Chapter 55 Terrifying Bargaining Chip
Seeing the two n.o.ble guests were interested in gambling, Jin felt so excited his legs started shaking. He hastily explained the gamble"s circ.u.mstances to the two girls.
Of the two magical beasts that would fight to the death, Lin Qi alone bet on the Golden-eyed Green Boa while the other young masters and mistresses of Dunerk joined hands to bet on the Ice-Armored Polar Bear. The problem now was that the total bet the young masters and mistresses placed was too huge, and Lin Qi didn"t have the sufficient funds to bet with them.
"Sounds very interesting!" The two girls exchanged glances, then simultaneously looked at the Golden-eyed Green Boa and the Ice-armored Polar Bear inside their respective iron cages. After a while, they said in unison, "We know reptile species usually hibernates during winter, so their fighting strength would not be as good as it is during normal times. Since the Ice-armored Polar Bear can control ice and snow, even though the strength of this Golden-eyed Green Boa surpa.s.ses this polar bear"s, it"s still more likely to lose."
Smiling gently, the two girls simultaneously took out a golden note as light as a feather and calmly put it on the betting pile.
Two golden notes worth five hundred thousand gold coins each, merely the two golden notes were already worth millions. The atmosphere in the animal-fighting ring suddenly froze. The two girls" guide, Lafontaine, gaped. His mouth hung wide open with saliva dripping uncontrollably.
A gamble on the level of millions! Even disregarding other times, just with the conclusion of this gamble, Lafontaine"s commision from Jin would be a small fortune, enough to let him have several years of unfettered and happy life. He was so excited that his body kept trembling uncontrollably. Spending money so generously, they were truly worthy of being young mistresses from one of the top families of the Vias Business Union.
The two girls indifferently said, "Just a little bit of pocket money. Mister Lin Qi, we also want to bet on that Ice-armored Polar Bear, but it seems you just don"t have sufficient finances."
Lin Qi"s gaze flickered as he stared rigidly at them. From these two beautiful girls, he sensed an aura that made him uncomfortable. Although they happened to be smiling sweetly, Â they seemed to be concealing a different face behind it.
Especially because they were smiling, their eyes that didn"t reflect the slightest change in expression appeared cold and emotionless like a G.o.d overlooking mortals.
Due to receiving training from numerous eccentric experts by Blackbeard"s side since childhood, Lin Qi had abundant success in weighing and discerning the thoughts of others. He could sense the deep-seated and inviolable dignity and prestige of these two good-looking girls and even a hint of loathing behind their smiles.
The hatred was like that of a mysophobic person who was suddenly pushed into a dung hole, a rage that left one itching to thoroughly destroy everything around them. Lin Qi"s heart twitched slightly as he instinctively sensed danger from these two girls.
With furrowed brows, Lin Qi recalled the lesson Blackbeard taught him through b.l.o.o.d.y facts during childhood—when met with danger, absolutely don"t act the hero. Leave the scene immediately, then save your strength and wait until you are completely sure before returning there.
Glancing at Enzo next to him, Lin Qi bashfully grabbed his one hundred thousand gold coins worth golden note. He heaved a long, sad sigh and said, "Look, it"s not that I don"t want to gamble with you, but my money isn"t enough. d.a.m.n it, Jin, you won"t even lend me some money. Everyone has to understand, it"s Jin who won"t lend me money, so it"s not my fault. Can you blame me?"
Kissing his golden note, Lin Qi sloppily said, "Then, goodbye, dear brothers, lovely sisters. Let"s have fun playing something else next time! Oh, today"s gambling, just forget about it, okay?"
With a hearty laugh, Lin Qi stuffed the golden note into his pocket and prepared to leave the animal-fighting ring.
Angel, who was irritated by Ya and Ling"s astonis.h.i.+ng good looks, started laughing. Unexpectedly, the two girls Lafontaine escorted in were so beautiful that all the attention previously showered on her was s.n.a.t.c.hed away! Now that Lin Qi showed an atypical act of cowardice, Angel found a way to give vent to her feelings. She covered her mouth with her small and exquisite foldable sandalwood fan and ridiculed him in a sharp tone. "Oh, goodness! Is this still the young master Lin Qi that we know? Actually sneaking away at a critical juncture? Goodness! I truly can"t believe this!"
Lin Qi"s body froze for a moment, then he continued to walk towards the exit of the animal-fighting ring as if nothing had happened.
He observed Ya and Ling from the corner of his eyes. These two beautiful yet slightly strange girls actually filled his heart with apprehension.
"This won"t do!"
Ya and Ling laughed softly at the same time and lightly clapped their hands.
The middle-aged man who previously drove Ya and Ling noiselessly walked out of the shadows behind them to obstruct Lin Qi and Enzo"s path. He stretched his hands out and indifferently said, "My mistresses said you can"t just leave like this!"
Enzo"s expression changed. He suddenly pulled out his sword and stabbed at the middle-aged man"s thigh.
Sword light flashed.
Enzo"s stab could only advance 67 centimeters before the man extended his palm to block the sword, successfully stopping its progress. At the hollow of his palm was a ball of constantly rotating cyan halo, which received Enzo"s stabs. Despite exhausting all his strength, Enzo"s sword couldn"t advance at all. The middle-aged man"s flesh was so tough that it could obstruct Enzo"s sword.
Enzo was strong enough that the sword"s blade bent, yet not even the skin on the palm of the middle-aged man was cut in the slightest.
"Since you said you want to gamble, you have to continue!" Their voices cold, Ya and Ling simultaneously said, "Since you don"t have enough money, then we can supplement the deficit for you."
Pursing their lips into smirks, Ya and Ling once again each took out a golden note and let it flutter lightly onto the pile.
"We heard this is Dunerk"s most fascinating venue, then, let"s do something interesting. If Mister Lin Qi wins, then all the money shall be his. If he loses, one hundred thousand gold coins as well as his friend"s life shall be ours! As for everyone"s losses, we would naturally compensate them!"
Enzo hissed angrily. Putting away his sword, he clenched his fists and rushed at the middle-aged man. However, the middle-aged man merely sneered and easily hit Enzo"s nape with a backhand punch, making him faint.
Ya and Ling synchronously looked at Lin Qi, whose forehead was drenched in cold sweat, "Mister Lin Qi, you have to finish this gamble before you can leave!"
The two girls smiled with incomparable brilliance, exuding an almost divine light. But this time, not only Lin Qi but all of Dunerk"s silkpants present grew apprehensive and trembled.
"These two girls from an aristocratic family of the Vias Business Union, what do they actually want to do?"
Lin Qi rigidly stared at them and said with a gloomy expression, "You want to play? Then let"s play!"
Pursing his lips in a smirk, Lin Qi said sinisterly, "Jin, open the iron cages, let the two brutes out."
Jin looked at Lin Qi, hesitating, but Lin Qi ruthlessly slapped his face.
"If you didn"t want to be chopped to pieces and thrown into the sea to be shark feed tomorrow, then start the gamble!"