In order to borrow enough money from Brother Tie as a bet, I even took out the title deed of Tian Laolu as a mortgage. But 10,000 Yin Yuan was far from enough, so I had no choice but to take out the shield wok and show it to him, and asked, "How much do you think this shield can be worth?" ”

When Brother Tie saw it, he was greatly surprised, and hurriedly took it over and looked at it carefully. While watching, he kept admiring: "This material, this workmanship, is indeed the best of the best!" ”

I smiled and asked, "Tell me, how much are you willing to give?" ”

"That's a good thing, I'll bid two thousand!"

"Two thousand? Too little! I shouted disgruntled.

"Not a lot! Not a lot! Brother Tie waved his hand and explained, "If you want to be a simple shield, you may be able to sell it for a better price." But the shape of your shield is a pot, that is, when you meet a person like me, who is willing to pay 2,000 Yin Yuan to buy a pot back? ”

I knew that he was right, so I had no choice but to accept it.

Twelve thousand Yin Yuan was definitely not enough to make up the liquidated damages, so I gritted my teeth again and took out the usual knife.

"Brother, look at this knife again!"

At first glance, Brother Tie is a kitchen knife, and there is something inappropriate. But when he pulled the knife out of its scabbard, he gasped sharply and stammered, "This and this, this is not an ordinary thing!" Where did you get that? ”

I waved my hand, not wanting to explain so much, but asked, "You don't care about this, just say how much it is worth, right?" ”

The old brother looked at it carefully for a long time, his eyes glowed, and his saliva was about to drip onto the knife. No matter what kind of collection person plays, as long as he sees his favorite object, he must be in love with it, itching, and can't wait to turn the object in his hand into his own immediately.

He hesitated for a long time before he seemed to have made up his final decision, nodded violently and said, "We don't talk darkly, this knife is indeed a treasure!" I'll give you a price of 5,000! ”

"That's pretty much it." This price is more in line with my expectations.

Without doing anything, I simply took out the few precious pubic instruments that Master had passed on to me and put them on the table.

"It's a complete set of Ruyi kitchenware. Bowls, chopsticks, shovels, and seasoning boxes are all rare items. These are also in your place, how much is it worth in total? ”

Brother Tie picked up these Ruyi suits one by one and looked at them, but shook his head violently: "This pair of chopsticks is also interesting, and the others can't be regarded as weapons!" Dude, I'm not a grocery store here after all, don't you? ”

I glared at him and said, "Brother, I have taken out so many treasures, and I haven't made a price with you." You're going to have to deal with me? ”

Brother Tie scratched his head embarrassedly, and sighed: "Okay, Brother will give you a whole number, all the title deeds, weapons and miscellaneous items together, how about 20,000 Yin Yuan?" ”

I was satisfied, and nodded, "Yes!" ”

"However, I can't take out so many Yin Yuan at once!" Brother Tie hurriedly said again, "You have to wait for me to raise it for at least a month, otherwise I won't have any liquidity in this store!" ”

I smiled and said, "Actually, I know that with your credibility, brother, you can directly register in the gladiatorial arena." And I don't need you to give me the money now, instead, I want to give you a sum of money for temporary safekeeping. ”

"What do you mean?" Brother Tie was stunned when he heard my words, completely confused.

I took out five thousand Yin Yuan from my body and handed it to him, looked left and right, and then whispered to him, "This is my entire net worth." Plus the 20,000 I borrowed from you just now, a total of 25,000, you will use it all tomorrow to press me to win! ”

Brother Tie looked suspicious, his mouth opened wide, and it took a while to ease up. He leaned over to me and deliberately lowered his voice and asked me, "Brother, do you have any inside information there?" ”

I couldn't laugh or cry, this guy thought I was going to play a match-fixing match!

But when I was about to explain and clarify, I thought about it again: "With this old brother's suspicions, to be honest, he may not believe me, so it is better to follow his train of thought." Otherwise, he may not necessarily want to help me. And, with his connections in the gladiatorial arena, he might be able to bring other gamblers to bet on me as well. My winnings will be a little higher this way! ”

So, I withdrew the words that had come to my lips and simply nodded in acquiescence.

"Is there really such a good thing?" Brother Tie still wants to confirm again.

I had no choice but to give him another reassurance, and flickered: "I have privately agreed with the opponent's gang, and the ghost fighter they send on tomorrow will be a stupid ghost, and I will definitely win!" And they will also bet on me to win, so you can rest assured and boldly bet for me, and I will pay you back if you win. ”

"But your sword and shield are all bet on me here, how will you play tomorrow?"

