Chapter 1096 Half a Year
"Teacher, Senior Brother Bai Qi, why don't you two give it a try?" someone incited.
They would have liked to, but with Bai Qi and Old Monster Jin present, they naturally had to show courtesy.
Bai Qi said, "Then I'll go first!"
They thought Bai Qi would be modest, but to their slight disappointment, he was not. Since Bai Qi had spoken, they couldn't possibly stop him.
Bai Qi swaggered forward, picked up the five coins, and said to Chen Xuan, "Turn around quickly!"
Chen Xuan was unfazed and turned around.
Bai Qi quickly placed the five coins and looked at them with full confidence. He was sure Chen Xuan would never guess.
With that thought, Bai Qi even envisioned himself escaping his predicament.
"Are you done?"
At this moment, Chen Xuan's impatient voice sounded.
"Yes, yes!"
Bai Qi said with a grin.
Chen Xuan, as before, used the spiritual tortoise shell and the five emperor coins for divination. After a quick calculation, he said calmly, "One coin was placed in the first pit of the first row!"
Upon hearing this, Bai Qi's expression stiffened slightly. He glanced at the nine pits before him, and indeed, there was a coin in the first pit!
However, he quickly relaxed. Chen Xuan had guessed correctly before, but only one coin. Guessing one wasn't much, and he was certain Chen Xuan would fail with the rest.
But then, his heart leaped into his throat.
"Two coins were placed in the second pit of the second row!"
Perfectly accurate. In the second pit of the second row, there were indeed two coins.
The surroundings fell silent.
Someone began to wonder if this kid was actually going to guess correctly.
Bai Qi tried his best to relax.
It's not over yet, not over yet...
"A coin was placed in the first pit of the third row! And another coin was placed in the second pit."
As these words were spoken, Bai Qi let out a scream!
Damn it, could he be so unlucky as to guess this too!
The people from the Liu family consortium cast pitying glances at Bai Qi. This fellow was too unlucky. Most of the people before him had won and were probably already getting massages.
The security guards at the Su family villa, on the other hand, looked at Bai Qi with schadenfreude.
Even though they had beaten that guy up, they hadn't had enough. If they remained as servants at the provincial Su family, they could thoroughly deal with Bai Qi.
Chen Xuan, hearing the discussions around him, already knew the result. Indeed, as he turned around, he saw that the outcome was just as he had calculated.
He also clenched his fist and swung his arm, "Excellent!"
The reason he was so happy wasn't because Chen Xuan had won against Bai Qi and would keep Bai Qi here as a servant, but because Chen Xuan had confirmed he had grasped the knack, and once he mastered it, everything would become much simpler.
He looked at Bai Qi and said, "Bai Qi, you lost. As agreed, you have to stay and serve our provincial Su family."
But Bai Qi blinked and said, "Actually, the last round was a game my teacher asked me to play for him. You saw, my teacher was seriously injured. Can I have another try?"
After speaking, he glanced at the heavily injured Old Monster Jin, who couldn't speak, and said, "Teacher, if I'm right, please nod."
Upon hearing this, the severely injured Old Monster Jin spat out another mouthful of blood and directly fainted from anger.
This Bai Qi was truly ungrateful!
Others looked at him with suspicion. Bai Qi's entourage believed him, as Bai Qi and Old Monster Jin had a good master-disciple relationship. They all expressed their pity that Old Monster Jin had to stay and be a servant.
However, Chen Xuan knew that Bai Qi was definitely lying. He smiled and said, "Bai Qi, since you want to continue playing, then continue. But your teacher has to stay with our Su family."
Bai Qi looked at the fainted Old Monster Jin and said with feigned sincerity, "Teacher, I really want to serve in your stead at the Su family, but I know you are a man of your word. Teacher, don't worry, after I leave, I will find a way to rescue you!"
Thus, Bai Qi and Chen Xuan began their second contest.
In Bai Qi's view, it was just a low probability event that he had accidentally encountered. This time, Chen Xuan was bound to lose!
However, things went against his wishes. Chen Xuan, having mastered the knack, won against Bai Qi once again.
Bai Qi was completely stunned. He lost again!
He couldn't believe it, but the facts were before him, and he had no choice but to accept. Thus, he was taken away by the security team. Due to his considerable strength, they even handcuffed and shackled him.
"Next!"
Chen Xuan called out, his gaze sweeping over the crowd.
Everyone who met his gaze instinctively took a step back, as they noticed Chen Xuan had consecutively won against several people, and his success rate had greatly increased, becoming incomparable to before.
Many began to regret, thinking they should have participated earlier!
Of course, they were more curious about how Chen Xuan was guessing correctly, as they could confirm Chen Xuan hadn't peeked.
Subsequently, Chen Xuan won more than he lost, only losing one match. The others all won, and the provincial Su family gained many free laborers.
"Mr. Chen, if there's nothing else, I'll be going," the captain of the security guards said, looking at Chen Xuan, preparing to return to work.
But Chen Xuan called him back, "Stay and help me with something."
Upon hearing that he could help Chen Xuan, the security captain quickly agreed, bowing, "I am willing to serve Mr. Chen. But I don't know what kind of help I can provide Mr. Chen?"
Honestly, he didn't have much confidence in his own abilities and wondered how he could help Chen Xuan.
Chen Xuan said, "You take seven coins and place them randomly into the nine pits for me, and I'll guess."
This time, Chen Xuan increased the difficulty.
Although the security captain didn't understand why, he still agreed. He picked up seven coins and began placing them into the pits.
Chen Xuan also seized the opportunity to practice, and this practice lasted for an entire night!
By six o'clock the next morning, Chen Xuan could finally correctly deduce the placement of nine coins, although his success rate wasn't very high, only around seventy to eighty percent. However, according to Chen Xuan's plan, this result should be sufficient to meet Master Ma's requirements.
After a sleepless night, Chen Xuan was still energetic, but the security captain was yawning incessantly, unable to even keep his eyes open.
Seeing the security captain's expression, Chen Xuan remembered that the man had stayed with him all night. He asked with a smile, "Feeling sleepy?"
"Not really."
"Go back and sleep."
"Uh..."
As soon as the security captain left, Master Ma walked over with a smile, looked at Chen Xuan, and asked, "How was your practice all night?"
"It's okay. See if it meets your requirements!" Chen Xuan said with a confident smile.
"Kid, don't brag to me. I practiced for half a year before reaching the standard!"
Master Ma narrowed his eyes and looked at Chen Xuan with a half-smile.
"Half a year?"
Chen Xuan frowned, finding it exaggerated, and said with a smile, "You'll know if you try!"
Master Ma didn't say anything further. He directly took out seven coins and walked to the nine pits, while Chen Xuan also turned around.