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Chapter 175 Poker Game
Liu Shuyue followed the test driver to another area, where various types of construction machinery were set up specifically for test drives.

Chen Xuan followed the salesperson all the way to the third floor of the park building.

"Please come in," she said, pointing to a door.

Chen Xuan glanced at the nameplate on the door. "General Manager's Office?"

"Yes, it's quite rare to find a customer like you who's willing to order five units at once, so our General Manager Wu has decided to personally entertain you."

Oh, I see. Looks like I've become a VIP.

Chen Xuan pushed open the door and walked in alone. The manager of Wuhuan Company immediately stood up from behind his desk and greeted him, "Come, come, Mr. Chen, please have a seat. Would you like a smoke?"

"No, thank you." Chen Xuan waved his hand to decline. Just as he sat down at his desk, his phone rang again. "Excuse me, I need to take this call."

"it's okay no problem."

The caller was Lin Qing again. "Hello, what's up now?"

Didn't you see my location sharing post?

"No, I'm busy."

"Jiang Siqi is heading towards your location!" Lin Qing said quickly. "She's less than two kilometers away from you now, be careful not to give yourself away."

Chen Xuan was taken aback for a moment, then lowered his voice and said, "The government has come to the Fifth Ring Road Industrial Park?"

"Yes, and quite a few people came, all in one car. Wait a minute, they've already gotten off the car."

"Wait, they're after the Wanderers. Could the Wanderers be near the industrial park?"

"That possibility cannot be ruled out. In any case, you'd better stay away from Jiang Siqi. She's not in any danger, but there's no guarantee that anyone on the task force will notice anything unusual about you."

"Understood, thanks for reminding me." Chen Xuan hung up the phone.

He's inside the building now, so he doesn't have to worry about being discovered, but Liu Shuyue is still outside visiting and test driving, which might attract the attention of the agency's staff... After all, with her looks, passersby would definitely take a second look.

I should have gotten her a cell phone.

"Manager Wu," Chen Xuan said to the general manager, "Please wait a moment while we sign the contract. I'll go and call my friend up first."

"What's wrong? Did something happen?" the other person asked with concern.

"It's nothing, I just wanted her to participate in the purchasing process, for the sake of a sense of ceremony," he replied casually.

"Oh... I understand." Manager Wu smiled slightly. "But you should stay. Whether you buy the excavator or not is fine, but I'd prefer you to stay here."

Chen Xuan, who had already walked halfway into the room, suddenly paused.

He stopped and turned around. The other person still had a warm smile on their face, as if they had no idea what they had just said.

Chen Xuan immediately scanned the general manager with his mental technique and found that his light spot was slightly stronger than that of an ordinary person, but still not at the level of a Qi Sensing Person.

He then pulled out the barcode scanner and pressed the trigger in front of Manager Wu.

Two abilities immediately appeared on the screen.

"Soul-Stealing Puppet" LV5, White.

"Business" LV2, White.

Chen Xuan was startled. There was no need to look at the specific description of the ability anymore. Just by looking at the name of the first ability, he knew that something was definitely wrong!
Could this person be controlled by the Wanderer?

Since he's just a puppet, what he says doesn't matter.

Chen Xuan was too lazy to pay attention to the other party anymore and planned to go downstairs to meet Liu Shuyue immediately. However, just as he turned around, a large hand suddenly landed on his shoulder.

Someone's backing you up!?
The next second, the surroundings spun around him; the office vanished, replaced by a lavishly decorated European palace. A stone fireplace occupied an entire wall, its top adorned with exquisite reliefs of figures. Inside, the fire crackled, and the flickering light cast long shadows of his figure.

In the center of the palace was a long solid wooden table, on which were placed all kinds of silver tableware, which reflected the firelight and scattered countless bright halos.

A foreign man dressed in fine clothes sat at the end of the long table, looking at Chen Xuan with great interest.

He was clearly the owner of this palace.

This was the first time Chen Xuan had encountered someone who could completely evade the detection of the Heavenly Cloud Skill.

"You don't seem very surprised?" the man said gently. "Most people's first reaction when they come here is to ask me in a panic, 'Where is this?'" His Chinese accent was heavy, but at least it was understandable.

