"Okay! One hundred thousand taels is one hundred thousand taels, let's establish the written record now!" Qian Wanjin's eyes lit up and he became energetic. In his opinion, a little-known character like Zhao Zheng has a very high chance of losing.
Big one. When he approached Zhao Zheng, he just did it casually. He was not really afraid of Zhao Zheng. He not only found Zhao Zheng, but also other challengers, and said the same thing to everyone. As long as he
He would give money to anyone who was willing to give way to him in the ring. Anyway, his family had plenty of money.
"There's no need to go through the trouble of establishing written evidence. It's enough to have the heroes, old and young, present as witnesses. If anyone loses and doesn't pay, he won't be allowed to walk around in the world anymore." Zhao Zheng waved his hand and said. Everyone in the world was most concerned about his promise.
, and the most important thing is face, verbal agreement is enough to be effective.
Qian Wanjin narrowed his eyes. If Zhao Zheng loses and refuses to pay, he can use this as a reason to humiliate Zhao Zheng in the future. This is more satisfying than getting one hundred thousand taels of silver directly. He is not short of the money anyway.
He nodded and sneered: "Okay, I believe in your character, and you also believe in my wealth. Let's make a bet of one hundred thousand taels on whether you win or lose in the first game!"
"That's it, it's settled. A gentleman has a word and a whip. I hope none of us will break the contract," Zhao Zhengdao said.
"This is natural." Qian Wanjin said confidently.
When the people around heard that the two of them had bet so big, they couldn't help but make an uproar and talk about it.
"Wow, this bet is really big. I have been in this casino for so long, and this is the first time I have seen such a big bet. Even those famous seniors in the world have not placed such a big bet."
"Who is that Zhao Zheng, and why is he so rich? I've never heard of him before."
"I haven't heard of him either, but now I remember him and I will never forget him again."
Everyone was talking about anything, and they all stared at Zhao Zheng and found that he was a talented young man with piercing eyes and an awe-inspiring aura.
Lu You found out that the two of them had made a bet in private, and in front of him, which was against the rules of the casino. He frowned slightly, cleared his throat, and said with a smile: "You two young heroes, this is a casino.
, you made private bets in my casino, isn’t that not in line with the rules? If everyone made private bets like you, our casino wouldn’t be able to open.”
Zhao Zheng didn't want to offend Lu Youfa, so he tilted his head and said politely: "Don't worry, Boss Lu. As the saying goes, we have a chance to meet you. We borrowed your place and we will not treat you badly. After this bet, no matter who loses or wins, the winner will be the winner."
I will allocate ten thousand taels of silver from the one hundred thousand taels of silver to you, which will be regarded as a dividend for you."
Lu Youfa's expression softened and he smiled again. He looked at Qian Wanjin and asked with a smile: "Does Mr. Qian also agree with this statement?"
"No problem. We borrowed your place, so of course we have to give you some dividends. This is a matter of course. We can't make it difficult for you." Qian Wanjin agreed.
"Okay, both friends are quick to talk, so the matter is settled. I won't accept your money in vain. I, Lu Youfa, will be the witness for your bet." Lu Youfa promised, patting his chest.
road.
"Then I'll trouble Boss Lu."
"Thank you, Boss Lu, for your help."
Zhao Zheng and Qian Wanjin said each.
The bet was agreed, and a lot of money was put on the stake. Zhao Zheng no longer had the need to stay. He said calmly to Qian Wanjin: "Let's say goodbye."
"No." Qian Wanjin raised his head and waved his hand lightly towards the door.
Zhao Zheng and Baili Liancheng left the casino together and walked back on the moonlit path. The two of them spent only a stick of incense in the casino and spent a lot of money.
"I recognize the boy just now. His name is Qian Wanjin, right? His family runs a bank and has some business dealings with our Luoshu Villa. I have seen him twice in the Villa before. This boy dares to go behind his back.
Cursing you to lose is really abominable, I will definitely help you to do this and seek bad luck for his family's business." Baili Liancheng said angrily.
"I'm very happy that you have this heart, but there is no need to do this. I don't want to affect your family's business because of a little grudge between me and him. Besides, let him pay a hundred thousand yuan.
