
Through experimentation, Shui Miao realized it was because he had drawn the water-enhancing spell on his hand. With this knowledge, he decided to go for a big win.
He found a large machine and placed a heavy bet.
And won again!
The manager was stunned and hurried off to fetch her husband. But Shui Miao preempted her, asking to cash out.
This big win earned him twenty-seven thousand yuan.
In total, Shui Miao had won over thirty-three thousand yuan.
Knowing when to stop, Shui Miao decided to try other gambling rooms.
The manager claimed she didn’t have that much cash on hand and took Shui Miao and Huo Yuanliang to see the owner, Zhou Cai.
In the Poker Room
The manager told Zhou Cai about Shui Miao’s winnings. Zhou Cai, unimpressed, directly asked Shui Miao if he wanted to play cards. If so, he could exchange his money for chips; if not, he could take the cash. Zhou Cai was a pragmatic man—no one could cheat those machines, and it had been a long time since they had paid out. It was normal for them to pay out occasionally—nothing to make a fuss about.
Seeing that Zhou Cai had a strong purple aura, Shui Miao pretended to be ignorant and leaned closer to him. He breathed deeply while asking Zhou Cai about the rules of the game, then exchanged twenty thousand yuan for chips. The poker room had a minimum exchange of ten thousand yuan, so Shui Miao only got ten chips worth a thousand yuan each.
He gave the remaining twenty-odd thousand yuan to Huo Yuanliang and asked him to go buy groceries and some pheasants for dinner.
Huo Yuanliang took the money, amazed and uneasy, and left.
Shui Miao didn’t play immediately. Using the excuse that he didn’t know how, he wandered around, standing near those with strong purple auras and absorbing their energy. These wealthy bosses, riding high on their wins, were in good spirits and didn’t mind this fortunate-looking young man watching.
Gradually, everyone forgot about Shui Miao.
After absorbing a significant amount of purple aura, Shui Miao felt his condition improving, almost like how he used to feel.
Unfortunately, he still felt nothing in his dantian (energy center).
Before long, another group of bosses arrived. Shui Miao noticed one young boss with an exceptionally strong purple aura and quickly sat next to him. He placed his chips in front of him and, under the guise of gambling, absorbed the young man’s purple aura.
The bosses all knew each other. Finding Shui Miao pleasant-looking, they didn’t mind him and even made room for him.
A boss in his fifties smiled and said to Shui Miao, “Young man, gambling isn’t for everyone. I’d advise you not to gamble.” As he spoke, an attendant brought him a million yuan worth of chips.
Shui Miao, dressed in ordinary Miao ethnic clothing, was easily overlooked.
“Heh, I’ve got great luck today. You won’t be able to win against me. Soon, all your chips will be mine.”
Shui Miao adopted the tone of a naive, wealthy young master.
This elicited laughter from everyone.
Zhou Cai also walked over and said with a smile, “Indeed, this young man has great luck. He just won over thirty thousand yuan on the machines.”
“Is that so? With luck like that, we’ll have to play with you,” said the fifty-something boss, Dai Rong, a wealthy land developer known for his excellent gambling luck. He spoke cheerfully.
Shui Miao smiled and glanced at the young man beside him, who was brimming with purple aura. The young man stared ahead arrogantly, his eyes cold, as if looking down on everyone.
Noticing Shui Miao’s gaze, Dai Rong said, “Heh, if you say you’re lucky, try winning against Young Master Gongsun here. He made it to the top hundred in the Macau Gambling King Tournament and has never lost to us. If you can beat him, we’ll believe you’re truly lucky.”
“That impressive? Then I’m no match…” Shui Miao waved his hand and lowered his head.
Everyone thought he was shy and laughed again.
The game began—they were playing Bullfight.
Shui Miao observed everyone. They bet a thousand yuan at a time, with wins and losses. After nine rounds, Shui Miao had only one chip left.
In everyone’s eyes, he was a joke.
But they didn’t know that through these nine rounds, Shui Miao had confirmed his theory: he couldn’t win against those with strong purple auras, but he could easily defeat those with average ones.
