"This time, it's just you two and me playing," Xu Xiaoyou pointed to the catfish and the fox woman.

Angelina stood up and questioned.

"What if you lose after putting everything on the table?"

"If I lose, there's still the chips from Little Blue Bird; just put them all in," Xu Xiaoyou said.

Angelina's expression froze slightly, and after lowering her eyes, she took a few steps back from the gambling table, standing with her arms crossed at the side.

"What's going on?"

The commotion quickly attracted some onlookers, who formed a circle.

"Who is this guy? Never seen her before, and she's betting so big as a newcomer?"

"Isn't she the one who just won the 'ticket'? She just won the ticket and is now betting two hundred fifty thousand heavily. Should we say she's overconfident or really desperate?"

"If I were her, I'd take the money and live it up."

"Gambler's mentality is not advisable. Just wait until she loses everything; I can't wait to see her crawl out of this casino."

At the gambling table, the fox woman and the catfish exchanged a glance; the former chuckled softly, her laughter melodious like silver bells. She crossed her legs, gently lifting the man's chin with the cigarette holder in her hand, casting a playful look.

"Alright then, if you want to play, I'll accompany you to the end."

Saying this, the fox woman exhaled deeply, a fragrant mist spreading among the white fog, dream-like, making people linger.

The catfish said nothing, just squinted his eyes and let out a few strange laughs.

"This newcomer is really unlucky, running into these two guys right away," a seasoned gambler said.

"Yeah, the Fox-Catfish duo, their reputation stinks. They specialize in targeting newcomers here, bullying them when they haven't figured things out. Today, this newcomer just walked right into it."

"Just watch, the good show is yet to come."

"Don't you feel it's a bit hot?"

"Seems like it?"

"Be careful holding it high, if you're not steady, you'll fall hard," the fox woman drawled.

"You sat here yourself today, don't say we bullied you when you leave," the catfish slowly stretched his whiskers.

"Shall we deal?" Xu Xiaoyou looked meaningfully at the dealing girl. "Please."

The expression under the dealing girl's mask shifted slightly; she said nothing, silently stepping forward to gather and stack the scattered cards on the table. Her slender hands moved quickly between the cards, dazzling everyone, yet seemingly wielding a magical power that attracted everyone's gaze.

Soon, three pairs of cards were dealt in sequence.

The fox woman's cards were Heart 6 and Heart 6.

The catfish's cards were Heart 6 and Heart 6.

Seeing this, everyone present slightly widened their eyes.

All the Heart 6s from four decks were dealt into the hands of these two, the implication clearly understood. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

In Blackjack, six is considered the 'licorice' point, just like the mild licorice in traditional medicine, which can be used in any prescription.

Similarly, six is a relatively moderate point. When a hand of cards contains this number, the situation, whether defensive or adopting a more aggressive strategy, becomes clearer.

And when the situation shows two sixes, aside from 10, J, Q, K busting, no matter what the third card is, the total points will get infinitely close to 21, again being a relatively large number.

So, the strategy for the cardholders usually is only one.

That is to attack.

Someone pointed at the dealing girl and shouted on the spot:

"You're with them, this is clearly cheating!"

The fox woman and the catfish laughed.

"Cheating, do you have any proof that we're cheating? Isn't it possible to just have the luck to draw four identical cards?"

"Survival of the fittest, don't you already know the rules of this casino?"

The casino security remained unmoved, and seasoned gamblers just watched with a playful eye.

"Hit!"

"Hit!"

The catfish and the fox woman spoke simultaneously.

Two cards were dealt to them; the patterned cards glowed under the golden light.

They didn't rush to look at their hands, as if they already knew the result.

"Such a pity, such pretty eyes yet no insight," the fox woman said regretfully.

"Should I say you're lucky or unlucky?" the catfish sneered, "Unlucky enough to lack insight and actually dared to confront us."

"Lucky because you bought a lesson, the waters here are too deep, you can't handle it."

"Aren't you going to look at your down card? At least you'll lose knowing why."

The fox woman pointed at Xu Xiaoyou's hand.

A revealed card of Square 9, with a down card face down—whatever the point, the girl's situation is clearly far more disadvantageous than theirs.

"There's no need for that," Xu Xiaoyou suddenly said.

The two who were pleased with themselves were slightly taken aback.

What does it mean there's no need?

"Have you given up struggling already?" the fox woman laughed coyly.

"With those delicate arms and tender flesh, you suit my taste. If you're really short on money, just tell your big sister, she can pamper you; there's no need to come to this messy place..."

Xu Xiaoyou pinched her nose, "Aren't you going to turn over the cards you wanted?"

"What do you mean!" Noticing Xu Xiaoyou's gesture, the fox woman's voice rose sharply, "I bathe three times a day, I always use perfume, there's no way I smell bad!"

While yelling, the fox woman belatedly realized she was sweating for some unknown reason.

Was she too nervous?

No... in a certain-win situation, how could she be nervous; it's the temperature of the air around rising.

Since when did this happen?

She keenly sensed something wrong, her gaze quickly scanning the casino, finally resting on Angelina, who was standing nonchalantly with her arms crossed not far away.

She swallowed hard, her eyes fixed on the back of her card.

Something feels wrong.

Something's not right.

Instinct told her something was very wrong.

Her internal agitation made it difficult to focus, as a foxwoman, she was always sensitive to her body scent. Whenever her body temperature rose, she felt anxious...

At that moment, a wisp of ash drifted past her vision.

"Shall we flip the cards?" Xu Xiaoyou spread her hands.

She had captured it all with her eyes.

The fox woman shook her head, swallowing hard.

Even her hands began to tremble involuntarily; the fox woman's breathing gradually quickened. She clutched the edge of the card, her eyes firmly fixed on the card face, never looking away, slowly flipping it over.

—Black Spade K.

Her head buzzed with an explosion, her thoughts were washed blank, instincts driving her to grab the catfish's card and flip it together.

—Square K!

Double bust!

"You useless thing, what the hell are you doing!" The fox woman's face instantly turned fierce and twisted, targeting the dealing girl.

The dealing girl, also caught off-guard by the sudden turn of events, stammered:

"I don't know, I don't know... I clearly dealt you two nines, how could this happen?"

She looked up in disbelief, meeting those devilishly beautiful golden eyes.

"How... could this happen?"