Seeing the crowd's agitation, and also feeling that Yuan Wenji's defeat at the hands of such swordsmanship was too humiliating, Yuan Zhengchu could only leave with his two injured brothers, his face grim.
Wu Wei knew that the situation was beyond repair, so he left as well, feeling somewhat resentful that Sang Hong was too proud to help and hadn't even greeted him.
As Wu Qing followed her father away, she glared fiercely at Zu An, thinking that it was all because of this guy who ruined the Wu family's good fortune. She would ask Pan Long and Fu Feng for help later and find a way to vent her anger.
Seeing that the matter was settled, Jiang Luofu stood up. She had some questions she wanted to ask Zu An, but considering that it wasn't convenient in front of everyone, she decided to wait until she returned to school.
Seeing Jiang Luofu get up, Ji Dengtu, who was in the crowd, lowered his head guiltily and quickly walked out of the training ground. At the same time, he thought that Yuan's son's vital energy was broken and he would definitely need to find a doctor to treat him. He would also have another windfall. Xiao Anzi, I really like you more and more.
As soon as Jiang Luofu left, the group of male audience members who had been staring intently at her beautiful legs suddenly lost interest and also left their seats.
Xie Yi cupped his hands in greeting to Sang Hong, then headed back home. On the way, he asked Xie Xiu, "I heard you two have a pretty good relationship?"
Xie Xiu nodded: "We've made some good connections before, so it should be alright."
Xie Yi nodded: "In the future, you should try to get closer to him at the academy. This kid is not simple. Even if you can't be friends, you must not be enemies. Perhaps in the future, we will have to rely on him to win over the Chu family."
Xie Xiu hesitated for a moment: "Father, you know I'm good at winning over women, but I'm not so good at winning over men."
Xie Yi glared at Xie Yi with anger: "You still have the nerve to say that? You spend your days lounging around among women. The other day, Lord Zhang came to complain again on behalf of his daughter. You've almost completely disgraced your father."
Xie Xiu looked embarrassed, thinking to himself, "If we're compatible, we'll stay together; if we're not, we'll part ways. Why do all those women act so dramatic after every breakup?"
Xie Daoyun, standing to the side, glared at her younger brother with annoyance, then said softly, "Father, leave the matter of befriending Zu'an to me. I happen to be quite curious about him."
Xie Xiu, who was standing nearby, was startled: "Sister, that guy is a notorious gigolo, you mustn't let him take advantage of you."
Xie Daoyun pinched her brother's ear in annoyance: "Do you think all men in the world are like you? Besides, I only asked him for advice on some musical matters, how could I possibly be interested in him?"
"That's true." Xie Xiu smiled. Her older sister had very high standards. She once said that her husband must have the talent to govern the country and the ability to stabilize the nation. Zu An was just a scoundrel and didn't fit the bill at all. She was worrying for nothing.
Seeing the city lord and his entourage leave, Sang Qian hurriedly went to his father's side and said anxiously, "Father, how could you rule that Zu'an won? My side..."
Before he could finish speaking, Sang Hong interrupted him: "What else do you expect me to do? The Yuan family is so useless. With so many eyes watching me, do you think I would defy the world and rule against Zu'an? You need to understand that although the person above wants to deal with the Chu family, he values the face of the imperial court even more!"
"Also, I haven't settled accounts with you for your unauthorized involvement in gambling dens. You'll have to deal with the rest yourself."
After giving his son a severe scolding, Sang Hong left with his men, his face dark. The events of the day were clearly not pleasant for him.
Sang Qian's face was unpredictable. He thought to himself that although his father was very powerful in the officialdom, he did not care about the family. If he did not find some extra money, would everyone starve?
Besides, which of these officials in the imperial court doesn't do the same thing? They all have their own businesses. Only my father has always been so old-fashioned.
Just then, a gentle, soothing voice rang in my ears: "Prefect, are you unwilling to help?"
Smelling the faint fragrance in the air, Sang Qian could picture Zheng Dan's beautiful figure without even looking at her, and his agitated mood calmed down a bit: "Well, you know my father's temperament; he doesn't like to get involved in these things."
Zheng Dan frowned slightly: "Then what do we do now? Are we really going to have to pay back that million taels?"
Although the Sang family is leading the way at the casino, the Zheng family is the main one contributing money and effort. If there is a real loss, the Zheng family will definitely suffer more.
"Of course not!" Sang Qian snorted. He had planned to make money through the casino, but instead of making any money, he lost 1 million taels. How could he swallow this insult?
Looking at the Chu family's camp, he suddenly had an idea and said, "You said Zu An is going to compete in the arena today, and he might get injured. Could he leave the betting slip with the page for safety reasons?"
"You mean we can take this opportunity to switch the betting slip back?" Zheng Dan's eyes lit up.
"That's right, we have to be quick, otherwise we'll miss our chance once he realizes what's happening," Sang Qian said hurriedly.
“Okay!” Zheng Dan quickly found a new betting form, filled in a few lines, and then the two walked towards the Chu family’s direction.
Shi Kun, watching from a distance, observed the two men's actions and couldn't help but frown, asking, "What are these two up to?"
Xue'er shook her head, clearly unsure as well.
Shi Kun snorted coldly: "Now that I think about it, they provided the wrong information yesterday. Could it be that they secretly colluded with the Chu family?"
The old man behind him, Shi Lezhi, said, "I don't think so. It seems they've probably been fooled too. That kid is cunning as a devil, he's really despicable."
"So what should we do next!" Shi Kun's face was ashen. In his opinion, Zu An had made such a great contribution to the Chu family today, and had also changed his previous image as a good-for-nothing. The Chu family would definitely look at him differently, and perhaps even Chu Chuyan would fall for him.
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