He waited for the right moment. When those with average purple auras became the banker, he placed his bets. Soon, his luck improved, and he won a small pile of chips.
Seeing Shui Miao win a few rounds, everyone dismissed it as a fluke and continued joking.
But after over an hour, Shui Miao kept winning, puzzling everyone. As the chips in front of him grew, the laughter died down.
Then, Shui Miao started betting aggressively. Whenever he faced someone with weaker purple aura, he went all-in. After ten rounds, he had nearly a million yuan worth of chips.
At this point, the young man named Gongsun finally took notice of Shui Miao.
However, whenever Gongsun was the banker, Shui Miao refused to bet.
After more than a dozen rounds, Shui Miao bet one chip and won against Gongsun. He realized his purple aura had surpassed Gongsun’s.
By then, Shui Miao had over three million yuan in chips.
His luck was astounding.
A crowd gathered around, and no one dared challenge him.
Shui Miao looked at Gongsun and pushed all his chips forward. With a smile, he said, “Master Gongsun, our luck seems comparable. No one dares to play against me now. How about we decide the outcome with one round? We’ll each draw a card—higher card wins. If your card is higher, all these chips are yours. If I win, I don’t want your money. Let’s just become friends. What do you say?”
“…”
Shui Miao, despite his youth, had spoken such lofty words, treating money as dirt, stunning everyone present!
He had no ulterior motive—he simply wanted to get closer to Gongsun, who still had an immense amount of purple aura. He was like a purple aura superhero. Shui Miao didn’t want to let this opportunity slip. What was a few million yuan compared to that?
Huo Yuanliang’s mood plummeted. He had thought this young man was impressive, but he lost immediately, and thirty yuan in coins vanished in an instant!
Shui Miao’s mind raced. The “fa shui wei” was locked, and he couldn’t possibly unlock the chains in front of the server. Therefore, he could only use the Five Elements’ energy within the gambling room to enhance his aura.
The computer room floor was about thirty centimeters lower than the outside. The walls were a fleshy pink, and on either side of the entrance stood a row of conical lamp posts that looked like tiger teeth. The floor was covered with highly textured anti-slip tiles, resembling the sharp spikes on a tiger’s tongue. Combined with the placement and color of the large gambling machines, the whole setup resembled rows of blood-stained, menacing tiger fangs.
However, even the best Feng Shui arrangement has its weaknesses—in industry jargon, it’s called the “drainage point.”
Shui Miao had heard about the Tiger’s Mouth layout from his grandfather, Xiong Ying. Having traveled extensively throughout his life, Xiong Ying had visited many famous mountains and rivers, as well as countless casinos. He had personally witnessed and even broken Tiger’s Mouth layouts. This layout is like a tiger, and the players are the ones feeding it. The more they feed it, the more likely the tiger will eventually become full and stop eating. When that happens, the Tiger’s Mouth layout weakens. Of course, even when the layout remains unbroken, not every machine is guaranteed to win—every Feng Shui setup has a drainage point. It’s like a mystical formation: where there’s a life gate, there’s also a death gate—one cannot exist without the other.
So, if Shui Miao wanted to win, he had to find the drainage point.
As he looked around, he noticed two machines at the very back chained up, seemingly broken. Next to them, another machine was being played. The location of those two chained machines was clearly the drainage point.
But Shui Miao hadn’t expected the layout master to be so skilled—they had actually chained up the drainage point!
As Shui Miao wandered near the machines, he noticed mold growing at the base of the two chained ones, while the others were clean.
Seeing Shui Miao loitering near the chained machines, a young waitress in her early twenties approached. “Sorry, these two machines are broken. Would you mind choosing another one?”
“If they’re broken, why not remove them?” Shui Miao asked casually.
The waitress was taken aback and waved her hand, saying she didn’t know—she was new.
Shui Miao glanced at her. She was wearing a striking red uniform, which showed how particular the casino owner was about details.
“Damn it! Lost again!”
At that moment, the person playing next to the broken machine angrily punched the machine and stormed off. The waitress hurried over to check if the machine had been damaged.
There were very few players, and none of them had any purple aura around them.
