It was unclear which sword immortal alerted everyone to her imminent arrival, but by the time she entered the city, business was already booming at all of the betting stations that had been set up on the streets and alleys, and everyone was extremely excited. Compared with the gamblers at the Mirage Market, who went to the arena in order to earn money to nurture their flying swords, there was less money being put into these betting stations, but there was a palpable air of joy, as if the Spring Festival had come around. 0

The entire city had become extremely lively and bustling as a result, and some of the more shady betting stations were even putting out odds on things like whether Chen Ping'an and Yu Juanfu would fall for each other over the course of the battle, and if they did, whether Ning Yao would beat Chen Ping'an in a fit of jealous rage.1

All of the gambling addicts of the Sword Qi Great Wall had nothing better to do, so they had already dug up a ton of information on Yu Juanfu. Judging from what they had found out, they deemed her to be quite a troublesome opponent, especially for Chen Ping'an. The normally sly and underhanded second shopkeeper was going to have to face her in a pure and fair contest of martial arts, so he wouldn't be able to use many of the snide tricks and tactics that he normally had at his disposal. 1

Hence, even though the vast majority of people were still betting on Chen Ping'an to secure the victory, the real point of contention was how many blows it would take for him to come out on top. However, there were also some seasoned gamblers who were alert to the possibility that Chen Ping'an could bet on himself to lose. By intentionally losing the battle, he could make an absolute killing and screw over just about everyone else! At this point, no one had...5