Supreme Unity Mystic City.
Over the past three months, nothing had caused more of a stir than the sect's Life-and-Death Arena match.
On one side was Lu Zhen, the dark horse who had fought his way out of a small world, placed second in the entrance examination, and only just joined the sect.
On the other was Qi Xuan, a direct descendant of the Qi Family, ranked among the Inner Sect's top five hundred and at the peak of the Rushing River Realm.
The two had signed a Life-and-Death Contract and set the match for three months later.
As soon as the news spread, people across Supreme Unity Mystic City began talking about it.
Especially those who liked to gamble.
"Three months? Lu Zhen must have lost his mind."
"Qi Xuan's at the peak of the Rushing River Realm. What's someone in the Converging Stream Realm supposed to fight him with?"
"Heh. Came from a small world and couldn't take being provoked, I bet."
Naturally, betting markets opened across the city.
The Heavenly Treasure Pavilion, the Myriad Phenomena Commerce Guild, and gambling dens large and small all took wagers.
The gulf between the odds was staggering.
A bet on Qi Xuan paid one to 1.01.
A bet on Lu Zhen paid one to ten, and some smaller dens even offered one to twenty!
Mengpin House, in a warm chamber on the top floor.
Yu Sanniang's brows drew together.
"Proprietor, the betting markets outside have gone mad." Old Xu stood beside her, ledger in hand, and said cautiously, "How should Mengpin House set its odds? You'll have to make the call."
Yu Sanniang said nothing.
This time, she wasn't sure either.
During the entrance examination, she had dared to rank Lu Zhen in the top ten because she had tested him