Chapter 45 (1/2)

“Look at your steady posture. It seems that you are confident?”

Master Zhou took a sip of tea, holding half a tea stalk between his teeth as he spoke for the first time.

Xu Yi said, “I do not have a winning ticket, but I am open-minded. Since I cannot run from it, why not deal with it head on?”

“Then you still gave your kid 1000 Gold to bet that you would definitely win!”

“Master, think about it. If I lose, I will definitely die. There is no use leaving this money behind. If I somehow manage to emerge victorious, how can I let this opportunity to earn money go to waste?”

“Haha…good lad. Facing adversity head on, respect!”

After laughing, Master Zhou held the tea up and drank it. He said, “Now it seems that my worries are for nothing. Not only is your kid brilliant, he is also courageous. You can sit quietly and predict the outcomes. Why not share your worries with me?”

The glistening tea was poured into the porcelain cup once again as the smoke rose up. Xu Yi put the pot down and smiled. “I do not have any plans. Just use my strengths to compensate for my shortcomings.”

“I am relieved.” Master Zhou nodded. He said, “Some people have been struggling for half their lives and have yet to win a fight, but you have won it with your words. Initially, I was a little worried that you would not be here for the second half of my life. I feel a huge burden off my chest now.” After speaking, he stood up shakily as he mumbled inexplicable words under his breath and strode out.

Not long after Master Zhou had left, Yuan Qinghua came in dripping with sweat and placed one hand on his waist and squeezing a foot of thick paper in another hand.

He placed the stack of paper on the stone table and held the tea pot, infuriated. He then opened his waist pouch, took out two black tickets, scanned them, then placed one of them in front of Xu Yi. “Sir, I have already bought them. 1200 Gold placed on Yi Shenbu winning, with 2 to 1 odds.”

“Why are there two black tickets?” Xu Yi remembered that Yuan Qinghua’s original ticket was red.

Yuan Qinghua said, “Sir, you have no reason to ask this. Ask around Guang’an; am I one who is disloyal? Since you have already placed your life on the line, why would I not spare another 30 gold? I have already become your bookie. After getting the money, I place my faith in you. Take it as I am rooting for you.”

These generous words were actually hidden with meaning. The reason he turned and betted on Xu Yi was not because of loyalty, but after careful consideration, he was determined to be bolder.

Who was his boss to him? Although they barely knew each other, Yuan Qinghua knew him well.

This was definitely a guy who was calculative and haggled over every penny. He was definitely careful and could not afford to lose a little.

Seeing that the battle of life and death was imminent, this person sat firmly on the fishing platform and said nothing. However, he dared to spend thousands of gold to bet on him winning. If there were not a 90% chance of winning, who would do it?

In a nutshell, the reason why Yuan Qinghua turned was not because he knew that Xu Yi’s cultivation skills were profound, but it was to suppress Xu Yi’s unparalleled mind.

With regards to Yuan Qinghua’s calculations, Xu Yi could clearly see it. He secretly praised him for his extraordinary knowledge and showed a thumbs up.

Yuan Qinghua ignored Xu Yi as he grabbed the stack of paper and piled it in front of Xu Yi. “Sir, now is not the right time to pretend you are a celebrity. Going to the ring is a battle of life and death. Gao Pan has survived this eight times, and this is definitely not just based on luck. This is the information I’ve attained from Gao Pan’s past qualifications and news that I’ve found from his past eight fights.”

Talking business terms, Xu Yi was the boss and Yuan Qinghua naturally did not want him to lose and end up losing his life.

Speaking of personal relations, he could not let his rice bowl go down the drain. What’s more, he had bet heavily on Xu Yi. Although he believed in deceiving the boss, he definitely would not make a joke of his life. However, he had the ability of a man to increase the odds of the Business owner and bet on his own. Furthermore, this would increase his chances of winning, and he was naturally happy to do it.