Human Pig did not speak, but instead looked quietly at Qi Xia and said, "Even if you have seen through all of this, you still have to draw a black piece within a forty-nine percent probability."
"That is right."
Qi Xia continuously fumbled around inside the bowl.
"When all science no longer works, I too will believe in metaphysics."
"Then what is your metaphysical theory?"
"It is that I must get out."
Qi Xia said, "I believe that I can absolutely leave this cursed place with one hundred percent certainty, so I must draw a black piece here." After saying that, he grabbed two chess pieces from the bowl and held them in his palm. Then he raised them in front of Human Pig and turned his hand over to show him.
Human Pig's expression changed instantly. His eyes beneath the mask kept trembling; he simply could not believe what he was seeing. Both pieces were black!
Those two crystal clear black chess pieces were like two hollow eyes, lying in Qi Xia's hand and quietly looking at Human Pig, making his hair stand on end. After waiting for a while, Qi Xia saw that Human Pig did not speak, so the corners of his mouth lifted once more.
He tossed one of the black pieces back and kept the other.
"I have made my choice."
A few seconds later, Human Pig finally understood.
"You, you dare to play me?!"
He slammed the table and stood up, wanting to lash out immediately, but thinking carefully, Qi Xia had not done anything. He merely held the chess pieces up to his eyes. Human Pig had miscalculated.
When Qi Xia held the two black pieces up to his eyes, he should have said something. Even if it was a sarcastic remark, even if it was a teasing joke. Even if it was urging the other party to quickly make a choice...
But his mistake lay precisely in saying nothing. After all, under these circumstances, only the situation where both pieces were black would be enough to make a person go silent. He thought Qi Xia had left everything to luck, but he never expected him to still be playing a psychological game at the last moment.
Human Pig was just wondering, why would the man in front of him take out two black pieces at once? Was his luck really that strong? Thinking about it now, the other party simply had no idea what color the chess pieces he took out were.
He was looking at his reaction. He would base his next move on his reaction or words. Human Pig seemed thoroughly defeated.
He slowly sat down and said, "I have to admit, not only are you meticulous in your thinking, but your luck is also frighteningly strong." Qi Xia placed the chess piece on the table and slowly took off his blindfold.
"Thank you."
Old Lu jumped up all at once, fully releasing the joy he had suppressed for half the day.
"You really are a damn genius!"
He hugged Qi Xia excitedly.
"Kid, the past grievances between you and me are written off! Hahahahaha!"
Qi Xia shook his head helplessly.
"Do I still have to thank you?"
Lin Qin was also happy for the two of them. Although they did not obtain any Dao this time, winning was simply something that made people happy. Human Pig walked to the side with a reluctant expression, took out ten Dao from a box, and handed them to Old Lu.
Old Lu beamed with joy, put the Dao in his pocket, and then turned back to say to Qi Xia, "Kid, it is not that I do not want to give them to you, but I paid the ticket this time, so forgive me." Qi Xia did not mind either. He nodded and stood up.
"The Dao does not matter. Right now, I need to know the whereabouts of those two people."
"Oh, that is easy."
Old Lu said, "Although I, Old Lu, am stingy, I am absolutely clear about gratitude and grudges.
Follow me.
This morning I saw those two people outside a game room."
"Excellent."
Qi Xia and Lin Qin both nodded, standing up to head out the door.
"Hey..."
Human Pig called out. The three people turned their heads back blankly.
"What is it?"
"What is your name?"
Human Pig stared at Qi Xia and asked.
"Qi Xia."
"Qi Xia..."
Human Pig repeated once, and then slowly sat down in front of the table, seeming to be pondering something. After waiting for a long time, Human Pig still did not say anything else, causing the group to feel a bit confused.
"Did we win too much at once and drive this dead pig crazy?"
Old Lu whispered, "I am guessing he cannot even earn ten Dao in a whole day here."
"Crazy?"
Lin Qin twitched her lips.
"They were already crazy to begin with..."
Just as everyone finished packing up their things and were about to leave, Human Pig finally spoke.
"Qi Xia."
Hearing Human Pig call his name, Qi Xia turned back around once more, his expression already showing some impatience.
"What exactly is the matter?"
"I want to bet with you one more time. This time I want to gamble my life."
Human Pig said with a steady tone. Hearing these words, the three people stood dumbfounded for a moment. It was as if none of them could understand Human Pig's meaning.
"Wh... what?!"
After Old Lu reacted, he suddenly took a large step back.
"You dead pig, have you really gone insane?!"
Lin Qin also hurriedly grabbed Qi Xia's arm.
"Let us ignore him..."
Qi Xia frowned upon hearing this.
"I refuse."
"Refuse?"
Human Pig crossed his arms over his chest.
"You want to refuse?"
"That is right."
Qi Xia nodded.
"There is no way I would gamble my own life under circumstances where my chances of winning are only fifty percent. That holds no meaning for me."
Old Lu turned his head and looked at Qi Xia suspiciously.
"Kid... what nonsense are you sprouting..."
"What is wrong?"
Qi Xia turned his head.
"Do you also think I should gamble my life?"
"How is this a question of should or should not?!"
Old Lu stomped his feet anxiously.
"In this cursed place, as long as one side proposes to gamble with their lives, the other side has to accept it!"
Qi Xia slightly blanked, as if he understood something. Previously, when he proposed to gamble his life with Human Rat, even though she was entirely unwilling, she ultimately still accepted. Thinking about it now, that was a very bizarre decision.
Her game was extremely simple. If the other party truly chose to gamble their life, then nine times out of ten they had found a method to beat it. Under conditions so disadvantageous to oneself, they should have rejected it no matter what, right?
But she did not do so at the time. So it turns out that as long as someone proposes to gamble their life here, a life-and-death contract is forcibly signed? If this rule were broken, judges like Zhuque would descend from the sky and carry out punishment on the person who violated the rules.
Qi Xia's expression became exceptionally icy. That Zhuque was itching to kill him. If he chose to run away right here, the consequences would be unimaginable.
What was even more despairing was that all the strategies Qi Xia had just used would be rendered ineffective if used a second time, and the probability of failure would drastically increase.
"Do not be afraid."
Human Pig seemingly saw through what Qi Xia was thinking in his heart, so he opened his mouth and said, "I am not such an unreasonable pig. We will switch to a much more interesting way to play this time." He pulled out two pairs of glasses from a box on the side and placed them on the table.
"These are good things that I borrowed from Brother Goat..."
Everyone fixed their eyes on them and saw that these glasses were no different from ordinary glasses, except that there was a small device at the nose pad positioned between the eyebrows, its function unknown.
"You two, I want you to do me a favor."
Human Pig said with a foolish smile.
"A favor?"
Old Lu instantly pouted his lips.
"Help you? Impossible."
"If you do not agree, I will announce that I am gambling my life with all of you."
Human Pig said with an eerie tone.