"So I have to discuss with you one last time, I can use the sword and shield in tomorrow's game, and I won't give it to you for the time being. In case I really lose by accident, you can take the contract I wrote to go to the Xiao group master of the Black Tiger Regiment to get my sword and shield, and the rest of the things will be left directly with you as collateral. Anyway, brother, you definitely can't lose! ”

But Brother Tie was still skeptical: "You are so confident? ”

"Just so confident!" I patted my chest with a straight face and said, "You see that I have staked all my net worth, do you think I have confidence?" Besides, tomorrow's match is a deathmatch, would I be joking with my life? ”

Brother Tie's eyes rolled for a long time, and finally slapped his thigh and shouted, "Okay, I believe you!" You're on me! ”

Everything is ready, only the east wind is owed. But my "east wind" has not revealed its mystery for a long time.

It wasn't until the morning of the next day's match day that Xiao Tuan Master got the exact news through his ears and eyes. The deathmatch I'm going to participate in today is scheduled to be the highest level of deathmatch, and it's not only the finale, but also the opponents.

"Your recent winning streak is too strong, I'm afraid the dealer will take advantage of this to suppress you!" Master Xiao said to me, "In the last game, they lowered your odds to five out of ten, but most of the audience still bet on you, making the dealer lose a lot of money." So, this time, they have specially arranged a very mysterious opponent for you: Scarface Bear! ”

"Scarface? Haven't heard of it! I wondered.

"Don't talk about you, I haven't heard of it." Xiao Tuan Master sighed and said, "But I have a hunch that this Scarface Bear is probably not a newcomer, but a veteran who will participate in the gladiatorial competition again after a makeover!" ”

"Oh, how did the group leader know?"

"First of all, the dealer refuses to disclose the situation of Scarface, which seems very mysterious. But when I was chatting with the thick-necked ghost today, he accidentally slipped a sentence: 'You won't recognize you when you meet!' ’”

"'You don't recognize you even when you meet'?" I laughed, "The subtext is that I knew each other before, but now after the makeover, even you can't recognize it!" ”

"That's right!" Xiao Tuan Master nodded and said, "I've been doing this in Zuoqiu City for almost fifty years, and I will have an impression of almost every ghost fighter who has fought against the gladiators of the Black Tiger Regiment. When the thick-necked ghost said this, it means that this scarface bear had been a ghost fighter before, and was later ransomed. ”

"Well, that makes sense!" I nodded in agreement.

"Secondly, this is a ghost slave from the Hungry Ghost Pit. The news I heard from the side shows that the gang leader of the Hungry Ghost Pit, the Swallowing Yuan Ghost, attaches great importance to it, and personally found the relationship between the deputy city lord Leng Yuankui and just bought it from the Ghost Affairs Division. Being able to gain the favor of the Abyss Devouring Ghost is enough to show that Scarface Bear's strength is extraordinary. ”

"Abyss Swallower?" I smiled wryly. To be able to get the favor of this ghost cultivator who can be called the first ghost cultivator in Zuoqiu City, Scarface Bear is really amazing.

Master Xiao continued to analyze me: "In addition, I heard that the Hungry Ghost Pit spent a lot of money on Scarface's body and used a lot of alchemy in half a year. I don't know what it's going to look like when it finally comes out, but I'm afraid it's not good! ”

Speaking of which, I was reminded of the two-faced spider from before. It was greatly blessed by alchemy, and finally transformed into the appearance of two heads and four arms, which is almost equivalent to the existence of two ghost fighters. This time, the scarface bear is probably changed so long ago that he can't even recognize his mother.

"Finally, Scarface's resentment has reached the upper level of the ink ghost level, and he is the strongest opponent you have encountered so far." Xiao Tuanzhuan looked serious, patted me on the shoulder and said, "But other than that, I really can't find out any other information, and I don't even know what weapon it uses, sorry Xiao Zhai!" ”

I laughed and said, "The head of the regiment doesn't have to blame himself. It's okay, it's not the first time I've fought this kind of encounter, and I'll just be able to adapt when the time comes! ”

"Okay, you just have to know what to do. Let's practice here in the morning, you go back and get some rest and prepare for the afternoon race. ”

The gladiatorial tournament started at an early hour, but since I was scheduled to play in the last match, I guess it would be almost the time when I came to play. I've been working hard to prepare, and going to the Colosseum too early will affect my state. After all, there are many noisy people inside, and it is easy to be infected by the atmosphere in the venue. Once the excitement comes out too early, it is inevitable that you will not be able to lift your spirits when it comes time to compete.

So, I waited until the time was not right, and then I set off with Xiao Tuan Master to the gladiatorial arena. The Colosseum has special passages that allow us to go directly into the gladiators' preparation area. In the passageway, a short, obscene-looking cultivator came up to me face to face, smiling strangely at me as he passed me.

I frowned and thought, "I don't know him, what is he smiling at me?" And laughing so cheaply! ”