Chapter 977

Hearing that someone wanted to join her card game, Qingque, who had been itching to play, could hardly refuse.

"But right now, the only ones willing to play are me, Little Guizi, and you—just the three of us."

"We need one more person to play Celestial Jade Tiles."

"I wonder, Mr. Luo Feng, is there anyone behind you who would like to join the game?"

Qingque looked toward Yae Miko, Ningguang, and the others standing behind Luo Feng as she spoke.

"If you all don't mind this young lady learning as she plays, I am quite willing..."

Before Yae Miko could finish her sentence, Tingyun spoke up, interrupting her.

"Honestly, Qingque, aren't you being a bit too forgetful?"

"Weren't you just inviting this young lady to play a moment ago?"

"How can you say we're one player short at a time like this?"

Tingyun said with a smile.

Qingque: "But didn't you have urgent business?"

Tingyun: "No, the urgent business is already taken care of."

Hearing this, a sly smile appeared on Qingque's face.

'As expected, the relationship between Tingyun and this Luo Feng is not simple.'

Qingque thought to herself.

"Since we have enough people, let's find a spot and sit down."

"Miko, you can just watch and learn the rules for now."

Luo Feng said to Yae Miko, then took the initiative to find a seat at the table.

"I've been beaten to the punch by Miss Tingyun."

"But since the benefactor has said so, this young lady has no choice but to comply."

Yae Miko sighed and cast a resentful glance at Tingyun.

"My apologies, Miss Yae Miko."

Tingyun smiled and sat down beside Luo Feng.

Guinaifen chose the seat on Luo Feng's other side, leaving the opponent's seat open for Qingque.

As the four of them took their seats, the game began quickly.

"Come to think of it, I didn't expect you to play Celestial Jade Tiles, Guinaifen."

"Don't you need to stream lately?"

Luo Feng asked the Guinaifen beside him while drawing tiles.

"Oh, Luo Feng, you don't know."

"Streaming has been really difficult lately."

"My fans say my performances lack novelty, which has caused my fan count to drop significantly."

"I'm even having trouble affording meals now."

Guinaifen sighed.

"Then why are you here playing cards with Qingque?"

"Aren't you afraid of losing money?"

Luo Feng raised an eyebrow and asked.

"I just happened to run into her, and Qingque promised to teach me a few tricks afterward."

"I was thinking that once I learn them, maybe I can play the role of a Celestial Jade Tile master on my stream."

"Celestial Jade Tiles are so popular on the Luofu Xianzhou right now, it should attract plenty of viewers."

Guinaifen said with a look of longing.

"Relying on playing Celestial Jade Tiles to attract viewers?"

"Can that really work?"

Luo Feng mused.

"You have to at least try."

Guinaifen sighed.

"In any case, I hope you succeed."

Luo Feng said, discarding the tile he had just drawn.

"Hu! Hehe, a great start."

"Don't blame me, Luo Feng."

Qingque pushed over her tiles and said with a smile.

"So fast! As expected of Qingque."

Guinaifen looked over in surprise.

"Haha, impressive."

"By the way, what are the stakes?"

Luo Feng placed the black card he had obtained from Asta in front of Qingque and smiled.

"It's actually a black card! Is Mr. Luo Feng that wealthy?"

Qingque's eyes widened.

"That's not surprising."

Tingyun nodded.

In her view, if Luo Feng could produce such excellent Light Cones for business, it would only be surprising if he didn't have a black card from the IPC.

"Big boss, can you keep me?"

Guinaifen pressed her palms together, looking at Luo Feng with wide eyes.

"You don't want to work hard anymore?"

"If you want me to keep you, you'll have to learn how to warm the bed, Little Guizi."

Luo Feng said to Guinaifen with a laugh.

"Uh, th-that... I think I'd better keep working hard for a little longer."

Guinaifen said, blushing with embarrassment.

Beside them, Tingyun took a deep look at Luo Feng and Guinaifen, pondering Luo Feng's remark about Guinaifen warming the bed.

'Could it be that Luo Feng is interested in this woman?'

'If I help Luo Feng win this woman's favor, would it increase the probability of Luo Feng lifting the Light Cone restrictions?'

Tingyun thought to herself.

At this moment, Luo Feng, who was calculating how to intentionally lose a few rounds to Qingque before winning a big one,

in order to test if he could get Qingque to work seriously, had no idea

that Phantylia, disguised as Tingyun, was plotting whether she should help him win Guinaifen's favor.

Time slowly slipped away amidst the card playing.

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【Paimon: Strange, is Luo Feng's luck really that bad? How many rounds has he lost in a row now?】

【Lumine: I don't know how many rounds, but he's probably already lost over a hundred thousand credits. Truly worthy of being a rich person.】

【Kaveh: I think I finally understand the rules of these Celestial Jade Tiles. The more 'fans' (multipliers) you have, the greater the final win or loss will be.】

【Alhaitham: Although the base stakes set by Mr. Luo Feng and Qingque aren't high, the multipliers can double infinitely. If you're not careful, you could lose a lot of chips in a single round.】

【Alhaitham: However, I have a feeling Mr. Luo Feng shouldn't be losing this much.】

【Paimon: Could it be that he used up all his luck helping Silver Wolf pull for cards, which is why he's so unlucky right now?】

【Kaeya: Or perhaps it's not that Mr. Luo Feng has bad luck; maybe... he's simply fishing.】

【Paimon: Fishing?】

"Hu! Hehe, I won again."

"This time you lost a big one again."

"Sorry about that, Mr. Luo Feng."

Qingque displayed her tiles to Luo Feng and said with a smile.

"As expected of the Tile Saint; both your skill and luck are unbelievably good."