Reborn as a Hatrack in the Mystical Land-Chapter 610 - 67: The Immoral Wager

It’s said that enemies are fated to meet, a statement Yue Jinghua now profoundly understands.

Those few arrogant and overbearing individuals, who appear decent but are utterly messy inside, are known to Yue Jinghua.

"Ji Yun, Qing Zizhu."

"Yue Jinghua, Yue Minzhi!"

When the two groups met, both were surprised.

Ji Yun and Qing Zizhu, this pair of rascals, had not been out for a while.

One was trapped in the Dragon Rider Camp, the other tied up by the chamber’s chores, and neither had left their homes to cause trouble for an entire month.

Finally, when the training at the Dragon Rider Camp was over, and the crisis in the chamber had passed, these two "official scoundrels" of the Imperial City were having their moment of triumph.

Ji Yun joined the Dragon Rider Reserve Camp and became a Quasi-Dragon Knight, holding a winning ticket for the upcoming Dragon Pulling Test.

Qing Zizhu, as the Yanyue Chamber of Commerce was on the brink of collapse, suddenly received a mysterious injection of funds, saving his profitable shops.

Both, feeling triumphant, heard about the enticing Shepherdess Snake Beast Fight and the main event of the Dark Beast auction tonight at the Imperial Beast Fighting Arena; as old hands in the pleasure quarters, how could they resist such a grand event?

Both being VIPs of the Beast Fighting Arena, once they entered, behaved arrogantly and unbridled.

Upon seeing three people standing in the VIP seats ahead, they recognized them as members of the Yue Clan siblings.

"Yue Minzhi, you doomed nobody, do you also covet those beautiful Shepherdess Snakes? You’re not worthy," spat Ji Yun, disdainfully sweeping his gaze over the three.

"Brother Ji, I think he’s not really here for the wine; look at that Snake Woman in the arena," Qing Zizhu detested Yue Jinghua to the core but knew better than Ji Yun about Yue Jinghua’s methods, and dared not further offend the Duke Mansion.

He himself did not act, but was plotting in his heart how to incite Ji Yun to fight a life-and-death battle with the Duke Mansion.

Having been acquainted with Ji Yun for a while, he fully understood Ji Yun’s feelings for Long Rui and knew that whenever it involved "Long Rui", Ji Yun could not avoid being impulsively hot-headed.

Reminded by Qing Zizhu, Ji Yun noticed among the several Shepherdess Snakes, a girl who bore an 80-90% resemblance to Long Rui, and his eyes instantly gleamed with a wolfish green light, wishing he could swallow the poor shepherdess in one gulp.

"Tsk tsk, if I can’t chase Long Rui, I’ll buy a Snake Woman who is even more docile and younger than Long Rui to serve me; who knows how intoxicating the taste will be," Ji Yun had many malicious thoughts, and his eyes clung to the poor snake Shepherdess like a fly smelling blood.

Seeing his lecherous eyes, Yue Minzhi already guessed his thoughts, his face flushed red and his hands clenched tightly together.

"Tonight, I want all those Snake Women, and whoever dares to compete with me is opposing the Ministry of Revenue," Ji Yun deliberately shouted loudly. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

The might of the Imperial Ministry of Revenue was known to the wealthy merchants present, who recognized Ji Yun’s identity.

But there were also some individuals, without official position or property, local refugees and daredevil Dark Practitioners, hearing Ji Yun’s unbridled declaration, all started cursing.

"Brother Ji has quite the appetite, it’s just a pity there are too many who desire those Snake Women tonight, as it happens, I also want to buy those Snake Women, so I must ask Brother Ji to give way," Yue Jinghua said pretentiously.

"Nonsense, Yue Jinghua, who do you think you are, to think that I, Ji Yun, would just step aside because you say so? Do you really think the Imperial City bears the Yue family name?" Ji Yun said fiercely. As he was about to continue scolding, he noticed a black creature eerily appearing on Yue Jinghua’s back.

Little Shanshan lazily licked its paws, its golden pupils glanced at Ji Yun’s neck.

Seeing the shimmering leopard paws, Ji Yun couldn’t help but shudder unexpectedly.

"Brother Ji speaks rightly; indeed, the Imperial City does not belong to the Yue family, nor does it belong to the Ji family. Since both Brother Ji and I desire to bid for the Shepherdess Snake, to avoid overburdening the people and inflating the price, why not have a bet before the beast fight? The winner gets the bidding rights for the Shepherdess Snake, and the loser..." Yue Jinghua spoke, feigning difficulty as he paused.

"The loser strips their underwear and runs three laps around the Beast Fighting Arena," Ji Yun, accustomed to offensive banter, blurted out immediately.

Upon hearing this, Shalman was terrified, her face turned pale, and she fiercely shook her head at Yue Jinghua.

Yue Minzhi was even more furious, veins bulging, wishing to beat Ji Yun up.

"That... could be possible, but why doesn’t Brother Ji ask what we are betting on?" Yue Jinghua said with a smile, shaking his head. People really won’t die if they don’t court death.

"Whatever you dare to bet on, I, Ji Yun, am up for the challenge. Whatever bets Yue Jinghua is willing to make, I will see them through to the end," Ji Yun declared boldly.

"Since we are in the Beast Fighting Arena, naturally the bet should be related to the Beast Fight. Tonight’s fight features the Ice and Snow Territory’s five Shepherdesses against the Highland Giant. Our bet will depend on their performance, betting on which side will emerge victorious," Yue Jinghua said with a charming, cunning smile. She was inherently extremely beautiful, and even though she wore a half-mask and was dressed as a man, the charm of her smile was difficult to conceal.

Ji Yun and Qing Zizhu were dumbfounded, their minds blanked out momentarily, almost without thinking, they subconsciously said, "Let’s bet, there’s no doubt about this contest, it will definitely be the Highland Giant who wins."

"Since Brother Ji has chosen, then I have no choice but to pick the Shepherdess Snake," Yue Jinghua said reluctantly, blinking at the two; Qing Zizhu and Ji Yun were caught by the "Devil’s Eye" without even realizing it.

"Foolish, truly foolish, this young man must not know the might of the Highland Giant," Ji Yun said sneeringly after Yue Jinghua made her choice. He pulled Qing Zizhu to sit down in the VIP seats.

Both of them were born in the Imperial City, having frequented the Beast Fighting Arena since they were ten years old.

They could easily recognize the strength of the dark beasts in the Beast Fighting Arena just at a glance.

In the fight against those five Shepherdess Snakes, the Highland Giant, although also a Sixth Rank Profound Beast, with the Shepherdess Snakes outnumbering them.

However, the difference in their grades was vast; the Shepherdess Snakes were Sixth-tier Small Success Profound Beasts, whereas the Highland Giant was a Sixth-tier Peak Profound Beast.

Moreover, compared to the Shepherdess Snakes, which have rather average offensive and defensive capabilities, the Highland Giant can be called the "meat grinder" of the continent’s dark beast world.

With great physical strength, wielding wood sticks as large as tree trunks of ten years, capable of crushing a Dark Earth expert’s skull with a swing.

Such a stark contrast in strength is clearly defined; anyone with a bit of sense would choose the Highland Giant, yet Yue Jinghua insists on doing the opposite.

"Huahua, what are you doing?" Yue Minzhi didn’t want his sister to be entangled with these people.

"Big brother, just watch, I will make Ji Yun unable to wear his underwear," Yue Jinghua and Shalman exchanged looks, emitting an evil laugh akin to a creepy old man’s.

Yue Minzhi was stunned. Was this really his sister?