Spare Me, Your Majesty!
100,000 taels of silver?
Zhou Wanwan's lips twitched. Who exactly was this person looking down on?
Zhou Wanwan looked at him and said, "100,000 taels, right? Do you really think I'm a child?"
She took a bunch of things out of her bag and put them on the table.
Everyone around gasped. "Where did such a young child get so much money?"
"Wow, so many silver notes! Whose Little Ancestor is this?"
"Fourth Young Master, is he really your servant? Does your servant have this much money?"
Fourth Young Master Zhao Rui was also dumbfounded; this was hardly a servant girl!
Where did Zhou Wanwan come from? How does she get so much money?
The people next to him counted them one by one; there were 100 notes of 10,000 taels each, which totaled 1 million taels of silver.
Zhou Wanwan looked at them and said:
"I'm planning to offer 1 million taels, anyone interested?"
I like that wolf; the little wolf is so cute! I'm planning to buy it.
Waiter, oops! buddy, can we buy that wolf?
I've gotten used to calling it that; I've brought all those habits from my past life with me.
The waiter next to him quickly came over and said:
"Of course, we can sell all the wild animals here. This wolf is priced at 500 taels."
You can buy it now if you want, but we can't guarantee the wolf will survive.
If the wolf loses, all you get is its carcass.
Zhou Wanwan said, "Okay, 500 taels, I'll take it."
They quickly signed the agreement.
Zhou Wanwan looked at them and said, "Is no one willing to pay 1 million taels? I've seen firsthand the poverty of the border region. Sigh! Not a single one of them can fight."
Zhou Yi burst into laughter:
"You think you're so great, huh?"
A mere lackey dares to slap us in the face! It's just a million taels of silver!
Is it a lot? You tell me, is it a lot?
The people around them didn't dare to say a word.
For them, that's quite a lot. They're the younger generation in the family, and having tens of thousands of taels a month is already pretty good.
A million taels of silver at once? I never even dared to dream of it.
Zhou Yi quickly pulled out 1 million taels of silver and said, "It's just 1 million taels, right? I'll take it."
Zhou Wanwan looked at the others and said:
"And what about you? Are you planning to give nothing at all?"
Fourth Young Master, where did all these friends of yours come from? They're all so poor and shabby.
Wasn't she said to be poor and stingy? Who's really poor and stingy here?
What those people hate most is being told they are poor.
Soon they started pulling out their money: you 100,000, I 100,000, you 200,000, I 600,000, adding up to a total of two million taels.
Zhou Wanwan looked at them and said, "You people at the border have it pretty tough too."
No sooner had she finished speaking than a man in the next room burst into laughter, "Zhao Rui, your maid is really interesting. Did you give her all the money she has?"
Zhao Rui snorted coldly and said:
"Fu Cheng'an, stop being sarcastic. I didn't pay for her money."
They have their own money.
Fu Cheng'an chuckled and said, "So that's how it is. You're being supported by women now?"
These words infuriated Zhao Rui: "Stop talking nonsense! I did bet on that tiger; everyone knows I bet 500,000 taels."
Fu Cheng'an laughed heartily:
"Did everyone hear that? His maid bet 1 million taels, but he was only willing to spend 500,000 taels. What a stingy man!"
"Bring me 5 million taels of silver. I'll bet on that tiger to win, and show some people what true generosity looks like."
Fu Cheng'an's group all burst into laughter.
"The Zhao Family isn't doing so well these days! The fourth young master is supposed to be the pillar of the Zhao Family! How come he seems to be in such a sorry state?"
Fu Cheng'an took a sip of his drink and said, "That's right! He's relying on a woman to maintain his image now."
Zhao Rui snorted coldly and said, "Men, bring all the gold up for me. It's just 5 million taels of silver, what's so special about that?"
Zhao Rui's men carried in two baskets of gold bars, which immediately caused a stir in the arena.
Zhou Wanwan was incredibly excited, but she had to pretend to be calm on the surface. "Wow! You guys are amazing! Spending so much money to buy that big tiger, do you think that tiger can win?"
Everyone around laughed.
"These odds are really high, 1 to 10!"
"The tigers over there are worth over 20 million, but the wolves are doing so poorly, only worth 2 million. Ugh! What's the point of watching that?"
"I think so too, there's no suspense at all."
"Two million yuan divided among so many people isn't even enough to fill a tooth gap."
The crowd discussed it amongst themselves, all shaking their heads in disapproval.
Zhao Rui took a sip of tea and said, "Why hasn't the beast fighting started yet?"
The waiter next to him said, "It will begin soon, sir, please wait a moment."
Sure enough, the sound of gongs and drums filled the air, and soon the tiger and wolf were brought up.
Zhou Wanwan then heard the tiger's threatening voice. "You brat, you better keep a low profile, or I'll eat you up."
The wolf howled loudly, "What are you dreaming about? My master is right here! You dare to touch me?"
"Hahaha... you mean that little girl? What skills could a little brat like her possibly have?"
The wolf sneered, "That's because you don't understand. My master is incredibly powerful."
"My master is incredibly powerful. It's laughable that a wild beast has recognized him as its master. You have truly disgraced our beast race."
The wolf said disdainfully:
"What right do you have? Do you really think you're king just because someone has a king above you?"
"I'll show you who the real king is in a moment."
The tiger stopped talking and pounced on the wolf.
It slammed its paw hard on the wolf's back, almost hitting its body.
The wolf was suddenly pulled away by an invisible force.
The wolf laughed loudly and said, "Big cat, your speed is no good!"
The tiger stared at it coldly and said, "You're just lucky. You won't be so lucky next time."
The tiger was incredibly fast, and in an instant it was upon the wolf.
Before it could react, the wolf was lifted up and bitten hard on the tiger's back.
Zhou Wanwan laughed; the roots of that Old Scholar Tree were no pushovers.
The tiger tried to move, but it was completely restrained. It struggled a few times, but couldn't move at all.
The wolf chuckled and said, "Weren't you so arrogant just now? Weren't you so smug? Try being arrogant again."
The tiger looked at the wolf and said, "What on earth are you doing?"
The wolf scoffed and said, "I didn't do anything wrong. You deserved it. Anyway, I'm the one who killed you today."
The wolf opened its blood-red jaws, and the tiger suddenly knelt down, crying, "Your Majesty, spare my life!"
Everyone in the arena fell silent.
What's going on?
A tiger was kneeling before a wolf, trembling with fear.