The Wager: Mystic Water Pill

Bei Bei smiled faintly. "Do I need you to go easy on me?" As he spoke, he held out his right hand toward Xu Sanshi and gestured.

Xu Sanshi reluctantly pulled a small white jade porcelain bottle from his robes and tossed it to Bei Bei. Bei Bei caught it neatly. "Many thanks."

Then, he tapped several points around Xu Sanshi's wound. As the soul power of the Mysterious Heaven Skill continuously flowed into the cramped muscles, a slender golden thread, finer than a strand of hair, slowly emerged from the muscles at Xu Sanshi's waist after a short while.

Bei Bei gave it a light tug, and the golden thread sprang free, rapidly contracting into a golden speck. With a flick of his wrist, Bei Bei put it away.

Xu Sanshi let out a long breath of relief, but his face was still full of anger. "Bei Bei, you really know how to take advantage of someone's misfortune. The Mystic Water Pill is a treasure even in my family. How about this? Let's make a wager. If I win this match later, return the Mystic Water Pill to me."

"Sure. But if you lose, I know you have more Mystic Water Pills. Give me another one." Bei Bei struck while the iron was hot.

His purpose was to help Huo Yuhao. Aside from Tang Ya, the Tang Sect currently had only him and Huo Yuhao as disciples.

The Mystic Water Pill could raise the user's Innate Soul Power, and the lower one's Innate Soul Power was, the more effective it became. Bei Bei's Innate Soul Power was quite good, so he had little need for it. But Huo Yuhao had suffered from malnutrition since childhood, and his Innate Soul Power was only Rank One.

With Innate Soul Power like that, even cultivating the Tang Sect's Mysterious Heaven Skill might not be enough to save him. He had to rely on the Mystic Water Pill to cleanse his meridians and marrow.

A trace of doubt appeared in Xu Sanshi's eyes. "Why do I feel like I've been tricked? You look like you've already got this in the bag."

Bei Bei's expression did not change in the slightest. "You were the one who suggested the wager, not me. You can choose not to bet. And if you lose, don't get all fussy and refuse to honor it."

Xu Sanshi snorted. "Me, lose? I might not necessarily be able to beat you, but it won't be easy for you to beat me either. What if it ends in a draw?"

But Bei Bei did not take the bait. "Then we each go home. What else can we do?"

Gritting his teeth, Xu Sanshi said, "Fine, I'll bet with you. At worst, my old man will give me a good scolding when I get home."

How could he endure such provocation? No matter what, he could not fall behind his old rival.

"Could you let me join this wager as well?" At that moment, Yuwen Tuo walked in. Since he had also arranged a Soul Duel with the two of them, he naturally had the right to enter the lounge.

"You? What do you have to wager against us?" Xu Sanshi frowned. Clearly, he did not want to bet with Yuwen Tuo—not because he was afraid, but because he felt Yuwen Tuo was not qualified.

"Don't be like that, Xu Sanshi." Bei Bei interrupted him and cupped his hands toward Yuwen Tuo. "Junior Yuwen Tuo, what would you like to wager?"

He knew about Yuwen Tuo's relationship with Ma Xiaotao. His politeness was entirely out of consideration for Ma Xiaotao, as well as Shrek's lingering guilt toward him.

"I'll wager against the two Mystic Water Pills the two of you just put up. As for my stake, it will be two Rising Soul Pills. I don't have them on hand right now, but I trust Senior Bei Bei knows that I can get them." Yuwen Tuo stared at Bei Bei as he spoke.

This time, he would make use of that woman.

Generally speaking, Mystic Water Pills were useless to a soul master like Yuwen Tuo, who possessed Innate Full Soul Power. However, his current situation was extremely unusual. His soul power was in the transitional stage of converting toward Innate Soul Power. The Mystic Water Pills, specifically meant to raise Innate Soul Power, would surely give Yuwen Tuo a helping hand and allow him to reach a true Rank Twenty Innate Full Soul Power!

Of course, Bei Bei knew that Yuwen Tuo was referring to Ma Xiaotao. She was the dean's only personal disciple, so obtaining two Rising Soul Pills would not be difficult for her. Moreover, he had long heard that Ma Xiaotao thought highly of Yuwen Tuo, even treating him as her exclusive possession. If he asked, Ma Xiaotao probably would not begrudge him two Rising Soul Pills.

Rising Soul Pills were indeed pills on the same level as Mystic Water Pills, and taking them together would be even more helpful to Huo Yuhao.

With Bei Bei's status, he could obtain them from the academy himself. However, he considered himself someone who clearly separated public and private matters. He would not use the academy's assets to nurture members of the Tang Sect—using public resources for private purposes.

That was why, for something like Mystic Water Pills, he could only swindle them from Xu Sanshi. If he could swindle two Rising Soul Pills as well today, he would truly make a fortune.

"Fine, I agree. Two Mystic Water Pills against two Rising Soul Pills."

"Oh? It seems this junior's identity is not so simple." Seeing Bei Bei agree to the wager so readily, Xu Sanshi fell into thought. After all, not just anyone could easily produce two Rising Soul Pills.

Unlike in the original story, Xu Sanshi did not know Ma Xiaotao at all. He had only heard the name of this senior from the inner court.

After all, ninety percent of Ma Xiaotao's evil fire had already been dispelled. Why would she still need his water attribute to help her?

"Fine. Since Bei Bei has agreed to the wager, then I'll agree too. Junior, look forward to it. I hope you face me later. Otherwise, if you face Bei Bei, his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon possesses tremendous offensive power. Once he attacks, it will be hard for him not to injure someone." Xu Sanshi gracefully opened the folding fan in his hand and strode out.

He perfectly embodied the word "pretentious."

The Battle Soul Zone was packed with students who had come after hearing the news. By rough estimate, there were already more than four hundred people.

Huo Yuhao, Tang Ya, Xiao Xiao, and the others sat in the stands, waiting anxiously. Even Wang Dong had come.

While they were chatting, Bei Bei entered the arena. As a famous figure in the academy, the moment he appeared, many supporters in the stands began shouting his name.

"Thunderbolt Bei Bei! Thunderbolt Bei Bei..."

Bei Bei smiled and waved to the students watching at the edge of the arena, but his gaze searched the stands for something.

Tang Ya stood up and waved at him. Bei Bei noticed her as well and made several hand gestures toward her.

The two had been together for a long time and shared excellent tacit understanding. Tang Ya immediately responded with several gestures, indicating that she understood.

"Little Yuhao, what's the maximum range of your Mental Detection Sharing?" Tang Ya quietly asked beside Huo Yuhao's ear.

Huo Yuhao said, "If it's only in one direction, it can reach around fifty meters."

Upon hearing that, Tang Ya raised her right hand and gestured several times toward Bei Bei. Bei Bei nodded at her.

Xu Sanshi also entered the Soul Duel Arena from the other side at that moment. Accompanying him was a teacher around forty years old, serving as the referee for this Soul Duel.

Once they entered the Soul Duel Arena, Xu Sanshi and Bei Bei both assumed hostile expressions again.

They were old rivals in this Soul Duel Arena. In their previous matches, their wins and losses had been evenly split, with many draws as well.

In truth, just like Yuwen Tuo, they had placed bets on outside gambling pools themselves. They had earned quite a bit of money through these Soul Duels, so naturally, they could not casually reveal in public that they were actually very close.

The referee walked to the center of the arena and said in a deep voice, "Fourth-year student Bei Bei challenges fifth-year student Xu Sanshi. Please prepare yourselves."