If Heaven hadn't given birth to me, I would be arrogant.

Two days passed quickly, and on this day, the capital city was practically deserted. Yet, the entrance to the capital's largest dueling arena was packed with people!

"Tickets for sale! Tickets for sale! The last few tickets near the front, 500 copper coins each, they'll be sold out if you don't buy them now!"

"Hey friend, want a ticket? A scalped first-class ticket, only 800!"

"So expensive? Wasn't it supposed to be a duel between two little brats?"

"My friend is from out of town, right? You don't know, this isn't just a duel between two kids, it's a duel between the main family and the entire imperial nobility. And the ticket price isn't expensive at all!"

"A duel between the main family and the entire nobility? What do you mean? Isn't the main family also a noble family?"

"I told you you're from out of town, you don't know, although this is just a duel between two kids, the stakes on them are at an unprecedented level!"

"bet?"

"That's right, the young master of the Zong family and the young master of the Fox family are dueling. The young master of the Fox family is a level nine martial artist, while the young master of the Zong family is a level five martial artist!"

"Then what's the point of a duel? The young master of the Zong family is doomed to lose!"

"Yes, that's what everyone thinks! So everyone's betting on young master Fox to win. I heard even His Majesty the Emperor bet 1000 million!"

"1000 million? Holy crap, that's some serious money!"

"Shh, don't talk nonsense. And did you know that Marshal Zong's family placed a bet of 100 million on Young Master Zong's victory? And apart from the Zong family, all the other nobles bet on the Fox family!"

What are the odds?

"It's 1:11 now! Hey friend, don't go! Do you want a ticket or not?"

"What the hell do you want tickets for? I'd better go place my bets right now. It's such a good opportunity, I'd be doing myself a disservice if I didn't bet!"

Meanwhile, in a large gambling den outside the dueling arena: "Bet placed! Bet placed! Last chance, last opportunity! The odds for the young master of the main family have risen again to 1:15. Betting will stop in a quarter of a day!"

"I'm betting 100 copper coins on the Fox family to win!"

"I'm betting 300, Fox!"

I'll bet 500!

"500? Who are we betting on?"

"Nonsense, do you even need to ask? Besides the main family itself, do you see anyone else buying from the main family?"

"Oh! That's true!"

Just then, a boy and a girl suddenly squeezed through the crowd. The boy was carrying a cloth bag. He walked to the gambling table, threw the bag on the table, and with a clatter, a pile of gold coins came out of the bag!

"My goodness! This bag of gold coins must be worth tens of thousands, right?"

"Bullshit! Have you ever seen a gold coin? This is a portrait gold coin, a gold coin with the founding emperor's image printed on it. This is no ordinary gold coin; one of these is worth ten thousand!"

The currency of the Holy Word Continent consists of copper coins, silver coins, gold coins, and avatar gold coins. The conversion unit between these is 100. However, the conversion unit between gold coins and avatar gold coins is 1000.

"My goodness, that's hundreds of thousands? Or even millions? Whose family is this? They're so rich, are they here to place bets too?"

Sure enough, the boy who threw out the bag calmly said, "Bet 100 million, Zong will win!"

"Boom!" Upon hearing the boy speak, a commotion erupted in the hall!

"Little kid! Whose child are you? Did your family send you to place a bet? Are you sure you didn't place a bet on the wrong target?"

Even the bookmaker was a little scared and dared not accept the bet. After all, it was 100 million. Only the most powerful families could come up with that amount. If they lost 100 million just like that, who wouldn't feel the pain?

However, if the nobles themselves placed the bets, the gambling house would certainly be willing to accept them. But when two children placed bets, especially on the highly unpopular Zong Ze, the gambling house became a little hesitant. It was not worth offending a large family for the sake of a child!

"Hey, is this what a gambling den looks like? Didn't you say any gambling den would accept bets? Why are you talking so much nonsense? Do we need to announce our name when placing a bet?"

Just then, the young girl couldn't help but speak up. Looking at this richly dressed girl, who was clearly visiting a gambling den for the first time, the dealer became even more certain of his opinion!

"No!" the dealer said with a forced smile. "Young ladies, you're here to place bets, and in principle we have to accept them. But you're too young, and you're betting on something that's sure to lose money. I'm doing this for your own good, so you won't get scolded when you get back!"

"Get scolded?" The little girl blinked. "I've never been scolded by anyone in my life! So, tell me, will you accept or not?"

"No!" The dealer shook his head, looking at the two spoiled brats he had identified as spoiled brats. He didn't dare offend a powerful nobleman for a mere 20% commission on the 100 million!

"Zongze, they won't accept! What should we do?" Looking at the Zhuang family member shaking his head, the little girl turned to ask the little boy next to her.

The little boy was naturally a guard, and the little girl was none other than His Majesty the Emperor's beloved daughter, Princess Hanli. Hearing Hanli ask him a question, Zong Ze laughed and said, "Since you're running a gambling den, everyone who comes is a customer. If you're afraid to take bets, then don't open it! Just have the guards shut it down!"

"Yes!" Han Li nodded, then turned and shouted towards the door, "Come in, all of you!"

In an instant, a squad of guards entered. Upon seeing them, everyone present was stunned. These were no ordinary guards! Look at the red feathers on their hat brims, and the insignia on their chests. They were clearly the Imperial Guard. A child who could command the Imperial Guard…

Sure enough, the leader of the group quickly walked up to the little girl, knelt down on one knee, and said, "Your Highness, what are your orders?"

At this moment, Zongze turned to the dealer and asked again, "Zongze, you're betting 100 million, are you going to accept or not?"

"Call! Call!" The bookmaker was already sweating profusely. "Your Highness has placed a bet, and our shop will definitely accept!"

After seeing the dealer sign the receipt and write the contract, Han Li grabbed the contract and looked at Zong Ze with a grin, saying, "It's a deal, you'll give me half of the profits, no cheating!"

"Hmm!" Zong Ze nodded, then turned to Zhuang Jia and said, "This is a lesson for you. Remember, don't judge a book by its cover. Don't you all know the saying 'illness enters through the mouth, and disaster comes from the mouth'? Next time you make random guesses about someone's identity and strength, things won't be so easy to talk to!"

Just then, Princess Hanli had already dismissed the guards. Seeing Zong Ze still lecturing the dealer in his old-fashioned manner, she smiled, came over and pulled Zong Ze outside: "Hurry up and go. You're just upset that people said you lost? Win the duel and show them. Besides, isn't it because I believe you can win?"

After saying that, Han Li pulled Zong Ze out of the gambling den: "Hurry up, it'll be time soon. If you don't make it, people will say you're a coward and running away!"

The bookmaker and the group of gamblers then realized, "My God, we just said Zongze would definitely lose right in front of him?"