episode_0148

“Let’s start.”

Goals and losses were mixed in amidst the tense tension. The three people pretended not to notice each other and were looking at the mixing of goal cards. And Hocheonan…

“Pick your nose..?”

Yu-kyung, who was watching from the stands, muttered as if she was astounded.

“I have no choice but to admit your courage.”

“Heung.”

After seeing the gambler who was nervously shuffling his cards and the other gamblers who were not even taking their eyes off the shuffling of the cards, Yu-kyung looked at Ho Cheon-an and snorted.

‘Let’s see how we get out of this situation.’

“Hmm.”

Ho Cheon-an looked at the cards he had mixed up and laughed. It was number 2, called Tungso. A goal card that uses the numbers 2 to 33 without the number 1. Points are allocated depending on the combination, but basically the score follows the sum of the numbers.

“Why would you die?”

The bald black man next to Hak Jo blatantly provoked Ho Cheon-an. However, when Ho Cheon-an glanced at him, the bald man’s sly complexion suddenly hardened. Cheongseo and Hakjo heightened the tension when they saw that Heukjeo was defeated in one fell swoop in the fight between the two.

“One piece of gold.”

Ho Cheon-an accepted the hand after making the basic bet.

Golpae gambling is a gambling game where the sum of two cards and their genealogy are compared. After receiving the first hand, you must place a basic bet to receive the second hand. After that, the bets are placed against each other. After all hands have been laid out, betting continues freely.

This goal loss is 16. Since it is a multiple of 2, the combination of tungso and 16 is quite powerful. If you look at his genealogy, he would probably be in a mid-level position.

“Die.”

However, Ho Cheon-an was not interested in what the cards were. It was enough to simply confirm the identity of the card.

Ho Cheon-an threw the card away without hesitation and the three exchanged glances. Is this really a professional gambler? It looks like they are waiting until they at least have some idea of the composition of the hand.

“It’s your turn.”

“Hmm. Don’t you generally decide your turn by turning right?”

“It’s like a country bumpkin… Luoyang always turns to the left!”

“Whatever.”

Originally, bending the general rule by insisting that it was a local rule was enough to kick the gambling table, but Ho Cheon-an had no intention of making a fuss.

The goal cards are rotated and shuffled in turns. The three people looked at Ho Cheon-an’s process of shuffling the cards. It was an honest mix with no tricks.

‘There are too few tiles I know to use the technique. ‘It’s standard.’

Hakjo nodded to himself. The game was running smoothly. The spirit that had been overwhelmed by the opponent’s iron-blooded immobility and courage was revived. Actually, there was no reason to be scared. Hakjo had experienced various situations as a gambler in Luoyang for over 20 years, but even in Hakjo’s 20 years of experience as a gambler, there had never been a game so perfectly planned.

As the game went as expected, the other gamblers also regained their composure and focused on Ho Cheon-an’s moves.

There are 8 goals shown in this edition. This is only 1/4 of the 32 goal losses. As the remaining 24 goal cards are unknown numbers, it is not enough to bring the board back even if you use your hand skills. Rather than show how the technique is performed, is the intention to check all cards in the hand?

Ssuk.

The three people’s eyes lit up when they saw Ho Cheon-an’s hand move.

‘He’s a guy who does the basics.’

He placed 31, the highest number from the previous game, in his second hand position. It seems like they are trying to see what might come if a high hand is caught.

31… Although it is a high number, it is not a favored card on a card board with many genealogies based mainly on multiples.

Hakjo, who received the cards mixed by Ho Cheon-an and calculated the cards, nodded to himself. The hand in Ho Cheon-an’s hand is 15. When combined with 31, which is the second loss, the score is enough to win the game. However, the number that the hakjo holds is 10, and the number that comes from the back is 20. The genealogy is completed and becomes 50 points.

Those who received the latter bet each placed their stake.

“Walk.”

“Received.”

“I am a golden child.”

“I am five.”

“I’m ten.”

When Ho Cheon-an’s turn came, the betting amount was 10 nyang. Hocheonan immediately raised the amount.

“Thirty.”

Thirty nyang of gold. The winner of this round receives a profit of up to 100 gold coins at a time. The remaining three gamblers held their breath at the enormous betting amount. I realized once again the size of the board. However, the three people tried hard to control their facial expressions and hid their smiles of conversion. Ho Cheon-an’s confident attitude made the three people wonder, ‘Maybe I couldn’t see through his hand technique?’…

A signal came from gamblers outside the market once. This means that other than when Ho Cheon-an inserted 31 into his back plate, he did not sense anything.

‘You may only be watching us…but in fact, the entire gambling hall is watching you.’

Are there at most three gamblers in Luoyang who are hoping to win? The people wearing all kinds of makeup and looking at this place from numerous angles were all famous gamblers. Even if one could skillfully deceive the people inside the gambling room who were gambling together, it was impossible to deceive all the gamblers surrounding the gambling room.

“Good thirty.”

Gamblers without hesitation put up gold coins worth 30 nyang on the gambling table. The stakes all went up and the gamblers took turns revealing their cards.

“Wow, Hak-hyung’s card is the best.”

“Ahh, I thought I was the highest.”

Hakjo, who smiled slyly at the two people’s jokes, looked at Ho Cheon-an, who was still holding the paddle.

“Don’t you have to show your hand to move on to the next round?”

The two people were already pushing Geumja toward Hakjo. It was a common provocation, but it didn’t matter as long as it could shake Hocheonan even a little.

“Sure.”

Ho Cheon-an calmly threw away the card, and the eyes of the three people opened wide.

