Chapter 43

Zhao Dengtian stood at the classroom door, almost wanting to swallow Jing Yan alive.

He panted heavily, his face flushed and his neck thick, his eyes wide open.

"Oh, right, Zhao scum, if you're really unhappy with me, why don't you place a bet on Li Tianfu? There's still a little time left, it's not too late to place a bet," Jing Yan suddenly narrowed his eyes, his voice becoming much gentler.

Jing Yan knew that Zhao Dengtian was very wealthy.

If Zhao Dengtian placed a bet on Li Tianfu, it would definitely be beneficial to Jing Yan, because the more Zhao Dengtian bet, the higher the odds for Jing Yan in this match would be.

Hearing Jing Yan's words, Zhao Dengtian's eyes darted around.

He took a breath and looked at the steward Li behind him.

"Steward Li, what are the current odds?" Although Zhao Dengtian was a playboy and liked to scatter spirit stones wherever he went, he wasn't completely brainless.

"Master Zhao, the current odds for Li Tianfu are 25 to 1," Steward Li looked at the odds crystal and then said.

"25 to 1... Why are the odds so high? Can this Jing Yan really have a chance to win? These fools, they only set the odds at 25 to 1!"

25 to 1!

Damn, these odds are high?

Steward Li wanted to curse, but he really needed to maintain politeness with Master Zhao. After muttering a few curses in his heart, Steward Li remained silent.

"Go, place a bet of 5,000 spirit stones for me!" Zhao Dengtian waved his hand and immediately placed a heavy bet of 5,000 spirit stones.

As he spoke, he had the old man with the green beard take out 5,000 spirit stones.

The old man with the green beard wore a black ring on his finger. This ring, if underestimated, would be a big mistake. This ring was a Sumeru ring. From the outside, it looked small and delicate, but inside, it had a different world.

Even the lowest-grade Sumeru ring was worth a fortune. Even among the children of the three major families, very few had a Sumeru ring.

Jing Yan had once obtained a low-grade Sumeru ring, but after his realm fell, the ring was taken back by the family.

Indeed, a Third Heaven martial artist carrying a Sumeru ring around was practically telling everyone, "I have a Sumeru ring, I'm very rich, come and rob me!"

The old man with the green beard was actually a bookkeeper of the Zhao family. He followed Zhao Dengtian because the family patriarch had personally arranged it. The purpose was clearly to supervise the playboy Zhao Dengtian. The patriarch must have known Zhao Dengtian's character; if Zhao Dengtian had a large amount of spirit stones, he would squander them all.

Hearing Zhao Dengtian's words, the old man with the green beard hesitated slightly but quickly took out 5,000 spirit stones.

Because, in his view, Zhao Dengtian's decision this time was not wrong.

Although the odds for Li Tianfu were low, he was a sure winner. At 25 to 1, a bet of 5,000 spirit stones would win 125,000 spirit stones if Li Tianfu won.

"Ha ha..."

Jing Yan suddenly laughed.

Zhao Dengtian immediately glared at Jing Yan.

"Zhao Dengtian, you, the top playboy of Donglin City, only bet 5,000 spirit stones on a sure win? Tsk tsk, it seems your reputation is undeserved!" Jing Yan said with a smile.

"What did you say?"

"Are you daring to mock me for being poor?"

"Damn, you wait and see." Zhao Dengtian, who had been a playboy in Donglin City for over a decade, had never been called poor by anyone.

It was one thing for others to say he wasn't strong; his talent wasn't high, and despite having a vast amount of resources, he was still at the Seventh Heaven of martial arts. But to say he was poor was absolutely unacceptable.

"20,000, 20,000 spirit stones! Damn, I don't believe it!" Zhao Dengtian threw his white paper fan to the ground and stomped on it, then turned to the old man with the green beard and shouted.

"Master... This..." The old man with the green beard really hesitated.

His Sumeru ring did indeed have 20,000 spirit stones, but these were to be used to purchase resources at the Donglin First Tower.

Today, Zhao Dengtian had come out with a family mission, which was to help the family purchase a large amount of resources at the Donglin First Tower.

The Donglin First Tower was the largest resource trading institution in Donglin City and was affiliated with the City Lord's Mansion. There, as long as you had spirit stones, you could almost buy any low-level cultivation resource, even fourth or fifth-grade spirit herbs.

These 20,000 spirit stones belonged to the family, not to Zhao Dengtian personally.

"Didn't you hear me?" Seeing the old man with the green beard hesitate, Zhao Dengtian became even angrier.

He suddenly reached out and grabbed the old man's hand, as if trying to forcibly remove the Sumeru ring from his hand.

"Master, don't be hasty, I'll take them out." The old man with the green beard forced a smile.

"Hmph!" Zhao Dengtian finally grunted in satisfaction.

Then, the old man with the green beard took out the spirit stones from the Sumeru ring.

Instantly, a small pile of milky white spirit stones appeared on the ground. These spirit stones seemed to make the primordial energy in the room more concentrated.

In fact, the old man with the green beard took out these spirit stones not because he was afraid of Zhao Dengtian's anger, but because he also believed that this bet would have no problems. A bet of 20,000 spirit stones would at least yield a few hundred spirit stones in return.

The old man with the green beard thought there was no risk. If there was a risk, even if Zhao Dengtian tried to take the Sumeru ring by force, he wouldn't agree. Moreover, his strength far exceeded Zhao Dengtian's, so Zhao Dengtian couldn't take the Sumeru ring.

Seeing the pile of spirit stones, Jing Yan was momentarily stunned.

He really hadn't expected that Zhao Dengtian could actually come up with so many spirit stones.

At first, when Zhao Dengtian said he would bet 5,000 spirit stones, Jing Yan was already somewhat surprised. He had mocked him again purely out of habit, not really expecting Zhao Dengtian to bet more on Li Tianfu.

This was 20,000 spirit stones!

Such a large amount of spirit stones was a huge sum of wealth for any family. For the Jing family, their annual net income was only about 100,000 to 200,000 spirit stones.

To say that a young member of a family could carry 20,000 spirit stones was absolutely unimaginable.

After the shock, the corners of Jing Yan's mouth curved into a wider smile.

"Steward Li, go, place all 20,000 spirit stones on Li Tianfu! I don't believe anyone can say I'm poor!" Zhao Dengtian waved his arm grandly and ordered Steward Li.

"Yes! Yes!" Steward Li responded repeatedly.

As a powerful steward of the Extreme Battle Association, Steward Li also had a Sumeru ring. He took the 20,000 spirit stones and excitedly left the room.

This bet was truly a grand gesture!