Chapter 325 No Survivors
At the table, players left one after another, first Sally Sally, then the gambler, and then Ix. As the cards in their hands were cleared, the pile of cards in the center of the table became thicker and thicker. In the end, only the God of Wealth and Xia Yubing were left.

Xia Yubing looked down and saw that he only had two cards left in his hand, the J of Hearts and the King.

The God of Wealth also has 2 cards left in his hand.

As the game progresses to the later stages, the number of players present and the total number of cards held by the players have dropped to a certain level. Even those with the worst luck will continue to draw cards that can match their own cards, thus quickly clearing their hands – there are only so many suits and numbers on playing cards.

It was Xia Yubing’s turn to draw a card.

The headless old corpse wearing a loose Confucian robe placed his head on the table, held his only two remaining cards in his hands, and waited for Xia Yubing to draw.

At this stage of the game, even the person with the worst card memory could infer the suit and number of the opponent’s hand through his own cards. There was no suspense at all, but Xia Yubing felt a little nervous and took a deep breath.

“The cards in my hand are the Joker and the 9 of Hearts, and the cards in the God of Wealth’s hand are the Joker and the 9 of Diamonds. I will definitely draw one of these two cards next. There will be no other situation.”

Xia Yubing’s hand stopped in mid-air and slowly stretched out to the God of Wealth. Sally Sally and Ix, who had already cleared their cards and left the field, sat in their seats and watched the scene quietly. The gambler lowered his head in silence, not saying a word.

“There are two possibilities. Either you draw the 9 of diamonds or you draw the Joker.”

“The first possibility is that I draw the 9 of Diamonds and discard it together with the 9 of Hearts in my hand into the deck. Then the God of Wealth and I will only have one card left. He is the Joker and I am the King.”

“The second possibility is that I draw the Joker. Since the Joker cannot be paired with other cards, I can only put it into my hand. Then it is the God of Wealth’s turn to draw the cards. He will randomly draw one card from the three cards I hold.”

In that case, there are three different possibilities.

Fortunately, the actual development of the matter was not as complicated as imagined. Xia Yubing turned over the card drawn from the God of Wealth and saw that it was the 9 of Diamonds.

game over.

The God of Wealth gently placed the last card he held on the table for everyone to see. It was a Joker in black and white. Upon seeing this, Xia Yubing hurriedly threw two 9s into the deck. She only had one card left, which was a Joker in bright red and yellow colors.

A white-haired head was placed on the table. The God of Wealth opened His old and turbid eyes and stared straight at Xia Yubing across the table. There was a kind of emotion called resentment in his deep yellow glass. The God of Wealth took out a copper coin from his pocket and placed it on the table. He slammed it heavily on the table and pushed it in front of Xia Yubing.

Xia Yubing was so frightened that his whole body shuddered and cold sweat soaked his temples.

“Huh…” Xia Yubing tentatively took the copper coin pushed by the God of Wealth. Seeing that the gambler did not react, she also put the copper coin in the center of the table that originally belonged to Allen into her pocket, and picked up the pen to write a line in the notebook.

I won the bet

Although she won all the bets in this game, to be honest, Xia Yubing didn’t know how she won. Instead, she felt confused. If holding the ‘King’ was the condition for becoming a winner, then this condition was too easy to meet. This card was in her hand from the very beginning of the deal and had not been moved until the end of the game, just like the King in the hands of the God of Wealth.

Before, Xia Yubing had always thought that gamblers had unusually good luck, but now it seemed that she was the luckiest player among all the players present. Her luck was much better than that of the gambler. Why was this happening? Xia Yubing had not figured this out. The God of Wealth across the table stood up shakily. He lifted his gray-haired head with one hand, leaving a pool of dark red blood on the glass table. With the other hand, he held up a worn-out purse embroidered with a pattern of birds paying homage to the phoenix. His bony, skinny hand slowly raised up and reached out to the tall male corpse sitting opposite him, without saying a word.

Xia Yubing was stunned for a moment and then immediately understood what was happening in front of her – the God of Wealth was asking the gambler for money.

This is the rule of Wutong. Anyone who meets the God of Wealth, whether human or ghost, will be forced to choose between two options: either spend money to buy life from the God of Wealth, or sell life in exchange for money from the God of Wealth. There is no third option. The God of Wealth forces everyone to buy or sell.

“Great…” Xia Yubing was delighted: “The God of Wealth and the Gambler are at odds. As long as the Gambler doesn’t have enough money to buy his own life, the God of Wealth will force him to sell his own life. Maybe… the Gambler will die here!”

The crisp sound of bells interrupted Xia Yubing’s joy. The gambler took out four copper coins from his ragged arms and dropped them on the table one by one.

Gamblers have money to buy their lives.

In an instant, the joy in Xia Yubing’s eyes turned into fear. She could already vaguely guess what was going to happen next…

The God of Wealth accepted the money from the gambler and turned to extend his hand to Ix who was standing beside him. He said that all living beings are guests and everyone present is his client, without exception.

Ding–

As a copper coin fell on the table, Ix’s eyes rolled back and he fell heavily onto the table. He died instantly.

The God of Wealth named Wutong has been driven by the Yin family of Yunzhou since ancient times. After the Yin family was wiped out, it fell into the hands of Ji Bochang for more than 40 years. Therefore, the money for buying life is extremely rare outside the Kyushu continent and is almost not circulated in the market. Ix has no money to buy his life, so he can only sell his life.

After Ix died, the God of Wealth extended his hand to Sally Sally who was standing there in a daze. At this moment, she was so frightened by the bizarre scenes before her that her face turned pale, her eyes filled with tears, and she couldn’t even utter a complete sentence.

“No, no… I, no, I don’t have any money…”

Before she finished speaking, the girl’s limp body fell to the ground, and the light in her eyes had already faded. Sally Sally was also dead.

The small room was filled with a depressing deathly atmosphere. The God of Wealth wore wide robes and sleeves, while the Gambler wore tattered clothes. Both ghosts turned their eyes to the last living person present. Xia Yubing’s hands trembled slightly, and two copper coins collided in his palms, making a tinkling sound.

The pale and skinny hand of the God of Wealth slowly stretched out, and the blood-stained, worn-out purse opened its dark mouth. This was the fourth time Xia Yubing had done business with the God of Wealth.

The price of the 4th transaction is:
You can buy 16 life for 1 copper coins.

Selling 16 lives can be exchanged for 1 copper coin.

(End of this chapter)