Chapter Eighty Down Payment

  Du Fei thus made an enemy of that year's Jue, actually Du Fei also wanted to probe this Zhong De province's young genius, on the one hand was looking down on the other side's arrogant air, on the other hand actually wanted to probe what kind of strength that year's Jue had, but the other side didn't have any urge to take action, Du Fei also gave up his idea in his heart.

  At this time, Du Fei and Zu Ji Tian were strolling leisurely on the main street. Due to the Control Yuan Conference being held, the inside of Zhong De City was bustling with people coming from all directions to participate in the competition or watch the matches. The number of spectators was countless. Ordinary people loved watching the Control Yuan Masters' competitions the most, as being able to control those magnificent elements was a highly honorable thing. Although they were ordinary people, just being able to see these things was already a delightful matter.

  Du Fei looked at the crowd outside a building and was also curious, so he went forward to take a look. He saw that the center of the crowd was surrounded by a middle-aged man sitting at a large table writing something, while several burly men stood around him for protection. The crowd was also lined up in an orderly manner, with many holding coins in their hands. Du Fei asked a person queuing next to him: "Hey, what's this queue for?"

  The person in the queue glanced at Du Fei and said with a dismissive attitude, "I don't know, go ask someone else." Du Fei saw the man's expression and couldn't help but feel angry, preparing to grab the man, but Zujitian stopped him. Du Fei looked at Zu Jitian and asked, "What are you doing? Why are you stopping me?"

  "Haha, Brother Jin, what are you doing? Are you trying to teach me a lesson?" Zujitian said.

  "Joke? I don't have any jokes. I just wanted to call him out and ask him clearly, who made him so arrogant?" Du Fei said in a bad mood.

  "Heh heh, Jin brother, just like the tone you used to ask someone earlier, they would definitely respond this way. Let me do it instead." Zu Ji Tian spoke as he gently pulled Du Fei aside and went forward to inquire himself.

  "Hehe, sorry to disturb you, brother." Zu Ji Tian bowed and smiled at a man in his thirties.

  "Oh, young master is being polite, I wonder if there's anything going on?" The man also spoke politely. The two of them started talking like this, and Du Fei watched as Zujitian laughed and chatted with someone else, feeling a bit embarrassed and covering his mouth. Before long, Zujitian walked over to where Du Fei was standing with a big smile on his face.

  "Xiao Jin, everything is clear now." said Zu Ji Tian with a smile.

  "Oh, tell me about it." Du Fei asked.

  "It's nothing, just a bet, and the object of the bet is the outcome of this Kontinental Championship match." Zu Ji Tian said with a smile, lightly tapping his folding fan.

  "Oh, so it's gambling? How do you play? Is it fun?" Du Fei looked at Zu Ji Tian with a curious expression. Zu Ji Tian raised an eyebrow and looked back at Du Fei, "Heh heh, Brother Jin, you're really good at joking. You can't possibly not have played this kind of gamble before, right? Even if you haven't played, you should've heard of it?" Actually, Zu Ji Tian had a point in asking this question, even a three-year-old kid knew what gambling was, but Du Fei looked like an idiot who didn't understand anything.

  "What's the big deal, I didn't know anyway, you'd better tell me clearly." Du Fei said with his hands spread open. Zu Ji Tian looked at Du Fei and shook his head before starting to explain...

  "Oh, I get it. It's just a matter of who wins, right? If you bet on the winner, you win the house's money, and if you lose, the house takes your money. Simple enough. I'll give it a try." Du Fei was also eager to try after hearing Zu Ji Tian's explanation. As they spoke, a handful of gold coins appeared in his hand and headed towards the betting area.

  The person maintaining order outside the crowd saw Du Fei walking over with a large handful of gold coins and was also taken aback, quickly walking to Du Fei's front and flattering him with a smile: "Hehe, is this young master here to place a bet?" Du Fei looked at the approaching person and said: "Yes, what's up."

  "Hehe, it's okay, I'm a staff member here. According to our casino rules, with the money in your hand, sir, you don't need to place bets outside. Please follow me." The man spoke as he bowed down and respectfully stretched out his arm, gesturing for Du Fei to head towards the inner room.

  "Oh, and this square." Du Fei spoke while glancing at the coins in the hands of those queuing up, most of which were copper coins, with even silver coins being scarce. Du Fei pursed his lips and ignored the envious gazes of the crowd as he walked into the inner room, with Zu Ji Tian following him inside.

