The Urban Medical Martial Immortal

317: Chapter 313: Fear of His Bankruptcy (First Update!) (Subscribe Please!) 317: Chapter 313: Fear of His Bankruptcy (First Update!) (Subscribe Please!) “Twenty thousand just to buy Scratch Cards?”

Lin Tian and Lin Xiaoqing were both stunned.

Neither of them had ever had the spare cash to buy Scratch Cards before, but they had seen others buy them, usually just for a few tens of yuan, at most a few hundred, just to try their luck.

But Qian Xiaoduo was something else, treating money like it was nothing, spending twenty thousand outright—it was unheard of!

“Qian Xiaoduo, who taught you to play with these?

You usually love money more than life, so why spend so much on Scratch Cards?”

Gao Yang Jiajia exploded in anger, bonking her on the head as she interrogated her.

Confusion was written all over Lin Tian’s face as well.

He could tell that this little lass loved money but was throwing it around carelessly, so he couldn’t help but ask, “Xiao Duo, don’t you like money?

Why are you wasting it like this?”

“Because Scratch Cards are fun, duh!

Every time I scratch off a winning one, the feeling is just so thrilling—it’s worth the money!”

Qian Xiaoduo lifted her little head defiantly as she spoke.

The three of them were left speechless.

Lin Tian glanced at Lin Xiaoqing, who seemed eager to give it a try, and then asked, “Xiaoqing, want to give it a go?”

“Sure!”

Lin Xiaoqing’s eyes brightened as she replied joyfully.

Lin Tian looked up at Gao Yang Jiajia, who was still glaring at Qian Duoduo, and suggested, “Jaja, why don’t you join us?

It’s rare that we get to hang out together, let’s scratch off some big prizes today!”

“Wow, that’s great!

Sister Xiaoqing, let’s head over first and buy a bunch of Scratch Cards!”

Qian Xiaoduo cheered jubilantly, taking the lead and pulling Lin Xiaoqing toward the Scratch Card shop at a brisk pace.

“She’s been spoiled rotten!

So mischievous!”

Gao Yang Jiajia watched the two running off and, with rare indulgence, cracked a spoiled smile, saying as they walked, “Back on Wuya Mountain, during cultivation, life was so dull.

She wished she could run out every day, to the nearby town to buy all sorts of things!

Back then, all our fellow disciples doted on her!

But now…”

Seeing Gao Yang Jiajia fall into a somber mood as she reminisced about her sect, Lin Tian cut her off, saying, “Let’s head over and join in, shall we?

I’ve never actually tried these Scratch Cards before!”

The street-side shop was quite large, with many people around buying Scratch Cards, mostly for ten or so yuan—those who had nothing better to do and were trying their luck.

Most of the Scratch Cards were losers though, with plenty of sighs of disappointment being heard.

Off to the side, a bespectacled man and a few obviously tipsy young men were holding a Scratch Card and shouting up to the sky in an exaggerated fashion, “Win!

Win!

Win!

Damn you, fate, grant me a win!

It’s time to witness a miracle!”

After a round of shouting, the bespectacled man fiercely scratched off his card, only to find there was no miracle—just four words—”Thank you for playing!”

“Damn it!

Another empty try!”

The young men cursed in frustration, looking thoroughly depressed.

“A bunch of idiots!”

Qian Xiaoduo pulled Lin Xiaoqing in front of the shop, sneering at the youths before boldly shouting to the shopkeeper, “Hey uncle, give me one hundred Scratch Cards of ten yuan each!”

The shopkeeper was a middle-aged man with a scar on his face and a missing finger on his left hand.

His greedy eyes glanced over Qian Duoduo and Lin Xiaoqing, and then, upon seeing the one thousand yuan that Qian Xiaoduo handed over, his eyes lit up.

Grinning broadly, he accepted the money and tossed the tied-up block of one hundred Scratch Cards to the two girls.

“Damn, wow, a real beauty with money!”

The bespectacled men nearby exclaimed in a mix of scope and awe, their greedy and lecherous gazes wandering over Qian Duoduo and Lin Xiaoqing’s budding figures.

Lin Xiaoqing’s face showed a trace of fear at their stares.

