Chapter 788: Scheming From All Sides (7)
Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Terrifying!
Qian Duo Duo swallowed and whispered, “Did Xu Chang Qing do that?!” “Shh-!” The old woman quickly covered her mouth in fear, “Miss, it’s better to be cautious with your words…”
Qian Duo Duo immediately understood that it was indeed Xu Chang Qing who had done it.
When Xu Chang Qing first arrived in Moon City, her mother had personally sought her out, warning her not to challenge Xu Chang Qing under any circ.u.mstances, and stating that in Moon City, almost no one could match Xu Chang Qing’s strength.
initially, she didn’t take it seriously, but now, seeing Zhuge Ying’s guardian injured so easily, she felt a chill down her spine.
After all, Zhuge Ying’s status in the Zhuge family was not low, similar to her own status in the Qian family, and their accompanying guardians were equa y strong. Yet…
Unbelievable!
Qian Duo Duo immediately restrained herself, deciding to stay low-key and not attract Xu Chang Qing’s attention.
On the other side, Xu Chang Qing glanced at Zhao Yu with interest.
He had noticed Zhuge Ying’s abnormality but didn’t know what Zhao Yu had done.
This intrigued Xu Chang Qing. In Qian State City, he had seen many top-tier experts, but none seemed like Zhao Yu, who had consumed multiple immortal herbs and possessed at least two abilities at the first tier.
This kid wasn’t simple either!
He recalled warning Zhao Yu earlier about Huo Ying stealing the third-rank magical artifact, yet Zhao Yu still agreed to fight for Cai Xun.
Did he still have confidence in victory?!!
On the other side, Zhao Yu was also surprised that Xu Chang Qing had injured Zhuge Ying’s guardian with just a glance after he had shown a hint of killing intent.
This delighted him, realizing how strong his guardian was.
Zhao Yu seized the opportunity to transmit his voice to Zhuge Ying: “That was just a warning. I’ve changed my mind. You used me to host the bet, and you didn’t even bet on yourself. Three million…”
Upon hearing this, Zhuge Ying couldn’t even care about the old man’s injury.
He immediately went to the betting table, lifting all the money tickets, showing that there were only two million and wondering how Zhao Yu expected three million.
Zhao Yu chuckled and transmitted his voice, “Then make it four million. Your choice. Disagree, and it will be five million!”
Zhuge Ying was dumbfounded.
He wanted to speak up but feared exposing Zhao Yu’s ability, causing him to deliberately lose the match and cost him millions.
Understanding Zhao Yu’s intention to extort money from him, he nodded reluctantly.
“Four million. Looks like I still underestimated you, kid. You have a lot of money…”
Zhao Yu transmitted with a click of his tongue.
Zhuge Ying, terrified, kept bowing in submission.
The others, seeing this, didn’t think much of it, a.s.suming Zhuge Ying was apologizing to Xu Chang Qing for his guardian’s earlier provocation.
“Let’s make it four million. I’m a man of principles!” Zhao Yu said, grinning
from ear to ear.
Four million meant that Zhuge Ying had to contribute two million alone, which was much better than losing eight million.
Of course, Zhao Yu could have demanded five million, but that would have completely offended Zhuge Ying.
Xu Chang Qing had advised him to avoid offending members of the five major families whenever possible. Offending someone of Zhuge Ying too severely would not be wise.
After all, he had no personal grudge against Zhuge Ying. He was just envious of him making money off him, especially since Zhuge Ying had previously prevented him from placing a bet.
On the other hand, when Zhuge Ying heard Zhao Yu only asking for four million, he let out a sigh of relief.
To be honest, under normal circ.u.mstances, it would have been reasonable for Zhao Yu to ask for six million. After all, if he lost, he would have to pay ten million. Deducting the two million he had already recovered, asking for six million would have balanced things out.
“Wait, I’m losing two million. Why do I feel relieved?!”
Zhuge Ying quickly realized that no matter what, he was still losing money. Moreover, he had already confirmed this loss even before the compet.i.tion started.
This kind of loss was completely different from the previous ones he had pretended to make.
After all, he knew the inside story.
Before arriving at the scene, he had received a message from his brother Zhuge Dali, who had gathered intelligence.
Before Zhao Yu agreed to help Cai Xun in Huang Zhe fight, Xu Chang Qing had informed Zhao Yu about the Silent Array Flag, yet Zhao Yu still agreed to battle.
This indicated that Zhao Yu was confident he could win the match under the influence of the Silent Array Flag.
Although he didn’t know how Zhao Yu planned to win, the Zhuge family had always trusted their judgment.
Therefore, Zhuge Ying came to act as the bookmaker, believing Zhao Yu had a sure chance of winning.
As it turned out, his judgment was correct, but he didn’t make any money. Instead, he incurred a loss.
At this moment, he really wanted to shout out loud, telling everyone that Zhao Yu would win and that they shouldn’t place any more bets.
But he feared Xu Chang Qing on the other side might give him a deadly look. After all, he didn’t want to end up like his guardian, who might be killed by Xu Chang Qing’s glare.
Zhuge Ying sighed deeply and slumped into his chair, looking utterly despondent.
Unlike the facade he had put on for others before, this time his reaction was completely genuine.
He couldn’t help but feel regret. If only his brother hadn’t eavesdropped on Xu Chang Qing, if he hadn’t known this insider information, he wouldn’t have acted as the bookmaker, and he wouldn’t be in this mess now.
“Hurry up and start! Everyone’s waiting to get their money!!” Qian Duo Duo urged as seeing that the fight hadn’t started after such a long time.
Since the eldest daughter of the Qian family had spoken, the others naturally had no objections. The referee in the ring quickly stepped to the center and announced the start of the match..