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Xiao Shan took it and saw that it was a Hong Kong Daily newspaper.

The page Yang Tai had opened happened to be a column in the Hong Kong Daily News about this no-holds-barred fighting tournament.

The above statistics show the number of contestants who passed the preliminary rounds and also predict some of the favorites to win the championship.

Xiao Shan, due to his quick finish in the match, is clearly among the favorites to win the championship.

"Looks like the reporters from these Hong Kong newspapers are really quick!" Xiao Shan laughed as he handed the newspaper back to Yang Tai. "They actually managed to come up with this list of favorites to win the championship so fast!"

Yang Tai smiled, and then told Xiao Shan that many gambling dens in Hong Kong had already started betting on the outcome of the semi-finals.

Yang Tai knew so much because he had specifically asked the hotel staff about it today.

The hotel is currently housing many fighters participating in open fighting tournaments, so the hotel staff naturally have a lot of information about them.

Upon hearing Yang Tai mention opening betting odds, a flash of inspiration struck Xiao Shan.

With his current strength, winning a championship is absolutely no problem for him!

If you bet on yourself to win the championship, wouldn't you be able to get a large sum of money for free?

So Xiao Shan looked at Yang Tai and asked, "Does the casino have betting odds for the semi-finals?"

"I don't know about that!" Yang Tai shook his head and said, "I had to ask the hotel staff!"

Xiao Shan said to Yang Tai, "Then go and find that hotel waiter now, I need to ask him some questions!"

Although he didn't know why Xiao Shan did this, Yang Tai still obediently nodded and went to find a hotel waiter.

After a long time, Yang Tai arrived at Xiao Shan's room with a waiter.

Xiao Shan took out a five-pound note and said to the waiter with a smile, "I have some questions for you. As long as your answer satisfies me, this is yours!"

At that time, five pounds sterling was equal to 150 Hong Kong dollars.

This is no small sum for a waiter!

So when the waiter saw the banknotes in Xiao Shan's hand, his eyes lit up: "Sir, please feel free to ask me anything, I will answer to the best of my knowledge!"

Xiao Shan nodded and asked with a smile, "I heard that casinos in Hong Kong are offering betting odds on the semi-finals of this no-holds-barred fighting tournament. Are casinos offering betting odds on the semi-finals as well?"

"Only the three major casinos in Hong Kong are offering betting for the semi-finals, but there won't be many participants, and the odds won't be particularly high," the waiter immediately told Xiao Shan. "Because there are quite a few players participating in the semi-finals, and the preliminary rounds often don't reveal a player's true ability, so betting at this stage is purely based on luck!"

"Moreover, if you want to place a bet, there is generally only one option: bet on whether the contestant can enter the semi-finals! As for the odds, they fluctuate depending on the number of people betting."

Xiao Shan nodded: "I understand!"

As he spoke, Xiao Shan handed the banknotes in his hand to the waiter.

The waiter happily accepted the banknotes and said to Xiao Shan, "Sir, please feel free to call me if you need anything! If there's nothing else, I'll head out now!"

Xiao Shan waved to the waiter, indicating that he could leave on his own.

After the waiter left, Yang Tai asked impatiently, "Brother Xiaoshan, you're too generous! Five pounds!"

"Atai, you need to think long-term!" Xiao Shan said with a smile. "The information this waiter gave us could earn us several five-pound notes!"

Yang Tai was taken aback, then gave him a look that said, "I'm not well-educated, don't try to fool me": "Brother Xiaoshan, what are you trying to do?"

"I want to place a bet on myself!" Xiao Shan said softly.

Yang Tai instantly understood Xiao Shan's meaning, then hesitated and said, "Isn't this too dangerous? I've heard that these casinos in Hong Kong are backed by gangs or cops! We're outsiders in Hong Kong now, even if we win money, we might not be able to keep it!"

As the saying goes, even a mighty dragon can't suppress a local snake!

"Then I'll just find a stronger local bully to suppress them!" Xiao Shan said with a smile.

Yang Tai looked completely bewildered: "What do you mean?"