Shui Miao didn’t act rashly. Instead, he walked toward what looked like the tiger’s throat—a restroom. The restroom was clean, and there was only one waitress outside. Clearly, not many people were playing these gambling machines. Shui Miao thought to himself, if that were the case, then this “tiger” must be very hungry!
After using the restroom, Shui Miao had a whimsical idea: what if he clogged the toilet with paper? In his mind, the toilet was the tiger’s throat.
Five minutes later, as Shui Miao stepped out of the restroom, he saw Huo Yuanliang waiting outside. Huo was still embarrassed about having vomited on the young woman earlier. But then Shui Miao noticed a murky energy flowing into the gambling room—something normal people couldn’t see. Based on the color of this energy, Shui Miao determined it was a chaotic mix dominated by water-element spiritual energy. Given the room’s proximity to the river and the direct impact of the waterway on the building, the stone lion formation had been broken. This chaotic energy was likely the notorious water煞 (water煞 qi).
Water Sha Qi is extremely perilous and profoundly impacts an individual’s fortune.
Shui Miao wasn’t afraid. Instead, he wanted to see how this energy would influence his gambling luck. He went to the machine that had just been punched, inserted a ten-yuan coin (here, ten yuan only bought one point, allowing for one bet and one start), and waited.
When the waitress wasn’t paying attention, Shui Miao vigorously shook the chained machine. As the room became saturated with water spiritual energy and water煞 qi, he casually placed a bet. Noticing that Shui Miao had chosen a high multiplier, Huo Yuanliang frowned—Shui Miao had opted for a 100x multiplier, a choice with nearly no chance of success.
But Shui Miao was following his grandfather Xiong Ying’s method. Since he was near the drainage point, he should win.
Shui Miao didn’t activate the machine right away. He waited until the water’s ominous energy had spread considerably before pressing the start button.
The waitress, noticing Shui Miao’s unusual behavior, approached.
But in the end, he didn’t win.
Seeing the loss, Shui Miao felt a deep sense of disappointment, as if a stone had sunk into the ocean, never to return. He began to worry: what if he couldn’t win? How would he explain his earlier boasts to Huo Yuanliang? It wasn’t like before when he had immortal powers—winning was effortless then. Now, with his powers sealed, he had no advantage.
Huo Yuanliang’s mood plummeted. He had thought this young man was something special, but he lost right away—thirty yuan gone in the blink of an eye!
Shui Miao’s mind raced. The drainage point was locked, and he couldn’t undo the chains in front of the waitress. His only option was to use the Five Elements energy in the room to boost his own aura.
The only thing Shui Miao could use now was his blood. He believed there was still some immortal power in it.
The energy of the Five Elements in the room wasn’t particularly strong, but a significant amount of water sha qi had just surged in. Why not attempt to amplify the water spiritual energy with a talisman? With this idea in mind, Shui Miao used the finger he had previously cut outside to inscribe a water-enhancing talisman onto his left palm.
He did this discreetly.
The waitress watched him closely, suspecting he was using a remote or something to cheat. She approached and asked, “What are you doing?”
Shui Miao looked at her curiously, then opened his hand to show her. With an annoyed tone, he retorted, “You’re just a waitress earning a few hundred yuan a month. Do you have to monitor everything, even me doodling on my own palm?” He was certain she wouldn’t recognize the talisman, so he feigned irritation.
The waitress felt she had overstepped and backed off.
Huo Yuanliang then said to her, “Xiao Hong, stop being so paranoid. I’ve lost over three thousand yuan today, and maybe it’s because you’re always hovering behind me. Just go away.” Seeing that Shui Miao was annoyed with her, Huo Yuanliang waved her off.
The waitress felt upset. Was she really that unlucky?
After drawing the talisman, Shui Miao felt his hand quickly moisten with water spiritual energy. He hurriedly inserted ten more coins, chose the same multiplier, and started the machine—but again, he lost.
“Damn it!”
Shui Miao suddenly stood up and kicked the chained machine hard, causing the chains to fall to the ground. The chains had merely been hanging on the machine, and Shui Miao’s kick was so forceful it nearly toppled the machine.
