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After noon, the officials and nobles returned to the stands. Although the archery competition in the morning was quite exciting, the polo match in the afternoon was what these officials and nobles were looking forward to even more.

Many of them placed bets, and although most of them did it purely for fun, the expectation that their bet would win was very strong.

Of course, there were also some people among them who wanted to win, and most of them placed huge bets of over a thousand taels.

The bookmaker who opened the odds was sitting among the crowd in the stands, waiting to make a fortune from this polo match.

“Boom~Boom~Boom~…”

The big drum on the high platform of the racecourse was beaten, making a deafening sound. The officials and nobles in the stands and the common people watching outside the racecourse all turned their eyes to the racecourse, while a group of students from the Imperial College gathered in the inner circle of the racecourse to watch the race.

The players of the four teams that entered the finals had all changed into their polo match equipment. When they heard the drums, they all came to the waiting area, waiting for the game to begin.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Yang Fugong, the director of the Imperial College, raised a large copper loudspeaker and loudly announced the specific arrangements and rules of the polo match.

"Today's afternoon polo match is divided into three games. The four teams that have passed the preliminaries will compete for the qualification to enter the finals. The four teams will be divided into two groups through a draw. The two teams in the same group will compete for one qualifying spot."

The scene was silent, and everyone pricked up their ears, listening carefully to the arrangements and rules of the competition.

Each team consists of five students, four of whom play on the court in a four-on-four match, and the other one serves as a substitute.

Since the Dongjiao Racecourse is large enough, the first two matches for qualifying spots will be held simultaneously in two areas of the racecourse. Each match is timed for one stick of incense, and the side with more goals will win.

"Now, I will introduce to you the four polo teams that have entered the finals."

As he spoke, Yang Fugong pointed to the team closest to him.

"First, let me introduce to you the Wolf Knights Polo Team from the Four Schools."

The five members of the Wolf Knights Polo Team, all of whom had dark skin and looked strong and powerful, stretched out their hands and waved to signal everyone when they heard Yang Fugong introduce their team.

When the audience heard the introduction, they all cheered enthusiastically. The Wolf Warrior Knights are the favorites to win the championship today.

"Standing next to them is the Black Armor Iron Horse Cavalry Team from Imperial College."

The five members of the Black Armor Iron Horse Team also waved to the crowd. They all looked quite strong and big.

The Black Armor Cavalry Team performed brilliantly in the preliminaries and is the favorite to win the championship after the preliminaries, second only to the War Wolf Knights Team. All five team members are from military families.

"The next team is still the Fenghuo Xiaoma Horse Racing Team from the Imperial Academy."

The five players of the Fenghuo Xiaoqi Cavalry Team were obviously much smaller in height and build than the Black Armor Cavalry Team next to them, but their relatively small and slender build made them much more flexible than other teams. During the preliminaries, their flexibility gave them a considerable advantage.

"The last team is from the Imperial College Tiangang Polo Team. The student Liang Jingcheng who won the archery competition this morning is from this team!"

After hearing Yang Fugong's introduction, the audience burst into warm cheers.

Relatively speaking, compared with the other three teams, the players of the Guozi Tiangang team all seem to be more gentle and refined. In this competition that emphasizes physical strength and skills, these gentle and refined students do not seem to have as much advantage as the other three teams.

This is also the main reason why the Guozi Tiangang team was not favored at the beginning due to high odds.

But just when the betting was closed, the odds of the Guozi Tiangang team soared to a position second only to the War Wolf Knights team, which made many people feel a little confused.

Sitting in the stands and staring at the dealer at the racecourse, he still couldn't find out who placed the huge bet of 20,000 taels before the race started.

If the person who placed the big bet really made the right bet and the Guozi Tiangang team won the championship, he would have to pay out 100,000 taels of silver. Add to that the people who followed suit and placed bets. Although the odds have been adjusted down, the total is still a considerable amount.

If the Guozi Tiangang team really won the championship, not only would I not make any money, but I would also have to lose a lot.

The dealer raised the left corner of his mouth and revealed an evil smile. Fortunately, he had made sufficient preparations, and let the sturdy Black Armor Cavalry Team directly block the gentle and refined Guozi Tiangang Team on the way to the promotion match.

As long as the Guozi Tiangang team does not win the championship, I will still make some money, it’s just a matter of how much.

"Now, let's start the lottery process."

When Ye Changyan heard Yang Fugong announce that a draw would be held, he had a bad feeling in his heart. Ye Changyan seemed to feel that someone was staring at him with a cold gaze.

One person from each of the other three teams stood up and prepared to draw lots. According to the original agreement, Lu Xiaotong would draw lots for the Guozi Tiangang team. When Ye Changyan saw that Lu Xiaotong had already taken a step forward, the bad premonition in his heart became even stronger.

"Wait a moment!"

Just as Lu Xiaotong was about to walk out, Ye Changyan grabbed him.

Ye Changyan spoke with a smile on his face.

"Jingcheng won the first prize in the archery competition today. He is the luckiest person on the scene today. Why don't we let Jingcheng draw lots? Maybe he will bring good luck to our Guozi Tiangang team?"

Before Lu Xiaotong could speak, Ao Chong'an and Fan Tao nodded excitedly.

"Great! Great! Jingcheng just won the first place. Xiaotong, why don't you let Jingcheng draw the lot?"

After hearing what Fan Tao said, the other four looked at him with sharp eyes, and Lu Xiaotong could only nod and agree.

Seeing that everyone agreed to draw lots by themselves, Liang Jingcheng stood up with a smile on his face and walked towards Yang Fugong.

Representatives of the four teams all came up to Yang Fugong, who was holding four wooden sticks in one hand and a large copper loudspeaker in the other, and spoke loudly.

"I have four wooden sticks in my hand. The bottoms of two of them are painted white, and the bottoms of the other two are painted black. The two teams that draw sticks of the same color will automatically become opponents in the first round."

After saying that, Yang Fugong raised his hand holding four wooden sticks and looked at the four students in front of him with a serious face.

The scene was silent, and everyone was staring at the five people in the middle of the racecourse.