"Cough, this can only be understood and not spoken of..." Ye Lang coughed.
"Are you sure you can do it? Can you come out unscathed?" Ye Chengtian doubted, and he was only concerned about coming out unscathed, the outcome was not a concern.
"Absolutely certain and definitely!" Ye Lang was very serious, serious enough to make others believe it, temporarily, just temporarily!
"Then... I still have to go!" Ye Chengtian hesitated for a while, still not changing his mind.
"..."
Ye Lang began to insist that no one should interfere, otherwise, he would turn against them, but the effects were not very good, not many people paid him any attention.
But in the end, Ye Chengtian did not go, not because Ye Lang had finally succeeded, but because Li Danteng voluntarily changed the life and death duel into a normal duel.
Although such a situation had almost never occurred, no one would later change the way of the duel, but in this case, it was special, and there would be no opposition, on the contrary there was a lot of support, almost the entire city supported it!
Perhaps no one had expected that the entire city would protect Ye Lang. Upon learning that Li Danteng had "forced" Ye Lang into a life and death duel, many people rushed to the residence of the First Sword Saint, accusing Li Danteng of this shameless and shameless act, and strongly demanding that he withdraw from this life and death duel.
Under public pressure, combined with the fact that the First Sword Saint felt that there was indeed a problem with Li Danteng's behavior, and he didn't want to offend the Ye family because of this, but since the duel had been set, it shouldn't be backed down from, it was impossible to withdraw!
Therefore, the First Sword Saint had Li Danteng change the way of the duel, and the two sides did not need to fight to the death!
Although this concession still left many people dissatisfied, it was also the only way.
The time and place of the duel were also set, seven days later at the Royal Academy Arena, a large arena capable of accommodating tens of thousands of people.
After that, Li Danteng trained in secret, to prepare for the duel seven days later, every duel had to be fought with all his might, even against a useless person like Ye Lang.
As for the useless person? No, Ye Lang?
He was still as usual, going to class at the academy...
"Ye Lang, why do you seem as if nothing has happened?" Zhen Xiaoyan asked somewhat weakly, yesterday she had said she would definitely win, to be like a man, but now it seemed like she didn't take this matter seriously at all.
"What happened?" Ye Lang seemed to have really forgotten.
"You and Li Danteng's duel!" Zhen Xiaoyan shook her head, feeling even more powerless.
"That's a matter of seven days from now, why talk about it now," Ye Lang remembered, but he was not at all nervous.
"If you don't prepare, how will you win and come out unscathed? Hmph, if you dare to lose a single hair, I'll make you look bad!" Zhen Xiaoyan grabbed Ye Lang's hand and said fiercely.
"Fatty, it's normal to accidentally lose a hair, don't blame me!" Ye Lang said innocently.
"I don't care, you can't lose a single hair, at most I'll let you lose a single hair! The rat is acting unreasonable," Zhen Xiaoyan said stubbornly.
"This is a bit difficult, I need to study... Oh, what about my lunch?"
"It's here, I was planning to bring it to you."
...
A few days later, Ye Lang suddenly remembered something, and dragged Zhen Xiaoyan to a place. When they arrived, he was stunned, hardly believing his eyes.
"Fatty, look at the notice board ahead, is my odds three to one, or one to three?"
"This, it looks like three to one!" Zhen Xiaoyan said, unsure herself, suspecting something was wrong. In fact, both of them had not misread it, nor had anyone made a mistake, it was indeed three to one!
This was the odds of the duel between Ye Lang and Li Danteng. In an encounter with a gambling situation, how could Ye Lang let it pass. He wanted to take the chance to squander his fortune.
However, he never expected his odds to be so low, even lower than Li Danteng's. Li Danteng's odds were one to one, while his were three to one!
What was going on?
Ye Lang didn't know. In this gambling situation, almost everyone supported him and placed their bets on him, causing the odds to continuously drop. From its initially high, unimaginable value, it turned into an unbelievably low one.
This situation surprised many people.
"You’re betting on Thirteenth Master again? Hey, have you investigated? Thirteenth Master is a useless waste who can't do anything; his success rate is less than one percent."
"We know!"
"Then why still bet on Thirteenth Master?"
"Because we like Thirteenth Master!"
This was the opinion of some common people. As for the other wealthy aristocrats who placed heavy bets, the Emperor's explanation should clarify it. This "gambling-loving" Emperor placed another heavy bet this time!
The Emperor's reason remained the same: "I don't know Ye Lang's abilities, but I know his luck. I believe he will win!"
With various reasons like this, this matter turned out to be surprising, and Ye Lang felt pleased and happy to have such a high popularity.
As for the low odds, he didn't mind at all. He never wanted to earn money from high odds. He came this time to place bets on Li Danteng, thus one hundred percent would lose these bets!
However, this time, he couldn't place any bets!
"What, no bet for me? Why?"
"Thirteenth Master, you're the protagonist this time. Although we trust your character (maybe), it's still not in line with the rules! If you want to bet, bet on yourself, that's still allowed!" The gambling house staff said humbly.
"Screw that! If I bet on myself, I'll win money. Forget it, let's pretend I never came!!"
"... Only you don't want to win, always thinking of losing..."
With Zhen Xiaoyan in tow, Ye Lang left the gambling house and wandered the streets, seeking amusement and good food.
"Ye Lang, you should go prepare for the duel, stop wandering around," Zhen Xiaoyan said at first. However, shortly after, she started saying different things: "Ye Lang, this is delicious, and this, and this..."
In the end, Zhen Xiaoyan completely joined Ye Lang in his idle meandering, putting the matter of the duel behind!
As time passed, Li Danteng worked hard every day, while Ye Lang indulged in eating, drinking, and merrymaking, presenting a distinct contrast.
Has Ye Lang completely given up, or is he full of confidence?
In theory, it should be the former, and many people also thought so. In everyone's understanding, Ye Lang, who had never practiced before, had absolutely no chance against Li Danteng. Therefore, there was no need to prepare anything.
But some people thought it might be the latter, because Ye Lang had enviable luck, and maybe Li Danteng would be defeated without a fight. This was the main reason for the majority supporting Ye Lang.
What was it really? Today, this will be revealed!