Chapter 65

"My dear sir, you've finally come!"

Liu Saner said to Li Fei with excitement.

"Let's go."

After putting on his mask, Li Fei reverted to his cold and aloof persona, speaking in a low voice.

"Go, go, go, I'll take you there right now!"

Liu Saner didn't dare to waste any time, trotting ahead to lead the way.

"How about it, are you confident? I'm planning to place a heavy bet."

Sister Hua walked to Li Fei's side and asked in a low voice.

She prided herself on never having misjudged a person; although she had only seen Li Fei in a few boxing matches, she was certain that Li Fei's strength was absolutely extraordinary, and it was highly likely he was a formal martial artist hiding his true power!

That was why she recommended Li Fei to be a Tiger General, intending to take advantage of tonight to make a big gamble!

"What a coincidence, I'm also planning to place a heavy bet."

Li Fei turned his head to look at Sister Hua, "What are the odds for tonight?"

Although he already had the ten-thousand-yuan bonus from the Inspectorate and the one-thousand-yuan bonus from the Martial Arts Hall, martial arts cultivation was a bottomless pit; if Li Fei wanted to become strong quickly, naturally, the more money, the better.

So he had also come tonight with the mindset of making a killing!

"Currently, the odds for the Tiger General side are 8.9, but the odds change at any time; they won't be fixed until one minute before the match starts, after betting closes."

Sister Hua said.

The house always had to ensure they made a steady profit, so the odds were adjusted at any time based on the betting on both sides; if there were particularly many people betting on the Tiger General to win, or if there were particularly large bets, the odds on the Tiger General side would naturally be lowered.

"For this kind of Dragon-Tiger Fight, what is the maximum bet accepted?"

Li Fei asked.

"Yo, you haven't been off making money these past few days you disappeared, have you? You're really planning to place a heavy bet?"

Sister Hua looked at Li Fei in surprise.

Then she covered her mouth and laughed: "This Qingyuan Boxing Stronghold has a turnover of at least one hundred thousand every night; someone once won one million here in a single night! So you can rest assured and place your bet boldly; there's no need to worry that the stronghold can't afford to pay, or that they'll swindle your money."

Li Fei nodded.

Hearing Sister Hua say this, he felt relieved.

The three of them walked quickly through the boxing stronghold and soon arrived outside a large gate.

"Inside here is the inner stronghold of the Qingyuan Boxing Stronghold; only high-level boxing matches like the Heaven-class boxing matches and the Dragon-Tiger Fight can be held inside. You can't get in to watch the matches without a certain amount of wealth."

Liu Saner introduced it to Li Fei.

The people guarding the inner stronghold gate saw that Sister Hua was the one leading, and they let them through without even asking.

The layout of the inner stronghold was different from the outside; it was no longer huge tents, but independent arenas surrounded by wooden walls.

Li Fei was soon brought into an arena; in the center was a circular field surrounded by high walls, with upward stairs all around. On the stairs were independent private boxes, and from the outside, one could see the men and women standing or sitting inside.

"The person I recommended is here!"

Sister Hua said to the person in charge of registration.

The other party took a look at Li Fei, who was wearing a mask, and said to Sister Hua with a bitter smile:

"Sister Hua, you need to bring people earlier next time; doing this makes it very difficult for us."

"Oh my, isn't the person here now?"

Sister Hua stuffed a banknote into the other party's hand, "Do me a favor."

The other party finally registered Li Fei, and it was written on it:

Boxer Agent: Liu Saner

Boxer Name: Green-Faced Ghost

Boxer Level: Profound-class

"I thought it was some formidable character, but it turns out to be just a Profound-class boxer?"

At this moment, a man with a full beard walked over with a young man holding an iron spear.

"Wang Huzi, is it any of your business?"

Sister Hua didn't give the person any face at all.

This Wang Huzi was also a famous agent in the boxing stronghold, but the performance of the boxers he brought was slightly worse than Sister Hua's, so he had always been suppressed by her.