It doesn't really matter where you are.

Anyway, he can use the store manager recall function to teleport himself into the store.

"So you're the wanderer the organization is looking for?" Chen Xuan asked instead of answering. Although the man was dressed in gorgeous clothes and the palace was decorated in an elegant style, he was bald.

Chen Xuan found it difficult to feel fear towards a bald, middle-aged man.

"Organization? Wanderer?" The man asked two questions in quick succession, then shook his head. "Strange names. But I prefer to call myself a demon, or you can call me... Lord Gustav."

Jiang Siqi also mentioned the word "devil," so it seems that he is the target of the Weixian Agency.

That would be troublesome; he doesn't want to be targeted by the authorities right now.

"If you don't let me leave right now, you're in for a world of trouble," Chen Xuan threatened bluntly.

To be honest, his luck today was just too bad. He rarely took Liu Shuyue out for a stroll, and he never expected to run into a Wanderer. What's more, this Wanderer even approached him.

“That won’t do. How could I let someone with such a sweet soul as you go so easily?” the man chuckled. “To tell you the truth, I noticed you the moment you walked in.”

Why did they notice him instead of Liu Shuyue?
This person's judgment criteria are a bit unconventional.

However, Chen Xuan understood one thing: this wanderer who called himself Gustav seemed to have regarded the Fifth Ring Heavy Industry Park as his own lair, and he was like a predator lurking in the center of the lair, quietly waiting for his prey to enter his hunting range.

What's there to talk about then!

Chen Xuan immediately unleashed the Thousand Thoughts Sword, slashing down at his opponent.

Gustav remained motionless, letting the sword light sweep across his body, while raising an eyebrow with slight appreciation, saying, "This is your ability? Not bad... looks quite handy."

No harm?

Is the man in front of me an illusion?
Chen Xuan activated the Heavenly Glow Technique again, probing the situation within a fifty-meter radius—when the area was shrunk to such a small size, the mental technique's sensing ability became extremely precise, but even so, he received no feedback. Not only the Wanderers, but even the ordinary people in the building seemed to have vanished without a trace.

Chen Xuan took out the barcode scanner again and pointed it at the man, but the screen still couldn't scan anything.

“It’s no use. You can’t hurt me here, just as I can’t hurt you.” Gustav spread his hands and said calmly, “I advise you to sit down sooner so the game can start quickly. Of course… if you want to talk to me more, that’s fine too, after all, I’m quite interested in this world.”

game?

A flash of inspiration suddenly struck Chen Xuan—

What was the last thing you saw in the instant before the environment changed?
A hand landed on his shoulder!
Touch-based spellcasting, a unique, independent space, two invincible opponents, and... the core of the ability is the game—all these elements seem familiar.

Could it be——

Chen Xuan immediately walked to the other end of the long table and plopped down, seemingly not giving his suggestion to chat the whole time.

"What game do you want to play? Let's get started!"

"Oh? You're really not afraid of death..." Gustav said in surprise.

As Chen Xuan sat down, a pair of sky-blue hands suddenly appeared in the center of the long table, holding a thick stack of playing cards.

I see……

He suddenly understood that the other party was using an ability similar to flipping a coin, only the way it was expressed was different.

No wonder the other party was so confident.

Strong rule-based capabilities are unavoidable and uncontrollable, making them inherently quite troublesome.

Moreover, it's highly likely that, like coin toss, it has cheat dice that can drastically alter the odds of winning or losing.

"This is the game you were talking about? Playing cards?" Chen Xuan deliberately feigned a bored expression.

Gustav's face turned somewhat gloomy, his initial ease and mockery gradually fading, as if he had been provoked by Chen Xuan's reaction. "Foolish! You don't know how many people's fates have been decided by the games on this table. Some of them were great heroes who ruled city-states, and some were self-proclaimed prodigies, but as soon as they lost, they had nothing left."

"Not bad, you can even use idioms. Where did you learn that?"

Gustav took a deep breath, as if suppressing his anger. "One game decides the outcome, and the loser will suffer endless torment until the winner forgives his folly!"

(End of this chapter)