Mi Fang and He Gaitou's negotiations were concluded that very day.
Dragon Garment would challenge Shi Liu, secretly provide the funds, and let He Gaitou operate the betting scheme to rake in even more money.
Carrying the Dragon Lion Mercenary Group's substantial funds, Mi Fang placed a personal bet on Dragon Garment, wagering that he would defeat Shi Liu within the first three rounds.
This gave He Gaitou a tremendous shock!
"Dragon Garment really had been hiding his strength. He actually had the confidence to take down Shi Liu in three rounds!"
"Dragon Garment was quite vengeful too. Last time, Ice Prison sent Bing Yang to make trouble for him. Now it was his turn to target Ice Prison."
"He's warning me."
"What a domineering bastard..."
He Gaitou understood that the Dragon Lion Mercenary Group had deliberately sent Mi Fang to negotiate as another layer of intimidation.
Unlike Mi Fang, He Gaitou was practically all alone, with no backer to speak of.
Otherwise, he would not have used gambling as a pretext every year to funnel bribes to the Ice Prison Warden.
Otherwise, he would not have supported Bing Yang before, using him to keep Mei Lin and the others in check.
He Gaitou's greatest backing, or rather, his greatest asset, was his status as a duelist.
"Turns out Dragon Garment became a duelist too!" When He Gaitou first heard the news, he immediately swore.
He Gaitou was the second breakthrough point chosen by Cang Xu.
If Mi Fang's weakness was her timid nature, then He Gaitou's was his lack of power.
He was the perfect target.
Dragon Garment's challenge against Shi Liu did not draw as much attention as before.
Although He Gaitou and the Dragon Lion Mercenary Group both worked behind the scenes, spreading news and rumors to