When the clock pointed to ten o'clock, all the players arrived. Zheng Yubai and Du Bisheng gave each other a look in anticipation of victory and went to their respective tables.
Two referees stood in front of the table and read out the rules of the game. Unlike many mahjong competitions that use the Hong Kong style, this competition uses the Taiwanese style. Taiwanese mahjong expands the usual thirteen mahjong tiles to sixteen, making the cards more complex. Therefore, no matter how good the initial cards are, you must adjust your cards as the situation changes. It can be said that among the thousands of mahjong styles in the world, Taiwanese mahjong is the one that requires the calculation ability of the participants.
Among the many gambling projects, Zheng Yubai is most familiar with mahjong. However, he is a little unfamiliar with the Taiwanese mahjong playing method. He learned some basic skills from Du Bisheng last night, hoping to sharpen his skills before the battle.
The game started soon. The referee placed four cards, East, West, and North, on the table, and the four players drew cards. Zheng Yubai drew a North. His previous seat was He Meifeng, his next seat was Feng Bazhi, and his opposite seat was Ye Yi. This seating arrangement immediately caused a commotion among the audience. Ye Yi sat above He Meifeng. Did it mean that the Ye family, which had been suppressed by the He family for many years, would turn the tables this time
He Meifeng didn't seem to care, but she frowned slightly when she turned over the cards. Ye Yi, on the other hand, was very happy and looked determined to win. Zheng Yubai saw all this and had some ideas in mind.
With the ring of a bell, the game begins. This game will be played with three generals. Each general will be played with four rounds, so three generals means twelve rounds. When the three generals game is over, the final winner will be determined by the number of chips. If someone loses all his chips in the middle of the game, the game will be changed to three-person mahjong or two-person mahjong until a winner is decided.
"Clatter, clatter" everyone was shuffling the cards. On the surface, they all had a relaxed smile on their faces, but in fact, they were competing secretly.
Ye Yi intentionally or unintentionally pushed a few cards into He Meifeng's hands. Zheng Yubai saw clearly that it was the same method as Xie Chunlai's, only more sophisticated. If it weren't for Du Bisheng's constant reminders, he would not have been able to see anything strange about it.
Although Ye Yi's tactics were sophisticated, He Meifeng was also the descendant of the gambling king, so she knew the secrets. She rolled up the cards that Ye Yi sent over without hesitation, and the two of them pushed each other and fought secretly. The audience naturally could not appreciate the mystery of this secret battle, but Zheng Yubai was thrilled to see it, knowing that both sides were top masters at the gambling table. It seemed that if she wanted to break out of the four people, she would have to go through a hard battle.
Seeing that He Meifeng did not fall into the trap, Ye Yijian stopped provoking them with these elementary tricks. After the four of them quietly laid the cards, Feng Bazhi rolled the dice and the first round of competition began.
While the cards were being shuffled, Ye Yihe and Meifeng were naturally competing secretly, and Zheng Yubai was not idle either. His ears and eyes were paying close attention to the movement of each card. Although he could not remember the position of all the cards after shuffling them like Du Bisheng, he was still about 60% sure.
However, in a duel with an expert, even if you are 99% sure, it is still the same as no certainty. As soon as he got the cards, Zheng Yubai knew that his skills were still far behind, and the 16 cards in his hand were really ugly.
Feng Bazhi raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and said to the three people: "Sorry, I need to add a flower card." Then he took out a flower card and added another one.
Ye Yihe and Meifeng's faces changed, Zheng Yubai also realized something was wrong. Sure enough, Feng Bazhi smiled slightly: "I'm so sorry, I got a perfect hand in the first round." Then he put the cards in his hand down.
There was an uproar in the audience. The big screen that was broadcasting the game showed Feng Bazhi's cards. It was indeed a perfect hand. Although it was just an ordinary hand, it was enough to make a good first impression.
The first game ended with Feng Bazhi's Tianhu. They thought it would be a bloody battle, but they lost without even making a move. Ye Yi and He Meifeng were both a little annoyed. When they shuffled the cards, the two of them stared at Feng Bazhi and repeatedly disrupted the cards he wanted. Although Zheng Yubai kept a low profile, he was also affected. The situation quietly changed from a confrontation between He and Ye to a chaotic situation of a four-way fight.
This time Feng Bazhi could no longer win a perfect hand, and although Zheng Yubai's hand was better than the first round, he had no flowers or characters, so at best he could only try to win a perfect hand. After the four players added flowers, Feng Bazhi played a two-tube.
Ye Yi glanced at He Meifeng with a sly look, reached out to grab the cards, hesitated for a while, and played a nine.
"Bang." He Meifeng pushed out two nines and smiled slightly: "Thank you very much."
Ye Yi showed no expression at all, but instead gave Zheng Yubai a mysterious smile.
While Zheng Yubai was still wondering, He Meifeng had already played her cards, and it was Zheng Yubai's turn to draw a card. He stretched out his hand and drew a very useful seven-straight. In this way, as long as he had a pair of gongs, he could win.
The game continued, and compared to the first round, this round was smooth and peaceful. Even Ye Yi seemed to have given up the idea of going against He Meifeng, and actually gave her another eight.
After He Meifeng drew her cards, Zheng Yubai touched the cards and actually made a pair of ke. He looked at the cards in his hand. If he played a useless card, he could get a pair of eights. But He Meifeng already had three eights...
