Seeing Mu Ziming fly off in a hurry while Wang Cheng slowly led the four of them toward Tongmu City's vine wall, Xiao Hua sighed and asked, "Nephew Wang, what was that 'Council Hall' of Tongmu City you mentioned just now?"
"Oh, it was like this, to let Martial Uncle Xiao Hua know..." Wang Cheng went on to explain the origins of the "Council Hall," even giving a detailed account of the Council Hall's special task force. Only then did he say with a smile, "The four Martial Uncles brought considerable spirit stones to Tongmu City, so Tongmu City's disciples are all immensely grateful to you. Otherwise, this junior could not possibly have been so overjoyed just now!"
"Alas, the Tongmu City Lord truly was a master schemer!" Xiao Hua could not help but praise him. Pairing the special task force with Qin Jian seemed utterly unreliable at first glance, yet upon reflection, it was precisely because such a thing was so unreliable that Tongmu City had the greatest chance of tying with the cultivators who had wagered against them. And through this wager, they drew everyone's attention to the betting. Those cultivators bet on Qin Jian, while inevitably placing bets on other odds as well. The Council Hall's betting popularity had soared at once. Even if Tongmu City lost money in this regard, it could earn it back elsewhere! Not to mention that Tongmu City had simply been a blind cat stumbling upon a dead mouse, wagering with tremendous luck on Xiao Hua behind Li Zongbao! In one stroke, Tongmu City had earned until its bowls overflowed and its pots filled to the brim—how could that not be delightful?
Of course, this victory had completely exceeded the Tongmu City Lord's expectations, yet this calculation also happened to reveal the