"My friend heard I was participating in the No-Holds-Barrel Fighting Tournament, so he came all the way from Johns Hopkins University to Hong Kong to cheer me on!" Xiao Shan said with a smile. "He'll arrive in Hong Kong tomorrow morning! I'll drag him along to place bets; I'm not worried about those gangsters not paying out!"

Allen knew that Xiao Shan had participated in the Unrestricted Fighting Tournament because Luo Leming told him.

Since Allen didn't have anything important to do at the moment, he flew to Hong Kong to cheer on Xiaoshan.

Hearing Xiao Shan say that, Yang Tai nodded: "If that's the case, then it's definitely worth a try! After all, with your strength, Brother Xiao Shan, winning the championship shouldn't be difficult at all!"

Although Yang Tai had never fought Xiao Shan, he felt that his strength had improved considerably after receiving Xiao Shan's guidance.

Therefore, Yang Tai was well aware that Xiao Shan's strength far surpassed his own.

In this no-holds-barred fighting tournament, no one should be a match for Xiao Shan!

"It's a pity I don't have any money on me, otherwise I would have placed a few bets on you, Brother Xiaoshan!" Yang Tai said with a smile.

Xiao Shan smiled and looked at Yang Tai: "That's easy. I'll lend you 1000 Hong Kong dollars. You can pay me back after you win the bet!"

Although Yang Tai was somewhat tempted, he ultimately shook his head: "Forget it! If my master and the others knew I dared to gamble in Hong Kong, they would definitely break my hands!"

Chapter 438, Getting something for nothing at the casino! (Please subscribe!)

Yang Tai grew up in Baiyun Temple. Although he did not become a Taoist priest, his usual behavior was no different from that of a Taoist priest.

Hearing Yang Tai say this, Xiao Shan didn't say anything more.

The next day, after breakfast, Xiao Shan told Tan Chengjia and the others, and then went to the airport to pick up Allen.

When Xiao Shan arrived at the airport, he found Luo Leming there as well.

It looks like they've come to pick up Allen too.

"It seems that Allen and his cousin have a pretty good relationship!" Xiao Shan said to himself with a smile as he greeted Luo Leming.

Half an hour later, Allen's plane landed safely.

After picking up Allen, the group went to Luo Leming's house first.

When Allen learned that Xiao Shan was going to place a bet on him, he smiled and said he would join in.

As for Luo Leming, he didn't seem to have any interest in the matter.

However, Luo Leming also reminded Xiao Shan and Allen to leave their address when placing bets at the casino.

After winning money, the casino owners dared not refuse to pay.

Xiao Shan and Allen naturally smiled and nodded in agreement to Luo Leming's kind offer.

During lunch, Xiao Shan mentioned that he was planning to do business with Lou Bancheng.

I'd also like to invite Luo Leming and Allen to join the collaboration.

Allen expressed some interest in Xiaoshan's invitation.

As for Luo Leming, he declined Xiao Shan's invitation.

However, Luo Leming also stated that if Xiao Shan encounters any trouble while doing business, he can come to him at any time.

After dinner, Allen heard that Xiao Shan was going to check out the casino and expressed his interest in going too.

Xiaoshan would naturally not refuse such a request.

Moreover, if Allen comes with him, he can hitch a ride.

Sitting in Allen's car, Xiao Shan first headed to the nearest branch of a Swiss bank.

He planned to make a fortune at the casino today, so he needed to get a checkbook from a Swiss bank first.

When he first opened his account with John Bull, he didn't have much money in the account, so he couldn't open a checkbook yet.

But now he has £100,000 in his account, which meets the requirements for opening a checkbook at a Swiss bank.

At that time, Swiss banks had many branches in Hong Kong.

After all, there were many foreigners in Hong Kong at that time, and they didn't even particularly trust banks in their own countries, let alone local Hong Kong banks.

Therefore, neutral banks like Swiss banks are still very popular in Hong Kong.

Since most of the clients of Swiss banks are from other countries, and each country has its own way of proving identity, Swiss banks cannot keep track of so many.

