My Master Knows It All-Chapter 527 - 185_6

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As they hesitated, suddenly someone shouted from behind, "Hurry to the Xing Kui Betting Shop, Xing Kui Betting Shop—Star Monarch Hao Yue’s odds for taking the crown are even higher, at ten to one two." fɾeeweɓnѳveɭ.com

"The odds at the Xing Kui Betting Shop are so high? Let’s go, to the Xing Kui Betting Shop!"

"If we bet on Star Monarch Hao Yue at the Xing Kui Betting Shop with a million taels of Spirit Stones, we could make a profit of two hundred thousand taels. Tongbao Gambling House offers one hundred thousand less. Let’s go, to the Xing Kui Betting Shop."

Within the gambling house, one after another, cultivators started to leave, all heading towards the Xing Kui Betting Shop.

Soon, the owner of the Tongbao Gambling House realized that something was wrong. This time, he didn’t even wait for someone to report from upstairs; he ran down himself. Looking at the nearly empty betting shop, he anxiously asked the shopkeeper, "What’s going on? They’ve all left? Gone to the Xing Kui Betting Shop again? Has Xing Kui Betting Shop come up with a new betting scheme?"

The shopkeeper hurriedly responded, "Owner, Xing Kui Betting Shop hasn’t come up with a new betting scheme, but their odds for Star Monarch Hao Yue to win the championship are higher, at ten to one two. That’s why everyone’s gone there."

"Ten to one two, have they lost their minds? If all those people bet on Star Monarch Hao Yue and he actually wins first place, how much would the betting shop have to pay out! That bastard Yi Qiancheng..." After weighing his options, the owner gritted his teeth and said, "Go on, change our odds for Star Monarch Hao Yue winning the championship to ten to one two as well."

Indeed, should Star Monarch Hao Yue truly claim first place and become the State Preceptor, their betting shop would lose a lot of money, but that was still better than having almost no one around!

Moreover, now that they too had adopted a new betting strategy, there were still some people who chose the new option, thereby increasing their chances of failure considerably.

Even if they had to pay out more, they could potentially catch other bets, and their betting shop would still make money.

Very quickly, the news that Tongbao Gambling House changed the odds for Star Monarch Hao Yue winning the championship to ten to one two spread.

Suddenly, many people who had been queuing at the Xing Kui Betting Shop once again left, heading towards Tongbao Gambling House. After all, the odds were the same now, but with so many people at Xing Kui Betting Shop and a wait involved, why not go to Tongbao Gambling House instead?

Inside Tongbao Gambling House, the owner watched as patrons started appearing in droves and nodded in satisfaction before returning to his position on the second floor.

However, it wasn’t long before he was surprised to discover that the number of customers in the betting shop had started to dwindle significantly once more.

This time, without waiting for him to ask, the shopkeeper had already rushed upstairs to report.

"Owner, Xing Kui Betting Shop has adjusted their odds once again. They’ve changed the odds for Star Monarch Hao Yue winning the championship to ten to one three, and now people are heading over to Xing Kui Betting Shop," reported the shopkeeper.

"Ten to one three!" The owner of Tongbao Gambling House became so enraged that he smashed the teacup in front of him to the ground, bellowing, "They’re insane, Yi Qiancheng has truly gone mad. He’s not just smashing his own rice bowl, he’s smashing everyone’s rice bowl."

The shopkeeper, looking at the shattered teacup on the ground and sensing the owner’s fury, tentatively asked, "Owner, shall our betting shop follow suit?"

"Follow? Follow what! Do you understand what ten to one three means? How likely is it that Star Monarch Hao Yue will win?

Although Cao Zhen is a reincarnated talent, he’s just at the Core Formation Stage. How can he possibly stop Star Monarch Hao Yue? Everyone knows how high the chances are for Star Monarch Hao Yue to win.

Before, when it was at ten to one two, others might have felt that the odds were low and chosen not to bet on Star Monarch Hao Yue or to bet in combinations.

But with ten to one three, by betting a million taels of Spirit Stones, you could earn three hundred thousand. That’s not a small amount, and who knows how many people, after seeing these odds, will decide to bet solely on Star Monarch Hao Yue. When the time comes, our betting shop could very well end up losing money!

Let Yi Qiancheng have his ten to one three. Let’s see how many days he can sustain it. It’s better for him to hold out until the end.

If he lasts until the end, I’ll personally go to their Xing Kui Betting Shop and bet on Star Monarch Hao Yue to win. I will bet him to his ruin."

"Owner, your wisdom is unparalleled," the shopkeeper quickly flattered, then as if recalling something he said, "By the way, owner, the odds for Cao Zhen at the Xing Kui Betting Shop are now ten to one two five, and they’ve not been raised at all."

"Hmph, he doesn’t raise Cao Zhen’s odds because his daughter is Cao Zhen’s disciple—it’s just to save face for Cao Zhen. Actually, raising the odds for Cao Zhen wouldn’t make much difference for us. After all, how can Cao Zhen, a mere Core Formation stage cultivator, possibly win first place?"

Xing Kui Betting Shop.

Inside the betting shop, the managers, looking at the packed crowd below, did not show even a hint of joy on their faces; instead, they were filled with anxiety.

An elderly man with a slightly hunched back, watching the crowd that continued to pour into the betting shop, couldn’t help but remind, "Chairman Yi, isn’t the ten to one three odds too high? If Star Monarch Hao Yue really wins, our betting shop might end up losing money."

Initially, he had advocated setting the odds the same as Tongbao Gambling House, at ten to one one. When the chairman adjusted the odds to ten to one two, he already had some objections. With such odds, their betting shop might truly be unable to make money, or if it did, the profits would be minimal.

This ten to one three could indeed end up costing them.

After all, bookmaking in the betting shop has always been about making money, never losing it.

"No matter, Star Monarch Hao Yue may not necessarily claim first place," said Chairman Yi nonchalantly.

Yi Qiancheng gazed at the entrance of the betting arena, his expression equally grave. He had previously received a message from his daughter, who advised him not to raise the odds for her master.

His daughter had assured him, with absolute certainty, that her master would definitely come in first!

Tonight, her master could make a significant breakthrough!

He had chosen to trust his daughter; he knew she would never lead him astray.

Furthermore, his daughter and her master held shares in the betting shop. There was no reason for her master to go against his own interests.

So, he had decided to raise the odds for Star Monarch Hao Yue.

Of course, he did not dare to raise them too much.

After all, no matter how you looked at it, Star Monarch Hao Yue had a tremendous chance of finishing first.

Everything would depend on tonight, on whether his daughter’s master would achieve a substantial breakthrough!