30. 31.

It wasn’t 15? I could never get 30 unless I used the skill. The three looked at the gamblers outside. Hakjo felt like closing his eyes tightly when he saw the eyes of the gamblers outside shaking.

Dozens of gamblers were surrounded and watching with their eyes wide open.

But did not one of those dozens of gamblers witness Ho Cheon-an perform his skills?

“Actually, I don’t like to give my best from the first game.”

The three people were shocked by Ho Cheon-an’s words.

“Even if it is a warrior competing for life or death, it is like giving up the first move or making the third move. Even at a gambling table, it’s not polite to jump in right from the start.”

“What nonsense…”

Heukjeo muttered without realizing it. Why do they say that there is nothing more important in gambling than taking the lead?

“But today, since the amount of money I had to win was a large amount… I decided to put aside things like saving face and go with all my might.”

Ho Cheon-an stretched out his arm and dragged Geum-ja, who was in front of Hak-jo, to his position. Then he tapped the bundle of goal cards.

“What are you doing, hurry up and mix it up.”

“…this guy.”

Hakjo distorted his face. If no one saw Hu Tianan use the technique…did he really use the technique only once? Maybe it was used two or three times?

In that case, the remaining bundle of goal cards could be in a completely different state from the order that Hakjo figured out. The only thing we can know for sure is the 8 cards that were just revealed.

“If you overflow with confidence, you have to pay a price.”

Hakjo closed his eyes tightly at Hocheonan’s words and picked up the tile. Yes, you were right. If Ho Cheon-an had been played according to the normal order without being forced, the three rounds would have easily destroyed Ho Cheon-an’s gold, but when Ho Cheon-an took a defensive attitude, he immediately became greedy and twisted the turn.

It was a decision I made because I had the confidence that I could win regardless of the opponent’s skill, as the board was laid out like this.

And this is how I paid the price. Only 8 cards were confirmed, and the remaining 24 cards were left in limbo. A battle of equal numbers will begin to figure out the cards until the cards are in Ho Cheon-an’s hands again.

Hakjo shuffled his cards and organized his thoughts.

The order of the cards is the order of Hocheonan Hakjo Heukjeo Cheongseo.

Even though Hakjo and Heukjeo were shuffling their cards and Heukjeo’s turn remained behind them, Hakjo and Heukjeo’s gaze landed on Cheongseo. Since it was Cheongseo’s turn before handing over to Ho Cheonan, Cheongseo had to use his skills when shuffling the cards to trick Ho Cheonan. Otherwise, Ho Cheon-an will know the majority of the group, and more than a hundred people will perform techniques that no one has witnessed, and the situation will continue to unfold where only Ho Cheon-an knows the composition of the group.

Hakjo’s game ended with a bet of four gold coins. This was because everyone did not know the composition of the hand, so they could not bet money carelessly.

Afterwards, Heukjeo’s edition also ended with a edition worth four gold coins. This was because the hand was made only with numbers that were revealed to be part of the black bottom, so the winner and loser was obvious, so no one bet money.

Afterwards, the card passed into the hands of Cheongseo, who could be said to be the real deal.

“Your gambling skills are amazing. Where are you from?”

“You know what to do.”

“Hmph, at best, it’s expensive for a gambler.”

While Cheongseo was shuffling the cards, Heukjeo was blatantly scratching Hocheonan, and Hakjo was asking various questions, trying to shake Hocheonan’s concentration as much as possible.

However, Ho Cheon-an was just watching the Cheongseo shuffle with a nonchalant expression.

Cheongseo put down the card, sweating profusely from the tension. The trick had to work. If Ho Cheon-an had seen through all of the current tricks, the flow of the bone plate itself would be ruined.

The board that Cheongseo mixed also became a board worth four gold coins, and it ended with Ho Cheon-an taking three gold coins.

And finally, the card was in Ho Cheon-an’s hands.

As Ho Cheon-an began to shuffle the cards, the gambling hall on the second basement floor immediately held its breath. Gamblers disguised as regular customers. This was because the gamblers who were disguising themselves as quarrels or servants focused solely on Ho Cheon-an’s movements, even risking getting caught in the act.

And Ho Cheon-an bet 10 gold coins. Hakjo, Heukjeo, and Cheongseo had their faces distorted by Ho Cheon-an’s betting.

“You have to spend money to see someone else’s hand.”

“…Good. Ten nyang.”

Was Ho Cheon-an deceived or not deceived by Cheongseo’s trick? And did Ho Cheon-an use technology to arrange the cards to himself? In order to solve those two questions, it was necessary to check the front and back cards of Hocheonan. Ho Cheon-an was also well aware of this fact, so he requested a bet of 10 gold coins to answer the question.

And Ho Cheon-an’s card was revealed.

15. And 30.

“…Highest score.”

Cheongseo’s complexion turned pale, Hakjo and Heukjeo closed their eyes tightly, and the second basement level of Cheonsangru was enveloped in a heavy atmosphere.

Clear evidence was revealed that Cheongseo’s deception did not work and that Ho Cheon-an had figured out the composition of the tile and used deception.

Ho Cheon-an, the ruler of this board, opened his mouth.

“Because you have to spin the board diligently to fill 500 nyang. Let’s mix it up.”

Hocheonan, a 10-year-old figure in the martial arts world and an 8-year-old Sicheonnang who has drifted into another world.

A person who has mastered all gambling skills and can deceive even the scales of heaven.

An undefeated man who can never surpass him in gambling.

Daosin Ho Cheon-an began to show his sincerity.