Chapter 590: A bet with 50 percent success (1/2)
Chapter 590: A bet with 50 percent success
Long Feiye’s views on Great General Ning’s motives caught Han Yunxi completely by surprise, because he suspected the man of having ties to the Di Clan!
“How could that be?” Han Yunxi couldn’t believe it. If this was true, then the Di Clan was truly hidden too deep. They even had control over a third of Tianning’s military, but had the patience to lay low until now without betraying their country. That wasn’t even the most important point. The crucial detail lay in the fact that if this was true, then the Di Clan’s strength couldn’t be slighted at all. Great General Ning originally only controlled Tianning’s cavalry, but after the civil unrest caused Emperor Tianhui to flee to the west, his loyalty earned the man’s trust. Now he had two more tiger command tallies in his hand, issued by the emperor himself. His title had also been changed to ‘Tianning Great General,’ which gave him authority of all of its soldiers.
If Great General Ning was really from the Di Clan, then his forces combined with the Cloud Realm Trade Consortium’s financial backing would make them a monstrous force, even to Long Feiye and Northern Li!
“This residence was won in an auction from black market bordering the Three-Way Battlefield. If the fourth imperial prince could find us here, then the black markets must have divulged its location!” Long Feiye stated.
Han Yunxi now understood why Long Feiye suspected Great General Ning of having connections with the Di Clan. After all, Cloud Realm Trade Consortium had a substantial presence at the Three-Way Black Markets. She nodded pensively while Long Feiye asked, “Want to make a bet? Your lordship has fifty percent certainty.”
Indeed, a single point like this could only lead to a strong suspicion. There was no way to guarantee that Great General Ning was from the Di Clan at all. After all, connections were complex at the black markets. It was possible another force besides the Cloud Realm Trade Consortium had gotten the intel, just as it was possible for the fourth imperial prince to find their location elsewhere altogether.
“Alright. Then I’ll bet that Great General Ning is from the Di Clan?” Han Yunxi asked with a grin. Naturally, she was playing the same old trick and choosing first again. Of all the people who’d bet with her in the past, Long Feiye was probably the only one who’d try a second time.
“So, your lordship has no choice but to bet that he’s not?” Long Feiye asked with amusement.
“You have a fifty-fifty chance anyways, so we have equal odds to win!” Han Yunxi smiled. From a technical standpoint, she hadn’t gained any bonus advantages this time, either. And somewhere down the line, Long Feiye had lost the ability to tell her ‘no.’
Instead he asked outright, “What are the stakes?”
Han Yunxi secretly laughed up her sleeves as her expression turned evil. Long Feiye’s gaze grew more interested at the sight, but when Han Yunxi just wouldn’t talk, he demanded, “Speak!”
“If I win, you’ll give Lil Thing a hug?” Han Yunxi asked as she studied his face for a reaction. As she hoped, Long Feiye’s response was quite rewarding. “If you agree to bet, you must accept to lose. Don’t regret things now!” she smiled.
“It’s only a fifty-fifty chance. Are you sure your lordship will lose?” Long Feiye retorted.
“There’s a chance in any case, isn’t there?” Han Yunxi said as she summoned a sleeping Lil Thing from her space to her sleeve to pet the creature. Now she was capable of moving Lil Thing in and out of the poison storage space with ease. But large things like the poison pond would still tax her mentally. Cultivation took time, after all, especially when one was cultivating the mind.
If Lil Thing knew that Mama Yunxi was doing so much for its sake, would it be too touched to sleep for three days and three nights?
Under Han Yunxi’s meaningful gaze, Long Feiye finally nodded his head. “Fine!”
Delighted, Han Yunxi asked, “Then what are your terms?”
Long Feiye only said coldly, “If your lordship wins, you’ll leave that rat in Pill Fiend Pharmacy from thereafter. Raise it there, don’t keep it on your person.”
Lil Thing might be a poison beast, but it had yet to recover after Han Yunxi took its blood to cure Long Tianmo. Right now, it had no way to protect her at all. In Long Feiye’s eyes, it was better to leave the animal at Pill Fiend Pharmacy and nurture it there.
Han Yunxi’s mouth twitched. “How many times have I said it, Lil Thing isn’t a rat! It’s a squirrel!” How can one be compared to the other? Rats are disgusting, while squirrels are cute!
“Think it over!” Long Feiye said plainly. In other words, if she didn’t agree, they weren’t going to bet.
Han Yunxi was filled with mirth. He’s probably regretting this bet already! Even though she had half a chance at winning, experience taught her that Long Feiye’s judgment was usually accurate. So betting on his beliefs was a solid choice.
“No need to think it over,” she said firmly, “It’s set!”
Long Feiye looked at her wordlessly.
“So this will be our terms, alright?” Han Yunxi intentionally pressed him.
“Mm,” Long Feiye replied sulkily, causing Han Yunxi to burst into laughter. His heavy face couldn’t help but quirk into a helpless smile in response. I’m always defenseless when it comes to this woman.
There was a fifty percent chance that Great General Ning was part of the Di Clan. Between Long Feiye and Han Yunxi, just who would win? Would Lil Thing stay, or leave? Everything was still up in the air!