Steam Era: The Lord of 'Puluo' Chapter 1217 593: All Stars Surrounding the Moon

At nine-thirty in the morning, Ding Liusan, accompanied by more than twenty followers, passed through layers of house walls and arrived at the gambling hall in the center of Thousand Tael House.

Dou Jiyan greeted Ding Liusan with a fist salute: "Senior brother, you've come so early."

Both sides agreed to start at ten o'clock, and Ding Liusan arrived half an hour early.

Li Banfeng looked at Ding Liusan's appearance. This man was over fifty years old, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, a square face.

He was wearing a black suit, a white shirt paired with a black bowtie, his hair neatly combed back, and his waist stood straight, even his mustache was meticulously trimmed.

Ding Liusan looked at Dou Jiyan: "Junior sister, on such an important day, is this how you dress?"

The weather was a bit cold, and Dou Jiyan wore a blue cotton jacket with a diagonal button, looking both rustic and ordinary.

She didn't find anything inappropriate: "Senior brother, we're meeting today to compete on skills in the game, not to choose an oiran in the brothel. Speaking of skills, have you ever won against me? What's the point of dressing well?"

Ding Liusan looked at Dou Jiyan with disappointment in his eyes: "Junior sister, I remember Master told us not to treat matters of the Taoist Sect as a joke, every word and action follows the rules of the Taoist Sect,

all these years, whenever I approached a gambling table, regardless of whether facing a Grandmaster or a White Lamb, I never forgot the rules, at least by dressing properly, because it's about our Taoist Sect's dignity!"

Dou Jiyan sneered: "Senior brother, it's not your place to talk about rules to me, wait until you win this match, then it won't be too late to lecture me."

Li Banfeng glanced around, there were many spectators inside the gambling hall, and many people waiting for news outside, amidst whispering conversations, many were discussing their attire.

Though their voices were low, Li Banfeng could hear some through the Silk-pulling Earrings:

"Boss Ding indeed dresses appropriately, and he speaks appropriately too!"

"He's our Taoist Sect's senior brother, he surely has to be meticulous in his actions."

"This is a major matter within the Taoist Sect, I've heard, our senior brother values Taoist Sect matters the most."

"Miss Dou's attire is also fine, neat and clean, isn't it quite nice?"

"Yes, quite nice."

Ding Liusan looked at Li Banfeng: "Is this the Seventh Master?"

Li Banfeng nodded slightly at Ding Liusan.

Ding Liusan got up and saluted, Li Banfeng returned the salute: "No need for formality between us, I'm here to witness you both."

Ding Liusan said: "I'm older than you and have been through ups and downs in the Taoist Sect longer, the reason I saluted you first is out of respect for the witness, this is also our Taoist Sect's rule."

The discussions below grew louder.

"Isn't it said that Boss Ding is someone who can't afford to lose? How come he still abides by the rules in his actions?"

"Whether he can afford to lose or not, it's all Miss Dou's talk, anyway, I see he truly regards our Taoist Sect."

"I say, you all stop guessing, no matter how good Boss Ding is, he's still an outsider, Miss Dou is one of us."

"That's true."

When ten o'clock arrived, the first round began, the two sides gambled with dice.

Dou Jiyan was very confident in these three gambling rounds, her cultivation level in gambling skill was indeed higher than Ding Liusan, and Thousand Tael House was her place, the gambling cultivators here would certainly support their Local Deity, relying on a move like All Stars Surrounding the Moon, in terms of luck, Dou Jiyan had the absolute advantage.

Both shook their dice cups and compared points upon revealing.

Dou Jiyan got three sixes.

Ding Liusan also got three sixes.

Li Banfeng found nothing special, there were only three dice in the cup, for their high levels of gambling skill, all sixes seemed normal.

But Dou Jiyan found it abnormal.

Just now when shaking dice, Dou Jiyan had to ensure her points were the highest while suppressing Ding Liusan's points, she had used the gambling cultivation technique of stepping beyond bounds, controlling Ding Liusan's dice, he should have been at least pressed down by one die.

But Dou Jiyan's Technique didn't work.

It was also normal for it not to work, the probability of all gambling techniques depends on two factors, one is their own cultivation level, the other is the opponent's defensive capability.

Dou Jiyan's cultivation level was undoubtedly high, the Technique didn't work this time, was it because Ding Liusan's luck was too good, or had his cultivation level improved?

"Junior sister, again!"

Ding Liusan picked up the dice cup, and Dou Jiyan naturally took the challenge, the two gambled in the second round, Dou Jiyan used the gambling cultivation technique, Unpredictable.

This Technique is very special, it can make the opponent's methods develop in unexpected directions.

Both compared points, Ding Liusan would naturally aim for six points, but under the Technique of Unpredictable, Ding Liusan could have a slip of hand, turning six points into one point.

They revealed the dice cup, Ding Liusan still had three sixes!

Dou Jiyan's Technique didn't work again!

Is this still due to luck?

Dou Jiyan felt a bit nervous, she picked up the dice cup: "Let's go again."

"Junior sister, what are you talking about?" Ding Liusan reminded her not to mess with the dice cup, "You have six, five, and five for sixteen points, I have three sixes for eighteen points, where can there be any next round?"

Dou Jiyan was stunned, realizing her dice cup didn't hold three sixes.

Ding Liusan also used a Technique, he controlled Dou Jiyan's dice, Dou Jiyan couldn't defend against it.

The first match was lost just like that!

Dou Jiyan never dreamed that she would lose the opening match.

She glanced at the spectators in the gambling hall, some sighed, some shook their heads, and some stomped their feet in anger.