In fact, not to mention 500 million yuan, even 50 million yuan or 5 million yuan was a huge sum of money for Grandmaster Chen. As the saying goes, a hero is no match for a penny. He had a deep understanding of this. Grandmaster Chen didn't have many sources of income because he didn't have many resources. Therefore, except for cultivation resources, everything in the Guowei Martial Arts School was simple. The disciples of other martial arts schools might live in high-end residential areas or even villas, but he could only rent a few houses.
In this regard, those disciples complained in private, saying that Grandmaster Chen wasn't enlightened. In this day and age, they couldn't be too rigid. Otherwise, they would suffer. Grandmaster Chen didn't want to talk about this, so he could only let it go. Now, he saw the hope of changing the venue. Once I went further, he wouldn't have to worry about money.
After hanging up the phone, Curator Du immediately told the good news that I advanced to the top six. When I advanced to the top twelve, Curator Du was a little hesitant. After all, the first round was nothing. If bad news came one after another, it would be hard for him to explain.
After hearing the news, they were all overjoyed. After learning about the influence of the competition, they couldn't help but burst into tears. Even Liu Yuhan, who had always been calm, couldn't help but feel emotional.
The capital was an international metropolis. Those who could make a name for themselves there were definitely cutting-edge people in all walks of life. From a certain perspective, when martial arts reached such a high level, it was far from being comparable to other fields.
Thinking back to a few days ago, when I said goodbye, Liu Yuhan didn't send me off to avoid sadness, which made me depressed. However, I knew Liu Yuhan's temperament, so I didn't blame her. After hearing about my repeated achievements in the capital, her pretty face bloomed with a smile. It was just like those ancient scholars and poets who went to the capital to take an examination. When they heard that they were in the imperial examination, they welcomed a second spring. It was the same. If I were in front of them, they would have already pushed me down and used all their strength to beat my "little brother", making it beg for mercy again and again …
Back to the main topic. At this time, the break time had already passed. Young Master Zhang, who was sitting not far from the ring, could not help but clear his throat.
"Zhuang Feng, right? First of all, I have to congratulate you for successfully advancing to the top six. However, I need to remind you that the current situation is not optimistic. Excluding Yang Zecheng, you can only encounter the other four opponents, and none of them are easy to deal with. You have a 75% chance of being matched up against the members of Gyeongbu Hall and Dragon and Tiger Society. Although you have a lot of trump cards, the chance of winning is very small. Even if you encounter the dark horses of Hongxing Hall, the chance of winning is only 50-50. Therefore, it will be very difficult for you to continue to advance. I advise you to stop, because this is the wisest way." Young Master Zhang said lightly.
His voice wasn't loud, but it caused everyone to be shocked. What was going on?
Was he trying to persuade him to quit?
However, being able to come here meant that he wasn't an ordinary person. Young Master Zhang's meaning was clear. It seemed to be for my good, but in fact, he was afraid that my wallet would be emptied.
If I advanced to the top three, fifty million would become more than two billion. Although the Zhang family had a strong foundation and could afford this amount of money, it was undeniable that the Zhang family was involved in power. Although everyone had a tacit understanding that power and money were two inseparable things, in this kind of situation, they should be separated. Otherwise, if someone found out about it, it would only bring trouble in the future.
If it was two or three billion, it wouldn't be a big deal. However, if it rose to more than two billion, it was too exaggerated. Moreover, with so many people seeing it with their own eyes, it was unrealistic to hide it. Perhaps I could advance further, which would be even more embarrassing.
Since Young Master Zhang had said it, he naturally had to keep his promise. Moreover, they didn't think that Young Master Zhang couldn't afford it. However, there were more things to consider.
Soon, the gazes of the audience focused on me.
"Young Master Zhang, are you kidding me? No matter what, you bet fifty million on me. How could you stop here?" I said angrily.
"Gah."
Everyone looked at each other with a strange expression. It was obvious that Young Master Zhang was trying to persuade me to back off. To put it bluntly, Young Master Zhang didn't care about this amount of money.
"Cough cough, Young Master Zhang, you aren't afraid that I can't afford the reward after advancing to the top three, right …" I asked awkwardly.
This question made his face slightly red. "You brat, what are you saying? I just think that if you fail, you won't even be able to replace Tang Haotian's ranking. Then, the gains won't make up for the losses. Don't you know what's more important?!"
"Yeah, young man, watch your words. How could Young Master Zhang lack that bit of money?"
"Ai, it's the first time I've seen such an iron-headed guy."
"In the capital, if you don't give Young Master Zhang face, you will definitely die miserably!"
I chose to ignore these voices and shrugged. "It's fine. Since Young Master Zhang doesn't lack money, then I'm not afraid."
"Good, good, good. You have guts. Do whatever you want. I want to see how you're going to advance to the top three!" Young Master Zhang glared at me angrily.
Then, Young Master Zhang crossed his legs and began to play with his phone. He looked calm and composed, his fingers tapping non-stop as if he was sending a message to someone. After a while, the corner of his mouth curled up into a playful smile.
Seeing this scene, Grandmaster Chen couldn't help but frown. He glanced at the white-bearded old man. The latter was urging the two young talents representing Gyeongbu Hall to compete.
A few minutes later, the big screen began to roll again under the host's call. Because there were only six contestants left, there were three groups of arena matches.
"Guowei Dojo's Zhuang Feng VS Gyeongbu Hall's Zhou Zi 'Ang!"
"Wow." When the result of the match was announced, it immediately caused a commotion.
As long as one was a local in the capital, almost everyone had heard of the name Zhou Zi 'Ang. He was the number one genius of Gyeongbu Hall and the peerless genius of the top echelon of the National Ranking List. He was undoubtedly the best candidate to win the championship.
Nearly 90% of the people who had bet on Zhou Ziang had placed their bets on him, so his odds were pitifully low. However, almost everyone thought that this was a safe bet. If they bet ten million on him, it wouldn't take long for them to earn one or two million. At least there wasn't any risk to speak of.
According to statistics, there were up to two billion bets on Zhou Zi 'Ang. Even in the capital, this was a huge sum of money.
Thinking of what Young Master Zhang said just now, many people suddenly came to a realization. Not surprisingly, this should have been arranged by Young Master Zhang. After all, this kind of random rolling method was very easy to tamper with.
And thinking about it carefully, this method seemed to have the miraculous effect of killing two birds with one stone!