Reborn As Super Heiress

Chapter 1468: Chapter 1452: The Odds Are Against You

”Miss Huo, aren’t you going to gamble on a piece? The stones I have here are genuine Myanmar old mine seed material. If Miss Huo sincerely wants to gamble, I can offer you a cheaper price.”

Seeing that Huo Sining and the others were standing aside not making a move, old Mr. Bai finally couldn’t help but speak up to persuade them.

He was very clear about this mysterious young girl from Huaxia standing before him.

He had previously heard about the Gambling King Liu Chongren’s ability to win nine out of ten bets, and he always scoffed at it, thinking that those were just reputations created by the media.

However, this little Huo girl was indeed a true gambling expert, capable of unearthing Jade Heaven Beads and imperial green from granite, and betting on dragon stone species from waste materials. For someone like her, he would believe not just nine out of ten bets but even ten out of ten.

This was exactly why old Mr. Bai was so eager and earnest to speak up, wanting Huo Sining to gamble stones at his place.

Because as long as Huo Sining won gambling here, he could absolutely leverage her reputation to make a significant profit.

As a fellow merchant, Huo Sining was well aware of his intentions. However, Mr. Bai’s scheming was understandable, so Huo Sining didn’t point it out.

She calculated in her mind a bit and walked towards that pile of raw materials.

Still following the previous method, she did not immediately touch those raw materials with her hand. With the Heavenly Eye, winning ten out of ten bets was not a difficult task, but Huo Sining wanted to see how much she could gamble out relying solely on her vision.

However, the result slightly disappointed Huo Sining. After looking for about ten minutes, apart from some exceptionally clear and evident materials, she could not ascertain the rest of the raw materials.

She only examined six or seven pieces of material, and among them, her judgment was completely wrong on two or three pieces.

Boss Bai was constantly watching Huo Sining’s expression, trying to discern clues from her face.

But what puzzled old Mr. Bai greatly was that ever since Huo Sining squatted down to examine the raw materials, her expression became very rich and varied. She sometimes frowned deeply, sometimes muttered to herself, and at other times seemed to have sudden epiphanies, making her unpredictable and elusive.

Old Mr. Bai had been thinking that if Huo Sining didn’t buy the materials she fancied, he would move them back and cut them himself. But Huo Sining’s unpredictable performance left his calculations entirely deflated.

”Miss Huo, do you have any preferred raw material?”

Seeing that Huo Sining was still undecided, old Mr. Bai seemed somewhat impatient.

He was eager to take advantage, but Huo Sining’s performance clearly seemed to be playing the fool to catch the tiger, making fun of him like this, which made old Mr. Bai a bit angrily embarrassed, unable to resist asking.

Huo Sining initially had no intention of gambling stones; she merely came over to look at the raw materials to verify if she could still gamble without using the Heavenly Eye.

Although she was full of expectations, these cold stones frustrated her greatly.

In rejecting the Heavenly Eye utterly, she realized she was like a warrior without arms, completely useless.

”Ningning, how’s it going?”

Noticing Huo Sining not speaking, both Su Qingqing and Bai Yishan thought it was somewhat strange.

They both remembered that Huo Sining used to gamble on stones without such dilly-dallying; during the stone gambling event in Pingzhou Ruili, Huo Sining spent more than ten days straight gambling on stones on Gambling Stone Street. Usually, once a raw material was touched by Huo Sining, she could ascertain its quality quickly.

But now, Huo Sining was frowning deeply, staring at the stones silently.

Could it be that there’s something significant about these stones? Su Qingqing’s heart suddenly skipped, and she looked at Huo Sining with hesitation and inquiry.

”I can’t tell.”

Huo Sining smiled bitterly and replied honestly.

Yet, her words were hard to believe.

Su Qingqing felt Huo Sining must have picked a piece she wanted, and saying she couldn’t tell was just an act for old Mr. Bai. Soon, Huo Sining would surely make a big move, probably pretending to be a rookie to trick the old man.

Beside her, Bai Yishan exchanged glances with Su Qingqing, sharing the same expression, clearly agreeing with this notion.

Old Mr. Bai, however, thought Huo Sining was just appeasing him. He knew well about Huo Sining’s gambling capability; her eyes were sharp, and he felt she had surely seen through this pile of raw materials but chose not to show it to prevent him from taking advantage.

If Huo Sining knew what these three were thinking, she would surely be furious enough to spit blood.

Come on, she genuinely couldn’t tell! Without the Heavenly Eye, she was indeed losing nine out of ten bets.

However, without mind-reading, Huo Sining naturally couldn’t know what others were thinking.

Due to this result, Huo Sining felt a bit downcast and abruptly stood up from the ground, no longer planning to torment herself.

Although she couldn’t do anything without the Heavenly Eye, she also shouldn’t be so obsessed with wins and losses. The Water-Repelling Pearl and Heavenly Eye were unexpected gifts, and having such cheats still with her was an act of grace; no matter what the future holds, she should maintain a calm heart.

Realizing this, Huo Sining’s heart was relieved, she gestured to Su Qingqing and Qibao, intending to leave.

Unexpectedly, the moment Huo Sining was about to leave the courtyard, a beam of light suddenly shot from one side of the courtyard. Her eyes were dazzled, instinctively raising her hand to shield her eyes.

Huo Sining paused her steps, and once her eyes adjusted, she turned towards the direction the light came from, only to see a heap of scattered stones and sand piled haphazardly under the wall corner.

Huo Sining felt puzzled; that beam of light clearly came through here, and when it shone upon her, it evoked an indescribable feeling in her heart.

Yet now, as she returned to look, the light had disappeared.

Was it just her illusion?

”Ningning, what’s wrong?”

Seeing Huo Sining standing still, Su Qingqing couldn’t help following her gaze toward the courtyard’s corner.

However, it confused her as well; aside from a pile of rubble, what else was there worth looking at? What was Ningning trying to find?

Huo Sining did not answer Su Qingqing’s question, instead directly turning and walking towards the corner.

From afar, she couldn’t make it out clearly, so she approached the pile of rubble, crouching down and picked up one piece to tap it.

Sand fell to the ground, and the stone regained its original form.

Huo Sining discovered that what was piled in the corner was not rubble but a pile of brick material.

Probably due to being untouched in the corner for a while, these brick materials were covered in dust, masking their original appearance.

The previous light beam came from these brick materials.

The closer Huo Sining got to these gray and unremarkable brick materials, the stronger the indescribable feeling in her heart became. Her eyes reflected bewilderment and confusion, instinctively reaching towards the pile of materials.