Before long, the Left Guard General came to report that Gu Beiting and Old Sui had asked to see him. Xu Yi smacked his forehead and hurriedly summoned them. To his surprise, instead of two beaming faces brimming with excitement, he was greeted by two faces black as the bottom of a pot. Once he heard what had happened, Xu Yi was at a loss for words.
As it turned out, before the battle, the two had already contacted him through their Ruyi Pearls to ask whether they should bet on the outcome. Xu Yi had stuck to his usual reasoning: if he lost, he wouldn't even keep his life, so why not bet on winning?
He was desperately short of Profound Yellow Essence. After all, he'd mortgaged away the income he was due to earn over the next few years. Unless he found a way to get his hands on a pile of it, he'd have a hard time weathering the long stretch of poverty ahead.
As soon as he heard that they'd placed bets, he rushed back to Wuji Hall to discuss the specifics with Gu Beiting and Old Sui.
As for which betting house to use, there was no need to think twice. Yiwen Pavilion was the obvious choice.
As for who to bet on, Xu Yi, Gu Beiting, and Old Sui had astonishingly all chosen the same side: Xu Yi.
The only difference was that Xu Yi had bet on himself to win, while Gu Beiting and Old Sui had bet that he would last twenty moves.
It was easy to understand why Xu Yi had bet on himself to win. After all, if he lost, he'd be dead. Gu Beiting and Old Sui had bet that he could last twenty moves because they'd crossed swords