Xia Yunyan lay on the ground, in unbearable pain.
He could never have imagined that Lu Ming's strength would be so terrifying. Let alone him, even his UFC champion teachers probably wouldn't be able to withstand a single blow from Lu Ming.
Xia Yunyan arduously lifted his head to look at Lu Ming, "You... who exactly are you?"
With sky-high financial resources, connections in both legitimate and illicit circles, and such formidable martial arts skills, ten Xia Yunyans would not be Lu Ming's match! It was only at this moment that Xia Yunyan regretted provoking this monster.
Lu Ming took a sip of wine and said carelessly, "Didn't you investigate and find out everything? Why ask me?"
Investigate?
Yes, Xia Yunyan had investigated.
But according to the investigation results, Lu Ming was merely a live-in son-in-law who used to guard graves!
How could such investigation results make Xia Yunyan believe?
How could a grave-guarding live-in son-in-law manipulate both the legitimate and illicit worlds in the palm of his hand? How could he possess such immense wealth to bribe his subordinates? How could he possess such terrifying martial arts skills?
None of these could be explained!
Xia Yunyan gritted his teeth and said, "You are definitely not as simple as you appear, Lu Ming, you are a tiger disguised as a pig!"
It had to be said that Xia Yunyan was quite intelligent.
At least he could still see Lu Ming's hidden strength and wasn't fooled by Lu Ming's current identity.
Lu Ming didn't speak, merely let out a light chuckle.
He said, "What's the point of saying this now? Mr. Xia, I gave you a chance, and you didn't cherish it. Now..."
Before Lu Ming could finish, Xia Yunyan quickly interjected, "No! I made the wrong choice earlier because I was unaware of your true strength. Now that I know, I am willing to agree to your three conditions, and I am willing to leave Modu and never return, only begging you to spare my life."
Oh?
Lu Ming looked at Xia Yunyan with interest.
This was the first time he had encountered such an opponent.
Shameless!
When Xia Yunyan thought you were easy to bully, he would provoke and trample all over you; but as soon as you proved to be more capable than him, he would immediately soften his stance and beg for his life.
Such people were shameless, but at the same time, they were intelligent.
They knew when to back down.
Survival was the most important thing.
Compared to the fools who stubbornly held their ground in the past, Xia Yunyan was much smarter.
Lu Ming pondered for a moment and said, "I gave you a chance, and you didn't take it. Now that the chance is lost, you want to chase it back? Where is such a cheap thing in this world?"
Xia Yunyan said, "Then let heaven decide! Let's gamble, if I win, you let me go. If I lose, I'll be at your mercy, how about it?"
Lu Ming's eyes flickered, "How do we gamble?"
Xia Yunyan chuckled and said, "My favorite is 'Zha Jin Hua' (a card game). Just you and me, one round to decide the winner, how about it?"
Zha Jin Hua?
This is interesting.
"Fine, I'll grant your wish," Lu Ming said.
A slight curve formed on Xia Yunyan's lips, he was overjoyed. After all, he was a boss who owned dozens of card rooms, and his favorite pastime was gambling.
Xia Yunyan's gambling skills were ranked among the top ten in the entire Modu!
Gambling with him, no matter how much money you had, it wouldn't be enough to lose!
Xia Yunyan took out a brand new deck of cards from his pants pocket, slowly walked up to Lu Ming, handed the cards to Lu Ming, and said, "New cards, please inspect them. Then you shuffle, and you deal."
Oh?
Lu Ming asked, "Everything is operated by me, aren't you afraid I'll cheat?"
Upon hearing this, Xia Yunyan burst into laughter, "You do as you please."
Cheat?
In front of Xia Yunyan, the ultimate cheater, who could possibly cheat him?
Lu Ming took out the cards, shuffled them several times, then cut and dealt, three cards to each person. Throughout the process, Lu Ming handled everything, never letting Xia Yunyan touch them.
Lu Ming's technique appeared very clumsy, clearly indicating a novice.
Dealing with such a 'lamb', Xia Yunyan felt he could play however he wanted!
"Dealt," Lu Ming said.
"Hmm," Xia Yunyan nodded, then said, "Likewise, I won't touch them. Lu Ming, you open your cards first."
Lu Ming feigned surprise, "Really? Even opening the cards is up to me? You won't touch anything throughout the entire process, are you really going to play this hard?"
Xia Yunyan smiled. True cheaters had extremely high skills and didn't need to touch the cards to get the ones they wanted!
If touching the cards was necessary for cheating, then their skill level would be too crude.
"Open them as you please," Xia Yunyan said confidently.
"Alright."
Lu Ming didn't stand on ceremony and directly reached out to open Xia Yunyan's three cards. They were the King of Spades, the King of Diamonds, and the King of Hearts.
Three Kings!!!
A straight flush of Kings!!!
Lu Ming's eyes widened, and he said in disbelief, "Your hand is too incredible, your luck is exploding! This kind of hand is worth betting your entire fortune on."
Xia Yunyan let out a cold sneer.
Is this all?
Three Kings were child's play. As long as Xia Yunyan wished, he could conjure ten Kings for you!
Lu Ming shook his head slightly, and in disappointment, picked up his own three cards, then burst out laughing.
He looked at Xia Yunyan with a mischievous grin and said, "Oh no, apologies, Mr. Xia, I really wanted to spare your life, but it seems heaven doesn't allow it."
Lu Ming opened his three cards.
The Ace of Diamonds, the Ace of Clubs, and the Ace of Hearts!!!
A straight flush!
A straight flush of three Aces!
Lu Ming said calmly, "Coincidentally, I have three Aces, which are just enough to beat your three Kings. Therefore, I win this round."
In an instant, the air temperature dropped to freezing.
Xia Yunyan, who was beaming with pride a moment ago, now felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, utterly despairing.
How could this be?
He had lost to Lu Ming in terms of martial arts and wealth, but how could he have lost even in his most skilled art of cheating?
This Lu Ming looked like a complete novice.
Xia Yunyan couldn't understand how his unparalleled cheating skills could lose to a pure novice! This was illogical, impossible!
But the fact was right before his eyes.
He had lost.
Xia Yunyan's body trembled as he looked at Lu Ming, so nervous his mouth couldn't open, "You, you, you why did you win?"
Lu Ming smiled slightly, "What, you thought I was bound to lose?"
Plop.
Xia Yunyan couldn't even stand and collapsed directly onto the ground.
He had lost, lost utterly.
From every aspect, Xia Yunyan had been defeated spectacularly. Before Lu Ming, he was as powerless as an infant.
"I lost."
"I... accept the penalty!"
Xia Yunyan lowered his head, ready to accept Lu Ming's punishment.
He had gambled and lost.
If nothing else, his sportsmanship in this game was quite commendable.
Lu Ming waved his hand and said, "Mr. Xia, I see you as a prominent figure, and you conduct your affairs with certain rules and principles. Forget it, I'm in a good mood today, so I won't kill you."
Lu Ming poured another glass of cocktail and handed it to Xia Yunyan.
"Congratulations."
"Your life can be spared."