The second floor of Shanhuai Building had always been the gathering point for the children of the officials in Lan City.
If a brick was thrown in and hit two people, at least one of them would be the son of a Rank 5 official and the other would be a Rank 4 official or above.
However, there was a gloomy atmosphere in Shanhuai Building.
"I didn't expect Sir Tu to lose two rounds in a row. I thought that a Cardinal Heaven expert would definitely win." Someone sighed.
"How much did you lose?"
The person who sighed stretched out two fingers.
"200 taels? Where did you get so much money? "
"It's 110 taels! Not only did I lose all my wealth, but I also lost 100 taels from my small group. "
"Your entire wealth is only 10 taels?"
"Nonsense. You borrowed five taels from me at Jinyu Building previously. Otherwise, I would have 15 taels. Stop talking nonsense and return the money! "
If the young masters of Great Xia and the Yun Nation heard their conversation, they would laugh themselves to death. Not to mention the children of the aristocratic families, even the young masters of the wealthy families were rich.
100 taels? It wasn't even enough for them to drink in the brothel.
However, to the pitiful young masters of the aboriginals, this was already a huge sum of money! Most of them only had a monthly allowance of 10 taels, and the better ones only had a monthly allowance of a few dozen taels.
Even Tong Lan, a genius who had attained the Kismet Heaven Realm before the age of 10 and whose grandfather was a Rank 3 official, only had a monthly allowance of 30 taels.
In the previous two rounds, many people had lost even more than their faces. Not only did they lose all of their monthly allowance, but they also lost all of their younger siblings' wealth. Now, these people were just waiting for a time to gather at the top of the clock tower.
Of course, there were a few people who weren't affected.
For example, Hong Xian, Bai Shihu, and Xi Yueya.
Although the students from the school won some, there were too many people who bet on Tu Hong. After compensating the students, they still made a lot of money.
Liu Ruoyao was the only one who looked unhappy. She had bet on Tu Hong twice in a row. Even with the bonus of being the banker, she still lost a lot.
More importantly, that guy actually won two rounds.
There was nothing more tragic than losing money while her enemy was in the limelight. Teng, teng, teng …
Footsteps could be heard coming from the stairs. It sounded like there were at least a dozen people.
"Hong Xian, we're here to withdraw money." Xu Peng walked up the stairs in front and swept a glance at the gloomy atmosphere on the second floor. He felt a burst of joy in his heart as he laughed heartily.
When the people on the second floor saw that Xu Peng and the person behind him were all students from the Black Bamboo Academy, they snorted coldly.
"What's the hurry? Have you never seen money before? Liu Ruoyao raised her head and said with a sharp tongue.
In any case, she disliked Ren Baqian and everyone from the Black Bamboo Academy.
"Of course it's urgent. I'm still waiting to bet on the next round. I don't know if you guys will be the banker again!" Xu Peng beamed with joy. He had made a fortune this time.
In other words, the odds of 1: 10 for the first round had earned many students a huge sum of money.
Many of the commoner students also took out a few taels of silver for him to bet, and the total sum was not a small sum.
Not to mention, most of the students in the academy were the children of officials. Although their monthly allowance was much lower than the others due to their low talent, they didn't have much time to drink or play after entering the academy. Instead, they had saved up quite a bit of money.
When added together, it was a huge sum.
Many people were furious when they heard what Xu Peng said. Everyone upstairs had lost money, but that group of people actually came to their door to ask for money. Many of them looked fierce and wondered if they should slap them to the ground first to satisfy their craving.
However, as more and more people went up to the second floor, especially the two people who appeared at the end, these people restrained themselves a little. However, they still glared at them.
"I haven't seen everyone in a long time." Shi Gan went upstairs, cupped his hands, and smiled at everyone.
"Hmph!" Tong Lan's small face was almost up to the sky, and she acted as if she didn't see anyone.
"What's there to be arrogant about, little girl?" someone said unhappily.
"Who are you talking about?" Tong Lan immediately glared at him.
"Little girl, you're not tall, but you have a big temper." That person snorted.
"I'm a little taller than you!" Tong Lan's voice suddenly sounded from that person's table. In a flash, Tong Lan landed on that person's table and stepped on his head.
That person's two fists formed a bull's horn posture. He used one hand to block Tong Lan's foot, and the other fist to punch Tong Lan's lower abdomen.
Tong Lan was quite famous, and many people knew that the Tong Family had a genius. However, Tong Lan was only 11 years old, and only a few people had seen her fight. He didn't mind trying to see if she was as powerful as the rumors said.
"Stop!" Hong Xian appeared at the table and stopped the two of them.
Tong Lan's foot and Hong Xian's palm collided. Tong Lan did a backflip and landed on the ground. The table that she was stepping on was also broken into pieces.
Hong Xian took two steps back.
When Tong Lan landed on the ground, the corners of her mouth curled up, revealing her two small canine teeth. Then, she pointed at Hong Xian and said, "What's on your head?"
Hong Xian was stunned and reached out to touch her hair. However, at this moment, Tong Lan suddenly erupted. She opened her hands like the huge mouth of a ferocious beast, and her ten fangs were the fangs in her mouth. She tried to bite Hong Xian.
"Rip …" Even though Hong Xian's reaction was fast, she couldn't defend in time, and Tong Lan tore a piece of cloth from her shoulder.
"What are you doing?" Hong Xian took a few steps back and said angrily.
"I heard that you are quite powerful, and I want to try!" Tong Lan said with a little excitement on her face. Then, she charged forward.
"Tong Lan, we are here for serious business!" Shi Gan appeared behind Tong Lan and tried to grab the back of her neck. In the end, Tong Lan kicked his hand away like a scorpion swinging its tail.
However, after being entangled by Shi Gan, Hong Xian got into a good stance and said, "I don't intend to fight with you. Don't be overbearing."
"Tong Lan!" Shi Gan had a helpless look on his face.
"Forget it. This time, I am here to collect my pocket money. I will find trouble with you next time." Tong Lan pondered for a moment and said to Hong Xian with her small face.
"Bai Shihu, get someone to settle the bill for them." Hong Xian shook her head and said to a burly man sitting in the corner.
Even though the fight didn't end, everyone knew that this girl named Tong Lan wasn't a kind person. She brazenly attacked Hong Xian, who was very famous among the younger generation. Furthermore, she didn't provoke her.
It seemed like Lan City would have another ancestor in the future.
"Are you guys still going to open the bet?" Xu Peng asked with a smile.
He exclaimed in his heart that it was indeed the right decision to bring Tong Lan over.
Even though he was sometimes bullied by Tong Lan, Tong Lan, this fierce girl, was still more of a deterrent to people who weren't from the school.
"Of course. Principal Ren's payout is two to one, and Sir Tu's payout is one to two," the burly man in the corner said honestly.
"So little?" Xu Peng was surprised. The first time, it was one to ten, and the last time, it was one to one. Why was it two to one now?
"Who doesn't know about what happened in the north? Even though Sir Tu is a Cardinal Heaven expert, Principal Ren has already won two rounds, so the payout will naturally decrease, "the burly man said slowly.
"Calculate our bets and bet it all on Principal Ren," Xu Peng said directly.
Even though it was a little less, it was still something! Why wouldn't they accept free money?
"Are you really going to bet it all?" Hong Xian asked.
"All!" Xu Peng said decisively.
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