He hesitated for a moment, but finally chose to wait. Although there was only one card left in the eight-card hand, there was still a chance of winning.
Feng Bazhi glanced at Zheng Yubai and muttered softly, "No future." He played a five-tube.
Zheng Yubai knew that even if he continued to confuse the three people, the masters could still rely on their welding skills to secretly mark the mahjong tiles. It seemed that Feng Bazhi had the most profound skills and had already known his own cards clearly.
Ye Yi smiled and said, "The one who survives to the end lives the best." Then he pushed out a red center.
He Meifeng was delighted: "Gang!" She stretched out her hand and pushed out three red cards. Four red cards were placed in front of her, and three nines and three eights were added. It was a big hand with one character and at least three pairs of gongs.
"Is it blooming on the pole?" Ye Yi asked with a smile.
He Meifeng glanced at Ye Yi and said, "Don't worry, we haven't finished playing yet." Then she added a card to the back and put it in front of her: "Nine, continue playing!"
"Come on." Ye Yi said calmly.
"This round, I'll make you cry." He Meifeng continued to draw cards, and a happy expression appeared on her face as soon as she got the cards: "Eight, keep going!"
Zheng Yubai stared blankly at her placing the green eight on the table, and immediately heard Ye Yi say, "Little brother, what are you waiting for?"
"I won..." Zheng Yubai pushed his cards.
The audience who had been expecting He Meifeng to play a three-color hand immediately complained. Zheng Yubai's small hand made all of He Meifeng's previous efforts go to waste. Her eyes widened, and she suddenly realized something and glared at Ye Yi fiercely.
"The He family's business is just like this deck of cards. It's glorious and glorious, but unfortunately it's all for the benefit of others." Ye Yi laughed and reached out to shuffle the cards.
Zheng Yubai inexplicably won the game, thanks to Ye Yi's help. However, starting from the third game, everyone at the table tried their best, and it was impossible to win by taking shortcuts.
The fierce battle was going on, and the first round was over in a blink of an eye. Zheng Yubai lost 200,000 chips, and Ye Yi and He Meifeng each lost 400,000 chips after fighting each other. This first round was equivalent to the initial test of the four people. Through these four rounds of fighting, they have already understood the strength of their opponents. The real hand-to-hand combat will start from the second round.
All of Zheng Yubai's knowledge of gambling techniques came from Du Bisheng. Even if Du Bisheng himself came out, he would only be on par with the three of them, not really "sure to win", not to mention Zheng Yubai, a novice who had only practiced gambling techniques for more than a month. His strength was obviously the weakest among the four, and he relied on taking advantage of the situation to avoid losing the most. However, he also knew that the second battle would be a real fight, and there would be no luck.
As expected, Feng Bazhi showed his exquisite skills as the king of southern gambling at the beginning of the second battle, winning millions of chips in a row with "Big Four", "Big Three" and "All the Same". Ye Yihe and Meifeng realized that something was wrong, so they could only put aside the grudges of the dead and join forces to snipe Feng Bazhi.
Zheng Yubai was recognized as a fat sheep at the table, so naturally everyone wanted to get a piece of him. Unfortunately, although Zheng Yubai was not good at gambling, his kung fu was very strong. The reason why he mastered Lingxi Finger and Chaos Palm so quickly was all due to the basic skills of Xingyiquan. At the moment, he was fighting openly and secretly with three people at the card table. He was not defeated in shuffling and stacking cards. His only weakness was lack of experience. After three rounds of cards, he fell to the last place, and lost more than half of the five million chips. The situation was very bad.
Fortunately, Ye Yihe and Meifeng focused their attention on Feng Bazhi, who was leading the game. They were both masters of gambling. With their cooperation, Feng Bazhi, even with the reputation of being the gambling king, was struggling. The three of them fought for the game, winning and losing, and left Zheng Yubai aside.
Zheng Yubai watched the fight between the three coldly, and proceeded with his own card game calmly. Sometimes he helped Ye Yi and Meifeng deal with Feng Bazhi, and sometimes he disrupted their plans. The relationship between the four was complicated, with family feuds and fights on the gambling table. It was really dazzling and a complete mess.
The second round also ended quickly. Feng Bazhi won more than 3 million and ranked first. Zheng Yubai lost 2.1 million and ranked last. Although Ye Yi and Meifeng lost less, they were still far behind Feng Bazhi. Naturally, they were ready to fight back in the last round.
It was already afternoon, and the other table's two-player game had also finished. A waiter brought up refreshments, and the audience and contestants had an hour's lunch break.
"How are you doing?" Du Bisheng came over with a confident smile. He was temporarily ranked first at another table. Although his advantage was not obvious, his momentum was much better than Zheng Yubai's.
Zheng Yubai scratched his head: "It was a terrible loss."
"What are you going to do?" Du Bisheng was a little worried.
"What else can we do? Take it slow. You also said that no one is a loser until the last round." Zheng Yubai said.
"Good." Du Bisheng praised, "I have confidence in you. I am still looking forward to reaching the finals with you."
"I hope so." Zheng Yubai looked at Xu Jin who had been watching his game in the audience. If he wanted to help Xu Jin realize his wish, he had to use his ultimate move in this last card. He held the angel amulet given by Xue Bingyang around his neck and smiled slightly.
Lunch time passed quickly and the last card game began. Who will be qualified to challenge the God of Gamblers Gao Fei will be revealed soon. (To be continued)