Life Gambling

After a single phrase, everyone was shocked.

Even the person in the rat mask was slightly taken aback.

"You want to... bet your life?" the rat person confirmed.

"That's right," Qi Xia nodded, "I want to bet my life."

The rat person's throat moved, swallowing, then said: "No, no need, right?"

Originally, it was thought that these animal-masked individuals should be willing to bet their own lives, but why was she flustered?

"I, this is just a very simple 'searching' game, you, betting your life is too exaggerated... And my ticket only costs one 'Dao,' you don't have to bet your life..."

Lin Qin and Qiao Jiajian were also puzzled.

"Can this game... still involve betting one's life?" Qiao Jiajian asked with a frown, "But why do you want to bet your life? Are our 'Dao' not enough?"

"I remembered what the withered old man said and wanted to give it a try here," Qi Xia said in a low voice, "Looking at her appearance, she seems very afraid of me 'betting my life.'"

"I know you want to win very much," Lin Qin interjected, "But if you bet your life to open cans, what if something goes wrong? What if the 'Dao' is not inside?"

"I will win," Qi Xia said, then looked up at the rat person, "I have placed my bet, can we start now?"

The rat person was silent for a long time before finally trembling and saying, "If you really want to bet your life, then don't regret it... The game starts now."

Qi Xia walked into the room.

As the rat person was about to leave the room and close the door, Qi Xia suddenly grabbed her.

This action made the rat person's whole body tremble.

Qi Xia, expressionless, slowly reached out and took a 'Dao' from the rat person's shirt pocket.

"I found it."

The three people at the door all gaped.

Is this possible?

The moment the game starts, finding the 'Dao' on the referee.

Does this really not break the 'rules'?

The rat person was trembling continuously, looking very frightened.

"If I'm not mistaken, as long as you close the door, there will be no 'Dao' in this room anymore, right?" Qi Xia asked aggressively.

"How do you know..."

"It's simple," Qi Xia said softly, "There is indeed a 'Dao' in the 'now' of the room, but it will disappear soon."

The eyes under the rat mask began to turn wildly, and after a long silence, she asked, "You made such a bold assumption and bet your life on it?"

"Assumption? Of course not," Qi Xia continued, "What really convinced me was when you declared Tiantian's 'game over.'"

"What?!"

"At that time, the door was closed. In theory, none of us should have known anything about the situation inside, but the moment you opened the door, you told Tiantian she failed."

Qi Xia shook his head helplessly, "How did you know she didn't find it?"

"I..."

The answer is obvious. You knew there couldn't be a 'Dao' in the room.

The rat person's body trembled slightly.

"And the 'rodent' game was another trap. We all thought that rodents like to rest during the day and search for targets in the dark, which was also the direction Tiantian was thinking. In theory, she was not wrong. But there are other types of rodents in this world that hide important things in their mouths, right?"

The rat person stared at Qi Xia for a long time, knowing that she had truly lost.

She paused, then suddenly exerted a great force to push Qi Xia down and ran away.

Like a real rat, she turned and dodged.

Her running speed was very fast, and she disappeared down the street.

The group was somewhat at a loss at the moment, as they had never thought that these animal-masked individuals would actually run away.

"What's going on... Cheater?" Qiao Jiajian helped Qi Xia up from the ground, looking puzzled, "Why did she run away?"

"I don't know either," Qi Xia shook his head, but his expression seemed to have thought of something.

Could it be that 'betting life' refers to...

He looked in the direction of the rat person, wanting to confirm his thoughts, but couldn't help but widen his eyes.

What's going on?

Qi Xia reached out, his hand trembling as he pointed into the distance.

The three people turned their heads and were also stunned on the spot.

They saw a person floating in the air, blocking the rat person.

"I'll be damned... A terminator?" Qiao Jiajian's voice was slightly trembling, and the scene in front of him had completely surpassed his imagination.

They saw the person in the air gently waved their hand, and the rat person slumped down, as if they couldn't exert any strength.

Then, the two disappeared into the distance, and in the next second, they reappeared in front of Qi Xia and the other four people.

This scene, like a deity descending from the heavens, left the four people present with blank minds for a moment.

Floating in the air was a slender man, naked except for a red feathered cape draped over his body. His disheveled long hair was adorned with a few feathers, and at the moment, he was flipping upside down in the air, like a flying bird.

The four people were frightened by the sight in front of them, and no one dared to speak.

And the rat person was trembling all over, as if crying could be heard from under the mask.

"What are you doing, Rat Person?" the man asked softly, "Were you trying to run away just now?"

"I... I..." the rat person kept trembling, and their voice was deformed.

"Running away is not allowed," the man slowly landed, reaching out to gently stroke the rat person's head, "You have to be good, 'betting life' means 'betting life.'"

"Lord Zhuque...!" the rat person cried out, "Please spare me...!"

"That's not possible," the person called 'Zhuque' extended his slender fingers, constantly walking them over the rat person's mask, "If you gamble, you must accept the consequences. They wanted to bet their life with you, and I can't do anything about it."

Qi Xia had a bad feeling in his heart, and he plucked up the courage to talk to the other person: "I... I don't want her life. I bet my own life just to get more 'Dao.'"

"Oh?" Zhuque raised his eyes to look at Qi Xia, but his hand slowly moved down to the rat person's white neck, holding her like a real rat.

The rat person was stiff and trembling, not daring to say a word.

Is it necessary?" Qi Xia frowned, "I am the one who initiated the 'bet life,' and now I don't want her life anymore, I just want the 'Dao.' Killing her is of no benefit to me."

The rat person heard that Qi Xia seemed to be pleading for her, slowly raised her head to look at him, her eyes filled with tears.

After hearing Qi Xia's words, Zhuque slowly retracted his hand, and with a 'poof,' he laughed.

"Interesting... Rat Person, get up... He has spared you."

He patted the rat person on the back.