I Am A Prodigy
chapter-81

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Zhang Yunxi’s body stiffened and immediately looked at Ye Lingchen worryingly, “Lingchen, you mustn’t do this. Let’s get out of here.”

Her father was an example. It made her despise gambling, but at the same time fearful of it. That was a road without return. She was unwilling to see Ye Lingchen fall into gambling.

Ye Lingchen smiled as he shook his head, “I feel like gambling but I have never gambled before. I don’t know how to.”

‘How can I win if you knew?’

Li Si’s smile turned brighter, “You can learn if you don’t know. Young Master Ye, please follow me.”

On the other side of the table was a book rack. On it were books about gambling techniques. Biography of the God of Gamblers, Teachings of the King of Gamblers, Psychology of Gambling, and others of the same genre.

“I have collected the majority of books on gambling techniques from all over the country. It covered almost all gambling techniques and styles. If you master them, you will surely be the next god of gamblers! Young Master Ye can have a look at them if you’re interested.”

After that, Li Si eagerly recommended some of the better titles to Ye Lingchen.

“You are well prepared!” Ye Lingchen commended with a smile on his face. He then randomly grabbed a book from the shelf.

‘Self-studying Secrets of the Casino, Gambling proficiency +1’

‘Self-studying Secrets of the Casino, Gambling proficiency +1’

‘Self-studying Secrets of the Casino, Gambling proficiency +1’

…

“Young Master Ye, you sure know what to pick. This book has the most in-depth explanation of the casino. If you can comprehend it, you will be undefeatable.”

Ye Lingchen nodded, then put on a wise man act, “To be honest, my nickname in the field is called prodigy. I only need to glance through these gambling techniques to be a professional gambler.”

Pfft!

Not only Li Si, everyone around him started laughing out loud.

Prodigy?

This must be a joke.

‘Hahaha, he is an idiot, getting hooked after some simple words of praise.’

Li Si suppressed his urge to laugh, then started sucking up to Ye Lingchen, “I can tell with one look that Young Master Ye is someone special. You fully deserve the title of prodigy!”

Ye Lingchen nodded in satisfaction, “If I win later, you guys better not be dishonest about it!”

“Hahaha, Young Master Ye must be joking. We’re running an official casino. Dishonesty? Impossible!”

Li Si’s face bloomed into a bright smile, thumping his chest while promising Ye Lingchen. He could see the tens of millions waving at him.

‘This fella was thinking of winning? Nonsense!’

“Let me read for a while first,” Ye Lingchen said.

“Alright Young Master Ye. You continue your study.”

After that, the rowdy casino transformed into a special sight.

A young man was reading through books after books. His reading speed was extremely quick. In fact, it could not be considered reading. It would be more appropriate to call it flipping through pages.

Many of them looked at him and ended up shaking their heads in disapproval.

‘An idiot trying to act cool. You will cry when you lose all your money!’

Li Si stood in a dark corner, his cold gaze locked onto Ye Lingchen.

‘B*stard, just wait until I get all your money. You’ll see how I deal with you!”

To Li Si, he was enduring humiliation to carry out his mission!

“Lingchen, are you really going to gamble?” Zhang Yunxi was on the verge of tears, “You must not gamble!”

“Relax, I know what I’m doing. You need to trust me,” Ye Lingchen laughed, a cold gleam flashed in his eyes, “It’s not that easy to take my money from me!”

“Not only would I win the money back, I will give them a taste of their own medicine! After all, this money was obtained illegally. I will turn this casino into history!”

“But they will surely cheat and be dishonest about it…” Zhang Yunxi said in a concerned tone, “These are not people that we should cross. Let’s go back now and pass our days in peace.”

“If we don’t remove this tumor, it will only trouble others. Just sit back and watch.”

Having said that, Ye Lingchen strode towards the table.

Seeing Ye Lingchen taking action, Li Si’s eyes brightened and immediately welcomed him!

“Young Master Ye, how are things? Are you ready to play?”

Ye Lingchen nodded, “I’ve made a lucky break and I’m ready to test my luck.”

‘Made a lucky break? Don’t make me laugh.’ Li Si smirked in his heart, clearing a path for Ye Lingchen. “Move aside, Young Master Ye is coming through. Young Master Ye wants to play on this table!”

Ye Lingchen’s choice was the most basic Golden Flower game. Everyone would be given three cards and then compare the outcome. Winner takes the money.

With such a ruckus, many people looked over towards Ye Lingchen.

“How much is the minimum bet?” Ye Lingchen sat down in a composed manner and asked casually.

“The minimum bet is RMB100.” Li Si replied with a smile.

The minimum bet indicated each bet had to be placed in multiples of RMB100.

“Only RMB100?” Ye Lingchen looked dissatisfied, waving his hand and tried to leave, “I’m not playing with anything lower than RMB1,000!”

“Wait a moment, Young Master Ye!” Li Si urgently called out, “It was my mistake. It’s RMB1,000!”

With that said, he signaled around with his eyes. Immediately there were people from the crowd that came over and seated on the others seats on this table. There were a total of six people including Ye Lingchen.

The atmosphere instantly felt off.

‘Hehe, you’re looking for death. Don’t blame me for it!’

“Lingchen, gambling is mostly about deception. Let’s not play!” Zhang Yunxi continued to advise him, unable to hold it in anymore.

‘What a timely assist!’ Ye Lingchen smirked, “That’s right. Gambling is mostly about deception. I need to check the cards first!”

