The Understated Dragon Lord

Chapter 162 The King of Jade Gambling

Andrew was still confused, so he continued to ask, “What kind of trap has this

country boy set for you?”

Isaac put on an air of having seen right through Daniel’s plan and explained, “He was

trying to entice me to say the same words!”

“What do you mean?”

“He just said I could pick an additional stone, but his real intent was to tempt me into

stating he could also choose another stone.

That country boy’s picks are worthless–none of them contain any jade, so he’s sure

to lose.

I might have, out of politeness, allowed him

he could

have chosen the three stones with the most value

a limit, spending more, he could

a stone that would be worth

immediately grasped what was happening.

with a cold laugh, then addressed Daniel, “I hadn’t realized

so sly. Such tricks you

Did you really think you could deceive the king of Jade Gambling? He saw right through your evil

to throw in a jab. “Country boy, I didn’t realize you were this sort of person before. Don’t you have any integrity? Such underhanded trickery -it’s a good thing the King of Jade Gambling saw through your plans. If you had gambled with someone as pure as, say, me today, I bet you’d have

was trying to convey to Jessica just how sneaky Daniel was and how

take heed and not be fooled by the country boy any longer.

pointless chatter, prompted, “Let’s have the staff open

stone he was most proud of and told the staff, “Open this one first

saw and began to carve into the stone. A stone the size of a goose egg