Chapter Eighty-Five: The Final Begins

  After finishing the meal, Du Fei came downstairs, and at this time, the man had already prepared a sedan chair to wait for Du Fei and Zu Ji Tian. Seeing the two coming down, the man also smiled and invited them into the sedan chair, walking towards the position where Du Fei was.

  Before long, Du Fei and Zu Ji Tian arrived at the inner building of Du Fei's residence. At this time, in the main hall, a middle-aged man with a full face, a stout body, and a whole body shining with jewels was holding up his teacup to drink tea. Seeing Du Fei and Zu Ji Tian arrive, he quickly put down the teacup in his hand and stepped forward hastily to greet them.

  "Haha, Brother Jin San has arrived, sorry for not welcoming you from afar, forgive me." the man said with a smile.

  "Oh, is it you who's looking for us?" Du Fei asked doubtfully, sizing up the man as he spoke.

  "It's me, haha, I forgot to introduce myself. My surname is Qian and my given name is Feng." the man said with a smile.

  "Oh, it's Old Money, sorry about that." Zu Ji Tian cupped his hands in a gesture of respect.

  "Hehe, two heroes, please be seated. Come on up." Qian Feng spoke as he gestured for Du Fei and the other to sit down, ordering someone to bring tea. He smiled at them with a pleased expression.

  "How could you forget Young Master Zong's esteemed surname and great name?" Qian Feng said with a smile towards Zu Ji Tian.

  "I dare not, I dare not, my humble surname is Zu, and my full name is Ji Tian." said Zu Ji Tian with a smile.

  "Oh, so it's Brother Zhang, please be polite and have some tea." Qian Feng smiled. Du Fei saw the two being polite to each other and looked at them with a strange expression, asking: "Hey, I say, Boss Qian, what did you call us here for?"

  Qian Feng put down the teacup in his hand and laughed: "Hehe, Jin San brother's outstanding performance at the conference this time really made people shine, even that year's champion, Ye Sheng, was defeated by you. It's indeed admirable."

  "Hey, stop beating around the bush in front of me. If you have something to say, just say it straight out. I don't have time to waste on this with you." Du Fei said with a disdainful expression.

  "Haha, Jin San brother is indeed a true hero, speaking straight to the point, straightforward and refreshing. I also like interacting with people like that. I won't say much more, let's get straight to the topic." Qian Feng's tone became calm: "You know I'm in the gambling business, just like this conference where I've invested a lot of money. I'm a businessman, making money is my duty. So I hope our cooperation this time can make a big profit. What do you think, Jin San brother?" Qian Feng smiled and looked at Du Fei.

  "Huh? Work with me and make money? How?" Du Fei asked.

  "You just defeated Year Victory, didn't you? Originally, Year Victory was ranked third in our calculations of the odds, but today he fell under your feet. Now, Jin San Brother's odds have taken over Year Victory's position, which also proves that Jin San Brother's strength is enough to rank among the top three in this tournament. As long as Jin San Brother follows my instructions and competes, the money will come rolling in. What do you think?" Qian Feng said with a gloomy smile.

  "Your deployment, why should I listen to your arrangement?" Du Fei asked disdainfully. At this time, Qian Feng heard Du Fei's words and his expression also became somewhat unnatural.

  "Can't Brothers Jin San take the opportunity to make a fortune, and then we can split it 50/50? What do you think?" Qian Feng looked at Du Fei with a hint of caution.

  "Let me tell you, I'm participating in this competition not for anything else, just to verify my own strength. As for money, I have plenty of it, don't need it." Du Fei stood up and said disdainfully.

  "Does the Jin San brothers' words mean we don't have a chance to cooperate anymore?" At this time, Qian Feng's tone became somewhat unpleasant to hear. Du Fei also clearly felt the change in Qian Feng's tone and fearlessly glared at him, saying: "What, you can't cooperate with me so you want to take action against me?"

  "Ah, Master Jin, where did you come from? I didn't dare, Master Jin is wise and discerning." Qian Feng said with some alarm at this time.

  "Listen up, kiddo," he said, "stop showing off in front of me, or else..." As he spoke, Du Fei snapped his fingers loudly.

  "Hey, Xiao Jin, a gentleman uses his mouth but not his fists. Let's not stoop to his level. All he cares about is money. We don't need to engage in such despicable dealings with someone like him. Let's leave." Zu Ji Tian said as he walked up to Du Fei.

  Du Fei heard Zu Ji Tian's words and also loosened Qian Feng's clothes, took a fierce look at Qian Feng, then turned around and left the casino. At this time, Qian Feng was also looking at Du Fei disappearing from his line of sight with an unwilling expression. However, just after Du Fei and Zu Ji Tian went out, Qian Feng's face suddenly calmed down, shouting: "Wang Quan, come over quickly." The Wang Quan in Qian Feng's mouth immediately appeared in front of Qian Feng, who was the man who invited Du Fei to come.

