Chapter 1236 - 291: Battle of Fate, Chen 94 vs Zhu Chong 8

At this moment, Ruyang King furrowed his brows. Why is it Chen Jiusi instead of He Yishou?

But Chen Jiusi will do as well. His relationship with Yaya is very close. If he stands out this time and gets killed by Niu Ba, it saves me the trouble of handling it secretly.

Why not handle it openly?

There’s no way. Ruyang King didn’t want to make Zhao Ya too upset, so even if he wants to remove Chen Jie, he has to do it sneakily, preferably using someone else’s hand. Otherwise, Ruyang King also doesn’t want Yaya to hate him.

Right now, Ruyang King’s state of mind is somewhat like a parent in later generations discovering their child’s early romance, worrying to the bone.

At this moment, he saw Chen Jie actually stepping onto the arena voluntarily. He thought, actually letting him die at the hands of this Niu Ba would be good too. At least it saves me from taking action and getting blamed by Yaya in the future.

With this in mind, Ruyang King was ready to agree.

Lord Wuxiang noticed Ruyang King nodding lightly and said, "Alright everyone, we’re about to proceed with the third fight. This round is between Huangzhou Prefecture Guardian Chen Jiusi and the Jianghu challenger, Hero Niu from Haozhou."

Hearing this, everyone present was taken aback. Huangzhou Prefecture Guardian?

It’s such a trivial official position. Does it deserve to fight against Hero Niu, who defeated Han Baiyi? Isn’t this nonsense?

A prefecture guardian, a Secondary Sixth Rank official, and many officials of this level are merely in the Holding Core Realm, with few having Wolf Smoke Realm cultivation.

But in the eyes of a powerful Dragon Realm individual, they’re just trash.

And in the court, a Dragon Realm master at least deserves a Fourth Grade salary. It’s clear he doesn’t get much recognition.

With this thought, everyone was quite disdainful of this newcomer, Chen Jiusi.

They began discussing among themselves, "Who is this Chen Jiusi?"

However, amidst the crowd, there was someone narrowly watching Chen Jie intently. Chen Jie keenly sensed this, looked over, but found nothing.

Chen Jie’s heart tightened, feeling a sense of unease.

However, Chen Jie didn’t dwell on the feeling any further.

Whoever it is, now it’s important to focus on the arena battle — I must win this fight.

The reasons are many.

Moreover, Chen Jie wanted to test Zhu Chongba’s potential, because if he wasn’t mistaken, this person might very well be his future rival for the world.

Actually, if I could kill him on the arena, it wouldn’t be a bad solution.

With such thoughts, Song Yuanqiao, on the stage, looked at Chen Jie and said, "This guy seems quite young."

Ruyang King said, "He should be twenty by now, I guess."

Song Yuanqiao replied, "To be so young, he seems like a promising talent."

Ruyang King responded, "Heh heh, what’s the use of youth? It’s just overestimating oneself."

Listening to this, Master Kudu said, "Oh, the Prince doesn’t fancy the individual you recommended?"

Ruyang King responded, "What else could it be? Would Master Kudu fancy him?"

Kudu said, "Earlier, Niu Ba seemed quite ordinary under Han Baiyi’s shadow, yet when he struck, his extraordinary nature became apparent."

Ruyang King replied, "Heh, hopefully."

Ruyang King really looked down on Chen Jiusi now. Even though Chen Jiusi has many strengths, he turns a blind eye, only believing his own judgment.

This feeling is akin to a conventional family where one day the daughter suddenly brings home a punk, telling her father she hopes to be with him.

The father would surely disapprove of the punk, even if the punk has many good traits. The father instinctively views him as societal garbage.

He won’t observe the person’s strengths; even if there are strengths, he turns a blind eye.

And in Ruyang King’s eyes, Chen Jiusi, with his commoner background, is just a punk, seducing his inexperienced daughter.

He cannot allow this; thus, in his eyes, Chen Jie is trash.

What strengths? Is a twenty-year-old Dragon Realm impressive?

Impressive my foot, many disciples of major sects are already in the Dragon Realm at eighteen or nineteen, like Zhang CuiShan, Yin Liting, Mo Shenggu, Fang Susu...

So, in his eyes, Chen Jiusi is utterly worthless.

Master Kudu glanced at Ruyang King and then turned his gaze to Song Yuanqiao, giving him a signal. Song Yuanqiao looked at Ruyang King and said, "Prince, since we’ve reached the final round, why not add some stakes to this match?"

Ruyang King listened and looked at Song Yuanqiao, "Stakes, what stakes?"

Song Yuanqiao pulled out the Golden Worry Grass and said, "I offer the Golden Worry Grass."

"And I propose the Prince offers something too, to be bestowed upon the winner as added stakes. How about that?"

Upon hearing this, Ruyang King furrowed his brows and looked at Song Yuanqiao. At this moment, Song Yuanqiao’s lips curled up, "Could it be that the Prince dares not accept?"

This statement effectively pushed Ruyang King into a corner. Earlier, when Ruyang King invited Song Yuanqiao to wager, Song Yuanqiao didn’t decline. Now if he refused, it would seem he couldn’t afford to lose.

With this thought, Ruyang King looked at Song Yuanqiao and said, "Alright, if that’s the case, then I will..."

Ruyang King said, "I’ll offer a hundred Third Grade Tai Sui Pills."

Song Yuanqiao didn’t say anything upon hearing this, since regardless of who wins this round, they’ll both have to give the prize to the winner, and the Ruyang King has a ’Wu Mu’s Legacy,’ meaning Wu Mu’s Legacy is also Ruyang King’s stake. Even if Ruyang King doesn’t contribute, they cannot say much else.

Of course, Song Yuanqiao’s move isn’t without reason.

Because there’s a high probability that this match will be won by this Imperial Temple’s Niu Basheng, making these prizes his gain in the end.