Two pieces of silver is enough to punish him." Zhao Zheng refused.
"That's right. I know your strength. Although you are not as good as those evil geniuses like Kong Yunjie and Zheng Wuji, there is no problem in winning the first game, as long as you don't meet too strong an opponent."
"To put it bluntly, among the more than twenty challengers, there are only four opponents that I fear, and the rest are all ignored."
"Well, as long as you don't meet a martial artist from the Sixth Heaven, the chance is still quite small. But..." Baili Liancheng changed the subject, "But nothing is absolute. Let me say something ugly, just in case you encounter it.
If you encounter a difficult opponent or stumble, don't worry too much, I can bear the lost bet for you."
Although Baili Liancheng's words were a little unlucky, they were very sincere. Zhao Zheng felt warm when he heard this and said with a smile: "I understand what you mean, but don't worry, this kind of thing will not happen."
"Of course I hope you can win, what I just said is just in case." Baili Liancheng said.
"If anything goes wrong, I will have enough money to compensate you, don't worry, Brother Baili." Zhao Zheng patted his friend on the shoulder. In his pocket was the 200,000 taels of silver seized from Miao Li's house.
, it’s really not worth the money.
It was getting late, so after the two left the casino, they said goodbye halfway and went back to their respective homes.
Time went by, two days flew by, and in the blink of an eye it was the day before the Zichu sword competition.
According to the plan, lots should be drawn today to decide who will compete with whom.
In addition, the villa will hold a grand sword-requesting ceremony, in which the Zichu sword will be taken out of the sword tomb, transported to the ring, and inserted into a stone.
This arena match was held for Zichu Sword, and of course this sword had to be a witness.
When noon was approaching, Manager Zhu called all the challengers living in the col together and claimed that the owner of the village and the Second Master Jiannu had an order to take them to a wedding banquet and draw lots after the meal.
Everyone's spirits were lifted after hearing this, especially Tieniu, who was the most gluttonous. His stomach was like a bottomless pit, no matter how much he ate, he couldn't fill it up.
Manager Zhu led the group of challengers out of the mountain col, turning left and right all the way, and finally arrived in front of a big house.
This big house is very grand. It has carved beams and painted beams, cornices and corners. There is a plaque with the word "reception room" hanging on the door. There are servants coming in and out of the house, and everyone is holding something cold or hot.
The exquisite dishes and the aromas of various wines and dishes are mixed together, which is very exciting.
Zhao Zheng mingled among the crowd of challengers and slightly improved his sense of smell. Let more aromas of food and wine enter his nostrils, and the glutton in his stomach was immediately aroused. He did not dare to improve his sense of smell too much, and he paid attention to everything.
Things go to extremes, and if the sense of smell is too high, the aroma of those wines and dishes will change, and the good smell will become unpleasant.
"These dishes are so fragrant. My saliva is still salivating. Fortunately, I didn't eat much in the morning and kept my stomach. Otherwise, it would have been a big loss." Tieniu wiped the saliva from his mouth and rushed in.
When he entered the house, he reached out and tried to snatch the plate from a servant's hand.
On that plate, there were four greasy pork knuckles in sauce. Just looking at them was a bit boring.
"Tieniu, don't be rude, the banquet hasn't started yet!" The sword slave's shouting voice came from the room.
Tieniu shrank in fear and quickly retracted his hand. He now obeyed the sword slave and never dared to disobey.
The rest of the beaters then walked in and found several large Eight Immortals tables set up in the room, with fragrant dishes placed on them.
At the back of the hall, there are two old men standing side by side. One is a shriveled and thin old man named Jian Nu. Next to the sword slave stands an old man with gray hair. This old man is much taller and more heroic than the sword slave.
A pair of thick gray eyebrows are raised to both sides, and under the eyebrows is a pair of eyes as sharp as an eagle.
This gray-haired old man is Tie Xuanfeng, the owner of the Sword Making Villa. He is the elder brother of the sword slave. The level of sword making is also higher than that of the sword slave. He has forged several top-quality swords, and each sword is famous in the world.
All over the world, some of the top-quality swords he forged are still in the hands of martial arts masters to this day. Some were damaged in battles and were laid to rest in sword tombs.