“What are you doing?” the waitress asked, though she wasn’t afraid of Shui Miao, who seemed childishly angry.
Shui Miao smirked and retorted, “What are you doing? Standing behind me, trying to make me lose? That thing’s already broken—what’s the harm in kicking it?”
“If you can’t play properly, I’ll have someone escort you out,” the waitress snapped, revealing her fiery temper.
Shui Miao turned and looked at Huo Yuanliang.
Huo Yuanliang, already in a bad mood from losing, felt a sudden surge of anger when Shui Miao glanced at him. He grabbed the waitress’s arm and pulled her aside. “You think you’re something, little girl? We’re here to play, and you’re bringing us bad luck! Come on, let’s go see your boss!”
Huo Yuanliang, being strong, dragged the waitress away. She, initially fierce, was now terrified. She broke free and ran to the exchange counter.
Shui Miao took a deep breath, feeling a surge of energy. He glanced at the gambling machine but hesitated, fearing another loss. As he wavered, he noticed a dense wave of dark, mist-like energy flooding into the gambling room and converging in his palm. With a flicker of hope, Shui Miao slowly inserted his last ten-yuan coin, selected the 100x multiplier, closed his eyes, and pressed the start button. Suddenly, the machine burst into a symphony of music and flashing lights!
“Wow! No way! Did he really win?!”
Huo Yuanliang was ecstatic. He knew that music meant the jackpot had been hit.
The waitress, seeing this, ran to find the boss, convinced something was wrong with this young man.
A ten-yuan bet at 100x meant a thousand-yuan win.
Shui Miao opened his eyes, astonished that he had actually won.
The contrast between winning and losing was like night and day.
Instead of cashing out, Shui Miao rode his luck and placed another bet—this time for fifteen points, though not at 100x but at over 30x. He quickly pressed start, and again, the machine played cheerful music, awarding him points. Shui Miao had hit all his multipliers, winning over three thousand yuan in one go.
Once the music stopped, Shui Miao placed a heavy bet, going all in, and started the machine.
Just as it began, the boss—a middle-aged woman with a mature and steady demeanor—was brought in by the waitress. She saw the machine’s reels spinning and checked Shui Miao’s bet. Seeing that he had won a medium multiplier, resulting in neither a win nor a loss, she smiled and asked Shui Miao to wait while she checked the machine’s records to ensure there was no cheating.
While the boss was inspecting, Shui Miao glanced at the waitress and noticed she was enveloped in a chilling aura, probably from having ventured outside.
After verifying the records, the boss smiled and let Shui Miao continue playing.
Shui Miao looked at the other machines and said he’d try something else, asking the boss to cash him out.
Since the records showed everything was normal, the boss had no choice but to comply, giving Shui Miao 3,600 yuan.
With the money in hand, Shui Miao approached a machine heavily enveloped in a sinister aura of water qi. He requested the owner to load six hundred yuan worth of points, then casually placed a bet—and once again, he won, this time over two thousand yuan. Observing that the ominous water qi surrounding the machine appeared to diminish, Shui Miao pondered whether winning had the effect of reducing the negative energy.
Curious, he tried a few other machines, placing random bets—and won every time!
Even the boss, who had thought everything was normal, now found it suspicious. She tried playing herself but lost.
Shui Miao asked Huo Yuanliang to play, but Huo lost every time.
Through experimentation, Shui Miao realized it was because of the water-enhancing talisman he had drawn on his hand. With this knowledge, he decided to go big.
He found a large machine and placed a heavy bet.
And won again!
The boss was stunned and hurried off to fetch her husband. But Shui Miao preempted her, asking to cash out.
This big bet won him 27,000 yuan.
In total, Shui Miao had won over 33,000 yuan.
Knowing when to stop, Shui Miao decided to try other gambling rooms.
The boss claimed she didn’t have that much cash on hand and took Shui Miao and Huo Yuanliang to see the owner, Zhou Cai.
