Chapter 559: Chapter 429: Hong Mingyue Enters the Battle
"Who?" The owner of Wanjing Gambling House thought he must have heard wrong.
"Hong Shisan, the one with the highest odds."
The man repeated, pulling out a stack of silver notes at the same time.
The owner of Wanjing Gambling House looked at the silver notes, then at the account book, at Hong Shisan, who so far had attracted only a negligible amount of bets.
The gambling house owner lifted his eyes to the visitor, a seemingly kind-faced young man.
Seeing "him" travel-worn, with a thin layer of sweat on his nostrils, it looked as though he had just hurried over from some other place.
So it was a foreigner.
Only then did the owner of Wanjing Gambling House have a sudden realization, thinking the other party was probably unaware that Hong Shisan had not even participated in the competition.
Young people are indeed superficial, seduced by high odds so easily?
The owner of Wanjing Gambling House was an old hand. Every year in the gambling house, he saw a number of young fools who lost everything, equal to his own age.
Since he didn’t compete and had no reputation to speak of, Hong Shisan’s odds were as high as thirty to one.
The gambling house owner was by no means a kind-hearted person, and without further ado, he accepted the silver notes.
But upon opening the silver notes, the owner’s mouth twitched.
Oh my, this impulsive young man, his first move was to produce one million taels of gold.
Although these silver notes looked somewhat aged, they were from major silver exchanges on the mainland and were certainly valid.
The gambling house owner quickly calculated in his mind. With an odds of thirty, one million taels of gold would mean that if Hong Shisan won, Wanjing Gambling House would have to pay out a whopping thirty million taels of gold.
An amount like that, let alone Wanjing Gambling House, even if counting the wealth of the backing Sha Sect or the entire Hong Residence, could hardly cover it.
The accountant beside him saw this and became anxious, whispering a reminder.
"Boss, should we inform the Princely Heir about this?"
"What’s there to inform about? See what time it is. Besides, this is a surefire profitable deal. Or do you really think that Hong Shisan, who hasn’t even cast a shadow, can defeat Lady Ming Yue?" The gambling house owner gave a look of "you’re not using your brain," put on a smile, quickly tallied the silver notes, and wrote a receipt for the young man.
The other party took the receipt and left Wanjing Gambling House with a spring in his step.
He casually tucked the receipt into Hong Meng Heaven, the face travel-worn Ye Lingyue.
Before returning to Xia Capital, she had already disguised herself as Hong Shisan. Compared to the well-known Ye Lingyue in Xia Capital, Hong Shisan was obviously more suitable for her upcoming plan.
Wiping the sweat from her face, the corners of Ye Lingyue’s eyes curled up, shining even brighter than the crescent moon in the sky.
Needless to say, probably only Ye Lingyue would bet on herself in this world.
After leaving the Chaos Heaven and Earth Array, Ye Lingyue relied on Breath Seal Pills all the way back to Daxia, but before reaching Xia Capital, she made a special trip to the Ancient Forest.
There, she stayed for a few days, hence the delay in returning to Xia Capital.
The Imperial Examination had already been underway for six days.
With Feng Xun as her "spy" present, Ye Lingyue was very clear about the situation of the Imperial Examination. The news of her cousin Ye Liuyun defeating Hong Yulang was somewhat surprising to her.
However, Ye Liuyun was no match for Hong Mingyue.
As for betting, it was a spur-of-the-moment decision.
This one million taels of gold was what Ye Lingyue obtained in the Seventy-two Earth Evil Hall after killing those Earth Evil Monarchs.
It seemed to be the legacy left behind by the predecessors who were killed when they attempted the Chaos Heaven and Earth Array in various eras.
Those Earth Evil Monarchs didn’t realize the value of the silver notes, carelessly storing them in the warehouse. Ye Lingyue collected them all, and the amount was substantial.
The night was solitary, and Ye Lingyue was walking on the wide street.
At this moment, her gaze settled on the southern part of the city, above the Hong Residence.
Above the Hong Residence, a powerful Primordial Power was accumulating, swirling continuously, like a dormant volcano in silence, ready to erupt at any moment.
Ye Lingyue knew that this was a sign that Hong Qingyun, after taking the Nine Revolutions Reincarnation Elixir, was on the verge of a breakthrough.
Ah~ Tomorrow’s Imperial Examination will probably be exceptionally exciting.
Ye Lingyue whistled sharply and walked toward the main base of the Ghost Sect.
On the seventh day, Hong Mingyue finally took to the field.
"It’s Hong Mingyue; she has finally made an appearance."
When Hong Mingyue, clad in a blue dress, stepped onto the stage, the entire arena suddenly erupted in excitement.
Under the sunlight, Hong Mingyue was like a rising New Moon.
It was undeniable that Hong Mingyue was beautiful, and although her demeanor was cold, she bloomed quietly like a snow lotus on an Ice Mountain, in front of everyone’s eyes.
She just stood there, and without even releasing the aura of her stature, she already made everyone else pale in comparison.
"Ming Yue, it’s up to you; give that little wretch from the Ye Family a good thrashing for big brother."
Hong Yulang’s hand was still bandaged as he yelled towards his sister, Hong Mingyue.
The hearts of the people from the Lan Residence suddenly tightened.
The people from the Ye Family also started whispering among themselves.
Only Ye Liuyun sat calmly in his seat, watching Hong Mingyue on the stage.
This person was the rare genius of the Hong Residence.
Especially Lan Cai’er, her gaze instinctively wandered to the ordinary spectator stands.
But in the audience, there were only excited spectators, none with familiar faces.
Lan Cai’er couldn’t help but sweat; it was already the seventh day of the Daxia Imperial Competition.
Prince Feng said that Sister Ling Yue had left the Beiqing Star Cave, so why hasn’t she appeared yet?
Just as Lan Cai’er mentioned, when Hong Mingyue stepped onto the stage, her challenged opponent’s face twitched, and they directly forfeited.
Standing on the stage, Hong Mingyue was like a peacock; her gaze fell on several people below the stage, but upon meeting her eyes, none dared to stare back.
But at that moment, a gaze resolutely met Hong Mingyue’s.
"Ye Family, Ye Liuyun, seeks guidance from Princess Ming Yue."
Word by word, Ye Liuyun spoke, and in the blink of an eye, took a step forward and was now standing on the stage.
Her appearance was met with another round of cheers from the crowd.
Both Ye Liuyun and Hong Mingyue were as beautiful as flowers, with slender figures and exceptional Martial Arts skills; they were also the hottest candidates for the championship in this period of the Daxia Imperial Examination.
After evaluating Ye Liuyun for a moment, Hong Mingyue did not move immediately.
Similarly, Ye Liuyun was very tense.
Facing Hong Mingyue, Ye Liuyun had to be cautious; once the third place of the Qing Province Elixir Ranking, now a Reincarnation Realm Martial Artist, Hong Mingyue had been a legend of Daxia since she started learning Martial Arts at the age of three.
From below the stage, a series of mocking laughter, Hong Yulang and several befriended scions of the Imperial City were jeering, telling Ye Liuyun to roll off the stage.
"One move," Hong Mingyue slowly said.