Seeing that the father and son of the Yi family were willing to vouch for the "Barking Sky Tower", Boss Chen's face was gloomy. However, what has been said cannot be changed, and since the other party has someone to vouch for, there is no reason to refuse the dog fight.

He turned his face to Tang Yuan, the animal trainer beside him, and ordered, "You go to the carriage outside, go and invite Master Wei in, and then move the fighting dogs in." ”

Tang Yuanying claimed that it was and walked out of the hotel door. It didn't take long for a man in Tsing Yi to walk in from outside the door, and Tang Yuan was behind the man, as if he was a servant.

The man in green clothes was a tall man, seven feet in size, and very stout, with a beard on his face, which he described as very vicious, and wore a thick leather whip with a wooden handle pinned to the belt around his waist. Behind the man in green clothes, four strong men carrying a huge wooden cage also followed into the door, the top of the wooden cage was covered with a large piece of blue-black canvas, but they couldn't see the situation in the cage.

The wooden cage containing Baoliang is not small, but it is half smaller than the wooden cage that was newly brought in. This wooden cage is at least six feet high, four feet wide, and more than nine feet long, and it is quite difficult for four strong men to carry it, and the weight is at least two or three hundred catties or more.

Neither Hua Bushi nor Cao Duyun had ever seen this man in green clothes, so they didn't know who this person was, but many of the guests in the hall showed surprised expressions.

Yi Nan, the young owner of "Easy Pass", said: "Hey, isn't he Wei Tianhao, the beast tamer master of 'Xinglongzhuang' in the east of the city, why did Tang Yuan find him?"

is also a beast tamer, this man in green clothes swaggered into the door, his expression was extremely arrogant, but that Tang Yuan lowered his eyebrows and followed respectfully, his attitude was so contrasting, it can be seen that this Wei Tianhao must be extraordinary. Cao Duyun glanced at Hua Bushi, and both of them saw some doubts in each other's eyes.

Wei Tianhao strode through the front hall and walked into the courtyard, where the wooden cage covered with black cloth was also carried into the courtyard and placed on the ground. The cage was very heavy, and there was a thud when it landed.

Wei Tianhao squinted at the wooden cage with Baoliang on the other side of the courtyard, his face showed disdain, and he turned to Boss Chen of the "Ruixiang Ji" boat company and said, "Boss Chen, you invited me here, is it this broken dog that you want to deal with?"

Boss Chen said: "It's that dog, there is Mr. Lao Wei." ”

At this time, several strong men who carried the wooden cage into the courtyard had removed the blue and black canvas covering the cage, and many guests in the hall screamed in low voices. I saw that in that cage, there was a five-foot-tall, black-haired beast as strong as a bear!

Yi Nan exclaimed: "What kind of wind is this, it's obviously the bear power of 'Xinglongzhuang'!"

There was not a single guest in the hotel hall who came to the banquet who did not recognize this black-haired beast. Unlike Baoliang, which is famous because it is an embroidered pillow that is sold everywhere by its owner, "Xiong Li" is known to everyone because of its toughness. Ranked ninth in the "Zixiao Conference", it is one of the most powerful beasts in the Chinese trading houses in Okura Castle, except for a few Western dogs raised by Western trading companies, of course, everyone knows about it.

And this fighting dog named "Xiong Li" is so big, Liliang is strong, and the appearance is so vicious, some people even think that it must have the blood of a black bear. If the strength of the Purple Night Conference ranked thirty-three in the fight between the wind and Bao Liang is very different, this Xiong Li, who is ranked ninth and twice as strong as the wind, is several grades behind Baoliang, and it is not a fighting dog of the same level at all, and there is almost no comparison.

Cao Duyun's face had changed a little, and he said, "Boss Chen, we said haode yesterday, we used Baoliang to fight the fighting dog of the noble boat, what is the purpose of you carrying this giant beast?"

Boss Chen said: "Cao Gongzi's words are not right, what you and I agreed yesterday is the dog fighting dispute between you'Bark Tianlou' and my 'Ruixiang Ji' boat line, but I didn't say which dog to use, and now Chen has invited the 'Xiong Li' of 'Xinglongzhuang' to fight on behalf of the ship, why not?"

He smiled "hehe", and said: "Chen's move does not violate our previous gambling agreement, if you think you are invincible, it is okay to admit defeat, but the gambling money of 1,000 taels of silver will be lost to Chen." ”

Cao Duyun was speechless again, and Hua Bushi's brows furrowed.

Of course, the shipowner and merchant who can do ocean-going trade on Okura Island are not fools, but this Boss Chen is also too shrewd. Originally, in Hua Bushi, the dog fighting wind of "Ruixiang Ji" was much higher than Baoliang's ranking, and the other party would definitely readily agree to this winning bet, but for some reason, Boss Chen repeatedly made it difficult and refused to fight at the beginning, and at this time he came up with the idea of suddenly changing dogs.

Hua Bushi's eyes turned and stared at Sun Zaitian, the fat shopkeeper of the Yuelai Hotel, who was standing not far from the wall, and asked sharply: "Shopkeeper Sun, you told Boss Chen about the situation of our dog training in the backyard two days ago, didn't you?"