In the Poker Room
The boss told Zhou Cai about Shui Miao’s winnings. Zhou Cai, unimpressed, directly asked Shui Miao if he wanted to play cards. If so, he could exchange his money for chips; if not, he could take the cash. Zhou Cai was a pragmatic man—no one could cheat those machines, and it had been a long time since they had paid out. A little payout today was normal, nothing to make a fuss about.
Shui Miao noticed Zhou Cai had a strong purple aura. He pretended to be ignorant, leaning closer to Zhou Cai while breathing heavily, and asked how to play. He then exchanged twenty thousand yuan for chips. The poker room’s rule was a minimum exchange of ten thousand yuan, so Shui Miao got ten chips worth a thousand yuan each.
He gave the remaining twenty-plus thousand to Huo Yuanliang, telling him to go buy groceries and some pheasants for dinner.
Huo Yuanliang took the money, amazed and uneasy, and left.
Shui Miao didn’t play immediately. Using his ignorance as an excuse, he wandered around, standing near those with strong purple auras and absorbing their energy. These wealthy bosses, flush with winning, were in good spirits and didn’t mind this fortunate-looking young man watching.
Gradually, everyone forgot about Shui Miao.
After absorbing a significant amount of purple aura, Shui Miao felt his condition improving, almost like how he used to feel.
Unfortunately, he still felt nothing in his dantian.
Before long, another group of bosses arrived. Shui Miao noticed one young boss with an exceptionally strong purple aura and quickly sat next to him, placing his chips on the table. Under the guise of gambling, he absorbed the young man’s purple aura.
The bosses all knew each other. Finding Shui Miao pleasant-looking, they didn’t mind him and even made room for him.
A boss in his fifties named Dai Rong, a wealthy land developer, smiled and said to Shui Miao, “Young man, gambling isn’t for everyone. I’d advise you to stay away.” As he spoke, a waitress brought him a million yuan worth of chips.
Shui Miao, dressed in ordinary Miao ethnic clothing, was easily overlooked.
“Heh, I’ve got great luck today. You won’t be able to beat me. Soon, all your chips will be mine.”
Shui Miao adopted the tone of a naive, wealthy young master.
This elicited laughter from everyone.
Zhou Cai walked over and said with a smile, “Indeed, this young man has great luck. He just won over thirty thousand on the machines.”
“Really? With luck like that, we’ll have to play with you,” Dai Rong said cheerfully. His gambling luck was excellent, so he spoke with confidence.
Shui Miao smiled and glanced at the aloof young man beside him, who exuded an air of arrogance and indifference, as if looking down on everyone.
Noticing Shui Miao’s gaze, Dai Rong said, “You say you’re lucky? Try winning against Brother Gongsun here. He made it to the top hundred in the Macau Gambling King tournament and has never lost to us. If you can beat him, we’ll believe your luck is real.”
“That impressive? I can’t compare…” Shui Miao waved his hand and lowered his head.
Everyone thought he was shy and laughed.
The game began—they were playing Bullfight.
Shui Miao observed everyone, betting a thousand yuan at a time with mixed results. After nine rounds, he had only one chip left.
In everyone’s eyes, he was a joke.
But they didn’t know that through these nine rounds, Shui Miao had confirmed his theory: those with strong purple aura couldn’t be beaten, while those with average purple aura were sure wins.
Shui Miao waited for the right moment. When those with average purple aura became the banker, he bet heavily. Soon, his luck improved, and he won a small pile of chips.
Seeing Shui Miao win some, everyone continued chatting and laughing casually.
But after over an hour, Shui Miao kept winning, puzzling everyone. As the chips in front of him grew, the laughter died down.
Then, Shui Miao started betting aggressively. Whenever he encountered someone with weaker purple aura, he went all in. After ten rounds, he had nearly a million yuan worth of chips.
At this point, the young man named Gongsun finally took notice of Shui Miao.
However, whenever Gongsun was the banker, Shui Miao refused to bet.
After more than a dozen rounds, Shui Miao bet one chip and won against Gongsun. He realized his purple aura had surpassed Gongsun’s.
By now, Shui Miao had over three million yuan in chips.
His luck was astounding.
A crowd gathered around, and no one dared challenge him.
