221: Chapter 132: Slaughter Pig Pen_3 221: Chapter 132: Slaughter Pig Pen_3 Elder Copper Plate was in fact set up as an openly known figure, just to lead everyone else astray.
In reality, he secretly placed his bets on the rankings Four Treasures Peak truly had the potential to reach.
Wasn’t it the last time when Cao Zhen and Starshine Peak had their contest?
Elder Copper Plate deliberately bet on Cao Zhen to lose, misguiding others.
Cao Zhen had made a considerable amount of Spirit Stones from selling Divine Weapons before, far more than a hundred thousand.
Certainly, he would use even more Spirit Stones to bet on other rankings.
He deceived others, probably fearing that too many people would select the same odds as he did, ultimately causing the betting house to go bankrupt and unable to pay out the Spirit Stones.
That way, he would be at a loss, so he had to deceive others.
But since he spent these hundred thousand Spirit Stones to misguide others, the true ranking of Four Treasures Peak would surely be higher, with even greater odds.
The answer was now glaringly obvious; my earlier judgement was not wrong.
The odds higher than those for rankings fifty-one to fifty-five, would naturally be for ranks forty-six to fifty.
As for ranks forty-one to forty-five, despite even higher odds, it is impossible for Four Treasures Peak to surge to such high rankings.
I place my bet on Four Treasures Peak’s ranking, forty-six to fifty!” Chen Shizhi finally made up his mind.
He was just a scholar, and many of these thousand liang of Spirit Stones were borrowed.
But these thousand liang of Spirit Stones will become more.
“Four Treasures Peak’s ranking forty-six to fifty, odds are one to four and a half.
A thousand liang, this is your promissory note,” the betting house clerk quickly brought the note over.
Around the room, many people sneered upon hearing the odds of this choice.
“Has this person gone mad?
No matter how strong Four Treasures Peak is, they can’t possibly break into the Upper Fifty Peaks.”
“Indeed, I did hear someone say that Chief Tu of Vermilion Bird Peak let Cao Zhen rise to the Upper Fifty Peaks, but I think that was just Chief Tu encouraging Cao Zhen, not really intending for Four Treasures Peak to make it into the Upper Fifty Peaks.”
“There’s also a possibility that Chief Tu simply doesn’t realize how vast the gap is between the Upper and Lower Fifty Peaks.
After all, to her, being from the Top Ten Peaks, there might not seem much difference between Peaks ranked in the fifties and those in the sixties or seventies.”
“It’s not out of the question.”
“No matter how strong Four Treasures Peak is, it’s impossible for them to break into the Upper Fifty Peaks; they only have five disciples after all.”
The crowd continued to mock while discussing how exactly to place their bets.
Suddenly, a loud voice came from behind, so loud that it could be clearly heard in the noisy betting house, drowning out everyone else’s voice.
“Place my bet on Four Treasures Peak ranking last!”
The crowd immediately laughed even harder.
Have they lost their mind?
Betting on Four Treasures Peak to be last?”
“How many years has this person been in seclusion?
Do they still think that the current Four Treasures Peak is the same as before?”
“Betting on Four Treasures Peak to be last is just plain crazy!”
“Isn’t this just throwing money away to the betting house?”
“Who would do something so ill-advised?”
Everyone turned around to look, but upon seeing who it was that spoke, they shut their mouths immediately.
“The Five Evils of Hundred Peaks.”
“BeiChen Ying of the Five Evils and Wu Jinhuan of the Three Evils.”
“They’ve come to place their bets too.”
“They had just accepted Cao Zhen as part of the Hundred Peaks Six Evils, yet they fell out with him the very same day because of Immortal Li Ke!”
“The Five Evils of Hundred Peaks betting on Four Treasures Peak ranking last; that actually makes sense, they are obviously here to spite Four Treasures Peak.”
With the reputation of the Five Evils of Hundred Peaks, there was no need for BeiChen Ying and the others to speak; the crowd parted way for them.
BeiChen Ying walked straight to the betting area, slammed the table, and exclaimed, “Three hundred thousand liang on Spirit Stones, all on Four Treasures Peak ranking last!”
No sooner had the words left his mouth, numerous gasps echoed around.
“Three hundred thousand liang?”
“That’s quite a heavy hand they’ve dealt.”
“Isn’t that unnecessary?
Just to disgrace Four Treasures Peak, do they need to bet so much?”
BeiChen Ying instantly looked furiously towards the direction of the voice, “Does anyone need to teach me how to conduct my affairs?
I’m not just betting on Four Treasures Peak, I also want to bet on Vermilion Bird Peak.”
As he said that, he turned to the clerk and demanded, “Add another three hundred thousand liang, on Vermilion Bird Peak ranking last.”
Wu Jinhuan grabbed BeiChen Ying and whispered, “Have you lost your mind?
I know, you feel that Cao Zhen has turned against us because of Immortal Li Ke and you hate Vermilion Bird Peak more than anyone else among us.
But we can’t place bets .
If we bet on Vermilion Bird Peak ranking last, we’d truly be provoking Vermilion Bird Peak to the core.
We still have to live within the Hundred Peaks Sect.”
“Well… all right, I’ll listen to you and not bet on Vermilion Bird Peak.
Then I’ll add two hundred thousand, for a total of five hundred thousand liang all on Four Treasures Peak ranking last!”
“Number five, there’s no need, you’re just quarreling with your money.
You…” Wu Jinhuan wanted to persuade further, but seeing the angry look on BeiChen Ying’s face, he finally sighed and conceded, “All right, number five, it’s your call, place the bet.”
The betting house clerk, with trembling hands, handed over the promissory note to BeiChen Ying, and said, “Four Treasures Peak ranking one hundred, one to fifty odds, five hundred thousand liang.”
BeiChen Ying took the note and sighed inwardly, what a pity that fifty was the maximum odds.
There used to be no cap on the odds offered by betting houses.
However, after one betting house had once offered a hundredfold odds with no cap and that bet actually came true, causing the betting house to shut down for good, all betting houses then united to adjust their highest odds to fiftyfold.