Supreme Warrior in the City

Chapter 387: Chapter 386 Bragging Rights

Hu Shao seized the opportunity and immediately said, ”Dude, can you stop messing around? This is a preselection match; it’s completely different from those small games you play out there. Your little bit of money, just don’t show it off here and embarrass yourself!”

Su Yang didn’t feel embarrassed at all and questioned, ”Can’t even bet ten thousand yuan? The stakes here are really too high!”

”If you’re poor, don’t come to such a high-end place to play. Don’t you feel embarrassed saying things like that?” Young Master Ding sarcastically said with a cold voice.

”You’re right!” Su Yang said with a smile: ”Then shall we leave first?”

Hu Shao’s face suddenly changed; if Su Yang took Ye Wantong away now, all his scheming would be for nothing.

After glaring at Young Master Ding, Hu Shao quickly said with a smile, ”Hey, why the rush? Although the minimum bet here is one million, you can still have fun with ten or twenty thousand. But your money has to be combined with ours. Anything less than a million won’t be accepted.”

”Combine it with your bet?” Su Yang asked, ”How so?”

Hu Shao explained, ”For example, you bet ten thousand, and I put in nine hundred ninety thousand, that makes a million. If we win, you get whatever share your ten thousand deserves!”

”We can play like that? That’s great!” Su Yang said excitedly, ”Then let’s start betting!”

”Okay.” Hu Shao glanced at Ye Wantong again, but each time he was disappointed and, resignedly, asked, ”How much are you betting?”

”It’s my first game, so I’ll play it low-key...” Su Yang appeared to ponder deeply and then said, ”One hundred, I guess!”

”What the heck?” Hu Shao’s eyes nearly popped out; wasn’t he just shouting about betting ten thousand?

”One hundred!” Su Yang said with an innocent face.

”You... you... didn’t you just say ten thousand?” Hu Shao was somewhat dumbfounded; why such a drastic change?

”I thought it over, and I think one hundred will do. After all, I’m not familiar with the situation here!” Su Yang said with a smile, then counter-questioned, ”Hu Shao, any problem? Is it that you didn’t bring enough money? Should I chip in some for you?”

Hu Shao originally didn’t even want to bet anymore, but upon hearing this, he got furious. Damn son of a bitch, you dare to say I don’t have enough money? The cash I could bring out would scare you to death!

”No need, it’s just a million, no big deal!” Hu Shao dismissed with a wave of his hand: ”Come on, take a million to place the bet, bet on Number Three to win.”

”Hu Shao, you just need to bring nine hundred ninety-nine thousand nine hundred...” Su Yang said with a grin, ”I’m contributing a hundred.”

The onlookers’ gazes towards Su Yang were filled with even more contempt, but Hu Shao didn’t bother to pay him any mind, saying, ”No need, I’ll cover that hundred. If we win, whatever your hundred should get, I’ll give you. If we lose, just forget it.”

”Oh, thank you so much, Hu Shao!” Su Yang’s face showed gratitude, yet a flicker of barely noticeable amusement passed through his eyes.

Everyone looked at Su Yang with scorn, and Hu Shao glanced at Ye Wantong next to him, secretly sneering. How could someone like Su Yang be worthy of such a beauty? He felt there was no problem for him this time at all!

After all, he was here to gamble on fights, and it was normal to place bets. Using these bets to make Su Yang lose face was perfectly fine.

As soon as Hu Shao placed his bet, many people around him followed suit and bet on Number Three as well. After all, Hu Shao’s eloquent talk had impressed them greatly. Quite a few people even made a point of coming over to Hu Shao to ask for advice about the competition.

Surrounded by people, Hu Shao was even more pleased with himself, occasionally glancing over at Ye Wantong. However, Ye Wantong was always watching the surroundings anxiously, never looking at him.

”My family has practiced martial arts for generations. I can’t say I fully understand the martial arts, but I’m pretty well-versed. I can’t guarantee a completely accurate analysis of such a tournament, but getting seventy to eighty percent right is no problem!”

Hu Shao wore an arrogant expression as he watched Number Three increasingly gaining the upper hand on the stage, laughing as he said, ”Take this fight for example. Number Three’s strength is clearly superior to Number Seven’s. Moreover, Number Three is performing exceptionally well. This fight is already in the bag, and it’s just a matter of time before everyone makes money!”

The crowd immediately became extremely excited, and among them, some even ran to place additional bets. Some were placing millions, and others were even betting tens of millions.

Although Number Three’s odds were very low now, who could pass up a sure win?

Hu Shao was even more smug, enjoying the adoration of the crowd. It was just too bad that Ye Wantong paid no attention to all this, which frustrated him quite a bit.

Just as the crowd was discussing fervently, the situation on the stage suddenly changed. Number Seven, who was fighting against Number Three, somehow found an opportunity to counterattack and knocked Number Three to the ground.

Number Three’s skills were not inferior to Number Seven’s, but the hit seemed particularly fierce, leaving him somewhat dazed for a moment. Taking advantage of this, Number Seven unleashed a series of heavy punches, quickly causing Number Three to vomit blood. If the judge hadn’t intervened, Number Three’s life might have been in danger.

After a quick assessment, the judge saw that Number Three had passed out. The outcome of the fight was very clear, and the judge immediately declared Number Seven the winner.

The audience below was stunned, especially those on Hu Shao’s side, all of them with their mouths agape.

I’m still bragging here, and just like that, we’ve already lost?

After a while, the venue erupted with noise as everyone’s gaze turned toward Hu Shao.

”What’s going on here?”

”Damn, we lost just like that?”

”Didn’t you say the odds of winning were high?”

”Son of a bitch, pay up!”

”Pretending to know when you don’t have a clue, you damned scammer—tricking me like that?”

The crowd roared in anger, and by the looks of it, had it not been for Old Zhang’s territory, they probably would have attacked Hu Shao right there and then.

Hu Shao’s face was the picture of embarrassment; he had never imagined the fight would turn out like this. Number Three had clearly been dominating, so how could he have lost? Just in the blink of an eye?

Actually, if Number Three had merely lost, that wouldn’t have been much of an issue.

The crux of the matter was, seeing Number Three with an absolute advantage, Hu Shao had blown his own trumpet a bit too loudly. Now, with Number Three suddenly defeated, it was a slap in his own face!

Not just a figurative slap but a costly one too; he had bet a million. Now, with that gone, plus the five hundred thousand from before, he was down by one and a half million!

Hu Shao’s family had some wealth, but losing one and a half million in such a short period was no small amount.

”Lucky I didn’t place a bet, or else I’d have lost too!” Su Yang said nearby, with a look of relief on his face, ”Hu Shao, we agreed earlier, that hundred is yours, huh!”

Hu Shao felt almost like vomiting blood; he had already lost a million, what did this mere hundred matter anymore?

A man beside him cried out indignantly, ”Hey, kid, if you don’t know anything, then don’t spout bullshit. You made me lose seven million; how do you plan to compensate me?”