Time moved on.
As the National Martial Duel Championship drew closer, promotional activities around the country became increasingly intense. Posters and slogans about the tournament were everywhere, from streets to alleys.
On the streets, giant screens played promotional videos of the championship, showing highlights of top fighters in action.
Lottery shops opened for contestant betting.
Some bet on the champion, some on which contestant would make it to the top 16, and others on which city would score the highest.
Everyone bought lottery tickets with the hope of getting rich overnight.
Outside a lottery shop.
“Woof!”
A woman wearing sunglasses and a white trench coat came out, pulling a fat dog.
She held her lottery ticket tightly, her eyes serious.
Could she get rich overnight?! It all depends on this lottery ticket!!
Who would win this time?
Huh! That’s a no-brainer!
Su Bailian was confident. She had personally seen Su Muwan annihilate someone at the Peak Realm Late Stage.
Needless to say!
If Su Muwan doesn’t win, she’d eat her words!
“Boqi!”
“Woof?”
“Let’s go! I’ll take you to a fancy dinner tonight!”
“Woof!”
Su Bailian pulled Boqi along, happily deciding to pop some champagne early.
Just kidding, Su Muwan was definitely going to win, so treating herself to a nice meal was like an early celebration!
But... why was she so broke now?
Su Bailian clenched the leash, almost in tears.
Sniff sniff!!
It’s all because of... helping Su Muwan with a confession before! That drained my wallet!
And now, with the tournament going on, I haven’t seen them together recently!
I wonder what they’re up to now!
Su Muwan! If you don’t win this time, I’ll... I’ll move in with you!
As Su Bailian left,
A man dressed in white with a sword stepped before the store.
Before entering, he glanced back at Su Bailian’s retreating figure.
His eyes gleamed with admiration.
What a beautiful girl...
Sigh... his sister was right.
City girls are indeed stunning.
He composed himself and stepped inside.
“Boss, give me a lottery ticket.”
“Oh? Bet on points or ranking?”
“Ranking.”
“For Zhuo Song to make it to the top 16!”
“Coming right up!”
Zhuo Song carefully held the ticket as he left.
He had spent all his money betting on himself to make it to the top 16!
This time, it’s do or die!
As Zhuo Song departed,
Caesar, a muscular man, came swaggering into the shop.
“Boss, give me two tickets.”
“I’ll bet on Caesar as the champion.”
“Got it, boss.”
“By the way, what did that guy just buy?”
“He bet on Zhuo Song making it to the top 16.”
“Tch! What a waste not to bet on me!”
As he spoke,
Ding ding ding~~
Another group of people entered—Huang Lingyu, Huang Lingfeng, Jiang Zixuan, and others.
They looked around and pointed at Qin Luo on the screen: “Boss! We’ll bet on Qin Luo as the champion!”
“Qin Luo?”
The lottery shop owner turned to glance at Qin Luo’s portrait. He chuckled: “Miss, are you sure? Qin Luo? Some have analyzed that his fighting style is too simple—he just slaps people. He doesn’t stand a chance to make it till the end.”
Huang Lingyu immediately got upset and slammed the counter: “What do you mean, ‘just slaps people’? You’re underestimating him!”
“Alright, alright.”
Jiang Zixuan rubbed his cheek and shook his head: “Blind and biased, they have no idea how terrifying Qin Luo’s slap can be.”
“Exactly!”
After they left,
Caesar looked at the screen, his finger pointing at Qin Luo’s portrait.
His eyes narrowed, and a grin spread across his face: “This guy seems to be Su Muwan’s little lackey.”
“Perfect... let me rip him apart right in front of Su Muwan!”
The man behind him let out a sigh, silently grieving for Qin Luo.
As Caesar left,
Dinglingling~!
Another person entered.
It was a gloomy woman with dark circles and a blood-stained doctor’s coat.
“I’ll bet on Jiang City scoring the highest. Oh...”
She glanced at a small slip of paper in her hand and continued in a lethargic tone: “And two tickets on Qin Luo as the champion.”
“Two on Su Muwan as the champion.”
“Two on Su Muwan making it to the top four.”
“One on Su Bailian as the champion.”
“Coming right up, ma’am... but there... there’s no Su Bailian in the contestants...”
“Forget it then.”
The woman left.
More people continued to enter the shop.
Ding ding ding~!
“Lottery tickets, please!”
“Young lady, are you buying tickets for the first time?”
“Yeah! I’m not short on cash, but since I can bet on myself now, I thought I’d give it a try!”
The crowd of veteran gamblers: ........
Su Muwan approached the counter, curiously looking up at the analysis screen.
As she watched...
Su Muwan: 3% support rate (not recommended for betting)
???
“What the—!”
“Are you kidding me?!”
Su Muwan was so furious her entire body trembled.
3% support rate?!
Even if you put Su Bailian’s fat dog in, it wouldn’t have this low!
Discrimination! This is blatant discrimination!
Can’t they tell who’s stronger?
