Chapter 28 Gambled to death on the Pirate Ship
“Didn’t Ma Liu lose the bet?” I just couldn’t understand what Liu the Sixth said. He only had a nine and a four. How could he win when the others all had “hammer” cards? Liu the Sixth said, “At the time... Ma Liu didn’t get a nine four, but a nine five. On a five-point card, there were 2 points at the bottom and 3 points at the top; Ma Liu only saw the two bottom points at first, but when he glimpsed the top of the card, he missed the third point, so he just thought it was a nine four.” Actually, it was a nine five. In the rules of Jiu Wu Hou, nine-five was the king, the best pair. Ma Liu hanged himself because he was nervous and thought he got the worst cards, while actually he got the best cards. For this reason... Ma Liu had become an evil soul. I felt pity for Ma Liu after hearing his story-he lost so much, but hanged himself just when he was about to win big. “Well, it’s destiny.”Liu the Sixth gave me a bamboo jar and said: “Ma Liu’s evil soul... cost...