The gambling hall erupted in chaos, and many gamblers crowded towards this particular table, creating quite a scene.
Du Shenshou slightly frowned, as usually in a gambling house, such a scene often indicated that bad luck was about to strike, likely due to a gambler with exceptionally good fortune.
However, even the best luck had its limits.
He remained calm and walked towards Chen Shi’s table.
Chen Shi’s eyes widened in shock—one zhang away!
Du Shenshou was approaching him, only one zhang away now!
"Open! Open! Open!" the gamblers yelled fervently.
Chen Shi clenched his fists, his eyes bulging wide—it was too close!
Du Shenshou had already moved within one zhang!
In his ear, the tiny mechanician puppet controlled by Situ Wen was also highly excited, suppressing his excitement to say, "Too many people, it’s not suitable to make a move! True King, after winning this round, don’t meet with Du Shenshou, just take the money and leave!"
"Open! Open! Open!" the gamblers continued to shout.
The dealer, a humanoid with a chicken head, gripped the dice cup tightly, clenched his teeth, and suddenly lifted the cup!
He glanced inside the cup, his body shook violently as he shrieked, "Two, four, four! Ten! It’s ten! Not nine!"
The crowd dispersed thunderously, leaving the table and moving towards other gambling tables. Just earlier, there were over a hundred people around this table, now moving out, inevitably bumping into Du Shenshou.
The Four Great Vajra immediately pushed the crowd away, keeping them from getting close to Du Shenshou, but there were too many gamblers, all guests, thus they dared not be too reckless.
Still, quite a few people remained at this table, hoping to possibly win through Chen Shi’s luck, while a woman who had stuffed several pieces of silver into her bosom pulled out the silver and excitedly slammed it onto the gambling table, her pupils dilated as she exclaimed, "Betting on nine!"
Chen Shi followed the crowd walking out, Situ Wen’s voice reached his ears, "Hurry up and leave, we still have a chance!"
Chen Shi moved with the crowd towards one of the Vajra, who stretched out his hands to stop the crowd; suddenly, Chen Shi ducked under his armpit, spun around, his left fist clenched, and in the instant he turned, his fist smashed into the back of Du Shenshou’s head!
The Jade Pillow Point at the back of the head is where the Divine Shrine emerges; if sealed, it can lock the Divine Shrine and Divine Embryo, preventing a cultivator’s Divine Shrine from emerging.
Chen Shi’s fist smashed into the back of Du Shenshou’s head, he then darted from under another Vajra’s armpit, heading out of the gambling house.
As he passed the entrance, the four Vajra guarding the door had their gaze fall on him, first in surprise then in astonishment, evidently recognizing Chen Shi’s identity.
Seeing their gaze, Chen Shi knew his identity was exposed, but he had already left the gambling house.
Situ Wen’s voice transmitted, "Yes, quickly leave! I know Du Shenshou has a concubine; when he’s sleeping with his concubine, the eight Vajra definitely won’t be around. You can hide under the bed..."
Chen Shi shook his head and said, "Heavenly Mechanician, Du Shenshou is already dead."
Situ Wen was stunned, "When did he die?"
Chen Shi swiftly exited Joy Forest and disappeared into the darkness.
Two of the Vajra chased after him, conjuring their Nascent Souls, emitting divine light as beams shot around searching, while the other two Vajra rushed to Du Shenshou inside the gambling house.
Du Shenshou stood still, smiling, raising his hand to touch the back of his head.
He felt something had struck his head.
Touching the back, he found his skull soft and mushy.
His heart jumped, "I’ve been careful all my life, yet I’ve still been caught..."
While his occipital remained intact, all the bones there were shattered, and in the instant he turned, Chen Shi’s rotating punch pulverized the brain along with the Divine Shrine and Embryo!
Du Shenshou’s face still harbored a smile as the body fell forward.
—This author isn’t familiar with ancient gambling dens and the rules for betting on numbers may not be correct. Please pardon any mistakes or inaccuracies.