lcionline Chapter 267 Betting
Chapter 267 Betting
Chapter 267 Betting
Mountain City Stadium.
This place, which captivates martial arts practitioners, has witnessed countless duels and produced dozens of martial arts champions.
The three-day sect competition, witnessed by thousands of people, will determine the team that will represent Shancheng City in the competition.
At the same time, a large amount of capital is flowing in, and both enterprises and individuals have the opportunity to place bets and choose a sect or individual they are optimistic about.
"There are significantly more people here this year than in previous years!"
Gu Xinyan looked at the people coming and going and couldn't help but sigh.
"Ah."
Su Ruowei had no intention of responding; her mind was entirely focused on her investments.
She wasn't worried about the money, but about her reputation. If a new investment company failed on its second deal, who would dare to invest in it again?
"Same as always this year, which company are you investing in? I'll invest in the same one as you!"
Gu Xinyan stepped forward, took Su Ruowei's hand, and said with a smile.
In previous years, Su Ruowei and Gu Xinyan would place small bets before the sect competition.
Although Su Ruowei is not as obsessed with sect competitions as Gu Xinyan, she is an expert in investment, having correctly predicted the winning sect for three consecutive years.
Gu Xinyan also followed Su Ruowei's lead and made a considerable profit.
Of course, this bet wasn't a blind one; Gu Xinyan would gather information beforehand for Su Ruowei to refer to.
Su Ruo nodded slightly and gave a wry smile: "Renwang Sect, I suppose..."
Gu Xinyan smiled and said, "I also think it's Renwang Sect, but I'm afraid most people will bet on Renwang Sect this year, so we won't make much money."
The more people betting, the lower the odds will be; Gu Xinyan understood this principle.
Gu Xinyan placed a bet on Renwangzong on the mobile app, then turned to Lin Fan and asked, "Are you going to bet? You just need to download this app to place bets online."
"This app was developed by Shancheng Group. It is legal and compliant, suitable for casual gambling, with a maximum limit of 1 yuan."
Lin Fan smiled and waved his hand: "No need."
Gu Xinyan shrank back, remembering that the man was the president of Shancheng Group, and the app belonged to him. What was the point of placing a bet?
Su Ruowei whispered to Gu Xinyan, "Lin Fan is a contestant and cannot participate in betting."
"Contestant?"
Gu Xinyan was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at Lin Fan.
Lin Fan smiled at her.
Gu Xinyan seemed to be deep in thought, then leaned close to Su Ruowei's ear and asked, "Which sect does your husband belong to again?"
"Hua Yunzong, what happened?" Su Ruowei pouted. "But he wasn't very confident either, so don't—"
Before Su Ruowei could finish speaking, Gu Xinyan quickly took out her phone to try and change her bet to Huayun Sect.
The president of Shancheng Group personally participated in the competition; he wouldn't believe he couldn't win.
Even if they lack the ability, they still have the financial power!
"It's over, it's over, there's no way to change it." Gu Xinyan fiddled with her phone for a while and sighed helplessly.
"Oh right! I haven't bet on the individual players yet!" Gu Xinyan's eyes lit up. She found the player betting interface, selected Lin Fan's name, and immediately maxed out the betting price.
Ten thousand yuan was bet on Lin Fan.
Gu Xinyan patted her chest and breathed a sigh of relief: "Consider the ten thousand yuan bet on the sect as a donation."
She glanced at her phone again and laughed, "Lin Fan's odds are high, 10 times the odds, he can make back the money he lost."
Su Ruowei joked, "Since you trust Lin Fan so much, don't come looking for us if you lose money..."
"How could I ask you for it?" Gu Xinyan chuckled and gave Lin Fan a cheering gesture: "I believe in you! You have to win for Ruowei's sake!"
Just then, a stretch Lincoln drove up.
After coming to a stop, the nine members of the Huayun Sect got out of the car and walked straight toward Lin Fan.
"I might need to get ready. Please call me anytime if anything comes up."
