Translator: Lordbluefire
When his shift ended and he was back in the room, Xu Mo closed his eyes and breathed evenly. During these few days, he had spent the majority of his time practicing the breathing art.
Now, he could perceive the energy field formed in his surroundings even more clearly. The further the distance from him, the weaker the perceived energy field would be.
Under such a state, he sensed that Mia was currently playing with Yao`er. He could also sense the pedestrians on the streets, the calls from shop owners, and even the sounds of exercising from next door.
Xu Mo’s mind controlled the energy field, and he saw a book near him actually slowly floating into the air, drifting over and hovering before him.
“Hu…” Xu Mo inhaled deeply. His breathing exercise during this period already allowed him to control the energy field simply to move things through the air. His perception, vision penetrability, and physical constitution were all constantly transforming. At this moment, he took out a leather holder from underneath the bed. He then opened it, and there were many darts inserted within. These were meteor darts that Xu Mo specially got someone to forge. Each of them consisted of four horns, and it resembled four tiny blades forming a ring shape. Its killing prowess when used as a hidden weapon was very strong.
He wasn’t in a hurry to look for the killers. Rather, he first had to improve his strength in order to be able to face situations that might happen in the future.
In this barbaric world, he had to live cautiously.
Xu Mo took out one of the darts and placed it in his palm, staring at it and willing it to move. After that, he saw the dart floating in the air. The dart then began to spin, and its speed increased from slow to fast, freely controlled by his will.
“Stop!” Sweat appeared on Xu Mo’s forehead. At this moment, the dart suddenly stopped and returned to Xu Mo’s palm. He felt a little dizzy and tired mentally.
Evidently, his current control over the energy field could only allow him to use psychokinesis to speed up the flight of a dart. However, the burden wasn’t tiny. Still, Xu Mo was already very satisfied. After all, it hadn’t been too long since he started cultivating the breathing art, yet he could already transform himself and had even gained a ‘supernatural’ ability.
After resting for a moment, Xu Mo went out of the room and headed down.
“Morning, Miss Mia. I’m going out for a trip,” Xu Mo greeted Mia. During these few days, his strength had increased by quite a bit. He wanted to go to the black mart to see if he would encounter the other thugs.
“Sure.” Mia smiled and nodded. “Come back earlier.”
“Elder brother, where are you going?” Yao`er went up and asked as she pulled on Xu Mo’s hand.
“Elder brother is going out for a walk. Yao`er, be obedient and listen to Miss Mia.” Xu Mo pinched Yao`er’s cheeks lightly. Right now, Yao`er and Mia were growing increasingly familiar with each other, and they would often sleep together at night.
“Elder Brother, you have to return earlier. Yao`er will wait for you.” The girl obediently nodded as she spoke.
“Okay.” Xu Mo rubbed the little girl’s face before leaving the general store. At this moment, Mia was a little worried as she looked at Xu Mo’s departing back.
On his way, Xu Mo silently mused that although he was working in the general store, Mia was helping out the majority of the time. It wasn’t a solution for this to continue on. They should find a chance to move out.
Also, back then, the law enforcement team had questioned him and failed to find out anything. The thugs also didn’t look for him again. He wasn’t sure whether they knew he didn’t die or were simply ignoring his existence. But no matter what, he couldn’t be careless.
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He went to the black market again. Other than wearing a mask, he also wore a cap and was clad in loose-fitting clothes that could mask his figure. This time around, he wasn’t followed. Maybe it was because of his appearance, but even the hookers on the street didn’t dare to try pulling him into their establishments.
The black market was a chaotic place where all sorts of people could be found. For people like Xu Mo who was clad in such strange attire, no one would dare to offend him because they couldn’t be sure of his background.
The gambling den and fighting arena were still the most popular places in the black market. When Xu Mo arrived at the casino, he discovered many people standing outside to spectate. Just before the metal gate of the casino, there was a girl dressed in white lying on the ground. Her clothes were tattered and stained with blood.
She was roughly 19 years of age. Although her hair was disheveled and there were traces of blood on her face, one could still see an exquisite-looking face with good features under her fair skin.
