Chen Da took out the folded note, opened it and handed it to Ouyang Qian.

"Qian Jian, Department of Dandrology, Ministry of Internal Affairs." Ouyang Qian said loudly.

Everyone secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Only Qian Jian's face turned ugly. Chen Da was also a strong opponent and one of the favorites to win the championship. No one who came to participate in this small competition did not want to win the ranking.

Those who are weak and self-aware all want to be in the top ten. Those who are confident in their strength don't want to be in the top three and use the sect's soul-controlling milk to build the foundation.

It would be best to let those who are the favorites to win the championship fight against each other and lose both sides. This is what everyone thinks.

Dozens of people quickly drew out the notes in the wooden box, and each drew their own opponent.

Only one disciple named Ma Jun drew a white strip and entered the next round directly.

Tang Ning's opponent this time was a disciple of Xuande Hall named Fang Jieren. He was not very familiar with this person and didn't pay much attention to his competition. He expected that the opponent was also average.

"You have all drawn the disciples you will face. Prepare well today and start the next round of competition tomorrow." After Ouyang Qian said that, he turned and left the attic. Everyone also left Diocesan Peak one after another. Tangning returned to her house. Practice with your eyes closed.

Around noon, Chang Jian found him and invited him to go to Laogufeng Gambling House with him. He did not refuse, and the two of them came to Laogufeng together with flying swords.

There is an attic in a large open space just south of Lao Gufeng, which is the gambling house. This attic was built temporarily. It is not a magnificent carving or painting, but it is quite impressive. There are five big characters written on the attic: Lao Gufeng Gambling Square.

There was an endless stream of people coming in and out of the attic. Tang Ning and Chang Jian went in and saw that it was very lively. There were at least three hundred people, and there were twenty large tables, and each table was surrounded by people. , the discussion was endless.

This gambling house was built by disciples of Yuan Yidian. The person in charge of each gambling table is also a disciple of Yuan Yidian. Yuan Yidian controls the finances of the sect. Only they are qualified to run this gambling house, regardless of their wealth. It doesn't matter, it's mainly a credibility issue.

No one knows whether senior officials from Yuan Yidian were involved in this matter, but as far as Tang Ning knew, at least several foundation-building monks from Yuan Yidian were involved.

The two came to a gambling table and saw a blueprint one foot long and two feet wide spread on the table.

The odds for each match above are clearly written.

There are two betting methods, one is to win the championship. There are nine favorites to win the championship. The first one is Jiang Yuhuan from the forbidden secret department of the Secret Academy. His odds are the lowest among the people, paying four to one.

Next is Chen Da of Qingxuan Palace and Wei Yaqin of Xuande Palace. Because they shined in the first round of competition, the odds are now 5 to 1, instead of 7 to 1.

Next down are Qi Mingyu from Yuan Yidian, Yuan Jian from the intelligence department, and Guo Sida from the secret security department. Their odds are seven to one.

Finally, there are Xu Yingjie from the mountain guarding department, Qin Qiong from the security department, and Feng Yugang from the inspection department. The odds are eight to one.

If there is a dark horse in the end and the winner is not one of the nine, then all the spiritual stones that were previously pressed will be returned and the bet will be void.

Another betting rule is to only bet on a single game. The matchup list for the next round of competition has been written on the drawing, and the odds of each opponent are also clearly recorded.

The difference in odds is mainly based on their respective cultivation levels and the strength shown in the first round of competition.

Tang Ning found a chart showing the competition between herself and Fang Jie from Xuande Palace. The odds were 12 to 8. She was 12 and Fang Jie was 8. That is to say, if she pressed ten spiritual stones, if she won, she would get 22. , Fang Jieren will get eighteen yuan if he wins.

Obviously the gambling house is more optimistic about Fang Jie.

Looking at Chang Jian again, the odds are also 12 to 8.

Tang Ning looked at each match one by one and saw that some matches were marked with red lines, so she asked, "Junior Brother Jia, why are so many people here drawn with red lines for matches? What does this mean?"

The person in charge of this gambling table is named Jia Yi, a disciple of Yuan Yidian.

Jia Yi said: "We thought that the disparity in strength between the two sides was too great, so we crossed it out, just like Senior Brother Jiang Yuhuan Jiang versus Senior Brother Ren Jingren. How do you give odds for such a match?"

"Oh." Tangning nodded, thinking it made sense: "Can I buy a match against myself?"

Jia Yi said: "Yes, but you can only buy yourself to win, but you can't buy yourself to lose."

Tangning took out ten medium-grade spiritual stones and said, "I'll buy myself a thousand spiritual stones."

You can only buy a maximum of one thousand spirit stones for a single competition.

This is to prevent someone from placing a large bet and asking someone else to buy it and then losing.

The gambling games listed in the Dagufeng Gambling House are all of similar strength, with a small gap. Matches with too large a disparity in strength have been crossed out. This way, there is no fear that someone will deliberately buy oneself to lose. Since the strength is similar, it is natural to squeeze into the rankings.

I will give my best to compete with each other and will not deliberately lose the game just for this little spiritual stone.