Not far from the Tie Xuanfeng brothers, there were several other elders standing. Some of these people were experts in the villa, and some were distinguished guests from afar.
Manager Zhu stepped forward quickly and introduced to the many challengers: "Young heroes and heroines, the man standing in front of you is our Iron Manor Master. Why don't you come over to see me?"
Upon hearing this, many beaters bowed and saluted Tie Xuanfeng together. Their voices varied in volume and were a bit messy, but everyone seemed very respectful, even Tie Niu did not dare to make a mistake.
Manager Zhu began to introduce the sword slaves and other elders to the many challengers. The group of challengers had no choice but to greet them one by one and did not dare to lose their etiquette.
After the etiquette, Tie Xuanfeng cleared his throat and said loudly: "Thank you all young heroes for coming to Bi Zhuang to support me and participate in this Zichu Sword Competition. Your arrival has made Bi Zhuang Pengpi shine. Tomorrow will be the official competition.
It’s the day of the meeting. Before that, the owner of the village wants to treat you to a meal and chat. During the dinner, everyone ate the same bowl of food and drank the same bottle of wine. That is why we are friends. Since we are friends, we can do things
I have to say a word of love. When the arena competition is officially held tomorrow, I hope you can think about the drink you had today, and when you compete with your opponents, be more compassionate and don't cause casualties, so as not to damage the harmony.
.I hope you can come in peace and leave in peace. In my opinion, whether you can get the Zichu Sword is a small matter, but protecting yourself is a big deal."
Tie Xuanfeng opened the chatterbox and gave a long speech, which was very dramatic and mentioned many things to pay attention to. Many of them had already been told by Manager Zhu and Sword Slave, and he just repeated them again.
After Tie Xuanfeng's long speech was over, many of the challengers thanked him one after another: "Thank you very much, Mr. Zhuang, for your advice. This junior will definitely keep it in mind."
"No gifts, little friends, please go back to your seats and have your meal." Tie Xuanfeng said with a flourish of his sleeves.
"Thank you, Master." Everyone thanked them in unison, and then dispersed to find their favorite seats. Some familiar people naturally sat together, and the three female wrestlers also sat together, and the rest of the people sat together.
Sit anywhere you want.
The other challengers didn't care much about the meal, but Tieniu was so happy that he jumped up and said: "After talking for so long, the banquet has finally begun. I have to find a good seat." He stared at a pair of leopard-headed eyes.
, glanced around, and spotted an Eight Immortals table in the corner, which was still empty. He quickly ran over, occupied the entire table by himself, grabbed the roast chicken on the table, and gulped it down.
Eat it. You don’t even spit out a bone, just chew it into pieces.
Tieniu is a live treasure who is neither clever nor stupid. Although he often makes jokes and is a pistachio, few people want to get close to him. As a result, there is only one person left at the table he occupies, and no one wants to go there. And he himself does not want to go there.
He is happy to have the entire table of food all to himself so that no one else can compete with him.
Among the many challengers, Zhao Zheng only knew Chu Tian and Jiang Ming. Now that Chu Tian was getting close to Kong Yunjie, a hypocrite, he felt unhappy and sat down with Jiang Ming. Jiang Ming remembered that Zhao Zheng had helped the Wudang Clan before
He was very busy, so he was very polite to Zhao Zheng and maintained an attitude of neither far nor near.
Zhujian Villa warmly entertained you, and the banquet was very sumptuous. The wine was good wine, and the food was good. There were everything you could want, including things that could fly in the sky, things that could run on the ground, things that could swim in the water.
During the banquet, everyone toasted to each other and the atmosphere was lively. They ate and drank for nearly an hour.
Looking at the tables next to them, most of the food and wine were left. Looking at Tieniu's table, all the food and wine on the table were gone, leaving only empty plates.
Tie Xuanfeng saw that Tie Niu had a big appetite. He smiled slightly and ordered someone to bring a new batch of food and wine for Tie Niu. Tie Niu laughed so happily that he ate and drank so much that his stomach became round.
Her balls and even her navel were exposed.
After finishing the meal, Tie Xuanfeng raised his hand and ordered the servants to remove the banquet and wipe the table clean.
Next, it was time to draw lots. Many of the challengers cheered up and looked at Tie Xuanfeng, making the atmosphere in the room much more tense.