Shui Miao looked at Gongsun and pushed all his chips forward. With a smile, he said, “Brother Expert, our luck seems pretty matched. No one wants to play with me now. How about we decide the outcome with one round? We each draw a card—higher card wins. If your card is higher, all these chips are yours. If I win, I don’t want your money. Let’s just be friends. How does that sound?”
“…”
Shui Miao, despite his youth, had spoken words that treated money like dirt, stunning everyone present!
He had no ulterior motive for doing this—other than the fact that Gongsun still had an immense amount of purple aura. He was like a purple aura superhuman. Shui Miao didn’t want to let this prey slip away, so he naturally wanted to find a way to get close to him. What did a few million yuan matter?
The Five Elements’ energy in the room wasn’t very strong. A large surge of water malevolence had just entered. Why not try a charm to enhance the water-element energy? Thinking this, Shui Miao used his finger, which he had just cut outside, to draw a charm on his left palm to enhance the water-element energy.
Shui Miao’s movements were very discreet.
The server was closely watching Shui Miao, suspecting he was cheating with a remote control, and approached, asking, “What are you doing?”
Shui Miao looked at the server in confusion, then opened his hand for her to see, and somewhat angrily asked, “You’re just a server earning a few hundred yuan a month, why do you have to monitor everything I do? Can’t I even doodle on my own palm?”
Knowing the server wouldn’t recognize the charm, Shui Miao pretended to be somewhat angry.
After being scolded by Shui Miao, the server felt she had indeed been too nosy.
At this moment, Huo Yuanliang said to the server, “Xiao Hong, stop being so paranoid. I lost more than 3,000 yuan today, maybe because you kept standing behind me watching. Go away and leave us alone.” Seeing that Shui Miao was unhappy with the server, Huo Yuanliang waved at her.
Hearing this, the server felt a surge of depression—was she really that unlucky?
After finishing the charm, Shui Miao immediately felt his hand become moist with water-element energy. He quickly inserted another ten yuan in coins and played the same multiplier again, but still didn’t win.
“Damn it!”
Shui Miao suddenly stood up and kicked the machine tied with chains, causing the chains to fall to the ground. The chains had been hanging on the machine, and Shui Miao kicked with great force, nearly knocking the machine over.
“What are you doing?”
The server saw Shui Miao’s childish behavior and wasn’t afraid of him.
Shui Miao smirked and retorted, “What are you doing? Standing behind me, trying to make me lose money! The machine was already broken, so what’s wrong with me kicking it?”
“Can’t you play? If not, I’ll have someone come and kick you two out.” The server had a fiery temper.
Shui Miao turned around and looked at Huo Yuanliang.
Huo Yuanliang was already in a bad mood from losing money. Seeing Shui Miao look at him, for some unknown reason, he suddenly felt a surge of anger. He grabbed the server’s arm and pulled her out, saying, “Little girl, who do you think you are? We were playing fine, and you came to cause us trouble! Come on, come with me to see your boss!”
Huo Yuanliang was strong and dragged the server away.
The server, who had been full of righteous indignation, was suddenly scared when she saw Huo Yuanliang’s actions. She quickly pulled free and ran to hide behind the exchange counter.
Shui Miao took a deep breath and felt a surge of energy. He looked at the gambling machine, feeling a bit nervous and afraid of losing again. As he hesitated, Shui Miao saw a large surge of water malevolence, like black mist, pouring into the gambling room and directly converging into his palm. Seeing this, Shui Miao, feeling uncertain, slowly inserted his last ten yuan in coins into the machine. He slowly pressed the 100x multiplier button, closed his eyes, and pressed the start button. Suddenly, the machine started playing loud music, and colorful lights flashed!
“No way! Did he really win!?”
Huo Yuanliang immediately became excited. He knew this music meant the biggest prize.
Seeing this, the server quickly ran out to find the boss.
Ten yuan at a 100x multiplier meant one thousand yuan.
Shui Miao opened his eyes, somewhat incredulously realizing he had actually won.
The emotional contrast between winning and losing was like heaven and earth.
