"I was saying, my daddy doesnât want your life, His Majesty... UMM... UMM UMM..."
Xiaosuisuiâs mouth was successfully covered by Ji Youzhi again.
The old gamblers opposite them were not happy.
"Hey, friend, whatâs with you always covering peopleâs mouths?" one of them grumbled. "This little toddler isnât speaking clearly. Whatâs wrong with us wanting to hear it again? Take your hand off and let her speak!"
Ji Youzhi stared coolly at the gamblers, a wicked smirk playing on his lips. "Her father died a long time ago. Do you want him to appear on a dark, windy night, standing by your bedsides to see whoâs younger?"
The gamblers felt an inexplicable chill run down their spines. Especially when Xiaosuisui nodded vigorously in cooperation, their hearts grew even colder...
"AHEM... AHEM... Werenât we comparing totals? Open the cup! Quick, open it!"
Someone, sensing the awkward atmosphere, quickly shouted, prompting the old gambler to hastily open the dice cup before him. "Six, six, fiveâseventeen points! High!"
The gamblers shouted excitedly. All their gazes were fixed on the hundreds of taels in silver notes and the pile of silver fragments before the little toddler opposite them.
Seventeen points.
This score gave them a ninety percent chance of winning. If the little toddler opposite wanted to win, sheâd have to roll a triplet for a clean sweep!
However, in their experience, it was impossible for such a small child to roll a triplet. They had all been listening intently; the dice in the little Girlâs cup were very likely to be a low roll!
"Little toddler, itâs your turn," Han Qianshou said, rubbing his hands together, his eyes fixed greedily on the silver notes and fragments before Xiaosuisui. "This old man canât wait to stuff the silver in front of you into my pockets."
Xiaosuisui looked at Han Qianshouâs seventeen points, then at her own still-unopened dice cup. She asked Ji Youzhi, "Seventh Uncle, what do I need to roll to beat him?"
Ji Youzhiâs mouth twitched. Before he could speak, gales of laughter erupted from the gamblers.
"HAHAHA! This little toddler is hilarious! So she doesnât even understand the rules? HAHAHA!"
Xiaosuisui knew she was being mocked and grew very angry. She pouted, put her hands on her hips, and retorted in an adorably fierce voice, "Who says I donât understand? I... I just canât count the points, thatâs all!"
A four-and-a-half-year-old child, she could figure out that one plus one equals two, and five plus five equals ten, but if it was one plus one, then add two...
ERM...
Everyone fell silent.
Ji Youzhi was utterly helpless and covered his face with his hand.
It was truly hard on her, trying to win some disaster relief silver for His Majesty, her adoptive father.
"You donât need to count," Ji Youzhi said. "Just roll three of the same number every time."
At Ji Youzhiâs words, the little Girlâs eyes immediately lit up.
"Seventh Uncle is smarter than the pretty big sister!" With a SMACK, she planted a kiss on Ji Youzhiâs cheek.
Dugu Xiao quickly leaned his own face closer. "Come, come! Uncle Dugu wants a kiss too!"
Ji Youzhi slapped Dugu Xiaoâs face away, shot him a cold glare, then said to Xiaosuisui, "Open it!"
Xiaosuisui opened the dice cup, looked down, and her face immediately fell.
"One, two, threeâSmall!"
The gamblers were thrilled and quickly bent down to snatch all the silver and silver notes from before Xiaosuisui.
Xiaosuisuiâs face soured. She reluctantly fished out another handful of silver notes and silver fragments from her pouch.
"Again!" she declared, her voice small but determined.
Seeing her action, the gamblersâ eyes lit up with avarice!
Whose family does this little toddler belong to anyway? Sheâs so wealthy!
"Donât... donât play anymore!" Dugu Xiao pleaded, his heart aching. "You... you donât even know how to play!"
That was several hundred taels of silver! Almost my entire fortune!