Standing beside the girl was a middle-aged man. His foot was pressing down on the back of her thigh, preventing her from crawling forward.
“$2,000. I only want $2,000!” said the middle-aged man to one of the guys standing outside the metal gate leading to the casino. That guy was quite young and didn’t seem to be 30 yet, looking civilized with his gold-wire glasses. He was currently smiling as he looked at the middle-aged man.
“My training has always been very strict. This lass has been very obedient since she was young and she’s very beautiful too. No matter what, she’s worth $2,000, right?” The middle-aged man clasped his hands tightly as a hint of madness could be seen in his eyes.
“Yo, does that mean she’s a virgin?” The surrounding people made a commotion as numerous pairs of eyes stared at the girl, as though they wanted to swallow her whole.
“Boss Bai, you should be clear about your own situation. In the past, your daughter could be considered a rich missy. But as of now…” The guy pushed his glasses up and looked at the middle-aged man. “Just take a walk around the black market and tell me who can afford to offer such a high price?”
The expression of the middle-aged man who was addressed as Boss Bai turned gray. He looked around the crowd. “Whoever can pay this price can bring her away immediately. You guys can do whatever you want as well!”
The girl struggled as she tried crawling forward. Her hands were both stained with blood.
“Stop moving for me.” The middle-aged man stomped down and roared with a contorted face. As a result, the girl screamed in misery and her face was planted on the icy cold ground. She lay there in despair. This was her blood father, but after he got addicted to gambling, he lost all his property. Her mother was also forced to her death, but he still refused to turn over a new leaf and even wanted to ‘sell’ her away.
“A decent girl being beaten up to such a state. If it was in the past, she would still be worth $2,000. But now, she would be worth at most $1,000.” The guy with gold-wire glasses looked at Boss Bai as he sighed softly. “Or maybe Boss Bai is willing to gamble with me? If I win, I will bring her away. If you win, I will give you $3,000 and I won’t take the girl. What do you think?”
Boss Bai was clearly struggling. He looked at the other party before nodding. “Fine.”
“Straightforward. Boss Bai, please enter.” The guy laughed and entered through the metal gate. Boss Bai then stared at the girl before dragging her collar. He said, “Don’t worry. This time around, Father will definitely win. Yes, I will surely win.”
Xu Mo stood at the side and watched everything. Meanwhile, the people in the surroundings laughed as they followed them in to watch a good show. No one showed any sympathy.
As someone who had experienced two lifetimes, he still had no way to understand a ‘gambler’. Not only were they devoid of human nature, but they had even lost their most basic judgment. The other party clearly only wanted to bet with him, so he could bring the girl away without needing to pay any money.
Xu Mo also entered through the metal gate.
Many people surrounded one of the gambling tables, the one that the guy with gold-wire glasses and Boss Bai were playing at. The attendant from the gambling den was standing at the center and acted as a judge. The guests who came to the gambling den would then bet against each other, and the attendant would gain some commission for every round the two gambled.
The attendant passed a set of dice and a dice cup to each of them. They each had three dice. After the two of them checked their dice cups, the attendant spoke, “This gamble will be decided in one try. The person with the highest dice points will win. Please.”
“Boss Bai, you can go first.” The guy with the gold-wire glasses smiled as he spoke. Boss Bai’s hands that were holding the dice cup were trembling slightly, and he stared fixedly at his hands before he began to shake the dice cup. The guy beside him merely smiled as he also shook his dice cup.
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The two only stopped after shaking the dice cups for a long time. They then respectively removed their hands and left the gambling table.
After that, the attendant placed his hands on Boss Bai’s dice cup. Boss Bai’s body was shaking slightly. The dice cup was opened, and the points of the three dice were: 4, 4, 6.
14 points!
A commotion rang out in the surroundings. Boss Bai’s fists were tightly clenched as his eyes glowed with light. 14 points were already considered a great result.
The guy with the gold-wire glasses laughed when he saw this. The attendant placed his hands on his dice cup and opened it, revealing the dice, causing everyone to look over.
5, 5, 5.
15 points!
