Ye Lun stood up from his seat: "The Ye family, a medium-sized family, has applied for a challenge!"
His voice was firm and steady, his eyes fixed on Zhao Fengyan.
The elders of the council smiled delightedly when they heard that the Ye family wanted to challenge.
"Alright! Are you going to challenge the Zhao family, who are ranked eighth?"
Although the annual ranking competitions among the eight major families are very exciting, what is more anticipated is the challenge competition.
Because this not only determines the ranking, but also determines the qualification to stay in the ranks of the eight major families.
Moreover, any medium-sized family that successfully challenges the council will receive rewards from Lord Tiandao.
This shows that under their management, the families in the Middle Realm are becoming increasingly powerful and have already possessed strength exceeding that of the eight major families.
Therefore, the elders of the council very much welcome the challenge from the medium-sized families.
Ye Lun nodded: "Yes, we want to challenge the Zhao family."
After saying that, he took the initiative to lead everyone from the Ye family to the ring. Qin Qianning was no stranger to the Ye family members.
They are Ye Xiaoyuan, Ye Qingchen, Ye Lun, Old Man Ye, the Ye family alchemist, the weapon refiner... a total of ten people.
The elders of the council turned to look at Zhao Fengyan: "Master Zhao, do you accept the challenge?"
Zhao Fengyan looked at the Ye family members on the stage with hatred gritting their teeth. How could she not accept the challenge?
If you don't accept the challenge, it means you admit defeat and you will directly withdraw from the eight major families.
So she immediately responded: "Accept the challenge."
As she spoke, she selected nine people from the Zhao family's team to fight with her.
After she got on stage, she asked Elder Xing in a cold voice, "Elder, outside aid is not allowed in the challenge competition, right?"
Elder Xing nodded and said, "That's right. Only members of this family can participate in the challenge. Other families are not allowed to support."
Zhao Fengyan curled her lips into a cold smile: "Then Qin Qianning can't continue to be the off-field coach of the Ye family!"
She thought that the Zhao family lost the last game mostly because of Qin Qianning's conspiracy. If she hadn't intervened, how could the Ye family, a new family, possibly be a match for the powerful Zhao family?
"This..." Elder Xing hesitated a little, because off-field coaching...strictly speaking, it is indeed considered as foreign aid.
But Qin Qianning had just coached so many competitions and no one had raised any questions.
Even Lord Tiandao hadn't said much. If he brought it up now, wouldn't that be questioning the competition? And also questioning Lord Tiandao?
And...even if he doesn't allow off-field coaching, Qin Qianning won't listen to him.
Just when he was struggling to the point of his face turning red, Qin Qianning spoke up to save him: "Don't worry, the Ye family doesn't need my guidance to deal with an eighth-ranked person."
She deliberately emphasized the three words "eighth place", which made Zhao Fengyan very angry.
But Zhao Fengyan still stubbornly said, "Humph, it's best if you don't give me any instructions! Remember not to break the rules."
Elder Xing breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the little ancestor agreed, otherwise he would have caused some trouble again.
But...based on his understanding of her, how could she be so kind as to let the Zhao family go?
There must be other reasons, but...that's not what he needs to worry about.
Anyway, it was the Zhao family that got beaten.
So he waved his hand and said, "The challenge begins!"
As the challenge competition began, some people started setting up gambling stalls at the competition site to bet on who would win between the Zhao family and the Ye family.
This time... Helian Zi did not act as the owner of the gambling stall, because... he knew that Qin Qianning also wanted to place a bet.
If he becomes a boss, he will definitely lose everything. It would be pointless for one's own family to cheat the spiritual crystals out of the family.
So someone else has to be the one to take the blame.
As expected, the Helian family did not open a gambling game, but other medium-sized families and secluded families wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to make a fortune and opened gambling stalls one after another.
The audience looked at the gambling stall and discussed in low voices.
"Do you think the Ye family can succeed in this challenge?"
"If I remember correctly, the Ye family has only been in Lintian City for a little over three months, right? How can they compete with the Zhao family in such a short time?
The Zhao family has been in Lintian City for decades."
“If we had Qin Qianning’s off-field guidance, there might still be some hope, but now without any guidance, we can only rely on the strength of the Ye family itself.
So I think it’s still tough.”
"Okay, let's bet on the Zhao family. A lean camel is bigger than a horse. After all, the Zhao family was once glorious."
Qin Qianning watched the gambling game silently without placing any bets, because... she wanted to wait until these people finished betting before taking action.
Otherwise...what if we scare everyone away?
These are all her gods of wealth.
Her calmness also made everyone more confident that the Zhao family could win.
“Look, none of Qin Qianning’s people placed any bets, which means they are not sure and don’t want to lose the spirit crystals in vain.
So we are still safe this time!"
Gamblers are becoming more and more convinced that their choice is correct.
When Qin Qianning saw that the betting was almost over, she slowly walked to the gambling stalls of each family.
The people who opened the gambling stalls looked at her with flattering smiles on their faces.
"Miss Qin, are you going to bet on the Ye family?"
Although everyone knew that the Ye family might lose, Qin Qianning, as a friend, had to show some appreciation and place a bet to support the Ye family, even if it was just a few hundred spirit crystals.
Qin Qianning nodded: "Well, I'll bet on the Ye family."
As she spoke, she stretched out a finger and made a number.
The owner of the gambling stall secretly complained in his heart when he saw this scene. They originally thought they could make some money from friendly bets, but they didn't expect Qin Qianning to only bet one hundred spirit crystals. This was too stingy.
But... shit tastes bad and money is hard to earn, so for the sake of these 100 spirit crystals, they have to keep smiling.
"Okay, Miss Qin, you're betting a hundred spirit crystals, right?"
Qin Qianning shook her head: "No..."
The gambling stall owner widened his eyes when he saw this scene. He thought to himself, could it be a spirit crystal?
Although it was just a token bet, Qin Qianning...isn't this too stingy?
Just as the stall owner was about to write down the bet of a spirit crystal coin, Qin Qianning said lightly: "It's one hundred million spirit crystals."
Her eyes narrowed slightly, with a victorious smile at the corners of her eyes.
Although the Ye family has not started the battle yet, she firmly believes that the Ye family will win.
A token of appreciation? A friendly bet? None of that existed for her. She only believed... that her friends would win.
The Ye family can win without her off-field guidance. Just relying on the unity among their family, they can defeat Zhao Fengyan's fragmented family.
What's more...she would have given the Ye family what she needed to give a long time ago, so how could she wait until now to give it to them?
So this one is a heavyweight bet that is sure to win!
"What? One...one hundred million?" The gambling stall owner couldn't speak clearly and started stuttering in seconds.
He even suspected that there was something wrong with his ears, and scratched his ears in disbelief.
"Is it really one hundred million?"
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