"Mr. Ling, please teach me your gambling skills!"
Tuoba Cheng stared earnestly at Ling Feng, as if genuinely seeking to become his disciple.
"Uh..." Ling Feng was taken aback. He didn't know any gambling skills; he was just using Zifeng to cheat.
However, he couldn't reveal this, or it might anger Tuoba Cheng, leading to another unnecessary fight.
Ling Feng wasn't afraid of him, but there was no need for pointless battles, especially since he found Tuoba Cheng quite interesting.
"Ahem..." Ling Feng shook his head with a wry smile. "Your gambling skills are already impressive. There's nothing I can teach you."
"No, no one has ever made me misjudge before. But you interfered with my judgment and made me roll six ones. Your methods must be incredibly advanced because even I couldn't see through them!" Tuoba Cheng said with conviction. "That's why I need to learn your gambling skills to improve my own.
"And gambling is just part of it. To be honest, I came from Wangduan Mountain to the Tianbai Emperor's capital to find the prophesied one. You are that person."
"The prophesied one?" Ling Feng twitched. Tuoba Cheng's story is becoming more and more mystical.
Also, where is Wangduan Mountain?
Ling Feng hadn't heard of it, but that didn't mean the others hadn't. Lin Moyao was clearly shocked by the mention of Wangduan Mountain, exclaiming, "You... You're from the Tiance Clan?"
"Oh? This young lady has heard of the Tiance Clan?" Tuoba Cheng was surprised. The Tiance Clan rarely interacted with the outside world, so they were not well-known.
Lin Moyao took a deep breath and nodded. "I once hunted demonic beasts in various forests within the empire with a hunting team. During a trip to the Xingxia Stone Caves[1] in the Western Wilderness, I heard legends about the Tiance Clan from Wangduan Mountain.
"The Tiance Clan is skilled in the art of deducing heavenly secrets and is able to predict the past and the future. It's said that the Tiance Clan's most powerful divine skill is the Great Prophecy Art, which allows the practitioner to command heaven and earth with a single word and reverse fate itself!"
"Hehe, you've traveled quite a bit for someone so young," Tuoba Cheng said with a smirk, but then sighed. "But legends are just legends. The Tiance Clan of today is no longer as glorious as it once was. Otherwise, why would we hide in Wangduan Mountain, avoiding the world?
"All of this is because our clan's supreme holy book, the Thirteen Divine Thoughts, was sealed in the imperial tomb. If we could retrieve it, perhaps someone could restore the legendary Great Prophecy Art."
As Tuoba Cheng spoke, he looked at Ling Feng excitedly. "And the key to opening the imperial tomb is you! The prophesied one!"
"Me?" Ling Feng laughed bitterly. "How did I become the prophesied one?"
"Because you beat me in gambling! Before I left Wangduan Mountain, the grand elder divined that I would find the prophesied one in the Tianbai Emperor's capital, and that person would surpass me in gambling!"
Tuoba Cheng's excitement grew. "To be honest, I've been in the capital for three years, searching all this time. It's been a long and hard search!"
"Just based on that?" Ling Feng shook his head with a bitter smile. "Isn't that a bit too hasty, Master Tuoba?"
"It's not hasty at all!"
Tuoba Cheng looked at Ling Feng urgently. "I just tried to use our Tiance Clan's Tianheng Profound Art to deduce your future, but your fate was completely obscured. I couldn't discern anything. This indicates that you're definitely not an ordinary person and are very likely the prophesied one who can open the imperial tomb!"
"It's hard to digest everything you're saying."
Ling Feng took a deep breath. The world was full of wonders, after all. If he could travel back a thousand years through the Xuanwu Wall to retrieve the Xuanwu blood, then the Tiance Clan might truly possess the ability to predict the future.
The imperial tomb Tuoba Cheng mentioned especially piques Ling Feng's curiosity.
An imperial tomb, as the name suggests, is the tomb of a Great Emperor.
Because of Yan Cangtian, Ling Feng knew that martial artists of the Spiritual Sea Realm were considered king-tier experts, those of the Creation Realm were human emperors, and above the Creation Realm were the Great Emperors.
An imperial tomb of a Great Emperor would undoubtedly contain immense opportunities. Moreover, it was the tomb of a Great Emperor from the Tiance Clan.
Hypothetically speaking, if the Tiance Clan could indeed deduce heavenly secrets, couldn't he ask one of their experts to deduce something about his own origins?
Thinking this, Ling Feng's heart filled with excitement. He looked at Tuoba Cheng and said slowly, "If what you say is true, then I might indeed be the prophesied one who can help you open the imperial tomb. However, I have no time to go to your Wangduan Mountain right now."
"Don't worry, I've waited three years. Even if I have to wait another three years, I won't mind. After all, I've found the person," Tuoba Cheng said with a smile.
"By the way, the grand elder you mentioned... How does his heavenly secrets deduction compare to yours?"
"My skills are only third-rate on Wangduan Mountain. The grand elder's skills are a hundred times better than mine," Tuoba Cheng said while rubbing his face vigorously, revealing a human skin mask. He laughed and said, "Actually, I'm only twenty-two years old. A more mature face makes things easier, hehe..."
"..." Ling Feng's eyes twitched. No wonder Tuoba Cheng didn't have the steadiness of a middle-aged man; he was pretending!
And this guy is only in his early twenties, yet his skills are already so impressive. The Tiance Clan is truly mysterious!
"I, Tuoba Cheng, have no other love but gambling. Since you beat me, you must take me as your disciple! Master, please accept my bow!" Tuoba Cheng said, actually kneeling before Ling Feng and bowing three times and kowtowing nine times. His forehead even turned red.
Ling Feng was speechless. It seemed this guy was determined to stick to him.
Shaking his head with a wry smile, Ling Feng helped Tuoba Cheng up and said seriously, "I really have nothing to teach you. As for opening the imperial tomb, I'll consider it carefully."
"Master, I've already left Sun Tianba and have no place to stay. As my master, you won't ignore me, will you?" Tuoba Cheng grinned and moved closer.
"Damn!" Ling Feng cursed inwardly. This guy took me as a master just to cling to me!
"Don't call me master. I never said I'd take you as a disciple!" Ling Feng rolled his eyes and looked at the Lin sisters. An idea flashed in his mind, and he smiled faintly. "Since you've left Sun Tianba, why not stay at the Lin family's casino for now? Helping Mrs. Lin can be your way of making amends for what you've done. How about that?"
"If I stay and help Mrs. Lin, will you take me as your disciple?" Tuoba Cheng asked excitedly.
"That depends on your performance," Ling Feng said casually.
"Alright, I agree!" Tuoba Cheng immediately accepted.
"Mrs. Lin, I took the liberty. I hope you don't mind taking Tuoba Cheng in," Ling Feng turned to Lin Moyao and asked.
"Master Tuoba's gambling skills are extraordinary. I would be more than happy to have him," Lin Moyao said, unable to hide her joy.
She never expected tonight's bad situation to turn into a good one. With someone like Tuoba Cheng around, there would be no need to worry about the Batian Society causing trouble anymore!
1. Not an important cave, won't appear in future. ☜