“WOW!” An even louder commotion rang out. The surrounding people were in an uproar. On the other hand, Boss Bai’s expression was like the dead ashes. He stared at the dice points of the other party as he mumbled, “Impossible, this is impossible…”
“Boss Bai, you have lost.” The guy with the gold-wire glasses narrowed his eyes and smiled. He then glanced at the girl beside Boss Bai as he revealed a teasing smile.
The girl turned and wanted to flee, but she was stopped by the two subordinates of the guy.
“You cheated!” Boss Bai roared loudly.
“Boss Bai, in this place, there are some things you cannot speak of if you have no proof.” The guy with the gold-wire glasses stared at him coldly, along with the attendant at the side. As a result, Boss Bai’s countenance paled and he sat directly on the ground.
After that, the guy with the gold-wire glasses smiled and walked toward the girl. He checked her face out and provoked, “Miss Bai will follow me in the future.”
Bai Wei’s expression turned gray. She looked at the faces in the surroundings as her heart chilled.
“How about gambling a round with me?” At this moment, a voice drifted over. The guy with the gold-wire glasses turned his head for a look upon hearing it. He then saw a masked man wearing a black cap sitting at the gambling table with his back facing him.
“Are you talking to me?” asked the guy with the gold-wire glasses.
Xu Mo nodded. He placed his 1,700 federal coins on the gambling table.
Looking at Xu Mo’s stake, the guy with the gold-wire glasses seemed to be interested. “How do you want to gamble?”
“These are my stakes. The rules are the same as before.” Xu Mo pointed to the federal coins and continued, “If I win, the woman belongs to me.”
The guy with the gold-wire glasses glanced at Bai Wei and laughed. “Seems like Miss Bai’s charm isn’t small.”
As he spoke, he walked to the space right before Xu Mo and said, “Sure.”
The crowds in the surroundings that had yet to disperse once again gathered. (Who is this fellow?)
The attendant then placed a set of dice and a dice cup before each of them. After he did a check, he made an invitational gesture.
The guy with the gold-wire glasses laughed when he looked at Xu Mo. He then began to shake the dice cup. Xu Mo was also staring at the other party, and his right hand shook the dice cup for an instant before stopping completely. He then moved his hands away from the gambling table.
After him, the guy with the gold-wire glasses also stopped and retracted his hands. The two of their gazes matched. What was different was that Xu Mo’s eyes under his mask were very calm and expressionless, while the eyes of the guy with the gold-wire glasses contained a faint mocking smile. When it came to gambling, not many people could win against him.
“Sir, you first, please.” The attendant made an indication to Xu Mo. After seeing Xu Mo nod, he opened Xu Mo’s dice cup.
The surrounding people glanced at the points in the dice cup. After that, a loud booing sound rang out. There were also curses mixed within.
“So he is a newbie.”
“I didn’t expect that his skills are actually inferior to mine.” Many mocking voices rang out.
The points of the dice in the dice cup were: 2, 3, 3.
8 points!
Earlier, when the people in the surroundings looked at Xu Mo’s attire, they thought he was an expert. But to think that he was a newbie. In an instant, their excitement faded by quite a bit. It seemed that this newbie simply came here to give money away.
“Many thanks!” said the guy with gold-wire glasses as she smiled. It was as though victory was already within his grasp.
The attendant lifted the lid of his dice cup, but the guy with the gold-wire glasses didn’t even bother looking at his points. He stood up and stretched his hand out to take the money. From this, one could tell how confident he was.
“Look clearly at your own points.” Xu Mo looked at the other party and reminded him. At the same time, the surrounding audience exclaimed in shock.
“Mn?”
The guy with the gold-wire glasses sensed the strangeness in the surroundings, so his hand didn’t continue to stretch forward. He then swept his gaze at Xu Mo before lowering his head to check his own points.
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The smile on the guy’s face gradually froze as he narrowed his eyes. His countenance also became somewhat unsightly to behold.
These were the points he rolled?
“Is it a mistake?”
“Why is the luck of this fellow so good?”
The surrounding people were also shocked when they looked at the points. They couldn’t help but feel that this was somewhat strange. If they were the ones shaking the dice cup, they most probably would be able to win too!