CHAPTER 98: CHAPTER 98: BROTHER, SETTLE THIS QUICKLY

Su Ruan didn’t want to seduce him either, but considering that the person across might very well be her fiery-tempered big brother, she had no choice but to do so!

What if Lu Shinian recognized that the person across was the Star Thief Leader and ordered an immediate attack on her brother?

Knowing his character, he would definitely do something like that.

So she had to cover it up for now.

She leaned toward Lu Shinian, "Brother, my foot hurts."

Lu Shinian couldn’t resist Su Ruan’s coquettish attack. He picked her up and, with a few strides, reached the round table and sat down.

He sat opposite Su Hu.

Su Ruan: ...

She acted in vain.

Su Ruan was about to ask Lu Shinian to take her to rest elsewhere, but before she could speak, Su Hu across the table spoke first.

"Since everyone is here, let’s start then."

"Hurry up, I don’t have much time to play with you all."

Nine people sat around the round table, each with a partner standing beside them.

Hmm... Su Ruan was sitting in Lu Shinian’s lap.

Everyone wore masks so their true faces were unclear, but judging by their attire, their identities were likely unusual.

After Su Hu finished talking, a transparent dice cup rose in front of each of the nine people, containing five dice inside.

The dice cup was specially made; when shaken, you couldn’t see the trajectory or numbers of the dice inside. But once it stopped, you could see everything clearly, and the dice could no longer be shaken.

This was a unique rule of this casino, designed to compete for a ticket to the Galaxy Auction.

In the center of the round table was a transparent box with a gilded ticket inside, printed with large characters—[Galaxy Auction].

These nine people were here for this one ticket.

It seems that the Level 1 Energy Stone, with zero impurities, indeed attracted many people’s interest.

Clearly, they knew the rules of the game. Su Hu sneered and was the first to place his hand on the dice cup.

"I’ll go first then."

He said, starting to shake the dice cup first.

Seeing this, the others quickly began shaking their dice cups.

Lu Shinian placed his right hand on the dice cup, glanced at Su Ruan, and asked in a low voice, "Ruan Ruan, do you want to play?"

Su Ruan shook her head and asked softly, "Is this about who gets the highest numbers?"

"No." Seeing she wasn’t playing, Lu Shinian slightly moved his right hand, gently shaking twice before stopping, explaining to Su Ruan, "It’s about who rolls the most sixes."

This was the rule set by the casino owner, somewhat strange, but who cares when the casino owner had the Galaxy Auction ticket.

As they spoke, the dice numbers in Lu Shinian’s cup appeared.

There were five sixes, which was a very good result.

However, the competitors here were no ordinary people, and many had the same score as him.

Without a clear winner, they had to keep playing until the final winner was decided.

After two people were eliminated in the first round, the second round quickly began.

Lu Shinian’s performance was stable, with five sixes each time, while others’ performances declined over time.

After five rounds, only Su Hu and Lu Shinian were left.

Opposite him, Su Hu, wearing a lion mask, stared at Lu Shinian with deep dislike.

Lu Shinian, that old bastard, doesn’t miss a chance to take advantage of his sister!

He’d teach him a lesson if he claimed his sister back!

Su Hu grinned fiercely and suddenly shouted loudly, "Say, you across, how about upping the stakes a bit?"

Lu Shinian lowered his eyes, gently stroking the soft flesh at Su Ruan’s waist, his voice indifferent, "What stakes?"

"How about wagering the person in your arms?" Su Hu feigned the guise of a lecher, "If I win, the beauty in your arms becomes mine!"

Su Ruan: ...

Lu Shinian slowly looked up, in that instant, a metaphorical sea of blood seemed to surge in his eyes.

"I heard of an ancient delicacy named Lion’s Head"

His lips curled, his eyes deeper than a millennia-old cold pool, "You have a pretty decent Lion’s Head."

Su Hu’s heart skipped a beat; did Lu Shinian recognize his identity?

It’s possible; if he could recognize him, Lu Shinian definitely could too.

Su Hu’s lips twitched hard, "Forget it, let’s switch."

An ancient man once said that a true man can adjust to circumstances. Once he reunites with his sister, Lu Shinian will have to call him "Big Brother-in-law"! Revenge can wait!

Su Hu fiercely daydreamed about a beautiful future, then pulled out a box from his space button and tossed it to the center of the table, "It’s a handmade necklace, that’s my stake increase."

For a man like Lu Shinian, a necklace wouldn’t suit him.

Offering such a wager clearly revealed to whom it was meant.

Su Ruan was powerless, holding her forehead. Wasn’t her big brother afraid Lu Shinian would take it out on him? How could he still dare provoke him like this?

She tugged Lu Shinian’s sleeve, leaned closer to his ear, and whispered, "Brother, make it quick."

Lu Shinian restrained some of his killing intent, casually tossed something to the table center, and placed his right hand on the dice cup, starting to shake.

Su Hu shrugged and began to shake his dice cup as well.

Three seconds later, they both stopped.

The transparent dice cups clearly showed the numbers on the five dice inside.

Lu Shinian had five sixes, maintaining his expected performance level.

But Su Hu only had three sixes, clearly losing this round.

"Tsk." Su Hu clicked his tongue, stood up, "I lost."

He turned without hesitation, "Fox, let’s go."

Ye Qing, wearing a fox mask, nodded slightly at Lu Shinian and Su Ruan before turning and quickly catching up with Su Hu.

The stakes were settled, and the final ticket and necklace naturally belonged to Lu Shinian.

Lu Shinian collected the items, and they quickly left the casino, returning to the villa from before.

After returning, Lu Shinian spoke, "Ruan Ruan, do you know who the person across was?"

His question seemed ordinary, devoid of any noticeable tone anomalies.

Su Ruan pondered and didn’t hide the fact that she recognized the person across.

"I know." She replied, "It’s the leader of the Lion Star Thief Group."

Lu Shinian lowered his gaze, his pupils reflecting Su Ruan’s silhouette, pitch-black with only a little light, belonging to Su Ruan.

He took out the necklace he won from Su Hu, its aqua color intensifying under the light, shockingly beautiful.

He clenched his hand around it, gazing intently at Su Ruan, his voice carrying a hint of huskiness with a dash of uncontrollable possessiveness, his lips slightly parting.

"You two know each other?"