Qin Luo couldn’t help but laugh at the sight of the trembling shopkeeper due to Su Muwan’s anger: “Boss, give me a ticket for Su Muwan as the champion.”
“Oh! Oh! Right away!”
The shopkeeper swallowed hard, nervously printing the ticket.
Wow! Today there are simply too many customers buying lottery tickets!
Su Muwan felt slightly better knowing Qin Luo bet on her to win.
“Qin Luo, it’s nice that you still believe in me...”
But the next moment,
“Also, buy these separately...”
Qin Luo picked up a small notebook and quickly recited: “Rank 16, the ice phoenix from the Northern Border, final score 2200.”
“??”
“Zhao Gang from Wild Plains City, final score 1600.”
“??”
“The Ye Family from the Imperial City...”
“??”
“......”
After listing a bunch of names,
Qin Luo closed the notebook and smiled at the bewildered shopkeeper: “Connect them all together for me.”
The shopkeeper: ???
Su Muwan: ???
Leaving the lottery shop,
Su Muwan happily gazed at the ticket in her hand, then turned to Qin Luo, curiously asking: “Qin Luo, do you know that connecting them means you have to guess all of them correctly?”
Qin Luo nodded: “I do.”
“Then why bet on so many?”
Su Muwan lectured like an experienced gambler: “Qin Luo... small bets are fun, but big bets can hurt...”
Before she could finish,
Qin Luo reached out and ruffled Su Muwan’s hair with a smile: “Young lady, I’m a master of divination.”
Su Muwan was stunned.
Then her expression turned shocked: “What?! Isn’t that cheating?!”
“Isn’t divination prohibited in the league?”
“Who knows I used it?”
“Hey! If you guess all of them correctly, it won’t be obvious?”
Qin Luo looked at Su Muwan and smiled: “Then I’ll have to rely on you, Su Su, to help me then.”
“?”
Calling me Su Su now?
th】 【No prior gaming knowledge required】【The First Cultivation + Game Design Novel on the Platform】 In a world where the righteous path dominates and crushes the demonic sects, Lu Ze unlocks the "Son of the Demon Path" system. Killing righteous cultivators now grants him power-ups. Wait—deaths in illusions count too? As a former game designer, Lu Ze decides to give the cultivators of this world a little—no, a massive—shock... Sect Elders: "What is this 'Escape from the Demon Sect' game? Why have all our disciples abandoned cultivation to play it??" Elite Disciples: "You're saying... mastering 'Demon Slayer' can help us counter demonic schemes?" Reclusive Masters: "Why did I leave seclusion? Ask that backstabbing rat who ambushed me in 'Eternal Strife' yesterday!" Rogue Cultivators & Civilians: "'Immortal Abyss Action' is addictive! You can even earn spirit stones by loot-running..." Sect Prodigy: "My Dao heart is unshakable... except for that cursed black hammer." Royal Scions: "Can skins have stat boosts? I’ll pay 10,000 spirit stones for one!!" Sect Leader: "WHO IS CORRUPTING MY DISCIPLES?!!!"
ts me of treason?" "Correct. The host must return to the capital and gradually build up influence." "Wait—I have half a million soldiers, and you want me to go back to the capital to 'build influence'?" "Host, you are currently the Northern Garrison General, loyal to the Great Xia Dynasty." "Of course I am loyal to Great Xia! Absolutely loyal!" "But you keep referring to yourself as 'We'..." "Never mind the details! Summon all the regional commanders and military officers! We suspect treacherous officials are manipulating the court! They shall march with Us to the capital and purge the corrupt!" "......"
ine. During your journey, you save an abandoned baby girl and become her elder brother】 【You rely on each other, becoming each other's support】 【At the end of the simulation, you shield the now-grown girl with your life, sacrificing yourself to block numerous demonic cultivators. You die, and the light in the girl's eyes fades】 …… 【Second Simulation: You are transported to a world where steam and magic coexist】 【You immerse yourself in the study of magic, obsessed with its research. One day, while out, you encounter a half-blooded demon girl wandering the streets. You take her in as your student】 【You teach the demoness what it means to be human, show her the beauty of the world, and nurture her into a miracle that surpasses even the gods】 【At the end of the simulation, you die of old age in front of the nearly immortal demoness due to your mortal lifespan】 …… One simulation after another, one encounter after another. Xu Xi suddenly felt something was off: "Wait, you said you're coming to the real world to find me?"
e school belle recognized by the whole school, a genius girl from the kendo club. She also has a hidden identity, the youngest legendary demon hunter. Chen Shuo just transmigrated and found himself turned into a weak, helpless little vampire. He was caught by Su Xiyen and taken home at the very beginning. Since then, Chen Shuo's life creed only had two items. "First, classmate Su Xiyen is always right." "Second, if classmate Su Xiyen is wrong, please refer back to item one." Many years later, Chen Shuo, who had turned back into a human, led a pair of twins to appear in front of all the vampires to share the secret of how he turned back into a human. "It's simple, I tricked a female demon hunter into becoming my wife!"