Tie Xuanfeng cleared his throat and said loudly: "Everyone, there are exactly twenty of you challengers. The villa has prepared twenty tags for you. Each tag has a different pattern. Two
As a pair, those who draw the same lottery will have to be ranked higher and lower in the arena tomorrow. When drawing lots, I don’t want to see anyone cheating or using their inner strength to check the lottery. Violators
You will be disqualified from the competition and will be expelled from the villa. Okay, bring up the lottery tube."
The servant in the back room heard the sound and quickly took out the huge bamboo stick. This thing was a foot tall and as thick as a wrist, and it was filled with thin brown bamboo sticks.
Tie Xuanfeng took the lottery tube from the servant's hand, took two steps forward, stretched the lottery tube forward, and said solemnly: "Young heroes, please come forward and draw a lottery ticket each."
The contestants had been waiting for this moment, and stepped forward one after another, and each drew a stick. The tops of the sticks were all the same, and at the end of the bottom, there was a pattern as big as the belly of a thumb, in which
There are small fish, plum blossoms, and grass leaves. The pattern is simple yet distinct.
Zhao Zheng picked up the tag and took a look. There was a small sword drawn at the end. He looked around, looking for someone with the same pattern, but couldn't find it for a while. Not only him, but other beaters were also looking for people with the same pattern.
People. Some people have found it, and some people have not found it.
"Zhao Zheng, what is the pattern of the signature in your hand?" A cold voice came from behind Zhao Zheng.
Zhao Zheng turned around and found that the person speaking was Mo Yunzi.
The reason why Mo Yunzi asked this question was of course not because he cared about Zhao Zheng, but because he wanted to fight Zhao Zheng to the death in the ring.
Zhao Zheng also hoped to meet Mo Yunzi in the ring, so he raised the sign in his hand.
Mo Yunzi looked over with cold eyes, showing a hint of disappointment, and also raised the sign, but what was drawn on it was not a small sword, but a tiger's head.
The two people's signatures are not the same, which means they cannot meet in the first ring.
"We are enemies on a narrow road. I hope we can meet in the second arena. Then I will kill you with my own hands." Mo Yunzi gritted his teeth and said fiercely.
"Hmph, you have to be able to advance to the second game. If you lose the first game, we won't be able to meet." Zhao Zheng retorted.
"It's not that easy for me to lose." Mo Yunzi put down the sign and turned away.
Zhao Zheng took a deep look at Mo Yunzi's back, and then continued to look for people with the same signature as his.
"My signature has a roast chicken drawn on it. Which of you has the same signature as mine? Anyone who has the same signature as me should quickly come forward and let me see who you are." Tieniu held up his signature.
shouted.
Everyone turned their attention to the tag in Tieniu's hand, and couldn't help but smile when they discovered that the tag in Tieniu's hand was not a roast chicken, but a mandarin duck.
Tieniu once offended Little Butterfly Anxin, and the girl took the opportunity to taunt him: "Look clearly, you stupid idiot. The one on your sign is a mandarin duck, not a roast chicken."
"Mandarin ducks and chickens are not the same thing. You can eat them roasted," Tieniu said nonchalantly.
"Eat, eat, eat, you will know how to eat."
"I only know that there is nothing wrong with eating. Food is the most important thing for the people." Tieniu raised the sign in his hand again and asked, "Who has the same sign as the one in my hand, stand up and let me see it."
Tieniu was shouting randomly here, and the others followed suit and started looking for their matched opponent, causing chaos in the room.
Seeing this, Tie Xuanfeng raised his hand and said softly: "Don't make any noise, take the sign in your hand, and report here one after another to see who is a couple with whom."
There is an extra long table next to the room. Behind the table sits a man dressed as a bookkeeper. In front of him is a piece of white paper, and next to it is a freshly ground pen, ink, paper and inkstone.
Under Tie Xuanfeng's order, the challengers walked towards the table one after another and handed over the signatures in their hands.
The accountant took a note to write down the name and the pattern. Once he encountered a repeated pattern, he wrote the two names together.
The names of twenty people were quickly written on it, forming ten pairs, and the list for tomorrow's competition was decided. (To be continued.)
