Chapter 31 The Real Clown

Soon, the bat-headed waiter brought over a takeaway box.

A super-sized transparent plastic box.

Liu Zheng placed the little girl inside the plastic box, her pale face looking straight at him.

Seeming to smile, yet seemingly crying.

He was silent as he took off the clown costume and covered the takeaway box with it.

"'Lucky Clown Card' has become invalid."

The system's indifferent voice sounded.

"Now what, without the Lucky Clown how can I win money?"

Niu Ma lamented.

"Who said you have to wear a clown costume to be a clown?"

Liu Zheng smiled.

"Hey, someone, get me a knife, and some thread and needle."

He shouted to Jellyfish Head waiter.

"My name is Ruan Piaopiao."

The Jellyfish Head waiter finally couldn't bear it anymore.

"Yeah, yeah, whoever, hurry up."

Liu Zheng tossed a red chip over.

"Alright, just watch."

The Jellyfish Head waiter immediately drifted away.

Before long, it brought over a table knife and a box of needle and thread.

"As a woman as beautiful as you, you must carry a mirror with you, right?"

Liu Zheng asked the Succubus croupier.

"How clever."

The Succubus croupier smiled, producing a silver mirror studded with rubies from her chest.

He looked towards the silver mirror, the face within, uglier than last time.

Every Blood and Flesh Rebirth took him further away from being human.

Liu Zheng smiled and stuffed the table knife into his mouth.

One cut, and another.

He decisively reopened the healed oral cavity.

Then, he threaded the needle through the upper oral cavity and into his forehead.

With a dead knot tied, his mouth was pulled up high.

His smile was maniacal.

"Not enough yet?"

Liu Zheng muttered to himself.

He didn't hear the system's prompt.

Another cut, he split open his own tentacle, blood gushing out.

The tentacle rolled around his face several times, until his entire face was dyed bloody red.

Except for the mouth.

"Beauty, lend me your foundation for a bit."

Liu Zheng threw another red chip her way.

"It's a gift."

The Succubus croupier generously pushed a box his way.

It, too, was inlaid with rubies and was clearly valuable.

Liu Zheng opened the box and raised an eyebrow.

Inside was a box full of white metallic powder.

"Lead powder, huh? That'll do."

He plunged his mouth directly into the lead powder.

A sour taste stimulated his taste buds.

Liu Zheng shook off the excess lead powder and looked in the mirror.

A bloody red face, a deathly pale mouth, a grin stretched to his ears.

"'Lucky Clown Card' has become effective."

The system prompt sounded.

"I'm really fucking awesome."

He nodded in satisfaction.

While Niu Ma looked at him as if he were a madman.

"Deal the cards."

The Succubus croupier glanced at Liu Zheng and dealt the fifth community card.

A ten of diamonds.

Fa Mian Tuan looked at his hand, his doughy face slightly undulating.

With four diamonds on the table, if the human had just one diamond, he could make a flush.

Although it had three Queens, the odds of making four of a kind were quite low.

But to fold, Fa Mian Tuan also felt reluctant.

It had already bet six black chips, folding now would be throwing them all away.

"Fold already, I'm so bored my skeleton is showing."

Liu Zheng said indistinctly.

"I fold."

Fa Mian Tuan hesitated for a long time before finally choosing to fold.

It wasn't holding a full house, it was just bluffing Liu Zheng earlier.

"Such a coward and you're making pancakes, better go make steamed buns instead."

Liu Zheng said disdainfully.

"I..."

"Are you trying to say you have a straight flush, huh?"

Niu Ma interjected.

"Are you fucking stealing my lines?"

He erupted in anger.

"With one word from you, I know exactly what kind of shit you're about to pull."

Niu Ma laughed.

"When I get back I'll take a dump in your mouth. All in."

Liu Zheng pushed all his chips forward.

"I fold."

A gambler wearing a hooded sweatshirt, his face shrouded in mist, threw his cards away.

The dough face, doghead, screw head, and mist folk all chose to fold, leaving only Eel Head.

"Diamond ace, it's in my hands. I, don't believe, you can beat that."

If they all have flushes, then the one with the ace is the biggest.

Unless Liu Zheng actually has a straight flush.

But Eel Head wasn't worried at all because it had a card in hand that could completely block Liu Zheng.

"Tomorrow, I will, order takeout."

Eel Head's eyes were as cold as a venomous snake's.

With all the money won, it could afford to order delivery with specific instructions.

"I'm afraid you might eat yourself to death."

Liu Zheng shot back.

But everyone could hear that this time, his words were more bark than bite.

"I'm raising the bet."

"This handsome guy is all in already,"

the Succubus croupier shook her head.

"He, still has, chips."

Eel Head looked at Liu Zheng.

"I'm wagering, your, flesh."

Eel Head opened its mouth, drooling.

Tomorrow it could eat Liu Zheng, but not necessarily his "flesh".

"Then raise the money."

Liu Zheng said with a cold smirk.

"Fine."

Eel Head pushed forward 30 black chips.

"Handsome, are you following or not?"

asked the Succubus croupier.

Seeing Eel Head really raising the bet, Liu Zheng couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat on his forehead.

"Aren't you quite the boaster? Keep it up, then!"

the dough face taunted.

"You folded, so shut it."

He snapped back.

"You're so great, match the bet then."

"Match the bet!"

"Match the bet!"

...

The other gamblers also started making noise.

Their gazes, both overt and covert, fixed on Liu Zheng like he was a piece of rotting meat.

"How about we just forget it, being broke is better than being dead."

Niu Ma advised.

"I want money over life. I'm in!"

Liu Zheng said fiercely.

"Your, flesh, is mine now."

Eel Head sneered as it flipped over its hole cards.

One diamond ace and one diamond nine.

Niu Ma's face darkened.

With that diamond nine, Liu Zheng no longer had any chance of making a straight flush.

"I can't save you this time, but I can help carry out and bury that coffin for you,"

Niu Ma pointed at the takeout box at his feet.

"Thanks."

Liu Zheng said, somewhat touched.

"After all, you've called me boss before."

Niu Ma patted his shoulder with pity.

"But it's not necessary."

Liu Zheng shook off Niu Ma's hoof.

"Ladies and gentlemen, straight flush!"

He laughed maniacally as he slapped his hole cards on the table.

The other gamblers laughed scornfully.

Everyone knew that there was no way he had a straight flush.

But soon, their laughter choked off as if someone had grabbed their throats.

Liu Zheng's hole cards were indeed...

A heart eight and a club eight.

"You've got to be kidding me!"

Niu Ma stood up, slamming the table.

"Hey, the chips fell off."

Liu Zheng complained.

"Oh, my apologies, my apologies,"

Niu Ma quickly bent down to pick up the chips.

"Stupid humans."

The other gamblers grumbled as they left the table.

Playing cards with such a lunatic, winning was no fun.

Losing was even more disgusting.

"I will, wait for, you,"

Eel Head looked deeply at Liu Zheng and then left as well.

"Hahaha, hit the jackpot, hit the jackpot!"

Niu Ma looked at the mound of chips, laughing hideously, sounding even worse than crying.

It wasn't enough for retirement, but it was enough to bail on the restaurant.

"Well played, well played."

Applause sounded from one side.

With a glass in hand, the Demon sat across from Liu Zheng.

"Let's have a bet, shall we?"

It said with a smile.

At that moment, Niu Ma cried even louder than he laughed.