The expert who appraised treasures was also taken aback. He took my bag of gemstones and began examining them, but the moment he opened it, he was frightened out of his wits.
He hurriedly called over several colleagues, and they nervously began the appraisal. There weren't many gemstones in my bag, just twenty or thirty. I had only given Sun Chongyang some food, and Ruan Mei had handed them over under the guise of official business for private gain.
Before long, the group of experts valued them at five million. Then they asked me whom I wanted to bet on.
Several gamblers nearby were stunned. They had watched me for quite a while just now and hadn't mistaken me for anyone else—I really was Xia Yitian, the man who lost every time he gambled, the unlucky fool who had never won even once. No matter who it was, even if he guessed blindly, he should have gotten one right by now, shouldn't he? This guy was simply too unlucky.
Seeing their looks, I specified who I was betting on. They were going to bet on the other one.
"Brother, not bad! You're actually betting five million this time? Planning to bet on Li Poxiao?" Several fairly wealthy people came over. After all, this was more than the two or three million from the previous rounds, so it was bound to attract attention.
Li Poxiao and Ru Zhixing came over together as well. They were signing the insurance forms before going onto the arena. When they saw us, they were both extremely enthusiastic and looked over.
Ru Zhixing in particular was intensely curious about whom I was betting on. He deliberately came over and shook my hand. "Brother, I'm the number-one Rogue Cultivator of Fuxian County."
"Oh, hello." I politely shook