The Elixir is for You, The Poison is for Me

Chapter 105: An Old Friend Visits

"Gamble?" The gray-robed old man raised his eyebrows. "How do you want to gamble?"

"Well, let's use the simplest game, betting on big or small, how about it?" Lu Jing asked.

"Sounds good." The gray-robed old man stroked his beard, appearing calm and composed.

The other gamblers at the table, seeing Lu Jing was going to play, also stood up one after another, temporarily giving up their seats.

They didn't go to other tables, just stood to the side, waiting to see the excitement that would follow.

By this time, the incense had already burned out, and Madam Qi and Zhang Sanfeng also came down from upstairs, walking over together.

The gray-robed old man nodded to Madam Qi, and Madam Qi returned the greeting in the same way.

"Young Master Lu, would you like to shake the dice yourself?" The gray-robed old man looked at Lu Jing again.

"No, my gambling skills are average. If you want to shake them, please feel free," Lu Jing said. "I only have one request, and that is that we play a best-of-five series."

"Alright, then to be fair, let the dealer shake them," the gray-robed old man nodded.

Seeing that neither side had any objections, the dealer picked up the bamboo dice shaker and started shaking it.

And as soon as she put her hand down, the gray-robed old man almost simultaneously placed one tael of silver on the 'Big' side.

Seeing this, Lu Jing raised his eyebrows and could only place one tael of silver on the 'Small' side.

The dealer closed the dice shaker again, then shook her wrist, shaking it up.

The dice flew around inside the shaker, hitting the inner wall and bouncing off, occasionally colliding with each other!

Until the shaker was placed back on the table.

The gray-robed old man placed another tael of silver on the 'Big' side, and Lu Jing on the opposite side also placed another tael of silver on the 'Small' side.

The dealer opened the dice shaker, and it was still 'Big'.

The crowd whispered, all feeling that the gray-robed old man had good luck, having guessed correctly in two out of five rounds. If he guessed correctly in one more round, he would win.

Lu Jing's expression remained unchanged, as if he hadn't noticed that he was about to lose, and only said, "Again."

As the dealer put down the dice shaker again, this time the person to bet first became Lu Jing. He seemed not to believe in fate, and the tael in his hand was still placed on the 'Small' side.

This time, the gray-robed old man frowned, but then he didn't say anything, just silently placed a tael on the 'Big' side.

As a result, the dice shaker was opened, and this time the winner finally became Lu Jing.

By the fourth round, the person to bet first was Lu Jing again.

His movement was a fraction faster than the gray-robed old man, betting on 'Big', and the final result was indeed 'Big'.

At this point, the scores of the two people became tied at two-to-two.

According to the agreement, the last round would determine the winner.

The gamblers around gradually realized that something was wrong. The accuracy rate of these two people guessing big or small was a little too amazing. Whoever went first would almost certainly guess correctly.

The gray-robed old man's expression also became serious at this time. No longer with the calm and composed appearance he had before, he sat upright, pinching a copper coin in the air with one hand, waiting to grab the first move.

What he didn't expect was that before the dealer put down the dice shaker, Lu Jing had already bet on 'Small', and then smiled at him.

The gray-robed old man was stunned.

And when the dealer placed the dice shaker on the table, Lu Jing stretched out a finger and tapped the table. The gray-robed old man's expression changed drastically the next moment.

Without waiting for the dealer to open the dice shaker, he cupped his hands and said, "Young Master Lu's divine skill is unparalleled, this old man is convinced."

"No, I just used a trick in the end. According to the rules of the gambling house, unless you're betting, you shouldn't touch the gambling table," Lu Jing also returned the greeting with cupped hands, "Moreover, I heard Madam Qi mention you before, senior, and knew about your cheating techniques. I've also practiced them privately, so this victory is a bit dishonorable."

"Winning is winning, there's no need for so much explanation," the gray-robed old man didn't take it seriously, "Besides, this old man's cheating methods are known to the world, but there are very few people who can really detect them. Your ears are indeed amazing."

After he finished speaking, Madam Qi on the other side also said, "It seems I really underestimated you. Before that incense burned out, you actually found all six people."

"Just luck," Lu Jing said with a grin.

"Since that's the case, then according to the previous agreement, I'll give you this thing." As Madam Qi spoke, she took out a agate dice from her bosom.

Seeing her throw the dice to Lu Jing, the dealers in the gambling house couldn't help but change their expressions. One of the older ones said, "Madam Qi, he's not one of your people… It's not appropriate to give him this, is it?"

"What's inappropriate? It's my own thing, I can give it to whoever I want," Madam Qi said lightly, and the old dealer immediately dared not speak anymore.

Lu Jing took the agate dice. Seeing this, he was a little embarrassed to put it away, hesitating, "This thing…"

"I told you, my ancestors were also members of the Thousand Gate Sect, but by my father's generation, they had already retired. However, there are still some connections in the pugilistic world accumulated before, of course, most of them are people from the lower classes.

"It's useless for me to keep this thing. I heard from your master that you're about to travel the pugilistic world, so I'll give it to you. It might be able to help you a little bit, of course… don't have too much hope for it. It's an old object from decades ago, maybe everyone has forgotten about it."

Seeing that Lu Jing still wanted to say something, Madam Qi waved her hand, but directly drove him away, "Alright, you've graduated. You don't need to come here anymore in the future."

"I won't forget the kindness of teaching," Lu Jing hurriedly said, "I will definitely come back. I'll bring you a gift then."

After saying goodbye to Madam Qi, Lu Jing's final test also came to an end.

In two years, he had already practiced the Mad Demon One Hundred and Eight Staffs and the Raging Waves to the realm of Great Accomplishment according to the original plan, and he had also practiced the first three forms of Wind and Cloud Transformation. As for the four basic skills… the results of the cultivation were not all the same.

Lu Jing's greatest talent was in eye skill. Even Madam Qi praised it, so his eye skill was also the most outstanding. Although he used some tricks this time, being able to find the six hidden cheating masters in the casino within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn is definitely top-notch eye skill in the pugilistic world.

In comparison, his ear skill was slightly inferior. Lu Jing ultimately failed to reach Daoist Liang's level. There was no way, his talent bonus was too strong. However, Lu Jing has now also practiced to the point where he can hear the sound of dew falling within ten steps.

As for soft skill and hard skill, Lu Jing has no talent in these areas, but fortunately, these two are basically based on hard work. In addition, he has enough internal energy, so he has also practiced them decently, but they are not as outstanding as eye skill and ear skill.

In addition, there were also the pugilistic tricks that Zhang Sanfeng taught him. This part of the content was the most numerous and the most miscellaneous, and at first glance, it didn't seem to help much in combat.

They were basically the things that Zhang Sanfeng had summed up from decades of escorting goods. He originally thought that young people like Lu Jing would not look up to this kind of thing, but he didn't expect that Lu Jing listened with great interest when he taught, and it wasn't a fake interest.

Lu Jing was, after all, a person with two lifetimes of experience, so of course he wouldn't ignore the importance of experience.

Many of these things were things that Zhang Sanfeng had paid the price for when he was young. Being able to hear them in advance meant that he wouldn't have to pay tuition again when he traveled the pugilistic world in the future.

Of course, there were also many things that he could only grow from after experiencing them himself.

But overall, Lu Jing was quite satisfied with his progress during this time.

And just at this time, an old friend came to visit.