  The situation inside the house was vastly different from outside, where people were packed in like sardines. Inside, there were only a handful of people, aside from Du Fei and Zu Ji Tian, who were all employees of the gambling den. The man who had led Du Fei into the house gestured for him to sit down at an exquisite table and offered him tea, saying with a smile: "Young master, take your time, look over this list and then you can place your bets. That book next to it is the roster of contestants, which includes detailed introductions to the strengths and abilities of each of the contending Yuan Masters. If you think one of them has a chance of winning, just bet on that one."

  "Oh, what's the way to buy?" Du Fei asked.

  "Haha, this is the matchup table for the contestants over the past few days. You can buy all of them, and there's a flower name list with an introduction to each person's situation." The man said with a smile.

  Du Fei looked at the table and said: "Hey, this is just the primary selection match. Why isn't there a preliminary round and final round situation?"

  "Haha, you're really joking, these days are just the elimination matches for the selection tournament. The preliminary round can only be held after the number of participants in the preliminary round is announced. However, you can also predict which round these people will enter." The man said with a smile, pointing to a place on the list. Du Fei followed his gaze and looked over, seeing dozens of names scattered about, among them was Jin San's name. Du Fei asked: "Aren't all these people participating in the preliminary round?"

  "Right, right, but these people are directly participating in the final because they are Tian Xing Zhe, so it can be predicted who will advance to the next match." The man smiled.

  "Oh, I see." As he spoke, Du Fei carefully examined the list and found that the first place was actually occupied by that Year Jue who had a grudge against him. Du Fei's face turned stern as he asked, "Hey, why is this Year Jue in the first place?"

  "Heh heh, young master, you don't know this, but the one at the very front is the most likely to win the championship, and that's because they're ranked first among all these people." The man said as he pointed to the name on the list.

  Du Fei also carefully looked at Nian Jue's profile: Name, Nian Jue, Male, 18 years old, Dual-elemental cultivator of Fire and Earth, Strength is Zhi, Odds are 1:1. Du Fei then took a look at his own situation, seeing that his odds were actually 1:30. Seeing that his odds were thirty times higher than Nian Jue's, he couldn't help but laugh.

  The man saw Du Fei's big laugh and also felt a strange feeling. In fact, Du Fei didn't know what the odds were all about, he just thought that his odds were higher than Nian Jue's, so he felt a sense of comfort in his heart. But he didn't know that the higher the odds, the weaker his strength was in people's eyes, and the smaller his chances of winning the championship.

  "Come, I'm going to bet on this golden scatter, with such a high odds, it's him." Du Fei said as he beckoned the man. The man was also startled by Du Fei's actions and became even more certain that Du Fei was a complete novice at gambling, which made him secretly delighted. The man had been frequenting the casino for many years and had immediately seen through Du Fei's facade, so he decided to take advantage of Du Fei and said with a smile: "Hehe, young master, how much are you going to bet? We start at ten gold coins."

  "Ah, let's just get the next five hundred then." Du Fei said casually.

  "How much?" The man was also shocked by Du Fei's words and retreated several steps before stabilizing his body. To buy a large mansion in the city center would cost only over a hundred gold coins, but Du Fei had spent 500 at once, equivalent to buying five mansions. It was understandable that the man was frightened, but Du Fei was born with a fate of squandering wealth. Not to mention the countless wealth left by Jin Ye Tian, Long Huan also gave Du Fei an unknown amount of gold coins, so Du Fei spent them like air, extravagantly and recklessly.

  Du Fei saw the man's astonished expression and thought he had lost his temper, asking: "What's wrong, did I lose?"

  "There's no nothing." The man showed a silly smile, looking at Du Fei, and stood up to help Du Fei with the procedures. After finishing, Du Fei left the casino with Zu Ji Tian amidst the sound of welcoming voices. At this time, the man saw Du Fei walk far away and immediately returned to the house, coming to the backyard inside the house. In this backyard, there was a small wooden house that was extremely unique. The door and window were tightly locked at this time, but the sound of men and women laughing together came from inside the door and window. The man trembled slightly as he knocked on the door.

  "Bastard, who is it? Can't you see I'm having a good time in here?" A sudden shout came from inside the house. The man heard this and subconsciously shrunk his head, swallowed his saliva and said: "Master, I've come to report something urgent."

  "Damn it, if this wasn't important I'd kill you and feed you to the dogs." Another angry shout came from inside the house.

  The man listened to what the man said and was also frightened with a pale face, but still told the story of Du Fei's betting in the gambling house today. After the man finished speaking, there was no sound coming from inside the room, which made the man tremble with fear at this time.

  Suddenly a voice came: "Well, send someone to carefully inspect those two people, remember not to be discovered." The man heard the conversation in the house and let out a sigh of relief, saying: "I'll go take care of it now." After finishing speaking, the man turned around and left the backyard...