But Qian Xiaoduo snapped furiously, “Buzz off!”

“Ouch, little hot pepper, just my type!”

The young men licked their lips and laughed boisterously.

“Xiaoqing, ignore them!

Come on, let’s scratch and have fun, maybe we’ll win big!”

Qian Xiaoduo shared half of her Scratch Cards with Lin Xiaoqing, and then both set their eager eyes on the cards in their hands, excited to begin.

“Bro, Sister Jaja, let’s scratch some together!”

Seeing Lin Tian and Gao Yang Jiajia approaching, Lin Xiaoqing hurriedly shared a portion of scratch cards with them.

“This silly girl, she actually bought so many!”

Gao Yang Jiajia cursed angrily, but she didn’t hesitate to start scratching them herself.

Lin Tian laughed and tried this game for the first time.

Unfortunately, after scratching around ten cards in a row, all were duds, each only saying “Thank You for Your Patronage”!

On the other hand, Lin Xiaoqing and Gao Yang Jiajia had some luck and won, but they only won five yuan each.

“Wow, Uncle, Senior Sister, I won!”

Qian Xiaoduo waved one of the scratch cards in her hand, then bent down to scratch some more, “Haha, one hundred yuan…

and fifty yuan…”

Very soon.

Qian Xiaoduo finished scratching all her cards, then took the winning cards from Lin Xiaoqing and Gao Yang Jiajia.

She mumbled to herself for a while before shouting excitedly: “Uncle, Senior Sister, Sister Xiaoqing, I made money!

I made 320 yuan!

Last time I spent twenty thousand and only made five hundred yuan!

We should buy more!”

Made money?

Lin Tian’s eyes widened in speechlessness.

Gao Yang Jiajia rolled her eyes so hard she almost spat blood.

While Lin Xiaoqing couldn’t help but cover her mouth with a smile and patiently explained to Qian Xiaoduo: “Xiao Duo, you used one thousand yuan worth of scratch cards, but in the end, you only won 320 yuan, which actually means a loss of 680 yuan!”

“Really?”

Qian Xiaoduo’s face froze in confusion, cocking her head, “But I got a hundred scratch cards with that one thousand yuan!

The scratch cards I got are worth a thousand by themselves, and all the scratch cards are mine!

And by scratching my own scratch cards, I made 320 yuan, how can that be a loss?”

Hearing this, everyone was floored!

What kind of logic is that?

“She can’t be an idiot, right?

Such a waste of a pretty face!”

The guys with glasses looked at one another, pitying Qian Xiaoduo, shaking their heads endlessly.

“Right now, this lady is in a good mood, I won’t argue with you guys!”

Qian Xiaoduo scoffed at them, then splurged thousands of dollars, buying another hundred scratch cards, making Scarface’s smile even wider.

Afterward, Qian Xiaoduo divided the scratch cards evenly, and the four of them scratched together.

But, much to Qian Xiaoduo’s chagrin, luck was not on their side this time, and all four only won one hundred yuan.

“Um, Uncle, how about you pick them?”

Qian Xiaoduo’s bright eyes turned towards Lin Tian.

“Me?”

Lin Tian was slightly startled, then smiled, “If I pick the scratch cards, I’m afraid the shop owner will go bankrupt!”

“Heh, kid, if you dare to buy, I dare to sell!”

Scarface’s demeanor hardened, and he sneered back.

“Haha, little sister, if you let this loser help you pick, you’re guaranteed to lose!

Better let us guys help you instead—we’ll be strong and steady!”

The guys with glasses leered and teased.

A hint of chill flashed in Qian Xiaoduo’s eyes, but she ignored them and continued to ask Lin Tian: “Uncle, are you going to buy?”

“Alright, let’s buy!

Take out two thousand yuan from your money, and buy two hundred cards, I’ll pick!”

Lin Tian smiled lightly, then activated his God’s Eye Perspective and pointed to the rows of scratch cards in the store: “Ten from that area, plus those few, and half of those…”

Soon, a total of two hundred scratch cards had been gathered by Lin Tian, and the store’s supply had nearly diminished by a third.

This caused Scarface’s smile to stiffen almost to the point of rigidity.