Lin Fan made a phone call gesture, and after Su Ruowei nodded, he walked towards the Hua Yun Sect members.
After Lin Fan reunited with the Hua Yun Sect members, he headed to the waiting hall for the contestants under the guidance of Huang Yuanbai.
Su Ruowei and Gu Xinyan also took their tickets and went to the audience seats to wait.
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Lin Fan arrived at the waiting hall, found an inconspicuous corner to sit down, and watched the others enter one after another.
Several contestants from minor sects arrived, and Lin Fan glanced around and realized that none of them were likely to amount to much.
They'd just be cannon fodder if they came.
At nine o'clock in the morning, the martial artists of the Crimson Flame Sect arrived at the waiting hall.
Lin Fan observed the Crimson Flame Sect members. Apart from a one-eyed man and a woman with a tattoo on her arm, the others were all still in the Body Refinement stage.
Dong Tianjiao was the last to enter the hall.
Lin Fan was somewhat surprised that the head of the Dong Group had actually participated in the competition himself.
Dong Tianjiao's strength is decent, barely reaching the third stage of the Transcendent Realm. Currently, she is the strongest in this venue besides Lin Fan.
Subsequently, the disciples of the Tianlan Sect entered the venue.
Lin Fan was also observing, and as he watched, a smile crept onto his lips.
The entire group from Tianlan Sect were all at the Body Refinement stage, so it was predictable that this sect was destined to be at the bottom.
At 9:30, the last sect, Renwang Sect, entered.
All ten people were dressed in black, wore black masks, had the same hairstyle, and were remarkably similar in height, weight, and build.
It's impossible to tell who's who.
The only way to identify them is by looking at the different codes on their clothes.
On their chests were written capital numbers, from one to ten.
These ten people don't seem to have names either; you just need to add the character "天" (tian, meaning sky) before their numbers when referring to them.
After entering the venue, Tianyi and Tianshi sat upright on a bench to the side, closing their eyes to rest.
Lin Fan, who was in the corner, used his Heavenly Eye to observe the ten people.
Lin Fan discovered that all ten people possessed the strength of the fifth stage of the Transcendent Realm, but there were slight differences between them, with Tianyi being the strongest and Tianshi the weakest.
After observing everyone, Lin Fan yawned, leaned against the wall, and slowly closed his eyes.
There wasn't a single person present who could fight.
"Lin Fan, you're participating too?"
Hearing the sound, Lin Fan slowly opened his eyes and found Di Xiaoyun standing in front of him.
"Yes, I participated." Lin Fan replied casually, wanting to say that he was forced to participate, but he was too embarrassed to say it.
Di Xiaoyun smiled and said, "If we were to meet, I wouldn't hold back!"
Lin Fan responded with a slight smile.
Lin Fan knew that Di Xiaoyun was the daughter of Police Chief Di Zhengdao, and they had crossed paths before.
Although I didn't want to have much contact with her, I struck up a conversation out of politeness.
Di Xiaoyun then asked, "Where are the people from your Huayun Sect? Why are you the only one here?"
"I don't know, maybe they went to the restroom?"
Lin Fan scanned the hall and indeed none of the Hua Yun Sect members were there, but he didn't care.
Wait! Dong Tianjiao's people aren't here either.
Lin Fan quickly stood up: "I'll go look for it."
He worried that Dong Tianjiao and the Chiyan Sect were plotting something and would harm the Huayun Sect disciples before the competition.
After all, Huayun Sect was a sect previously recognized by Lin Tiancheng, and Dong Tianjiao might be a member of Yanyang Sect. If Yanyang Sect wanted to harm Shancheng Group, they might also start with the sect.
But the next second Lin Fan realized he had worried too much. Huang Yuanbai and Mu Ying returned to the hall with the sect disciples, chatting and laughing.
They had just been strolling around the area.
Seeing everyone return, Lin Fan sat down again with peace of mind.
Di Xiaoyun glared at the doorway with her peach blossom eyes and exclaimed, "What the hell! Does your Huayun Sect have no shame? Even your elders are participating in the competition!"