Wang Huzi scanned Li Fei, who was wearing a mask, and said viciously: "I'll see how you die in a while!"

After speaking, he left with the boxer behind him who had originally been prepared to replace Li Fei in the match.

"Go keep an eye on the betting odds; I want to see how that bitch Liu Huahua plans to bet."

After Wang Huzi left, he immediately called his lackey and told him to keep an eye on the betting odds.

A few minutes later, the lackey returned to report:

"Brother Huzi, Liu Huahua bet five thousand, betting on the Tiger General to win!"

"Betting so much?"

Wang Huzi looked surprised, "She has that much confidence in that so-called Green-Faced Ghost?"

"There's more."

The lackey continued.

"What else?"

"That boxer called Green-Faced Ghost bet on himself to win, he bet six thousand!"

"What did you say?"

Wang Huzi widened his eyes.

If it were those powerful figures in the city, the young masters and young ladies betting, it would indeed be possible for them to throw out thousands or tens of thousands, but boxer agents and boxers themselves usually didn't bet that much, because these people knew how hard it was to earn money.

In a Dragon-Tiger Fight, for the boxer agent and the boxer to bet over ten thousand combined was very rare even in the Qingyuan Boxing Stronghold.

"What are the odds now?"

Wang Huzi asked.

"Because an extra eleven thousand was bet on the Tiger General to win, the odds on the Tiger General side have dropped to 7.3."

The lackey said, "Brother Huzi, should we also follow and buy some?"

Wang Huzi looked at him: "Buy who? The Tiger General to win? Damn, are you sick in the head! You've been in the Qingyuan Boxing Stronghold for so long, how many times have you seen a 'Tiger Swallowing the Dragon'? Not to mention that tonight's Dragon General is Ling Yong, twelve consecutive wins on the Heaven-class boxing stage, a peak Body-Breaking Realm martial artist!"

"Damn it, I don't believe in this evil, go, buy five hundred yuan for the Dragon General to win!"

Wang Huzi took a handful of banknotes out of his pocket and handed them to the lackey, telling him to go place the bet.

"Okay."

The lackey took the banknotes handed over by the other party and ran back to the betting place.

"Five hundred yuan for the Dragon General to win."

"Alright, keep the receipt, next."

". Wait a moment."

This lackey recalled the scene of seeing Sister Hua and Li Fei taking out a huge sum of money to bet on the Tiger General to win, and as if possessed, he took a stack of banknotes and coins out of his own pocket:

"I'll buy... buy thirty-seven yuan, Tiger General to win!"

Soon, this lackey returned to Wang Huzi's side with the receipt, feeling inexplicably guilty.

Li Fei walked into a spacious room; this was the lounge prepared for the boxers.

There were already two people in the room.

One had a square shield taller than a person placed by his feet, and the other was holding a Guan Dao with a total length of over two meters in his hand.

After seeing the two of them, their information immediately appeared in Li Fei's mind.

The one with the shield by his feet was called "Steel Bear," a skilled fighter on the Earth-class boxing stage, good at defensive counterattacks, with a record of eight wins and two losses on the Earth-class boxing stage.

The one holding the Guan Dao was called "Black Blade," also a skilled fighter on the Earth-class boxing stage, good at using weapons, having fought five weapon fights on the Earth-class boxing stage, winning all five!

Li Fei saw that one of these two used a blade and the other held a shield; it was obvious they had discussed it in advance and were going to coordinate on the stage.

"You're the one recommended by Sister Hua, Green-Faced Ghost?"

The most burly Steel Bear spoke first.

"Mm."

Li Fei nodded.

Steel Bear looked at him: "I trust Sister Hua's judgment; your strength should be pretty good, but the one we're dealing with tonight is even stronger. If we want to win, we have to cooperate well, don't you think that's the logic?"

(End of chapter)