Shui Miao didn’t cash out. Riding his good fortune, he casually placed another bet. This time he bet fifteen points, not at the 100x multiplier, but at around 30x. He quickly pressed the start button, and the machine once again played cheerful music, showering him with points. All the multipliers he bet on hit, and he won more than 3,000 yuan.
After the music ended, Shui Miao placed a heavy bet, betting on all the lines, and pressed start.
Just as he started, the boss was led in by the server. The boss was a middle-aged woman, mature and composed. She came in and saw the reels spinning, then looked at the betting score on Shui Miao’s machine. Seeing that he had hit a medium multiplier, resulting in a no-win-no-loss situation, she smiled and asked Shui Miao to wait while she checked the machine’s score records to confirm whether Shui Miao had cheated.
While the boss was checking the scores, Shui Miao glanced at the server and noticed that she was covered in water malevolence, obviously from going out earlier.
After checking the scores, the boss smiled and let Shui Miao continue playing.
Shui Miao looked at the other machines and said he didn’t want to play anymore and wanted to try something else, asking the boss to cash him out.
Since the records showed normal operation, the boss had no choice but to cash him out, giving Shui Miao 3,600 yuan.
Shui Miao took the money and went to a machine heavily shrouded in water malevolence. He asked the boss to load 600 yuan worth of points and casually placed his bets. He won again, earning another 2,000 yuan. Noticing that the water malevolence around the machine seemed to have decreased somewhat, Shui Miao began to suspect—could it be that the more he won, the more the water malevolence was being reduced?
Curious to test this theory, Shui Miao randomly chose several other machines and placed bets. They all hit, and he won money every time!
The boss, who had initially thought everything was normal, began to feel something was off. She herself placed some bets, but didn’t win.
Shui Miao let Huo Yuanliang play, and Huo tried a few times, but lost every time.
Through experimentation, Shui Miao realized it was because he had drawn the charm to enhance his water-element energy on his hand. If that was the case, he might as well go for a big win!
Shui Miao found a large machine and placed a heavy bet.
He won again!
The boss was stunned and hurriedly wanted to call her husband, but Shui Miao beat her to it, asking the boss to cash him out.
This big bet earned Shui Miao 27,000 yuan.
In total, Shui Miao had won more than 33,000 yuan.
Shui Miao decided to stop while he was ahead and planned to try other gambling rooms.
The boss said she didn’t have that much money on her and took Shui Miao and Huo Yuanliang to find the owner, Zhou Cai.
In the poker room
The boss told Zhou Cai about Shui Miao’s winnings. Zhou Cai wasn’t concerned and directly came to ask Shui Miao if he wanted to play poker. If he did, he could exchange for chips; if not, he could take the cash. Zhou Cai was a savvy person. Those machines couldn’t be cheated, and they hadn’t paid out points for a long time. It was normal for them to pay out a little today—nothing to be surprised about.
Shui Miao saw that Zhou Cai had strong purple qi around him, so he pretended to be clueless, leaning close to Zhou Cai, breathing heavily while pretending not to understand, asking Zhou Cai how to play, then asking him to exchange 20,000 yuan for chips. The poker room’s rule was that the minimum chip exchange was 10,000 yuan, so Shui Miao only exchanged 10,000 yuan, getting ten chips of 1,000 yuan each.
Shui Miao gave the remaining 20,000 to 30,000 yuan to Huo Yuanliang, telling him to go home and buy some vegetables first, and also to buy him a few pheasants to eat.
Huo Yuanliang took the money in disbelief, feeling uneasy as he walked out…
Shui Miao didn’t play, but instead, under the pretense of not knowing how to play, looked around and stood next to those people with strong purple qi, inhaling their qi vigorously. These wealthy men with purple qi, having won money and in a good mood, didn’t mind a young man with a fortunate and spiritual appearance watching them.
Gradually, everyone stopped paying attention to Shui Miao, as if they had forgotten he was even there.
After absorbing a large amount of purple qi, Shui Miao vaguely felt his condition improving, becoming more and more like his former self.
Unfortunately, his dantian still felt completely empty.