Therefore, at this time, the customer credentials of a Swiss bank are a passbook and a customer seal issued by the bank.

After parking the car, Xiao Shan and Allen went into the bank.

When he came out again, Xiao Shan had a checkbook and £5000 in cash.

"Xiao, are you planning to bet 5000 pounds on yourself?" After getting into the car, Allen looked at Xiao Shan with some surprise and asked, "That's no small amount of money!"

Xiao Shan smiled and shook his head: "No, I'm going to bet £10000 on myself!"

“10000 pounds? Didn’t you only take 5000 pounds?” Allen looked at Xiao Shan, somewhat bewildered.

"The remaining £5000 will naturally be withdrawn from the casino!"

Allen then realized that Xiao Shan was planning to go to the casino to win money and then use the winnings to bet on himself!

This is truly a blatant case of getting something for nothing!

“However, I’ve heard that big casinos usually have expert gamblers on staff, so winning that much money from them would probably be quite difficult!” Although Allen hadn’t been to casinos much, he had heard some things about them.

Xiao Shan smiled and said, "Don't worry, I know a little about gambling too!"

The two first went to the Yee Lung Casino, one of the three major underground casinos in Hong Kong.

Upon entering the casino, Xiao Shan immediately exchanged £1000 for chips.

Allen also exchanged 100 pounds for chips.

£1000 in chips is a lot, even at Yee Lung Casino.

Therefore, the casino manager immediately treated Xiao Shan as a VIP and arranged for someone to take Xiao Shan and his companion to the casino.

However, Xiao Shan didn't like being followed, so after learning about the casino's facilities, he casually gave the man a tip of ten chips and sent him away.

After sending the people away, Xiao Shan didn't go directly to check the odds for the No Limits Fighting Tournament. Instead, he went to the dice game area and a strange smile appeared on his face.

After watching a few rounds from the sidelines, Xiao Shan went straight to the table and started playing dice with the dealer.

As for Allen, he simply stood quietly beside Xiao Shan and watched.

He wanted to see just how skilled Xiao Shan really was at gambling, despite his supposed "little knowledge" of the game!

News travels very fast in casinos.

So the bookmaker opposite Xiaoshan already knew that Xiaoshan was the big fat sheep who exchanged 1000 pounds for chips.

However, what the dealer didn't expect was that the young man in front of him was a wolf in sheep's clothing.

With Xiao Shan's current strength, even without circulating his internal magic power, he can tell the number of points on the dice in the dice cup just by listening.

So after Xiaoshan made three correct bets in a row, the bookmaker started sweating profusely.

After seeing Xiao Shan bet correctly on several occasions, Allen also started betting along with Xiao Shan.

However, Allen treated this betting as just a bit of fun, and never placed large bets.

After winning two more rounds in Xiaoshan, the bookmaker couldn't resist cheating.

Seeing that the bookmaker was getting anxious, Xiao Shan let him win a few times.

Although they had won a few times, the dealer's expression grew increasingly serious.

After all, as the casino's dealer, if he consistently wins all three hands (three of a kind), the other gamblers will definitely notice something amiss.

Smashing a casino's signboard like this is absolutely unacceptable.

So after winning a few rounds by cheating, the dealer had no choice but to stop cheating.

In this way, Xiaoshan started winning money again.

Moreover, Xiaoshan didn't win every round in order to make his wins seem more realistic.

It's just that when he wins, he bets a bit more!

When the chips in front of him could be exchanged for ten thousand pounds, Xiao Shan smiled and stopped placing his bet.

The dealer thought Xiao Shan wanted to leave, so he quickly grabbed Xiao Shan, wanting to play a few more big hands with him.

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Seeing the dealer's expression, Xiao Shan knew he was worried that he would stop after winning money, so he smiled and said, "I'm tired of playing dice, I'll go play at another table!"

Upon hearing Xiao Shan's words, the dealer nodded slightly and said nothing more.

Since he's still in the casino, there's no need to worry about him losing the money he's won.