Becoming an immortal against the will of heaven

"What? You don't want to accept it?"

Chen Tian smiled upon hearing this, then suddenly tightened his grip on the immortal crystal stone, feigning helplessness as he said, "Alright, since you don't want to accept it, I won't pawn it here. I'll go play at another casino."

With that, Chen Tian walked towards the ice coffin, appearing as if he were about to leave.

When Qian Wanguan saw that Chen Tian wanted to leave, he panicked and hurriedly shouted, "Hey… Young brother, please wait! Let's talk this over, I didn't say I wouldn't accept it."

Upon hearing this, Chen Tian smiled slightly, stopped his steps, turned around again, and asked with a puzzled expression, "So, are you going to accept it or not?"

"Accept, of course, I'll accept it!" Qian Wanguan said with a smile, "It's just, young brother, you could actually pawn it for more money, for example…"

Qian Wanguan pondered for a moment, then held up two fingers to Chen Tian and said, "For example, you could pawn it for two taels of silver."

Chen Tian almost burst out laughing in his heart. Although he had been away from the mortal world for a long time, he still understood that with the size and quality of this immortal crystal stone, it would be worth at least a thousand taels of silver if sold outside. Yet, Qian Wanguan was offering him only two taels, clearly treating Chen Tian as a fool to be taken advantage of.

But honestly, whether he pawned it for more or less was irrelevant to Chen Tian, because his real purpose was not here.

After smiling slightly, Chen Tian spoke again, "Alright, I said one copper coin is one copper coin. Don't worry about so much, just take out one copper coin."

Seeing Chen Tian's insistence, Qian Wanguan was secretly overjoyed, laughing at Chen Tian for being a fool.

However, for fear that Chen Tian would go back on his word, Qian Wanguan quickly took out a copper coin from his pocket, handed it to Chen Tian, and then quickly snatched the immortal crystal stone away, clutching it tightly in his hand.

Seeing Qian Wanguan's appearance, Chen Tian smiled disdainfully, then strode towards the center of the courtyard.

But after taking only two steps, Chen Tian seemed to have thought of something again, turned around, and said to Qian Wanguan, who was still tightly holding the immortal crystal stone, "Master Qian, can I ask you something?"

"Hmm, what is it?" Hearing Chen Tian's words, Qian Wanguan came back to his senses and looked at Chen Tian curiously.

"Is the deed to this Taoist temple in your hands?" Chen Tian asked.

"Yes, what's wrong?" Qian Wanguan was a little confused. He didn't expect Chen Tian to ask him such a question.

"It's nothing." Chen Tian smiled, then said with utmost calmness, "I'm just confirming something."

After saying that, Chen Tian walked straight towards the gambling table in the middle of the courtyard.

At this time, Chen Tian arrived at a gambling table.

They were playing dice here.

There were a total of three dice, and people could bet on whether the total was "Big" or "Small" based on their intuition.

If the sum of the three dice was below twelve points, it was considered "Small", and if it was above twelve points, it was "Big".

Of course, there was one exception: if all three dice were sixes, which was commonly known as a "Leopard".

The odds for a "Leopard" were very high. Betting on "Big" or "Small" was usually one to one, but if someone bet on a "Leopard", the payout was one to ten!

However, the probability of a "Leopard" appearing was too small, so generally, no one would bet on it.

When Chen Tian arrived at this gambling table, a new round of betting was just starting.

The dealer put the three dice into a dice cup, then held the cup with both hands and shook it up and down.

Immediately, a series of sounds of dice colliding and rolling came out.

This sound was like heavenly music to gamblers, making them listen with intoxication.

"Clatter!"

After shaking it for a while, the dealer finally placed the dice cup back on the gambling table, slowly glanced at everyone, and then opened his mouth as if singing, "Bet on 'Big' or 'Small', please place your bets, esteemed guests…"

As soon as he finished speaking, the others at Chen Tian's table, as if they had gone mad, placed the coins in their hands in the area marked "Big" and "Small".

After everyone had placed their bets, Chen Tian looked at the table and found that most people had bet on "Big", with only a very few betting on "Small".

Chen Tian smiled, took out his one copper coin, flicked it with his finger, and it landed steadily in the area marked "Small".

Seeing that everyone had finished betting, the dealer sang again, "No more bets, open the cup and get rich…"

With that, the dealer lifted the dice cup, glanced at the numbers on the three dice, and announced, "One, three, six, ten points, Small! Small wins, Big loses!"

As soon as he finished speaking, two assistants like apprentices instantly emerged from beside the dealer. One was responsible for collecting all the money from those who bet on "Big", while the other was responsible for paying out double the bet to those who bet on "Small".

In this way, Chen Tian's one copper coin became two copper coins.

"This kid actually won?" Seeing all of this, Qian Wanguan felt uneasy again.

Chen Tian seemed to have noticed Qian Wanguan's expression and grinned, actually smiling.

In the next round, after the dealer repeated the same procedure, he placed the dice cup down again and chanted, "Bet on 'Big' or 'Small', please place your bets, esteemed guests…"

After a flurry of betting, this time there were actually more people betting on "Small" and fewer betting on "Big".

Chen Tian pondered for a moment, then separated out another copper coin and flicked it into the area marked "Big".

Seeing Chen Tian place his bet, Qian Wanguan behind him also felt his heart clench, staring intently at the dice cup, wondering if he would guess correctly this time?

"Two, two, five, nine points, Small! Big loses, Small wins!"

With the dealer's call, it turned out to be "Small" again.

The winners were naturally beaming with joy, while the losers looked dejected.

Chen Tian also shook his head slightly, looking very helpless.

But Qian Wanguan, seeing this, breathed a sigh of relief, thinking, "What's the big deal? I thought this kid was very impressive, but he's just so-so."

At the same time, he began to calculate in his mind, wondering how many gemstones Chen Tian had on him? It would be great if he could get them all at once.

Just as Qian Wanguan was indulging in wishful thinking, in Chen Tian's mind, Han Wuming, who had been silent for a long time, spoke again, puzzled, "Master, with your strength, you should be very clear about what numbers will come up in this dice cup, but why did you deliberately lose just now?"

Chen Tian smiled and said calmly, "It's nothing, just casting a long line to catch a big fish. In fact, the gambling game has only just begun. I will use this one copper coin in my hand to win the entire Taoist temple!"

As he said this, Chen Tian looked at the copper coin in his hand, shining brightly in the sunlight, and a cold smile appeared on the corner of his mouth!