"Okay." Jia Yi took the thousand spirit stones and recorded them in the account book, and gave them to Tang Ning to sign.

"I'll also buy myself a thousand spiritual stones." Tangning had just finished signing when she heard a loud shout from behind her and looked back.

I saw five people from the other side approaching. The leader of the group had a Chinese character face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a very ugly face. Who else could he be if he wasn't Fang Jie?

Among the five people, there was a woman who was as graceful as ice and snow, with bright eyes and white teeth. She was none other than Wei Yaqin who shined in the first round of competition.

It happened to be a coincidence. Fang Jieren and several senior brothers from Xuande Hall had nothing to do, so they made an appointment to come to Laogufeng Gambling House to have a look. They were all disciples who had passed the first round of the competition.

They all want to take a look at the current odds against themselves at Laogufeng Gambling House.

In fact, he was not keen on this matter, but he didn't want to upset the other brothers. He also heard that they had invited Senior Sister Wei to come with them, so he agreed.

He has loved this girl since he entered the sect, but he has never expressed his feelings. Whether he has low self-esteem or is shy, he has not dared to say it out loud.

When several people walked in, they saw Tangning sitting across from him. They all still had some impressions of him because he had made a big fuss in the attic and they had drawn him in this match.

It was nothing at first. There was no communication or holiday between the two parties. There was no need to say hello or anything like that.

But when I passed by him, I heard him say, buy yourself a thousand spiritual stones.

All the brothers looked at him together, especially Wei Yaqin's watery eyes looking at him, which made him feel a little ashamed unconsciously.

What is this? The opponent he was facing was so confident and despised him, and all his brothers were present. If he didn't fight back, how could he hold his head high? So he immediately turned around and spoke loudly, strode forward, and took something out of his storage bag

Give one thousand spiritual stones to the person in charge of the gaming table.

When he took out a thousand spirit stones, he still felt a little painful in his heart. For this small competition, he spent two thousand spirit stones to buy a top-level magic weapon, and he was very strapped for money at this time.

But he didn't show any timidity on his face. As long as he won this game, it would be fine, he thought in his heart.

"Who is this senior brother?" Jia Yi asked.

"Fang Jie from the Xuande Palace Military Department."

Jia Yi was stunned for a moment, then took the spirit stone and picked up the account book to record: "Okay, Senior Brother Fang."

Tangning glanced at him in surprise. She didn't expect to meet him under such circumstances. She stood up and said hello: "Senior Brother Fang."

Fang Jie smiled softly: "Junior Brother Tang is very confident! Do you really think you are sure of victory?"

Tang Ning smiled and said, "It's just because I don't have the confidence that I bet to cheer myself up."

"I'm afraid that's not the case! Your earth-escape technique is very exquisite. I have seen it before, but my technique is not inferior to yours."

When Tang Ning saw what this man said, she thought he really had something to say, so she said, "I'll ask Senior Brother Fang to give me some advice."

"Humph." Fang Jieren snorted coldly: "Then let's see what happens tomorrow!" After saying that, he turned and left.

The group of people arrived at another gambling table, and a person next to them said: "Senior Brother Fang, this guy is really arrogant. I don't think you should hold back tomorrow and teach him a lesson."

"Yes! Senior Brother Fang, I will give you five hundred spirit stones. I don't know which inferior opponent this person has won against. He actually underestimated our Xuande Hall disciples. You must teach him a lesson tomorrow, Senior Sister Wei,

Do you think so?" a woman said

Wei Yaqin shook his head, and his voice was as clear as a wind chime: "This person is neither impatient nor impetuous, and has a calm demeanor. I think he is not easy to deal with, so it is better to be more cautious."

When Fang Jieren heard this, his chest and abdomen were filled with anger, and he secretly vowed to teach that kid a lesson and show her what he was capable of.

"Sister Wei, is he too ambitious? I can't see how he is calm and calm. Didn't he scold the disciple of the Inspection Department in public that day in the attic? Is this considered calm?" the woman said dissatisfied.

Wei Yaqin did not argue with her. This was an intuition. The other person's eyes were very confident, not bluffing at all, and not timid at all, which made her feel that this person might not be that easy to deal with.

After this incident, Tang Ning and Chang Jian left Lao Lone Peak.

On the second day, everyone came to Diocesan Peak and found a seat in the attic to sit down. Not long after, all ninety-one people arrived. Even the disciple named Ma Jun who had won the white lottery and was directly promoted also came.

Already.

After Tangning sat down, he noticed a gaze staring at him. He turned his head and saw Fang Jieren looking at him intently, with strong hostility in his eyes.

He couldn't help feeling a little helpless. This person was too narrow-minded! He just paid a thousand spiritual stones to buy himself a win. As for staring at him with such hatred? He ignored him at the moment and turned his head to avoid his gaze.

The two grown men's eyes intertwined and they always felt weird...

Little did he know that the reason why Fang Jieren held a grudge against him was entirely because Wei Yaqin's words made him feel that he had lost face, and the more he thought about it after he returned, the angrier he became.
Chapter completed!