  "Old master, what instructions do you have?" Wang Quan asked with concern, looking at Qian Feng. After all, he had seen everything clearly earlier and now Qian Feng was going to vent his anger on him.

  "It's all right, have someone send this letter to Luo Lie, the lord of Xing'an City, and tell him that Jin San is the person they are looking for." Qian Feng's tone was surprisingly calm, and Wang Quan on the side also looked stunned. "Hurry up and go!" Qian Feng shouted loudly when he saw Wang Quan showing no signs of leaving.

  "Yes, yes, sir, I'll go and take care of it right away." Wang Quan said as he quickly pushed his way out of the main hall.

  At this time, the only one left in the hall was Qian Feng. He was not affected by Du Fei's actions just now and calmly picked up his teacup to drink tea, smiling sinisterly: "Jin San, humph, it really is you. You can wait and see, and thank you for giving me this opportunity to make a meritorious deed. Hahaha..."

  "Damn it, I should have beaten that old scoundrel once, the more I think about it, the more uncomfortable I feel." Du Fei said with some indignation, occasionally kicking at the gravel on the ground.

  "Xiao Jin, don't be angry either. What's there to be angry about? It's nothing, just a little more time and it'll be fine, as long as you don't think about it." Zu Ji Tian lightly danced with the folding fan, smiling at Du Fei.

  Du Fei also took a glance at Zu Ji Tian, pouted and said: "Forget it, don't think about it anymore, there's still the competition ahead."

  Zujitian saw Du Fei's appearance and also did not make a sound, slowly walking with Du Fei into the inn where they were staying.

  Inside Xing'an City:

  "Hahaha, indeed the heavens do not disappoint those with determination! In the end, I've finally found that little scoundrel's trail." The one laughing maniacally was none other than Luo Lie, the lord of Xing'an City, who was currently holding a letter in his hand.

  "Big brother, you mean the gold dust that killed Third Brother has been found? Where is it?" asked Luo Gang anxiously. Luo Lie handed the letter to Luo Gang with a cold expression and said: "Third Brother, rest in peace, big brother will definitely avenge your death."

  "That little scoundrel is now in Zhongde City, when are we going there?" Luo Gang asked.

  "It's not necessary for now, that money will naturally have a way to track his whereabouts. It seems that the network points set up by Uncle Bu are indeed effective, and they found the trail of Xiao Zamao so quickly." Luo Gang said.

  "Second brother, hurry up and instruct them to get going. We'll set off immediately to Zhongde City to find that kid. Don't let him escape," Luo Lie said. Upon hearing Luo Lie's words, Luo Gang also quickly made arrangements...

  In just a few short days, Du Fei appeared in the final match wearing a green robe. The finals were also unusual, with 50 players advancing to the next round, divided into ten groups of five people each. Each group competed against each other, and only the top two players from each group advanced to the overall finals. The remaining ten players would be eligible to participate in the Royal Academy selection tournament. Du Fei's group also produced the first seed player, Nian Jue, who was also matched up against Du Fei in the first round, much to Du Fei's excitement and surprise that his wish had come true so quickly.

  After the numerous opening ceremonies before the final, the two were now standing on the stage facing each other. The stage at this time had also undergone a tremendous change compared to the previous one, not only was it much wider, but even the surrounding Yuanqi walls had been reinforced. Those who could stand out from the crowd of thousands and be described as exceptional were truly remarkable. Especially in Du Fei's match against Nian Jue, almost all the spectators' attention was attracted, firstly because Nian Jue's reputation and strength were unparalleled in Zhongde City, secondly because Du Fei's performance in his previous victory had also sparked intense interest among the audience, making him one of the biggest dark horses in this tournament. Before the match even began, the two had already been talked about as if they were gods. Now that the real match was finally happening, the spectators' emotions were boiling with excitement and anticipation.

  "Hmph, I had originally planned to teach you a good lesson earlier, but you severely injured my younger brother the other day. This grudge must be avenged, so today, you will only die." Yan Jue gazed at Du Fei with an evil expression from not far away.

  "Hmph, stop spouting nonsense in front of me. If you have the ability, come at me with your horse. Don't just show off your eloquence." Du Fei also retorted without being polite.

  "Be prepared, I'll see what you're capable of to survive today." Yan Jue's words were accompanied by a surge of powerful aura that pressed towards Du Fei. Du Fei also felt the sharpness of Yan Jue's aura and furrowed his brow, but he didn't show any fear, instead, he was ready to face the attack head-on, and a great battle was about to unfold...