No merit, Shi Zhiyi was unwilling to accept the gift of the Xu family for no reason, more than five million taels of gold is naturally an astronomical amount for ordinary people or some small forces, but it is not too much for Shi Zhiyi.

But under Xu Jingting's explanation, Shi Zhiyi quickly understood the intentions of the Xu family, and did not shirk it with false affection, but happily accepted this pair of spirit rhino rings. Although this pair of rings is valuable, it is nothing for a top family, but Shi Zhiyi's attitude shows his kindness to the Xu family, as well as his personal support for the Xu family's potential alliance.

Shi Zhiyi, who is well versed in the details of Yunqi City, knows that Yunqi City is by no means at the bottom of the Eight Great Families as outsiders imagine, but in the case of having offended the two major forces of the Daxi Family and the Beigong Family, Shi Zhiyi, who does not want to bring more pressure and trouble to his father, has to start looking for potential allies against these two forces for himself, so as to reduce the pressure that Yunqi City may face in the future.

Moreover, putting aside the interests between the various families, after the Xu Family Elders Association put forward this idea, the closer the relationship between him and Xu Jingting he showed, the heavier Xu Jingting's weight in the eyes of the elders of the Xu family, which is very important for Xu Jingting's status in the Xu family in the future. Thanks to Xu Jingting's previous help, Shi Zhiyi is also willing to help Xu Jingting in turn if he can.

At this time, the bell that was about to start the Tianzhen Feast rang again in Tianzhen Pavilion, and Xu Jingting, who had successfully completed the task assigned by the Elders' Council, hugged Shi Zhiyi's shoulders affectionately and said, "Let's go, Brother Shi, let's take a look together!"

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Time flies, and the three-day feast is over in a blink of an eye. In the past three days, Shi Zhiyi has gained a lot, of course, his biggest harvest is the pair of spirit rhino rings given by the Xu family.

Xu Jingting personally sent Shi Zhiyi out of Tianzhen Pavilion, and said affectionately: "I will go back to Fanzhou tomorrow and report the recent situation in Kyoto with my family. "On the Spring List, brother, although your ranking is not high, I believe that you will definitely be a dark horse in this Spring Festival, I bet 100,000 taels of gold on you, betting that you will be in the top eight, you know that I don't have much money, the only family background, or that Wynn gambling house when earned." Brother, whether I will eat fragrant and spicy food or drink the northwest wind in the next few years, it's all up to you!"

"Lan Chunbang?" Shi Zhiyi said strangely, "What is that?"

"Don't you know?" Xu Jingting explained, "At the time of each Spring Festival, the many gambling houses in Kyoto will evaluate the strength of all the martial artists who come to participate in the competition, and arrange them in order of strength to form a list. For the top 500 warriors on the list, the casino will launch the odds on their final ranking of different positions. ”

"You know, the Spring Festival is held every ten years, and it is also a grand event in Kyoto, and the number of people who go to watch the battle every day is tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands, and the number of gamblers who participate in gambling, and the number of spectators who are willing to bet in support of their favorite warriors, is even as high as one or two million. Therefore, the Spring Festival is also a rare opportunity for these gambling houses to make money. ”

"Now ranked first on the spring list, is the eldest son of the Daxi family, Daxi Shiyu, that is, the elder brother of Daxi Mengze and Daxi Xiunan, who is Chinese New Year's Eve years old today, and it is said that he has reached the middle of the cold window. And brother, your ranking is in the nineties, brother, I am very ashamed, and I didn't even mix in the top 100. ”

After listening to Xu Jingting's introduction, Shi Zhiyi already had a general understanding of this spring list. The two said goodbye, but Shi Zhiyi did not return home, but turned around and walked in the direction of Qinghou Street, where the Wynn gambling house was located.

Qinghou Street can be said to be a gambling street in Kyoto, where there are hundreds of large and small gambling houses, of which 30% are the property of the Daxi family. Among all the gambling houses, the largest and most famous is naturally the time-honored brand of the Daxi family for thousands of years - Wynn Casino.

As soon as he entered the gate of Wynn Casino, Shi Zhiyi saw a huge golden curtain with a height of three zhang hanging down from the roof in the most conspicuous place in the hall.

On the drapery, hundreds of warriors' lives are lined up, and the identity, realm, and recent achievements of these warriors are also marked. Located at the top is the eldest son of the Daxi family mentioned by Xu Jingting just now, Daxi Zhiyu.

Shi Zhiyi quickly found his own information in this:

Ranking: 93rd

Name: Shi Zhiyi

Identity: The young city lord of the Shi family in Yunqi City

Realm: Dawn Entry

Record: A year and a half ago, he defeated Beigong Xiang, a child of the Beigong family in the middle of the dawn, with the peak realm of marrow washing.

Shi Zhiyi couldn't help but be a little surprised when he saw his battle record. Others don't know his true strength, but Da Xi Xiunan, who was defeated under him, should understand, why did he rank him so low?

Shi Zhiyi didn't know that Da Xi Xiunan was cut off by Princess Shunde with a sword, and he was already extremely ashamed and discouraged, so how could he be embarrassed to tell his family that before this, he actually lost in the hands of a kid who was just a beginner at dawn, and he couldn't defeat him when he used the Tayao platform?

I have to say that the experiences of the two brothers Da Xi Mengze and Da Xi Xiunan are strikingly similar: they were defeated by Shi Zhiyi one after another, and suffered a big loss at his hands, but for the sake of their own face and status in the family, they had to cover for Shi Zhiyi and did not disclose any information about him.

Shi Zhiyi walked to the desk where Wynn Casino bet and asked, "If I bet on the ninety-third martial artist to win the championship, what are the odds?"

Behind the desk, a middle-aged man with a goatee looked Shi Zhiyi up and down with the eyes of a fool, and said: "On the Spring List, only the top sixty-four martial artists have a separate odds to win the championship, and the martial artists outside the sixty-four only have the odds of entering the top eight at most. However, if you have to place a bet, there is no problem, everything that is not listed on the paytable will pay 1,000 to 1,000. ”

Shi Zhiyi nodded, and with a wave of his hand, tens of thousands of gold bars instantly appeared in the open space in front of the desk, stacked into a small hill more than six feet high. Completely ignoring the shocked and greedy gazes of the people around him, Shi Zhiyi spoke: "I bet one million taels of gold, betting that the ninety-third Shi Zhiyi will eventually win the championship, I hope you will prepare one billion taels of gold in advance, and don't rely on the account when the time comes!"