Walk by the River Often Enough, and Your Shoes Are Bound to Get Wet

"Oh right!" Ma Feifei exclaimed upon hearing this, only then realizing that Yun Qingyang had opened a betting pool for Gongsun Qiong's training mission!

Moreover, Ma Feifei also managed to get 20 million Spirit Crystal from Gongsun Qiong without any investment!

Thinking of this, Ma Feifei disregarded whether Yun Qingyang had diverted his hatred points and urged, "Quickly bring out the gambling table."

Yun Qingyang nodded vigorously, and without looking for a place, he took out the table full of spatial bags right where he was standing.

"Haha! I almost forgot I also placed a bet, and I even bet on President Gongsun to win!" A cultivator was stunned for a moment when he saw this, and then burst into laughter.

"I also bet on President Gongsun to win!" another cultivator said.

"Me too..."

"And me..."

The previously quiet scene was instantly drowned out by the voices of the cultivators who had won their bets.

Chu Huaixiang was helped up by his attendants, his face pale. Yun Qingyang's attack hadn't caused him any real harm, but being blasted away in public still Rage Chu Huaixiang.

However, Chu Huaixiang did not blame Yun Qingyang; instead, she shifted all the blame onto Ma Feifei.

Especially when she saw Yun Qingyang and Ma Feifei arguing, Chu Huaixiang's dislike for Ma Feifei deepened.

"Thirteenth Brother, a small act of impatience can ruin a great plan. Please bear with it for now." Chu Liuxiang, seeing Chu Huaixiang's gloomy face, was afraid he might do something foolish, so he quickly advised him in a low voice.

Chu Huaixiang snorted coldly and said, "I don't need you to lecture me. I want to see how long he can keep jumping around."

Upon hearing this, Chu Liuxiang wasn't angry. He nodded and said, "It'll be done soon."

"Come on, everyone, come here to collect your betting funds." Ma Feifei took over the role of the dealer, Yun Qingyang didn't know anything about it.

The betting method in this world is very simple: each spatial bag contains a trace of the bettor's aura, and the winner is verified through this aura. Of course, to ensure everything goes smoothly, Ma Feifei also recorded the bettor's name, cultivation level, and the amount wagered on a piece of paper.

However, Ma Feifei usually doesn't personally open his spatial bag to check things like gambling funds; he relies on everyone's self-discipline.

As for whether someone might falsely report their betting stakes, that's only if they don't want to stay in Dubian Town anymore. Once they're identified through the residual aura in the spatial bag, Ma Feifei won't even need to lift a finger; the cultivators who placed the bets will kill that person.

Thirty minutes later, the cultivators who had bet on Gongsun Qiong to win all took away their principal and profits.

In the end, only one spatial bag remained on the table, along with twenty million in bets from the opposing side.

This spatial bag was the gambling money that Yun Qingyang lent him; the 20 million on the other side was the gambling money he lost.

Yun Qingyang and Ma Feifei looked at each other.

Ma Feifei pointed to the spatial bag on the table and said, "There are forty million here in total. According to our previous agreement, we'll split it in half?"

Yun Qingyang squinted and said with a grin, "I only need twenty million!"

Ma Feifei glanced at Yun Qingyang with disdain and said, "A total of forty million, half for each of us means twenty million each."

This female dragon's math teacher must have died too young; she couldn't even do such simple multiplication and division. Ma Feifei thought she should go to the store later and buy Yun Qingyang a first-grade math textbook to read to her, so that she could improve her math calculation skills.

Yun Qingyang still didn't seem to understand Ma Feifei's meaning. Upon hearing this, he shook his head and said, "No, I only want twenty million."

Ma Feifei said helplessly, "Fine, fine, twenty million, twenty million. I'm really defeated by you."

After saying that, Ma Feifei picked up the spatial bag that Yun Qingyang had given her and tossed it to her, saying, "Here, twenty million for you."

"Smack~"

Yun Qingyang flung the spatial bags back from mid-air, and then, to Ma Feifei's astonishment, Yun Qingyang grabbed all the other spatial bags and dashed into the Bookstore.

"My storage bag isn't big enough, so I'll just use this one."

Ma Feifei looked at Yun Qingyang with a bewildered expression and said, "What's the difference between being crazy and not?"

Ma Feifei picked up the spatial bag and noticed that the cultivators around him were still watching him. He said, "Alright, alright, the projection is over, and the bets have been distributed. Everyone, you can disperse now."

Upon hearing this, everyone began to leave.

"Shopkeeper!" At this moment, Zhou Zhuling and her brother came up, followed by their father, Zhou Wuji.

"This must be your uncle? Hello, hello, I am Ma Feifei." As soon as Ma Feifei saw Zhou Wuji, he quickly clasped his hands in a respectful greeting.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Wuji quickly returned the greeting, saying, "Shopkeeper, you're too kind. I've come specifically to thank you for saving my daughter's life."

Zhou Zhuling's illness was cured at the Mysterious Bookstore, so it wouldn't be wrong to attribute the credit to Ma Feifei.

Upon hearing this, Ma Feifei quickly replied, "Uncle, you're too kind. Zhuling is exceptionally talented. She comprehended the treatment methods in the 'Prescriptions Worth Thousand Gold Formulas' on her own and also paid for the treatment. It was a fair transaction. There's really no question of her saving a life."

Zhou Wuji shook his head and said, "Oh, the shopkeeper is too modest. My daughter..."

Then, the two began a friendly, business-like exchange.

Zhou Wuji praised Ma Feifei for his handsome appearance and promising talent, saying that in just six months, he had made the reputation of Mysterious Bookstore resound throughout the entire Great Chu.

Ma Feifei humbly accepted Zhou Wuji's praise and lauded Zhou Wuji for having such a beautiful daughter, for which Ma Feifei expressed her delight.

Those cultivators who hadn't yet left heard Ma Feifei's words and thought to themselves, "What are you so happy about, given that someone else's daughter is so beautiful?"

Is it any of your business?

The Fourth Prince Chu Liuxiang and Chu Huaixiang already held a prejudice against Ma Feifei. Seeing Zhou Wuji and Ma Feifei chatting happily, they immediately snorted and left. Zhou Wuji seemed a bit embarrassed. In the end, Ma Feifei, out of consideration for Zhou Wuji, ended the conversation.

After bidding farewell to the Zhou Clan, Ma Feifei looked at the spatial bag in his hand and said smugly, "I don't know if it's because my method of getting something for nothing Gao Ming or Yun Qingyang, that mother dragon, is too stupid. How come she can get it right every time?"

Ma Feifei crossed his Erlang and walked towards the Bookstore while opening his spatial bag.

"Um?"

Ma Feifei held the space bag high, his eyes narrowed into slits as he stared at it.

What happened?

The doubt on Ma Feifei's face deepened.

He turned the space bag upside down and shook it vigorously.

"Smack~"

A glittering Spirit Crystal fell from the spatial bag to the ground with a crisp sound.

It seemed that Spirit Crystal had been holding it in for too long, so it bounced around on the ground several times before stopping, landing right on Ma Feifei's feet.

Ma Feifei silently picked up the Spirit Crystal and placed it in her palm.

He kept glancing at his spatial pouch and then at the Spirit Crystal in his hand.

After a long silence, Ma Feifei sighed and said, "The mother dragon has gotten smarter..."