Chapter 65: Chapter 65: Heavy Betting
“My god, you finally ca!”
Liu San said excitedly to Li Fei.
“Let’s go.”
After putting on his mask, Li Fei resud his aloof persona, speaking in a deep voice.
“Co on, co on, I’ll take you there now!”
Liu San didn’t dare delay and hastily took the lead, jogging ahead.
“How about it, are you confident? I’m planning to place a big bet.”
Sister Hua walked up to Li Fei and asked in a low voice.
She was confident in her ability to judge people and had never misjudged soone. Although she had only seen Li Fei fight a few tis, she was sure his strength was extraordinary, very likely a formal Martial Artist with hidden strength!
That’s why she recomnded Li Fei to beco a Tiger General, intending to make a big gamble tonight!
“Coincidentally, I also plan to place a big bet.”
Li Fei turned his head towards Sister Hua, “What are the odds tonight?”
Although he already had ten thousand in prize money from the Inspection Bureau, and a thousand from the Martial Arts Hall, Martial Arts cultivation was a bottomless pit. Li Fei wanted to get stronger as fast as possible, and naturally, the more money, the better.
So tonight he also ca with the mindset of making a big score!
“Currently, the odds for the Tiger General side are 8.9, but odds will change at any ti. They won’t be fixed until one minute before the fight starts and betting stops.”
Sister Hua explained.
The bookmaker always made sure they profited steadily, so they would adjust the odds based on the amount bet on each side. If many people bet on the Tiger General to win, or if there were particularly large bets, the odds for the Tiger General would naturally be lowered.
“What’s the maximum bet you can take for a Dragon and Tiger Fight?”
Li Fei asked.
“Hey, you disappeared these past few days; you didn’t go making money, did you? Are you really planning to place a big bet?”
Sister Hua looked at Li Fei in surprise.
Then she covered her mouth and laughed: “Every night, Qingyuan Fist Village has a turnover of at least a hundred thousand. There was even soone who won a million in one night! So you just bet confidently without worrying that the boxing ring can’t afford to pay or will wanggle out of your money.”
Li Fei nodded.
Hearing Sister Hua say this, he felt at ease.
The three of them walked quickly through the boxing village, soon arriving at a large gate.
“Inside here is the Inner Village of Qingyuan Fist Village, only high-level fights like Earth Character Boxing Matches and Dragon and Tiger Fights are held here. Without significant wealth, you can’t enter to watch the fights.”
Liu San introduced to Li Fei.
The guards at the entrance of the Inner Village saw that Sister Hua was leading and let them through without asking any questions.
The Inner Village’s layout was different from the outside, no longer just a series of large tents, but a series of independent stadiums surrounded by wooden walls.
Li Fei was quickly brought into one of the stadiums, the center of which was a circular arena surrounded by high walls, with ascending stairs around it. On the stairs were a series of private boxes, from which one could see n and won, either standing or sitting inside.
“My recomnded guy is here!”
Sister Hua told the person in charge of registration.
The person glanced at Li Fei, wearing a mask, and said with a wry smile to Sister Hua:
“Sister Hua, next ti you should bring people earlier. Putting us in this position is difficult.”
“Oh co on, he’s here now, isn’t he?”
Sister Hua handed the person a bill, “Help out here, will you?”
Eventually, the person still registered Li Fei, with the entry reading:
Boxer’s agent: Liu San
Boxer’s alias: Green-faced Ghost
Boxer’s rank: Profound Level
“I thought he was so incredible figure, but it turns out he’s just a Profound Level boxer?”
At that mont, a man with a goatee, followed by a young man holding an iron spear, walked over.
“Wang Hu, what’s it to you?”
Sister Hua didn’t give the newcor any face.
This Wang Hu was also a well-known agent in the boxing village, only his fighters’ performances were a bit lesser than Sister Hua’s, so he was always one step behind.
Wang Hu stroked his beard and glanced at the masked Li Fei, saying viciously, “I’d like to see how you’re going to die in a bit.”
After that, he took the fighter who had originally been prepared to replace Li Fei on stage and left.
“Keep an eye on the betting pool, I want to see how that bitch Liu Huahua plans to bet.”
After Wang Hu left, he imdiately called over his underling and asked him to watch the betting pool.
A few minutes later, the underling returned to report:
“Hu Brother, Liu Huahua bet five thousand, betting on Tiger Generals to win!”
“She bet that much?”
Wang Hu looked surprised, “Does she have that much confidence in that Green-faced Ghost?”
“There’s more.”
The underling continued.
“What else?”
“The fighter called Green-faced Ghost bet on himself to win, putting down six thousand!”
“What did you say?”
Wang Hu’s eyes widened.
If it was those elite figures from the city, the Eldest Young Masters and Young Ladies, it indeed might be possible for them to casually throw out bets of thousands or tens of thousands, but for fighter agents and fighters themselves to bet, they usually wouldn’t go that high, because they knew how hard it was to make money.
In one Dragon and Tiger Fight, for fighter agents and fighters to together bet over ten thousand was very rare in Qingyuan Fist Village.
“What are the odds now?”
Wang Hu asked.
“Because an extra eleven thousand was bet on Tiger Generals to win, their odds dropped to 7.3.”
The underling said, “Hu Brother, should we also place a bet?”
Wang Hu looked at him, “On who? Tiger Generals to win? Fuck, are you out of your mind! How many ‘Tiger Swallowing Dragon’ have you seen here in Qingyuan Fist Village? Moreover, tonight’s Dragon General is Ling Yong, a martial artist at the Body Breaking Stage peak with a twelve win streak on the Earth Character Boxing Ring!”
“Fuck it, I don’t believe in this shit, go bet five hundred on Dragon General to win!”
Wang Hu took out a bunch of paper money from his pocket and handed it to the underling to place the bet.
“Alright.”
The underling took the money handed over and ran back to the betting area.
“Five hundred on Dragon General to win.”
“Alright, keep your ticket safe, next.”
“…wait a second.”
This underling recalled the scene of Sister Hua and Li Fei pulling out a huge amount of money to bet on Tiger Generals to win and, as if possessed, took out a stack of paper money and coins from his own pocket:
“I’ll put… thirty-seven on Tiger Generals to win!”
Soon, the underling returned to Wang Hu with the ticket, feeling inexplicably guilty.
…
Li Fei walked into a spacious room, the rest area prepared for the fighters.
There were already two people in the room.
One had a square shield over one ter tall at his feet, while the other held a Guan Saber more than two ters long in his hand.
Upon seeing the two, information about them imdiately surfaced in Li Fei’s mind.
The one with the shield at his feet was ‘Steel Bear’, a good hand on the Earth Character Boxing Ring, adept at defense and counterattacks, with a record of eight wins and two losses.
The one holding the Guan Saber was ‘Black Blade’, also a good hand on the Earth Character Boxing Ring, specializing in weapons, having fought five weapon battles with a record of five victories!
Li Fei noted that one was wielding a saber and the other holding a shield; they obviously had prearranged to coordinate their attacks in the arena.
“You’re the one Sister Hua recomnded, the Green-faced Ghost?”
The most imposingly built, Steel Bear, spoke first.
“Mhm.”
Li Fei nodded.
Steel Bear looked at him, “I trust Sister Hua’s judgnt; you must be quite skilled. But we’re up against soone even stronger tonight. To win, we’ll need to work well together, wouldn’t you agree?”
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