“Not a problem!” Li Si had no objections. He smiled as he passed the cards to Ye Lingchen.

Ye Lingchen did it as shown in movies, simply went through the cards and passed it back to Li Si. “There’s no problem with the cards. Let’s start.”

Following that, the cards were shuffled and distributed.

Three cards per person.

“Yunxi, why don’t you take a look for me?”

Zhang Yunxi was nervous with sweaty palms. Her face flushed red and shuddered with anxiety.

“Alright.”

She lifted the cards, then opened them with trembling hands. She did not dare to blink at all. It was nerve-wracking.

The cards were 3, 6, and A.

Zhang Yunxi sighed with a dejected face, “So small.”

“Pass.” Ye Lingchen declared.

The final winner was a fat guy. His largest card was only a K.

“Hehehe, I sure was lucky. I can’t believe I won with a K,” The fat guy laughed, then added with some feigned wisdom, “Golden Flower is a game of guts!”

“It’s my fault. Our ace was the biggest. We could have won…” Zhang Yunxi was regretful for losing so much money in that one loss.

Second round, Ye Lingchen still passed.

The third round was the same.

…

Up until the tenth round, Ye Lingchen was doing the same.

With a minimum bet of RMB1,000, Ye Lingchen had already lost RMB10,000.

Zhang Yunxi bit her lips. That amount was a huge sum for her, yet it was all gone in just a few rounds.

The others looking at Ye Lingchen were also shaking their heads.

This kid was a rookie, totally ignorant to the psychology of Golden Flower. Passing directly whenever his cards were bad. This made it easy for others to manipulate him.

When he got good cards, it was easy for others to tell, ensuring nobody would up his bet.

An inexperienced young man trying to gamble. Was that not looking for trouble?

However, Li Si was getting anxious.

His aim was not just for a few tens of thousands. He wanted the millions that Ye Lingchen had!

With a well-hidden signal to the dealer, the dealer immediately understood him and started shuffling the cards.

Ye Linghen’s eyes focused in the direction of the shuffling cards. Each of the cards flashed across his eyes as his mouth turned into a smile.

Next was the distribution of cards.

Ye Lingchen broke his routine, “After losing so much money, my luck should be reversing now. This round, I’ll not see the card. Let’s start the bet with RMB1,000!”

Betting without looking at the cards. That was a movie called “tempt” in Golden Flower!

If the opponents looked at their cards, they will have to lose double the amount.

“Call!”

“Me too!”

…

“I raise again!” Ye Lingchen’s expression remained the same, raising the bet for more than 10 rounds!

The pool of money on the table had formed a little mountain, somewhere around RMB600,000!

Meanwhile, Zhang Yunxi was too nervous for words. Her mouth was dry, feeling as though her body was dehydrated.

Finally, Ye Lingchen lifted the cards to have a look.

His movement was like that of a rookie. After a look, his expression told everything.

With that smile on his face, it was obvious that his cards were pretty good.

The others started looking at their cards too. In the end, three of them folded, leaving the table with Ye Lingchen and two others.

“I’ll raise RMB10,000!” Ye Lingchen exclaimed in surprise. It was rare for him to get some good cards.

Zhang Yunxi grabbed onto Ye Lingchen’s arm, to the point of her nails biting into his flesh.

The eyes of the two opponents gleamed as they smiled.

“Call!”

“Me too!”

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“I’ll raise RMB100,000!” Ye Lingchen raised the stakes continuously like a madman.

“Call!”

The other tables had stopped too, surrounding them.

None of them had seen a scene like that.

‘This kid has nerves of steel! This is not just raising the bet, he’s betting his life!’

Some of them with lower endurance were clutching at their hearts.

It was too exciting!

It was too intense!

The chips on the table had reached a total of RMB5,000,000.

By then, it was only Ye Lingchen and the fatty facing off.

“Lingchen, calm yourself!” Zhang Yunxi was on the verge of tears.

Nevertheless, Ye Lingchen seemed to have lost his mind.

“I’ll raise RMB5,000,000!”

That one sentence sent the crowd into an uproar.

Insane!

Absolute insanity!

“F*ck! Where did this wastrel come from? He’s going to lose for sure!”

“He’s clearly a rookie, losing his mind with just some good cards!”

“There’s an 80 percent chance that this is a setup. This kid is in trouble!”

“Even if you’re rich you should not waste it like this!”

…

Li Si’s grin widened. He could already see the countless money waving at him!

“Call!” The fatty sneered as he broke into a grin, his gaze locking onto his prey.

“I still have RMB10,000,000, all in! Are you going to call?!” Ye Lingchen roared as he stood up, as though he was just insulted.

“I call. Reveal your cards!”

The fatty laughed heartily, then spread his three cards on the table, “7,8,9, straight flush!”

“Dumb kid, you think your cards can be better than mine?!”

Only

Li Si stood up as well. The smug look on his face was clear to all, the way he looked at Ye Lingchen was no longer eager, but instead gloomy.

“Little b*stard, you lost! We’ll be keeping your RMB 20,000,000. Wahahaha…”

“Hold on, I haven’t even shown my cards!” Ye Lingchen narrowed his eyes.

“Show your cards? Can you beat his cards?” Li Si asked sarcastically.

Things were unexpectedly smooth. At first, he thought it might take a few more rounds, but this dumb kid was more stubborn than a hothead!

He was sure what Ye Lingchen’s cards were, a pair of aces!

When they distributed the cards, everything was set!