Under the awe-inspiring gaze of the eldest young master, Shopkeeper Sun couldn't help but cringe a little, and said cowardly: "Boss Chen sent someone to the store last night to inquire about the situation of the guests, give me ten taels of silver, and I will ...... I'll just ......"

This fat pig-like, money-greedy hotel shopkeeper actually betrayed all the actions of Hua Bushi and Hai Hongzhu to train dogs in the inn in the inn in the past two days to Boss Chen of "Ruixiang Ji" for a mere ten taels of silver! No wonder this Boss Chen knew that Baoliang's strength had increased greatly, and in order to win, he specially went to find Wei Tianhao, the beast trainer of "Xinglongzhuang", and used Xiong Li, the ninth-ranked giant beast in the "Zixiao Conference", to replace the wind in battle.

Cao Duyun glared at Shopkeeper Sun, his eyes on fire. If it weren't for the fact that his martial arts had been lost, and he didn't have a long sword by his side, he would have drawn his sword and killed this hateful miser!

I saw Wei Tianhao, who was standing in the courtyard, pouting his mouth and saying, "Are you fighting or not?" Give me a happy word! If you are afraid, admit defeat as soon as possible, and bring back that broken dog, so as to save Lang the time of your Uncle Wei!"

Cao Duyun looked at Hua Bushi, but saw that the young master's eyes were the same as himself, and they were all helpless. Both of them are big experts in dog fighting, and they can see at a glance that each other's "bear power" is stronger, and Liliang must be much stronger than Baoliang, if the two dogs fight, Baoliang really has no chance of winning.

But now all the net worth of several of them is betting on this gambling fight, if they admit defeat, not only will today's wine banquet be in vain, but they will also have to pay another thousand taels of silver, and the usury borrowed by Hua Bushi will not be able to be repaid, and Hai Hongzhu will also be arrested by the "broken door".

Hua Bushi didn't say a word, and walked to the wooden cage where Baoliang was kept, his eyes blazing, staring at the big dog in the cage. From the big wooden cage opposite just now was carried into the yard, Bao Liang seemed to feel the threat of Xiong Li, at this time it crouched in the cage, its mouth "whining", it looked very uneasy, two big black eyes looked at the giant beast in the cage opposite for a while, and then looked at Hua Bushi.

After staring at the big dog for a long time, Hua Bushi reached out and took out an emerald green pill from his arms and sent it to the cage, which was the "Shengmeng Pill" that was prepared yesterday. Bao Liang stretched out his nose and sniffed, then took the pill in his mouth, raised his neck and swallowed it into his stomach with a "burp".

Seeing Baoliang swallow the pill, Hua Bushi turned around and said, "Okay, let's fight!"

Since there is no way out, even if there is not much chance of winning, there is only one fight.

According to the rules of dog fighting, the fighting dogs of both sides must wear braces first. The braces are specially made of resin to protect the equipment, and the size of the braces used by each fighting dog is different, and after wearing, it just wraps the upper and lower canine teeth, which can reduce the damage of sharp teeth when biting each other. Of course, this damage reduction is also quite limited, and the bite of a truly ferocious fighting dog is amazing, even if it is wearing braces, it can bite the opponent into serious injuries and even death.

Another rule of dog fighting is that there must be a "dog boy" present. The so-called "dog boy" is a common name, which is actually the referee of the dog fighting competition, not the young boy. For today's dog fighting gambling competition, Hua Bushi has already invited a "dog boy" named Song Er in the city.

This Song Er is in his fifties and has a goat's beard. Dog fighting was prevalent in Okura Castle, and he often made judgments with people, but he was also somewhat famous.

The guests who had been eating in the lobby just now had all come to the front yard of the hotel, just waiting to watch the dog fight. Almost all people don't think that there will be much suspense in this gambling game, after all, the strength of the two sides is too far apart, and even if "Xiong Li" wins, there is a bit of victory.

These businessmen also know that although Boss Chen's move to change dogs on the spot is not a violation of the gambling contract, it is really a trick that is not above board.

Even Yi Nan, the young proprietor who just said that he was vouching for "Bark Sky Tower", believes that this dog fighting gambling game will end soon, and the winner must be "Xiong Li".

The four strong men moved the wooden cage containing Xiong Li to the side of the fence and stood far away, and they were also quite afraid of the black-haired beast in the cage. Wei Tianhao stepped forward, snorted, reached out to open Xiong Li's mouth, and put the braces on it.

Hua Bushi just beckoned to Baoliang, and Baoliang obediently opened his mouth and let the eldest young master put on braces.

Dog boy Song Er walked to the wooden cage on both sides of the dog fighting arena in turn, checked the tooth sleeves in the mouths of the two fighting dogs, and said: "The rules of the dog fighting game, when the boy shouts at the beginning, the two sides can put the dog into the fence to fight, one side of the fighting dog falls to the ground and does not stand up to lose, and the person who loses the power of resistance is also considered a loss, if the dog owner thinks that he is invincible during the fight, he can throw the white scarf into the ground at any time to surrender, only after the winner is decided, others can enter the fence and separate the two dogs, do you understand?"

As he spoke, he took out two handkerchiefs made of white silk and handed them to Wei Tianhao and Hua Bushi respectively.