Return of the King, Dominating the City-Chapter 1630 - 1524: Lend a Hand, Brothers?

"Alright, alright, if you don’t have any money, don’t hog the spot," the vendor saw the young man hesitating in front of the stall and couldn’t help but speak to drive him away.

"Sigh!!" The young man sighed, reluctantly touched his pockets, but unfortunately, they were already empty. He left with his head hung low in frustration.

The vendor exchanged a look with the people around him, and one of them followed the young man, needing to confirm if he had gone to report it to the police.

Afterward, the vendor packed up, intending to leave. He had made enough money today, and greed often led to trouble. In this regard, con artists knew better than most how to pick their battles.

Song Yun then spoke up, "Hold on, I want to give it a try too."

"Oh? Didn’t you see what happened to that guy? He lost everything!" the vendor said to Song Yun, pretending to be well-meaning. "My hand speed is very quick; most people can’t keep up."

"Hmph, playing hard to get won’t work on me," Song Yun sneered, "I just don’t believe it."

"You said it yourself! Don’t end up like that guy, losing everything and having to pawn something!" the vendor advised Song Yun once more, his seemingly casual advice actually stirring up the opposite’s competitive spirit. This vendor’s understanding of psychology was evidently quite good.

"Go." Song Yun placed fifty down directly.

At first, just like earlier, the vendor deliberately lost some money, but when the stakes reached one hundred, he started using the Three Immortals Return to the Cave trick, shifting the card originally on the left to the right.

Song Yun hesitated while looking at the left side and then said, "This...? This card?? Wait, I choose that one." Song Yun suddenly pointed to the right.

The vendor looked at Song Yun in surprise and said, "Didn’t you say the left?"

"I was momentarily distracted just now and didn’t see where you moved that card, so I randomly picked one," Song Yun said, struggling.

"Are you sure it’s the right?" the vendor asked again.

Song Yun said, "I’m sure."

The card was flipped over, and Song Yun had guessed correctly!

"Wow, what luck." Song Yun smiled and pocketed the money, "I’m done playing, just earned a little today."

"Young man, since you’re so lucky, you should play more," a bystander urged.

"What if I lose?" Song Yun asked hesitantly.

"Impossible, your eyes are so sharp, and you’ve got luck on your side. You won’t lose, trust me," the bystander encouraged.

Song Yun squatted down again and said, "Alright, let’s play a few more times."

"Okay." The vendor quickly shuffled the cards, and just as he was about to use his tricks to swap the cards, a crisp sound suddenly rang out from the side, instantly capturing Song Yun’s attention. When Song Yun turned back, the cards were already set.

"Damn, didn’t catch it again this time." Song Yun said in frustration, "Sigh, what do I do now."

The vendor chuckled, "Shall I do it again?"

"No need, I’ll rely on luck." Song Yun tapped the middle card and said, "This one."

The vendor looked at Song Yun strangely, "You don’t want to think it over?"

"Nah, whatever, leave it to fate," Song Yun smiled ingenuously, "These things can’t be forced."

"Not changing?" the vendor asked.

"Not changing."

The vendor flipped over the card, and it was unexpectedly the King of Hearts again.

"Wow, is my luck this good?" Song Yun joyfully collected the money, counting it, and estimated it to be around a thousand yuan.

"Haha, young man, your luck is indeed good." The vendor said with a forced smile, "Wanna keep playing?"

"One last time." Song Yun put all the money on the table and took out one thousand yuan from his bag.

"2000 yuan, one decisive hand."

"Alright!"

The vendor’s hand speed was significantly slower than before. He deliberately let Song Yun see the trajectory of the King of Hearts, and Song Yun obediently focused on the King of Hearts. The vendor smugly smiled and secretly swapped the King of Hearts from the right to the left. Then he stopped his hands and said, "Guess."

Song Yun stared at the right side, smirking, "I saw clearly."

The vendor also chuckled inwardly, "I know you saw clearly." 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

"I choose... the left card.." Song Yun’s eyes remained fixed on the right side, but his hand directly pointed to the left card.

"Which card are you choosing?" The vendor’s heart skipped, Song Yun’s act of looking right but choosing left was indeed strange.

"I’m going with the left card." Song Yun withdrew his gaze, "Just now, I vaguely felt a murky energy rise from my Dantian, permeating my eight extraordinary meridians. I originally intended to choose the right card, but a voice in my mind said, ’Choose the left, choose the left.’ I observed the celestial phenomena and found the sun on my left. I thought, maybe this is destiny."

"Buddy, are you losing it?" The vendor stared at Song Yun.

"I’m fine, I’m fine. Hurry up and flip the card, I have things to do."

The vendor hesitated, considering playing dirty, but with people coming and going around him, pulling such a trick might ruin his reputation, making it hard to con people in the future!

"Come on, what are you thinking about?" Song Yun urged.

"Alright." The vendor reluctantly flipped the card, and it was indeed the King of Hearts.

Song Yun enthusiastically collected the money and then laughed, "Heavenly Light is truly watching over me, haha, I’m done playing; I’m heading off."

"Buddy, you win then leave, things don’t work like that," the vendor protested.

"Oh? Do you still have money?" Song Yun asked with a smile.

The vendor was momentarily speechless, suddenly feeling something was off, it seemed like their roles had reversed. It should have been him winning the other’s money, but now his pockets were empty?

The crowd also noticed something amiss, glaring at Song Yun with hostile eyes. But Song Yun ignored the looks of those accomplices, saying, "If you still have money, we can play again."

"This turtle shell, one last round!" The vendor put the turtle shell on the table and motioned for the few people on the side to grab his buddy. If he lost again, they would have to stage a robbery here.

"Alright, is it for one hundred yuan?" Song Yun flamboyantly took out a few bills, totaling one hundred yuan, and under the vendor’s twitching face, put the money on the table.

It was no surprise that the vendor lost this round as well. Song Yun directly pinpointed the King of Hearts and pocketed the turtle shell, saying, "Alright, you’re out of goods, I’ll find you to play another day."

Song Yun then stood up.

But just at that moment, five or six people suddenly gathered around, all dressed as ordinary people, and one of them said, "Buddy, you’ve made quite a bet, my hands are a bit tight recently, can you spare some support?"