Chapter 3774: People Die for Money

After Wu Huo Daojun announced the drawing results, the heads of the various Great Families and Sects present all had different expressions.

If it had been at the beginning of the competition, anyone who drew Lingyun Sword Sect would have been ecstatic, as if they had stumbled upon a windfall.

But now the situation had changed; after three rounds, they still had five members intact, without a single defeat. This clearly couldn't be explained by luck alone.

If they still couldn't see that Lingyun Sword Sect had been hiding their strength, then they could only be said to have a problem with their brains.

It was precisely because of this that the Phantom Shadow Sword Sect, Four Directions Sword Sect, and the Han Family and Wei Family no longer felt as relaxed as before.

The competition of 25 into 13 was the same as before; there would be a one-day rest, and it would continue here two days later.

Since the drawing was over, the various Schools returned one after another, seizing the time to prepare for the next round.

As Ye Bufan and the others just got up, the little girl Qin Muyue came skipping over and immediately hugged his arm.

"Divine Doctor Ye, it felt so good to beat that guy today. I really must thank you properly!"

She knew very well in her heart that if Ye Bufan hadn't healed her injuries, not to mention beating Jian Juebi, she wouldn't even have had the qualifications to go on stage.

Ye Bufan smiled slightly, "It's nothing."

"Ye Dage, Grandfather asked me to invite you to a banquet at my house to properly repay your kindness."

The little girl said, pulling Ye Bufan, ready to leave.

"Let's forget about that for now."

Ye Bufan quickly stopped Qin Muyue, "I still have things to do. Let's talk about dinner another day."

He indeed had many things to do. Since the competition was over, he had to quickly retrieve the bets from the various gambling houses.

"Alright then."

The little girl thought about it and didn't insist anymore. She waved at him and left, sucking on a lollipop.

At this moment, most of the people in the training ground had left, and Ye Bufan also led everyone back to their inn.

After returning to the Sect, he went back to his room, quietly used One Qi Transforming into Three Pure Ones, had two Dao Bodies put on black robes, and then left the inn.

This time, he had bet a total of 140 million middle-grade celestial crystals. At a payout rate of 1 to 30, he would get back 4.2 billion.

Adding the principal, that would be 4.34 billion.

Such a large sum, even the Three Sects, Five Factions, and Seven Great Families would probably find it difficult to bear. In this situation, he had to be prepared for the worst.

Celestial crystals were good, but one also needed to be alive to spend them, after all, his current strength was not enough.

The two Dao Bodies were hidden inside black robes, so no one could see their faces. Then, one on the left and one on the right, they began collecting celestial crystals from the fourteen gambling houses.

A bet of 300 million was not a small sum for any single establishment, so the process of collecting the money was relatively long.

Some gambling houses were particularly concerned with their reputation and had ample celestial crystals, so they paid more readily.

Others had to consult their shopkeepers and then their Grand Elders, but in the end, no one dared to openly defy the world, and they still honored their bets.

It was just that for some gambling houses, it was truly painful; that was a full 300 million.

In the Zhao Family, Grand Elder Zhao Qinglian's face was incredibly grim. He picked up a teacup and fiercely smashed it to the ground.

Just now, he had taken out another 300 million from his old savings to honor a bet.

In this Hundred Sects Battle, he could be said to have suffered a complete defeat.

First, he was eliminated in the group stage, then his Core Disciples either died or were lost, and now he had lost so many celestial crystals one after another. How was he going to explain this to the Sect Leader when he went back?

"Damn it, absolutely damn it!"

As he raged, the people around him were all as silent as cicadas, no one daring to utter a sound.

After venting enough, he turned to look at Zhao Xingfeng beside him, "Have you found out? Who exactly is that person? Are they specifically targeting my Zhao Family?"

"Reporting to Elder, it's really not targeting our Zhao Family. Currently, there are two Black-Clothed Men collecting bets, and all fourteen gambling houses in Yuangu City had bets placed, except for the Qin Family.

The bet amount was all ten million, all placed on Qin Muyue winning."

Zhao Xingfeng's eyebrows twitched as he said this, "Elder, do you think this could be the Qin Family's doing?"

"Impossible."

Zhao Qinglian pondered for a moment, then shook his head, "If our Zhao Family were to do this, what would you do?"

"This…"

Zhao Xingfeng thought for a moment, "I certainly wouldn't dare to openly oppose the fourteen Great Families and Sects. Even if I just put on a show, I would place a bet in my own Family's gambling house to prevent suspicion."

At this point, he had already understood that this matter absolutely could not have been done by the Qin Family.

If they had truly done that, the Qin Family would practically be making enemies of the Three Sects, Five Factions, and Seven Great Families. They didn't have the guts, nor would they be that idiotic.

"But if it's not the Qin Family, then who could it be?"

Zhao Qinglian said, "It's hard to say who that person is, but they definitely have some connection with the Qin Family, knowing that Qin Muyue's injuries have fully recovered, otherwise they wouldn't have placed such a large bet."

Zhao Xingfeng's face was filled with anger, "In that case, we should go to the Qin Family and demand an explanation!"

"What explanation are you going to demand? They placed the bet fair and square. If a gambling house loses, it has to admit defeat. What explanation are you going to demand from them?

Besides, do you think the Qin Family would admit it? That old fox Qin BuFu would definitely play dumb, pretending not to know anything. What can you do to him?"

"This…"

Zhao Xingfeng looked resentful, "Elder, that's 300 million celestial crystals! Are we, the Zhao Family, just going to accept this?

How about this, I'll secretly follow that Black-Clothed Man and take it all back later."

"What good would it do for you to go?"

With the previous precedents of Zhao Xingkong and Zhao Xingtian, how could Zhao Qinglian dare to send Zhao Xingfeng out again?

"How about this, if anyone comes looking, just say I'm busy and not here."

As he spoke, he took out a set of black night clothes and covered himself completely from head to toe.

Zhao Xingfeng was stunned at first, then his face filled with wild joy.

"Elder, are you going to take action personally?"

"Of course, I want to see who is behind this."

After Zhao Qinglian finished speaking, his figure flickered, and he disappeared from the room. He was an Immortal Venerable expert, almost coming and going without a trace, his speed astonishing.

He hadn't taken action before because the amount of celestial crystals was too small, not worth his personal appearance.

But this time was different. Besides the Zhao Family's 300 million celestial crystals, the combined total from the fourteen gambling houses was over 4 billion.

As the saying goes, man dies for money, and birds die for food; even Immortal Venerable experts are no exception.

If he could get his hands on such a large sum of celestial crystals, it would not only make up for the recent losses but also allow the Zhao Family to advance further and even become the head of the Seven Great Families.

With such a great temptation before him, Zhao Qinglian no longer cared about his reputation; any risk was worth it.

On the other side, Jian Feiyang, the Grand Elder of the Four Directions Sword Sect, was also doing the same, quietly changing into night clothes and leaving the inn.

At the Han Family's inn, Grand Elder Han Fangcuo was also doing the same, covering himself completely from head to toe, then silently blending into the night sky. These three families' gambling houses had lost too much before, and coupled with the enticing celestial crystals this time, the three of them chose to take action by unspoken agreement.