Before long, another group of bosses arrived. Shui Miao noticed that one of the younger bosses had particularly strong purple qi. He quickly ran over and sat in the seat next to him, placing his chips in front of him. Under the pretense of gambling, he absorbed the boss’s purple qi.
The group of bosses all knew each other. Seeing that Shui Miao looked pleasant, they not only didn’t get angry but were even accommodating towards him.
An older boss in his fifties smiled slightly and spoke to Shui Miao, “Young man, gambling isn’t something everyone can play. I advise you not to gamble.”
As he spoke, a server brought him a million yuan in chips.
Shui Miao was dressed in Miao ethnic clothing, a commoner’s attire, naturally making him look unimpressive.
“Hehe, my luck is good today. You won’t be able to beat me. Before long, all your chips will be in front of me.”
Shui Miao spoke in the tone of a naive young rich kid.
This immediately caused everyone to laugh.
Zhou Cai also came over, smiling and saying, “Yes, this young man’s luck is indeed quite good. He just won more than 30,000 yuan from the machines.”
“Really? Such good luck, then we’ll have to play with you.” The older boss, named Dai Rong, was a real estate developer, an extremely wealthy tycoon. His gambling luck was excellent, so he spoke very cheerfully.
Shui Miao smiled slightly and looked at the young man next to him, who had an abundance of purple qi. The young man didn’t look sideways, maintaining a very aloof demeanor, his eyes revealing a trace of coldness, giving off an impression of looking down on everyone.
Seeing Shui Miao looking at the person beside him, Dai Rong said, “Hehe, you say you have good luck. Let’s see if you can beat your neighbor here, Master Gong Sun. He participated in the Macau King of Gambling competition and made it into the top 100. He’s never lost against us. If you can beat him, we’ll believe your luck is really good.”
“So powerful! I can’t compare…”
Shui Miao waved his hand and lowered his head.
Everyone thought Shui Miao was shy and laughed again.
The poker game began, and everyone played “Dou Niu” (Bullfighting).
Shui Miao looked around. Everyone bet a thousand each time, some winning and some losing. After nine rounds, Shui Miao had only one chip left.
In everyone’s eyes, Shui Miao was just a joke.
However, unknown to everyone, through nine rounds of attempts, Shui Miao had verified his judgment: those with strong purple qi would definitely not win. Those with average purple qi were sure to win.
Shui Miao waited patiently. When those with average purple qi were the dealers, he placed his bets. Soon his luck improved, and he won a small pile of chips.
Seeing Shui Miao win a little, everyone remained unconcerned, continuing to chat and laugh.
But after more than an hour, Shui Miao kept winning without losing, causing everyone to become puzzled. As they saw more and more chips accumulating in front of Shui Miao, their laughter gradually faded.
Then, Shui Miao began placing aggressive bets. When he encountered dealers with weaker purple qi than himself, he placed heavy bets. After ten more rounds, Shui Miao had nearly a million yuan in chips in front of him.
At this point, the young man named Gong Sun finally gave Shui Miao a serious look.
However, this young man was the dealer, and Shui Miao didn’t place any bets.
After playing another dozen or so rounds, Shui Miao placed a single chip and beat this young man named Gong Sun. Shui Miao then realized that his own purple qi had surpassed the young man’s.
At this point, Shui Miao had over three million yuan in chips in front of him.
Shui Miao’s luck was simply breathtaking.
Many people gathered around. No one dared to challenge him anymore with such good fortune.
Shui Miao looked at the young man named Gong Sun, pushed all his chips forward, and smiled slightly, “Esteemed master, it seems our luck is about the same now. Everyone is afraid to play with me, so I’d like to challenge you to a final match. We’ll each draw one card and compare who has the higher one. If your card is higher, all these chips are yours. If I win, I don’t want your money. Let’s just be friends, okay?”
“…”
Shui Miao, so young, yet speaking such bold words of treating money as dirt, immediately stunned everyone present!
Shui Miao did this not for any other reason, but because of this young man named Gong Sun. He still had a tremendous amount of purple qi around him, practically a purple qi superhero. Therefore, Shui Miao didn’t want to miss this target and naturally wanted to find a way to get close to him. What were a few million yuan compared to that?
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