The waitress, not daring to defy the wishes of Cyclops Mountain Eagle, agreed with a trembling voice. She took the deck of poker cards from the croupier's hand, and in her panic began to shuffle, but ended up making a mess as cards flew all over the place.

Seeing this scene, the other gamblers all burst into loud laughter.

Cyclops Mountain Eagle frowned deeply, just as he was about to lose his temper, Ling Zhenfei just smiled and waved at him, "Uncle Eagle, beginners often have great luck. Who knows, this lady might deal you a great hand right away!"

"Hmph, I hope so!"

Cyclops Mountain Eagle shot Ling Zhenfei a fierce glare and snapped at the waitress, "What are you panicking for? Deal the cards!"

The waitress suppressed her nervousness, organized the poker cards again, and began to deal to each gambler in turn.

The first card dealt to each person was face-up, the second face-down. Ling Zhenfei's upcard was the Ace of Spades, the highest rank, making him the first to call and bet.

"Kid, you call first!"

Cyclops Mountain Eagle swept a cold look over the upcard in front of Ling Zhenfei and glanced at his pitifully small stack of chips on the table, and couldn't help but sneer, "Kid, not bad luck with the draw there, holding such a high card.

But too bad, you don't have much gambling capital, right? It looks like you only have a few thousand. With such little money, you're dreaming if you think you can win back my one million. Hahaha..."

Cyclops Mountain Eagle was right, the chips in front of Ling Zhenfei, which Fatty hadn't lost completely, totaled at most two to three thousand.

While at least every other player had chips worth over a hundred thousand in front of them, especially Cyclops Mountain Eagle, whose chips piled up like a mountain; Ling Zhenfei aiming for a comeback was indeed as hard as scaling the heavens!

"Hehe, let me call, huh?" Ling Zhenfei seemed to have not heard a word of Cyclops Mountain Eagle's mockery, nor did he even glance at the cards in his hand.

Immediately, he laughed and spread his hands to the crowd, "Uncle Eagle, you're certainly right, with my luck being so good and holding such a high card, if I don't bet big on this first round, it really wouldn't seem right! Alright then, let's start with a hundred!"

A hundred? Uh...

Everyone had first listened to him speak as if he was going to bet big, but when they heard it was only a hundred, they nearly choked on their surprise.

"Hahaha..."

Upon hearing this, Cyclops Mountain Eagle burst into uproarious laughter, his face flashing a sneering smile, "Kid, are you trying to be funny? You think this is a small rural card room, betting a hundred?"

"Kid, listen carefully, our games here start with a minimum bet of one thousand. If you can't play for real, then beat it and stop embarrassing yourself here!"

"Haha, I see he only has a few thousand in front of him, even if he bets a thousand each time, it won't be enough for more than a couple of rounds. With this pauper's fortune, he dares to challenge our Uncle Eagle, really overestimating himself!"

...

Upon hearing this, the other gamblers also let out a burst of uproarious laughter.

"Boss..."

Seeing the meager stack of chips in front of Ling Zhenfei and hearing the laughter of the crowd, Fatty also felt quite embarrassed, his face turning beet red.

"Hmph!"

While the gamblers were full of scorn, Ling Zhenfei let out a cold snort. He scanned the crowd and said, "A bunch of idiots, still having the nerve to hang around in a casino and can't even understand a hint. When I said 'a hundred,' I meant one million!"

What? One million!

Upon hearing this, everyone in the room was taken aback, unable to believe their ears.

One million, although for a gambler who throws around money liberally, it might not be much. But to dare play like this in a single game, they really had never seen before.

Although Fatty lost one million, it was over the course of an entire night. And now, with Ling Zhenfei starting the game with such a heavy bet, it was clear he wanted to win back all the money Fatty lost in one go!

"Kid, don't speak nonsense. One million is no small figure, do you even have that much money?"

Upon recovering from his shock, Cyclops Mountain Eagle said this scathingly, staring at the pathetically few chips in front of Ling Zhenfei.

"Of course I do, or what, you thought I was like you, only capable of writing bad checks?"

Ling Zhenfei replied with a faint smile, taking out a bank card from his pocket and handing it to Fatty, "There's one million in here, change it all into chips for me!"

Ah...

Fatty was startled. Although he was wealthy, and one million was of little consequence to him, he knew Ling Zhenfei's financial capabilities were limited. To think that Ling Zhenfei was willing to put forth one million to stand in for himself, Fatty was immensely moved.

"Kid, I didn't expect that. You really are decisive, daring to bet one million against me!"

Seeing Fatty actually take the bank card and exchange it for one million in chips that were piled on the table, Cyclops Mountain Eagle's lone eye held an even more sinister gleam as he looked at Ling Zhenfei.

This youngster in front of him was indeed extraordinary! Could it be that he had really misjudged him?

"Gambling is like a battlefield, what counts is one swift effort. If you don't fight if you disagree, how can you win money without being reckless?"

Ling Zhenfei pushed all the one million in chips in front of him out, his eyes provocatively sweeping over Cyclops Mountain Eagle and the few other gamblers at the table.

Having the opportunity to play poker with Cyclops Mountain Eagle, these gamblers were naturally of no ordinary status; at the very least, they were all wealthy. However, upon seeing Ling Zhenfei bet so boldly in the first round, and then looking at their own hands, which were clearly inferior, they were all exchanging uneasy glances.

"Hmph, kid, who plays cards like you? Betting so big in the first round, how are we supposed to follow?"

Right then, one of the gamblers stood up, dissatisfied, and angrily stared at Ling Zhenfei.

"Idiot, please, this is gambling, not charity work. If you have the guts, then follow; if not, just fold. What's with all the nonsense?"

Ling Zhenfei said disdainfully, pulling out the Ace of Spades with a face full of pride, "Besides, with such a strong card in hand, I'm definitely going to win, why wouldn't I bet big?"

"You..."

The gambler was so angered by Ling Zhenfei he was fuming, but dared not place further bets, throwing his cards away in frustration.

Seeing Ling Zhenfei's confident demeanor, none of the other gamblers dared to follow suit, and they all tossed their cards as well.

"How about it, Uncle Eagle, it's your turn now. Do you dare to follow?" Ling Zhenfei's cold gaze swept across Cyclops Mountain Eagle's face, his fingers tapping lightly on the table.

Cyclops Mountain Eagle's gaze shifted from the chips on the table to Ling Zhenfei's fingers. Although he also wanted to gamble big just once, upon seeing the Ace of Spades in front of Ling Zhenfei, he ultimately chose to fold.

"Hahaha... I deeply appreciate everyone's generosity, allowing me to narrowly win this round!"

When he saw that everyone had folded, Ling Zhenfei finally laughed heartily and revealed his hole card—it turned out to be the Two of Diamonds.

In a Showdown game, although his Ace of Spades was a strong card, paired with a Two of Diamonds it really didn't amount to much. If any of the gamblers had the simplest pair, they could have beaten the entire round.

When the gamblers seated saw the hole card that Ling Zhenfei revealed, they were all instantly seething with anger.

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