Chronicles of Celestial Origins

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

"Qian Jian from the Department of Pills and Medicine of the 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 their foundation.

It would be best if the favorites to win the championship could have a fight and both sides would suffer.

Everyone thinks so.

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

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

Tang Ning's opponent this time was a Xuande Hall disciple named Fang Jieren.

He was not very familiar with this person, and he didn't pay much attention to the competition. He expected that the other person was also average.

"You have all drawn the list of people to compete with you. Prepare well today and start the next round of competition tomorrow." After Ouyang Qian said that, he turned and left the attic, and everyone left one after another.

Around noon, Chang Jian found him and invited him to visit Laogufeng Gambling House.

He did not refuse, and the two of them came to Lao Gufeng together with flying swords.

In a large open space directly south of the mountain peak stands an attic, which is the gambling house. This pavilion 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: "Old Gufeng Gambling". Square.

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

This gambling house was built by the disciples of Yuan Yidian, and the person in charge of each gambling table is also a disciple of Yuan Yidian. Yuan Yidian controls the sect's finances, and 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 the senior officials of Yuanyi Palace were involved in this matter, but as far as Tang Ning knew, at least several foundation-building monks from Yuanyi Palace 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.

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

Next down are Yuan Yidian Qi Mingyu, Intelligence Department Yuan Jian, and Secret Security Department Guo Sida. Their odds are seven to one.

Finally, there are Xu Yingjie from the Mountain Guard Division, Qin Qiong from the Security Division, and Feng Yugang from the Inspection Division, with odds of 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 pressed before will be returned and the bet will be void.

Another betting method is to only bet on a single game. The list of opponents 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 Hall. She saw that the odds were 12 to 8. She was 12 and Fang Jie was 8. That is to say, if she pressed ten spiritual stones, she would get twenty-two if she won. , Fang Jieren will get eighteen yuan if he wins.

Obviously the gambling houses were more optimistic about Fang Jie.

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

Tangning 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 think that the difference in strength between the two sides is too big, so we cross it out, just like Senior Brother Jiang Yuhuan versus Senior Brother Ren Jing. How to 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 a win, but you can't buy yourself a loss."

Tangning took out ten middle-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 big 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 a huge 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 try 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 handed them over for his signature.

"I'll also buy myself a thousand spiritual stones." As soon as Tangning finished signing, he heard a loud shout from behind him, and he looked back.

I saw five people from the other party approaching. The leader of the group had a Chinese character, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and an ugly face. Who 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 Wei Yaqin who had shined in the first round of competition.

It happened to be a coincidence. Fang Jieren and several Xuande Hall disciples 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, and they all wanted to Take a look at the current odds of Lao Gufeng Casino against himself.

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

As soon as they entered, they saw Tangning sitting across from her. They all had some impressions of her because she had made a big fuss in the attic, and Fang Jieren had drawn him again this time.

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 happened to hear him say that he would buy me a thousand spiritual stones.

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

what is this? The opponent he faced was so confident and looked down upon him, and all his fellow apprentices were present. How could he hold his head high if he didn't fight back?

So he immediately turned around and spoke loudly, strode forward, took out a thousand spiritual stones from his storage bag and handed it 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 short of money at this time.

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

"Who is this senior brother?" Jia Yi asked

"Fang Jie, a member of 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 but said, "Junior brother Tang is very confident! Do you really think you are sure of victory?"

"It was because I didn't have the confidence that I encouraged myself to bet."

"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."

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

"Hmph." Fang Jieren snorted coldly: "Then let's see what happens tomorrow!"

After speaking, he turned and left.

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

"That's right! Senior Brother Fang, I'll give you five hundred spirit stones too. I don't know what inferior opponent this guy has won against, but he underestimated our Xuande Hall disciples. You have to teach him a lesson tomorrow, Senior Sister Wei. dont you agree?"

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

When Fang Jieren heard this, his chest and abdomen were filled with anger, and he secretly vowed to teach that boy 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?" another woman said dissatisfiedly. .

Wei Yaqin didn't 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. .

After Tangning sat down, he noticed that a gaze was 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 but feel helpless. This person was too narrow-minded! He only paid a thousand spiritual stones to buy himself a win, but why would he stare at himself with such hatred? He ignored it at the moment and turned his head to avoid his gaze.

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

He didn't know that the reason Fang Jieren held such a grudge 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.

It turned out that in her eyes, she was worse than an unknown boy from the Herbology Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, so she was even more determined to find a way to save face today, and at the same time decided to teach this boy a lesson.